Before his rebirth, Rong Guang had not watched "Lotus Lantern", but he was always familiar with the name of this cartoon. Unfortunately, the name of the cartoon was always associated with "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World".

At that time, after "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" became a hit, the media and animation enthusiasts cried with joy - since "Lotus Lantern", domestic animated films finally returned to the world! Regain their glory!

Therefore, Rong Guang was very curious. In order to buy the genuine disc, he even traveled all over the capital, and finally found it in a state-owned audio and video store. Unexpectedly, when he returned home, he saw that it was still a pirated disc?

This is the current environment, which really makes people speechless!

However, after waiting for more than an hour, Rong Guang finally finished watching "Lotus Lantern" and felt a little depressed.

It's not that "Lotus Lantern" was not well shot. It is definitely a well-made and conscientious production, and it is already a first-rate and excellent animated film.

At that time, Magic Film Studio fully imitated the business model of Disney's "The Lion King". It took a 4-year production cycle and invited big-name singer CVs. In particular, several of the interludes were quite beautiful. For example, Coco Lee's "365 Days of Missing You"

", Zhang Xinzhe's "Love is Just One Word", Teacher Liu Huan's "Heaven and Earth Are in My Heart".

In addition, Meiying Studio also used countless connections. It was equivalent to half a century of accumulated friendship, and they were all sold. The dubbing actors include Jiang Wen, Ning Jing, Chen Peisi, Xu Fan, etc.

But in the end, the total production cost was 15 million, and the box office was 29 million, which was barely a recovery. But considering the intangible assets of relationships, it was a huge loss.

However, American Film Studio did not learn its lesson. They continued to imitate the business model of Disney's "Pocahontas" and in 2007, they shot the animated film "Warriors".

The same conscientious production, the same good reputation. Moreover, Meiying Studio and Mongolia Taiwan Investment Company even hired a North Korean animation team known as the "World Animation Factory" to be responsible for the production. Sun Nan and Na Ying were invited to sing the theme song.

As a result...most people have probably never heard of this animated movie, right?

The total production cost was 15 million, and the box office was... 9.4 million? It was a loss that even my mother didn't recognize.

We will not discuss "Warrior" in detail here.

Using Rong Guang's personal point of view is a mistake in choosing the topic. In "Pocahontas", it is an Indian chief's daughter, that is, an Indian princess, who falls in love with an ordinary white British officer. This is actually very similar to "Madame Butterfly"

" and dramas like "Miss Saigon". In essence, they are still white supremacy!

If you don’t believe it, if you reverse the identity background of men and women, the Eastern soldiers are the occupying forces, and the love tragedy of the Western white prostitutes? I guarantee that the Western audience will beat the shit out of you!

And what about "Warrior"?

It tells the story of a Mongolian boy, Battelle, who goes from narrow-minded pursuit of revenge to understanding life, and finally grows into a grassland hero. The painting style is domineering and beautiful, the action is compact and magnificent, and there is a strong love-hate conflict?

Then...the Mongolian Empire slaughtered all the people in the valleys and slaughtered the cities? Killing people in the east and the west and flowing blood into rivers?

I am not opposed to political correctness and national unity. But speaking of facts, if you want political correctness and national unity, you don’t need to consider markets other than Mongolians. Not only China, but the West also trembled at the iron heel of the Mongolian army.

The term "yellow peril" was even coined!

Let me reiterate, we are not discussing ethnicity or other issues here, we are just discussing the film market.

As for "Lotus Lantern"? Excluding the objective reasons of the market, it is true that the box office market is relatively sluggish.

Regardless of overseas distribution capabilities, Disney has a very complete global distribution system, and "Lotus Lantern" basically has no overseas box office.

The key factor - the photo doesn’t look good!

Also because of the age of technological change, three-dimensional animation will rise in an all-round way, and hand-drawn animation will soon be completely eliminated. Hand-drawn animated films are productions themselves and will soon be eliminated.

More importantly, for animated films, top-notch shooting is not enough, and even aura is not enough. It must be done - full of sass!

Like "Toy Story", "Kung Fu Panda", "Up", "Despicable Me", etc., which of these global best-selling animated movies is not full of excitement?

Although Hayao Miyazaki in this book insists on hand-drawn animation, the animated movies in his peak period are also full of excitement!

And the monument of the animated film generation - "Havoc in Heaven" has already gone viral! The battle between Sun Wukong and the four heavenly kings? Eating flat peaches? Fighting with Nezha? The final battle with Erlang Shen? It's simply outrageous, completely hilarious

Beyond the imagination of Blue Star people!

As for the first episode of "Lotus Lantern", that unfinished TV cartoon, in fact it is also very naughty - eating nine cows and two tigers? The fairy grandfather is "that little bit heavier"?

Therefore, at any time, the work is the foundation. "Lotus Lantern" is just a relatively excellent animated film, but unfortunately it is not sexy.

You have to wait until "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" to see the arrogance of domestic animators again. Only then will it become so popular! This will lead to a box office miracle!

Making animated movies is different from making ordinary movies. The key is to have talent and imagination!

Of course, that "not good-looking" is only relative. After all, this is a first-class animated film. And in foreign markets, there can be some gains, right? Apart from the United States, Japan and China, who else on this blue star

Can a country be called a big animation country?

And the demand is still there. Little friends all over the world have long been impatient to wait!

Rong Guang wrote this down. You can also use your own telemarketing network. Isn't it just a matter of making more international long distance calls?

Moreover, it is a pity that the American Film Studio is in a state of decline. Giving them some blood can be regarded as a token of appreciation. After all, the name of the studio is Bear Boy... It will never touch animation! No!

Of course, every time I write subtitles for my Naughty Boy and Fat Tiger, I can’t just use a few monotonous characters, right? I need an animated LOGO. I happened to be able to contact the American Film Studio and let them help with the production.

Seeing Yuan Quan next to her, she had already fallen asleep "humming" like a little pig, and Rong Guang then began to think about her new project.

There are two options now:

"Er Lang Shen", this is the tentative name for now. Later, Jiao Enjun and Brother Jiao's Er Lang Shen became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In terms of appearance and performance, it has reached a height that is difficult to surpass. Of course, a certain honest and honest second-rate guy with explosive acting skills,

He is still very confident.

But this is not a PK between two people. The original purpose is different. Rong Guang wants to practice his Diao Wei Ya and Wu Mao special effects, and take advantage of the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to go to Hollywood to make money.

Therefore, this matter cannot be delayed, and the production will not be completed until the end of next year at the latest.

The only problem is that the investment is huge, at least more than 5 million US dollars. But considering that it can make money, these investments are still worth it.

The other one is a literary film.

Since I have learned a lot of new experiences in Hollywood, in order to keep those memories, I won’t forget them because time is too long, and I can’t delay them either. It’s best to finish the production within next year.

As a result, two films will need to be completed within ten months from now?

Regarding this literary film, I have to practice my basic skills comprehensively. On the contrary, box office is not important, and awards are not important either. Even losing all my money is acceptable.

Anyway, I already have the money-making movie "Er Lang Shen", so I just use it as tuition for basic skills.
Chapter completed!