Chapter 799 Let's take root in the mainland!
Seeing Yin Jun put down his chopsticks and thinking slowly, Li Hanxiang looked at Zhao Yazhi with inquiring eyes.
Zhao Yazhi shook his head gently, gave Li Hanxiang a smile, indicating that he could rest assured.
Only women know their men best.
Although Yin Jun did not reveal any information, based on Zhao Yazhi's understanding of him, Yin Jun agreed to meet Li Hanxiang without even asking a few questions, and must have some concerns in his heart.
Besides, he brought himself all, how could he look like he didn't help?
Snake Bai also understood that his man had lofty ambitions, and Li Hanxiang was also a very capable director. Maybe his man was thinking about how to recruit him now.
As for filming in the mainland, what does it matter?
When I was filming "Shanghai Beach", wasn't it filmed by Yin Jun's Qiongkou City on Qiongdao?
After a moment, Yin Jun said, "Director Li, Empress Dowager Cixi is actually a very complicated woman. With my understanding of her, she is not so unbearable and demonized in many unofficial history. This woman is very skilled and relied on her to support the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty for decades.
Generations of outstanding people, such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Ding Baozhen, etc., all highly respected this empress dowager. I think these people should be stronger than you and me, right? How could a woman who even admired them tremblely? We should look for more information, discuss and study more, and strive to restore her true face. In this way, we respect history, don’t you think?"
Li Hanxiang was shocked when he heard this.
In the past two years, he has been preparing to film the legend of Cixi and has also checked a lot of information about Cixi, but most of them are not good for Cixi.
This was the first time he heard Yin Jun’s statement, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not unreasonable.
If Cixi was really as stated in the information, she was very stupid, suppressing political enemies, oppressing the people, being extravagant and desperate, how could the Qing Dynasty last for fifty years from the death of Emperor Xianfeng?
Just kidding?
Such ability, let alone Qianlong, even Kang Mazi was reborn, was just such a skill.
After thinking for a long time, Li Hanxiang hesitated: "But... if there were not enough things that the audience liked to watch and overturned the verdict for Cixi, I'm afraid the box office would not be able to get too much."
"A historical film made for the box office is called a joke, not a respect for history." Yin Jun shook his head, "If you want me to sponsor a movie, you must follow what I said. I am not going to overturn the verdict for Cixi, but if you want to shoot, I will want a flesh and blood, conflicts, struggles, evil, and sincere, and real Empress Dowager Cixi!"
"Ajun, wasn't Empress Dowager Cixi famous to harm the country and the people? You see, in the late Qing Dynasty, what did she make a good country look like? What did we be bullied?" Zhao Yazhi said in confusion.
"This is because those shameless literati promoted the image of Empress Dowager Cixi like this, so everyone thought she was such a person." Yin Jun smiled and said shockingly: "In my opinion, in that era, in fact, men with blood in China were actually dead, so they pushed such a big shot onto a woman."
Li Hanxiang took a breath of air conditioning without realizing it.
Yin Jun's attitude is a hard-core support for Cixi?!
"I have never had any good feelings for the Qing Dynasty. I don't like Kang Mazi, Yong Butcher, and the old man of full idiots. But there is also something to say." Yin Jun said jokingly, "The Qing Dynasty has basically collapsed since 30 years of Qianlong, and Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng behind it cannot be reversed at all. If Cixi had not had superb methods, the Qing Dynasty would have been destroyed as early as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Cixi was born in the wrong time and place. If she was in Europe, Queen Victoria would not be able to see it. For example, some literati, because of thousands of years of male superiority and female inferiority, and because of such a special environment, imposed the root cause of the suffering of the entire nation and country on Cixi, believing that it was her existence that there was no saint king, and eventually led to destruction!
But is this really the case? Let’s not talk about Xianfeng. If you are not in good health, you will be beaten up. In addition, you are narrow-minded and timid, and you will be worried when you encounter something. Who will die if you don’t die? Emperor Tongzhi, the son of Cixi, started to visit the kilns at his teens, but died suddenly at the age of 19... What is a sudden death? How does it suddenly die? Haha!
There was a Tongzhi Revival in the Qing Dynasty. It cannot be said that this emperor who was 19 years old was done by the emperor who was in trouble at the age of 19? At that time, Cixi was the one who managed the government. It would be fine if she didn't give her this credit, but she even gave her a charge of killing her son in order to occupy power.
