Chapter 196: Sky City
In his past and present lives, whether it is a TV or computer, this is the first time Yang Lin has seen Jun Miyazaki, a master who has become a god in the comics industry.
Jun Miyazaki should be in his forties, but his appearance is elegant and smiling, and he is very happy, which makes the whole person look very young. The stature is not high, but it is relatively fat, especially the pair of black and thick eyebrows that are almost comparable to Yang Lin's.
Miyazaki, probably because he was summoned by Jiro Matsuoka, looked very excited, walked over and bowed deeply, almost hanging his head to the top of his feet. Matsuoka Jiro is a lot more casual, just slightly forwarded to salute, patted Miyazaki Jun on the shoulder, said something affectionately, and then pulled him to introduce Yang Lin: "This is Miyazaki Jun, a very famous cartoonist." As he spoke, he was still squeezing his eyes at Yang Lin beside Miyazaki.
Yang Lin stretched out his hand and said very politely: "Hello, Mr. Miyazaki, I am Yang Lin, and I am here in Hong Kong." "Free translator Seiko Matsuda naturally took on the role of translator.
Miyazaki Jun was slightly stunned, looked at Yang Lin with a thoughtful look, and suddenly said a few words, bowed to Yang Lin again and again, and looked very excited. Seiko Matsuda translated softly: "He said that he saw your movie "The True Colors of Heroes" in Taiwan a few days ago, and it was very beautiful, deep and bloody, especially the control of the picture, and the processing of the lens was simply perfect. He adores you and is happy to know you. ”
Yang Lin said a few kind words for Matsuda Seiko to translate, and then pulled Miyazaki Jun into the seat with a smile.
Miyazaki's face was a little flushed, and his eyes kept sneaking at Jiro Matsuoka, obviously realizing that this time Jiro Matsuoka was able to receive him so politely, it must have taken a turn for the better.
Matsuda Seiko filled the wine glass in front of everyone, and obediently sat back beside Yang Lin. Yang Lin is the object of her service today, and she must do her best to serve well, she doesn't dare to provoke the moody Matsuoka Jiro to get angry, not to mention that the young and handsome Yang Lin is also a very likable service object. She gently pursed her pink lips, peeking at Yang Lin's well-defined side face, thinking that even if there was some special service, she probably wouldn't resist too much.
Yang Lin raised his glass to Jun Miyazaki: "I like your work "Valley of the Wind" very much, and I am really happy to know you, please!" ”
Jun Miyazaki hurriedly raised his glass: "Please!" ”
"Actually, I've always had a question I want to ask you, and I've been holding it in my heart for a long time, hehe, why did you make Nasiuka such an attractive girl?" Yang Lin asked curiously, this is a question he wanted to ask in his previous life, since he happened to see Miyazaki Jun today, he naturally wanted to ask a clear question to solve the confusion of his previous life.
Nausicaa is the main character in Hayao Miyazaki's anime Valley of the Wind. She is the daughter of Kiel, the patriarch of the Valley of the Wind, and her surname is Gzehe, brave and intelligent. Nausicaa understands the heart of insects and cares for all life around her, including enemies, enemies, insects, and flowers. Of course, the most distinctive feature of this image is that she has large breasts.
Jun Miyazaki smiled: "Her ** is big, right?" ”
Yang Lin smiled and nodded: "Yes." ”
"That's not for her to nurse her own child, nor for the man she loves. I think that kind of ** can give a warm hug to the old man and woman who are about to die in the city. That's why I painted her so big. Miyazaki said slowly, with a joy in his eyes. He thought just now that Yang Lin said that he had seen his works was just a kind word, but since he was able to point out the characteristics of Nasiuka in one word, he naturally read it with his heart.
"Is there anything you're working on right now?" Yang Lin asked casually.
Miyazaki Jun was a little hesitant, obviously not wanting to reveal his plans, but for a director like Yang Lin who can be respected by anyone, and he is his audience, he is not too embarrassed to refuse, and he doesn't know what to say for a while.
