This Star is Legal But Sick

Chapter 674 Animated Movie

 Everyone was a little overwhelmed looking at the wide variety of fruits, especially sugar cane.

There are indeed a lot of sugar cane sellers on the street at this time.

Eating other fruits is fine, but what the **** is eating sugar cane?

Which company eats sugar cane during a meeting?

And this watermelon is usually cut into small pieces and eaten with a toothpick. The watermelon here is cut into large pieces and must be eaten in the hand.

This is very unsightly.

After all the fruits were placed on the table, Xu Ye took a piece of sugar cane and started eating.

The outer skin of the sugar cane has been peeled off.

He took a bite and started chewing.

"This year is a critical year for the five-year plan. Let me first talk about this year's music plan..."

As soon as he said this, Xu Ye spit out the bagasse in his mouth.

When everyone saw this scene, their expressions were a little complicated.

Xu Ye also said: "Don't be stunned, eat quickly."

For a moment, various gnawing sounds sounded in the conference room.

Xu Ye spat out a mouthful of bagasse after saying a few words.

This meeting also went on in a [pleasant] atmosphere.

The content of the meeting was also thought up by Xu Ye during the Spring Festival holiday.

For singers like Chen Yuxin and Ma Lu, Xu Ye plans to produce several new songs for each of them this year to make their presence felt in the music scene.

In terms of movies, "Kung Fu" naturally ranks first. In addition, there is another movie that Xu Ye also plans to shoot within this year.

The name of this movie is "Westward Journey".

"Westward Journey" is divided into two parts due to length, but it is actually one story.

This movie is one of Stephen Chow's classic masterpieces, and was co-produced by Stephen Chow and a mainland film company.

However, the box office performance was very poor after it was released, and the company founded by Stephen Chow also closed down.

Later, the reputation of "Westward Journey" gradually improved, and more and more people interpreted the movie and explained their own understanding.

When making this movie, Xu Ye is not sure how the box office performance will be. It may not be as good as "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance".

But this movie has a different meaning.

When filming "Never Expected", Xu Ye placed the episode "Goodbye, My Country" at the end, and the song "The Love of My Life" also appeared at the end.

The basis for some spoof adaptations of Journey to the West is already there, so let’s watch this movie next.

Just enough for Xiao Xu to play Zixia Fairy in the movie.

There was nothing else, Xu Ye just wanted to make a movie for his future wife, a movie that would keep her in the hearts of the audience forever.

"Westward Journey" will also be released as the fourth film in the five-year plan.

As for the fifth movie in the five-year plan, Xu Ye already has a plan in mind, but he just needs an opportunity.

Regarding the TV series, the post-editing work of "Soldier Assault", the fourth part of the five-year plan, is going very smoothly and will be submitted for review this month.

Xu Ye is also planning to start preparations for the fifth TV series.

There are actually quite a few representative TV series on earth.

The four dramas currently filmed by Xu Ye show different directions.

In these dramas, Xu Ye has almost never been the leading actor. In this last drama, Xu Ye will naturally play the male lead.

There is just not enough time, but Xu Ye is not in a hurry. According to his plan, the show will not be launched until next year.

Even if he wanted to start broadcasting this year, it would be too late. He has a lot to do this year.

"In that case, let's use this drama to challenge Shidi." Xu Ye said in his heart.

The name of this drama is "Mountains and Seas", a TV drama about poverty alleviation work.

In Xu Ye's plan, there is some linkage between this drama and the last movie of the five-year plan.

After roughly communicating the follow-up work, Xu Ye dismissed the meeting and kept Gao Leyong.

Gao Leyong also knew why Xu Ye wanted to keep him.

Xu Ye just said that there is a new task for Dream Studio this year.

Gao Leyong was also full of expectations.

The production of "Calabash Brothers" is currently progressing smoothly, and the team responsible for the project is already proficient, so he does not need to worry too much.

Gao Leyong naturally wanted to start a new project.

At this time, Xu Ye asked: "Do you want to make an animated movie?"

Gao Leyong was a little surprised when he heard this.

Animated movies are not a rare thing. Nowadays, some popular cartoons will make a movie and be released during the Spring Festival or summer.

The audiences for these animated movies are children, as well as parents who accompany their children to watch movies.

Of course, this is the current situation of the domestic animated film market, and foreign animated films are completely different.

Foreign animated films not only make money from children, but also adults.

Their animated movies are suitable for all ages.

Although some companies in China have produced animated films for adults, the box office performance has not been very satisfactory.

Producing animated films is naturally his dream.

Those who make TV series have movie dreams, and those who make cartoons must also have it.

Gao Leyong asked: "Think about it, do you want to change Tom and Jerry into an animated movie, or do you want to change Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit into an animated movie?"

According to Gao Leyong's understanding, among the IPs currently held by Dream Building Studio, these two animations are the most suitable for adaptation into animated films.

