Chapter 281 Giants Beware! Stop Cooperation!

All the students took the principal’s advice on auditing issues seriously.

Although they have only started internships not long ago, they can only be regarded as newcomers in the industry.

But the terrifying name of the 404 River Crab beast is still well-known.

Facing the mythical beast, you can only avoid it, not fight it.

There must be a sense of reverence.

But when Luffy heard this, his eyes lit up.

To be honest, he had long been dissatisfied with the emotional drama being brushed aside.

There are no details at all, how can it make readers dream about it? How to make readers feel the greatness of art?

Now the principal said that the domestic and foreign versions are different.

Luffy's mind was immediately enlightened.

A bold idea came up.

After confirming the quality, Ye Chen made a direct decision and asked the students to continue producing the next content.

The entire project was officially recognized.

Greater resources will be allocated next.

Ye Chen, on the other hand, walked out of the conference room with several managers.

Let's discuss the licensing issue of Sleeping Immortal together.

Now that the work is finished, the next step is to sell it and enter the markets of various countries.

This allows the work to be seen by a wider audience.

Ye Chen has great ambitions for the Sleeping Immortal series.

It is to become the second Marvel, or even surpass Marvel's cosmic collaboration work.

The biggest role of the first piece created by students now is to accumulate popularity.

A story like this with a single immortal as the protagonist is called a personal story.

Mainly used to attract traffic and attract fans.

In the future, when every immortal comes out of the frame together, it will be the real climax.

That’s when the work is the most popular and the most profitable.

This can be seen from Avengers 4.

A popcorn movie, it has topped the global film and television box office.

Crazy acquisition of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars, equivalent to nearly 19 billion RMB.

The box office is simply frighteningly high.

This is higher than the annual revenue of most listed companies in the world.

The reason why Fu Sansi can achieve such results is because each Marvel work has built a deep popularity.

Marvel has shown a path to success.

Naturally, this should be the case for our own Sleeping Immortal series.

Therefore, Ye Chen's expectations for the licensing price of the first part are not high.

As long as it can ensure profits and the funds obtained can satisfy the creation of the next work, it will be fine.

And with such a small request, it is obviously not a big problem.

The first part of Lu Dongbin created by students.

There is a protagonist who transforms and grows, there is love, there are enemies, and it’s full of fun.

Although the heroine died in the end and was tortured with a razor blade.

But in the end, didn’t the protagonist pretend to be cool and torture the villain?

This will definitely be welcomed by the audience.

As long as the first one is successful.

Every work after The Sleeping Immortal will reach a higher level based on the popularity of the previous work.

Next year, our college will also offer a film and television major.

When the time comes to shoot the live-action version, we will definitely make more money.

After all, live-action dramas have a higher audience than comics and animations.

That is truly suitable for all ages.

…

The project was approved.

The students present could not help but cheer loudly.

However, while they were happy, the team leaders with clear division of labor also got together to discuss how to deal with the review.

After all, the principal gave special instructions.

If you don't prepare in advance, the filing application will be called back and revised, which will delay the launch of the work.

Therefore, each group leader seriously expressed his opinions on the work.

When Luffy spoke, Luffy said seriously: "The domestic version is naturally as safe as possible."

"But in the foreign version, I think the expression of emotional details is still not enough."

"The principal also said that the domestic and foreign markets are different. Although there are reviews abroad, the review is more about the core of the work."

"But there are not that strict requirements for performance."

"In most Hollywood movies, the hero has to have a fight with the heroine before the final battle."

"So I think we should expand the details of the emotional scenes in the foreign version to bring more impact and appeal to the audience."

"The reason why the principal specifically mentioned this matter at the end must be the same thing!"

After Luffy finished speaking, the team leaders of each group fell silent.

Is this what the principal means?

Why didn't they hear it?

But everyone is a practitioner.

Naturally, I have read a lot of foreign works, and I generally agree with what Luffy said.

There are exciting emotional scenes, which will definitely increase the appeal of the work.

But everyone is still a little clueless.

Because if you draw too much, you will probably be classified as an adult.

Foreign grading systems are very strict.

Once classified into the adult category.

Minors are prohibited from viewing.

The audience for the work will be narrowed.

