Fantasy Film Company, in the newly renovated conference room on the second floor.
At the long conference table, Yi Feiyang is sitting at the head, and on both sides are fat Gao Jiabao, Rabbit Bill, fat Jack Black, photographer Cindy, lighting engineer Charlie, makeup artist Mickey, and the newly joined here
Some of the top executives, in addition, opposite the conference table, are two new members who joined Fantasy Pictures, one is Mike, the head of the computer special effects department, and the other is computer animation designer John, both of whom are Yi Feiyang
Top talents hired with high salaries,
The female secretary brought the coffee and placed it in front of everyone. Yi Feiyang picked up the coffee, took a sip gently, and then said: "Okay, I have called everyone here today, mainly to announce the production of our company's next drama.
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"Congratulations, boss, you are finally filming a new movie!"
"Yeah, we've been waiting for it for a long time!"
"What theme is it? Is it a horror movie?!"
"It's scary, I guess it's a pornographic film!"
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A group of people were talking and speculating one after another.
"Okay, don't make any wild guesses," Yi Feiyang said, putting down his coffee.
Everyone listened to what he said and fell silent, waiting for him to announce his answer.
Being watched by so many pairs of eyes, Yi Feiyang feels a sense of satisfaction from being the boss. No wonder so many people like to be the boss. This feeling of being watched is refreshing.
"Before I announce the answer, please take a look at this first." Yi Feiyang snapped his fingers crisply, and saw a slide of a small animal displayed on the conference flat screen above.
With its round shell, bare head, two big eyes like tentacles, and a smiling mouth, anyone will definitely recognize that this is a snail, to be precise, it is a pretty cute cartoon.
snails.
Yi Feiyang scanned the crowd and asked with a smile: "Everyone knows what this is, right?"
Everyone laughed a few times. How could they not know?
Fat Jack first spread his hands and said with a smile: "Of course, boss, although I don't like French food very much, I also know that there is a delicacy called 'French Potato Baked Snails'. Damn it, thinking of this dish, now I actually have it
Appetite...who will go after work? But remember, aa is the order when you check out."
Take the exam, damn fat man, you just know how to eat!
"But this little snail is quite special..." the fat man continued, touching his chin.
Yi Feiyang said in his heart, yes, he finally saw some clues.
"It's just...it's too small. How much does it take to bake a plate?"
Yi Feiyang spits out a sip of coffee.
Incorrigible foodie!
"Apart from eating, you didn't see anything else?" Yi Feiyang asked.
Fat Jack scratched his head in embarrassment, "Ahem, people just talk about things. Boss, if you suddenly release a snail without explaining the reason, you are really testing everyone's imagination."
"Okay, do any of you have any different opinions?" Yi Feiyang was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"I, I do!" Rabbit Bill raised his hand impatiently and said.
"Just you, tell me, what did you see?" Yi Feiyang asked by name.
"I can tell a lot. First of all, this little snail is very cute. What's so cute about it? It looks very cartoony and lovable. It's one of those things that children will like at a glance. Secondly, look at it, it looks silly.
, so much like the fool next to me..." Pointing to the fat Jack who had just eaten, "Thus, he becomes more cute, honest, and interesting... It can be said that a little guy like this is born to be lovable. Oh.
, it is truly a gift from the Creator to us.”
"Last and most important point, this gift given to us by the Creator was taken out by you personally, so it must be a treasure. What kind of treasure is it? Of course we can't guess it unless you tell me, boss. But like you, boss
Such a wise and talented person will never miss a target, so I believe that this little snail must carry an unparalleled secret, yes, it must have a very exciting story, let us look forward to it!"
Rabbit Bill said a lot in one breath, seemingly saying a lot, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't say anything, and he gave Yi Feiyang a high hat.
Yi Feiyang couldn't laugh or cry, so he snapped his fingers and said, "Shut up, you better watch first before talking!"
Then the slides kept flashing, changing, snails, racing cars, tracks, drivers... Soon everyone discovered that these things became more and more interesting together.
Looking at the changing pictures, Rabbit Bill easily thought of the intention and asked: "Boss, do you mean you want to make a cartoon about snails and racing cars?"
Yi Feiyang grinned and said to everyone: "Why not?"
As soon as Yi Feiyang said these words, he almost fainted!
God, this is crazy!
I originally thought that he would continue to make horror films and pornographic films. People even used their imaginations to guess that he would make war films and kung fu films... But they never expected that it would be cartoons!
From a movie about people to a movie about people, isn’t this a huge leap?!
Everyone was stunned by Yi Feiyang's sudden decision.
Seeing that he "scared" everyone with just one sentence, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but feel funny.
Although I am the boss of the company and have direct decision-making power, if "I have the final say" on everything, how can a company work together? How can others be serious about doing things? Any decision must be justified and at least able to
To persuade others to agree, and since everyone in the conference room plays the role of investors, I must tell everyone from a business perspective that this is feasible.