There is also the so-called another wise king of the revival, Guangxu. Cixi had already delegated power and completely let him make the decision. As a result, he was not as good as Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. The little property accumulated by Cixi was messed up by his orders and his capricious governance! It was all the old ministers who knelt down and begged Cixi to come out to clean up the mess, and Cixi had no choice but to come out. Is there any mistake?
There is also saying that Cixi is powerful and will kill everyone who doesn’t like her. This is really a heart-wrenching statement! Apart from killing Sushun and others who were determined to kill her when she seized power, when did you see her killing any important officials in the court? Not to mention Cixi, Kang Mazi, and Qianlong, even the most brutal Yongzheng, she didn’t kill him if she wanted to!
The system of the Qing Dynasty was always the emperor and all the bannermen ruled the world together. All the bannermen were part of the court. The power of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was really not as great as expected, let alone a woman named Cixi, who had a royal family, system, and the restraint of Han ministers. Where did she get so much cruelty and a word?
Take the Summer Palace, which she had been blamed for a hundred years. This Summer Palace was indeed for Cixi, but it was built by Chun Wang Yihuan. The purpose at that time was to let Cixi end the rule behind the curtain, and then let the grown-up Emperor Guangxu take care of the government by himself. And how did this money come from? Yihuan had a naval yamen in his hand, and was resentful that Li Hongzhang and the others were engaged in the Beiyang Navy. A thing he had made in Huajing was full of children of the Qing Dynasty bannermen, and the training place was in Yunming Lake in Huajing.
Yihuan wanted to invite Cixi and Guangxu to see the training results of the bannermen, so he told the governors of various places, "Look, the emperor and the old Buddha are coming, and I have nothing to entertain here. Do you mean that I want to build a garden around Yunming Lake, so that it is easy to welcome you?" So the governors donated nearly 3 million taels of silver, and the garden built around Yunming Lake was called the Summer Palace.
Then because the account was taken from the Navy yamen, this is the so-called embezzlement of naval military funds to build the Summer Palace. After the case, it became the heinous crime of Empress Dowager Cixi! In fact, the defeat of the Beiyang Navy was entirely due to many comprehensive factors. Among them, Empress Dowager Cixi must have the responsibility, but is it unfair to let her take the blame alone?”
At this moment, Li Hanxiang could no longer be described as shock. The Cixi in Yin Jun's mouth completely subverted his knowledge. The Cixi written by his good friends was not such a person at all!
Zhao Yazhi didn't know how to hide it at this time. His eyes were full of affection. He kept looking at Yin Jun, liked him no matter how he looked, and admired him no matter how he looked liked him.
Only then did she understand why Yin Jun could write so many good scripts!
People just follow the crowd and make up things, and Yin Jun will write it only after he understands it.
Because of this, the script written by Yin Jun is beautiful!
"This..." Li Hanxiang's knight came out, "Young Master Jun, where did your information come from? Why is it different from what we know?"
"The Ministry of Culture may not really understand history, and writers may not understand it, especially writers and screenwriters who grew up in this special era." Yin Jun said in a harmonious voice, "I have a good relationship with the Palace Museum in Huajing. They also have relationships there. You can find a lot of real historical facts. If you have the opportunity, you can ask those people to take a closer look. If you don't have enough staff, you can increase your assistants. You don't need to save this expense. Don't worry, take your time, and work hard to do your job!"
Li Hanxiang frowned, "If what you said is really true, then the script..."
Speaking of this, Li Hanxiang took a breath of air again and looked at Yin Jun's eyes suddenly became panicked.
How did he know that I, the mainland writers and screenwriters, are planning?
And looking at that, it seems that even who knows who are?
When he thought about it, Li Hanxiang suddenly understood.
Yin Jun has a not-so-short relationship with the mainland literary and artistic circles, and his connections are quite wide. Maybe who revealed it to him?
"Director Li, I suggest you just take root in the mainland, slowly sort out, polish and prepare, and then start the filming of Cixi's legend." Yin Jun said, "As long as you bring the script over and make me satisfied with it, the funds are not a problem... Well, do you see if 10 million US dollars is enough?"
"Enough! Enough!"
Li Hanxiang couldn't help but grin.
$10 million!
I was originally planning to sell it for HK$10 million, but Yin Jun increased it by 46 times in one breath. What else is not enough?
"Don't be too busy saying enough, I have the conditions." Yin Junsheng was afraid that he would use the 10 million US dollars to produce the next five movies, so he reminded him in advance: "The first one, what I said just now, the script should satisfy me."
"No problem!" Li Hanxiang was not confused at all. Not to mention that Yin Jun is the most powerful screenwriter in Xiangjiang and even in Asia. Just talking about his understanding of Cixi is not something that ordinary people can compare with. It is a good thing to ask him to help check for shortcomings and fill in the gaps.
