Chapter 68 New Film Type
Jiang Heng has only made three films so far, covering science fiction, monsters, and mythology.

As for the fourth type of film, he prefers disaster or mecha, and suitable films include "2012" and "Pacific Rim".

The former was released in 2009, while the latter was not released until 2013.

From a timing perspective, it couldn't be more perfect.

But these two films have a common problem, that is, the scenery in the film involves multiple countries and the actors in it are also very complicated.

It is somewhat unrealistic to get a group of actors to the China Film Digital Studio for filming.

There must be real-life shooting and actors from multiple countries.

It is necessary to find a Hollywood company, and it would be best if the other party is willing to give up the dominant position.

Pascal was "eager to recruit talented people", and Jiang Heng did not refuse.

The two first discussed the cooperation model for a long time. Pascal's opinion was that the film could only be approved after the script was discussed and approved by both parties.

Columbia can make most of the investment, but it must obtain the issuance income from North America, South America, Europe, Australia and other countries.

Jiang Heng laughed angrily after hearing this. "According to what you said, I can only get the box office revenue from East Asia and Southeast Asia?"

"No, Director Jiang, there is also Africa, and India is also a huge market!" Pascal said seriously.

"How about this, I will take the main investment, your company only needs to provide a small amount of funds and assist in the filming, and we can get the box office revenue of the film in Africa and India?"

Pascal smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed, "You are such a smart guy!"

"Mutual at the same time. The premise of cooperation is trust and win-win. If you keep calculating, I can only go back to filming mythological stories!" Jiang Heng said bluntly.

"Okay, then let's do it according to the investment ratio!"

"that's it?"

"Give you the director's salary plus a share of the box office profits, that's fine, right?"

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, "That's about right, but I'm not short of money when it comes to investment!"

Pascal was speechless, and smiled helplessly. After a while, he said, "Okay, if Director Jiang has money, you can pay a little more! Let's talk about the subject matter of the script first. Just tell me what type of film you plan to shoot?"

Jiang Heng said: "My preference is disasters or monster movies!"

"Disaster, any specific ideas?"

Jiang Heng shook his head. He hadn't written the script and registered it yet, so he certainly wouldn't rashly share his ideas.

"What about the monsters? Are they like King Kong or Godzilla?"

Seeing Jiang Heng's thoughtful expression, Pascal said, "But to be honest, I prefer to make monster movies. The monsters in Devil's Land (the English title of Lion Camel Ridge) are more realistic and scary than the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. Both I and the company believe that you can make a good monster movie!"

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, "Indeed, let's make a monster movie!"

"Jiang, the protagonist this time should be our American military. Only they can defeat monsters like Godzilla!" Pascal said with a smile, with a hint of pride on his face.

Jiang Hengxin said: "I plan to design a mecha that is more beautiful and spectacular than the original one, and it must be led by China!"

However, he wasn't going to reveal anything until the script was written.

He just said, "It depends on the situation. It's just an idea at the moment. We won't know the specific content until the script is written!" Seeing this, Pascal had to interrupt the conversation. Fortunately, the distribution contract for "Lion Camel Ridge" has been signed, and Jiang Heng has the English version of the film. Columbia Company only needs to do a good job of publicity and pick a suitable schedule for release.

Unlike the mainland, which considers June to August as the summer vacation, the summer vacation in North America starts from the first weekend in May and ends on Labor Day weekend in September, lasting about four months.

The North American summer of 2000 was filled with many blockbuster films.

"Gladiator", released by DreamWorks and released on May 5, had a total box office of 5 million in the United States, ranking fourth in the year.

On May 5, Paramount released "Mission: Impossible 24", which grossed $2 million in the United States, ranking third in the year.

"The Perfect Storm" released on June 6th grossed 30 million yuan, ranking sixth in the year.

There are also "X-Men", "Scream" and "What Lies" in July, which ranked in the 80s and 90s of the year respectively.

The film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which Jiang Heng participated in investing and was originally ranked 7th in the history of the year, also found Sony Pictures to distribute it as per historical inertia, and was scheduled to be released on July 6.
So all in all, in the 2000 North American summer season, there was a competition between two major films in May, and a competition among many major films in July.

In comparison, competition in June, August and September will be slightly weaker.

However, in terms of schedule, Columbia's arrangements will naturally be the main focus. Jiang Heng could only say in passing that it seems that there will be a lot of blockbusters in North America in July this year.

Pascal also said that he would study the schedule issue carefully after returning.

In the following days, Jiang Heng returned to his mansion in Beverly Hills and began to concentrate on revising the script.

During this period, Li An brought the male lead of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Chow Yun-fat, and the female lead, Zhang Ziyi, to visit. They naturally went to Los Angeles to cooperate with the promotion of the film.

However, the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was chosen to be released in North America not for the sake of high box office, but purely for the sake of "winning awards."

However, if the film wants to be nominated for the Golden Globe or Oscar awards, it must be released in North America, so it found Sony Pictures to distribute it.

Sony didn't do any large-scale publicity, and the number of theaters opening was extremely small. It was only after word of mouth grew and the film won the Golden Globe that the number of theaters increased to over 2000.

In this life, since Jiang Heng was involved in the investment and he was quite famous in North America, Li An thought of asking Jiang Heng to help with promotion.

"Of course, no problem. I haven't been to see how you're doing for such a long time. It's only natural for me to help with the promotion!"

In the living room of a mansion, several people were chatting around the coffee table.

Zhou Runfa looked at Jiang Heng with a complicated expression.

When he left Hong Kong, he had never heard of the name Jiang Heng. After working in Hollywood for a few years, the 20-year-old young man in front of him has already become famous with three blockbusters and has become a global box office figure.

Although he starred in several films in Hollywood, he could only be considered a second or third-tier actor. The circumstances of his life were truly amazing.

I thought the Hong Kong film industry was a stagnant pool, but I didn’t expect a giant crocodile to emerge!

"Mr. Zhou, are you not used to this tea?"

"Oh, no, I just didn't expect that there would be such a young and talented director in Hong Kong. The young are really formidable!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "The old is replaced by the new!"

When Zhou Runfa heard this, his face looked a little ugly.

What does this guy mean? Is he saying that I'm going to be out of fashion?

(End of this chapter)