After several days of intensive discussions, the Feiyan home console was finally scheduled to be released in mid-1996. Although it was more than a year later than Sony's PS console, it will have a significant improvement in performance and game reserves. And Feiyan will take this as an opportunity to add greater weight to its stock listing. After all, the new product launch has a considerable role in promoting the company's performance, and it should also be a big boost.
Apart from Feiyan, this time Chen Yuanming did not continue to take the Hong Kong route or check the subsidiaries in Shenzhen and Zhuhai, but chose to drive directly to Suzhou, where he met the general manager of the Eagle's Nest branch in China. : Wang Ning.
Like Song Kaiwen, Wang Ning is also a Chinese-American, and because of this surname is frequently mistaken for a member of the Wang An family. In fact, he has nothing to do with Mr. Wang An, the computer tycoon who once dominated the United States, but an aborigines born in Singapore, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and also served as a middle-level manager under News Corporation, which is considered one of the links between News Corporation and the Eagle's Nest Alliance First, it has its own unique insights into the Eagle's Nest Alliance, which focuses on CD-ROM distribution.
Being selected as the person in charge in China this time, his Chinese identity has given him great help, and his former Singaporean nationality is another factor. After all, the Eagle's Nest Alliance is about to enter the Suzhou Industrial Park, which was established in 1994. As the earliest batch of national industrial parks, Suzhou Industrial Park is different from other industrial parks or high-tech development zones. It is organized by the Chinese government and the Singapore government. Joint ventures are established, of which Singapore also occupies a large dominant position. In such a political environment, Wang Ning's identity has naturally become a weapon to communicate with the government.
"Chen Dong, the new company has preliminarily selected the address, which is in the first phase of the industrial zone in the park. The building is expected to be completed by the end of this year." Accompanying Chen Yuanming, Wang Ning dutifully introduced, "The temporary office is located in the old office. In the urban area, the management team is already in place, and investigations have been carried out in several surrounding foundry factories, and several of them are still planning to join us, and I have already reported to the headquarters.”
At this time, animation outsourcing also pays attention to agency resources. Some big Taiwanese companies can directly sign agreements with big companies such as Disney and Warner, and get work from them. However, some small companies run by domestic people are inevitably lacking in this regard. They often take the second-tier dealer route and take on the dirty work that Taiwanese companies are reluctant to do, and the income is also very meager. Therefore, when the Eagle's Nest Alliance, a large company that is already well-known in the United States, entered, many small workshops directly approached the door to seek security.
This approach is of course beneficial to the Eagle's Nest, which can quickly open up the situation and screen out some buildable materials. Chen Yuanming agreed with this idea of using chickens to lay eggs, and nodded, "Yes, continue to recruit talents, especially for key positions such as original paintings and storyboards. I have an idea to implement recently."
A high-level executive of Chen Yuanming's level directly issued an order. Naturally, Wang Ning had to go all out and keep this in his mind. He then asked, "Chen Dong, what about the cooperation with Jinshi? Now the Suzhou animation industry It’s a bit fundamental, but the software industry still depends on Beijing and Shenzhen, and our game outsourcing industry needs more qualified technicians.”
Now Dianjinshi also has its own talent exchange system, and has close contact with various universities in Beijing. The network has surpassed many employment agencies. After the venture capital system is fully rolled out, I am afraid that those headhunting companies that have just entered China Impossible to fight.
Chen Yuanming smiled, "Don't worry, I have already explained it to Wang Shizhong, and the Pioneer Park will take the lead to find talents to transfuse blood for the Eagle's Nest. It is expected that our home game console will be officially released this year, and transplanting games will become the top priority. More It's also a good thing for some game staff to operate."
Hearing this, Wang Ning was overjoyed. Such a situation is naturally a great opportunity for the Eagle's Nest Branch. To be able to climb to this position from the middle level, his strength and ambition are sufficient, and the Eagle's Nest Alliance is also About to go public, he certainly prefers to add some shining performance to himself at this critical moment.
"I understand." Wang Ning replied with a little more seriousness in his voice, "I will get all the personnel in place as soon as possible, please don't worry, Director Chen."
Chen Yuanming nodded slightly, as if he had remembered something, and instructed Li Fangqing beside him, "Assist Li, get in touch with Shangmei and ask when Lao Qian and Lao Dai will arrive in Suzhou, and the reception should also be properly arranged. , to the highest standard."
After he finished speaking, he turned his head and asked Wang Ning, "Mr. Wang, is the studio here already arranged?"
Wang Ning nodded quickly, "The venue and equipment are in place, and training for new employees has begun, and they should be able to get started soon."
"Very good." Chen Yuanming praised with satisfaction, "Show your professionalism, I will treat the distinguished guests well."
