Chapter 193 How can someone named Zhao be so ungrateful to martial ethics?

Shanghai, Shangmei Film Studio.

Director Yan put down the phone. He was so excited that a fire was burning in his body. His blood was boiling and he wanted to explode on the spot!

After a while, when there was a knock on the door, he shouted to come in. When he saw that it was Director Hu, he immediately rubbed his hands excitedly, "Old Hu, let's go, let's go visit Wan Lao. Good news, such great news

, be sure to share it with Wan Lao.”

Director Hu was also excited and thought of something, "Did the box office data of (Kung Fu Panda) come out?"

Two big projects, Kung Fu Panda and Lion King Simba, each cost RMB 50 million in production costs. Both projects... are actually a big team working on the entire factory.

Several Mr. Wanlao are very old and still play the role of consultants.

After all, for such a big project, the current Yan Chang, Director Hu and others are afraid that they will not be able to grasp it well. The Wan brothers are the pinnacles in the field of Chinese animated films.

For more than a year, their priority has been Kung Fu Panda. As for The Lion King, they are still in the process of planning, phasing, etc.

This is actually nothing. You must know that the Hollywood version (Kung Fu Panda) takes two and a half years from production to release. The 1994 version of the Lion King Simba movie was inspired at the end of 1988, and production began in 1991.

Released.

The fact that the mainland can complete animated films in more than a year is due to the large team currently led by several Mr. Wan Lao, Director Yan, Director Hu, etc., which is strong enough and of world-class quality.

In addition, they didn't mind working overtime and rushing to work quickly, so they completed this battle.

In Hollywood in the 1990s and 2000s, various union protections, workers' compensation benefits, etc. determined that the original Lion King and Kung Fu Panda were normal commercial projects.

As for the current mainland, Shangmei Film Studio has received an order of 100 million yuan, so it is definitely attacking the project with war attributes.

Under Director Hu's excited gaze, Yan Chang couldn't help but smile and raise three fingers, "31 million U.S. dollars, one evening slot plus three days, less than 80 hours, the North American box office is 31 million U.S. dollars!"

"At the current exchange rate, 241.8 million Hong Kong dollars!"

"The last one with a box office of over 30 million in its opening weekend was (Never Compromise), and (Never Compromise)'s final global box office was close to US$500 million, more than HK$3 billion."

"We won! We won the fight!"

As he spoke, Yan Chang's body was trembling with excitement.

Director Hu also exclaimed, holding Yan Chang in his arms and cheering. Such a box office performance is really... so exciting and exciting.

When the noise here attracted the attention of some other people who came to inquire, the entire Yanchang office area fell into a celebration mode with cheers and enthusiasm.

Before this, Shangmei Factory had also won many honors. Starting from Wan Brothers' "Havoc in Heaven", Shangmei Factory has become a pioneer in the field of world animation. It can compete with island countries, Europe and the United States without falling behind, and even

Leading situation.

He has also won various international awards.

(Nezha Naohai), led by Director Yan, also won many awards and participated in the Cannes International Film Festival as early as 1980.

But there has been a shortage of money since the 1980s... A lack of money will lead to backward development.

It was Zhao's first investment of 25 million yuan, which was still 1984 U.S. dollars that had not depreciated in value. At that time, it was similar to the weight and purchasing power of 50 million yuan in 1987, which made the entire film studio alive and popular.

However, the animated series "Calabash Brothers" and "Feng Shen Bang" back then made the factory more alive and invigorated. The ratings, toys and peripheral income were strong and strong, but the animated TV ratings were 70 or 80%, so what?

It’s not intuitive to reflect how much money you make!

Selling toys, masks, cultural shirts, etc., is also very unintuitive. There is really no animated movie that can generate more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars at the box office, which is equivalent to the current figure of more than 3 billion yuan!

Now one Hong Kong dollar is equal to more than 80 cents in RMB. There is a gap between the exchange rate of RMB against the U.S. dollar and that of the Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar, but the gap is not very big.

A 50 million project might earn more than 3 billion just from box office revenue like (Never Compromise)?? This is so exciting.

While the crowd was all falling into the carnival, Director Yan clapped his hands again, grabbed the microphone, comforted everyone, and said, "Hong Kong Island Zhao Sheng has spoken, and we will also have a big red envelope after the event. When the final box office is completed, it will really be comparable to the

Never compromise), that will directly give our factory 50 million red envelopes."

"Encourage us to keep up our efforts and continue to do a good job in (Simba the Lion King), as well as Kung Fu Panda Part 2 and Part 3!"

"And the money will first be converted into US dollars with the same amount and remitted to us."

"With these big red envelope bonuses, we will distribute certain cash rewards to everyone based on their contribution, but I would rather use the money to create our own animated film project."

"Kung Fu Panda and The Lion King are projects that Mr. Zhao came up with ideas and scripts, and spent money to customize them in our factory. All copyrights belong to Mr. Zhao in Hong Kong. But we have tens of millions of start-up funds, so we can definitely make them.

Divine movie, Journey to the West animated movie.”

"When the time comes and it sells well in Southeast Asia and even the world, Mr. Zhao from Hong Kong Island is willing to be a publisher, help us run the distribution, and then share the profits in half."

As soon as these words came out, countless people became even more excited, their scalps were numb with excitement.

Fifty million bonus? This is simply... well, when I think about an animated movie, Zhao Donghuai may earn more than one billion Hong Kong dollars.

