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"Ah~ owe!"

Xiangjiang, Jiang Tianshi suddenly sneezed.

"What’s wrong with you?"

The young man who walked into the office asked, this young man is handsome and his face is eighty percent similar to Jiang Tianshi's. In fact, they are brothers. The young man is Jiang Tianen, the young master of the Jiang family, the heir of the family. Although he is the heir, he has a very good relationship with his younger brother Jiang Tianshi, so he can joke around now:

"Does this comic still have the function of making people sneeze?"

"Don't be joking, brother..." Jiang Tianshi touched his nose, then put the comics on the table, and said: "I guess some beautiful woman is missing me, by the way, you come to me to show that the investigation has a result right……"

"En." Jiang Tianen reached out and threw a report over, then sat down on the sofa, lit a cigar and said, "I checked for you, and He Xi does have plans to launch an animated film."

He smoked a cigar and shook his head.

"There are very few people who know about this matter, but you can't hide it from me... You are happy this time, so why not throw yourself into the trap."

Jiang Tianshi looked at the report in his hand, with a smile on his mouth: "He even released an animation, I knew that sooner or later an animation movie would be released, I have been waiting for this day for a long time... I don't know how to write stories, comics and animations can't match I beat him, but I am better than him in movies, do you know what his movies are about?"

"I don't know." Jiang Tianen blew out smoke rings and said, "He Xi only told others that he was going to make an animated film, and didn't reveal anything, but the informant said that the biggest possibility is his previous works."

"The previous work..."5 Centimeters Per Second"?" Jiang Tianshi narrowed his eyes slightly: "That is a strong opponent."

"Come on, with me supporting you behind your back, how can you have a strong enemy." Jiang Tianen said disapprovingly: "But speaking of it, why is this man so prosperous. He even dared to fight against Zhongxia back then. He seems to be a man who is not afraid of difficulties , this time I shouldn’t miss the opportunity to compete with you.”

"Of course!" Jiang Tianshi smiled slightly: "He Xi has a strong desire to attack. I have studied his experience. He usually looks low-key, but just like other geniuses, he is eager for competitors in his heart. As long as he thinks he is When the opponent appears, he will launch a fierce attack. The previous ones, Qin Ya and Li Xin are like this..."

"I made a fuss this time, and I even went to the Spring Festival Gala. He will definitely be interested in me." A light flashed in Jiang Tianshi's eyes, and he said confidently: "I will be the first to defeat him, and I will let him know

The crown of Chinese animation films will always be in my pocket! "

Jiang Tianshi is full of fighting spirit, and Jiang Tianen is also relieved to see such a younger brother. This younger brother is a very proud person. Many years ago, he aspired to become a leader in the Chinese comics industry, but he discovered the existence of He Xi before he graduated. Jiang Tianshi was dumbfounded at the time. also suffered a great blow.

But at last, he found his way again. Animated movies, Jiang Tianshi should be invincible in this line.

"He Xi should be able to make movies..."

The only thing Jiang Tianen worried about was that He Xi would retreat halfway. If He Xi gave up making movies, Jiang Tianshi might not think that it was him retreating, but would only think that He Xi looked down on him and didn't bother to challenge him.

"My brother just values ​​He Xi too much."

Jiang Tianen sighed in his heart, he hoped that He Xi could compete with his younger brother in an animated movie. If not, if He Xi left Jiang Tianshi alone as if he hadn't seen him, and didn't make a movie for a long time, Jiang Tianshi might become angry and challenge He Xi's territory - the full-length animation and comics industry.

To be honest, Jiang Tianen didn't want to see that result at all, because the odds of winning were very low. He's an entrepreneur and doesn't like low-odds moves.

At this time, on the high-speed train from Ninghai to Suhua, the topic of animation movies is still going on.

"Speaking of different positioning, Mr. He Xi's animation film should be positioned as a plot stream, right?"

Ye Xiong thought for a while, and then said: "This is indeed your advantage, but Mr. He Xi, the most important thing in a movie is not the story, but the technique. Popular movies rarely have a good story, and they pay more attention to the effect of skills The story of "Crown of the Firmament" is mediocre, but its screenwriter, special effects, and guidance in all aspects are top-level people. Although Jiang Tianshi has the name of a director, his talent is only reflected in the screen."

