Chapter 297 I know why Zhang Yi didn¡¯t make "Zhu Xian" (Part 1) Zhang Yi is indeed called an international director now, but there are usually two more words in front of the great director: business! Great commercial director! No one denies Zhang Yi¡¯s identity. Zhang Yi is not very old now, but his total box office revenue is definitely among the best in the world, and no director can even compare with it. Lucas couldn't, and neither could Spielberg. ¡°The King of Fighters¡± and ¡°The End of the World¡± alone have grossed a billion dollars in global box office revenue. Coupled with the "Resident Evil" series, "Myth", etc., these movies are not weak at the box office. Zhang Yi is definitely the director with the highest cumulative box office. ¡°Moreover, no matter whether it was a small investment or a large investment, none of his movies lost money, and almost all of them made big profits. Zhang Yi is a well-deserved commercial director. Zhang Yi¡¯s speech at the Beijing Film Academy still achieved good results. Although some people did not agree with Zhang Yi¡¯s views, they had to admit that they could not find any reason to refute it. As Zhang Yi said, you can¡¯t make a movie without money. The next day, Zhang Yi took Luo Shukai and others to say goodbye to Master Sun and others, and took the train to Xi'an. Zhang Yi invested hundreds of millions to build a movie theater in Xi'an, and the Xi'an Film Studio will undoubtedly benefit the most. When Zhang Yi arrived in Xi¡¯an, he was personally greeted by the director of Xi¡¯an Film Studio, and even the governor and mayor of the province came to visit in person. ¡° Leaving aside the fact that Zhang Yi went to Beijing at this time and accepted the approach of the chief, these senior government officials knew about it through some channels. Even if there is no such relationship, Zhang Yi, as a big financial backer from Hong Kong, just invests some funds, which is not a small political achievement. "Mainland people may not know much about Zhang Yi. I know it, perhaps through Zhang Yi¡¯s previous two movies "Ip Man" and "Myth", as well as the upcoming "Boxer". Other things about Zhang Yi. Still don¡¯t quite understand it. When senior government officials, especially Zhang Yi, invested hundreds of millions of dollars to build a movie theater in Xi'an, they naturally knew it. In particular, Zhang Yi had given them two billion US dollars to rescue the market some time ago, which shocked them the most. A 21-year-old young man actually spent two billion US dollars, just to save the market. Everyone knows that the money spent to rescue the market is likely to be wasted. If he dares to spend so much, no one can guess how much he is worth. Count it up. The investment of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars is just a fraction of the money for Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi is also happy with this. Today's government officials are not as decent as those of later generations. Although they cannot change their ambition to achieve political achievements, they are not without integrity. At least, they invited Zhang Yi to invest and had no other thoughts. He didn't even want to get any benefits from Zhang Yi. Now the mainland is undergoing reform and opening up. This is the golden period for investment. The early bird catches the reward. The investment environment at this time may not be as good as in later generations, but the competition is smaller. The investment policies are definitely more favorable. Zhang Yi is naturally optimistic about the economic development of the mainland. The investment intensity may not be as large as that of Hong Kong and the United States, but it is definitely not much less. Although the movie theater is not fully completed yet. But a lot of construction has been completed, and there are also many film crews and tourists coming to visit. "Mr. Zhang, have you ever thought about it. When the studio is completed, we can shoot a blockbuster and use Mr. Zhang's international influence to make the studio famous internationally and attract more film crews and tourists." The film director said to Zhang Yi. "Mr. Huang, do you have any suggestions?" Zhang Yi nodded and said immediately. "Most of the movie theaters are antique buildings, so the filming of films is naturally based on historical stories. China has thousands of years of history, and there are too many stories worth filming. