Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 292 303 [This is the big production that a big crew should have! ]

Since 1990, Shanghai has embarked on a large-scale development of Pudong. All the old houses here have been expropriated, freeing up a large piece of land. Among them, the expropriation of an area near the Oriental Pearl Tower under construction was completed at the end of last year.

The piece of land that Li Yishu and Tang Junnian, the boss of Tang Chen Group, bought together is located just behind the future Shanghai World Financial Center and 2.3 kilometers away from the Oriental Pearl Tower. Both are on Century Avenue in Lujiazui.

Looking at the ruins of the building that had been mostly demolished, Li Yishu glanced at the Oriental Pearl Tower in the distance, whose main structure had been completed and whose interior decoration was undergoing. He was extremely satisfied. If a building was built here, the price would be at least tens of billions in the future.

He said to Tang Junnian beside him: "Boss Tang, this location is great. You must have put a lot of thought into it, right?"

"This is all thanks to Director Li."

Tang Junnian said with a smile: "When we were bidding for this piece of land, there were many people competing with it. At that time, our Tangchen Group was a little short of funds. If it weren't for Director Li's investment, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to get this piece of land."

Anyone who has worked in the real estate industry will understand how huge the commercial value brought about by the large-scale development of Pudong is.

After all, Puxi has basically been developed a long time ago, and there are a large population and a large number of buildings. In addition, there are many listed historical sites, so it is extremely difficult to demolish them.

Pudong is different. It used to be a swamp and dock warehouses. It started to develop slowly after the founding of the People's Republic of China and has some population, but it is still mostly in rural areas.

This is also why a saying circulated in Shanghai in the 1980s: "I would rather have a bed in Puxi than a house in Pudong."

"I believe that even without me, Mr. Tang will be able to handle it."

Li Yishu laughed and said, "In fact, I was able to get a share of this thanks to Mr. Tang."

Tang Junnian waved his hand and said, "No, no, Director Li is too polite. Without Director Li's funds, I would not have been able to acquire this land."

Xu Xu, who was standing by, saw the two of them like this and immediately said with a smile, "Okay, the two of you don't need to thank each other anymore. If you want to thank someone, you should thank me. If I hadn't helped you two get together, there wouldn't be this cooperation."

"That's right. If it weren't for Sister Xu's help, there wouldn't be this cooperation. I'll treat Sister Xu to a meal later."

Li Yishu nodded in agreement. The Lujiazui area in Pudong is a key development area in Shanghai. Both policies and support are in place, which naturally attracted countless real estate companies.

Without Xu Lu's help, Li Yishu might not have been able to acquire the land. Money alone is useless. Without the corresponding technology and experience, as well as the reputation of the real estate company, the government would not have been able to auction the land so easily.

Because the above meaning is very clear, that is, to build the Lujiazui area in Pudong into the future financial and economic center of Shanghai. This is why after it was decided to develop Pudong, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower was arranged to be built in Lujiazui.

It is to create a landmark building.

Xu Xu smiled and said, "Don't look back. Treat me to a meal today. There is a restaurant on Huanghe Road. I came here last time and it tasted very good."

"Haha, no problem."

Li Yishu glanced at her watch and saw that it was already past four in the afternoon. She said, "It's past four, so let's go now."

The group immediately took a bus to Huanghe Road.

Since the large-scale development of Pudong, Shanghai has become extremely lively. Originally it was the most important trade and financial center in the mainland. With the large-scale development, capital from Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas has poured in.

The arrival of so many wealthy people has also given rise to the prosperity of Huanghe Road. It was just around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun had not yet set, but the neon lights on Huanghe Road were already brightly lit, and crowds of people and cars were surging. At a glance, the ground was full of people.

“Huanghe Road is becoming more and more prosperous.”

Standing in front of the French window of the restaurant and looking at the crowded crowd below, Li Yishu couldn't help but recall the scene when she came to Huanghe Road to have dinner with Qingxia and others at the end of last year.

Although there were quite a few people here at that time, it was definitely not as popular as it is now. It was just like the shopping malls on holidays, with people and cars everywhere.

Xu Suo asked curiously, "Has Director Li been to Huanghe Road?"

"Well, when I came to visit the crew of "Six-Fingered Lute Devil" last year, I ate here with Sister Qingxia and the others."

"Then Director Li must have eaten a king cobra?"

"Yeah, it tastes good."

