"It's not difficult, it's not difficult!"

After being scolded for no reason, Seto quickly patted his chest and promised that he would allocate manpower to support the production team of "Tamako Love Story" and strive to have the film released as soon as possible.

"By the way, Mr. Gu."

"Even Kyoani Studio has released theatrical versions. When will the theatrical versions of "Pretty Cure" and "Dragon Ball" be arranged?"

"Guangmei and Longzhu?"

Hearing this, Gu Miao, who originally wanted to hang up the phone, frowned and couldn't help but ask: "Which animation do you want to make the theatrical version first?"

"Dragon Ball!"

Seto probably had a premeditated plan, and when faced with Mr. Gu's question, he spoke his true inner thoughts without hesitation.

He said that Dragon Ball is the most suitable animation series to produce a theatrical version.

On the one hand, the IP of Dragon Ball is famous all over the world and its influence is large enough. The box office foundation of the theatrical version is guaranteed.

On the other hand, Nishio, the gold medal supervisor of the Manpower Neon Division, is the animation producer who is best at depicting fight scenes. Dragon Ball The Movie + Nishio is definitely a great combination.

"So what's the budget?"

After listening to Seto's story, Gu Miao admitted that he was a little excited. The combination of Nishio + Dragon Ball was indeed promising, and the possibility of losing money was very low.

But he was heartbroken, and he also knew the situation of Wanbao Neon Division. He had a little money but not much. If he wanted to make a "Dragon Ball" theatrical version, he might encounter problems with funds.

"The budget... doesn't need to be too much, about 300 million yen is enough." Seto was a little unsure.

"Three hundred million yen?!"

Gu Miao was amused by him.

Spending 300 million yen to make the first theatrical version of a super popular anime IP like "Dragon Ball", Seto might not be awake yet.

What is this money enough for?

Dragon Ball is not an ordinary anime IP. It is a super popular anime that is famous all over the world. For such a work, a mere 300 million yen is really shabby.

Thirty years ago it might have been enough.

After all, in those days, 300 million yen for a theatrical version was considered a very high investment. But today, 30 years later, 300 million yen is really unaffordable, and doubling it is still about the same.

"Then what do you mean..."

Seto clutched his chest, fearing that he would hear a number from Mr. Gu's mouth that would make his heart stop.

"Double it, tentatively 600 million."

"Don't be so petty. Since we are going to make a theatrical version of "Dragon Ball", we should aim at the global market. To be honest, I think 600 million is too small. Only one billion is worthy of the popularity of the "Dragon Ball" IP."

Gu Miao touched her chin: "The Neon Branch should be able to get this money, right?"

Seto: "..."

Seeing that Seto on the other end of the phone didn't speak, Gu Miao was a little confused and asked: "The company's money has been embezzled by you? Why can't you even get out a mere 600 million?"

A mere 600 million!

Listen, is this human speech?

Seto didn't want to talk anymore. He knew that no matter what he said, he could not wash away his charge of embezzlement and misappropriation of company funds.

Where can I get 600 million?

The Wanbao Neon Division is not backed by a toy company like the Jiangchuan headquarters and can produce animation peripheral derivatives on its own.

In addition to selling licenses, the income of the Neon Division is also from selling licenses. After finally saving up some wealth, "Inuyasha", "Tamako Love Story" and "Dragon Ball GT" were thrown into it again.

Oh yes, it cost another fortune to build the company building before...

"I'm not corrupt!"

Seto said calmly: "We can't afford that much money anyway, so we can squeeze out 400 million at most."

"Four hundred million is fine. You ask Nishio to write out the plan for the theatrical version first, and we'll talk about the money later."

Gu Miao didn't embarrass Seto because he knew that Seto was telling the truth and the Neon Branch really couldn't afford that much money.

Why do you need so much money?

This has to do with the production budget of an animation, which is mainly used to pay employees’ salaries.

Take Wanbao Animation as an example.

Employees in the core studio are basically on the "hourly wage system", where wages are calculated by the hour, and there are corresponding bonuses and dividends after the project is completed.

All expenditures in this part, although recorded as wages, are still included in the "production budget" of an animation.

to be honest.

Some animations often cost tens of millions of dollars in investment, which may seem exaggerated, but it is not a one-time expenditure, and most of it is used for wages.

The most important thing is that it is just propaganda. He said that he spent 100 million to make animations, but he did not provide any evidence. Who knows how much he actually spent?

The Neon Division does not have much money left on its books, but it can still start an animation project with an investment of over 100 million.

Anyway, it’s not all spent at once. If you have less money, just make installments. Pay a little this month and a little next month. The total investment will be over 100 million.

Dragon Ball The Movie is no small project.

Gu Miao didn't expect the Neon Branch to complete the production on its own. It was really short of money. The headquarters would just allocate some money to it.

and……

The so-called Dragon Ball Theatrical Edition didn't even write a plan, so why worry? At least a plan should be written, and then a meeting will be held to discuss whether the money is worth spending.

anyway.

With the influence of the IP "Dragon Ball", the project for a theatrical version is almost 100% certain. Meetings and discussions are just a process.
Chapter completed!