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"Mmm~ Just this taste, still so sweet. I really missed it this past year."

"Hahaha, Old Tang, remember the first time we came here? When you first tasted this soup dumpling and found the filling was sweet, your expression was priceless!"

"I never expected the meat buns in Jiangkou to be sweet. We northerners all eat savory ones. Sweet meat buns… heresy."

"Heresy? But you're enjoying it quite a bit now."

"Well, I've been eating them for four years. I'm pretty much used to it."

"Haha~ Come on, let's raise a glass, all three of us."

"Ah~ This wine still packs a punch."

The few of them ate, drank, and sipped juice, catching up since they hadn't seen each other for almost a year, so they had a lot to say.

But when old classmates meet, they always start with reminiscing about the past.

Then, as close friends do, they start by teasing each other about embarrassing moments.

After reminiscing about the past, they started talking about the present.

"Seriously, it's hard to make animation now. Our company has several projects in hand, but the funding is slow to arrive, so we can't start at all," Lin Qixian said, picking up a piece of vegetable.

"Munch~"

Dong Chen took a big bite of a chicken leg and mumbled, "It's good if we don't start. If all the projects start, we won't have enough people, and we'll have to work overtime endlessly."

"Crunch~ Crunch~ Crunch~"

Tang Chao ate a green vegetable with relish, and asked, hearing them complain about work, "Hey, how's your company doing now? Is it making a profit or losing money?"

"Losing, losing so much that we're almost broke. Otherwise, why would the funding for several animations be slow to arrive? It's because the previous two sci-fi mecha animations flopped before they even aired, and the response to a fantasy animation wasn't good either. The investors have no confidence in us."

"That's right, the situation is not good now. The company is holding several projects, but it can't get investment. Moreover, the usage rights of the projects have a time limit. If we don't start production soon, the usage rights will be taken back, and the money spent before will be wasted."

"The current situation is indeed not good. We are only working on a few episodes of animation for Sakura Country, and one in cooperation with Bilibili. After that, there will be nothing."

"Alas, Huameng next door is much better. Their projects come one after another. They released another hit this year. We can't compare at all…"

While eating, Tang Chao listened to their complaints and grumbles, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

Didn't I want to make animation?

This is an opportunity.

But I can't say it directly. I have to find an entry point.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he quickly thought of something.

Speaking of work, the three of them were already a little depressed. Tang Chao looked at them and said, "Old Dong, Old Lin, do you still remember our old dreams?"

"Dreams? What dreams?"

Hearing this suddenly, they were a little confused.

What's going on?

And they had so many dreams, such as buying a bunch of figures, climbing Mount Everest together, going to P…

Ahem, they had so many dreams, how would they know which one he was talking about.

"I said, have you guys become decadent too quickly?"

Tang Chao squinted and said contemptuously, "Of course, it's about making animation together, and making high-quality animation."

Speaking of this, the two of them really picked the animation dream out of a pile of dreams.

They studied animation, and after reaching a certain stage, they would naturally have the dream of making animation themselves. This dream would continue until they started doing homework.

After finishing their homework, they didn't want to do it alone anymore, and then it became the dream of the entire dormitory.

After all, it is too difficult to make animation alone, it is better to have more people.

It's just that this dream has changed after graduation.

Their dormitory had a total of six people. Dong Chen and Lin Qixian stayed in Jiangkou and entered Five-Colored Stone Animation.

Tang Chao returned to his hometown, did not join an animation company, but became a freelancer, and occasionally made some short films, 2D, 3D, and stop-motion, so that his skills would not become rusty.

The other three also returned to their hometowns, one entered the animation company in his hometown, one became a high school art teacher, and one entered a comic company and started drawing comics.

When work got busy, the color of dreams faded, so they were put into the recycling bin with a bunch of dreams.

But how should I put it, they were good buddies who lived in the same dormitory after all, even if they were put in the recycling bin, they would often take them out to look at.

Dong Chen and Lin Qixian were even more amazing. They worked in professional animation companies, and their related skills became more and more proficient, so they often took out this animation dream and embellished it, embellished it with golden light, and then… put it back into the recycling bin.

"I haven't forgotten," Dong Chen slapped the table and said, "I know you already have hundreds of thousands of fans, but you definitely don't know that I've been drawing comics, right?"

"Ah, you still draw comics?" Tang Chao said in surprise.

"See, you just don't know."

Dong Chen stared directly at Tang Chao and pointed at him with his finger.

Lin Qixian pulled his finger down unhappily, "Okay, you're too secretive. I work with you every day, and I don't even know. How can you expect Chaozi to know?"

"Oh, that's right."

Dong Chen shrank his fingers back awkwardly.

Tang Chao saw that this guy was drunk, and then turned to ask Lin Qixian, "What's going on?"

"What else could it be? This guy is holding back a big move."

"He has been drawing comics, and I only found out in the middle stage. Later, I also joined. The company happened to have no projects during this time, so he wanted to raise funds to make a small-cost one himself. He took the comics and found the boss…"

So that's what happened.

Looking at the guy in front of him who was almost drunk and started eating staple food, Tang Chao didn't expect this guy to be able to hide it so well.

He started drawing comics after graduation, and he has been drawing for more than a year, all in his spare time.

At first, he didn't want others to know, probably just because he was afraid that the results would be terrible.

He was self-conscious.

Unexpectedly, it actually worked out later.

However, the work was not a big hit, but only a little famous, and it has not reached the point where others would buy the copyright for animation.

It happened that the company's business was not good recently, and no gold master came to invest in animation, but the company's people could not be idle, so the company wanted to raise funds to make a small-cost animation.

Of course, due to the limited self-raised funds, the goal was set as small-cost + plot-oriented, like Assassin and Xiao Hei.

The boss distributed the task to everyone, so that they could pay attention to some novels and comics. If there were any good ones, they could recommend them to the company.

With this opportunity, Dong Chen naturally recommended his comics.

To be honest, what he draws are science fiction comics, which are destined to burn money, but it is not impossible to use a low-cost presentation method.

And his work has another advantage, that is, the copyright is completely in his own hands, so he does not have to be afraid of copyright disputes, and will not be finished because of someone else's words.

The most important thing is that Dong Chen does not want copyright fees, which can save the company money.

He just wants to turn this comic into an animation.

Tang Chao asked for the name of the comic and immediately searched it on his mobile phone. It was really good at first glance.

Not to mention whether it can be selected, it is a pity to use a small cost to produce it if it is really selected.

After understanding the whole thing, Tang Chao rolled his eyes and said, "In this way, isn't your company lacking a gold master? What do you think of me?"

"You?"

The three of them heard the words and looked at Tang Chao. Dong Chen said directly, "Old Tang, how many years have we graduated? Do you still want to be our father?"

"Hey, when have I been a father for nothing? When I was in school, I brought you food, and I lent you money when you had no money. Now…"

Tang Chao hooked his fingers at him, "Don't make your comics low-cost. How about I invest 50 million yuan in you?"

"Zimbabwe dollars?" Dong Chen asked dizzyly.

"What are you thinking? Of course it's RMB!"

"!!!"

PS: Thanks to SAS Special Forces, Crazy Platinum JO Escort, Morality is heavy, a bunch of bubbles floating for the reward, thank you~~