Chapter 32: Animation Production Department
After the end of the "Chinese Good Singer" program, when Shen You returned home from Yanjing Satellite TV, Shen Ruyi had fallen asleep on the sofa in the living room.
The lights in the room are still on, and a Dongying cartoon is still playing on the wall-mounted TV.
Closing the door, Shen You walked lightly to the bedroom, took out a blanket, and covered Shen Ruyi.
I saw Shen Ruyi's thin body curled up in a ball on the sofa, and even in her sleep, her brows were still tightly wrinkled.
Seeing his sister like this, Shen You couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, Shen Ruyi's current state reminded him of the previous Shen Yuelou.
It's just that when Shen Yuelou was facing depression in the past, he had his favorite Peking Opera, Dr. Li, and Uncle Chen to ask for, while Shen Ruyi only had herself when she was autistic, or she could add a brother who was indifferent to her.
Thinking about it, Shen Ruyi has been here for almost a week, and except for agreeing to her every time she goes out, it seems that she has never had a deep conversation with her at other times.
I don't know what she does, I don't know what she thinks, I don't even know what she's doing when she's home alone.
I have the impression that every time I come back from outside, she seems to stay quietly in the room to write and draw, otherwise, just like today, watching Dongying anime in the living room.
Thinking about getting to know Shen Ruyi, Shen You had to patiently watch the cartoons that his sister loved to watch.
When he looked at it, he actually liked it.
The Dongying anime on TV is called "Hiding in the Corner and Drawing Circles",It's about an autistic girl who turns back into a cheerful girl with the help of a group of good friends.,The autistic attributes of the heroine in it are quite similar to the current situation of her sister.。
After watching this girl-oriented anime, Shen You probably understood his sister's thoughts. Although she looks cold on the outside, she still longs for the care of others in her heart, and she also wants to get out of the haze and become cheerful again.
turned off the wall-mounted TV, and Shen You walked over quietly. He was just about to carry his sister into the bedroom, when he suddenly found that Shen Ruyi had opened his eyes.
It turned out that she hadn't fallen asleep all the time.
Shen Ruyi didn't speak, just looked at Shen You quietly.
Under his sister's scrutinizing gaze, Shen You's posture of stepping forward and hugging suddenly froze there. He couldn't help but smile stiffly and said, "Ruyi, why don't you go back to your room to sleep?"
"I can't sleep when I go back to my room. ”
Shen Ruyi replied lightly, wrapped in a blanket, and was about to get up and sit on the sofa.
When Shen Ruyi was about to sit up sideways, Shen You hurriedly took a step back.
It's just that he stepped back and just hit the glass table behind him. The table shook slightly, and a few pieces of manuscript paper in the corners immediately spilled off the table.
Seeing his sister's apologetic eyes, Shen You hurriedly smiled and comforted her: "Hehe, it's okay, it's okay, it doesn't hurt at all, you don't have to worry." ”
As he spoke, he squatted down in pain and picked up a few pieces of manuscript paper that had fallen on the ground. When I picked it up, it turned out to be a few comic sketches, with the image of Shen Yuelou painted on them, all of which were like him singing on the stage.
Delicate face, cute shape......
Although Shen You doesn't understand the techniques of comics, he can still tell the difference between good and bad. From his layman's point of view, Shen Ruyi's painting is very good.
He took the sketch and asked with a smile, "Ruyi, you drew all these cartoons?"
It's like being caught secretly taking a bag, and being caught secretly painting others, Shen Ruyi is also embarrassed in her heart.
Fortunately, these emotions were not exposed, and she just nodded lightly.
Shen You asked again, "Have you studied in Dongying before?"
Hearing Shen You's question, Shen Ruyi shook his head directly.
Shen You was helpless, so he had to ask again: "Then do you like to draw comics?"
This time, Shen Ruyi finally spoke: "I like it!"
They all spoke, and it seemed that she really liked it.
Shen You smiled and said to Shen Ruyi: "Since you are interested in this, I will hire a teacher for you to teach you how to draw comics, okay?"
Hearing her brother's words, Shen Ruyi was a little moved, wanted to agree, and shook her head again, and then, she looked at Shen You expectantly.
Seeing his sister's eyes, Shen You immediately understood what she meant, he pointed to himself and asked, "You mean to let me teach you?"
