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Chapter 435 0434: The trend of encirclement and suppression?
"Thank you, Xiao Jiang." Long Wei suddenly said this after sitting down on the sofa.

"Ah?" Jiang Ge was startled, a little baffled, and immediately thought that he was referring to singing, and said immediately: "Brother Long, you are welcome, this is what you should do, you have already helped me by being on our show." Very busy."

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Long Wei explained: "Actually, I have long had the idea of ​​gathering a group of action actors to act in a play, but I have never had a good script to implement it. Without your "The Expendables", I am afraid It’s impossible to achieve in this life.”

As he spoke, he took a sip of tea and looked out of the French windows. The setting sun was gradually sinking like an old man, with a kind of loneliness of a hero, and he said with emotion: "It's just... well, we old action actors , wrinkled face, slow movements, can't move anymore, don't accept old age."

People are born with a kind of compassionate emotion, even the sages said in the face of the river, "the dead are like men, never give up day and night", and in their old age, most people will feel a little sad, but it is also because of this that people pay more attention to their own life. comprehension.

But Jiang Ge said: "Actually, I envy you all very much. I don't know if I can maintain my passion like you at this age. I know that 'life has been decades, and the world is like a dream', but I still have the 'sea and sky'." , How can I have the ambition of being immortal."

Hearing this, Long Wei took a deep look at Jiang Ge, his heart was agitated by these words.

The shooting of "The Expendables", because there are a lot of non-green screen special effects gun battles and explosion scenes, the process is relatively slow, but it did not deviate too much from the original plan.

With the help of Long Wei, Rocky and others, the crew of "I Am Legend" can more conveniently rent Washington Square in New York for on-site shooting. Smooth filming between the three countries.

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Time passed quickly, and the recording of the seventh issue of "Story of Time" ended in a blink of an eye, and there was only the last issue left.

Mo Lan came back from Country M and started the pre-production of the film "On the Journey", which is expected to start after the May Day holiday.

At noon that day, the news that "Kung Fu Panda" was scheduled for May 5st and the first trailer were released.

Huafeng Media has now surpassed the size and status of Jiang Yong when he was in office, and the followers of the official blog have increased fivefold to 500 million, becoming the number one entertainment company.

This includes fans from Fan Company, Fan Django, and Fan Huafeng Artists.

Liu Zhiyi is one of them. He knew Django through "Things About That Rabbit That Year", and after getting to know him slowly, he became a loyal fan.

He is also a veteran Two-dimensional fan, and he likes anime very much. He used to watch Japanese comics, but when he saw the rise of Chinese comics, he turned more attention to Chinese comics.

As for the animation film "Kung Fu Panda", he has been paying attention to it since the announcement of the project plan.

"The official trailer is finally out."

Liu Zhiyi was a little excited.

First of all, the previous releases were all production tidbits, and there was no information related to the plot or characters.

Secondly, "Kung Fu Panda" is different from "Those Things That Rabbit That Year". The cost alone is as high as [-] million, and Jiang Ge personally writes the script, and the dubbing lineup is led by Xu Chenyi, Gu Yao, Qin Shiyue and others. The top group in the entertainment circle "Huafeng Artists".

In short, judging from the early publicity, this is an anime movie full of sincerity.

However, during this period, there were also many voices of doubt.

"Things About That Rabbit That Year" attracts the audience with its humorous painting style and fascinating animal images, combined with a series of important events in modern Huaguo.

However, a blockbuster animated film has more and higher requirements. It needs not only wonderful stories, vivid images, delicate movements, fitting music, substituting dubbing, but also exquisite screen.

Rather than saying that these people have no confidence in the animation department of Huafeng Media, it is better to say that they have no confidence in Guoman, because they are heartbroken by too many animations with simple lines, single thinking, old-fashioned dubbing, strange three-dimensional views, and special effects. .

With Liu Zhiyi's words, he still has great confidence in Guoman, Huafeng, and Jiang Ge.

At this moment, he couldn't wait to click on the trailer of "Kung Fu Panda".

[In a land full of magic, there is a kung fu master who trained five peerless masters, Tiny Tiger, Spirit Crane, Quick Mantis, Pretty Little Dragon and Golden Monkey...]

Liu Zhi's eyes lit up, and he moved the mouse to bring the progress bar to the beginning.

"South China tiger..."

"Red-crowned crane..."

