Investment Life - Chapter 179

After several days of intensive discussions, the Feiyan home machine will finally be released in mid-1996. Although it was more than a year later than Sony’s ps game console, its performance and game reserve will be greatly improved. And Feiyan will take this as an opportunity to add more weight to the listing of its own stock. After all, the new product launch has a considerable driving effect on the company’s performance and should also be a big help.

In addition to Feiyan, this time Chen Yuanming did not continue to take the Hong Kong route or check the subsidiaries in Shenzhen and Zhuhai, but chose to drive directly to Suzhou, where he met the head of the Eagles Nest China branch. : Wang Ning.

Like Song Kaiwen, Wang Ning is also a Chinese American, and because this surname is often mistaken for a member of the Wang An family. In fact, he has nothing to do with Mr. Wang An, a computer tycoon who once dominated the United States, but was born in Singapore. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as a middle-level manager under News Corporation. First, the Eagle’s Nest Alliance has its own opinions on the focus of CD distribution.

This time he was selected as the person in charge in China. His Chinese identity helped him a lot, and his former Singaporean nationality was another factor. After all, the Eagle’s Nest Alliance is about to enter the Suzhou Industrial Park, which was only established in 1994. As the earliest batch of national industrial parks, Suzhou Industrial Park is different from other industrial parks or high-tech development zones. Here are the Chinese government and the Singapore government. The establishment of a joint venture, of which Singapore also occupies a large dominant position. Under such a political environment, Wang Ning’s identity naturally became a weapon for communication with the government.

“Chen Dong, the new company has initially selected the address, which is in the first-stage industrial zone in the park. The building is expected to be completed by the end of this year.” Accompanying Chen Yuanming, Wang Ning dutifully introduced, “The temporary office is located in the old In the urban area, the management team is already in place, and investigations have been conducted in several foundries around. Several small factories have plans to turn to us. I have reported to the headquarters. “

At this time, the animation outsourcing also pays attention to the agency resources. Some large Taiwanese companies can directly sign agreements with large companies such as Disney and Warner to get work done from them. However, some small companies run by domestic people are inevitable in this regard. They often follow the second-line trafficker route and take in some of the dirty work that Taiwanese companies are unwilling to do, and the returns are very modest. Therefore, when the Eagle’s Nest Alliance, a large company already in the United States, has settled in, many small workshops have come directly to seek security.

This approach is of course also beneficial to Eagle’s Nest, which can quickly open up the situation and select some materials that can be made from it. Chen Yuanming agreed with this idea of ​​laying eggs, and nodded, “Yes, continue to recruit talents, especially for key positions such as original paintings and sub-mirrors. I have an idea for implementation recently.”

Chen Yuanming’s high-level executives gave orders directly. Naturally, Wang Ning had to go all out and keep this in mind. He then asked, “Chen Dong, what about the cooperation in gold and stone? Now Suzhou animation industry. It’s a bit fundamental, but the software industry still depends on Beijing and Shenzhen. Our game outsourcing industry needs more qualified technical personnel. “

Today, Dianjinshi also has its own talent exchange system, and has close contacts with universities in Beijing. Its network of contacts has surpassed that of many employment agencies. After the venture capital system is completely rolled out, I am afraid that those headhunters who have just settled in China It is impossible to fight over.

Chen Yuanming smiled, “Rest assured, I have already explained to Wang Shizhong, led by Pioneer Park, looking for talents to transfuse Eagle Nest. It is expected that our home game console will be officially released this year, and transplanting games will become the top priority. It’s also good for some gaming employees to operate. “

Hearing this, Wang Ning was a joy. This situation is naturally a great opportunity for the Eagle Nest Division. Being able to climb to this position from the middle level has enough strength and ambition. In addition, the Eagle Nest Alliance also has He is about to go public, and of course he is more willing to add some brilliant performance to himself at this critical moment.

“I see.” There was a little more seriousness in the voice, and Wang Ning replied, “I will have all the personnel in place as soon as possible, please be assured.”

Chen Yuanming nodded slightly and thought of something again. He told Li Fangyu next to him, “Li Tezhu, get in touch with the United States and ask when Qian Lao and Dai Lao arrived in Suzhou, and the reception should also be properly arranged. To the highest standards. “

After speaking, he turned his head and asked Wang Ning, “General Manager Wang, has the studio been arranged?”

Wang Ning quickly nodded, “The venue and equipment are in place, and new employees have begun training. They should get started soon.”

“Very good.” Chen Yuanming praised with satisfaction. “Take out your professionalism, and I will entertain the guests.”

