Super Zoo

Hollywood has a mature film industry system. The shooting of a film is like the operation of a precision machine. There are dedicated people in charge of each link, and everyone on the assembly line has their own duties.

Out of the pursuit and awe of capital, the producer who represents the interests of investors is the most authoritative person in the entire crew, both in name and in actual work.

Clark Spencer is a famous producer in Hollywood and a first-line gold medal producer of Disney. He has produced masterpieces such as Animal Utopia, Wreck-It Ralph, and Winnie the Pooh. He has always been known for his almost strict high standards.

After hearing the request of the two directors, Spencer's first reaction was to refuse without hesitation.

The preparatory work of the whole film took two and a half years, and the script was revised for a full nineteen times before it was finally finalized and started shooting. Now all the "actors" have to be replaced, which is unacceptable in any way.

Spencer certainly knew that Disney had intended to cooperate with China to use some real animals in the filming, but that was only a part. In China's words, it was icing on the cake, not necessary.

If all the actors were replaced now, it would not only mean that a large part of the initial investment would go down the drain, but the other party would also likely demand a share of the box office revenue - animals that can film are a rare resource, and if they are controlled by the other party, it would be a seller's market.

Strictly speaking, the other party "guides" the animals to act, and the two parties are in a cooperative filming relationship.

If the animals are not competent for the performance, they will have to go back to the original route and use computer special effects, which will delay the completion of the film and cost a lot of money.

Director Howard's considerations are based on art and film itself, and he is completely on a different channel from producer Spencer, so it is difficult to convince Spencer.

Moore's role was reflected at this time. He only used two reasons to make Spencer interested.

First, the investment will never be wasted, and it may be saved.

The planned investment for the film is 200 million US dollars, of which more than 60% is used for production, that is, storyboard, 2D graphic design, 2D character design, 3D character design, modeling, materials, lighting, animation, rendering and other technical work; and using real animals for filming, at least more than half of the funds in this regard can be saved, and the total investment will not only not increase, but will decrease;

Second, the market prospects will be better.

Some viewers have seen the horror Zootopia starring real animals. The North American market has a very good enthusiasm for filming with real animals. After seeing the real ones, who would want to watch fake ones? Of course, the premise is that the real animals must be vivid.

In addition, the Chinese market is a big cake that cannot be ignored. A movie produced by a Chinese company and starring Chinese animals is tantamount to the best publicity. It can definitely effectively break into the Chinese market and save a lot of publicity costs.

"Mr. Spencer, there are big differences between the Chinese market and the Western market. China's economy has taken off very quickly, but the time is too short. In the past century of humiliating modern history, the Chinese still have the idea of ​​a strong country with few people in their bones. On the one hand, they have a strong national self-esteem and will not allow their nation and country to be harmed; on the other hand, they inevitably admire the West, or in their own words, worship foreigners. Once our film has a Chinese creative team, it will make all Chinese people feel proud. I am sure that even if this film is terrible, it will have an amazing box office in China."

"Very contradictory inner emotions, they seem to value other people's views on them." Howard shrugged.

"Howard, I want to remind you to keep your mouth shut. Business is business. I am only analyzing from the perspective of maximizing commercial interests. Just as we Americans always fantasize about the protagonist as a superhero who saves all mankind, every country has its own not-so-good side. If the other party is British, I will take advantage of their self-righteous arrogance. If it is French, I will target their boring romance. If it is Japanese, I will take advantage of their inherent inferiority. If it is North Korean... Oh, forget about North Korea. It is a piece of soil without commercial profits. Even if you sow seeds, they will not bloom." Moore said.

"Okay, Moore, you should keep your mouth shut too. If you continue to talk, the whole world will be offended by you."

Mr. Spencer interrupted the two artists' chattering: "You convinced me, so I will convince the board of directors. The board of directors should send a negotiation team to China to contact the other company, and one of you should accompany them to confirm that the other party's animals are indeed capable of filming."

"I'll go." Howard said.

"Remember to bring me some good tea. That stuff tastes more refreshing than coffee." Moore said.

…

“It seems that you are not only a capable person, but also a lucky person.” Su Ming said to Cai Liming with a smile.

Yesterday afternoon, the headquarters of Disney Film Company called and hoped to cooperate with Taoyuan Film Company to jointly shoot a movie starring all animals.

The title of the movie is Zootopia, which translates into Chinese as Animal Utopia or Animal Big City.

Or it can be called ‘Crazy Zootopia’ in the style of the previous Horror Zootopia.

From the phone call, the other party was very sincere this time and would send a professional team to Yangchuan City for negotiation and inspection. Su Ming agreed without hesitation. The previous talks with the Hong Kong branch of Disney Company broke down, but they were not enemies at all. At best, it was just a small unpleasantness. Besides, there are no eternal enemies in the business world. Cooperating with a well-established large company like Disney is a sure win as long as you are not too unlucky.

"It's not so much my luck, but it's better to say that the previous Zootopia opened up the situation. Although it didn't make any money, it gained word-of-mouth and eyeballs. Taoyuan Company entered the Western world's vision." Cai Liming said.

"It is not Taoyuan Pictures that has entered the Western vision yet, it is just animals. Only the outcome of the subsequent negotiations between the two parties will determine whether Taoyuan Pictures can enter the Western vision."

Cai Liming has rich experience in dealing with overseas film circles. Su Ming gave him full responsibility for the specific dialogue matters on the negotiation table and only mentioned a few principles.

First, Taoyuan Pictures is not assisting in filming, let alone renting animals, but is a cooperative filming between both parties;

Su Ming is confident about this. Co-production means that the film is not "imported from overseas" and there is no need to compete for the annual import quota. The division of accounts will also follow the domestic film model, which is beneficial to both parties.

Second, people from Taoyuan Film and Television must be involved in the entire production process, and at least have the position of assistant director. Taoyuan Company has the right to send people to learn every aspect of production, even if it sacrifices some profits.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish. You must cultivate your own film and television production team, and Disney is the best mentor. If Wang Jin is at best at the level of the Quanzhen Seven Sons, then Disney Pictures is right up there with the Five Wonders in the World.

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Let me tell you something, the editor reminded me that there are many chapters that need to be revised. The reason is well known to everyone...

There are a lot of things that need to be changed. For some parts, it is easy to just change the wording of the paragraphs. However, it is very troublesome to change some plots. It may take an entire chapter to be changed, and the workload is still quite heavy.

I’ll start revising it from today until it passes. I’ll try my best to make sure it’s updated during this period. It may be less, but it won’t be discontinued.

I hope everyone can understand that writing novels is just for fun and to make a little money. There is no need to torment yourself to the point of drinking coffee. Safety first, safety first~~