Chapter 27
Due to laziness and other considerations, although Jiang Heng made Wu Qiuzu famous, he did not sign an agency contract with the other party, but only signed a contract for a few films.

After all, the Hong Kong entertainment industry is a place where good and bad people mix together. Even he himself cannot say that he has enough ability to protect himself and is ready to fly to the mainland at any time. Naturally, he cannot be said to be protecting the other party.

Furthermore, if he signs a contract with the other party, he has to consider the other party's career development, and Jiang Heng really can't afford to worry about that.

As for signing Li Meiqi, on the one hand, he felt that the young girl was pleasing to the eye when she was around him.

At the same time, they felt that it was not easy for her to make a living at such a young age, and taking over the agency contract would at least prevent her from being dragged into filming overly revealing videos.

Furthermore, girls are different from boys. As long as they are good-looking, they can still maintain their popularity even if they just play supporting roles or are just a vase in many films.

After a few years, if Li Meiqi wants to leave Youteng Pictures and start a new path, she can do so.

In general, Jiang Heng, who is alone and helpless at the moment, has no intention of making money from the brokerage business.

It will be a different story if the company grows bigger and has more talent in the future.

As for Wu Qizu, he was overjoyed when he heard Jiang Heng's words.

The salary he received for filming "The Matrix" was not small for an ordinary person, but it was not enough after he became famous.

Fortunately, I took on another movie and several advertising endorsements, and earned a lot of money.

However, Hong Kong films were in decline at the moment, and the scripts that came to him were all of small investment and had nothing new to offer.

Wang Jing did write a script that spoofed "The Matrix" and wanted him to act in it, but he refused on the spot, so he had no movies to shoot for a while.

Jiang Heng called me at this very moment. How could I not be happy?

"Don't worry, the schedule will definitely be reserved for you. Can I ask what kind of film you are shooting?"

“A special effects blockbuster about dinosaurs!”

“Is it also being released worldwide?”

"of course!"

"Great, I'll definitely keep the time. Hey, do you want to join the crew early and do some training?"

Jiang Heng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if you have nothing else to do, come over first. The crew will be preparing for the show in the near future anyway!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Heng called Li Meiqi again. After the release of "The Matrix", the latter had not received any movie scripts, but had accepted several cosmetics advertising endorsements.

The cost is not low, and it is considered to be quite wealthy.

Knowing that Jiang Heng would have to take part in some of her filming, she felt quite comfortable staying there.

"There's a movie to be filmed. OK, OK, I'll go right away!"

After hanging up the phone, he didn't mention booking a flight to Beijing. Instead, he said that Han Sanping went back to hold a meeting and told the leaders of Beijing Film Studio the outline of Jiang Heng's story and the amount of investment. Everyone present was secretly shocked.

Tens of millions?

Judging from Jiang Heng’s description, it would probably cost around 80 or 90 million, right?
It would be difficult to recover the investment relying solely on the film market in mainland China and Hong Kong.

As for profitability, it all depends on the box office performance in overseas markets.

However, with the extremely high global box office of "Jurassic Park" 1 and 2, the leaders of Beijing Film Studio were still nervous but excited.

"I think we can give it a try. Judging from the quality and box office performance of The Matrix, Jiang Heng is very knowledgeable about special effects blockbusters and Western aesthetics. Even if the new film cannot reach the heights of The Matrix, it won't be too bad!"

Another said: "In fact, movies like Jurassic are all about watching various dinosaurs and humans chasing and escaping. As long as the visual effects are acceptable and the plot is similar, it's fine. His story outline is quite novel!"

"Isn't it too outrageous for a group of people to go to the prehistoric world?"

"More or less!"

"How can we write it? We can't just copy Jurassic and write about a big businessman building a dinosaur park on an island. What kind of businessman has that kind of power? A coal boss or a beverage company boss!" "Coal bosses all look for beauties, who would look for dinosaurs!"

"Ahahahaha!" Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Han Sanping dusted off his cigarette ashes and said, "Actually, I've thought about this. Settings like Jurassic, King Kong, and Godzilla are really not suitable for our national conditions. We can't let monsters demolish buildings in Shanghai!"

"That's definitely not possible. The impact will be too bad!"

"That's right, some viewers have limited comprehension and will treat it as a real thing!"

A group of people were discussing the matter. Although some individuals had objections to the plot outline given by Jiang Heng, they could not come up with a better plan, so they reluctantly agreed.

Then we talked about film investment. Although the financial situation of Beijing Film Studio is better than that of other studios, it is still limited.

People are afraid of investing too much and losing a lot in the future, so they think it is better to invest less, maybe 10 million will be enough.

After much persuasion from Han Sanping, the limit was finally increased to 15 million, but that was all.

Then he called Jiang Heng, told him the upper limit of the funds he could provide, and asked if he needed to find other investors.

Jiang Heng said: "No need, I'll take care of the rest!"

Han Sanping was stunned when he heard this. In this era, film shooting, especially those with larger investments, is basically jointly invested and risk shared by multiple companies.

There are very few films like "The Matrix" that were exclusively invested in by Jiang Heng's Youteng Pictures.

"Director Jiang is so courageous. I admire him so much!" Han Sanping said sincerely.

Jiang Heng chuckled twice and thought to himself that if it wasn't for building connections and relationships in the mainland, it wouldn't be a big deal for me to do it all myself!

The preliminary intention of investment cooperation was reached. Jiang Heng continued to stay in the hotel to write the script, while Han Sanping began to think about the allocation of actors' roles.

Needless to say, the male and female lead roles will definitely be given to Wu Aizu and Li Meiqi. These two have a certain degree of fame in the global film market, and the films will sell better in the future.

As for other roles, as long as he definitely mentions them, Jiang Heng should agree.

Considering that the film already has the heroine played by Li Meiqi, it is not good to have too many female characters, so only one can be chosen between Liu Bei and Xu Qing.

As for Ge You, you can let him play the role of an archaeological team leader.

After thinking about this, Han Sanping talked to the two men over the phone, and they were both delighted.

Han Sanping reminded them to keep it confidential before hanging up the phone.

On Jiang Heng's side, after Wu Yizu and Li Meiqi arrived, he asked Han Sanping to help arrange physical training, while he continued to hide in the hotel to revise the script.

But Columbia called and said that they were planning to hold a premiere of "The Matrix" in North America and asked him to bring the male and female protagonists to participate in the promotion.

Jiang Heng was naturally happy to participate. After all, it was a revenue-sharing distribution method. The more effective the publicity and the higher the box office, the more profit he would get!

He immediately took Wu Aizu and Li Meiqi on a plane to Hollywood.

After the plane landed, people from Columbia came to pick us up.

Not only that, a large number of reporters came and surrounded Jiang Heng and his group.

"What's going on?" Jiang Heng asked.

"Well, it's still about the script. We declare that you are going to countersue Hua Na Company and sue them for defamation!"

"Fuck!" Jiang Heng couldn't help but curse in a low voice, thinking: "When it comes to bottom line, you guys are still the lowest!"

(End of this chapter)