"Jiang Tianshi is not a real director, but he is an excellent commander. He recruited the top film and animation teams in China, used other people's experience and technology, combined with his own painting skills, and turned the "Crown of the Sky" The effect of the movie is the ultimate... Teacher He Xi, I don't recommend you to make an animated movie, because you definitely can't beat Jiang Tianshi."

Ye Xiong said, and at this moment, Alice on the side also spoke.

"Actually, I also investigated this matter. Jiang Tianshi is very ambitious." She said: "He was originally the most favored cartoonist, but because of your appearance, Meng Huo, Jiang Tianshi did not become a cartoonist after graduation—— He voluntarily gave up this path, according to my investigation, Jiang Tianshi is a very proud person, he is not willing to be subdued."

"He doesn't have the confidence to beat you in comics, so he chose animated movies." Alice sighed, and continued: "The family behind him is unfathomable, and can provide the best financial resources and teams to support his career. In terms of film, he is far superior to you in terms of funds, financial resources, connections, etc. The production cost of "Crown of the Firmament" is said to be 200 million Huaxia coins. I, like Editor-in-Chief Ye, do not recommend you to make an animated film ...because you are sure to lose."

Both of them concluded that Meng Huo would lose, and the reason was not that they didn't believe Meng Huo.

It's just that animated movies are also movies, and the story of the movie is short, so relatively speaking, the importance of the story is not as shocking as the pictures and music bring to the audience. With a production budget of 200 million Huaxia coins, Meng Huo would definitely not be willing to spend so much on film effects... Now known as the animation industry's most expensive "Gundam Seed", the entire dozens of episodes only have 100 million Huaxia coins Coin investment, while "Pokemon" is even lower.

A movie by Jiang Tianshi costs more money than all of Meng Huo's animations. current stage. It is impossible for Phoenix to provide such a large amount of funds. And if there is. It is also impossible for Meng Huo to use it for animation. If he had 200 million Huaxia coins in his hand that could be used at one time, he could do other things—it wouldn't be worthwhile to put it in a movie.

"I don't compare with him, does it matter?"

Meng Huo said that Jiang Tianshi is obviously a super rich man. Although he has excellent painting skills, he doesn't take the animation movies that are made with money even if they are very profitable. What he likes are animated movies that combine stories and comics: "And why do you think that you will meet him when you make an animated movie? How could there be such a coincidence?"

"You will touch it if you don't want to."

Ye Xiong shook his head and said, "Teacher He Xi, it seems that you don't pay much attention to Jiang Tianshi."

Meng Huo nodded. He knew about Jiang Tianshi, but he was not interested in 'Hollywood blockbusters', and of course he would not pay special attention to a man.

"Teacher He Xi, although you don't care, other people can rank you with him." Ye Xiong said, "Both of you have superb drawing skills. Now there is a saying in the animation circle that Jiang Tianshi is in charge of the movie. , and you are in charge of the comics...many people want to see the competition between the two of you, if you launch an animated movie, the media and reporters will put you and him together for evaluation."

Anime and manga have the same roots. So far, China has regarded these two things as the same industry. The works of Meng Huo and Jiang Tianshi are different. Now it happens to be in the category of non-interference, but Jiang Tianshi became popular through the Spring Festival Gala, and now the media circles classify him and Meng Huo together. If Meng Huo launches an animated film, it will be a genuine battle of geniuses in the eyes of others.

Winning or losing the animated film determines how other people judge the drawing skills of the two. If Meng Huo loses, the title of the number one cartoonist that has always been placed on his head may be transferred to Jiang Tianshi.

"You can't beat him, and losing will affect the current momentum, why do you still want to make animated films?" Ye Xiong said: "It's thankless, you focus on serial animations and comics, which pay more attention to plot and story. You can be invincible in the works, Jiang Tianshi dare not challenge you in these two works."

"I agree."

