Han Dong finished reading the script, pinched his brows and didn't speak.

"Because it involved a terrorist attack, I didn't want to put it in the mainland. You see, how much can the group give? ”

Han Dong likes blockbusters, big directors, big stars, big scenes, and big profits.

"Source Code" is not the genre that Han Dong likes, and science fiction is a high-risk theme all over the world.

At present, there are almost no directors and teams doing science fiction in China.

Although Han Dong can see that "Source Code" is not a space sci-fi like "Star Wars", he played with the concept of time travel, and the cost will not be high, but he is still worried about the market prospects of science fiction.

The risk of film investment is very high, and Han Dong is not sure to persuade the group to spend 20 million to make a domestic sci-fi film with unknown prospects.

Unless you can get a big director to endorse it.

Zhang Yuanjun saw Han Dong's hesitation and took the initiative to say: "If the group has difficulties, you can read the script first, and I will come back in a few days." ”

Han Dong said: "Okay, I will take the "Source Code" to the meeting for discussion. ”

"Thank you, Han Dong."

Zhang Yuanjun left China Film.

In these years, costume blockbusters are in power, and science fiction films are too difficult to do, even if it is a crime film like "Source Code".

Because domestic film companies do not have enough concepts of science fiction, they also lack basic confidence in domestic science fiction.

Zhang Yuanjun knew that it was basically impossible for China Film to invest money in "Source Code".

But he is not discouraged at all, and this is how it is to pull investment.

The next day, he announced the matter of "Source Code" in the company, and handed over the professional things to professional people to do, and asked his colleagues in the company to take "Source Code" to find money, directors, and actors.

And Zhang Yuanjun has to concentrate on preparing for the launch of "Detachment" next month.

A week later, Zhang Yuanjun became a joke in the circle - he actually wanted to make a science fiction film!

Sci-fi films are famous for burning money, and they used to make two films with novel ideas, so they thought they were green onions, and they wanted to move sci-fi films.

Bite off more than one can chew!

This is the evaluation of many investors in the circle on Zhang Yuanjun's studio to make "source code".

As a result, Zhang Yuanjun's studio met with no less than 10 large and small investors within a week, but only signed 1 million.

Even the Qingying Studio, which has always been in close contact, doesn't give money.

Liu Yifei secretly found Zhang Yuanjun: "If you are short of money, I still have one or two million here, you take it first." ”

Zhang Yuanjun pushed Liu Yifei's bank card back and said with a smile: "Will I have no money?" ”

"It's not like you can't get investment in Source Code."

"The money for making movies has nothing to do with my personal money, and I am not short of money."

"You take it first, in case you need to use it." Liu Yifei didn't get her card back, "The password is my birthday." ”

"Then I'll thank you in advance." Zhang Yuanjun accepted Liu Yifei's card.

"After the money is collected, can I play "Source Code"?" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"I knew you had the idea." Zhang Yuanjun smiled, "This is really not good, you are too young, my heroine wants to find someone around twenty-seven, eighty or thirty years old to play, and your image is not suitable." ”

"Give me back the money, you want to take my money if you don't give it to the character."

"The money is in my pocket, and you still want to take it out? Let's think about good things. Don't give, don't give, you bite again. ”

Xiao Zhao knocked on the door outside: "Have you made enough trouble, I'm coming in." ”

"Enter." Zhang Yuanjun responded 20 seconds later.

"If you want to play back, you should pay attention to it in the company." Xiao Zhao's words made Liu Yifei blush.

"What, it's okay, I'll go first." Liu Yifei picked up the bag and ran away.

"What's the matter with me?" Zhang Yuanjun said.

"Pull a sum of money, 17 million."

"It's efficient!"

"But the other party has a request."

"It's normal for such a boss to have a request, and I try to say yes."

"The heroine uses his people."

"It's normal to bring money into the group, who does he want to use?"

"A model, I haven't studied acting, I guess she can't say anything to the camera." Xiao Zhao smiled, "Do you still want this money?" ”

Zhang Yuanjun's teeth were crushed: "I'm just poor to death, jump from here, and I don't need this money." ”

"I knew you wouldn't say yes."

