My Animation Era

  Chapter 205 Sorry, I'm an insider! (seeking subscription)

   It's hard to describe the mood of many domestic animation producers, including Gu Miao.

on the one hand…

  Everyone hopes that after so many years of decline and trough, domestic animation can usher in the rise again, domestic animation films can also enter the "100 million club", and see that the future is no longer dark.

   can be on the other hand.

  Everyone is very clear in their hearts that the box office of over 100 million is undoubtedly an insurmountable natural moat for animated films, especially domestic animated films.

  Passing this hurdle, the heavens and seas will be as wide as you can roam. It can be said that "Quiba" will leave a strong mark in the history of domestic animation.

  Can't pass this level...

  No matter how many people are looking forward to it, domestic animation and domestic animation films still have no improvement, and the future is still shrouded in darkness.

  This feeling is as if the LPL audience in the S7 and S8 seasons are looking forward to the first S championship belonging to the LPL, but at the same time they are full of pessimism, thinking that the LCK is invincible.

after all…

   At this time, domestic live-action movies have already crossed the "billion" threshold early.

  Domestic live-action movies are rushing towards the box office of 2 billion or 3 billion, competing with Hollywood blockbusters. So far, domestic animation films have not even produced a work with a box office of over 100 million.

   I have to say that although there is competition and slander among peers, at this time, everyone is very supportive of "Quiba" hitting the box office of 100 million yuan and breaking the dusty record.

  Unfortunately, things backfired.

  Just as everyone expected the Bird’s Nest LPL duo to join forces back then, but they all ended up in the top four, the box office of "Quiba", which had high hopes, was only 2.08 million on the first day!

"Hahaha…"

   The little bear was probably stimulated, and his spirit was not normal.

  Looking at the eye-catching three-digit figure on the box office list, he smiled and asked Gu Miao, "Is it ironic? I was expecting the box office to exceed 100 million. Now it's alright, it's a bit difficult to exceed 10 million!"

   "Sarcasm indeed."

  Gu Miao nodded, on the surface she agreed with Mr. Xiong's words, but she kept muttering inwardly.

   It shouldn't be!

  Although Mr. Big Xiong deliberately suppressed the filming rate and popularity of "Quiba: One Hundred Thousand Urgency", he didn't dare to make it too obvious. After all, he was also afraid of being discovered by Mr. Xiong.

  According to his and Mr. Daxiong's estimates, although the box office on the first day will be affected to some extent, it should be around six to seven million in general.

  The total box office is 30 to 40 million, so that the little bears can't afford to eat. This is their goal.

   But what is the situation now?

  The box office on the first day was 2.08 million.

"what is the problem?"

  Gu Miao frowned and asked, "Didn't you spend so much money on publicity and promotion? How could it be so unpopular? It shouldn't be!"

   "You ask me, who should I ask?"

   Xiaoxiong always sneered: "Either everyone is not interested in "Quiba" at all, or there is something wrong with the publicity and promotion."

  The former is unlikely.

  After all, when the trailer of "Quiba" was released, everyone was obviously very positive. According to common sense, even if you feel disappointed after watching it, it is after "watching".

   No one reads this, which shows that the problem does not lie in "Quiba" itself.

   Is that Xuanfa?

  Little Xiong and Gu Miao looked at each other, and thought of a possibility in unison.

   "No, I have to investigate."

  The box office performance of 2.08 million on the first day obviously stimulated Mr. Xiong, making him question the "publicity" link, and decided to investigate it carefully.

  Why no one bought tickets?

  The movie is not good, that is the conclusion after watching it, this is the premiere! With the huge publicity fee paid by President Xiaoxiong, how can it be possible to lure hundreds of thousands of people into the theater to watch it?

   This box office is obviously not right.

  The amount is so low that there is only one possibility, that is, many passer-by fans don't even know what movie "Quiba" is.

   Fans who know and are interested in "Quiba" don't know that this movie is released.

  Then here comes the problem!

  Xiong always spends more than 10 million close to 20 million on publicity and promotion for the movie "Quiba". How could this happen?

   After some investigation...

  The final result made Gu Miao shout outrageous. He never expected that the truth is so simple?

   Feiyang Animation has no publishing ability.

  So at the beginning of the release, Little Bear always found a film distribution company to cooperate with. The two agreed to each bear half of the film distribution costs.

  The problem is in the distribution part...

   Bear is always being scammed, and that film distributor is a liar. Use the cheapest posters to lie about TV ads and Internet push ads.

   "Quiba" has been announced!

  But this kind of publicity plan costs at most two or three million, or even lower. When reviewing the film announcement plan, the budget reached an astonishing 30 million.

   Guys, a suit within a suit!

  When Mr. Xiong first questioned the other party, he didn't notice anything strange. It wasn't until Mr. Big Bear reminded him that he realized that he was cheated by the contract.

   "Mr. Bear?"

  Gu Miao caught the point.

   "Yes! My dad!"

  "He scolded me severely on the phone, saying that I was too naive, that I was sold and paid back to others, and that it is a shame to have a son like me..."

  After repeating his father's classic quotations, Xiaoxiong always cried and said with a sad face: "My father also said that not only will I take the company in this time, but I will also have to bear tens of millions of debts."

   "He gave me a choice, go home and inherit the family business, and then he helped me settle this matter."

  Hold the grass!

  Gu Miao was completely dumbfounded.

   It's okay for Xiao Xiong not to know the inside story, but he is one of the insiders. Isn't this publisher the ghost sent by Mr. Big Bear?

  The representative of the previous publisher even exchanged his experience with him in the blink of an eye!

  But why didn't he know about this?

   What a boss, Gu Miao, who was a second-five boy, endured humiliation and did the dirty work, but he didn't even tell him such an important matter?

  Damn it!

  He only knew that the publisher was also an insider, but he didn't know that Mr. Big Bear had such a killer move. Gu Miao, who felt that he was not taken seriously in the eyes of Mr. Big Bear, was very angry at the moment.

   Look down on people, right?

  As an insider, don't you even have the basic "right to know"? Boss Big Xiong deliberately kept it from him. Could it be that he suspected that he had betrayed and joined Boss Little Xiong?

  Since so...

  After the brainstorming was over, Gu Miao immediately made a decision. Since Mr. Big Xiong had already doubted him, and even kept such an important plan from him, he should simply take the identity of a "double agent".

  Sorry, Mr. Bear!

  Instead of being suspected, and then backstabbing as a discarded child, Gu Miao felt that it would be better for him to backstab first to maximize the benefits.

   "Mr. Xiong, I have something to tell you..."

   Tips: The original version of "Quiba" invested about 30 million yuan, but the box office was only a few million, and the loss was not much worse than that of "The Emperor"...

  (end of this chapter)