Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Fifty-five million dollars!

This year's Hollywood Christmas season has a big dark horse.

Gu Ming was just happy about this and not too surprised.

"Despicable Me" is a film that has been proven by history in its past life.

How many animated films in the series are there that can be filmed as a fourth installment?

Minions are definitely quite famous.

In addition, Gu Ming's Big Dipper Entertainment spent a lot of money to promote it. With this ending, I can only say that it lived up to my expectations.

Normal operation.

But what this data brings to the audience and the media is bombardment.

It is no less than the excitement caused by the original "Taken" when it was a hit in North America.

But it was an action movie, and there was Li Lianjie, so everyone could still accept it.

But this cartoon was a big hit overseas, and it was really the first time that a big girl got on the sedan chair.

Even if you don't talk about this kind of consideration, just counting money in a vulgar way is enough to make everyone confused.

Since the economic crisis, the currency has appreciated.

But if it appreciates again, one dollar can be exchanged for more than 6 yuan, which is nearly 7 yuan for soft sister coins.

With so much box office, it would be more than 300 million if converted.

This is only the box office for three days!

Are you not allowed to take off after the screening?

Moreover, the biggest success factor of cartoons is never the box office. With such a high box office and various authorizations, those who earn more will definitely earn more. Those are all green and beautiful things!

This is not about earning US dollars and spending US dollars. Daystar Animation can really earn US dollars and spend soft girl coins.

Are all our domestic animation companies so powerful?

The media also found a hot spot, and Daystar deliberately added fuel to the fire.

It even made the news, letting Daystar Animation show its face.

For a time, the Internet was awash with news about "Despicable Me."

Everyone was also chatting enthusiastically.

[To Director Gu, I only have two words to say, awesome! In the film industry, people really have to be convinced. Literary and commercial films are booming, and "Joker" can also produce good word-of-mouth and box office success. Now, even animation can be a big seller. I can't help but believe it! 】

[Yes, I heard from the rumors that he will also make a science fiction film. He can really make any genre. I just don’t know when he will make a cyan film. It will open your eyes and see if his artistic attainments in this area are as high as Li Yu’s. . 】

[If you say so, I also hope that Director Gu will go to sea. 】

[Don’t go off topic! Still talking about cartoons, I have a hunch that our country’s cartoons will usher in great development, and the rise of national comics will be today! 】

[Can you predict who will have a higher domestic box office between "Despicable Me" and "If You Are the One"? 】

In fact, the theater chain is also quite curious about this matter.

But curiosity is curiosity, and it does not prevent them from happily making money.

By the way, the filming of "Despicable Me" has been increased to half. After all, "If You Are the One", no matter how good it is, has been released for eight days, and "Despicable Me" is obviously still on the rise!

They also understand that the higher the box office in the United States, the more it can drive the domestic box office.

Not to mention maintaining a good relationship with Daystar, Huayi should just take care of him later.

……

Huayi's two presidents, Mr. Wang, immediately felt an unexplainable feeling of pain in their hearts.

"Brother, why do you think this is happening?"

"Is Gu Ming his biological son? Or does he know the president of the United States? How can he make a cartoon and sell it well in the United States?"

"And those theater chains in China are bullying people too much, aren't they? Our "If You Are the One" is doing so well, but now only 40% of the schedule is left."

"Really, if I hadn't had money, I would have opened a theater chain as big as Daystar Cinemas!"

"Then what did you say?" Wang Zhongjun glanced at his younger brother, "Okay, what's the use of talking about this? We can't change these. You should think about whether we can make money from this trend!"

"Making cartoons?" Wang Zhonglei asked, and then immediately shook his head, "Daystar Animation invested 50 million U.S. dollars in the film, but that only meant the investment in this film, and the various early machines, software, etc. were not included. Taking it into account, it adds up to more than $100 million."

"That's why Gu Ming had the confidence to do what he did."

"We should also learn to do this. If it fails, the company may have problems. If we want to do it, we can only do something low-cost."

