Until the end, Shepherd Xing did not clearly express his intention to hand over the exclusive broadcast authorization of "My Hero Academia" to Yueqi Video.
Although the cooperation between the two on "IS" was smooth, it was only smooth. Shepherd Xing did not intend to talk about broadcast authorization too early. He is an animation director, but he is also a businessman. If other websites give With a better price, there is no reason for the Shepherd to push it out.
Of course, given the same conditions given by several websites, Shepherd Xing doesn’t mind giving priority to Yueqi Video. After all, in the field of animation, Yueqi Video’s traffic has always been among the best.
"Minister, what did the pastor say?"
Just as Xiao Zhengwen hung up the phone, the team members on the side couldn't wait to ask.
In the recent period, Yueqi Video has not been very successful in purchasing animation broadcasting rights. If it were not at the beginning of the year, there was an "IS" to save Yueqi Video's face, then Yueqi Video would It can be said that it was completely defeated by Yunsu Video.
Especially in the aspect of purchasing animation broadcasting rights, Yunsu Video often blocked the agreement. The originally well-negotiated list suddenly became useless because of Yunsu Video's intervention. Instead, it made the other party cheaper.
Just for this, their procurement department has been trained a lot.
Even Xiao Zhengwen himself, the situation is not very clear at the moment - if the superiors are not still thinking about the brilliant achievements brought about by his advocacy of purchasing "IS", he, the head of the purchasing department, is afraid that he will be in the end.
This is also the reason why Xiao Zhengwen was in a hurry to find Mu Su Xing.
"He didn't agree," Xiao Zhengwen said, and it was no surprise that his team members' expressions immediately became a little downcast: "But he didn't refuse either."
"Is there any difference?" The team members were a little puzzled. It's not that they didn't take the lead in talking to those animation companies in the past, but sometimes, even if they were one step ahead of Yunsu, as long as they didn't sign a contract, Yunsu could always find a way Through a series of methods, the animation company changed its mind and signed them to the video website instead.
This is the case with those companies that have verbally agreed in the past. Can Huaying, a small company that has only made an animation so far, be an exception?
"Of course there is a difference," Xiao Zhengwen laughed: "Although Director Mu didn't directly agree to me, I can see that he still favors us Yueqi in his heart, as long as we come up with the same or better Yunsu conditions, Director Mu has no reason to reject us."
As for the animation produced by Huaying, no matter how much you pay, it is worth it.
Xiao Zhengwen did not say this sentence. Although many people said that the success of "IS" was just a momentary luck of Huaying Animation, and maybe the next animation would be beaten back to its original shape, but psychologically, Xiao Zhengwen was already beaten. Make sure to hold the thighs of Huaying Animation tightly——
He has always trusted his instincts.
...
Xiao Zhengwen's call was just a small episode.
When Mu Xingxue was running around to find talents, Mu Su Xing stayed in his office and continued to write his animation text script wholeheartedly. But after Fang Lian heard about this, he went to his office every now and then, Shepherd star thought he was concerned about the progress of the script at first, until——
"Is the "IS" production team already finished?" A day or two is enough, but Fang Lian ran here for several days in a row, and he didn't see him paying attention to the progress of the animation script of "My Hero Academia". Pleiades was also a little confused.
"No."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"Hasn't the new project started yet?" Fang Lianxiang is thick-skinned, and when Mu Suxing asked, he didn't hide his implicit meaning: "I just want to know, apart from Yueqi Video, there is no other website with you. Call to discuss licensing fees."
Hearing that, the Shepherd star couldn't laugh or cry.
"Although I really hope to see this scene, but it's a pity," Mu Suxing shrugged: "So far, the only person who has called me to talk about the licensing of the new animation is the old acquaintance Yueqi Video That's all."
Fang Lian frowned: "Are there not even other small companies?"
Shepherd Xing saw it, and knew that the other party wanted to go wrong.
