Not only in China and the United States, but also in many other countries, the box office is also at the top.
At the same time, Tongji Entertainment’s Cherry Animation also directly became famous.
There are no less than twenty people and companies in the United States alone who have recently investigated the background of Cherry Animation.
And they are basically some well-known investment institutions or the level of the eight major film studios.
The company that everyone hopes to produce "Coco" is a start-up.
In this case, they will have more opportunities to invest and buy shares.
It wasn't until the name Tongji Entertainment appeared that everyone realized that this company was actually known to everyone in China.
On China's Weibo and major social media, there is news about how much box office "Coco" won that day basically every day.
Netizens are actually very enthusiastic about discussing this.
After all, until now, China has not seen a film that has performed so well in the overseas market for a long time.
"The latest news is that within one week of its release, the total box office has now reached 700 million, and it's still US dollars!"
"Xu Ji is really awesome. Who would have known that he could suddenly pull off such a big move?"
"Actually, I think it's a bit inconsistent with Xu Ji's style. Although this "Coco" is indeed a trick that makes people cry, the ending is so good."
"Yes, if Xu Ji starts to slowly enter the international market, then we will not be the only ones who get stabbed. Let the foreign audiences also experience it."
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The news is overwhelming on the Internet, and naturally everyone in the entertainment industry in China knows about it.
This also includes the three major entertainment companies.
"Mr. Li, you said that we have tried to enter foreign markets many times over the years, but we have all failed."
"I didn't expect that Xu Ji Cai, just an animated film, would cause such a huge response."
"Oh, I really have to refuse to admit defeat."
Liu Sanlang, the general manager of Tianhua, was sitting in the coffee shop downstairs of the Phoenix Entertainment Company Building and said with emotion.
Opposite him is naturally Li Bokai, the actual controller of Phoenix Entertainment.
Compared with Liu Sanlang, Li Bokai did not appear discouraged.
"Xu Ji, this guy, really makes people feel incredible at times."
"But I think if our two companies really cooperate in all aspects, it will be useless to have two more Tongji Entertainments."
Li Bokai invited Liu Sanlang over this time, naturally because he wanted to discuss cooperation.
In fact, there is no hope for Phoenix Entertainment to continue to expand its company size and territory.
The only possibility is to cooperate with Xiaopo, which is also one of the three major companies.
Of course, the relationship between the three major entertainment industries is very subtle, and cooperation and competition in all aspects are ubiquitous.
Therefore, they are also very afraid of each other.
Under such circumstances, it is actually much more difficult than imagined to reach a truly open and honest cooperative relationship.
"Mr. Li, you also know that I am definitely not the one who can make decisions."
"This matter still depends on the opinion of our Director Wu."
Liu Sanlang replied apologetically.
But in fact, he also knew very well that the cooperation with Phoenix Entertainment would definitely not be decided so easily.
Li Bokai's methods are even more ruthless than his father's.
If you are really cheated, it will be too late to regret.
So after Wu Jialing received Li Bokai's invitation, she didn't come by herself, but asked him to come over.
"Director Li, do you think this is okay?"
"We can first confirm cooperation in overseas markets. The two of us will integrate our resources. Xu Ji is not the only one who can make a movie that will sell well in the international market."
After Li Bokai heard what the other party said, he shook his head with some disdain.
The three majors still know each other very well.
Everyone has little profit in overseas markets.
Basically, the overall proportion is less than 10%.
Most of them are income from copyright.
In other words, even if the two companies cooperate, there will not be any big changes at all.
In the final analysis, it’s just a small fight.
"Manager Liu, I don't know what you are afraid of."
"Let me put it bluntly, at your age, Director Wu, you should have retired a long time ago."
"Both Tianpox and Tianwu are the same. They look sluggish. How can they look like the three major ones?"
Liu Sanlang was shocked by the other party's words.
Although he has worked on smallpox for such a long time, he is still considered to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
But they are just part-time workers with a small stake in the company.
