Chapter 270: Will it work miracles?

"I have been to the offices of the presidents of Universal, Warner, and Fox. To be honest, there is no office that can compare to this one." Dunn's tone was not without mockery.

Tosca Musk did his part, "What about Pixar? Have you been there?"

Dunn couldn't help but startled.

Tosca Musk curled his lips and said lightly: "Animation studios, especially computer animation studios, are new products of the new era, completely different from traditional Hollywood studios! For example, Pixar, you dare Are you saying Pixar is a Hollywood company? Not necessarily?"

Indeed, Pixar and Hollywood are out of tune.

Pixar produces movies that are not fake, but Pixar's business philosophy and operation model all adopt the rules of Silicon Valley. Even in the production of movies, it is very different from traditional Hollywood.

Hollywood is the producer responsibility system, and Pixar animation is the director responsibility system!

It is precisely for this reason that each Pixar cartoon has a wonderful plot, deep and warm, and regardless of the production cost and time cost, the work is done slowly and meticulously. This also results in the disadvantages of high overhead and long production cycle.

In contrast, another animation giant, DreamWorks Animation, is completely different.

DreamWorks Animation adopts the traditional Hollywood producer responsibility system, so the production cycle of DreamWorks Animation is very short, the film effect is good and bad, and the quality, content and box office are very unstable.

This year, Pixar also moved into a new office building.

The whole office area is like a world in a fairy tale, with bright colors, crisp and crisp, beautiful layout, very Japanese and simple aesthetic style like Jobs.

And DreamWorks Animation... still sticking to the Hollywood tradition, living in a small office building.

Tang En frowned and waved his hand suddenly, "I'm not here to debate with you, and I'm not focusing on this topic."

"Because of... animated movies?" Tosca Musk mused.

"What do you think?" Dunn looked at her with a sneer.

Tosca Musk laughed at himself and shook his head, "It seems that you still don't believe me."

Tang En pondered for a while, and said lightly: "This is Hollywood, not like Silicon Valley. With a word and an idea, investors can satisfy the appetite of investors."

Tosca Musk sat on the sofa, looked at Dunn sternly, and said slowly: "Because of the movie, it is the only possibility for Sriwood animation to survive."

Dunn laughed angrily, "Tosca, don't you think your words are absurd? In order to allow the smooth development of the Hollywood animation, I gave up the copyright of "Fantastic Four" for free, but what about you? What did you bring me?"

"I'm very grateful for your generosity, but after my calculations, "Fantastic Four" is not enough to maintain the expenses of the Hollywood animation." Tosca Musk shook his head and said solemnly.

Tang En gritted his teeth and said, "As long as the Fantastic Four cartoons are produced, the sales revenue through various channels, as well as the promotion influence of Tang En Films, can earn four or five million US dollars per year, which is not a problem at all."

Tosca Musk bit his lip, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed slightly, "The income of five million dollars is really not enough to cover the expenses of Sriwood animation."

"What?" Tang En sat up straight and widened his eyes, "How many employees have you hired? Didn't the data say 18 people?"

"It's 18 employees, but... 11 of them are the best computer engineers I got from Silicon Valley!" Tosca Musk's face was slightly bitter.

"Huh?" Tang En raised his eyebrows, "I need an explanation."

Tosca Musk said: "I can guarantee that the 11 computer engineers I hired are the best animation effects artists in the world! Some of them have worked for Blizzard, some have worked for Microsoft, and some have worked for Sun. The artist. This R&D team is no worse than Pixar! Moreover, they have indeed produced results.”

"continue."

"We are developing three software for animation production, and we will apply for a patent for this. For example, it is very good to have an idea. The animation will be shown around the world, and each country will have a different dubbing language, and the mouth shape will be different. Using this software will allow the animated characters to change their mouth shapes when speaking in different languages, which will greatly improve the viewing experience."

The sullenness on Tang En's face gradually subsided, showing a bit of surprise, "If it's just a cartoon, you don't need such advanced technology at all."

Tosca Musk nodded, "It's true, but Hollywood animation needs a future, doesn't it? The annual salary of this research and development team costs five million US dollars. Therefore, the cartoons shown on TV are basically satisfactory. Without Sriwood animation, only animated films will have a chance.”

Tang En sighed and shook his head again and again, "Tosca, you are too impatient!"

"I know, but I want to prove myself!" Tosca Musk blushed, "I have many friends around me who say that it was a mistake for me to leave Silicon Valley and start a business in Hollywood, and I want to prove it to them, even if I am a Woman, I can do it too!"

"This has nothing to do with gender, and in my opinion, you are no worse than any man!" Tang En waved his hand, lost in thought.

"thanks."

After a long time, Dunn said slowly: "Tosca, ambition is a good thing, but animation movies are a quagmire, especially computer animation. Even the animation department of DreamWorks has to face computer animation. Be careful."

Tosca Musk's face flashed a bit of disdain, "That's because DreamWorks lacks enough senior computer engineers!"

Dunn laughed dumbly, "Don't forget, the major shareholder of DreamWorks is Alan Paul, the founder of Microsoft!"

"So what?" Tosca Musk disagreed at all. "Mr. Paul can understand the thinking of programmers, but it does not mean that Mr. Katzenberg can also. And I have an innate advantage."

"If you want to make an animated movie, I'm afraid it's not enough just with this amount of money on the account of Sillywood Animation." Dunn looked at her deeply.

"I know." Tosca Musk paused and showed a confident smile, "So I didn't give up on the production of the "Fantastic Four" cartoon, I believe that after watching this cartoon, my Investors...will be able to identify with my idea of ​​animated films."

Dunn smiled, "Tosca, you are very confident."

"The Musk family has always been so confident."

These words made Tang En stunned for a moment.

Yeah, not to mention Tosca Musk, her brother Elon Musk, isn't that kind of person?

Dreaming of going to Mars, the first step is to make a lower cost recyclable rocket.

In the end, he really succeeded!

Could it be that...Siliwood animation also has a lot of space to take off?

Looking at Tosca Musk's sincere and confident smile, Dunn seemed to have some hallucinations in front of him.

Maybe in the future Hollywood, in addition to the three animation gods Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Rust, Chris Mellor Dandley, there will really be a tied fourth person, and It's a woman - Tosca Musk!

She has the same dedication and spirit as her brother Elon Musk!

Dunn took a deep breath, nodded lightly, his tone was many times softer than at the beginning, "Tosca, show me your animation studio, okay?"

"Of course! However, Fantastic Four is still in production, and you can only see some sporadic footage."

"Enough. By the way, Fantastic Four isn't going to be a computer-generated animation, is it?"

"Yeah, it's made by computer!"

Tosca Musk's answer made Dunn's eyeballs almost fall out.

This woman is a lunatic!

"Fantastic Four" is only available for children's animation on Nickelodeon Channel. According to the practice of this era, it is shoddy, and there is a witty story content, and there is no need for exquisite production.

Especially in this era, computer animation only exists in Pixar's big movies!

Unexpectedly, Tosca Musk, a crazy woman, made such a bold decision to think about making a computer animation. How much will it cost?

For traditional hand-drawn cartoons, the production cost of 2 million US dollars is enough, but if you want to change it to computer production, the cost is at least ten times!

Dunn couldn't even laugh or cry.

This cartoon, let alone making money, is lucky not to lose money!

And let him get in the copyright of "Fantastic Four"!

Hope... She can really accumulate enough computer production experience by making "Fantastic Four" to lay a solid foundation for future animated films.

Now Dunn has no choice.

Or, he is willing to trust Tosca Musk one more time.

Maybe she will really work miracles like her brother?

(Sanqi Chinese)