Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 518 Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenixes
I don’t know how much box office revenue such an animated film can earn. This is the hardest thing to say. It may be a hit, or it may not.

However, in his previous life, Fang Hong saw that this movie had taken nearly 600 million yuan at the domestic box office. In this life, Yutu and Tupiaopiao are distributing the film themselves, so they should be able to take more.

Because the channels and the degree of attention are different!
China Film Group and Huaxia Film Group can just do their promotions without any hassle. After all, they are imported films. There are many films like this, so Yutu should pay more attention and be more responsible.

However, "Big Hero 6" also has some negative information.

They said that this movie discriminated against Chinese people by not releasing it simultaneously with other foreign countries, and they also said that Jade Rabbit looked down on Chinese people.

Such titles are widely circulated and have a big market. As long as this kind of issue is involved, there will always be no shortage of angry young people.

As for who is leading the pace, there is no need to say. There are only a few of them, and those with low levels are not qualified.

Anyway, no matter what the situation is, there are problems with Yutu as a company and the principal.

Essentially, Fang Hong wanted to test whether this animated film could make money as quickly as possible by releasing it internationally first, and there were no good domestic release dates at the time, so he couldn't wait.

He was thinking that if the animation company couldn't make money, he would close it down, so as to avoid dragging down Yutu and making it unviable to support.

Keep the animation company as long as it can make money!
It is difficult to make a profit from the domestic release. His apparent investment is about 500 to 600 million yuan, and the invisible time cost and other costs are countless. How can he afford to wait?

Besides, it was already the end of October, so we might as well wait for the Lunar New Year holiday!

There is a difference between the international and domestic schedules. What you think is a good schedule in China may not be a good schedule overseas.

Besides, the competition is fierce. How can you get a good schedule internationally?

Fang Hong didn't care what people outside said. This matter could not be explained clearly. Anyway, as long as there was competition at this time, all kinds of things and interpretations would come out.

It doesn’t matter. He is not Yan Zi who needs to show up in public. He has been hiding behind the scenes for many years.

The weather has been cold recently, but it hasn't snowed. Liu Tianxian usually wears a fluffy coat. Today she also wore fluffy earmuffs, looking very cute.

She and Fang Hong held hands, and Liu Xiaoli and Xu Liyun, who were both wearing warm clothes, were beside them. The four of them came to a spacious and bright exhibition hall in a house.

Various gold and silver decorations are scattered everywhere here. These decorations are small and exquisite, visually high-end and luxurious, and have an ancient atmosphere.

Each phoenix crown has a Chinese aesthetic and is very grand and luxurious.

The small decorations here are not very visible, but there are phoenix crowns of various styles placed in the glass covers.

Liu Tianxian looked at these phoenix crowns with a sparkle in her eyes. She walked to a glass cover and exclaimed, "It's really beautiful. What's its name?"

"This should be called a Double Dragon and Five Phoenix Coronet." Fang Hong looked at the two golden dragons facing each other on the top of the coronet, and five similar phoenix heads around the brim.

"Is there any meaning to this?" Liu Tianxian was puzzled.

"It means good luck. What other meanings could it have? However, the five phoenixes should be called: Phoenix, Xuanchu, Cuckoo, Swan, and Blue Luan." Fang Hong pointed at the glass and introduced them one by one.

"Of course, you are capable and you know a lot." Liu Tianxian smiled. This man is quite knowledgeable and knows all this.

"Of course." Fang Hong looked proud.

"Xiao Fang, where did you learn this?" Liu Xiaoli also praised.

"Sometimes when I'm bored, I like to read some random history books and have a little understanding of it." Fang Hong's attitude towards Liu Tianxian and Liu Xiaoli is completely different.

It is definitely different for one to be a mother-in-law and the other to be a wife.

"Then you can remember it after watching it, but many people will forget it even if they have watched it." Liu Xiaoli said.

Reading and being able to remember are two different things. Being able to read does not mean being able to remember. If you can remember, that would be awesome.

Xu Liyun was standing nearby, also looking at the decorations here with curiosity, her eyes also shining, mainly because every piece of decoration was very beautiful and dazzling.

"Is this place for viewing?" she asked.

"It's just for viewing." Liu Xiaoli said.

It means it is not for sale to the public, it is just for you to see.

"Is that true?" Xu Liyun asked again.

"They are fake, they are all imitations. The real ones are on display in the museum." Liu Xiaoli said.

Just as several people were admiring them, an old man wearing something like a Zhongshan suit walked towards them. He was the master craftsman here and the inheritor of the craft of making phoenix crowns.

I used to restore phoenix crowns in the Forbidden City and also made replicas of them, but now I’m retired.

Liu Xiaoli saw the person coming and stepped forward to greet him, "Hello, Mr. Lu!"

"Hello, Ms. Liu." Mr. Lu walked closer.

"Thank you so much for bothering me to make a phoenix crown for my daughter this time." Liu Xiaoli said politely.

"It's okay. I got paid too." This man spoke very directly.

The two should know each other and seem quite familiar with each other. After all, it was Liu Xiaoli who was responsible for matching the phoenix crown that Liu Tianxian wore for her wedding.

Liu Xiaoli smiled and introduced them one by one: "This is my in-laws, my son-in-law Fang Hong, and my daughter Liu Tianxian."

"Hello, Teacher Lu!"

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Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian greeted him respectfully, as he was a veteran artist.

Xu Liyun just smiled slightly. They should be considered peers, and Fang Hong and the other two were younger generations.

"Hello, hello, come with me over here." Mr. Lu nodded with a smile, then motioned for them to follow him.

