Entertaining Children

New York International Comic Con is a very influential animation exhibition in the eastern United States. It attracts more than 100,000 viewers every year and is a major event in the eyes of American animation fans.

An exhibition with more than 100,000 visitors is a grand event in the eyes of animation fans, and it is naturally a business opportunity in the eyes of manufacturers. In addition to traditional comics and books, many game manufacturers and film and television companies will also bring their own works to the Comic Con.

Every year at the New York International Comic Con, major Hollywood production and distribution companies will choose to bring the most commercial blockbusters such as sci-fi, comic adaptation, horror, fantasy, action, etc. Networks will also promote their best commercial dramas.

The distribution company that has reached an overseas distribution agency agreement with Tong Luo and Xiao Yao is one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, Walt Disney Pictures under Disney. This is a film company known for producing and distributing animation works. Every year, it regularly reserves a large booth at the New York International Comic Con. This year, Disney itself has no particularly outstanding animation films, and the "Wall-E" imported from China is the focus of their promotion at this comic exhibition.

"Wall-E" was released in the United States in mid-October, and the New York Comic Con was held in early October, and it was only ten days after the official release. Disney is preparing to screen the entire Wall-E film at Comic-Con, which is more or less a test screening before the official release.

For the trial screening of the movie, the main creators must be present. Xiao Yao's promotional activities for "Wall-E" in the United States started from this New York International Comic Con.

This year's New York International Comic Con will be held from October 4th to 7th, lasting for four days, which happens to be during China's National Day holiday.

On October 1st, as soon as Huaxia was on vacation, Xiao Yao set off for New York, USA.

Xiao Yao and his party were not many in number, and Tong Luo and a few backbones from his company were mainly traveling with him. He still only brought Pei Minyi with him.

This time when he came to the United States, Xiao Yao’s main task was to promote "Wall-E". Although he would also appear on some American TV shows, these arrangements were all arranged by Disney for Xiao Yao. It is enough to have the assistant Pei Minyi to help communicate. , it is not necessary for Fang to still have the agent present. The domestic personal studio is still in the stage of establishment, and Xiao Yao still stays in China to host.

Disney's headquarters is in Burbank, Los Angeles County, in the western United States. However, when it comes to New York to participate in the exhibition this time, Disney must have sent people to New York for preliminary preparations in advance. After Xiao Yao and his party arrived in New York, people from Disney would naturally be in charge of receiving them and arranging the itinerary.

Although Xiao Yao is from China, he has come to New York a lot, so he doesn't need people from Disney to arrange for him to go on a tour or something.

After arriving in New York, they rested in the hotel for a day, and the next day they went to the location of the exhibition with the Disney staff.

New York Comic-Con is held at the Javits Convention Center in New York. This is the largest convention and exhibition center in New York, with an area of ​​more than two million square feet, and various supporting facilities are quite complete. Xiao Yao came to New York before either for Sun Tingting or for a photography project. This convention and exhibition center only hosts large-scale exhibitions and is not suitable for press conference shows. Therefore, it is the first time for Xiao Yao to come to this place, which can be regarded as an eye-opener.

However, what Xiao Yao and others were most concerned about was Disney's booth. After a quick stroll around the Javits Convention Center led by Disney staff, a group of people came to Disney's booth.

The New York International Comic Con will not open until the day after tomorrow, and the construction of the booth has not yet been completed. However, judging from the unfinished booth, Xiao Yao also had to praise Disney for being a big company with confidence. Not to mention the size of the booth, all kinds of equipment and scene layout are exquisite and grand. Just a giant display screen hanging above the booth is enough to make people speechless.

Disney is a large global enterprise, and it is also very powerful in animation derivatives. In addition to handing over the theatrical distribution rights in North America to Disney, Xiao Yao also authorized the derivatives of the film to Disney. However, based on the idea of ​​making money while properly supporting domestic companies, Xiao Yao retained the copyright in the China region, and gave Disney the authorization to produce and sell derivatives outside of the China region.

It has only been more than a month since the two parties reached an agreement, and the derivative figures that Disney can produce at this exhibition are already very rich and exquisite.

Not to mention a large number of movie character dolls and small models and other gift figures, the anti-gravity flying toys of "Eve" can't be made with the current level of technology, but the "WALL-E" made by Disney It's much more advanced.

Before the movie was released in China, Xiao Yao also found a domestic manufacturer to make a "WALL-E" toy car, but the "WALL-E" made in China can only run around, and at most it can only move his arms. And Disney's "WALL-E" toy car can not only run, but also move its arms, and its chest can be opened and closed. Just like in the movie, it can sweep the garbage on the ground into its "stomach" by hand, similar to the current The only difference between the sweeping robot is to press the garbage into cubes and release it.

