Chapter 023. New Phantom Electricity
"As you can see, this is all of us in the Fantasy Animation."
In the conference room on the second floor where Phantom Animation was cleaned, Xu Rui said.
There are now nine people in the Phantom Animation.
In addition to Xu Rui himself and Yi Qianqian, there are five veteran employees of Phantom Electric Animation, as well as two newcomers.
"I'm Xu Rui, currently the head of the company, and in the future, I will mainly work as a supervisor and script in animation production, and perform part-time.
He pointed to the side, wearing a burgundy dress and long dress.
"This is also the original artist Guo Weiren, this is Yan Zhe who is in charge of photography and special effects, Yao Jiajie who is in charge of coloring, and Cheng Ke, the producer, and An Yuan, who is also the original artist."
These are all veteran employees of Phantom Animation, among which Guo Weiren is the oldest, Phantom is the first animation company he joined, Yan Zhe and An Yuan joined Phantom Animation three years after its establishment, Yao Jiajie and Cheng Ke joined four years before Xu Rui's father died, and stayed in Phantom Electric for eight years.
"As for this, there are two new colleagues who have joined Phantom Television, Tao Ran, an animator who has been working in Mushroom Pictures for three years, and Deng Shixin, an animation and 3D producer who previously worked in Tomato Manufacturing."
Xu Rui pointed to the other side again, these two people have passed the interview in the past few days, and they belong to the immediate combat force with a certain amount of experience in the industry.
“...... After that, we got acquainted with each other again in our work, and from today, Phantom Animation was officially established. ”
Xu Rui explained the company's daily system and said in summary.
"There's a problem, Mr. Xu."
Animator Tao Ran lifted his glasses and raised his hand to say.
"At that time, during the interview, I remember you said that there are only two people in Phantom Electric at the moment, why are there so many people all of a sudden?"
He was more upright and asked directly.
"It's because ......"
"You're a fraud!"
Before Xu Rui could explain, Tao Ran stood up and said very indignantly.
"If I had known...... If I had known ...... earlier"
As soon as he turned his head, he immediately came to Guo Weiren.
"If I had known that Mr. Guo was in Phantom Electricity, I wouldn't have to worry about whether I was going to leave my job overnight, ah, I also missed the latest episode of "Ningjiang Zombies 2", which was spoiled by other groups!"
“...... Well? ”
Guo Weiren was a little confused, and subconsciously took a step back.
"Mr. Guo Weiren, I am a big fan of yours, and it is precisely because I watched "Sky Warrior" and "Shadow of Space Man" that I decided to join the ...... in the industry."
It turns out that fans meet idols......
Xu Rui wiped a handful of sweat, and then pulled Tao Ran away.
"You can communicate with Mr. Guo slowly later, and we will explain the next work tasks first."
Xu Rui said as he took out a few documents and handed them to the people present.
"First of all, there are a few animated advertisements, such as this advertisement for the A Club cram school, and an advertisement for the Ningjiang Metro, which is what we have been working on throughout July."
Due to the development of Ningjiang's animation industry, Ningjiang's enterprises also prefer to use animation to promote, and these jobs are won by Xu Rui after establishing the company, relying on his fame and connections, as well as attractive planning projects.
Since it's all a few minutes of short animation, a small personal studio can afford it, and to be honest, a one-month construction period is actually quite generous.
With these funds, Phantom Electric will be able to complete the turnaround at least in the first few months, and what will happen to it will depend on how well Phantom makes its first animation.
"As for the content of the work in the future, thanks to our producer Cheng Ke, I have made an appointment with a negotiation partner this afternoon, and I will inform you of the specific results."
He said, clapping his hands, looking at Tao Ran, who had calmed down a little, and signaling to start working.
A few people didn't say much.,It's all people who have been in the industry for so many years.,Naturally know the focus of the current phantom animation.,No one thinks that with the current strength of the phantom electricity, they can produce an original animation on their own.,Advertising is the most suitable for short stories with a small cost and fast turnover.。
It's just that after everyone got up and left and returned to their workstations, Xu Rui looked at a project he hadn't taken out just now.
