"Is this the first movie that Teacher He Xi intends to make?" At the dinner, Bai Yan carefully looked at a script, and beside her, several other directors were also reading some original paintings and other movie files.

"How about this movie?" Meng Huo asked.

"I think it will work, it will definitely be popular!", "The painting collection looks very touching", "The subject matter is very good", the directors praised, and Bai Yan nodded and said, "The script is very detailed and the plot is impeccable. Even if it is made into a live-action movie, the box office will not be bad."

"But it will be more popular if it is made into an animated movie..." She looked at the script in her hand and thought that the title on the script was "The Magician of the Early Century", which is a suspense-film-yes, it is a theatrical version of "Detective Conan".

This subject was chosen so well. When the four directors saw the words "Detective Conan", they felt relieved for more than a month. During this job-changing process, the directors were most worried about whether the first animated film could be successful. If it could not be successful, they would fall into the mud.

But everyone was relieved to see that the first movie turned out to be the theatrical version of "Detective Conan". No matter what the movie script is, with the amazing influence of the original animation, it is difficult for the movie to fail, and the box office revenue is guaranteed to be tens of millions.

This is equivalent to moving a huge rock away from the directors' hearts, and everyone becomes relaxed.

The easiest person among them is Bai Yan. She read the script outline first and had some understanding of the plot of the movie. The plot of this movie can definitely be said to be excellent. She believes that even if there is no influence of the original animation, she will slightly transform the script for live actors to perform. The box office will definitely not be bad.

The original work with amazing influence and high-quality script. Bai Yan is not worried about the failure after her job-hopping. She passes the script to the director around her and then asks Meng Huo: "When will the construction start?"

"It will take a few days..." Meng Huo turned his head and looked at Alice. Alice nodded, found the documents and answered for him: "We have started registering a new company. We will ask you for the final share discussion in a few days. If it goes well, it will be officially operated before the end of the month... The company's address is near Yenching University, and we have rented it."

Alice had previously looked for the address of the new company. She chose to be near Yanjing University to facilitate Meng Huo's study. It was not far from the Conservatory of Music. Meng Huo's activities in Yanjing could become more convenient. They planned to acquire Dongfangxing before and then relocated, but now they decided not to acquire it, so they simply rented it first and started recruiting immediately.

The directors were satisfied with the address. The near Yenching University is a university gathering area with a lot of talents. The new company is arranged there very well.

"Where are painters?" Bai Yan continued to ask, "From the current situation, there are not enough painters?"

"This..." Alice paused for a moment. Then she smiled and said, "It's okay, let's start the operation first. There is still a long buffer time, and this period is enough for us to recruit excellent painters."

She explained her plan to the directors, and there were still ten days left before March. Alice wanted to seize this time to poach nearly half of the artists from Oriental Star. After joining, these artists would immediately start to get in and prepare for the early movies, which was another buffer time.

During this buffer period, the title of "Detective Conan" theatrical version can help Phoenix attract more painters - not many painters don't want to make a must-have animated movie.

"Although it's a little urgent, I think it's completely feasible." Alice affirmed at the end, and Meng Huo continued her words and added: "Although I plan to release the movie in June, you don't have to worry. If the painter is not enough... the release time can be delayed."

Bai Ya was relieved. She looked at the other directors, but the directors did not question it. Meng Huo relaxed the deadline, so there was no pressure. Moreover, they were all acquaintances of Alice and were very confident in Alice's abilities.

The painter's problem was solved, and the new company was also registering. Two annoying problems disappeared, and the atmosphere of the dinner became much more lively. The directors showed relaxed expressions and talked about some minor issues.

"Teacher He Xi, isn't the name of "The Magician of the Early Century" a bit strange?" asked a director: "It's not the beginning of the century. Can it be replaced with other names?"

Meng Huo was a little surprised. Is this name strange? He thought it was okay, but the original work was indeed not the name. The original work was "The Magician at the End of the Century", because the broadcast time of this theatrical version of the movie was in 1999.

Of course, this name cannot be used in this world. When Meng Huo painted "Detective Conan", he planned to change its time and background. He could not write stories from the 20th century in the 21st century, which would be difficult for readers to accept.