But if there are fewer scenes drawn, it will be difficult to express the effect Luffy said.

So the group leader immediately spoke up and thought there was no need to focus on this.

It’s better to focus on the story itself.

But at this moment, Luffy actually took out the tablet he had been carrying and wirelessly connected the tablet to the projector.

"I had nothing to do before, so I drew a few pictures. Do you think this is appropriate?"

The next moment, Luffy showed a dozen pictures.

Looking at the pictures that passed by, the students' eyes widened.

Some students even couldn't help but burst out with surprised swear words.

It's no wonder they were too surprised.

The pictures and scenes displayed on the projector were really too impactful.

Those pictures did not directly depict the scenes.

Even the characters did not appear as a whole.

At most, a hand appeared.

But the painter cleverly integrated the characters with the environment, and through the environment, he highlighted scenes that were enough to make people's blood boil and imagine countless things.

For example, in one picture, there was a thin blanket.

It can be clearly seen that there was someone under the blanket, holding the blanket up.

The shape of the blanket being held up in the picture was not very detailed.

But vaguely, everyone looked at the curve that emerged after the blanket was held up, and couldn't help but frown.

It was as if they had seen a perfect girl with a curvy figure lying under the blanket...

Even the posture was roughly guessed.

This kind of expression method that does not have direct expression but uses hints to mobilize the audience's own association is simply amazing.

Every picture after that was like this.

The impact and details of each one were explosive.

Many students blushed as they looked at it.

Some even seemed to be uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, and moved their buttocks to adjust their posture.

When the projection ended.

They looked at Luffy as if they were looking at a god.

They all knew that Luffy had a unique style and strength in designing female anime characters.

This had long been recognized by them.

But they really didn't expect that Luffy also had such a talent in another aspect.

It was simply too strong.

Based on these two points alone, it is not an exaggeration to say that Luffy is the number one student in their class of comics majors.

And looking at the expressions of the crowd, Luffy smiled with satisfaction.

As the leader of the character design group, Luffy's work content is very important.

But the workload is not large.

So there is often free time.

Luffy doesn't want to work and secretly draw his own comics for private work.

He simply draws out his occasional inspiration according to the plot.

But because the work is for the public, Luffy cannot draw his inspiration directly.

So Luffy has been studying very hard during this period, thinking about how to express some obscure scenes through the changes in the state of the objects and the environment.

Luffy is very interested in this.

Because if he studies it thoroughly, his ability to create his own original comic works will also be greatly improved.

Unexpectedly, it comes in handy now.

As for whether it can be recognized by everyone?

This is obviously unnecessary to ask.

Because the team leaders have already come together.

"Brother Fei, send me the original pictures. I have a friend who wants to learn some skills."

"Brother Fei, I'll adjust it first. I just want to ask, are there any more?"

"Brother Fei, you are simply a god. These pictures seem to have no one, but it seems that there are people everywhere. This level really makes me kneel."

"Brother Fei, with your level, it feels a pity to stay in China. If you go to the island country, you will definitely be a celebrity in adult comics."

"I said before, no! My friend has read a comic before. The style of the female character in it feels very similar to Brother Fei. At that time, I thought that there were people from the island country imitating Brother Fei's style, but now I have seen these pictures. I suddenly feel that this is not drawn by Brother Fei?"

"Please link, good people will have a peaceful life..."

"Brother Fei, you really drew something good in the island country? Isn't it appropriate to share it with the younger brothers?"

The classmates are very enthusiastic.

Because Luffy has changed his major twice, he is the oldest, and his family is rich and generous.

In addition, his professional level is strong enough.

So everyone sincerely called him Brother Fei.

Luffy was very proud of the flattery at first.

But he felt something was wrong as he listened.

If he continued to talk, his vest in the island country would be exposed.

Luffy immediately adjusted the topic.

He began to discuss with his classmates how to increase the tension of the plot through the performance of the environment and objects, so that readers can mobilize more readers' emotions in active association.

Luffy generously taught skills.

He successfully diverted the attention of his classmates and kept his vest.

…

Regarding the registration of works, character image copyright, and anime character trademark registration.

Naturally, professionals within Xingchen Animation Company have already applied for this.

