Harada was speechless.

Are young people nowadays so detached in their minds?

How should I deal with you, do I call myself Osaka Tokuka, I'm a lot older, and I'm not so shameless as you.

"Toussaint, this time I came to Neon, I heard that I came to invest?"

He chose to get straight to the point.

"Yes, our cat factory is going to go out of China after all, and neon is so close." Du Qixi faced a sixty-eight-year-old old-timer, and he was a lot more polite after all.

"Why choose us, in Neon, there is a broader market for animated films." Mato Harada said.

"That is, in Neon is broader, to go outside, after all, it is still a niche, I personally think that Neon has gained a firm foothold with the manga movie, but the road will eventually get narrower and narrower, I miss "Zatoichi", although Takeshi Kitano's version can also be watched."

But it's just worth a look.

Du Qixi is not a straw bag, in fact, anyone who talks eloquently and is not talking nonsense has something in his stomach.

Sometimes, though, they learn these things just to be able to talk more eloquently.

Mato Harada was saddened.

Whenever people mention neon movies, they will naturally think of many symbols they created, such as swords, monsters, and tokusatsu heroes, which not only represent neon film culture, but also convey to the world, and are often used and paid tribute to by various movies today.

The classic films that neon has had an impact on the global film market were all produced in the sixties and seventies of the last century.

This is also called the golden age of neon movies by neon filmmakers.

Unfortunately, the impact of the Great Depression is now gone.

In some ways, it was even rubbed in place by the stick.

"Times are evolving, and animated films are no exception." Masato Harada lifted his spirits.

"After 2014, there were no new works from Ghibli." Du Qixi said regretfully.

However, Huaxia's "The Monkey is Back" created 980 million Huaxia coins, or 15.5 billion yen.

That's right, this thing is here to disgust the neon people.

I'm going to pretend to you.

Crush your so-called pride.

The most important thing is that I also donned an investor's coat.

You can't hit me.

Harada is about to vomit blood.

In August 2014, Studio Ghibli, the famous neon animation film company, announced the dissolution of its production department, and many fans were extremely sad when the news came out.

But in fact, this matter has a greater impact on the entire neon animated film industry.

Hayao Miyazaki gave confidence to neon animated films, and Miyazaki promoted the development of neon animated films, which is why the dissolution of the Ghibli production department seems so bad.

"It's a very real question, but it doesn't have much to do with Toussaint, does it?"

Seeing that he didn't invest in himself and was sneering, the neon man began to roll up his sleeves.

"It really doesn't matter much, what I want to say is that you can give me all the project books, and then I will choose some to invest in, and let me help you." Du Qixi is confident in his vision.

The script he chose will definitely make money.

And he hopes to be able to sell Chinese films all over Asia, and cultural export starts from his doorstep.

It's not impossible.

Although Neon's overall economy has always been among the best in the world, investment in the film industry is clearly not as good as it used to be.

As a simple example, Disney in Hollywood has always been known for its emphasis on scripts, and every movie has to hire a famous script writer to spend $1 million to $2 million to write a script.

But in Neon, even if he is a veteran script writer, his script can only sell for 20 million yen, which is almost 200,000 US dollars.

Such a huge gap also makes Neon fewer and fewer young people willing to devote themselves to script creation, even if they aspire to be a screenwriter, they will try their best to go to Hollywood.

After all, when it comes to making money, you vote with your feet for the sake of life.

A two-dimensional market, a cultural blank area that is gradually forming.

In the past, you were all exporting us.

Why can't I export back.

Maybe Du Qixi's idea is a bit naïve, or maybe it's not like that at all, but this person now has this idea and this strength.

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Mato Harada asked.

"For the movie "Mountains and Seas", we invested 400 million, and the development of other games and other peripherals together exceeded 1 billion Huaxia coins," Du Qixi smiled: "In addition to the box office hit, our "Mountains and Seas" terminal game, web game, and mobile game were launched simultaneously, and the number of online users exceeded 730,000 on the first day, and the total recharge turnover exceeded 100 million. ”

A Chinese person, a modern Chinese who they have not looked up to much in terms of culture.

Whether it's a movie or a game, they can't afford it.

Now, they're being slapped in the face with data.

They know that "Mountains and Seas" occupies the top spot at their box office, and most people also understand what it means for a new game to have more than 700,000 online in a single day and a turnover of more than 100 million.

