China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 359: A decision that affects the animation industry, causing an uproar and sensation!

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"Director Guan, as we all know, the production of animated films is different from that of ordinary films..."

"I know,"

Guan Ling did not give the reporters more time to ask questions, but interrupted them.

“But I literally have five animated films to make.”

"And I've already thought of the script."

……

The Venice International Film Festival caused a sensation because of Guan Ling's arrival and her voice.

Japanese netizens and Chinese netizens were all shocked by Guan Ling's decision.

This is no longer a rumor, but a topic that Guan Ling personally raised in full view of the public at the Venice International Film Festival.

These are words that cannot be retrieved once the arrow has been shot.

At this time, "Inception" has not been taken off the screen in most places both at home and abroad.

For a Hollywood blockbuster that grossed $900 million worldwide, even the slightest problem would cause heated discussions among movie fans around the world.

Not to mention being caught up in a scandal that the Japanese claim was a plagiarism of the Paprika animated film.

If people could say that Guan Ling's previous answer was because she was indeed plagiarizing and her underwear was exposed, it was because she was stubborn and insisted in front of the media that she would make an animated film in the future.

This time,
No one would think Guan Ling was joking.

This is one of the three major international film festivals in Europe!

In the eyes of countless directors around the world, the Venice International Film Festival is considered the top festival in their eyes!
And this time, it is even Guan Ling’s first time to participate in the Venice International Film Festival!

Guan Ling has participated in Cannes many times before and has been associated with the Venice Golden Lion Award, but at that time "Let the Bullets Fly" was nominated for the Golden Lion Award, not the Best Screenplay, so Guan Ling did not come.

This time, Guan Ling’s appearance itself is a powerful combination for the Venice International Film Festival.

The strong performance of "Inception", the recently-filmed "Scarlet Witch", and Guan Ling's many previous achievements.

Guan Ling is definitely one of the most famous directors in the industry!

And it's the kind that everyone recognizes.

Guan Ling’s new works are now truly top-notch resources for actors, even on a global scale!
Anyone who receives an invitation will definitely be very happy!

How could he possibly hit himself in the face?!

How could he possibly go back on his word and gain wealth?

If he said there are five animated films, then there are definitely five animated films!
This news, like a hurricane, instantly swept across the global animation industry from Venice, setting off a huge tsunami.

……

"Guan, are you going to make Hollywood tremble?"

Frank called Guan Ling soon. "You know, since you have decided to participate in animation, don't speak out too early. Our cooperation can even continue on animated films, but you being so public at an international film festival will alert Hollywood animation studios, which is not a good thing for us."

Frank was smiling on the phone. He believed that Guan Ling would not slap him in the face in Venice again.

He also thought it through. If Lionsgate Films were to produce a movie like "Inception" alone, it would probably take them half a lifetime to make it.

Guan Ling's arrogance at the time has now become the key to Lionsgate Films' success.

And when he said he could do animation, Frank believed that he could really do animation.

For Guan Ling, there is absolutely no need for him to gamble his reputation and career!
"I understand this, Frank, but you have to understand the feud between us and the Japanese."

Guan Ling said,
"My response is purely to shut up the Japanese once and for all on the platform that the world is watching most."

"In recent years, animation teams such as Pixar, DreamWorks, and Blue Sky Studios have been fighting fiercely on the screen. This year, Illumination Entertainment, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, has also officially joined the battle. The release of Despicable Me in July was once comparable to the box office of Inception, which has made the first three animation teams feel like they are facing a formidable enemy. With your official announcement of five films, be careful that Motian will be targeted."

As Guan Ling's true strategic partner in Hollywood, Frank expressed his views sincerely.

Guan Ling knew about the movie Despicable Me; Guy Ritter had told him about it during an email report.

Unlike the other three films, Despicable Me did not have a budget of $100 million or $200 million. Its production cost was only tens of millions of dollars, and it has grossed $500 million at the global box office so far.

Made more money than Inception.

And so far, the film's global and North American box office have already entered the top ten of the annual box office.

This put enormous pressure on the other companies.

2010 is actually a year of animation. So far this year, except for "Inception" and "Iron Man 2", basically the highest-grossing movies in the world are animated movies. If you count carefully, "Iron Man 2" is also adapted from Marvel animation.

