"The Return of the Great Sage" is indeed worth a book in the history of Chinese cartoons, of course, there are also people who are indignant, and they don't have to complain that "The Legend of Wukong" was released too early, otherwise "The Legend of Wukong" and "The Return of the Great Sage" were released in the same file, and it is not yet known who will die. And this year, the two films produced by Shen Zhenghui and his company are not strong enough at the box office in the mainland - compared to his previous films, in this case, the achievements of "The Return of the Great Sage" are indeed adding luster to domestic animated films, not to mention that so far, it is only below the box office of "Avatar", let's say that the box office list of animation history, it is currently also a standout in the world, and a series of famous animation films supervised by Liu Xin are pressed under him, and overseas, Because of Kasuga's distribution ability, "The Return of the Great Sage" also did not disappoint, and Japan, another major box office in Asia, has also reached a cumulative box office of 10 billion yen, although it cannot be compared with "The King of Fighters 1994", but it is a unique honor for domestic animation directors.

Over the years, Director Tian is the first person to be able to achieve this result by animation supervisors outside the Kasuga system, so it is not surprising that he is touted as a national hero. Naturally, because of Haruhi's participation, this cartoon cannot be seen as a completely domestic victory in the eyes of professionals. But in the eyes of many non-specialists, they are unaware of this.

"The Return of the Great Sage" soon announced a sequel to the system, and at the same time, Monty. Ohm also announced in the name of his studio that the production of "The King of Fighters 1995" was already on the agenda, and at the same time. He will also participate in the TV animation production of "The King of Fighters", which is of course not 3D, and the main production of TV animation will be undertaken by GONZO. Murahama Shoji finally started cheating Zuò funds again.

The sequel to "The Return of the Great Sage" started out on investment. The general idea of mainland investors is to squeeze the Kasuga side out of the system, and just let them issue it when the time comes. But at the same time, they are quite hesitant, after all, Japan's box office of nearly 10 billion yen is not far behind China's box office of more than 500 million yuan. They still tried to mention it to the creative team, and they were ready to formally talk to the spring side, after all, about money, how do you know that the other party will not agree if you don't try?

As a result, this topic ran aground with Director Tian. Director Tian said, "This is not good, we still need to use their technology and guidance in 3D production." ”

"Don't we have the technology ourselves?" Investors don't believe it. "I remember that there have been several 3D animations made in China, right?"

"Yes, but if we rely entirely on our own technology," Tian explained, "the cycle is relatively long. It could be three or four years. ”

"What?" This is simply unbelievable. "But the first part seems to take only a year? Is the gap so big? ”

"This is the difference between forming industrialization and not forming industrialization!" Director Tian said with great emotion, "Kasuga has formed an accumulation of technology and talents in this regard, so it is quite mature in the process and technology of making zuò, there is no need to re-form the team, and it can be directly made. Later synthesis takes more time than Kasuga they take, so although it seems to cost money to make zuò in Japan. But in fact, because the production cycle is short, it saves money for the total cost. ”

"Is that so?" The investor had a headache, but decided to give it a try, "How much is the investment in the sequel?" ”

"It should be around 120 million." Director Tian replied.

"Less than the previous one?" The other party was a little surprised.

"No, this is a pure production fee, and the publicity or something has not been counted." After a pause, Director Tian continued, "And because of our lack of experience, all these things around us were outsourced this time, which is not good, and when the sequel comes, we will strengthen this aspect." ”

"Yes," the other party also sighed, "The peripheral sales driven by this movie are more profitable than the movie itself." ”

"This is also the experience of the Japanese side," Tian replied, "and the sales of the Japanese side are much better than the Chinese side, and there is no piracy on the Japanese side." ”

"Oh, the peripherals." The investor's eyes lit up, "You can exchange this for a part of the investment, anyway, we can't directly ship the periphery to sell it in Japan, just sell the copyright to Kasuga." He seemed to feel that he had thought of a good idea, and his mood was relaxed.

One of the biggest achievements of "The Return of the Great Sage" is to make all Chinese filmmakers realize how big a treasure trove "Journey to the West" is, how much the Chinese people have feelings for the monkey King, even not limited to the Chinese, the Japanese also have strange feelings for the Monkey King.

The first part of "The Return of the Great Sage" claims to invest 200 million yuan, and more than half of it is the conversion of the cost of making the spring system, which means that the actual money invested by the Chinese tyrants is about 80 million, which also includes the cost of publicity. Kasuga directly exchanged the copyright of the film in Japan with the investment quota, so "The Return of the Great Sage" was actually exchanged for 80 million to the box office of more than 500 million in China, and all the box office in Japan went to Kasuga. Judging from the box office, Kasuga has taken a big advantage, especially since they are both a distributor and a theater chain.

