Entertaining Children

"Why?" Fang was still in a hurry and didn't speak this time, but Tong Luo who was on the side couldn't help asking Xiao Yao in puzzlement, "In the entertainment industry, those with a little bit of ability open their own studios. If you are more capable, your personal studio will sign artists. Although you are still young, you are definitely qualified to sign newcomers, lead newcomers and promote newcomers. You see Ren Bing is so popular now, everyone says Li Ya You have discerning eyes, and said that Li Ya is a good boss, I think if you also sign new people and lead new people, at least you will not be worse than Li Ya in this regard!"

"Really?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Tong Luo pointed with his fingers, "In terms of music, you can write and produce songs, and in terms of film and television, you can edit and direct, and whether it's music, film and television, or even fashion circles, your connections are already complete. It’s amazing. After the box office split of the animated film arrives in the account, you don’t even need funds. As long as you think about it, you can even develop projects independently, and you don’t need to compete with others. Your personal studio signs artist training Isn’t it good? If you make them famous, you can not only make money from them, expand your influence and reputation in the circle, but also have a special sense of accomplishment, right?”

"Teacher Tong, I know what you said," Xiao Yao said, "To tell you the truth, before "WALL-E" was released, my classmates mentioned this matter to me, telling me to set up an entertainment company. Select some potential students from among the students to sign. They also cited Li Ya and Ren Bing as examples, and they also said that after a martial arts master reaches the top, he will fight for his apprentices to fight for inheritance."

"Oh?" Tong Luo laughed, "They want to hang out with you? This is a good thing!"

"They didn't say they wanted me to sign them, they just said they wanted me to pick potential students from among my classmates." Xiao Yao laughed, "But I refused at the time, telling them that I wouldn't set up a company."

"It's still the same sentence, why?" Tong Luo was surprised again.

"It's about making money. The commission I get from artists is not as high as the income I invest in projects." Xiao Yao continued, "Although no one thinks it's too much money, it's better to get two shares of money than one, but I prefer Afraid of trouble."

"Afraid of trouble, what trouble?" Tong Luo asked strangely.

"Trouble in resource allocation." Xiao Yao said, "I am an applicant for drama, and there are always classmates with good relationships. If I sign someone now, will my classmates want to come and I will sign or not? If I want to sign, it is impossible Just sign with classmates who have a good relationship with me? I don’t lack resources, but my resources are not unlimited. How will the resources of the artists under the studio be allocated in the future? These are all things that need to be balanced. Li Ya has made Ren Bing popular, but she has more than one Ren Bing under her banner, and fans of other artists have often complained about Li Ya's unfairness on the Internet."

"You are the boss, you have the final say, you don't even care about people who hack you online, why would you care about this?" Tong Luo asked.

"It's true that fans don't care too much about what they say online, but it will inevitably affect the artist itself." Xiao Yao said, "In case the artist really feels unfair like the fans, complains to the company, or simply terminates the contract and changes jobs, How bad it would be to have a fight against each other, and not even have to be friends in the end! Of course, if the coordination is good, this kind of situation may not necessarily happen, but it will definitely take energy to make a balance. I would rather I want to focus on my work, and I have a lot of hobbies, and I want to do other things when I have energy and time, and I don’t want to spend on this.”

"Well, you don't want to deal with the company's internal balance in the future, so you might as well just let the company be the only one you have!" Tong Luo nodded, and stopped trying to persuade her.

"I see.

Fang still nodded and said, "Your studio is only for you, we don't sign any artists!" "

"Okay," Xiao Yao saw that neither of them had any objections, sat up straight, clapped his hands, and asked again, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes!" Tong Luo and Fang still said in unison.

"Heh!" Xiao Yao smiled wryly.

"Mr. Tong, tell me first!" Tong Luo and Fang Yiran looked at each other, and Fang still waved his hand and said to Tong Luo.

"Okay, then I'll talk first." Tong Luo still nodded at the other party, and said to Xiao Yao, "After the box office share of "WALL-E" arrives in the account, I plan to make some adjustments and changes to my company. I plan to recruit more Some animation professionals, and then focus on making animated films. The "Wall-E" we cooperated with is so successful, I want to invite you, no, now it should be said that your personal studio will become a shareholder of my company, and we will continue to cooperate !"