The boss's matters are not something he can discuss easily.
Li Bokai is different. The other party inherited his father's company.
The entire Phoenix Entertainment belongs to the Li family, and no one else dares to object to what he says.
"If you are interested in truly managing smallpox, we can join forces."
As Li Bokai spoke, he calmly picked up the coffee in front of him and drank it.
Liu Sanlang felt that his heart was beating hard and unsatisfactorily.
"Director Li, if you are not interested in overseas cooperation, I will leave first."
"I also said that I can't make the decision in other aspects."
After Liu Sanlang finished speaking, he stood up in a panic and left.
Li Bokai, who was still sitting in his seat with no change in expression, was left behind.
After Liu Sanlang completely left, the person next to him came over.
"Director Li, Fu Wanqing from Tianwu is here."
Li Bokai nodded after hearing this.
"Bring him here."
"Remember not to let him see Liu Sanlang."
—"Got it"
The subordinate answered simply and clearly.
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In Hengcheng, a closed self-built film and television base, Xu Ji was carefully staring at the content on the monitor screen.
It took a lot of time and money to build a self-built base for the filming of "Operation Red Sea".
Fortunately, the final result is quite satisfactory.
Of course, real shooting still has a big advantage, that is, the picture is real.
But again, spending money really costs money.
At this time, the previous plots have basically been filmed, and the final scene will directly blow up the scene that took so much time.
There is basically no chance to do it again in the future, so everyone seems to be very serious.
"Stuck!"
As the explosion stopped and the dust at the scene slowly dissipated, Xu Ji's voice came out from the speaker.
"Passed!"
Fortunately, the actors performed well, and there were no problems with the overall scheduling of the crew.
Xu Ji could finally breathe a sigh of relief at this time.
"I announce that the movie "Operation Red Sea" has been completed!
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As Xu Ji's voice sounded, everyone present who had been waiting for a long time burst into cheers.
This is actually the first time Xu Ji has filmed such an action scene.
Although there were expectations before, many problems still arose during the process.
Fortunately, in the end, the entire movie was shot without any danger.
Next comes the post-production stage.
And Xu Ji can finally take a good rest for a while.
The same goes for the leading actors Ji Yiyang and Chen Kang. Originally, their skin was too white in the past, so they had to have special makeup or styling.
But when I came back from filming the overseas scenes, almost everyone was in a dark mood, and they fit the role perfectly, so there was no need for any more trouble.
"Director Xu, are you busy now? I have something to ask you."
Soon, Ji Yiyang, the leading actor, ran up to Xu Ji before he changed out of his clothes.
Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, mainly because he didn't know what the other party wanted to do with him.
Logically speaking, the movie has been completed by this time, and the characters and plot have been discussed.
The subsequent post-production matters have nothing to do with Ji Yiyang.
After Xu Ji nodded, Ji Yiyang pulled him to find a place with few people.
......
"Director Xu, to tell you the truth, it was because of the show "The Legend of the Withered Heroes"."
Ji Yiyang said straight to the point.
Xu Ji was stunned for a moment. He knew that Yang Anran's filming of "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" had been very slow.
There seems to be some problems with the selection of characters.
I discussed it with Xu Ji many times during the process, and now it seems that I am ready to start shooting immediately.
"Did Yang Anran ask you to play Yang Guo?"
Xu Ji asked.
He actually thinks that Ji Yiyang is quite suitable to play Yang Guo.
But because the other party has played Guo Jing, if Yang Guo is played again this time, it will indeed make the audience feel like they are in a drama.
Ji Yiyang shook his head.
"No, actually director Yang Anran is planning to let me play the middle-aged Guo Jing."
"I didn't dare to agree because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to perform well."
Ji Yiyang replied hesitantly.
He had read the original work of "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" and got the final script.
That's why he was so hesitant.
After all, at his current age, there are indeed some problems in wanting to play the middle-aged Guo Jing.
