The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

Huaying headquarters is located in the corridor of the west area of ​​the office building.

"boom--"

Accompanied by a sudden sound, the closed door opened, and at the same time, there was an irritable and helpless man's voice: "I've said everything I need to say, you can think about it yourself, I'll make a cup of coffee, 10 Continue in a few minutes, and strive for a one-off."

Chang Guanghua looked up, and his eyes happened to meet the man who came out.

The latter was taken aback for a moment, nodded politely at him, and went to the tea room without thinking.

As soon as the person walked away, the colleagues around Chang Guanghua couldn't help gossiping in a low voice: "How old is this month?" The young cartoonist muttered: "I didn't say that, why did Director Shen have a firecracker with him recently? It seems that I have never heard of his bad temper before."

Chang Guanghua knew this person.

His surname is Shen, and he is the dubbing director of the "Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets" next door. A voice actor was reprimanded by him.

"Maybe it's because the weather is too hot, Director Shen is inevitably a little irritable." Chang Guanghua said.

In fact, during this period of time, Xingning City has been raining continuously, and the climate is not at all disturbing. The colleague knew this, but he didn't mean to expose him.

Rather, it is precisely because the two of them are also a little bored at the moment, so they just find a topic to talk about.

It is of course impossible to say that the outside world is full of disturbances, but the interior of Huaying Animation has not been affected at all.

Musuxing did not inform the ordinary employees of Huaying about the specific situation, but it does not mean that the employees at the bottom are really ignorant of the changes in their industry.

Whether it's Yunsu's big move some time ago, or the recent seemingly calm industry status quo, the Huaying staff can't help but hang their hearts, and even float their hearts.

Everyone can see the changes visible to the naked eye in the animation industry.

It's just that at this stage of the game between capital and capital, it doesn't make any sense for ordinary employees like them to worry about it.Because of this, more employees choose to fully concentrate on the work at hand.I just hope that I can finish the work at hand sooner and catch my breath.

But it is not without exception.

Compared with the various project teams shrouded in dark clouds, the schedule plan of Shepherd is the same as before.In the morning, I came to the "Detective Conan" project team to check the progress. In the afternoon, I went to the "Harry Potter" project team and the technical department to discuss the practice of special effects. Sometimes I was not in the company, but I went to the "Old Man and the Sea" project in another building Group.

Everything seems to be the same as before.

But Chang Guanghua knew that something was different.

For example, some employees who used to work honestly suddenly began to discuss the salary level of Yunsu Animation in private.

For another example, in the past, in addition to routine work, there should be many animation producers who have a good relationship with Huaying come to visit, or people from similar industries come to visit Shepherd Star on a special trip to ask some professional questions .

But in fact, these producers who are familiar with Huaying and Musuxing haven't visited for a while.

It seems that the entire Huaying animation has been forgotten by the peers.

……

In this way, the time came to the end of the year in the restless and busy work.

On the fifth floor belonging to the "Detective Conan" project team, the assistant director just announced a week-long vacation, which also means that the work of "Detective Conan" can finally come to an end temporarily.

Normally, the news about the holiday would have already made the employees cheer with joy. However, at this slightly sensitive time, it is difficult for the employees to really let go and be happy. Taking the rare rest time, just take a little breather.

According to the animation planning, the number of episodes of "Detective Conan" is at least 26 episodes. They worked overtime during this period, but they only completed [-] episodes.

In other words, the current vacation is only short-lived. As "Detective Conan" begins serialization, the entire animation team will also begin to undertake the workload of broadcasting at least one episode per week.

Of course, this is also after the animation is broadcast.

Chang Guanghua did not leave the company immediately.

The Huaying headquarters is well built. In addition to the daily office space, there are also special places for entertainment and rest. It's just that he is so tired right now that he is too lazy to move, so he just lies on the sofa in the tea room on the fifth floor , swiped open the phone, and flipped through the latest news.

Unexpectedly, a news alert titled "Senior producer of Luofeng animation resigns, new work is forced to suspend" suddenly appeared in the message bar of his mobile phone.

Chang Guanghua's right hand, who was about to clear the news, was given a meal.