Shen Ruyi nodded fiercely, with a rare smile on his face.
"I want to teach you too, but I won't!"
Seeing the smile on Shen Ruyi's face, Shen You was also very happy, but the fact of teaching her to draw was a little difficult.
Shen Yuelou had learned Chinese painting and calligraphy before, but he only tasted it at a superficial level, and did not drill deeply.
Comics have never been touched.
Shen Ruyi said: "Brother is very smart, you learn it first, and then teach me." ”
"Well, that's all there is to it. ”
Knowing that Shen Ruyi was afraid of coming into contact with people, Shen You no longer insisted on it, so he had to respond first, and then teach her when he learned well.
Early the next morning, Shen You went to Shen Yuelou's studio and talked to his agent He Ling about finding a cartoonist.
"You want to sign a cartoonist?"
He Ling asked curiously, "Boss, when did you become interested in the comics industry?"
"It's not that I'm interested, it's Ruyi she's interested. ”
Shen You reproduced the scene of the conversation with Shen Ruyi last night, and said to He Ling: "Didn't you tell me a few days ago that you want to expand your business in the studio and sign some new people? I think it's good to sign a few potential cartoonists in the studio." ”
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on that. ”
He Ling naturally would not object to Shen You's opinion, she said with a smile: "If there is a suitable candidate, I will definitely recommend him to you." ”
After chatting about the cartoonist, Shen You said again: "It just so happened that we just talked about the cartoonist, so let's talk about anime by the way." Sister He, what do you think of the animation industry in Huaxia?"
He Ling thought for a moment and replied: "At present, it should still be in the stage of steady development, although there have been many good works in Chinese animation in recent years, but the overall level is still not world-class.
The boss asked why this was going on?"
Shen You said solemnly: "I not only want to sign a cartoonist, but also want to set up an animation production department in the studio. ”
"Animation Department?"
He Ling was shocked and hurriedly persuaded: "Boss, animation production is a money-burning project, and our studio doesn't seem to have so much money?"
Shen You pondered for a moment, and then asked, "How much Huayuan will it cost to set up an animation production department?"
He Ling said: "I haven't calculated it specifically, it depends on the scale you are going to build, more than a billion billions, and as little as three or fifty million." ”
"Thirty or fifty million?
Shen You got up and paced a few steps in the office, then turned to He Ling and said, "Sister He, you go and contact Director Chen Jiang of Brilliant Pictures, and say that I intend to sell the film adaptation rights of "Farewell My Concubine". ”
"Okay, boss, I'll get in touch with them right away. ”
Seeing that the boss had made up his mind, He Ling no longer persuaded him.
Subsequently, He Ling dialed the phone number of Xie Jin, the producer of Li Huihuang Pictures.
As soon as Xie Jin heard that it was the copyright of "Farewell My Concubine", he immediately made an appointment with He Ling to meet him.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Jin took his assistant to Shen Yuelou's studio. Due to the rush of time, director Chen Jiang did not come from Shaanzhou, and only paid the metabolic money to take down the copyright of "Farewell My Concubine".
At the negotiation table, Shen You didn't say a word, and his own agent He Ling helped him charge.
"The film adaptation copyright of "Farewell My Concubine", the actor's salary, plus the screenwriter's salary, is a total of 30 million. ”
Xie Jin shook his head and said, "Miss He is really a lion's mouth." Even if the copyright fee promised by Director Chen is 10 million before, the first-line screenwriter will only get two or three million remuneration for a play, so Boss Shen's salary alone is 17800000.
Is this reasonable?
As far as I know, Boss Shen's salary in previous years was no more than 150,000 yuan. Even if he participated in "The Last Emperor" of Summit Entertainment, his salary was only three million. ”
He Ling said with a smile: "Mr. Xie, you don't calculate the account like this, you must know that the production time of "Farewell My Concubine" is one year later, and when it is released, I am afraid that two years have passed." At that time, who knew how much the boss would be paid?"
Xie Jin said: "You are all hypothetical? What will happen in two years, who knows? Since we start negotiations now, let's follow the current situation." ”
"Okay, let's ,...... according to the current situation"
After some difficult negotiations, Xie Jin finally agreed to the copyright fee of 10 million for the movie "Farewell My Concubine", Shen Yuelou's actor salary and screenwriter's salary of 10 million, and finally gave part of the box office share of the movie.