Chapter 540: Only one monkey for hundreds of years

After Tian Xiaopeng said the words "five small goals", he felt an indescribable feeling of excitement.

This number is beyond imagination not only for him, but also for all practitioners in the domestic animation film industry.

"Boonie Bears" was so popular and accumulated so many original audiences, but when it was finally transformed into a big movie, it only grossed 2.5 million yuan.

Moreover, this is based on the premise that the quality of "Treasure Bear Soldiers" is very good.

So far, it can be said that there is basically no potential ticket base for "The Return of the Great Sage".

Tian Xiaopeng dared to say that the box office reached 500 million, because he still felt that the special effects level of the movie itself was indeed very good. In addition, with the support of Zhou Mo, it was Zhou Mo's face that could bring in a lot of fans to consume.

However, after hearing Tian Xiaopeng's goal, Zhou Mo shook his head.

Tian Xiaopeng's heart trembled.

really.

Five hundred million was still too high. He had indeed taken it for granted.

The palm was originally open, but now the thumb is retracted.

"Four hundred million then."

However, Zhou Mo still shook his head.

Tian Xiaopeng's hands even began to tremble.

Four hundred million isn’t enough?

He really was too ambitious.

He put his little finger back.

"That's three hundred million."

While speaking, Tian Xiaopeng was comforting himself in his heart, it’s okay, three hundred million is already very good.

Three hundred million for the first independent production is pretty good.

However, just when he adjusted his mood, he saw Zhou Mo slowly stretched out two fingers.

Tian Xiaopeng: Shocked!
Only 200 million?!

At this moment, Tian Xiaopeng's first reaction was that if it was 200 million, wouldn't that mean he would have to lose money?

Losing money on your first try?

Don’t do that kind of thing.

"Director Zhou, if it's 200 million, will it be..."

Seeing this, Zhou Mo stopped joking and said directly: "It's not 200 million, it's twice as much."

He simply grabbed Tian Xiaopeng's hands and asked him to spread out all ten fingers.

"Two fingers means twice, and it's twice your five hundred million."

Tian Xiaopeng was stunned on the spot, and it took him a long time to wake up from a dream.

“Twice as much as 500 million… a billion?!

Director Zhou, do you mean that The Monkey King: Hero is Back can have a box office of 1 billion?"

"Well, what do you think?" Zhou Mo asked back.

Tian Xiaopeng waved his hand like Cao Cao on the spot.

"No way, absolutely impossible."

After he called out twice, he saw the smile on Zhou Mo's lips and realized that he was a little too excited.

He coughed lightly, sat down and said slowly: "Director Zhou, I'm not denying you, but up to now, there has not been such a high-grossing movie in China. Although the quality of our "The Return of the Great Sage" is good, to be honest, it still lacks a sufficient audience base."

Zhou Mo smiled but said nothing.

Tian Xiaopeng's analysis of the market is correct.

But he obviously forgot one thing.

"The Return of the Great Sage" does not really have a fan base.

But the protagonist of "The Return of the Great Sage", Sun Wukong, the monkey, has a huge fan base.

To put it in an exaggerated way, the character of Sun Wukong has always been the C position player in the entertainment industry.

The traffic accumulated over hundreds of years is simply beyond imagination.

Sun Wukong: What is a superstar? (leaning back).

Why do so many people who make entertainment products always want to have something to do with Sun Wukong?
Isn't it just that you are envious of the massive amount of traffic that comes naturally to others?

As long as the quality of the works is good and Monkey King is well-known, there will basically be no problem with revenue.

Zhou Mo patted Tian Xiaopeng on the shoulder.

"It doesn't matter. You can tell the interviewer exactly what we just said. It's just a prediction anyway, so if you guess wrong, the impact won't be that big."

Tian Xiaopeng nodded, feeling much more relieved.

After a while, Tian Xiaopeng went to the station for an interview.

In the office, the assistant asked while packing Zhou Mo's things.

"Director Zhou, do you really think that The Return of the Great Sage can reach 1 billion?"

"Well, it should be fine. Sun Wukong is so well-known that everyone knows him. Therefore, as long as the quality of works related to Sun Wukong is good, they will definitely cause a sensation when they are released."

In its previous life, the total box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" was close to 10 billion, and the data directly shocked the entire film industry.

In 2015, there are many live-action movies that cannot reach this level.

You're just making an animated film and you've achieved this?
But this is the fighting power of the Great Sage.

It is also worth mentioning that when "The Return of the Great Sage" was released in the previous life, the box office on the first day was only 18 million.

After that, it immediately achieved a five-day jump and soared directly to 65 million.

This shows how poor the early publicity for this movie was.

The final good result was purely due to the reversal achieved by the quality of the film.

In this life, Zhou Mo directly asked several platforms to promote "The Return of the Great Sage" at full capacity.