One is a super big IP with a wide audience, and the other is a plot with rich characters and suitable for adaptation. As for the original story of an animated film, don’t even think about it.

It’s not like no one in the industry has done this, and everyone who has done it has failed.

Xu Ye shook his head and said: "No, let's not bring trouble to these two IPs."

In Xu Ye's memory, there seems to be a movie version of "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit", but the results after its release were not ideal, and it seemed not as good as the movie "Armor Warrior: Emperor's Heroes".

At that time, the top domestic animation circle on earth was the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" series.

Gao Leyong pondered for a moment and said: "That rabbit is not suitable either. It can't last the length of a movie. If Nezha...then Nezha is the only one."

Xu Ye immediately slapped the table and said excitedly: "Congratulations - you got the wrong answer!"

Gao Leyong originally had a smile on his face, but the smile disappeared after hearing the second half of the sentence.

Why are you so excited if you answered it wrong?

In fact, when it comes to animated movies, there is a movie related to Nezha, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World".

However, what Xu Ye wanted Gao Leyong to produce was not this movie, but "The Return of the Great Sage".

Xu Ye said: "Actually, it's not completely wrong. There is a character Nezha in this animated movie."

Gao Leyong was a little confused.

He suddenly realized something and asked: "Do you want to make an animated movie suitable for all ages, not really for children?"

Xu Ye nodded.

Gao Leyong's eyes changed immediately.

In China, if you say you want to make an animated film for adults, you will be laughed at, because no one has ever succeeded.

Painful lessons have proven time and time again that domestic animated films are not as good as foreign ones, and can even be said to be uncompetitive.

At present, the box office revenue of the number one animated film in China is only 288 million. This film is a derivative film of a series of animated films.

Such a high box office success depends on the popularity of the work itself.

People are willing to spend money just to go to the cinema and watch TV characters appear on the big screen.

The most important thing is that the target audience of this cartoon is children, not adults.

Gao Leyong said in his heart: "Xu Ye is not short of money now. It's the same as me back then. If I had money back then, I would definitely give it a try in the film market. It doesn't matter if I give it a try."

Gao Leyong asked: "What theme?"

"Mythological theme, the protagonist is Sun Wukong."

After Xu Ye finished speaking, he took out a script from the folder next to him, handed it to Gao Leyong, and warned: "I want you to make a 3D animated film. If you are short of manpower, just ask, the special effects company can also help. If we are busy, we will recruit if there are not enough people, and we will release it next year.”

Gao Leyong took the script and sat in the conference room to read it.

At first, he thought it was a simple story adapted from Journey to the West.

Sun Wukong is a well-known character, and the audience is very familiar with it.

In the literary and art world, there are too many works related to Sun Wukong.

But after he read the script of "The Return of the Great Sage", he realized how naive his idea was.

"This animation is amazing!"

Gao Leyong sighed.

He has never seen such an innovative and interesting animated movie book.

"I made this animation!" Gao Leyong said immediately.

He couldn't find any reason to refuse.

As for whether the film will be a hit at the box office in the end, Gao Leyong is not worried. He has followed Xu Ye for so long and he knows Xu Ye fairly well.

The things Xu Ye dared to come up with could definitely make money.

Gao Leyong asked: "What is the budget of this movie?"

Xu Ye smiled and said: "Let's get 100 million first."

Gao Leyong said oh and suddenly reacted.

"How much? One hundred million?!"

One hundred million is definitely a big investment in an animated movie.

But when Gao Leyong thinks that Xu Ye invested nearly 100 million in the filming of "Armor Warrior", he can understand.

Xu Ye is really willing to spend money on content production.

"Who said Xu Ye can't spend money? The most you can spend on luxury goods is hundreds or tens of millions. Xu Ye is worth a hundred million or a hundred million." Gao Leyong said in his heart.

After arranging things for "The Return of the Great Sage", Xu Ye and the special effects team worked together on the special effects production of "Kung Fu".

Preparatory work for "Mountains and Seas" and "Westward Journey" are also progressing simultaneously.

By next month, after "Charlotte" has been released for almost a month, the film's total box office has reached close to 2 billion.

The internet is full of famous quotes from movies.

Some lines are often used in real life, such as "I call you brother, and you call me dad", which often appears in good friends teasing each other.

Another day later, the total box office of "Charlotte Trouble" officially exceeded 2 billion!

Hu Jinping has applied to the audit department for a key extension and successfully obtained the approval from the audit department.

The box office of this movie is already the highest among the movies he has made, and it is also the highest box office during this year's Spring Festival. Hu Jinping also wants to make another breakthrough to see how much the final box office of this movie can be.

Xu Ye, the script for "The Richest Man in Xihong City", was also given to Hu Jinping, and Hu Jinping also quietly started preparations. After "Charlotte" is released, the film can be struck while the iron is hot and officially launched.

Another day later, Xu Ye received a call from Du Chonglin.

"Soldiers raided the trial!"

(End of chapter)