Chapter 450 Should be more
"Animated movies? Children's movies? Can those things make money?"
Feng Jiming, who was standing by, heard this and asked back subconsciously.
As the general manager of Blue Whale Entertainment, Feng Jiming is not just a socializing general manager. He pays close attention to the business related to his position on a daily basis and is quite familiar with the industry environment.
In recent years, apart from some cartoon blockbusters for younger audiences, there are almost no animated films that make money.
In addition, subsidies for animation from relevant departments have been gradually reduced. The animation industry is basically dominated by animated TV series for younger audiences, and animated films are synonymous with children's films, with limited investment and profits.
"It is still profitable. Just like in Hollywood, animated films can reach all ages and make considerable profits. In China, the situation is still because some people are eager for quick success and instant benefits, which has damaged the reputation of the animation industry. If we calm down and spend more time making a sophisticated animated film, it will still be profitable. For example, some children's animated TV series in the past two years have made considerable profits, which shows that the market is huge, but the profit cycle of animated films is a bit long."
Although Zhou Anan sees a bright future for the animation film industry, he doesn't know much about this aspect and can only talk about the macro aspects.
If we really let him do it, everything will be in vain.
“The long profit cycle is not a problem.”
Li Shucheng felt that this problem was not a problem at all.
He knew that He Xinlan's goal was to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry and make good on her years of hard work and persistence.
As for how much money he earned, Li Shucheng didn't think it mattered, because it would definitely not be as much as he did.
Not to mention his family's automobile industry, even the 18% stake in Blue Whale Entertainment that he currently owns generates annual profits in the billions.
Even at the peak of Xinlan Entertainment, its annual profit was only 20 to 30 million.
However, Li Shucheng didn't care much about Zhou Anan's plan to create young idols.
What does that mean? Why does his girlfriend's company need so many young handsome guys?
He decided to work in the animation industry.
"Don't blame me if you lose money."
Seeing that Young Master Li seemed to have made a decision, Zhou Anan said with a smile.
In the animation film industry, you only invest money in the short term and rarely see profits.
Of course, developing peripheral products and launching one or two popular animated TV series would be enough to sustain the company's subsequent investment.
"Didn't you say we could work together? Do you have any projects to recommend?"
Looking over seriously, Li Shucheng asked.
Although he doesn't care about profit, there must always be hope.
In this regard, Li Shucheng trusts Zhou Anan's vision very much.
Nowadays, every project of Blue Whale Entertainment has not made a loss, which shows that the other party has a sharp vision.
At this time, He Xinlan, who was chatting with the two young ladies, also shifted her attention and looked at the person standing behind Blue Whale Entertainment with some anticipation.
After being with the eldest son of the Li family, He Xinlan realized how lucky her female artist was. She was chosen as the chief planner of Blue Whale Entertainment in one fell swoop.
Outsiders only know that Mr. Feng is the host of Blue Whale Entertainment, but they don’t know that the person who truly decides the direction of this rapidly growing and developing ship of Blue Whale Entertainment is just a student who is about to become a junior.
However, just looking at the appearance, others would not think that the other person is a college student.
When He Xinlan saw each other for the first time, she thought Zhou Anan was about the same age as Li Shucheng.
"Um"
Zhou Anan didn't expect that she would be blackmailed by this seemingly honest Young Master Li just because she said it casually.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Anan gave a conservative suggestion: "For animated films, you can make one about Journey to the West. After all, this theme has a wide audience and is safer. In addition, you can also develop an animated TV series about Journey to the West."
As she was talking, Zhou Anan's mind popped up several well-received Journey to the West movies and cartoons that she had watched in her previous life.
The animated film is naturally "The Return of the Great Sage". I guess the team has not been established yet.
Animated series? The original "Qin's Moon" was pretty good, but the first part was released at the beginning of this year. Zhou Anan even saw a few girls in the training department following the series.
Then the only option is to choose a Journey to the West theme. Zhou Anan seems to remember a modified version of Journey to the West animation, in which the violent Tang Sanzang was very outstanding.
He couldn't remember the entire plot, he just watched it sporadically on a certain audio app.
With his experience of writing novels in his spare time in his previous life, he should be able to piece together a rough plot. At worst, he could buy the copyright of "The Legend of Sun Wukong" in advance and refer to the plot in it.
By the way, a live-action movie will be made in a few years. The same movie in the previous life is said to have earned hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.
It’s just that Zhou Anan watched the pirated version because of the bad reviews online, and felt that the plot was indeed a bit off. It could be done much better in this life, and the box office might be a surprise.
After connecting a series of ideas together, Zhou Anan suddenly felt that the animation industry had great potential.
Any idea he comes up with can make money. Is he a hidden genius?
"I'd like to trouble you with the script. Also, do you have any recommendations for this production team?"
After listening to Zhou Anan's ideas, Li Shucheng felt more and more that the animation industry had good prospects.
According to this long-term plan, although Xinlan Entertainment needs to invest more funds, Li Shucheng doesn't care.
".I'll go back and think about it first."
Feeling contemptuous of Young Master Li's behavior of relying on genius, Zhou Anan nodded indifferently.
If Xinlan Entertainment really switches to animation, he must let Blue Whale Entertainment get involved.
"An An, how much money is our company going to invest?"
Feng Jiming, who originally thought that the animation industry was not very promising, changed his position without hesitation after listening to the major shareholder's long speech and began to care about the invested funds.
Investing in the animation industry and revitalizing domestic animation culture sounds exciting, but the most important thing is that it can make money.
On this point, Feng Jiming had no doubt about the vision of this major shareholder.
As for his original opinion, he firmly insisted that it was against the will of heaven not to make money when possible.
“.”
I didn't expect Feng Datou's concept to change so quickly. Zhou Anan, who only had a vague idea, couldn't answer at all.
Anyway, he saw in the news that the Monkey King cost over 100 million yuan to produce. Although there was some water in the investment and the price difference in recent years, the production cost must have been 60 million yuan.
Spending three years and earning 700 to 800 million at the box office and 200 million in profit should be enough.
"Our company is preparing 60 million yuan to be invested over three years."
After thinking about several other additional development projects, Zhou Anan gave a conservative estimate.
Considering the current profitability of Blue Whale Entertainment, it won't be a big deal if this project loses money.
Of course, it is impossible to make a loss.
"Xinlan Entertainment will also invest 60 million over three years."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Anan was so determined. Li Shucheng did not hesitate and decided to invest in Xinlan Entertainment.
It would be more accurate to say that it was his capital injection rather than an investment in Xinlan Entertainment.
As for money, if he doesn’t have it, he can ask his father for it.
Yu Xian'er and Wang Xiaoxiao, who were sitting nearby, did not react much. The former came from a large family and had assets worth billions, while the latter was completely insensitive to the monetary figures. However, He Xinlan, who was attending a gathering for the first time, was frightened when she heard it.
Just so hastily, a project with an investment of hundreds of millions was finalized?
Sure enough, her previous vision was too narrow.
(End of this chapter)
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