When "WALL-E" was released in China, especially at the beginning of its release, various theaters in China would also make some large models of "WALL-E" and put them in the halls of the theaters for publicity purposes. Compared with the large model, it also pales in comparison.

On both sides of Disney's booth, there are two giant "Wall-E" models that are more than two meters high and can be moved by remote control. Of course, these two are definitely not the protagonist "WALL-E" in the movie, but are made according to the giant "WALL-E" cleaning up garbage in the spaceship in the movie. The most obvious difference is that they don't have those particularly smart eyes. But if this thing is put here, the physique alone is quite eye-catching.

Seeing these things, Xiao Yao, in addition to lamenting Disney's wealth, also saw that Disney attaches great importance to this animation exhibition, and really put a lot of effort into the promotion of this movie.

After learning about the layout of Disney's exhibition area, Xiao Yao couldn't find any faults in everything Disney did, and couldn't make any better suggestions, so he waited for the opening of the animation exhibition with peace of mind.

The New York Comic Con is just the beginning of the promotional activities before the release of "WALL-E" in North America. In addition, Xiao Yao has to cooperate with the publisher to carry out some other promotional activities, such as participating in American TV programs, such as road shows. These activities are arranged by Disney for Xiao Yao, and they need to communicate with Xiao Yao's team to confirm the itinerary.

This time Xiao Yao brought Pei Minyi with him for this purpose. Although Pei Minyi said that she was Xiao Yao's assistant, under the subtle influence of Xiao Yao and Fang Yiran, Pei Minyi also unknowingly took on part of the manager's work. Although she is very resistant to the business negotiations on behalf of Xiao Yao, Pei Minyi can still confirm the itinerary with the partner and help Xiao Yao arrange travel plans.

The opening of the Comic Con is the day after tomorrow, and other promotional activities are after the Comic Con. After visiting the exhibition site and Disney's booth, Xiao Yao also has a day of free time. Pei Minyi was responsible for contacting, communicating and arranging the itinerary. Xiao Yao used the free time of the day to do some private affairs and visit his old friends in New York.

Most of Xiao Yao’s acquaintances and friends in the United States live in Los Angeles. After Sun Tingting returned to China, Xiao Yao’s friends in New York were only the two leaders of the "Torrent" dance troupe who opened a dance in New York. Paul Nairn and Terrence Jackson of the studio are TJ.

Some pre-advertising for Wall-E has already begun. In terms of publicity, Yang Xiao, Hua Xia, who has various identities such as producer, director, screenwriter, and dubbing, is the focus of publicity besides the movie itself. Disney had already announced on its official website that it would show "Wall-E" at the New York Comic Con, and also announced that the core creator Yang Xiao would appear at the Comic Con, so TJ and Paul knew that Xiao Yao would come to New York in the near future.

Before Xiao Yao came to New York, he also sent a message to Paul and TJ, but he was not sure about the itinerary at the time, and did not ask the two to meet. The two knew that Xiao Yao was here for publicity, and they did not take the initiative to contact Xiao Yao to disturb Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao was free at this time, and after contacting the two, they of course welcomed Xiao Yao's arrival very much.

Xiao Yao had been to the studios of TJ and Paul, and he didn't need anyone to pick him up. He got there by himself. After arriving, he found that TJ and Paul were already waiting for him in the studio.

The two first congratulated Xiao Yao's movie on being released in the United States, and then chatted about their current situation.

Xiao Yao's current situation is very exciting. Both TJ and Paul had seen their performance at the Masters earlier this year on TV. Then Xiao Yao went to South Korea to participate in the film festival, and it was not unusual for the two of them to appear on TV shows, but they caught anti food and participated in e-sports competitions and won a team championship, so the two of them were taken aback for a while. up. Then, the animated movie "WALL-E" was released in China, and he brought people to the United States to shoot parkour movies, and finally he came to the United States recently to promote "WALL-E".

Compared with Xiao Yao's splendor, the lives of these two people seem much more ordinary. Open a dance studio, teach some students to dance hip-hop, and when I have the opportunity, I will work as a choreographer in the film and television crew, and take some students to guest roles. It's been more than four years since the studio was founded, and they're basically still doing it.

"Yang, seeing that you often come to the United States and New York, we always want to visit Huaxia!" After chatting about their current situation, Paul said to Xiao Yao.

