Chapter 55: The Down-and-Out Beauty Studio
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"But can American studios take commercials? They are state-owned factories. β
The Fine Arts Film Studio is not only in China, but also in the world, it is also a well-known veteran animation producer, and it is also the oldest in China, officially established in 1957, born out of the animation department of Changying Studio, and later moved to Shanghai.
Paper-cutting, origami, puppetry, and ink animation are the magic weapons of the American film studio, especially ink animation is still an insoluble mystery of the world's animated films.
Many of his works have won international awards, such as "Little Tadpole Looking for Mother", "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", "Strange Tales from the Sky", "Nine Colored Deer", "Black Cat Sheriff", "Gourd Baby" and other familiar works have definitely influenced countless people's childhood memories.
But as a state-owned unit with old qualifications, can it take on this kind of private work?
"Can you do it, won't you try it?" Qin Xiaoqing's words woke up Chen Bo, just thinking about it is useless, how can he know if it works or not, if he doesn't ask in person.
"You go and get in touch, if it's no problem, we'll be ready to leave for Shanghai."
Soon Qin Xiaoqing came with good news, the United States Film Studio can produce advertisements, and they are welcome to negotiate.
So what are you waiting for? Time is money, and now there is no shortage of money and time, Chen Bo then asked Qin Xiaoqing to book a ticket to Shanghai the next day.
"Uh,......... Forehead. Qin Xiaoqing, who went to change his boarding pass, came back in a hurry.
"If you have something to say, don't talk about it." Chen Bo saw that she looked hesitant and urged.
"That, I booked the wrong ticket."
"Huh? Where did you get it? β
"It's scheduled for next month."
I'm really panicked, you said that she was a big girl, and she always didn't think anything about it, and this kind of thing really didn't happen for the first time.
The shredder turned out to be used to break the documents, the useless documents were kept, the fax machine was broken, thanks to the computer is solid enough, but the system is only a problem, and there is no broken phenomenon.
"Then buy it directly, so many flights, it's impossible to sell out, and it's not the Spring Festival."
Chen Bo secretly decided that when this business trip was over, he must tell her about the cruelty of this society, or send her to Wang Jinghua, don't trouble me here, no matter how big the company is, it can go bankrupt.
After being stranded at the airport for six or seven hours, Chen Bo stepped on the flight to Shanghai, and now he thinks about how happy he would be if Gao Yuanyuan was still around, at least he didn't have to worry too much about these little things.
With this regret, the plane successfully landed at Hongqiao Airport in two hours, and it was too late to visit that day, so he could only stay in the hotel booked in advance near the Meiying Studio, but fortunately, Qin Xiaoqing did not book it until next month, otherwise he would have to change places.
"Welcome, welcome, this is Mr. Chen from Pengcheng! I am Qian Shunping, deputy factory director. β
The person in charge of receiving Chen Bo in the United States Film Studio was an old man about 50 years old, and when he came up, he clasped his hands tightly, as if he had seen the fellow villagers of the Eighth Route Army.
This is too enthusiastic, so that he can't adapt to it, aren't all state-owned units all nostrils facing geniuses, right?
"I didn't expect Director Qian to come to receive me in person, it's my honor." Chen Bo couldn't be vague, and his mouth was also warmly greeting.
The gates of the Meiying Studio are similar to those of the Yanying Studio, all of which are old-fashioned rainbow-style steel arches, hung with rusty gilt letters, and they are also equally dilapidated.
Just like the now depressed film market, decline.
This office location is not bad, it used to be a suburb, but now it is gradually developed.
Three or four small buildings, conservatively estimated to be nearly 10,000 square meters of usable area, think about this place to make so many childhood memories, really emotional.
"Doesn't seem like there's anyone here?" Qin Xiaoqing looked at the empty courtyard and asked.
"Hey, it's hard to live now." Qian Shunping looked at these lonely small buildings and sighed. "In the past, there were two or three hundred painters in the whole factory, but now there are not even half of them."
"Director Qian, aren't you a state-owned unit? Why are you still attributing? β
Although Chen Bo knew a little bit about it, Qin Xiaoqing didn't know why.
"Assistant Qin, you may not know much about it, since the end of the 80s, the state no longer uniformly procures cartoons, and we have run out of food and rely on the box office to survive. But you see, there are still people going to the cinema now, and the Shanghai theater is rented out to do business. β
Qian Shunping was aggrieved and poured bitter water.
"Let's go check out your studio first!" Chen Bo didn't come here to listen to his history of suffering, he still had something to do.
Although the United States Film Studio has had incomparable glory, especially under the leadership of the three animation kings Wan brothers, who led the world trend, even the Japanese manga master Osamu Tezuka became interested in animation after watching "Iron Fan Princess".