With Shanhe’s publicity channels, the film’s performance will definitely not be as helpless as in the past, wasting a lot of potential box office.

That afternoon, after Tian Xiaopeng’s interview video was broadcast on the website, it immediately sparked a discussion about “The Return of the Great Sage”.

Without a doubt, the point discussed most by the audience was the director's predictions for "The Return of the Great Sage".

When the number of one billion appeared, the comments were immediately filled with "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The audience's first reaction to this number was exactly the same as Tian Xiaopeng's.

The essence of human beings is to repeat themselves.jpg. However, when Tian Xiaopeng said that the "one billion" prediction came from Zhou Mo, not many people directly opposed it.

This has been proven countless times in the past.

Zhou Mo's vision has never been wrong.

But the number "one billion" is indeed beyond their imagination, so some people began to analyze how many children "The Return of the Great Sage" would have to reach in order to get a box office of one billion.

By the evening, this topic had become a hot search.

Seeing that the popularity had almost reached a certain level, Zhou Mo also posted a status.

“Thanks to our friends who helped us calculate the number of moviegoers. It is indeed as they said, if The Return of the Great Sage wants to achieve a good enough result, it must be seen by enough children.

However, what I want to say is that "The Return of the Great Sage" is not a work only for teenagers, and the name Sun Wukong does not only exist as a name for teenagers.

As a carrier of culture, animation targets not only young people but also adults and even the elderly.

I think many people are like me, and have a dream of becoming the Monkey King in their hearts, holding the golden cudgel, slaying demons and monsters, and clearing the sky.

The creation of "The Return of the Great Sage" is also based on this idea, and its content will definitely not disappoint everyone.

See you at the cinema on August 8th."

In addition to promoting the movie, Zhou Mo's article actually focused on discussing one thing.

Is animation actually prepared for teenagers and infants?

This issue has been discussed back and forth on the Internet for many years, and every time it comes up it causes a large-scale discussion.

This time is no exception.

Not long after Zhou Mo posted his update, the corresponding entry had already been created.

The entries are naturally created by the company itself.

But the discussions under the entries are indeed from real users.

In this way, Zhou Mo used a clichéd topic to complete the final promotion of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Soon, the time came to August 8th.

Premiere.

There are a lot of people coming, but they can be roughly divided into two groups.

One wave in the entertainment industry, another wave in the animation industry.

The two groups have some overlap, but generally speaking they are clearly separated.

Zhou Mo didn't deliberately introduce himself to the underworld. He wasn't originally from the same circle, and he came to the entertainment industry mainly to show his support.

I don’t think we will have much social interaction in the future.

No need to hard melt.

Of course, the division into circles is a general situation. There are also some individuals who are quite popular in both circles and can talk to this one and that one.

A typical example is Huang Xiaoming.

"Director Zhou." Tian Xiaopeng walked over after welcoming the guests.

"How are the people coming?"

"It's almost done."

"Okay, then go in."

Zhou Mo glanced at the list and found that most of the guests on his side had finished their work.

As soon as I took a step, I noticed that Tian Xiaopeng touched his forehead from time to time.

Upon closer inspection, I was shocked to see that he was sweating profusely, and his entire body looked like he had been fished out of a water tank.

"Director Tian, ​​are you going to be okay in this state for a while?"

Tian Xiaopeng was sweating again.

"Director Zhou, I'm just a little nervous"

Zhou Mo patted his shoulder.

"Calm down, Lao Tian, ​​we have come out of the sword and gun, why are you so nervous!"

Tian Xiaopeng: …

He glanced at Zhou Mo and said helplessly, "Director Zhou, my last name is Tian, ​​but I have nothing to do with that Tian."

Zhou Mo smiled.

"Just know how to refute it. At least it will keep you steady for a while."

After being interrupted like this, Tian Xiaopeng actually felt a lot more relaxed.

He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Director Zhou, I will be fine with this movie no matter what."

"Okay, I feel relieved when you say that. Let's go in."

The two walked into the cinema together.

What follows is simply the old process.

Singing, interviewing.

Black screen, projection.

When the light came back on the screen, Zhou Mo listened to the sighs from all around.

"Fuck, this quality?"

"This technique is a bit too powerful."

"I just watched Boonie Bears during the Chinese New Year this year, and I felt it was much better than that movie. This movie should not have been produced this year."

“Could it be because of the style?”

“Yes, but it’s more about technology.”

After hearing this conversation, Zhou Mo felt completely relieved.

He looked at Tian Xiaopeng again, and found that the other person had regained his confidence.

It wasn't until the end of the movie that the surrounding discussions gradually died down.

Next is the interview session.

According to Zhou Mo's habit, if the work is not directed by him, he usually lets the director do the work.

But the situation this time is special.

He had called over most of the people in the entertainment industry, so he still went up to say a few words symbolically, to help Tian Xiaopeng find out what was missing.

(End of this chapter)