Chapter 650: Blue Sky Studio
Culture needs to be disseminated, and it needs to be inherited.
The acquisition of MGM and the acquisition of CBS will undoubtedly be a considerable boost to the next step of Chinese cultural dissemination.
However, when it comes to cultural inheritance, it is a worrying issue.
As we all know, in those ten years, countless traditional Chinese culture were destroyed, and the so-called four olds were actually part of the foundation of Chinese culture, and those who inherited the culture suffered tragically during the period, and the inheritance was almost completely interrupted.
Not to mention, the powerful public opinion propaganda since the founding of the People's Republic of China has completely subverted traditional cultural thoughts, and then in the past ten years, it has blindly advocated economic construction and strongly controlled the guidance of public opinion......
Wu Tian is more aware that in the next few years, with the rapid development of the economy, the whole social concept is strictly deviated, and the various problems caused by it are even more sighing.
Now that he has this opportunity and has this ability, Wu Tian doesn't mind intervening sideways at all and working hard to restore traditional Chinese culture......
As a result, CBS responded to CCTV that it could ≈ CCTV to attach its overseas channels to the CBS TV network, but CCTV also needed to agree to CBS's new Chinese station to land in China.
This condition is relatively harsh, you must know that there are more than 200 TV stations of various types under the CBS TV network, and according to the practice of the United States, as long as a certain amount is paid. You can have a package of dozens or even hundreds of TV channels at the same time. What you need to do for CBS: That's it, CCTV's overseas channels are bundled into it, and there is no need to pay any extra cost.
However, CBS has made up its mind to have China's landing policy - the transmission of TV signals, generally using three ways, one is traditional wireless transmission, relatively speaking, the transmission signal is poor, the distance is short, and a large number of base stations need to be built for signal coverage. The second is satellite propagation, which is characterized by large coverage. However, the cost of receiving is relatively high. The other is cable TV, which requires a cable to enter the home, but the transmission effect is the best, and it can transmit high-definition pictures.
In addition to satellite signals, the other two modes require terrestrial equipment support, and government control is naturally easy, without the corresponding license, how do you rebroadcast your program?
China has very strict control over the media, and as the most influential TV in the media, it is naturally the focus of control. Not to mention overseas TV stations, even private capital is now difficult to get involved in. Wu Tian remembers. It wasn't until many years later that Phoenix Satellite TV was granted the legal right to land and allowed to broadcast on the mainland -- but many people don't know that this so-called Hong Kong Island media, an overseas TV station dedicated to serving Chinese people around the world, has a so-called fair view that is more inclined to the Beijing side, and is called "soft CCTV".
Wu Tian is not interested in political arguments, at least now is not the time to argue about this, all he cares about is whether the overseas Chinese station he concocted can be accepted by the domestic public, and whether he can make a contribution to the inheritance of culture.
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"CCTV didn't dare to make up our minds, saying that it was to report to the leaders first." Qin Weile said.
"Well, that's expected, hehe." Wu Tian crossed Erlang's legs and smiled, "I will return to China for the New Year in a few days, and I will go to see the situation when the time comes." ”
If he can get the right to land, Wu Tian doesn't mind letting CCTV's overseas channel take a ride on CBS, and even let Wu Tian get some money in turn, Wu Tian doesn't mind at all.
"Tianshao, you want to go back to China?" Qin Weile just hurriedly said, "There are still many things waiting for your guidance here." ”
"Tsk, are you the boss? You can't ask me to decide everything, right? Wu Tian shouted dissatisfiedly.
has always been used to being the shopkeeper, Wu Tian is really unwilling to do everything himself, but his brother is doing big things, so there is so much effort to take care of those meticulous ends?
"Uh......" Qin Weile lowered his head weakly.
In other words, Qin Weile is really a little inexperienced, managing a MGM is enough for him to have a big head, and now with the addition of CBS, wonderful TV and other projects, Qin Weile has already been so busy that he is a little confused all day long, and when he encounters big decisions, he is so weak that he doesn't dare to make any decisions.
"Well, let's talk about it first, next time you have something to do, you can decide directly." Wu Tian said helplessly, Qin Weile has lost a little bit of the boss's courage, it's no wonder that others, who let him not only feel that he was reliable at the beginning, but now he can only consider exercising him slowly......
"Okay, Tianshao......" Qin Weile immediately took out a thick book of essays from his briefcase and said, "This is about the casting materials of "Prison Break", and filming will start next month......
Wu Tian flipped through it casually, but it was a few candidates for the protagonist. Of course, it's no longer the protagonists of the previous life - after all, it's a few years apart. Who knows where the original character is now? But the last thing Hollywood lacks is actors. There are more famous handsome men and beautiful women, and the selection is not bad at all.