"Yes, the salt and pepper king cobra here tastes first-rate, and the snake soup is also good, even better than the snake soup in Hong Kong."

While the two were chatting, Tang Junnian walked in from outside and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Director Li, I just ran into an acquaintance, so I was delayed downstairs for a while."

Li Yishu smiled and said, "It's okay, Mr. Tang. Before the food is served, why don't we talk about the subsequent land development project?"

"No problem. I just want to talk to Director Li about this. You're usually busy filming everywhere, so we need to have a good chat today."

Li Yishu only stayed in Shanghai for two days. After finalizing the business plan with Tang Junnian, he flew directly to Yanjing. He was interested in real estate only because it could make money in the future, but he didn't understand it. He decided to leave professional matters to professionals.

As long as the finances are managed well, there will basically be no major problems. Anyway, Li Yishu has never thought of competing with Tang Junnian for the management rights of "Shanghai Xinpu Real Estate Company".

Shanghai Xinpu Real Estate is a company founded by Li Yishu and Tang Junnian, mainly for cooperation in acquiring land. The total investment is RMB 8 million. The company is backed by the Hong Kong Tang Chen Group and has successfully obtained some preferential policies for Hong Kong businessmen.

The land acquisition alone cost nearly 6 million yuan, and the subsequent million yuan will be mainly used to build commercial buildings, including a -meter-high skyscraper, several small commercial office buildings, and related supporting facilities.

Yanjing.

Beijing Film Studio.

All the actors for the crew of "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" have been selected. Apart from the dozen or so important actors who auditioned last time, the remaining important supporting roles have been selected by Han Sanping, Xie Jin and Wang Fulin.

Li Yishu glanced at the list of actors in his hand. Most of them were actors and staff from major film studios. When he saw Zhao Xue's name, he was stunned and looked at Han Sanping who was sitting opposite him in astonishment: "Uncle San, this Zhao Xue is my mother?"

"Haha, it's Sister Zhao." Han Sanping said with a smile: "I didn't expect Sister Zhao to come."

"Why didn't my mother tell me?"

Seeing that Zhao Xue was going to play the role of Wu Guotai, Li Yishu knew that Han Sanping must have let her play the role. It's not that her mother's acting skills were bad, after all, she had worked in Emei Film Studio for more than 20 years, so her acting skills must be no problem, and she was more than qualified to play the role of Wu Guotai.

But this role is still very important. In the script, not only Liu Bei will meet Wu Guotai, but Sun Quan will also meet Wu Guotai. There will be a preaching scene at that time, which will deepen Sun Quan's determination to unite with Liu Bei to fight against Cao. Han Sanping shook his head and said, "Maybe Sister Zhao doesn't want you to know."

Hearing this, Li Yishu nodded without comment and prepared to call his mother later. He hadn't been back to Sichuan for a long time.

"That's it for the actors, how are the props team preparing?"

"Several sets of armor templates have been made and delivered. Do you want to take a look?"

"Let's go and have a look!"

Li Yishu immediately followed Han Sanping to the warehouse of Beijing Film Studio, and saw a new set of armor designed jointly by ancient armor research experts and the art team.

This set of armor adopts the style of the Black Armor of the Han Dynasty, but it is very different. The Black Armor of the Han Dynasty is fish scale armor, with thousands of iron plates densely packed together. Because the iron is black, it is also called "Black Armor".

It still lacks a lot in terms of aesthetics, giving people a sense of shoddy work. Li Yishu asked the art team to participate in it, hoping that the armor of ordinary soldiers could give people a sense of majesty, grandeur, and awe-inspiringness.

When tens of thousands of troops gather together, the oppressive feeling that covers the sky and the sun can be expressed most effectively and intuitively by unifying the color and style of their armor.

The armor of ordinary soldiers is all black, and it is also an upgraded version of the black armor. But there are also Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Liu Bei's White Guards, and Sun Quan's Tiger Soldiers under the Chariot.

These are the elite soldiers mentioned in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", similar to modern special forces.

There is no need to say much about the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. They are the iron cavalry that was able to fight the fleeing Wuhuan. Liu Bei's Bai Li Guard were also the elite troops that followed him in his battles. Although Sun Quan suffered a crushing defeat at Xiaoyaojin, the tiger soldiers under his chariots were able to protect him and escape from Zhang Liao's army, so their combat effectiveness is unquestionable.

The armor of these special forces must be different from that of ordinary soldiers.