"Boss Tong has already told me about this matter. I think it is feasible, but in the end you have to make up your own mind." Fang still chimed in.

"Because of the success of the movie "Wall-E", you decided to switch your main business to animation movies?" Xiao Yao reminded Tong Luo, "Animation is actually very difficult to do. Our "Wall-E" "Wall-E" has a certain accidental element, and future animated films may not have such achievements."

"I'm much more aware of the difficulties in the animation industry than you are." Tong Luo said, "From the very beginning, my mind was on animation, otherwise I wouldn't have opened this animation special effects company with the qualifications to produce animation works The company. It’s just that animation burns a lot of money, and I don’t have any good projects in my hand, so I use the CG special effects of games and film and television special effects to maintain the survival of the company. Now that I have made money, I want to do more animations projects, and do more for the domestic animation industry.”

"You are relying on games and film and television special effects to maintain the company and keep your dream of being an animation." Xiao Yao pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to Tong Luo, "Teacher Tong, I will focus on live-action film and television works in the future. I will put as much effort into making an animated film as I did "WALL-E."

"Really?" Tong Luo said disappointedly, "That would be a pity."

"However, I agree to continue to cooperate with you!" Xiao Yao continued with a smile, "I agree to become a shareholder of your company, and I don't ask for a large share. When the box office share of "WALL-E" arrives in the account, you are done. Regarding the adjustment of the company and the next development plan, we will discuss it later. If I have a suitable animation film script in the future, I will definitely show it to you. But what I need to emphasize is that planning, directing, etc. In the future, I definitely won’t and I don’t have the energy to try again, as for things like dubbing and music, it depends on whether the time and schedule can be matched.”

When the project was first established, Xiao Yao requested that the contract with Tong Luo indicate that the copyrights of the two animated characters "Wali" and "Eve" belong to Xiao Yao. Although Tong Luo agreed to Xiao Yao's request based on the consideration that these two characters were created by Xiao Yao, theoretically speaking, the copyright of the animation characters in the movie "WALL-E" should belong to investment and investment. The producer is jointly owned by Tong Luo's company and Xiao Yao.

Although this animated film still made money with Tong Luo, Xiao Yao still feels a little sorry for Tong Luo in this respect. Because in addition to the box office, peripheral products are also a great source of income, and this income is only in the hands of the person who owns the copyright of the animation image, and Tong Luo will lose a large part of the income in the later stage.

The copyright in the hand will be valuable only if the animation character is famous. Here, the copyright value of Wall-E and Eve obviously comes from the movie. However, the investor and the producer of the film are two people. Without Tong Luo, Xiao Yao would not be able to make this film by himself, so Xiao Yao feels a certain amount of guilt towards Tong Luo.

In the future, Xiao Yao will definitely not make an animated film like "WALL-E", but "WALL-E" is not the only classic animated film he remembers in his mind. Xiao Yao doesn't mind taking them out, and helps this teacher who is extremely passionate about the domestic animation industry to continue to develop in this area by providing funds, scripts, and character images, and it can be regarded as compensation for what he feels wronged. The teacher feels guilty for being cheap.

"Okay," Tong Luo said happily when he heard Xiao Yao's words, "In the animation industry, directors are easy to find, what is lacking are funds, technology and good stories! With funds, I can find good technicians with high salaries , you can also buy better technology, and you provide funds and scripts, which is the greatest support for me!"

"Speaking of animation technology and technicians," Xiao Yao asked Tong Luo, "the United States must be better than the domestic one, right? Do you still have this idea when you come to the United States this time?"

"Have you seen all this?" Tong Luo nodded with a smile, "This time I came to the United States, of course I also came with the idea of ​​poaching the wall. In fact, the box office of our movie is so good in China. Film companies or distribution companies also have branches or offices in China. Some people have contacted us, and it is not impossible to talk to them about American distribution in China. In addition to asking you to come forward, come to the United States and try to find out Some animation talents and the introduction of some more advanced technologies are another important reason for me to come to the United States this time.”

"In this regard, I also asked Lao Mu to inquire about it." Xiao Yao said, "But Lao Mu is making live-action movies. I don't know if he has contacted American animation studios. I don't know if it will be helpful. If you are here If there is anything I can do to help, I will do my best!"

