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Chapter 375 Who is the protagonist?
"The plot is still too grand, with complicated stories, characters, and settings. If you want to show all these things in one movie, it will probably end up like The Legend of Zu, where you mention a little bit of everything but don't go into any of them in depth!"

A screenwriter said this at a script seminar.

Everyone nodded, obviously agreeing with this point of view.

"Another question is, who should the perspective of the two races, the wizard and the lich, be focused on throughout the film?" another screenwriter asked.

“Can it be made into two parts?”

"Two? That's a big risk!"

"Yes, 'A Chinese Odyssey' and 'Red Cliff'...!"

The screenwriters were discussing the matter, and Jiang Hengze suddenly had an idea.

It is not impossible to have two parts, and the film budget can be increased.

As for the perspective of the film, it is naturally placed on the Witch Clan. After all, the demon clan occupied the heavens, and the Witch Clan is on the ground!

Furthermore, themes about resisting oppression have always been easier to gain people's recognition.

But the audience is not very interested in things like suppressing rebellions.

Otherwise, sayings like “Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?”, “The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established”, and “The bones of officials and ministers have been trampled on the streets of heaven” would not have been widely circulated.

Furthermore, the ending of the "War of the Liches and Wizards" is the destruction of the demon clan's heaven and the replacement of the Lord of the Three Realms. If the demon clan is described from a positive perspective, the ending will not be easy to handle!

The righteous side naturally belongs to the witch clan.

As for the choice of the protagonist, there is actually not much room for choice.

After all, in the "Honghuang" setting, the well-known great wizards are nothing more than Houyi, Xingtian, Kuafu and a few others.

Considering the issue of pairing male and female protagonists in commercial films, Houyi, who has Chang'e as his partner, can be said to be the best choice for the male protagonist of this film!

Compared with Xingtian who had his head chopped off and Kuafu who died of thirst, Houyi's competitiveness is overwhelming.

After thinking this through, 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 some extent. I think that the plot of the war between the sorcerers and the liches involves a lot of content. If we want to shoot it well and beautifully, it will be difficult to show it perfectly without the length of two parts.

Therefore, I decided to release the movie "War of the Liches" in two parts. The total investment is still estimated to be 500 million US dollars. If it is not enough, we can add more later!"

After hearing this, everyone in the conference room took a breath subconsciously.

Another 500 million US dollars, Director Jiang’s courage is always so shocking!
Considering the popularity and amazing box office of "Little Soldier Legend", it is not unacceptable to spend 500 million US dollars to shoot "Warcraft".

However, mythological stories are not as popular as science fiction war films in the global film market. Even if they are released in two parts, it is unlikely to exceed 2 billion US dollars.

In short, there are some risks, but they are not very big.

Profits are fine, but I guess they won’t be too much. Anyway, they can’t be compared with “Legend of the Little Soldiers”.

"Okay, Director Jiang, this idea is amazing!"

"If we can film it in one go and release it in two parts, we'll definitely make a ton of money!"

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

Even Du Huan, the company CEO who was attending the meeting, applauded.

Seeing this, Jiang Heng sighed slightly.

No wonder many business tycoons are prone to making mistakes after achieving success.

This kind of "one's word is law" situation, where no one objects to any decision you make, can really make people feel "floating"!

The problem is that facts have proven that he has been right all these years, so it is normal that no one has raised any objections! "As for the protagonist, I think Hou Yi is more suitable. The first part of the film is mainly about Hou Yi shooting down the sun. The second part can be about Chang'e being abducted to Guanghan Palace on the Moon, and Hou Yi leading the crowd to rescue her!

Of course, his strength is not the best. The top fighting force of the Heavenly Court still needs to be dealt with by the Ancestral Witches!"

"Okay, now the idea is clear. There is Houyi, a household name in mythology, throughout the story. From his perspective, we can see the destruction of the demon clan and the heaven, the shattered prehistoric world, and Chang'e trapped forever on the Taiyin planet. The disheartened Houyi travels around the world, and in the future he can participate in the Battle of the Gods!" A screenwriter suddenly had an idea.

Another said, "That's great indeed. I remember that Taoist Lu Ya was transformed from a three-legged golden crow and used the Seven Arrows Book to kill Zhao Gongming. Director Jiang, can you change it? Let Hou Yi come out of the mountains to save Zhao Gongming!"

"This is fine. Zhao Gongming's death was so unjust!"

The screenwriters of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video are generally relatively young. When I watched "Investiture of the Gods" when I was a child, I thought that the people from the orthodox sect were all good people, and the people from the evil sect were all villains.

But when I grew up and looked back at it, I realized that it was not the case.

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

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

It is different with Jiejiao. It truly teaches everyone without distinction. All spiritual things in the world can become immortals!
So the script of "War of the Liches" has not been written yet, but they have already started thinking about how to help Jiejiao.

Jiang Heng didn't care about it, instead he praised them for having such ideas.

"It's a good idea. We can consider it when we shoot the Conferred Gods War scenes. For now, we should write the script as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry, Director Jiang, you have decided on the main plot and tone of the story, and we will definitely hand over a script that will satisfy you!" The head of the screenwriting department began to express his opinion.

Jiang Heng smiled slightly, "Not bad, do a good job, you will definitely get the bonus!"

Upon hearing this, all the screenwriters chuckled, and were obviously quite satisfied with the company's incentive policy.

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

Not long after that, the cell phone rang.

I picked it up and saw that it belonged to Han Sanping.

In recent years, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video have rarely produced joint projects with China Film. After all, it is difficult for them to provide such "irreplaceable" resources.

Both Han Sanping and the senior executives of China Film Corporation understood this logic, and there was no unhappiness between the two sides.

It has nothing to do with feelings, it’s purely a matter of whether it’s necessary for work or not.

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 Jinling Military Region Political Department TV Art Center was one of the producers. It's the same reason.

"Hey, Mr. Han, are you busy lately?"

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

Han Sanping laughed and said loudly: "Congratulations, this time we are going to set a new record!"

Jiang Heng also smiled: "Then I have to thank you, Mr. Han. It's the domestic film protection month. There is no competition from Hollywood blockbusters. The schedule is all mine!"

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

Jiang Heng laughed out loud when he heard this.

The two chatted for a while before getting down to business.

Han Sanping was not idle either, he just wanted to find out about the important roles in Jiang Heng's film.

He didn't really want to get involved, he just wanted to ask questions when someone asked him to, and if there was a suitable one, he would help make a recommendation.

(End of this chapter)