When others saw this news, they would probably only regard it as a common accident caused by employee job hopping, but Chang Guanghua, who is familiar with the industry situation, knew that it was far more than that.

Luofeng Animation itself is considered a first-class production company in the industry, but it cannot be compared with a rich and powerful existence like Yunsu Group.Under the background that the general salary level in the animation industry is average, and Yunsu Group is determined to poach people, it is almost impossible to resist such an offensive.

For Yunsu Group, even if it cannot acquire Luofeng Animation, it is also a good choice to directly poach the top producer of Luofeng Animation.

As for Luofeng Animation...

With a bit of luck, maybe in just two weeks, they will be able to find a replacement for the departing producer and continue the project at hand.But if you are unlucky, if you still can't recruit enough producers to coordinate the entire project team, this so-called new work may also go bankrupt.

He thought of Huaying again.

If Yunsu Group is really determined to poach roles, I wonder if Huaying can stand up to it?

As he thought about it, he felt that the little uneasiness in his heart seemed to be solidified into substance.But soon, he couldn't care less about these things that haven't happened at least for now—

"What did you say?!" Chang Guanghua straightened up in astonishment, not even noticing when his phone was dropped: ""Detective Conan" was called back by Xingning TV station? How is this possible? Have you been working together well?"

The colleague who summoned him also had a look of disbelief.

Facing the unexpected gazes of people in the room, she shook her head: "I also heard that from a colleague who just came back from the TV station. Now that Manager Ruan is going to report to Director Mu, I'm afraid the only thing that is going to happen is the TV station. Manager Ruan who talked to me knows."

the same moment.

Shepherd Xing turned his back to the office door, and half leaned on the sofa to take a nap. There was a sound of high-heeled shoes stepping on the floor in the corridor outside the door, and finally stopped outside the door a short distance away, accompanied by a There was a series of hasty knocks on the door, and Shepherd Xing opened his eyes.

coming.

Ruan Wei thought that she should be very anxious.

In fact, when she left Xingning TV station and rushed all the way back, the anxiety in her heart never disappeared.I just don't know why, when she was walking in the empty corridor and stood still in front of Shepherd Xing's office, the heart that was still a little floating suddenly settled down.

She took a deep breath, and after hearing the other party's clear and calm "please come in", she opened the door and walked in.

There is more than just the pastor star in the room.

Ruan Wei was taken aback for a moment, and unexpectedly glanced at the young man who was standing in front of the bookcase with his back turned to him.Her memory is very good, and she can tell at a glance that this is the helm of Tengkong Entertainment next door.This made her hesitate for a while, and she didn't know whether she should speak or not.

As if seeing her hesitation, Mu Suxing said, "What's the matter?" It didn't mean to make Qin Sheng avoid it.

Seeing that her boss acquiesced, Ruan Wei no longer hesitated, and immediately talked about her experience at Xingning TV station: "...the TV station means that the higher-ups are checking the TV animation subsidy recently. I heard that Meaning, it seems that the investigation this time is a bit deep, and the situation is a bit special. Not only the Xingning TV station, but all the TV stations of Blue Star that have played animations will be inspected in the next period of time. During this period, all TV animation serials will be suspended. .”

"The TV station should not use this kind of thing as an excuse. When I was on the TV station, the staff there seemed very nervous. From my point of view, this may be true."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Sheng put down the book in his hand, turned around and looked over.It's just that it wasn't Ruan Wei who was looking at it, but the Shepherd Star who was sitting behind the desk and calmly listening to the report of his subordinates.

"I see, thank you for your hard work." Shepherd Xing said: "I will deal with this matter, you go out first."

This is the eviction order.

Ruan Wei breathed a sigh of relief, she knew that her boss probably had something important to discuss, just as she had finished reporting on the work in hand, she didn't intend to stay any longer, she turned around and backed out, and finally she didn't forget to close the door of the office.

Just as Ruan Wei closed the door here, the work phone of Star Shepherd rang over there.

It is the director of Xingning TV station.

