At this moment, in Xie Jin's eyes, Lin Chaoyang seemed to be glowing golden light all over his body, saving the living Bodhisattva who was suffering and suffering.

Before he came, he thought that he would be rejected, but he didn't expect that Lin Chaoyang would choose to support him in this way.

Xie Jin felt that the biggest reason why Lin Chaoyang did this was actually because he was treated as a friend.

Thinking of this, Xie Jin couldn't help but feel ashamed of his thoughts.

"Chaoyang, I--"

He was halfway through his voice, and then he pulled his hand back and began to flip his bag.

Lin Chaoyang looked at him for no reason until Xie Jin took out a few documents from his bag.

Some documents have brown skins, while others are red. The words "House Ownership Certificate" are written on the brown skin, while the words "State-owned Land Use Certificate" are written on the red skins.

There is another passbook.

"Old thank you, this-"

"This is the property ownership certificate of our house in Shanghai and our hometown, and the 100 million yuan investment that Yushu distributed to me last year. How many companies dare to invest in the empty talk!"

Lin Chaoyang continued his words and quipped, "So you are planning to have a hard-working plan to attract investment to reveal the property certificate and passbook first, so that we investors can rest assured?"

Xie Jin said embarrassedly: "I'm not a plan. As long as someone is willing to invest, I will mortgage the house immediately..."

Lin Chaoyang interrupted him again and put the property certificates and passbooks back into his bag.

"Okay. With such a big investment, what are you doing if you don't have enough money? It's a drop in the bucket."

Xie Jin looked dim, "I understand this. But if I want to make a movie with such a big investment, I have to win the trust of others. Chaoyang, I am really not a show."

Lin Chaoyang said seriously: "I know."

Later generations did mortgage the property for the filming of "Opium War", so he knew that Xie Jin was not a show.

"I can still take out this amount of money by shooting an Opium War. But you said you would like to have 100 million, but I don't think you can use that much."

Xie Jin thought Lin Chaoyang wanted to reduce his investment, so he gritted his teeth and said, "90 million, 90 million is OK."

Lin Chaoyang chuckled and said, "It's not enough to use 90 million, sixty or seventy million is enough."

Hearing this, Xie Jin felt ache, "Not that bargained like this, if you suppress me, I can't make a movie."

"Listen to me." Lin Chaoyang was not too slow, and he asked Xie Jin: "Have you ever seen the Hengdian Film and Television City that Yushu invested in?"

"No, there is no time. I understand what you mean. I heard that there is a Guangzhou Street there. If you shoot the Opium War, it will definitely come in handy. But that won't save 30 to 40 million!"

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "It's not just the outdoor scene that can be used-

He briefly introduced the current construction progress and configuration of Hengdian Film and Television City to Xie Jin. After listening to it, Xie Jin pondered for a moment.

He said, "If it is really what you said, you can really save a lot of investment."

All Chinese costume blockbusters spend the most on the set. In order to make a movie, many directors often build a city.

For example, Xie Jin filmed "The Opium War", Chen Kaige filmed "Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin", and Zhang Jizhong filmed "The Return of the Condor Heroes"

....

The emergence of Hengdian Film and Television City in this era not only met the scene requirements of most costume dramas in China in terms of setting, but also built a series of supporting facilities, such as clothing prop rental, temporary actor recruitment, photography equipment rental, etc.

It can be said that it is what the crew thinks, what the crew is anxious about, and how it saves money and trouble for the crew.

Of course, the investment in the construction of such a large film and television city and supporting facilities is also considerable, with 600 million yuan invested in the first phase of the project.

Later generations of Hengdian Film and Television City claimed to have invested 3.6 billion yuan, but in fact the real investment was only about 1/3. These were invested one after another in more than 20 years after 1996.

In contrast, the current version of Hengdian Film and Television City's investment of 600 million yuan in the first phase is real.

However, projects like Film and Television City have large investments and long construction and return cycles. Lin's Film is not a sole proprietorship, but cooperates with the local government.

A joint venture company Hengdian Film and Television Co., Ltd. was established. The two parties injected 200 million yuan in advance and started a phase of construction. Then they borrowed hundreds of millions from the bank to ensure construction and operation.

"I told you to say this, I have to go and have a look after the meeting." Xie Jin said impatiently.

"Don't worry first. There is no problem in investing in you, but I have a condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"I want to find you a partner."

"Partner?" Xie Jin looked at Lin Chaoyang in confusion, and then suddenly realized, "You want to find someone to direct this movie with me?"

"That's right."

Xie Jin was silent. As a director who has been famous for many years and is world-renowned, letting Xie Jin co-direct it with others is undoubtedly a great distrust or even contempt for him.

But based on his understanding of Lin Chaoyang and his years of friendship, he knew that Lin Chaoyang must have his own reasons.

