Chapter 337 The World's Highest Film Investment

Han Sanping instantly became interested because movies like Star Wars really have a big market.

The most classic is naturally the "Star Wars" series created by George Lucas, whose status in the hearts of Americans is basically equivalent to "Journey to the West" in the hearts of Chinese people.

Before Jiang Heng's rebirth, this series had already released eleven films, with a total global box office of up to 102 billion US dollars.

As for this moment, it is also one of the most classic movie series in Hollywood.

As a big shot in the film industry, it is obviously impossible for him to say that he has no interest in Star Wars films.

It’s just that the threshold for this type of thing is too high and it’s too difficult to copy.

Whether it is the script setting, shooting technology or directing ability, it needs to be at the ceiling level.

If another director said he wanted to make a Star Wars-type movie, Han Sanping's first reaction would definitely be to spit. Does he have that idea?
But if Jiang Heng said he wanted to shoot it, then it would definitely be done.

It’s not that he is superstitious about Jiang Heng, it’s that his colleagues and audiences around the world all believe in this!
"You came up with the script yourself?"

Jiang Heng shook his head, "No, I bought an online novel and plan to adapt it into a film or TV series!"

Han Sanping became more curious after hearing this.

It's already shocking that the Chinese literary world can produce "The Three-Body Problem". How can there be Star Wars-style novels in online novels? And Jiang Heng picked it up? Isn't that kind of novel very crude?

In fact, in the eyes of Chinese people in 09, online novels were indeed not worthy of being accepted by the mainstream, and the craze for film and television adaptations did not begin to emerge until 2015.

Therefore, the biggest advantage is that basically no one competes with iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video for copyrights, and they have bought a lot of copyrights for various online novels.

In a few years, Jiang Heng will consider bringing online literary classics such as "Fights Break Sphere" and "The Buddha is the Tao" to the big screen.

"What kind of online novel is this? There's a theme like Star Wars?"

Although Han Sanping knew that Jiang Heng would not lie, he still had a questioning tone.

"The Legend of the Little Soldier is quite interesting!"

After Jiang Heng finished speaking, he handed over a physical book, which he had someone buy after he prepared to adapt the script.

Han Sanping took it and flipped through it casually. It was indeed a Star Wars type.

"Are you planning to create China's own version of Star Wars?"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "That's about right. We have to make at least ten or eight of them!"

Han Sanping was surprised when he heard this.

Ten or eight films, this is too ambitious. Even in Hollywood, there is no such long series of films, right?
“It’s going to cost a lot of money, right?”

Jiang Heng nodded, "For the first film, I plan to invest 500 million US dollars!"

"Five hundred million, US dollars?"

This number really surprised Han Sanping. At the moment, the most expensive movie in the world is "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", with a total investment of 3 million US dollars, which has shocked the world.

An investment of 500 million US dollars is really unimaginable.

He originally wanted to ask if he could participate in it.

But the investment amount of 500 million US dollars was daunting for him.

Finally, he asked, "How can I help you?"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Not yet!"

Han Sanping couldn't help but ask, "You have so much cash flow now?"

Jiang Heng said: "I also have a game company. "League of Legends" and "Zhu Xian" are both very profitable!"

Han Sanping was speechless when he heard this, because he knew that these two games were indeed very profitable, comparable to money printing machines.

Especially "League of Legends", which quickly became popular all over the world after the international version was launched, bringing Jiang Heng a steady stream of profits. Spending 500 million US dollars to make a movie does not seem to be a big problem.

Thinking of this, Han Sanping sighed subconsciously. At this moment, Jiang Heng had grown to the point where he no longer needed the protection of China Film.

“If you need anything, call us anytime!”

"it is good!"

Han Sanping was a little bored, so he chatted for a while and then left.

Jiang Heng lit a cigar, sat in the boss chair, and took two puffs silently.

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. In the past, we were weak and in an unstable position, so we cooperated with China Film and made blatant concessions.

But by this time, the company had grown, with a large number of employees, a wealth of talented people, and even factions.

It would be inappropriate to give further concessions to China Film!

The next day, Jiang Heng convened the company's screenwriter team and officially began the film and television adaptation of the novel.

The first requirement he gave to the screenwriter team was to read the original novel in full and then design a large story framework.

Jiang Heng was not just talking about making eight or ten films; he really intended to create a classic interstellar war story.

Therefore, the "foundation" must be laid firmly, and then the story of the first part can be adapted.

After the tasks were assigned, the screenwriter team was excited. This was going to be a big job!

Li Xiaoping came over immediately and said that there were not enough screenwriters and there were several TV scripts waiting to be written!

"Recruiting people. The company is not short of money, so just hire!"

Jiang Heng waved his hand without considering the cost at all.

The several companies under his name are also well-known for their good welfare benefits, and each recruitment attracts a large number of job seekers.

However, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video are urgently recruiting screenwriters, which naturally attracted the attention of the industry.

Rumors began to spread among the public. Some people said that Jiang Heng was dissatisfied with the failure of "A Chinese Ghost Story" at the overseas box office and was preparing to make a blockbuster movie.

Some guessed it was "The Three-Body Problem 2", some said it was "The King's Avatar 2", some guessed it was "Pacific Rim 3", and some even said it was a disaster movie, a disaster blockbuster that is even more awesome than "2012".

Then, a big news came out that Jiang Heng was going to make history by investing 5 million US dollars to make this movie.

When this news came out, it instantly shocked the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Five hundred million U.S. dollars, at the current exchange rate of 6.8, is 34 billion RMB!
Not to mention 34 billion, even if it was only one-tenth of 3.4 million, it would still be a definite blockbuster!

The first thing the big guys discussed was how much money Jiang Heng had.

Over the years, he has shot more than ten special effects blockbusters, with a global box office of billions of dollars. The share he got is at least 10 billion US dollars.

There are other sources of income, such as special effects companies, game companies, technology companies, and iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video are also listed...

Even though Jiang Heng's current net worth is not 2 billion US dollars, he still has 1.7 billion or 1.8 billion, which is solid money.

If you calculate it this way, Jiang Heng can afford an investment of 500 million US dollars.

It's just that I'm too bold. I spent so much money to make a movie. If it loses money, several years of work will be wasted.

At Huayi Company, Wang Zhonglei sighed: "This Jiang Heng is really too bold. How dare he invest so much?"

Chen Guofu, who was sitting opposite him, took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "The main thing is that he really has the capital. I heard that his League of Legends made over 10 billion in revenue last year!"

Wang Zhonglei was shocked when he heard this, and held the teacup in his hand in mid-air without moving, "Over 10 billion, is there so much?"

Chen Guofu nodded vigorously, "Indeed, there are so many, comparable to a money printing machine!"

Wang Zhonglei became more unhappy after hearing this. Jiang Heng was good at making movies, and he was also so good at making games!

(End of this chapter)