"That's what I mean." Wang Zhongjun nodded, "Let's make animated movies and follow Yibofeng. If it doesn't work, we can still make cartoons and watch them on TV. After all, we are also the second largest private film and television company in the country. There is no one. The animation area is never called that."

"That's all we can do. Let's follow Gu Ming and have a sip of soup."

……

At this time, Gu Ming also received a call from an old friend.

"Gu, I congratulate you for getting rich again!"

"I really didn't expect you to be so good at cartoons. Are you interested in collaborating?"

"I know your purpose." Gu Ming pretended, "But..."

"But what?"

"Disney is obviously stronger in terms of global distribution of animated films and various derivatives!"

"Yes, they are stronger, but they also have many cartoon series in their hands! This also leads to their huge appetite, and you are not afraid that they will eat you up? Just like Steve Jobs back then? "Anthony persuaded him earnestly.

"We can give you the most favorable terms. As you know, we at Sony Columbia are far behind in animated films. Once you start cooperating with us, you will be our most important partner! No one knows."

"And when it comes to various derivatives, we are not bad either. Have you forgotten Spider-Man? You will feel more comfortable cooperating with us and keeping you than cooperating with Disney."

"Then you send someone to Chang'an to talk to the person in charge of my animation company and finalize the specific conditions. In principle, I am more willing to cooperate with old friends." Gu Ming couldn't agree in just a few words and directly Dumped it to his subordinates.

No matter how the negotiation ends, it will not damage the friendship between the two.

And if the conditions offered by Anthony are really good, it is not impossible to give him the distribution rights for the subsequent "Despicable Me" series except for China and the United States.

You make so many dollars from the United States, so you have to come and go.

It’s totally possible to give Sony Columbia a little sweetener in case of emergencies.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Ming called Daystar Animation again and gave them some pointers.

Then he dragged his chin and considered it.

The "Despicable Me 2" project has long been put on the agenda, and preparations have begun in advance.

But just relying on one "Despicable Me" film is obviously still a bit lacking!

No matter what, we can produce two cartoons, recruit more people, and completely establish the name of Daystar Animation!

It would also be good for the amusement park of the movie theater project he prepared in Chang'an to have more IP, so as not to end up with the same fate as Wanda Cinema in the previous life. The other party originally wanted to sell the surrounding houses, but Gu Ming still wanted to develop it. Yes, let’s not talk about Oriental Little Hollywood, Oriental Pocket Hollywood, head office, right?

"What are you doing?" "The Secret Life of Pets?"

Gu Ming had a good impression of the rabbit inside, and subconsciously wanted to pick up a piece of lighting entertainment from his previous life.

But they all took away the "Despicable Me" that was the foundation of their career. It was so easy to take over the role of Geyou!

That's all, let's get wet with rain and dew.

Just grab a handful of Disney ones.

Immediately, Gu Ming thought of another cartoon related to rabbits, "Zootopia".

"Well, the production of "Despicable Me" is not that sophisticated after all. Now that the first one has achieved success, it is time to launch an impact on higher-level animated films."

Gu Ming first asked Sophia to check the script library for him to make sure that the script for "Zootopia" had not appeared yet, and he immediately started writing.

By the way, I drew a few main images.

Compared with Minions, it is definitely more difficult to draw, but I have made so many movies over the years and have drawn so many sub-shots. Unlike Jiang Wen, where the sub-shots are all stick figures, my painting skills have improved. It's not a small thing, but with a lot of revisions, the rabbit and fox from the previous life will appear on the paper.

……

It’s a new year in the blink of an eye.

1 month 2 number.

The box office of "Despicable Me" in the United States has reached 130 million U.S. dollars, with an estimated revenue of 250 million U.S. dollars! It is very likely to win the title of the highest-grossing animated film in North America last year.

It is also gaining momentum in China, with its box office quickly rising to 170 million. Although it is not as good as the current 220 million of "If You Are the One", it still has the opportunity to surpass "If You Are the One".

Everyone knows that last year's domestic box office champion was born between this cartoon and comedy.

The overall situation has been decided.

Considering that they were getting married in more than ten days and had a business worth tens of billions in Chang'an, Gu Ming and Yan Danchen returned to Chang'an after New Year's Day.

