In the end, Ye Zhiqiu and SG Entertainment completed the cooperation agreement on the script of "The Host" and decided that his team would be responsible for the main special effects work.

After this incident, Ye Zhiqiu returned to his work.

As time entered the end of June, the final box office of "The Wandering Earth" was basically settled, ending at around 6 billion.

Although it is a little regrettable that we failed to break through 50 billion, this result is already satisfactory enough.

On the other hand, "Charlotte's Troubles" has also completed all production and is scheduled to be released on July 7 during the summer.

This is a low-budget comedy film. Although its publicity and promotion efforts are not as strong as "The Wandering Earth", it still attracts a lot of attention.

After all, domestic movie fans all know that "feature films" are Ye Zhiqiu's strong point, and he is really good at writing "comedies". From the initial "Crazy Stone" to "Detective Chinatown" and "Monster Hunt", each one has not disappointed the audience.

As for TV dramas, the martial arts drama following the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes Trilogy" - "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is also being prepared for release.

Like previous works, this drama also adopts the "satellite + online video platform" broadcast method, and the partners are still the old acquaintances Huahai Satellite TV and Penguin Video.

In terms of overseas markets, the second season of "Game of Thrones" has just started production, but "Kung Fu Panda 2", which he collaborated with another company, DreamWorks Animation, is ready to be released in North America.

The success of the first "Kung Fu Panda" gave DreamWorks Animation a lot of confidence and increased its investment in the sequel.

At present, DreamWorks Animation has regarded "Kung Fu Panda" as one of the most important animation IPs in its company. The total investment of "Kung Fu Panda 2" has reached a terrifying 1 million US dollars, and the publicity and promotion efforts have also been given a very high level.

Obviously, DreamWorks Animation has high expectations for this animated film.

On June 6, DreamWorks Animation released the official trailer for Kung Fu Panda 25.

The entire trailer is more than 2 minutes long. In addition to the familiar "Dragon Warrior" Po and the "Furious Five", it also reveals the latest villain "Peacock King".

Judging from the brief footage in the trailer, the still exciting and cool fighting scenes and the even more gorgeous graphics all reveal that this animation is well-made.

As expected, after the trailer was released, it received a good response from netizens.

“Looks like a great cartoon!”

"Hey, just based on what this short film shows, I'll go to the cinema."

"The first Kung Fu Panda was fantastic, and I'll definitely be watching the sequel."

"Wow, what's with that animation at the beginning? It feels completely different from Disney and Pixar."

"It seems that paper cutting and shadow puppetry techniques are used here. Both are traditional Chinese techniques. I like the way they integrate tradition into modern works."

"Peacock becomes the villain, what a cool setup! I can't wait to see more!"

......

California, USA.

Burbank is one of the satellite cities of Los Angeles, about 20 kilometers away from the center of Los Angeles. Because it gathers a large number of well-known media and entertainment companies, it is also known as the "Media Capital of the World".

The headquarters of the famous "Walt Disney Animation Studio" is located here.

At this time, Disney was holding an end-of-year meeting.

Since its establishment, Disney has become a world-renowned animation industry giant with its unique "full industry chain" business model, from content creation, brand building, multi-channel communication to derivative product development.

Ultimately, the core of the industry is "content-driven", that is, various well-known cartoons.

Disney has many well-known animation IPs, and their sources can be mainly divided into three types.

The first is independent creation, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, The Lion King, etc.

The second is to adapt classics, such as The Little Mermaid and Disney's first animated feature film Snow White, which was adapted from stories in Grimm's Fairy Tales.

What many viewers don’t know is that Disney’s IP also includes “Mulan”.

That’s right, it’s Hua Mulan, the girl who joined the army in place of her father in the folk song “The Ballad of Mulan” from the Northern and Southern Dynasties of China.

As early as 1998, Disney adapted this character based on "The Ballad of Mulan" and made it into the animated film "Mulan" and released it.

At that time, this animated film grossed over $3 million worldwide and won multiple awards including the Oscar. It can be said to be a huge success and became one of Disney's classic IPs.

In addition to independent creation and adaptation, Disney also searches for excellent animation IPs around the world for acquisition and development.

At this time, Thomas, the head of Disney's animation department, was listening attentively to his subordinates' reports.

"...In the first half of the year, Disney released a total of 8 films, including 5 animated films and 3 live-action films. Currently, the top spot in the annual animated film box office is held by our "Zootopia"..."

"Overall, we have achieved very impressive results, and the performance of our stock price is a reflection of the market's response to our achievements."

At this point, the executive reporting on the stage paused, and the crowd applauded and praised him at the appropriate time.

The middle-aged executive felt a sense of satisfaction, and when he caught a glimpse of his boss Thomas, whose face was calm and not much joyful, he was startled and hurriedly continued to report.

"In the second half of the year, we have a total of six films released, including three animated films, including "Youth Metamorphosis" and "Mars Needs Moms", which are our key original IP films..."

Hearing this, Thomas on the stage suddenly asked, "What about our competitors? What moves will other companies make in the second half of the year? What kind of threat will they pose to us?"

The middle-aged executive, having certainly done market research, replied, "In the second half of the year, Pixar, Warner, and Aardman will all have animated films released. This is their situation."

"There's also an animation company from Japan that produces comic-based movies. They're quite popular, but they have limitations and don't pose much of a threat to us."

The middle-aged executive was operating the computer and turning the page to the "Animation DreamWorks" page.

"DreamWorks Animation has two films coming out in the second half of the year. The one worth noting is the sequel to Kung Fu Panda, the first of which grossed over $2 million..."

"Shit, what kind of luck those guys have." Having said that, the middle-aged executive complained and continued.

"Obviously, DreamWorks Animation considers Kung Fu Panda 2 to be the focus of the second half of the year."

Thomas looked at the comically shaped giant panda on the screen, striking a kung fu pose, and asked, "The creator of this IP is Jackson Ye? That singer?"

"Yes." The middle-aged executive nodded.

Thomas suddenly said, "And the recent Game of Thrones was also written by him."