After entering 2008, video stores began to become increasingly depressed.
Physical albums cannot be sold at all. Even albums by popular singers can only sell 10,000 to 20,000 copies at most in China, and many of them are supported by fans who pretend to be fat.
More and more video stores are closing down, and more and more physical music manufacturers are starting to change businesses.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this industry is about to be eliminated.
In addition to audio and video stores, MP3 and MP4, which have just emerged a few years ago, seem to be slowly losing their sales.
A smart phone can cover MP3 and MP4, and the price is getting cheaper and cheaper. You can even buy a Polaroid phone that can watch movies and listen to songs for only 700 yuan...
Under such market conditions, these MP3 and MP4 naturally gradually disappeared from the market.
This is the law of this world, times are always moving forward.
People in this era either try their best to seize the forefront of the times, or they are completely abandoned by the times and become losers who only remember the glorious years.
In addition to many things gradually becoming a thing of the past, there is another exciting thing that became the theme of the beginning of 2008. The atmosphere of the Olympic Games is getting stronger and stronger.
On Weibo, on TV, and in the front-page news of major media, one or two sentences related to the Olympics and the mysterious "Bird's Nest" are mentioned every day.
Cartoons on major TV shows have also begun to tell stories around the main theme of "Olympic Games". Regardless of the quality of the story, at least the energy is quite strong and countless children can say a few words related to the Olympics.
But the Olympic story that moved all netizens and children the most was the "Olympic" extra chapter in "That Rabbit That Year" [The Flower Planter's First Athlete to Participate in the Olympics].
"On July 29, 1932, 23-year-old Liu Chang* arrived in Los Angeles, the United States, after three weeks of rough seas. He was the only Chinese athlete in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, and on the next day (July 30
) In the afternoon, the 10th Olympic Games, the Los Angeles Olympic Games will begin..."
"Liu Chang* was the fastest runner in China at the time. The national record of 100 meters and 10.7 seconds he set in 1933 stood for 25 years. Liu Chang* was originally going to participate in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters.
Unfortunately, after three weeks of rough seas, my physical strength was greatly affected. In the end, due to lack of physical strength, I only participated in the 100-meter and 200-meter races. I also failed to advance in these two events..."
"..."
Animating.
A simple rabbit traveled all the way across the ocean to Los Angeles. Under the strange eyes of countless small animals, it represented the "flower grower" and participated in the Olympic Games at that time.
In that era of poverty and weakness, all the little animals had professional coaches, sophisticated equipment, and a strong motherland. However, the rabbits who were eliminated after participating in the Olympic Games had to return home alone as soon as possible, back to the war.
A flower grower whose dignity has been almost wiped out.
The anime extra chapter "Those Things About That Rabbit That Year" became extremely popular as soon as it was aired. In just a few days, the number of views of this extra chapter actually exceeded 10 million!
"Natu"'s Weibo account has exploded with countless "tears".
Time has passed!
Looking at this rapidly changing era, netizens can't help but feel a sense of pride.
Forefathers of China decades ago, who would have thought that one day, the poor and weak China would not only stand up, but would even hold its own Olympic Games in the capital, enthusiastically welcoming countless visitors from other countries...
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1.10
"Xiao Jiang, you are my favorite director. From the first day you stepped into Xinghui, I have felt that you are a director with great potential..."
"In fact, you have also proved yourself. You have proved that you are better than Zhou Yang. You have also proved that you are the leader of this era and the well-deserved number one..."
"I know you have contact with people like Feng Kai. Of course, you don't have to feel any psychological burden. I'm here.
I have been in the industry for so many years, and I know that some people are trying to alienate people behind their backs. I will not fall for such little tricks..."
"but……"
"Liao Zhai Painted Skin" is already a sure thing to break the 800 million mark.
Jiang Ge was called into the office by Li Zhongjun and chatted for a long time...
Jiang Ge had never seen Li Zhongjun look so serious and gentle before. He even let himself sit next to him and personally made him a cup of West Lake Longjing.
After listening to Li Zhongjun's words, Jiang Ge couldn't help but feel a little flattered.
When the atmosphere was almost chatting and Jiang Ge had mixed feelings and felt that he was about to be treated as the chief director by the company, Li Zhongjun handed Jiang Ge a contract.
"After all, I am not the only one who has the final say in the company. After "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" became popular, there were naturally a lot of controversies. I believe you also know that many shareholders feel that you are cheating. I will fight against all opinions to protect you and treat you as my future boss.
