Chapter 294 Da Tiantian's New Film
In the North American market, the box office of "The Three-Body Problem" finally settled at US$4.15 million, becoming the annual box office champion in 2007.

This result far exceeds the 3.36 million yuan of "Spider-Man 3" and the 3.22 million yuan of "Shrek the Third", once again breaking the defenses of a number of Hollywood filmmakers.

Although this film features many European and American actors including Tom Hiddleston, and even a few black people, it is ultimately a Chinese-language film.

Chinese-language films won the annual championship in the North American market, which is clearly a slap in the face of major Hollywood film producers!
It can be said that except for Columbia, which earned a considerable amount of agency and distribution fees, the other companies were very unhappy.

A number of Hollywood blockbuster directors also felt the pressure, including James Cameron, who is currently in post-production on "Avatar".

Of course, director Cameron’s pressure does not come from “The Three-Body Problem” itself.

Instead, I think the fact that "The Three-Body Problem" has achieved such box office results shows that Jiang Heng's works have been treated equally in the eyes of North American audiences.

You won't have the subconscious idea that this is a foreign movie and there's nothing to watch.

On the contrary, I think director Jiang Heng’s work has amazing special effects and is worth watching.

An ordinary (in Cameron's opinion) 2D movie could easily win the annual box office championship in 2007.

It is said that the 3D version of "Journey to the West" which will be released next summer will earn how many dollars at the box office?
This is what Cameron is worried about!
As far as he knows, several Hollywood companies are already discussing their film schedules for this summer.

Most people believe that the 3D version of this film has very good box office prospects, and the risk of competing with it in the same period is too high and not worth the risk.

This made Cameron quite depressed, because from the moment the filming of "Avatar" began, he always felt that the world's first 3D special effects blockbuster with full visual effects must be his "Avatar".

But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that Jiang Heng's work will be overtaken.

Because no matter how fast it goes, "Avatar" can't be released in advance to the summer of 08, and even releasing it in the summer of 09 is unlikely.

The only thing we can do now is to hope that the 3D version of “Havoc in Heaven” is of average quality.

But judging from the consistent level of Jiang Heng's works, it seems a little impossible, which is really depressing.

As for Columbia, its attitude is completely the opposite.

The higher the box office of Jiang Heng's films, the more agency distribution fees they will get.

Just after the 08 Spring Festival, Columbia sent a team to China to discuss the promotion and marketing of the 3D version of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" in North America.

Jiang Heng, who had already returned to Beijing, attended a meeting with company executives, then handed over the relevant work to Du Huan and went to busy himself with the Olympic rehearsals.

With the help of the "super microcomputer", Jiang Heng's ability in command and coordination can be seen by others as abnormal.

Jiang Heng was able to arrange such a large-scale event in an orderly manner with so many people participating.

It can even be said that when faced with some problems, the best answer can be given almost instantly.

How could it not be optimal? The results he gave were all deduced by a "super microcomputer".

Therefore, after the large-scale rehearsals began, Jiang Heng's work was relaxed and he was not too busy.

As for Liu Yifei, she originally wanted to work as usual, but was dissuaded by her mother.

"Xixi, I think it would be better for you to turn down all the work in the next six months!"

"Ah, why?"

Liu Yifei looked confused, because in her memory, the mother had always been strict with her, both in study and work, but she had never said anything like that.

"Your godfather told me yesterday that there are several girls around Jiang Heng, and they all have strong backgrounds!"

"what!"

When Liu Yifei heard this, she instantly felt a sense of crisis.

"He is the director of the Olympics, so he has the opportunity to meet a lot of girls from good families. What's more, he performed very well. It's not surprising that someone took a fancy to him!"

Liu Yifei looked panicked when she heard this.

All she had was beauty and fame, but her family background was incomparable. She felt under tremendous pressure in an instant!

"Do you understand now?"

"Yes!" "Put your work aside for now. I'll help you turn down offers for movies and TV series. Let's get through this busy period first!"

"Well, I see!"

Liu Yifei realized it later and started accompanying Jiang Heng from the next day, occasionally doing some assistant work, which left the staff on site stunned.

Jiang Heng was stunned at first, but soon understood. He did not refuse and continued to be busy with the Olympic rehearsals.

During this period, many people came to visit the set.

For example, Zhou Xingxing has been busy with the post-production of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" in Beijing recently.

This movie is jointly produced by iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, and Star Entertainment, while the special effects are produced by Good Times Entertainment.

The cast and crew were all chosen by Zhou Xingxing, and Jiang Heng did not interfere, at most he occasionally made some suggestions.

Zhou Xingxing likes this kind of cooperation model very much. He pays money but does not interfere with his production, and gives suggestions but does not make decisions for him.

It just so happened that many of the suggestions were better than what he originally thought, so Zhou Xingxing would come here whenever he had time.

Another person who often comes here is Jing Tian, ​​although they became distant for a while because of Liu Yifei's incident.

But recently things have returned to normal, and his relationship with Liu Yifei is the same as before, at least on the surface.

"Hey, brother, what time will you finish your work tonight?"

"Why, you want to treat us?" Jiang Heng asked with a smile.

"Yup!"

Jing Tian smiled sweetly and said, "The company has prepared a big movie for me, so I won't have time to come over in the next few months. I plan to treat everyone to a meal!"

Jiang Heng asked: "Who are you talking about?"

"Well, you two, Yingbao, Mimi, and Tangtang, it's just us!"

"Okay, you guys go first, I'll be there when I'm done here!"

Jing Tian didn't want to leave, so he whispered to Liu Yifei aside, while Jiang Heng continued to work without mentioning anything.

After a long while, when I was taking a break, I suddenly remembered and asked, "By the way, what type of film are you going to shoot?"

"Well, a costume war drama!"

"Ancient costume war drama?" Jiang Heng had a bad feeling when he heard this. "Which dynasty is it from?"

"Warring States!"

Damn it! Jiang Heng almost broke down when he heard that.

I thought to myself, I have made you one of the most popular actresses in China, how could you still compete with "Warring States"!

"Where did the script come from? How much is the investment? Who are the main actors?"

"The company bought it at a high price, and we can't write it! As for the investment, it's about 50 million US dollars! As for the actors, the male lead has been confirmed to be Xiao Ming, and the second male lead is still being sought. In addition, there are many veteran actors.

Why, brother, do you want to make a cameo appearance? "

When Da Tiantian said this, her eyes lit up.

Jiang Heng waved his hands and said, "Forget about this one. I really don't have time. Let's talk about it next time!"

"Oh!" Da Tiantian's expression instantly wilted when she heard that.

Her main purpose of coming here this time was to get together.

But she was somewhat unhappy to be rejected so decisively by Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng was even more depressed. What's the matter with this upgraded version of "Warring States"?
(End of this chapter)