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"This is the first movie Teacher He Xi plans to make?" At the dinner party, Bai Yan took a copy of the script and carefully flipped through it. Beside her, several other directors were also flipping through some original drawings and other movies. document.

"How about this movie?" Meng Huo asked.

"I think it works, it will definitely be popular!", "The art collection looks very impressive", "The subject matter is well chosen" the directors praised, and Bai Yan also nodded and said: "The script is very detailed and the plot is impeccable. If it is made into a live-action movie, the box office will not be bad."

"But it will be even more popular when it is made into an animated movie..." She looked at the script in her hand and thought, the title on the script is "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century", this is a suspenseful reasoning movie - yes, it is The movie version of "Detective Conan".

The choice of this subject matter was excellent. When the four directors saw the words "Detective Conan", they relieved their hearts that had been suspended for more than a month. During this job-hopping process, what worried the directors the most was whether the first animated film would be successful. If not, they would fall into the mud.

But seeing that the first movie turned out to be the theatrical version of "Detective Conan", everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of the script, with the amazing influence of the original animation, this movie is hard to fail, and there are thousands of guarantees. million box office receipts.

It was like lifting a boulder from the minds of the directors, and everyone was relieved.

\u003c Among them, Bai Yan was the most relaxed person. She took the lead in reading the outline of the script and had a better understanding of the plot of the movie. And this script is slightly modified and replaced by real actors to perform. The box office will definitely not be bad.

An original work with astonishing influence, and a high-quality screenplay. Bai Yan is not worried at all about failure after job-hopping, she passed the script to the director beside her, and then asked Meng Huo, "When will work start?"

"It will take a few days..." Meng Huo turned to look at Alice, who nodded, found the documents and answered for him: "We have started to register the new company, and we will ask you for the final shareholding in a few days." Discussion, if it goes well, it will be officially operational before the end of the month... The company's address is chosen near Yenching University, and we have already rented it out."

Alice had already scouted for the address of the new company. The location near Yenching University was chosen for the convenience of Meng Huo’s study, and it’s not far from the Conservatory of Music. Meng Huo’s activities in Yenching could become more convenient—they planned to buy Dongfangxing and move there before, but now they decided not to buy it Well, let's just rent it out first, and start recruiting right away.

The directors are satisfied with the location. The vicinity of Yenching University is an area where colleges and universities gather, and there are many talents. It is very good for the new company to arrange there.

"Where are the painters?" Bai Yan continued to ask: "Looking at the current situation, the number of painters is not enough, right?"

"This..." Alice paused. Then he said with a smile: "It's okay, we will start operations first. There is still a long buffer time, which is enough time for us to recruit excellent painters."

She explained her plan to the directors. There are still ten days before March. Alice wants to seize this time to poach nearly half of the painters from Dongfang Star. After these painters join, they will immediately start running-in and pre-film preparations. , which is another buffer period.

And during this buffer period, the title of "Detective Conan" theatrical version can help Phoenix Company attract more painters - there are not many painters who don't want to make a popular animated film.

"Although it's a bit urgent, I think it's totally feasible." Alice finally affirmed, and Meng Huo added after her words: "Although I plan to let the movie be released in June, you don't have to worry, if the artist Not enough...the release time can be postponed."

Bai Ya was relieved, she looked at the other directors, and none of them raised any doubts. Meng Huo relaxed the deadline, so there was no pressure, and they were all acquaintances of Alice,

I have great confidence in Alice's ability.

The artist's problem was solved, the new company was also in the process of registration, the two annoying problems disappeared, and the atmosphere of the dinner became much more lively. The directors showed relaxed expressions and chatted about some minor problems.

"Mr. He Xi, isn't the name of "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" a bit strange?" A director asked, "It's not the beginning of the century now, can you change it to another name?"

Meng Huo was a little surprised, is this name strange? He thinks it's okay, but the original name is indeed not the name, the original name is "The Magician at the End of the Century", because the theatrical version of the movie was broadcast in 1999.

Of course, this name cannot be used in this world. When Meng Huo painted "Detective Conan", he planned to make some changes to its time and background. It is impossible for him to write the twentieth century in the 21st century. story, it is difficult for readers to accept it.

