"The Return of the Great Sage" was released for a week, and directly won the box office of more than 900 million.

directly broke the record of the previous June 1st schedule.

Such a box office, even if it is placed in some other movies that are not particularly popular, is a very explosive achievement.

Of course, the most important thing is that this is an animated movie.

At present, in the entire history of Chinese films, the highest-grossing animated film is only a box office record of just over one billion.

And it was reached by taking advantage of the flow of people in the Spring Festival stalls.

In terms of the stamina that "The Return of the Great Sage" is currently showing, it is very likely to break this record.

At the same time, the explosion of "The Return of the Great Sage" has also made many animation companies see business opportunities.

Many large-scale animation companies have announced that they are ready to make non-child-oriented animated films.

And many of them also directly try to adapt the familiar theme of Journey to the West.

is to rub off on the popularity of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Of course, such a situation is actually not strange for Tongji Entertainment.

After all, it's not the first time, and there have often been cases where the company's themes have been followed before.

From the original Xianxia fever, to the later martial arts, and the theme of tomb robbery and exploration, a bunch of companies followed after Tongji Entertainment created a precedent for the fire.

Many of these small companies are focusing on Tongji Entertainment to follow the trend.

But I was satisfied with the soup and drank it.

.......

"Mr. Xu's new script has been written?"

"So fast?"

Yu Longwu looked a little surprised when he received You Man's call.

Mainly because he gave You Manmen this matter, in fact, it has only been a few days.

"But Mr. Xu seems to say that the style of this animation is a little different."

"And although it's an animated series, it won't be too long, so I guess it won't take much time for you to make it."

You Man spoke.

Because the script and manuscript given by Xu Ji have not yet arrived, You Man himself doesn't know what kind of animation Xu Ji plans to do this time.

Yu Longwu was not very worried.

After all, in his heart, Xu Ji's ability no longer needed any doubts.

And some capital that only knows how to make the company money, it's already a lucky thing to have a boss who knows a little bit about animation.

At the beginning, Yu Longwu's biggest expectation was that if Cherry Animation was acquired, he would never send someone who didn't know anything to be in charge of management.

Otherwise, he would rather Cherry Animation go out of business directly.

Of course, the end result naturally exceeded expectations.

Judging from the script written by Xu Ji and the original paintings of the characters drawn by the other party himself, in Yu Longwu's opinion, Xu Ji's professionalism has even surpassed him.

However, when he really received the script sent by Xu Ji and saw the original paintings inside, he couldn't help but have doubts in his head.

Yu Longwu didn't read the content of the script for the first time, and according to his habit, he first looked at the character image picture given by Xu Ji.

But the character image in it made him completely confused.

It's not because the image design inside is too complicated, but because it's too simple.

Looking at the cartoon rabbit image with almost no special complications on the image, Yu Longwu couldn't help but suspect that Xu Ji was planning to let them go back to make children's cartoons again.

Of course, Yu Longwu knew very well that if that was really the case, there would be no need for Xu Ji to buy their company.

This kind of animation is not high in terms of production difficulty at all, and it can be done quite well if it is replaced by some small companies.

Then the only problem is the script given by Xu Ji.

Hopefully, I don't really plan to let them go back to making child-oriented animations.

It's not that Yu Longwu looks down on him, but because his original ambition is not here.

.......

When I opened the script, I saw the name of this anime for the first time.

"What happened to the rabbit that year?"

"It's a bit of a unique name."

Just looking at the name, Yu Longwu still can't guess what this animation is about.

What's more, the name doesn't seem to be the kind of child-oriented anime that would give it a name.

With curiosity, he looked directly at the script.

When I first started watching it, Yu Longwu actually felt a little inexplicable.

Rabbits, flower growers, bald people, etc.

It wasn't until he looked further back that Yu Longwu suddenly seemed to understand something.

The whole person raised his head in shock.

