Chapter 19 Changing Voice Actors
One thing surprised Gu Miao.
When talking about the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", Ikeda clearly expressed his love for it.
In his words…
Although this work is crudely produced and full of various shortcomings, the ingenious storylines still deeply attracted him.
This gave Gu Miao hope.
When he took the opportunity to express his hope that TBS could introduce this work and pass on happiness to more neon children, Ikeda said.
"Gu Sang..."
"I'm just a foreign representative."
He shrugged and said, "I am not responsible for introducing foreign animations like this. And you should know that we have no shortage of animation programs."
This is true.
As a long-established neon TV station, TBS not only has rich animation copyrights, but also has very strong animation planning and production capabilities.
Their homemade animations are great!
Under this premise, it is really not necessary to purchase foreign animations to supplement the schedule.
"but……"
"No matter how good the homemade animation is, it still costs money, right? But with the introduction of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", you don't have to spend a penny."
Ah this!
As expected, Ikeda was moved.
Although TBS has no shortage of animated programs and has no intention of introducing "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", who can resist a free lunch?
Gu Miao understood.
It is difficult to make a lot of money by selling overseas broadcast rights. In this case, why not resort to the killer trick of "free"?
Old T, do you want animation?
If you want it, I will deliver it to you. Not only will I not charge you any money, I will also give you a few extra plush dolls!
TBS: “It’s a deal!”
Chinese people don’t lie to neon people!
After seeing off the satisfied Ikeda, Gu Miao then received several exhibition representatives from foreign TV stations who were very interested in the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".
No exceptions.
Like TBS's Ikeda, they were all excited when they learned that it didn't cost a dollar to introduce "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and they could even receive free plush dolls in the exhibition area.
Who doesn’t want to eat a free lunch?
Although not only did he not make any money from participating in the exhibition this time, but he also got a lot of stuffed animals, Gu Miao didn't feel distressed at all.
I can’t bear to let the child catch the wolf!
Just when he was calculating how much market share these foreign TV stations could leverage, Ma Kui, who stayed behind at the company, called and reported a piece of troublesome news.
Something happened to the voice actor.
…
The dubbing team of the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" has a total of seven people.
The voice actor involved in the accident is named Tan Ai, and the character she voices is Mei Yangyang in the play. In addition to participating in dubbing work part-time, she is also a TV actress.
Situations like this are common.
The domestic dubbing industry is generally dominated by part-time jobs, and only a small number of people really regard dubbing as their main business.
This isn't the point either.
The point is that as a TV drama actor, a so-called "star artist", Tan Ai is not very famous, so Gu Miao can afford to hire her.
As a result, a few days ago, a costume TV series starring Tan Ai suddenly became popular. The supporting actress role she played in the TV series was well received and loved by the audience.
To put it bluntly, she is popular!
In the past, she was just a little transparent, and she could probably get it done for tens of thousands of dollars. But now that she is famous, can she still afford such a small amount of money?
"What does she mean?"
Rushing back to the company, Gu Miao asked Ma Kui: "You don't want to match it anymore, or do you want to increase the price?"
"I don't want to match anymore."
"The answer she gave me was that she wanted to spare more time to polish and improve her acting skills." Ma Kui explained.
Bullshit!
I’m still polishing my acting skills!
When it wasn't popular before, couldn't you still find time to participate in dubbing? Why is it that after it became popular, you couldn't squeeze out the time?
Gu Miao looked contemptuous.
He had seen a lot of people like this in his previous life, who behaved well when he was not popular, but floated into the sky when he was popular, and he could see through Tan Ai's true thoughts at a glance.
It’s just because I don’t have enough money!
It is impossible to increase the price, and Gu Miao will not compromise for such a person. Since she is not willing to match him, then change him.
"Ignore her and just replace her."
Gu Miao urged: "Remember to find a more reliable dubbing actor this time. The core requirements are two points: he loves animation dubbing from the bottom of his heart, and he has plenty of time."
Pleasant goats have a long life cycle.
This batch of dubbing actors will not be replaced at will for probably more than ten years. For many dubbing actors, it is undoubtedly a huge challenge.
After all, time is too long.
No one can say for sure what will happen in the future.
Maybe people who are still very fond of animation dubbing suddenly lose interest in this work a few years later?
Accidents always happen unexpectedly.
Even the original version of Pleasant Goat has gone through many changes. Many characters, including Beautiful Goat, Boiling Goat and Red Wolf, had their voice actors changed midway.
There will definitely be some impact...
After all, after listening to a character's voice for so long, the audience has already formed a stereotype. If the voice is suddenly changed to a different voice, the audience will inevitably be uncomfortable.
But it's not a big problem.
I just felt it was awkward when the dubbing was first changed, but as time went by, I gradually got used to it.
After confirming the replacement of the voice actor for "Beautiful Sheep", Gu Miao selected a young girl as the replacement from the list submitted by Ma Kui based on her needs.
Then, he went to the Wanzhibao Toy Factory located in the suburbs.
The acquisition has been completed.
Taking over the key to the general manager's office, which symbolizes "authority" from Mr. Du, means that Gu Miao has become the new owner of Wanzhibao Toy Company.
This is just the beginning...
The problems faced by Wanzhibao Toy Factory were far worse than he imagined.
After taking over the toy factory, Gu Miao's first task was to sort out the company's product line and cut off some of the obsolete toy production quotas.
"Our company mainly produces plush toys, which is the only product that maintains a competitive advantage."
"besides……"
Strolling through the production workshop, Manager He from Wanzhibao Toy Factory introduced to Gu Miao: "Our factory also produces some products that have low sales volume but very good reputation."
"For example, soft rubber chess..."
Gu Miao was impressed by this product because he also bought a soft plastic chess set produced by Wanzhibao Toy Factory and felt pretty good after playing with it.
The material of traditional chess is usually relatively hard, which is not suitable for children to play. The soft rubber chess produced by Wanzhibao is not only light in weight, but also not easy to break.
Excellent market reputation!
Unfortunately, there are too few children who like educational toys such as chess and Go. Although Wanzhibao has excellent product capabilities, sales have never been high.
After all, the market share is so big.
Chapter completed!