The more Mu Suxing thought about it, the more he felt there was hope.
With the achievements he had accumulated over the past three years, he was able to make animations at will, without being influenced by the external environment or having to consider the gains and losses. But because of this, after gaining absolute freedom, he developed a dilemma of making choices.
Needless to say, Huaying Animation has the support of the mature IP of "Huaying Comics", such as the previous "Taking Las Vegas" and the Sherlock Holmes series, or with the signing of Meng Zhiyuan, the copyright of "Night Watchmen" has returned to Huaying. Even if Muxuxing no longer chooses from the system mall, Huaying's current IP is enough for the company to rest assured for quite a long time.
If there is any wish that Muxuxing has that must be fulfilled now, it is the dream of establishing a theme park and Akihabara on the blue planet that was promised when Huaying was first created.
Do it when you think of it.
Mu Suxing turned off the TV and immediately went to the study to organize some of his thoughts and ideas. The next day, he called Mu Xingxue, Qiu Fengmao and Qin Sheng over.
“… Theme park?”
Qiu Fengmao was a little confused.
It must be said that every time he thought he was used to Muxuxing's "arrogance" in some aspects, the other party would always casually throw out more whimsical plans: "No, don't we have so much money now? Isn't it said that the most important thing right now is to build a new headquarters? Moreover, if we rashly build the main park, what if we can't make back the investment?"
As he spoke, Qiu Fengmao himself became a little incoherent.
It was too sudden.
Yes, Huaying now has a lot of high-quality IPs, but it should be noted that not every high-quality IP can create a complete business chain, let alone be integrated into the theme park.
The most important thing is that Huaying has no experience at all in the construction and operation of amusement parks!
Even though Huaying seems to have made a lot of money in the past three years, the cost of building a large-scale theme park basically starts at tens of billions. Once it makes a loss, it will be a real loss. Where does Mu Suxing get his confidence from
The more Qiu Fengmao thought about it, the more frightened he became, and subconsciously turned his eyes to the other two people present for help - considering that the three people called by Mu Suxing were basically equivalent to representatives of Huaying Animation, Huaying Comics and Jingzhi Interactive Entertainment, the purpose and solemnity of this small meeting were self-evident.
He is serious.
This meeting of only four people will most likely directly determine the development direction of Huaying in the next three years!
Qiu Fengmao winked frantically, trying to get the other two to join him in persuading the boss who had suddenly gotten angry, but Mu Xingxue on the other side stroked his chin and said with interest: "... It sounds interesting?" He asked Qin Sheng: "If I remember correctly, Blue Star currently does not seem to have a theme park centered on animation IP, right?"
Qin Sheng nodded and said, "Indeed, as far as the market is concerned, Blue Star is completely blank in this regard." There seemed to be no objection in his words.
Qiu Fengmao:
No, aren't you guys responding so well
"Of course, the construction of the headquarters should also be put on the agenda. Since we are planning to build a theme park, Huaying will definitely grow in size in the future, so it is best to speed up the construction of the new headquarters. In addition," Qin Sheng added, "Jingzhi Interactive Entertainment currently has four games under its umbrella, and Jiang Yucheng recently came up with an idea for a reasoning game. We may face a shortage of manpower in the future, so it is time to recruit people."
… Doesn’t this mean that the theme park project has been directly approved
As if he could see Qiu Fengmao's helplessness, Mu Xingxue inexplicably felt a little nostalgic. When Mu Suxing proposed all kinds of fantastic ideas, he seemed to be unable to accept them
"The construction of the new headquarters is of course very important, but this is not our job, right?" Mu Xingxue smiled and said calmly: "As for the funds, even if it is not enough now, we can earn it slowly. Besides," he paused and turned to look at Mu Suxing: "Since our President Mu has brought it up, I guess you already have a preliminary plan, right?"
"Originally, there wasn't one, but now..." Mu Suxing thought of the recipe he had obtained by accident and smiled: "Strictly speaking, it's not a preliminary plan, but an attempt, right?"
Whether it is a theme park or an ACG holy land like Akihabara, what is the most indispensable thing besides the huge and rich IP as support
—It’s a restaurant.
For tourists, eating is always the most important part of the travel process. Even if Mu Suxing doesn't know much about the tourism industry, he knows how important food is in people's hearts today.
Tourists travel thousands of miles to foreign places. Besides sightseeing and sightseeing, what else is there to enjoy is delicious food, right
It has to be said that after a careful analysis, Mu Suxing realized that the "Soma Yukihira's Recipes" in his hand, which seemed useless and had nothing to do with him, was what he needed most at the moment.
"You want to open a restaurant?" Qin Sheng asked in surprise.
"If the theme park is the goal, then Huaying's next goal must be to create an IP that can be integrated into the theme park," Mu Suxing explained: "In this regard, the restaurant derived from the food animation is the least risky."