"What kind of animation is Mr. Xu planning to make?"

After reading it, Yu Longwu's eyes were different when he read the script.

This animation, unlike all the possibilities he thought before, is different!

The point is, this animation looks very cartoonish, child-oriented.

But in terms of content, it's the complete opposite.

What's more, Yu Longwu looked at the script he was watching, and the whole person became excited when he watched it.

The whole person's expression was smiling for a while, serious for a while, and even his eyes were moist several times.

"Mr. Xu's pattern is really different from ours."

The script was not long, and Yu Longwu finally finished reading it without taking long.

But when he put down the script in his hand, the whole person couldn't help but sigh.

With Xu Ji's script in hand, he walked out of his office.

Yu Longwu looked at the cherry animation outside that had nothing to do recently, and was basically bored and fishing, and said:

"Put aside the work at hand."

"We have new projects to work on next!"

......

At the same time as the cherry animation started work, Xu Ji of the foreign crew also received news from Mo Jianwen.

During this time, Sha Yetong has been filming with him in the crew.

In fact, Xu Ji was a little used to Sha Yetong following him.

When filming, Sha Yetong will not bother him.

It's a good feeling.

But Xu Ji still knew that Sha Yetong actually wanted to perform.

Staying in the crew all the time really delayed the opportunity for the other party to participate in some performances.

Fortunately, when Mo Jianwen asked him to participate in the recording of the next episode, most of the scenes of "Operation Red Sea" abroad were almost finished.

It just so happens that when I go back this time to participate in the recording of the show, I don't need to let Sha Yetong stay in the crew all the time.

After all, if you shoot in China, it will be easier for Sha Yetong to visit the class or something.

......

In the United States, the filming of "Chainsaw" was almost two-thirds of the way through by this time.

In fact, if you follow the shooting speed of the normal film and television industry in the United States, the filming may have been completed.

The biggest reason is that Martin has higher requirements as a producer.

So a lot of times it leads to a little slower progress.

However, at this time, Martin also had to spare some energy and put it in places other than this "Chainsaw".

It's not because of Paige Pictures, Martin's brother did participate in some management of Paiky, but he himself didn't have any position in the company at all.

His father was even reluctant to let him join the company for fear of causing some bad influence on the company.

Of course, although Martin doesn't care much about it, he is actually unhappy in his heart.

Therefore, after Xu Ji painted him a big cake, he would suddenly follow Xu Ji with all his heart.

He even took out a serious attitude towards almost everything that he had never had before.

As for the main reason why he withdrew from the crew of "Chainsaw" this time, it was also because he received a call from Xu Ji.

It seems to be an animated film by Tongji Entertainment, and it wants to be released in the United States, but it has encountered some difficulties.

I hope he can help solve it.

There is no difficulty in auditing, although the shareholder is Tongji Entertainment on the Huaxia side.

However, the company is registered in the United States, and it is an animated film, so the standard of review is not too high.

In terms of classification, it has also succeeded in getting the least restrictive mass class.

The most critical thing is actually because of the problems in the scheduling of major theaters.

After all, Tongji Entertainment is not familiar with the theater side in the United States at all.

The first-line theater chain is not even willing to appear in this animated film that is not well-known and is still invested by unknown companies.

And it was at this time that Martin actually learned that his boss Xu Ji seemed to have begun to lay out in the United States a long time ago?

Although it's just an animated movie, it's enough to tell the story.

The market for animated films in the United States is still very large, and there have been many animated films with high box office.

Not only did Martin not see anything wrong, but he was very happy with Xu Ji's behavior.

Prove that what the other party said to him before is still slightly more credible.

At the very least, it's not really a complete stocking of companies on the American side.

Talking about cooperation with the theater chain in the United States is actually not a big deal for Martin.

It can even be said that it was done very easily.

After all, his previous shortlisted film for the National Film Festival had almost no commercial elements, which would definitely make the original loss-making films be successfully released.