"Then you still ask."

"17 million is not a small number."

"What's the other party's origin?"

"Boss Coal."

"That's fine, you go get busy."

Before leaving, Xiao Zhao said to Zhang Yuanjun: "Oh, by the way, Lu Zheng invited you to dinner in the evening." ”

"You didn't say that Source Code is not suitable for Jing Tian?"

"I said it, but people still have to invite."

"I really don't understand what's going on."

"You're a person." Xiao Zhao chuckled and left.

The banquet in the evening was very boring, Lu Zheng took Jing Tian and Zhang Yuanjun to talk and laugh, and never mentioned "Source Code".

When the dinner was over, Zhang Yuanjun got in the car, and Lu Zheng still didn't get down to business.

Zhang Yuanjun really left.

The investment in "Source Code" was extremely difficult, and the big film companies were collectively silent, and even the companies like Xiaoma and Guangxian, which had scratched Zhang Yuanjun's door before, are now silent.

Until the last Saturday of February, Source Code had raised only 4.1 million dollars.

I don't know how much worse it is from the estimated 35 million.

Zhang Yuanjun made a decision: "4.1 million is enough to last a little time, hurry up and determine the director, prepare first, and I will find a way to make the money behind, and then we will use our own money to do it." ”

"Detachment" was almost a day after the start-up, and Zhang Yuanjun was getting busier and busier.

As soon as the weekend passed, Zhang Yuanjun flew to Hong Kong Island to participate in the script reading of "Detachment", as well as trying on makeup, to make final preparations for the start-up.

Hong Kong Island has mixed feelings about the film "Detachment".

Although this movie is named as a co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong Island, in the eyes of some Hong Kong Island filmmakers, this is still a mainland film.

The heroes and heroines are mainlanders, and the three important supporting roles are all Hong Kong Islanders: Hui Yinghong, Ye Tong and Qin Pei.

The investors are two from the mainland, and one is a Hong Kong Island company, which is also a state-owned enterprise.

The other two, China Film and French MK2, have nothing to do with Hong Kong Island.

However, the adapted script of "Detachment" was funded by a Hong Kong Island screenwriter, telling a Hong Kong Island story.

Therefore, many veteran Hong Kong Island filmmakers are very unhappy with this movie.

In the past, Hong Kong Islanders borrowed funds from the mainland to shoot Hong Kong Island stories and used them to be screened in the mainland to make money.

And "Detachment" is more like this movie can't be made in the mainland, and it's better to make a co-production with a different skin than to review and release it.

Hong Kong Island has become a tool for filmmakers.

Therefore, Chen Jiashang, the current chairman of the Academy Awards, is here.

He wants to find out Zhang Yuanjun's tone, whether he will only make this film on Hong Kong Island, or will he cooperate with the local film industry on Hong Kong Island in the future, and bring money to Hong Kong Island from the inside, he knows Zhang Yuanjun's reputation in the mainland, and he has money.

If it is the former, then forget it after filming "Detachment"; If it is the latter, Chen Jiashang will naturally welcome it, and will even match him.

Zhang Yuanjun's response to this was: "Who can say the rest clearly, hello to the co-production, hello to me, hello everyone, why are you so clear." I recently had a copy of "Source Code" ready to be placed on Hong Kong Island, and I would be grateful if Chairman Chan could bring in a few Hong Kong Island bosses to invest in me. ”

Zhang Yuanjun's answer gave Chen Jiashang the feeling that he had a clear view of the current situation of Hong Kong Island films, and he would not bet on Hong Kong Island, but if necessary, he would also be willing to cooperate.

As for who is the main one, it depends on who has more money.

Chen Jiashang is quite acceptable to Zhang Yuanjun's attitude, just be willing to cooperate, just be afraid that if you leave after filming, if you are willing to cooperate, Hong Kong Island filmmakers will have a way to make money from this young boy in his early 20s. (End of chapter)