Chapter 1863 Working Hard for the Future

The work at Shangmei Factory is naturally not a laborious job like laying bricks and tiles.

But in every studio, in the large studios where cartoons are shot, everyone is focused on their work.

Not only did they not whisper to each other, they even trotted across the aisles. This kind of work attitude made Yin Jun particularly like it.

No wonder even Le Yi Ling admires the work efficiency of Shangmei Factory, claiming that they are different from ordinary mainland factories.

Yin Jun is not used to going around for inspections, nor does he accept invitations to visit, but as the CEO of Qilin Group, Le Yiling has a lot of busy work like this.

She has not only been to the mainland, but also to Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

With Le Yiling's intelligence, he certainly knows what is an excellent company and factory, and what is a truly promising company and factory.

After she visited excellent companies and factories throughout Asia, she knew that many factories in the mainland were actually lagging behind and would become increasingly unable to keep up with the times.

But Shangmei Factory is different.

Le Yiling saw a unique vitality here.

Whether it is the ink animation that they are good at, the new Japanese and American animation technology, or the development of various art aspects, they can all surprise people.

Although they do not have the foundation and strength that Disney in the United States has developed over decades, this gap has become smaller and smaller due to their efforts and Yin Jun's continuous support.

It's funny to say.

Disney belongs to Yin Jun, but Yin Jun is now focusing on cultivating Shangmei Factory, as if he is looking for a rival for himself.

When Le Yiling asked Yin Jun, the young man replied like this.

"If there is no opponent, can Disney still maintain progress? Only when there is a strong opponent on the opposite side will their fighting spirit and motivation be further stimulated."

While Yin Jun was recalling Le Yiling's evaluation of Shangmei Factory, Yan Dingxian, the director of Shangmei Factory, was also introducing it to Yin Jun.

"Now our animation production is divided into eight groups, three of which are completing the task of producing animations for domestic audiences." Yan Dingxian said, "The remaining five groups are all working on Qilin. Cultural animation projects. Compared with those in China, these are actually easier to do."

"Oh? Isn't it supposed to be very hard work?" The young man said with a smile, "You have been working on "Oolong Yuan" for more than four years, right?"

"I started doing it in July 1980, and it has been 4 years and 9 months now." Yan Dingxian suddenly sighed, "I didn't realize it has been so long."

"Yeah, but the days passed so fast, just like yesterday." Chang Juanxi next to him also smiled, "It has been 6 years since I went to Xiangjiang, but as if in the blink of an eye, I When I see Mr. Jun, I feel like I just came back from Xiangjiang yesterday."

"Me too." Hu Yi agreed with a smile.

Chang Juanxi and Hu Yi are both backbones of Shangmei Factory, one is from the art department and the other is from the animation department.

When Qilin Culture was first established, its main business was the comics of "Qilin Weekly", so Yin Jun first borrowed Chang Juanxi to be the general manager of Qilin Culture for two years, and then the second person to take over was Hu Yi, who also became the general manager of Qilin Culture. Two years.

Now that both of them are back, Le Yiling also serves as the general manager of Kirin Culture, and professional managers are hired to manage other departments.

However, there are still hundreds of employees at Shanghai Fine Arts Factory who remain at Kirin Culture. Together with employees from the two major art academies in the mainland and other art studios, they form the main force of the "Kilin Weekly" series.

When Kirin Culture hires these people, most of their salary must be paid to Shangmei Factory.

This fee is really not low, and Shangmei Factory can now receive millions of RMB in revenue a year.

According to what Yin Jun knows, Shangmei Factory has really made rapid progress in recent years.

They used to rely on state funding to survive. They would definitely not go hungry, but they would not be very wealthy either.

Otherwise, Yan Dingxian would not have taken the risk to reach a cooperation agreement with Yin Jun.

Since cooperating with Kirin Group, Shangmei Factory has had its own income.

In 1982, their income exceeded 20 million yuan!

Don't underestimate this income. Just think about it. In 1982, the per capita salary in Shanghai was only about 50 yuan, and you will know how huge a number 20 million is.

By 1983, their net profit reached 30 million yuan, and last year, with the addition of the "Dragon Ball" project, their income reached an astonishing 60 million yuan!

In the past four or five years, Shangmei Factory has built so many houses and office areas, and it only spent 20 million yuan!

Money in this era is really valuable.

That is to say, in the second half of last year, the country suddenly relaxed many price restrictions, causing prices in Shanghai to skyrocket, and the value of money shrank a little.

