Chapter 41: The Blizzard and Columbia (4)
"President Miyahara's first investment plan is not a problem at all, and we are also interested in the second plan, but there is no way for the two of us to make a judgment on this plan, and we need to go back to the club to discuss it before we can make a decision. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info" said Yasuhiro Takeda after thinking about it.
He didn't dwell on the amount of money contributed to Miyahara Shizu's first plan, because it was an obvious thing, Miyahara Jing personally was completely inclined to the second plan, and if they couldn't agree to the second plan, then the first plan was just a consolation prize for G Society.
As the young president said, it only represents his personal support for the EVA project.
At the same time, when comparing the two huge differences in the amount of investment, subconsciously G will also be inclined to the second plan.
In doing so, Miyahara Jing also has his own considerations, if he can't obtain part of the copyright of EVA, then he has no reason to draw so much valuable liquidity for EVA at all, you must know that every penny is precious to Hibiscus Society at this stage.
At the same time, the required copyright ratio Miyahara Jing also has her own considerations, after the hibiscus society took 30%, G company still has 70% of the EVA copyright left, and it can still account for the majority of the long-term benefits, so that it will not make Anno Hideaki feel that he has worked hard but made a wedding dress for others, he can still go further and further on the road of making money, although the 30% will definitely make G society hurt badly in the future, but they can only pinch their noses and endure it, and then work hard to "circle money".
"Does President Miyahara have any additional comments on the second plan?" Yasuhiro Takeda asked, if this plan could really be passed in G, then the small publishing house of Hibiscus would become the largest funder of EVA.
"If we can, we want to be able to get full of EVA's perimeter rights."
"It can't be!" Yasuhiro Takeda and Hideaki Anno said almost in unison, and the atmosphere of the friendly conversation just now disappeared the moment Miyahara Shizu's words were spoken.
Just kidding, does the little Hibiscus Club also want to pick the fattest meat to eat?
"How about we invest 450 million yen to get 30% of EVA's TV animation sales profits, 30% of EVA copyrights, and all of EVA's manga copyrights, and the manga version of EVA must be serialized in a manga magazine owned by Hibiscus no later than EVA's TV animation starts?" As if waiting for the opposition of the two, Miyahara immediately took a step back.
But in fact, EVA's comic version is his real purpose, and after the animation becomes popular, EVA's comics will also be sought after, and at that time, as its serial platform, Seemaril's sales and influence will also be one step higher.
This is one of the fundamental purposes of Miyahara Shizu, or in addition to valuing Eva's ability to make money, the most important purpose is to make Eva's OP appear the line "The original manga Hibiscus Society Silmarilon is being serialized".
"Is the comic copyright? It's not that it's non-negotiable. Yasuhiro Takeda said after thinking about it for a while.
Because they just resolutely rejected Miyahara Jing's proposal for the entire EVA peripheral rights, so they can't refuse the comic copyright now, and they originally planned to launch the comic version before EVA started to warm up, and it's not impossible to put the comics in the Hibiscus Society for serialization, although Simiel's circulation is not large, but at least there are 100,000 stable readers.
In the end, they will transfer the copyright of EVA's comics to Hibiscus Society almost free of charge, which is another decision that will make G Society regret it in the future, you must know that the final sales of EVA's comic version are more than 20 million copies.
"I hope you can think about the manga copyright matter, and there is another point, we will not give you the 450 million yen at once", Miyahara said, in fact, Hibiscus Society will not be able to come up with so much money at one time, "If you can agree to our terms, then we will pay the entire investment in four installments, and the first 100 million yen will be available to your account in early July, but there is one thing, we will not interfere with the creation of the EVA project, but we will send you financial personnel to prevent the project from being overrun." ”
G has a tradition of overspending, and this has to be guarded against, and the same is true for the first 100 million yen, because Hibiscus cannot come up with much cash, and on the other hand, it is the same way to control the budget, just like sending financial personnel.
"There's no problem with that." Yasuhiro Takeda said that paying in installments and dispatching finances is a common practice for investors, and he could not find any reason to oppose it.
"EVA is probably the last time we GAINAX has struggled with original animation." After talking about investment about the matter, Takeda Yasuhiro said with emotion.
Indeed, this time G does have a feeling of fighting against the tide on EVA, but Miyahara Jing knows that the original animation can't die yet, or that after EVA is broadcast, it will once again drive the trend of original animation.
In fact, in April of this year, the originator of light animation works,Fujimi Study's show teasing wizard's adaptation of the animation has been broadcast on TV Tokyo,But starting with the show teasing magician,The middle section to the all-metal frenzy in 2002,And then to the Suzumiya Kasuga series that really opened the tide of light reform commercial animation in 2006,There are more than ten years of time,During this period of time, the original comic animation can still dominate the Japanese animation market,Even if it reaches the peak of light animation,Original animation still can't die。
"Gainax's EVA project will be a success, otherwise we wouldn't have been so blind to the animation market, so I hope we can have a good time working together."
"It's a pleasure to work with."
The two sides talked about it now, in fact, everything that should be talked about has been discussed, and the rest is waiting for Hideaki Anno and Yasuhiro Takeda to bring Miyahara Shizu's idea back to GAINAX and wait for the final response of G Society.
And Miyahara Jing felt that GAINAX should have no reason to refuse his proposal, after all, for the sake of an illusory copyright income, Hibiscus Society gave up a real share.
At least on the bright side, Miyahara Jing's plan is very beneficial to G Society, and it is always difficult for people to refuse conditions that are favorable to themselves, isn't it?
Except for Shizune Miyahara, no one knows exactly how profitable Eva is.
"We'll make a decision as soon as possible, and then we'll give a reply to the Hibiscus Society."
In the end, Miyahara Shizune shook hands with Hideaki Anno and Yasuhiro Takeda respectively, and then sent the two out of Hibiscus Society.
Miyahara Jing watched the two leave, and couldn't help but sigh, although in the past, present, and future, the giants of the Japanese TV animation industry are big companies like Toei Animation and Sunrise Animation, but after EVA, G Society will be pushed to the cusp of the animation industry, they will become the standard-bearers of the second golden age of Japanese animation, they will be known for subversive and experimental animation, maybe they will be notorious, but whether they admit it or not, for a long time after EVA, Commercial animation throughout Japan is being led by the nose by the small companies created by this group of Osaka people.
Because when it comes to commercial animation in Japan, we have to mention their EVA and their animation production committee system.
While most animation production companies were still lying on the ground under the pressure of various factors such as public opinion, GAINAX had already boarded the Buran and the Space Shuttle Columbia, ready to rush to the sea of stars.
Note: The Soviets' Buran space shuttle has never made a manned flight, and was smashed like a broken car in 2002 by a collapsed factory, and as for the old American Columbia, it is even more famous, and it was launched in 2003 with seven astronauts and disintegrated in a volley over Texas.
G Society is basically finished after losing EVA, so the titles of these chapters are forced metaphors.
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