The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 293 The Great Sage is always different
"The Return of the Great Sage", Su Qing guessed it as soon as she heard the title. The animated film that Mr. Luo mentioned was most likely not based on the plot of "Journey to the West", but most likely just borrowed from "Journey to the West". Theme and world view.

When Lin Shuwen on the side heard Luo Ming mention the title of this animated film, she remembered the "Journey to the West" animated film she had watched when she was a child.

In this world, "Journey to the West" is one of the four great classics, and Monkey King, the Monkey King, is also the hero that many children yearn for in their childhood.

There are also TV series and cartoons of "Journey to the West". Like Luo Ming's previous life, there is even a cartoon version of "Journey to the West" that is a household name.

Luo Ming also knew about this. This cartoon, The Sixth Princess, was shown during the Chinese New Year, and Luo Ming had watched it from beginning to end.

In the previous life, two "Journey to the West" movies were produced by Shanghai Art Film Studio, one was "Havoc in Heaven" and the other was "Ginseng Fruit".

There is only one "Journey to the West" movie in this world, and it is the most popular and well-known story of "The Journey to the West".

The art of this animated film also adopts the classic artistic style of Gansu Dunhuang murals, and it won several international awards that year.

It's a pity that this animated film did not open up a path for China's animation. On the contrary, it feels like it has sucked away the luck of China's animation.

Since the success of this animated film, there has never been another Chinese animated film that was both a hit and a hit.

Su Qing knew that the company's game revenue was very high, but no matter how rich she was, she couldn't do it like this, right?
Besides, if you invest 100 million in this animated film but lose all your money, will the boss still invest in animation in the future?
Thinking of this, Su Qing said weakly: "Boss, you should think about this project again!"

It’s just that the animation industry is in a slump right now, and no one is willing to invest in animated films.

Now that she heard Luo Ming talking about making an animated film about Journey to the West, Su Qing's heart beat faster and faster.

And Lin Shuwen couldn't help but frowned when she heard that Luo Ming was going to spend 100 million to make an animated movie.

"Fuck! One hundred million!" Su Qing couldn't help but cursed.

"Mr. Luo, how much do you plan to invest in this animated film?" Su Qing asked, suppressing her inner excitement.

"No, no, I just think that"

"Yeah! How much do you think it is?"

Looking at this number, Amelia Su's excitement felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on her.

Thinking of this, Su Qing gritted her teeth and said: "Boss, can you add some more money? I can reduce the salary, or even give it no salary."

The company's server center, buying land, building houses, and purchasing servers did not cost 100 million in total. How about 100 million for an animated movie?
After getting over her excitement, Su Qing also felt that something was wrong. According to China's account sharing system, if the box office of a 100 million investment does not reach 300 million, there would be no hope of recovering the 100 million investment.

Su Qing's teacher when she was in college was one of the producers of "Three Strikes of Bone Demons". Her teacher had long wanted to make another big animation movie about Journey to the West, and wanted to give another breath to China's animation industry. .

"Why don't you have confidence in yourself?"

Luo Ming thought for a while, but did not say the specific investment figure, but just raised a finger.

"Yes, yes, I am too small."

"More money? Isn't 1 million enough?" Luo Ming asked with a frown.

But it’s 2014 now, and 1000 million is definitely not enough for a high-quality anime movie.

"I thought it was 1 million!"

"Why would I talk nonsense to you for so long for 1 million?" Luo Ming said angrily.

Only 10 million?
Ten million would have been enough to produce a high-quality animated film in her teacher's time.

The studio where Su Qing worked before wanted to make an animated film but failed to produce it. Instead, it brought the company down.

"Afraid of being well received but not popular? Will the company lose money?"

Su Qing nodded.

Luo Ming smiled slightly when he heard this. It was actually normal for Su Qing to have such thoughts.
The bottom line is that China's current animation industry is in a state of limbo.

Looking around the world, there is Disney in the United States, not to mention the island countries next door. Animation is already a pillar industry of the economy in the island countries.

The island country’s various animation movies and animated theatrical movies make a lot of money.

Can animation make money? Obviously it can! The popularity of the animation industry in the island country speaks volumes.

But as far as the current situation of the Chinese animation market is concerned, it is actually difficult to make money from animated films.

An animated film that is good enough must be large-scale and high-quality.

However, even if the technology in China reaches the standard, no one is willing to do this. Let alone large-scale productions, even if the level is high, few people are willing to pay for medium-sized investments.

The reason is simple, because the box office record of Chinese animated films is there. To put it bluntly, the upper limit is locked, and investors see no hope of breaking through the upper limit. Animation people like Su Qing are looking forward to an animation work that can break this limit day and night.

