Chapter 773: Discussion on Animation

Hearing what He Yingyu said, Bai Yujing smiled, raised his legs, pouted, "Well, then you beat him up!"

He Yingyu was helpless, and said to Li Qian seriously: "I am now at a very high level, okay? Master Qin praised me for being deeply involved in the drama, and for my spiritual energy! Why is my opinion not important!"

Li Qian smiled and didn't refute. He just said: "I missed a lot of classes this year, right? Next year, no matter who's play next year, you are not allowed to take any more plays. Go to class honestly! I want my own Opinions are of some value to me, so let’s make sure I can get a diploma first!”

He Yingyu froze all of a sudden.

In the year that is about to pass, first was the release promotion of "My Sassy Girlfriend", then various endorsement activities, shooting commercials, shooting magazine covers, and frequent appearances on various programs, and then She went back and forth between Zheng Yuan's "Plan B" and Qin Wei's "The Gate of Life and Death". It was not until mid-October that she finally settled down a bit and could go back to school for a while, but this summer , She had three courses in the second semester of her sophomore year, and she failed all of them!

It is said that several professors from the acting department had great opinions on this, and they once went together to ask Dean Kong Guozhang for advice, saying that Li Qian was about to ruin a good seedling, and he hadn’t graduated yet, and one bottle was not full of half a bottle. They went out all day to accept dramas and shoot commercials, and the leave request lasted for two months, so they asked Director Kong to call Li Qian—fortunately, Director Kong suppressed this opinion.

But when Li Qian came back from filming "Red Sorghum", he went to visit Dean Kong on a Saturday. The two sat drinking and chatting together, and Dean Kong still gave some advice.

In the commercial age, film schools are no exception. They need to cultivate students' artistic ability, but students who can become popular must be given some extra attention and open a small door, but... they can't be too out of line! After all, after all, people haven't graduated yet!

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He Yingyu lost her temper, her brows drooping, Li Qian asked again, and she said: "I don't know, but I heard Director Qin and the others say that next year is the year of the World Cup. The temperature has to cool down, so I reckon, they will either go on file early, or they will delay until August or September!"

Li Qian understood.

After a while, he sighed and said, "I hope I don't miss the schedule! Master Qin is still very powerful!"

Bai Yujing looked at him with a funny face, "Why, are you afraid? There are people you are afraid of?"

Li Qian smiled, "It's not that I'm afraid, but that we are still in the initial stage after all. It is the most beneficial to maximize the box office as much as possible. I want to compete with these big domestic directors and Hollywood blockbusters. It’s not impossible, but we still have to wait another two years! When we are full-fledged!”

Hearing what Li Qian said was so serious, Bai Yujing couldn't continue joking. She thought for a while, frowned slightly, and said: "The truth is such a truth, but why do I feel that things may backfire?"

"Huh? How to say?" Li Qian looked at him puzzled.

Bai Yujing shrugged and shook his head, "I don't know, it's just...a feeling!"

Li Qian frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head, "Probably not, head-to-head encounters are not good for anyone! Master Qin is not stupid, and Hu Fei is so smart!"

After finishing talking, I thought about it again: Yes, Hu Fei is indeed so smart! But maybe this time, he just wants to turn his gun and shoot himself, a guy who seems to be about to rise, first?

Think again, hey, talk again! It is also unlikely!

While Li Qian was thinking wildly, Sun Ruoxuan and Zhou Ye came over with a glass of beer and sat down against the edge of the sofa, Sun Ruoxuan asked: "Brother, there are no outsiders now, why don't you let us listen to your album first? Hearing Brother Cao brag there, saying that you have done so well, we all feel itchy!"

Li Qian laughed when he heard the words, picked up his wine glass, touched her, and then Zhou Ye, and said with a smile: "The recording is almost finished, and it will be listed after the recording. Don't worry, wait for another month!"

Sun Ruoxuan sighed helplessly.

From the beginning to the end, Zhou Ye, who came together, didn't even dare to fart this time.

