My ex-wife is a big star

Chapter 263 Challenge yourself

At almost the same level of production, the cost of hand-drawn animation is indeed higher.

When Mr. Hayao Miyazaki made "Spirited Away", the cost was about 19 billion yen.

According to the exchange rate at that time, it was converted into more than 1 million RMB.

This was 20 million [-] years ago. In terms of purchasing power alone, it is almost equivalent to more than [-] million now.

Of course, even if this animation is produced now, it is impossible to really need [-] million, and the cost calculation is not so simple and crude.

Over the past 20 years, with the continuous advancement of the animation industry and technology, the cost of technology has also been relatively reduced.

If it is offset, if Hayao Miyazaki makes "Spirited Away" now, the cost will definitely be more than [-] million, but it is certainly far from [-] million.

But Jiang Shu only spent [-] million.

The reason is that, on the one hand, the production cycle was much shorter, and Hayao Miyazaki spent at least two years before and after that year.

Jiang Shu only used it for less than a year.

The big expense of this kind of hand-drawn animation is salary.

The longer the production cycle, the higher the salary cost of the team.

On the other hand, Hayao Miyazaki completed this work from 0 to 10.

Jiang Shu is from 1 to 10.

As we all know, it is usually more difficult to go from 0 to 1 than to go from 1 to 10.

Jiang Shu completed this animation on the shoulders of the old man, and the costs and expenditures in all aspects were reduced.

At this moment, Jiang Shu is discussing the movie's release date with Song Chen, because the latter will be in charge of the movie's distribution and promotion.

At the same time, many filmmakers are more concerned about this issue.

Especially those who participated in or invested in the recent release of the film, and those who have relevant interests are a little trembling at the moment.

I was afraid that Jiang Shu would end up on the same schedule as them.

After all, they had already seen Jiang Shu's box office and ratings appeal.

Now Jiang Shu doesn't say who will die if he touches it, but as long as he meets him head-on, he will definitely not have good juice to eat, which will seriously affect the expected box office.

This is Bai Huahua's lost money, and everyone wants to stay away from Jiang Shu.

But what makes these people helpless is that Jiang Shu's films are usually set in a hurry.

Others confirm the news of the finalization several months in advance, which makes it easy to avoid.

Some major schedules are scheduled earlier, such as the Spring Festival and National Day.

Some movies are even decided to be scheduled for the Spring Festival one year in advance.

Fortunately for Jiang Shu, often when the official announcements are made, there is less than a month left.

People are caught off guard, if they want to temporarily escape, they can only be forced to suffer some losses, which is really frustrating.

It is now August, and the closest big date is the National Day file.

There is no doubt that Song Chen's opinion is to fix the National Day. There is basically no need for too much discussion on this issue.

In a year, the National Day file is the best time after the Spring Festival file, after all, it is also a small seven-day holiday.

Similarly, good schedules will also face greater competition.

This kind of market schedule, the winners are full, and can get a higher box office than ordinary schedules.

The losers will suffer even worse. Once the word-of-mouth collapses, the box office will be squeezed and drop off a cliff.

It's better to just go to a small schedule with no competitors and slowly take the long line.

Jiang Shu's movie is most likely to be the one that satiates people.

"I took a look." Jiang Shu said: "Now that it has been confirmed that the National Day film is set, one of your company is the main producer. Do you want to fight yourself?"

"It's okay, this movie can be transferred to New Year's Day." Song Chen said with a smile: "At first, I also thought that this movie's competitiveness in the National Day file is not so strong."

"That's it!"

In the end, Jiang Shu also agreed to Song Chen's suggestion.

The file is scheduled for September 9, and the premiere ceremony will be held on September 30 at the same time.

After the news was officially announced, related topics immediately appeared on Weibo's hot search list.

"It's amazing. I got the dragon badge in the morning and confirmed the scheduled time in the afternoon. Brother Jiang's work efficiency is amazing!"

"One thing to say, Brother Jiang's movie can now choose the schedule with eyes closed! Anyway, I will watch it no matter what time of day it is."

"There is still more than a month, I am in a hurry!"

"Can you break the 50 billion box office again!"

"Now the pressure is on the National Day film [狗头]"

"To escape or not to escape, this is a question [狗头]"

"..."

Now that the National Day has been confirmed, there are a total of four more anticipated films.

