"The Qin Palace is in front of us. It's also the second area of the Film City that has been completely completed. Director Chen's' Jing Ke Assassinates Emperor Qin 'was shot here!" Xiao Qi first brought Boss Jia to the area of the Qin Palace for a tour.
It was a huge area, covering an area of about two square kilometers. It had a complete set of palace buildings in the style of the Warring States Period. It was as if the Qin Palace in Xianyang, Shaanxi had traveled through time and space and arrived in Shanghai.
"The Qin Palace wasn't planned to be completed so soon. However, Director Chen had to film, so it was brought forward. It was opened to the public in 1997. Because the buildings were so well built, many crews couldn't bear to let it go. However, the theme of the movie didn't match the Warring States Period. Therefore, many crews changed the script at the last minute and changed the setting to the Warring States Period! "
"Over the past two years, the Qin Palace has received more than 20 crews and earned about seven million yuan!" Xiao Qi introduced proudly.
Well, as the only profitable project of Shanghai Film City, Xiao Qi felt that it was necessary for him to introduce it to Boss Jia.
"By the way, I heard that you didn't invest in 'Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin'. However, Director Chen is the Daqian's contracted director. What's going on?" Xiao Qi asked curiously.
According to the information he received, the funding for 'Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin' was very complicated. However, most of the investors were from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Daqian didn't invest a single cent.
"That's because that guy can't make a profitable movie!" Boss Jia said straightforwardly. He had already seen through Director Chen. The flop of 'Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin' was the best proof.
"To be honest, it's hard to watch that guy's movie!" Xiao Qi shrugged his shoulders and led Boss Jia to another area near the Qin Palace.
It was also a group of palaces, but it was much bigger than the Qin Palace. The architectural style of the palaces was similar as well.
However, if one looked closely, one would notice that the palaces in the Qin Palace were mainly black. However, the palaces in this area were red. It was similar to the Forbidden City in the future.
"This is Han City!" Xiao Qi continued to proudly introduce, "The total area of Han City is eight square kilometers, which is the second largest area among all the projects."
"The area includes the Wei Yang Palace, Great Han Street, Fine Willow Camp, Horse Racing Field, Ancient Battlefield, and Navy Camp. Most importantly, Great Han City has three complete sections of the city wall, and one section is directly connected to the waterway. This is a true Great Han City!"
According to Xiao Qi's introduction, this Han City was indeed very big. It was almost like a Han Dynasty city.
It was different from the cities in the movies and TV series of the future. Those cities were called cities, but they were actually just a city gate and a short section of city wall.
However, Han City's walls were completely based on the layout of Xi 'an's ancient walls. In addition, it was built in the style of the Han Dynasty's earthen walls, making it a complete city.
Moreover, there were all kinds of facilities in the city. To be honest, if a Han Dynasty person transmigrated into this city, as long as they didn't leave the city, they wouldn't realize that they had transmigrated to the future.
"How much did you spend in total?" Boss Jia asked curiously.
"Not much. About seven billion in total!" Xiao Qi said casually.
"That's a lot!" Boss Jia shuddered, "I only gave you twenty billion. You used up seven billion in one go. Don't tell me the rest of the construction is just tofu dregs!"
"No. Of the seven billion, four billion was paid by Daqian Entertainment!" Xiao Qi said straightforwardly.
"Daqian Entertainment paid for it!" Boss Jia's jaw dropped.
"Yeah. Isn't Daqian Entertainment going to shoot a movie version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Originally, your crew was going to shoot in the Three Kingdoms City that was previously built. "
"In the end, your foreign producer was very dissatisfied with it. He said that it was too petty. When he found out that I was going to build a film and television base in the Han Dynasty, he took the initiative to look for me and asked to use Han City as the main filming location for 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'."
"In the end, he looked at my original building plan and felt that it wasn't enough. We couldn't film a water battle, the city walls were too small, and we couldn't use helicopters to film a siege from the sky."