The reason is simple.
Muxuxing has been to many fun amusement parks, and among these many amusement parks, the proportion of amusement parks with restaurants that serve delicious food is close to 0.
To put it bluntly, most of the food in amusement parks is designed to rip people off. The price of the same drink is several times higher than outside, and the main meals are outrageously expensive. The most intolerable thing is that these foods are often both expensive and unpalatable!
In other words, even if the food in the restaurants in Huaying's theme parks is not delicious, there is no need to worry about no one buying it.
So now the question is, is the food at Yukihira Hotel bad
Just think about the happy expressions of the people in the comics when they eat "Soma Yukihira's food". When the theme park of the comic is opened, there may be a large number of tourists flocking to the theme park just to eat the food of Yukihira Hotel!
Not only that…
Since it is a theme park, of course the restaurant cannot be the only one, Yukihei Hotel.
Now that we have Japanese cuisine, we should at least have some arrangements for the "Jiujulou" and "Quanming Hotel" from "The Cooking Master Boy", right
Now that we have a proper gourmet restaurant, then we must also have one of the representative scenes in "Harry Potter", the Hogwarts Great Hall where the four colleges dine together under the vast starry sky, right
If the Hogwarts Great Hall is to be built, the interior decoration must of course be as close to the grandeur in "Harry Potter" as possible. If you want to dine in such an environment, the price will naturally be different from other restaurants. Maybe you can even accept reservations or something
Just based on the appeal of Hogwarts Castle itself, Mu Xiuxing is not afraid that fans will not buy it.
These Muxiuxing didn't say anything, mainly because "Harry Potter" has not been released yet, and it would be meaningless to tell them now that he has already thought of a sub-theme called "Magic World" in the theme park. The current priority is still the "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" animation and its derived theme restaurants.
After hearing what he said, Qiu Fengmao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From what Mu Suxing said, it is obvious that he does not intend to invest a large sum of money to build a theme park immediately, but to take it step by step. This so-called derivative hotel is the first step in the theme park plan.
If Yukihira Hotel is successful, then the theme park plan can naturally continue. If Yukihira Hotel fails, I think Muxuxing will not insist on going on its own.
"Anyway, this is the general goal," Maku Suxing concluded, "I will officially submit the animation plan for Food Wars! Tomorrow, we can start production next week."
Muxuxing thought for a moment and added, "Also, the theme park plan is still in the trial stage, so there is no need to tell other people in the company."
Several people nodded to show that they understood.
"Leave the construction of the new headquarters to me," Mu Xingxue volunteered. He thought for a moment and said, "If you are ready to build a theme park, I might be able to think of a way with the real estate and government." As an important large group on Blue Star, the Mu family originally started out in real estate.
Qin Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll be responsible for recruiting people."
Since it wants to expand, if Huaying wants to recruit talents stably in the future, it must build good relationships with major universities in Blue Star. Not only Jingzhi Interactive Entertainment, but once the theme park plan really starts, I am afraid that there will be a lot of demand for talents in various fields.
Qiu Fengmao touched his nose: "Then what should I do?"
It sounds a bit self-deprecating, but I have to admit that compared to animation and games, as the editor-in-chief of Huaying Comics, what he can do is indeed relatively limited.
"I heard that the sales of Yanling Comics have also increased to tens of millions?"
Qiu Fengmao nodded.
Mu Suxing was not surprised by this. Even without him, Blue Star's comics would still develop naturally. Although "Huaying Comics" had an advantage because it had the golden finger of the system mall, the old comic magazine was certainly not a pushover.
Chang Tianlu is a smart man, and he is also a smart man with vision.
"Huaying Comics" is indeed unstoppable nowadays, but it is still a step behind in discovering new cartoonists.
Facing Qiu Fengmao's slightly expectant gaze, Mu Suxing's answer was very cold and ruthless: "Then you should work hard to discover new themes and new cartoonists, and try not to let other comic magazines catch up."
Constantly exploring new themes and opening up new markets in order to compete with peers, isn't this the normal means and experience of comic magazines competing with each other over the past decades
Let Qiu Fengmao worry about these things.
After determining the next goal and everyone's tasks, Mu Suxing returned to Huaying Animation the next day.
The plan for Food Wars! was quickly approved unanimously, but the production team was in trouble. As for the reason -
"It's just an ordinary food animation. There are no special effects requirements and no technical requirements beyond the norm," Mu Suxing said helplessly: "Do you have to compete so hard to join?"
People who don’t know would think this is a top-notch project of Kaei Animation.
"How can they be the same?" Fang Lian said confidently, "Who told you, Mu, that you haven't directed a movie in person in a long time?"
Dai Yuyan nodded in agreement. She said with a serious face, "I feel that I still have a lot of shortcomings. I hope Director Mu can give me some guidance."