Can stage plays make a lot of money?

If it was another work that asked like this, then Gu Miao would probably roll her eyes and show a very disdainful smile.

But if it's the animation "The Lion King", it's a different story......

Although Gu Miao's reservation for cooperation is from Broadway, it is not a professional theater company, but a well-known stage play "director" Thomas on Broadway.

He contacted Gu Miao by email.

In the email, Thomas said that he had just finished watching the "Lion King" movie and felt shocked, and he was deeply moved by Savannah's story and the music of the movie.

To do this, he came up with an idea.

Could such beautiful music, such a moving and classic story, be adapted into a stage musical and moved to New York Broadway?

As soon as this crazy idea came to mind, Thomas was immediately excited.

So after watching the movie, he drafted an email overnight, explaining his thoughts in general terms, and hoped to get the support of the copyright owner "Wanbao Animation".

This email was originally sent to the "IP Copyright Operation" management department of Wanbao Animation.

Then the department's reviewers looked at the information submitted by the applicant, and without thinking about it, they were ready to reply to the letter of rejection.

Where did Xiao Mi San come from?

Don't pee like yourself, and you are ashamed to find Wanbao to cooperate, what is your identity? Do you have any outstanding works?

The eight major film giants of Haolaiwu, we don't want to see you, you are an ordinary stage director, who gave you the courage and self-confidence?

The content of the reply to the "euphemistic refusal" had actually been written, but just as it was about to be sent, the supervisor suddenly called a meeting of all employees of the department.

At the meeting, the supervisor read out a document from the "Wanbao Group President's Office".

The content of the instruction document of the president's office is very concise, which roughly means that around the IP of "The Lion King", the copyright operation and management department needs to pay attention to the theme of "stage play".

Once there is a relevant cooperation application or invitation, it must be summarized and submitted to the president's office, and it will be reviewed and approved by the wise and wise Mr. Gu.

Thomas was lucky!

If the documents of the president's office were sent half an hour late, his email would probably have been lost and there would have been no news.

Fortunately, he caught this bus, and since he was the first person to propose a "stage play" related cooperation, the email soon arrived in Gu Miao's hands.

"Who is Thomas?"

After Gu Miao read the email, he quickly arranged for someone to investigate and collect Thomas's information and public information.

After a little glance at this person's career history, Gu Miao had a plan, reimbursed him for round-trip air tickets and accommodation, and invited Thomas from New York to Jiangchuan.

The two talked behind closed doors for two hours.

Except for Du Hao and Lao Zhang, no one knows what Mr. Gu and Thomas talked about, anyway, the final result was that Thomas joined Wanbao and began to work in the stage drama center of [Jiangchuan Pleasant Goat Paradise].

His first task was to create a stage musical based on the movie "The Lion King" and recruit actors to perform for the first performance in the final of this year's "Wanbao Cup" tennis open national competition.

No one knows why Mr. Gu attaches so much importance to the development of the stage play of "The Lion King", and even allocated a large amount of money to Thomas......

It's inexplicable anyway.

Although I can't quite understand why Mr. Gu attaches so much importance to the stage play "The Lion King", there are many smart people in Wanbao, and many people will draw inferences from each other.

Soon it was proposed that classic anime such as "Bear", "Sailor Moon", "Digimon" and "Pokémon" be adapted into stage plays.

"Whatever!"

Gu Miao has an indifferent attitude towards the ideas of his subordinates, they are willing to adapt, so let them change it.

It's best to succeed, and it's okay to fail, it's time to accumulate experience.

It won't cost a lot of money anyway.

Although in his opinion, not all animations are suitable for adaptation into stage plays like "The Lion King", but it doesn't matter if you try it.

The reason why "The Lion King" is a classic and suitable for a stage play adaptation is because the story is born from the classic play "Hamlet".

This is a natural advantage that other animations do not have, and it is why "The Lion King" can become one of the most popular musicals in the world, and it is also the reason why Gu Miao attaches so much importance to the adaptation of its stage play.

If you change to another animation, will he attach so much importance to the adaptation of the stage play?

Don't even think about it!

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The popularity of the movie "The Lion King", in this midsummer August, completely ignited the audience's enthusiasm for Savannah.

And at the same time.

Konjac Studio, a subsidiary of Wanbao Animation, also recently officially announced a more important news.

The anime "Crayon Shin-chan", which is currently airing on TV, has partnered with TV stations in 27 countries around the world and will soon be available in Japanese, Korean, English, Spanish, German, and Arabic.

"Watts?!"

The news that "Crayon Xiaoxin" would launch a multilingual translation version so soon stunned a lot of passers-by.

Not surprised by the speed.

