Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 485 - 484: Mockery

In Hollywood, there's never been a film with a $500 million investment; Jiang Cheng's endeavor this time can be said to be record-breaking.

This account was calculated by many media outlets on behalf of Jiang Cheng, but they all overlooked a significant expenditure, which is the cost of movie special effects.

Generally, a Hollywood special effects blockbuster alone costs several million dollars in special effects, often taking up a substantial portion of the film's investment.

However, the special effects expense on Jiang Cheng's side can be considered negligible, as Jiang Cheng plans to delegate the special effects to Lucy, with Jiang Cheng only needing to cover the electricity costs for Lucy's calculations.

Jiang Cheng only needs to pay some low electricity fees to surpass Hollywood's levels in special effects.

If that's the case, Jiang Cheng's investment from Flame Country will far exceed public expectations.

After all, the saved special effects costs will be completely invested into the movie production.

So, the funds the director can spend for this film are likely to reach an unimaginable figure.

Such investment strength makes everyone start to discuss, and they begin to have great expectations for this holographic movie.

After all, with so much money invested, as long as the director is suitable, the movie will certainly not disappoint everyone.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng simultaneously announced the movie's genre, "Swordsmen of Shu Mountain," which made everyone even more thrilled.

This fantasy novel has been read by many people, and they are quite familiar with its content.

This completely Flame Country-style blockbuster is something no one has ever seen.

Previously, the blockbusters seen on movie screens were all from Hollywood; no matter how well those movies were made, they weren't something of one's own.

Now there's finally an opportunity to see a film full of Flame Country culture on the big screen, a long-awaited event for many movie fans.

Quickly, this news gathered considerable attention, and directors especially noted that the director's selection had yet to be confirmed.

This offered ambitious directors a chance to prove themselves.

Jiang Cheng plans to openly select the director, carefully choosing an appropriate candidate.

As long as one can satisfy Jiang Cheng, even without any movie directing experience, there's a possibility to shoot this epic film.

He completely disregards the previous credentials of these directors, regardless of the high box office of their past films, it's meaningless to Jiang Cheng.

What Jiang Cheng values is the talent within the director, alongside spectacular imagination, essential elements for an excellent director.

As for those old directors who have shot numerous films, Jiang Cheng has no intention of selecting them.

Those well-known old directors, with their rich experiences, offer no help in shooting such a groundbreaking film.

In fact, their previous experiences would bind their hands and feet; holographic films do not require such experiences.

Instead, what is needed is sheer talent, filled with fervent passion.

These old directors have had their edges smoothed by time, while Jiang Cheng desires sharp and unyielding young individuals.

Only such impulsive young persons would be the ideal director choice for this film.

Once Jiang Cheng's open director selection was announced, it immediately garnered significance within the entire director circle.

Whether newcomers or seasoned veterans, each had their eyes on this director's position.

The sheer amount of filming capital and the title of being the first holographic film made them unable to take this opportunity lightly.

Maybe this is the only opportunity, and if seized, their future will be boundless.

They all realize this filming chance to them is a turning point in life.

Possibly after filming this movie, the entire path for the director's life would entirely differ.

As quickly as vast numbers of directors sought out Jiang Cheng, initiating this director selection.

These directors articulated their thoughts on the movie with Jiang Cheng, some even envisaged their imagined scenes.

There were quite a few old directors showcasing their credentials, hoping thereby to catch Jiang Cheng's attention.

Sadly, these old directors were only wasting their efforts; from the start, Jiang Cheng hadn't planned to select them.

Though Jiang Cheng wasn't familiar with Flame Country directors, he had seen some of the works these old directors have produced.

Jiang Cheng doesn't want his movie to become one of those cash-grabbing works, hence he had no intention of choosing them. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Those individuals were the first to be eliminated, essentially those entering the latter rounds of selection were all emerging directors newly entering the film industry.

The oldest of these individuals was barely in their 30s, an excessively young presence in the directing field.

Jiang Cheng's choices made those old directors quite dissatisfied; they believed those young people were unreliable, only they, as seniors, could handle this film.

Some eliminated old directors even publicly mocked Jiang Cheng's choice, saying his use of young directors was bound to lead to the film's failure.

Sadly, their rhetoric could not influence Jiang Cheng; in Jiang Cheng's view, they were merely whining like defeated dogs.

Nor did everyone agree with that old director's viewpoint; everyone had been dispirited by the Flame Country films in recent years, what they produced had no audience willing to watch.

People held no expectations for these old directors, considering giving young people a chance wasn't a bad idea.

Perchance, if finding a talented young director, it could benefit Flame Country cinema.

After several rounds of selection, Jiang Cheng finally determined the director for the movie.

Ultimately, Jiang Cheng chose a very young director, granting him the privilege to direct this blockbuster.

This director had only shot two obscure films before, a nobody among directors, most people hadn't heard of his name.

However, Jiang Cheng did not care for fame; he valued the unique qualities in this young man.

His ideas profoundly moved Jiang Cheng, ultimately leading to Jiang Cheng choosing him.

Once the director's candidate was confirmed, preparation work followed.

When the younger director chosen by Jiang Cheng just received this news, he still couldn't quite believe the reality.

In his view, Jiang Cheng could choose from countless renowned directors, while he, having only directed two films before, wasn't within the selection scope.

At that time, he chose to participate in the director selection with a mindset of giving it a try, never expecting to become the movie's director.

This exceptionally young director was instantly thrilled by the sudden surprise, so much so that he forgot his own surname.

Amidst his joy, he also felt deeply touched, knowing well how hard-earned this opportunity was.