The contract negotiations went as smoothly as expected.
Ruan Wei was half leaning on the window seat, her whole body showing a relaxed posture, her slender fingers crossed and naturally resting on the edge of the wooden table, she was smiling and looking at the middle-aged man in a suit opposite her.
"This..." The man frowned, a hint of genuine hesitation on his face. He looked at the young woman opposite him, trying to find a way out, but to no avail. He could only say angrily, "If it's this price, I need to ask the higher-ups for their opinions."
Ruan Wei nodded slightly and made a gesture of invitation.
The middle-aged man stood up, said, "Excuse me," took out his cell phone from his pocket, and walked out into the corridor.
"He will agree." Seeing the man disappear from the door of the box, Ruan Wei smiled and said to the young man beside her, "The performance of "IS" is clearly there. To put it bluntly, they are the ones competing to cooperate with us, not us begging them. As long as the price is not so high that they cannot afford it, Dongshi will grit its teeth and accept it."
Sure enough, five minutes later, the middle-aged man hurried back from the corridor.
His expression at this moment still could not be described as pleasant - he had heard that the boss of Huaying was a nerd who had just stepped out of college and was concentrating on making animations, so he had the idea of gaining as much advantage as possible in the negotiations.
But unexpectedly, Mu Suxing himself had no intention of getting involved in the negotiation at all. When he said to leave it to Ruan Wei, he really handed over the initiative of the entire negotiation to the other party. No matter how eloquent he was, how he persuaded her with benefits, and how he appealed to her with emotion, Mu Suxing just smiled, as if he didn't hear it at all.
It can be said that the cooperation has reached the extreme.
It's not like myself... The man thought of the boss who had no brains but pretended to know everything and gave him orders over the phone, fearing that if he didn't agree to Huaying's request, the cooperation would fall through. He felt a headache. We are all in this business, so why are other people's bosses so considerate and reasonable
He was so upset that he could only smile bitterly and said, "I'm not saying anything, Miss Ruan, but your price is really too..."
Ruan Wei gently stirred the coffee in the porcelain cup and smiled without saying a word.
The man knew that the other party had him in his arms, so he could only sigh and stop struggling: "On behalf of Dongshi, I agree to the above request of Huaying Company."
After saying that, he signed the contract in front of him neatly.
Ruan Wei took the contract and looked at the signature carefully. After confirming that it was correct, she turned her head and looked at the young man beside her. After Mu Suxing nodded slightly at her, she extended her hand to the man opposite her: "Then, happy cooperation."
It was already 9:30 in the evening when we signed the contract related to the surrounding development.
Considering that they arrived at exactly eight o'clock in the evening - I have to say, as a project contract manager, this work efficiency is quite good.
While thinking about it, Mu Suxing put a check mark behind Ruan Wei's name in the employee list in his mind.
If the employees chose the designers before "is" was produced, then after "is" became a hit, the designers chose the employees.
Although he had no interest in managing a company and was not good at it, there were only a few senior executives available in Huaying Animation, and he had no choice but to consider it. Now that "is" had been completed, it was naturally time to clean up "is".
Mu Xuxing will naturally not fire people who have a good work attitude and strong business or professional abilities. However, he certainly has no reason to keep those who were lazy and slack during the production of "IS" and took the salary without working.
"Let's stop here today," Mu Suxing stood at the door of the hotel and turned to look at Ruan Wei: "Go to the Finance Department to collect your overtime pay. I have a dinner party, so I won't be going back for now."
Ruan Wei's eyes lit up and her expression brightened.
Sure enough, it was the right decision to stay at Huaying Animation. These days, it is not easy to find a boss who trusts you, is reasonable, and actively gives you bonuses.
Ruan Wei's mood suddenly became even better when she thought about the bonus, but she did not forget her duties. Instead, she took the initiative to ask, "Can you tell me what the dinner is about? Do you need me to accompany you?"
"No need," the employee said, and Mu Suxing was very satisfied. "It's just a dinner for industry exchanges. We will probably just talk about animation production. There's no point for you to stay here. It's getting late now. It's not safe for a girl like you to stay out too late. Go back first."
Ruan Wei wanted to recommend herself, but seeing that Mu Suxing was persistent, she hailed a taxi and left.
