Chapter 108: Peers Are Enemies
"President Fukuda, how can you say that, as if I came specifically to take advantage of your company." Zhang Qiuxi also shook his head and said, "Your company also didn't pay anything, and it can profit from it, right?" ”
"Teacher Xiqiu, I agree with your words very much, and we are also sincere." Fukuda Genyi said: "No matter what kind of work you want to make, we are willing to directly participate in the investment, and the future operation can also be completely left to you." This can already be said to be blind behavior, which is completely inconsistent with a company's standards of behavior. ”
That's true, even venture capital has to be evaluated, and only when it thinks it has a future will it throw money into it. Fukuda Genyi doesn't ask anything about direct investment, and it does seem to be a very sincere expression.
This sincerity comes entirely from the recognition of Zhang Qiuxi's ability, and Zhang Qiuxi's clinging to it has made Fukuda Genyi believe that this work is not simple, and it seems to be a blind act, but in fact, it is not the case at all.
In Zhang Qiuxi's personal opinion, she still likes the latter more of the two works "Transformers" and "The Tale of Suzumiya Spring". Because the former has been in contact for a longer time, the affection has slowly faded, and the latter is just the opposite, not to mention that there are many cute girls among them.
But from the current point of view, she is more willing to sell the latter's copyright, because both the influence and the interest are much smaller. Selling the adaptation rights of "The Tale of Kasuga Shangguan" to Kawasaki Bookstore, in addition to selling animation, they can only sell peripheral goods such as the armband of the head of the regiment that only the dead house will be interested in.
These profits are not small, but they are much worse than "Transformers", as long as they can be as popular as in the original time and space, the income from selling toys is unimaginably astronomical, at least to feed a toy factory.
No child can live without toys, and in addition to the regular version, there are also collectible limited editions, and there is also a commemorative edition for big and small things. After ten or twenty years, now these children grow up, and they can also make live-action movies for them to enter the cinema to be nostalgic, which is also a very considerable income.
Originally, where were the facts in time and space, "Transformers" was completely a cash cow, as long as Zhang Qiuxi's brain was not broken, it was impossible for others to get involved. Startups will exchange shares for venture capital because of lack of funds, and Zhang Qiu regrets that he is not short of money to invest.
It's not interesting to go around here, Zhang Qiuxi said directly: "President Fukuda, there's no need for co-investment, and the animation I want to do is also a completely original work, and I don't know what the situation will be, so I'm embarrassed to let you take the risk with me." ”
"That's good. Your company helped me make the zuò animation, and I gave you the right to spread it in the Japanese region. Similarly, I will also sell you the rights to adapt the Tale of Shangguan Kasuga, but you will also have to grant me the copyright in the Celestial Empire region. ”
Letting Kawasaki Bookstore broadcast "Transformers" in Japan has no impact on Zhang Qiuxi at all, anyway, if you can make Zuò, you have to cooperate with Japan, as long as you hold the copyright tightly. After becoming popular in Japan, you can still make a lot of money in Japan with peripheral toys.
"President Fukuda, it is not necessarily beneficial to be an OEM, at least your company's production personnel and logo can be disseminated. If the animation is popular, it can also increase the influence of your company, and if it is not popular, then your company will still make money and lose nothing. ”
"If you don't agree to the favorable terms of the contract, then I can really only express regrets."
After Zhang Qiuxi finished speaking, he adjusted his sitting posture, looking like he was a little impatient, Fukuda Yuanyi smiled and said, "Teacher Xiqiu, then it has been decided, happy cooperation." ”
Zhang Qiuxi laughed when he heard this, but Eguchi Taku interjected again, but was stopped by Fukuda Genyi raising his hand. She was a little puzzled, and turned to look at the translator, who was found by Jonathan, but he was a little biased towards her, and said, "Mr. Eguchi has an objection to President Fukuda's decision, but he was stopped before he could say anything. ”
Speaking of which, Zhang Qiuxi is already very clear that as a scripter, Taku Eguchi is ready to do a big job, doesn't Fukuda Genyi accept Zhang Qiuxi's conditions and say that he has little confidence in his work? If you want to expand the animation business, you can only rely on outsiders, or a person from the Celestial Empire, Takuto Eguchi will definitely be unhappy whether he starts from his own or national feelings.
No matter how unhappy he is, he is just a clerk, Kawasaki Bookstore is Fukuda Genyi, Zhang Qiuxi doesn't care if he is affectionate, and said with a smile: "Happy cooperation, I'm so happy to be able to convince President Fukuda." ”
"Teacher Xiqiu, you are not only an excellent writer." Fukuda Yuanyi stood up with a smile and said, "It's not too early, Teacher Xiqiu and Mr. Jonathan are coming from afar, please let me do my best as a landlord." After lunch, we'll come back to discuss the details of the contract. ”
"Then you're welcome." Things can be honest, Zhang Qiuxi is in a wonderful mood, and of course he will not be unhappy if he can eat food. Jonathan, who had been pretending to be dumb, was not polite, and nodded directly and agreed to follow out.
