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The plot of the story is simple:

The male protagonist is a prince who lives alone in a magnificent castle. Because he once refused an ugly old woman to stay overnight, he was cursed and turned into a beast. Even the prince's servants were turned into various pieces of furniture, which had to be lifted. The only way to break the curse is for the beast-turned-prince to learn to treat others with sincerity.

The father of the heroine Belle accidentally broke into the territory of the Beast Prince and was imprisoned in the castle.

In order to save her father, Belle went into danger alone and went to the castle, agreeing to live with the beast in the castle in exchange for her father. However, Belle's life was not pleasant because she missed her father.

By chance, Belle found a chance to escape, but encountered a ferocious pack of wolves. At the critical moment, the beast appeared in time to rescue Belle, but he was injured. Belle was moved and took good care of the beast.

After the second male protagonist Gaston learned everything, in order to get Belle, he planned to let the villagers kill the beast together.

Belle sadly kissed the dead beast. Because of this kiss, the beast lifted his curse, resurrected and returned to his original humanity.

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"How's it going?" Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Mr. Eisner, do you think this kind of subject matter can attract today's young people?"

Eisner paused for a moment and said: "Romance movies will never go out of style in any era. Beauty and the Beast, just from the name of the movie, is indeed very attractive, but it still depends on what kind of box office it can achieve. Look at the storyline and character settings, and most importantly, the director’s ability.”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "That's right. This movie is the first movie I plan to let Disney shoot."

"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by Madame Beaumont of France in the 18th century. In 1946, the French Paguin Company once filmed an adaptation of the film, but it was a live-action film. Although it seems unbearable to watch now, at that time, it also won A lot of money at the box office.

The entire movie involves many magical products, such as talking candles, alarm clocks, teapots, teacups, etc. These were difficult to perfect before computer technology was mature enough, but animation can perfectly express them.

Xu Zhi then asked Roy: "Roy, you are the head of the animation department. What do you think of this story?"

"The plot is good, and the animation technology can meet the needs described in the script." Roy Disney replied.

Xu Zhi asked: "How much money do you think the filming cost of this movie will be?"

Roy Disney thought for a while and replied: "If I let my team operate it, it would only be a production cost, and $2 million would be enough."

The cost of a movie is mainly the production cost and the subsequent distribution cost. If it is a small company, it will only be responsible for the production, and the distribution aspect can be left to a professional distribution company. Of course, the wool comes from the sheep, and the distribution company ultimately has to take a cut of the final box office.

Companies like Disney have already had their own distribution channels. Therefore, Roy Disney can only give out the cost of production. As for future distribution and promotion, it depends on the boss's decision.

"Okay, then when you go back today, prepare for this immediately." Xu Zhi smiled and nodded.

Speaking of the classic animated films produced by Disney in later generations, "Beauty and the Beast" is definitely one of the classics, but in terms of box office, there are many that are higher than it, such as "Frozen", "Toy Story", " "Finding Nemo", "The Lion King" and so on.

However, the first few animated films are still difficult to shoot in this era. "Frozen" and the Cars series have higher requirements for special effects. In later generations, they also relied on the powerful computer special effects of animation in the 21st century to successfully shoot.

There is a chance for "The Lion King" to be filmed, but it is not in line with the current situation of Disney.

"The Lion King" was released in 1994, with a box office of 968 million U.S. dollars. Perhaps the current consumption power of the global public cannot compare with that of the mid-1990s, but even at a 30% discount, it is still a very large number.

However, the investment in "The Lion King" is very huge. The total investment in the past history was as high as 45 million US dollars. Compared with the total box office return, this number may not be much, but it is also a huge sum for Disney at present. Very big investment.

If we talk about investment issues, Xu Zhi can also directly inject money to help, but there is a big problem in the filming of "The Lion King", that is, for the sake of authenticity, a lot of time must be invested in letting the painters study various animals on the grassland. kind of animal.

In its original history, Disney sent a large number of its painters to Africa. More than 100 artists spent a year painting various animals on various famous savannahs in Africa.

