Chapter 78 Jiang Heng guest appearance
"Well, I did say that. Please sit down for a while and we can talk after I finish filming!"

Sammo Hung and Wilson Yip naturally had no objection and stayed on the set obediently, watching Jiang Heng direct.

In Pacific Rim, the scenes of mechas fighting monsters were all arranged in the China Film Digital Studio in Beijing.

The scenes shot in Hong Kong are mainly routine scenes, which are quite boring to watch.

But in reality, shooting special effects scenes is even more boring, especially when wearing equipment such as "motion capture" and performing to the air, it looks as stupid as it can be.

Soon the crew finished work, and Jiang Heng, Sammo Hung and Wilson Yip went to a nearby teahouse.

In the box, Ye Weixin talked about his idea, which was to make a police and gangster action movie with real punches and a sense of fate.

Perhaps influenced by the decline of the Hong Kong film industry, since the late 1990s, there have been more and more Hong Kong films with a sense of fate, which is very different from the previous excessive and crazy style.

On a personal level, Stephen Chow's movies are not as cheerful as before, and there are more and more sad elements. Johnnie To's Yinhe Impression has shot a lot of sad and fatalistic movies.

Ye Weixin also prefers to make this type of film and recounted the outline of the story of "SPL" that he had thought of.

Jiang Heng was not surprised after hearing this.

He just said, "Ask Wu Jing to play a killer, and Zhang Jin to play a member of the police force! As for the investment, go back and make a specific budget and bring it over to discuss it later!"

Ye Weixin naturally had no objection and said with a smile: "Director Jiang, don't worry, the money will definitely be spent on the right things! You can also continue to specify the actors!"

Jiang Heng was helpless and said, "Then let Donnie Yen play the male lead and let Big Brother play the villain!"

Hong Jinbao smiled happily when he heard this. Although he and Ye Weixin had discussed it long ago, he was even happier because Jiang Heng brought it up.

Ye Weixin smiled and said, "With Big Brother, Wu Jing, and Donnie Yen starring in this film, the word of mouth and box office will definitely be huge!"

As for Wu Jing, now that he has starred in "Lion Camel Ridge", he is no longer suitable to play a supporting role for Donnie Yen.

However, the Monkey King in "Lion Camel Ridge" was made up, which was very different from his real image. Although the role was very popular, it did not enhance Wu Jing's fame as much as expected. It was just a guest appearance, which was not a big problem.

Hong Jinbao said, "The three of us are nothing. If Director Jiang participates, that would be a surprise!"

This was originally said jokingly, but after it was said, Sammo Hung and Wilson Yip thought about it and found it quite amusing!
This action film is starred by Jiang Heng, the most successful commercial blockbuster director of Chinese-language films. Just this one sentence can attract countless audiences to the cinema!
"This is a great idea. With Director Jiang in the cast, this movie will definitely be a hit before it's even aired. Maybe the copyrights to other places will be sold before filming even begins!"

Jiang Heng was also a little moved when he heard this, but he said: "It's not appropriate, you are all professional action actors, I...!"

Hong Jinbao said quickly: "It's okay, I'll design the movements for you, and you can use a double! You are a great director, you can definitely do better than us!"

Jiang Heng was still a little hesitant, and Hong Jinbao quickly said, "It's settled. I'll publicize it later!"

Jiang Heng had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "Okay!"

I was thinking about which role in the film suits me best, and it seems that it is the one played by Zhang Zhiyao who was tortured and killed by Wu Jing.

That's fine, there aren't many scenes anyway, so I can just make a cameo appearance.

The next day, Ye Weixin sent a budget sheet, which included a list of actors he wanted to invite, their salaries, and the approximate cost of the crew's expenses. Jiang Heng thought it was reliable, so he ordered the people from Youteng Pictures to prepare a contract and finally signed and paid.

The movie "SPL" can be regarded as the pinnacle of Chinese action movies after 2000, and it can even be said that no action movie can surpass it for a long time. Because the previous Hong Kong action movies were either martial arts routines or Cheng Long-style kung fu comedies, and the audience was already aesthetically fatigued.

That's why Tony Jaa was able to quickly seize the Hong Kong film market with his hard-hitting martial arts style.

Jiang Heng was involved in it, and the film was made earlier than "Ong Bak" in 2003, so naturally it had to be improved upon to make it a big success in both box office and word of mouth.

So he took the title of producer and ordered Ye Weixin to send the script to him after it was written, and he would help to revise it.

Ye Weixin naturally did not dare to neglect it. Knowing that the crew of "Pacific Rim" was about to go to Beijing, he worked tirelessly every day and finally sent the script of "SPL" to Jiang Heng before he left.

Jiang Heng flipped through it roughly and found that there were indeed some discrepancies in the plot and details.

"Okay, you prepare the crew first, and I'll call you later to let you know if there are any changes!"

Ye Weixin even wanted to say, I can go to Beijing with you!

After all, Jiang Heng is rich and powerful. If you follow him for a long time, are you still worried about not having any movies to shoot?

However, preparing the crew was also a good job, so Ye Weixin hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

Besides, after Jiang Heng led the crew to Beijing, people from China Film Group Corporation came to make arrangements.

Han Sanping was also busy running around. After all, he had invested 20 million US dollars, so he had to take it seriously!
There was a simple welcoming banquet in the evening, with toasts and chatter, it was so lively!
Talking about the "Transformers" that is being promoted in North America, a senior executive of China Film Group said: "I heard that they claim to create the most successful mecha series of films. We will also have a sequel to "Pacific Rim" in the future!"

According to the convention in the film industry, after a movie becomes successful, a sequel project must be urgently put on the agenda.

But every time Jiang Heng makes a successful film, he changes the genre of the film.

It has been four years, and he hasn't made any moves to plan a sequel to "The Matrix", which is extremely surprising.

China Film Group is also wondering if you have any idea of ​​making a sequel?
Jiang Heng was stunned when he heard this, and the words "Da Tiantian", "Pacific Rim 2", and "bad movie" instantly emerged in his mind.

Hmm, why is Da Tiantian ranked first?

Jiang Heng was also puzzled, but he smiled and said, "There will definitely be a sequel, there will be one!"

But I was thinking in my heart that the plot of Pacific Rim 2 is so bad that it must not be usable.

If you want to shoot a film, you have to have an original plot, and the special effects scenes have to be more shocking.

The problem is that the few tactics used by mechas to fight monsters were basically used up in "Pacific Rim 1". It's impossible for him and several mechas to fight monsters as a team!

Ok?
Teamfight?

If the two sides were to engage in a 5V5 team fight on American soil, and demolish some iconic buildings along the way, it would be quite interesting!
It's just that the funds are burning!

In Pacific Rim 1, most of the fighting scenes take place at night and on the sea, which can greatly reduce the cost of special effects production.

If it is daytime, on land, or 5V5, how much funding would be reasonable?

(End of this chapter)