Chapter 336: The Legend of the Little Soldier
"Legend of the Little Soldier" is a novel that began serialization in 2003 and was published as a physical book in 2005. iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video purchased the copyright in early 06.

But after buying it, I put it aside.

The reason is simple. The interstellar war depicted in the book is too grand, and without enough money it would be impossible to produce a decent effect.

Jiang Heng mainly thought it was troublesome, so he had not considered this work for a long time.

Of course, it is not necessary to shoot it this time, but it is taken into consideration.

If there is nothing more suitable, it is not impossible to consider bringing "The Legend of the Little Soldier" to the big screen.

Liu Yifei was confused and asked, "Are you going to make a war movie?"

"Well, that's fine!"

"War movies should be popular overseas, like The Hero's Company?"

Jiang Hengxin said that this is not the case. The high overseas box office of "The King's Avatar" is due to the 3D trend and the content of the film is shocking enough.

To be honest, European and American audiences don’t really like watching Chinese soldiers killing people on the screen!
However, if it comes to Star Wars, I think they would like to watch it.

In terms of film investment, without a "nominal investment" of 500 million US dollars, it would be difficult to produce a very good interstellar, science fiction, or war movie.

Jiang Heng is not worried about the mainland market. With his current fame, as long as the movie is not terrible, a box office of 1 billion or 800 million is definitely not a problem.

As for overseas audiences, we have to consider whether they can understand it, so the plot cannot be too complicated, and the actors in the film must be from different countries and skin colors.

Hollywood's top actors can also be considered for collaboration.

In addition, because it is a war film, the censorship aspect must also be considered.

The Naval Political Department TV Drama Art Center may have to cooperate again!

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Heng had thought of many matters related to the preparation of the film.

Liu Yifei sat in Jiang Heng's boss chair and searched the content of the novel on the Internet.

"Space jump? It's actually about interstellar? It will be difficult to film, right?"

Jiang Heng smiled, "Fortunately, the studio is using special effects technology!"

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, "There should be female characters in it, right?"

"You can be assigned a female soldier role!"

"That would be great!"

When Liu Yifei heard this, she was surprised and started looking again.

At noon, the two went to the company cafeteria to eat.

There is a cafeteria in the iQiyi Film Building. The food is delicious. Jiang Heng basically eats there when he is in the company.

"Director Jiang!"

It was the company's vice president, Li Xiaoping, who came over with a meal tray. "Is it okay to disturb you?"

Liu Yifei said quickly: "Don't disturb me!"

Li Xiaoping sat next to Liu Yifei and praised her performance in "A Chinese Ghost Story".

"Your performance as Nie Xiaoqian is so likable. My daughter has already seen it once and is clamoring to go see it again!"

Liu Yifei hurriedly said thank you. She could naturally hear that Li Xiaoping's words were a compliment to her.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Brother Jiang Heng acted better, he should win the Best Actor award!"

Then he said angrily, "They didn't even give Brother Jiang Heng the Best Actor award. They are really going too far!"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Not really, not really!"

He has been in the industry for so many years and has shot so many special effects blockbusters, naturally many of which have won Chinese film awards.

Most of them are awards for visual effects or technical categories, with occasional awards for Best Screenwriter or Best Director, but awards for actors are very rare.

In fact, it is easy to understand. Jiang Heng's movies always get super high box office, which makes him the most profitable. So in terms of fame, the judges naturally tend to prefer art films with little box office.

Therefore, even though Jiang Heng's acting skills are recognized as good, he has never received any recognition in the form of awards.

Of course, he seldom attends film festivals.

Li Xiaoping said: "Director Jiang's acting is really good. To be honest, your performance as Ning Caichen moved me so much!"

Jiang Heng looked embarrassed when he heard this and didn't dare to respond.

Liu Yifei sighed, "Well, he has more female fans!"

After chatting for a while, Li Xiaoping suddenly mentioned "Palace" which is in post-production. "Yu Zheng is really fast at filming. Obviously, "Startling by Each Step" was prepared and filmed first, but he was able to catch up later. Looking at this momentum, he can finish the post-production before the end of summer vacation."

Jiang Heng laughed, "That's his characteristic!"

"Yu Zheng said that he wanted this drama to be broadcast on satellite TV during the National Day holiday!"

"Oh, no problem, just broadcast it if it can be sold!"

Jiang Heng has no obvious preference between the two dramas "Palace" and "Startling by Each Step".

Because both films are invested by iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, but the shooting teams are different.

Besides, Yang Mi is from iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, and she has been here for several years. If she is not allowed to become popular, she will probably have other ideas!

"Don't be afraid to spend money when promoting!" Jiang Heng thought for a moment and added.

Li Xiaoping smiled, "If you ask me, it would be better if you help promote it. If you say something, it can help the company save a lot of money!"

Jiang Heng immediately said: "Forget it, let's just spend more money!"

Although "Palace" is popular, it is also really bloody. If Jiang Heng publicly says how good this drama is, it would damage his own reputation. He definitely cannot agree!
After dinner, Liu Yifei returned to the villa to read a novel.

She hasn't had any work arrangements recently and basically stays at home, occasionally cooking a few meals.

Jiang Heng returned to the office and began to think about the script adaptation.

Unfortunately, in the previous life, until 2024, this work still did not have a live-action film or television version. There was an animated version, but it was so bad that it could not provide any reference.

As for Jiang Heng, he can only figure out the plot on his own.

Just at this moment, Han Sanping arrived.

There was nothing special about Old Han's visit. He just visited the Good Time Special Effects Company from time to time to keep an eye on the post-production of "The Founding of a Republic" and chat with Jiang Hengxian.

"Hey, the movie will be released in a month. Do you think the box office can be bad?"

Han Sanping leaned back on the sofa, took out a cigarette and lit it.

Speaking of which, "Founding of a Republic" has more than 170 stars joining in, with more than main actors, so there will definitely be no problem with the box office.

But Han Sanping was either a little anxious or just wanted to hear some comforting words, so he would come over from time to time to express his worries, and then wait for Jiang Heng to say how good the film was, and then he would be happy!

"It's definitely going to be good. If it's done well, it'll have a box office of at least 1 billion or 800 million!"

Han Sanping instantly became cheerful when he heard this and said, "That's good, that's good!"

But I was thinking in my heart, if "A Chinese Ghost Story" can make over 800 million, then surely my "Founding of a Republic" can too!

Then he talked about the overseas market and advised Jiang Heng not to be too discouraged, as victory and defeat are common in the military!
Jiang Heng laughed, "What's there to be depressed about? It's just a matter of how much you earn. If you make more movies, you can make up for it!"

Han Sanping asked curiously, "Do you have any ideas at the moment?"

Jiang Heng said: "Let's go with science fiction and war!"

Han Sanping heard this and asked, "Are you going to make a sequel to "The Hero Company"? "

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "No, it's a movie about Star Wars!"

(End of this chapter)