"It may be a help for your personal studio to become a shareholder of our company." Tong Luo smiled, "I heard Mr. Yin said that the designer in your brand design studio who specializes in designing and making lighting systems is because of you. I went to work with you. With the quality of our "Wall-E" and the fact that your studio is a shareholder, I think my company should be more attractive to the technicians here. Of course , if you need to come forward, I will not be polite."

"Okay, as long as it's not during the eight hours I'm filming and it doesn't delay my filming." Xiao Yao nodded and agreed with a smile.

"I have nothing to do here." Tong Luo turned his head and the other party still made a gesture of invitation, "Miss Fang~"

"I don't have any important things here. I just wanted to talk about Mr. Tong's invitation to buy shares." Fang still said to Xiao Yao.

"There is nothing important, so what about the unimportant?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"It's just some trivial things about work, there is nothing that needs to wait for you to make up your mind," Fang still asked, "Do you want to hear it?"

"Anyway, it's still early, so let's just listen to gossip." Xiao Yao leaned on the sofa and said, "Tell me!"

"One is about the peripherals of authorized products." Fang Yiran said, "I have mentioned this just now. Some manufacturers have already contacted us, mainly for toys, and secondly for daily necessities such as clocks, towels, and mobile phone cases. Some manufacturers of this category want formal authorization. I am currently investigating and have not responded yet. In addition, there are already unauthorized products on the market. I have invited some people to do preliminary investigation work. This is not Urgent, I wanted to tell you after a while!"

"It seems that it is indeed necessary to expand professionals in various fields." Xiao Yao said, "Anyway, we are going to build a personal studio, so don't worry about these things. You should first find people in business and law. Discuss with these professionals, they should be more experienced in this area!"

"Okay!" Fang still nodded, and then asked, "When dealing with these matters, do you have any requirements?"

"Really!" Xiao Yao nodded.

"Say it!" Fang still said.

"Economic income is not what we value the most!" Xiao Yao said, "When choosing a licensing company, don't look at who pays the licensing fee or the high revenue sharing. The most important thing is to look at the company's reputation and product quality. Especially for toys. , things for children to play can not be sloppy.

"Also," Xiao Yao added, "For those companies that produce products without authorization, we must show our attitude. Send the lawyer's letter as soon as it is due, but don't do it too hard. We small manufacturers in China It is not easy for enterprises and manufacturers to survive. Most of them do not specialize in knockoffs. They just see an opportunity and can’t help but take a chance. We don’t lack that bit of income and compensation. As long as you have a good attitude and are willing to negotiate, you can let it go Let the horse go as far as possible. The national conditions are like this, so don't be too strict!"

"Understood!" Fang still nodded.

"Xiao Yao, do you even know the situation of the manufacturing industry?" Tong Luo who was on the side laughed.

"Hehe!" Xiao Yao smiled, and said in his heart, "Brother used to be in the trading industry in his previous life!"

"The main thing at the moment is this matter, and the rest is some work invitations in the performing arts." Fang Yiran said, "I know you have to concentrate on filming, and the work invitations in the next month have already been turned down for you."

"En!" Xiao Yao nodded, "What about other things?"

"Boss Tong has already said about the movie box office, so I won't repeat it." Fang Yiran said, "The two songs "Childhood" and "Breakup Embrace" have been released online as you said. These two songs have been released Afterwards, it was very popular on the Internet, and even the two songs on the Internet caused a wave of nostalgia for childhood and student days."

"Yes, these two songs are really popular." Tong Luo smiled from the side, "Wall-E's box office of more than 2 billion is also related to your two songs. Your two songs are very popular." Yes, you became popular again, and then our "WALL-E" bucked the trend and rose at the box office. Your publicity method is really good!"

"Hehe," Xiao Yao smiled and waved his hands, "It was actually an unintentional move!"

"One week before coming here, Mr. Wu Xiubin's team and people from Yanjing Satellite TV contacted me. Mr. Wu is currently participating in Yanjing Satellite TV's "Crossover Singer". He likes your song "Childhood" very much. Sing this song on the show and ask us to buy the cover rights." Fang still smiled and continued, "It's a TV show anyway, and it's not an official cover song, so I gave them the singing rights for free."

"It's okay," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "It's my honor that Mr. Wu, an old actor with excellent acting skills and reputation, is willing to sing my song on the show, and it should be free!"

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