"Go if you want!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Dean and the others went to Huaxia during the summer vacation the year before last, and they were dragged by me to participate in Huaxia's TV show together. If you want to go to Huaxia to play, I will Be sure to treat them well."

"Okay!" The two said happily, "We have long wanted to go to Huaxia!"

"However, I will stay in the United States for a while, and I will go to Europe for a while." Xiao Yao said, "If you want to go to China in the near future, I will definitely not be here, but I can also arrange other people to receive you. By the way , Rick is working in the fashion brand that my sister and I cooperate with. He has been in Huaxia for several years, and he can speak Chinese very well. If you go to Huaxia, you can let him receive you and take you to play .”

"Actually, we want to go to Huaxia. Apart from traveling and having fun, we are also wondering if there is a chance to develop in China!" Paul looked at Xiao Yao and said.

"What? Are you doing well in America?" Xiao Yao asked strangely.

"It's not bad, it's just a little boring." TJ spread his hands, "It's very rare to work as a choreographer and guest role in a film and television crew. There are only one or two in about a year. In the dance studio, the two of us The students taught are already able to lead students, and now some new students don’t need the two of us to teach in person. We just want to find something else to do.”

"We want to visit Huaxia. Traveling costs money. It would be even better if we can make some money by the way." Paul smiled, "Didn't you say that Dean and the others participated in Huaxia with you when they went to China?" A TV show? Do we have that opportunity?"

"Dean and the others were pulled by me to help out on the show, and they didn't get paid!" Xiao Yao laughed.

"That's okay if you don't get paid!" Paul said immediately.

"But I seldom participate in dance programs in Huaxia!" Xiao Yao spread his hands, "And I won't return to Huaxia recently!"

"Then you can recommend some opportunities for us!" TJ said, "I don't have to be with you!"

"Recommendation?" Xiao Yao smiled, "What else do you guys do besides dancing?"

"Does choreography count?" Paul asked.

"Forget it!" Xiao Yao nodded with a smile, "I know a lot of star singers in Huaxia, and they need choreographers when they hold concerts! How about I ask who is going to hold a concert in the near future and recommend you? give them?"

TJ and Paul are relatively well-known in the street dance circle in the United States, and they are also well-known in the choreography industry in the film and television circle. If these two can be invited to be choreographers and backup dancers for the concert, I believe most domestic singers will not refuse.

"A concert?" TJ asked. "Will it be on TV? Will there be a feature? Will our names be introduced?"

"So you actually want to show your face on Huaxia's TV?" Xiao Yao said amusedly, having seen the real purpose of the two of them.

"Yeah!" Both of them nodded, "How can we increase our fans without showing our faces on TV?"

"Well," Xiao Yao thought for a while, and said to the two, "Huaxia has some dance TV shows, but with your level and experience, it is definitely inappropriate for you to participate in competitions as students. If you don't mind If so, I can recommend you to work as choreographers in Huaxia's dance reality shows. Although you will not compete on stage or appear on the stage, those shows will broadcast a lot of behind-the-scenes scenes, and your request to show your face is still acceptable fulfilled."

"Dancing reality shows, America also has them!" Paul said.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao said, "But don't you just want to show your face on Huaxia's TV shows? I can only recommend you to be choreographers on Huaxia's dance reality shows!"

"Yes!" The two looked at each other, nodded together, "We can also see if Chinese people learn to dance so fast, just like you!"

"However," Xiao Yao emphasized again, "I'm just recommending, and I can't guarantee that it will work! In fact, I think it will definitely work, but I don't know when it will be, it may be next year at the latest!"

With the level and experience of these two, it is definitely no problem to be a tutor in a dance reality show in Huaxia, but what Xiao Yao is not sure is whether the current dance reality show in China has already found a teacher, Can you temporarily block people. But no matter what, at least book the next season of the show in advance, and let them go to Huaxia next year at the latest, Xiao Yao thinks it should be no problem.

"OK, no problem!" Both said.

This kind of thing is nothing more than asking TV stations and video websites that do dance reality shows, and Xiao Yao doesn't have to do it himself. Fang still had a lot of dealings with several domestic David TV and video sites in the past few years, and his contacts were already very familiar, and he happened to stay in China, so Xiao Yao contacted Fang still, and handed over the matter to Fang still.

Fang still came to New York with Xiao Yao, not only knew Paul and TJ, but also got along for a long time. She has seen these two people dance, and heard Xiao Yao talk about their experiences, so she is quite clear about their abilities and experiences. After hearing Xiao Yao tell the whole story, Fang still took it without any problems.

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