The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 316 "Kung Fu Panda" and "Wall-E"

"Why did it take so long? It's been more than three hours, right?"

"That's right, didn't you say that the boss above came to check and accept "Your Name"? Could it be that Mr. Chen was dissatisfied and wanted to revise it? I think this work is already perfect, whether it is the completion of the theme or the level of production, it is the best in the country. The highest peak in the past ten years, this is not satisfactory..."

"Just because you feel satisfied doesn't mean that he can't find faults. Otherwise, why is he Chen Jingxing?"

The assistant of the company's boss Xu Sheng came out of the meeting room, took out the coffee pot and hurried to the coffee machine, some employees couldn't bear curiosity and gathered around and started to inquire.

The assistant put in the coffee beans and said with a smile: "The acceptance of "Your Name" has already been completed. Isn't it because Chen Dongzheng is assigning tasks? I guess it will be night."

"Is there a new project?" The chubby person who praised the production level of "Your Name" before was a little surprised: "Is there a 3D animation project? I don't know if I can participate this time."

This man is a new employee this year, so of course he is not considered a newcomer in the industry. With Mo’s current status in the arena and the increasingly high requirements, it is difficult for a rookie to enter the company. Even if he is not a big player in the industry, he must have a high level senior people.

It itself is a game company that jumped to work because of a 3D animation dream in its heart. Ever since watching "Universal Super Battleship", I had the idea of ​​wanting to come to Mexico. When I heard that Mo established a project with an investment of 1.3 million After the 3D animation movie, I didn't hesitate any more, and came here without hesitation.

Of course, Mo's top salary in the same industry must be an important reason why he is so determined to defect. When interest and earning money are combined into one, the motivation for people is beyond imagination.

Because when he joined the company, the production project team of "The Return of the Great Sage" had already been formed, so he was first included in the special effects project team and participated in the post-production of "Matrix".

The assistant replied in a positive tone: "Don't worry, everyone has a share, there is more than one project, so you can't be too busy."

"Great!" The chubby employee showed an excited expression on his face. Maslow's principle of needs tells us that once a person's material desires are basically satisfied, he will naturally pursue higher-level dreams.

Many of Mo's employees have participated in the production of "Battleship", "Evolution" and "Star God II". These are all breakthrough works in the field of domestic animation recently, and they are also loved by the audience.

Not to mention that he has also watched the finished product of "Your Name", which in his eyes is definitely a breakthrough domestic 2D animation film, so he has been envious of the project team next door "The Return of the Great Sage" for a long time. The pioneer and even milestone works of 3D animation films are in front of him, but he has no part for himself, which makes him restless.

He came to Mexico just to leave his name in a classic animation work. In the future, he will tell me which classic work I participated in. What a sense of accomplishment, and it also makes his career not empty. Inaction.

He just didn't know if the animation project brought by Chen Jingxing, a genius, would have the potential to become a classic. This thought made him a little worried about gains and losses. He hurriedly suppressed his uncontrollable reverie, and tried his best to lower his expectations: "Well , even if it's not an animated movie, a project of the level of "Space Super Battleship" will do..."

When the assistant entered the meeting room with the coffee pot, Chen Jingxing had already introduced "Special Investigation Team"/"Special Mobile Team", and the choice of the two names had not yet been finalized.

Whether it is the investigation team or the mobile team, the name is indeed far less fashionable and tall than the name of "Ghost in the Shell".

But the name "Ghost in the Shell" doesn't make sense. It's a literal translation of the name, but Mobile Team is nothing more. "Ghost in the Shell" is really difficult to explain, at least from the Chinese language, it is difficult to find a reasonable origin and basis.

Chen Jingxing also thought about naming it "Ghost in the Shell", but after thinking about it in the end, he still felt that it was not suitable, and it would make people intuitively think of supernatural or fantasy themes.

In fact, "Armor Mobile Team" or the more straightforward "Prosthetic Commando" seem to be okay.

The reason why he had to communicate in detail with Mo's project team leader, especially Wu Han, about the conceptual setting, main storyline, character setting and personality of the two animation series, was purely because he I can't be an animation director myself, the animation director's design draft determines the main style of an animation and everything after that.

He must ensure that Wu Han can understand and get the animation style he wants. Of course, this cannot be done in one communication. After this time, Wu Han will draw the first draft of the design, and then Chen Jingxing will give specific modifications Opinions, polished little by little to match Chen Jingxing's imagination.