Wanbao, recognized as a "fast gunner" in the industry, they can do everything fast, plus Wanbao also has a professional dubbing team, this speed is understandable.

The reason why everyone was surprised was mainly because they were surprised that "Crayon Xiaoxin" went overseas so quickly and was broadcast in many countries around the world.

Animation goes to sea, pay attention to a "you love me".

To put it simply, if you want your animation to be broadcast overseas, you must first get people interested, and then you can negotiate a cooperation to broadcast it abroad.

No one is interested, you go up to the, even if you post the money upside down, maybe people don't want to deal with you, let alone broadcast your work.

That's why everyone was shocked that "Crayon Xiaoxin" was broadcast on TV stations in more than 20 countries and regions so quickly.

How is this done?

It is difficult for netizens who don't visit the Internet to understand this matter, but after the explanation of many international students or industry leaders, everyone understands it instantly.

It turned out that the "raw meat version/cooked meat version" of "Crayon Shin-chan" became popular overseas!

Thinking out of ordinary people, either eye-catching, or eye-catching Xiaoxin, who quickly conquered a group of foreigners.

Especially in Neon, the role of Xiaoxin has received no less attention and discussion than in China. In the latest [Neon 100 Most Popular Anime Characters] voting event, Xiaoxin also made it to the top 80.

It's amazing!

After all, the official translated version of "Crayon Xiaoxin" has not yet landed on the neon market for broadcast, and only the raw/cooked meat version resources circulating on the Internet are only.

It is not difficult to imagine that with the launch of the Japanese version of "Crayon Shin-chan", the popularity and popularity of this animation in neon will usher in a round of skyrocketing.

In addition to neon, in many countries and regions around the world, "Crayon Xiaoxin" has also gained the love of a large number of audiences, which has also attracted the attention of many local TV stations.

So there is the good news that the premiere of the animation has not yet ended, and it has landed on 27 overseas TV stations.

Mr. Qiu is happy!

When Konjac Studio was first established, under the guidance of Gu Miao, he decided to deepen the theme of "funny" and break through.

At that time, although the back was against the big tree of Wanbao, the people in the konjac studio were beating drums in their hearts.

It's not hard to see why.

It's a good thing to have confidence, but whether you can do it well and live up to the expectations of the audience and Mr. Gu is another matter.

The success of "Crayon Xiaoxin" can be regarded as a shot in the arm for the konjac studio, and the restless heart can finally be put down.

After taking the first step bravely, and having sufficient confidence, you will soon take the second and third steps......

In the face of great success, Konjac Studio did not get carried away, and still worked steadily, honestly producing the follow-up episodes of "Crayon Xiaoxin".

But their direct leader, that is, Mr. Qiu, suddenly had a bold idea after seeing the success of "Crayon Xiaoxin".

Theatrical version!

That's right, just like the "Zodiac" plan of the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" series, he also wants to develop a theatrical version plan for "Crayon Xiaoxin" and release a theatrical version of the movie every year.

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I have to say that he is very bold.

When everyone was unsure whether the second season of the animation "Crayon Shin-chan" could continue the glory of the first season, he was already thinking about giving the series "a theatrical version every year".

Blind self-confidence?

Gu Miao didn't know what he thought, anyway, in his opinion, although this plan was a bit hasty, it was not completely unfeasible.

It's just a theatrical version a year!

As long as the TV version of "Crayon Xiaoxin" can maintain the current level and ensure that the project has a stable income, let alone one theatrical version a year, ten theatrical versions a year is no problem.

So here's the problem......

Can the animation "Crayon Xiaoxin" be able to ensure stable project income like "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Bear Infested" every year?

"I think so!"

Without waiting for Mr. Qiu to answer, Gu Miao took the initiative to decide: "Obviously, the life cycle of the animation "Crayon Xiaoxin" will be very long. I think it's acceptable for an animation IP like this to come out with a theatrical version every year. ”

Of course, the cost has to be controlled.

Although he agreed with Mr. Qiu's plan to produce the theatrical version, Gu Miao also demanded that the production cost of the theatrical version must be controlled to avoid budget overruns as much as possible.

At the same time, there is also a demand for profit in the theatrical version.

If one day, the theatrical version cannot achieve profitability, or even a serious loss, the production team must stop the plan of "one theatrical version a year" and change it to "one theater every two years" or "one every three years".

It was hard to hear, but he had to say it in advance.

He has no objection to making a theatrical version of the animation, and has even been very supportive and encouraged, as long as the production team is willing to shoot, he is willing to allocate funds.

Again......

Since you have filmed, you must shoot it well, if the theatrical version does not meet the expected results, and you want to continue filming next year and the year after, it will basically be no drama.