The other party exchanged a few words on the phone, and quickly turned to the main topic: "...It is true that this incident happened too suddenly. The arrangement above is like this, and the people below us have nothing to do. This is not aimed at painting. Ying, when this period of time has passed, we are still very happy to cooperate with Huaying, and I hope Director Mu can understand."

To put it bluntly, the reason why Xingning TV rejected Huaying's new work this time is purely because the TV station itself is in a sensitive period.Because he was worried that Mu Su Xing would misunderstand and affect his future cooperation with Huaying, the other party made a special phone call just to explain something to Mu Su Xing.

The other party made a special phone call to explain, so of course Mu Su Xing wouldn't be worried about it.

The works of Huaying are not indispensable to the TV station. With the quality of "Detective Conan", even if it is serialized on a video website, the final effect will not be worse than that of the TV station. At most, because of the audience, some parts will be lost at the beginning stage. younger audience.

not to mention--

Just because it can't be serialized on TV right now doesn't mean it won't be able to relax on TV in the future.As long as there is a certain ratings, TV stations don't mind broadcasting existing episodes on the Internet, but the price will be slightly different.

Considering that Huaying does not rely on broadcast copyrights to make profits, this loss can be completely ignored.

"This is the opportunity you said?" Qin Sheng asked.

Putting the hung up phone back on the table, Shepherd Xing raised his eyes and looked at the other party without avoiding his gaze: "Yes."

He is aware of this incident.

Since the government consciously began to support the animation industry and promulgated a series of policies, the animation industry has gradually prospered and at the same time attracted countless speculators.There are those who blatantly expand their monopoly to make quick money like Yunsu Group, and of course there are also unintentional animation producers, purely for subsidy and abduction under the name of animator.

Take grants, for example.

According to the relevant regulations, what is currently directly linked to the animation subsidy is whether the animation can be broadcast on TV stations and the duration of the animation itself.

That is to say, under the premise of being able to log in to any TV station of Blue Star, the longer the duration of each episode of the animation, the more subsidies the producer of the animation will receive. The quality of the animation itself doesn't matter.

After all, TV animation is mainly aimed at children and teenagers. Even if the animation itself is not good-looking, children have no way to protest. Since the animation does not involve any sensitive factors such as bloody violence, parents have no reason to protest and report.Because of this, speculators don't need to worry about whether the animation itself is good-looking or how good the picture is when making this kind of animation. As long as they put together random things and save enough time, the subsidy will come naturally.

As for whether animations with poor quality can pass the review of the TV station...

As long as the subsidy share is discussed with the TV station, everything can be easily solved.

There are only a few animation companies that can help TV stations recover their costs and even double their profits through the advertising expenses during the broadcast period, like Huaying Animation.On the other hand, the distribution of children's animation itself has nothing to do with the TV station. In contrast, it is better to cooperate with speculators and share subsidies together.

I am afraid that the person who proposed this policy would not have imagined that it is this policy born to support TV animation that has nourished a large number of moths wearing the skin of animation producers, and has become a habitat and a place for moths in the industry. paradise.

However, I didn't expect it at the time, but it doesn't mean that I won't deal with it after being aware of it.

During this period in the previous life, all Blue Star TV stations that had played animations also experienced a major cleanup, and many middle-level and high-level TV stations and speculators with the name of animation producers were arrested one after another.Although it did not cause a particularly big response on the Internet at the time, it was uniformly reported by all official newspapers of Blue Star.

For this overly low-key handling, Shepherd Star didn't quite understand it at the time.It wasn't until later that he realized that for the officials, the more silently but vigorously they deal with it, the less room for change there is.

This is actually a bit strange.

It stands to reason that those who can work in a TV station and use power for personal gain for several years without being reported, most of them have some background.The twists and turns are like the intricate roots in the ground, and it is actually very difficult to uproot them.

But it just happened.

As an ordinary animation producer, Shepherd Xing does not know what kind of game has been experienced behind this incident, but what is certain is that the higher-ups did not sit idly by and remain indifferent to these situations, otherwise they would not have deliberately passed Such an incident cleaned up the moth inside.

And what he has to do is to add firewood and charcoal to this fire, and use this seemingly silent but actually earth-shattering fire to ignite the entire animation circle.

