Hong Kong broadcaster, Ryo Aida walked out of the TVB building, and his mood was particularly comfortable.

As a member of the marketing department of Japan's studio_deen animation company, Ryo Aida has just made a big deal with TVB, and he sold the TV version of "Dora Dream" and "Lucky Star Kid" to TVB, along with the company's "Golfer Ape", which is being produced by the company.

The future studio_deen animation company is well-known in Japan, producing many popular animations including "Rogue Kenshin", "Devil's Eye Blade", "Hell Girl", "Doraemon", etc., but now it is just a new company on the rise.

Founded ten years ago, studio_deen is a studio under Sunrise, a subsidiary of the famous Bandai Company, specializing in painting, coloring and other work for the parent company, until four years ago, when it became independent and completed "Lucky Star Kid" and became famous in one fell swoop.

So far, only "Lucky Star Kid" and "Doraemon" have been produced by studio_deen animation company, and the other two TV versions of the animation are still being produced.

Animation production is a very money-burning business, although the parent company of studio_deen parent company is the industry supergiant Bandai, but now studio_deen has become independent of negative profit and loss. Now that four TV animations (including the sequel to "Lucky Star Kid" and "Doraemon"), an OVA animation and a theatrical version of the animation are produced at the same time, studio_deen company's capital turnover has been severely problematic, and it has to open up overseas markets to make some money to spend.

Now that the TV version of the animation of "Doraemon" has been sold to Taiwan, today it signed a long-term cooperation contract with Hong Kong's wireless station, which can bring a lot of benefits to studio_deen.

"Mr. Aida, Section Chief Wu has set up a banquet tonight. I hope the two of you can enjoy the light. The wireless station employee who sent Ryo Aida out of the house sent out an invitation.

Ryo Aida bowed and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, we'll see you in the evening!" ”

The two sides were polite, and Ryo Aida took his assistant Saburo Hirai to the hotel where he was staying.

The reason why the people at TVB are so enthusiastic is not only because they bought the cartoon "Doraemon", but also because studio_deen reached a technical cooperation intention with TVB's animation team.

TVB plays an important role in the reason why Japanese comics have been able to break into the Hong Kong market.

More than 10 years ago, TVB began to introduce Japanese cartoons, and Hong Kong people who had never seen TV cartoons were immediately captured, and even adults often watched children's programs.

Seeing the popularity of Japanese cartoons, comic publishers in Hong Kong have copied a large number of TV versions of their comics for distribution. For a time, Japanese pirated comics flooded the Hong Kong comic market. The impact of this move has continued to the present,I don't know the process of making Hong Kong comics to learn from Japan,Even the style of painting is also influenced by Japanese comics,Today's Hong Kong comics are actually American comics and Japanese comics、A collection of traditional Chinese painting styles。

studio_deen company also attaches great importance to this business with TVB, because judging from the situation in the previous ten years. Cartoons that are screened on TVB and become popular will become popular in the Nanyang region in the next year or two.

Once it became a TVB business. The cartoon equivalent to studio_deen entered the Nanyang market. This is quite important for studio_deen who are eager to expand into overseas markets.

In the taxi, his assistant Saburo Hirai asked in Japanese, "Aida-kun, there is also a Phoenix TV station in Hong Kong, why don't we try to get in touch with them?" ”

Ryo Aida shook his head and said: "Phoenix TV has signed a long-term contract with Madhouse, and it is impossible to buy Japanese cartoons in the next year or two in the next year or two." ”

Saburo Hirai didn't say anything more. Although Madhouse was only established three years before studio_deen, studio_deen had been outsourcing to large companies until 1981, and it was much less experienced than Madhouse, which made its own cartoons at the beginning, and the cartoon libraries of the two sides were completely incomparable.

Madhouse can sell seven or eight cartoons in one go. studio_deen has only completed a total of two TV versions of the animation so far.

(In fact, Madhouse and studio_deen are in the same vein, 13 years ago, the company of Osamu Tezuka, the god of Japanese comics, had a crisis, and the two groups of independent people established Madhouse and Sunrise, the former parent company of the studio_deen.) ）

The two got out of the car and entered the hotel, and Ryo Aida said to Saburo Hirai: "Now that the business is over, you can help me buy a copy of all the famous comic publications in Hong Kong." ”

Everywhere he goes, he carefully appreciates the local manga, a habit that Ryo Aida has cultivated over the years.

