Chapter 327: Schedule dispute
Jet Li and Wen Zhang drove a short distance away and then parked the car on the side of the road.

Wen Zhang called Yang Zhi and said anxiously, "Mr. Yang, this is bad. Jiang Heng is also going to film Legend of the White Snake!"

Yang Zhi was drinking with friends outside at the moment. He was stunned when he heard this, "He wants to take a photo too?"

"Yes, even the release date has been set. It's this year's Lunar New Year holiday, and Jing Tian has been chosen as the female lead!"

"okay, I get it!"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Zhi told his friends that he had something to do and left in a hurry.

After returning home, I told Huang Shengyi that Jiang Heng was also going to film "The Legend of White Snake".

The latter were about to explode, "He wants to shoot a movie too? There are so many themes to choose from, why does he want to shoot the Legend of the White Snake?"

"How should I know? Why didn't they choose Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods or some online novel? Why did they choose The Legend of White Snake?"

Huang Shengyi asked, "Can we still shoot now?"

Yang Zhi angrily said, "What's the point of filming it? It's the same subject matter, and it's released after his, won't it be a huge loss?"

It is true that the Actions Group is rich, but no one would do business at a loss.

Huang Shengyi was very unwilling to do so. She had originally signed an eight-year contract with Stephen Chow, but after becoming famous for her role in "Kung Fu", she was unwilling to stay in Star Emblem.

Just one year later, he started crying and asking to terminate the contract, claiming that he would leave no matter how much it cost.

The person who gave her the courage to go to court with Zhou Xingxing was Yang Zhi from the Actions Group.

Huang Shengyi, who successfully terminated her contract, developed well in the entertainment industry with the support of Yang Zhi, but she no longer had resources like "Kung Fu".

Seeing that the market for special effects blockbusters is booming, the two men decided to make one of their own.

After careful selection, we chose "The Legend of White Snake" and contacted the director, producer, art director, action director, finalized the script and actors, and signed many contracts.

If I say I don't want to act now, I will definitely lose money.

The more important thing is that she is unwilling to accept it, because after leaving Star Emblem Pictures, Huang Shengyi has always been rumored to have bad things happen to her.

She just wanted to prove herself with a special effects blockbuster and that she was living a very good life at the moment.

The film must be made, otherwise wouldn’t it become a joke in the entertainment industry?

"Is there no other way? Like showing it earlier or something?"

Yang Zhi shook his head slightly, "It takes time to make special effects. If we rush it, I'm afraid the quality will be bad, and the box office will be even worse!"

"Then, can you find a way to have Jiang Heng's film released later?"

Yang Zhi's mind moved when he heard this, and he thought this was a good idea.

He is a very proud person. When Huang Shengyi terminated her contract with Star Emblem Company, the media accused him of "redeeming" Huang Shengyi, and thus offended Stephen Chow.

Yang Zhi’s reply was: I didn’t offend Zhou Xingxing, it was him who offended me.

He also said that the lawsuit cost him six million, but the six million was owed to him by Fang, and the party that lost the lawsuit should bear the lawyer fees.

It's just that considering that Zhou Xingxing did help Huang Shengyi and made her famous, he didn't ask for compensation for the sake of future cooperation. It can be seen that Yang Zhi is somewhat arrogant.

Furthermore, even though he just said that he couldn't shoot the film, these were just angry words. As the vice chairman of Actions Group, if he was so scared that he stopped the prepared film project because it conflicted with the subject matter of Jiang Heng's new film, he would have no chance of staying in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, the more I thought about Huang Shengyi's idea, the better it seemed to me.

I also said, "If it really doesn't work, let's speed up the schedule and schedule it for the Lunar New Year period, so that Jiang Heng's film can be released during the Spring Festival period. Isn't that the problem?"

Huang Shengyi was also complacent about his own "cleverness" when he heard this, "This is perfect, neither family will lose out, I think he will agree, right?" "Well, I'll go and talk to him in person, and he should be able to give me this favor!" Yang Zhi said confidently.

The next day, Yang Zhi asked someone to get Jiang Heng's phone number, called him directly, and said he wanted to meet him.

Jiang Heng didn't have time to pay attention to him. He said he was very busy recently and had no time to meet guests. If you have time, come to his company.

Yang Zhi was instantly furious when he heard this.

But when I thought about the project of "Legend of White Snake", I still endured it.

He obediently walked into the iQiyi Film Building and waited for nearly twenty minutes under the arrangement of Jiang Heng's secretary before entering Jiang Heng's office.

"Hello, Director Jiang, I'm Yang Zhi from Actions Group!"

"Hello, I've heard a lot about you. Boss Yang, how did you find time to come to my place?"

"This is what happened, Director Jiang. My Action Pictures is planning to produce a film called The Legend of the White Snake. I'm sure you know that everything is ready and filming is about to begin. I just heard that you want to film it, too.

Director Jiang's talent is unrivaled in the world, and everyone has witnessed it. If our film is released after yours, we may be at risk of losing money.

So I want to come and discuss with you, can you adjust the release date of your film to the Spring Festival so that we can release it during the Lunar New Year period?"

Jiang Heng laughed when he heard this and looked at Yang Zhi in surprise, not quite understanding why he would have such an idea.

As the saying goes, business is like a battlefield. If two film and television companies make films with the same theme, they are rivals. At least at this stage, there is no question of compromising schedules.

If the Film Bureau comes to coordinate, Jiang Heng might consider it.

As for this Yang Zhi, Jiang Heng had never met him before, let alone spoken to him. He is not even a friend, so why should he give you face?

He couldn't figure out why this person felt that he should give him face?

“I’m sorry, Boss Yang, as you know, my films are released worldwide, and the schedule is basically fixed every year, and the audiences are waiting for them!
For example, I was busy with the Olympics last year and had no time to direct, but I still made a movie called "A Chinese Ghost Story", which was released this summer.

So this matter is really not negotiable.

My films are not only released in China, so the change in release date won’t have much impact.

So, I’m sorry I can’t help you!”

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi's face turned very ugly, and he couldn't find any words to say for a while.

After all, Jiang Heng said it very clearly, their film is released worldwide, and they have to take the feelings of global audiences into consideration.

And it seems to be "mocki-ing" that his films are mainly distributed in China on a split-revenue basis!

Knowing that it was impossible to do so, Yang Zhi still wanted to say some polite words.

But when the words came to his lips, he just chuckled twice, "Well, sorry to bother you, see you during the Lunar New Year holiday!"

Jiang Heng was stunned when he heard this. He didn't believe that this person had the courage to compete with him during the Lunar New Year holiday.

But it’s hard to say. After all, besides being an actor and producer, he is also one of the founders of Actions Group. Who knows what he thinks? What if he is not short of money?

He stood up and shook hands, saying, "Okay, then I won't see you off!"

"call!"

After leaving the iQiyi Building, Yang Zhi let out a long sigh, but his heart became more and more depressed.

If Jiang Heng's schedule doesn't change, his film has to be released at least two weeks before Jiang Heng's if he wants it to remain unaffected.

It would be safest if we could extend the time by twenty days. In this way, the schedule will be very tight and nothing can go wrong!
(End of this chapter)