MTL - My Animation Era-Chapter 694 Sheep is elated (seeking subscription)
Chapter 694 Sheep is elated (for subscription)
Ma Kui came to ask for money.
It is false to send rice with green pepper and shredded pork, but it is true to ask for funding with a note.
He went to Gu Miao's office first, but he couldn't find anyone. After inquiring, he learned that Mr. Gu was inspecting the "Super Beast Armed Forces" project at Dimension Studio, so he came here with a rice bowl.
Gu Miao first glanced at the budget application form brought by Ma Kui.
Then, he fell silent.
"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" Zodiac series, the year of the goat themed big film project, he has asked the finance company to pre-allocate more than 37 million yuan.
I thought the money was enough.
Maybe after the movie is finished, there will be millions or even more than 10 million left.
But in the end, Ma Kui not only burned all the money, but even took the approval slip to ask for a second additional investment. This time the amount even reached an astonishing 50 million yuan.
"Are you going to heaven?"
Gu Miao was so angry that she threw the document directly on Ma Kui, with a black line on her forehead and said, "That's 37 million, not 3700. You burned it out so quickly?"
He doesn't understand.
Although under normal circumstances, animated movies do burn money, at least more than most live-action movies.
But this kind of "burning money" is more due to the burning of money caused by the long "production cycle". A live-action movie is finished in a few months, at most a few months.
As for a well-produced animated film with outstanding screen expression, its preparatory cycle and even production cycle are usually in units of "years".
With such a long production cycle, the labor salary alone is not a small amount.
Based on this production cycle, there is a saying that animated movies burn more money than ordinary live-action movies.
Ke Ma Kui, what's going on?
It took just a few months from preparation to approval of the Year of the Goat movie. Where did all his money go?
"Expensive!"
"There are more than 17,000 hair details in Pleasant Goat alone, not to mention others..."
"Seventeen thousand hairs?"
Gu Miao didn't realize it at first, what 17,000 hairs, what exactly is Ma Kui talking about?
But when he recalled and understood the meaning of Ma Kui's words, he suddenly said in astonishment: "You...you are doing 3D?"
"yes!"
Ma Kuili said bluntly: "Dimension Studio has no time to accept the order, so I had to find another team to do it. The quotation of the outside team must be more expensive than our internal team."
Falk oil!
Gu Miao wished she could slap Ma Kui and let him know what it means to fear beyond death.
Wanbao has its own 3D studio, and even has a ready-made motion capture CG team, but he actually went to an outsider? Does the fat water flow into the fields of outsiders?
"I'm in a hurry!"
Ma Kui spread his hands and said, "The film for the Year of the Goat will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, plus it will be submitted for review and pre-cut and announced, so the time is very tight, okay?"
"Dimension Studio is busy working on "Super Beast Armor", and your "Bear Infested" is behind, how can it be helpful?"
This is understandable.
Since he was in a hurry to catch up with the schedule, it is understandable for Ma Kui to do so.
However, the price is really expensive! Ordinary 3D animation doesn't seem to cost so much money, right?
"You have thought about it!"
Gu Miao is not reluctant to part with the money, he is just worried about Ma Kui.
37 million + 50 million, that is a production budget close to 100 million. Counting the cost of publicity and distribution in the later stage, the box office will not be able to recover the cost if it does not have 600 to 700 million.
Even if the movie hits the big screen, it can rely on peripheral toys and derivative products to get a mouthful of blood, so the box office can't be less than 500 million, right?
This is too stressful.
Although Gu Miao wanted to see Ma Kui get embarrassed, and even wanted to take this opportunity to take back the gold medal for avoiding death, but he couldn't accept the loss so much.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gu!"
Ma Kui said confidently: ""The Eating Sheep" will definitely not let you down. Recovering the production cost is nothing. My goal is to break the record!"
"What the hell? Proud?"
"It's not that Yang, it's the sheep of Pleasant Goat, which is a homonym for sheep and elated!"
Seeing that Mr. Gu was somewhat puzzled and puzzled, Ma Kui immediately explained to him the origin of the movie's name and the outline of the story.
simply put.
This year coincides with the Year of the Goat, and Pleasant Goat is also a goat, so it can be said to be the year of birth.
To make a big movie about Pleasant Goat's "Natural Year", it will naturally contain many "sheep" elements. So what theme has the most sheep elements?
Ma Kui used to be the director of "Sheep and Sheep Games", so he naturally thought of the Sheep Games where many sheep families participated and the screen was full of "sheep".
Only this time, it’s not the Sheep Games, but the Grassland Games, where all animals will participate…
"So you mean, this movie is actually an enhanced version of "Yangyang Games"? Or is it the model of the games?"
Gu Miao asked curiously: "Because the lambs won the final championship, so the movie is called Sheep Elated?"
"No no no!"
Ma Kui held up a finger, shook it left and right twice, and then said slowly: "The story of the film's frowning is not as simple as you think..."
Year XXXX of the sheep calendar.
Before the opening of the 126th Goat Games, the lambs living in Qingqing Grassland are also preparing for the next Goat Games and actively exercising.
However, at this moment, Qingqing Grassland ushered in a group of mysterious alien real estate developers.
Alien businessmen want to requisition the entire prairie land and build luxurious holiday villas on it. The animals on the grassland naturally refused to agree.
Aliens love sports.
So they proposed that a game should be used to determine the winner, and those who lose the game will move out of the grassland unconditionally.
Big Big Wolf went undercover again.
He was bought by aliens, because the aliens promised to build him a big wolf castle, a whole planet of life, and endless little fat sheep.
So he made all kinds of troubles.
With the assistance of his various schemes and tricks, as well as the strong physique and technological strength of the aliens, the grassland animals have been defeated repeatedly.
At the critical moment, it was Pleasant Goat who turned the tide, not only relying on "sprinting" to get back the score, but also made Big Big Wolf wake up.
So, in the last volleyball doubles match, Big Big Wolf, who was going to act as the inner ghost and deliberately let the alien win, turned around and played a seamless match with Pleasant Goat.
The alien was K.O...
The aliens who became angry from embarrassment tore off their camouflage, used high technology to forcibly capture animals, and planned to exile them to another planet.
Big Big Wolf and Pleasant Goat once again embarked on the journey to save their wives, children, and fellow village chiefs, and together they defeated the aliens.
"All I can say is, corny..."
Gu Miao curled her lips and said, "But you're right, this kind of story is very suitable for children's appetite, and it also fits the atmosphere of the family carnival during the Spring Festival."
"The second budget?"
Ma Kui rubbed his hands, looking expectantly at Mr. Gu.
Gu Miao didn't answer him, but just took out a gel pen from the table, and signed his name in the "Leadership Opinion" column of the application form.
How long has it been released? Why don’t people around care about the epidemic anymore...
(end of this chapter)
