Chapter 150

Heroic Soldiers League

Lotus Lantern

Kung Fu Panda

One Person Under

The Qin Dynasty's Bright Moon

Painting Jianghu: The Outlaws

Super Microcomputer

Excellent Soaring Film Industry

Love Excellent Soaring Film Industry

Shanghai Art Film Production Factory

Jin Guoping, Chang Guangxi, Du Huan, Liu Tianxian, Jiang Heng, Director Jiang

director

production

extra

online literature market

animation industry

box office

subsidy

Super Microcomputer

One Person Under

Kung Fu Panda

Lotus Lantern

Heroic Soldiers League

The Qin Dynasty's Bright Moon

Painting Jianghu: The Outlaws

Love Excellent Soaring Film Industry

Excellent Soaring Film Industry

Super Microcomputer

Shanghai

Director Jiang

Jiang Heng

Liu Tianxian

Du Huan

Jin Guoping

Chang Guangxi

Du Huan

director

production factory

Art Film Production Factory

Art Factory

artistic expression

animated film

live-action film

animation industry park

East Bank

East Bank

provincial and municipal media

online literature market

animation industry

subsidy regulations

duration and platform

box office

pay

production cost

accounts

funds

technology

creativity

talent

animation industry park

media press conference

start of filming

promotion

cooperation details

storyboard

feast

street

【138】 film

Also "movie" generic.

animated cartoon

special effects blockbuster

animated film

live-action film

animation industry

animated cartoon

animation industry park

animation industry

animation industry

Now we need to list each named entity exactly once in glossary output, using the exact English forms we decided.

Kung Fu Panda

The reason he hasn't filmed it yet is that many of the actresses he favors haven't debuted.

Because the animated series features more than ten stunning beauties, Jiang Heng couldn't possibly cast ordinary-looking actors to play those stunning beauties.

Even if the director, producer, and extras are blind, the audience isn't—can't they tell whether a woman is beautiful?

Of course, he also couldn't film it too late, otherwise, when actor salaries skyrocket, production costs would be too high.

According to Jiang Heng's estimate, it should be around 2008.

The only problem is that, although the actresses he favors are beautiful, their performances on the big screen aren't very outstanding.

Then, following the pre-drawn storyboard, they just need to shoot.

After chatting for a while, Liu Tianxian, worried about disturbing Jiang Heng's work, wanted to leave.

Furthermore, once the web novel market rises, there will be even more material suitable for animation.

It seems they lack creative and management personnel, which is why they want to collaborate with them.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "It's fine; I just occasionally come by to take a look, check the company's accounts, while daily operations are handled by them. As long as the finances are okay, everything else is trivial."

What these people don't realize is how badly the domestic animation industry will deteriorate in the near future.

As for whether they take kickbacks, that's beyond his control.

Jiang Heng laughed; he wasn't just capable of checking accounts—in the eyes of the staff, he was utterly proficient at it.

Indeed, this investment is truly enormous.

Although subject matter and other factors play a role, the lack of funding and not being valued are also very important reasons.

The animated version of 'Lotus Lantern' required only a 12 million investment; 80 million could fund six such films.

Inside the meeting room, everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while before getting down to business.

"Kung fu, panda?" Jin Guoping, Chang Guangxi, and the others exchanged glances, then began discussing it in low voices.

In the market economy era, Jin Guoping wouldn't assume that, just because Jiang Heng had a good attitude, the other party was begging him.

"Kung fu?" the art factory staff were puzzled; their first reaction was to think Jiang Heng wanted to make something similar to the kung fu film directed by Zhou Xingxing.

At noon, he drove out, took Liu Tianxian shopping and out for a big meal, then sent her back.

Now, the visit of Director Jiang Heng, the domestic box-office champion, to observe and seek cooperation, was completely beyond their expectations.

Jiang Heng had only spoken halfway when the art factory staff couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment.

What surprised the reporters was that Jiang Heng did not attend the event; instead, he went to Shanghai together with the company's boss, Du Huan.

Therefore, the state truly places great importance on the animation industry, pouring substantial real money into subsidies.

Moreover, they lamented the strength of Japan's animation industry, which dealt a strong blow to domestic animation.