Masato Harada really regretted coming to Hirokazu Kore-eda's party, this was not the place he should have been.

He's old.

It is completely possible to retreat to the countryside and live a life similar to "Little Forest".

Why do you have to see what Du Qixi, who threatens to invest in neon movies, looks like.

"I really like Takuya Kimura, I feel like my brother, I wonder if we can work together on this movie?" Du Qixi asked.

He observed it for so long and found that although it was a gathering of Kore-eda's Hirokazu group, the real person who was talking about it should be Harada Masa.

Even Hirokazu Kore-eda respected him very much.

This is also very easy to understand, these new generation directors have probably been influenced by this old-timer and even pointed out in person.

These "garbage" directors looked at Mato Harada.

Wait for him to show his attitude.

It's a brushing of sleeves away.

Or gladly accept the investment from Huaxia.

On an occasion like today, Harada is the barrier that represents neon live-action movies, and once it is broken, it is easy to say that any investment is good.

Even those who disdain to be there will be shaken.

Indeed, although pillar-type figures such as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Nagisa Oshima, and Masaki Kobayashi have passed away one after another, it is not the turn of Mato Harada to represent Neon.

After all, there are still Takeshi Kitano, Shunji Iwai, and Koki Mitani who are still alive, and Tetsuya Nakajima...... Well, because the movie "Confession" is well-known to Chinese people, he is not a rising star.

Neon has a dead master, and there are living masters, but there is a lack of future masters.

Hirokazu Kore-eda may count, but his style is actually changing, moving more and more in the direction of Hollywood.

After all the calculations, Harada is more or less a heavyweight.

Such a heavyweight does not play a role as a representative, but as an example.

His attitude will affect how others choose.

Otherwise, the films that Du Qixi can invest in are either limited to non-mainstream directors like Shinichiro Ueda who make a living by picking up garbage.

Neon produces twice as many movies every year as in China, and most of them are in the form of family workshops.

There is also a better "Don't Stop the Camera!" in the hands of Shinichiro Ueda! The worse ones.

Everyone has this thing.

"Thank you Tosan for your kindness," Masato Harada looked into the eyes of the people around him and sighed, "That's so much appreciate." ”

Choices always come with pros and cons.

But neon films really couldn't go on like this, especially after the disbandment of Ghibli's production department.

The neon animation film industry can no longer give investors confidence, and the entire animated film industry has returned to a state where the cost is only one or two hundred million yen.

In recent years, most of Neon's animated movies have been made into a movie version immediately after TV animation became popular to make money by gaining popularity.

And even if it is a separate animated film project, just looking at the pictures is not as good as some animations in the 90s, which is also a reflection of the sharp decrease in costs.

Whether Makoto Shinkai can carry the banner of Miyazaki's successor is a difficult thing to say.

What about carrying it, it's just another reincarnation.

Animated films are still alive and well, let alone live-action films.

Choosing to accept Huaxia Capital is not a way out for these people, as for the infamy and criticism after that, is it more important than survival?

"That's definitely the biggest takeaway from my time here." Du Qixi laughed.

Harada didn't dare to say anything.

Subsequently, he withdrew on the grounds of physical discomfort, and Du Qixi became the protagonist of the scene and took away a lot of project books.

There is really nothing in this world that money can't do.

If there is, then you are not rich enough.

Du Qixi did not choose to invest too many projects in the first phase, and only Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Thief Family" and Shinichiro Tada's "Don't Stop the Camera!" were confirmed on the spot. and "The Prosecutor's Sinner" by Masato Harada.

Du Qixi even saw a project reflecting on the war in the project book.

Neon Man's script, Neon Man's actors, and Neon Man's films, if they are released to the world, the impact must be very strong.

was very fond of it, but Du Qixi finally chose to temporarily seal it and eat it bite by bite.

Cultural output is not cultural bombardment, but what is important is the long flow of water, otherwise it is easy to collapse.

In addition to Hirokazu Kore-eda's side, Du Qixi also went to meet Makoto Shinkai.

Burdened with the hope of the whole neon movie, Makoto Shinkai must be tired, if the pressure is too much, come to Dad's side, Dad won't put pressure on you.

Makoto Shinkai is indeed tired of vomiting blood.