"Teacher Xiqiu, do you know anything about Chinese cuisine? Is there anything you'd like to eat in Tokyo once? From the moment Fukuda Genyi stood up, the negotiations were over, and when he went downstairs, he began to chat.
"Japanese food, the most thunderous thing I want to see should be the female body sheng."
Fukuda Genyi was stunned for a moment and said: "The female body is indeed a feature of our Japanese diet, but it is not suitable for Teacher Xiqiu. If you're interested, it's not impossible. ”
"Haha, just kidding." Zhang Qiuxi said it from the heart, she really wanted to see what Nu Ti Sheng was like, but she was a girl now, and it was weird for a girl to go to eat Nu Ti Sheng with a few big men.
If this matter is caught by the media, God knows what others will think after it is transmitted back to China, so I can only give up helplessly. When she said this, Jonathan and the translator were relieved, probably not expecting her to open her mouth to say such a terrifying thing.
"President Fukuda, sashimi and sushi are fine, and I'm interested in oden."
"Sashimi and sushi are not a problem, but oden needs to be eaten at the night market to be the best. Teacher Xiqiu is not in a hurry to leave, but there is also a chance to try it. ”
Under the enthusiastic leadership of Fukuda Genyi, Zhang Qiuxi saw conveyor belt sushi for the first time. Sushi is said to have been invented by gamblers, because they are busy rolling dice or betting and are too busy to eat, and if you want to fill your stomach, of course, it is the most convenient food that can not affect the gambling money.
If you only eat rice balls, it doesn't taste good, so you sprinkle some vegetables on top and grab the rice balls directly with your hands, which is easy to get your hands dirty. Gamblers probably won't care if their hands are dirty, but the sticky ones are definitely uncomfortable and inconvenient to work, so they use nori leaves to wrap the rice balls to solve this problem, and the sushi is formed.
In fact, there is nothing to talk about the details of the contract, the conditions of cooperation have been clearly stated, and it is enough to write these into the contract, but Zhang Qiuxi's next task is not just to sign the contract.
"Transformers" was handed over to Kawasaki Bookstore's animation company to produce zuò, not only the script was written by her, but the character design was the same, and if you let the people play at will, God knows what Optimus Prime will become. It took so much effort to convince Fukuda Genyi that Zhang Qiuxi would not be stupid at the last moment.
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"Transformers, is this work by Mr. Xiqiu a mecha?" Now that the cooperation has been negotiated, there is no need for Zhang Qiuxi to hide it, and he said it very happily. Whether it's Genyi Fukuda or Nobuhiro Watanabe, they've been curious about this for a long time.
"It's not a mecha, it's a mecha." Zhang Qiuxi said and took out the set set that had been prepared a long time ago, handed it over and said, "This is the character setting we made ourselves, and we need you to revise it when the time comes." ”
The setting set is a line drawing drawn by Zhang Qiuxi, and almost all the characters are listed, as well as the sketches that have been perfected by Ye Qingqing and have a great style, and they are also taken for reference.
"At this level, you still want to draw comics?" Takushi Eguchi immediately expressed disdain, and no matter what he said during the negotiation, it could be regarded as a means of negotiation. Now that it's a dispute, Fukuda Genyi glanced at him dissatisfiedly and stopped him from behaving inappropriately.
Zhang Qiuxi is too lazy to bird him, it's useless to say anything now, it hurts the most to slap his face with facts. Fukuda Genyi said: "Teacher Xiqiu, although I don't know how to make animation, I still know a little. If it's a machine qì human animation, I'm afraid this setting of yours won't work. ”
"I know, that's why I said I need you to change it. This is just a reference, and your company's artists can modify it according to the line drawing, and it is good to change this setting to be tougher and more metallic. ”
It was determined a long time ago that Ye Qingqing's drawings could not be used, otherwise Zhang Qiuxi would not have gone to Japan to directly seek to produce Zuò animation, and the initial idea was to let Ye Qingqing serialize comics in magazines.
"That's fine." Nobuhiro Watanabe, who is a professional, nodded, and Zhang Qiuxi said, "It would be better if Mr. Watanabe could be the supervisor of this animation." ”
Takuichi Eguchi's face was even more ugly when he heard it, but because of the majesty of Fukuda Genyi, he didn't speak, and it was originally decided that he would cooperate with Watanabe Nobuhiro, if Watanabe Nobuhiro was also poached by Zhang Qiuxi, wouldn't the script that had already been ranked behind be even more unappreciated?
Eguchi Takushi hated so much that his teeth itched, and it was really true that his peers were enemies.
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I can only change this one today, forgive me!