Jin Guoping laughed and said, "Director Jiang, you're too polite; being able to cooperate with you is our honor!"

However, they attracted the attention of those with influence and connections, because the subsidy rules only consider runtime and platform.

For example, the subsidy amount differs if broadcast on provincial versus municipal media.

Furthermore, an amount of eighty million is a huge sum even for a live-action film!

Even AB could be filmed well by Xu Lao Guai and Wu Er Shan, so he has no reason to film it poorly.

However, listening to Jiang Heng continue, he said: "Panda! I think combining the national treasure panda with kung fu would be quite creative!"

Jin Guoping said, "Director Jiang has always made special-effects blockbusters; being interested in animated films is truly unexpected!"

The domestic animation industry has only gotten worse.

From the composition of his previous big films, Jiang Heng's artistic accomplishment is high; if he personally directs, recruiting staff to make an animated film would not be difficult.

To be honest, they truly hadn't considered this angle, and couldn't immediately think of a good theme.

"Kung fu!"

The two sides immediately discussed cooperation details; they could generally reach agreement, but there were still some points they couldn't settle on.

The Shanghai Art Film Factory, with factory chief Jin Guoping, director Chang Guangxi of the animated film 'Lotus Lantern,' and others received Jiang Heng and his entourage.

Of course, there are also ways to solve it.

With the Super Microcomputer's help, even the most complicated accounts appear extremely simple to him.

"I don't know what kind of animated film you want to make, Director Jiang!" Chang Guangxi asked.

Jiang Heng is willing to invest in an animated film whose prospects aren't that great, which shows he truly wants to do this.

"I plan to invest eighty million..."

These people then frantically produce animation of extremely poor quality, hoping to sell it to platforms and thereby obtain subsidies.

"Director Jiang, we agree in principle, but we don't know what form of cooperation you have in mind."

In the following days, Outstanding Rising Film Company promoted, The Legend of the Condor Heroes began filming, and they held a media press conference.

Furthermore, they were preparing to create an animation industry park in Pudong, where works like One Person Under, Qin Dynasty's Bright Moon, and The Bad Guys of the Painted Jianghu could be showcased.

This time, Jiang Heng wants to make Kung Fu Panda; isn't it unreasonable to let Americans profit from China's national treasure by earning Chinese people's money?

"As for me, I also want to create an animated film, but I've never done it before and lack talent nearby. Knowing that your art factory is the nation's top animated film producer, I came specially to seek cooperation!"

When water is too clear, there are no fish; besides, he isn't personally handling everything, so he can't manage things too strictly.

To be honest, Jiang Heng alone can hardly change anything; he's just doing his best to handle what he can.

In terms of acting, it leaves much to be criticized.

The next day, Jiang Heng again took Du Huan to Pudong to discuss the animation industry park.

At the same time, it greatly encouraged them, believing that with Jiang Heng's funds, technology, and creativity, plus the talent of the art factory, they could surely improve the domestic animation industry.

However, since Jiang Heng came forward with great fanfare to discuss cooperation and made a solemn proposal, it should be quite promising.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "I think animated films are also a very important form of artistic expression; if done well, their impact is no less than that of live-action films. Next door in Japan, animated films often top the yearly box office."

After uncovering some loopholes and rooting out a few corrupt elements, the company's mid- and senior-level executives basically dare not tamper with the accounts.

The reason is also very simple—just three words: "defrauding subsidies"!

The state also knows the huge influence of the animation industry, after all children love to watch it, and what a person sees in their adolescence will greatly affect their worldview.

And once the animation industry grows big, if one wants to build a theme park, there will be content for it.

Pudong attached great importance to Jiang Heng's arrival, the reception was of high standard, and the news reports were released early.

He has a "Super Microcomputer" that can pre-calculate the film's costumes, makeup, props, composition, colors, and even the actors' performances, thereby yielding a more perfect visual composition.

Jin Guoping and others nodded; they were aware of these phenomena.

Liu Tianxian looked surprised, "Uncle, you still check the accounts?"

This time I came here, first, to discuss cooperation with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, preparing to jointly establish an animation company.

Upon hearing this news, the entertainment industry's first reaction was bewilderment.

Director Jiang actually isn't making big-budget films but going into animation—am I looking at fake news?

(End of chapter)