"What's the reason?" Xie Jin asked.

"No matter how you write the story of Opium War, it is tragic and we cannot change history.

But this forms a commercial paradox. The first thing to do for a movie with such a large investment is to attract as many audiences as possible to enter the cinema. The innate tragedy in the story is destined to have so many audiences like those family-friendly stories.

So my idea is that since you can’t innovate in the story, then change the angle.”

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Xie Jinde felt a little relieved, and he knew that Lin Chaoyang would not be aimless.

"How to change the angle?"

"Movies carry not only stories, but also visual art. Since stories cannot be changed, let's start with vision.

We must work hard on the picture and create a visual feast.

Especially in the Opium War, there is a very important element that is the magnificent war scene. If we can make good use of this, we can avoid the innate defects of the story to a certain extent, and may even have the effect of setting off the overall situation."

Xie Jin couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard this. Lin Chaoyang's statement did make some sense.

"Then who do you want to co-direct with me?"

"How is Zhang Yimou?"

The name Lin Chaoyang said surprised Xie Jin. He thought Lin Chaoyang might choose a director from Xiangjiang to balance the film's sense of picture and commercialization, but he didn't expect to find Zhang Yimou to work with him.

In the Chinese film industry, in terms of qualifications, Xie Jin is Zhang Yimou's senior.

But when it comes to international reputation and artistic achievements, Xie Jin asked himself that he was not a match for the young man Zhang Yimou.

"You said it easily. He is now an internationally renowned director. He can make movies with others? Even if you are his boss, you can't force him to press his head to shoot, right?"

Lin Chaoyang said in a relaxed tone: "Isn't this a discussion? Do you think the great saying of 'provocation for return' can be said to be a stunning plan?"

Xie Jin nodded. It is indeed difficult to refuse such a high-sounding reason.

Then he asked worriedly: "You said you want to create a visual wonder, can Yimou do it? Actually, I think Kego is quite talented in this regard."

Later generations Lao Mouzi made blockbusters such as "Heroes" and "The Golden Armor in the City". The audience can question his ability to tell stories, but they will never question his picture and camera scheduling ability.

But at this moment, Lao Touzi is still rolling around in those rural dramas, and the scenes of each film are rustic. No wonder Xie Jin is worried.

Lin Chaoyang laughed in his heart and said, "After "Live" last year, Yimou made another film "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge". This year, we will continue to fight for Xia Na. According to Yushu, the picture of Yimou's film is quite gorgeous!"

"Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" is Zhang Yimou's transformational work. Several consecutive movies are rural themes. He puts his perspective on this drama. The story tells the intrigue of gangs in Shanghai in the 1930s.

Later generation Zhang Yimou took this film to Cannes and won the technical award, which is largely due to the exquisite composition and full tones of the film.

As for the story, it was almost a mess.

From this movie, the problem of Zhang Yimou's blockbuster "top-heavy" has begun to appear.

Listening to Lin Chaoyang saying this, Xie Jin felt relieved, "Then contact Yimou first? This matter is just my personal idea at the moment. Such a grand project is not something we can decide with just a few words."

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Yimu is in the late stage of Yanjing. I'll call him. If he has time, we'll just take a look at his new film."

"Okay."

The two of them agreed, and Lin Chaoyang called Zhang Yimou and learned that he was in Zijin Hotel now, so Lin Chaoyang took Xie Jin to the place.

After meeting, Lin Chaoyang spoke out Xie Jin's plan straight to the point, and Zhang Yimou was silent for a long time.

When he reached his level, as Xie Jin said, even if Lin Chaoyang was the boss, he could not force Zhang Yimou to do what he was unwilling to do.

On a broader level, this is a gift from Chinese films to the return of Xiangjiang.

From a small perspective, this is a historic cooperation between the two leaders of the new and old Chinese films.

From my personal point of view, I really hope that you can work with Lao Xie, not only for the sense of alternating rituals between the old and the new, but also for the tribute movie itself, but also for your future film career.”

When Lin Chaoyang said this, Zhang Yimou looked at him in confusion. Why is he still involved in his movie career?

"The Opium War" invests at least 60 million yuan, which may exceed 100 million yuan if the hidden cost is included.

This is a rare opportunity for you to experience.

It is impossible for a director to shoot a film of a subject or type throughout his life. Isn’t it also based on the psychology of transformation?

"Opium War" is a historical film, a war film, and it is more suitable for your transformation test work than "Shake and Shake".

Zhang Yimou was a little moved when he heard this. Lin Chaoyang was right. Such a big investment movie cannot be filmed just by wanting it. There is a rare opportunity.

"And I always think that your talent is always a bit weak in composition and color, in narrative.

This is exactly what Lao Xie has to do. If you two can cooperate and learn from each other, you will most likely create a masterpiece in film history.”
To be continued...