Although he couldn't guess what the young Chen Dong wanted to do, Wang Ning made arrangements strictly according to his instructions. About two days later, he met the person Chen Dong wanted to entertain in the studio.
Those were two elders, both in their sixties. One was thin and gentle, and the other had a solemn expression. Under the leadership of Chen Yuanming, they were carefully visiting the furnishings in the studio.
Seeing this, Wang Ning walked up quickly, "Chen Dong, you are here. These two are... "
Chen Yuanming smiled and introduced to the two old men, "Lao Qian and Mr. Dai, this is the person in charge of the Eagle's Nest branch, named Wang Ning. Mr. Wang, these two are seniors from Shangmei, and they are also the most famous in China. The animation director, come to visit us today."
The solemn old man shook his head, "The most famous one is not dare to be the most famous. Compared with the talent of Lao Wang, I am afraid that it is better than the two of us. Unfortunately, he died young and failed to catch up with this opportunity..."
Another person called Dai Lao smiled kindly at Wang Ning, "Mr. Wang's factory really amazes us old bones. The equipment is so excellent, and the professional quality of the painters is also high, which is really enviable."
"Where is it?" Although Americans don't pay much attention to self-esteem, Wang Ning has received some Chinese education anyway, and replied with a smile, "It's just as the saying goes, if you want to do good work, you must first sharpen your tools. This outsourcing industry is naturally the same.”
"You still need money if you can sharpen your weapons..." Dai Lao sighed and asked his companion, "Old Qian, you see that this factory, which has only been established for a month, is much more imposing than our Shangmei, I'm afraid We really need to change our minds.”
Qian Lao also showed a wry smile, "However, there is still the possibility of change, it is not too late."
In this way, you said what I said, a few people walked around the studio, and came to the upstairs conference room at the invitation of Chen Yuanming.
Sitting relaxed on the sofa, Dai Lao rubbed his sore knees, smiled and said to the young man in front of him, "Seeing is better than seeing, we have long heard that the animation industry in Suzhou is well developed. , but when I came here, I was surprised to realize that my knowledge reserve is not up to the times, which is probably even better than the serious studio I saw when I was studying abroad."
"With money, everything is easy to talk about. This is beautiful..." Qian Lao didn't continue, just shook his head.
Shangmei among the two people is naturally the pillar of China's animation industry today, Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio. For a long time, this studio has been synonymous with Chinese animation and has contributed countless excellent works. . The two old men in front of them are the existing masters in the Chinese animation industry, such as "Golden Conch", "Little Tadpole Looking for Mother", "Nine-colored Deer", "Black Cat Sheriff", "The Adventures of the Sloppy King" and other masterpieces , are all from the hands of two people, definitely regarded as a national treasure-level talent.
Seeing the slightly depressed expressions of the two, Chen Yuanming smiled, "Isn't the country encouraging the development of the animation industry, the 5155 project has already begun, and the situation in the future should be better than before."
Unexpectedly, these words were not recognized. The two old men looked at each other and sighed at the same time. This time, even Dai Lao, who had always been smiling, couldn't help but restrain his smile.
"After all, the market economy is different from the planned economy. According to the state's approach, I am afraid that the animation industry will not only not get better, but it will get worse."
Chen Yuanming frowned slightly. He did know the general development of Chinese animation in later generations, but he was not an insider. China's animation development ignited the fire, but let them fall into the bottom
Seeing Chen Yuanming's slightly puzzled look, Qian Lao shook his head, "Xiao Chen, you are not in the circle, so naturally you don't understand the tricks in the animation circle. Now the state supports the animation industry, but you are in this circle. There are often not people who really love and want to profit from the animation industry, but a group of pure jackals who use the method of backdoor companies to obtain the above subsidy funds."
"Let's put it this way, for a cartoon, 5 million was allocated from the top, most of which were put into the pockets by the officials, and the other half was swallowed by the person in charge of the animation company. The 5 million subsidy may end up being only 20 Wan fell into animation production, with such an investment, do you still expect to get any results? This is just the beginning, when more and more people taste the sweetness, the situation will only get worse."
Chen Yuanming's brows furrowed even tighter, "What about those who love animation? There must be producers who really like animation, right?"
"I'm afraid they'll all starve to death." Dai Lao replied more succinctly, "Back then, when Shanghai and the United States produced so many good films, it was only because of the full support of the state that we were raised as artists. Awarded. With such a background, we gradually developed an artist's temperament. In Shanghai, there are not a few people with excellent professional skills, but not half of them can do business. The same is true when it is put outside. The frame-by-frame creation model leads to an astonishingly high cost in the early stage, and it is difficult to get back the profit in the later stage. Those who sincerely engage in animation often can’t even get enough to eat. The most fatal problem is that animation is not profitable.”