Saburo Hirai smiled: "What's so good about Hong Kong's comics? It's not the first time we've been here, and the good sales here are all kung fu comics, and Hong Kong cartoonists don't have the slightest bit of creative power. ”

Seeing the disdainful smile on his assistant's face, Ryo Aida immediately sank his face: "Baga, I told you to buy it and act quickly, are you deaf with pierced ears?" ”

"Hay! Wait a minute. The smile on Saburo Hirai's face instantly condensed, and then he ran quickly to the front desk of the hotel.

Saburo Hirai can come to Hong Kong on a business trip, and there is no problem with Chinese, but Cantonese is a little awkward. He called a waiter, took out two 100 Hong Kong dollars, and ordered: "Go and buy the most popular comic publication in Hong Kong, and if you can satisfy me, calculate your extra tip." ”

Forty minutes later, Saburo Hirai came in with a bunch of daily comics, weekly magazines, and monographs, and said respectfully, "Aida-kun, the manga you asked for is here." ”

Ryo Aida casually took out a copy of "Dragon and Tiger Gate", just glanced at it and threw it aside, then looked at "Chinese Heroes", nodded approvingly: "Although it is still based on kung fu, this realistic style can be regarded as innovative in Hong Kong." ”

Saburo Hirai did everything well, and inquired about all kinds of news before he came up, saying: "This "Chinese Hero" is the highest-selling comic in Hong Kong in the past two years. ”

Ryo Aida nodded, put "Chinese Heroes" separately, and then took out a comic daily newspaper run by Huang Yulang, and roughly scanned it and lost interest.

"Hey, there's something interesting about this comic!" Ryo Aida suddenly held "Ethereal Journey" and said, "This is a rare magical style comic in Hong Kong. ”

Saburo Hirai explains: "This manga is adapted from a fantasy novel, and the author is Kang Jianfei, who is somewhat famous in Japan. A few days ago, "Ethereal Journey" was published separately, and the first issue sold 230,000 copies, breaking the comic sales record in Hong Kong. ”

"That big director Kang Jianfei?" Ryo Aida said in surprise, "It's really interesting that this is actually his manga." ”

Ryo Aida finished reading more than 40 pages of "Ethereal Journey" in one go, and commented: "The imagination of this manga is too strong, and if it is released in Japan, it will definitely sell very well, and the results of making an anime will not be bad." ”

In addition to selling the company's cartoons, Ryo Aida is also responsible for collecting good manga from abroad, and it would be an exciting surprise if he could buy the copyright to make cartoons at a low price.

studio_deen company's rise is purely due to the fact that they have obtained the copyrights of two good comics, "Lucky Star Kid" and "Doraemon", so they pay special attention to this aspect.

After reading several comic publications in a row, Ryo Aida finally turned to "The King of Paintings", and the violent comic on the front page made his eyes light up instantly.

"A comic style never seen before, this author is a groundbreaking genius!" Ryo Aida said to see the author's signature, but it was drawn by a person named "Zhou Zhou", and he said to Saburo Hirai, "You go and find this Zhou Zhou and see how his manga skills are." ”

How did Ryo Aida know that the violent comic of "The King of Paintings" is open to all comic book lovers, and this week is just an ordinary reader.

Continue to read, the back of "Pink Girl" made Ryo Aida quite praised, this kind of life comics are also very marketable in Japan, and Wang Ze's "Old Master" also sold well in Japan.

Ryo Aida said: "This "Ethereal Journey" and "Pink Girl" are good, and you can buy their Japanese manga agency distribution rights and TV animation adaptation rights. ”

Saburo Hirai patted his ass and said: "Aida-kun came to Hong Kong, not only reached a cooperation agreement with TVB, but also found two potential comics with his discernment, you are really amazing." ”

Ryo Aida smiled and continued to flip through "The King of Paintings", and it didn't take long for his eyes to stare straight at the newspaper.

"What's wrong? Aida-kun. Saburo Hirai asked.

Ryo Aida gasped for breath in his mouth, pointed to the manga daily newspaper and said, "Go to the Dark Horse Comics Company immediately, this "Crayon Xiaoxin" must be bought!" ”

Saburo Hirai looked at his watch and said, "Aida-kun, it's not too early, why don't you go another day." ”

"No, it may be bought by another company later," Ryo Aida said and stood up suddenly, put away the pictorial and ran out quickly, saying as he ran, "I have a hunch that "Crayon Shin-chan" will be as popular as "Doraemon", as long as we can buy the copyright of this manga with our own hands, the prize money we get will be enough for half our lives!" ”

"What? As popular as "Doraemon"! So what are you waiting for, Aida-kun, let's hurry up. Saburo Hirai instantly turned into a scud, and he didn't even have time to close the door of the hotel room, so he chased after Ryo Aida in front. (To be continued......) RT