Chapter 57 This is a big step for Chinese films
Upon learning that Lin Yicheng was going to make another movie, Han Sanye reacted quickly and called him immediately, wanting to invest in it, and Lin Yicheng agreed.

At this stage, Lin Yicheng still needs the protection of China Film Corporation.

Then Lin Yicheng called Xie Xiaojing again and invited Qingying Studio to join him. Xie Xiaojing naturally agreed happily.

This is the benefit of being famous. Lin Yicheng has already attracted investment before he even decided on what to shoot.

The number of views and readings of Lin Yicheng's new blog soared in a short period of time, instantly overshadowing the "Han-Bai dispute".

Netizens are just watching the "Han-Bai dispute" for fun, it has nothing to do with them.

But Lin Yicheng's public solicitation of audience opinions this time can be said to have set a precedent in the film and television industry.

No director has ever taken the opinions of their audience seriously. They just watch whatever they shoot.

Forget about asking for opinions. If the film is not good, you cannot even criticize it! If you curse a few times, you will get a lawyer's letter!
The audience felt respected for the first time, and naturally responded with great enthusiasm and started discussing it.

This kind of discussion can be seen everywhere not only on blogs, but also on Tieba, forums, Time.com, Douban and QQ groups. Then these people gathered on Lin Yicheng's blog to comment and vote there.

In just a few days, the blog gained hundreds of thousands of new registered users.

Sina is even thinking of sending a banner to Lin Yicheng!
Since it was so popular, other media naturally did not want to lag behind and followed suit in reporting.

Among them, the title of Southern Metropolis Daily is the most interesting.

"This is a small step for Lin Yicheng, but a big step for Chinese cinema"

Just looking at the title, you would think that Lin Yicheng has made some indelible contribution to Chinese films.

……

Soon, a week passed, and Lin Yicheng asked someone to count the number of comments on the two films.

Surprisingly, the majority of comments chose "Man Jiang Hong".

What happened? Did the seal imposed by Director Kaige fail?

There is one comment that is the most popular and has the most number of followers.

"Let's make "Man Jiang Hong" and let some directors see that we, the audience, don't dislike costume films, but we like good-looking costume films! We need a good costume film to prove that if it is a good movie, we can still understand it!"

The reason has been found. The audience was disgusted by "The Promise" and even more disgusted by director Kaige's words, "No one will be able to understand it within five years."

Since today's audiences can't understand it, why are you filming it now?
You made the film confusing and flashy, and then you put the blame on the audience, right?
We, the audience, won’t take the blame for this!
Since the audience has made their choice and there has been some initial enthusiasm, Lin Yicheng naturally follows suit and chooses to strike while the iron is hot.

So, that night, Lin Yicheng updated his blog.

"I have seen everyone's comments. As I said before, thank you for your support. I will do my best and make this movie with the utmost sincerity."

"Let me briefly talk about the origin of this drama script. When I was in junior high school, I learned the poem "Man Jiang Hong", and then I became very interested in Yue Fei, a historical figure that everyone is familiar with."

"Then, I read many history books including the History of Song Dynasty, but I found that the history books only used very little words to record the strict discipline and well-trained Yue Family Army, which "would not tear down houses even if they were frozen to death, and would not plunder even if they were starved to death" and was called "it is easy to shake mountains, but difficult to shake Yue Family Army" by the Jin people."

"We can only learn from a few texts that Yue Fei's army eventually split up. Some of Yue Fei's generals died suddenly, some were deprived of their military power, and some betrayed him and surrendered to Qin Hui."

"Although Yue's army gradually died out, its spirit still existed, in the subsequent war between Song and Jin, and in the resistance that continued to rise in various parts of the Central Plains after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"It also exists in the integrity of loyal people represented by Wen Tianxiang, who 'left his loyal heart to shine in history'!"

"So, I started writing this script. It tells the story of the constant conspiracy and crisis that occurred during the negotiation between Qin Hui and the Jin Kingdom four years after Yue Fei's death."

"Next, I will polish the script again and hire professional historical experts and scholars to serve as consultants on the characters, events, costumes, props, and environments involved in the script."

“We will also select the most outstanding cast to interpret this magnificent and heart-wrenching story.”

"After that, I will update the preparation and shooting progress on my blog from time to time, so stay tuned."...

Now that the project had been selected, Lin Yicheng naturally began preparations immediately.

Everyone in Xinghe Film and Television got into action. This is the boss's movie, who dares not to take it seriously?
Moreover, this can also be regarded as a training exercise, an assessment of the combat effectiveness of the company's current personnel.

China Film Group and Qingdao Film Group cannot sit idle either. In terms of talent, these units have the most talented people.

Therefore, Han Sanye and Xie Xiaojing, while looking for relevant historians, also drew on the best talents in the company.

Especially in terms of art, costumes, and props, Lin Yicheng specifically emphasized that they must be consistent with history while also having beauty and texture.

It’s not to say that it completely restores the authentic Song army uniforms, but it looks very real.

Han Sanye has high hopes for this movie. Last time, he chose to invest in "Crazy Stone", which brought great benefits to China Film and himself.

For this second cooperation, Mr. Han San naturally would not allow the unpleasant things like last time to happen again, so most of the people he sent out were from his side.

Before leaving, Mr. Han San emphasized that once on the crew, everything must be under the command of Lin Yicheng, and anyone who dares to disobey will have to prepare to bear his wrath.

At this time, Mr. Han Sanye has already been confirmed to become the head of China Film Group next year, and no one dares to disobey him.

Although it is currently in the early stages of preparation and the total investment amount of the project has not yet been determined, Lin Yicheng has still divided the proportions.

In this collaboration between the three companies, Galaxy Film Company holds 55%, China Film Group holds 25%, and Qingying holds 20%.

Lin Yicheng himself received 200 million yuan as director, 80 yuan as screenwriter, and 500 million yuan as leading actor.

Lin Yicheng himself received a total of nearly 800 million in film remuneration.

Moreover, as a director, Lin Yicheng will eventually enjoy 5% dividends from the box office profits.

Then, Lin Yicheng began to choose a role.

Sun Jun is naturally played by Lin Yicheng himself.

For the role of Zhang Da, Lin Yicheng didn't even have to think about it and directly chose Huang Bo.

For this kind of small character, especially a comedy small character, no one is more suitable than Huang Bo.

Qin Hui, Lin Yicheng chose my uncle Dong. I believe that with Uncle Dong's acting skills, it would be no problem for him to play a big shot like Qin Hui.

Wu Yichun and Lin Yicheng's first reaction was Guo Degang, after all, Yue Longgang's performance in the original version was really good. But after consideration, they gave up the idea.

All the movies starring Guo Degang in later generations are undoubtedly bad movies. Mr. Guo should just focus on crosstalk and stop ruining the film and television industry.

Thinking of this, Lin Yicheng couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Guo was indeed a famous double standard. He was not satisfied with the fact that an outsider entered the crosstalk world. But when he entered the film and television industry, it was another story.

Well, it seems that Uncle Qian is also suitable? To be determined for now.

He Li, this cold and treacherous character, Lin Yicheng instantly thought of Cheng Kun. So, he wrote down Zhang Guoli's name.

The singer Yao Qin gave Lin Yicheng a headache.

This role requires an actress who is charming, seductive, yet explosive.

But we can’t use senior Yao Di anymore. Lin Yicheng also told her in advance that they will not cooperate this time.

So, who else is more suitable?

(End of this chapter)