"Brother Guodong, have you had any contact with that Industrial Light & Magic guy recently?"
Liu Lang asked.
"I contacted them half a month ago. They are also very interested in our Transformers and hope to cooperate with us in producing cartoons. However, I have also talked with several other production companies several times. In contrast, Industrial Light
The devil has no advantage in terms of price!”
Lin Guodong said.
"How is Industrial Light & Magic doing now? What business is there?"
Liu Lang then asked.
"Compared with other production companies, they are really inferior. It's not because their production level is not good, but the production cost is much higher. Of course, the effect is better than other companies, but this kind of animation itself
The profit is not too high. If the production cost cannot be reduced, there will not be much profit!"
After all, comics are still a niche thing. Marvel sells more than 1.3 million copies of comics every year, and its profits are only more than 10 million U.S. dollars. Unlike blockbuster movies starring celebrities, they often cost as much as one copy.
It's as much as a few million dollars, and if it's a hit, it can earn tens of millions of dollars. One movie can be as much as Marvel's annual profits.
Of course, this is due to the times. It was only in the Internet era of the 20s and 30s that many of Marvel's images were made into movies, and the revenue from more than a dozen movies reached tens of billions of dollars. That was the golden age of IP images.
"Guodong is right! Salaries in the American comic industry are still very high, especially for designers, whose salary levels are higher than those of ordinary middle-class people. The cost of our Transformers is very low, mainly because all production is done in
If it is done domestically, the labor cost alone is a big advantage. Of course, the most important thing is the design. Liu Lang designed so many images by yourself. If it were replaced by Marvel, it would require at least hundreds of people, but
Even so, we cannot ignore cost control and must keep costs to a minimum."
As a successful businessman, Huo Tianting is particularly sensitive to costs. Once costs cannot be controlled, it will cause a series of problems and even drag down the operations of the entire company.
"The person in charge of Industrial Light and Magic is the great director Lucas. The Star Wars movie he produced seven years ago was extremely successful. No one has ever seen such beautiful movie scenes. The box office in the United States has reached
400 million U.S. dollars, and more than 300 million U.S. dollars overseas. Such box office results are unprecedented. Until now, there has not been any
A movie can achieve such an achievement, but the cost of his movie is not low, reaching 20 million US dollars. Haha, it is just made of gold. Because of this, this Industrial Light and Magic does not care about the cost at all.
I also met with Lucas, and I heard from his tone that he wanted to build Industrial Light & Magic into the best company in film and television special effects.
But now that Hollywood movies are starring celebrities, what special effects are needed? Industrial Light and Magic has had no business for several years. Now these people are resting on their laurels. I don’t think it will take long for them to go bankrupt!"
Lin Guodong shook his head and said.
"Closed! Haha, just right!"
Liu Lang was very happy.
Industrial Light and Magic is indeed about to go bankrupt. According to historical development, they will be acquired this year, and the person who acquired them is the famous "Qiao Gangzhu". "Qiao Gangzhu" turned Industrial Light and Magic into Pixar.
, but even after being acquired by "Qiao Bangzhu", this Pixar company
In a few years, there was nothing accomplished, except for producing some short films. Even though these short films won numerous awards, their influence was too small. Until Toy Story came out in the 1990s, and Pixar's name suddenly became synonymous with top-notch special effects.
, and has since reached its peak.
Liu Lang intervened strongly in this life, and of course he would not let Pixar run away.
Everyone ate and drank, and talked about Liu Lang's schooling. Of course Huo Tianting and others hoped that Liu Lang would go to Stanford, because Stanford is in California, hundreds of kilometers away from Los Angeles, and it takes less than an hour to fly there.
While everyone was eating, there were sirens outside from time to time, and occasionally a few gunshots. It seemed that the Los Angeles police were on duty again.
Huo Tianting and others showed no expression. They were not surprised by this kind of thing after staying in Los Angeles for a long time. However, Sun Hu was very nervous. They all said that the United States was paradise. How could there be a gunfight in paradise? It was simply unbelievable!
A group of people were eating when suddenly the door of the room rang.
"Well, who is it?"
Lin Guodong stood up and opened the door. A middle-aged man in his forties was standing at the door with a glass of wine in his hand and a smile on his face.
"Excuse me, everyone, I am Chen Huayang, the owner of Huibin Building. I heard that Mr. Huo is here for dinner, so I came here to propose a glass of wine!"
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Chen!"
Huo Tianting stood up quickly when he saw this man.
"Come on, Mr. Chen, let me introduce you to a distinguished guest, this kid, Liu Lang, the most famous genius prodigy in our country, who is now going to the United States to prepare for college!"
Huo Tianting pointed at Liu Lang and said.
"Liu Lang?"
This Chen Huayang showed a hint of confusion.
"A child?"
Chen Huayang felt a little unhappy. This child looked to be about ten years old at most. Could Huo Tianting be playing a trick on him? But he suddenly found Liu Lang sitting on the main seat. Could he be the descendant of a high-ranking official from the mainland?
"Liu Lang, this is Boss Chen, a role model in Chinatown. Mr. Chen is also Miss Mo's friend!"
While Chen Huayang was still thinking, Huo Tianting introduced him to Liu Lang.
"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Chen is also a friend of Sister Mo. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Liu Lang stood up and said with a smile,
"Huh?"
Chen Huayang was shocked. The other party's tone was indeed a child's voice, but his tone was not what a child should sound like at all, and...!
"Kid, do you know Moran?"
The other party is very curious.
"Sister Mo is a hero of the country. She went to Los Angeles with me to participate in the Olympic Games the year before last. Of course we are friends!"
Liu Lang replied.
"Well, Mo Lan was indeed in China a few years ago... She is good at kung fu and is one of the top masters in our Hongmen, but it is not good for a woman to always be in the public eye... My little friend, do you know Mo Lan?
Lan, it seems he must be a descendant of a big boss in the country, how did he get here?"
Moran is the captain of the national high-level guard in the country, and anyone who can get to know Moran must be the descendant of a big boss. No wonder Huo Tianting has to give up the throne to him.
"Mr. Chen, Liu Lang is not a high-ranking official... Well, you don't believe it even if I tell you this, just ask Miss Mo Lan! Come, let's have a drink with Mr. Chen!"
Huo Tianting didn't say anything to the other party, and led everyone to drink with the other party.