This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 5: Can we even ride the wave of the Olympic bid?

Chen Yuan spent the whole night with Xiao Shu at the lantern festival, buying a lot of snacks, but that brat only ate a couple of bites before giving them to himself. Chen Yuan, on the other hand, ate about 80% full after walking around by himself.

After taking a taxi to send Shu Chang home, Chen Yuan also returned to his house in Chaoyang District.

At that time, the price of newly built apartments in Chaoyang District was only 3700 yuan per square meter, which was unbelievably cheap. Chen Yuan was so excited that he took out a loan to buy two newly built apartments of 150 square meters each.

He currently lives in the simply furnished apartment, while the other apartment is fully furnished.

After deducting personal income tax, Chen Yuan earned a total of about 1.5 million yuan from the advertising fees and subsequent cooperation fees of Changhong TV.

After the company started, expenses increased dramatically, but Chen Yuan wasn't worried.

Having 100 excellent commercials in my collection, the next step is to shoot commercials to make money, and then think about what to make for the first film and television work in the metaverse.

As Chen Yuan passed by the intersection, he saw a group of college students holding a banner that read "Help the capital to win the bid for the Olympics," and enthusiastically inviting passersby to sign the banner.

It's truly a scene unique to this era. The driver, a passionate supporter of the Olympics, asked Chen Yuan for his opinion and then stopped the car to sign his name.

Chen Yuan also got off the bus, took the marker from the female college student whose face was flushed red, whether from the cold or the wind, and wrote his name on the white banner with the Olympic rings printed on it.

"Master, you seem to care quite a bit about the Olympics?" Chen Yuan asked, politely declining the girl's offer to make friends, and then getting back into the car.

"How could I not support it? I'm planning to participate in the city's 10,000-person long-distance run in support of the Olympics next week."

"Brilliant!"

"I'm really looking forward to it! Just imagine—" The driver sat up straight and slapped the steering wheel: "If the Olympic Village were built in Beijing, how many foreigners could I take in this car!"

Chen Yuan laughed and said, "Then you'll have to learn the ABCs first, so you can seize the initiative when the time comes."

"Hey, those kids from the alley have been practicing with the tape recorder for ages!"

As Olympic bid flags flashed past the car window, Chen Yuan unconsciously began to think about the problem that had been troubling him for the past few days.

What kind of work will they create to open up the metaverse?

We should not blindly believe in the glorious achievements of film and television works in our memories. While the quality of the work is fundamental to its success, factors such as the historical context, marketing and promotion, and the charm of the actors cannot be ignored.

Especially in the context of the times, seizing opportunities can lead to success, and ordinary works can be marketed as masterpieces, and vice versa.

So what kind of era was China in 2000?

Just look out the car window and you'll see: oppressive and restless, yet full of hope and vitality.

An agreement was signed last year, and China will join the WTO at the end of 01. The current Olympic bid is the biggest cultural hot topic in China.

Chen Yuan knew very well that Samaranch would personally announce the successful bid for the Olympics in the capital next July, at which time the whole country would rejoice.

Can he really capitalize on such a nationally sensational event? Does he have any opportunity to exploit the world-class cultural spectacle of the Olympics?
Suddenly, Chen Yuan almost jumped up as if he had been electrocuted, startling the driver!
Looking at the Kung Fu Panda playing in the system interface in his mind, Chen Yuan fell into deep thought.

Pandas are China's national treasure, and Kung Fu is China's national treasure.

Is it worthwhile to release "Kung Fu Panda" when the world is paying attention to China and its capital city after China's successful bid for the Olympics?

Those who haven't experienced this era have no idea what the current state of the nation's spirit looks like.

China has been silent for far too long and desperately needs a world-class cultural event to showcase the country's development achievements and image to the world.

The Olympics is the best stage to showcase your talents, bar none.

