On May 25, when Cheng Long and Xu Ke wanted to collaborate on a new movie, Zou Wenhuai's animated movie (Havoc in Heaven) was already being announced in full swing, almost filling the world.

Although Zou Sheng only sent the final film to ATV on the 20th, in fact, its promotion plan has already started on the 15th. It is not surprising that it is a rush period. The 26th and 27th are weekends, and the 28th is the Dragon Boat Festival.

, and then Children’s Day plus the weekend...

These days are a good period.

Before the 20th, Zou Sheng must have been keeping an eye on the progress of the animated film and could guess the approximate completion date.

They are spending a lot of money. For example, as usual in Europe and America, Zou Sheng spent 10 million U.S. dollars on publicity expenses just like he did with Police Story 1, and filled Marvel Comics retail stores, AMC theaters, subway stations, etc. with posters.

We also spent money on Murdoch to launch several waves of advertisements on TV.

All over East and Southeast Asia, including the mainland, he spent 50 million Hong Kong dollars in real money and a total of 130 million in publicity expenses, which lasted until the 25th. Audiences who should know and those who should not know, all know about Zou Sheng

The animated movie will be released at 8 a.m. on the 26th.

Zhao Donghuai was quite emotional about this.

You must know that the person who initially invested in the production of "Havoc in Heaven" spent more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars. This does not mean that when Zhao Donghuai gave 50 million to Shangmei Film Studio, Shangmei could easily make it in a year or two.

Panda) (The Lion King) and other movies are as simple as that.

Instead, Zou Wenhuai made a big move into this industry, poaching talents from major performing arts colleges in Beijing, and it didn't cost much, and it didn't cost much to poach people from Wanwan.

But he poached animation film talents from Hollywood, including poaching talents from Jobs' Pixar Animation Studio, buying computers, other computer animation software, designers, etc.

This is a series.

When he first hired people from Hollywood, he spent 70 to 80 million Hong Kong dollars, which was close to 10 million U.S. dollars.

So many people were hired to set up an animation studio, and these costs were also included in (Havoc in Heaven), which made the total cost inflate so much.

It is really only used for the production cost of animation projects, but it is not that expensive, that is, it costs tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

The morning sun rises on a new day.

In the ATV office, Qiu Shuzhen came over with a cup of coffee and said in surprise, "Boss, Zou Sheng's animated movie has cost almost 300 million, right?"

"Even if the Hong Kong dollar is not as valuable as the U.S. dollar, converted into U.S. dollars, Zou Sheng would have spent about 40 million U.S. dollars. But if the film does not perform well? He will also vomit blood at the loss, right?"

"An old man in his sixties still has such courage. I cannot help but be convinced."

Zhang Mindu came together and said, "Will this movie lose money? I know our animated series makes a lot of money, but it's hard to say whether it will work or not with different teams. Zhen, you still missed Zou Shengjiao."

That advertising money is 100 million a year in signing fees.”

"Even if we only count this year's shampoo advertising signing fee, it is still HK$400 million."

Ah Zhen nodded quickly, "Yes, I heard that Hong Xin has signed and received the money, the full amount, but the strange thing is, why did Ah Xin also go to shoot a commercial for free? The dress is exactly the same as that Ah Xin, and the style is so different

Like twins..."

Zhao Donghuai laughed dumbly, "There is a probability of losing money, but the probability of making a small profit is also very high."

Zou Sheng's courage is indeed not small.

In the original trajectory, black money was rampant in Hong Kong movies. Any big brother could use a gun to hire celebrities to film, and any few gangsters could dare to kidnap celebrities. In this era, Zou Wenhuai could still spend 100 million to film Ninja Turtles.

In this dimension, he has spent 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and the chance of losing money is really low. The project of Havoc in Heaven, Brother Monkey's animated movie! Only one mainland market can give Zou Wenhuai a crazy recovery.

He has also seen the finished film, and it is indeed not up to the level of Kung Fu Panda and The Lion King. It is even less beautiful than the one produced in the United States in 1979 (Nezha Naohai).

But if it gets a full score of 100, it is still a good work with a score of 70 or above.

How to put it this way, Shangmei Factory mainly produces animated paintings, paper-cuts, ink paintings and other animation series with a stronger oriental style, and this one (Havoc in Heaven) is more integrated with the Hollywood style.

Computer animation technology is more advanced.

Different styles give people different movie-watching experiences, but the story of Brother Monkey’s Havoc in Heaven is completely told, adapted into the TV series version of Journey to the West...

Now that the story has been told, Zhao Donghuai can’t say whether it’s a repetition, a scam, or something like that. After all, after the TV series version of Liu Xiao Ling Tong’s Journey to the West has been aired for so many times, Your Havoc in Heaven is still copied. There are indeed hundreds of millions of repetitions.

Already??

But the story is complete and the animation is pretty good. Especially in terms of fighting and special effects, the cartoon is much better than the TV series version. The three heads and six arms of the TV series version of the Monkey King, the magic of the sky, the earth, and other magical powers were not good according to the special effects level at the time.

do it.

The various immortals and gods who appeared in the Heavenly Court to suppress the Monkey King were greatly reduced.

What was not made in the TV series version, the animated version was made. In terms of fighting, it is really much more exciting.

