Chapter 361

Regarding the final presentation effect of *Little Soldier Legend*, domestic and foreign film circles are very concerned.

Haolaiwu film companies naturally trust Jiang Heng's strength more; they are more concerned about the film's schedule, for they do not want to pit their heavily invested films against Jiang Heng's, which would be of no benefit whatsoever! As for domestic peers, they certainly have no thought of simultaneous release, after all, when blockbusters like *Great Uproar in Heaven* and *Avatar* are released, they crush many contemporaneous mid- and low-budget films into cannon fodder.

Few films can survive in the cracks and win box office.

The total investment of *Little Soldier Legend* reached a record-breaking five hundred million US dollars; without thinking, one knows how hot it will be when released—truly, the farther one can dodge, the better! Yet everyone remains curious, and as summer approaches, they pay ever more attention to related information.

Fortunately, Broad Sodium Film Industry has set up an official Weibo for *Little Soldier Legend*, occasionally posting posters; it can be said that each time it sparks considerable discussion.

That day, the official released a poster of the robot instructor.

Against a cosmic night sky background dotted with stars, a skeleton officer in military uniform walks out of the darkness, light shining on his face, half bright half dark, looking rather eerie.

As soon as this poster appeared, it instantly sparked a huge discussion among film fans.

Although *Little Soldier Legend* has an original novel, no one knows what Jiang Heng will film for that section, or to what extent he will adapt it.

Who knows if it will be a war between humans and robots! After all, the book, when introducing the base where Tang Long trains and the origins of the five robot instructors, does outline a story.

If Jiang Heng finds someone to expand it into a story, filming it will surely be shocking.

Fans holding this view believe that Jiang Heng's first work, *The Matrix*, already takes the human‑robot war as its major backdrop, so Director Jiang filming such a movie would certainly be easier.

Perhaps they feel regret that *The Matrix* did not depict a human‑robot war and want to make up for it here!

Moreover, with a five‑hundred‑million‑dollar investment, even though Jiang Heng is full of confidence, he must consider the film's success or failure and the box‑office revenue issue!

Another group of fans thinks that the selling point of Director Jiang's film is an interstellar warship battle, not a human‑robot war; the story should follow the novel, with only minor detail changes! A large bunch of fans discuss it online incessantly, spontaneously promoting it, so the film's heat remains high.

Yes, this bunch of 'organic supporters' haven't even seen the full film yet, but they've already started spontaneously promoting *Little Soldier Legend*!

Mainly because they feel *Little Soldier Legend* has set a global record for film investment, which is a pride of the nation.

With Jiang Heng's ability, he will surely make a good film; the film will surely refresh the global box‑office record, and these 'spiritual shareholders' will be satisfied as long as they see the film achieve impressive box‑office results.

Thus, upon entering June, Broad Sodium Film Industry had not yet stepped up promotion, yet online various news reports about *Little Soldier Legend* already showed a momentum of covering the sky and earth.

Yu Dong was also seeing this situation for the first time, feeling he could not quite grasp it, so he came to Jiang Heng to discuss it.

Thank you!

Yu Dong took the coffee handed over by Jiang Heng's assistant, couldn't help but glance again, noticing the appearance was more handsome than before, though he seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

Jiang Heng laughed, 'This is Old Fan's niece, called Cui Zhenzhen!'

Yu Dong, upon hearing this, hurriedly said, 'Hello, hello!'

Cui Zhenzhen hastily said, 'Yu, Manager Yu good!'

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, and Cui Zhenzhen, understanding the cue, left.

Yu Dong laughed and sighed, 'This Old Fan...'

One doesn't know whether it's admiration for Fan Yu looking after his own relatives, or if there's another motive.

Jiang Heng said, 'Even as a big director, I cannot escape worldliness; I still have to talk about human relations and worldly affairs!'

Yu Dong also said, 'There's nothing to be done; over these years, the old colleagues from the Beijing Film Factory have often come to me, and I have arranged things based on what I see—those lacking real ability or just killing time are definitely not let in.' Actually Yu Dong's personality is rather overbearing; in his previous life, before Broad Sodium Film Industry went public, he had indeed swept a bunch of old colleagues out the door.

But in this life, he is merely the second-largest shareholder of Broad Sodium Film Industry, so he is not so rigid.

The reason he dares to say these things in front of Jiang Heng is because there are more relation‑holders in the Outstanding Rising Film Company.

There's no way around it; Jiang Heng has taken root in Jingcheng for many years, and as his network grows ever broader, the number of people greeting him is also increasing.

There are always some requests that cannot be pushed away, gradually developing to the present situation.

After chatting a bit, they brought up the promotion of *Little Soldier Legend*; Yu Dong scratched his head, 'I think we don't need to over‑promote, because it's already hot enough.'

'If we keep pouring money into promotion, we fear it will make the audience feel annoyed and develop a rebellious mindset!'

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, 'What you say makes sense, and if promotion is excessive, it will make the audience's anticipation for this film keep rising; by the time the film releases, it will actually be detrimental to its reputation!'

Then it's just regularly posting posters?

After all, this concerns a five‑hundred‑million‑dollar effects blockbuster; although Yu Dong thinks his plan is not bad, he still dares not make the final decision, needing to wait for Jiang Heng to speak on this.

'Then let's do as you say—normally just putting up posters is enough, but this premiere should still be held somewhat grandly, lest the audience think we lack grandeur and other companies assume my money has all been spent!'

Yu Dong laughed, 'How could there be such an unrealistic idea? Just look at *League of Legends*—it's a money‑printing machine; you will never lack money in this lifetime!'

Jiang Heng gave a hehe laugh and did not pick up on that topic.

Just have Yu Dong arrange people to draft a guest list.

For the premiere, we want it to be grand, so celebrity guests cannot be few.

Yu Dong hehe‑laughed, 'If you raise your arm and call, at least hundreds of stars will come!'

Jiang Heng laughed, 'What nonsense, perfectly fine—why would I need to raise my arm and call?'

Yu Dong gave an embarrassed smile, saying, 'Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue.'

Leaving Jiang Heng's office, that guy deliberately glanced outside at Cui Zhenzhen, seeing her sitting behind the computer with a very 'busy' appearance.

'Is Old Fan your maternal uncle?'

'Mm!'

'Don't be nervous, kid; I'm friends with Old Fan, and he's found you a good place—work hard, you know?'

'I know, thank you, Manager Yu!' Cui Zhenzhen hurriedly rose to say.

Yu Dong waved his hand and left on his own, secretly sighing, 'This Old Fan really dares to dream!' However, speaking of Jiang Heng's immense wealth, yet lacking family backing and still unmarried, it's inevitable that people would have thoughts.

Yu Dong now only hates that there is no suitable girl on his side of the family; if the relation is too distant, there's no need for it.

However, after returning to Broad Sodium Film Industry, he ordered the promotion team not to overexert in media, merely urging them to put up the posters properly, and to devote full effort to preparing the premiere ceremony.

As for the date, it is set for Saturday, July 3rd! (End of chapter)