The animation studio at Disney headquarters has not performed well in recent years. The lukewarm popularity of 3D animation works such as "Chicken Little", "Boltz" and "The Princess and the Frog" has caused it to fall into a trough.

They are currently producing "Tangled", which has a production cost of 2.6 million US dollars. They are prepared to exchange financial resources for the market, which has shocked the industry.

And the film has been scheduled to be released in early November.

This in itself is big news in the animation industry right now, and the film is currently being promoted very vigorously;
Their idea is simple, which is to exchange money for market and space for time.
At this juncture, Guan Ling’s statement this time actually has a significant impact.

Because if Guan Ling says something now, the Big Six in Hollywood won't tremble in shock, but they will at least look at him a few times, and they will look at him carefully from top to bottom.

"Shrek Forever After" was released in North America in May. Before its release in China, it had already grossed more than 4 million US dollars worldwide. As the final chapter of the "Shrek the Monsters" series, this animated film made DreamWorks reap the rewards.

"Alice in Wonderland" released at the beginning of the year had a global box office of over 10 billion US dollars, even far exceeding the expectations of the film company.

"Toy Story 3" has created a global box office revenue of 10.7 billion US dollars, and currently firmly holds the top spot in the global movie box office rankings this year!
In fact, everyone knows that animation is very profitable, but many production companies do not have the ability to do it.

Guan Ling had been shouting loudly before, but Chinese animation was just like that. Even if it was Guan Ling who said it, everyone was just shocked and few took it seriously.

Moreover, with the residual heat of the World Expo,
Chinese cartoons also completely pooped a big pile,
Stinks!

But at this Venice International Film Festival, Guan Ling's voice completely dropped a bombshell on the global animation film market!
……

"Guan is about to join the production of animated films, and at the Venice Film Festival, it was officially announced that five animations will be produced soon."

At Pixar Animation Studios, an assistant knocked on Lee Unkrich's office door.

"Guan? Inception?"

"Correct!"

"Oh my god, is this guy crazy?!
You have the experience of making science fiction movies, which you are most familiar with, but you don’t want to make animation?!”

After receiving the news, Lee Unkrich showed a familiar smile on his face as a veteran who has been producing animated films for more than fifteen years.

He has a good understanding of the competing companies in animation film production.

He also knew that Guan Ling had helped with the editing of Kung Fu Panda 1 before, but it was actually more likely to use Guan Ling's name to sell more box office in China.

I am not panicking at all.

Some people might panic, but as the person who is most familiar with the entire animation production process, he just thought it was funny. There has never been an all-round player in this world.

not a single one.

He has walked this road for many years, and he knows how hard this road is. Starting as an animation editor, it took him 16 years to make his single animated film exceed 10 billion US dollars in global box office.

Although he has been successful and has even won the Annie Award for Best Director twice, he is well aware of how much hardship he has endured along the way.

Moreover, the films he shot have been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Film.

You should know that the Annie Award is one of the highest honors in the global animation field. It is hosted by the International Animated Film Association, an animation temple that has lasted for thirty-eight years!
Last year, he even won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival for his contribution to animated films. His life is quite fulfilling!
Among the so-called big directors in Hollywood today, Guan is the youngest and the one he is very optimistic about.

Because he loves watching several of Guan's movies.

You can even be called a loyal fan of Guan.

After carefully searching Guan’s official announcement footage, he fell silent.

He couldn't understand Guan's official announcement.

"Animated movies are not something that everyone can handle!"

Lee Unkrich sighed.

……

Guan Ling's words at Venice also shocked the domestic animation circle! Of course, the film industry was also dumbfounded!

After all, they talked behind closed doors before, and there was little reporting on the news on the outside Internet. But this time, they talked face to face!
Netizens are all excited!

Of course, China's major media are even more excited.

When Guan Ling arrived in Venice, the online media news was all about,

News like "Guan Ling appeared at the Venice Film Festival and is suspected to be the guest of the final awards ceremony!"

But the moment Guan Ling raised the microphone, everything changed.

"Guan Ling gave an interview in Venice with a bland tone, claiming that five animated feature films are in the works!"

"Taking away all the heat at the Japanese director's Venice premiere, Guan Ling has become the biggest hit at Venice this year!"

"Face it and open it up! Guan Ling's few words scared the Japanese media people!"

"Japanese media reported Guan Ling's speech in Venice, sparking heated discussions among Japanese netizens!"

