Huayu 97: The Beginning of a Marriage Fraudulently

Chapter 143: Changjin Lake, the changed historical line

"Chairman Chen, I have two concerns. First, can our special effects technology keep up with the production of a war blockbuster like 'Changjin Lake'?

Secondly, such a war blockbuster must have a huge investment, and we wondered whether we could recoup the cost."

Huo Qilin raised his own questions at the meeting.

A very routine question.

I didn't mean to make things difficult.

Chen Siyuan smiled and said, "Special effects are indeed a problem. Take Hollywood's 'Lord of the Rings 3' for example. The special effects cost alone reached $9400 million."

"Since current CGI technology is still imperfect, we needed a lot of practical shots and physical models when filming 'Changjin Lake' to create explosions and snowstorm effects. This part of the cost cannot be saved, but the special effects presentation is no problem."

"Back to the question of investment costs, our expenses mainly come from special effects production, set construction, military equipment reproduction, actor salaries and a large number of extras. Normally, the cost of the two parts of 'Changjin Lake' will reach 1-1.3 million US dollars."

"The current domestic box office total is only a few billion yuan, and it's estimated to be over 2005 billion yuan in ."

"From this perspective, it's almost impossible to recoup costs solely through domestic box office. However, it's not just Enlight Media or Huayi Brothers that are promoting 'Changjin Lake,' but across Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan!"

"Mr. Huo has extensive channels in Southeast Asia, and I also have channels in North America. These channels can be shared. With both domestic and overseas channels, there should be no problem in recovering costs."

Chen Siyuan spoke eloquently and analyzed many details in detail.

Most importantly, Chen Siyuan mentioned sharing channels in North America.

This proposal made both Wang Zhongjun and Huo Qilin very excited.

At this moment, Jiang Nanning went out to answer a phone call.

When he came back, Jiang Nanning conveyed a message.

"Changjin Lake", no matter what the cost, it must be filmed!

The military can fully support the "Changjin Lake" crew with various antique equipment.

In addition, all the extras in "Changjin Lake" are active-duty military personnel!

The crew of "Changjin Lake" does not need to pay for any of these!
The dust settles!

With the old man setting the tone.

No surprises!
The filming plan of "Changjin Lake" was approved unanimously.

They are all old foxes, and no one will sing a different tune at this time.

Chen Siyuan's plan was an open one. Even if he had objections in his heart, he had no choice but to follow him at this time!

What's more, Chen Siyuan put everything on the table.

Plus the support of equipment and personnel from above.

We don't expect everyone to contribute, but as long as they don't fall behind, we can still recover the costs.

The first thing to do next is to improve the script and then decide on the director team.

The script is strictly based on the historical materials of the Battle of Changjin Lake.

On the one hand, we cooperate with the Military Museum, and on the other hand, we confirm relevant details with the veterans of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

These cannot be accomplished in a day or two.

But you need to do it in a down-to-earth manner.

In terms of directing, we should also adopt a multi-director co-directing model and use a luxurious director team.

This is Chen Siyuan’s proposal.

No one had any objection.

"I recommend Director Chen Kaige. He has a strong ability in historical narrative and can make the characters in 'Changjin Lake' more three-dimensional."

Wang Changtian first proposed a candidate.

Chen Kaige, who directed "Farewell My Concubine", is naturally suitable to direct "Changjin Lake".

Several people looked at each other and nodded.

So director Chen Kaige was the first to be confirmed.

"I recommend Director Feng Xiaogang, regardless of personal connections!"

Wang Zhongjun naturally didn't know that Feng Xiaogang had changed his mind, and he recommended Feng Xiaogang with a serious look on his face.

"Mr. Wang, Director Feng is good at making comedies. Can he make a good war blockbuster like this?" Huo Qilin frowned and raised his doubts.

If Chen Siyuan hadn't known that Huo Qilin was actually in cahoots with the Wang brothers, he might have been fooled.

"Mr. Huo, I think it's okay to add Director Feng. Our film is going to be marketed internationally, so it must have commercial elements. Director Feng does have his own unique approach to commercial films."

Chen Siyuan voted in favor with a smile.

Wang Zhongjun nodded to Chen Siyuan to express his gratitude.

But I was thinking: My brother’s beauty trap really worked!

Hearing Chen Siyuan say this, Huo Qilin pretended to think about it before agreeing.

"Boss Huo, please suggest a candidate!"

As the president, Chen Siyuan also has to be fair.

Huo Qilin adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "Director Tsui Hark!"

easy to understand.

No one had any objection.

Tsui Hark's "New Dragon Inn" and "The Legend of Zu" both demonstrate his control over action movies.

In addition, Tsui Hark has also made Hollywood movies.

"Then contact these three directors as soon as possible. The preparations for 'Changjin Lake' are not easy, and we need to reach an agreement with the director team."

Chen Siyuan made the final decision.

Wang Changtian, Wang Zhongjun and Huo Qilin also agreed.

"Director Jiang, I need you to coordinate the connection with the Military Museum and the search for veterans of the Korean War."

Chen Siyuan turned around and said to Jiang Nanning.

Jiang Nanning nodded. Since his superiors had assigned him the task, he would do his best to do it regardless of whether it was his job or not.

"That's it for today. Once the director team arrives, we'll discuss the actors' issues!"

The first formal meeting of the China Culture and Entertainment Promotion Association concluded successfully.

No matter what, the battle of "Changjin Lake" is inevitable!

Shooting "The Battle at Lake Changjin" more than ten years in advance was extremely stressful.

But this was also done intentionally by Chen Siyuan.

Simple projects cannot mobilize those people.

Only main-theme war blockbusters like "Changjin Lake" can gain the greatest momentum.

And the development of things was indeed as Chen Siyuan expected.

Chen Siyuan actually doesn’t care whether he can make money from “The Battle at Lake Changjin” or not. The most important thing is to complete the old man’s mission!
"Xiaogang, congratulations, you are now one of the directors of 'The Battle at Lake Changjin'!"

After Wang Zhongjun returned to the headquarters of Huayi Brothers Company, he called Feng Kuazi to his office and informed him of the good news.

Feng Kuazi also looked delighted, "Thank you, Jun brother!"

"It's also thanks to you and Zhong Lei. At today's meeting, Chen Siyuan also voted in favor."

After Wang Zhongjun said this, he couldn't help laughing.

Feng Kuazi also laughed.
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"Kai Ge, what do you think? Do you dare to take over this business?"

Wang Changtian started to provoke Chen Kaige at his home.

Chen Kaige glared, "Why wouldn't I be afraid? I can film wars involving cold weapons, and I can also film wars involving hot weapons!"

“That’s exactly why I recommended you!”

Wang Changtian laughed.

Chen Kaige pointed at Wang Changtian and smiled.
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"Tsui Hark, please help me this time."

"Mr. Huo, you are too polite. How dare you risk your life!"

Huo Qilin and Tsui Hark also laughed.

(End of this chapter)