Mu Suxing had not originally planned to attend this so-called industry exchange meeting. He didn't like to hang out with people in his previous life, and he had no interest in it in this life. However, the person in charge of organizing this exchange meeting was determined to invite him, and the other party happened to be one of his good friends in his previous life, so it was difficult for him to refuse.
It was called an industry exchange meeting, but in fact, including Mu Suxing, there were only six animation directors in total. When the waiter led Mu Suxing to the private room, several directors inside were already drinking with great interest.
When Mu Suxing saw that everyone had red cheeks and drunken eyes, he suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
He felt a little regretful.
It's not that he regretted not asking Ruan Wei to accompany him. It wouldn't be appropriate to let a girl come to a place like this. But if he had known that these people could drink so much, he should have asked Fang Lian to come along - among the people he knew, Fang Lian was the best at dealing with this kind of situation, and no one dared to say he was second.
"Xiao Mu is here?" The first person to speak was a middle-aged man with a fair complexion and scholarly appearance. When he saw Mu Suxing pushing the door open, he immediately waved his hand and invited him enthusiastically: "Come on! You are the only one missing!"
After saying that, he pulled Mu Suxing over without further ado. Fortunately, he did not immediately urge Mu Suxing to drink. Instead, he enthusiastically introduced several animation directors around him to Mu Suxing: "Come, come, let me introduce you. This is the animation director of "Blood Rose", Mr. He Hongfeng."
"You should be familiar with this Mr. Ying Kaiyu. The Devil's Retreat Life is his work."
"And this one..."
After the introductions, the middle-aged man introduced himself formally: "I believe you all know who I am, Director Xiao Mu, but for the sake of formality, I still want to introduce you. This is the kid I mentioned to you a long time ago, Mu Suxing."
Hearing this, Mu Suxing had no choice but to cooperate with a slightly helpless smile.
The middle-aged man in front of him was one of his good friends in his previous life, Wei Liwen.
The meeting between the two can be described as a perfect match - at that time, Wei Liwen was busy with the investment issue of the animated film on hand. With no other options, he thought of online crowdfunding. However, there were very few people willing to invest in his animation with little hope. In the end, it was Mu Suxing, who had just turned 18, who took out the New Year's money he had saved since he was a child and was going to use it to make his first animation, filling the last part of Wei Liwen's investment.
It is not only the funds that come to our rescue, but also the support from Muxuxing.
It is not easy to make animated films these days, especially for an animation director like Wei Liwen who does not have any particularly famous representative works. Although his family did not have any doubts about his behavior of selling his house and car to invest in animation, and even considerately supported his dream all the time, as a man, Wei Liwen ultimately felt a lot of pressure and burden in his heart.
After all, what if the movie loses all its money
Mu Suxing's support was very practical. In addition to the actual investment amount, there was also serious market analysis. The two of them investigated and analyzed the market trends together. From the few people who watched the preview in the beginning to the box office explosion caused by word of mouth when the film was officially released!
It is precisely because of this experience that, although in terms of age, Mu Suxing is old enough to be his son, in Wei Liwen's heart, he regards Mu Suxing as a friend regardless of age.
After everyone got to know each other, they continued drinking. Wei Liwen then pulled Mu Suxing aside and complained quietly, "You too, why didn't you tell me about the bad thing you encountered before? Although I, your brother Wei, don't have a reputation like Director Ji, if I really stood up, there would still be people in the industry who would give me some face, and you wouldn't have to get to that point with the school."
Seeing Mu Suxing nod obediently, Wei Liwen knew that he didn't take it to heart, so he could only sigh: "Don't take it lightly. At least one-third of the people who are doing animation nowadays graduated from Xingning Art University. If you really make things too awkward with the school, it won't be good for you."
He talked on and on, but Mu Xuxing just smiled and didn't refute him.
If we count from their previous lives, they have been friends for nearly twenty years, and can be said to be very familiar with each other. This man is taciturn in public, and is called a "cold director" by the media. However, friends who are familiar with him in private know that his personality is like that of an old mother, and he is always very nagging when it comes to caring about others.
Reliving such nagging now, Mu Xuxing did not feel annoyed, but just felt a little nostalgic.