It is not an easy task to train the chief director of Xinghui. I believe you also understand that there is huge external pressure now..."
"This is a five-year contract. Take a look at this contract. If there are no problems, just sign it. This will be of great benefit to you in the future..."
Jiang Ge opened the contract and looked at the terms in the contract.
The terms are not harsh on the surface. They probably mean that they are not allowed to make movies for other companies within five years and must make Xinghui's movies. There are also some breach of contract clauses.
But when Jiang Ge saw the terms that the company must bring a total box office of at least 5 billion yuan in five years, Jiang Ge was stunned.
"Mr. Li, five billion in five years? I can't do this..."
"I believe you can do it!"
"If you can't do it, what will be the consequences? The default conditions here are not detailed..."
"There are no real consequences. We won't do anything to you."
"I can't sign..."
"What did you say?"
"I can't sign!"
Jiang Ge lowered his head, but said these words very firmly.
When he looked up, he saw Li Zhongjun's smile gradually stiffening, and then his face gradually darkened.
He quickly changed his words, "I'll think about it again..."
…………
March 8th.
The first round of filming for "Spider-Man" has come to an end.
The budget has been overrun again.
As of now, the total cost has exceeded RMB 13 million. Although he was prepared in advance and talked to himself desperately about various situations, the bright red bill still made Zhou Yang break into a cold sweat.
After a few tens of seconds and a long review, he finally regained his composure.
The money that should be burned should still be burned.
But this calm was broken immediately.
"Zheng Jun's "Mineral Bottom" project has been launched..."
"Because it is basically all about special effects, the budget of the movie "Mineral" is higher than that of "Spider-Man", maybe more than 10 million US dollars..."
"Domestic people are generally not very optimistic about the movie "The Mine". Except for Zhang Genshui who invested more than 20 million U.S. dollars and some companies familiar with us invested 15 million U.S. dollars,
Other investors are in a wait-and-see attitude..."
"I just received news from Mr. James Bunter. He has made a rough budget for the "Avatar" project. The budget may be 300 million U.S. dollars... Although James Bunter is not worried about investment, I think 300 million U.S. dollars is
An astonishing figure, even in Hollywood where blockbusters are rampant, it is still a huge amount of money, and the eight major Hollywood film companies may not necessarily invest..."
"Many of our projects are actually profitable, but the money earned cannot currently support the investment in "Mineral" or "Avatar"..."
"The budget of "The Silence of the Lambs", the budget of this movie is not high..."
"..."
The success of a series of movies inevitably made Zhou Yang's confidence somewhat inflated.
Swelled up.
But after hearing the news about the two movies "Mineral" and "Avatar", Zhou Yang's expansion was suddenly brought back to its original state.
"Let's wait until "Spider-Man" comes out..."
He nodded very calmly on the surface, made a cup of tea and drank it gently, but a cold sweat broke out behind him again.
Of course there is another way, which is to sign a gambling agreement with some capital like other directors...
Although Zhou Yang rejected this idea in his heart, at this moment, he still felt like a gambler who won a huge profit from the bet, but fell into the abyss if he lost the bet.
"good."
Xu Mei looked at Zhou Yang in front of her.
She felt that her mood was empty.
Ever since the filming of "Spider-Man", she has been worried about her heart. Every time "Spider-Man" went over budget, her heart would beat violently.
After a short silence, Xu Mei turned to the next page of the information.
The next page is the data of "That Year of the Rabbit" under "Baofeng Animation".
A slight smile appeared on her face, and she told Zhou Yang about the clicks and popularity of the extra chapter.
"Mr. Zhou...Zhang Xiaoya, Mr. Zhang just called me and I hope to have a chat with you..."
"Oh, I'll make a call to Mr. Zhang now..."
When Zhou Yang saw the extra chapters of "That Year of the Rabbit", he was actually quite surprised. The script outlines for these extra chapters were not provided by "Baofeng Animation" themselves.
Then he turned on his phone and called Zhang Xiaoya's number.
After the call was connected, the other party was very surprised at first, and then reported the current situation of "Baofeng Animation" company.
After the report is finished...
"Mr. Zhou, sports animations have been booming recently, especially in R-books. The animation "Jagged Slam Dunk" is very popular. We want to follow suit and make a basketball-type sports animation, and prepare to do a long-term animation series.
, I have roughly done some drawings and character design, and have sent them to your email. Please take a look at it when you have time... In fact, the character design and plot are not mature, and our team doesn't know where to start for a while..."
"..."
Zhang Xiaoya's somewhat anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.