Chapter 712 Let’s Take Root in the Mainland!

Seeing Yin Jun put down his chopsticks and slowly thinking, Li Hanxiang looked at Zhao Yazhi with questioning eyes.

Zhao Yazhi shook his head gently and gave Li Hanxiang a smile to reassure him.

Only a woman knows her man best.

Although Yin Jun did not reveal any information, based on Zhao Yazhi's understanding of him, Yin Jun agreed to meet Li Hanxiang without even asking a few questions. He must have had some concerns in his heart.

Besides, he brought himself here, how could he not help?

White Snake also understands that her man has lofty ambitions, and Li Hanxiang is a very capable director. Maybe her man is thinking of how to recruit him now.

As for filming in the Mainland, what does that have to do with it?

When I was filming "Shanghai Beach", wasn't it filmed in Qiongkou City, Qiongdao introduced by Yin Jun?

After a moment, Yin Jun said, "Director Li, the Empress Dowager Cixi is actually a very complicated woman. Based on my understanding of her, she is not as unbearable and demonized as she appears in many unofficial histories. This woman She was very skillful, and she relied on her to support the Qing Dynasty's national destiny for decades.

Generations of outstanding figures, such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Ding Baozhen, etc., all highly praised the Queen Mother. I think these people should be stronger than you and me, right? How could a woman who even they admired with trepidation be so miserable? We should look for more information, discuss and research more, and try to restore her original appearance. Only in this way can we respect history, don’t you think? "

Li Hanxiang was shocked when he heard this.

In the past two years, he has been preparing to film the biography of Cixi. He has also checked a lot of information about Cixi, but most of it is unfavorable to Cixi.

This was the first time he heard Yin Jun's statement, but when he thought about it carefully, it was not unreasonable.

If Cixi was really as stupid as stated in the data, suppressing political opponents, bullying the people, extravagant and lustful, etc., how could the Qing Dynasty continue to live for fifty years after the death of Emperor Xianfeng?

Are you kidding me?

With such an ability, let alone Qianlong, even if Kang Mazi was reborn, that's all.

After thinking for a long time, Li Hanxiang said hesitantly: "But... if there is not enough things that the audience likes to watch, if Cixi's verdict is overturned, I'm afraid it won't be able to get much at the box office."

"Historical movies made for the sake of box office are called jokes, not respect for history." Yin Jun shook his head and said, "If you want me to sponsor the movie, you must do what I say. I am not trying to overturn Cixi's verdict, but If you want to film it, I want a real Empress Dowager Cixi who has flesh and blood, conflicts and struggles, evil but also sincerity!"

"Ajun, isn't the Empress Dowager Cixi famous for causing harm to the country and the people? Do you think at the end of the Qing Dynasty, what did she do to a good country? How were we bullied?" Zhao Yazhi said in confusion.

"This is because those shameless literati promoted the image of Empress Dowager Cixi like this, so everyone thought she was this kind of person." Yin Jun smiled and said shockingly: "In my opinion, In that era, all the bloody men in China were dead, so they put such a big pot on a woman."

Li Hanxiang took in a breath of cold air unconsciously.

Does Yin Jun's attitude mean he is a die-hard supporter of Cixi? !

"I have never had a good impression of the Qing Dynasty. I don't like Mazi Kang, Butcher Yong, or the idiot old man Shiquan. But I have to say one thing." Yin Jun said eloquently, "The Qing Dynasty began 30 years ago during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. After that, it basically collapsed, and Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng could not reverse it at all. If it weren't for Cixi's superb methods, the Qing Dynasty would have perished as early as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Cixi was born at the wrong time and place. If she were in Europe, Queen Victoria wouldn't even look down on her. For example, some literati, because of thousands of years of thought of male superiority and female inferiority, and because of such a special environment, imposed on Cixi the source of the suffering of the entire nation and country, thinking that it was her existence that prevented the emergence of the saint. You, the one who ultimately leads to destruction!

But is it really so? Let’s not talk about Xianfeng. He is not in good health but he is dying suddenly. In addition, he is small-minded and timid. He will be sad and difficult to solve when encountering things. If he doesn’t die, who will die? Cixi's son, Emperor Tongzhi, started visiting kilns when he was a teenager, but he died suddenly before he was 19 years old... What is sudden death? How did you die suddenly? hehe!

There was a Tongzhi Zhongxing in the Qing Dynasty. Can't we say that it was the emperor who was finished at the age of 19 like Xunhua and Wenliu? The person in charge of the government at that time was Cixi, so it was fine not to give her this credit. Instead, she was charged with murdering her own son in order to seize power.

