Chapter 169: Local tyrants
Li Yuntao thought for a while and said: "The idea and selling point of "Your Last Name" is mainly the story of two teenagers and girls who are far apart, because they have exchanged bodies and experienced each other's lives, so they want to meet, but they have never met the story. The story itself is not too complicated, the key lies in this emotion...... In my opinion, although this emotion is not as intense as Hollywood blockbusters, it has the power to contag people's hearts. When people's hearts are infected, there will be word of mouth, and once the audience's word of mouth is established, word of mouth will quickly attract more people to watch the movie. In addition to that, it's not just that this work is now attracting a lot of reader votes on JUMC, if you check it out on the internet, you know, the fan base is expanding every day!"
"Oh?" Cheng Jianjia was surprised, he took a deep look at Li Yuntao: "I don't know about the Internet, before, I just accidentally saw this cartoon, which touched my feelings, so I want to invest!"
"Mr. Cheng Jian, can I know the total amount of investment? I absolutely don't want to make this animated film shoddy! If it's only a small amount of money like two or three hundred million yuan, we'd rather not do it. Li Yuntao said.
According to Li Yuntao's estimate, if "My AI Girlfriend Xiao Wai" goes well, the income from manuscript fees in a few years will not be less than two or three hundred million yen. If the popularity of "AI Girlfriend" is maintained for a few more years, and the single book of Light and Comics is longer, it is not possible to achieve an annual income of more than 500 million, which is similar to the current new wife Yingji.
Well, the current new wife Yingji's income is at least twice as much as that of Li Yuntao and Cangshuhong combined.
This is because the ranking of JUMC's readers' survey is not very related to the real income. The real income of cartoonists is single books. Not only the single books that are released now, but also some single books that have been published before, as long as there are readers who buy them, they can also make money.
Eiji Shinzuma's "CRO" has been published in more than 40 volumes, and maintaining the popularity of "COR" now is likely to attract new readers to buy the single book from beginning to end.
Although "My AI Girlfriend Little Mourning" has been the first issue for several consecutive years, the single book has just been published in the second volume. Therefore, because the number of single books is not enough, the sales volume is naturally much inferior to that of "COR", which has already published more than 40 volumes.
In other words, even if they can't attract investment, in a few years, Li Yuntao and Cang Shuhong can invest in this work into an animated film.
"......The investment budget? Although most of my assets are in the company, some real estate and machinery and equipment, the actual capital used is not much. But the money I have in the bank is no less than 5 billion, and the money that can be taken out and invested is 3 billion yen! Li Yuntaojun, do you think 3 billion is enough?" Cheng Jianjia smiled indifferently.
"3 billion ......" Li Yuntao smacked his tongue, according to the current exchange rate between the yen and the yuan, 3 billion yen is equivalent to at least 150 million yuan.
Such a budget cannot be compared with those blockbusters in the United States. However, in Asia, whether it is Japan or China, it can be called a blockbuster. Whether it's investing in live-action films, or animated films. This is the budget, and it should be able to make top quality works.
"Mr. Cheng Jian, thank you for your affirmation of "Your Last Name". Cang Shuhong was a little moved, and was willing to take out such a huge amount of money to invest in his works.
Although, Li Yuntao and Cang Shuhong decided to donate all the income from this work to charity. However, in addition to income, the two of them have earned fame more crucially.
"Mr. Cheng Ken, I'm a little puzzled, 3 billion yen is definitely a huge amount of money, far more than I expected for the cost of this film, I think 1 billion yen is enough, and if it does, 500 million yen can start the project. Li Yuntao said calmly, "As a businessman, it is impossible for you not to know the weight of 3 billion, why would you spend so much money and invest in "Your Last Name"?"
At this moment, the whole office fell silent.
Cheng Jianjia didn't choose to answer immediately, he took out the humidor, chose a cigar from it, and nodded silently, showing a reminiscent expression:
"I'm 71 years old and my second wife is 38 years old and has a son. I don't need to hide it, I loved her dearly before my second wife, she was in a traffic accident when I was 26 years old, and I had planned to never marry again. But later, due to the advice of my parents on their deathbed, I felt that Moriya Heavy Industries was my hard work, and it would be a pity if no one inherited it.
The one who is in love with her is my first wife, her name is Yoshia Nagasawa, I have watched "Your Last Name" 11 times, and the reason why it deeply touches me is that the love it describes is very similar between me and my first wife. Of course, I won't be stupid enough to ask you to modify the plot to suit my old man's ideas.
I only ask that the touching and feelings in the comics be restored!"
"I see. Li Yuntao and Cang Shuhong were silent and said the same thing.
Judging by Cheng Jianjiaren's tone, demeanor, and demeanor, Li Yuntao believed that what Cheng Jianjia said was true. As a very wealthy businessman, there is no need for him to lie about the reasons for his investment at all. After all, he has the initiative to invest, and he doesn't necessarily have to invest in this movie.
"I didn't expect Cheng Jianjia to be a man of temperament. Does your second wife know that you took the money out to invest in us?" Li Yuntao then asked, seemingly unrelated questions, but Li Yuntao had a deep meaning.
"Naturally, she knows, and there is no need to hide it from her. Cheng Jianjia said calmly.
At this point, Li Yuntao looked at Cheng Jianjia for more than ten seconds, he was very envious of Cheng Jianjia's living conditions, not because he was rich, but because his family understood him. Therefore, life is more free and chic.
"Mr. Cheng Jian, you can sit here for a while, and I'll discuss it with Teacher Cang Shuhong alone, is it okay?" Li Yuntao pulled Cangshuhong and got up and said.
"No problem. Cheng Jianjia smiled slightly.
After about 3 minutes, Li Yuntao and Cang Shuhong returned to the position where they had just sit, and Li Yuntao said solemnly: "We have discussed it and agreed to accept the investment." But I also need you to promise me one condition, that is, the director of "Your Last Name" must be me. I can't let people ruin my work, the director has to be me. ”
Cheng Jianjia was stunned for a moment, and said solemnly: "Li Yuntaojun, have you studied supervision (director) before?"
"Nope. Li Yuntao smiled slightly, "I know what you're worried about, I'm worried that because I have no experience, it will cause you a loss." ”
"It's not. Cheng Jianjia shook his head.
"Why is that?" Cang Shuhong felt surprised, in her opinion, Cheng Jianjia was a businessman no matter how she looked at it, didn't she care about her wallet.
"I don't care so much about whether investing in "Your Last Name" can make money. More importantly, I hope that this work can touch more people and make people realize that they cherish the feelings in front of them and don't regret them until they are lost, which is my wish. I don't doubt Li Yuntao's ability, it's just that there are certain patent barriers to doing animation, and it's not a temporary learning to make animated films. To be on the safe side, my personal suggestion is to let an experienced animation supervisor do the execution, and Li Yuntaojun can check it. Cheng Jianjiaren's eyes bloomed with a terrifying look.