Yang Lin is a little funny, this person seems to be a person who plays art, and he is relatively simple, well, buddy likes this person. Diverting the topic from himself, he asked, "I heard that you plan to start an animation studio on your own from Toei Animation, but I wonder how you talked about it with Tokuma Shoya?" ”
Since he and Matsuoka Jiro are sitting together and seem to have a good relationship, it is no secret that this is not a secret. Jun Miyazaki sighed slightly: "There is no progress, Tokuma Shoya wants 100% copyright of all works, this requirement is very excessive." What's more, as you know, there are a lot of people in my team, and it's impossible to agree to such a condition, and everyone would rather go back to Toei Animation. ”
"Why don't you choose to find a new investor?" Yang Lin was very curious, why did this person hang himself from the crooked neck tree at this moment, if it weren't for this, it is estimated that the Dejian Book House would not have made such a clear condition for killing blood.
Matsuoka Jiro said with a smile: "He wants to change it, but he can't change it." Their "Valley of the Wind" was serialized in the Animage animation magazine, and this animation magazine is the property under the name of Tokuma Shoya, and there is a contract. If they leave Toei Animation and work with another company, then Tokuma Shoya will sue them and will pay a large amount of liquidated damages. ”
It turns out that this is the case, no wonder Tokuma Shoya is so fearless, and later signed a very domineering contract with Miyazaki Jun, which made the whole book think that Miyazaki Jun is a sad "enslaved". Yang Lin asked Matsuoka Jiro: "Then can you settle this contract?" ”
Matsuoka Jiro rolled his eyes and said unpleasantly, "Isn't this nonsense? But there are premises, it has nothing to do with me, I can't do anything. It has something to do with me, and if you dare to give me face, I'll beat anyone. "Doing things for others, it is not good for him to get the title of the second prince of Toho Company to the Tokuma Bookstore, because his father and brother will not let him affect the interests of the company. But if his own affairs are different, no matter how I do something, you have to support me, right?
Miyazaki Jun was stunned, looked at Yang Lin, and then at Matsuoka Jiro, his hand trembled slightly.
Could it be that things have taken a turn for the better?
Matsuoka Jiro looked at Miyazaki-jun, his face was rarely serious, and he said: "Mr. Miyazaki-jun, I have a proposal that this Mr. Yang Lin fund you to set up an animation studio, and I will serve as the general manager of this animation studio." We sign all contracts in accordance with convention, and there is absolutely no oppression and deception, what do you think? ”
Jun Miyazaki couldn't believe that things would come to such a situation, stayed for a while, looked at Yang Lin and asked, "You want to set up an animation studio?" How much money are you going to invest? "This is something to ask. Animation has a long production cycle, the return is too slow, and a lot of capital investment is required in the early stage, and the average small company simply can't afford such a heavy burden.
Yang Lin thought for a while and said, "The initial investment is about 100 million yuan."
Jun Miyazaki nodded repeatedly: "Enough is enough." ”
Yang Lin said helplessly: "I've only said half of it, okay?" This 100 million yuan is an upfront investment, which is mainly used for the preparation of the studio, the purchase of basic equipment and the operation of the company. If there is a new project that has been discussed and approved, there will be a capital investment in Reading, and I can promise that there is no upper limit to the amount of money invested. In other words, if you can give me a pie worth a billion yuan and let me see its market prospects, whether it is at the box office or artistically, I will not refuse. ”
Jun Miyazaki was stunned. Even Jiro Matsuoka was shocked. Is this guy really fake, so bold? How dare you say anything!
The corners of Yang Lin's mouth twitched: "Don't believe it? My consistent rule as a person is that if you want to get a good return, you have to invest accordingly. I have only made two movies now, one with an investment of 15 million, one with an investment of 18 million, one with a box office of over 100 million, and the other has now reached 60 million at the box office. ”
Seiko Matsuda felt her heart pound, and she knew that Yang Lin was talking about Hong Kong dollars. 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which is more than 300 million yuan. This young man who is younger than her is so daring? When he said these words lightly, Matsuda Seiko felt that there seemed to be a faint halo enveloping this delicate man, which was the glory of strength and achievement, the unique charm of a man with a successful career, and a fatal attraction.
Jun Miyazaki was simply ecstatic. He's a relatively simple artist or animator, and he doesn't think much about things outside of his profession. From Yang Lin's confident words, he could hear the sincerity and domineering, and his voice trembled slightly: "Actually, I'm now thinking about an animated movie called "Sky City", I don't know if I can get your support?" ”
A strange and mysterious smile appeared on Yang Lin's face, thinking that he couldn't be too "magical", people were still conceiving in their minds, at most they had completed the basic composition, could they tell the storyline? "You can tell me a little bit about it."
