After the establishment of Hongchen Studio, Hongchen temporarily put five million in it as start-up capital and company operating expenses.

The budget of "Detective Chinatown" is about 90 million, which is a lot of money, Hong Chen sold Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce Phantoms for this reason, and scraped together 50 million, which can be said to be all his belongings.

During this time, Hong Chen also found many large companies to discuss cooperation, such as Qianda Pictures, such as Huahai Media, etc., and wanted them to be the co-producers.

In this way, on the one hand, the risk can be minimized, and on the other hand, the budget of the film can be increased, the film can be shot with better results, and similarly, it can also increase the fame.

But these companies learned that his studio had just been established and Yan Chi was also a rookie director, so they didn't choose to invest.

This is normal, after all, these companies also have to consider the risks and benefits of investment, and for now, the film is too risky and the investment is very risky.

So in the end, Hong Chen only got three investments, namely Wu Zhan's studio with an investment of 5 million, HK Emperor Entertainment Company with an investment of 5 million, and Xu Zheng's studio with an investment of 10 million.

Xu Zheng made a lot of money with "I Am Not the God of Medicine", so he made a lot of money. Moreover, Xu Zheng believes in Hong Chen's vision and strength.

At the same time, Yan Yileng took the initiative to choose to invest 30 million, which made Hong Chen a little moved, Hong Chen promised to give Yan Yileng a share, but Yan Yileng refused.

"You have just established the studio now, and you need money, if you don't want to go, I will borrow it, I am your girlfriend, shouldn't I support your work?" Yan Yileng said on the phone.

Yan Yileng knew that Hong Chen was more or less a little "tsundere", but he didn't want people to think that he was relying on women or eating soft rice, so he didn't want to accept her self-help.

Therefore, she will take into account Hong Chen's feelings.

In fact, Yan Yileng is now very obsessed with Hong Chen, and when Hong Chen set up a studio, she would like to invest a lot of money to support it.

But she knew that Hong Chen would definitely not be happy.

What a strange self-esteem a man has.

"It's so good, but it's a dead brain. Yan Yi Leng Yu held his chin with his hand, thinking about Hong Chen, but he smiled very happily.

Hong Chen's persistence in some places is particularly attractive in her opinion.

The funds are in place, and all that remains is to set the script role.

At this time, Ge Chen played a role, she has a wide range of connections, has the right consideration for each role in the script, and can also find the right actor.

This movie is a label for comedy, so you need to find some actors who are more comic, or actors who have a more natural comedy effect.

This is important.

For example, if he doesn't act very smart, Baoqiang is much more natural than Bao Beibei.

The new studio has just been established, all aspects are starting, and the first movie is ushered in, and Hong Chen has been very busy these days.

"Whew, it's not easy to be a boss. During the break, Hong Chen shook his head helplessly and said.

Ge Chen nodded, "Things are all rushed together, and after a while, the work of the studio will be stable, and then it will be much easier to take on the drama or something." ”

"If you have time, I have a lot of scripts waiting for you to read here! ”

Hong Chen waved his hand, "Let's finish filming Tang Tan first, the first time I was the producer, I was really a little panicked." ”

Film is also a high-risk industry, and people at the top make money, but it is not uncommon for people to lose their money below.

Hong Chen has invested a lot this time, and it can be said that he has all his belongings.

However, he has used "script understanding" to watch movies in parallel worlds, and the results of this movie are really good, so he shouldn't lose money.

During this time, Yan Chi has been contacting the actors, with the foundation of "Those Years", Yan Chi's ability is still worthy of recognition, plus the funds are in place, and many distinctive comedians have been invited.

Eventually, the dust settled.

The male one is Hong Chen, who plays the role of detective Qin Feng, whose dream is to carry out a perfect crime.

The second male Baoqiang, who used to be the male protagonist of the Xu Zhengyi series, is responsible for being funny.

There are also funny artists like Chen Xiaoxian and Xiao Yang joining in the left, and the lineup is also strong.

There is no female lead in this drama, there are only two female characters who have few scenes, but they are very important, one is Ah Xiang, the first beauty in Chinatown, and the other is a child.