In the original work, there are thirty-three heavenly palaces and seventy-two treasure palaces in the heaven. The Great Sage Qitian overthrew the Beidou Palace, shook open the Antarctic Palace, smashed the Bullfighting Palace, etc., and fought with all kinds of immortals and gods.

Compared with the TV series version of "Havoc in Heaven", you can go directly to the Lingxiao Palace in a flash, which is many times more fulfilling.

The probability of losing money is really low.

Azhen then sighed, "It's 7:43 now, and it will be released soon. I feel like the results should be available within three days, after the Dragon Boat Festival."

Zhao Donghuai nodded, "No matter so much, I'm also curious, why did Axin go to shoot an advertisement? It's a bit big to cross the line."

Yes, Li Jiaxin suddenly went to film a shampoo commercial for free, for free, and with Hong Xin? With her current status, no one would say that she was lowered by the commercial, they would only praise her and Hong Xin

The sisters have a good relationship.

It just feels a little weird.

Shaking his head, Zhao Donghuai didn't think so much anymore, and decisively went to the Qianshuiwan villa area. It was almost the end of May, and Monica Bellucci was due to give birth. She was also living in the villa area, and the baby might be born at any time.

Life is born.

Zhao Donghuai doesn't have many work arrangements these days.

………………

A few days flew by.

In the Repulse Bay villa area, Zhao Donghuai walked around the villa several times with his newly born baby Zhao Ting, looking dumbfounded, "This is such a good day. She was born on June 1st. The whole world is here to celebrate her birthday."

The little girl is the eldest princess of the third generation of the Zhao family, and her name is quite simple. Just like the eldest son Zhao An, it is simply the word "ting" with a beautiful meaning.

It is estimated that the number of people in China who have the same name and surname is not more than 1,000 but also 800. China is too big and there are so many Chinese people in the world. No matter what name you choose, there will always be repetitions. It is better to keep it simple.

What really surprised Director Zhao was that he initially thought the birth would be around the Dragon Boat Festival, but he didn't know that the birth was delayed until around 11 a.m. on Children's Day.

It was still a natural birth, mother and daughter were safe.

At this stage, the baby's skin is still wrinkled and he doesn't have much charm, but I think with Monica Bellucci's looks and Zhao Donghuai's own good looks, he will definitely be good in the future.

It should be much better looking than the ones from Samsung Lee or Haojiang Lao He...

When he thought of this, Zhao Donghuai actually felt a little depressed.

When he saw little Zhao An, who was holding Monica on the edge of the bed and standing looking around with a curious look on his face, he actually felt that this child was a little better.

At this stage, Zhao An is more than eight months old and cannot walk yet, but he can already sit up on his own and hold on to things to stand up. His arms and legs are slightly fat, and his head and skin are very strong at home.

He also came with Guan Jiahui.

Until now, Zhao An only knows how to call mom and dad, and the rest is ah ah ah. Occasionally, he can pronounce the words "grandpa" and "grandma", but the frequency is very rare.

Crying and laughing from time to time are the main themes.

Silently watching Jia Hui and Monica chatting, Xiao Zhao An laughed a few more times, then sat down and crawled towards Zhao Donghuai, quite fast.

After crawling to his feet, Zhao Donghuai just picked him up, and the little guy wearing crotchless pants peed directly, directed at little Zhao Ting...

Director Zhao was so speechless that he used his hands to avoid causing harm to little Zhao Ting.

This is such a good big brother!

He is worthy of the naughty kid who ran away from home three times at the age of six as shown in the simulator.

………………

June 4th.

Zhao Donghuai sat in the office again, only to see Azhen walking over in surprise, "Boss, Jiahe's (new half a catty) has also begun to be announced. Although Zou Sheng does not expect to be a hit in Europe and the United States, there is a lot of publicity in East and Southeast Asia.

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It's already the 4th, and the performance of the animated movie "Havoc in Heaven" has been released. It has a series of good schedules including Dragon Boat Festival, Children's Day and weekends. It has been released for nine days, with a box office of more than 13 million U.S. dollars in North America and more than 13 million U.S. dollars in Europe.

The first weekend plus the second weekend grossed just over 10 million dollars, less than 15 million U.S. dollars. It can only be said that it is in Europe and the United States, and the total box office of 50 million U.S. dollars in the end is the limit.

Compare that to spending $10 million on publicity?

Not a loss...a small profit.

After Zhao Donghuai took away Hong Xin's protection fee of 100 million Hong Kong dollars a year in advertising signing fees, based on the final calculation of 50 million U.S. dollars, only 20 million U.S. dollars could be transferred to Jiahe's account.

This is already very good. At least the publicity and distribution fees, plus the cost of poaching people from Pierce Studio, are all paid back.

Hong Kong Island has 11 million Hong Kong dollars, Wanwan has 9 million Hong Kong dollars, and South Korea has 23 million Hong Kong dollars. Doubled in two weeks of release? That’s 80 to 90 million Hong Kong dollars.

What went back into Jiahe's pocket was about 40 million Hong Kong dollars.

Real animation production costs come back!

150 million yuan in the mainland, the reputation is polarized. Some people criticized Golden Harvest for copying the TV series version of Liu Xiaolingtong, which is not as good as the TV series version. Some people feel that the filming is good, okay, in terms of animation form, it is very good.

Beautifully shot and great special effects.
To be continued...