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Until the number of people at the reception became less and less, a few people who were able to play, like Sun Ruoxuan, had already issued a call, and then brought a large group of people who were willing to play together and went to another gathering, and the relatively mature Yes, teachers like Zhao Mingqi and Liu Jingmei also left early. Li Qian and Cao Zhan finally got together and had a chance to say something private.

Cao Zhan came here halfway, and came directly after getting off the plane.

At this time they sat down together, Cao Zhan looked a little tired, shook his glass, sighed, and said: "It's not easy, I went to contact them, and they didn't even want to talk about it! It is said that they are now We are working on a project, and the whole company has high hopes for this project, pointing to it to turn around! At this time, the whole company is full of energy because of this hope, how can it be possible to speak?"

After a pause, he continued: "I also went to find Mr. Hong in private. As soon as he heard about my intentions, he immediately put down his face and almost threw me out without opening his mouth!"

Li Qian nodded slowly and sighed helplessly.

"Well, that can't be helped!"

After a pause, he said: "It's not that there are other animation companies in China. President Qi sent people to Shenyang Mansion last month, and that company is willing to be acquired. It's good for moving to Shuntian Mansion as a whole. Well, most of the people in the company are also happy, but I looked at what they have produced in the past two years... Alas, I can only say, no wonder they are about to go bankrupt!"

Having said that, he spread his hands, "If you want to say it's great, the Great Wall Animation in Shuntianfu and Jiangnan Animation in Songjiang are the best, especially the ink style of Jiangnan Animation Mr. Hong, it's really... the whole world. It's unique! It's a pity that everyone's eyes are on making some low-end TV animations!"

Having said that, he put down his wine glass, leaned on the sofa, and put his head in his hands.

Li Qian wanted to do animation, and it's not been a year since he thought about it, but it's too difficult to start from scratch. Animation is a kind of thing that is much more complicated than the shooting and production of ordinary film films. Art. If you recruit a group of professional art students to start from scratch, three to five years is not enough to get started, and it will be difficult to make some decent samples, but if you buy it, the good ones are not willing to sell, and the bad ones are Li Qian. And unwilling to buy.

And the current domestic situation is like this, with a large population and many children, even if you only make some cartoons for major TV stations, it is still a lot of work! The only difference is that some companies have good technology, good film production, and can produce high-level products at a relatively low cost, so they can make money, while more animation companies are always on the verge of bankruptcy. .

In fact, up to now, the best animation companies in China are the Great Wall Animation in Shuntianfu, and the animation production center of Huaxia TV Station. But even they have not developed a mature business model. They just make one movie and talk about one movie, and make money purely by selling movies.

Therefore, if one is screwed up, it is dangerous!

For example, Jiangnan Animation, which Li Qian is very interested in, has shocked the world with very beautiful and amazing ink animation, but their technology is too outdated, although they have a batch of ink that can be regarded as the top in the world Animation artists can indeed make good things, but their cost per minute is so high that it can scare people to death—the best animation company in China is always on the verge of bankruptcy!

So, here is the problem. Jiangnan animation is very good. Their art and technology are what Li Qian wants. Moreover, they are indeed unable to make ends meet and are about to close down, but they insist on not selling them!

As for Great Wall Animation, they are doing well on their own, and a large number of works are supplied to various satellite TVs every year, making a lot of money! And the animation production center of Huaxia TV... Hehe, how is it possible!

Frowning and thinking for a while, Li Qian said helplessly: "Brother Cao, do you think this is okay? Buy the company from Shenyang Prefecture, and then buy it from other companies—except for Jiangnan Animation. We will not poach his people for the time being— We will recruit a group of people from other companies, and then we will recruit a group of people with art skills. You will take it with you first, and make some ordinary animations while running in. First, cultivate a group of people who can connect animation and computers to The talents together pave the way for the future, and the second is... let’s weed out the bad and keep the young, pass it through a sieve, and if the level is really not good, we will be eliminated. In this way, we are fully prepared, just one word: wait!"

"Don't they think there is still hope, then let's wait until their hope is shattered, and then talk! When will the talks come to an end, and when will the technologies of the two sides be pinched together!"