"You don't really think that with an "IS", Huaying Animation can gain a firm foothold in the industry, right?" Mu Suxing was helpless and funny: "It is undeniable that the results of "IS" are indeed It’s brilliant, but from the perspective of other video sites and animation companies, our success is due to a lot of luck.”
"To put it bluntly, no matter how successful "IS" is, that's what happened in the past. The industry's recognition of "IS" doesn't mean they recognize Huaying," Mu Suxing shook his head: "If you want them to recognize Huaying, stop talking It also has to be after we have made three average animations."
This time Fang Lian understood: "You mean, even if we already have a blockbuster work like "IS", the industry still won't be optimistic about "My Hero Academia"."
"That's what I mean."
"So that's how it is." Fang Lian seemed a little disappointed: "I thought, with "IS" as a foreshadowing, this time we should be able to cause competition for the person in charge like "The Little Prince."
What he said was exactly what caused several people in charge to scramble after they finished "The Little Prince".
Originally, this matter was only an internal matter of the person in charge of the subway. It was only after the "Little Prince" became popular that it was said as an interesting story, which made "The Little Prince" a wave of popularity after the click growth gradually stabilized. .
But the two are obviously different.
During the "Little Prince" period, the reason why the seven directors wanted to win "The Little Prince" was after they watched the animated short film and confirmed its quality. But now, even the written script of "My Hero Academia" is just a beginning. If it is not for the absolute trust in the animation company itself, no one in charge of the website will have the idea of getting the broadcast authorization in advance.
The reason is simple—even if it is a well-known animation company, there will be a risk of a certain animation work losing money. It is undoubtedly a very risky behavior to finalize the broadcast authorization before the first few episodes of the animation are suitable for trial screening. Not to mention that Mu Suxing hasn't even finished writing the script right now.
To achieve what Fang Lian said is much more difficult than simply "becoming an animation company recognized by the industry".
Shepherd Xing thought this way, but he didn't mean to hurt the other party, or in his own heart, there was actually a similar ambition——
"There will be a day," he said.
——
After two weeks, the personnel requested by the pastor were in their positions.
Speaking of this, I have to lament Mu Xingxue's efficiency in handling affairs - Mu Suxing originally thought that it would be quite good if the other party could complete all the requests he made within the limited time, after all, As the country began to crack down on piracy, animation talents have also become more sought-after. Whether it is wanting to recruit or poach people, it is no longer as simple as it used to be.
However, under such a difficult situation, Mu Xingxue found him four animation screenwriters, nine original painters, six animators, and three background designers.
The most important thing is that the people Mu Xingxue recruited are not the kind of people who are half-baked, but veterans with excellent professional skills.
This is undoubtedly what the Shepherd Star needs most at the current stage.
With the discussion and research of the other four screenwriters in terms of market taste, Shepherd Xing quickly roughly determined the text script of "My Hero Academia", and the work on characters, props, backgrounds and color styles was naturally handed over to For others, the shepherd star will make the final review and decision-making.
The dubbing director is undertaken by the old staff of Huaying Animation, who is a veteran of the previous Rose Animation period.
Shepherd star breathed a sigh of relief.
With the help of such a complete production team, he was finally able to break away from other sundries and concentrate on drawing the animation screen by shot.
I have to say, judging from the same kind of hot-blooded comics that Musuxing is currently watching, the storyboard of "My Hero Academia" is still far from Masashi Kishimoto's "Naruto" and Eiichiro Oda's "One Piece". With a small gap, the original author Kohei Horikoshi is good at shaping the atmosphere, but he is relatively ordinary in the drawing of sub-shots.
As a result, when he draws the sub-shots of the screen, he needs to pay more attention to it.
"Don't draw the character's expression so restrained, you can try to exaggerate it." Shepherd Xing said, picking up a pen while drawing a black face with an unhappy expression on another blank paper—— The face looked so exaggerated that the employees were almost taken aback.
What he drew is the famous grumpy and black-faced expression of Katsuki Bakugo in "My Hero Academia".
