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"Cartoon?" Ye Zhiqiu was stunned.

"Yes." Fang Long explained, "Don't underestimate animation. This industry has an average box office of several billion in the United States every year. Compared with the current domestic market, it is already very mature in terms of customer acceptance and copyright operation. The market pie is huge."

"The more famous ones are The Lion King, Donald Duck, and the Minions in recent years, which are all very profitable."

At this point, Fang Long smiled and said, "To be honest, I was also influenced by you. The two animated films produced by your studio have achieved good box office results and are of high technical level. So, can we try it abroad?"

"Of course, I'm not saying that we have to compete with a giant company like Disney that has been established for nearly a hundred years. But we can integrate and come up with something with Chinese characteristics. There should be hope of making some money."

"But from what I've learned from my years abroad, foreigners are not interested in anything that's too traditional or profound. Just like Chinese food, we need to find something that they're interested in and improve it, such as pandas, kung fu, Chinese cuisine, etc..."

After Fang Long finished speaking, Ye Zhiqiu replied: "I do have some ideas for a suitable script..."

Fang Long's eyes lit up, and Ye Zhiqiu continued: "But, Brother Long, how do you plan to cooperate?"

"Two modes." Fang Long held up two fingers. "One is that you write the script, and if it's suitable, I'll pay the copyright buyout fee."

"Second, we can work together and use the copyright fees directly as shares. You can choose whether to make additional investments based on your own circumstances. My estimated investment amount for this film is within 8000 million US dollars. I and another partner will own 5000 million US dollars, and the remaining 3000 million is originally intended to attract investment."

Ye Zhiqiu fell into deep thought, tapping the table rhythmically with his fingers.

7000 million US dollars, or about 5 million yuan. To be honest, this investment amount is not high compared to the American market where the production cost of animated blockbusters is often hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, but it is enough to make a complete work...

On the side, Wei Bing listened to their conversation without saying a word.

Under normal circumstances, she would have done her best to secure a role for such an opportunity to appear in Hollywood. After all, the title of "international style" is still quite rare nowadays.

But as for cartoons, they have nothing to do with her, and she doesn't understand this.

But to be honest, she is not very optimistic about this project. If it is really that easy to make money in the overseas market, someone would have gone there long ago. Industry barriers, cultural barriers, local protectionism, each one is fraught with difficulties, and if one fails to handle any one of them well, one will lose all the money.

Although she is a movie queen, she earns her money through hard work, working day and night, so she dare not take the risk.

"Okay." Ye Zhiqiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Long, I choose the second option."

"No problem!" Fang Long laughed, "I knew that with your personality, you would definitely choose this. How much are you going to invest?"

Ye Zhiqiu held up three fingers, and Fang Long immediately said, "3 million US dollars? Okay, no problem."

"No." Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and said with a smile: "I will invest 3000 million US dollars."

"I want all the remaining shares."

After the words fell, Fang Long was shocked and almost blurted out: "Damn, you are so rich!?"

At this time, Wei Bing also looked at Ye Zhiqiu in astonishment.

3000 million US dollars, that is more than 2 million, and it is in cash... Even if she takes it out, it will be difficult to make up for it. I guess she will have to scrape it together...

But she has been in this industry for more than ten years, while Ye Zhiqiu has only been in the industry for a few years. And as far as she knows, Ye Zhiqiu has more than one project in his hands...

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said modestly, "I can't afford so much money, so I plan to ask my wife for support."

Song Mei glanced at Ye Zhiqiu and said nothing.

She knew something about Ye Zhiqiu's financial situation. 3000 million US dollars was not a small amount, but it was not difficult for him...

Fang Long laughed. With his status, he had heard about Yu Caiwei's background. He sighed and said, "You are lucky."

"Haha, let me make a deal first. You must invite me to your wedding so I can share in the joy."

Ye Zhiqiu naturally agreed with a smile.

"But," Fang Long said with a wry smile, "it's not possible for you to take all the remaining shares by yourself."

"You know, there are a lot of relationships to be established, and some interested parties must be brought in and bound by shares."

Ye Zhiqiu nodded. He was not surprised by this. The two of them had only made a preliminary agreement on a cooperation, and the specific details would be discussed with the team later.

After learning that Ye Zhiqiu planned to invest 3000 million US dollars, Fang Long's enthusiasm was completely aroused.

This shows that Ye Zhiqiu, as a screenwriter, has absolute confidence in this film!

It’s hard to say about others, but Ye Zhiqiu is the only “10 billion screenwriter” in China, and his strength is obvious to all...

After chatting for a while, Fang Long finally couldn't help asking, "Zhiqiu, what do you think of the script? What kind of story is it about?"

As the words fell, Wei Bing at the side couldn't help but prick up his ears.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly and said, "The name of the movie is Kung Fu Panda."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the name. Everyone knows Kung Fu, and the panda, one of the iconic elements of China, is also familiar, but combining the two is still quite fresh.

Under the curious gaze of everyone, Ye Zhiqiu gave a brief introduction.

In its past life, the film "Kung Fu Panda" was indeed an example of integrating Chinese pandas and Kung Fu elements into animation and achieving success at the global box office.

This action-comedy animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation has a total of three films in the series and has earned more than $3 billion at the global box office.

This movie is mainly set in ancient China. It tells the story of a panda named "Po" who works in a noodle shop. By chance, he becomes a disciple of Master Turtle, and eventually learns martial arts step by step to become the master "Dragon Warrior" who defeats powerful enemies.

The film incorporates a large number of Chinese cultural elements, such as Kung Fu, pandas, ancient traditional architecture, etc. Through humorous dialogues and characters, coupled with exciting fighting scenes, it can be said to be a work suitable for all ages.

Following Ye Zhiqiu's introduction, Fang Long's eyes became brighter and brighter. After working abroad for so many years, he was familiar with the viewing tastes of these audiences.

Sometimes films that are too profound or preachy may not necessarily do well at the box office. However, this type of animation that is full of joy and warmth, combined with themes of dreams and courage, is more likely to be successful.

All we can say is that Ye Zhiqiu has a very accurate grasp of market preferences.

Although he had only heard the general idea, Van Loon had already made up his mind to make this movie.