Chapter 674 Animated Film

Everyone was a little overwhelmed when they saw the wide variety of fruits, especially sugar cane.

There were indeed many people selling sugar cane on the street at this time.

It was okay to eat other fruits, but what on earth was eating sugar cane?

Which company would eat sugar cane at a meeting?

And the watermelon, which is usually cut into small pieces and eaten with toothpicks, but the watermelon here is cut into large pieces and has to be eaten in the hand.

This is very unsightly.

After all the fruits were placed on the table, Xu Ye took a piece of sugar cane and started eating it.

The skin of the sugar cane had been peeled off.

He took a bite and started chewing.

"This year is a key year for the five-year plan. Let me first talk about this year's plan for music..."

As soon as he said this, Xu Ye spit out the sugar cane residue in his mouth.

When everyone saw this scene, their expressions were a little complicated.

Xu Ye also said: "Don't be stunned, eat quickly."

For a while, all kinds of gnawing sounds rang out in the conference room.

Xu Ye spat out a mouthful of sugar cane residue after saying a few words.

The meeting was also carried out in a [pleasant] atmosphere.

The content of the meeting was also thought out by Xu Ye during the Spring Festival holiday.

For singers like Chen Yuxin and Malu, Xu Ye plans to produce a few new songs for each of them this year to make them feel more present in the music industry.

In terms of movies, "Kung Fu" is naturally ranked first. In addition, there is another movie that Xu Ye plans to shoot this year.

The name of this movie is "A Chinese Odyssey".

"A Chinese Odyssey" is divided into two parts due to the length, but it is actually one story.

This movie is one of Stephen Chow's classic masterpieces, and it was co-produced by Stephen Chow and a mainland film company.

It's just that the box office performance was very poor after it was released, and the company founded by Stephen Chow also went bankrupt.

Later, the reputation of "A Chinese Odyssey" gradually improved, and more and more people interpreted this movie and explained their own understanding.

When shooting this movie, Xu Ye was not sure what the box office performance would be like. It might not be as good as "Flirting Scholar".

But this movie has a different meaning.

When filming "Never Expected", Xu Ye put the episode "Goodbye, Kingdom of Daughters" at the end, and the song "Love of a Lifetime" even appeared at the end.

The foundation for some spoof adaptations of Journey to the West has been laid, and the next step is to watch this movie.

It just happens that Xiao Xu can play the role of Fairy Zixia in the movie.

There is no other meaning, Xu Ye just wants to make a movie for his future wife, a movie that will keep her in the hearts of the audience forever.

"A Chinese Odyssey" will also be released as the fourth movie of the five-year plan.

As for the fifth movie of the five-year plan, Xu Ye already has a plan in mind, but he needs an opportunity.

In terms of TV series, the post-production editing of the fourth part of the five-year plan, "Soldier Assault", went very smoothly and can be submitted for review this month.

Xu Ye also plans to start preparations for the fifth TV series.

There are actually quite a few representative TV series on Earth.

The four dramas that Xu Ye has filmed so far show different directions.

In these dramas, Xu Ye has almost never been the leading actor. In this last drama, Xu Ye will naturally play the leading actor.

It's just that the time is not enough, but Xu Ye is not in a hurry. According to his plan, the show will not be broadcast until next year.

Even if he wants to broadcast this year, it will be too late. He has a lot of things to do this year.

"In this case, let's use this show to rush for the TV King." Xu Ye said in his heart.

The name of this show is "Mountain and Sea Love", a TV series about poverty alleviation.

In Xu Ye's plan, this show and the last movie of the five-year plan have some linkage.

After roughly communicating the follow-up work, Xu Ye let the meeting adjourned, and he kept Gao Leyong.

Gao Leyong also knew why Xu Ye kept him.

Just now, Xu Ye said that there is a new task to be given to the Dream Building Studio this year.

Gao Leyong is also full of expectations.

The production of "Calabash Brothers" has been smoothly promoted, and the team responsible for the project has become proficient, so he doesn't need to worry too much.

Gao Leyong naturally wants to come up with a new project.

At this time, Xu Ye asked: "Do you want to make an animated film?"

Gao Leyong was a little surprised when he heard this.

Animated movies are not rare. Nowadays, some popular cartoons will make a movie and release it during the Spring Festival or summer vacation.

The audiences of these animated movies are children and parents who accompany their children to watch movies.

Of course, this is the current situation of the domestic animated film market. Foreign animated films are completely different.

Foreign animated films not only make money from children, but also from adults.

Their animated films are suitable for all ages.

Although some domestic companies have produced animated films for adults, the box office is not very ideal.

Making animated films is naturally his dream.

Those who make TV series have movie dreams, and those who make cartoons must also have them.

Gao Leyong asked: "Think about it, do you want to change Tom and Jerry into an animated movie, or do you want to change Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit into an animated movie?"

According to Gao Leyong's understanding, among the IPs currently controlled by Dream Building Studio, these two animations are the most suitable for adaptation into animated movies.

