"The Lion King", the former king of animation on earth.
Even though the box office records were subsequently broken by "Frozen" and others, if inflation and other factors are strictly considered, "The Lion King" is actually still the animated box office champion on earth.
Of course, when considering a problem, you should not be too one-sided.
For example, in different eras, the development stages of the animation industry are different, the production techniques used are different, and the tastes and preferences of audiences in different eras are also different, etc.
But one thing Sun Peng is sure of is that the story of "The Lion King" itself should be fine.
The core of the story, the heartwarming or tense details of the story, and of course those cute animal images, are all elements that will never go out of style. And when animation companies such as Capoka and Dreamworks spend huge sums of money to create "
After modern "animation" replaced traditional 3D technology and became more exquisite, the "ancient" theme of "The Lion King" instantly glowed with more dazzling brilliance in Sun Peng's eyes...
"Awesome! Great! So cool!"
After watching the entire film in the screening room of DreamWorks, Sun Peng gave two thumbs up and said three strong exclamations in one breath!
This feeling is really amazing!
Especially when the two-dimensional Simba in his memory suddenly became three-dimensional, and his exquisiteness even rivaled that of Aslan in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", Sun Peng's worries that he had always had disappeared instantly.
He was quite satisfied with the result.
Although there are differences between the two different versions of "Frozen" in the two worlds, the effects are similar in Sun Peng's opinion. After all, there is no obvious generation difference in animation production technology. But "The Lion King" is completely different, and Sun Peng has always been worried
If it is made with new technology, it will completely lose the charm of the original version.
Fortunately, facts proved that this was completely unfounded.
With enough funds thrown in, several animation companies in China provided a sufficient number of production personnel with good quality, and with the experienced Kaboka Company taking charge of the overall situation, the final product even exceeded Sun Peng's expectations.
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"All that's left is the final version of the soundtrack and interludes!"
After watching the finished version with Sun Peng, Senior Sister Qingqing was also full of relief. She stretched and said with a smile: "In my opinion, the finished film is already very good. If the soundtrack is changed by then,
The Fenglang Band performs, and the songs are replaced by the voices of Chen Tianhou and Luo Tianwang... Wow, that's perfect!"
"Soon, two weeks at most!"
With a slight smile, Sun Peng quickly gave a deadline for the completion of the soundtrack and interludes.
To be honest, he was also looking forward to it.
The three bosses of DreamWorks chatted in the screening room for more than an hour and had a good communication. In the words of the senior brothers and sisters, Sun Peng quickly learned about the recent situation of DreamWorks.
Simply put, the company is doing well.
DreamWorks' hundreds of people are basically focused on one movie and one animated series. The movie is of course The Lion King, and the animation is the last part of the Condor Trilogy - Heaven and Dragon Sword!
"The income brought to us by the shooting condor is pretty good, but the divine eagle has actually declined!"
Speaking of the two cartoons he was responsible for operating, Chen Muchen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's strange to say that your novels are so popular. The cumulative number of two books sold now is almost ten million, right? And it's amazing.
The Condor seems to be more popular than the Condor, and this can be seen just from the results of the adapted TV series! Including the sales of the adapted game, the Condor is ahead of the Condor... But strangely, the animation of the Condor is the one
The results are average and have dropped a lot compared to the previous one!"
"Well, that means there's nothing wrong with the production."
Not too surprised, Sun Peng nodded calmly and smiled.
There is definitely no problem with the subject matter. There is no overflow of martial arts elements in this world, and everyone is tired of it. In addition, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is one of the most popular martial arts novels, both on earth and in this world, so fans will not be interested in it.
If there is a problem, then the only thing Sun Peng can think of is the production problem.
There is nothing surprising, no one can guarantee that it will be done well every time.
So Sun Peng didn't want to get into any more entanglements on this, and directly waved his hand and said: "Brother, sum up your experience and complete "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon"... I still have several books waiting for you to adapt them! Of course, if you
If I have no interest or energy, I can leave it to other companies to do it!"
"No, give it to us!"
When Sun Peng said this, Chen Muchen immediately became anxious, laughed twice, and quickly and carefully changed the topic.
Recently, as Sun Peng's work has become more and more busy, he comes to the company less and less. In fact, Chen Muchen and Chen Muchen are both happy and disappointed. The happy thing is that Sun Peng, the boss, is reassured by them and allows them to have
Plenty of room for development; but what is disappointing is that watching Lao Bai flourish in the film industry, it seems that he pays less and less attention to DreamWorks...
But DreamWorks can do without anyone, but it cannot lack the backbone of Lao Bai, especially the rights to adapt his works!
On the other hand, the senior sister Qingqing next to her didn't care about the so-called martial arts animation, even though she was the one who led the entire team in the beginning. But now, the production director of DreamWorks is focused entirely on animated movies!
So after Chen Muchen finished speaking, she immediately asked with concern: "Xiaopeng, the production of "The Lion King" has been completed, so which animation should we make next?"
"Well, do you have any ideas?"
Sun Peng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with a smile.
"this..."
After hesitating for a moment, Senior Sister Qingqing glanced at Chen Muchen, bit her lip and said, "Our idea is to adapt your picture book... I personally prefer "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"! But what about Kaboka Animation?
The idea is..."
"Kaboka animation? Haha, don't worry about what they think!"
Before the senior sister could finish her words, Sun Peng waved his hand and interrupted her.
"What?"
"What's the meaning?"
After hearing what Sun Peng said, his senior brothers and sisters were stunned at the same time and exclaimed at the same time!
Raising his eyebrows, Sun Peng smiled lightly and said, "It means that we will not cooperate with the Hollywood animation company for the next one... You two, listen to me first!"
After Chen Muchen and Chen Muchen closed their mouths again, Sun Peng took a deep breath and said: "I know you will be worried, worried that DreamWorks does not have enough strength and experience to complete a real animation masterpiece! However, we have also accumulated
I have been working for several years and participated in the production process of two blockbusters. Is it really not possible?"
"..."
Looking at each other, the two fell silent at the same time.
Finally, Chen Muchen's eyes were focused on Xia Qingqing's face, and the animation director pondered for a long time before slowly nodding his head and saying: "Yes, we have accumulated a lot of experience and hired a lot of talents from home and abroad, but
...Xiaopeng, if we were asked to complete a big production like "The Lion King" independently, I'm afraid it would be difficult to complete it within two years, and..."
"And what?"
Facing Sun Peng's questioning, Xia Qingqing gritted her teeth and said: "And the final cost is also difficult to control. I'm afraid it will be at least 30%... or even 50% more than working with Hollywood!"
"Hahaha..."
After listening to Xia Qingqing's words, Sun Peng's heart suddenly changed and he finally couldn't help laughing... (To be continued)