Xu Ke received the news before Wang Zhonglei called.

After all, nearly half of Jiang Heng's filming team came from Hong Kong, and many of them had worked together before.

Jiang Heng announced that he would not make any blockbusters next year, so these people had to find other ways out.

Among the Hong Kong directors they know who are active in the mainland and can make blockbusters, Xu Ke is definitely the first choice.

Zhou Xingxing does make movies, but he is too strict and is known as the "tyrant on the set". If there is a choice, everyone will definitely choose someone who is easier to cooperate with.

Therefore, many people called Xu Ke, which made him "flattered".

"Director Xu, have you heard about Jiang Heng's news?" Wang Zhonglei asked on the phone.

"I heard that many old friends called me!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let's find a place to have a good chat about the matter of "The Dragon King of the Divine Capital"!"

Xu Ke sneered when he heard this.

He has discussed the script of "Dragon King of the Divine Capital" with the Wang brothers many times, and there are still many differences.

For example, in terms of the plot, Wang Zhonglei kept harping on the fact that there was no sea in Luoyang, and always wanted him to change the setting.

The problem is that if there really is no sea in Luoyang, this story would no longer exist.

Secondly, regarding the leading actors, Wang Zhonglei wanted to use actors from the mainland, while he wanted to use actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. After discussing for a long time, they could not decide, which brought the project to a standstill.

If Jiang Heng hadn't announced that filming would be suspended next year, the Wang brothers wouldn't have been so anxious.

Speaking of which, Xu Ke should also thank Jiang Heng!
……

In Hong Kong, Wu Yusen was awakened by a phone call while he was sleeping.

"He wants to suspend his work for a year? Humph, that's quite normal. It's normal for him to make such a big fuss!" Wu Yusen said dissatisfiedly.

After all, Hong Kong films are not as developed as they used to be, so it is normal for many big directors not to make a film for a few years.

A big Hollywood director like him hasn't directed a film for several years after "Red Cliff", and he didn't even make a special announcement!

Of course, he has not been idle in recent years, and has produced films such as "Sword Rain" and "Seediq Bale".

The next step was to perfect the script of what he envisioned as China's own "Titanic" - "The Taiping", and then to find investors willing to invest.

It’s just that he lost too much money on Windtalkers when he was in Hollywood, and the reputation and box office of Red Cliff did not meet expectations, so investors were somewhat hesitant.

But the fact that Jiang Heng suspended his filming work was indeed a good thing for him.

Zhang Jiazhen, who called, said, "Jiang Heng has "Under One Person" Part 1 and Part 2, and "Primordial Chaos" Part 1 and Part 2 this year, which together make more than 7 billion! With such a large market share, the films he shoots next year will definitely be more profitable..."

After hearing this, Wu Yusen agreed with what he said.

Because in their view, with the gradual development of the mainland economy, the scale of the film market is also showing explosive growth.

The most important thing is that the audience's movie-watching habits have been cultivated, and more and more young people are accustomed to going to the movies with their lovers on weekends.

And this consumption habit will not disappear just because Jiang Heng stops making movies. People can only choose other types of movies.

The film market is a winner-takes-all market.

Whoever has a famous director, a luxurious creative team, huge investment, and strong publicity and promotion will be more likely to win at the box office.

So this stage can be regarded as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Wu Yusen just thought of this and shook his head again, thinking that the word "once in a lifetime" was not good, as it seemed that he was afraid of Jiang Heng. But in the end he said, "I should be able to get the funds if I talk to them this time!"

Zhang Jiazhen said: "It will definitely work this time. They are not stupid. Who can miss such a good opportunity!"

……

In Ningbo, in a one-star hotel suite, Chen Kaige sat on the sofa reading a collection of Du Fu's poems.

Chen Hong came over and said that she had just heard a piece of news that Jiang Heng said at the wrap party that he planned to suspend filming next year.

Director Chen just raised his eyelids and sneered, "What do you mean, have you made enough money and are you ready to retire?"

Chen Hong laughed, "How is that possible? He's so young. Besides, who would complain about having too much money? I guess he just ran out of inspiration and there's nothing to shoot!"

Chen Kaige nodded slightly, because he had the same feeling.

Previously, we wanted to bring "Monk Kūkai's Great Tang Ghost Banquet" to the big screen. After the project was approved, we spent a lot of money to build the "Tang City", but it would take several years to start filming.

I didn't know what to do for a while, so I made a script called "Search" and planned to make a low-cost feature film as a transition.

The male lead was chosen to be Taiwanese artist Zhao Youting, and the female lead was Gao Yuanyuan from iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video.

To be honest, he really doesn't like Jiang Heng, nor does he like iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video.

But Gao Yuanyuan's image really fits the image of the heroine he imagined, so he "borrowed" her.

The crew started filming in mid-October and it has only been a short while since we started.

Therefore, Director Chen did not feel too much about Jiang Heng's suspension of filming next year.

Because he felt that it was not Jiang Heng who defeated him, but the audience themselves.

The audience doesn't understand what he does, it can't be that his film has no artistic quality at all!
"The entertainment industry is getting busy now. Just wait and see. There will probably be a lot of movies coming out next year!"

Chen Hong said with some regret: "Of course he will. He doesn't make any movies in a year, which means that there is a high probability that his blockbuster movies will not be released during the Spring Festival and summer vacation of 13. This will leave a huge market share. As long as those people can grab a little bit, they can eat their fill!"

"really!"

Chen Kaige also felt a little regretful, but the problem was that the construction of "Tang City" had already started, and he couldn't just say halfway that he didn't want it anymore and wanted to use special effects instead!

As for making another special effects blockbuster, he really hasn't figured out what to shoot at the moment!
"Never mind all that, let's just watch the fun!" Chen Kaige said with a smile, and picked up his collection of Du Fu's poems.

Chen Hong was somewhat unwilling to give up, and was thinking about finding a suitable script for Chen Kaige. It would be a shame if he didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity.

Apart from these big directors, other film and television company bosses and directors were all shocked when they heard the news.

They immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity and began to think about starting a new film project.

When the fans heard this, they were extremely shocked.

Since "The Matrix" more than ten years ago, too many people have been accustomed to watching Jiang Heng's special effects blockbusters during the summer vacation and the New Year (Spring Festival). Many people can be said to have grown up watching Jiang Heng's movies, so they were really shocked to hear this news.

Some people go to major forums and BBSes to find sources of information and discuss the authenticity of the matter.

Some people also felt it necessary to support Jiang Heng with practical actions, and went to the cinema to watch "Primordial Chaos: The Fall of Heaven" a second and third time, causing this film, which was about to be taken off the screen and had little box office growth, to explode again.

Because it was released during a less popular period, although "Primordial Chaos: The Fall of Heaven" had a strong start, its revenue dropped significantly in the later stages and it originally barely exceeded 2 billion.

However, as the news of Jiang Heng's "one-year hiatus" spread, many fans watched the film again and again, and the box office of the film actually rose against the market trend, and it is possible to surpass the previous film! (End of this chapter)