Chapter 358: A decision that affects the animation industry, causing a stir and excitement!
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"Director Guan, as we all know, the production of animated movies is different from ordinary movies..."
"I know,"
Guan Ling did not give reporters more time to ask questions, but stopped them talking.
“But I really have five animated films to make.”
“And I already have the scripts figured out.”
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The Venice International Film Festival became a sensation because of Guan Ling’s arrival and his voice.
Japanese netizens and Chinese netizens were all shocked by Guan Ling’s decision.
This is no longer an issue that has been rumored, but a topic that Guan Ling raised directly in front of everyone at the Venice International Film Festival.
It is a remark that has no intention of turning back.
At this time, most of "Inception" has not been released at home and abroad.
In a Hollywood blockbuster that has grossed US$900 million worldwide, even the slightest problem will arouse heated discussions among movie fans around the world.
What's more, it is caught in the scandal of what the Japanese call plagiarism from the "Paprika" animated film.
If Guan Ling's previous answer can be said to be because he was indeed plagiarized and had his underpants revealed, he publicly claimed in front of the media that he would make animated films in the future.
This time,
no one will think that Guan Ling is joking.
This is one of the three major international film festivals in Europe!
In the eyes of countless directors around the world, the Venice International Film Festival will be the top palace in their eyes!
And this time, it is even the first time for Guan Ling to participate in the Venice International Film Festival!
Guan Ling has participated in Cannes many times before and was associated with the Venice Golden Lion Award. However, "Let the Bullets Fly" was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at that time, not Best Screenplay, so Guan Ling did not come.
This time, Guan Ling’s appearance itself is a powerful alliance for the Venice International Film Festival.
The strong performance of "Inception", the upcoming "Scarlet Witch", and Guan Ling's many previous achievements.
Guan Ling is definitely one of the most well-known directors in the industry!
And it is the one recognized by everyone.
Now Guan Ling’s new work is a truly top resource for actors even on a global scale!
If anyone receives an invitation, it will definitely be from Noh!
How could he hit himself in the face? !
How could he break his promise and get fat?
He said there are five animated movies, so there are definitely five animated movies!
And this news, like a hurricane, swept across the global animation industry from Venice in an instant, setting off a tsunami.
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"Guan, are you going to make Hollywood tremble?"
Frank's call quickly came to Guan Ling, "You have to know, since you If you decide to participate in animation, don’t speak out prematurely. Our cooperation can even continue on animated films, but if you are so public at international film festivals, it will alert Hollywood animation studios, which is not a good thing for us. ."
Frank was smiling all over the phone. He believed that Guan Ling would not slap him in the face again.
He also figured it out. If Lionsgate Films produced a movie like "Inception" alone, it would probably take half a lifetime.
Guan Ling’s initial arrogance has now become the key to the success of Lionsgate Films.
And when he said he could do animation, Frank believed that he really could do animation.
For Guan Ling, there is no need to risk his reputation and career!
"I understand this, Frank, but you have to be clear about our grudges with the Japanese."
Guan Lingdao,
"My answer is purely to be thorough and thorough on the world's most watched platform. Let the Japanese shut up.”
“In the past few years, animation teams such as Pixar, DreamWorks, and Blue Sky Studios have been fiercely fighting on the screen. This year, Illumination Entertainment, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, also officially joined the battle. Group, the release of "Despicable Me" in July was once as close to the box office of "Inception", and has already made the top three animation teams feel like they are facing a formidable enemy. This official announcement of yours is still five movies, so be careful. Will be targeted.”
As Guan Ling’s true strategic partner in Hollywood, Frank expressed his views sincerely.
Guan Ling knows about the movie "Despicable Me". Gai Naote told him about it during the previous email report.
Unlike the other three companies, "Despicable Me" does not have a budget of one to two hundred million US dollars and the production cost is only tens of millions of US dollars. So far, it has achieved a global box office of US$500 million.
Make more money than "Inception".
And so far, the global and North American box office of this movie has entered the top ten at the current annual box office.
It can be said to have put huge pressure on other companies.
2010 is actually the year of animation through and through. So far this year, except for "Inception" and "Iron Man 2", basically the movies with the highest box office in the world are animated movies. If you count carefully, "Iron Man 2" ” is also adapted from the Marvel anime.
