Chapter 1674 A Pu’s Movie

Toshio Suzuki doesn’t know what comics Toshiyuki Araki will draw with this script, but it will definitely be good enough.

Because this is Yin Jun's work.

Judging from his experience in running "Kirin Half Monthly" for several years, it is simply unreasonable that "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is not popular.

It is a pity that starting from next month, he will no longer be the editor-in-chief of "Qilin Bimonthly", and he will not be able to personally turn this comic into a classic.

The place he was going to was an animation studio founded by Yin Jun.

The name is a bit strange, it's called "Studio Ghibli".

Not only was the name chosen by Yin Jun himself, but even the studio's signboard and LOGO were designed by Yin Jun himself - that cute Totoro LOGO, when Toshio Suzuki appeared in front of him, he seemed to feel very familiar.

Not only him, the other two leaders of the studio, namely the two animation producers, also felt very friendly, as if they had seen these somewhere long ago.

Studio Ghibli has three directors.

The first one is Toshio Suzuki, who represents the president and director. He is responsible for all chores and planning, use of funds, deployment of personnel, and external relations, etc.

The other two people were all known to Suzuki Toshio.

The first Isao Takahata was Suzuki Toshio's friend for several years and was a very good animator and animation producer.

Another talented person that Toshio Suzuki is very familiar with is Hayao Miyazaki. "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" is serialized in "Kirin Semimonthly" and is a comic that Toshio Suzuki likes very much.

It was because of Suzuki Toshio's recommendation that Yin Jun "knew" about Hayao Miyazaki and was willing to invest in making "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" appear on the big screen.

It is a bit exaggerated to say that Yin Jun funded Hayao Miyazaki and asked him to learn various animation production techniques with Isao Takahata and others. Now it was not enough. Now he has directly established a studio and invested a full 1 billion yen. Let Miyazaki Hayao, Takahata Isao and Suzuki Toshio collaborate to produce "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" in the name of the studio.

Studio Ghibli is not just owned by Yin Jun. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki are all shareholders, each owning 5% of the shares.

When they first joined the studio, they each owned 5% of the shares, which was 50 million yen. This was undoubtedly a recognition.

Especially since these shares were given up by Yin Jun, they are even more precious.

Even people like Hayao Miyazaki who don't care about anything know that except for branches in the United States, Yin Jun almost never gives shares to others.

Especially in Qilin Culture, where he started his business, 100% of the shares belong to him.

This kind of thinking is very normal in the East. After all, Orientals don’t have the habit of sharing.

The same was true when the Japanese went to the United States to make large purchases in the past few years.

Then they were severely taught how to behave by the Americans, and then they learned to cooperate with the Americans.

Now the only reason why Yin Jun gives them shares is naturally because he thinks they are worthy of the shares.

In other words, Yin Jun also thinks highly of them and thinks they have this ability.

This is very important to Toshio Suzuki.

It was also for this reason that he resigned from his job as editor-in-chief of "Kirin Semimonthly" and willingly came to Studio Ghibli, which had almost nothing.

In fact, as early as March and April, half of Suzuki Toshio's energy was focused on Studio Ghibli.

He has to go everywhere to find animation production talents, operation talents, and computer experts...etc., these cannot be recruited just by talking.

What Japanese employees like most is to stay in one company for the rest of their lives. If there is no big deal, don't even think about letting them change jobs.

Fortunately, the animation industry is booming now. There are animation studios opening and closing everywhere, and there are a lot of floating talents.

Moreover, Suzuki Toshio is using the banner of "an animation studio exclusively founded by Mr. Yin Jun", so he can naturally attract a large number of talents.

This is also thanks to Toshio Suzuki who has been a reporter before and knows this industry, and then worked as the editor-in-chief of "Kirin Semi-monthly" for three or four years, so that he can find the right talents to recruit.

Otherwise, it would be unfair to spend a lot of money to recruit some people who have little ability or are inappropriate.

Yin Jun's 1 billion yen was received in one lump sum.

He first told Toshio Suzuki to buy a headquarters building next to the headquarters building of "Kirin Half Monthly". The money spent 600 million yen.

The headquarters of "Kirin Semi-Monthly" is in Bunkyo District. In March 1981, it purchased a 1,500-square-meter five-story headquarters building, which happened to be exactly the same size as the current Studio Ghibli building and was built by the same construction company.

It’s just that 400 million yen was spent 3 years ago, but now it has increased by 50%, and it took 600 million yen to get it done.

Of course, this business is profitable no matter what.

It's only 1984 now. When Japan's real estate bubble is at its worst around 1990, both buildings will be worth at least 10 billion yen. By then, nothing will be done and the headquarters building will be sold directly. Can make a fortune.

The remaining 400 million yen left by Studio Ghibli, except for the 200 million yen production cost agreed to by Yin Jun from Hayao Miyazaki, was used to purchase various instruments and equipment, purchase office equipment, and daily expenses.

In fact, after using it this way, Toshio Suzuki has only been in office for less than two months, and he only has about 50 million yen in available funds.

