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After integrating several special effects companies such as D2 in the digital field and Industrial Light and Magic ILM, Dragon Warrior has become the world's largest and top special effects company. It produces special effects for hundreds of movies around the world every year, and has accumulated a large number of advanced CG videos. effective technology.

However, the current special effects companies are too competitive and not very profitable. Dragon Hero even lost several million dollars last year.Fortunately, Wan Xiaohu can still afford to lose this little money. Dragon Hero is also looking for new business directions internally, exploring the construction of CG technology in other fields.

The development of Marvel Comics is brilliant. Under the leadership of Kai Fitch, the Marvel Cinematic Universe project is getting more and more popular, and the live-action movies that have entered production have been lined up for the next seven or eight years.There are also a lot of cartoons, short plays, TV series, short films, comics, etc. that supplement the world view.

It can be said that in the battle with DC Comics, Marvel Comics has completely left DC Comics, which is not dead or alive in live-action movies, behind.

TimeInternet Group and uTube are also becoming more and more powerful in the Internet field. With the acquisition of Nefl, it is rare to have rivals in the field of streaming media services.

Abao Animation is also booming. After the acquisition of DreamWorks, the North American branch produces about [-] cartoons every year, and the Mainland China branch has become the leader of domestic animation. The cartoons and big movies of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" Still a blockbuster film, "Qin Shi Mingyue" is also injected with Hollywood's powerful technology.Become the fist product of domestic animation.

Every year, Abao Animation will support a large number of talents who are interested in the field of animation.To help them set up their own animation studios, such as Lu Hengyu and Li Shujie Studios, Wolf Smoke Animation Studio, Jipuduo Animation Co., Ltd., etc. have been supported.

Golden Harvest Entertainment is still leading the domestic entertainment industry as always, integrating film, television, entertainment, brokerage, record, investment, theaters, and peripherals. In terms of investment projects, it mainly participates in the production of Korean, Indian, and Hong Kong movies. Together with Sha Entertainment, co-produce Chinese blockbusters.

With Lionsgate, DreamWorks Films, and Lucasfilm joining Sasha Entertainment, it is increasingly showing its dominance.Especially the strong attack in 2012.It has accomplished a major feat in Hollywood in the past century. For the first time, a film company from the eight non-traditional studios (MGM, Paramount, Columbia, Warner Bros., Universal, United Artists, Fox, Disney/RKO) has entered the Topped the annual box office champion in North America.

In addition, global investors are focusing on Sasha Entertainment.

Although Sasha Entertainment is not listed, it owns five listed companies, all of which are popular, and their stocks are soaring all the way.Even if there is no guarantee of Wan Xiaohu's memory in the future.This strong industry chain is also enough to ensure that Sasha Entertainment firmly occupies a place in Xinda.

2013 is about to pass, and Sasha Entertainment is still the same.

The small-budget warm-hearted zombie film "Warm Corpse" released in February, adapted from the novel of the same name, earned $6638 million in North America.A decent gross of $1.17 million worldwide."The Hangover 3", which was released in April, although compared to the previous two films, it also earned US$1.12 million in North America and US$3.18 million in the global box office, and the story is over.A sequel is hopeless.

The first film of the second phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe project, "Iron Man 3," which was released in May, may be influenced by the effect of "The Avengers."Once again, it achieved a god-like box office, with US$4.09 million in North America and US$12.15 billion worldwide.There is no suspense to get the first place in the world of the year.

In July, the new horror film "The Conjuring" by Lionsgate Films and Chinese director James Wen was released, with a North American US$1.37 million and a global US$3.18 million, which is perfect.In the same month, the sequel "Despicable Me 2" produced by Po Animation was released, and Minions swept the world, earning US$3.68 million in North America and US$9.7 million worldwide, making a huge profit.

In August, the Chinese film of Meihe Films, the sequel "Time Planning Bureau 2", directed by Wu Ershan, made a good box office of 4.56 million yuan in mainland China, 1.02 million US dollars in North America, and 3.14 million US dollars in the world.

It was only five years after its release last month that it was completed. It is a 3D art blockbuster "Life of Pi" directed by Chinese director Ang Lee and produced by Wan Xiaohu.Originally shot as an art film, it turned out to be surprisingly popular, raking in $1.25 million in North America and $6.09 million worldwide.It has become Sasha Entertainment's annual Olympic blockbuster.

In October, the fantasy and magic movie "Now You See Me" was released, which was also a success with US$1.18 million in North America and US$3.52 million worldwide.

November is another highly anticipated blockbuster. "The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire" is $4.25 million in North America and $8.65 million worldwide, making it the number one hit by the end of the year in North America.In this way, whether it is North America or the world, the box office champion has fallen into the hands of Sasha Entertainment.

In the same month, the second part of the second phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Project "Thor 2: The Dark World" was released, with US$2.06 million in North America and US$8.57 million worldwide, another bumper harvest.The other "Red Flame Battlefield 2", which was adapted from DC comics, earned US$5326 million in North America and US$1.48 million worldwide, which is so-so.

Perfect year!

The final finale battle is positioned on the animated film "Frozen" directed by Wan Xiaohu.