But they know very well that the current box office market for domestic animation films cannot support a large-scale animated film.

There are many reasons for this.

The biggest factor is that many people in China equate animated movies with children.

Just like a line in Luo Ming's popular animated film "Nezha Devil Boy Comes into the World" in his previous life: The prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain.

With this big mountain around, many people are naturally unwilling to spend the money to go to the theater to watch so-called animated movies.

This is also the most critical factor in the cap on domestic animated films being locked.

This situation in the previous life was broken by "The Return of the Great Sage". Although it was not perfect in some places, the plot was thin, the rhythm was not good enough, and the most fatal thing was that the final climax was not satisfying due to production funding issues. Get up and let Sun Wukong kill the boss with a stick, which will set the audience's emotions there.

But he is still popular because the protagonist of this animated movie is Sun Wukong.

For Chinese people, the Great Sage is always different. Which boy has not imagined that he can become the Monkey King when he was a child?
Relying on the unique IP of the Great Sage in the hearts of Chinese people, "The Return of the Great Sage" has broken the upper limit that no one has been able to touch.

It opened up the market for animated films such as "The Origin of the White Snake", "Luo Xiaohei", "Nezha Demon Boy Comes to the World" and "Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles".

It is no exaggeration to say that "The Return of the Great Sage" officially opened the blockbuster era of Chinese animated films!
This is also the biggest reason why Luo Ming chose "The Return of the Great Sage" as the beginning of the big animation movie of Burning Light Entertainment.

In the past life, many famous directors and investors often talked about the current situation. Their views are actually correct. Indeed, in many cases, for a movie to be a box office hit, it requires the right time, place and people.

Whether you can be successful depends on luck and strength. It can be said that time is also destiny.

Especially in this era where the upper limit of animation is locked, it is absolutely most suitable to use a well-known mythological character as the protagonist.

Luo Ming is 100% sure that if we create an original animation character now, such as "Kuiba" in the previous life, it will definitely make even grandma not recognize it.

Is "Quiba" good to watch?

It looks good, there is no doubt that it looks good. The plot and painting are not bad. Before Luo Ming's time travel, it was quite an excellent work.

But "Quiba" cannot achieve the effect of breaking the upper limit of Chinese animated films.

The audience's prejudice against animated films, the market environment, and various factors are all there, and it is impossible to be unrestricted.

Therefore, the first animated film launched by Zhuoguang Entertainment must be "The Return of the Great Sage", and it can only be "The Return of the Great Sage".

Again, after all, the Great Sage is always different!

Su Qing didn't know these thoughts of Luo Ming.

At this moment, Amelia Su is still in a dilemma.

To be honest, Su Qing really, really hopes that the domestic animated film market will see someone like those coal bosses in the film industry in the past few years, who can spend money like crazy, regardless of the profit. No, it should be said to be a local tycoon.

With such rich people, only Chinese animated films can dare to make an attempt and do something that dares to be the first.

Now that this rich man has appeared, Su Qing was originally happy, but she couldn't be happy because this rich man is one of her own.

No matter how Su Qing calculated, she felt that investing 100 million would definitely result in a loss.

And the high probability is not as simple as losing a few million or ten million.

Su Qing estimated that in the domestic market, no matter how well-produced the animated film was, it would be a hit if it had a box office of 2 million.

Calculated based on 2 million, the company managed to recover 6600 million, with a net loss of 3400 million. A province of 3400 million can produce 7 or 80 seasons of "Natu".

Su Qing's own upper limit is only 40 million, and she doesn't dare to think of more.

Dare to think about 40 million, it's because the company is really rich, even if she loses her fortune, she won't lose much.

If there are more words, Su Qing feels that it is a pure injustice.
Su Qing shook her head vigorously, how could she miss her boss so much!
Luo Ming couldn't help laughing when he saw Su Qing's look: "Okay, okay! Su Qing, don't worry about it, isn't it just 50 million? Don't worry, the company can afford the compensation, I know you are in the animation circle If you have a certain network of contacts, you can use the money to do whatever you want and hire whoever you can. The art department can also expand as much as it wants without being limited to people.

There are so many areas where the company will use art in the future, and I can tell you clearly that "The Return of the Great Sage" is just the beginning. Later we can open up our own mythical universe, such as Nezha, and Sun Wukong's disciple Chenxiang can be released. In our mythical universe, "The Return of the Great Sage" is just the beginning.

But as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. Su Qing, I have given you such a difficult task, so don’t let me down! "

Su Qing's expression became serious when she heard this: "Don't worry, boss, I will do my best!"

(End of this chapter)