Chapter 15: Kung Fu Panda
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There are many Americans named Jefferson, but the name is Jeffrey. There is only one person in Katzenberg, who worked for Paramount for 11 years before moving to Disney as president, and launched masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Aladdin".
After falling out with Disney management in 94, he received a sky-high hush money of $270 million. In the same year and Stephen. Spielberg, David. Together, Geffen formed the world-renowned DreamWorks SKG Film Studio, and the K in it refers to his last name, Katzenberg.
If you are this kind of cattle who are not short of money, why would you agree that DreamWorks Animation is controlled by the BP Fund?
That's because there is some discord between the three partners, his dream is to make animated films, but it takes at least three or five years for an animation film to be created from the script to the official project, the original painting is finalized, and the computer rendering is post-production, which is a process of excellence.
Employees are paid $1 or 2 million a month alone, and most of the film's box office profits go to DreamWorks Films, so how much money do you have left to create? So every year, there is only one animation output, but there are four or five hundred employees.
DreamWorks doesn't give money, of course he has to go out on his own, half of the $400 million is given to himself, and half is given to DreamWorks. If there was no BP fund, he would still have to go to Wall Street for listing and financing, and of course he knew that the boss behind BP was a Chinese, but he didn't care about these at all.
He himself is very rich, but he is also a well-known philanthropist in Hollywood, and most of the money is donated. With the shrewdness of the Jews, how could they refuse hot money, and many local tyrants around the world who get rich, such as the Middle East and Japan, will go to Hollywood to play tricks with their money, and Jeffrey naturally classifies Chen Bo as this kind of person.
"By the way, Mr. Depp asked me to bring you a gift, but it may take a month before I arrive in Hong Kong, because the procedures for coming here are very troublesome."
After enjoying a hearty meal, Jeffrey wiped the grease stains on his mouth and said to Chen Bo.
"What's the matter, you still have to go by sea?" Chen Bo wondered, ordinary things can be done by air, unless they are large items by sea, can I give me a whole container of American cherries?
"I don't know, but it's sure to be a big surprise gift." Jeffrey shrugged and spread his hands.
Then wait for this surprise, don't get spoiled after you arrive, Chen Bo still thinks that this must be just a bunch of fruits.
After a break, the team in DreamWorks' animation department began working the next day to learn more about Meiying's animation production and commercial operations. That's the purpose of their trip, otherwise they thought they were on vacation?
"Chen, I didn't expect the animation process here to be so interesting, they have a beautiful art style, and all kinds of novel gadgets." Jeffrey was a little surprised to see a different way of animation production in the East than in the United States, and of course he saw ink animation, paper cutouts, and puppet stop motion animation.
"Or do you think I need to buy a bunch of junk back? This is the best team in China. Of course, Chen Bo was proud in his heart.
"However, the technology here is really not flattering. None of them know how to make 3D, and they are simply too amateurish in commercial development. Jeffrey made a big turn as soon as he finished boasting.
"That's what I'm calling you for. I can leave DreamWorks completely to you without any interference, but you have to solve this problem for me. β
Chen Bo said that the first thing to solve the most difficult problem of Meiying is technology, and the image rendering software owned by DreamWorks is still very good, second only to Pixar Studio in the hands of Jobs. The other is the ability of commercial development, Meiying has a lot of animation copyrights, so how to make him get greater benefits is also a big problem.
If he is allowed to operate it himself, making money is not a problem, but in terms of professionalism, these Hollywood people are more slippery to play, and the cycle is shorter.
The cooperation agreement was successfully reached, and DreamWorks Animation Studio and Xingchen Meiying Studio reached a strategic partnership to share 3D animation technology and guide the commercial operation of the surrounding area. In the future, Meiying will be responsible for the OEM design and production of some animations, and act as an agent for the sales of peripheral products in Greater China.
It's a win-win situation, and DreamWorks Animation's recognition of the ability to create original art is that it only needs to reach the appropriate level of technology to be able to be responsible for the OEM, which will greatly reduce DreamWorks' costs.
And Meiying can also get the opportunity of the other party's patented technology and exercise to accumulate energy. Moreover, if Meiying participates in the production, it is a co-production between the two countries, and it is not subject to the quota of imported blockbusters in China, and it enjoys the treatment of domestic films, and can get up to 43% of the box office share.
This is not only because Chen Bo is an investor on both sides, but also because Jeffrey's character will not sell him face, although he is now short of money to fulfill his dream.
In front of Chen Bo was a beautifully designed castle pattern.
"Isn't this a Disney castle?"
