Chapter 428: Responses From Big Directors

Before Wang Zhonglei called, Xu Ke had received the news.

After all, nearly half of Jiang Heng's filming team came from Hong Kong, and many of them had cooperated before.

Jiang Heng announced that he would not make blockbusters next year, and these people had to find another way out.

Among the Hong Kong directors they knew, the first choice for those who were active in the mainland and could make blockbusters was definitely Xu Ke.

Zhou Xingxing did make movies, but he was too strict and was known as the "tyrant on the set." If there was a choice, everyone would definitely choose someone who was easier to cooperate with.

So many people called Xu Ke, which made him "flattered."

"Director Xu, have you heard about Jiang Heng's news?" Wang Zhonglei asked on the phone.

"Yes, I heard that many old friends called me!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let's find a place to have a good chat and talk about "Shendu Dragon King"!"

Xu Ke sneered when he heard this.

Because he had talked to the Wang brothers about the script of "Shendu Dragon King" many times, and there were still many differences.

For example, in terms of the plot, Wang Zhonglei kept nagging about the fact that there was no sea in Luoyang, and kept wanting him to change the setting.

The problem is that if there really was no sea in Luoyang, this story would no longer exist.

The second is the starring role. Wang Zhonglei wanted to use actors from the mainland, while he wanted to use actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. They talked for a long time but couldn't decide, which put the project in a deadlock.

If Jiang Heng hadn't announced that he would suspend filming next year, the Wang brothers wouldn't have been so anxious.

In this case, Xu Ke should thank Jiang Heng!

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In Hong Kong, Wu Yusen was awakened by a phone call in his sleep.

"He wants to suspend work for a year? Humph, it's quite normal for him to make such a big fuss!" Wu Yusen said dissatisfiedly.

After all, Hong Kong movies have declined, and it is normal for many big directors not to make movies for a few years.

A big Hollywood director like him has not directed a movie for several years after the movie "Red Cliff", and he didn't make a special statement!

Of course, he has not been idle in recent years, and has produced films such as "Sword Rain" and "Seediq Bale".

Then he perfected the script of "The Taiping", the Chinese "Titanic" in his mind, and then he looked for investors who were willing to pay.

It was just that he lost too much money in "Windtalkers" when he was in Hollywood, and the reputation and box office of "Red Cliff" did not meet expectations, so some investors were not very brave.

But Jiang Heng's suspension of filming was indeed a good thing for him.

Zhang Jiazhen, who called, said, "Jiang Heng has "Under One Person" and "Honghuang" this year, which together make more than 7 billion! With such a large market share, the film he shoots next year will definitely make more money..."

Wu Yusen listened and agreed with this.

Because in their view, with the gradual development of the mainland economy, the scale of the film market has also exploded.

The most important thing is that the audience's viewing habits have been cultivated, and more and more young people are used to watching a movie with their lovers on weekends.

And this consumption habit will not disappear just because Jiang Heng does not go to make a movie, everyone can only choose other types of films.

And the film market is a winner-takes-all market.

Whoever has a famous director, a luxurious creative team, huge investment, and strong publicity and promotion will be more likely to win the box office.

So this stage can be called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Wu Yusen just thought of this and shook his head again, thinking that the word "once-in-a-lifetime" is not good, as if he is afraid of Jiang Heng.

But in the end, he said, "We should be able to get the funds if we talk to them this time!"

Zhang Jiazhen said, "It will definitely work this time. They are not stupid. Who can miss such a good opportunity!"

...

In Ningbo, in a suite of a one-star hotel, Chen Kaige sat on the sofa and read Du Fu's poems.

Chen Hong came over and said that she had just heard a piece of news that Jiang Heng said at the wrap-up banquet that he was going to suspend filming next year.

Director Chen just raised his eyelids and sneered, "What do you mean, have you made enough money and are you ready to retire?"

Chen Hong smiled, "How is it possible, he is so young. Besides, who would complain about the heat of money? I guess his inspiration is exhausted and there is nothing to shoot!"

Chen Kaiqi nodded slightly, because he also felt the same way.

I wanted to bring "Shamen Konghai: The Great Tang Ghost Banquet" to the big screen before. After the project was approved, a lot of money was spent to build "Tang City", but it would take several years to start filming.

I didn't know what to do for a while, so I made a script called "Search" and planned to make a low-cost drama first.

The male lead was chosen by Taiwan artist Zhao Youting, and the female lead was Gao Yuanyuan from iQiyi Films.

To be honest, he really didn't like Jiang Heng, nor did he like iQiyi Films.

But Gao Yuanyuan's image really fits the image of the heroine he imagined, so he "borrowed" her.

The crew started filming in mid-October, and it has just been filming for a while.

Therefore, Director Chen did not have much feeling about Jiang Heng's suspension of filming next year.

Because he felt that it was not Jiang Heng who defeated him, but the audience themselves.

The audience could not understand what he had to do, but he could not shoot without any artistry!

"The entertainment industry is lively now. You can see that there will be a lot of movies to be released next year!"

Chen Hong said with some regret: "It will definitely happen. He will not shoot a movie for a year, which means that there is a high probability that his blockbuster will not be released during the Spring Festival and summer vacation in 2013. This will leave a huge market share. As long as those people get a little bit, they can eat their fill!"

"Indeed!"

Chen Kai-ge also had some regrets. The problem was that the construction of "Tang City" had already started. He couldn't just say that he didn't need it halfway and wanted to use special effects instead!

As for making another special effects blockbuster, he really hadn't decided what to shoot for a while!

"Never mind, let's just watch the fun!" Chen Kai-ge said with a smile, and picked up his Du Fu poetry collection again.

Chen Hong was a little unwilling, thinking about finding a suitable script for Chen Kai-ge. It would be a pity if he didn't get a share of such a good opportunity.

In addition to these big directors, the bosses and directors of other film and television companies were very shocked when they heard the news.

Immediately realized that the opportunity was rare, and they all thought about setting up projects to shoot new films.

When the fans heard this, they were extremely shocked.

Since "The Matrix" more than ten years ago, too many people have been accustomed to watching Jiang Heng's special effects blockbusters during the summer vacation and the New Year (Spring Festival). Many people can be said to have grown up watching Jiang Heng's movies, so they were really shocked to hear this news.

Some people went to major forums and forums to find the source of the news and discuss the authenticity of the matter.

Some people also felt that it was necessary to support Jiang Heng with practical actions, and went to the theater to watch "Honghuang: The Fall of Heaven" twice or three times, which made this film, which was about to be taken off the screen and had weak box office growth, explode again.

Because it was released in an unpopular period, "Honghuang: The Fall of Heaven" had a strong start, but the decline in the later period was very large, and it was originally barely over 2 billion.

But because the news of Jiang Heng's "suspending filming for a year" spread, it attracted many fans to "watch it twice" and "watch it three times" to support it, and the box office of the film actually rose against the market trend, and it is possible to surpass the previous one! (End of this chapter)