"You just mentioned The Mummy 3?"

Shen Mengxi nodded: ""Mummy 3" is a film full of malice, the consistent trick of the West, the ancestors and beliefs of the Chinese have become evil villains, and white people are needed to kill him to save the world, white people are heroes and saviors!"

"It's just an entertainment movie, there's no need to go online..."

"Released in more than 100 countries around the world... Let me tell you, many people in Europe think that the Chinese still have braids!"

Meng Xiaojing was noncommittal: "So, you want to change it yourself?"

"Yes, of course, the white character can't be deleted, otherwise it wouldn't be a Sino-American co-production, and his setting changed from a savior to a bystander, and was infected by the Chinese military and civilians who fought against the monster and finally joined in..."

After a pause, he explained: "Hollywood doesn't understand the concept of the people's soldiers, in their eyes, the army is just a cold tool of violence, this is I watching a Canadian documentary "They Chose China", which details the story of 21 American prisoners of war and 1 British prisoner of war who stayed in socialist China under the inspiration of the volunteers during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. ”

"I thought, since you want to shoot "The Great Wall", you can't simply copy the American main theme, you have to add the most distinctive things in China!"

"A pure popcorn movie that doesn't need me to be the director..."

"So, the core of "The Great Wall" in your imagination is Chinese characteristics?"

"No, I've always said that the core of the movie is the characters and emotions we want to express, so no matter what the genre is, its core is the characters and emotions, and the type is the clothes that everyone wears, whether it is a romance movie, a youth film, or a science fiction film, but there are different clothes, but the core part of it is all valid. The core of "The Great Wall", a foreign tourist, why does he help you fight monsters together? This story line must be explained clearly!"

"With a production cost of $80 million, are you worried about box office failure?"

"Of course I'm worried, that's why I have to do it myself, and I'm even more worried about others doing it!"

After a pause, Shen Mengxi added: "But after the filming of this movie, including the two-part "Walking with God" series, I can say that we have contributed more than 8,000 special effects staff to Chinese films... Tang Ren is listed, we have to do something to give feedback to the Chinese film industry, if we don't do this kind of thing, who will do it?"

......

This interview was not turned out by a bunch of people until "The Great Wall" was released two years later, and then it sparked a lot of discussion...

Later, I won't mention it for the time being.

At the end of the interview, Shen Mengxi loosened the button on the neckline of the suit, it was an interview just now, and he had to wear a formal suit, and the button on the neckline was a little tight.

The assistant poured him a glass of water: "Mr. Shen, the North Film Festival has signed three projects, do you want to see it?"

"I'll see..."

took the document handed by the assistant, opened it and looked at it, "The Grandson Comes from the United States", "The Studying Child" and "The Return of the Great Sage"!

Except for "The Return of the Great Sage", I haven't watched the other two...

However, the investment in these two films is very low, one is 2.2 million, and the other is 1.8 million...

"Both of these are recommended projects by the movie channel..."

"Okay, I see..."

With the blessing of the movie channel, it is not difficult to recover this investment.

The probability of a hit is not large, otherwise, Shen Mengxi will definitely know!

"The Return of the Great Sage is an animated film... Last month, you said in a meeting that you wanted to invest in some animated films..."

"Yes, I approved all three projects... You go down first!"

"Hmm. ”

The secretary is a man, named Lu Xiaoran, and he is more meticulous in his work, and Shen Mengxi is quite satisfied with him.

Flipping through the synopsis of "Grandson from the United States", it is really the grandson from the United States - the cultural difference between the Chinese old man and the American child, plain, but quite interesting, a bit of the Korean movie "Love Home".

"Children Studying", the problem of left-behind children and migrant workers' children going to school...

It's hard to get a blockbuster movie from this angle.

But as long as the shooting is okay, the reputation will not be too bad!

Finally, "The Return of the Great Sage", good guy, the script hasn't been finished yet...

It is estimated that it will be at least five years!

In the original time and space, "The Return of the Great Sage" claimed to have been in preparation for 8 years and produced for 3 years, spending a total of more than 60 million.

There are 11 companies on the investors in order to share the risk. Guangguang Media once followed for 3 years, but was so frightened that it abandoned the pit halfway.

It's impossible for Shen Mengxi to abandon the pit, just follow it, he doesn't understand animated movies, let's learn about it slowly in the future!

I was sitting looking through the papers, and there was a knock on the door...

......

Yang Xiaomi and Tang Yan came together.

"Sit... Tea or coffee?"

Shen Mengxi asked the assistant to pour a cup of tea for each of them, and then asked the reason...

He really didn't know about Tang Yan's defeat.

"I know the project of "Four Famous Catches", which is the first series created by Light, and Light also needs that kind of box office stability, one a year, a genre movie that is shot with a bag and sold after shooting, as long as the cost is controlled, this theme can still ensure profitability... The first part is the first cannon to open the series, the investment must be a little higher, and there must be risks, so Jiang Yiyan brings the capital group, and the producer is of course willing to accept it, just like our "Source Code" and "The Great Wall" all use Da Tiantian!"

"You don't have to be too sad, you don't have to be too sad, you lose the east, you can harvest the mulberry, maybe there are better projects waiting for you!"

Shen Mengxi comforted Tang Yan.

Yang Xiaomi was very angry: "Then the sugar candy was cut off and just forget it?"

Tang Yan secretly glanced at Shen Mengxi, and the latter said helplessly: "Then how can it be dropped?"

That's right, no matter how capable Shen Mengxi is, this project has nothing to do with him, and he can't get involved!

Yang Xiaomi confirmed again: "Do you really think that "The Four Famous Catches" has some money?"

"If the first part can be successful, the last two will definitely be profitable..."

"That's... What if we step in and invest?"

"You guys?"

"Yes, I still have Lion Molasses Media in my studio..."

"What's that?"

"I said I'm going to invest..."

Shen Mengxi waved his hand: "I just heard the name of a company, do you say it again?"

Yang Xiaomi replied proudly: "Lion Molasses Media, I was founded with Tangtang and Shi Shi!"

Shen Mengxi gave a thumbs up: "Name genius!"

No kidding, this media company was created by their three together...

"Then if we get involved in the investment, what will the light say?"

"Get involved in investment?" Shen Mengxi blinked his eyes: "You want to invest in this movie?"

"Yes!"

"Why did the light agree to let you buy shares? Also, play with the capital group, do you have so much money? Invest in such a project, without eight-figure funds, people don't care about you!"

Yang Xiaomi is very confident: "Since they agree to Jiang Yiyan's shareholding, then our investment must not be a problem... As for the money, we don't have that much for the time being..."

"That's!"

“... I heard that you cashed out Huayi's shares a few days ago?"

"Improving life, what's wrong?"

Shen Mengxi did untie a little, reducing his stake from 3.47% to 1.2%, and the money was used by him to invest in Meituan...

"Can you lend it to us?"

Seeing Shen Mengxi's astonishment, Yang Xiaomi hurriedly said, "We can pay interest!"

"It's not a matter of interest, "The Four Famous Catches" is really not a hit project..."