The entire Chinese media was once again plunged into a sea of ​​excitement.

Chinese netizens were also greatly encouraged. A while ago, they had a fierce debate with Japanese netizens over whether Inception was plagiarized.
Later, Guan Ling announced that she would be involved in a feature-length animated film, which made everyone excited!
Then a domestic animation completely left everyone speechless! I was disgusted by myself!

But at this moment, netizens are excited!
"I knew it. I knew Director Guan was going to Venice to cause some trouble!"

After it was officially announced that Guan Ling would become a special guest of the Venice International Film Festival, everyone was very happy. After all, Guan Ling had participated in Cannes several times before and had contributed tremendous popularity to Cannes!
But no one expected that Guan Ling was in Venice to officially announce the animated film!
Who the hell could have thought of this?!
……

"Director Guan, I'm Guang Dong, Li Wei."

A call came to Guan Ling's phone, which made Guan Ling stunned for a moment.
Deputy Director.

Guan Ling doesn’t usually have much contact with people from Optoelectronics, so this call was quite unexpected.

"Back then in the domestic media, you said you wanted Chinese animation to catch up with Japan. How confident are you about the five scripts now?"

"I can't let the total box office of Chinese animation films surpass theirs, but I think the influence of these five films can be comparable to that of 100 Pleasant Goats."

Guan Ling's words made Li Wei silent for a while.

In fact, the highest-grossing animated film in China is currently "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Reborn". "Toy Story 3" has made over $10 billion worldwide, but was surpassed by "Pleasant Goat" in mainland China.
This is supposed to be a happy event.

But he felt a little embarrassed to tell others about it.

After all, the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is not a symbol of glory for them.
As the darling of the Chinese animation industry, he was embarrassed that some media claimed that this series would become Japan's Conan and would continue to flourish.

"Last month, the second batch of excellent domestic animated films was announced. This is something we have been doing since 2008."

After a moment of silence, Director Li Wei changed the subject.

"This matter of yours represents the image of Chinese animated films. I have no other intention in making this call.

If you need any support, please tell me and the General Administration will do its best to coordinate for you! "

"Come to think of it, I do have something that I need the General Administration's help with."

"Say!"

"I'm afraid this matter requires authorization from the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

Guan Ling's words left Li Wei stunned.

After learning the details, Li Wei's eyes widened.

"It's not a big deal, I'll take care of it."

After hanging up the phone, Guan Ling also felt the influence of his words.

Cheng Long, Han Sanpin, Ren Zhonglun, and many other people sent me text messages.

Cheng Long: "Good brother, I never thought that Director Guan would come to my rescue after I was scolded. If you need me to dub, I will do it for free!"

Ren Zhonglun: "I will act as a matchmaker for Shanghai Mei. If you need me, please feel free to contact me!"

Han Sanpin: "You are really not afraid of trouble, right? You are doing this in Venice. Besides, where did you get the five animation scripts? How come I have never heard of them before?"

Zhu Yawen: "Director Guan, fuck them!"

On Weibo, all kinds of descriptions exploded in an instant.

A comment on Weibo attracted countless likes!
"On the Lost Years of Chinese Animation Films,

——What do you think of when you mention domestic animation?
Calabash Brothers? The Lotus Lantern? Nezha Conquers the Dragon King? Havoc in Heaven.
For those born in the 80s and 90s, in an era without mobile phones, tablets, or computers, there has always been a beam of warm light that shines directly into their childhood, and that is animation.

Nowadays, people are always complaining about how much domestic animations, led by "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", have ruined childhoods. However, what some people don't know is that domestic animations used to be the pride of the Chinese people, and were even once the hall of fame of Asian animation, a mountain that was difficult for all Asian countries to overcome.

However, with the marketization, Chinese animation has not gone beyond China.

Chinese animators have gone out.

All popular culture is facing a drastic restart, and the original skills, interests, and patience are all gone.

Over the years, we have witnessed a lot of quickly copied and imitated imported products, as well as many animations that are rip-offs to the core, which are endless and speechless.

Is Guan Ling the hope of Chinese animated films?
After the lost thirty years of Chinese animation, is there still hope? "

This comment attracted countless likes, and many people talked about the classic scenes in the cartoons they watched in the comments!
For a time, this topic swept the entire Internet!

(End of this chapter)