Although he couldn’t guess what the young Chen Dong wanted to do, Wang Ning made arrangements strictly according to his instructions. About two days later, he met Chen Dong in the studio and wanted to entertain him.

They were two elders, both of whom had been over a year old. One was a thin and gentle man, and the other had a clear expression. He was carefully watching the furnishings in the visitor’s studio under the leadership of Chen Yuanming.

Seeing this, Wang Ning quickly walked up, “Chen Dong, you are here. These two are …”

Chen Yuanming smiled and introduced to the two elders, “Qian Lao, Dai Lao, this is the head of the Eagle’s Nest Branch, named Wang Ning. President Wang, these two are the oldest seniors in the United States and are the most well-known in China Animated director, come and visit us today. “

The old man with a somber expression shook his head. “The most well-known is afraid to be. Compared to the talent of Pharaoh, we may be better than the two of us, but unfortunately he died early and failed to catch up with this opportunity …”

Another old man named Dai Lao smiled kindly at Wang Ning. “The general manager Wang really makes us old bones amazing. The equipment is too good. The professional quality of the painter is also high. It is really enviable.”

“Where’s the word.” Although the Americans are not very particular about their modesty, Wang Ning has some Chinese education and replied with a smile, “It’s just a saying, if you want to be good at work, you must first sharpen it and put it in us This outsourcing industry is naturally the same. “

“You still need money to be able to sharpen …” Dai Lao sighed, and asked his companion, “Old money, you see, this one-month-old factory has been set up, which is far more elegant than us. I’m afraid we really have to change our minds. “

Qian Lao also smiled wryly, “It’s not too late to say that there is still the possibility of change.”

In this way, you said something to me, and several people walked around the studio and came to the meeting room upstairs at the invitation of Chen Yuanming.

Sitting relaxed on the sofa, Dai Lao rubbed his sore knees, smiled and said to the young man in front of him, “It’s better to see a hundred smells. We have long heard that the animation generation industry in Suzhou is well developed. However, when I came here, I realized that my knowledge reserve could not keep up with the times. This is probably better than the serious studios I saw when I was studying abroad. “

“With money, everything is easy to say. This is beautiful …” Qian Lao didn’t say anything, just shook his head.

Of the two populations, the United States is naturally the pillar of today ’s Chinese animation industry. Shanghai Fine Art Film Studio. For a long time, this studio is synonymous with Chinese animation and has contributed countless outstanding works. . The two old men in front of them are the current masters of the Chinese animation industry. Masterpieces such as, etc. are both from the hands of the two, and they are definitely national treasures.

Seeing the two people’s slightly lowered expressions, Chen Yuanming smiled. “Is this not the country that is encouraging the development of the animation industry? The 5155 project has begun. The situation in the future should be better than before.”

Who knew that this was not agreed, the two old men looked at each other and sighed at the same time. This time, even Dai Lao, who has been smiling, couldn’t help but smile.

“After all, the market economy is different from the planned economy. According to this practice of the country, I am afraid that the animation industry will not only improve, but will also get worse.”

Chen Yuanming’s eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. He did know the general development of Chinese animation in later generations, but he was not in the circle. He really couldn’t figure out why the policies would get worse and worse. The development of China’s anime ignited a fire, but let them sink to the bottom?

Seeing Chen Yuanming’s slightly doubtful expression, Qian Lao shook his head, “Xiao Chen, you are not a person in the circle, naturally you don’t understand the fuss in the animation circle. Now the country has supported the animation industry, but entered this circle The people here are not really people who really love and want to use the animation industry to make a profit, but a group of pure wolves who use the method of a backdoor company to collect the above subsidy funds. “

“Let’s put it this way, for a cartoon, 5 million was allocated above it, most of which were put into pockets by layers of officials, and the other half was swallowed by the person in charge of the animation company. The 5 million subsidy may only be 20 Wan is invested in animation production. Is there any hope for such an investment? This is just the beginning. As more and more people taste the sweetness, the situation will only worsen. “

Chen Yuanming’s eyebrows wrinkled even tighter. “What about those who love animation? There should always be producers who really like animation?”

“I’m afraid they’re starving.” Dai Lao answered even more simply, “At that time, the United States was able to produce so many good films, just because the country fully supported us and raised us as artists. Awards. With this background, we slowly cultivated the artist’s temperament. In Shangmei, there are not a few skilled professionals, but not half of them can operate. The same goes for the outside, animation. The frame-by-frame creation model caused the cost of the early stage to be astonishingly large, and it was difficult to get back the profits from the later stage. Those who engage in animation in good faith often cannot eat enough food. The animation is not the most fatal problem. “

Animation, not making money.

