Sitting at the conference table, Marie-Claire flipped through a few drawings and finally landed on the heroine.

With a long nose and a big head, she can tell at a glance that despite the poor drawing, this is an anthropomorphic cartoon piggy.

Is this an animated short film about pigs?

In fact, it doesn't matter what you make, it depends on the company's plan, that is, the work used to let them practice.

Ronan said simply: "What I provide is only the character and general image, the specific work needs to be done by you, and we will discuss it after making a plan." ”

Chris Renard said: "Yes. ”

Ronan said: "I have asked the screenwriting department to design the specific story, and you should pay attention to grasp the character of the character." This is a pink pig named Peppa, who is generally self-respecting in terms of personality, tsundere, and a little willful, and is a leader among girls of the same age. ”

He thought for a moment: "The name of the short film is "Peppa Pig". ”

No one else has an opinion.

Eric Peron has been looking at the characters, and there are only four main characters, Daddy Pig, Mother Pig, Paiga and George.

A typical family of four, set to be typical of an American-style middle-class family.

Ronan looked at the time and said, "That's it for the time being, communicate with me if you have any questions." ”

At the end of the meeting, everyone left the conference room one after another.

Ronan didn't stay long, and asked Hans Zimmer to talk about having Hans Zimmer's team score Pirates of the Caribbean in the evening.

As for "Peppa Pig", it's just a short film for the time being, and it's up to Chris Renard to toss around.

After the short film comes out, it's not too late to think about the next animated series, which is much simpler than animated film production, and can also be used as a practice work in the early days of the animation production department.

Ronan has made certain changes to the setting, and the magic has been changed to the American version, if it can get an Oscar nomination for Best Short Film or an award or something, it will be promoted more smoothly later.

The content of the animated short film reflects the warmth of the family, and if the animated series is actually released in the future, it will be seriously infantilized.

The animation production department always has to work hard before making a high-cost animated feature film, and no matter what, it has to invest money, and this animation has limited investment, and even if it fails, it will not generate much loss.

In case it succeeds......

In the past life, this is one of the most profitable animated series in the world after entering the new century.

It is said that the annual revenue is more than one billion dollars.

And compared with the team that engaged in "Peppa Pig" in the previous life, the resources of Relativity Entertainment are much richer than theirs.

That's where the advantage lies.

Before Ronan decided on this plan, in addition to the U.S. Copyright Office, he also specially commissioned the British branch of Embassy Pictures to do the same preliminary search work, and there was no copyright registration for related piggy-type animated works or dolls and other goods.

Next week, he will send Dinah to register the copyright in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

If a similar work comes out later, it will be an infringement of the copyright of Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan just did the character setting, and the specific story writing was handed over to the screenwriter department.

"Peppa Pig" needs correct values that are very in line with the aesthetics of mainstream society, and Ronan sometimes feels that his three views are a bit problematic, so he should not participate in the value setting of this kind of children's work.

In fact, at the beginning of contacting the animation production team, he was already working on the idea of "Peppa Pig".

Ronan also expects this little pig to shine in his previous life.

Paige was definitely one of the most popular pigs in the world in his previous life.

Even, there is a tendency to become an IP that is extremely terrifying around Winnie the Pooh and Hello Kitty.

At that time, Peppa Pig became a real fashion queen, covering everything from plush dolls, watches, tattoo stickers, car stickers to backpacks and slippers.

I am a social page, and Pig Red makes a lot of money.

Of course, it must be a waste of resources to pull an animated film production team to spend on "Peppa Pig" for a long time, and Ronan will then ask Shahai Entertainment to recruit some people, and when the original animated film team finishes training, the new team will take over the series.

There is also Page's dubbing, which should also be considered, the British girl in her previous life was known as Page's dubbing and earned tens of millions of pounds.

Find a girl with a distinctive voice and sign a long-term contract.

In the evening, Ronan met Hans Zimmer himself at the Burbank Business Club and personally sent him an invitation to the soundtrack of Pirates of the Caribbean.

The representatives of both sides have been in contact before, and basically reached an agreement, and the meeting and negotiation went very smoothly.

Hans Zimmer is one of the highest-paid soundtrack artists in Hollywood today, and Ronan spent a whopping $300 to get him and his team on board.

That is, John Williams and his soundtrack team are paid more than Hans Zimmer.

With the $3 million honorarium in front of him, the question of what pirate movie is over is not a problem for Hans Zimmer.

