Chapter 269 Big Windmill! I Made a Fortune Before I Finished It!

"La la la la la la, la la la la la la la..."

(The tune of Peppa Pig’s theme song is automatically brought in here)

The sound of light and joyful music sounded in Ye Chen's office.

Ye Chen moved his eyes away from the screen and looked at the teachers beside him.

Ye Chen could see obvious approval and relief on the teachers' faces.

Obviously, the teachers are very satisfied with the work "Little Cat Porridge".

Only nine days have passed.

The students then produced the first seven episodes of the work.

As for the suitable voice actor, it was found very quickly.

And they are basically young and in good health.

The reason why I care about the health of the voice actors is because Kitty Porridge has the potential to become an anime series.

This kind of unit drama has no main line and is composed entirely of small stories.

As long as the craftsmanship is good, the audience is willing to continue watching.

Then you can keep creating like Doraemon and Conan, and there will be no end.

In this case, the physical health of the voice actor is very important.

If the dubbing actors are suddenly replaced due to health problems, it will definitely make the old audience uncomfortable.

This kind of thing is very common in the anime world.

Therefore, dubbing artists hired by Star Animation Company must undergo a physical examination before signing a contract.

At the same time, the contract also limits the salary increase in each season.

Up to twenty percent.

This is to avoid the situation where the voice actors see the work becoming popular and feel indispensable, so they open their mouths.

The reason why Marvel’s older generation Iron Man and the like have to die.

The main reason is that the production company can hardly afford the salary.

The second is the theme song.

People in the company made appointments with many master composers.

As a result, it just happened that I got a piece of music from Teacher Park that he had composed by accident.

The rhythm is brisk and joyful, and the tone is exceptionally simple.

Listening to it makes people feel relaxed.

It's perfect for a light-hearted children's work like Kitten Porridge.

The company was not stingy at all, and simply bought the copyright to this short piece of music for 500,000 yuan.

All preparations went incredibly smoothly.

The finished product produced by the students was supported by excellent dubbing and suitable music.

It also looks better.

There are a total of seven episodes of children's animation, each episode is only five or six minutes long.

But it stands to reason that if adults watch it, it will still seem a bit long and torturous.

After all, few adults can tolerate children's animation.

But right here in the office.

While Ye Chen and all the teachers were watching, they didn't show any signs of impatience.

Instead, he was immersed in it, and chuckled from time to time because of the childish words of the protagonist Porridge.

It is enough to show the excellence of the work.

"It's very good. The next step is to show the finished product to shareholders and talk about the price."

Ye Chen spoke directly.

Co-shareholders of Xingchen Animation Company.

They are basically entertainment giants.

There is Disney abroad and Xunteng domestically.

There is no shortage of buyers for the works.

The works will be given priority to the other party.

If the price cannot be negotiated, or the other party is not interested.

Only then will we find other partners.

However, Wan Laiming, a teacher from the animation department’s directing class, rubbed his chin and said in thought: “It would be a bit of a waste to go directly to the website!”

"Principal, you also know that I worked with Channel 1 before I came here and made many movies for them."

"The animation Kitten Porridge is very suitable for Channel 1's requirements for children's animation works."

"There is no bloody violence, it is educational, and the image is very good."

"I think we can try to communicate with the TV station before going on the website."

"If we can successfully sell the first round of broadcasts to Channel 1 and broadcast it on TV stations, it will have huge benefits for the influence of Mao Mao Porridge."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes lit up instantly.

yes……

There is no need to focus entirely on streaming media.

The TV station is totally worth choosing.

Although TV stations are not very profitable nowadays, most of them cannot afford high prices and are not as wealthy as websites.

But the problem is that the other party is the official mainstream media after all.

The coverage is wide enough and the attention is high enough.

If it can be played on it, it won't do much good for the spread of the work's fame.

Moreover, even if the TV station broadcasts it, it will not affect the website’s broadcast.

After all, the TV station can only watch it once, so it is easy to miss it.

In addition, most people nowadays prefer streaming media to watch cartoons for their children.

Therefore, there are no disadvantages in being broadcast on television, only advantages.

Not to mention it’s still Channel 1.

After thinking for a while, Ye Chen solemnly nodded and approved Teacher Wan's suggestion.

Teacher Wan saw Ye Chen looking at him and waved his hand: "Principal, I'm talking about the world I came from. I don't recognize people from TV stations in this world, so I can't help the college."

Hearing this, Ye Chen shook his head.

Ye Chen didn't mean this.

And this little thing is really not much trouble to Ye Chen.

The identity of the principal is attractive enough.

Enough to make many people willing to take the initiative to make friends.

Not to mention Ye Chen’s current connections and influence.

Except for a few people who stand at the pinnacle of power.

Nowadays, Ye Chen basically has no one he can't date.

Ye Chen's execution ability has always been extremely high.

Now that you’ve decided what to do.

Naturally, execution started immediately.

After Ye Chen made a few calls.

Before ten minutes, Ye Chen's cell phone rang, with a series of unfamiliar numbers on it.

When Ye Chen picked up the answer, a hearty voice sounded: "Hello, Principal Ye, I am the person in charge of the Windmill column of CCTV..."

"I heard from a friend that principal, if you have something to ask me about, don't be polite, just tell me..."

Ye Chen listened and raised his eyebrows.

I actually didn’t say who I was looking for.

Unexpectedly, I finally found the person in charge of the Windmill column.

Needless to say, Big Windmill, when the other party mentioned these three words.

A melody that he thought he had forgotten, but actually hadn't forgotten, automatically played in Ye Chen's mind.

The big windmill squeaks and spins, the scenery here is so beautiful...

This is the animation program broadcast on Channel 1 at 6:10.