So when planning to make "The Magician at the End of the Century", Meng Huo had to change the name to "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century".

"Do you also think the three words 'beginning of the century' are strange?" Meng Huo asked other directors.

"No, not at all!", "From a historical point of view, it is indeed the beginning of the century, I think this name is fine!", "Old Lin, you are too fussy. Wasn't there a TV series called "The Beginning of the Century" a while ago?" "Love"? It's about the year 2022, and I haven't heard others say it's weird."

The remaining three directors had no objection to the title "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century", which reassured Meng Huo.

He actually attaches great importance to this movie and doesn't want it to have any surprises. This movie is not the first theatrical animation of "Detective Conan", but it has been very successful at the box office. Moreover, this work is also the first black-and-white comic work in the theatrical editions of the past dynasties.

The main content of "The Magician at the Beginning of the Century" revolves around a royal secret treasure of the Romanov dynasty, the "Egg of Memory". Just like the name of the movie, the main character of this movie is Conan It's Phantom Thief Kidd.

Kaitou Kidd is a very attractive character, and now he has a large number of fans in China. In the selection of "Detective Conan" characters on various websites, Kidd's popularity is also at the forefront. Therefore, it is the most suitable choice to take him as the protagonist of the first theatrical version, which ensures the popularity of the movie from a dual perspective.

"But speaking of it, I really didn't expect Mr. He Xi that you would start with "Detective Conan"!" Bai Yan said with a smile: "This theme is bold enough, far beyond my expectation."

Although a theatrical version of a popular animation will win a lot of popularity from the beginning, it will also bear a lot of pressure against this popularity. Once the movie is not good enough, the media and audiences will be more critical. Big, and even affect the reputation of the original.

So Bai Yan didn't expect Meng Huo to start with popular animations at the beginning. This was a very bold idea. She thought he should treat the first film he collaborated with very conservatively.

"From the very beginning, I planned to choose one from "The Little Monster" and "Detective Conan." However, Meng Huo never thought of a conservative approach. What he wanted was success, and of course he had to choose the one that was easiest to succeed. s work.

"There is also a theatrical version of "Little Fairy"?" Alice's eyes lit up.

"Well." Meng Huo glanced at her: "I promised to set up a new company just for these two works, they can both develop a theatrical version, and it is not difficult to launch a theatrical version every year, so this new company The company is definitely very useful...of course..."

He looked at the directors: "If you don't like it, we can still focus on original movies in the future. When there is no original movie plan, we can use the theatrical version derived from animation to produce."

Bai Yan and the others were dumbfounded. After hearing Meng Huo's words, they could clearly see what he was thinking.

"Don't like it? How could we not like it!?", "The theatrical version of "Detective Conan" and "Little Fairy" is launched every year, which is too scary!", "Mr. The work should still focus on the theatrical version of the movie, and the original movie is secondary!"

After reacting, the directors stood up excitedly. How could they oppose Meng Huo's idea? It would be strange if they didn't raise their hands in welcome!

What is the difference between the theatrical version of the animated film and the original animated film? The theatrical version is also original, and the theatrical version has a natural advantage of popularity. Taking it as the main business will bring greater benefits to the new company.

The directors all have shares in the new company, so they naturally hope that the company will be as strong as possible. According to Meng Huo's idea, if popular animations such as "Detective Conan" and "Little Monster" are released every year Movies, the development of the new company is definitely like a rocket!

Alice was also very surprised. From Meng Huo's words, she saw the emergence of a new business. If the theatrical animation becomes a series, it will be a big deal—the positioning of this new company will definitely not be an ordinary animation studio. , but will quickly become an independent and important department like 'Seiyuu Firm'.

Phoenix Company will have a brand-new business model, and it will be a series of movies. The economic benefits of movies are extraordinary, and maybe this company will become the main profitable department in the future.

"It seems that the number of painters will be less..."

Alice flashed this idea. The original plan was to release two movies a year, but now it is possible to guarantee two theatrical movies. In addition, there must be original animation movies. The expansion of this new company It has become inevitable.

There will be a shortage of painters for it, at least for a few years. (To be continued...) R1292