So before anyone asked, Yi Feiyang took the initiative to explain, "First of all, my decision was not made on a whim, but after careful consideration. The main reasons are as follows."
Yi Feiyang paused and continued: "First, although we have little experience in shooting cartoons, our newly established computer animation design studio can regard this shooting as a kind of training. Only those who have actually been on the battlefield can
He is a good soldier who can fight, but he will make no progress in his life by working behind closed doors. Secondly, you don’t have to think too much about technology and funding. Although I decided to direct this drama, I will not drag the entire company into it, so I will find a company.
The intention to cooperate with a film company has been initially reached, and that is Paramount!"
"Paramount? Are we going to cooperate with Paramount?" Everyone started talking unknowingly.
You know, although Disney has always been the dominant player in the field of Hollywood animated films, Paramount, as a veteran giant, is not far behind and has been trying to seize the market in the animation field. Paramount's most powerful
The weapon is the "DreamWorks" animation production company behind it. In the future, Paramount will acquire DreamWorks and be responsible for the distribution of all DreamWorks animations, producing series such as "Madagascar 123" and "Farm Frenzy".
There are cartoons that are both popular and popular.
Let’s talk about DreamWorks. Every time a cartoon is produced, it is the “dream” of the audience, but for Disney, it is their “nightmare.” The cartoons produced by DreamWorks are famous for their “realistic” images. , its animal hair, skin and bones and other technologies can be said to be among the best in the industry.
With the support of Paramount, today's DreamWorks can perfectly create exquisite, realistic and textured pictures in terms of animation design, regardless of engines, renderers, modeling maps, etc. It can be said that in terms of animation technology, As long as you get Paramount, you're getting DreamWorks, and it's definitely worth cooperating with.
As for why Paramount cooperated with Fantasy Pictures, there are three main reasons. First, the director of this cartoon is Yi Feiyang, and Yi Feiyang is the most popular figure recently. Almost every one of his movies has has become a legend, which makes Paramount look forward to his new works. Secondly, among the seven major Hollywood film companies, Disney has Disney Animation, Fox has Fox Animation, and Sony has Sony Animation. Only Paramount still has Paramount did not set up its own animation company. However, Fantasy Pictures took the lead in establishing an animation design studio. This made Paramount find it very interesting and allowed them to explore the road first to see whether it would be easy to produce animations. Thirdly , and most importantly, although Paramount has in-depth cooperation with DreamWorks, DreamWorks is not a good boy who is too obedient. Paramount urgently needs a new ally that can replace DreamWorks, or even surpass DreamWorks, and Dream Pictures It is undoubtedly the best choice. There is no other reason. Compared with DreamWorks, which has already hardened its wings, Fantasy Pictures has just started and seems easier to control.
The above are the reasons why Paramount is willing to cooperate with Fantasy Pictures to produce animated films.
The joining of Paramount obviously surprised the members of Fantasy Pictures present. They couldn't help but ask: "Is Paramount really willing to cooperate with us?"
"Yes, we have to work together to develop this cartoon. They have the funds and experience in making cartoons. Cooperating with them has only advantages and no disadvantages for us. In addition, I have already considered it. At the same time as this movie, the company will shoot a low-cost horror film to prevent the animation from being delayed for too long and our company has no new movies to release during the good period. How can I say that this horror film can be regarded as a Cartoon films are insured, and horror films are our company’s flagship brand, aren’t they? Finally, why do we need to shoot cartoons? Because the cartoon market is bound to become the most competitive hot spot in the future. We are filming now just to warm up for the future. Notes Remember, if a company wants to develop, it must look further ahead. Don’t care about immediate interests, and don’t be afraid of taking risks. There is an old Chinese saying that wealth can be gained through risk, and this is the truth.”
"The above are the reasons why I decided to shoot this cartoon. If you have any questions, you can ask questions." Yi Feiyang eagerly asked everyone present for their opinions.
"I have a question," the fat man Gao Jiabao raised his hand, "How much investment do you need for this cartoon?"
Yi Feiyang smiled, "Originally, we needed at least four to five million, but with the cooperation of Paramount, we only need to provide about 3 million... Of course, the money is not only for filming, but more importantly, to make the film there." Let me learn the techniques of animation production! Well, what can I say, even if this drama really fails, we can just treat it as paying the tuition!"
Fatty Gao Jiabao was depressed, your nanny, the tuition is too expensive! But he still kept his mouth shut and had no objection.
Fatty didn't know that the 3 million that Yi Feiyang said was actually discounted to the nth power. The movie in his previous life cost 135 billion U.S. dollars, and the production cost was sky-high. The reason is that the special effects made by computers are time-consuming.
It is labor-intensive... far more time-consuming than actors performing... The 3D special effects of Hollywood blockbusters are made by supercomputers. The processing of ambient light is the most important for whether the special effects are real or fake. The application cost of supercomputers is very high.
To sum it up in one sentence, 3D special effects are expensive!
