Chapter 149 Kung Fu Panda
Jiang Heng likes "The Heroes" very much.

The reason why he hasn’t filmed it now is because many of the actresses he likes have not yet made their debut.

Since there are more than a dozen stunning beauties in the anime series, Jiang Heng cannot do such a thing as using actresses with average looks to pretend to be stunning beauties.

Even if the director, producer, and extras are blind, the audience is not blind. Can't they see that a beautiful woman is beautiful?

Of course, we can’t shoot too late, otherwise when the pay for films skyrocket, the production costs will be too high.

According to Jiang Heng's estimation, it should be around 08.

The only problem is that these actresses he likes are beautiful, but their performances on the big screen are not very outstanding.

As for the acting, it has been somewhat criticized.

Of course, there is a solution.

He has a "super microcomputer" that can calculate and deduce the film's costumes, makeup, props, composition, colors, and even the actors' performances in advance, so as to come up with a more perfect picture composition.

Then just shoot according to the storyboard script drawn in advance.

If Ab could be filmed well by Xu Laoguai and Wu Ershan, there is no reason why he can't film it well.

After chatting for a while, Liu Tianxian wanted to leave because she was afraid of disturbing Jiang Heng's work.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "It's okay. In fact, I just come here occasionally to check the company's accounts. They are responsible for the daily work. As long as there is no problem with the money, the rest is a small matter."

Liu Tianxian looked surprised, "Uncle can check the accounts?"

Jiang Heng smiled. Not only was he good at checking, but in the eyes of all the employees, he was also extremely proficient in it.

With the help of the "super microcomputer", even the most complicated accounts seem extremely simple to him.

After discovering some loopholes and catching a few corrupt officials, the company's middle and senior management dared not tamper with the accounts.

As for whether he took kickbacks, that was not something he could control.

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. He is not doing it himself, so he cannot be too strict.

He drove out at noon, took Liu Tianxian shopping and had a big meal, and then sent her back.

In the following days, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video announced the start of filming of The Return of the Condor Heroes and held a media conference.

To the reporters' surprise, Jiang Heng did not attend the event, but went to Shanghai with the company's CEO Du Huan.

Jiang Heng and his party were received by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, its director Jin Guoping, and the director of the animated film "The Lotus Lantern", Chang Guangxi, and others.

In the conference room, everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while before getting down to business.

Jin Guoping said: "Director Jiang has been shooting special effects blockbusters, and he is interested in animated films. We really didn't expect it!"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "I think animated films are also a very important form of artistic expression. If they are well made, their influence is no less than that of live-action films. In neighboring Japan, animated films often top the annual box office charts."

Jin Guoping and others nodded. They were aware of these phenomena.

And they lamented the strength of the Japanese animation industry, which had a strong impact on the domestic animation industry.

Although there are factors such as subject matter, lack of funds and lack of attention are also very important reasons.

Now, they never expected that director Jiang Heng, the highest-grossing director in the country, would come to visit and seek cooperation.

At the same time, they are extremely excited. With Jiang Heng's funds, technology, and creativity, plus the talents of the art factory, they believe that they will be able to develop the domestic animation industry.

What these people don’t know is how bad the domestic animation industry will become in the near future.

The reason is very simple, just three words: "subsidy fraud"!
The country also knows the huge influence of the animation industry. After all, children love to watch it, and the content a person sees as a teenager will greatly affect their values.

Therefore, the country really attaches great importance to the animation industry and spends a lot of real money to subsidize it.

Unfortunately, some people with connections have targeted it, because the subsidy details only look at the duration and platform. For example, if it is broadcast on provincial and municipal media, the subsidy amount is different.

These people frantically produce cartoons with extremely poor content quality, and try to sell them to the platforms to get subsidies.

The domestic animation industry is getting worse and worse.

To be honest, it is difficult for Jiang Heng to change anything on his own. He can only try his best to do what he can.

The purpose of my visit this time is to discuss cooperation with Shanghai Animation Film Studio and prepare to jointly establish an animation company.

Secondly, they are planning to build an animation industry park in Pudong, where works such as "Under One Person", "The Legend of Qin", "Painting Jianghu: The Bad Guys" and so on can be put forward.

Furthermore, as the online literature market rises, there will be more themes that can be made into animations.

Once the animation industry becomes bigger, there will be content for theme parks.

This time, Jiang Heng wants to make "Kung Fu Panda". It doesn't make sense to let Americans use China's national treasure to make money from the Chinese, right?
"I also want to make an animated film, but I've never done it before and I don't have the talent around me. I know that our animation studio is the top animation film studio in the country, so I came here specifically to ask for cooperation!"

Jin Guoping smiled and said, "Director Jiang is so polite. It is our honor to work with you!"

In the era of market economy, Jin Guoping would not really think that Jiang Heng was begging him just because of his good attitude.

Judging from the composition of several previous blockbusters, Jiang Heng's attainments in art are very high. If he directs it himself, it will not be difficult to recruit people to make an animated film.

I think it’s because we lack creative and management personnel that we want to cooperate with them.

"I wonder what kind of animation Director Jiang wants to make!" Chang Guangxi asked.

"effort!"

"Kung Fu?" The people at the art studio were puzzled. Their first reaction was to think that Jiang Heng was going to make a movie similar to "Kung Fu" directed by Stephen Chow.

But Jiang Heng continued, "Panda! I think it's more creative to combine the national treasure panda with Kung Fu!"

"Kung Fu, Panda?" Jin Guoping, Chang Guangxi and others looked at each other, and then started discussing in a low voice.

To be honest, they really hadn't thought about it in this regard and couldn't think of any good topic for a while.

However, since Jiang Heng came to discuss cooperation with such fanfare and proposed it solemnly, it should be very promising.

"Director Jiang, we agree in principle. I wonder how Director Jiang plans to cooperate?"

"I plan to invest 80 million..."

Jiang Heng had just finished speaking when the people at the art factory couldn't help but exclaim.

This investment is really too huge.

The animated version of "The Lotus Lantern" only had an investment of 1200 million yuan, and million yuan is enough to shoot six films.

Besides, the amount of 80 million is a huge sum even for a live-action movie!

Jiang Heng is willing to spend money on an animated film that doesn't have such a good prospect. It seems that he really wants to do this!

The two sides then discussed the details of the cooperation and were able to reach a general agreement, but there were still some areas where they could not agree.

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

Pudong attached great importance to Jiang Heng's arrival. The reception was of high standard and news reports were sent out early.

When people in the entertainment industry heard the news, their first reaction was confusion.

Director Jiang actually didn't make a blockbuster movie but made an animation instead. Did I read fake news?

(End of this chapter)