Animation, not making money.
This sentence is a joke to Chen Yuanming. Japan's animation industry can almost become one of the pillar industries in the country. Disney in the United States ranks among the top seven Hollywood factories, not to mention the super-long advertising animations that Hasbro shot to sell toys... an industry worth tens of billions of billions of dollars, An industry that defrauds children of money, does not make money. This is the answer of China's top animators. It's almost beyond the level of jokes and has become a kind of black humor.
After a moment of silence, Chen Yuanming had to shake his head, "It seems that if you let artists do business, everyone has no choice but to die."
Hearing Chen Yuanming's unceremonious conclusion, the two old men have no room to refute. They have been in the animation circle all their lives, aren't they the witnesses of this sentence? So when they heard such a conclusion, instead of being angry, they ignited a little spark of hope. The young man in front of him is really a business genius. If the work is put into his hands, what kind of miracle will happen. Woolen cloth
Seeing the slightly expectant look in the eyes of the second old man, Chen Yuanming smiled slightly, "This time I am looking for the second old man, one is to hire two to be visiting professors in the animation department of Feiyan Vocational School. There should be no objection between the two of them."
The two elders nodded at the same time, and Qian Lao's serious face also showed a smile, "Just for Feiyan's help to Shangmei, we retired old bones should repay you well. To be able to pass it on from generation to generation, also Always the long-cherished wish of our generation.”
What I'm talking about here is the help of Feiyan VCD to the animation industry. Compared with movies and TV series, cartoons are obviously a more suitable subject for VCD. In the early years, the number of animation episodes was within 6-12 episodes, and a few discs were enough to put down, and the films in the United States were all purchased with the new generation. Born of capable young adults, there are many excellent works from the 1960s to the 1980s, even if it is for a little nostalgia, there are not a few buyers. Not to mention how many international awards those excellent films have won, and with the praise of foreigners, many parents will buy them for their children to watch whether they really like the films or not.
With such extraordinary purchasing power, the reuse value of these old animations is naturally considerable. In order to meet the playback quality of the existing VCDs, Shanghai Mei has also repaired and complemented these works, which are unmatched in terms of collection value, and the sales volume is naturally amazing, bringing a lot of income.
With Feiyan's grace alone, it is obligatory to contribute some waste heat to their vocational school, not to mention... Cough~ Feiyan's salary is really high!
With Er Lao's approval, Chen Yuanming said the next sentence with a smile, "Second, I want to cooperate with Er Lao, or Shang Mei Lai behind Er Lao, you have also seen this studio, just because of this Technical strength, it shouldn't be difficult to make a really excellent animation, right?"
Qian Lao did not directly nod, but pondered for a moment, "The studio's technology is very good, as long as there is an excellent animation director, it should not be difficult to draw. But animation is also like a movie, what really decides everything, or How wonderful the script is."
Afraid that Chen Yuanming didn't understand what he meant, Qian Lao added, "Like my old friend Wang Shuchen, even his works of art such as "Mountain Monkey" and "Landscape Love" still have ingenious plot settings, not to mention "Wang Shuchen". Nezha's Trouble in the Sea" and "Tan Books" are excellent works with excellent scripts. Because they are made for children, the plot is more important than the picture. Without a good book, it is impossible to make a real masterpiece. "
Chen Yuanming snorted, "We can start with adaptations and turn those already well-known fairy tales into animations. In this case, it should be simpler than the original animations. Just find an excellent screenwriter..."
Dai Lao reached out and interrupted Chen Yuanming's words, "Actually, it is not easy to find excellent screenwriters. The salary of Chinese screenwriters is already low enough, and the unprofitable business of animation is even more eager to clear the screenwriter's salary directly, and now find a qualified one. Animated screenwriters are probably more difficult than finding pandas."
"Then let them make money." Chen Yuanming replied very succinctly, "Pay them according to the quality of the script, and promise to share a percentage of the profit in subsequent products, such as the release of CDs. As long as you have money, are you afraid that you won't have a good book?"
This is so arrogant that the second old man was speechless for a long time, and finally Dai Laogan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "What about the cost, the cost is probably..."
An almost sky-high figure, right? Even if this boss Xiao Chen is so rich, he shouldn't throw it into the water like this!
"Cost?" Chen Yuanming showed a sly smile, "Of course we have to find a sponsor."
(End of this chapter)
The author has something to say: Alas, there are actually quite a few talented people in China, but there are more idiot bosses who are just trying to fish...
Those who are passionate are incompetent, those who are capable are not here, the rest are all greedy rats, it's a tragedy
This chapter mentions three old animators, and two of them should be avoided >_
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