And the famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki also embarked on this path after being influenced by "The Legend of the White Snake".
But now that I look at it, everyone else is a world-class master, and the American film studio has gradually declined to the point of not being in the stream, so it is better to make the Jade Animation Company of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit.
Qian Shunping led the two into a small red building, where more than a dozen painters were creating, but all of them were in poor spirits, somewhat numb, and a feeling of lifelessness rushed towards them.
If this were a private company, it would probably have closed down more than a dozen times.
"Xiaojin, come here, this is Mr. Chen from Pengcheng, who wants to make an animated advertisement and a corporate logo. You're good at it, and your brain is flexible, so it's up to you. β
Qian Shunping called over a man who exuded an "artistic" atmosphere all over his body, although he was not unkempt. But it's not far off, unreservedly showing his raunchy performance art.
Chen Bo told him in detail about some of his needs for corporate logos, which must be in line with modern aesthetics, both cute and down-to-earth, not too abstract.
Although this request is no different from not saying it, Xiao Jin immediately took the drawing board, and instantly sketched a cute thing with big eyes on the sketch paper, as well as two tentacles standing on the top of his head.
In just a few minutes, a vivid ant image jumped on the paper!
Real talent, Chen Bo sighed, just these few strokes can definitely see his painting skills, although it has not yet been colored, but this ant is already very in line with the idea in his heart.
The main red color used by Ant Search is a festive and passionate color in the perception of the Chinese, and it can be consistent with the color of Foxmail, but you can set a variety of colors for candidates.
After all, red ants are not an auspicious thing in South America, which is the characteristic of red fire ants, which are invasive alien creatures and unwelcome pests when they see meat.
After coloring, Chen Bo said he was very satisfied on the spot, but it was a bit difficult to talk about the type of animation.
The United States Film Studio is good at puppets, paper cutting, 2D animation is barely passing, not to mention 3D animation, it is indeed a challenge for them to do it with modern methods, and few people in the entire American Film Studio are good at three-dimensional animation.
Flat animation is too ordinary, and it can't arouse the audience's interest at all, so they simply use the puppet animation they are good at, combining traditional and modern Internet, which can also be used as a selling point.
"Director Qian, you can estimate the approximate cost and how to pay. If it's okay, let's hurry up and finalize the contract today. β
Chen Bo doesn't like to procrastinate, since there is no other better choice, then let's do it, and when the company is bullish in the future, I will do it myself.
"Well, I calculated carefully, because this puppet is not a painting, it has to be made into a mold, and it costs about 1 million, you see?"
Qian Shunping cautiously quoted the price, for fear that the other party would disagree with the high price.
"No problem, Director Qian prepares the contract."
With a production fee of one million and no celebrity endorsements, this price is honestly not low, and it is also very high.
But Chen Bo originally planned to go to Pixar and DreamWorks, their fees were higher, and they were still calculated in US dollars, but now it only costs 1 million yuan, which is far from his psychological price, so what is there to hesitate about.
As long as the quality and quantity can be guaranteed, and it is done on time, it will not delay the ant search online.
Chen Bo happily signed his name on the contract and pressed his handprint, and it was impossible to carry the official seal with him, so naturally he couldn't stamp it.
Moreover, the way of doing things in the old state-owned factories is obviously not willing to cause more trouble, if it is a serious business occasion, without the company's official seal or contract seal, it cannot take effect.
However, Chen Bo is not a liar, he came all the way from Pengcheng, and he will not be able to make this little money. The first deposit of 300,000 yuan can be paid to the account of the United States Film Studio on the second day, and another 400,000 yuan will be paid when most of the work is completed, and the final payment of 300,000 yuan will be paid for acceptance.
"Mr. Chen can be regarded as solving our urgent need, this month's salary has finally been settled!"
Qian Shunping watched Chen Bo finish signing, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and said excitedly.
"It's so difficult for the studios now?" Chen Bo was surprised.
"It's not, now there are few subsidies for TV animation, and we have to increase production, how can this ensure quality and quantity. In the past few years, I have been unable to make ends meet, and the factory has not even increased my salary, and it is often only paid once every few months, so do you see that there are a lot of people now? β
Qian Shunping is a stomach full of grievances, he, the deputy director, is also aggrieved, the director is concurrently served by the leader of Shanghai Film Studio, in fact, he is the leader of this factory, he has to bear everything, and the pressure is really great.
"You didn't think of anything to do? It won't last long just to consume like this. β
"Hey, who says it's not, now the film industry is brewing reforms, Yanying and Changying have changed, and Shangying is also planning, probably it will be better after the reform, don't tell Mr. Chen, you said, now the United States Film Studio is still burdened with more than 40 million debts. My position as the deputy factory director is like sitting on pins and needles! β