"No, no. It's a covered amusement park. β
"Huh? What do you mean. β
"Whether it's Disneyland or Universal Studios theme parks, they have to be built in the south to keep the relevant profits. Canada, Russia, and even Yanjing and Germany can't build these places, and my dream is to build this kind of playground that can be brave all year round, wind, frost, snow and rain, and severe cold and heat! β
Jeffrey tells Chen Bo about his dreams and ambitions, he is a successful filmmaker and a brilliant Jew, but he may not be able to convince a Chinese with a different way of thinking.
"How much does it cost?"
"For $400 million, I'm going to build it in seven cities."
"How many tourists can you accept? How much land is planned? What theme? β
Chen Bo asked him a few questions in a row, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is always very skinny. Although he replied fluently and knew all the parameters, Chen Bo, who was very moved, then rejected him.
"Jeffrey, your idea is very good, and I approve of it. But by no means now, we need more rights to the subject characters, and the BP Fund doesn't have that much financial resources at the moment. β
Money is a factor, BP is now in charge of a total of about $2 billion in assets, all of which are used for investment, otherwise what do you give back to customers who trust you? I'm not a Kaizi in the Middle East, at least a few hundred million dollars at a time, but you definitely don't want to let them squander billions of dollars.
The hungry wolves on Wall Street must have refused, otherwise he would never have come here to finance himself.
Although Jeffrey was a little disappointed, it was understandable that his understanding of Chen Bo had deepened again.
Xingchen Meiying and DreamWorks held another press conference, hosted by Lao Qian and Melissa, the American female producer will also be temporarily responsible for the docking work between the two companies in Huaxia in the future.
Chen Bo and Jeffrey sneaked to the zoo to see the pandas. Looking at the round black and white cute things, the dirty cute pet is lazily rolling on the ground, but this Hollywood tycoon who is over half a hundred years old shows his childlike side.
"Chen, pandas are endangered and protected, right, I want to donate $1 million to them."
"Yes, I'll help you contact the giant panda breeding base when you go back, it should be in charge there, as a Chinese, I have the responsibility to donate 1 million."
"You're a philanthropist, Chen. Why don't you go to my charity party? Just the night before the Oscars. Jeffrey said excitedly, in addition to making movies, this guy likes to make charity donations, probably the legendary rich conscience.
Although he is very strict and domineering at work, he is a lovely middle-aged uncle in life.
Chen Bo calculated the days, now it will be mid-March, and the time for the Oscars will be in a few days, so there will definitely be no time to go. Moreover, his visa has expired and he has to apply for it again, but there is a consulate general in Shanghai, which is convenient.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to go, but I can let Depp do it for me, and the donation amount will not be less than $2 million."
Most of these donations from Hollywood in the United States are given to African refugees, and the people of their own countries do not enjoy them. 2 million is a lot, and Jeffrey has no choice but to give up.
"I happened to see a panda today, so I'll tell you a story about pandas."
The two big men sat side by side on the stone bench, listening to the story of Po, a panda who likes kung fu, who was fabled by the turtle master as a dragon hero, became the little apprentice of the raccoon master, and finally defeated the big boss and finally became a panda hero.
Chen Bo's storytelling skills are still good, and his voice is full of emotion and fascinating. This is a typical routine story, not with twists and turns. But the protagonist here is a cute thing with a fairly wide audience, the giant panda.
And there is also the kung fu that the Chinese are proud of, and the combination of these two is tailor-made for Hollywood, and neither lacks selling points. DreamWorks itself is good at making funny, humorous animated films, and sensationalism has always been the preserve of Pixar Studios.
"This story is fantastic, it would be a loss if it was not made into an animated film, believe me, the box office is absolutely fine!"
"That's DreamWorks style, isn't it?" Chen Bo smiled and said this story in order to carry out this plan in advance, anyway, even if he didn't say it, Jeffrey would make the Kung Fu Panda movie, and he would still come to China to collect style.
But now it can become a co-production between the two companies, which not only avoids the problem of imported films, but also gets a piece of the pie, announcing the return of American films with this high-grossing film.
"You're supposed to be doing animated filmmaking, and you definitely have the talent!" Jeffrey patted his ass, looking at his expression, he didn't know whether it was sincere or flattering.
"It's enough to have you, this movie is called Kung Fu Panda, with sufficient funds and unlimited time."
Chen Bo gave the sex on the spot, it takes patience to do animation, but now it's just a tentative plan, and there is still a lot of work to be implemented, and it is estimated that it will be a few years later at the earliest.