The script of "Prison Break" is an outline listed by Wu Tian, and then handed over to a professional screenwriting team to complete, which has been approved by Wu Tian.
"This is the ......information of "Spider-Man", Qin Weile saw Wu Tian nodding and put down the casting information, and immediately took out another copy of the text, and said.
"Spider-Man" has been officially established and publicized. The hero and heroine and the two villains have all been finalized, but the selection of the heroine has made the audience discuss, although the heroine is very beautiful, but she is really not famous, why not invite a big name to appear in such a big investment movie?
"Tian Shao, if you change the protagonist now, it's still too late to ......," Qin Weile said tentatively.
"Hehe, you don't need to change it, it's her." Wu Tian threw Wen Jiàn aside. Changing the topic, he said: "Haven't you already solved all of this, and you still need to ask me?" ”
Qin Weile couldn't help but say with a little twist: "Actually." One more thing......"
"Whatever happens, just say it." Wu Tian picked up the teacup with a big grin.
"I want to buy a company...... Qin Weile said with a weak heart.
"Acquisition of a company? Okay, what company? Wu Tian asked.
"Well, it's a small company, doing animation, and it's called Blue Sky Studio......" Qin Weile said.
When Wu Tian heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he even sat up a little straighter......
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When it comes to Blue Sky Studio, maybe not many people know, but when it comes to Ice Age, I believe many people are familiar with it.
Blue Sky Studios was founded very early, but it wasn't until '98 that it came to prominence with a seven-minute animated short, and then it was silent for several years before finally releasing "Ice Age" in '02, which made a name for itself.
And at this moment, it was the time when Blue Sky Studios began to produce "Ice Age", and it was also their most difficult moment.
"Yes, there is vision!" Wu Tian said with a smile.
Recently, he has been busy with the affairs of the court, and Wu Tian has no time to pay attention to Hollywood, but he has forgotten about this money-making company, but he doesn't want Qin Weile to find this business opportunity himself.
Qin Weile scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Tianshao, do you know Blue Sky Studio?" ”
"I've heard of it." Wu Tian smiled slightly, not only have you heard of it, when your "Ice Age" just came out, how many people were crazy about it, especially the squirrel, which once made Wu Tian laugh so much that he almost fell to the ground and rolled on the ground.
"I've seen their short film, and I feel very good, if it is done well, it should be very promising, but I don't know if they can control the feature ......film," Qin Weile said.
"Well, there will be no problem!" Wu Tian smiled, "But you are willing to buy, are they willing to sell?" ”
"I've had some initial contact with them, and they are really reluctant to sell the studio," Qin said, "but they are struggling right now and need ...... funds."
"Well, then inject capital, don't buy it all, just get a large percentage of the shares." Wu Tian said directly, "Weile, this studio must be done well, this is a cash cow, hehe." ”
"Uh, really?" Qin Weile's eyes lit up, this was the first time he had decided on his own judgment of the project, or did he simply see that Blue Sky Studio's capital was not large, and it would not cost too much money to acquire it, so he dared to mention it to Wu Tian, who would have thought that he would be so optimistic about Tianshao?
"The market share of animated films in the future is quite large, and the production cost of animated films is still very low, do you think this can not make money?" Wu Tian said with a smile.
Since "The Lion King", starting from "Toy Soldiers", animated films have officially entered the era of 3D animation, from DreamWorks, Pixar, to Blue Sky Studios, all of which occupy one side with their own special effects.
Computer animation production, but there is a feature, that is, animation composition, rendering and other program software, once programmed, almost can be relied on to "produce" animation, in addition to the early investment, the later production cost is quite low.
However, the price of movie tickets is not reduced because of this!
In my memory, "Ice Age" created a global box office of nearly $400 million!
Not to mention the second and third installments - the third part created a box office of more than 800 million, directly becoming the highest-grossing animated film in the world!
Without a doubt, this is definitely a cash cow!
Wu Tian had to admire Qin Weile's vision.
However, Qin Weile lacks a decisive domineering spirit after all, in general, he is more suitable to be a military advisor and a staff officer, not a general.
But the problem is that although there are a lot of film and television talents under his command, he really can't spare people to control the entire film and television industry in the United States - Liu Xinyu needless to say, there is definitely no way to go abroad, although Qi Bing's control is not bad, but she can't completely let go of her identity as an actor for the time being, and she can't ignore the big mess on Hong Kong Island, and she can only temporarily cultivate Qin Weile, and at the same time recruit more Mi people to be responsible for the daily operation of the company......
[Bow and thank the ghost generation, the baby is a little wealth fan, the saint's dog, flint light and other brothers' monthly passes! ] (To be continued......)