Anyone who knows a little about Hans Zimmer knows that Hans Zimmer may not be the best soundtrack artist in Hollywood, but he is definitely the best soundtrack businessman in Hollywood.

This is not only the high cost of Hans Zimmer, but also the fact that Hans Zimmer's style is very suitable for the needs of commercial films.

In the Hollywood industry, there has always been an inverted Zimmer, who criticized Hans-Zimmer's scores for being too stylized and lacking in artistic content, turning musical artworks that can be compared to movies into cheap commodities.

But in Ronan's eyes, these are advantages, which meet the needs of film market promotion.

In contact with Hans Zimmer, Ronan also experienced Hans Zimmer's positioning of the film score.

Hans-Zimmer understands the need for visual music in today's directors: almost every work is a precise expression of sound and image, especially in the field of commercial films.

Coupled with the power of today's movie special effects and the improvement of the mood of the picture compared to before, the film music does no longer need to be satisfied with the creative mode of the year.

It can be said that Hans Zimmer's style orientation is very much in line with the needs of the development of the film industry.

This method of creating music with a specific mood in a specific picture is undoubtedly the most needed model for commercial films today.

Moreover, the relatively low cost and ultra-high efficiency of Hans Zimmer's soundtrack are also important factors that producers cannot ignore.

Otherwise, there would not be a situation where commercial soundtracks, represented by Hans Zimmer, are still obsessed with the golden age and are unwilling to follow the development of the times.

In fact, most people like Ronan don't understand the art of film soundtracks, so they think that the soundtrack is good, fits the movie scene, and can mobilize emotions, which is a good soundtrack.

Let's talk about Hans Zimmer, the soundtracks of "The Lion King", "Into the Dead Island", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Dark Knight" and "Interstellar" are all classics.

In particular, the soundtrack in "Brave Death Island" was also cited as "Overture to the Dead" by game fans across the Pacific.

Of course, no one can deny that Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is sometimes too paddling.

Ronan met Hans Zimmer in person, and also wanted to remind him to pay attention to this cooperation and show a normal level.

In a way, Hans Zimmer is a bit like Nicolas Cage, stunning when he's high and miserable when paddling.

"Hopefully this is the beginning of a successful collaboration, Pirates of the Caribbean has a trilogy planned, and Sand Sea Entertainment has a series of big productions to come. Ronan said to Hans Zimmer seemingly casually: "I really appreciate your style of soundtrack, and I hope to hear a masterpiece again." ”

Hans Zimmer is a soundtrack artist, but also a businessman, and when he heard Ronan say this, he instantly attached more importance to this collaboration, saying: "Mr. Anderson, don't worry, my team and I will do our best." ”

Ronan added: "I believe in Mr. Zimmer's level of ability, and the music of 'The Lion King' is impressive and unforgettable. ”

Hearing Ronan mention "The Lion King", Hans Zimmer couldn't help but ask, "Does Pirates of the Caribbean need to sing the theme song of the genre? ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "You create an ending song that fits the style of the overall soundtrack, with the momentum of a Caribbean storm." ”

"Yes. Hans Zimmer immediately agreed, and then suggested: "The film is a story set in the Caribbean, and I already have a preliminary plan for the style of the soundtrack, and the theme song is best sung by a Latin singer. ”

This is advice from professionals, and Ronan takes it seriously, saying, "I will look for the right person." ”

At the end of the meeting, Ronan left the clubhouse and drove back to the manor, carefully considering Hans Zimmer's suggestion.

If a Latin singer sings the theme song, who is suitable?

Who is the most famous Latin singer in North America today? Ronan's impression is that the man is Ricky Martin, and Ricky Martin's performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys two years ago was praised by the media as one of the best live performances ever performed by the Grammys.

If the female singer is a female singer, it seems to be Jennifer Lopez, right?

But for Jennifer Lopez, Ronan is still stuck in the perception that people are not popular.

Whether it is now or in the previous life, James Lopez is quite famous as a star, but if you really want people to say representative songs, Ronan has really never heard of them.

Maybe he's lonely.

Neither of these two people is a good fit, the former is not very developed in the United States, and the latter is notoriously difficult.

After returning to the manor, Ronan suddenly thought of a suitable person, not long ago at a party, met a Latin female singer, Shakira not only chatted with him well, but also left contact information.

If it weren't for the later meeting Avril Lavigne, Ronan wouldn't have forgotten Shakira.

It seems that this Latin diva is quite powerful.

After going to work the next day, Ronan called Shakira and tentatively invited her to join the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" as the singer of the ending song.

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