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After reading the script, Director Han frowned and said nothing.

"Because it involves terrorist attacks, I don't want to put it in the mainland. Look, how much can the group give?"

Director Han likes big movies, big directors, big stars, big scenes, and big profits.

"Source Code" is not Director Han's favorite genre, and science fiction is a high-risk genre all over the world.

At present, there are almost no directors and teams doing science fiction in China.

Although Director Han can see that "Source Code" is not a space sci-fi like "Star Wars", so he plays with the concept of time travel, and the cost will not be high, but he is still worried about the market prospect of sci-fi.

Film investment is very risky, and Director Han is not sure how to persuade the group to spend 2000 million yuan to make a domestic science fiction film with unknown prospects.

Unless you can get a big director to endorse.

Zhang Yuanjun saw Director Han's hesitation, and took the initiative to say: "If the group has difficulties, you can read the script first, and I will come back in a few days."

Director Han said: "Okay, I will bring the "Source Code" to the meeting for discussion."

"Thank you Director Han."

Zhang Yuanjun left China Film Group.

These days, period blockbusters dominate, and sci-fi movies are too difficult to make, even crime movies like "Source Code" that criticize sci-fi.

Because domestic film companies do not have enough concepts of science fiction, and they lack basic confidence in domestic science fiction.

Zhang Yuanjun knew that it was basically impossible for China Film to invest money in "Source Code".

But he is not discouraged at all, that's how it is to attract investment.

He announced the "Source Code" matter in the company the next day, leaving the professional work to professional people, and asked the company colleagues to use the "Source Code" to find money, directors, and actors.

As for Zhang Yuanjun, he must concentrate on preparing for the launch of "Transcendence" next month.

A week later, Zhang Yuanjun became a joke in the circle - he actually made a sci-fi film!

Science fiction films are notoriously expensive. I had made two films based on novel ideas, so I thought I was done with it, so I wanted to make science fiction films.

Overcome!

This is the evaluation of many investors in the circle on Zhang Yuanjun's studio's "Source Code".

As a result, Zhang Yuanjun Studio met with no less than 10 investors, large and small, within a week, but only signed 100 million.

Even the Qingying Studio, which has always been close to each other, did not give money.

Liu Yifei secretly found Zhang Yuanjun: "If you are short of money, I still have 200 million here, you take it first."

Zhang Yuanjun pushed Liu Yifei's bank card back and said with a smile, "Will I have no money?"

"Your "Source Code" won't attract investment."

"The money for making movies has nothing to do with my personal money, and I'm not short of money."

"Hold it first, in case you need to use it." Liu Yifei didn't take back her card, "The password is my birthday."

"Then I'll thank you first." Zhang Yuanjun accepted Liu Yifei's card.

"After receiving the money, can you perform "Source Code" for me?" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"I knew that was your idea." Zhang Yuanjun laughed, "This really doesn't work. You are too young. I want to find someone between 27 and 30 years old to play the heroine, and your image is not suitable for her."

"Give me your money back. If you don't give me the role, you want to take my money."

"You still want to take the money out of my pocket? Think of something good. If you don't give it, if you don't give it, you will bite again."

Xiao Zhao knocked on the door outside: "Have you had enough trouble, I'm coming in."

"Enter." Zhang Yuanjun responded after 20 seconds.

"If you want to go back to play, you should pay attention in the company." Xiao Zhao's words made Liu Yifei blush.

"Then what, it's nothing, I'll go first." After speaking, Liu Yifei picked up her bag and ran away.

"What do you want from me?" Zhang Yuanjun said.

"I got a sum of money, 1700 million."

"It's efficient!"

"But the other party has a request."

"It's normal for such a boss to have requests, and I will try my best to agree."

"The heroine uses his people."

"It's normal to bring money into the team, who does he want to use?"

"A model who has never studied acting, I guess she can't speak well in front of the camera." Xiao Zhao smiled, "Do you want this money?"