"Chinese Great Sword Mantis..."

"Red-tailed Green Bamboo Snake..."

"Golden snub-nosed monkey..."

He watched it several times before he could figure out the animal prototypes of the five peerless masters.

The title of the film is "Kung Fu Panda", but there is no "Panda". What comes out are several very representative animals of Huaguo, whose images and movements are very Chinese.

This surprise left only half of the trace of worry in his heart.

The location jumps to the earth, and the time stretches to the summer of 2008. The film market is very interesting and lively because of a movie from M country, that is the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda" full of Chinese elements released by DreamWorks. The chubby panda Po who is lazy but has a special liking for kung fu, it is this panda born in country M that allows our Hua country audience to relive the profound traditional culture of Hua country again.

After watching the film, many viewers sighed, "The picture in front of me is simply dumbfounding. I can't help but ask, are the native Chinese people who understand Chinese culture better, or these 'laymen'?" Question "Why can't Chinese people take pictures of their own 'Kung Fu Panda'?"

For the time being, regardless of who understands Huaguo culture better, from the perspective of filming, "Kung Fu Panda" was indeed a good animation that was popular with audiences at the time, with fine production and a very good interpretation of Huaguo elements. Movie.

Django chose it among "Lotus Lantern", "The Return of the Great Sage", "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World", "Quiba", and "The Origin of the White Snake" because it is a family movie. Moreover, "Panda" and "Kung Fu" are world-renowned, so it is very suitable as Huafeng's first animation film, which can be promoted both domestically and overseas.

Back to Liu Zhiyi.

In the picture, a panda with a relatively round body appears on the stage. Don't think about it, this is the protagonist.

When he first saw the title of "Kung Fu Panda", he was very surprised. If there are animals that know martial arts, the first thing he thinks of is many ferocious animals, such as lions, tigers, wolves, and so on. I thought about putting the kung fu setting on the chubby panda.

But Jiang Ge made such a bold attempt. In the animal world that advocates martial arts, there is such a panda that is not suitable for learning Kung Fu.

After Liu Zhiyi saw the chubby image of the panda, he didn't feel particularly disobedient. Instead, he felt that the cute, honest, and solid image was integrated into Kung Fu, which made him more attractive and expectant.

The trailer is short and ends before you know it.

Liu Zhiyi still has more ideas, but after watching the trailer, he has a strong desire to watch this "Kung Fu Panda".

But there is still some time before May 5st, there is no way to fast forward, so what should I do?Just watch the trailer again to quench your thirst.

This time, he opened the barrage.

"Welcome back!"

The screen was occupied by neat rows of barrage, obviously there were many people like Liu Zhiyi.

And with the passage of time, the number of views, bullet screens, likes, retweets, and comments of the "Kung Fu Panda" trailer is increasing at a terrifying rate.

"Awesome, I can't believe this is made by Guoman. The scenery is like a painting of ink and wash. The picture is beautiful and elegant. It makes people immediately think of the beautiful Shuchuan Wolong."

"Yeah, the picture has its own characteristics, and it strives for perfection. There is also a martial arts temple towering into the sky, which is majestic and magnificent. The prototype should be the famous Wudang Mountain."

"The setting of Furious Five in it is a bit interesting."

"Have you noticed that the kung fu of these animals corresponds to the Xingyi Quan of Crane Fist, Tiger Fist, Monkey Fist, Snake Fist, and Mantis Fist?"

"My interest has been aroused, and I must watch it when it is released."

"It's not as bad as what those so-called 'senior animation fans' said. It's produced by Huafeng, with Jiang Ge checking it out, and he's willing to invest money. At least the quality is guaranteed. Judging from the trailer, it's top-notch."

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There are many voices who want to see it, and there are still voices of doubt.

In the eyes of some people, animated films are "anime" after all, and no matter how much money is invested or how well-made, this essence cannot be changed.

Jiang Ge believes that this is a normal phenomenon. Radish and cabbage have their own preferences. Not everyone likes Two-dimensional, and there is no problem if they hold different opinions.

To his surprise, the president of Penguin Video came to him.

Ren Yuxin came here in person, giving enough face, and the purpose is also very obvious - to win the exclusive right to broadcast "Kung Fu Panda" on the Internet.

With only nine episodes of "Corpse Talk", Penguin Video has gained more than 500 million new members and returning old members, which shows its ability to absorb volume.

