Jiang Ran's new film has not made much progress in terms of investment so far, and the vast majority of Hong Kong filmmakers and investors began to retreat when they heard about the tens of millions of dollars in investment, even if the film was directed by Jiang Ran, Hong Kong's highest-grossing director at the moment.

Although Jiang Ran's new film has not yet been announced in the media, many people in the Hong Kong film industry already know about this project, and most people do not think that Jiang Ran's project can be successful.

This is the case in Hong Kong, and in Hollywood, Stephen and Zhou Rui have also hit a wall one after another, either with no intention of investing, or disagreeing with Jiang Ran leading the film.

It is precisely for this reason that Jiang Ran will mention this matter to Harvey Weinstein now. According to Jiang Ran's original idea, he would prefer to cooperate with the eight major Hollywood companies, so that the chances of success of the film in North America would be much greater, but now he has to settle for the next best.

"Your new movie, a zombie movie?" Harvey Weinstein was no stranger to the project, and he knew from other sources that the Burning Maple Group was looking for a collaborator for the project.

"Yes!" Jiang Ran said affirmatively, "How is it?" Harvey, are you interested?"

"Oh, Jiang, with all due respect, you don't have any experience in making movies and controlling big crews, and as far as I know, your perception of zombies in Hong Kong doesn't seem to be the same as our Westerners' perceptions. So if you want to target the North American market with this new project, I think it's very difficult and risky. ”

"Harvey, you can rest assured when it comes to crew control experience. If you look closely, you'll see that I've directed two very successful Hong Kong action films, both of which have been successful in Asia, despite their own characteristics. And my current project is also a commercial action movie. So, you don't have to worry about my directing ability at all. ”

"As for the cultural issues between the East and the West, I think I have proven my mastery in the film "Chainsaw", I don't joke with my money, I take into account the cultural perception of both Eastern and Western audiences when I shoot. ”

Since Harvey Weinstein has cooperated with Ranfeng Group, he has naturally investigated Jiang Ran, and naturally knows his achievements in film, as far as Harvey is concerned, he has to admit that Jiang Ran is a very talented young man in film directing.

It is precisely because of this that Harvey is not at all interested in Jiang Ran's new project, but considering the degree of risk of the film and the right to speak in the conversation with Jiang Ran, he does not want to directly agree to Jiang Ran.

"Jiang, there is some truth in what you said, but this does not hide the huge risks of your project. ”

After listening to Harvey Weinstein's words, Jiang Ran knew that this matter had something to talk about, so he made persistent efforts to speak: "Harvey, every investment is risky, will you give the benefits without risk to others?"

"Also, I don't think my project is very risky. You should know my influence and that of Ranfeng Group in Asia, and my project is only about the benefits of Asia, and I believe that it can basically guarantee that most of the investment costs will be recovered. ”

If Harvey Weinstein said that he was still hesitant in his heart, then after listening to Jiang Ran's last sentence, he had basically made up his mind to invest.

"Okay, Jiang, I'll admit that I'm interested in your project right now, but I'm still going to think about it, and besides, I need your complete plan for this project. Harvey Weinstein replied cautiously.

After Jiang Ran and Harvey Weinstein talked, the stalled "Saw 2" investment negotiations finally entered the fast lane, and in just a few days, Ran Feng Group and Miramax Pictures reached an agreement on investment and profit distribution.

After negotiations, "Saw 2" will be jointly invested and produced by Ranfeng Group and Miramax Films, of which Miramax Films has received a 30% investment ratio and has been guaranteed follow-up investment.

In terms of profit distribution, all the interests in Asia are owned by Ranfeng Group, and in other regions except Asia, the two sides will jointly distribute them, and Miramax Films will eventually get 20% of the final revenue of the film.

After the investment was negotiated, the formation of the film crew began to be put on the agenda, and the most important thing was the selection of directors.

Liu Liwei, Tsui Hark, Shi Nansheng and Zhong Chuhong gathered in Jiang Ran's office, and today they will discuss the formation of the crew of "Saw 2".

"Film director, what do you recommend?" Jiang Ran glanced around at a few people, and then asked.

As the producer of this movie, Tsui Hark considered this issue when he first took over the film, and also communicated with Liu Liwei and others.

After hearing Jiang Ran's question, he glanced at several other people, and then said directly: "I recommend Yu Yunkang, he has directed movies such as "Mountain Dog" and "Murder List", and has also supervised excellent movies such as "Killing Out of Xiyingpun" and "Youth on Fire". ”

When Tsui Hark said this, he paused slightly, sorted out his thoughts, and continued: "Although his movies are not too outstanding at the box office, he has his own ideas about the director of horror thrillers. In addition, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in film, and has a better understanding of the Western film market than most film directors in Hong Kong. ”

Jiang Ran really doesn't know much about the Yu Yunkang mentioned by Tsui Hark, and Jiang Ran has not paid attention to several movies directed by him, but several films he supervised received many nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards last year.

Therefore, Jiang Ran looked at Tsui Hark with some concern and asked: "It can be seen from his experience that there should be no problem with his ability to direct." But he didn't prove himself commercially, he looks more like a director who walks in the field of art, and we have a very purely commercial restriction film, no problem?"

"Mr. Jiang, I don't think there's much of a problem in this regard. After listening to Jiang Ran's words, Tsui Hark knew that Jiang Ran didn't know Yu Yunkang.

Therefore, patiently explained: "Most of Yu Yunkang's directorial works are horror thrillers, and it can be seen from this aspect that he is not a literary film director, and he is also very suitable for our "Chainsaw 2". But horror thrillers have always been a niche film, and even more so in Hong Kong. And this is also one of the reasons why Yu Yunkang's performance at the box office is not outstanding. ”

After listening to Tsui Hark's words, Jiang Ran did not dwell on this issue anymore, but turned his head to look at the other people and asked, "Do you have any other director candidates?

"Mr. Jiang, our Hong Kong film directors, if you want to talk about comedy directors, they are a lot of casual directors, and we have no shortage of kung fu action directors, but we are not good at horror thrillers. ”

After listening to Jiang Ran's question, Liu Liwei sighed, and then said: "At present, we can't find a more suitable director for our "Saw 2" than Yu Yunkang in Hong Kong. ”

Jiang Ran then looked at Shi Nansheng and Zhong Chuhong, and seeing that they all nodded in agreement with Liu Liwei's words, Jiang Ran nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then this matter is settled." ”

Saying that, Jiang Ran looked at Tsui Hark and said, "Director Xu, you contact Yu Yunkang as soon as possible, sign the contract, and form the crew as soon as possible, our time is very tight." ”

"In addition, Director Xu, you are also fortunate, keep an eye on the crew, I hope this sequel movie can continue the style of the first part, which is the fundamental reason for us to open up the Western film market and the fame of our series of films. Jiang Ran finally told Tsui Hark cautiously.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang!" Tsui Hark nodded and agreed. Tsui Hark has now begun to change his name for Jiang Ran on formal occasions.

Jiang Ran nodded, and then said to Liu Liwei: "The producers sent by Miramax Films, as well as the prop production team invited from Hollywood, you have to coordinate well, I don't want bad news from the crew." ”

The reason why Jiang Ran told Liu Liwei so cautiously was that he was afraid that the two aspects of work had different working habits, which would cause internal conflicts in the crew and affect the operation of the crew.

The last few people went on to discuss the issue of the film's actors, but since the director's problem had not yet been resolved, a basic principle was only settled, and the Eastern and Western actors were mixed for the film's distribution.