Disney's animation studio has not performed well in recent years. The tepid performance of three-dimensional animation works such as "Four-Eyed Chicken", "Lightning Dog" and "The Princess and the Frog" has plunged it into a trough.
The "Tangled" they are currently producing has a production cost of US$260 million, and they are preparing to exchange financial resources for the market, which has shocked the industry.
And the movie has been scheduled for early November.
This itself is big news in the animation industry at present. The film is currently being promoted with great intensity.
Their idea is very simple, which is to exchange money for market and space for time.
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In this stall, Guan Ling’s voice this time actually has a considerable impact.
Because if Guan Ling says something right now, even though the Big Six in Hollywood won't say "tremble three times," they will at least look at him a few times, and they have to look at him carefully from top to bottom.
"Shrek 4" has already been released in North America in May. Before it was released in China, it had already earned more than 600 million US dollars worldwide. As the final chapter of the "Shrek" series, this film The animated movie is a mouthful for DreamWorks.
At the beginning of the year, the global box office of "Alice in Wonderland" exceeded US$1 billion, even far exceeding the expectations of the film studio.
"Toy Story 3" has created a global performance of 1.07 billion US dollars, and currently firmly holds the top spot in the global movie box office rankings this year!
Actually, everyone knows that animation is very profitable, but many production companies do not have the ability to do it.
Guan Ling shouted loudly before, but China Animation was like that. Even if Guan Ling said it, everyone would be shocked and not take it seriously.
What's more, taking advantage of the residual heat of the World Expo,
Chinese animation has completely made a big mess,
it smells terrible!
But at this Venice International Film Festival, Guan Ling’s voice completely dropped a blockbuster on the global animated film market!
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“Guan is going to join the production of animated films, and at the Venice Film Festival, it was officially announced that five animations will be produced soon.”
Pixar At the animation studio, an assistant knocked on the door of Lee Unkrich's office.
"Guan? "Inception"?"
"Yes!"
"Ohmygod, is this guy crazy?!
I have the science fiction movie I am most familiar with. If you don’t have any production experience, you want to make an animated film?”
After receiving the news, Lee Unkrich showed his familiar smile, as he has been making animated films for more than fifteen years.
He knows very well about the competing companies in animated film production.
He also knew that Guan Ling had helped with the editing work of "Kung Fu Panda 1" before, but it was actually more interesting to use Guan Ling's name to sell box office in China.
I don’t panic in my heart.
Some people in Liuda may panic, but as the person who is most familiar with the entire process of cartoon production, he only thinks it is funny. There has never been an all-rounder in this world.
None.
He has been walking this road for many years, and he knows how hard it is. Starting from being an editor of cartoons, it took him 16 years to make his single animated film global. The box office exceeded 1 billion US dollars.
Although he has been successful and has even won two Annie Awards for Best Director, he is very aware of how many hardships he has suffered along the way.
And the film he shot was also nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Film.
You know, the Annie Award is one of the highest honors in the global animation field. It is organized by the International Animated Film Association and is an animation temple that has lasted for 38 years!
Last year, he even won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival for his contribution to animated films. His life was full enough!
Among the so-called great directors in Hollywood, Guan is the youngest one and the one he is very optimistic about.
Because he likes to watch several of Guan's movies.
You can even be called a loyal fan of Guan.
After carefully searching Guan’s official announcement screen, he fell silent.
He couldn't understand this official announcement about Guan.
“Not everyone can play animated movies!”
Lee Unkrich sighed.
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What Guan Ling said in Venice also blew up the domestic animation circle! Of course, the film industry was all dumbfounded!
Before, after all, we talked behind closed doors and said something. After all, there was little coverage in the news on the Internet, but this time, we directly faced him and opened up!
Netizens are all excited!
Of course, what is more exciting are the major media in China.
When Guan Ling arrived in Venice and appeared, the media news on the Internet was still,
"Guan Ling appeared at the Venice Film Festival, suspected to be a guest at the final awards ceremony!" News,
But the moment Guan Ling raised the microphone, everything changed.
“Guan Ling’s tone in the interview was dull, claiming that five animated feature films are in preparation!”
“Strongly taking away all the popularity of the Japanese director’s Venice premiere, Guan Ling liked to mention this year’s Venice Film Festival The biggest breaking point!”
“The word Guan Ling shocked Japanese media people!” Intense discussion!”