"Old Wei, you're almost done," Wei Liwen chatted for a while before being stopped by one of the female directors. She put down her beer cup and said unhappily, "You were the one who said you would bring Director Xiaomu to meet us, why did you call him over to start the chat first?"
Wei Liwen was speechless.
He looked at Mu Suxing, who was dressed in a suit but still couldn't hide his innocent and harmless aura, and then looked at the few experienced drivers he had hired opposite him. He felt that this scene was like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, and he immediately regretted it.
But he was the one who hosted this exchange meeting, and it was originally to help Mu Suxing expand his network of contacts in the industry. Naturally, it was not easy to stand in front of Mu Suxing, so he had to remind him repeatedly: "Okay, okay, you guys chat. But Xingxing just came of age this year, so you guys should be careful with your words, and you can't persuade others to drink - especially you, female hooligan, don't always think about teasing other people's children, Xingxing has a family! Do you hear me?"
The "newly adult" Muxiuxing:...
"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about?" The female director said angrily, "You are only allowed to talk to others in private, but you can't let us exchange our thoughts?"
Wei Liwen didn't bother to be polite with her: "I'm just afraid that you'll be too fierce and scare people." It can be heard that the relationship between the two is really good.
The female director snorted and didn't bother to argue with him. She took a glass of beer and sat next to Mu Suxing. Mu Suxing glanced at the table, and before he could find a beer from the dazzling array of wine glasses, Wei Liwen handed him a glass - there were a lot of bubbles at the bottom of the glass, it was obviously Sprite.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he waved his hands and explained calmly: "It's just childish. Just drink a drink to show your respect. You guys are not really going to force me to drink, right?"
Muxiuxing was directly downgraded from "just becoming an adult" to a minor:…
He had said so much that even if someone in the crowd wanted to urge him to drink, they were too embarrassed to say it out loud. They had no choice but to let Mu Suxing drink Sprite instead of wine and drink it all.
During the dinner, people intermittently exchanged their views on the current animation environment, or discussed certain specific styles and themes. Occasionally, when they encountered conflicting opinions, they could not help but argue, but it was limited to academic disputes and there was no intention of getting really angry.
As everyone chatted, they soon mentioned "is".
The few people did not mean to analyze "IS". Over the past period of time, basically everything that should be said and should not be said, good things and bad things, have been analyzed by professional comic critics. What they talked about was not "IS" itself, but the harem animation market headed by "IS".
Mu Suxing thought that he hadn't said anything since he came in. To someone he just met, being so quiet would inevitably give people the impression that he was impolite or arrogant. Seeing that the topic had turned to him, he simply said, "If this was a harem anime, I would be able to say a few words about it."
The results of "IS" were there, and the people present were naturally convinced of Mu Suxing's ability in this area. Upon hearing this, they all looked at him at the same time.
The first person to take over the conversation was He Hongfeng. After all, "Blood Rose" was one of the victims that fell at the feet of "IS". As the animation director of "Blood Rose", he was still very interested in Mu Suxing's point of view: "What do you say?"
"No matter what, what is certain at present is that due to the emergence of "IS", in the next six months or even a year, brainless harem animations like "IS" will definitely be launched online in large numbers." Mu Suxing said.
This view was unanimously agreed by everyone present.
In the animation industry, following trends is a very common thing. The explosive popularity of "IS" will definitely boost the entire harem animation market, and this is precisely one of the main reasons why many industry leaders are worried: when the entire market is occupied by such brainless and illogical sand sculpture animation, where will the serious animation have a place to go
As if knowing what they were thinking, Mu Suxing shook his head and said, "I'm still a rookie in the field of serious animation, so I won't say much here. What I want to talk about is the commercial animation sector."
No one showed it on their faces, but they nodded secretly in their hearts.
After all, the subject matter and style of "is" are too commercial, and artistic short animations like "The Little Prince" are different from feature-length drama animations. If Mu Xiuxing started talking about drama animations, people would probably find it funny in their hearts even if they didn't say anything, but it's different for commercial animations.
Mu Suxing has already proved his absolute strength in the field of commercial animation with tangible achievements. Now when he started talking about this topic, not only did people not look down on him because of his age, but they all looked focused.