So there is no need to worry about leaks.

All the cooperative shareholders of Xingchen Animation Company, as well as previous cooperative companies.

All were invited to participate in the preview.

Because of the popularity of Xiaomao Zhouzhou.

The shareholders did not look down on Xingchen Animation Company.

The Xiaomao Zhouzhou, who had tried it out before, was so popular.

Now that the key works have finally appeared, they are naturally full of curiosity and expectations.

Want to know the quality.

If it is amazing enough, they will not miss it.

So just the next day after the invitation was sent out.

The executives of the invited companies arrived one after another.

Entered the preview room at the agreed time.

The whole preview process was very compact.

After a brief introduction, the electric curtains were closed.

The projector began to play the first season of Sleeping Immortal: "Lü Dongbin: Awakening".

The high-quality painting style that came into view made the executives of each company a little surprised.

The subsequent story rhythm, character image, and plot development also made everyone nod in the dark.

Because there were foreigners, there were English subtitles on the screen.

Although several Europeans and Americans did not know the immortal Lü Dongbin.

But this did not prevent them from being gradually attracted by the plot and immersed in it.

The copyright partners who had previously cooperated with Japan and South Korea were more involved because they knew enough about Chinese culture.

Especially the modern society in the plot was obviously East Asian society.

It made them feel very involved.

After the first episode was played, the lights in the preview hall were turned on again.

The partners looked at each other, and their expressions were all amazing.

Then they applauded at the same time.

Although they just watched the first episode.

But the content shown was enough for them, who were experienced, to conclude that this would be a work that was very likely to succeed.

The cold and powerful romantic and chic male protagonist.

The official female protagonist who was like a cold and royal sister.

There was also a suspenseful follow-up plot.

It was simply a collection of all the elements of a popular work.

Not to mention the excellent production level and rhythm control ability.

Compared with children's animation, everyone can predict the prospects of this Sleeping Immortal.

After all, even if adults understand children's animation.

But they have lost their childlike innocence after all, and the works they like may not be what children like.

But this Sleeping Immortal animation.

They can be sure based on experience that as long as the quality is not a problem in the future.

The possibility of being popular is very high.

In this case, everyone is naturally very interested.

Only the executives sent by Disney frowned, with a trace of undetectable vigilance in their eyes.

Soon, scripts in various languages ​​were sent to them.

After reading the simplified version of the script.

They became more and more convinced.

This animation called Lu Dongbin will definitely be popular.

Even executives of several European and American companies are very optimistic about this animation.

Although they are a little unfamiliar with some of the Chinese myths involved in it.

But these mythological elements are not many.

The main display is still modern society.

It will not affect their enjoyment of this story.

Moreover, in Europe and the United States, personal heroism is prevalent.

They like to watch this kind of story where the protagonist saves the world.

As for cultural misunderstanding?

Won't you understand it as you watch?

It's like the Chinese people got to know King Arthur who pulled out the sword from the stone because of the King Arthur movie.

Culture is different.

But as long as the story is interesting enough, the audience will be very interested in learning and understanding these cultures.

On the contrary, if the story is boring.

Even if you give them free science popularization and even set up a school.

They won't bother to take a second look.

...

In addition to the advantages of the script and the animation itself.

There is another reason why they are so excited.

That is, they all know that Sleeping Immortal is a series that competes with Marvel.

It will create a huge Sleeping Immortal universe.

I heard that the basic setting of the entire universe was created by Xingchen students in a whole semester.

Needless to say, the degree of perfection.

This makes them more confident that Sleeping Immortal can be on par with Marvel in the future and whether it can have the same terrifying commercial performance as Marvel.

In this case, everyone is naturally looking forward to getting the online broadcast rights for the first season.

Everyone is very enthusiastic, but the price will definitely not be discussed here, and it will be discussed privately later.

But what is unexpected is that the executives sent by Disney, after reading the script and leaving the preview hall, made a long phone call.

The first thing they did when they returned to the hall.

It turned out to be an announcement that Disney would withdraw from Star Animation Company and sell off its shares.

The reason is that they are not optimistic about the Sleeping Immortal series.

They think this is a low-quality work, which makes them no longer recognize the professionalism of Star Animation Company.

