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In addition to changing the actors again, almost every frame of "The Matrix" is a replica of the original work.

Although it received good reviews and box office success, Jiang Heng knew in his heart that this was not his work.

"One Hundred Million Years Before History" did well at the box office, but its reputation was slightly worse.

Because we want to reduce "book costs", we use tricky methods.

The modern scenes in the entire film are too long, and the appearance time of dinosaurs is deliberately shortened. There is even a scene where dinosaurs attack at night.

If it weren't for a few super shocking shots, the whole movie would fall apart.

If we hadn't considered so much and turned on all the special effects, we could have produced a Jurassic dinosaur blockbuster that was more exciting than the first time the audience watched the IMAX 3D version of "Avatar"!

But he didn't do that, after all, money didn't fall from the sky!

But this time is different. The global box office of "The Matrix" exceeded 400 million US dollars, and the box office performance of "100 Million Years Before History" was not much worse.

What’s even more enviable and crazy is that both films were distributed separately in North America, the world’s largest film market.

You can basically guess how much Jiang Heng can earn.

Therefore, when it comes to rumors of investing US$50 million in special effects blockbusters, the first reaction of others is that this guy has made too much money, and somehow he is so embarrassed!

Rather than suspecting that Jiang Heng was bragging and didn't have the funds in his hands.

Even Han Sanping, the future leader of the Chinese film market, has never doubted the authenticity of the news.

Instead, he came to persuade him, fearing that Jiang Heng would suffer a terrible loss if he was not careful.

"I know that when you are a director, you are a little obsessed. You always want to give full play to your talents and make a masterpiece. However, you can't put all your wealth into it. How about I help you contact some people? investors?"

Jiang Heng smiled, "Let's forget it. I have enough money, and I am young and don't want to be restricted when I create. Even if the box office is not ideal and I suffer some losses, the remaining money will be enough for me to live happily for the rest of my life!" "

When Han Sanping heard this, he didn't know how to persuade him.

After all, people have said that if you have more money, you won’t be afraid of losing it!

Furthermore, Jiang Heng has the successful experience of two special effects blockbusters. Even if the box office performance of his new film is not satisfactory, he will not lose too much.

"I'm a little envious. I can do what I want to do without any restrictions. Unlike me, who is cautious and walking on thin ice!" Han Sanping said with inexplicable emotion.

Jiang Heng smiled, "What I'm saying is that you are Mr. Han! In the future, you will lead our Chinese-language films to defeat the American ones!"

"You kid, are you entertaining me?" Han Sanping didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"No, no, it's really just respect!"

Han Sanping suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "Although we were unable to cooperate this time, if you need any help, just ask!"

Jiang Heng smiled, cupped his hands and said, "With your words, I am satisfied!"

After chatting for a while, Han Sanping headed back home.

On Jiang Heng's side, the "Lion and Camel Ridge" movie project has officially begun.

Funds are sufficient!

The script has been revised over and over again, and for the time being I can’t see anything else that needs to be revised.

As an actor, Wu Jing was cast as Sun Wukong early on.

For other roles, Jiang Heng plans to mainly use mainland actors with martial arts and dance skills. He also plans to invite some actors who have performed classic roles to participate in the film.

For example, Yang Jian, the Erlang Shen in the film, although he doesn't have much of a role, is planning to have Jiao Youjun as a guest star.

There is also the classic Tathagata Buddha, so naturally I have to invite teacher Zhu Longguang.

But the ones who have the most important roles are naturally Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, and the Three Monsters of Shituoling.

For these few, Jiang Heng had no suitable candidates in mind at the moment, so he planned to directly send out notices for actors who wanted to participate in the roles to come and audition.

Because there are action scenes and no love story, there are very few female characters in this film.

The same notice was sent out, asking interested actresses to audition for roles at Aiyouteng Company.

Good guy, as soon as the announcement came out, the male and female artists in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan went completely crazy!

The capital is definitely coming, and relations must be managed in advance.

If you can't contact Jiang Heng, you'll find someone who has something to do with him.

Especially Hong Jinbao, as the eldest brother of Hong Kong film industry, his mobile phone number has been maxed out.

But he couldn't even take care of his son, and he wasn't very interested in other people's requests.

After receiving an invitation to act as an action director for "Lion Camel Ridge", Hong Jinbao hoped to bring his son into the group.

Jiang Heng ruthlessly refused this time.

The reason is also very good. An investment of 50 million U.S. dollars and more than 400 million yuan is really unaffordable to lose, so you must pay attention to everything!

Hong Jinbao can also understand this. After all, it is not investors’ money that is spent.

For example, when Xu Ke was filming "The Legend of Shushan", the initial investment was only 40 million. As a result, this Kaka spent money and made rapid progress in special effects, and the 40 million was quickly spent.

What can Xiang Huaru do?

We were halfway through shooting the film, so we couldn’t stop halfway.

I could only wave my hand and hit another 40 million.

As a result, after the film was completed, the box office of Xiangjiang was only over 10 million. The loss made Xiang Huaru want to cry without tears. Zhang Ziyi bluntly said that "The Legend of Shushan" was not her work.

What's even worse is that Zheng Yijian, who was so popular at the time and known as the "Fifth Heavenly King", became a box office poison after the release of "The Legend of Shushan".

There are really too many film and television companies that have been cheated by directors.

But Jiang Heng wanted to use his own money to realize the mythical dream in his heart. As a friend, Hong Jinbao naturally couldn't force him and had to help him.

Here in Xiangjiang, he has become the assistant casting director. Anyone who intends to participate in the show should go to him to sign up.

In the mainland, most people found Yu Dong. After all, he was Jiang Heng's partner.

All of a sudden, I don’t know how many calls came through.

Liu Xiaoqing, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, the two popular "Gege" characters, Boss Fan... In fact, they also know that there is not much room for female characters in Jiang Heng's film, but after all, it is a blockbuster film by the No. 1 commercial film director in China. .

If you don't show up now and look familiar, will you be remembered for filming in the future?

In Jiang Heng's office, Yu Dong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, you must add my name to the cast and crew at the end of the film. I'm a confused person, so just do it." It’s time to become an assistant director!”

Jiang Heng chuckled and poured him a glass of water, "That's for sure. Not only will it be added, but you will also be counted as part of the salary. If you are interested, you can play a little demon!"

Yu Dong smiled innocently, "As long as you get paid, forget it as a guest appearance. There is still a lot of work to do at Bona Company!"

Because of Jiang Heng's matchmaking, Bona Pictures, a joint venture between the two, almost took over the distribution business of Hong Kong films in the mainland.

Although the box office results of these films are not too high, the better ones are only 20 to 30 million, and the worse ones are only a few million.

But there are so many films that can't be released, and I can actually make a lot of money if I keep busy.