The problem of "Tough Guys" was urgent. Han Bin and Sun Haiping also flew to the island filming site and held a meeting with Dong Xi to discuss how to solve this problem.

"What's the suggestion from China Film Group?" Looking at the two people arriving after a long journey, Dong Xi had no time to be polite.

China Film Group has always been the second largest investor in Xizi Films, and it is impossible for the other party to turn a blind eye to an investment like "Tough Guys" worth over 100 million.

Unless it is particularly unfavorable, the other party will invest a certain proportion of funds to share the risk.

"What Third Master means is that if you want to change your style, why not consider martial arts or kung fu?" Sun Haiping looked at the furnishings in the room curiously.

The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has overall boosted the momentum of martial arts and kung fu movies.

The filming of Lao Mouzi's "Hero" has already started, and it has assembled a star cast from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. It has the potential to sink the ship.

"I think you can shoot whatever you want. No matter what type of big production it is, we can afford a failure." Han Bin is very confident.

The two summer movies brought the company nearly 500 million yuan in revenue.

This is only the direct income, and the indirect income is rising like crazy.

For example, the cost of "My Sassy Girl" is less than 5 million. In fact, this is after deducting advertising placement because of the subject matter and the main creator.

"My Sassy Girl" was not favored by advertisers at the beginning, so the revenue from advertising placement was not much.

But now with the popularity of the first part, various cooperation invitations are being sent to the company like pieces of paper, most of them are testing whether Xizi Film and Television has any plans to shoot the second part.

In this regard, the company has started to prepare the script for the second part after asking Zhang Fang for her opinion.

However, this time all the leading actors will be replaced, with Cheng Hao's partner Deng Chao starring.

In order to make it more acceptable to the audience, a TV series version of "My Sassy Girl" with about 20 episodes will also be produced.

It can be regarded as a pilot trailer, using TV series to advertise the movie. Xizi can be regarded as creating the history of domestic entertainment.

Most of the box office revenue comes from overseas markets, and part of it is consumed locally in order to avoid taxes.

For example, two sets of the latest Panavision Millennium XL cameras were customized in the United States, including a complete set of lenses, vehicle-mounted crane arms, large-size telescopic crane arms, etc.

The quoted price is over 5 million US dollars, which is quite a big deal.

However, most of the funds will still be brought back to China, and the company is engaged in an acquisition tug-of-war with the help of China Film Group, an acquisition that can be called "Snake Tun Xiang".

But the first priority now is to solve the problem of "Tough Guys".

"Let's put it aside for now. I have a new idea. I don't know if it will work!" Dong Xi rubbed his brows. He also had a headache as the overall plan was disrupted.

However, due to the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", he is indeed considering moving his new film towards period martial arts.

"What subject?" Han Bin and Sun Haiping looked at each other and asked indifferently.

The two of them have seen Dong Xi's creative ability too many times.

"Have you ever heard of the Battle of Thermopylae in Persia and Greece?" Dong Xi pondered for a moment and asked.

"What the hell?" Sun Haiping looked confused, and it could be seen that this indeed involved a blind spot in his knowledge.

"Are you talking about the 300 Spartans?" Han Bin was somewhat impressed, but not particularly sure.

"That's right, it's Sparta!" Dong Xi nodded in admiration towards Han Bin.

"What dead dad?" Sun Haiping asked from the side.

Dong Xi rolled his eyes and wanted to ignore him, while Han Bin explained: "In the Battle of Hot Spring Pass, the Spartan King Leonidas I of Greece led 300 elite Spartan warriors and some Greek city-state coalition forces to resist at Hot Spring Pass.

Persian Empire.

It successfully delayed the Persian army's attack and bought valuable time for Athens and other city-states to prepare for the battle, which contributed greatly to the subsequent victory of Greece..."

Sun Haiping:......

"Xizi, do you want to film in Hollywood?" In Sun Haiping's understanding, only Hollywood dares to film this kind of foreign history.

If you put it in China, it will definitely be a dead end!

"Go to Hollywood?" Han Bin was also stunned. He may have better common sense than Sun Haiping, but his brain circuit is not as good as his.

"Haha, what are you two thinking!" Dong Xi smiled silently.

Dong Xi can still understand the concerns of the two people. With the success of "Raging Bull", he has also made a name for himself in Hollywood.

Not only are he one of the three major Chinese Kung Fu superstars along with Cheng Long and Jet Li, he is also recognized as a master of actual combat.

After the Tyson fight, many fighting masters in North America invited Dong Xi to challenge him. Even after returning to China, so-called "martial arts masters" came to challenge him.

Dong Xi paid no attention to this. His main job now is as a director and actor, not as a martial arts master.

There are also many invitations from Hollywood, including invitations to supporting roles in blockbusters, such as "The Matrix 2: Reloaded".

However, after repeated consideration, Dong Xi declined the invitation. Because he needed to shoot for 3 months, but he had to stay with the crew for a full 9 months!

9 month schedule?

With Dong Xi's speed, he can direct two movies independently!

"Do you know what our country's deepest heritage is?" Dong Xi did not answer directly, but kept it secret.

"Is it delicious food?" Sun Haiping touched his chin and replied pretending to be profound.

"It's history! You just know how to eat!" Dong Xi couldn't bear it anymore and shouted at him.

"History? Xizi, what do you want..." Han Bin reacted instantly.

"That's right." Dong Xi nodded, looked at the two of them and said, "Do you know that the Thirteen Generals Returned to the Jade Gate?"

This time, even Han Bin looked confused, let alone Sun Haiping, a common sense idiot.

However, this question is not considered common knowledge, and most Chinese people will not know this period of history.

In the five thousand years of history of China, there have been too many stories that will go down in history.

Many are well known, and many are buried under a thick layer of dust.

As a literary and art worker, Dong Xi has the ability and obligation to spread his works so that future generations can remember them.

"...This is the story. What do you think about adapting it into a movie?" Dong Xi briefly talked about the historical prototype of the Thirteen Soldiers Returning to Yumen.

Sun Haiping and Han Bin looked at each other, and their hearts were filled with excitement for the bravery of their ancestors.

"Shoot, we have to shoot even if we lose money!" Sun Haiping slapped the table and stood up, shouting loudly.

Although Han Bin said nothing, he nodded silently.

"OK, it's decided. You first find someone within the company to write the outline of the script. My idea is that the story is divided into two lines. On the one hand, Geng Gong and others fight against the Huns, and on the other hand, the imperial court sends troops to help..."

According to Dong Xi's idea, this movie, tentatively named "13", will be a combination of "300" and "Saving Private Ryan".
Chapter completed!