"Opium War" grossed 40 million yen on its Japanese premiere day, although it is not outstanding. But this was mainly because the distributor was not sure whether the film would be popular in Japan, so only a limited number of test screenings were scheduled at first.

But after the film's premiere day, the critical acclaim and box office grew rapidly, which also made the theater chain gradually increase its resource investment.

"The 'Opium War' and the 'Black Ship Incident', the beginning of the modern history of China and Japan, these historical events have triggered countless reflections and research articles, but epic movies are very rare...... Li Hanxiang and Xie Jin, two Chinese directors, went beyond the scope of traditional historical films, shooting from the perspective of war, and the effect is amazing!"

"I originally thought that "Opium War" should be a film full of research and preaching, but surprisingly, this movie is actually more like a pure war blockbuster. Even if you don't know the history of the Opium War, you will find it a pleasantly surprisingly good movie. ”

"Asian historical war movies are of the highest level, and the director and actors of this film should be able to rely on this movie to reach the altar. ”

"The Opium War" is a three-point portrayal of politics, military and history, and it is by no means an ordinary movie, it can even be directly used as a history teaching film. ”

In fact, Japan is very interested in films and television works with historical and political themes, but when it comes to live-action films, it is really not good. Although Hollywood movies have an absolute advantage in Japan, they are not made from the aesthetics and culture of Asians after all, so movies like "Opium War" remind Japan of the Black Ship Incident, because this resonance, coupled with the fact that the movie is really awesome, has caused the box office data to continue to rise.

A week later, "Opium War" had swept the box office of 500 million yen, and then because the attendance rate did not decrease, but increased.

Later, after the movie was gradually drawn, the box office data of "Opium War" in Japan exceeded 7 billion yen, equivalent to 60 million US dollars. This data laid the foundation for "Opium War" not to lose money.

However, in markets such as Europe and the United States, the box office of "Opium Wars" is very average, with the North American market adding up to only $12 million, and the European market adding up to only $7 million. The rest of the world has mixed box office figures, which add up to nearly $5 million.

Overall, "Opium War" is still a film that sells well in Asia, and sells very average in other regions.

This is mainly because the mainstream markets in Europe and the United States are generally interested in Asian war films. And whether it's a sail battleship or a queue to shoot, it may be a novel subject in Asia, but it is not uncommon in Europe and the United States. A lot of things are left over from other people's play, and the box office results are of course mesmer

Of course, for Lin Qi, the "Opium War" movie is not a loss, it is already a big profit. Because, the movie is actually for the launch of the Humen Film and Television City project, although only a small part of the development of Humen Film and Television City is now, the development is gradually on the right track, and Hong Kong has 4 crews settled in Humen Film and Television City to shoot historical dramas.

Tourists have gradually followed the popularity of the movie and began to list Humen as a tourism target.

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Sasaki was an animator, and in the 80s, before the Japanese animation industry entered the era of large-scale outsourcing, animators' incomes were not as shabby as they were later. Sasaki can get an income of 200,000 yen a month and is an employee who has signed a formal contract with the company, the boss can't fire him casually, and he can continue to increase his salary as his seniority increases, which is relatively decent in the industry.

However, Sasaki felt that his work was very difficult because his colleagues and boss could not understand him. The reason is that Sasaki is a technology controller with a strong obsession with computer technology. He often tracks the news related to computer special effects technology, and is also a die-hard fan of Felix Animation. "Sword of Fairy" and "Court of Avalon", which are computer-generated animation masterpieces, made the five bodies he admired fall to the ground. If Felix had a branch in Japan, he might have given up his current stable job and started from scratch.

And the movie "Opium War" is interesting to Sasaki because he is very concerned about the dynamics of the new entrepreneurship department, and knows that live-action movies like "Opium War" also use computer technology. So, with the mentality of learning, Sasaki found a theater where "Opium War" was being shown after work.

After he sat down, he suddenly heard someone calling: "Sasaki, watching a movie alone?"

Sasaki was startled, but saw that it was his former classmate, Miss Watanabe: "Is that you, Watanabe?"