"Also, the city wasn't complete enough and lacked the living atmosphere of the Han Dynasty. Anyway, your foreign producer gave me more than four hundred pages of architectural requirements for Han City and asked me to complete it within a year." Xiao Qi sighed.
"You agreed?" Boss Jia rolled his eyes and asked.
"Of course I couldn't agree. I said that I only had twenty billion in investment, and it was in RMB. I didn't have that much money to build a huge Three Kingdoms City."
"Then, the foreign producer gave me four hundred and fifty million USD and asked me to complete the entire city according to his ideas and build a complete capital of the Han Dynasty."
"Four hundred and fifty million USD … This prodigal. The entire series of six movies only cost a total of one billion USD!" Boss Jia's mouth was about to become crooked when he heard that.
"Yeah, I asked the same thing. He said that it didn't matter. As long as my Han City was built, the filming location for the next six movies would basically be here."
"Using half of a billion USD to build a filming location for a movie series is a very normal investment plan in the film and television industry."
"In the end, we reached an agreement. The film crew would invest four hundred and fifty million USD and Shanghai Film and Television would be responsible for building Han City according to their requirements. At the same time, the film crew would be able to use Han City for free and would have absolute priority."
"After the filming is completed, the ownership of Han City will belong to Baidu Real Estate!" Xiao Qi said with a smile.
"That prodigal!" Boss Jia complained that the people of the United States really knew how to squander money. If Shanghai Film and Television did not belong to him, the four hundred and fifty million USD would have all gone to an outsider!
Of course, this was just a joke. The four hundred and fifty million USD investment would not have been approved without Boss Jia's personal approval.
However, looking at the magnificent city in front of him, which was as if the Han Dynasty had returned to the human world, Boss Jia was even more certain that the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series would be a success.
Moreover, Boss Jia came at the right time. The movie version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was shooting a scene where Zhang Jiao was killed. It was a fighting scene where the three heroes and Lu Bu would appear.
Boss Jia did not alert anyone. He quietly blended into the crowd and observed the filming process. He nodded with satisfaction and prepared to leave.
"Chairman!" Suddenly, a surprised voice rang out beside Jia Yapeng's ear. He turned his head and saw that it was Chen Hao.
"Come with me!" Boss Jia's heart skipped a beat. He pulled Chen Hao to his side and quietly left the set. He then asked curiously, "Do you have a scene today? Will you appear in the first movie? "
"I will appear, but the one who will appear is not me!" Chen Hao pouted, then pointed at a little girl who was about seven or eight years old. She was dressed in ancient clothing and said, "Look, the one who will appear is Diao Chan!"
"Young Diao Chan?" Boss Jia suddenly realized.
"Yes, when Huang Junjun was destroyed, there were still eight years before Dong Zhuo was killed. According to the historical records, Diao Chan was 16 years old at that time. So, Diao Chan is at most seven or eight years old now! Of course, I can't appear! "Chen Hao said gloomily.
"By the way, the director also designed an identity for Diao Chan. He said that she is Zhang Jiao's granddaughter. After Zhang Jiao's death, she hid among the refugees. By chance, she was adopted by Wang Yun!"
"By chance, she saw Lu Bu kill her grandfather. But in the future, she will fall deeply in love with Lu Bu. So, he asked me to prepare in advance to deal with the complicated emotions between the characters!" Chen Hao said.
"As expected, as long as it's a movie, it's inevitable to change it!" Boss Jia could not help but sigh when he heard that Diao Chan had become Zhang Jiao's granddaughter.
However, this was still alright. After all, Diao Chan was a fictional character in history. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms did not mention Diao Chan's background, so if Diao Chan was written as a granddaughter, it would indeed further complicate the plot.
Of course, this could also lead to the plot developing in an extremely melodramatic direction. This would be a test of the scriptwriter and director's ability.
Boss Jia still had a lot of trust in the scriptwriter and director.
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