No money?

Bao Jiyi didn't expect to encounter this situation.

"However, your company has not had any major problems in operation, right? How can there be no money? ”

"Well, it's a bit of a problem. The main thing is that I made a movie last year and didn't pay it back. ”

Bao Jiyi smiled wryly.

The movie that General Manager Long Yao said, he had heard, was an animated film based on ancient mythology.

I don't say anything about the light and shadow special effects, but the script doesn't.

At that time, there were a lot of advertisements, saying that "it is the future of domestic animated films", and as a result, I threw it in, and I didn't even see a splash.

I heard that the box office of that animated movie was okay on the first day, but it was an avalanche later.

In the final analysis, Long Yao is also making manga animation, he is more experienced, and there is no way to be original.

However, it is not very suitable to find another one, such as Yingyin, the quality of the animation it produces is not as good as Long Yao. Feibo is not short of money, but the level of animation production is not as good as Yingyin.

"In this case, can't you find a TV station? Let them pay a little money, and you will bear another amount. Bao Jiyi rubbed his forehead and said, "They should be more willing to buy comics like "Chess Soul", right?" Besides, if you join forces with Orochi, you should not worry about sales. ”

The other fell silent.

Bao Jiyi took retreat as advance, pressing step by step.

"If it really doesn't work, I'll change it again. It's definitely a lucrative business, and you're not unprofitable. ”

"Wait...... I thought, give me a day, I'll find out what the TV station is talking about, and if they want to, and they can make a good offer, we'll take the project. ”

"What can they not want? You're just missing the benefits in District 11. The Huaxia market is so big, waiting for you to eat it, it will be a few years later. Bao Jiyi persuaded.

"You mean, district earnings?" The other party pondered for a moment, and suddenly became interested.

If it's not fifty-fifty, then there is indeed something to earn.

"That's right, there's no time to lose. Go comics are already rare, but this time the quality of "Chess Soul" is so high. If the quality of the animation is good, the sales will not be low. In addition, the Go of the Han country is very powerful, and this animation has the potential to open the Han country market. ”

"Han country market? Well...... I'm trying to pull in the money...... Find a way. ”

"Well, by the way, because of the income of the district, the money you invest in this comic must account for at least 60% of the total investment."

"Huh? 60%？ Well...... I'll get back to you as soon as possible. ”

After hanging up the phone, Bao Jiyi rubbed his forehead, he forgot to ask Long Yao a year ago.

Now I want to ask other animation production companies, but it is not the best choice, I can only hope that Long Yao can find a solution.

I hope Long Yao can think of some solutions, right?

After General Manager Long Yao hung up the phone, he immediately found the other two shareholders of the company.

The three of them sat together, compared the data and the results of "Chess Soul", and seriously discussed it for two or three hours, and agreed that this might be an opportunity to turn the book and try to win "Chess Soul".

Long Yao lost a lot of money because of the production of animated movies, and they also took on two animations this year, which will be broadcast in April. Now while making animation, I'm waiting for the return of the original after the release.

The company has no excess liquidity, and the current method can only be to pull investment.

After the three of them discussed, they decided to negotiate with different companies, such as TV stations, game companies, and advertising companies, and even prepared to pull a board maker, but finally gave up because the other party gave too little money.

At the end of the day, the three people were dry, but it was not without gains.

Hongchuan TV is very interested in the screening rights of "Chess Soul", and they have also run several game companies, and they are more inclined to pull Ruixiang Technology in to produce the game of "Chess Soul", Ruixiang gives the most funds - twice as much as Zhenyu Technology - and the game production level is also relatively high, at least in China, ranking among the top five.

The remaining details are to continue to negotiate with these manufacturers.

Bao Jiyi was also slightly relieved when he learned that Long Yao was willing to take over the animation production of "Chess Soul".

This time, the "pie painting" almost failed, and we must sum up our experience and avoid this situation next time.

A week later, the heads of Yokoi, Murakami, and Orochi came to Hongchuan to negotiate with the heads of ComicFuture, Long Yao, Hongchuan TV, and Xiangrui Technology.

In fact, there are no major disagreements between the two sides in many places, but there are differences over the length of the animation.

Long Yao prefers to make a 13-episode season, after all, the longer the animation, the more money needs to be invested, and the greater the risk.

Orochi prefers to make a year, judging from the current quality of "Chess Soul", the possibility of the story collapsing is not too great. They only do a small but fine animation, if they produce an animation a year, "Chess Soul" is undoubtedly the most suitable, and they only need to bear less than 40% of the investment, and the financial pressure is not as heavy as Long Yao.

On this issue, both sides expressed their own suggestions and explained the pros and cons, but neither side could convince the other side.

In the end, Wang Wenhong suggested, "I think the person who has the most say on this issue is Mr. Shen, and we can listen to what he suggests." Moreover, whether it is a season or a year, the ending must not only set up suspense to attract readers, but also make readers feel that the ending is not abrupt. I think Mr. Shen has an overall grasp of the story. ”

"In other words, according to the plot of the comics, the length of the drama is determined." Yokoi concluded.

"That's right. We can also ask Mr. Shen what his needs are for animation production. Wang Wenhong explained.

Yokoi told Orochi's people what Wang Wenhong said, and the other party agreed. If the writer can provide advice, they will also have a general idea of where the story is going.

So, everyone put the remaining problems to the next day's meeting to be resolved.

Out of the conference room, after Wang Wenhong and Shang Haozhi said hello, they took their briefcases, took the subway, and came to Shen Xin's studio.

Gao Hang opened the door and was startled when he saw Wang Wenhong, who was sweating profusely and his face was flushed.

"What's wrong, you?" Gao Hang's tone was stiff.

Wang Wenhong didn't have time to take care of him, entered the studio, and asked Xiang Lu Ning, "Where is Mr. Shen?" ”

Lu Ning pointed to the second floor, "Upstairs." ”

Wang Wenhong stepped on the stairs, went up to the second floor, and saw Shen Xin painting at the desk, so he slowed down and slowly came to Shen Xin's workbench.

"Congratulations to Mr. Shen." Wang Wenhong said softly.

"Huh?" Shen Xin looked up at Wang Wenhong and wondered, "Why are you here?" It's not a deadline, is it? ”

Wang Wenhong shook his head.

"Congratulations to Mr. Shen, "Chess Soul" has been confirmed to be animated."

Shen Xin's heart suddenly throbbed, his eyes widened, and the G pen in his hand stopped.

"Wait, let me take a break...... When will it air? ”

"It's not certain yet." Wang Wenhong shook his head.

"What production company?" Shen Xin said curiously.

"Hehe, the production company is amazing. One is Long Yao, one of the top animation companies in China, and the other is Orochi, a production company in District 11. Wang Wenhong said excitedly.