Zhao Ye then appointed Wei Jiahui as the general manager of Hong Kong Oriental DreamWorks Company.
Wai Ka-fai is one of Hong Kong's most famous screenwriters. In the early 1980s, he entered TVB's screenwriting training class and joined the station's screenwriting team in the same year. In just a few years, he rose from director to creative director, writing many hit dramas such as "Police Cadet '84", "The Unyielding Spirit", "Looking Back in Anger", "The Greed of Man", and "The Horse Racing Tycoon", which sparked a ratings frenzy.
Moreover, he is also skilled in company management. In 1996, Wai Ka-fai and Johnnie To co-founded Milkyway Image, and he wrote or produced Milkyway Image works such as "The Longest Nite", "The Mission", "Needing You...", "Love on a Diet", "Wu Yen", "Running on Karma", "Mad Detective", and "Vengeance".
Wai Ka-fai undoubtedly played the role of the heart of Johnnie To's team, orchestrating and planning everything behind the scenes. Without Wai Ka-fai managing the rear, Milkyway Image would be incomplete.
A talent like Wai Ka-fai is exactly the right candidate for the position of General Manager of Hong Kong Oriental DreamWorks Company.
Wei Jiahui was naturally extremely excited to have such an opportunity.
"Boss, don't worry, I will definitely do as you instruct!" Wei Jiahui nodded emphatically.
Zhao Ye added, “The films produced by Oriental DreamWorks can be original works by screenwriters or adaptations of other works, not limited to novels, comics, animations, games, real events, etc. However, one of the main industries of Wujiang Group is games, so it would be best to start with game adaptations, followed by adaptations of animations and comics.”
Wai Ka-fai understood what he meant and nodded, saying, "Okay, boss, I understand!"
Ultimately, movies are just a means to create a super IP, and then make money through IP derivative licensing.
Anyone familiar with Wujiang Group probably understands.
The following day, Zhao Ye returned to the mainland.
Shanghai.
The long-time employees of Shanghai Animation Film Studio were actually somewhat opposed to the company's name change. They had maintained the name of the studio for so many years, so why change it now?
Due to widespread opposition, Zhao Ye had to carefully consider changing the company's name.
The name Oriental DreamWorks is indeed very catchy.
However, Shanghai Animation Film Studio is a childhood memory for countless people, and the old folks at the studio also cherish this name dearly, as it is the place they have dedicated their lives to.
"Boss, why did the Shanghai Animation Film Studio have to change its name? Can't we keep it?"
Renowned directors, screenwriters, and art directors from Shanghai Animation Film Studio, including Wan Laiming, Yan Dingxian, Zhou Keqin, Chang Guangxi, and Wu Yigong, all came to Zhao Ye.
Zhao Ye smiled wryly. He hadn't expected that changing his name would cause such a big reaction.
So he quickly returned to reassure everyone.
"Alright, everyone, please rest assured, Shanghai Animation Film Studio will still be called by its original name! However, it will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oriental DreamWorks."
Zhao Ye looked around and loudly explained to everyone, "From now on, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio will continue to focus on animation and comics production, while Oriental DreamWorks will produce live-action films..."
In the end, Zhao Ye suddenly felt that something was missing. He thought for a moment and suddenly realized that the era of computer-generated animation was coming soon. If the Shanghai Animation Film Studio continued to rely on artists to draw on paper, it might be abandoned by the times.
Should we acquire Pixar?
Developing from scratch is a slow process. Acquiring Pixar would allow them to bring computer-generated animation technology to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
In addition, computer-generated special effects are also very important.
The main reason why many of Wujiang Group's super IPs are difficult to adapt into movies is that computer special effects are not good enough to achieve some of the more stunning scenes.
It's possible that Jobs might sell Pixar, since Pixar is currently losing money, and after being ousted from Apple, Jobs founded another computer company that needs considerable funding for development...
It's highly unlikely that George Lucas, the owner of Industrial Light & Magic, will sell the company, because he's very business-minded these days, unless he gets a lot more money.
Zhao Ye shook his head, thinking to himself, why not start my own computer special effects company and name it "Digital Light Magic"!
P.S.: It suddenly turned out to be my birthday today, I completely forgot. I went out to eat and had a few drinks, so updates have been slower.
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