Very popular with children.

When Ye Chen was in his last life, the first thing he did when he came home from school every day was to sit in front of the computer and watch cartoons.

I watched a lot of classic animations on it.

What impressed me the most was an animation of a cat and a dog whose bodies grow together.

Ye Chen said a few polite words and quickly told him that he had a children's cartoon and wanted to go to the windmill.

Hearing this, the other party was not surprised.

I guess I guessed it immediately after getting the news.

No matter what, those who can become the person in charge of the program team are all talented people.

Not to mention that Star Academy also has an affiliated animation company.

It's too easy to guess.

The other party did not refuse, but still made it clear first: "Dafenche does have a demand for external animation subscriptions every year. After all, it is not appropriate to always replay classic old animations. But our requirements for the positive energy of the works are very high , the review is very strict..."

Of course Ye Chen knew this, Teacher Wan had told him before.

So he immediately smiled: "Don't worry, the quality of the work is no problem, it is full of positive energy, and it can completely withstand the review..."

The other person agreed quickly: "When will the principal send someone to the Imperial City, let me take a look at the work first. If there is no problem, I will submit it."

It can be seen that the other party really wants to make friends with Ye Chen.

In just a few words, both sides finished talking about everything.

For specific matters, Ye Chen definitely does not need to follow them personally.

Is it possible for the kitten porridge to ride on the windmill?

Ye Chen didn't have any worries.

There is absolutely no problem with the content of such a cartoon created entirely for children.

And as expected.

But the next day, after reading the work, the person in charge called me with great excitement.

Highly praised for the quality of the cat porridge.

However, it is Channel One after all. In order to avoid risks, it is impossible to accept the format of production and broadcast at the same time.

You have to wait until the entire episode is produced before reviewing it for playback.

Ye Chen can understand.

After telling the approximate completion date.

The other party directly booked the schedule, and the review time was shortened to three days.

It can be said that it is after the finished product is produced by Xingchen Animation Company.

The other party can immediately help pass the review and get the version number to be broadcast on the star.

Basically there is no need to wait.

It can be said to be extremely powerful.

Of course, although the advantages of being on Channel 1 are huge, there are also disadvantages.

That means the price given is not high.

On the one hand, Channel 1 itself has huge communication value.

Even if it doesn’t cost money, there are many movies and TV series that are willing to appear.

This is entirely a buyer's market.

On the other hand, each episode of Kitty Porridge is too short.

Only half of the normal animation works.

So the person in charge also said it bluntly, even if he helped to fight for it.

The first broadcast rights channel can only give a maximum of 100,000 per episode.

Thirty episodes would be three million.

This is indeed not a high price.

For the animation of Kitten Porridge.

The dubbing cost half a million.

The theme song cost half a million.

Although the students' salary is only 10,000, the company has to pay five social insurances and one housing fund as well as various hidden benefits.

Spend at least 20,000 per month for each person.

There are thirty people in the kitten porridge group.

By the time Kitty Porridge is expected to be completely completed, the students have already been working on it for three months.

The manpower expenditure is at least 1.8 million.

When all expenditures are added up, there must be three million.

The first-round broadcast rights of Channel 1 were sold, which means they have just recovered their money.

But it's not a big problem.

TV stations are not in the main profit range.

It is an unexpected surprise to have three million.

And if it is on Channel 1, the price of domestic online broadcast rights will definitely increase a lot.

Not necessarily abroad.

But the spread of kitten porridge in China will definitely increase.

Wait until the official broadcast.

As long as it is popular, there will definitely be many physical manufacturers who want to obtain IP authorization.

When the time comes, I will make hand-made toys, and then sell and license the image, and I will definitely make a lot of money.

Therefore, even if Channel 1 gives less.

But overall, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

And as expected.

Xunteng, one of the shareholders, after seeing the finished product and confirming that Kitten Porridge will star.

He directly offered a price of 300,000 per episode to buy the domestic online broadcast rights of Mao Mao Porridge.

Channel 1 airs first every day.

Then Penguin Video will update at 8pm.

Five minutes, three hundred thousand.

Although this price cannot be said to be very good, it is indeed quite good.

As for foreign countries.

Because of the achievements of the previous three animation works.

The animation production ability of Xingchen students has long been recognized.

Although they are curious about why Xingchen Academy is quietly engaged in children's animation.

But after seeing the samples, they all feel that it is okay.

So they have basically signed a cooperation agreement.

However, most of the prices are not high.

For example, the island country, 20,000 US dollars per episode.

The cold country, 10,000 US dollars per episode.

The price given by Disney in Europe and the United States is too low.

Netflix confirmed it with an intended price of 70,000 US dollars per episode.

At this point, although Xiaomao Zhouzhou has not been completed.

But it has made a lot of money.

A total of 700,000 RMB per episode in foreign countries.

There is Xunteng in China, 300,000 RMB per episode.

Calculated, Xiaomao Zhouzhou's one season, just the online broadcast rights alone have made a net profit of almost 30 million RMB.

To be honest, Ye Chen thinks that this income is not too high.

But after all, it is the first season, so let's make a name for it first.

Once it becomes popular, the price will naturally be higher.

Besides, IP licensing is the main source of income for works with cute images like the kitten Zhou Zhou.

For example, some people have never even seen the related cartoons of Kitty, the well-known kitten, but they can be seen everywhere in daily life.

Making money from IP licensing is as easy as picking up money.

This is the biggest advantage of this kind of cute cartoon image works.

Therefore, when Ye Chen was negotiating the intention contract, he basically did not bargain on the price.

The first goal of Xingchen Animation Company is to make the kitten Zhou Zhou as popular as possible.

Only in this way can the real profit maximization be achieved.