Several people went to another room, where several staff members were working hard at the workbench. Some were drawing blueprints, and some were using tools to grind and melt metal.

Some people also splice phoenix crowns. Nowadays, whether it is for weddings or collections, people like this kind of classical phoenix crown. Even if it is just placed there for viewing, it can become an ornamental object.

The four of them looked at the working conditions here curiously. The staff looked serious and meticulous.

It is a delicate manual job and cannot tolerate any carelessness. If there is any carelessness, the whole thing may have to be redone, which is very troublesome and time-consuming.

"Ms. Liu, this is the phoenix crown designed for your daughter." Mr. Lu picked up a stack of drawings.
Liu Xiaoli took the drawing. The drawing was in color and she could clearly see what the phoenix crown looked like.

Fang Hong, Liu Tianxian and Xu Liyun also tilted their heads to look at it. The top page was the overall pattern of the phoenix crown, and the following pages showed every detail of the phoenix crown.

The phoenix crown is made by making each part separately and then assembling it, so there are many details in the picture and there are also many parts.

The finished product has not been made yet. The customer needs to confirm first, and only after confirmation will we start making the phoenix crown.

Because the customer has not confirmed, they dare not do it. Once rework is done, the money spent is a small matter. The main thing is the waste of time and energy.

"On the front upper layer of this phoenix corona are nine golden dragons holding pearls in their mouths, on the middle layer are eight golden phoenixes inlaid with kingfisher feathers, and on the lower three rows are flowers made up of beads surrounding red and blue sapphires. There is another golden phoenix on the back of the corona." Mr. Lu introduced it in great detail.

Listening to this introduction and looking at the pattern above, it feels like there are green clouds rising between the dragon and the phoenix. Each phoenix is ​​in a flying position with its wings spread out and its feathers stretched out, looking very lively.

At first glance, how can you describe it with just one word: “luxury”!

The golden dragon and golden phoenix were both made of gold, and were inlaid with many pearls and gems. Fang Hong asked, "How many gems are there on it?"

"115 rubies and 4414 pearls," said Mr. Lu.

"How much is that pearl?" Xu Liyun couldn't help but ask.

"It depends on the variety. Those that cost a few thousand yuan each are very good. There are also some that cost tens of thousands of yuan each. For example, the conch pearls on the market, which cost 3 yuan each, are top luxury goods among pearls." said Mr. Lu.

Xu Liyun secretly calculated that the pearls alone were worth 1.3 million, which was too exaggerated.

But she didn't say anything. It's hard to say.

I only heard Elder Lu say again: "Of course, that's just a common species. If it's a rare species, it could be worth millions or even tens of millions."

This made Xu Liyun's heart skip a beat. It was too scary.

"We don't need this. Most of this color is pink and the yield is small. It's not what we want. What we want is the milky white one with small particles, a few thousand yuan per particle will be enough." Liu Xiaoli explained to avoid Xu Liyun's misunderstanding that it was too expensive.

This is someone's son paying for it.

"Oh, that's not bad." Xu Liyun had just heard of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of yuan per pill, so she didn't think this few thousand yuan per pill was so outrageous.

In fact, it is still expensive. More than 4,000 pieces would cost tens of millions, not to mention the gems.

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian looked at each other with indifferent expressions. This money was nothing to them.

Now Liu Tianxian has Fang Hong’s 5.81 million US dollars in his hands. These are the money from the sale of Tesla stocks, which have already been sold.

Originally there were 7.81 million US dollars, and 2 million US dollars were injected into Chang'e Technology.

5.81 million US dollars is equivalent to about 40 billion.

"What is the name of this phoenix crown?" asked Liu Tianxian.

"Nine Dragon and Nine Phoenix Crown!" said Mr. Lu.

"Isn't this a replica of the Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenix Crown of Empress Xiaoduan of the Ming Dynasty?" Fang Hong said.

"This classmate Xiao Fang is really knowledgeable. It is a replica of that one, but he made some improvements on it, making the style more rounded and beautiful.

In ancient times, there were no such technological conditions, but now it is different, we can use some technology to forge. "

Mr. Lu explained and showed them the original picture.

The style does look a little different. At that time, it was too stiff and old-fashioned, like something an old lady would wear.

However, the overall style is elegant and dignified, and the aesthetic taste of our ancestors is still present.

The styling details of the new model have been improved, the colors are brighter, and it looks a lot younger.

In fact, it is rare to find a sponsor who can afford the money, so they want to make a top-notch and unique phoenix crown.

If we let them do it themselves, they have the technology but not the financial resources.

"What do you think?" Fang Hong had no objection. Looking at Liu Tianxian, it was fine as long as she was satisfied.

"I think it's very beautiful." Liu Tianxian was quite satisfied, mainly because of its artistic and cultural connotations.

"It is indeed beautiful, sparkling and golden. You girls all like it." Fang Hong said with a smile.

"What? Am I that superficial? I just see it for artistic purposes, you see?" Liu Tianxian hit him.

"Hehehe!" The others laughed.

"It does have that kind of artistic feel and can be considered our cultural treasure." Mr. Lu agreed.

"Then let's settle it, this is it"

Liu Xiaoli immediately made the decision and asked, "How long will it take to complete?"

"About half a year." said Mr. Lu.

Liu Xiaoli calculated their wedding date: "Can it be faster?"

"We can only try our best, but we can't guarantee it." said Mr. Lu.

This thing is not made by machines. Many things need to be polished bit by bit, which is very time-consuming and a delicate job.

(End of this chapter)