The taxi stopped at the east gate of Splendid Huacheng, Lin Yanwan looked at the building where he was through the window, and said, "Uncle Jiang, then I'll go back first, and I'll trouble you again." ”

"No trouble." Jiang Wende smiled and said, "Are there any street lights in the community?" I'll let this kid take you upstairs. ”

The corners of Jiang Xia's mouth twitched slightly, what kind of idea did his father have in his stomach, he, who was a son, was clear in his heart.

"Dad, I know."

"By the way, don't forget the flowers."

Lin Yanwan's face was slightly red.

The two got out of the car and walked towards the community, Jiang Wende looked at their backs, unconsciously showed a smile on his face, and took out a Chaotianmen and lit it, and it was full of smoke.

Jiang Xia, this kid, is much stronger than when he was young.

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"You go back early, I'm not a child again." Lin Yan said late.

Jiang Xia took her hand and said with a smile: "Fortunately, you are not a child, otherwise I would be afraid that I would be reported for refining copper." ”

“……”

Lin Yanwan gave a roll of his eyes angrily, this guy is really annoying sometimes.

Isn't Xiaoman only 6 years old?

All the way to the elevator room, Jiang Xia pressed the fifth floor for her, and said, "I won't go up, I will go to bed early tonight, and I will start dubbing 13 episodes the day after tomorrow at the latest." ”

"You too, don't forget, you did massage today, you can't take a cold shower." Lin Yanwan reminded.

"Don't worry, I'll go back and sleep."

"Well, send me a message when it's time to do so."

The elevator door slowly closed, Jiang Xia moved his muscles, walked out of the elevator room, looked up at the clear night sky, the stars in the sky twinkled and flashed, as if he was smiling at him.

He opened the passenger door and sat in, Jiang Wende spit out the last puff of smoke rings outside the window, and turned his head to look at him: "Did her parents let you in and sit on the night of the cigarette?" ”

"I was sent to the elevator room, and I didn't go upstairs." Jiang Xia pursed her mouth and fastened her seat belt by herself.

Jiang Wende nodded, his mouth squirmed a few times, but he didn't ask much after all, and started the car and drove home.

Back at home, Xia Shanshan was watching TV and soaking her feet, there was a thick layer of mugwort leaves floating in the basin, she looked back at the father and son who were going home with their front and back feet, and said, "Freshly boiled water, come and soak your feet." ”

"You go clubbing, I'll take a shower."

Jiang Xia went back to the room and took his pajamas and walked into the bathroom, leaving a faint fragrance of roses. The rose essential oil on the back, although wiped clean with blotting paper, still has a slimy feeling.

Xia Shanshan sniffed and asked suspiciously, "Where did you see him?" ”

"The two of them were dating in Gaosuntang Square, this kid also bought a rose, I drove people over, and it just happened to run into it, don't you know, this kid may have seen the license plate, and deliberately turned his back, but how could he deceive his father?"

Jiang Wende took off his shoes, put his foot that had stepped on the brake throttle for a day into the footbasin, and let out a comfortable moan.

"I'll just say why he ran out at that time, do you see, that kid still has a faint lipstick mark on his face." Xia Shanshan said with a smile.

"Really?" Jiang Wende was stunned, but he didn't find it.

"When the child is older, maybe in two years, we will have to go to the door to propose."

"In two years, they will only be twenty years old, and it will take four or five years to say the least."

"Marriage is marriage, marriage is marriage, and there is no contradiction."

"Why don't you say you'll hold your grandson in a few years?"

"In that case, it's not impossible~"

The couple was whispering, Jiang Xia took a shower and came out in cool pajamas with a body of moisture.

"Dad, Mom, I'll go to bed first, and you guys should go to bed early."

Closing the bedroom door, Jiang Xia lay on the bed and chatted with his wife for a while, then turned off the light and went to sleep.

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At about ten o'clock the next day, Jiang Xia received a call from Zhou Lu, and he guessed that it should be that the TV station had just finished a meeting, and the content was nothing more than the matter of renewing the price increase he proposed yesterday.

As for the result, he didn't care much, and even hoped that the TV station would refuse angrily, so that he wouldn't have to care about the grace of the encounter.

Thinking like this, Jiang Xia continued to draw the storyboard and pressed the hands-free button at the same time.

"Director Jiang, in response to your request yesterday, after serious discussion, the station agreed to the second round of the broadcast rights of Cat and Mouse, and renewed the contract at the price of 7,000 per episode." Zhou Lu didn't even greet each other this time, and said straight to the point, his tone sounding a little tired.