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Wan Xiaohu didn't take part in all the promotional activities. He stuck to his post-production position until August, when the final dubbing and compositing work was completed. The long-awaited audience meets.

This trailer is not a trailer, but to attract male audiences, it focuses on the little snowman "Xue Bao" in the movie.Xuebao can fall apart at any time, which fits the boy's "soft violence" plot very well.The subsequent full-length trailer also featured an adventure action plot.Willfully ignoring the theme that this is a musical.

However, for the promotion of "Frozen", the investment of Sasha Entertainment and Abao Animation is not high.Especially compared to the bombardment of promotional activities of "Iron Man 3", "Thor 2: The Dark World", and "The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire", "Frozen" is very gentle.

Even "Crazy Primitives" and "Despicable Me 2", which are aimed at the summer vacation, can't compare.

First, Wan Xiaohu, as the director, should have been the best publicity arrow, but he devoted himself to quality and never showed up to promote it.Second, the voice actors are not well-known and have nothing to publicize.third.Princess cartoons have always been Walt Disney's traditional strengths. Po Animation is the first to set foot in this kind of fairy tale genre, and I don't know how to promote it.

The greater the strength, the effect is not obvious.

For the executives of Sasha Entertainment, do what needs to be done well, and leave the rest to God after the release.It doesn't matter if you lose.Anyway, this year Sasha Entertainment is firmly seated at the top of the global and North American box office, and occasionally one or two movies are killed, which is harmless.

Time flies, and it's June.

"Frozen" has also created a lot of momentum, and the results reported by the pre-sale tickets are not bad.And after the production is completed.Wan Xiaohu, who started to accompany his family and enjoy life, also recovered from leisure and began to work and participate in the final publicity stage.

Accepted several media interviews.A promo film about the behind-the-scenes production was recorded.

Although it is only a cartoon, the technology involved in "Frozen" is also very advanced.It is the first film to use CG technology to shoot a 3D ice and snow world.Different from the hand-painted style in the past, if the animation produced by CG wants to surpass in terms of fluency and realism, it will be a test for the production team.

Fortunately, from the very beginning when Wan Xiaohu established Abao Animation, he recruited a large number of talents from Pixar Animation, and then annexed DreamWorks Animation. The accumulation of technology is no longer a problem.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​filming a fairy tale? We know that this is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "Snow White", and it doesn't seem to fit your style that well." The reporter asked.

Wan Xiaohu replied with a smile: "I never thought of making such a fairy tale film at first, but once my son and I were skiing in Switzerland, and he pestered me to tell stories at night, and I told them again and again. Once. I simply thought, I should make the story into a movie and let him watch it by himself."

"How old is your son?"

"Please change the subject." Wan Xiaohu directly refused to answer. As for his family members, he didn't want them to live under the spotlight. He always kept them as secrets and kept them hidden.

"What is the audience orientation of "Frozen"? Many of Disney's princess cartoons are for young female audiences. Is this the same?"

"I think it is suitable for all ages, men and women, and it is a movie that is very suitable for family fun."

"The theme song "Le--go" is very nice. I heard that you also participated in the production of this song?"

"I drew up a draft, and the rest were completed by the Lopez couple. It took about two years to create it. We hope that this song, combined with the plot of the movie, can inspire something different."

"...The last question, for "Frozen", how much box office do you expect from Director Wan?"

Wan Xiaohu thought for a while, then stretched out a finger.

The reporter was surprised and said, "It's only [-] million dollars?"

Slowly, Wan Xiaohu stretched out another finger of the other hand.

"5000 million dollars, the cost is [-] million dollars."

Only then did Wan Xiaohu unhurriedly put his two fingers together to form a cross, and said, "I expect to exceed one billion dollars."

"Huh?" The reporters were all stunned.

An animated film that wants to surpass a billion dollars at the box office?The reporters immediately turned from being surprised to speechless. They looked at each other a few times, but they didn't know where Wan Xiaohu's confidence came from. Maybe it was because he won the best director at the beginning of the year and went to his head.Young people are just unreliable and prone to brain fever.

Especially Wan Xiaohu, who has had a smooth journey, has made several blockbuster movies, and really regards himself as a god.

"Then I wish Director Wan the best of luck, "Frozen" is famous all over the world."

The reporters didn't say anything, but remembered in their hearts that when the movie was released, they must despise Wan Xiaohu, and they should not be too arrogant, but low-key.

PS: Unfortunately, Lao Bai is going to announce the eunuch of "Magic Brush Shocking the Immortals", it's not easy to write Xianxia!

Tears run away!

0402【Good start】

low key?Arrogant?

Wan Xiaohu has never been a modest gentleman, or a gentle and good-natured person, and it is his usual style to be seductive.If it is said that it will break one billion US dollars, it will break one billion US dollars. If others don't know "Frozen", how can he, Wan Xiaohu, not know.When he was reborn, "Frozen" had not yet been drawn, but the box office had exceeded 11 billion US dollars.

This generation of "Frozen" has been reproduced by him, the quality is not low, and the promotion is not too big, the box office can be imagined!