Chapter 480: The "Lost in Hong Kong" Incident

Big stars are not short of money. Some generous ones will treat all the crew members to cold drinks and milk tea.

Reba became a star at a young age and has never felt the hardship of making money. She is also very generous when spending money.

Within a few days of the start of filming, she treated Jiang Heng three times, and each time she personally brought a cup to him.

"You are a kind-hearted person. Everyone in the crew should praise you!" Jiang Heng sipped the cold drink and laughed and teased.

Reba lowered her eyes slightly, and her clean and white cheeks silently turned slightly red.

"It's just a cold drink, nothing!"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "It's okay as long as the meaning is there. You don't have to buy it too many times, otherwise it will be too expensive!"

"Well, I know!"

The atmosphere became a little awkward as the two of them were depressed.

Jiang Heng glanced at his watch, "Okay, let's get ready for filming!"

"Okay!"

Reba plays a war correspondent, and her role is quite important, especially after "space travel" to other planets, there are many battle shots facing alien natives.

Of course, at first, they must have relied on advanced weapons to crush the enemy. But because of limited ammunition, there are also many fighting scenes.

The character in the play is set as a martial artist who is proficient in various fighting skills. By the second part, it is likely to move closer to the "Black Widow" setting.

And Reba has a good dance foundation, so she also performed well when shooting fighting scenes.

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In the blink of an eye, it was the National Day of 2013. Because the overall market was relatively prosperous, the New Year/Spring Festival and summer vacation were often occupied by blockbusters from iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures.

Therefore, the "May 1st" and "National Day" periods became the battlefields for other film and television companies and small and medium-cost films to fight.

The most eye-catching "National Day" this year is "Hong Kong囧" written and directed by Xu Zheng.

On the one hand, there are two hot-selling predecessors "Lost on Journey" and "Lost in Thailand", and many viewers have high expectations for it.

Secondly, there are news about "infringement" flying everywhere. Everyone knows that Xu Zheng has put aside iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, and has teamed up with Guangxian Pictures to make this film, which is obviously for the sake of watching the show.

In addition to "Lost in Hong Kong", there is another road movie that borrows from the "囧 series" and is released in the same period, that is "All the Way Crazy".

This film was written by Wen Juan and others and directed by Ye Weimin, and it obviously borrowed the setting of "Lost on Journey".

The male protagonist of the film is played by Chen Sicheng, a philandering obstetrician and gynecologist who was frightened by a "B-ultrasound" examination form and contributed a famous scene of the examination.

It is quite coincidental that the younger brother who is responsible for the crazy and trouble-making in this film is also played by Bao Beier.

It is extremely similar to him in "Lost in Hong Kong", not to say that it is exactly the same.

The result is that it is a bit awkward when it comes to publicity. Both the media and the audience will unconsciously compare the two films together.

Some film critics even pointed out bluntly that, except for a few big directors such as Jiang Heng, Zhang Yimou, and Jiang Wen who are quite innovative, many Chinese-language films are tirelessly following the trend and rehashing old ideas, just to make a quick buck, without considering the quality of the film at all!

Many media and netizens agree with this argument and have reposted it for discussion.

The two "囧 series" comedy films have not yet been released, but the public opinion has fallen behind.

In the office of the general manager of Guangxian Films, Wang Changtian held the phone with a serious expression, but the answer from the other end was that Director Jiang is currently filming in a closed crew and has no time to care about things outside.

"What do you mean?" Xu Zheng, who was across the table, looked anxious.

He has invested a lot of effort in this film, and there is a profit-sharing agreement, hoping to make a lot of money.

If the box office doesn't pick up, it will be in vain, and it will be in vain to be a villain!

Wang Changtian hung up the phone and sighed: "I guess he is really angry, right?"

"Then, what should I do?" Xu Zheng's voice changed.

For Lost in Hong Kong, he did not take the director's fee and 10% profit share like he did for Lost in Thailand.

Instead, he became the big boss with 47.5% of the net box office revenue (minus the distribution cost). His own company Zhen Le Dao was both the producer and the first producer of the film.

Before Lost in Hong Kong was released, he sold his share of the box office to a Hong Kong listed company, making a profit in advance.

The company will be renamed Huanxi Media. Xu Zheng and Ning Hao each hold 19% of the shares and are the second largest shareholders of the company. The largest shareholder is the famous business person Dong Ping.

In another time and space, it was Dong Ping who operated the backdoor listing of Ali Pictures. He also served as the chairman of the film company and was a famous film producer and investor. In short, he was a stakeholder.

So Lost in Hong Kong is not just a comedy movie, but also a game of leverage between the capital and film and television circles.

Once the box office fails to pick up, things will be a bit troublesome.

"How about going to the China Film Digital Base?" Xu Zheng suggested.

Wang Changtian shook his head, "If they are determined not to see me, it's useless to go!"

"You can't just accept it, right?"

Wang Changtian smiled, "It hasn't come to that point yet, it's just the direction of public opinion!"

"I know the situation is not serious at the moment, I'm just afraid that after the film is released, they will continue to make moves!"

Xu Zheng was worried, not because of the film's box office concerns, because the profits have been locked in advance, he will not lose anything.

He cares more about Jiang Heng's attitude towards this matter and him. If iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures react too strongly, it will be difficult for him to survive in the industry in the future.

Wang Changtian's attitude was relatively calm, because Guangxian was the second largest producer and distributor of the film, and the investment amount was very limited.

Not to mention that the box office was not bad, even if it was a loss, he could afford it!

"Things have come to this, let's take it one step at a time!"

"That's the only way!"

That being said, Xu Zheng was still worried. After leaving the Guangxian company building, he called his good friend Ning Hao and asked him to help find out what Jiang Heng was saying.

Ning Hao was unwilling to get involved in this matter. Not to mention Jiang Heng's support for him over the years, the current dominance of Aiyouteng Pictures in the industry was not something he, a director, could contend with!

"Look at you, you were cooperating well with them, but you had to do these things!"

Xu Zheng said: "I just want to make more money!"

"If you want to get more, go talk to Director Jiang, he is not a stingy person...!"

"It's useless to say these things now, just help me to test the waters!"

"Hey, okay, I really...!"

Ning Hao hung up the phone with a grumble. He wanted to call Jiang Heng, but he thought it would be better to talk about it in person.

Since he had nothing to do recently, he drove to the China Film Digital Base.

The staff here naturally knew Director Ning, and he came to Jiang Heng smoothly.

"Hey, Director Ning, you are a rare guest. Do you have any ideas for new films that you want to talk to me about?" (End of this chapter)