After getting off the plane, I didn’t even go home. I first transferred to the High-tech Zone and went to Daystar Animation.

Because the message has been received.

More than a dozen key personnel were waiting for Gu Ming at the door of the building.

After seeing Gu Ming, everyone couldn't hold back the smiles on their faces.

One "Despicable Me" is enough to make them the leading animation studio in China and even Asia.

Even though domestic animation companies have been doing animation for so many years, they were caught off guard when they overtook others in a corner.

In the future, when domestic colleagues look at them, they will probably only look up at them.

Not only will their status be improved, they will also receive a large sum of salary, possibly one year, or even more bonuses.

Of course, they were very happy in their hearts. One thing they knew very well. Without Gu Ming, their success today would not have been possible.

The plot of "Despicable Me" was provided by Gu Ming, and the main images were already determined. All the creative work had been completed, and they only had to present the story.

Not to mention that Gu Ming would give them pointers from time to time.

Therefore, everyone's attitude is very respectful.

"Mr. Gu, please, everyone has to wait to see you. Without you, there would be no success of "Despicable Me"!"

"No, I didn't put in much effort. To achieve today's success, everyone's hard work for more than two years deserves the most credit!" He made most of the money, and also gained a lot of fame, so Gu Ming just Don't care about these false names.

"Let's go meet everyone!"

He walked at the front with a smile. As soon as he entered the company, the applause started, getting louder and louder.

There were even cheers.

Gu Ming also clapped along with everyone.

After drumming for more than a minute, everyone stopped laughing as Gu Ming stopped and made a downward movement with his palms.

"Cough cough!"

"Our project has achieved great success, and I will definitely give you the share that should be given to you. However, considering that the box office and profits have not yet come out, I will give you one year's salary first, just as an appetizer! "

"Hoo! Hoo!" Everyone clapped and cheered again.

"Okay, let me just say a few words."

When he was in the audience, he was most afraid of hearing the speaker say this sentence, but when it was his turn to speak, Gu Ming found that he liked to add this sentence, and immediately started speaking with hand gestures.

“Everyone’s achievements are obvious to all!”

"But I also hope that everyone will not be satisfied with the present. "The Lion King" was so brilliant back then. It was definitely the pinnacle of hand-drawn animation. Who could have imagined that after the glory, it would immediately hit the bottom. Hand-drawn animation would be so badly beaten by computer animation. It created The rise of Pixar?”

"We must not stand still. Our goal is DreamWorks Animation, Pixar, and Disney..."

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Gu Ming ended this so-called simple talk with "Everyone's basic salary will be increased by 10%."

Afterwards, Gu Ming took people above the supervisor to the meeting.

"Recruiting! At least 2 more people will be hired. In addition to "Despicable Me ", the company needs to start a new project." Gu Ming took out his "Zootopia" project, "I hope everyone Working together, we can produce a film that is comparable to the quality of the top works of Pixar and Disney..."

After the meeting, Gu Ming only left the person in charge of Daystar Animation in the conference room.

"In addition, Sony Colombia is coming to discuss the distribution of our "Despicable Me" in addition to China and the United States. You are responsible for it. Report the final terms to me. The unexpected distribution of its subsequent series in China and the United States can also be left to him, but it must be We must take this as a condition and get the best terms!"

……

After coming out of Daystar Animation, he went to the place where he planned to build a movie city project, and then Gu Ming returned home with satisfaction.

Next, preparations for the wedding on January 1 began.

Gu Ming was not prepared to be extravagant.

But who makes his identity right here.

After all, he is also a great international director and the richest man in the country.

Moreover, it has been held for three consecutive terms, and the work must always be worthy of its own style.

Otherwise, I would think that I despise my wife.

Some things are beyond your control!

Of course, Gu Ming would not go to any reporters or media to promote him, he would just go to relatives and friends to attend a wedding.

Don't be like many celebrities who get married, wishing it could be an advertising exhibition and everyone would know about it.

I'm not a star, and Yan Danchen is even less so, so just keep a low profile. (End of chapter)