Hearing a few words to be seriously discussed, Jiang Xia smiled silently.

I can almost imagine how intense the discussion was at the meeting, and it is estimated that some people scolded him for being a white-eyed wolf who didn't know how to learn about Entubao, without the vigorous promotion of Yudu TV, would cats and mice be as popular as they are now?

"It's not an exclusive broadcast right, is it?"

"It's not."

Zhou Lu swallowed a dry throat, and then said: "No matter which TV station you will sell the broadcast rights to in the future, there is only one requirement in the station, the broadcast time is staggered, and the broadcast progress of other TV stations is at least one day later than that of the station." ”

Jiang Xia frowned slightly, he understood what Zhou Lu meant, but this is also an exclusive broadcast right in disguise, if the audience wants to watch the latest episode of the animation, they can only switch to Yudu TV, and the progress of other channels has to be slightly behind.

To be able to come up with this condition, it can only be said that ginger is still old and spicy.

"Director Jiang, this is already the biggest concession I can get for you." Zhou Lu pursed his lips, for fear that he would be unhappy and refuse directly, which is equivalent to the direct invalidation of this half-day of soft grinding and hard foam.

"I know, Zhou Bian's voice sounds a little hoarse, it must have taken a lot of speech, right? Do you want to go for a drink of saliva first? Jiang Xia put down the pencil, leaned back in the chair, and said with a smile.

"No, what do you think?" She said.

Jiang Xia tapped his finger on the table and sighed: "Zhou Bian has helped so much, if I refuse again, I don't know how much." ”

"Then when do you think you have time to come back and sign the contract?" Her face was overjoyed, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Editor Zhou, I really haven't had time lately, there are so many storyboards every day that I can't finish drawing, and it takes several hours to go back and forth to the TV station, and the progress is pulled down." Jiang Xia said with a bitter face.

"In that case, Director Jiang can create with peace of mind, I will send you the electronic file of the contract for a while, if you think it's okay, I'll go over to you." Zhou Lu said.

"It couldn't be better." Jiang Xia turned his pencil and agreed unceremoniously.

It's not that he's playing a big name, it's that he's really not available.

The phone hung up, and he once again had a deeper understanding of fame.

When you are not famous, even if you lick your face and go to the door, others may not be treated with you. Now that he has a reputation, if the other party asks for him, as long as the condition proposed is not to cross the spectrum, he will basically agree.

And this is only half of the cat and mouse in the first round, I believe that in the near future, the name Qitian Animation will appear very dazzlingly on the list of well-known domestic animation companies.

"Xia Xia, who were you talking to on the phone just now?" Xia Shanshan pushed open the door and asked suspiciously.

"It's not a mother, it's just that there will be a thank-you banquet in a few days, and a classmate asked me to attend." Jiang Xia said casually.

"Oh, that's the right go, the school teachers have worked hard for three years, no matter how good or bad they are, I have to say thank you to them."

Xia Shanshan continued: "When is it coming? ”

"It seems to be number ten." Jiang Xia thought for a while and said.

"Then don't worry, it's only the second today, and there are still a few days, what do you want to eat at noon?"

"Is braised pork ribs OK? If you want the kind of flesh wrapped around the bones, the bones and flesh will be separated and the juice will overflow with a light bite of the teeth. ”

"Okay! I'll go to the vegetable market to buy fresh chops. Xia Shanshan said with a smile: "Then you continue to be busy, I won't bother you." ”

She is a primary school Chinese teacher, and she can't understand what Jiang Xia is obviously admitted to the best university, and she locks herself in the room every day to paint.

But at least it's better than those who go to the Internet café every day to play games after the holidays.

It is said that Kiyomi seems to have a tradition of opening the school test, and her son is now drawing so hard, maybe it is to prepare for the school entrance test.

Just like in the previous months, he studied late every day, and finally took the exam.

Thinking of this, Xia Shanshan closed the door with a relieved face, to have such a sensible and good son, it was definitely his old Jiang family ancestor who burned high incense.

Jiang Xia smiled silently, his status in the family is not ordinarily high now, and his career is rising steadily, and he has a feeling of pride.

In the future, if he tells his parents the identity of the owner of Qitian Animation Company, the old couple is afraid that they will not have to provide for him.

Take a long breath, leave the mess behind you, and continue to draw the storyboard.

About half an hour passed, and Zhou Lu's call came again.

"Boss Jiang, I have sent the contract renewal to your mailbox, you can take a look at it later."