It reads "Soul Eater Animation Project".
......
In Xinjiekou, Ningjiang City, a high-rise building is hung with a signboard of the New Front and a sign of a pirate avatar, which is the location of the editorial office of the Weekly Junior Front.
New Frontier, also known as New Frontier Media, is one of the largest comic publishing houses in China, and its most famous is "Weekly Youth Front", which is known as the three giants of Chinese juvenile comics along with Xuanmo Media's "Weekly Comic King" and "Weekly Twenty-four Grids" in the middle school hall.
In addition to "Weekly Junior Front", New Frontier Media also has a monthly "Junior Front" for young people and a comic magazine "Margaret" for women, covering the vast majority of readers.
The editorial office of Monthly Young Frontline is on the 16th floor, and in a meeting room, a man and a woman look at each other.
"I've seen the storyboard and it's not a big problem...... In addition, Mr. Chuang, although I have already said it in the email, I still have to repeat to you here that the animation work of "Soul Eater" is currently suspended. ”
The woman looked very young in a blazer and short skirt, and the pinch of hair on her short hair showed her panic when she went out, she hesitated for a moment, and said as much as she could.
"I, I understand."
The man across from her was about twenty years old, with a scruffy beard and messy hair, wearing a black T-shirt and two calloused hands in front of him, rather uneasy.
"Teacher Atron, please be sure to keep the serialization normal, and don't let this incident affect your creation."
"I know, Snowfall Editor."
The man known as Mr. Aso is a manga artist, who used to be an assistant to Mr. Kishibe, the author of the famous manga "One Piece", and later submitted for the Rookie Award, and made his debut in the third place of the Rookie Award with the manga "Soul Eater", and this year is the second year of serialization.
The young woman sitting opposite him is his editor-in-charge, the editor's name is Xueluo, and her real name is Li Ruoxuan, who has just graduated from school for a year, and has been an executive editor who has been doing odd jobs before, if it weren't for the seniors who originally took her to recuperate due to illness, Li Ruoxuan might have to have half a year before she had the opportunity to contact the author.
"To be honest, the editorial department is also surprised by this, and we will do our best to find a suitable animation company to adapt "Soul Eater", please rest assured, Mr. Chuang."
Li Ruoxuan said that she had just taken office, and she didn't have time to familiarize herself with many things, and she happened to encounter the accident of the stranding of the animation of "Soul Eater", which made her anxious for a long time.
"Monthly Junior Frontline" once promised that as long as it is a work that won the grand prize, it can be animated, and at this time, the animation of several other works has either been broadcast or is in production, only "Soul Eater" has a problem.
Originally, everything was normal.,But the gentle animation commissioned to be produced turned out because of problems such as capital turnover and internal contradictions.,The project has come out.,The animation news has already been announced.,No animation company is willing to take over such a start-up animation plan.,Led to today's dilemma.。
If "Soul Eater" is a popular comic, it would be easy to say, most companies will beg to produce it, but "Soul Eater" is currently ranked 20th among the 36 works in the "Monthly Shonen Front" serial, and the total sales of the four volumes of comics are less than one million, which can only be said to be a mediocre work.
is such a situation, which has led to the current situation of being unable to advance or retreat, Li Ruoxuan relied on her meager connections to contact everywhere, hoping to find a company to take over, but unfortunately, no one responded.
Just as the two finished communicating and Teacher Achuang packed up his storyboard and was about to leave, Li Ruoxuan's phone rang.
"Hey, hello...... yes, I am, uh-huh...... Hey? yes, I'm in, huh? Can it really be? ”
Li Ruoxuan's expression changed from surprise at first, to confusion, and then became excited, she ended the conversation, clenched her hands into fists, jumped two steps with some excitement, and then said to Teacher Achuang with a confused face.
"Teacher Atron, there is an animation company willing to take over the animation plan of "Soul Eater"!"