There is also the so-called ZTE Mingjun Guangxu and Cixi, who have already delegated power and completely let him make the decision. As a result, he was not as good as Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. The little wealth that Cixi had accumulated was messed up by his inconsistent and capricious governance! All the old ministers knelt down and begged Cixi to come out to clean up the mess, so Cixi had no choice but to come out. Is this still wrong?

It was also said that Cixi had so much power in the government and the public that she would kill everyone who displeased her. This is really heartbreaking! In addition to killing Sushun and others who wanted to kill her when she seized power, when did you see her kill any important court officials during the rest of the time? Not to mention Cixi, Kang Mazi, Qianlong, and even the most brutal Yongzheng, they didn't just kill them whenever they wanted!

The system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty has always been that the emperor and all the bannermen rule the world. All the bannermen are part of the imperial court. The power of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty is really not as great as imagined, let alone a woman named Cixi. With the control of the clan, the system, and the Han ministers, how could she come up with so much cruelty and insistence?

Take the Summer Palace, which she has been blamed for for hundreds of years. This Summer Palace was indeed built for Cixi, but it was built for her by King Chun Yixuan. The purpose at that time was to allow Cixi to stop listening to politics behind the curtain and let her grow up. Emperor Guangxu took care of the government affairs by himself. And where did this money come from? Yixuan had a navy yamen in his hands. He was angry with Li Hongzhang and others for building the Beiyang Navy, so he built it in Huajing. All of them were children of Manchu bannermen. The training place was in Yunming Lake in Huajing.

Yixuan wanted to invite Cixi and Guangxu to see the training results of the banner people, so he told the governors of various places, look, the emperor and Lafayette are coming, and I have nothing to entertain here. Do you mean it? , let me build a garden around Yunming Lake, so that I can welcome you? Therefore, the governors donated nearly 3 million taels of silver, and the garden built around Yunming Lake with this money was called the Summer Palace.

And because this account came from the Navy Yamen, it was the so-called misappropriation of Navy military funds to build the Summer Palace. After the case, it became the heinous crime of the Empress Dowager Cixi! In fact, the defeat of the Beiyang Navy was entirely due to many comprehensive factors, among which the Empress Dowager Cixi was definitely responsible, but wouldn't it be unfair to let her take the blame alone? "

At this moment, Li Hanxiang could no longer be described as shocked. The Cixi described by Yin Jun completely overturned what he knew. The Cixi written by his good friends was not such a person at all!

Zhao Yazhi didn't know how to hide it at this time. Her eyes were full of affection, and she kept looking at Yin Jun. She liked him no matter how he looked at him, and admired him when he looked at him like this.

Only then did she understand why Yin Jun could write so many good scripts!

Everyone just makes it up based on what others say, but Yin Jun writes it only after he understands it.

Because of this, the script written by Yin Jun is so good when performed!

"This..." Li Hanxiang was sweating profusely, "Master Jun, where did your information come from? Why is it different from what we know?"

"The Ministry of Culture may not really understand history, and writers may not understand it either, especially writers and screenwriters who grew up in this special era." Yin Jun said harmoniously, "I have a good relationship with the Palace Museum in Huajing. They also have connections there, and can find out a lot of real historical facts. If you have the opportunity, you can ask those people to take a closer look. If you don't have enough manpower, you can add more assistants. You don't have to save this expense. Don't rush, take your time, and work slowly. Just do some fine work!"

Li Hanxiang frowned, "If what you said is true, then the script..."

Having said this, Li Hanxiang took a breath of air again, looked at Yin Jun, and suddenly became panicked.

How did he know that mainland writers and screenwriters and I were planning this?

And from the looks of it, it seems like they even know who those people are?

After thinking about it, Li Hanxiang suddenly understood.

Yin Jun's relationship with the mainland's literary and art circles is not shallow, and he has a wide network of contacts. Maybe who revealed it to him?

"Director Li, I suggest that you simply go and take root in the mainland, slowly sort out, polish and prepare before starting the filming of The Legend of Cixi." Yin Jun said, "As long as you bring the script over and make it satisfying to me. , funding is not a problem... Well, do you think 10 million US dollars is enough?"

"Enough! Enough!!"

Li Hanxiang couldn't help but grin.

10 million US dollars!

I originally planned to spend 10 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot, but Yin Jun increased it 4.6 times in one breath. Isn't this not enough?

"Don't be too busy saying enough, I have conditions." Yin Jun was afraid that he would use the 10 million US dollars to produce the next five movies, so he reminded him in advance: "The first one, as I just said, the script must satisfy me .”