"Don't mention it, we broke up a long time ago. Miss Watanabe disagreed, "My boyfriend's income is not as good as mine, I feel faceless, I quarrel all day, and it's normal to break up." ”

"Why, you weren't very good before. Sasaki remembered that he had a crush on Transition Bong, but he didn't confess it because Watanabe had a boyfriend.

"People change. ”

"You're also watching movies alone?"

"yes, why don't you change seats and come together?" said Watanabe.

"Okay. Sasaki looked around, there was about sixty percent of the attendance, and the location of this theater was average, so this attendance rate was not low. Because there are a lot of empty seats, it should be possible to change seats.

"What do you like about The Opium Wars? subject matter, history?" said Watanabe curiously.

"No, it's mainly in the animation industry, but Japanese animation companies are more stubborn, and even now in the 80s, a lot of equipment and technology are used that are not the same as in the 60s. Even though Felix in China used supercomputer technology to produce "The Court of Avalon", our company's boss was not touched in the slightest. He thinks that as long as he makes the kind of TV animation that the toy advertising company recognizes, and there is a steady stream of orders, it will be good. In fact, the cost of using the latest technology is not too expensive, and it is estimated that only $5 million can be used to purchase a set of hardware and software used in "Court of Avalon......" Sasaki complained to his acquaintances, "This price is only equivalent to a full-length TV animation production budget, and taking out this part of the budget and purchasing more advanced equipment can not only increase the competitiveness of the company, but also train the team and let everyone have a faster computer animation production process." But, guess what the boss of our company said?"

"I want to hear about it. Miss Watanabe said curiously.

"Our boss said that Moore's Law rules will double the performance of hardware in 18 months, and hardware with the same performance will only cost half the price after 18 months. So, why should we spend $5 million now and wait for the price to be reduced to $50,000 and sell?" Sasaki said in a tone that mimicked his boss's tone.

Miss Watanabe smiled and said, "When such a device drops to $50,000, a $5 million worth of special equipment may increase the performance by a factor of 100." What's more, the earlier you use it, the most important thing is to train the team. ”

"That's right, that's what I think, although the hardware will continue to depreciate, but the continuous improvement of the team's skills will actually increase the competitiveness and assets of the company. "However, the boss of our company is an old-timer who joined the animation company in the 60s, and he is very stubborn and conservative, and even the office computer in the company is an Apple computer in the 70s, and if it weren't for the printer that needs to be controlled by a computer, he wouldn't even want to use an Apple computer." ”

"Have you ever thought about starting your own business and starting your own animation company?" asked Ms. Watanabe.

"My own company?" Sasaki shook his head after thinking about it, "Although I have saved some money, I don't even have the capital to make an episode of animation, so I may have the capital to set up my own company." ”

"What if there is capital sponsorship?" Miss Watanabe said with a smile, "I forgot to mention that I am currently a senior partner of a new start-up Japan Co., Ltd., and an investment of $5 million can be proposed to the company, and animation is also the investment direction of our department, but I have not been able to find an insider to invest." If you are willing to start a business, our company invests 5 million US dollars, and retains 10% of the equity for you, except that the parent company occasionally sends some outsourcing projects to the subsidiary, and does not interfere with the daily operation of the subsidiary......"

Because of an accident, Sasaki meets the goddess he once had a crush on. The goddess became his nobleman again, and after that, Watanabe came to run and became the president of an animation company. Although the scale is not very large, Sasaki is relatively old and has a high degree of acceptance of new technologies, and he is also a president who is careful about costs. Therefore, Sasaki Animation Co., Ltd., which was founded by Sasaki, gradually became the first animation company in Japan with a new start-up department. Although Sasakisha is inconspicuous now, after many years, the industry continues to "pill", and many established animation companies have frequent news of bankruptcy and layoffs. Sasaki Society, however, has unlimited funds and resources because of the continuous help of the parent company, and has acquired a large number of small and medium-sized animation companies, and gradually a bunch of industry companies call it "Sasaki Dad".

Originally, Sasaki's ideal was to be a boutique animation company like Felix, but in the end, it became a company with a large output, but it was only a large amount of products, but it rarely produced high-quality products.