"Second, I hope you have careful arrangements and planning, don't rush to shoot, and take out all the details, don't care about money." Yin Jun said.
"Details refer to..." Li Hanxiang asked.
"For example, the rules of the Qing Palace, the way of ceremonies, the rules of dressing, etc., and even the best clothes to be customized in Gusu." Yin Jun said, "As for the shooting location, I suggest that I should be in the Forbidden City. No matter how bad it is, I must be in the Summer Palace, and the rest of the scenes must be in the palace of several princes."
"How much does it cost?" Li Hanxiang said dumbfounded. He finally understood what Yin Jun said, "Don't care about money" and also understood why Yin Jun was willing to give him 10 million US dollars!
"If you want to do it, make a movie that will make future generations watch amazing." Yin Jun said, "As for money, if you don't have enough, I only have one requirement for you. Do it well and show you Mr. Li Hanxiang's 100% strength!"
"I understand!" Li Hanxiang suddenly felt a boiling feeling.
Mama!
Since Yin Jun dares to invest so much, am I still afraid of spending money?
"The third one, you can bring some staff from Xiangjiang, but try to use mainland people." Yin Jun said: "The mainland actors and directors, etc. are all very excellent. Xiangjiang has a small area and its foundation is not sufficient."
"good!"
"When using mainland actors, you must also abide by my rules." Yin Jun continued.
"Rules?" Li Hanxiang said in surprise.
At this time, Zhao Yazhi continued. She smiled and told the story of Yin Jun getting angry in Qiongkou City, and finally said: "Ajun is a mainlander, so he hopes that everyone can get the same treatment, at least for food, clothing, housing and use."
"Well, Sister Zhi's words are what I mean." Yin Jun looked at Li Hanxiang and said, "Director Li, remember, whoever makes a fuss will tell you to get out. Whoever is not satisfied will ask him to come back and tell me."
"I get it, I will continue to give orders."
Li Hanxiang quickly remembered this matter so as not to annoy Yin Jun. That was not just a joke.
Yin Jun is not of the same level as Yin Jun in Qiongkou City back then, and his speech is even more important.
Yin Jun also greeted him in advance. He didn't want Liu Xiaoqing to appear again and shouted, "I want meat to eat, I want all the mainland actors in the crew to eat meat." In this way, it is a shame to a film and television company and crew.
It is precisely because Liu Xiaoqing is so brave that Yin Jun decided to let her play the role of Cixi in this life. Moreover, Liu Xiaoqing's grandeur when she was young was not as good as that of several actors.
"The fourth one, since I invested in this movie, I hope to put it on our Qilin Film and Television brand. You just need to film the movie, and we will do the rest." Yin Jun said, "Of course, I will satisfy you with your director's pay, the screenwriter's pay, the producer's pay, etc."
"Haha, as long as I can make the movie well, nothing else matters." After laughing, Li Hanxiang was a little confused again, "Your Junjun, you are so blatant to invest in filming in the mainland and have to release it yourself. Are you not afraid of offending the government of Baodao and banning your movie on Baodao?"
"My heat is still a little short of my time now." Yin Jun nodded, "But it will take two years to finish your movie at the earliest, right? By that time, it will be fine!"
Li Hanxiang understood immediately.
Yin Jun gave himself two more years of development, so he didn't have to worry about the ban on the treasure island.
Although Li Hanxiang didn't understand what Yin Jun would do, seeing him earning 4 billion Hong Kong dollars in one go through more than two years, he knew how genius and evil this young man was.
"The fifth point, that is, the last point, Director Li, you are not in good health. I hope that when you are in the mainland, you can accept the Chinese medicine doctors I have found for you to take care of your body. You should take care of yourself for a year before shooting a movie." Yin Jun said.
"ah!?"
To be honest, Li Hanxiang was a little surprised by Yin Jun's request.
He didn't expect Yin Jun would care about his physical condition, and he was immediately moved.
Although Brother Shao Liu is good to him, he has never cared so much.
"Director Li, you are at the time when you have the most experience and the best state in your life, so you should shoot more good movies to let everyone see them, instead of overworking and dying young and finally having a young age." Yin Jun said, "You should also keep in mind this point and take good care of your body to achieve your wishes better."
"Yes! Thank you, Jun Jun, I understand!"
Li Hanxiang said heavily, at this moment, his eyes were a little wet.
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(Work hard! Work hard! Nearly 9,000 words are presented in Chapter 2!) (.)
Chapter completed!