Chinanews, Xi'an, Aug 21 – In Mission Impossible 3, the shooting place for Tom Cruise to make his stunt performance was moved to Shanghai and Xitang, an ancient Chinese town in Zhejiang. Since then, more and more Hollywood directors have opted to shoot their films in China. Films like Painted Veil, Children of Huangshi, and Dead or Alive, were all made in China. In addition, King of Kung-Fu began its shooting in Dunhuang and the shooting team has travelled to many places around China. Mummy 3 and Terminator 4 are going to be made in China… It seems that more and more Hollywood film directors eye on China for their production, Huashang News reported.Why is China so popular among Hollywood directors? This reporter was recently told that the shooting fad was not pushed by the beautiful Chinese sceneries, but because making films in China saved money.When making Star Wars Episode 3, George Lukas, the film director, once said that he wanted to do the shooting in China because he liked the Oriental scenery in China. In addition, Roger Spottiswode, who had once made the film Tomorrow Never Dies, again wanted to make his latest film, Children of Huangshi, in Gansu and Shanghai.At first, the production team of Mission Impossible 3 intended to make the film in Japan. However, when Hong Kong film director Wu Yusen suggested to them to come to China, they took the advice and came to China to have a look. The travel was not disappointing at all. The producing team were amazed by the fast development taking place in China and they finally changed their mind. In making Kill Bill, the production team travelled to many countries in the world, including Japan, Mexico, and the United States. However, most of the shootings were done in Beijing. In making Kill Bill, Chinese film director Zhang Jinzhan was one of the main assistant directors of the film. Hong Kong film director Yuan Heping became the martial arts director of the film. It is said that the production team decided to make their film in China at Yuan's suggestion.“It is a lot cheaper to make films in China than in Hollywood,” said a person at Miramax Films, investing party to Kill Bill. The film involved a total investment of 60 million US dollars. However, its box office value reached 330 million US dollars. A 60-million-US dollar film might be regarded as a small film in the United States. In China, however, with the money, it can make a blockbuster. For Painted Veil, its total investment was less than 30 million US dollars. With such a small investment, the production team was able to invite entertainment celebrities like Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and Huang Qiusheng to star in the film. The costs for cosmetics and extras were really low, which reduced the whole production costs.