Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

{Time: February 2, 2003}

{Location: Nuremberg, Germany}

After simply going around again, Ning Zimo went to help the team book lunch before returning to the booth. Unexpectedly, when he came back, he found a new situation on the booth.

An employee named Zhang Jing was looking at the paper in her eyes with a troubled expression, and was talking to the two customers in front of her.

Ning Zimo saw that the other party seemed a little anxious, so he walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Ning Zimo appear, Zhang Jing became even more nervous, "Boss, these two customers said they wanted to find a supplier to make cartoon characters. They originally valued the quality of our hugging bears, but they also questioned whether we could

Make good products.

Although I used our exhibits as an example, the customer meant that our cuddly bears were characterized by long limbs, while their cartoon characters wanted fullness. I explained carefully that the craftsmanship was not a problem.

But customers still feel insecure.”

In front of customers, Zhang Jing spoke in English. While she was speaking, the two customers beside her nodded repeatedly.

One of the older ones with eyes added, "Our animated character is different from other pigs in that her nose is special..."

As he said that, the man pointed at the A4 paper in Zhang Jing's hand. Zhang Jing turned the A4 paper over to Ning Zimo for a look. Ning Zimo couldn't hold it in after just one glance.

This hairdryer nose,

It’s Paige!?

It is the pig that in its previous life developed into a global sales of 1 billion US dollars per year, and is the youngest but richest pig in the world!

When Ning Zimo was looking at the piece of paper in a daze, the young man asked in a slightly stiff tone, "Sir, I have already told this lady that our pig is special. So, are you sure you

Is there any way to complete the actual doll of this character?”

Hearing the man's stern questioning, Ning Zimo came back to his senses. Turning to look at the two people, Ning Zimo quickly adjusted his attitude, "I am the person in charge of this company, you can call me Ning, may I ask you two

What do you call a bit?”

The two of them were a little excited just now, but Ning Zimo has been very friendly since he appeared, and their attitudes have changed a lot under the harmonious atmosphere.

"Hi, Ning, my name is Martin"

"Hi, Ning, I'm Neville"

Martin?

Neville?

Are these two the founders of Page?

Ning Zimo quickly started thinking. Although he knew very little about Page in his previous life, this future IP has considerable potential and value.

I originally lacked enough support to open my future cultural ecology, but the sudden appearance of Peppa Pig, a big and warm IP, seemed to have opened a new window for me.

The reason why Peppa Pig was so popular in her previous life was that her parents had a very involved education method when they were growing up. In other words, in addition to being a big IP, she is also a pretty good one.

Representative of family culture and educational culture.

Putting such resources into a future that values ​​education can be regarded as a good entry point for me!

However, what is the purpose of these two people coming to Luxembourg to make dolls with Page's manuscript?

Everything is still unknown, and we must first understand the current situation before talking.

Ning Zimo decided to test it out, "Sorry, you two, I was a little distracted just now. Because when I saw this little pink pig, I was imagining some 'lines' of this character in my mind. Just like when we designed Hug

At Bear, we have always wanted our product to be a 'character' with warmth and flesh and blood.

So when I saw your manuscript, I drew it in my mind. I thought, first of all, the pink girl is probably a little girl. She must have a happy family, and she must also be a spiritually rich family.

, her parents must both have good jobs.

She must have a brother and sister or something, so the two little ones must have been cared for very carefully by their parents, and their family situation is also very prosperous because of their parents' efforts..."

Ning Zimo "portrayed" a plump character in an instant, making both Martin and Neville look at him differently.

Martin looked at Neville beside him and found that the waiter next to him looked back at him with his mouth open in an O shape.

(°Д°)(°Д°)

Ning Zimo pretended not to see their surprise, pretending to be curious and asked, "What's her name?"

"P e p p a, Peppa Pig. She does have a brother named g e o r g e George"

Ning Zimo spread his hands and smiled, "Then my guess is right, childhood with brothers and sisters is often more fun."

With the corner of his mouth raised, Ning Zimo asked again, "Martin, do you think the character I just described is as full as you want to present it?"

"Yes, you described it correctly." Martin nodded like a chicken eating rice.

Ning Zimo spread his hands and said with a smile, "That's good. Although they are toys, they should have their own souls. So if my description is correct, I think we are definitely capable of creating the physical character of this character, right?"

"

When Martin heard this, he felt his face getting hot.

Ning Zimo saw that Martin's face seemed to turn rosy, and he suddenly realized that there must be some story behind them coming to the door like this.

So, he still smiled and waited quietly for their answers.

After a long time, Martin scratched his head and replied with a helpless expression, "Actually, we just came to take a look when passing by, but we saw that your Hug Bear did quite well, so we decided to animate it for us.

The characters’ thoughts as dolls.”

After another pause, Martin frowned and said with a smile, "But our biggest problem now is not the dolls, but that we don't have much money."

No money?

Ning Zi was happy,

He still has some money.

How about I invest in you?

"So with such a good idea and such an interesting character, do you need any help?" Ning Zimo circled around.

Martin glanced at Neville, but saw a hint of loneliness in the young Neville's eyes.

He could only turn his head to look at Ning Zimo and smiled bitterly, "Actually, we created this character very early. A few years ago, it was because my "The Great Knight" was not taken seriously by our BBC TV station, so I wanted to do it again.

Order something.

One time, my daughter suddenly asked me, ‘Dad, why don’t they have mom and dad in the cartoons I watched?’ It was because of my daughter’s words that I suddenly wanted to create a happy family, so we had Pei.

Amazing this idea.

Neville, I, and another friend of ours, Phil, put this idea on paper together in the bar. Then slowly, Page became what you see now.

But although we have Peppa Pig, we never have enough money to complete her, and no one is willing to invest in her at the moment."

Martin pointed at the little pink pig in Ning Zimo's hand. He looked at her as tenderly as he looked at his own daughter.

After a pause, Martin sighed again, "Although we realize that product peripherals will bring us profits, and we also want to try to find suitable suppliers at the toy show to complete her physical products, but in fact we are just here this time Want to see it and find comfort in toys."

Hey, that's what happened.

After working on this rich pig for a long time,

Was the original founding team so poor?

However, doesn’t that give you the opportunity to cut off the nonsense yourself?