How important was it? Chen Yuan knew the government would directly establish a Beijing Olympic Bid Committee and formulate a detailed management plan for the bid. With such an official stance, public enthusiasm was even higher!
Just as Chen Yuan had just seen, various community organizations jointly initiated initiatives, millions of people participated in environmental protection initiatives such as waste paper recycling, and signature campaigns involving millions of people across the country were commonplace.

This is a massive event that spans the entire society, including government agencies, businesses, the general public, and even overseas Chinese!

Kung Fu and pandas are precisely China's two most dazzling calling cards to the world.

He watched "Kung Fu Panda" carefully and earnestly recalled his memories of his past life.

Kung Fu Panda, a family-friendly animated film produced by DreamWorks and distributed by Paramount, is rife with business calculations!
The film was released during the summer of 2008, when China hosted the Olympic Games, a time when the world's attention was focused on the East.

Although the internet was already very developed in 08, there were no short videos back then, so people couldn't see each other's lives.

Most overseas people have a very large and mysterious impression of China.

China urgently needs to showcase its development achievements to the world, and foreign people finally have this rare opportunity to observe a China they have never encountered before.

It seems that the movie "Kung Fu Panda" was designed to precisely capitalize on the popularity of the world-class cultural event of the Beijing Olympics, from its project approval and content elements to its production cycle and release date.

And those shrewd people in Hollywood actually managed to get away with it!

While Kung Fu Panda 1 is indeed a super high-quality animated film, its box office would never have exceeded $6 million if it hadn't capitalized on the Beijing Olympics!
However, in this life, DreamWorks won't be the one to freeload; Chen Yuan will be the one to freeload first!
If 3D technology isn't enough to make it, then just make it in 2D first!
He then acquired the "Human Printer" skill, which allows him to sketch keyframes and have other artists fill in the details.

Differences in the way a story is presented may lead to different viewing experiences, but the core ideas and artistic elements remain unchanged.

Although doing this will definitely prevent Kung Fu Panda 1 from reaching the same level of success as the original timeline, it is the best way for Chen Yuan to break through the current predicament!
Moreover, during this period, Chen Yuan could gain attention from more than just the Olympics.

Director Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is expected to gross two to three hundred million US dollars worldwide this year. It received ten Oscar nominations and won four awards, attracting worldwide attention and causing a sensation in the domestic cultural circles.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon broke the conventional wisdom that Chinese films cannot profit in the global market, opening up a new track of combining Western core themes with Eastern martial arts.

Many top domestic directors will also flock to this field.

Then domestic moviegoers will be in for a treat!

You can see big-name stars dressed in period costumes reciting Shakespearean-style dramatic lines and performing all sorts of melodramatic and bizarre stories.

Zhang Yimou's "Hero" successfully rode the coattails of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and made a killing, while his later film "House of Flying Daggers" only managed to get a small share.

Chen Kai, sigh, I'm not going to say anything more.

Feng Xiaogang's "The Banquet" and Chen Kaige's "The Promise" were probably neck and neck if they weren't so dazzling.

Martial arts blockbusters faded into obscurity as foreign audiences grew tired of this type of story.

This time, Chen Yuan wants to capitalize on this wave of popularity before Zhang Yimou's "Hero"!
If he were in those years, when the nation's enthusiasm for the Olympics was exceptionally high and their desire to showcase the country's cultural strength to the world was increasingly strong,

To create a super successful model project for cultural export, "Kung Fu Panda".

Whether in official or unofficial circles, Chen Yuan has gained unparalleled prestige, and Yuan Universe has established itself as a prominent figure in the industry!

If you expand your business, especially in film and television, which directly connects with the ideological sphere, you absolutely, positively must cultivate good relations with the government.

The rise and fall of Huayi Brothers serves as a cautionary tale.

The work for the metaverse for a long time to come has been set!
Chen Yuan had to prepare for the production of a 2D version of "Kung Fu Panda" while simultaneously shooting commercials to raise production funds.

If you want to make a 2D version of "Kung Fu Panda", the first place to consider is of course Shanghai Animation Film Studio!

(End of this chapter)