This sentence is a joke for Chen Yuanming. Japan ’s animation industry can almost become one of the pillar industries in the country. Disney in the United States ranks among the top seven Hollywood factories, not to mention the ultra-long advertising animation shot by Hasbro for selling toys … an industry worth billions of billions , An industry that cheats children’s money, does not make money. This is the answer of China’s top animators, which has surpassed the level of jokes and became a kind of black humor.

After a moment of silence, Chen Yuanming had to shake his head. “It seems that for artists to do business, everyone has only one way to go.”

auzw.com When I heard Chen Yuanming ’s unceremonious conclusion, the two old men did n’t even have room to refute. They have been in the animation circle for a lifetime, are they not the witnesses of this sentence? ? So when they heard such a conclusion, instead of being angry, they sparked a spark of hope. The young man in front of him is really a business genius. If he puts the work into his hands and works, what kind of miracle will occur? How about it?

Seeing the slightly expectant look of the second old man, Chen Yuanming smiled slightly. “This time to find the second old man, one is to hire two to become visiting professors in the animation department of Feiyan Vocational School. There should be no objection between these two.”

The second old man nodded at the same time, and Qian Lao’s serious face also showed a smile. “Only Feiyan’s help to Shangmei, we old retired bones should repay you well. It can be passed on, but also It is always the wish of our generation. “

What I’m talking about here is Fei Yan vcd’s help to the animation industry. Compared to movies and TV series, cartoons are obviously a more suitable theme for vcd. In the early years, the number of animated episodes was within 6-12 episodes. A few discs were enough to put down, and the U.S. movies were accompanied by a new generation. Ability young people were born, and there were many good works from the 60s to the 80s, even for a little nostalgia, and there were not a few buyers. Not to mention how many international awards those great works have won, with the praise of foreigners, whether or not they really like the film, many parents will buy it for their children to watch.

With such extraordinary purchasing power, the reuse value of these old animations is naturally considerable. In order to meet the existing vcd playback quality, Shangmei has also repaired and supplemented these works, which is unmatched in terms of collection value, and the sales volume is naturally amazing, bringing a lot of revenue.

Based on the favor of Feiyan, it is incumbent on them to contribute some extra heat for their vocational school, not to mention … Hey ~ Feiyan really pays a lot!

With the approval of the second old man, Chen Yuanming smiled and said the next sentence, “The second thing is to want to cooperate with the second old man, or the U.S. behind the second old man. You also saw this studio. Technical power, shouldn’t it be difficult to make a really good animation? “

Qian Lao did not nod directly, but groaned for a moment. “The studio’s technology is very good. As long as there is a good animation director, it should not be difficult to paint. But animation is like movies, it really determines everything, or How wonderful the script is. “

Afraid that Chen Yuanming didn’t understand what he meant, Qian Lao added, “Like my old friend Wang Shuchen, even if it is his artistic work, there is no lack of clever plot settings, let alone such a good script. It is because it was shot for What the children see is more important than the picture. Without a good book, it is impossible to make a real masterpiece. “

Chen Yuanming said for a moment, “We can start with the adaptation and change those already well-known fairy tales into animation. In this case, it should be simpler than the original animation. Just look for an excellent screenwriter …”

Dai Lao reached out and interrupted Chen Yuanming’s words. “In fact, good screenwriters are not easy to find. Chinese screenwriters’ wages are already low enough. Animated trades like this ca n’t wait to clear the screenwriter ’s salary directly. Now find a qualified one. Animated screenwriters are probably harder than finding pandas. “

“Then let them make money.” Chen Yuanming replied abnormally, “Pay them according to the quality of the script, and promise to pay a percentage in the follow-up products, such as the CD-ROM release. As long as you have money, are you afraid of not having a good book?”

The words were too arrogant. The second old man was half speechless, and eventually Dai Lao swallowed, “What about the cost, I’m afraid the cost is …”

A figure that is almost sky-high? Even if this little Chen boss is so rich, he shouldn’t spill into the water like this!

“Cost?” Chen Yuanming smiled slyly. “Of course I have to start from the sponsor.”

(End of this chapter)

The author has something to say: Alas, there are really many talented people in China, but there are more idiot bosses who are exhausting themselves …

There is no enthusiasm, no ability, no capable heart, and the rest are greedy rats. Tragedy

This chapter mentions three old animators, two of whom would avoid taboos> _

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