What should I do if I have a childhood sweetheart who wants to be a singer? Chapter 370: Adaptation is not random editing, Tongji’s first animated movie
Chapter 370: Adaptation is not random editing, Tongji’s first animated movie
In the United States, many of Martin Mason's friends were very keenly aware that after returning from the Academy Award Ceremony, he seemed to be a completely different person.
It’s completely different from before.
Especially Martin's father, Wesker Mason.
As the boss of Paige Pictures, one of the eight major film and television companies, even though he is over 50 years old, there are still a lot of things waiting for him to make decisions every day.
There is almost no time to rest.
The main reason is that both of my sons are still useless.
The eldest son is okay, and he can still help out a little bit now.
But that second son really troubled him.
Every day I use different methods to get money from myself.
But what surprised him was that Guona, who originally thought that the film he invested in was shortlisted, would come to him to claim credit and ask for money.
As a result, his second son never came to see him after he returned to the United States.
It’s mysterious and I don’t know what I’m busy with every day.
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"Boss, can this movie really be a hit?"
"The investment is too small. If it is made into a commercial film, no one will watch it."
As the second son of Paige, Martin is naturally surrounded by a lot of losers.
But under Xu Ji's chicken soup, when he planned to come back and start a career, he suddenly discovered that basically none of his people were reliable.
I don’t even know what he is going to do.
It's obviously a very simple thing, but it just can't be done well.
In the end, he also saw clearly that these little friends were still suitable for having fun together. As for doing things properly, forget about it.
So after he opened the American branch of Tongji Entertainment ordered by Xu Ji, he decided to recruit some professional people to work.
Of course, his seriousness was still ridiculed by his friends.
This is especially true when you hear that the investment in the movie is so small.
But the more this happened, the more Martin wanted to do it well.
Although he also felt that Xu Ji was deceiving him at first, what he said still made sense.
Although most people are very polite to him, no one believes that he can make a career.
Martin wants to prove himself even more.
With Xu Ji's script and financial support, Martin is Paige's second son after all, and he has a good understanding of the film industry process.
After coming back, I set up the "Saw" project team without much effort.
The director was also found, and he was a little-known American director who was outside the fifth-tier film industry.
But Martin has seen some of the other party's previous works, and he is also good at making suspense and thriller movies, so his ability is not bad.
There are actually many capable directors in the United States, but many of them lack a chance to prove themselves.
Many times, if you want to succeed, in addition to your own ability, opportunities are also very important.
Originally, the director didn't really want to take on this movie. After all, Martin's reputation was too bad.
Although he is Pai Qi's second son, he is a prodigal and rich second generation with little ability.
According to the news, he was either fooling around in various bars, or showing off his wealth online and getting into conflicts and fights with other people.
Directors who are a little bit angry actually don’t want to have anything to do with Martin.
But Martin went there three or four times in a row, and he was impatient and still finished reading the script.
After reading it, I picked it up without hesitation.
So far, filming is about to start, and this young director named Gregory Bowles, who is in his twenties, feels that Martin is much more reliable than some other producers.
Martin has a wide network of contacts and can solve almost all problems.
The process was very smooth, including project approval and all aspects, without any problems.
Gregory Bowles even began to doubt whether Martin was the playboy in the news reports and rumors.
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When the news of the official start of filming of "Saw" in the United States reached Xu Ji's ears, another very important news from China also came.
That is "The Return of the Great Sage", which has been in production for a long time and has been completed.
This movie made the entire Cherry Animation spend a lot of energy, especially the person in charge, Yu Longwu, who didn't even have a good rest for a long time.
Mainly because after reading the script and various character design things that Xu Ji gave him, he seemed very excited.
His dream of making a big animated movie seems to have hope of success.
So although his company has been acquired by Tongji Entertainment, he himself is also a worker.
But he still devoted all his energy to this project and did not dare to relax at all.
Yu Longwu himself was very satisfied with the final effect of the film.
Of course, although he is considered the director of this animated film, he actually knows very well that the most important thing about this work is the screenwriter Xu Ji.
He wrote the script, including the various character imaginations in it, including the most exciting fighting scenes, and it was also the guidance given by Xu Ji.
However, for such a movie, Yu Longwu is actually satisfied as long as he participates in it.
What's more, he is responsible for all details of the entire project.
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"The review of "The Return of the Great Sage" has been passed. As for the release time, it will be scheduled for June 1st."
"The time left now is enough for publicity."
In Chengdu, at this time, You Manzheng and Xu Ji finished talking about the specific release and announcement of "The Return of the Great Sage".
Naturally, Youman is personally responsible for the release of this animated movie.
From the acquisition of Cherry Animation to the present, Youman has basically followed the entire process of this project.
In fact, she is also a little worried. Although it is an animated movie, the overall investment is not very small.
But at the same time, the market for animated films is indeed not as good as imagined.
In addition to some children's movies, you must have your own IP to get good profits.
Including Cherry Animation, many adult-oriented original films produced in China basically lose money.
Even getting the money back is a problem.
At present, the top ten box office records of Chinese animated films are basically derivative films of children's cartoons.
The market environment is indeed very worrying.
This is why Youman didn't understand why Xu Ji planned to acquire an animation studio and enter this field.
But after watching the whole movie, Youman suddenly had some expectations.
Perhaps Xu Ji can change the current market environment.
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Soon, Cherry Animation’s official Weibo announced that the new animated movie will be officially released next month, which is Children’s Day on June 1st.
Cherry Animation’s official Weibo actually only has a few hundred thousand fans.
Attention is too low.
Originally, no one should have noticed this news.
But shortly afterwards, the official account of Tongji Entertainment directly forwarded this Weibo announcing the release of "The Return of the Great Sage".