"Wouldn't this look a little too fierce?" The employee couldn't help but say something.
Generally speaking, in the genres of comics and animation, exaggerated techniques are indeed used when expressing the emotions of the characters, but the one drawn by the pastor at the moment seems to be a bit exaggerated.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glanced at the face on the drawing paper again - I have to say, this expression immediately made the character of Bakugo Katsuki look more like a murderous villain...
He murmured inwardly, but Shepherd Xing insisted: "No, just follow this standard."
In the ACGN sub-culture, such characters with distorted faces in certain situations are called "Yan Yi". In Mu Suxing's view, this exaggerated expression is actually very suitable for "My Hero Academia". Yan Yi itself is also part of the audience's laughter.
The staff wanted to say something, but a clear voice sounded from outside the gate not far away.
"Director Shepherd," it was Du Yutang, the personal assistant of Shepherd Star, who came in from outside at this moment. The latter was still holding a notebook in his hand at the moment. Notebook, said simply and neatly:
"Director Dai asked me to ask if you could ask the two editors from the production team to help with the final editing work."
There's nothing he can't agree to - Mu Su Xing's animations are always edited by himself, and it won't affect Dai Yuyan if he lends them to him.
"Okay, you can let her come over in a while and pick two of them."
"Mr. Mu asked me to tell you about the director's exchange meeting at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon..."
Shepherd Xing didn't even think about it: "I don't have much time recently, let's push it." Until the animation in hand was completed, Shepherd Xing didn't plan to go anywhere.
"In addition, according to the survey statistics on the official blog, nearly 40% of the fans expressed the hope that you can participate in the dubbing work of "My Hero Academia". The dubbing director agreed, and I would like to ask what you mean."
Shepherd star thought about it.
The dubbing card he obtained last time has a full one-year period, and it’s still on the shelf. It’s not necessary to use it at this time. According to the urine of the system, this kind of skill that has nothing to do with animation production will only be generous. How generous it is, it’s not bad to use it directly.
"Forget about the main characters," Mu Suxing thought for a while, and said, "Just ask the dubbing director to leave me a few unnamed cannon fodder villains or passers-by."
"Okay." Du Yutang nodded: "If you have no other orders, then I'll go back and tell the dubbing director now?"
Shepherd star nodded casually.
With the confirmation of all voice actors, the official blog over there also quickly posted related inquiries on Weibo:
Huaying Animation V: This time is the CV reveal of "My Hero Academia"! I don't know if there are any male gods and goddesses among them? The new animation is expected to be scheduled for June, and a small-scale trial screening will be held in Xingning City at the end of May. 20 fans will be selected to send invitations to the trial screening. Friends, you can participate in this lucky draw~
There are two attached pictures, one is the big picture poster of "My Hero Academia", and the other is the animation dubbing list.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I've been waiting for almost three months, and finally a new animation is coming out! I'm so happy!"
"Looking at the name of the animation, it should be Hot Blood Fan, right? Great, I can finally struggle out of the harem manga! Since the "IS" fire, in the past six months, almost half of the animations have been published every month. It’s a harem manga, and I’m about to have a physical disgust after watching it.”
"The front row is contracted by my goddess Liu Wan!"
"Since you all want goddesses, then I will contract the male gods! Take my teacher Jialefeng away secretly~"
"I didn't pay attention when I watched it the first time, but I watched it again, and now I can confirm it, so the stars will also participate in the dubbing of this animation, right? Suddenly excited!"
"Oh my god, I noticed that too! I don't know if it's the main character, the supporting role, or the passer-by... I still remember Xing Xing's voice in "The Little Prince" and I will say it!"
"Upstairs +1, you are not alone, I want to say, as a music fan who was a fan of Xing Xing during the "Little Prince", I really can't afford to hurt... After almost a year, Xing Xing finally started dubbing again , moved to cry!"
