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Chapter 194 Accident
"Journey to the West: Pingdingshan" does not have the same super-burning and sensational plot as "Lion Camel Ridge".

Because such scenes are so rare, especially in commercial films.

If we count the box office hits over the past thirty years, there are very few that are both good-looking and sensational.

Especially in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" which is famous for its special effects, the most touching scene is the one where Iron Man snaps his fingers in "Avengers 4", and the rest are mostly lively and good-looking popcorn movies.

"Journey to the West: Pingdingshan" also belongs to this category. After all, the team is fixed with four people, and it is impossible to "sacrifice teammates to the heavens and have boundless magic power" at every turn, and use "the death of Tang Monk" to give Wukong a BUFF.

Besides, there are not many monsters as powerful as the three monsters of "Lion Camel Ridge" who can force Tang Seng and his disciples to that point.

The "Yellow-browed Old Buddha" of the Xiao Leiyin Temple is very powerful, but he has no intention of eating Tang Monk's flesh. It seems more like he came here specifically to compete with Sun Wukong.

If we want to film something in the future, the selling points will also be the various battles of magic and gods.

During the interview, when asked by reporters why the film was not as touching as "Lion Camel Ridge", Jiang Heng's answer was almost the same.

Commercial blockbusters are mainly designed to satisfy the audience's audio-visual effects, and "good-looking" and "fun" are the first things to be achieved.

It would be great if it could be both beautiful and touching, but you can't force it.

Afterwards, a group of main creators took the stage to be interviewed by reporters and talked about their experiences and feelings during the filming.

Among them, the ones that reporters were most curious about and sought after were Zhang Yuqi and Jing Tian.

The former can be called the female lead and has more roles.

Furthermore, the opening scene, with its alluring figure and shockingly realistic original form, left a deep impression on the audience, making everyone curious about this young girl who suddenly appeared.

The reporters became even more excited when they learned that she was from Star Emblem Company and would soon star in Stephen Chow's film.

As for Jing Tian, ​​he is also very popular among reporters.

Because the "rich and beautiful girl" is so beautiful, she is not inferior to the "Fairy Sister" next to her.

She was also a person who had no news in the entertainment industry before (Dafeng had not been aired yet), but suddenly appeared in Jiang Heng's new film with quite a lot of scenes. She also sat in the front row very close to Jiang Heng at the event, which made people very suspicious of her relationship with Jiang Heng.

A reporter directly asked what her relationship with Jiang Heng was.

Jing Tian's statement that they were good friends aroused more suspicion from the media.

As for Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, although they also made guest appearances as Xiao Yao, they were basically ignored because their roles were so small.

The event ended with a dinner, where all the guests wished the film a big hit.

Jiang Heng didn't care much about it, but Han Sanping was a little excited.

It’s really because the previous "The Promise" suffered too much loss, and they urgently need a big money-making movie to support the scene.

Furthermore, China Film Group plans to participate in the investment of "Red Cliff". Without a profitable blockbuster to support it, the senior executives will feel uneasy.

During the meal, Han Sanping suddenly asked Jiang Heng in a joking tone whether he was interested in investing in "Red Cliff".

For a movie, it is normal for multiple companies to jointly produce it.

After all, before a film is made, no matter how good the script is, there is no guarantee that it will make money.

Only because Jiang Heng has a "super microcomputer" and will never lose money, he would dare to invest tens of millions of dollars in a movie.

Those in Hollywood who are shooting films with a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars are also extremely nervous and afraid of losing money if they are not careful.

Han Sanping wanted to bring Jiang Heng along, firstly because he was optimistic about the project, and secondly because he felt that Jiang Heng had a good vision and could minimize the risks.

Jiang Heng just laughed it off and said that he had a lot of money to spend in 05 and had no investment plans for the time being.

At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward!
The investment budget for the film "Red Cliff" is 80 million US dollars, which is more than 600 million RMB.

The main investor has been found, and Jiang Heng is invited to participate. He is not required to contribute much money, just a little investment will do. With Jiang Heng's current wealth, thirty or fifty million is just pocket money.

If he is unwilling to take such a small amount of money, it only means that he is not optimistic about this project.

Who are you not optimistic about? Is it the subject matter?

Definitely not.

As for the actors, they have not been confirmed yet.

He was invited to play Zhou Yu before, but he refused.

Then the biggest possibility is that they are not optimistic about director Wu Yusen.

The latter also noticed this and showed an expression of humiliation, anger and confusion.

In his opinion, Jiang Heng must have felt that he was incapable of making a good film for Red Cliff because Windtalkers failed at the box office and he lost too much money.

When he recalled that he was dominating the Hong Kong film industry, Jiang Heng was still peeing and playing in the mud. But now, he doesn't even give his senior any face!
What is puzzling is that the two of them had no grudges against each other in the past, so why would they embarrass me like this?

After all, we are all from Hong Kong. Even if we don’t stick together, we shouldn’t sabotage each other!

Wu Yusen immediately stood up and sneered, "Before, when Old Monster Xu said something about you, I comforted him. Now it seems that Director Jiang really doesn't take us old guys seriously! In this case, I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Han Sanping was extremely surprised. He never expected that things would turn out like this!

It shouldn’t be!

Jiang Heng smiled bitterly, took a sip of wine and said nothing.

After all, according to common sense, even if he doesn't want to participate, it's reasonable for him to invest 18 million.

The problem is that he is not an ordinary person who knows nothing about the future and knows that "Red Cliff" suffered heavy losses after its release.

It's okay for him to throw in some money, but he is afraid that others will see him investing and follow suit, thus cheating other investors.

What we are afraid of is that in the future, when promoting the film, they will use the gimmick of "produced by iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video" to deceive audiences who are unaware of the truth into buying tickets.

The bottom line is that losing money is a small matter, but it cannot damage his reputation.

Nowadays, his movies don’t need much promotion in China to have extremely high box office, thanks to a golden brand created by many special effects blockbusters that are above the standard.

Once you trick the audience, it won’t be so effective anymore.

Although he and Wu Yusen both came from Hong Kong to the north, they are not related. Wouldn't it be crazy for him to destroy his own reputation in order to help others?

One more thing to mention is that although his previous cameo in "Hero" was also criticized, from the perspective of a commercial film, it was still qualified. "Red Cliff" was a complete rubbish!

However, Wu Yusen left the table angrily, but not many people left with him.

After all, Jiang Heng is too famous nowadays. He is not only an internationally renowned director, but also a big investor. No one dares to offend him easily.

Zhang Chaoyang, who was watching the show on the side, laughed it off and changed the subject.

Liu Yifei, Jing Tian, ​​Tang Yan, Yang Mi, Zhang Yuqi and others were all frightened like quails by the sudden change.

However, after a while, the difference was apparent in everyone's reactions.

Liu Yifei, Tang Yan and others remained at their original tables, not daring to move. Only Jing Tian walked over to the chair where Wu Yusen had just sat, leaned forward slightly and asked, "What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)