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Chapter 163 Tianhe Animation

Tianhe animation.

General manager Wang Shiyong avoided the employees and called animation director Wu Han into the office.

Wu Han was tall and thin with a fair face. He carefully observed Wang Shiyong's face and had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Although Wang Shiyong's face was calm and there was no sign of happiness or sadness, this in itself represents a very bad signal.

Because this time Tianhe Animation went to CCTV for a second review with the third season of its sub-supply animation "Mighty Cats" produced by itself. This review can basically determine whether CCTV still wants the animation "Mighty Cats".

Although CCTV has its own animation production department, in recent years more and more animation projects have been produced in conjunction with other animation companies, or animation works have been purchased from the market.

"Mighty Cat" is an animated series produced by Tianhe Animation. It has been broadcast on CCTV for two seasons, and the third season has produced 6 episodes, which has met the standards of the second review. CCTV requires Tianhe Animation to provide the first 6 episodes and subsequent episodes.

Decide whether to purchase it based on the outline of the story.

And if CCTV decided to purchase it, Wang Shiyong would not look like this. If not ecstatic, at least he would have a smile on his face.

This is probably because this animation work has been regarded as the lifeline of Tianhe Animation, or a life-sustaining drug. If it can still be purchased by CCTV, the company can continue to support it. If it cannot continue to be broadcast on the CCTV platform, the company will also face

A matter of life and death.

And this is the reason why Wu Han is uneasy. If it is this bad news, Wang Shiyong may not be able to hide his emotions even if he has a deep palace.

Tianhe Animation relied on the "Magic Cat" project to barely get out of the brink of bankruptcy and maintain the entire team. If CCTV stops purchasing, the company's future may not be good.

Although this is the salary price of a third- and fourth-tier star in the current film and television industry, it is already relatively high among TV stations in the animation industry.

Wang Shiyong had just returned from CCTV. He made two cups of tea and pushed one cup in front of Wu Han. He calmed down and looked at the young man in front of him who had been summoned back from the United States. He shook his head. Wu Han suddenly turned pale.

He said with a look on his face: "CCTV will not broadcast the third season."

"Brother Yong, I'm sorry... It's my problem. It's my stubbornness and arrogance that have harmed the company..." The last boot made Wu Han's long-standing guilt and uneasiness burst out.

Although CCTV’s procurement costs are not high, to be precise, it’s not too much, it’s quite shabby.

If it hadn't been for the timely switch to the production of sub-supply animation and sold it to CCTV, Tianhe Animation would have gone bankrupt at that time, and it is still burdened with huge debts that have not been paid off to this day.

"The Legend of the Star God" was a huge success in terms of reputation, but it did not bring real benefits to Tianhe Animation. It only covered the costs. Subsequently, with the expectation of huge profits, many people clamored for the rise of national comics.

Following the call of netizens, Tianhe Animation produced the movie theatrical version of "The Legend of the Star God" through loans and some crowdfunding from netizens.

The first two seasons of this animation were broadcast on the First Animation Park, which is equivalent to animation broadcast during prime time, so the purchase price is relatively high, and each episode can be obtained at a price of 100,000.

The third season of "Mighty Cat" has 26 episodes. If CCTV decides to continue purchasing, the purchase price will be 2.6 million.

This news was like a bolt from the blue to Wu Han, who was familiar with the current situation of the company.

Tianhe Animation can earn 10 to 20 million every year by selling authorized dolls, toys, and animation books related to "Mighty Cat". In addition, it can also receive state subsidies, and can receive subsidies for three-dimensional cartoons broadcast on CCTV.

The subsidy is 4,000 yuan per minute, which is 2.5 million yuan per season.

Wu Han was aware of this problem, but he and his animation team just couldn't control themselves. They had never done animation before "Mighty Cat". Of course, he also had his own luck and stubbornness.

At the end of the second season of "Mighty Cats", Wang Shiyong, the general manager, had already noticed that something was not good, because the subsequent plot of the animation was getting darker and darker, which was beyond the scope of children's understanding and deviated from the direction of children.

animation positioning.

If converted into the price of a single episode, it is probably between 50,000 and 100,000. This is the result of the sharp increase in TV animation purchase prices in the past two years due to state support and the rise of online media.

Then he rushed to my grandma’s house and dealt a heavy blow to the capital of all parties who were ready to move under the slogan of the rise of Chinese comics. As a result, until now, there are few domestic companies producing animated films, and there is a lack of capital interest in them.

Judging from the first six episodes of the third season of "Mighty Cat", this problem has not been reversed, and Wang Shiyong lost his temper about it.

Tianhe Animation actually had a glorious past. When the company was founded, under the team formed by Wu Han, it produced an animation work "Star God" that many netizens called the conscience of national comics. However, no TV station has ever been willing to purchase it, or

Talk about purchasing.

The reason why Wu Han feels very guilty about this is because the problems in "Mighty Cat" were indeed caused by him.

At that time, Tianhe Animation was all based on enthusiasm and did not really consider the reality of the domestic animation industry. The production cost was far higher than that of ordinary domestic TV animation. In the end, only the recently established Huanshi.com bought it at a price that could barely cover the cost.

Therefore, the first sentence "The rise of national comics!" was born, which is still remembered by many netizens to this day.

This is why so many animation companies compete for CCTV’s animation procurement every year.

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but his voice got louder: "Although it is a low-cost three-dimensional animation, the modeling and production of "Mighty Cat" are the best among all domestic animation companies. The same production

With the cost, can CCTV find another animation of this quality? Humph, the road of TV animation has long been a dead end. Alas, I have wronged you, but in the future, you don’t have to do such projects anymore.”

Because he knows very well that "Magic Cat" is too important to the company.

In his heart, Wang Shiyong actually felt guilty for Wu Han, whom he had single-handedly tricked from the United States. It was really unfair to ask him to make such low-cost three-dimensional TV animation.

Of course, if Tianhe Animation only relies on these 2.6 million, it can only rely on the northwest wind. The real benefit will depend on the wide spread brought by CCTV.

Regarding Wu Han's guilt, Wang Shiyong waved his hands helplessly and said: "It has nothing to do with you. CCTV itself does not want to purchase this animation. There are too many animation companies eyeing the CCTV platform. This pool of water itself is very deep. In fact,

I also relied on my old classmates to get the purchase of the first season. I had already prepared for it. It's not your fault. Don't put the blame on yourself."

The traditional domestic animation procurement standards are calculated in minutes.

This animation work shocked the domestic animation audience at the time with a level far exceeding that of ordinary Chinese comics.

Wu Han only regarded Wang Shiyong's words as a way to comfort himself. There was bitterness on his face: "How about I ask the team to work overtime to revise it again, and then show it to CCTV after the revision is completed?"

A relieved smile appeared on Wang Shiyong's face: "I'm not comforting you. This Lao Shizi's "Mighty Cat" has nothing to do with me or you. A company wants to acquire us."

"Acquisition? Who?" Wu Han was a little dazed.

"DreamWorks!"

I don’t have time to write today, so I can only save it at the top of the manuscript. There are only two chapters. I will restore three chapters tomorrow.

(End of chapter)