"@“ 你@白@““@““ “@“ ““ 吸 ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ ““ There is no myself. What if? I’ll smoke! Let me go to the trial screening, I want to see it!”
Just as Huaying Animation unveiled the mystery of "My Hero Academia" step by step, another animation forum, which was established less than a year ago, also became more lively.
The name of the forum is the Wall of Masterpieces, which sounds very reminiscent of "IS". In fact, this animation forum was born because of "IS", but there is an essential difference between the two. IS" is an animation, and the Wall of Masterpieces Forum is a forum dedicated to discussing various animation sales for countless fans who are interested in animation sales.
It may be strange to say, but the fact is that for them, the process of self-analyzing based on various factors to obtain sales forecasts and finally comparing them with actual sales is a pleasure in itself.
Topic: Huaying's new work is about to be released, does anyone want to discuss the sales?
Content: Like the title, it is the animation company that produced "The Wall of Masterpieces", so it won't lose its name on the forum so soon, right?
Floor 1: This is normal, after all, Huaying is only such a masterpiece as "IS" so far.
2nd floor: The upstairs said that Huaying only made "IS", where did you leave "The Little Prince"?
Floor 3: "The Little Prince" is just a short animation after all, this skip cannot be counted in the prediction conditions.
Floor 4: I don't know if there will be a hegemonic phenomenon like "IS".
Floor 5: I don’t think it’s possible. At present, Blue Star’s enthusiasm is just a little routine. Unless Huaying can come up with new ideas, this time it will definitely be enough, but this possibility is obviously very small. It is much more difficult to do hot-blooded manga than harem manga.
Floor 6: Back to the topic, to be honest, I still have a good impression of this company. After all, BD can do so well that my heart is not greasy, and there is only Huaying. I'll give it a go first, "My Hero Academia" should have at least 200,000 online subscriptions, right? There are not many bbs in BD, for fear that the production team will hit the face.
7th floor: Two hundred thousand? Is this number a bit high? I remember that the most recent hot-blooded manga had less than 150,000 online subscriptions, and 200,000 is a bit inflated.
Floor 8: Thinking about "IS", don't you think Huaying is the kind of company that can create miracles? I am still very optimistic about "My Hero Academia", looking forward to it.
Floor 9: So far, the production team and voice actors are pretty good, and Huaying is not short of money, so the possibility of cutting corners is ruled out. As long as the plot is good, I think it should be no problem to spend more than 100,000 yuan.
Floor 10: Having said that, I remember that the final online subscription of "IS" was not more than 350,000 people? Why is 200,000 inflated?
Floor 11: This has to be compared with similar works, and the monster like "IS" is already amazing. I'm not saying, let alone surpass "IS". If Huaying's animation can be compared with "IS" With similar results, Huaying can probably completely take off the label of "small workshop". Now Huaying still feels like a small workshop in the public impression.
...
Bi Wenbin feels that today is probably the luckiest day in his history as an African.
Just today, just ten minutes ago, with Huaying's official blog drawing a lottery, he who was able to perfectly avoid the lottery every time unexpectedly, for the first time in history, became one of the 20 lucky ones!
The most important thing is that the reward given by Huaying official blog is an invitation letter to the preview meeting of "My Hero Academia". At the preview meeting, he can not only see all the production staff and dubbing personnel of this animation, but also Be able to watch the first two episodes of the animation first before countless netizens!
Thinking of this, even though there is still a week before the preview, Bi Wenbin is already anxiously looking forward to the arrival of next week.
A week later, the preview will be held.
When He Xuan came in from outside the venue with her camera, the preview seats were already full of people.
Taking advantage of the staff leading her to the vacant seat, she calmly glanced at the hall in front of her.
I have to say that Huaying Animation’s handwriting this time is quite big, and it can be seen that they are very confident in their works—otherwise they would not have invited so many professional comic critics, animation directors, and related magazine reporters The editor-in-chief is here for the preview.
He Xuan sat down in her seat for less than three minutes, and the screening officially started.