Django was quite satisfied with the offer, 1.5 million plus 15% share.

After talking about the exclusive network broadcast rights of "Kung Fu Panda", Ren Yuxin expressed her intention to cooperate with Huafeng Media for a long time.

Watermelon Video under ByteDance has done this for a long time.

Jiang Ge also didn't agree. He holds countless entertainment resources on the earth, and each work is full of variables. To be exaggerated, the price is one day.

If the copyright is sold early, it is bound to fail to maximize the benefits.

Ren Yuxin did not give up easily, and said, "Is there room for negotiation?"

Seeing that Jiang Ge seemed to be thinking about it, he said tentatively: "For example, the conditions."

Jiang Ge heard the words, and said casually: "Huafeng's exclusive forum, and certain power."

Ren Yuxin frowned slightly.

If it's money, it doesn't matter if you earn a little less, the main function is drainage.

But the exclusive plate and certain power, the former is barely acceptable, and the latter is definitely not acceptable.

"I think..." He looked at Django and said in a deep voice, "Basically, several major video platforms will not agree to your two conditions."

Django shrugged his shoulders and said relaxedly, "I understand."

The corner of Ren Yuxin's mouth twitched, you understand and brought it up!

But having said that, with Django's current strength, TV dramas, movies, and animations are all making money. Such a request is not too much.

It’s great, but this industry is full of unknowns, and the audience’s tastes change at will. No one can guarantee the success of every work. As the president of Penguin Video, everything must be in the interests of the company.

After chatting for a while, the meeting was over.

Ren Yuxin's mood can't be said to be good, nor can it be said to be bad. She won the exclusive network broadcast rights of "Kung Fu Panda", but the cooperation failed to be negotiated.

At the same time, there are successive films scheduled to be released on May [-] this year.

The reason is quite simple. There are Django movies, but this is an animated movie. Because of the limitations of the audience, the pressure on film scheduling will be much less.

There are no shortage of blockbusters here.

The first to bear the brunt was Zhang Shucheng's "Dragon City Flying Generals 2", which took two years to complete, followed by "This Prince Is Not So Calm", which the Sesame Open team avoided the Spring Festival, and the Japanese stand-alone game live-action film "Wu Shuang San Guo".

"Oh, it's getting lively!"

"Since Django has dominated the National Day and Spring Festival, other schedules have become new areas of contention."

"Three blockbuster films are coming, and we are going to encircle and suppress "Kung Fu Panda"."

"My personal prediction is that the box office ranking will be 1st "The Prince Is Not Calm", 2nd "Flying Generals 2", 3rd "Kung Fu Panda", 4th "Wu Shuang San Guo". The competitiveness of animated films and live-action films is relatively weak. "

"Maybe there will be a miracle."

"It's difficult. The highest box office of an animated film is Hollywood's "Animal Kingdom" with 18 billion, while the films of the Open Sesame team almost started at 30 billion."

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Netizens were very conservative and discussed rationally, because there was no animated movie "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" that created a box office of 46.55 billion on Blue Star.

Jiang Ge is very confident that "Kung Fu Panda" will make money, but he is not very confident about the high box office. It is the same as the outside world's worries about the competitiveness of animated films.

What can be done now is to increase publicity.

and,
Other movies are doing the same thing, and "Dragon City Flying Generals 2" even promoted it under the banner of "Created by Jiang Ge and sung by Lin Yu".

"I'm sorry, Director Zhang actually has a big move!"

""Dragon City Flying Generals 1" added a lot of points because of Django's "A Bridge of Fate"."

"Haha, another one has been added to the viewing list during the May Day holiday."

"Do you feel that the word 'Django' is a bit like 'box office'?"

"Anyway, there are miraculous effects, and there are many examples."

"For example, the box office of "You Are Our Life" broke [-] million!"

……

Zhang Shucheng greeted Jiang Ge in advance.

Actually,
Jiang Ge is not disgusted with this approach, his favorite trick is to rub the heat.

Oh, you are allowed to rub against others, and others are not allowed to rub against you?
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In a villa in Hangzhou Shanshui Villa District.

Jiang Ge is facing Zhou Lingwei's question: "Why did the recording of the eighth episode have to be changed to the week when it started broadcasting? Can the editing, soundtrack, and post-production keep up?"

(End of this chapter)