Cao Zhan pursed his lips and nodded slowly.

But soon, he asked: "That's it, my thinking, they are a group of people who are very persistent, the whole team and the whole company are like that, so although we want to acquire them, I would like to say that I admire them from the bottom of my heart! And I think, the more such a team is, the more we should give them a certain amount of respect. They shouldn’t just say that they want to buy something. That’s too hard. For them, they need to pay more than just buy Not just money, but also emotional investment, creating a sense of intimacy!"

"Then you see, they are in the most difficult time now, and the capital chain is about to be completely broken, so I think, can we invest a sum of money in, help them support, and complete the work they have to do? Well, it's done. Though I know they'll go out of business if they get the job done, I don't think the money's going to be thrown away for nothing! Don't you think?"

Li Qian completely understood.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I agree! And, from now on, Brother Cao, I will leave this matter to you! How about it?"

Hearing this, Cao Zhan turned his head and glanced at Li Qian, with an indifferent look, and said: "Okay! Anyway, I am really interested in animated movies!" After a pause, he continued: "If this is the case... I Maybe you can sneak into Jiangnan Animation and work as an artist for them for a few days?"

Li Qian smiled when he heard the words, "Then it's up to you! However, it may not be easy to get in!"

Cao Zhan shrugged and said coolly: "Although I admire them emotionally, as long as they accept our money, then we are the bosses! Why, the boss will come off the production line in person, can you not welcome him?"

Li Qian laughed out loud when he heard this.

It happened that Qi Jie and Zou Wenhuai came over. Seeing Li Qian smiling so happily, Qi Jie couldn't help but sit down and asked, "What's the matter? What are you two talking about, so happy?"

Li Qian shook his head and didn't answer, but said: "I discussed it with Brother Cao, so let's do it like this. Later, you take people to finalize the negotiation. Let's pack and take over from the company in Shenyang Mansion. At the same time, start poaching people. Digging before! Try to move over to Shenyang Mansion as a whole by the end of the year, and a group of backbones can be dug here. Let’s set up the shelf of the animation department first! Then we will start to cast the net and recruit a group of art talents Graduates and design graduates come in, teach and lead from scratch!"

Qi Jie nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll be in charge of this matter!"

But after a pause, she asked again: "But I don't understand technology, who should be the person in charge of this area?"

Li Qian frowned again and thought hard.

Originally planned animation director, of course, Cao Zhan, who will soon be the deputy director of Minghu Culture and Art, is the most suitable candidate, but now, Cao Zhan has proposed a more attractive plan-to invest a sum of money, and then enter Jiangnan Animation Go inside! Tie them up in terms of money, and at the same time win their respect in terms of ability and emotion!

As for Cao Zhan's ability, even though he was doing animations that he was not very familiar with before, Li Qian was not worried about anything, because Cao Zhan's own art skills, especially Chinese painting skills, are not ordinary!

But in this way, can he still take care of the team in Shuntian Mansion?

Let him run between Shuntian Mansion and Songjiang Mansion?

Do not make jokes!

Who is Uncle Cao, he is a player!

You let him do something he is interested in, no matter how tired he is, he will be very happy. Out of friendship with him, if he has no choice but to throw this burden on him, he will probably not say anything.

But in that case, is Uncle Cao still Uncle Cao?

Li Qian absolutely does not want to make his old friend too tired because of these things!

At this time, seeing that Li Qian hadn't opened his mouth for a long time, Cao Zhanhun said indifferently: "Isn't it just to lay the groundwork? I'll take some time to come back and take a look. It's almost the same, or I will take it as we agreed at the beginning?"

Li Qian shook his head immediately.

After a pause, he said: "In the future, this area will definitely be handed over to you to unify, but now, it's better for you to go to Songjiang Mansion to keep an eye on it! That end is more important! As for this side..."

He tapped his head, "Think about it, let me think about it again! If it really doesn't work, I'll take care of it for a while!"

Qi Jie couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard the words, "You? Pull it down!"

Li Qian smiled helplessly.

That's right, it's hard to say at other times, at least next year, I have absolutely no time to do it!