Chapter 375 Who Is the Protagonist?

"The plot is still too grand. The stories, characters, and settings are complicated. If you want to express all these things in one movie, it will probably be like "The Legend of Shushan", which mentions a little bit of each and doesn't go into depth. ah!"

said a screenwriter at a script workshop.

Everyone nodded, obviously agreeing with this point of view.

"There is another question, which is the male protagonist throughout the entire film, who is the perspective of the two lich clans?" another screenwriter asked.

"Can it be made into two parts?"

"Two films? That's quite a risk!"

"Yes, "Westward Journey", "Red Cliff"...!"

The screenwriters discussed it a lot, and Jiang Heng had an idea instantly.

It's not impossible to make two movies, one and two. The budget of the film can be increased a bit.

As for the perspective of the film, it is naturally placed on the Witch Clan. Who allows the Monster Clan to occupy the heavens, while the Witch Clan is on the ground!

Furthermore, themes of resistance to oppression have always been easier for people to identify with.

But the audience is relatively indifferent to things like counterinsurgency.

Otherwise, words such as "Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind", "The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand", "The streets of heaven will trample all the bones of the ministers", etc., will not be widely circulated.

Furthermore, the ending of the "Lich War" is the destruction of the demon clan in heaven, and the replacement of the Lord of the Three Realms. The demon clan is described from a positive perspective, and the ending is not easy to handle!

The righteous side naturally belongs to the Witch Clan.

As for the choice of the protagonist, there is actually no choice.

After all, in the "prehistoric" setting, the famous witches are just a few people such as Hou Yi, Xing Tian, ​​and Kua Fu.

Considering the problem of male and female protagonists in commercial movies, Houyi, with Chang'e as his partner, can be said to be the perfect choice for the male protagonist of this film!

Compared to Xing Tian, ​​who had his head chopped off, and Kua Fu, who died of thirst, Hou Yi's competitiveness was crushing.

After thinking about this, Jiang Heng waved his hand to signal everyone to stop the discussion.

"Well, what everyone said just now is very good and has inspired me to a certain extent. This is what I think. The plot of the Lich War involves a lot of content. If you want to film it well and beautifully, there is no two parts. The duration is difficult to display perfectly.

Therefore, I decided to split the movie "The Lich War" into two parts for release. The total investment is initially estimated to be US$500 million. If it is not enough, it will be added later! "

Everyone in the conference room took a deep breath subconsciously after hearing this.

Another 500 million US dollars, Director Jiang’s courage is always so shocking!

Considering the popularity and astonishing box office of "Legend of the Little Soldier", it is not unacceptable to spend 500 million US dollars to film "The Lich War".

However, mythological stories are not as popular as sci-fi wars in the global film market. Even if it is released in two parts, it is unlikely to exceed US$2 billion.

In general, there are some risks, but not very high.

There is no problem in making a profit, but it is not expected to be too much. Anyway, it is incomparable with "Legend of Little Soldiers".

"Okay, Director Jiang, this is a great idea!"

"If it is shot in one go and released in two parts, it will definitely make a lot of money!"

Everyone was just slightly distracted and began to praise Jiang Heng's idea.

Even the company CEO Du Huan who attended the meeting also applauded.

Seeing this, Jiang Heng sighed slightly.

No wonder many business leaders tend to make mistakes after becoming successful.

This kind of "one word and one word" state, where no one objects to any decision you make, is really easy to make people feel "floating"!

The problem is that facts have proven that he has been right all these years, and it is normal that no one has any opinions!

"As for the protagonist, I think it is more appropriate to arrange Hou Yi. The main content of the upper part of the film is Hou Yi shooting the sun. The lower part can be about Chang'e being kidnapped to the Guanghan Palace of the Taiyin Star, and Hou Yi leads the crowd to rescue her!

Of course, his strength is not the best. Heaven's top combat power has to be dealt with by the ancestral witches! "

"Okay, so the idea is clear. Hou Yi, a well-known mythological figure, is present throughout. From his perspective, he looks at the destruction of the demon clan in heaven, the ancient world was broken into pieces, and Chang'e was trapped in the lunar star forever. The frustrated Hou Yi traveled In the human world, you can also participate in the Conferred God War in the future!" A screenwriter suddenly thought.

Another said: "It's indeed good. I remember that Taoist Lu Ya was transformed into a three-legged golden crow, and he worshiped Zhao Gongming to death with a nail-head seven-arrow book. Director Jiang, can you change it then? Let Hou Yi go out to rescue Zhao Gongming!" "

"That's okay. Zhao Gongming's death was so unjust!"

The screenwriters of Aiyouteng Pictures are generally a little younger. When I was a child, I felt that the people who taught "The Legend of the Gods" were good people, and the people who taught them were villains.

But when I grow up and look at it, I realize that's not the case anymore.

Some people even think that the Chanjiao led by Yuanshi Tianzun is simply a "family" in the fairy world, and family background is the most important.

No matter how capable you are, if you are from a bad background, you have to be a mount or a boy.

This is not the case with Jiejiao. If you truly teach without distinction, and all things in the world have spirituality, you can become an immortal!

So the script of "Lich War" hasn't been written yet, and they are starting to think about how to help.

Jiang Heng didn't care about this, but praised them for their ideas.

"The idea is pretty good. I can consider it when we film the scene of the Battle of the Gods. It's better to write the script as soon as possible for now!"

"Don't worry, Director Jiang, you have set the main line and tone of the story. We will definitely hand over a script that satisfies you!" the head of the screenwriting department began to express his position.

Jiang Heng smiled slightly, "That's right, do your job well, and you will get the bonus!"

All the screenwriters laughed when they heard this, and they were obviously quite satisfied with the company's incentive policy.

After leaving the meeting room, Jiang Heng returned to his office.

Not long after, his cell phone rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was from Han Sanping.

In recent years, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video have rarely co-produced with China Film Group, after all, it is difficult for them to provide the kind of "irreplaceable" resources.

Whether it is Han Sanping or the executives of China Film Group, they all understand this, and there is no unhappiness between the two sides.

It has nothing to do with feelings, it is purely a matter of work needs.

Just like Jiang Heng chose to cooperate with the Naval Political Department TV Drama Art Center when filming "Hero Company" and "Legend of the Little Soldier". Wu Jing filmed "Wolf Warrior", and the producer included the Jinling Military Region Political Department TV Art Center, which is the same reason.

"Hey, Mr. Han, are you not busy recently?"

"Of course I'm not busy. I can't compare to you, you have one blockbuster after another!"

Han Sanping laughed and said loudly: "Congratulations, this time it's going to set a record again!"

Jiang Heng also laughed: "Then I have to thank you, Mr. Han. It's the protection month for domestic films. There is no competition from Hollywood blockbusters. All the time is mine!"

Han Sanping laughed, "Oh, that's not right. If other domestic films are released during that time period, it is indeed to protect domestic production. But there are no foreign blockbusters during the release of "Legend of the Little Soldier", that's to protect them!"

Jiang Heng laughed when he heard it.

The two chatted for a while before they started to talk about business.

Han Sanping was not idle, he just wanted to find out what important roles there were in Jiang Heng's film.

He didn't really want to get involved, but he was asked to help ask, and if there was a suitable one, he would help recommend it.