Chapter 897 Surprise the big bosses in the industry
The lights in his immediate boss's office were still on, so Lian Ming knocked on the door.
"Come in." A calm voice came.
Lian Ming opened the door and noticed that in addition to the leader Zheng Wei, there was also an old man with gray hair and good spirits in the office.
This old man is not an outsider. He is the former leader of Taili, Yi Yongguo, whom he has not seen for a while.
Lian Ming remembered that there seemed to be some kind of 40th anniversary commendation event in Taiwan recently, and they were planning to invite old people who had made outstanding contributions to come back. Yi Yongguo was one of them, and this was probably what they were talking about at this meeting.
"A Ming is here." Yi Yongguo smiled.
"Hello, Mr. Yi." Lian Ming greeted him respectfully, and then said to Zheng Wei: "Boss, there is a script that I think will pass the review, but I still want to ask you to check it."
Zheng Wei nodded and said, "Give it to me first. I'll take a look after Yi Lao and I have some time to talk."
"Okay." Lian Ming took two steps forward and put the script on the side of his desk.
This kind of thing happens occasionally, and Zheng Wei didn't pay much attention to it, but the old man Yi Yongguo glanced at the table not far from him and said "eh".
While speaking, Yi Yongguo reached out and picked up the script, looked at the cover of the script and read: "The Return of the Great Sage..."
"This refers to Sun Wukong, the subject of "Journey to the West"?"
Because of Yi Yongguo's actions, Zheng Wei also turned his attention to the script.
Lian Ming nodded and said: "Yes, it is a re-creation and adaptation of the original structure of "Journey to the West"."
Zheng Wei, the head of the review department, was experienced. As soon as he heard about the subject matter, he understood the reason why Lian Ming asked him to read the script, and asked: "What kind of work is it?"
"Animation movie." Lian Ming replied, paused, and added: "The investment is expected to be 100 million."
Zheng Wei and Yi Yongguo were stunned for a moment when they heard the word "movie". When they heard "one hundred million", their faces clearly flashed with shock.
This review department has been established for more than 40 years. Even animation movies have only become slightly more popular in recent years, but a masterpiece with an investment of 100 million has never been seen.
Yi Yongguo suddenly became interested and couldn't help but said: "Can I read this script?"
He has retired now and is no longer a member of the review department. Strictly speaking, it is against the rules to read works submitted for review.
Lian Ming thought for a moment and realized that Yi Yongguo and Ye Zhiqiu knew each other, so the other party probably wouldn't mind, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay."
Yi Yongguo nodded slightly and then opened the script. Zheng Wei also stood up and walked behind Yi Yongguo, looking curiously at the page.
From beginning to end, few people mentioned whose work it was.
In China, there are only a handful of companies that have the strength to invest 100 million yuan to make animation movies. They all know each one, and knowing who is doing it in advance will affect their judgment of the work itself, so it is not too late to ask after watching it.
Turning over the first page, there was a short sentence written on a large piece of blank paper.
[If I become a Buddha, there will be no demons in the world; if I become a demon, what will the Buddha do to me?]
Seeing this, Yi Yongguo and Zheng Wei's eyes lit up.
The sixteen characters written by this hand were written with flying colors and strong strokes. Although the calligraphy skills are not high, the awe-inspiring momentum was immediately reflected.
More importantly, it can be seen from this sentence that this does not seem to be a work mainly for children.
Yi Yongguo said nothing and continued to scroll down. The office fell into silence.
More than thirty minutes passed, and it was completely dark outside. Yi Yongguo closed the last page of the script and sighed: "Old theme, new idea."
"It not only inherits the style of literary prototypes, but also draws on the advanced film language in the world today. It is innovative and is a good story."
On the side, Zheng Wei also took a deep breath, twisted his neck that was a little stiff from holding one position for a long time, and said, "It will be no problem to pass the review."
"Which studio is this?"
Lian Ming quickly replied: "From Shiguangzhiqiu Studio."
The familiar name made the two of them stunned. The old man Yi Yongguo asked: "In the autumn of Shiguang...which studio produced "That Rabbit"?"
"Then the creator of this script is..."
Lian Ming smiled and said: "Yi Lao is Ye Zhiqiu."
Chapter completed!