China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 168 DreamWorks is a catfish

When 2014 was about to come to an end, DreamWorks announced another big move. It approved three animation works for young audiences, and they were all large-scale productions. The production cost of each animation project was more than 20 million. Although

There is still some distance from the standards of American comics, but it has reached the level of Japanese animation, and it is a relatively high level. The production cost of each episode of late-night youth-level animation is only about 1 million yuan.

And if you take into account the labor costs of China, this investment is already unprecedentedly high. When Tianhe Animation produced the first season of "Star God", the total investment was only 17 million. This is why the effect he presented can cause animation

An important reason why fans are so popular.

The most famous of these three animated works is naturally the second season of "Star God". This animation once caused a huge response in the animation circle and has always been called the light of national comics. Later, it never appeared on the market again.

For domestic animations of this level, Tianhe Animation’s popularity has only enhanced the legendary nature of this animation work. Even those who are not in the animation circle have heard of this work.

Online public opinion and the media have also focused on DreamWorks’ efforts to renew the life of “The Legend of the Star” and the Chinese comic’s comeback.

Colleagues in the film and television industry are both happy and worried about the frequent revitalization of DreamWorks. First, they announced the production of a TV series when "The Signal" was in theaters, then they started filming a billion-dollar space blockbuster, and now they suddenly entered the animation industry.

, as if DreamWorks wants to assess the KPIs of the publicity department.

Other film companies are happy because they feel that DreamWorks is digging its own grave. DreamWorks has made money too easily - the production cost of "The Signal" is 50 million and the box office performance at home and abroad. The sky-high copyright fees have made many peers

Seeing it makes one bleed with envy - such results may make people feel dizzy and make them feel that they are omnipotent and can succeed in anything they do.

This will cause those in charge to seriously underestimate the difficulty of crossing industry barriers. This kind of mentality of the chosen one will not wake up until they hit the wall hard. They may even be unable to wake up, just like gamblers who refuse to admit defeat, and eventually bring down themselves.

Obviously, most colleagues are secretly looking forward to this kind of script, and even several partners of DreamWorks have plans to give Chen Jingxing a hard time.

The worrying thing is that there are indeed people and companies who have made the right bets in this world. Although there are few examples, this possibility cannot be ruled out.

Not to mention that this version of "Star God Chronicles" is not a 15-minute animation sample. The sensational effect it once caused among anime fans remains to this day.

And there are many people who have made up decent stories, saying that Chen Jingxing is also a fan of animation, and he likes "The Star God" very much. He also regrets that "The Star God" did not come to an end, and he will decide to make a movie after making a lot of money.

To give back to the animation works he likes, there is no doubt that animation fans are very willing to believe this statement.

DreamWorks' first round of financing led to a wave of capital operations in the film and television industry, making the already prosperous film and television industry even more intense and accelerating the influx of hot money.

The rating of the first season of "Star God" on Douban has remained at 9.7 so far - although the scores of animation works are always on the high side - even compared with American and Japanese comics, it is definitely the best one, although

Maybe there are filters for Chinese comics, but it’s not like American and Japanese comics don’t have filters.

However, more people think that it is a good thing that a film company can spend so much money on domestic animation, and it can improve the production level and quality of domestic animation. And although Tianhe Animation no longer exists, the team of Tianhe Animation is still intact. DreamWorks

It is also promised that the second season of "Star God" will be produced by the original cast.

The special effects studio Mo. controlled by DreamWorks has participated in the production of "The Signal", the yet-to-be-released "Source Code" and the legendary billion-dollar space blockbuster. As a result, its valuation has been rising, and many other special effects companies have also entered the industry.

caught the eye of all capitals.

These people think that it is better not to continue the relationship at all than to continue the relationship.

Because the DreamWorks project will undoubtedly have a demonstration effect, Chen Jingxing's involvement in the animation industry will definitely attract the attention of a lot of capital.

Of course, some anime fans are worried about the quality of the second season. After all, DreamWorks is a movie company. No matter how much money it spends, people will not be reassured. Who made the reputation of the first season too high?

Many animators retweeted the news about DreamWorks' plans for three major animation productions on Weibo, cheering for DreamWorks.

Domestic animation fans don't care how much they complain about domestic animation, but they are very concerned about every move of domestic animation.

In addition to many peers who watched his defeat, both practitioners and viewers in the animation industry were delighted by DreamWorks' sudden attack.

As for domestic animation practitioners, both the boss and the employees are almost banging the gongs and drums.

This is similar to what Chen Jingxing saw in his previous life. A 15-minute animation sample can make animation fans rush to tell each other and initiate crowdfunding. Wait 12 years, and the producers will be able to mobilize after the animation is released.

After countless publicity, an original animated film without any IP or endorsement of myths and legends can actually get nearly 600 million in box office. This kind of spirit is admired by Chinese football fans.

Chen Jingxing himself started a wave of science fiction trend. Although it was only a few low-quality movies due to the short period of time, there are quite a lot of movies with science fiction themes that have been approved and are being produced.

With the projects of "Operation Mekong" and Chen Jingxing's new film, some capital is already betting that costume blockbusters are showing signs of sluggishness in the past two years. Maybe the next trend will be non-costume special effects blockbusters, and special effects companies can take off.

In short, the spring of Chinese comics may be coming.

Now that Chen Jingxing is extending his tentacles into the animation industry, it will naturally trigger the reaction of hot money. Who makes DreamWorks the film company with the highest profitability in the past two years?

Regardless of what the film company thinks about this, hot money is betting on the outlet. Who knows if DreamWorks has anticipated anything? Did it know certain national policies in advance? No matter what Chen Jingxing thinks, as long as this outlet is made,

Or let other hot money think that this is a hot spot, and the first batch to enter the venue can make money.

For those working in the animation industry, whose average production costs per minute range from 1,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan, as long as they have capital, it is a good thing. No matter whether they really want to make animations or they want to play drumming and passing flowers to bet on the animation trend, as long as they have money

They are all welcome.

But what these animation companies didn't expect was that before they could welcome capital speculation, they themselves would become the first victims.

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