"Ah Xiang's words, how about letting Lu Jia play?" When the role was decided, Ge Chen suggested on the side, "Actually, if it wasn't for opening a studio this time, I would have planned to sign her too." ”

"Lu Jia?" Hong Chen thought of the girl who was full of youth, when filming "Those Years", Lu Jia was her loyal fan and always supported him.

Counting up, Lu Jia has also graduated for almost a year.

"Well, it's a good fit, it just so happens that this character needs her style. Hong Chen nodded.

Hong Chen has no opinion, and Yan Chi naturally has no opinion. So, Ge Chen set out to contact Lu Jia.

After graduation, Lu Jia also participated in some film and television dramas, the role is not big or small, and she is familiar in the audience's impression, but she is not well-known.

After all, thousands of beautiful students graduate from film and television schools every year, and if they want to be popular, they must either be unlucky and favored by big directors like Yimou and Xingye, or they have to rely on the capital behind them to become popular.

Lu Jia knew that when Hong Chen asked him to act, he was very happy, and he rushed over not long after.

Another little girl, Yan Chi was determined to be played by child star Zhang Xiaofeng. At this point, all the crew members have been decided.

The filming location is set in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand.

The Tang Dynasty was a very powerful era in Chinese history, and overseas Chinese living abroad were often referred to as "Tang people", which is also the origin of the name Chinatown.

Chinatown, also known as "Huaxia City", is full of Chinese elements.

Hong Chen and Yan Chi came to Chinatown in advance to find a suitable filming location, discuss cooperation and so on. Only by really experiencing it can you understand how tedious the preparation for making a movie is.

Fortunately, Ge Chen and Wang Shaoqi helped, and at the same time, Hong Chen also learned a lot of experience from Wu Zhan.

Wu Zhan also has his own studio, and he is an artist under another entertainment company. It does not belong to the four major entertainment companies, but its strength is not bad.

"What? Hong Chen has opened a studio?" In Huahai Media, some artists were very surprised when they learned the news, especially the B-signed artists.

In just one year, Hong Chen has almost become the most accomplished artist among the B-signed artists in Huahai, at this time, he actually gave up the resources of Huahai?

Could it be that the step is a little too big?

Because of the "Zhu Xian" incident, Yuan Jiaming's reputation collapsed very miserably, but there is still some strength to spare. Now when he heard about Hong Chen, his face was full of surprise.

After several battles, Yuan Jiaming found that Hong Chen was a terrible person, both in terms of acting skills and ideas.

"If he dares to open a studio, isn't he afraid that he will never recover?" muttered Yuan Jiaming.

In Yuan Jiaming's cognition, isn't it good to wait for the company to give resources, film, and then make money?

Although the company will divide 60%, the resources are originally given by the company. It also makes sense to make money for the company.

Opening a studio and making your own decisions is tiring, difficult, and risky, so why bother?

Of course, Hong Chen doesn't think so, on the one hand, his philosophy and the company's philosophy conflict, the former is to make a good movie, the latter just wants to make money, on the other hand, a lot of resources, now he is looking for himself, and it has little to do with the company.

But this time, Yuan Jiaming also had to admire Hong Chen. He knew that no matter what, compared to Hong Chen, he would lose a mess.

Some of the company's A-signed artists were also surprised when they learned about it, such as Mu Qingxue and Xunyuan.

They are like expensive flowers in a greenhouse, always maintaining a superior posture, but they can only be confined to the greenhouse and at the mercy of others.

And if Hongchen wants to be a towering tree, he must experience wind and rain by himself and obtain his own sky.

It can be said that for a while, the focus of attention within the sea of flowers is on Hongchen Studio.

Success or failure will be something that artists will talk about in the future.

Then, Hong Chen and Yan Chi were busy for more than half a month. Yan Chi first had to send the script to the review department for review, but his father was there, and basically passed the review in one day.

Finally, the crew of "Detective Chinatown" gathered in Chinatown, Thailand in early August, ready to start filming!