"This is really..."

Although this is not the first time he has heard of Musu Xing's idea, when the start of this plan really came as promised, Qin Sheng still felt absurd: "But what if This fire can't be ignited, can't it burn Yunsu?"

The Priests did not directly answer this question.

He just said: "If there are no accidents, "The Old Man and the Sea" will be completed in early December, and it will be able to participate in the Muse Art Festival at the end of the year."

This is a rather special art festival.

Unlike most of the activities called art festivals, which are actually music, film and television award ceremonies, the Muse Art Festival is a comprehensive art event that truly symbolizes the highest artistic level of Bluestar. Its performances include but are not limited to singing and dancing, folk art , puppetry, carving, embroidery, etc., usually for a period of four years, jointly organized by the Blue Star Culture Department and the local provincial/municipal government.

It is worth mentioning that the honorary chairman and chairman of the Muse Art Festival are basically held by leaders of Blue Star countries.

It stands to reason that a festival like this should be overcrowded and crowded — in fact, it's quite the opposite.It is precisely because the Muse Art Festival is too pure and too official that the Muse Art Festival is not very popular among ordinary people, and there are only a handful of people who know about such an event.

Corresponding to this is its unique status in the art world.

Anyone who can be invited to participate in the Muse Art Festival is all recognized by the Blue Star art world. There are no celebrities here, and there is no fraud.

This is a ceremony that is truly born for art.

Qin Sheng's heart moved slightly.

He only felt that he seemed to have grasped the idea of ​​Shepherd Star, but he didn't seem to.

Generally speaking, the Muse Art Festival will last at least fifteen days. In order to express the theme of the art festival that needs to go deep into the masses, the fine arts on the art festival will even go directly to factories, villages, campuses and even military camps. At the closing ceremony of the day, seven winning entries were announced.

but……

"Even if "The Old Man and the Sea" wins an award at the art festival, it probably won't have any effect on Yunsu, right? What does this have to do with the fire you mentioned?"

Then he saw the corners of Shepherd's lips bent, and an unknown smile flashed across his eyes: "Don't worry," he said with a chuckle, "Yun Su will take the initiative to add firewood to the fire."

And what he has to do is to provide Yunsu with a grand enough stage.

**

At the same moment, it was located in a conference room in the office building of Yunsu Group.

"There is no doubt that this will be our best chance to annex Huaying—maybe the only chance."

When the second meeting arrived as scheduled, Gareth rose from his seat once again.His eyes swept over everyone present, with a firm and serious expression:

"Now Huaying's business has spread across the three industries of comics, animation and games, plus Tengkong Entertainment. To put it bluntly, in terms of the quality of its works, Huaying basically has no rivals in these three fields. If you let it go If Huaying doesn’t care, Huaying Theme Park will be completed and put into operation by the second half of next year at the latest.”

"I don't need to say more about the profitability of theme parks, right?"

"Once Huaying completes the layout of the theme park, coupled with their unrivaled profitability in the animation industry," he paused for a moment, his expression becoming more serious: "By that time, even if we have the heart to deal with Huaying, I'm afraid there is nothing he can do."

The existence of a theme park is like a huge and stable money-making machine. Once the Huaying Park is successfully built and put into operation, at that time, Huaying's funds will completely break away from the current state of hanging by a thread and become an equally An independent and powerful group trying to deal with Huaying in this state is simply a dream.

There was silence in the conference room.

Gareth spoke very clearly, and it's not that the others in the room couldn't understand what he meant, it's just that...

"I still have the same problem," someone said: "You said that you want to break the capital chain of Huaying Animation. I can understand this. The problem is that Huaying's next big production is the sequel to Harry Potter. Phenomenal animated film, do you think it is possible for us to make it unrecoverable?"

Indeed, judging from the box office results of the first part of Harry Potter and the hopelessly stable level of Huaying animation, everyone should know how difficult it is to snipe Harry Potter. things.

but--

"Judging from the average level of the company's works, it is really difficult to snipe Harry Potter head-on simply by hitting the schedule," Gareth said word by word: "Then... what about the siege?"