Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 643 - Who should I choose?

After the industry learned that Chen Yu was interested in investing in an animation work, Tokyo Ghibli Studio, DreamWorks Pictures under Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Pictures called one after another.

Japan's Toei Company indirectly refuted the rumor through Sony. Chen Yu originally wanted Di Lieba Studio to join hands with Sony to organize a small-scale bidding meeting.

However, Di Lieba does not want the studio to be involved in overseas projects, even if there is a need to send Li Yitong, Shang Yuxian and Imada Mio to the European and American film and television markets for gilding in the future.

She would only choose to trouble Emmanuel to plan and coordinate on her behalf. Di Lieba has no ambition at all in either her personal career or in running a business.

Di Lieba’s current pursuit is to make the studio staff and contracted artists as satisfied and comfortable as possible. Now she is steadily approaching the goal she set.

Di Lieba leaned back slightly, raised her head, raised her hand to pull off the towel, gently wiped the sweat beads on the wings of her nose and temples, then straightened her legs and raised her toes to try to poke Chen Yu's cheek.

At this moment, Chen Yu was flipping through the project quotation list and story outline sent by Laika Entertainment of the United States on his tablet, and fiddling with the model of the Virginia-class attack nuclear submarine.

Chen Yu put his knees together and clamped Dilraba's rosy and tender feet, then flicked her slender ankles with his fingers. Dilraba then shook her chest as if baring her teeth and claws.

To complete a 135-minute animated feature film, Laika Entertainment of the United States needs 11 million US dollars in production costs, after all, no special effects rendering is required.

American Laika Entertainment designed the main character, the wasp doll, as a boxer. The background is a professional boxing match in the animal world. Through boxing, the wasp doll gradually grows and reflects on itself.

After hearing this, Di Lieba blinked her beautiful eyes as if she had seen it before, then turned around and snuggled into her husband's arms, and put on her glasses which were placed on the shelf on the side of the bathtub.

The outline of the script is a pure product of Stallone's "Rocky" mixed with some of Chen Yu's experiences. Chen Yu feels that American Laika Entertainment lacks due sincerity.

But the production cost of 11 million US dollars is indeed low enough. As expected, you get what you pay for. Don't expect to get a bargain. Dilraba Dilmurat was also particularly dissatisfied with the results delivered by the company.

"See if there are any relatively reliable plans in Japan."

Dilireba trembled slightly and pressed down Chen Yu's claws that were harassing her chest.

In fact, Toei Company has borrowed some of the settings from "Dragon Ball". The Wasp doll looks like a beggar version of Sun Wukong, and Toei Company also added a lot of anti-war elements into it.

As a result, the worldview of the work is mixed with "Dragon Ball" and has a slight flavor of "Neon Genesis Evangelion". Di Lieba felt very depressed after reading a few pages of the script outline.

"If I draw the Wasp figure as a mecha, can I beat up the apostles? Who is prettier among Ayanami Rei, Asuka, Katsuragi Misato, Akagi Ritsuko, and Ikari Yui?"

Dilireba leaned close to Chen Yu's ear and licked it gently.

Chen Yu pursed her lips and pinched her little finger, then wondered why she put Shinji Ikari's mother in there? Dilireba twisted her hips and whispered charmingly: a married woman with a child.

"Why are you grinning? Have you never fantasized about bringing a woman, Tsumabuki Eri?"

Di Lieba turned around and knelt in front of Chen Yu, tied up her hair with both hands, and tilted her head slightly to imitate the cold and cool Fei Yingli. After looking her up and down, Chen Yu only gave her 5.5 points.

Di Lieba was not angry but instead took the initiative to offer a sweet wet kiss, which proved that her figure is more curvy and graceful than that of a paper man. Chen Yu's eyes are quite vicious!

Chen Yu managed to get away with it successfully and avoid a quarrel between his wife and the cartoon character, because Dilraba Dilmurat got tanned because she played with him at the beach every day recently.

Some bored domestic media and bloggers posted pictures and asked netizens to vote for the most blushing and heart-pounding one.

Several colleagues took the opportunity to market their own looks, with press releases that were clearly full of yin and yang, such as "hydrated skin texture" and "icy skin color".

Although Di Lieba scoffed at this, she was still a little unhappy in her heart. Chen Yu was of course aware of his wife's emotional fluctuations, so he specifically picked up the New Year greetings to talk about it.

"Take a look at the price and see if it's worth it."

Dilireba screamed twice and immediately put her hands in the bathtub to protect her buttocks, and glared at Chen Yu with a reproachful look, then poked her head out slightly and bared her fangs. Toei Company planned to make 22 episodes of animation with a duration of about 35 minutes, and the planning budget was about 15 million to 16 million US dollars.

Toei Company promised to use Japan's most advanced technology and assemble Japan's best and most serious team to polish and sculpt the work.

It is estimated that Dilraba Dilmurat will not be able to appear on the screen within two years. Once the Japanese become rigorous about anime works, they often pursue perfection to the point of abnormality.

Another Japanese animation studio, Ghibli, is also good and famous for its animated short films.

However, Dilraba Dilmurat believes that Studio Ghibli has only achieved minor successes.

Not enough to make the Wasp doll lower its status.

Chen Yu touched the tip of his nose. Since Dilraba Dilmurat said so, there was no need to read on. DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Pictures had not yet sent the initial version of the plan.

However, based on the usual practices of these two companies, the production budget must be higher than 30 million US dollars, estimated to be at least 40 million to 60 million US dollars.

Di Lieba pursed her soft lips and rubbed Chen Yu's neck gently. If it exceeds 40 million US dollars, there is no need to bring the Wasp doll to the big screen.

The overall animation market environment is currently unstable. No one in Europe, America or Japan can guarantee that a film will be 100% profitable.

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Chen Yuyou invested in "Alita: Battle Angel", which was produced by Cameron. The production cost alone has soared to 150 million US dollars.

Director Rodriguez also asked 20th Century Fox to continue to invest more money because he planned to renovate the former roller derby fighting war set.

After Chen Yu invested 25 million US dollars in this work, he stopped spending money, and no matter how hard Cameron and Rodriguez tried to cheer him up, it was useless.

Di Lieba adjusted her sitting position to make it easier for Chen Yu to explore, and then silently calculated the accounts. If "Alita: Battle Angel" does not make 500 million yuan at the box office, it will be a huge loss.

To be honest, Dilraba Dilmurat has read the original novel "Battle Angel Alita", and thought it was just average.

And now Cameron is also distracted by revising "Avatar II". Apart from helping out and asking for money everywhere, he has hardly fulfilled the responsibilities that a producer should have.

The works that Rodriguez had previously produced and directed were mostly small hits at the box office.

Although this guy's record looks good at first glance, his statistics are quite mediocre.

Di Lieba has a feeling that her husband will most likely lose money.

So I strongly agree with Chen Yu’s approach of keeping his pockets tight.

"I'll call and ask if Alita: Battle Angel needs Chinese dubbing later."

Dilireba cleared her throat, held down Chen Yu's claws underwater, and changed into a broadcasting tone.

It seems that 20th Century Fox has no plans in this regard.

Director Rodriguez believes that the original soundtrack can better reflect the essence of this work.

"Then we should let all these European and American actors speak Japanese!"

Dilireba pursed her lips and muttered in a disdainful tone, while closing her legs.

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