"If you're making other types of animation, it's fine, but if you want to make a harem show, in order to carve out a niche in the harem show market, I suggest that you try to add some contrasting elements besides being brainless and illogical."
As soon as Mu Suxing finished speaking, the female director who had spoken to him earlier brightened up and said with interest: "Things of a contrasting nature... Can you tell me more about it?"
Without waiting for Mu Suxing to answer, she explained, "It's like this. Although I have no interest in harem-themed animation, my husband is currently serializing a harem-themed animation, which will be completed in the next two weeks." At this point, she paused slightly, as if observing Mu Suxing's expression, and then said, "It's a coincidence that this animation project is the same as "IS", and it is also aimed at business. In terms of the plot, it may be more vulgar and brainless than "IS."
Muxuxing's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly asked, "Can I know the name of this animation?"
The female director coughed lightly and said uncomfortably, "It's called "The Superpower of Love."
Mu Suxing understood immediately.
In the twenty years of his previous life, there were not many animations that could occupy a place in his memory, and "Love Superpower" was one of them.
It's not because its plot and production are so excellent, but as a harem animation, its level of vulgarity is unprecedented in the previous life before "IS". The reason is simple, "IS" may be brainless and sell meat, but at least it is covered with a layer of skin and is not too obvious.
But "Superpower of Love" is different.
In other people's harem anime, the male protagonist is emotionally dull and passive, and often he fails to really win over any girl until the end. But it is different. Compared with the male protagonists of other harem anime, the male protagonist of "Love's Superpower" is an active attacker. He is a scumbag who is both sober and shameless. He keeps accepting and rejecting the girls in his harem, making him a fighter among scumbags.
According to the timeline, "The Power of Love" began serialization almost halfway through "is".
If you think about it carefully, the industry's criticism and contempt for "is" also began to subside from that time. On the one hand, the sales of "is" would inevitably make those who despised it say that "the grapes are sour". On the other hand, the hatred value of "The Power of Love" was transferred.
Do you think "IS" is already cliché as a harem anime
"The Superpower of Love" tells you that as a harem anime, it can be even more vulgar!
"Thanks to IS, Love Superpower is now ranked third on the anime subscription list," which is a pretty good result for a harem anime. The female director seemed a little worried at the moment: "But it is also for this reason that my husband and I have been worried about the ending of the anime recently."
If it were any other harem anime, it would have a blank ending, but in "Love Superpower", the scumbag male protagonist has done everything he should and shouldn't do, so it would be difficult to surprise the audience with the ending.
She said sincerely, "I am very interested in the 'contrast' you mentioned. Could you please give us some advice?"
Muxuxing did not answer this question immediately.
Speaking of contrast, he did have an idea, but...
"In fact, this approach will bring great risks to the animation." Muxuxing pondered for a while, and finally weighed his words: "Maybe it will be a big hit, maybe it will be a big flop, but no matter whether it is a big flop or a big hit, it will definitely be remembered by everyone who has watched this animation—"
The female director's eyes became brighter and brighter: "Tell me about it?"
Muxuxing cleared his throat: "It's like this..."
…
As a fan of "is", Luo Gaofeng is not in a very good mood recently.
The good news is that one month after the end of "IS", Huaying Animation quickly announced the decision of "IS" Season 2. The bad news is that Huaying Animation stated that the production team of "IS" Season 2 will no longer be the original team, and the chief director will no longer be Mu Suxing, but a new director named Dai Yuyan from Huaying Animation.
Luo Gaofeng immediately became anxious.
Apart from anything else, the name Dai Yuyan sounds like a girl. Let a girl director make a harem show? Does she know what the otaku audience wants to see
What on earth is Huaying Animation thinking
There are many people who share the same view as him. Since Huaying Animation announced this new project, those who oppose it have been checking in on Huaying Animation’s Weibo every day:
"It's ok to change the director for the second season, but they actually changed to a female director. Is Huaying Animation getting carried away?"
"It's not that I look down on female directors, but can a woman really make a good male-oriented harem animation? She probably doesn't even know what the audience wants to see!"
"So disappointed. If the director of the second season of IS is a woman, I will definitely not watch it."
"I don't want to see +1, and I don't want the original cast, but it can't be so outrageous as to let an inexperienced woman be the chief director, right?"