Now except for the one that Song Chen voted for, the film crews of the other three films are really helpless.

This is really a bit of a sense of innocence.

As soon as Jiang Shu got involved, the nature of the schedule changed.

Originally, I felt that I had a chance to win in several films, and I was quite confident. Anyway, I looked down on my opponent strategically.

But after Jiang Shu came in, everyone collectively felt that they were bound to lose.

Unless after Jiang Shu's movie was released, the box office would be harvested for two or three days, and the word-of-mouth would collapse directly, and then it would be their world.

But how likely is this?

Although many insiders are not so optimistic about Jiang Shu's involvement in the animation industry, at least they don't have high expectations for his live-action films.

But if you really want to bet that its quality is not as expected, you still feel a little guilty.

After "Spirited Away" was officially announced, discussions on the Internet were naturally very lively.

However, for the time being, there are no films of the same schedule to announce the transfer.

Even Song Chen's main cast, which he agreed with Jiang Shu to change, has not said anything yet.

They are all waiting for others to adjust their gear first.

Now there are five films in the National Day file. If you can’t stand two of them first, you can choose to change the file, and you can play with the remaining three.

After all, the National Day stalls are so big that Jiang Shu can't finish them all.

There are fewer competitors, and by the way, you can also gamble on the bad reputation of "Spirited Away".

Now it's up to who takes longer.

After Jiang Shu read the comments on Weibo for a while, he saw another topic on the trending list.

The sales volume of Gu Yaoqing's new album on all platforms has exceeded 400 million copies.

This achievement is undoubtedly the ceiling-level sales volume in today's Chinese music scene.

This also far exceeded Gu Yaoqing's previous expectations.

"Amazing! A new album sales record!"

"This record, I feel like Jiang Shu can break it!"

"Jiang Shu is really a lucky star. Ever since Ruoqing and Jiang Shu got together, the sales have been higher every time! He has become more and more feminine [狗头]"

"Only 400 million copies, they have already sold 4000 million copies [狗头]"

"The 4000 million sales are just bragging for fans, it's really not shameful [狗头]"

"..."

Gu Yaoqing This is an album, not a single.

The singles of some traffic stars, with a unit price of 3 yuan, have indeed sold tens of millions of sales.

Fans even chanted that if you don't buy a hundred singles, you don't deserve to be a brother's fan.

This so-called record is what fans are complacent about and show off everywhere.

In the eyes of outsiders, this special meow is pure brain damage!
This record is a joke.

However, Gu Yaoqing's achievements at the ceiling level in the music industry ended up earning thousands of W.

Compared with the income of the ceiling works in the film and television industry, the difference is really not 01:30.

It's no wonder that now whether it's capital or stars, they are all pouring their brains into film and television dramas, and the money comes so fast!

And the requirements for business capabilities are not high.

Anyway, old dramas have a market for old dramas, and the flow of fresh meat also has its own positioning, and they even earn more than old dramas.

As for the music circle, except for a few musicians who are really dedicated, it is still in a state of continuous failure.

Early the next morning.

Jiang Shu then left and went to the set with Su Shu.

Because in "I'm Not the God of Medicine", Jiang Shu gave her a role.

Liu Sihui, many people may not remember this name at first glance, but it is actually the dancer played by Tan Zhuo.

The hero of the film, Cheng Yong, was found by Jiang Shu himself, and his name is Zhu Feng.

In fact, Jiang Shu has already cooperated with him, and he is Huang Silang in "Let the Bullets Fly".

At the same time, he is also an actor under Song Chen's banner.

Jiang Shu felt that he was really easy to use, with strong acting skills and plasticity. He was a rare good actor, so he continued to use it.

There are two main locations for the filming of "I'm Not the God of Medicine".

One is India, and the other is in Jinling.

Domestic plots are all filmed in Jinling.

For example, at the end of the movie, the scene where the public sees off the male lead on Changjie is on the old Xichangmen Street in Jinling.

Jiang Shu and Su Shu took the high-speed train to Jinling together.

I chose a business seat ticket, and the car was not full, so it was much more relaxing.

If you buy an ordinary second-class seat, it will be a bit of a waste of time to be recognized by other passengers.

On the way, Jiang Shu received a call from Du Zhengtao, the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala.

Jiang Shu was a little emotional, and finally there was a result.