The first person to step onto the stage was the voice actress Liu Wan who was in charge of serving as the temporary host. As a rare voice actress who is both beautiful and talented, Liu Wan's popularity is unquestionable. As soon as she stood in the middle of the stage, the following people cooperated There was a burst of applause spontaneously.
He Xuan subconsciously looked away, trying to find someone in the hall, but failed.
This made her feel a little sorry.
Ever since I interviewed Dai Yuyan, who is now an employee of Huaying Animation, during the last trip to Xingning City Art University a year ago, He Xuan has been wanting to try to interview Mu Su Xing himself. Unfortunately, this director seems to be an otaku at heart. In addition to work, almost rarely outside.
By the time she found the opportunity, the limelight of "IS" had already passed, and it was obviously meaningless for her to interview the Shepherd at this time.
She was thinking wildly in her heart, and at the same time, Liu Wan on the stage also showed a bright smile: "Okay, without further ado, let's directly enter the part that you are most looking forward to: the preview of "My Hero Academia". Officially begin!"
Following her order, the screen also went black, and when the theme song belonging to "My Hero Academia" sounded, the black screen immediately lit up——
One hour is not long or short, but it is enough for everyone present to watch the first two episodes of the animation.
Bi Wenbin looked straight ahead.
The colorful screen has completely dimmed with the end of the ending song, but Bi Wenbin is still a little unsatisfied. He subconsciously wants to take out his mobile phone and share his impressions with his friends. He only remembers when he touches the screen. What I watched was a preview - and if others want to see an episode or two, at least they have to wait until next week.
This instantly made him more satisfied.
But the surprises don't stop there.
After all the production staff and dubbing staff came to the stage to express their thanks and speeches, the staff on one side began to distribute small gifts to the fans present, and there was nothing else in it—it was the peripheral gift pack of "My Hero Academia"!
Bi Wenbin couldn't sit still for a while.
He felt that his brain at this moment was completely occupied by a desire to show off. So without thinking about it, he immediately took a picture of the little gift in his hand and sent it directly to the Wall of Masterpieces anime forum.
Topic: Huaying's new show is too good-looking! I'm so blown away!
Content: As in the title, when the host opened the official blog a week ago, he was so lucky that he got an invitation and became one of the 20 fans of the preview. Now that he has just watched the preview, he has only one thought in his mind - this animation If it's not popular, I'll live broadcast Chixiang live!
Two hundred thousand is nothing! I bet this animation has at least 200,000 subscribers!
In the end, Mimi quietly took a look at the table side of the painting scene, including "IS" and "My Hero Academia". It was so cool, and I felt that I had reached the pinnacle of my life.
Floor 1: Tell me, the landlord, how much Huaying gave you, I will double it.
2nd Floor: Really, isn’t the poster the sailor invited by Huaying?
Floor 3: I feel like the host is a bit exaggerated, even if "My Hero Academia" is very good-looking, but good-looking and popular are two different things, not to mention the all-round explosion like "IS".
4th Floor: Recently, you are short of money, can the host introduce you to me? One 0.5 credit point, absolutely dedicated, buy ten and get one free~
...
Bi Wenbin climbed down from the first floor, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he was. He thought it was true, but these people didn't believe it at all. Seeing the building start to go wrong, "How much did Huaying spend to hire the navy?" At this moment, those big names in the industry who were invited by Huaying to watch the preview also expressed their opinions on Weibo.
A well-known cartoon critic in the industry wrote this on Weibo:
"A very good animation work, I have a hunch that this animation will become the second hit of Huaying Animation after "IS"."
Not only him, but many directors and comic critics who were invited by Huaying to watch the trial screening that day also stood up and expressed their support for Huaying.
Seeing that such a large circle of people are recommending it, even the audience who were not interested in it and regarded Bi Wenbin as a navy were stunned for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, the itching became unbearable.
Could it be that this "My Hero Academia" is really that good-looking?