China Entertainment special effects started in 1997

Jet Li and Wen Zhang drove away not far and parked the car on the side of the road.

Wen Zhang called Yang Zhi and said anxiously: "Mr. Yang, it's bad, Jiang Heng is also going to shoot the Legend of White Snake!"

Yang Zhi was drinking with friends outside at the moment, and was stunned when he heard the words, "He is also going to shoot?"

"Yes, even the schedule has been set, it is this year's Lunar New Year schedule, and Jing Tian has been chosen as the female lead!"

"Okay, I know!"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Zhi told his friends that he had something to do and left in a hurry.

When he returned home, he told Huang Shengyi that Jiang Heng was also going to shoot "The Legend of White Snake".

The latter was about to explode, "He wants to shoot too? There are so many themes to choose from, why does he want to shoot the Legend of White Snake?"

"How do I know? Isn't it okay to shoot "Journey to the West", "Investiture of the Gods" or some online novels? Why did he choose "The Legend of White Snake"! "

Huang Shengyi asked, "Now, can you still shoot it?"

Yang Zhi said angrily: "Then why shoot it? The same theme is released after his, won't it be a loss?"

It is true that the Actions Group has money, but no one will do a business that loses money.

Huang Shengyi was very unwilling. She signed an eight-year contract with Zhou Xingxing at the beginning, but after becoming famous for her role in "Kung Fu", she was unwilling to stay in Xinghui.

Just one year later, she cried and made a fuss to terminate the contract, claiming that she would leave no matter how much it cost.

And it was Yang Zhi of the Actions Group who gave her the courage to sue Zhou Xingxing.

Huang Shengyi, who successfully terminated the contract, developed well in the entertainment industry with the support of Yang Zhi, but resources like "Kung Fu" were gone.

Seeing that the market for special effects blockbusters is hot now, the two of them decided to make one themselves.

After careful selection, they chose "Legend of the White Snake", and contacted the director, producer, art director, action director, finalized the script and actors, and signed many contracts.

If they said they would not act now, they would definitely lose money.

More importantly, they were unwilling to accept it, because Huang Shengyi had been rumored to be bad after leaving Xinghui Pictures.

She wanted to prove herself with a special effects blockbuster, and she was doing very well at the moment.

The film must be made, otherwise it would become a joke in the entertainment industry?

"Is there no other way? For example, release it in advance?"

Yang Zhi shook his head slightly, "It takes time to make special effects. If we rush it, the quality will not be good, and the box office will be even worse!"

"Then, can we find a way to release Jiang Heng's film later?"

Yang Zhi's mind moved when he heard this, and he thought this was a good idea.

He is a very proud person. When Huang Shengyi terminated her contract with Xinghui Company, the media said that he "redeemed" Huang Shengyi, and thus offended Zhou Xingxing.

Yang Zhi's reply was: I did not offend Zhou Xingxing, it should be him who offended me.

He also said that the lawsuit cost six million, but the six million was owed to him by Fang, and the party that lost the lawsuit was supposed to bear the lawyer's fees.

But considering that Zhou Xingxing did help Huang Shengyi and made her famous, he did not ask for compensation for the sake of future cooperation. It can be seen that Yang Zhi is somewhat arrogant.

Moreover, although he just said that he could not shoot, these were just angry words. He is the vice chairman of the Action Group. If he was scared to stop the prepared film project because of the conflict with Jiang Heng's new film theme, he would not be in the entertainment industry.

So the more he thought about Huang Shengyi's idea, the better it seemed.

He also said, "If it really doesn't work, let's rush the progress and set the release date during the Lunar New Year period, so that Jiang Heng's film can be released during the Spring Festival period, isn't that the problem?"

Huang Shengyi was also complacent about his "wit" when he heard this, "This couldn't be better, neither of us will lose money, he should be able to agree, right?"

"Well, I'll go and talk to him in person, and he should be able to give me this face!" Yang Zhi said confidently.

The next day, Yang Zhi asked someone to get Jiang Heng's phone number, called him directly, and said he wanted to meet him.

Jiang Heng didn't have time to pay attention to him, saying that he was very busy recently and had no time to meet guests, and if you have time, come to my company.

Yang Zhi was instantly furious when he heard this.

But when he thought about the "Legend of the White Snake" project, he still endured it.

He honestly entered the iQiyi Film Building, and under the arrangement of Jiang Heng's secretary, he waited for nearly 20 minutes before entering Jiang Heng's office.

"Hello, Director Jiang. I'm Yang Zhi from Action Group!"

"Hello, I've heard of you for a long time. I wonder how you, Boss Yang, found time to come to me?"

"It's like this, Director Jiang. Action Films, which is under my name, is going to invest in a film called "The Legend of the White Snake". I'm sure you know that everything is ready and it's about to start filming. I just heard that you're going to film it too.

Director Jiang's strength is unrivaled in the world, and everyone has seen it. If our film is released after yours, we're afraid there will be a risk of losses.

So I want to come and discuss with you whether the release date of your film can be adjusted to the Spring Festival, so that we can release it during the Lunar New Year?"

Jiang Heng smiled when he heard this, and looked at Yang Zhi in surprise, not quite understanding why he had such an idea.

As the saying goes, the business world is like a battlefield. If two film and television companies shoot films with the same theme, they are rivals. At least at this stage, there is no such thing as a release date.

If the Film Bureau comes to coordinate, Jiang Heng may still consider it.

As for this Yang Zhi, Jiang Heng had never met him before, let alone spoken to him. He was not even a friend, so why should he give you face?

He couldn't figure out why this person felt that he should give him face?

"I'm sorry, Boss Yang, you know that my films are released worldwide, and the schedule is basically fixed every year. The audience is waiting!

Like I was busy with the Olympics last year and had no time to direct, but I still made a movie called "A Chinese Ghost Story" which was released this summer.

So this matter is really non-negotiable.

My film is not only released in China, so the schedule change will not have a big impact.

So, I'm sorry, I can't help you!"

Yang Zhi's face was very ugly when he heard this, and he couldn't find any excuses for a while.

After all, Jiang Heng made it very clear that his film was released worldwide and the feelings of the global audience had to be considered.

And it seemed that he was "ridiculing" his film, which was mainly distributed in China!

Knowing that it was impossible, Yang Zhi still wanted to say something polite.

But when the words came to his lips, he only chuckled, "Well, excuse me, let's see you during the Lunar New Year holiday! "

Jiang Heng was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't believe that this guy had the courage to compete with him during the Lunar New Year period.

But it's hard to say, after all, in addition to being an actor and producer, he is also one of the founders of the Action Group. Who knows what he thinks, what if he is not short of money!

He stood up and shook hands and said, "Okay, then I won't see you off!"

"Huh!"

After leaving the iQiyi building, Yang Zhi took a long breath, but his heart became more and more depressed.

Jiang Heng's schedule will not be changed. If his film wants to be unaffected, it must be released at least two weeks earlier than Jiang Heng.

If it can be extended by 20 days, it will be the safest. In this way, the schedule will be very tight, and there must be no mistakes!