Zhang Yuanjun gritted his teeth: "I'm so poor that I don't need the money to jump from here."

"I knew you wouldn't agree."

"Then you have to ask."

"1700 is not a small amount."

"What's the background of the other party?"

"Boss Coal."

"That's alright, go get busy."

Before leaving, Xiao Zhao said to Zhang Yuanjun: "Oh, by the way, Lu Zheng will treat you to dinner tonight."

"Didn't you say that "Source Code" is not suitable for Jing Tian?"

"I said it, but they still have to invite me."

"What is the picture, I really don't understand."

"Picture yourself." Xiao Zhao chuckled and left.

The evening banquet was very boring, Lu Zheng took Jing Tian and Zhang Yuanjun chatting and laughing, never mentioning "Source Code".

When the dinner was over and Zhang Yuanjun got into the car, Lu Zheng still didn't talk about business.

Zhang Yuanjun really left.

The investment in "Source Code" was extremely difficult, and the major filmmakers were collectively silent, even companies like Xiaoma and Guangxian, which scratched the door of Zhang Yuanjun before, are now silent.

As of the last Saturday in February, Source Code had raised just $2 million.

I don’t know how far it is from the estimated 3500 million.

Zhang Yuanjun made a final decision: "410 million is enough to last a while. Hurry up and decide on the director, and make preparations first. I will figure out a way for the rest of the money. If there is no money, we will use our own money to do it."

"Detachment" starts almost every day, and Zhang Yuanjun is getting more and more busy.

As soon as the weekend was over, Zhang Yuanjun flew to Hong Kong Island to participate in the script reading of "Detachment" and try on makeup, making final preparations for the filming.

Hong Kong Island has mixed feelings about the movie "Detachment".

Although this movie is titled as a co-production between the Mainland and Hong Kong Island, in the eyes of some Hong Kong Island filmmakers, it is still a Mainland film.

The male and female protagonists are from mainland China, but the three important supporting roles are from Hong Kong: Hui Yinghong, Ye Tong and Qin Pei.

Among the investors, two are from the mainland, one is a bank regulatory agency of a Hong Kong company, and it is also a state-owned enterprise.

The other two, China Film and French MK2, have nothing to do with Hong Kong Island.

However, the adapted script of "Detachment" was funded by Hong Kong Island screenwriters, and it told a Hong Kong Island story.

Therefore, many veteran Hong Kong Island filmmakers were very unhappy with this movie.

In previous co-productions, people from Hong Kong Island borrowed funds from the Mainland to make stories about Hong Kong Island and screened them in the Mainland to make money.

And "Detachment" is more likely that this movie cannot be made in the mainland, and it is better to make a co-production film instead of a good release.

Hong Kong Island has become a square tool.

So here comes Chen Jia Shang, the current chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

He wanted to find out whether Zhang Yuanjun would only shoot this film in Hong Kong Island, or whether he would cooperate with the local film industry in Hong Kong Island and bring money from the mainland to Hong Kong Island. He knew Zhang Yuanjun's reputation in the mainland, and he rich.

If it's the former, then forget it after filming "Detachment"; if it's the latter, Chen Jiashang will naturally welcome him and even match him up.

Zhang Yuanjun's response to this was: "Who can tell clearly about the following things, co-productions, hello, hello, everyone, why are you so clear. I recently have a "Source Code" that I plan to put on Hong Kong Island. If Chairman Chen I am very grateful to attract a few bosses from Hong Kong Island to invest in me."

Zhang Yuanjun's answer gave Chen Jiashang the feeling that he has a clear understanding of the current situation of Hong Kong films. He will not bet on Hong Kong Island, but he is willing to cooperate if necessary.

As for who is the main one, it depends on who has more money.

Chen Jiashang is more accepting of Zhang Yuanjun's attitude, as long as he is willing to cooperate, he is afraid that you will leave after filming, if you are willing to cooperate, Hong Kong island filmmakers have a way to make money from this young man in his early 20s. (end of this chapter)