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties are all of great filming value and can even be filmed into a series of stories." The film director said immediately. "How did Mr. Huang do with the story of Hua Mulan?" Zhang Yi nodded and said immediately. "Mulan!" The director of Xiying was a little surprised, then he thought about it and nodded. Although he doesn't understand why Mr. Zhang has a soft spot for female heroes when there are so many heroes in Chinese history. I heard that many of Mr. Zhang¡¯s films have female protagonists. In particular, "Resident Evil" has achieved considerable international success. The reason why Zhang Yi loves female heroes is undoubtedly because female heroes attract more attention internationally. Moreover, in his previous life, he had watched "Mulan" starring Zhao Xiaoyanzi and was very impressed. Although Zhao Xiaoyanzi¡¯s Hua Mulan is very heroic, in Zhang Yi¡¯s mind, the best candidate to play Mulan is undoubtedly Lin Qingxia. It is a pity that Lin Qingxia was no longer young and had retired from the entertainment industry, but at this time, she was in the prime ofYouth is the golden age for actors. I believe that with her as the leading role, she has a different flavor. Of course, Zhang Yi is still a little dissatisfied with Zhao's version of "Mulan", and that is the war scenes. Thinking of this, Zhang Yi seemed to be interested in filming this film. However, in order to film, "Jurassic Park" must be filmed first. If Zhang Yi was filming "Mulan", it was because of his interest. When filming "Jurassic Park", I was definitely not as interested in movies as I was in money. "Jurassic Park" is definitely a money-making movie. "Titanic" is an unsinkable C-rated movie, who can compete with it? Zhang Yi feels that if he is reborn through time travel and plays movies, if he does not put his own stamp on those popular movies, he will not only be sorry for himself, but also sorry for God. After staying in Xi'an for a few days, Zhang Yi immediately got up and returned to Hong Kong. Balidile acted very quickly and quickly landed on a small island in the Maldives. At this time, he had already begun construction and was ready to start construction. Of course, the facilities needed for the film background will be built first, while tourist facilities such as hotels will be put later. Zhang Yi is not busy when he returns to Hong Kong. Many of the preparations for "Jurassic Park" do not require his personal involvement. He spends more time at Jiying Special Effects Company, paying attention to the technicians there to create dinosaurs. special effects. Of course, those dinosaur skeletons are already being built. ¡°Boss, Mr. Cha invited you for tea and asked you when you will be free?¡± Lin Xiao said to Zhang Yi. "Jin DaXia?" Zhang Yi glanced at Lin Xiao and then said, "Let's leave it to tomorrow morning." The next day, Zhang Yi and Jin DaXia met. Daxia Jin looked at the young man in front of him with some emotion. I remembered that a few years ago, when I saw "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", I wanted to offer a high royalties to induce Zhang Yi to focus on writing a book, but I still failed. Such a genius will not be limited to the field of novels. What's more, Zhang Yi's biggest achievement now is not novels. Although in the field of novels, Zhang Yi has not published a new work for a long time, he is still so dazzling. But compared to his other aspects, it seems a bit dim. The most dazzling thing about Zhang Yi today is undoubtedly his movies, his kung fu, and his business. Even his music is more dazzling than his novels. After all, his record company has become the largest Chinese record company in Southeast Asia. "I heard that Mr. Zhang bought a newspaper and a magazine in the United States?" Jin Daxia took a sip of tea and said immediately. "This is an extension of the film company over there. I have no specific details." Zhang Yi nodded and said immediately. This matter was handled by Balidile. That guy was very ambitious. After receiving a large amount of capital from Zhang Yi, he couldn't hold it any longer. He first bought a newspaper, then a magazine, and now he has set his sights on a TV station. If "Jurassic Park" hadn't delayed him a lot of time, he would probably have started by now. "The development of Ming Pao has now reached a bottleneck. Perhaps in the hands of Mr. Zhang, it will be able to develop new things and achieve better development." Jin Daxia said immediately, with some tired sadness in his tone. "Mr. Cha really intends to give up Ming Pao? He is your hard work." Zhang Yi naturally heard the underlying meaning of Jin Daxia and also heard his reluctance. In fact, it is no longer a secret that Jin Daxia sold his shares in Ming Pao. Moreover, Zhang Yi had guessed that such a day would come when he took up the post of vice president of Ming Pao, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. This is several years ahead of schedule. "I'm getting old, and I don't have the same drive and energy as before." Jin Daxia said sadly. When Zhang Yi heard this, he didn¡¯t know what to say. (To be continued)