If the budget of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" hadn't included the salaries of employees, Toshio Suzuki would have been thinking about whether he would be ashamed to go to Yin Jun and ask him to invest some more money.

Spending so much money is certainly not fruitless.

At the beginning of May, Studio Ghibli was in preparation for "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind". Everything was well prepared. We were just waiting for the return of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and other teams before we could actively get into work. go.

Suzuki Toshio is not worried that Miyazaki Hayao cannot shoulder this important task. Since Yin Jun is very optimistic about this project, with Yin Jun's vision, nothing can go wrong.

Moreover, Hayao Miyazaki is a talented person, and this has been recognized by the Japanese industry.

The excellence of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" has also been verified by the majority of comic fans in recent years.

The only difference is that everyone doesn't know how great achievements Hayao Miyazaki can make!

At this time, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and others, who were worried about Suzuki Toshio, had already flown back from the United States.

They even went to the Shanghai Art Film Studio in Shanghai in April to listen to the experience and advice of Mr. Wan and Mr. Te.

Before Yin Jun returned to Xiangjiang, he came to Shanghai to meet with them.

Isao Takahata, who is almost 50 years old, has typical Japanese features. When he first met Yin Jun, he respected him very much.

Yes.

Takahata respects Yin Jun very much, which is the reason for the achievement.

When a person's achievements reach a point that others cannot match, then the age factor can be ignored.

"This is the first time Mr. Takahata and I have met, but I have been famous for Mr. Takahata for a long time." Sitting on the sofa, Yin Jun said, "This time, I will ask Mr. Takahata to pay more attention to Mr. Miyazaki's work. Use Use your experience to help him grow."

"I will." Takahata said seriously.

Hayao Miyazaki was Isao Takahata's assistant in the previous productions of animated films. Now for Hayao Miyazaki's first animated film, he also hopes that the big brother will help steer the film. This is a very normal and safe approach.

In fact, there are many reasons why Hayao Miyazaki’s works from Studio Ghibli in later generations are so great.

In terms of specific production, Hayao Miyazaki is definitely unmatched, but in terms of the overall planning and editing of animated films, Isao Takahata also made great contributions.

In addition, Suzuki Toshio's contribution in terms of fund raising, release promotion, etc. is also indelible, so Yin Jun followed the model of their previous life from the beginning.

A successful model will be successful if it is repeated again.

"After Mr. Miyazaki's work, I hope that Mr. Takahata can also produce a work of his own." Yin Jun continued, "Studio Ghibli is only a studio that exists for two people to make animations, no matter what Whether it's money, personnel, or other things, Mr. Suzuki will prepare it for both of you. You just have to concentrate on making your own work, no matter the box office, no matter what the response is, as long as you put your heart into it."

"Great! Apu's talent is definitely better than mine!" After hearing the news, Hayao Miyazaki was not jealous, but became happy.

Isao Takahata himself was also surprised. He will turn 50 next year. Although he has produced masterpieces such as "Girl of the Alps", because he is too meticulous and serious, he often ignores cost factors, so he is not the producer. It's not popular at all over there.

If it hadn't been for Hayao Miyazaki's invitation, he would have been forced to take a back seat in the past two years.

But Isao Takahata was very cautious, and after feeling a little happy, he started thinking about what movie Yin Jun wanted him to make.

Then Isao Takahata asked directly.

"You must like this work." Yin Jun smiled, "I purchased the film adaptation rights of "Grave of the Fireflies" and "Kiku and the Wolf" from Mr. Nosaka Akiru last year. Which one do you want to make? Everything is fine.”

Upon hearing this, Isao Takahata's breathing immediately quickened, and his eyes shone at the same time.

He had always liked Nosaka Akiru's works, but he had never told anyone else about them. How could Yin Jun know that he would like them?

Is this the intuition of a genius?

For a time, Takahata Isao's admiration for Yin Jun felt even deeper.

Takahata Isao naturally didn't know that Yin Jun was also inferring the present from the future.

The animated film "Grave of the Fireflies" is extremely cruel and not for children at all.

It is a reflection and repentance on war, as well as a call for peace.

However, the process and ending of the story were too tragic and tragic, so it did not become very popular.

But this in no way undermines its lofty status as a world-class animated film.

Isao Takahata, who shot it, spent a lot of time and energy on the production, and firmly controlled the meaning that Nosaka Akiru wanted to express. He is a well-deserved master of animation.

Similarly, this movie is also the Japanese's repentance and reflection on the war. Yin Jun couldn't be more happy to give the Japanese a warning.

After accepting Hayao Miyazaki, Yin Jun thought of this movie when he heard that Hayao Miyazaki wanted to let Isao Takahata be the producer.

Then he changed hands and entrusted Tokuma Yasukai to buy the film rights to "Grave of the Fireflies" and "Kiku and the Wolf".

"Ju and the Wolf" and "Grave of the Fireflies" are both the same type of story.

"Kiku and the Wolf" in the previous life was not a work by Isao Takahata. Let Takahata produce it in this life, and the meaning it can give and express will definitely be more profound!