Chapter 37 Film Effect
There is a peculiar phenomenon in Journey to the West: the closer you get to the West, the more monsters there are and the more powerful they are.

Especially the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge, who are relatives and "drivers" of the high-level officials of the Western Paradise, which is extremely ironic.

The idea of ​​Jiang Heng’s new film starts from this.

The Monkey King in the film understands the ways of the world, but he also hates evil.

Although it does not reach the level of resistance in "The Legend of Sun Wukong": "I want the sky to no longer be able to cover my eyes, and I want the earth to no longer be able to bury my heart", it is also quite intense.

In any case, there is a risk of not being able to pass the review.

But during the process of writing and revising the script, the emotions have already been invested and cannot be changed.

I even feel that if the ending of the original novel is followed, there would be no point in making this film.

Anyway, the main cost is just the cast and crew fees, which is only a few million. He can afford the loss even if the film is not released or the copyright is not sold.

What are you afraid of? Just shoot!

After listening to the plot outline described by Jiang Heng, Wu Jing felt that the film was so subversive and exciting that he had to shoot it even if he didn't want to be paid!

Of course, his pay is not worth mentioning, and Jiang Heng will definitely not be worse off than him.

When they were almost done drinking, Jiang Heng made an offer: 180,000!
The price was given based on the premise that Wu Jing had starred in one movie and acted in two TV series.

Wu Jing was overjoyed when he heard this.

He is not a famous star who can provide box office guarantee for the film, and a salary of 180,000 is definitely not a small amount.

"That's so generous. Thank you Director Jiang! Is this movie also co-produced with Beijing Film Studio?"

"Well, I have this plan and I'm still talking to them about it!"

"Oh!" Wu Jing's joy subsided.

He didn't know that Jiang Heng had contributed most of the investment in the play "100 Million Years BC", but he had absolute control.

I was worried that the Beijing Film Studio might have objections to the choice of the leading actor, and even drinking didn't appeal to me.

After dinner, Jiang Heng called the hotel and asked them to send a car to pick him up, and also brought a driver to drive his car back.

The hotel staff drove Wu Jing away first, and then sent Jiang Heng back to Shangri-La.

The next day, Jiang Heng called Han Sanping and told him that he had returned.

The latter was surprised and said: "Why didn't you tell me that you were coming back so that I could pick you up in person!"

Jiang Heng smiled, "I know you are a busy man, how dare I trouble you!"

In a few months, China Film Group will be established, and Han Sanping will soon take up the position of vice chairman and general manager. Now is the preparation stage, so he is naturally very busy.

Han Sanping laughed and said, "There have been a lot of things going on recently, but your coming back is a big deal, so everything else will be put on hold. I'll send someone to pick you up right now!"

Jiang Heng knew that he was anxious about the filming effect, so he didn't reveal it. He laughed and said, "Don't bother. I can drive over there myself!"

After hanging up the phone, I packed up and headed to the Beijing Film Studio with the film sources.

The car drove to the bottom of the administrative building and a group of people came out to greet them. Jiang Heng got out of the car, greeted everyone, and then went upstairs together.

In the factory director's office, Han Sanping asked Jiang Heng about his experiences abroad during this period. Jiang Heng naturally talked about how hard and expensive post-production was. Fortunately, the final result was quite satisfactory, and it was worth the money and suffering.

"Since you are satisfied with it, it seems the post-production is good!"

Han Sanping showed a delighted look on his face, and paced a few steps before saying, "What do you think the domestic box office will be?"

Jiang Heng said: "I think more than 100 million is not a big problem!"

Although "100 Million Years BC" is not the first dinosaur special effects blockbuster seen by domestic audiences, it is the first dinosaur special effects blockbuster produced in China. This gimmick alone can attract many audiences. In addition, with director Jiang Heng, Wu Yizu, Li Meiqi as the leading actors, and Ge You as a guest star, these few names alone can make the film very attractive.

It won't be a problem to get a box office of over 100 million yuan by occupying the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Han Sanping felt more at ease after hearing this, and immediately arranged for people to prepare the screening room and take the senior executives of Beijing Film Studio to take a good look at the quality of the film.

Inside the small screening room, everyone watched the movie attentively, especially when the leading actors traveled through time and space due to the "Nine Planets in Conjunction" and came to the Jurassic World. The fantastic scene made them open their eyes wide and hold their breath.

"Wow, this scene is so magical!"

“This dinosaur is so realistic!”

"How scary!"

Especially when they saw the scene where the time traveler was eaten by a dinosaur, some female comrades were so scared that they screamed. They clearly didn't dare to watch it, but they really wanted to watch it.

Just one feeling, excitement!

Just by looking at the reactions of several female comrades, Han Sanping felt that the film was a success, and then he watched the movie with great interest.

Two hours later, the film ended.

Han Sanping stood up and said with a smile: "What do you think of this movie?"

“The special effects are so realistic, it feels better than Jurassic Park!”

"Yeah, it's money well spent!"

In fact, there have been rumors about Jiang Heng in the Beijing Film Studio for some time.

That is, he went abroad alone to do the special effects without allowing any employees from the Beijing Film Studio to accompany him, in order to embezzle the special effects production costs. When the film is shot in the future, who knows what terrible the special effects will be like!
Han Sanping also had concerns in this regard, but Jiang Heng's attitude was too firm, so he could only choose to trust him. In fact, he was under a lot of pressure.

Now that he saw that the special effects in the film far exceeded his expectations, Han Sanping's worries were finally dispelled.

Han Sanping was quite excited when Jiang Heng was invited back to the office. He walked back and forth talking about the schedule and release.

Jiang Heng responded with a smile, basically agreeing with Han Sanping's arrangement.

"By the way, I have something to tell you. I recently wrote another book. Take a look!"

Han Sanping was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "The third movie? Great, let me take a look!"

Taking the script handed over by Jiang Heng, Han Sanping glanced at it and said in surprise: "The theme of Journey to the West, good, good!"

He immediately sat down and looked at it carefully, but his expression became more solemn the more he looked.

"Director Jiang, you, this...!"

"Director Han, we can just talk straight!"

Han Sanping was no longer polite and said bluntly: "Your story is very exciting and will look good when filmed, but it's a bit too exaggerated. You have to revise it, otherwise it will be difficult to pass the review!"

Jiang Heng shook his head, "It can't be changed. If it is changed, the theme of the film will be gone!"

Han Sanping flipped it over again, shook his head regretfully, and said with emotion: "It's not easy to do!"

At this moment, China Film Group Corporation was about to be established, and he dared not take part in the filming of a film full of metaphors and irony.

Jiang Heng had expected this, and was not disappointed. He smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm the sole investor in this film, so I can afford it."

Han Sanping stood up and said, "Oh, not really, not really. Let's study this matter further, at least wait until "100 Million Years BC" is released and the copyright is sold, then we can study it carefully!"

(End of this chapter)