So when I planned to make "The Magician at the End of the Century", Meng Huo had to change his name to "The Magician at the End of the Century".

"Do you also think the three words "early century" are strange?" Meng Huo asked other directors.

"No, no!", "From the perspective of big history, it is indeed the beginning of the century, and I think this name is OK!", "Lao Lin, you are too concerned. Didn't there be a TV series called "Love at the beginning of the century" a while ago? It is about the story of 2022, and I didn't hear anyone say it strange."

The remaining three directors had no objection to the name "The Magician of the Early Century", which reassured Meng Huo.

He actually attaches great importance to this movie and does not want any accidents. This movie is not the first theatrical animation of "Detective Conan", but it has a very successful box office. Moreover, this work is also the first black and white comic book in the theatrical versions of all generations.

The main content of "The Magician of the Early Century" revolves around a Romanov dynasty's "Egg of Memories". Just like the name of the movie, except for Conan, the main character of this movie is the monster thief Kid.

Kidd is a very charming character. He now has a large number of fans in China. Kidd's popularity is also at the forefront of the character selection of "Detective Conan" on various websites. Therefore, it is the most suitable choice to use him as the protagonist of the first theatrical version, which ensures the popularity of the movie from a dual perspective.

"But speaking of this, I really didn't expect that Teacher He Xi, you will start with "Detective Conan"!" Bai Yan smiled and said, "This subject is bold enough, too much beyond my expectations."

Although a popular animated theatrical movie will win a lot of popularity from the beginning, it will also bear a lot of pressure in contrast to this popularity. Once the movie is not done well enough, the criticism from the media and audience will be greater, and even affect the reputation of the original work.

So Bai Yan didn't expect Meng Huo to start with popular animations at the beginning. This was a very bold idea. She thought he should be very conservative about the first movie he collaborated on.

"I planned to choose one from "The Elf" and "Detective Conan" from the beginning." However, Meng Huo never thought of a conservative approach. What he wanted was success, and of course he had to choose the easiest work to succeed.

"There is also a theatrical version of "The Elf"?" Alice's eyes lit up.

"Well." Meng Huo glanced at her: "I promised to set up a new company just to make these two works. They can develop a theatrical version model. It is not difficult to launch a theatrical version every year, so this new company is definitely very useful... Of course..."

He looked at the directors: "If you don't like it, we can still focus on original movies in the future. When there is no original movie plan, we can use the theatrical version derived from the animation to produce it."

Bai Yan and the others were stunned. After hearing Meng Huo's words, they clearly saw his thoughts.

"Don't like it? Why don't we like it!?", "The movie version of "Detective Conan" and "Chong Elf" is released every year, which is so scary!", "Teacher He Xi, please be sure to do this. Your future work will be mainly based on theatrical movies, and original movies are secondary!"

After reacting, the directors stood up excitedly. How could they object to Meng Huo’s idea? It would be strange if they didn’t hold up their hands to welcome him!

How big is the difference between the animated films of the theatrical version and the original animated films? The theatrical version is also original, and the natural advantage of the popularity of the theatrical version, treating it as its main business will bring greater benefits to the new company.

The directors all have shares in the new company, so they naturally hope that the stronger the company, the better. According to Meng Huo's idea, if popular animation movies such as "Detective Conan" and "Chong Elf" are launched every year, the development of the new company will definitely be like a Rocket!

Alice was also very surprised. She saw the emergence of a new business from Meng Huo's words. If the theatrical animation is formed, it would be a great thing. This new company will definitely not be an ordinary animation studio, but will quickly become an important department like the "voice actor firm".

Phoenix will have a brand new business model, and it is a series of movies. The economic benefits of movies are extraordinary. Maybe this company will become the main profit department in the future.

“It seems that the number of painters will be small…”

Alice flashed this idea. The original plan was about to release two movies a year, but now it may be guaranteed to have two theatrical movies. In addition, original animated movies are definitely indispensable. The expansion of this new company has become inevitable.

Its painters will be in short supply for at least a few years. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!