Chen Tianhou's concert, everything was uneventful.

Sun Peng's appearance was also welcomed by fans, but not to mention compared with Chen Feifei, even the cheers of Xiami Aoki were more than twice as high as him. Of course, as a behind-the-scenes person, Sun Peng said that he was extremely satisfied with this.

After all, this is in Japan, so what else do you want?

And for Sun Peng, the happiest thing is not to be welcomed, but to perform much better in front of tens of thousands of fans than the last time he was in London, at least not so nervous.

A few days later, Sun Peng also attended the Japanese premiere of the theatrical version of "Slam Dunk" in a low-key manner.

This time, the fanatical fans behaved completely differently from the concert, and Sun Peng received a far greater cheer than Aoki Kasumi! And what made Sun Peng even more excited was that some Japanese fans even held up the animated character posters of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to attend the premiere, although the number was very small, but it made him instantly reach the highest point of excitement today!

But......

Whether it was the enthusiastic cheers of the fans or the respect and respect of the Japanese distributors, the excitement and joy that these things brought to Sun Peng quickly dissipated after the movie began to play.

Even if there is a smile on his face in the future, it is actually very reluctant.

After returning to the hotel after the event, Sun Peng immediately called Chen Muchen: "Senior brother, the domestic premiere should also be today, right?" ”

"yes, it's just over!"

Chen Muchen's tone was obviously full of excitement, and he nodded: "You're not here, I don't know how lively the premiere was!" There were a lot of fans, and that scene was ...... Gee! ”

"Well, you can imagine."

Taking a deep breath, Sun Peng nodded.

Think about it, if the fans of Slam Dunk on Earth heard the news that the King of the Mountain had a theatrical version, would they be very excited to have a show? Although this world has only been over for a year, the fans' sense of expectation is definitely not so sufficient, but at the same time, Sun Peng also understands the truth of striking while the iron is hot!

Merely......

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Peng sighed lightly: "Senior brother, I still have a question for you, that is, although we have invested a lot of energy and time, to be honest, I still feel a little worse after reading it......

When he said this to Chen Muchen, Sun Peng was still quite polite.

In fact, if you really want him to tell the truth, the theatrical version of "Slam Dunk" is really average, and it is just that the TV version is just a little up a notch. Don't say that compared with other Hollywood animated films, it is not a world work at all, and it is several grades worse than other people's Japanese high-quality animation...... Even compared with domestic animation works in recent years, there is also an obvious gap!

It's just the content and plot.,With experience in TV production.,At the same time, it also has the foundation of comics.,The content that is almost copied is quite enthusiastic and passionate.。 And after the 90-minute animation plays a game, the pace is quite fast, but even so, it can't offset the obvious shortcomings of the theatrical version of "Slam Dunk"!

From Sun Peng's point of view, there are at least two that cannot be tolerated.

One is the picture of the theatrical version, that is, it is more beautiful than TV, but it is not too high in essence. At least compared with those real movie-level animations, Sun Peng feels that the gap is a bit big; The other is the soundtrack of the animation, which is almost copied from the TV version - that is, the things that Sun Peng wrote at the beginning, and there were no surprises at all!

Even if the TV version is a classic, in Sun Peng's opinion, this is too disappointing.

Anyway, after Sun Peng read it, he felt very bad in his heart, even if he had already seen the rough cut version.

"Well, it's actually normal."

Compared with the boss's disappointment, Chen Muchen's attitude was very calm, and he said with a smile: "Our investment in this animation is not large, and it is also in the same vein as the TV version2D...... To put it simply, the original positioning was to maximize the benefits of the IP of Slam Dunk. If you really want to use all the manpower to make "The Lion King" and martial arts animation, it must be no problem to make it a few grades, but it's just not necessary. ”

“…… All right. ”

Biting his lip, Sun Peng sighed helplessly in his heart.

He wanted DreamWorks to produce all the high-quality products, but the problem was that the company's operation was Chen Muchen and Xia Qingqing's business, at least Sun Peng didn't want to interfere too much. To put it bluntly, what he can decide in one word is a work of the level of "The Lion King", as for what slam dunk and martial arts animation look like and how much to invest, Sun Peng rarely speaks.

And listening to Chen Muchen's words, it is not unreasonable.

It's meant to be used to make money, so what else do you need?

Shaking his head, Sun Peng said helplessly: "What about the specific box office?" What are your expectations? ”

"Tsk, at least a billion!"

After a pause, Chen Muchen said with a smile: "With the sales of slam dunk comics and animation, how can the final finale have a box office of five or six billion in China, and this alone can recover the cost and make a lot of profits." If we include the major overseas markets of East Asia and Southeast Asia, we are still confident that the box office will exceed one billion. ”

When he said these words, Chen Muchen was obviously very relaxed.

In addition, the publicity and distribution costs are only about 100 million, and the domestic box office can return to the cost as long as it exceeds 300 million, and if it can reach 500 or 600 million, it will be a big profit! What's more, there are overseas markets, as well as future broadcast rights such as networks and TVs, and even peripheral product copyrights, etc., it's not too easy to make money!

"Tut-tut......"

smashed his tongue twice, but Sun Peng did not speak.

A little disappointed, but he knew that this was also a reluctant move by DreamWorks - the theatrical version of the comic book was produced, because readers had already seen it, and it was quite unwise to invest too much. Moreover, the basketball animation was released in the cinema, without cool shots and big scenes, it must be a bit congenital, otherwise Sun Peng would not have opposed the production of the theatrical version at the beginning.

Therefore, Chen Muchen and Xia Qingqing made such a decision, in fact, it is a matter of course.

At this time, Chen Muchen of course heard that Sun Peng didn't seem to be very happy, and then after thinking about it, he understood the reason.

However, as the helmsman of DreamWorks, Chen Muchen could only say patiently: "Xiaopeng, in fact, the story of Slam Dunk is still very good in conscience, but it is really not satisfactory in terms of picture and soundtrack, and in general it is still a good animation!" And with the current strength of our DreamWorks, there is really no way to do better under the condition of taking into account martial arts animation, The Lion King and Slam Dunk at the same time...... Unless we're willing to put off a few years before we develop a theatrical version! ”

"Well, I understand!"

After listening to Chen Muchen's words, Sun Peng quickly nodded.

In the next few years, DreamWorks can naturally make it better, but on the one hand, the limitations of the basketball theme in terms of graphics and special effects are destined to be better and there is not much need, on the other hand, DreamWorks now needs a ...... Or something that allows them to show their worth!

Martial arts animation? That's just the TV version, and the so-called theatrical version hasn't been on the agenda yet.

"Frozen" and "Spirited Away"? Aside from the name Lao Bai, who else would consider them to be the work of the Chinese? How much of a role does DreamWorks play in it?

Even if it is "The Lion King" that is being produced now, although DreamWorks is indeed an important part of it, and the manpower and financial resources invested account for a large proportion, even if it is released in the future, who will think that it is a work of DreamWorks? In the end, I'm afraid it will still be labeled as Hollywood......

No, even worse than that!

If the box office success of "The Lion King" is a credit to Hollywood's big productions, and if "The Lion King" will be a mediocre box office in the future, or a fiasco, then both Americans and Chinese, I am afraid they will not hesitate to attribute the reason to "cooperation" - how can Hollywood's old animation companies fail? It must be the pot of Chinese animators!

So DreamWorks needs a slam dunk theater version, and Chen Muchen and Xia Qingqing also need it.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Sun Peng will allow such a thing to happen. After a moment of silence, he narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Senior brother, then let's go all out to make "The Lion King"!" When the animation is almost done, we at DreamWorks will start our own real big production......"