Although his father has always looked down on him, a son who is not angry.

But others don't think so, no matter what, it's also true that Martin is the second son of Patrick.

Many theater companies don't mind selling favors to Martin, or to his father, who is the boss of Page.

However, it is only possible to be released in these theaters, and Martin has little confidence in terms of film scheduling.

Even because he came forward, in fact, several theaters were reluctant to give a high film schedule.

The follow-up can only watch the performance of this animated film itself.

Of course, Martin made this clear to Xu Ji.

Xu Ji said that he didn't care about these, as long as he could negotiate a cooperation, it would be enough to be released in major theaters in the United States.

.......

"Mr. Yin Sabeth, what is the relationship between this cherry animation and Paiki?"

After Martin left, as the third-ranked theater manager in the United States, after hearing the questions from his subordinates, he sneered and said:

"What does it matter, either give Martin the money to the kid, or Martin the kid himself made it up."

"I guess it's another movie that pits money from his father."

It's no wonder that Yin Sabeth thinks so.

Mainly because Martin has long been notorious on the American side.

All kinds of gnawing behaviors are not new, and everyone has long been accustomed to them.

"Then this animated movie, if you schedule it......."

Yin Sabeth replied almost without thinking: "Just give a few shows, as long as it appears in the theater." ”

That kid probably thinks the same way. Anyway, the purpose is to pit his father's money. ”

"By the way, remember to inadvertently leak this to Pager about Martin coming to us."

"Let his father remember our affections."

Yin Sabeth's subordinates quickly nodded in agreement.

But after hesitating for a while, he still spoke:

"But manager, are we really not watching this movie?"

"I feel that Martin kid is quite serious, and he seems to be very confident in this movie."

Yin Shabai pursed her lips with some disdain when she heard this.

But then I thought about it a little more.

"That cherry animation, when will their animated movie be delivered?"

—"I said I could send it in the afternoon." ”

Yin Shabai looked at the time and memo on her phone.

"Forget it, let's watch it again."

"It happened to be nothing in the afternoon."

......

In the afternoon, in a theater in the United States, this is an internal theater, which is basically closed to the public.

In general, it is used by the theater chain to watch a new movie.

Although Yin Sabai is very disdainful of Martin, the second generation of the loser, she is still very professional after entering the working state.

"Seems like that?"

He touched his chin and looked at the cartoon opening logo of the cherry animation in front of him.

He thought it would be a shoddy animated film.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

"Coco?"

Looking at the name that appeared in the movie, Yin Shabai guessed that this should be the name of the character in it.

With the official start of the movie, he gradually became serious.

At the same time, it also completely broke the previous idea, this movie, judging from the level of production inside, is completely different from what I imagined.

He also knew at this time that those prejudices before were all because of Martin.

.......

The whole movie is more than an hour, less than two hours long, which is not particularly long.

But during the period of watching, Yin Shabai's eyes didn't know how many times.

Until the credits at the end of the movie were all played, Yin Sabeth was still sitting in her place.

After a while, as if thinking of something, he suddenly stood up and trotted out of the theater.

"Manager, what's wrong?"

When he saw Yin Shabai finding him in a hurry, his subordinates were obviously a little surprised.

"Remember the movie Martin let us show in theaters?"

"It's called "Dream Travel."

The subordinate nodded.

The two of them only talked in the morning, and it was naturally impossible to forget.

"What did I tell you at the time about how to arrange the film?"

- "Just give a few shows and let it appear in theaters." ”

The subordinate replied that he was a little confused.

Yin Shabai said with some excitement:

"I've changed my mind!"

"This animated film has the highest number of films in our theaters!"

"Remember, you can give as high as you can to schedule films!"

Under the subordinates' mouths wide open and surprised expressions, Yin Shabai looked very excited.

Because he thought about it, it is likely that they are really in one theater and have watched this animated movie seriously.

......