After communicating with the two directors Li Hanxiang and Xie Jin, basically, after reaching a consensus, Lin Qi also readily took out the funds for the film project.

Of course, it is not to call the money directly to the crew, but to deposit the money into the account of the Humen Film and Television City Company. At present, Lin Qi has allocated 200 million yuan for the initial construction of the portal film and television base, and another 100 million yuan has been allocated for the "Opium War" project.

Due to the construction of the film and television city, the initial stage was standardized with the movie "Opium War", not only to have the scenery of the Qing Dynasty, but also to restore the Chinese sailing ships in the 19th century and the British sail battleships.

Of course, these props are not intended to be made into disposable props, and they will be scrapped after filming. Instead, I am going to find a shipyard to do it seriously, strive to use it for decades, and use it as a money-making prop for Humen Film and Television City to attract tourists. It is believed that there will be a large number of tourists from all over the world who will be interested in this retro warship.

It can be said that if "Opium War" is a hit, the project of Humen Film and Television City is estimated to be driven!

Hengdian Film and Television City originally built a building complex of gunpowder smoke in Humen in Zhejiang, which is still very different from the genuine ancient battlefield of Humen, so Hengdian did not have a big hit after filming "Opium War", so it had to continue to build the Qin Palace, with Chen Kaige's "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin", of course, this must not be popular, resulting in no improvement in the early years of Hengdian. However, Hengdian Group has always insisted on firmly believing that it is right, and has built the scale of the film and television city bigger and bigger. From the accumulation of quantity to the change of quality, it finally ushered in the great popularity of Hengdian later.

Compared with the geographical conditions of Hengdian and Dongguan Humen, there is naturally a huge gap. In the 80s ~ 90s, the Pearl River Delta was the first to develop in China. Subsequently, the development of Pudong in the early 90s led to the development of the Yangtze River Delta.

Humen Film and Television City itself still has a certain degree of popularity before and after Hong Kong's return to the motherland. After all, the Opium War was the most famous humiliating war in modern history, and it also set a precedent for ceding Hong Kong and allowing the foreign powers to establish concessions.

And Hong Kong must be recovered in 97 years, which is not only an example of the end of the lease period and the peaceful resumption of the country, but also a hot spot that more than one billion people are concerned about. Not to mention attracting domestic tourists, just attracting Hong Kong tourists and overseas Chinese is a big deal!

Lin Qi dared to invest in "Opium War", and, very generously, he wanted to invest him into a blockbuster, without fear that it would lose money. This is also because "Opium War" cannot only look at the box office level of the movie, but also integrate the development of Humen Film and Television City. The choice of Humen Town in Dongguan to invest in the film and television base, rather than other places, is mainly because of the concept of Hong Kong's return.

It's the same with investing in Opium Wars!

If Hong Kong reinvests after its return to the motherland, it will completely lose its popularity and significance. Only by investing in the past, when the topic is the highest, can you attract more eyeballs!

At the same time, before the Sino-British Joint Declaration of '84, investment was not good. The risk of reinvesting after the joint statement, both politically and otherwise, is gone.

The project of Humen Film and Television City is similar to the combination of Hengdian and Disney. Of course, in terms of the company's equity, it is a subsidiary of Xinchuang Electronics, which holds 50% of the equity, and 50% of the equity is held by Dongguan Tourism Development Co., Ltd., which was specially established by the local government.

As for the actual operation rights of the film and television city, it is completely handed over to the management of the new venture real estate company.

After all, at present, the Shenzhen New Venture Industrial Park is also handed over to the New Venture Land Company for management. Even the current population of more than 300,000 new industrial towns can be developed and managed very well, and it has brought tangible benefits to the local area of Shenzhen.

The local government in Dongguan is naturally willing to let professional personnel manage it, as long as GDP, tax revenue, and employment are counted locally, then both sides will definitely be a win-win situation.

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"Director Li, Director Xie, the preparation and shooting of the film will be handed over to you! Lin Qi said, "This movie, I hope you will bother more!"

"Don't dare!" Li Hanxiang said sincerely, "In the past few days, I have communicated with Boss Lin, and I feel that listening to your words is better than reading for ten years! Our past film shooting experience and achievements have indeed been unable to keep up with the times." The future must be created by you young people, but it's a pity that ...... Boss Lin's family has a big business, otherwise, if I become a director, I want to be the heir to the mantle!"

Xie Jin also smiled: "How can Mr. Lin's big picture be limited to movies?"

Lin Qi was humble and said: "Praise falsely! If a person achieves a little success, it is easy to be mythologized." For example, my writing level is average, and in recent years, some people have boasted in the media, saying that I am better than Jin Yong and Lu Xun. Also, all kinds of film and television, animation, games and the like, I have the capital, I can mess around, a large number of first-class talents in the industry, dare not take credit from my boss, and make good works one by one, and the biggest credit for all works is Lin Qi. Fortunately, the patent right for the invention of science and technology is in the name of the company, otherwise, in a few years, people will mention who is the king of invention in the science and technology industry? It must be Lin Qi, Edison has only applied for more than 1,000 patents, and Lin Qi has tens of thousands of patents. It's scary to think about. ”

Edison became the king of inventions, more because of the needs of packaging. Edison's greatest contribution was to turn what was originally a workshop-style invention into an industrialized invention. A large number of inventors, from working alone to concentrating in one company, carried out collective research. Later, for the sake of brand mythology, most of the company's inventions were recorded in Edison's head. In this way, Edison became an unprecedented inventor in history, and his inventions were not only large in quantity, but also of high quality, and most of them had commercial prospects. The later General Electric Company was gradually developed on the basis of Edison's company.

The two to the director couldn't help but laugh!

Li Hanxiang and Xie Jin are famous directors of historical dramas, and Lin Qi is not worried about their level. What I'm afraid of is that these big directors used to let themselves go and make a work that was too personal.

A similar theme can not only be made into a commercial blockbuster that sells well, but also can be made into a niche movie that is not popular. Moreover, there is only one thought difference between making blockbusters and movies that are not.

And a director if there is no supervision. It's easy to shoot the kind that is too personal, and your brain is too powerful, and the audience can't understand it, so you reprimand the audience. But this is really not a matter of the audience's level, but the director's own brain has made up a lot of things that only exist in his own brain, so how to look at his works and how satisfied. When the audience sees the real version without brain supplement, they will feel that the experience is very poor.

Lin Qi is willing to spend a lot of money on a movie, but if a director wants to tell him, you don't understand the movie, you just have to give money, then, Lin Qi will definitely not invest in this director's movie. In addition, non-professional film and television institutions such as publishing companies and Xinfei Technology (VCD) will also use their own resources to participate in some film and television projects. Of course, those projects are not too big, usually a few million yuan to more than 10 million yuan, for these projects, Lin Qi will not even look at the specific project content, only look at the company's briefing.

But the cultural projects that Lin Qi wants to invest in are not only to fill in some kind of gaps and regrets, but also to satisfy his own tastes. If you spend a lot of money, you have to see the works that you are satisfied with.

And for a blockbuster like "Opium War", since he is willing to spend a budget of more than 100 million, Lin Qi is ready to go up and down.

Such a blockbuster should fully reflect the production level of the film industry, rather than the workshop style of small-budget films. How to burn money, how to come. How can you make a big scene, how to come!

Don't be afraid of spending money, I'm afraid that the director won't have the ability to burn money!

If the director can burn as much money as Cameron, Lin Qi is still very happy and praises - awesome!