Both "Skyhawk Warrior" and "Special Mobile Team" will be handed over to Wu Han. After "Star God II" and "Your Name", Wu Han is definitely one of the best animation directors in China. In the field of 2D animation, it is definitely the king level.

Because of the novel, huge and profound world view of "Skyhawk Warrior", the surprise in the hearts of everyone in "Special Mobile Team" is not so strong.

Of course, it is not that "Special Mobile Team" is not as good as "Aquila Warrior". In fact, these two animation projects are extremely in-depth animations that explore serious issues. Many settings are more gimmicks.

In particular, "Special Mobile Team" further defines and improves the cyber world, and the in-depth discussion of the proposition of the brain in a vat is even better than the "Matrix" of this plane. In fact, in the previous life, " Ghost in the Shell had a profound impact on the birth of The Matrix.

And similarly, the movie version of "Special Mobile Team" is not easy to shoot. Like "Skyhawk", its own charm is likely to hinder it commercially. One bad thing is "Blade Runner" 2.0, "Blade Runner" is naturally well-received, but it is not a hit.

Industrial films can’t just focus on depth, so it’s a better choice to start with animation. Leave the depth to animation, and let the film pick the commercial fruits. This is Chen Jingxing’s idea.

Both "Skyhawk Warrior" and "Special Mobile Team" are 2D animations, and they are animated dramas, but these two projects alone cannot digest Mo's current manpower and resources.

It is still the animated film that everyone is looking forward to, and Chen Jingxing has also come up with two film projects that are bigger than "The Return of the Great Sage" - "Kung Fu Panda" and "Wall-E".

For Chen Jingxing's "courage", all the executives in Mo were extremely surprised.

The animation series really don’t cost much. Although the project has not yet been officially approved, the two animations of "Special Mobile Team" and "Skyhawk Warrior" combined will not cost [-] million yuan. in the case of.

However, the cost of animated films, especially 3D animated films, is much higher. After all, what Chen Jingxing wants is definitely not inferior 3D effects. His requirement for "The Return of the Great Sage" is to match the standard of Hollywood 3D animation.

Xu Sheng and others are naturally very confident in the quality of "The Return of the Great Sage". The project team leader and director Xiang Xuan also believes that "The Return of the Great Sage" is definitely a landmark domestic animation film, and its production level is comparable to that of "The Jungle Book". "This super first-class level is incomparable, but it has also reached the average level of Hollywood.

However, everyone does not have much confidence in the domestic animation film market. The production cost plus publicity and distribution costs of "The Return of the Great Sage" is estimated to reach 1.5 million, excluding copyright and other peripheral income. In theory, the box office needs to be 4.5 million to pay back.

In the context of the success of an animated movie with a box office of more than [-] million, it is difficult to generate much optimism. Whether it is "Your Name" or "The Return of the Great Sage", everyone's psychological expectation is that the cost can be recovered except for Chen Jingxing. That's fine, especially if "The Return of the Great Sage" can recover its cost, it can be very popular.

"The Return of the Great Sage" has not yet been released, and without any box office results, he directly started preparing for two animation film projects that are bigger than "The Return of the Great Sage". Han was speechless.

Wu Han was able to "keep his ears shut" because the project he was in charge of was a low-cost production that was not worth mentioning compared with DreamWorks' financial resources. Stress is like nothing.

But it's staggering to say the least, Mo's executives are stupid to push the project out, they wish Chen Jingxing would "take advantage of" a few more times.

As for Xu Wenshen, he is no longer in the old well. On the one hand, Chen Jingxing, the two projects of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Robot Wall-E", got through with him. Sudden attack should also consider other people's heart capacity.

On the other hand, the box office performance of "Gravity" has given Xu Wenshen sufficient confidence. The overseas box office revenue plus various domestic revenues, minus the production and publicity costs, may bring nearly 10% to DreamWorks. With a net profit of [-] million, he could calmly tolerate Chen Jingxing's "courage".

According to Chen Jingxing's estimation, the production costs of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Wall-E" are at least 2 million or even more than 2.5 million. After all, his production standards for these two works are also higher than "The Return of the Great Sage".

In fact, the 1.3 million budget of "The Return of the Great Sage" itself includes a lot of technology cultivation and equipment upgrades. In a sense, "The Return of the Great Sage" is a transitional project, which is to do technical work for "Kung Fu Panda" and "Wall-E". Reserved.

Of course, these two projects cannot be completed in a short period of time. After all, the production of "The Return of the Great Sage" has not yet been completed, but the preliminary preparations can already begin. years or even longer work schedules.

(End of this chapter)