"No problem!" Li Hanxiang was not entangled at all. Not to mention that Yin Jun is the most powerful screenwriter in Hong Kong and even in Asia. His understanding of Cixi is beyond the ordinary people's. He can help check for and fill in the gaps. That's a good thing.

"Second, I hope you have careful arrangements and planning, don't rush into shooting, dig out all the details, and don't care about money." Yin Jun said.

"What are the details..." Li Hanxiang asked.

"For example, the rules of the Qing Palace at that time, the way of saluting, the rules of dressing, etc., even the best clothes were custom-made in Gusu." Yin Jun said, "As for the shooting location, I suggest that it be in the Forbidden City, or even in the Forbidden City. The Summer Resort Palace, and the rest of the scenes have to be in several princes’ palaces.”

"How much will it cost?" Li Hanxiang asked dumbfounded. Now he finally understood what Yin Jun meant when he said "don't care about money", and he also understood why Yin Jun was willing to give him 10 million US dollars!

"If you want to do it, make a movie that will amaze future generations." Yin Jun said, "As for the money, if it is not enough, we will add more. I only have one request for you. Do it well and show your Mr. Li Hanxiang's Come with 100% strength!”

"I understand!" Li Hanxiang suddenly felt excited.

Damn it!

Since Yin Jun dares to invest so much, am I still afraid of spending money?

"Third, you can bring some staff from Xiangjiang, but try to use them from the mainland." Yin Jun said: "The actors and directors from the mainland are all very good. Xiangjiang is a small place, but the background is not sufficient."

"good!"

"When using mainland actors, you must also abide by my rules." Yin Jun continued.

"Rules?" Li Hanxiang asked in surprise.

At this time, Zhao Yazhi answered. She smiled and recounted Yin Jun's anger in Qiongkou City, and finally said: "Ajun is originally from the mainland, so he hopes that everyone can have similar treatment, at least food. This is useful for wearing and living.”

"Well, what Sister Zhi said is what I meant." Yin Jun looked at Li Hanxiang and said, "Director Li, remember, if anyone makes trouble, tell him to get out. If anyone is dissatisfied, ask him to come back and talk to me."

"I understand, I will give the order."

Li Hanxiang quickly remembered this matter, lest anyone anger Yin Jun, it was not a joke.

The Yin Jun of today is not on the same level as the Yin Jun of Qiongkou City back then, and his words have more weight.

Yin Jun also greeted him in advance. He didn't want Liu Xiaoqing to cry and shout, "I want to eat meat. I want all the mainland actors on the crew to eat meat." In this way, it is a shame for a film and television company and the crew.

It was precisely because Liu Xiaoqing was so daring to speak that Yin Jun decided to let her play the role of Cixi in this life. Besides, few actors could match Liu Xiaoqing's grandeur when she was young.

"Fourth, since I am investing in this movie, I hope to put up our Qilin Film and Television brand. You just have to film, and we will do the rest." Yin Jun said, "Of course, your director's salary, screenwriter's salary I will satisfy you regarding the film’s remuneration, producer’s remuneration, etc.”

"Haha, as long as I can make the movie well, the rest doesn't matter." After laughing, Li Hanxiang was a little confused again, "Master Jun, you are so blatantly investing in filming a movie in the mainland and distributing it yourself, aren't you afraid of offending me? He defeated the Baodao government and banned your movie in Baodao?"

"My enthusiasm is still a little low now." Yin Jun nodded, "But it will take two years at the earliest to finish your movie, right? By then, it won't matter!"

Li Hanxiang understood immediately.

Yin Jun will give himself another two years of development time, and then he won't have to worry about Baodao's ban.

Although Li Hanxiang didn't understand what Yin Jun would do, but after watching him start from scratch and earn a net worth of HK$4 billion in more than two years, he knew how talented and evil this young man was.

"The fifth and final point is that Director Li, your health is not very good. I hope that when you are in the mainland, you can accept the Chinese medicine practitioners I have found for you to take good care of your body. You can take good care of yourself for a year before filming the movie. ." Yin Jun said.

"ah!?"

To be honest, Li Hanxiang was a little surprised by Yin Jun's request.

He didn't expect that Yin Jun would actually care about his physical condition, and he was suddenly touched.

Although Brother Shao Liu was nice to me, he had never been so caring.

"Director Li, you are at the time when you have the most experience and are in the best condition in your life, so you should shoot more good movies for everyone to see, instead of getting sick from overwork and dying young." Yin Jun said, "This One thing, you should also keep in mind that by taking good care of your body, you can better fulfill your wishes."

"Yes! Thank you Mr. Jun, I understand!!"

Li Hanxiang said seriously. At this moment, his eyes were a little wet.

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(Work hard! Work hard! Nearly 9,000 words in Chapter 2!)