Chapter 51: The Second Carriage of Animation
At this time, Daigo Yoshida and the other high-level executives couldn't sit still, and the fact that "Mobile Suit Gundam" was cut in half was discussed by these high-level executives, so how could they change it at will.
"Boss, I'm against it, Mobile Suit Gundam has a dark road ahead and no hope at all, so how can we let the company get into this quagmire again. ”
"Mobile Suit Gundam has already failed, we should have finished it sooner, how can we continue to make it. ”
"Yes, boss, now that the sponsor has stopped sponsoring, even if the boss injects funds, you can't waste it like this!"
Tomino Yoshiyuki and all the main creators' faces couldn't help but darken, obviously they didn't expect that the work of these people would be so unwelcome.
Wu Ming didn't care about the opposition of Daigo Yoshida and the others, smiled, and retorted: "Mr. Yoshida, don't worry, I naturally won't go my own way." I've found a new sponsor for Mobile Suit Gundam, and your worries are unfounded. ”
Daigo Yoshida and the others were surprised, but they didn't expect Wu Ming to fool a new sponsor to sponsor the already doomed "Mobile Suit Gundam".
"Really, boss, have you really found a new sponsor?"
Yoshiyuki Tomino and all the main creative staff had an excited look on their faces, and if there really was a new sponsor, then "Mobile Suit Gundam" would not have to be cut in half.
Wu Ming nodded and replied affirmatively: "Yes, I have found a new sponsor." You should know that Mr. Aoki is the president of the island branch of Tole Toy, my father is the chairman of Tole Toys, and the new sponsor I am looking for is Tole Toy Company, and my father has promised me this. ”
Kunichiro Aoki also interjected at the right time.
"Yes, before coming, the chairman had already given this matter full authority to the young director, and we will do what the young director says. ”
At this time, all the talents of the Sunrise Club reacted that Wu Ming's father was the chairman of the current rising superstar Dole Toys Company in the toy industry, and the sponsorship of "Mobile Suit Gundam" would not be taken seriously.
Then they were all excited, and Daigo Yoshida and others naturally wanted to be a big backer of Dole Toys Company in the future, so that they no longer had to worry about sponsorship. Yoshiyuki Tomino and all the main creators are happy that the production of Mobile Suit Gundam can continue.
Wu Ming looked at Tomino again.
"Mr. Tomino, I hope you will continue to make Mobile Suit Gundam with your ideas, and I'm really looking forward to what he will be doing in the rest of the year. ”
Tomino Kiyuki also said respectfully at this time: "I will work hard and will not let the boss down." ”
Next, in order to make the production of "Mobile Suit Gundam" less curved, Wu Ming had a serious discussion with Yoshiyuki Tomino and the group of main creators. They were all surprised, they didn't expect Wu Ming to have such a deep understanding of Gundam.
After Tomino Kiyuki and the others left, Wu Ming gave a new order to Yoshida Daigo and others. He took out a complete set of "Hulu Brothers" from the bag he was carrying, and handed it to Daigo Yoshida.
"Mr. Yoshida, this is my earliest work, and I want to be able to animate them, and you can see how much time it takes to do it at the earliest. ”
After a while, Daigo Yoshida and the others took a cursory look at "Hulu Brothers", and then began to express their opinions.
"Boss, there are about six episodes of your manga to be anime, and it will take us a month to produce it at the earliest. However, the ratings may not be too high after this animation is produced. ”
Because it was only six episodes, they did not directly express their opposition, but euphemistically expressed their disapproval of "Hulu Brothers".
Wu Ming smiled slightly and said: "You can rest assured, this cartoon will not completely rely on the island market, its comics have hundreds of thousands of fans in Xiangjiang, and they can almost return to their original costs when they are sold to the TV station in Xiangjiang." And the main purpose of my production of this cartoon is to open up the market in China. ”
Yoshida Daigo and the others were also relieved to hear that they could return to their roots, and then they were a little dumbfounded when they heard that Wu Ming actually said that he wanted to open the Huaxia market.
"Boss, now that Huaxia is so poor, will there be a TV station to buy our animation broadcast rights?"
"That's why I have to give it a try. Wu Ming raised his eyebrows and explained. "In February, I will go back to my hometown in China with my parents for the Spring Festival, and I can test it out. You must know that there are hundreds of TV stations in Huaxia, as long as we can open the Huaxia market, even if an episode only sells for a few thousand dollars, we will still make money. ”
Yoshida Daigo and others also nodded, indeed, as Wu Ming said, although Huaxia is poor, the market is too big, as long as it can open the market, then there will be a steady stream of profits. It's just that Huaxia used to be too blocked, so no one thought about selling animation to Huaxia.
Wu Ming then met with Hiroshi Hasegawa, the president of Studio DEEN animation studio, under the introduction of Daigo Yoshida.
In the future, Wu Ming wants to dominate the animation industry of the entire island country, and only one animation production company is still a little insufficient, and studio DEEN animation studio is the second goal of Wu Ming after the Sunrise Society.
studio DEEN, like Sunrise Society, will also be a well-known company in the animation industry of the island country in the future. Famous anime such as "Lucky Star Kid", "Inuyasha", "Ranma", "Rogue Kenshin", "Hell Girl", "When the Cicada Cried", "Fate stay night", "Grandson of the Slippery Ghost" and "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" were all produced by this company.
The studio was founded on March 14, 1975, and has been working with Sunrise in anime.
Because this animation studio has just been established, it will not officially rise until 1982, and its president, Hiroshi Hasegawa, is also a very ambitious person. After knowing that Wu Ming was the owner of Xingchen Entertainment Game Company, and that Duole Toy Company was also Wu Ming's father's property, he was moved. Then Wu Ming promised that if he could develop Studio DEEN well, he would give him equity incentives in the future, and he immediately agreed to Wu Ming's acquisition proposal.
In the end, Wu Ming acquired Studio DEEN for 150 million yen and injected 550 million yen into the development fund.
After receiving such a large amount of money, Hiroshi Hasegawa immediately announced that Studio DEEN Animation Studio was independent from Sunrise Society, officially reorganized into Studio DEEN Co., Ltd., and relocated, and then quickly purchased various machines that Studio DEEN lacked.
Hasegawa also poached several management and technical personnel from the Sunrise Society, and although there were some conflicts with Daigo Yoshida and others of the Sunrise Society, but under the mediation of Wu Ming, the big boss, in the end, there was nothing to do, and the first animation of the company "Overspeed YOYO" began.