Don't look at Makoto Shinkai who looks a little obscene.

People are very popular now.

He used to have a nickname called Wallpaper Maniac, and even if you haven't seen his animation, you must have used his screensaver.

Now, Makoto Shinkai has a new title, called "Ten Billion Director".

Well, it's tens of billions of yen.

The box office of "Your Name" is 25.03 billion, and if you convert it, it will be 1.5 billion or 600 million Chinese coins.

But it's already pretty remarkable in Neon.

"Your Name" has become a neon film that has finally exceeded 20 billion yen in the past 15 years after "Spirited Away".

successfully broke through into the top three of the Japanese box office occupied by Hayao Miyazaki all year round, you must know that the top three before were Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away", Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle", and Hayao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke".

One is a jujube tree, and the other is also a jujube tree.

"Your Name" successfully overturned "Princess Mononoke" and defeated "Howl's Moving Castle" to rank second at the box office in the history of neon movies.

, an animation director from the rich second generation, has finally become a big shot.

By the way, Makoto Shinkai is the son of the president of the century-old construction company Shintsugumi, Hayao Miyazaki is the young master of the military aircraft factory, and Naoko Takeuchi, who painted "Sailor Moon", is actually the daughter of a jewelry family, and she is also married to a rich thief.

This rich second-generation and successful director does not have the shelf of a big director.

He even invited Du Qixi directly to his home.

also arranged for his wife and daughter to meet Du Qixi, as if receiving his beloved relatives and brothers.

After all, Du Qixi is also a director, and Du Qixi's box office results add up to only a lot more than Xinhai Cheng.

What's more, "Your Name" sold more than 9 billion yen at the Chinese box office.

The Chinese box office is sixteen times that of the North American box office!

Obviously, Huaxia is the future market that he should pay the most attention to.

This makes it easy to understand why he wants to have a relationship with Du Qixila, and he can't wait to immediately turn it into a friendship that entrusts his wife and children.

Du Qixi's visit to Xinhai Cheng is also very simple.

On the one hand, it is the cooperation in the future, and the cat factory can participate in the investment, and it is not so concerned about the box office results.

On the other hand, it is for the exchange of talents.

Although Huaxia's anime has also developed, it is still far from neon.

It's not that there is much difference in painting, but this thing is manual labor, and it is the most unskilled thing.

In many neon classics, there are actually many Chinese painters' efforts.

What Du Qixi needs is an integration from the production model, to the business model, and related industries.

In this regard, Makoto Shinkai can provide good advice.

You can also introduce some related talents.

The animation of the cat factory has never been able to open the situation, and it is not a shameful thing to learn from the neon side and absorb some essence.

In this way, in the future, "The Monkey is Back" will not be just a one-shot deal like it is now.

It is possible to develop in depth and breadth.

Of course, Du Qixi believes that the quickest step is to co-produce with CoMixWaveFilms, where Makoto Shinkai works.

Let's make an animated movie together.

Contribute people together, pay money together.

Everyone worked together during the whole production process.

In the process of working together, learn the core things of neon.

This kind of learning is more meaningful than any expert's analysis.

Makoto Shinkai had no special objection to this, and said that he could try his best to help, after all, the Huaxia film market behind him was too tempting.

Even if you cultivate a strong opponent, you will not hesitate.

People, after all, live in the present.

Du Qixi's neon trip can be described as a complete victory, and what welcomed him back to China was the box office of "Mountains and Seas" on the second day of 225 million.

The box office on the first day was 3.1, and the next day was 2.25, which seems to have fallen very much, but it is not.

May 1 is a holiday, which is equivalent to a weekend, but May 2 is to go to work, and it is already a very strong achievement to be able to maintain a single-day box office of more than 200 million against the trend.

The most important thing is that "Mountains and Seas 1" has a good reputation.

The picture and special effects have been especially praised, which is not bad compared to "Xinshu Mountain", and the only thing that may be bad is the plot.

The plot is relatively flat in comparison.

But fortunately, it is smooth and simple, which is not a big flaw for a commercial film.

At most, it's just a few words of beep from a film critic.

Even Boss Lin, who planned to be a shrunken turtle, couldn't shrink back, and someone always reminded him in his ears how good the movie "Mountains and Seas" was and how fun the game was.