Not only lions, but also warthogs, zebras, giraffes, etc. in the movie all need to be observed. The painters painted one by one until they found out their feelings.

When going to places like Africa to shoot scenes, in order to protect the more than 100 painters from being injured by wild animals, the Disney Company hired many people to protect them. Coupled with the investment in logistics, the movie shadow has not yet been seen, and millions of The US dollars have been invested without them.

The entire team stayed in Africa for two years one after another. Only after returning to the United States did they start preparing to write again.

In order to ensure that the entire movie can be shot as scheduled, Disney directly bought a zoo and brought several real lions to the studio so that the painters could have close contact with the lions.

From the project establishment in 1991 to the release in 1994, "The Lion King" took a total of three years. Although the returns were generous, it was not suitable for the current Disney.

Disney currently needs a quick turnaround and at the same time obtain a certain amount of cash. In this case, "Beauty and the Beast" is the most suitable movie.

In the original history, this movie only invested 2.5 million US dollars, but achieved a total box office of 425 million US dollars. It is a typical work with small investment and high returns.

And the biggest advantage of this anime is that its characters have simple movements. Compared with the "Lion King" and "More" series, there are not many violent and complex movements, and the background behind the scenes is also much simpler. This is very important. At present, In an era when computer special effects barely existed, animation production was very complex and time-consuming.

Using artificial hand-drawn comics requires a lot of manpower. The only solution is to reduce the movements of various characters in animation films and TV shows, and try to use the same background to fine-tune the picture. For example, when speaking, only the mouth changes. Even in later generations, it was often used in various Japanese cartoons.

Roy Disney nodded and agreed: "OK, boss, I will prepare this project immediately."

Xu Zhi looked at Eisner again and said, "Mr. Eisner, I wonder if you would like to join Disney and work together to make this first animated film something that can make history."

Mike Eisner said with a smile: "You can join, but I still need to understand some issues clearly to facilitate future work."

Before Xu Zhi could answer, Roy Disney suddenly said: "Boss, I need to go out and smoke a cigarette."

"OK!" Xu Zhi agreed.

After Roy Disney left, Xu Zhidao: "Please tell me?"

Mike Eisner said: "Mr. Xu, I want to know how much power I will have in Disney in the future?"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "Mr. Eisner, I think you should also know that in Asia, I have a bigger industry than Disney, so I will not stay in the United States for a long time. Regarding Disney, specifically All kinds of management and business are your responsibility. Under normal circumstances, I will only participate in important events such as the company's development direction and investment decisions.

If the company goes public in the future, a new board of directors will naturally be formed. At that time, the board of directors will naturally carry out new management.

However, in terms of finance, large quantities must be decided by me. "

In his previous life, Mike Eisner was known as the "tyrant" of Disney. He did not own any shares in Disney, but he regarded the company as his own industry.

Although Xu Zhi has controlled the equity of Disney in this generation and will not give up the controlling rights even if it goes public in the future, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away. If there is no checking and balancing force, it will still cause a lot of trouble, so his rights must also be restricted.

Controlling finances is the most important step.

Eisner frowned. Finance is the most important thing in controlling a company. If you want to completely control the company, you must master the finance.

But consider that Disney is still a completely sole proprietorship. Even if it controls the finances, it cannot be worth a word from the boss.

Therefore, Eisner said: "The most important thing for a company is efficiency. Mr. Xu, you have been staying in Xiangjiang for a long time. I am worried that this will affect the normal operation of the Disney Company."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Mr. Eisner, don't worry, you will have a certain degree of independent decision-making power, and as long as the request is reasonable, I will not veto the proposals of internal personnel of the company at will."

Mike Eisner nodded. In a company where the other party is the controlling shareholder, no matter how strong the management is, it will not make a difference. It is enough to gain a certain degree of autonomy.

Having made up his mind, this last step was naturally straightforward and he asked: "Mr. Xu, I think we should discuss my treatment."

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