Jun Miyazaki tried his best to suppress his emotions excitedly, and said slowly.
The storyline of "Castle in the Sky" is not complicated, to put it simply, it is: a female protagonist, who has a stone and can fly, and then meets a robot, and then starts a battle with a male protagonist to defeat the darkness and defend the city in the sky.
Since the original, supervision, script, and character setting of "Castle in the Sky" were all handled by Hayao Miyazaki, this work is full of Miyazaki's philosophy. Laputa represents a dream, but this dream ends in destruction, and the origin of the story is poignant and tragic, just like Greek mythology.
However, the journey of the two little protagonists in pursuit of the city in the sky is actually a portrayal of everyone's pursuit of their ideals. Although the ideal was eventually shattered, we have pursued, have a brave heart, and have a beautiful process, so there are no regrets!
"Castle in the Sky" is a cartoon that Yang Lin likes very much, and he always thinks that it is much deeper than those Hollywood high-tech industrial products with no connotation.
In particular, the theme song of this cartoon, "Castle in the Sky", is famous all over the world for its beautiful tunes that make people cry and beautiful rhythms that move the heartstrings, and has been adapted into many versions, becoming a classic light music masterpiece and a world-famous song that has been famous for centuries.
Yang Lin couldn't remember that the song was written by that person, so he asked: "Who will create the theme song of this cartoon?" ”
Jun Miyazaki scratched his head: "This cartoon has just completed the creation of the script, and it has not considered other aspects at all, and naturally it has not contacted the singer to create the theme song." ”
Yang Lin secretly rejoiced: Then buddy should be the one to do, take the devil's things, not only does he not have psychological pressure and guilt, but he has a very excited ** feeling. Could it be that the buddy is actually an angry young man subconsciously?
Yang Lin pondered for a while, and wanted to find a pen to write down the song "City in the Sky" as soon as possible, and hurry up to finish it before the original author, who knows if there will be confusion for some reason, and people will get it out inexplicably? There was no pen when I touched it, so I had to give up. He and Miyazaki said: "If you cooperate to form this animation studio, then you can make a detailed budget and bring it to me, and my preliminary opinion is that I will approve the start of filming of this animated film." Of course, if you agree to cooperate, the new animation studio will have a 5% stake in you. ”
Yang Lin gave Miyazaki Jun a big sweet date, and he had to be atmospheric to attract talents, and he would stun him with the banknote at once, so that he would follow you with all his heart. What kind of atmosphere can a dog be angry? No matter what century, talent is the most rare, as long as there is talent, it means profit.
Jun Miyazaki's mouth is trembling, an animation studio of 100 million, that means that as long as you nod your head, 5 million will be in hand?
At this moment, the future master of the "national treasure" who had been hesitating in a state of anxiety experienced the sublimation from the valley to the heavens, and was full of excitement, nodding his head like a chicken eating rice.
Matsuoka Jiro was unhappy, glared at Yang Lin and said, "Why am I the general manager but I don't have shares?" Am I not as good as this four-eyed? ”
Miyazaki wears glasses.
Yang Lin looked at him with a sneer: "You are different from him, you are a professional talent, as long as you join, you will work hard." What about you? You are the second prince, the most famous gentleman in Tokyo, who knows when your blood will subside and you will quit? ”
Matsuoka Jiro said angrily: "Not this time, I swear in the name of Amaterasu!" ”
Yang Lin nodded: "Okay, as long as the three-month probation period is over, you will be given five percent of the shares." Saying that, he said helplessly: "You are a young master, do you still care about this share?" ”
Matsuoka Jiro nodded heavily: "I care, I will definitely get these five percent of the shares, and it is very likely that this is the first money I have earned in my life." ”
Yang Lin looked at Matsuoka Jiro, and felt a little emotional, poor child, do you want the prodigal son to turn back?
Jun Miyazaki asked cautiously on the side, "Yang Sang, I don't know if you have the name of the new studio in mind?" ”
Yang Lin said categorically: "Of course, it's 'Red Star Animation Studio'." ”
The territory of the Red Star is getting bigger and bigger.
Yang Lin is full of longing and full of confidence in the future. Who knew that after a meal, he would be able to pick up a Miyazaki Jun, this luck is against the sky! (To be continued.) )