In terms of actual purchasing power, the average salary of 100 yuan at the end of 1984 was not as much as the 90 yuan or so at the beginning of 1984.

Of course, as mentioned before, those units that can afford to build more, better and more spacious housing with public funds will definitely have good wage benefits.

The per capita wage at Shangmei Factory reached 400 yuan the year before last.

Last year it was originally 500 yuan, but seeing prices rising so sharply in the second half of the year, the salary was raised again in October, to 600 yuan a month.

In addition, the New Year’s goods at the end of each year are even more indispensable.

Nowadays, the New Year's goods worth thousands of yuan of various chickens, ducks, fish, vegetables, meats, fruits and vegetables, clothes and shoes are so enviable.

At that time, such a sum was equivalent to a year's salary of a factory worker with poor efficiency.

They can have such a happy life, and of course the one they need to thank most is Yin Jun.

Then the next person I want to thank is Chang Juanxi and Hu Yi, who led a group of employees of Shangmei Factory to Xiangjiang to found "Kilin Weekly".

Now that they have returned to Shangmei Factory, they have become deputy directors of Shangmei Factory on the recommendation of Mr. Wan and Mr. Te.

Yin Jun assigned the production of several cartoons to Shangmei Factory, and thanks to their active efforts, he was able to win over the Asahi Group's business.

Five cartoons, "Oolong Yard", "Funny Life in the Rainforest", "Tomb Raider", "The Little Master of China" and "Dragon Ball", are broadcast around the world.

According to different customs in various countries, the selling prices and ratings of these cartoons are also very different.

Among them, the one with the best sales and highest ratings is of course "Dragon Ball".

The production cost of each episode is only 250,000 yuan, but the overall selling price has already exceeded 10 million yuan per episode.

The price difference is so big that even the people at Qilin Culture were surprised.

This is the power of holding intellectual property rights. Although Shangmei Factory has put in a lot of hard work, they can only charge according to labor and cannot obtain the most benefits.

But then again, they are very happy to receive 250,000 yuan for one episode.

The production process of this kind of cartoon series is actually not complicated, and with the previous experience, it will be relatively smooth if you are familiar with it.

Some domestic cartoons are different. Not only do they require more original content, they also need to be more interesting in writing, and most importantly, they need to be very precise in production.

It usually takes a team three months to produce a cartoon of about five episodes, which is also common.

This is why Yan Dingxian said it was easier to do than those in China.

"Although cartoons in the Mainland seem to be more complicated to make now, and there is no other income except some funds, it does not mean that they will have no value in the future." Yin Jun continued with a smile, "If we can Keep more originality and create more cartoons that people are familiar with... In the future, these cartoons will be used to make movies, play them in movie theaters to make money, sell books in bookstores, and sell toys in toy stores. Isn't it possible to be like Qilin? Does culture make money like that?”

"Given the current level of protection of intellectual property rights in the country and the profit-seeking style of those vendors, I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Hu Yi shook his head in disbelief, "You see, even in Xiangjiang, all kinds of thieves... Aren’t derivatives of the version also sold? When the police came to check, they ran away, and they were selling things everywhere. It’s really abominable!”

Yin Jun smiled and said, "Don't lose the courage to imagine the future just because the current situation is not working! You may not be able to change it in ten years, but what about twenty years later? What about thirty years later? What about forty years later? Our superiors Mei Factory is an old brand, and if the predecessors continue to work hard, those behind will always benefit from it."

"What you said is very insightful and sentimental!" Chang Juanxi couldn't help but admired.

Not only him, Yan Dingxian also nodded repeatedly.

Yin Jun's idea is very bold, but he focuses on working hard now and looks forward to the harvest for the next few decades. Such a broad-mindedness is really not something ordinary people can have.

Of course, a few people would not have imagined that Yin Jun was lamenting and appreciating the efforts of their generation.

Without their perseverance, how could we still see the movie version of "Black Cat Sheriff" on the big screen more than 30 years later?

Although the box office was not very good, this big movie still made money.

If it were done more carefully, maybe the box office could increase by another 30 to 50 million, which would be no problem.

If the people behind them are more ambitious, classic cartoons such as "Calabash Brothers" and "Up in the Sky" can definitely be made into a series of major movies!

It is a pity that another good cartoon series "Big Ears Tutu" created by the future Shangmei Factory cannot compete with other cartoons.

A Shangmei factory in Nuo Da has become a state of decline after more than 30 years, which is really amazing!

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(The streets are filled with the smell of the New Year. Hehe, I think our small city still needs a stronger New Year flavor ^_^)