Chapter 49 Sensation, million investment!
In order to play the role of host, Jiang Heng took Li An to a big dinner.

This greatly increased his favorable impression of Jiang Heng, and he felt that Jiang Heng had none of the arrogance and arrogance of a young man who had achieved success. He was generous and enthusiastic, and was truly a good person!

Before leaving, he didn't forget to say thank you!
Jiang Heng was even happier. Making money was only one aspect. What mattered more was that he had produced an excellent Chinese-language film, and that was all.

In the following days, Jiang Heng continued to stay in his mansion in Beverly Hills.

During this period, Brother Cheng Long came to visit once, and then he also bought a house, and the two became neighbors.

He is currently filming "Shanghai Noon" in Hollywood, a drama about a palace guard rescuing a Qing Dynasty princess who fled to the United States.

The heroine in the film is Lucy Liu, a very distinctive Chinese actress.

Not long after, Li An called and sounded a little frustrated.

His first choice for the male lead has always been Jet Li, but when he got the investment and went to meet the other party with the script, he was told that he had to accompany his wife and could not participate.

Jiang Heng felt that he could fully imagine the frustration in Li An's heart. He gave him some advice over the phone and suggested that he contact Zhou Runfa to try next time.

Li An’s first reaction was to refuse. Can Chow Yun-fat also play a hero in ancient costume?
But there was no better choice at the moment. Although Wu Qizu was quite famous at the moment, he still seemed a little lacking in the ability to play a grandmaster-level hero!
Li An did not mention contacting Zhou Runfa, but said that Jiang Heng stayed until mid-April and finally set off to return to China to start preparing for the filming of "Lion Camel Ridge".

After arriving in Beijing, Jiang Heng first rented an office building, and then registered a company called Beijing iQiyi Films, intending to make Beijing the center of his career development.

The news spread and instantly shook the Beijing entertainment circle.

I know that Director Jiang has a YouTeng Film Company in Hong Kong, and then he set up an "iYouTeng" company in Beijing. I don't know what these three words mean!
At this moment, Han Sanping has already been confirmed to be the vice chairman and general manager of China Film Corporation, but it has not been finally announced yet, so he dare not take any action at the moment.

I just received a call, scanned the phone, and then hung up.

As a small shareholder of the Bonna Company co-founded with Jiang Heng, Yu Dong naturally helped out and asked Jiang Heng if he had any big projects.
This guy who has always been running a shell company suddenly started recruiting employees on a large scale. He is going to expand his business!

Jiang Heng did not hide it from him and said with a smile: "We are going to do something big and make a blockbuster movie!"

Yu Dong was stunned. "How big is it?"

Jiang Heng opened his hand and stretched out five fingers!

"Five thousand, ten thousand?" When Yu Dong said the word ten thousand, his voice became louder involuntarily.

Jiang Heng smiled, "Add US dollars and connect it!"

"Fifty million US dollars!"

Yu Dong’s eyes widened, and his expression at that moment was very similar to that of Brother Biao.

Jiang Heng seemed to see the scene of a man suddenly smoking, but Yu Dong had a strong psychological quality and he would definitely not smoke.

He just asked louder and louder, "You want to invest 50 million US dollars, that's more than 400 million! Isn't the risk too big?"

He is a small shareholder of Bonna Company under Jiang Heng's name. From what he said, it seemed as if he had a part of the 400 million investment.

Jiang Hengxin said, there is a risk of chicken feathers!
The actors are all from the mainland and Hong Kong, and we don’t hire any big names, so the pay and production costs aren’t that much.

The so-called 50 million US dollars is just used to increase the "book expenses". He can also come up with better special effects and make a truly mythical blockbuster.

When the news spread, it not only shocked the Beijing entertainment circle, but also the entire mainland, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Fifty million US dollars, more than four hundred million RMB!
At the moment, the annual box office of the mainland and Hong Kong film markets combined is only over 2 billion. With these two markets, Jiang Heng will never be able to recover his costs, so he has to rely on overseas markets.

But no one knows whether Chinese mythological special effects blockbusters are popular in Europe and the United States! It is understandable that "The Matrix" is a big hit in Europe and the United States. Computers are not yet popular in mainland China, but there are already the most basic artificial intelligence there.

"100 Million B.C." also had good box office results around the world because the plot was simple and easy to understand, and everyone knew about dinosaurs.

Even children can tell which is a pterosaur, which is a velociraptor, and which is a Tyrannosaurus Rex!

If you let foreigners read Chinese mythology, they may not be able to tell who is who and what they are about!
For a while, the entire entertainment industry was talking about Jiang Heng becoming arrogant.

The two movies made some money. I don’t know what their name is, they actually dared to invest so much money!

As for the actors, they were all ecstatic.

The Chinese entertainment industry’s top film and television resources suddenly arrived, disrupting many people’s schedules.

Beijing, Shanghai, Hengdian, Hong Kong, Taiwan, every film and television shooting location, every crew, hotel, restaurant, some people still had makeup on their faces, some were waiting for auditions, and some were discussing cooperation with investors, but they all answered the phone at the same time and were shocked after hearing the news.

The phones of people who had a close relationship with Jiang Heng had already been flooded with calls.

They all asked whether the investment of 50 million US dollars was real.

How many roles are there in this play, and which one can I get?

Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Tak, Yuen Wah, Amber Ng, Maggie Q, Ge You, Xu Qing... almost everyone who has worked with Jiang Heng has been bombarded with phone calls.

Because almost no one can contact Jiang Heng.

Inside the Beijing Film Studio, Han Sanping, who had received the news, had a dull expression on his face. "Fifty million US dollars, is he crazy? I have finally earned some money, I can't lose it all!"

You hurriedly picked up your phone to make a call, and heard a tone indicating that the number you dialed was turned off.

Han Sanping thought about it and ordered the driver to drive him to the office building that Jiang Hengxin had rented.

This time, due to the script and the restructuring of Beijing Film Studio, he was unable to participate in Jiang Heng's new film, but as a friend and elder, he felt that he had an obligation to give him some advice.

You are rich, but you can't spend it like this!
What if I lose money?
What if the movies made in the future won’t be as popular at the box office?

Han Sanping was extremely anxious and kept urging the driver. In just over ten minutes, they arrived at the office building rented by Jiang Hengxin.

He entered the building and went up to the floor where iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video were located. He had asked someone to send a flower basket before and knew the exact location.

When I got there, I saw that the entrance of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video was also packed with people.

I can only say that news spreads too fast in Sijiu City. Where the hell did they hear this?
Han Sanping had a lot of face, so his driver went up and talked to the security guard, and he was quickly let in.

In Jiang Heng's huge office, Han Sanping was still in shock, "Long time no see, you little guy, you're making a scene as soon as you come in!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "I didn't expect this situation to happen!"

Han Sanping sneered, "Can you not imagine that? I don't believe it. Are you secretly happy right now? The film hasn't even been shot yet, but the fame has already spread! 50 million US dollars, more than 400 million, how can you think of that!"

Jiang Heng looked innocent, "I didn't think much about it. I just wanted to make a movie that I like and am satisfied with!"

"The Matrix and 100 Million BC are not enough to satisfy you?"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "I always feel like it's just a little bit off!"

(End of this chapter)