Alice nodded and said, "Meng Huo, now is a critical period for Phoenix Company's transformation. Maintaining your status will be of great benefit to the company's development... Let's put the animation film at a later date. Now the company just happens to be divided into three places. , There are also three animation departments, if you really want to come up with animation, then you can just launch a serial animation, right?"

""One Piece", "Detective Conan", "Inuyasha", "Dream Eater", "Yoran High School Male Public Relations Department"... You still have a bunch of manga that have not been animated, readers are looking forward to the stars and the moon waiting for you Do……"

"I agree." Zhou Qian also raised her hand and said, "I also want to see the animated versions of these comics. Mr. He Xi, why don't you just make animations!"

"I agree!", "I also agree, I have been looking forward to the animation of "Detective Conan" since I listened to ", after,"!", ""Inuyasha" is also very good!", "Stupid, obviously "One Piece" Is it more popular?", "From the perspective of profit, "Dream Eater" should be animated as soon as possible, so that it can bring more newcomers to our company."

Upon hearing the news of the animation, the entire high-speed rail car became excited, and the employees expressed their opinions one after another, wanting to adapt their favorite comics into animations.

Meng Huo was taken aback for a while. After being mentioned by the employees, he suddenly realized that he seemed...it seemed...maybe he was playing tricks? The current company situation is really suitable for starting a new animation work? Or should I digest the previous manga first?

"..." He thought about it: "But if we want to serialize the animation now, there are not enough manpower?"

Although the animation department of Phoenix Company is divided into three regions, the members of the animation department of Su Hua and Ning Hai can only continue to serialize "Pokemon", and there is no one to start a long-form serial animation.

"It's okay, I expected such a thing, and I'm discussing acquisitions with an animation company recently." Alice saw that Meng Huo was a little moved, and smiled on her face, and said, "That animation company is in Suhua. If we can acquire them, we will have enough animators.”

Meng Huo was surprised: "When did you do it?"

"I had this idea during the Chinese New Year." Alice replied: "The company is short of people for reorganization, and it is too difficult to rely on recruitment. I thought, if it would be okay to merge and absorb some small companies, I finally found it. A suitable company, although it has not been successful yet, but I guess they will agree."

Meng Huo looked pleasantly surprised, this is really an excellent idea, and Alice is really useful. When everyone else was worrying about recruitment, she actually thought of acquisitions.

If the acquisition is successful, then Phoenix can indeed launch a new animation. Several of "Detective Conan" are popular comics and have cultivated loyal readers for several years. If the animation adaptations are successful, they will undoubtedly bring greater benefits to Phoenix than other animations. The direct influence of animation is greater than that of manga, and animation will make manga more popular.

Take "Detective Conan" as an example. After the animation, its popularity will further increase, which will not only drive the sales of magazines to increase, but also make breakthroughs in the original deadlocked peripheral industries. Peripheral dolls, clothing, and theme stores are all It may appear that it is also very beneficial to Phoenix Company's idea of ​​promoting the establishment of a comic street in Suhua City.

"Maybe it will work..."

Meng Huo's heart began to move. Although he was a bit reluctant to give up the idea of ​​animation movies, to be honest, the main job of Phoenix Company now is to develop the comic street in Suhua area. Integrate culture into social life and seize the commanding heights of future comic business development.

If you use the terms of the previous life, you can think of it like this-whoever created Akihabara in this world can become the leader of culture. So at this moment, on the road of Menghuo, instead of blooming ambitiously, it is better to deepen the charm of existing resources. If it does not deepen the charm of manga, no amount of works will help.

"Do you want to make the previous works popular again?" Meng Huo thought about it. This idea seems to be possible, and with the support of the original work, it is easy to adapt animation.

"I can consider... so, Alice, you go to acquire it first." After thinking for a few times, Meng Huo made a decision: "If the acquisition is successful, I will give priority to adapting animation. If it doesn't succeed, then we can only Let’s spare some people to make an animated movie first.”

Meng Huo felt that this was a choice for both ends, but when making this choice, Meng Huo did not consider Jiang Tianshi. Of course he didn't know what the Jiang family brothers were thinking. Even if he knew, Meng Huo wouldn't care. He has his own standards for doing things, so naturally he wouldn't follow the expectations of those two. (To be continued..)