Now the second part of "The Return of the Great Sage" still can't get around Kasuga, but mainland investors obviously want to get a share of the Japanese box office, they want to reduce Kasuga's investment in the film, change the distribution into a component, and at the same time use the peripheral copyright to make some kind of exchange. You know, Kasuga is now a behemoth, it has a large-scale branch in the United States, and "The Return of the Great Sage" also plans to enter Hollywood, of course, even if this movie is not good, there will always be other opportunities in the future.

The crew of "The Return of the Great Sage" naturally wanted to negotiate with Shen Zhenghui, a Chinese, so that it was easier to play the compatriot card. But in the negotiations with Haruhi, Shen Zhenghui did not appear.

"May I ask Mr. Shen?" The investor asked eagerly.

The main person involved in the negotiations was Liu Xin, "Oh, he is about to start the filming of the prequel to "Magic Apprentice", and he will go to the United States during this time. ”

"The Magic Apprentice prequel is about to start filming?" This film and television investor in Chinese mainland is also a bigwig-level figure in the circle, and naturally knows the significance of the launch of the prequel to "Magic Apprentice", which is a project with a box office of about one billion dollars, and in comparison, "The Return of the Great Sage" is not so important.

"Yes, because there is a coordination with the Colombian side, there are some things that only he does." Liu Xin replied that her lower abdomen had risen slightly, and she could already see that she was pregnant.

"This is really ......" the mainland investor didn't know what to say, "so can these conditions be transferred to him?" ”

Liu Xin smiled slightly, "It's okay, I'll pass it on to President Fukuda, and give specific feedback to you when I have the next meeting." ”

"Ah, please." The other party learned from the Japanese to stand up and salute, sat down again and said, "By the way, Mr. Liu, I haven't congratulated you and Director Shen on your joy!" ”

"It's still early!" Liu Xin responded as she packed her things.

"Oh, we have prepared some gifts for Director Shen and you. Please smile by all means. The other party's face was full of smiles, "Of course, please help me with the cooperation, after all, the cooperation between the two sides in the first part of "The Return of the Great Sage" is very pleasant, and there will definitely be more basis for cooperation in the future." ”

"Of course, I think so too." Liu Xin smiled, "But because of the production of the TV version of "The King of Fighters 1995" and "The King of Fighters", and we have a lot of projects this year, we must have more exchanges in the time planning of cooperation." ”

"That's for sure." The other party's eyes smiled into a slit, and he nodded busily.

……

"So this is their new partnership plan?" Mitsumi Fukuda flipped through the text handed to her by Liu Xin, "There's nothing new, I can see that I'm drooling over the Japanese box office." She shrugged her shoulders and threw the text on the table, "It doesn't matter, but I'm not interested in his merch rights or anything." ”

"So?" Liu Xin asked tentatively.

"They want the Japanese box office, and we want the Chinese box office." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "Just give it money." The copyright of the periphery, just ask them to authorize us, and we will also pay for it, not in exchange. ”

"You're ......"

"I'm as optimistic about the Chinese film market as your husband," Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "and I think it's good to have some more renminbi in my hands." ”

"Is this because the renminbi is going to appreciate?"

"That's just one aspect," Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "and the point is that it's useful to have the renminbi on hand." ”

"I don't really understand," Liu Xin shook his head, "Will you come next time we talk?" ”

"I'll let Natsumi accompany you." Mitsumi Fukuda replied, she looked at Liu Xin's stomach again, "Don't worry," she said, "Your husband won't be in the United States for long." ”

"But didn't you go to film again when you came back?"

"At his speed, it's already ready to shoot before you get into the hospital." Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "He made the first part to give a template, and the subsequent sequels were directly handed over to Colombia to make their own zuò." She paused, "It's negotiated." ”

"Why?"

"Columbia is also a film company, not just a distribution company." Mitsumi Fukuda smiled, "They also need to hone their manpower." ”

"Really?"

"The filming location is in China again this time," Mitsumi Fukuda pursed her lips, "You can try to give yourself a vacation and then go back to China to raise the baby." ”

"I still have a lot of work on my hands!"

"That's not how you work for the boss."

"I'm not the boss, you are." Liu Xin said, "In a sense, I'm working for you. ”

Mitsumi Fukuda laughed. (To be continued......)