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. Luo Gaofeng closed his Weibo and clicked on Yue Qi’s video.
If nothing unexpected happens, today should be the finale of "The Power of Love". Although many "is" fans unanimously believe that "The Power of Love" sells sex too nakedly and is simply greasy, in Luo Gaofeng's opinion, after seeing too many indecisive male protagonists, this kind of scumbag male protagonist who is straightforward in pushing girls is actually quite interesting.
With anticipation, Luo Gaofeng happily clicked on the last episode of "Superpower of Love".
This time, he did not choose to skip the opening theme song, but let the theme song play, while happily imagining the ending of "The Superpower of Love".
Just in the previous episode, the hero has pushed the last cold and fairy-like girl in the animation, and all the girls know each other's existence. The ending is frozen in the Shura field of the girls. The finale of this episode will definitely solve the problem of the Shura field left over from the previous episode.
I wonder how the male protagonist will solve the problem of the Shura field... Will "Love Superpower" become the first truly harem anime in history, with all the female protagonists included in the harem
With such expectations and questions, Luo Gaofeng continued reading happily.
The girls started to sit down and chat.
Huh? They didn't quarrel or fight, but talked and laughed
Can't let the male lead know? Could it be that the girls are considerate enough to reach a consensus on each other's existence and are ready to work together to give the male lead a surprise
As Luo Gaofeng was thinking this, he saw the comments on the animation suddenly became denser:
“Congratulations on the end! This is the most classic harem anime ending I’ve ever seen! Barely any other! I’m going to recommend this anime to all my friends!”
"What a great ending! Confession to the production team!"
"High energy ahead. Please note, this is not a drill. Extremely, extremely, extremely high energy ahead! There's still time to leave now!"
"Don't listen to the nonsense in the comments, this animation is super good, I'm not lying to you, the ending is also very refreshing, you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don't watch it!"
"I've welded the door shut. None of you can leave! [Vicious]"
Luo Gaofeng:…
Based on his years of experience in Yueqi Video, these comments gave him a bad feeling...
Twenty minutes later.
It was still the same animation, and the same group of cute and adorable girls, but what appeared before Luo Gaofeng's eyes at this moment was the dismemberment scene after a murder case.
The girls gently stroked the male protagonist's cheeks, with a weird smile on their faces, and said in a sweet voice: "Dear, you are so fickle. In order to prevent more girls from joining in the future, we have no choice but to resort to this last resort."
"It's okay to be unfaithful, now we can be together forever~"
Then.
The cold little fairy took away the hero's left leg;
The soft and cute little girl took away the hero's right leg;
The gentle black long straight hair took away the hero's left arm;
The most popular tsundere girl chose the male protagonist’s torso;
The long-legged queen who was known as the queen chose the male lead’s head…
Luo Gaofeng: … … …
Luo Gaofeng:
Holy crap!!! Can anyone tell me what the hell is this? Where is the promised sweet harem anime? Is this really not the opening of a mystery anime
Or is it that "The Power of Love" is actually a mystery animation and the plot has just begun
Luo Gaofeng was still struggling in his heart, but as the screen was filled with "Oh shit", the words "The End" popped up on the animation page at the right time.
The end of the play.
The end of the play.
end.
Luo Gaofeng was stunned!
At this moment, his heart was completely overwhelmed by boundless anger and shock. It was not until the ending song of the animation was finished and the screen fell into darkness that he reacted and angrily opened Weibo.
Don't stop me! I'm going to scold the production team today!
As soon as Luo Gaofeng opened the Weibo of the director of "The Superpower of Love", he saw a familiar name at a glance -
Zhuang Heyu v: Hello everyone, I am Zhuang Heyu, the chief director of "Superpower of Love". As of today, "Superpower of Love" has officially ended. I would like to thank all the audience friends for their support along the way!
Here, I would also like to thank Mr. Mu Suxing V, the chief director of the "IS" animation. When I was thinking about the ending of "The Superpower of Love", I encountered many difficulties. It was Director Mu who gave me great inspiration and enlightenment. Without Director Mu's guidance, there would be no "The Superpower of Love" today. Thank you again, Director Mu!
Luo Gaofeng was stunned.