One is a super large IP with a wide audience, and the other has a rich plot and characters, which is suitable for adaptation.

As for the original story of an animated film, don’t even think about it.

It’s not like no one in the industry has done this, and everyone who has done it has failed.

Xu Ye shook his head and said: "No, let's not bring trouble to these two IPs."

In Xu Ye's memory, there seems to be a movie version of "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit", but the results after its release were not ideal, and it seemed not as good as the movie "Armor Warrior: Emperor's Heroes".

At that time, the top domestic animation circle on earth was the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" series.

Gao Leyong pondered for a moment and said: "That rabbit is not suitable either. It cannot last the length of a movie. If Nezha...then Nezha is the only one."

Xu Ye immediately slapped the table and said excitedly: "Congratulations - you got the wrong answer!"

Gao Leyong originally had a smile on his face, but the smile disappeared after hearing the second half of the sentence.

Why are you so excited if you answered it wrong?

In fact, when it comes to animated movies, there is a movie related to Nezha, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World".

However, what Xu Ye wanted Gao Leyong to produce was not this movie, but "The Return of the Great Sage".

Xu Ye said: "Actually, it's not entirely wrong. There is a character Nezha in this animated movie."

Gao Leyong was a little confused.

He suddenly realized something and asked: "Do you want to make an animated movie suitable for all ages, not really for children?"

Xu Ye nodded.

Gao Leyong's eyes changed immediately.

In China, if you say you want to make an animated film for adults, you will be laughed at, because no one has ever succeeded.

Painful lessons have proven time and time again that domestic animated films are not as good as foreign ones, and can even be said to be uncompetitive.

Currently, the box office revenue of the number one animated movie in China is only 288 million. This movie is a derivative of a series of cartoons.

Such a high box office success depends on the popularity of the work itself.

People are willing to spend money just to go to the cinema and watch TV characters appear on the big screen.

The most important thing is that the target audience of this cartoon is children, not adults.

Gao Leyong said in his heart: "Xu Ye is not short of money now. It's the same as me back then. If I had money back then, I would definitely give it a try in the film market. It doesn't matter if I give it a try."

Gao Leyong asked: "What theme?"

"Mythological theme, the protagonist is Sun Wukong."

After Xu Ye finished speaking, he took out a script from the folder next to him, handed it to Gao Leyong, and warned: "I want you to make a 3D animated film. If you are short of manpower, just ask, the special effects company can also help. If we are busy, we will recruit if there are not enough people, and we will release it next year.”

Gao Leyong took the script and sat in the conference room to read it.

At first, he thought it was a simple story adapted from Journey to the West.

Sun Wukong is a well-known character, and the audience is very familiar with it.

In the literary and art world, there are too many works related to Sun Wukong.

But after he read the script of "The Return of the Great Sage", he realized how naive his idea was.

"This animation is amazing!"

Gao Leyong sighed.

He has never seen such an innovative and interesting animated movie book.

"I made this animation!" Gao Leyong said immediately.

He couldn't find any reason to refuse.

As for whether the film will be a hit at the box office in the end, Gao Leyong is not worried. He has followed Xu Ye for so long and he knows Xu Ye fairly well.

The things Xu Ye dared to come up with could definitely make money.

Gao Leyong asked: "What is the budget of this movie?"

Xu Ye smiled and said: "Let's get 100 million first."

Gao Leyong said oh and suddenly reacted.

"How much? One hundred million?!"

One hundred million is definitely a big investment in an animated movie.

But when Gao Leyong thinks that Xu Ye invested nearly 100 million in the filming of "Armor Warrior", he can understand.

Xu Ye is really willing to spend money on content production.

"Who said Xu Ye can't spend money? The most you can spend on luxury goods is hundreds or tens of millions. Xu Ye is worth a hundred million to a hundred million." Gao Leyong said in his heart.

After arranging things for "The Return of the Great Sage", Xu Ye and the special effects team worked together on the special effects production of "Kung Fu".

Preparatory work for "Mountains and Seas" and "Westward Journey" are also progressing simultaneously.

By next month, after "Charlotte" has been released for almost a month, the film's total box office has reached close to 2 billion.

The internet is full of famous quotes from movies.

Some lines are often used in real life, such as "I call you brother, you call me dad", which often appears in good friends teasing each other.

Another day later, the total box office of "Charlotte" officially exceeded 2 billion!

Hu Jinping has applied to the audit department for a key extension and successfully obtained the approval from the audit department.

The box office of this movie is already the highest among the movies he has made, and it is also the highest box office during this year's Spring Festival. Hu Jinping also wants to make another breakthrough to see how much the final box office of this movie can be.

Xu Ye, the script for "The Richest Man in Xihong City", was also given to Hu Jinping, and Hu Jinping also quietly started to prepare. After "Charlotte" is released, this movie can also be struck while the iron is hot and officially launched.

Another day later, Xu Ye received a call from Du Chonglin.

"Soldiers raided the trial!"