Although it is said that the problem can be solved through the use of makeup and technical issues, how to play the middle-aged Guo Jing well is indeed not an easy task.
Xu Ji was also stunned for a moment.
But I immediately understood that after all, Ji Yiyang starred in Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" at that time.
If Ji Yiyang still plays the role in the sequel "The Legend of the Withered Heroes", it will be a good easter egg for the audience.
But in fact, Xu Ji himself is not very optimistic about this method.
Ji Yiyang's age is a problem, and there is also the fact that although the two dramas are the same character, the changes are huge.
Basically, they are two complete characters.
"It's actually not necessary."
Xu Ji said directly.
"What age plays what role."
"Unless the actor's image is inappropriate for his or her age, I wouldn't recommend it."
"Although you think playing the role of middle-aged Guo Jing is a challenge for you, you can also practice your acting skills."
"But I don't think this method is very useful."
"When you are forty years old, there will be roles after forty years old waiting for you."
"And now that you are in your twenties, you should play roles that are in your twenties."
"There are roles worth trying for every age group, but you must not play a role that is not your age by pretending to be young or old."
"Of course, this is my personal suggestion, and the final decision rests with you."
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After hearing what Xu Ji said, Ji Yiyang seemed to be suddenly awakened.
He really wants to improve his acting skills.
And asking him to play the role of the middle-aged Guo Jing does seem like a big challenge.
It also seems to be able to hone his acting skills.
But he just vaguely felt that something was wrong.
But as Xu Ji said, you should play a role at a certain age.
It was indeed Jean Ji Yiyang who suddenly figured it out.
"Okay Director Xu, I understand."
"By the way, Director Yang Anran has approached me several times. Please tell me something for me, otherwise I feel like he won't give up."
Xu Ji also nodded at this time.
It just so happened that "Operation Red Sea" had officially finished filming, so he had to give Yang Anran a good talk.
Let him not fall into some misunderstandings.
Judging from the current progress of filming "The Legend of the Withered Heroes", we know something is wrong.
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In Rongcheng, Yang Anran received a call from Xu Ji that day.
"Yeah, I understand, Director Xu."
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
After Yang Anran hung up the phone, although she knew that Ji Yiyang would not play Yang Guo again, her mood at this time was not very bad, but rather happy.
Just like what Xu Ji said before, he really cared too much about the "Legend of Heroes".
So when I was filming "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" this time, I seemed a little timid.
After all, Shen Withering is indeed the sequel to She Withering.
He still has to consider the impact of the explosive prequels.
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But when Xu Ji told him clearly that he would shoot Shen Withering as a completely new drama, Yang Anran instantly understood what Xu Ji meant.
Indeed, although the characters and aspects of the two films are inextricably linked.
But even if the story of Shebao is discarded as a prequel, Shebao is still a very exciting story overall.
There is no need to stick to this.
Even the characters in it are the same.
In his middle age, Guo Jing still has some of the personality traits of his youth.
But it is indeed a completely different character.
It’s time to get rid of the previous influence.
We also need to be more bold in casting.
Don't be afraid of this or that, there is absolutely no need.
This is the answer he got from Xu Ji.
At this time, Yang Anran, who had never thought about who to choose to play Yang Guo in the film, had already made up his mind after talking to Xu Ji on the phone.
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Of course, Tongji Entertainment currently has many projects, and "The Legend of the Withered Heroes", which Yang Anran is responsible for, is the slowest.
Even the official filming hasn't started yet.
For example, Xu Ji's own "Operation Red Sea" has been completed at this time.
"Detective", which Pang Er is responsible for, has already entered the post-production stage and is expected to be officially released soon.
"Wulin Gaiden" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" may not be finished in a short time due to the length of the episodes.
The second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is about to be completed. Of course, post-production will take time.
This is also the reason why Yang Anran is so panicked.
After all, in Chengdu now, basically only his own crew is still idle every day.