The fans who had already thought about how to scold the director were also stunned.
No wonder the director who had always been pushing the girl would suddenly do such a show at the end. Could it be that Muxuxing is the real culprit? ?
"No more words, everyone. I know what you want to say. Let's meet under Director Mu's Weibo:)"
The staff member who is responsible for managing the official Weibo and also handling Mu Suxing's personal Weibo was a little confused.
What happened today? There was not much activity on the official Weibo of Huaying Animation, but the boss’s personal Weibo was full of information, as if it was about to explode
She clicked on Mu Suxing's latest Weibo post in surprise. It was a post by Mu Suxing to celebrate when the sales of "IS" BD exceeded 60,000. There were about 20,000 comments at that time, but now it has skyrocketed to 30,000.
What happened
As she was surprised, the entire comment section appeared before her eyes:
"??? Director Mu, Qiuqiu, please behave yourself. Look at where you have taken Director Zhuang. You are hurting other people's fans like this. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
"After watching the ending of "The Superpower of Love", I burst into tears. Director Mu, can you be any more stupid???"
"Director Mu, I've been thinking about it. You're working on "IS" while also taking time to direct other people's animations. It's really too hard. Can you send me your address privately? I want to send you some ginseng and other medicinal materials for your health^_^"
"I cried. I really cried. Do you understand how I felt when I took off my pants and saw a beep? I'm only 18 years old and I don't have a girlfriend yet, wuwuwuwuwuwu!"
Staff lady: What happened? What is the superpower of love? When will Director Mu make animation again
Confused, she opened the Weibo search bar and was about to search for this so-called "Super Power of Love" when she saw a hot search automatically appear in the search bar -
#The ending of love's superpower, Muxiuxing#
She glanced at the hot search list next to her and was almost shocked. She saw that the hot search list was neatly arranged:
1. The ending of Love's Superpower, Muxuxing
2.is Season 2
3. The dog thief Muxiuxing:)
She subconsciously clicked on "Dog Thief Muxuxing" -
"The group is open, the group is open, recruiting people online to send razor blades to the thieves, 1st level 99, come quickly!"
"Don't stop me, all of you, don't stop me. I'm going to kill that bastard Mu Suxing today and rid the people of this evil!"
"Pass the knife upstairs, please."
"I feel so sorry for Director Zhuang. His own animation has just finished, but he is on the hot search list together with other directors."
"No, no, no, I think Director Zhuang should be like this now—Director Zhuang: Don't cue me! It's none of my business! I'm just a weak, pitiful and helpless harem manga director. Trembling.jpg"
"Hahahahahahahahaha, I was so sleepy early in the morning, but you guys laughed me awake. I haven't seen "The Power of Love", but after reading the spoilers, emmmm can I say that I am happy with this ending? Director Mu did a great job! A scumbag like the male protagonist who falls in love with every woman he meets and pushes her away deserves to be torn to pieces."
"+1 for being fun to watch. Xingxing is so adorable! I want to laugh just thinking about how the otakus must feel when they see the ending. Hahahahahahahaha, I kneel down to Xingxing!"
"As a girl, I originally had no interest in "The Power of Love", but now I actually want to watch it. Hahahahahahahaha, this ending is really classic, so refreshing and satisfying! Five-star rating, no explanation needed!"
"The girl said she has become a fan of your director. Hahahaha, this is really cool. I used to think Mu Xuxing only cared about money, but now I find out that I was wrong, very wrong! This is obviously a god-level director who is extraordinary and free from vulgar tastes, okay!"
"Ding! The fans of "is" next door sent a congratulatory message!"
"As a fan of "is", please allow me to lovingly caress the dog heads of the brothers next door. [Smirk]"
"As a fan of 'IS', can I say that I was scared to death when I watched 'The Super Power of Love'? I get scared when I think that Mr. Mu might have considered this ending when he was making 'IS'."
"It's over. As a die-hard fan of Director Mu, I now have no objection to a female director directing the second season of IS. Thank you Director Mu for not being cruel. [Bow]"
At the same time, all the directors who announced their new projects as harem series received a lot of inexplicable private messages at this time:
"Promise me, stay away from that bastard, okay? He is a devil! A devil! A heinous devil who kills people without blinking an eye!!"
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