So they choose to withdraw.

After these words, the scene was quiet.

The executives of various partners or shareholders were stunned and looked at each other.

Low quality?

Low quality?

Is this guy sure that he didn't get high in the United States last night, and the drug effect has not dissipated yet?

Otherwise, how could he say such an outrageous statement.

But everyone is not a fool.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.

After just a little thought, they figured out the most likely reason.

That is, Disney felt threatened.

Disney started with animation.

It is a competitor in the same field as Star Animation Company.

Not to mention that Star Animation Company is now creating a series similar to superheroes.

This has a very serious conflict with Disney's development path.

After all, although the popularity of Avengers 4 has pushed Marvel to its peak.

But for various reasons, it is a downhill road after the peak.

Even though Disney is very dedicated to launching a new generation of superheroes.

But the popularity is not as good as before.

And the quality shown by the Sleeping Immortal shocked them.

Disney is naturally unwilling to continue to cooperate with competitors, or even contribute to the development of the other party.

And if it still holds shares in Star Animation Company, its position will be doubted by the capital market.

It may affect the stock price.

It makes sense to choose to quit at this moment.

But this also made everyone present more optimistic about the Sleeping Immortal series.

After just the first episode, Disney made the decision to quit without hesitation.

The vigilance of such a giant is enough to prove how strong the production capabilities of Xingchen Animation Company are.

As for Ye Chen himself, he didn't show any surprise when the other party announced his withdrawal.

Star Animation Company indeed needs strong partners for the global market.

But the options for this partner are many.

If Disney wants to leave, just leave, it won't affect anything.

So Ye Chen nodded lightly in the other person's eyes: "I respect your choice very much..."

"According to the agreement, if shareholders want to withdraw within three years, the shares cannot be resold on their own!"

"Star Academy will recover it based on the original price of your investment."

"Of course, the dividends created before your exit will also be settled at the end of the year."

"However, because the company was just established this year, although Mao Mao Porridge is profitable, all the profit income has been invested in the production of the next few seasons and the Mao Mao Porridge movie."

"So there is no dividend this year."

…

While Disney executives left coldly.

Everyone at the scene expressed their enthusiasm for Disney’s shares

Especially some non-shareholder partners.

Full of interest.

If Sleeping Fairy Tales is really popular, the online broadcast rights will inevitably increase in the future and will be competed by multiple publishers and online streaming media platforms.

The difficulty of cooperation will inevitably increase.

And if they can become one of the shareholders of Xingchen Animation Company.

That will be of great help in obtaining broadcast rights and shareholder status.

And those who are already shareholders don’t mind getting more shares.

After all, any fool can see the profitability of Star Animation Company.

Now it is regarded as a competitor by Disney.

You know, Disney is the world's largest film and television company.

With a market value of US$160 billion, converted into RMB, it is a trillion-dollar giant.

If Star Animation Company can grow to this level in the future.

As shareholders, they really made a lot of money.

So everyone's enthusiasm is not fake.

Don't tell Disney earlier.

Why don't you give us some preparations to take over?

However, Ye Chen just smiled lightly and did not promise anything. He just said that he would think about it later.

But in fact, the shares given up by Disney will not be sold to outsiders again.

It will only remain in the hands of Star Academy.

Because with the official launch of the Sleeping Immortal series.

Xingchen Animation Company's demand for partners is no longer as high as before.

…

This concludes today's trial meeting.

Obviously, Ye Chen does not need to discuss the specific price of the broadcast rights in person.

Ye Chen just said a few polite words to everyone and then planned to leave.

But just when Ye Chen left the hall.

Someone quickly followed up: "Principal Ye, I have an idea for cooperation and I want to talk to you about it."

Hearing this, Ye Chen was a little curious.

The other party is the vice president of Penguin and the executive president of Yuewen Company, a subsidiary of Penguin.

Yuewen is the largest entertainment giant in China.

It owns the entire entertainment industry chain including novels, comics, animation, film and television.

The well-known Dingmin Literature Network is owned by Yuewen.

As the CEO of Yuewen, what does the other party want to cooperate with?

Could it be...

Thinking of the first episode of animation that was played just now, Ye Chen vaguely guessed what the other party was going to say next.