Chapter 29: Then Smile

"Peking Holiday" has won two consecutive weeks.

β€”β€”The box office continued to break 100 million yuan in the third week, reaching 119 million yuan, a decline of 26% from last week.

This shows that the popularity of "Peking Holiday" has declined, but the rate of decline is surprisingly slow.

After an investigation by the media, it was attributed to Shen Zhenyi.

Although she is no longer running roadshows outside, she seems to be more popular.

How hot is it?

Some media have summarized that it is so popular that you can reach an agreement with your elders after chasing stars.

- You like other celebrities, and the elders generally don't understand; But the media was surprised to find that Shen Zhenyi is different, she is the kind of star who fits the eyes of the elders very well, and she is an adjective used to praise people in the mouths of the elders.

As soon as this conclusion came out, the heat on Shen Zhenyi's body seemed to be scorching to a new level!

The most obvious manifestation is that the first-line directors have expressed a certain interest in her, and some even call directly to invite her.

It doesn't necessarily mean that they will cooperate immediately, but these directors want to meet her and leave an impression in their hearts, so that they can think of her as soon as they have a suitable role......

With the blessing of the unparalleled charm of "Princess", everyone is paying attention to how far "Peking Holiday", a big dark horse that is black to the end, can go!

But there are some who think further.

When the overseas distribution of "Peking Holiday" was completely controlled by others, Wang Wei and Lao Wang began to think about how to break the situation.

On this day, Wang Wei, Wang Chuanqi and Shen's father drove out and stopped in front of an inconspicuous single-story building.

The company's signage is also inconspicuous, and the four words "Weibo Technology" can't be found if you don't look closely.

This is the Internet company that Wang Wei co-founded at the university.

Yes, being a director can only be regarded as his "ancestral craft", and engaging in the Internet is the "craft" he majored in college.

- No way, when there is an uncultivated wasteland in front of you, you know roughly which piece of land is the most fertile, and the other pioneers still can't find the direction, how can you resist the urge to stake the land?

Not to mention whether the enclosure can grow a bumper crop, at least he must first learn to "run a horse".

It was Jiang Lei, the co-founder of Weibo Technology, who came out to receive him.

He wore a pair of slippers, a T-shirt and cropped jeans, and a sparse beard, typical of a tech nerd.

Jiang Lei knew the intention of everyone, and went straight to the point and said: "The screening room is ready, let's go over and see what we have done." ”

The so-called screening room is a small room with a window, and in front of the large screen is a row of old sofas, as if someone has picked up discarded furniture on the side of the road and stuffed it into this room to serve as a movie seat.

Lao Wang and Father Shen looked at it and muttered in their hearts, can there really be any revolutionary products in this kind of place?

Jiang Lei invited everyone to sit down, and reminded: "Let me explain, many of the pictures you have seen have not been completely completed, such as some pictures are not colored, and the character modeling is very rough, but this is not a technical problem. ”

As soon as the words ended, the lights in the screening room went out and the short film began to play.

The story takes place in a young boy's bedroom, where toys come to life when no one is around. On this day, the boss of the toys, Cowboy Toys, has a meeting and sends a team of green toy soldiers to scout for the little master's birthday present.

Watching the scenes of various toys working together is like entering a dream world, which is so imaginative.

This is one of the scenes at the beginning of Toy Story.

The short film was very short, and it was played in more than two minutes, but it left a deep impression on Lao Wang and Shen's father.

They finally know what 3D animation is, and the sense of three-dimensionality, the sense of space, and the smoothness that makes the characters really move is really not comparable to 2D animation.

Revolutionary! They instantly agreed with Wang Wei's definition.

Especially Shen's father, he keenly saw that this 3D animated movie with toys even in its name was really suitable for selling toys.

Next, Jiang Lei took them to see why 3D animation production burns money.

They enter a room called the "Rendering Workshop", which is filled with computers that draw the images that make up every frame of the cartoon.

Then watch as the animators move parts of a character's body frame by frame at 24 frames per second, breathing life into a lifeless grid computer model.

Think about how many movements it takes to make a character walk, eat, and play every second. How much effort does this take into the details?

Anyway, Lao Wang and Father Shen were dumbfounded.

Wang Wei baited the fish at the right time: "The original media is animated films, and then through the sale of derivatives to make a lot of money, Hollywood has Disney, we have China Entertainment and Lianya Entertainment, all of which have been verified to be feasible." ”

"The 2D animation Dunhuang is a blank space, which is just right for us to overtake by 3D animation corners. Don't look at the high production cost, but look at the long-term derivative income, that is a gold mine to be dug up, too suitable for the marriage of film and television and toys. ”

The last sentence made Father Shen glare at Wang Wei, and then pulled the snickering old Wang to discuss.

Whether it's a joint venture animation or a licensing partnership, there are countless details to discuss, and who has time to wrestle with this cunning boy.

Wang Wei was stunned at no avail, so he didn't wait to figure it out and was pulled to the other side by Jiang Lei to discuss.

"You have to find someone to take over the animation production, you can't let me take care of it all the time, I don't have the interest or the energy." Jiang Lei complained.

Wang Wei Ma paw: "There is a shortage of people everywhere, a person in charge who can be in charge alone is not so easy to find, do you have any recommended candidates?" ”

Jiang Leimo rubbed his chin: "I want to think about it, who in the Hacker Alliance is interested in animation......

"Well, I'd better find someone." Wang Wei hurriedly waved his hand.

As for it, there is such a big battle in the hacker alliance, which scared his little heart thumping.

Jiang Lei is an alumnus of Wang Wei's earlier universities, and he is extremely good at Internet technology.

How bullish is it?

Wang Wei didn't know. Anyway, he majored in computer science for four years, and he is not qualified to carry shoes for others in terms of technical level.

The reason why it can be said that he is a partner is because-

"Where's the money? When are you talking about the investment coming in? My instant messaging software is all developed and ready to go live. Jiang Lei said straightly.

"Developed so quickly?"

"How simple it is, if it weren't for the lack of money to expand the team, buy more servers, build a data storage center, and go online in the morning. What about money? "Jiang Lei doesn't want to stop with money today.

It's cool to flicker for a while, and retribution is coming!

Wang Wei took out his trouser pocket, which was cleaner than his face, and said with a wry smile: "The little savings I had before were burned up by the animated short film just now." ”

"I've been forced to make movies and make extra money. Fortunately, the result is good, and when "Peking Holiday" is divided, the money will be there. Wang Wei soothed.

"Oh, then I'll wait, by the way, let's develop an email, the e-mail on the market is not easy to use, it's better for me to do it myself."

...... "You're awesome, it's good if you're happy."

"By the way, the movie you made is very good, I watched it, and it is much better than your programming skills." Jiang Lei said politely.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Thank you. Wang Wei smiled.

There's a saying that when you don't know what expression to use, smile at it.

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