"Okay."

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Xia walked into the study and turned on the computer, ignoring the very popular QQ farm that popped up by itself, he directly opened the mailbox and downloaded the file he had just received.

After careful review several times, he found that the content was similar to the last time, except for strict restrictions on third-party cooperation-related matters, and the exclusive broadcast rights of the second season of Cat and Mouse were also written into the contract.

Although the specific amount was not written, as long as he signed this contract, it means that the exclusive broadcast rights of the second season can only be handed over to Yudu TV.

If the price is not negotiated, he may only be able to rot the animation in his hands, and he will not be able to sell it to others, and even have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages.

After suffering the loss of the contract in his previous life, he felt that there was a problem, so he dialed the phone back.

"Editor Zhou, I can agree to the conditions for delaying the broadcast with other TV stations, but it seems a little early to talk about the exclusive broadcast rights of the second season, right?"

"Director Jiang, didn't you agree to this a long time ago? Taili just wants to write the things that have been agreed into the contract, and also to make it easier to cooperate in the future. Zhou Lu said.

"I did agree, and I am very grateful to Yudu TV for giving the cat and mouse the opportunity to broadcast, but one yard is one yard, the second season is the second season, I am not the kind of person who does not believe in my words, there will be a third season and a fourth season in the future, I hope the station can face up to my request, and the editor doesn't want us to only cooperate for two seasons, right?" Jiang Xia said seriously.

The dissatisfaction in his tone almost directly hit his face, which means that if everyone makes a bad fuss, they will break up in the future, and he will not sign the renewal contract this time.

After all, he is not a fool, he is still setting a trap for him, and if he is not careful, he may fall into the pit.

"This ......" Zhou Lu hesitated, "Okay, then Director Jiang will wait for me for a while, and I'll go ask the leader." ”

"Hmm."

The phone hung up, and Jiang Xia rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.

He still thinks of the TV station too well, as a vested interest, of course, he wants to maximize his own interests, and if he can't make money, then he and his works have to be scrapped.

Of course, this kind of sinister intention is only speculation at present, and it may just be an agreement that the leaders of the station are afraid that he will renege on.

What the facts are, it depends on how Zhou Lu answers him.

If he refuses to modify the content of the contract, Yudu TV is the former, and there is no need to continue to cooperate in the future, and when his own animation website is done in the future, there is no need to look at other people's faces.

If he readily agrees to revise the content, it means that he spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Fortunately, Zhou Lu's reply was quick.

"Director Jiang, the leaders of the station have agreed, we all believe in you as a person, so the exclusive broadcast rights of the second season of Cat and Mouse must be handed over to Yudu TV." Zhou Lu said with a smile.

"That's nature."

"I sent the contract over, you can see if there are any other problems."

"Okay."

Jiang Xia reviewed it word by word, and found that the trap content just now had indeed been deleted, which meant that the contract could be signed.

But he was still not at ease, and sent this contract to Chen Yao, who was more professional than herself in terms of contract law.

"Old tablemates, help, see if there are any problems with this contract."

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A few days have passed, and the two temporary workers Li Weiya found for Jiang Xia have also begun to participate in the production after becoming familiar with the painting style, and with the addition of a new force, the progress of the production of the second season of Cat and Mouse has instantly improved a lot.

Jiang Xia couldn't help but sigh again about the importance of manpower, and when he got to the university, he must re-establish the studio.

At least in terms of scale, it should be two or three times larger than now, and the specific positions must be subdivided to form an efficient working atmosphere, rather than working overtime every day as it is now, as if a person has grown on the liver.

In order to be able to successfully complete the 12 episodes of animation content, Jiang Xia made a very detailed project schedule and sent it to the group, and everyone must complete the specified tasks within the specified time so as not to affect the next stage.

Under such high pressure, even the two newcomers who have just entered the group do not dare to touch the fish, and the daily task is to bury their heads in painting, fortunately, the painting requirements of cats and mice are not very high, there is no complex composition and scene design, tired is tired, but it is acceptable.

As for Jiang Xia, his daily work is to draw storyboards at home, or take pictures of the original paintings in the order of the shots, edit the sample films, and then hand them over to his wife for dubbing.

The only free time for the team is probably every night at 7 o'clock when the cat and mouse animation is broadcast, everyone discusses the ratings together, discusses new plots, new ideas, and asks Jiang Xia directly if there is something they don't understand, and he will answer them one by one.

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(I'm just two chapters for the time being, I'm sorry, I'm a little busy with personal matters)

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