"咚咚-"

Li Yishu knocked on a black and red armor in front of him. The hard steel made a dull sound. He couldn't help but look at Niu Yuqian, the person in charge of the props group: "Producer Niu, how heavy is this armor?"

Niu Yuqian is the props team leader for the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was also brought in to supervise the props for the film. He said: "The armor is made of plastic, with a 3cm steel layer on the outside. When worn, it weighs about 20kg."

"20 kilograms, that's OK."

Li Yishu nodded slightly. The most feared thing about armor is its weight. Ordinary people can wear 20 kilograms without any problem, not to mention that the "extras" this time are not ordinary people, but the People's Liberation Army that the August st Film Studio helped to contact.

After looking at the black and red armor of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Li Yishu noticed that there was a tuft of white feathers on the side of the helmet and laughed, "I remember that Liu Bei's White Guards didn't seem to have white feathers when they were designed before?"

"That's right! According to the art team, it was based on the Imperial Guards during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han."

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Yulinwei means the wings of the country, like a flourishing forest, and the word "毦" in Liu Bei's Baijiwei means bird feather decoration, so a tuft of white feathers was specially designed on the helmet to form a sharp contrast with ordinary soldiers."

Hearing this, Li Yishu nodded in agreement. Elite soldiers are naturally different from others, and will be fully displayed in the movie. "Red Cliff" adopts the style of future Hollywood epic blockbusters, and the main focus is also on the war scenes.

The story of Red Cliff has long been known to everyone. If you want to attract audiences, you naturally have to work hard on the big scenes. Those classic scenes, such as the debate among scholars and Jiang Gan stealing the book, are indeed there, but they are just fleeting shots and do not need too much elaboration.

The tiger soldiers under the chariots of Sun Quan's side were relatively simple. Since they were called tiger soldiers under the chariots, they were naturally infantry and each of them was powerful. The style of their armor was somewhat similar to the style of halberd soldiers in later film and television games.

He is wearing a set of heavy armor and holding a huge halberd in his hand. He can be regarded as a Modao soldier from the Three Kingdoms period.

No matter what its actual combat power is, at least its appearance is definitely impressive enough.

Li Yishu was very satisfied with the samples of the three sets of armor, and immediately asked Producer Niu from the props group to find a factory to start production, with a quantity of 500 sets of each of the three sets of armor.

The essence of the elite lies in quality, not quantity.

When it comes to shooting, you can use editing techniques to expand the size of the three arms.

After looking at the armor, Li Yishu asked about the most important warship: "How is the warship being built now?"

"Currently, we have two large warships, 2 medium-sized warships and 10 small warships under construction. By next year, the number will almost double."

When Niu Yuqian talked about this, he also lamented that a big crew is a big crew.

The crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" spent a long time to get a dozen small wooden boats. Now, for the filming of the movie, they have to build nearly 60 large, medium and small wooden warships.

The money spent on armor + weapons + bows and arrows + warships amounted to tens of millions of RMB. The total investment of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" crew was only 1.7 million RMB.

"Don't worry, this scene won't start filming until next fall."

Li Yishu shook his head. The Battle of Red Cliff happened to be in the autumn and winter season, when the northwest wind usually blows. So when Zhuge Liang performed a sacrifice and made the southeast wind blow, Zhou Yu became very fearful and really thought that Kong Ming knew magic.

After returning to the office from the warehouse, Li Yishu chatted with Han Sanping for a while, asking him to arrange for the subsequent actors to join the group for training, and to communicate with the August 1st Film Studio to arrange a group of people from the army to participate in the training of ancient warriors.

The film investment of 5 million RMB is definitely the largest film production project in the country's history.

"Jurassic Park" swept the global box office market, earning a staggering $9 million, and also gave the country hope for big productions.

"Red Cliff" with an investment of 6000 million US dollars is not expected to reach this number, but if it can reach to million US dollars, it will be a huge success and can also be regarded as a cultural export.

It can be said that there is full support from top to bottom. Dispatching the troops was not just the idea of ​​the August 1st Film Studio, but also the idea from above.

Since we are going to shoot an epic battle, we naturally have to shoot the best.

Han Sanping thought of the film and television city and said, "Yishu, the project in Hengdian has been completed for more than half. When do you think we can go over to take a look?"

"No, I'll go take a look after it's built."

Li Yishu shook his head. What was there to see at a construction site? He didn't like to go on an incognito tour.

(End of this chapter)