The total global box office is more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars. After paying taxes and sharing with theaters around the world, Zhao Donghuai will get at least about 1.5 billion??

Fifty million turned into 1.5 billion, that person really made a lot of money and won a lot of money.

But I have to say that as veteran animation filmmakers, they know better... how crucial distribution capabilities are! Just say that from Havoc in Heaven to Nezha Haohai, they have won a lot of film awards and honors. How can they make money?

If it could make a lot of money, Shanghai Film Studio wouldn't be embarrassed. They knew that Director Hu's first project (Calabash Brothers) was a good cartoon, but they couldn't even afford the production fee.

We have held countless meetings, and many people really want the factory to invest in support, but they just don’t have the money...

Therefore, Zhao Donghuai can handle the release and distribution of theaters all over the world. He makes money by relying on his ability!

Everyone didn't expect that person to be so generous and directly give him a bonus of 50 million. They have always known that Zhao is very generous and likes to win more, but they still didn't expect that he would be so generous.

Fifty million?? Everyone divides it equally and takes it home? No, that is the stupidest thing. The highest priority option is for them to set up their own movie project, spend a lot of money on the Fengshen or Journey to the West cartoon, and leave it to Zhao Donghuai to run the world

Show it and make money.

Once it works well, there is hope that 50 million will turn into hundreds of millions.

With the addition of a distribution middleman, some profits must be shared, but this is still exciting and makes everyone excited, and they want to just roll up their sleeves and work hard.

If Shangmei Factory really has its own animated film project, they will be a benchmark in earning foreign exchange. There is no doubt that once an animated film can earn hundreds of millions in foreign exchange? Even if it is hundreds of millions of yuan, it is not a dollar...

What do you think this would look like in 1987?

The crowd was still cheering and celebrating excitedly, and the leaders from Shanghai arrived.

Really, the cultural field has made a lot of money, and a movie dares to cut such figures? It’s so shocking.

This is a movie studio that can catch up with the foreign exchange earnings of various fast-moving goods factories in eastern Guangdong, Shancheng, Tianjin and other places.

As Kung Fu Panda swept across North America, Shanghai Film Studio became world-famous in the entertainment industry.

Only one movie was produced more than a year ago? It’s too slow. We are recruiting people from all over the mainland. Not to mention that leaders in related fields can’t wait to inspect and praise the foreign exchange earning power of Shangmei Factory. Leaders from other departments also come to visit.

, equally astonishing.

………………

July 31st.

At the Wanjia Supermarket branch in Tung Chung, Zhao Donghuai got off the bus on the basement floor and took the elevator up to the fifth floor. He asked the branch manager, "How are the sales of Kung Fu Panda shirts?"

The manager smiled from ear to ear, "It's sold like crazy. Although the movie hasn't been released in Haowan, Hong Kong, the box office of this movie in North America and even island countries is too scary."

"And pandas...are actually only found in China in the world. They are super rare and protected animals, and they are so cute."

"There are more than 200 branches in Haowan, Hong Kong. Many places are snapped up as soon as the goods are available."

"Even though our place in Tung Chung is still relatively remote, dozens of villages on Lantau Island that we frequently visit, including construction teams from the mainland, also like panda shirts."

Yes, the giant panda itself was rated as a national first-level protected animal by China in 1988, and was officially promoted to a national treasure after the 1990 Asian Games.

But in fact, this rare animal found only in China has attracted strong attention from the Western world during World War II. In 1936, Westerners took away a panda and exhibited it across North America, causing a sensation wherever it went.

Because pandas are not only cute, but also because they are obviously a type of bear, but they don’t rely on their strength to be vicious, they just like to act cute...

There were also Ming Lun during World War II. Various people in North America transported pandas away. During the bombing of London by Hans cats, the giant panda named Ming was calm during the bombing period. He should eat, drink and play when he should. He was a citizen of London at that time.

The anti-war hero in my heart.

But none of the pandas that were taken away lived long.

These days, although Zhao's Pictures has not arranged for (Kung Fu Panda) to be released in Haowan, Hong Kong, it only needs to let the media group popularize science and introduce the various characteristics of the giant panda, as well as its popularity in Europe and the United States since World War II.

Degree of popularity.

Coupled with the strong box office success of this animated film in Europe and the United States, it is enough to cause panda craze in Hong Kong Haowan.

Zhao Donghuai nodded, arrived at the office on the fifth floor, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window and looked at the surrounding scenery. He could already overlook the entire (Jurassic Theme Park).

The current Jurassic theme park is not particularly large.

However, it is still possible to cope with the initial tourism frenzy. "You can prepare whatever you need to prepare."

"The Jurassic Park movie should be finished with all post-production work in late August and be launched globally in September. Once the movie is broadcast, this place will become the most popular tourist attraction in Asia."

Today is July 31st, and it is about to enter August. The initial development of Tung Chung started in August 1986. Within one year, many construction teams from Huazhi were working, and construction teams with Chinese prefixes from the mainland came to help.

There is no shortage of manpower, and the construction is carried out in three shifts.

Tung Chung is really here, with piers, highways, one- and two-story holiday villas, theme parks, etc. all completed, Wanjia has already started business, but some properties with more than 20 floors are still under construction.

Several Huazhi brand express hotels with more than ten floors have also been completed and are in the process of renovation.

It took more than a year to complete the project. In addition to the small number of people, the new town planning is more than half finished, comparable to the image of mid-to-high-end residential communities in the 2010s.
To be continued...