Suddenly a stone stirred up a thousand waves.
News of Tongji Entertainment’s acquisition of an animation studio has spread before.
But in the entertainment industry, most ordinary netizens don’t know this news.
Even many companies and people in the film and television industry don’t know that Cherry Animation has been acquired by Tongji Entertainment.
So when the news came out, many people were very surprised. I don’t know when Xu Ji started making animated movies again?
Xu Ji, is this another crossover?
Of course, at this time, most people, besides being surprised, were actually skeptical.
After all, even ordinary netizens know that nine out of ten animated films are losing money.
"Damn it, when did Tongji Entertainment secretly make an animated movie?"
"Cherry Animation was acquired by Tongji Entertainment? Is it true or false?"
"Didn't Cherry Animation lose all its money on the animated movie last year? I originally thought the company was bankrupt, but I didn't expect it to be taken over by Xu Ji."
"It will be released on Children's Day. This movie should be for young children, right? If so, it shouldn't suffer too much loss."
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Just when this animated movie "The Return of the Great Sage" suddenly appeared, its popularity skyrocketed and it topped the list of hot searches.
At the same time, netizens are also speculating.
Cherry Animation and Tongji Entertainment once again released some promotional posters and articles.
These contents reveal the two most critical pieces of information.
First of all, as many people have guessed, this animated movie is about the most classic content of Journey to the West.
In addition, there is this animated movie, which is not only for children, but also for every adult audience of "big kids".
It’s not an animated movie that’s completely aimed at children, as many people had guessed before.
And judging from the promotional content, it is even more inclined to be filmed for adult audiences.
If the previous announcements were only very popular with many people watching, then as soon as this promotional article about the film itself came out, the discussion about the film immediately increased.
"It's better to say goodbye. Such a classic Journey to the West feels like it will be a bad movie."
"Cartoons are just for children. I won't spend money to go to the cinema to watch cartoons anyway."
"Xu Ji is so crazy, he even dares to adapt Journey to the West?"
"The adaptation is not random editing, and Xu Ji has never been exposed to animation before. Why do you feel like you are going to overturn this time?"
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In the eyes of many people, Xu Ji stepped on two minefields this time.
The first thing is to make an adult-oriented cartoon. In the eyes of many people, cartoons are just for children.
Unless you are taking your children to watch it, you will basically not consider spending money to go to the theater to watch animated movies.
The second issue is the subject matter of this animated film.
Various works on the theme of Journey to the West are indeed very common. After all, the original works are among the four famous works handed down from ancient times.
There is no shortage of various modern film and television works, whether they are live-action TV series or various cartoons.
Anyway, most of the viewers are already familiar with the various plots of Havoc in Heaven and Pursuing Buddhist Scriptures in the West.
The difficulty of adapting it is not low. If you are not careful, you may be chased and scolded by one person.
And obviously, the same is true for "The Return of the Great Sage" this time.
When the follow-up character posters came out, many people complained.
"What is this painting?"
"How come the Monkey King is painted like this? Isn't it too unprofessional?"
"I don't understand. The painting style is too strange. I can't accept that this is Sun Wukong."
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Obviously, the announcement of "The Return of the Great Sage" was just as Youman imagined, and it did not go as smoothly.
The most important thing is that although the movie seems to be riding on the popularity of Journey to the West, it has inspired more people's plans.
The previous image of Monkey King, whether it was a live-action TV series or an old version of animation, was too deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Now I suddenly see another image of Monkey King, which is somewhat unacceptable.
Of course, there are still some people who trust Xu Ji.
"I think we can wait and see. If it were some other companies, it would probably be riding on the popularity, but this time it is Tongji Entertainment."
"The person above is right. Although Xu Ji is really annoying, the screenwriter's ability can still be trusted, right?"
"As for the script written by Xu Ji, I don't think it is necessary to draw conclusions now. A top-tier screenwriter of his level must be confident since he dares to touch on the theme of Journey to the West."
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Of course, although some people express support, most netizens are still not optimistic about it.
There is even a strong resistance. After all, many people actually have a Monkey King in their childhood.
No one wants to see someone destroy the classics in their hearts.
At this time, the Internet is basically full of voices criticizing Xu Ji.
After all, the company Cherry Animation was not very famous before, and the only target that could be attacked was the screenwriter Xu Ji.
And this movie was only produced after Tongji Entertainment acquired Cherry Animation.
Without even thinking about it, the boss Xu Ji must be an absolutely core character in it.
"This time we don't have to do anything."
"It's quite easy."
In Guangzhou, Liu Sanlang, one of the presidents of Tianhua Entertainment, said casually with a smile while holding a mobile phone in his hand.
"That's true, but it's a pity that our company doesn't have any big-budget movies released during the Children's Day holiday."
"Otherwise, I can take a good breath."
On the other end of the phone was the manager of Phoenix Entertainment.
Ever since the two major companies, Smallpox and Phoenix, decided to join forces, Liu Sanlang has been in frequent contact with people from Phoenix Entertainment.
The content of the discussion was basically the same, which was to find ways to trip up some of the dramas and movies broadcast by Tongji Entertainment.
Of course, so far, various methods such as looking for trolls, deliberately flattering and spreading rumors and conspiracy theories have been used.
But basically it didn't have much effect.
Tongji Entertainment’s popular dramas are still popular, and the several movies released have done surprisingly well at the box office.
This hit Liu Sanlang deeply.
This time I found a good opportunity.
"Our company actually has a movie planned to be released at the end of the month."
"However, the schedule has not been officially announced yet. It is completely possible to adjust it to the June 1st schedule."
Liu Sanlang spoke with a meaningful smile on his face.