But this time, Yi Feiyang didn't plan to make it into a 3D or 2D movie, just the simplest ordinary cartoon.
First, there is no time!
Second, no money!
Third, I don’t have that kind of energy!
All Yi Feiyang had to do was tell the complete story of "Speed Snail" and make his "golden sentence" a golden signature of Fantasy Pictures, so he spent 3 million, which already made him very painful.
The degree of physical pain is no less severe than that of fat Gao Jiabao.
"I also have a question." This time it was Rabbit Bill who spoke. "You just said that you want to make a horror movie, so who is the director of this movie?"
Yes, everyone knows that Fantasy Pictures started with horror films. Now that Yi Feiyang wants to make animated films, of course he cannot be a director. So who will be the director who is responsible for the "savior"?
Rabbit Bill, Fat Jack, even photographer Cindy, and a few guys who came from the top all showed longing eyes.
Yi Feiyang smiled, "I have thought about this issue clearly. I will be the producer of the new play, and the director will ask Bill to do it. Last time you were my assistant director, it was very hard, and in the end I took all the credit.
, I have wronged you, let me make it up to you this time... Fat Jack, don't be wronged, you follow me to make this cartoon, I heard that you have done behind-the-scenes dubbing, right? I need talents like you around me...
Everyone else will not be idle either, there will be a lot of things for you to do soon, so everyone must be mentally prepared, a big battle is about to begin."
Needless to say, since Yi Feiyang is to be the producer, with his temper and on-site command ability, he is the absolute "Top Emperor". No matter who is the director, he is only the "top leader" in name, but is actually an errand boy.
Even if everyone earned it, it would be meaningless. So everyone just shut up and continued to listen to his arrangements.
"Okay, now let's get down to business. Let's study this drama called "Speed Snail"."
Yi Feiyang turned to look at the clever and cute little snail on the flat screen, and said with a smile: "This big guy has never appeared on the market, and it obviously has great potential, because it is not only a cute snail, but also a cute snail."
A crazy speedster! What does a racer represent? Hard work, struggle, and challenging the impossible! They are heroes, so our movie is about a little snail, how to become a racing hero."
Everyone laughed, it was a very interesting story. Of course, there is no dispute on this point. The snail is indeed cute and an excellent animation element. What’s more, connecting the slowest snail with a speed racing car, the huge
Contrast and impossibility are the biggest selling points.
Fat Jack, who had been appointed by Yi Feiyang as his assistant, looked at the screen thoughtfully and asked: "Boss, what kind of movie do you want to make? An inspirational animation like "The Lion King"?"
"Yes, it is an inspirational animation. Its theme is what I once said, no dream is too big, no dreamer is too small, no dreamer is too small." Yi Feiyang smiled and said: "
However, this inspirational drama is based on comedy, that is, a family carnival model. Only in this way can the animation we create can attract all audiences!"
When Yi Feiyang said these words, what he was thinking about was a few more alternative black animations in his previous life, such as "Corpse Bride" and "Ghost Mom". Both of these dramas were assigned to USA-PG and were not suitable.
If children watch it, or parents need to guide it, they will lose a lot of viewers and put pressure on the box office.
Don't think that Yi Feiyang is too preoccupied with box office. The current Fantasy Pictures is not a company with deep pockets. It is not easy to support a group of people. Yi Feiyang himself is not a billionaire. Everything he does now must be "based on money."
, otherwise, no one will feel pity if you starve to death.
Listening to Yi Feiyang's words, Fat Jack and Rabbit Bill agreed very much. He added: "Laughter is always pleasant. As long as the cartoon is full of laughter, it will be suitable for the whole family to watch together, and it will also be suitable for young people."
Go on a date, watch it by yourself, and then it works.”
"Please remember that cartoons are originally fairy tales. Try to preach as little as possible. All the truths we want to tell the audience must be completed in an easy and interesting way, and this is also to serve the story."
"Okay, I've basically said what I want to say. Do you all have any questions?" Yi Feiyang visited for a week.
The entire conference room was quiet, no one said a word.
"Guys, believe me," Yi Feiyang pressed his hands on the table and made a decision: "As long as the story is good enough, as long as it is a good movie, no matter how difficult it is to shoot this cartoon, it is worth it.
Try and create!”
After a pause, Yi Feiyang finally said: "Also, any movie, any attempt has risks. If you always think about the damn risks, will anyone still make movies?" His voice gradually became louder, "
Test, movies are inherently high-risk. If you are afraid, you might as well go sell KFC!"
Everyone immediately laughed and looked at each other. Rabbit Bill raised his hands and said with a smile: "I have no objection, I completely agree."
Fat Jack Black also said: "I don't think the market will be that fragile."
Cindy nodded and smiled: "Wow, a snail that can race cars? Very cool!"
Seeing that everyone had put aside those worries and worries, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but smile happily and said: "Then, from now on, let us start running at top speed like this snail!" (To be completed.)