The entire Chinese media was once again plunged into a sea of excitement.
The Chinese netizens were also greatly encouraged. A while ago, they had a fierce battle with Japanese netizens over whether "Inception" was plagiarized.
Guan Ling then claimed to intervene in the animation The feature-length movie has stirred everyone’s hearts!
Then a domestic animation completely left everyone speechless and choked! I was disgusted by myself!
But at this moment, netizens are excited!
"I knew it, I knew Director Guan was going to Venice to cause trouble!"
After the official announcement that Guan Ling had become a special guest at the Venice International Film Festival, everyone was very happy. Oh, after all, Guan Ling has participated in Cannes several times before and contributed to Cannes' astonishing popularity!
But no one expected that Guan Ling would officially announce the cartoon in Venice!
Who the hell wants this? !
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"Director Guan, this is Li Wei, Optoelectronics."
A call came to Guan Ling's mobile phone, which made Guan Ling stunned for a moment.
Deputy Bureau.
Normally, Guan Ling and the people at Optoelectronics don’t have much contact, so this call was quite unexpected.
“In the domestic media, you said you wanted China Animation to be on par with Japan. How sure are you of the five scripts now?”
"I can't let the total box office of Chinese animation movies catch up with them, but I think the influence of these five movies can be compared to a hundred Pleasant Goats."
Guan Ling's words came over, leaving Li Wei silent. A long while.
In fact, the animated film with the highest box office in China is currently "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf". "Toy Story 3" has exceeded 1 billion US dollars globally, and was beaten by Pleasant Goat in the mainland.< br>
This is a happy event in theory,
but he feels a little embarrassed to say it.
After all, animations like Pleasant Goat are not a symbol of glory for them,< br>
As the darling of the Chinese animation industry, some media claim that this series will become Japan's Conan and will be long-lasting, which makes him panic.
"Last month, the second batch of outstanding domestic cartoons were announced. This is what we have been doing since 2008."
After silence, Director Li Wei Changing the topic,
“This thing about you, because it represents the image of Chinese animated films, my phone call has no other meaning.
If you need any support, let me know and the General Administration will do its best to coordinate for you! "
"Speaking of which, I really have something that I need the General Administration to help with. "
"Say! "
"This matter probably requires authorization from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "
Guan Ling's words confused Li Wei.
After understanding it in detail, Li Wei's eyes straightened.
"This is a problem. Not big, I'll take care of it. ”
After hanging up the phone, Guan Ling also felt the influence of his speech.
Cheng Long, Han Sanpin, Ren Zhonglun, many people’s text messages came over.
Cheng Long: "Good brother, I never expected that Director Guan would help me out just after I was scolded. If you need me to dub, I'll do it for free!" ”
Ren Zhonglun: "Shangmei, I'll be the matchmaker. If you can use me, please feel free to contact me at any time!"
Han Sanpin: "You are really not afraid of big things, right? This is what Venice does, and , where did you get these five animation scripts? I haven’t heard of them before.”
Zhu Yawen: “Director Guan, fuck them!”
On Weibo, Various descriptions also exploded in an instant.
A comment on Weibo attracted countless likes!
"On the lost years of Chinese animation films,
——What do you think of when you mention domestic animation?
Calabash dolls? Lotus lanterns? Nezha Naohai ? Make a scene in the sky.
For those born in the 80s and 90s, in that era when there were no mobile phones, tablets, or computers, there was always a warm light shining directly into childhood, and it was animation
Nowadays, people are always complaining about how poisonous domestic animations such as "Xi Yang Big Wolf" are to childhood, but what some people don't know is that domestic animations in the past were also the pride of the Chinese people, and even Asian animations were once at the top of the class. , is an insurmountable mountain for all countries in Asia
But with marketization, China Animation has not left China.
Huaxia Animation people have gone out.
All popular culture is facing a cliff-like restart, and the original skills, interest, and patience are all gone.
In the past few years, we have witnessed many rapidly copied and counterfeited imported products that are based on routines, and many animations that are fake to the core, emerging one after another, leaving people speechless.
Is Guan Ling the hope of Chinese animated films?
China Animation has been missing for thirty years, is there still hope? ”
This comment attracted countless likes, and many people commented under the comment to talk about the classic scenes of the cartoons they watched!
For a time, this topic swept the entire Internet!
(End of this chapter)