No matter what the result is, he doesn't care.

But seeing how Du Zhengtao talked with them for so long, they must have quite a big disagreement on this issue.

Du Zhengtao wants to respond to the above, and maybe the people above will also respond to the above, who knows!

"Director Jiang, I've been really worried about this for the past few days." Du Zhengtao's voice was somewhat helpless: "This matter is easy to say, but why is it so difficult to do!"

"Director Du doesn't need to bother so much." Jiang Shu said with a smile: "I've said it all, let's just let it go."

But Du Zhengtao didn't think so.

Now that he is the chief director, he naturally wants to make the show better, make the audience like it, and get a good reputation for himself.

It's better than being ridiculed by the audience if the show is not done well!
What is in front of us now, as long as Jiang Shu's few sketches can be played, it will definitely directly boost the reputation of the party.

The singing and dancing aspects of the party are not bad in general. Although not all of them are excellent, most of them are at least without merit.

Now only the last piece of the puzzle of language programs is missing.

"So what's the situation now? Director Du, just tell me!" Jiang Shu said with a smile.

"Actually, we also like these few sketches of yours very much, just some value orientation..." Du Zhengtao's tone was very helpless: "As for the ending of "Not Returning", can we change it a little?"

"I'm really sorry." Jiang Shu smiled, but his attitude was still firm: "You can let me not go to the Spring Festival Gala, but I don't want to castrate the script either."

"You kid..." Du Zhengtao sighed helplessly.

The meaning given to him above is actually to try to let Jiang Shu change the ending to be more positive.

If Jiang Shu's attitude is still unwilling to change... then let's not change!

"Director Du, let me tell you the truth. In fact, it is meaningless to entangle the value orientation of the sketch. Whether a certain behavior is good or bad, everyone has a reputation in their hearts, and it will not change just because of watching a sketch."

For some Spring Festival Gala sketches around 2000, some value orientations were negative. For example, the series of selling cars and abducting cars was just deceiving people.

There are not many sketches for preaching.

But do these really have any effect on the audience?

At that time, the masses of the people worked hard and worked hard.

Today's language programs are sensational and preaching every day, but it has become the voice of many young people.

In the final analysis, it is not caused by the real social environment.

"I won't talk to you about this topic." Du Zhengtao skipped over it directly, and said with a smile: "If you really don't want to change it, then don't change it!"

"Are you sure? I don't want to embarrass you either."

"Of course." Du Zhengtao took a deep breath: "I have tried my best to give you a relaxed creative environment, come on!"

"That's good." Jiang Shu said softly: "But you have to say it first. If you ask me to change the script after I go, I won't give you face."

"Don't worry!" Du Zhengtao said with a smile: "Such words cannot be faked."

"no problem."

"Then I would like to wish you in advance, the new film will be a big hit at the box office!"

"Thank you." Jiang Shu smiled, and then invited: "If Director Du has time, welcome to the premiere on September 9."

"No problem." Du Zhengtao was also straightforward: "I will definitely be there on that day."

After a few more polite words, the two hung up the phone.

Jiang Shu then turned his head and glanced at Su Shu in the aisle: "I'll send you two notebooks of sketches, you can choose one!"

"Ah...?" Su Shu was stunned for a moment: "Are you going to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Yeah." Jiang Shu nodded with a smile: "This time it's from the main station, live broadcast, is there any pressure?"

"It's okay! Anyway, I'm more excited." Su Shu laughed.

"Then take a look at the notebook I sent you!"

Jiang Shu gave him the scripts of "Not Returning" and "Help or Not".

soon.

After reading the script, Su Shu was a little surprised: "Is it really okay to not pay back the ending?"

"Okay, you don't have to worry about that." Jiang Shu said with a smile.

"Then I will choose to help this old lady." Su Shu took a deep breath: "I want to challenge myself."

"Choose this sketch, then you have to work harder." Jiang Shu said with a smile: "I just act in my true colors."

"I think I can do it, hehe..."

When Ma Li performed this sketch, she was 32 years old, 4 years older than Su Shu now.

Objectively speaking, the old lady played by Ma Li in "Can't Help" must have performed well.

It's just that if you compare it with the more powerful old lady Song Dandan, there is some gap.

Song Dandan was less than 40 years old when she participated in "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", and her performance was amazing.

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(End of this chapter)