DAY 86 GETTING ON THE REST (2)
"I think it has been an appropriate time for the production of anime. People have been purchasing and reading magazines published by the company for a long time, and have occasionally adapted to the characters and stories in it. Therefore, I think that launching anime can increase citizens' preference for "Naruto" to a certain extent, and of course, it can also increase the sales of the magazine even more. What about you, do you have any opinions and opinions on this issue?"
"Mr. President, as the Minister of the Advertising Department, I am not as a professional as Torishima, but in many other non-professional fields, I believe that it is not necessarily a very suitable motion to launch an anime product that has been rejected by Mr. Yamashita, who was filmed by Tokioba, at this moment."
"Does Fuji-kun think so? Let's talk about it in detail."
"Hi Yi! I think that the work of "Jump School Children's Animation Club" is highly recognized by readers. In addition to the coherence of the story and the unique and creative serialization method, readers' novelty and expectation for the subsequent development of the story is also a guarantee of such success. However, the animation works launched now only simply turn the story that was originally stuck on paper into a kind of mobile image material, which cannot play the role we expected at the beginning! As the President once said, no one is interested in a story that predicts the answer in advance, right?"
Ai Fei was indeed quite satisfied with Fuji Takeuchi. Who said there was no talent in Japan? Isn’t Fuji Takeuchi a good negative example? Although his objection was based on an incomplete understanding of the situation, he had to admit that what he said made some sense.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, everyone thought he was asked by Fuji Takeuchi's words, and then he got up: "Mr. President, there is another big question..." This time, the person who spoke was Sakai Nanma: "It's about the way of broadcasting and venue. Although there are already several TV stations in China, including NHK, the number of people that these TV stations can control is very limited, not to mention the number of TVs among Japanese citizens."
"There is also the question of equipment. Wasn't the motion proposed by the president last time rejected by Dongzhu Ying? I believe that this time I would ask the other party to rent the corresponding equipment, I'm afraid I won't get the other party's acceptance?"
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It was not until the voice in the conference room gradually faded that Ai Fei nodded with a smile: "I'm very happy, really, I'm very happy today."
“Eh?”
"It is not because everyone rejected my motion and the objections made for my decision, but because through such a debate, it can be proved that everyone is really treating "Jump School Children's Animation Club" as their own industry, and this sense of responsibility in everyone is exactly what I urgently need!"
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"As for the questions raised by you and the doubts against the launch of anime, I will answer them one by one. Fujikun, please don't stand up. I will answer your question first, which is about plot prediction. What you mentioned is indeed a relatively big problem, but the solution is also very simple: Who said I want to bring the published stories to the screen? Oh no, it will not be unpublished content, which will reduce our future magazine sales due to spoilers."
I couldn't understand the 'spoilers' he said, but Fuji Takeuchi still understood it roughly: "What do you mean?"
"In fact, it is not only Naruto's anime, but even the animations of works such as Crayon Shin-chan, Dragon Ball, Doctor Monster, and Doll that may appear in the future will be separated from the original story structure. Let me change to a simpler statement, which is to use characters that readers or viewers are already familiar with to make stories that they are completely unfamiliar with, and are completely incompatible with the contents of our works. Do you understand this explanation?"
Before Fuji Takeuchi spoke, he looked at Sakai Nanma again: "Saki, for your question, who said I would cooperate with Tokawa Film? At least, this time, I won't rent any equipment for them, and the company will take it all by themselves! Of course, it is impossible to completely not cooperate, but it is in the final screening stage. Speaking of screening, I also know what the current TV station is, so our animation products will be displayed in the theater in the end! Yes, you heard it right, just like all the movies you can see in the theater, go to the theater for screening!"
Such a decision shocked everyone: "Mr. President means... to make an animated movie?"
"Why not?" Ai Fei suddenly stood up: "Many people have seen animated movies made by Americans in the theater, right? Why can't Americans do it? This time I not only have to shoot an animation that belongs to "Jump School Children's Animation Club", but also use it to make Americans' money!"
Such a nearly fantasy speech and a tone that shocked the audience made everyone fall into a state of shock at the same time! Ai Fei also noticed his abnormality, smiled bitterly, and sat down again: "I know that many people think this is unrealistic empty words and bragging, but gentlemen, please believe me, I can do a lot, as long as I am willing!"
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"Cough!" He coughed dryly: "Next, let's continue the meeting process. Does anyone have any other opinions?"
"Mr. President..." It seemed that he was frightened by his words. The next speech of Touyu Ankang became a quiet voice: "You think anime... uh, I mean, the biggest difference between anime movies in production and the comic creation and release we are doing is that the latter can tell stories to readers through pictures. In this case, even some characters and stories' shapes will allow certain mistakes in processing, while the former cannot. Without mentioning the continuity of the picture, it cannot be interrupted, and even the character shapes cannot be different,..."
Speaking of the latter, his tone became higher unconsciously: "Anime is a video material displayed on the screen. The audience gets a very intuitive story content that can be understood without thinking. Will this increase our difficulty in production?"
"The difficulty is bound to be there!" Ai Fei affirmed his question: "However, compared to the benefits obtained after the film is released, these hardships are worth the effort! Moreover, Gouyujun, do you know? "Snow White" released by Disney that year was only $0.27, the child only had 10 cents, but the box office was 8 million US dollars! What a big market reaction this is? In Japan, even if you can't achieve such data, I think there will be no difference, right?"
"There is another last question. It's about sound. You know, in the video, whether it's Naruto, Sakura, or Sasuke, you need to have a sound?"
"Uh..." This question finally stopped the young president. Oops, have you forgotten the question of dubbing? Where can I find a suitable voice actor in this era?
"Mr. President? Mr. President?"
"No matter the sound problem, we will do the dubbing ourselves. Or find some actors to dub."
"Dude it yourself?"
"Yes, Torishima's voice is very distinctive! I think it should be suitable for a guy like Sasuke."
With a word, everyone burst into laughter, and even the person involved, Nyu Ankang, couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, the meeting is here. Toriyu Jun. After the meeting is over, you will be responsible for contacting the corresponding author and editor to arrest the work of the animation and report to me if you have any questions. Well, Tanaka Jun, please keep it."
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"How do you feel when you become someone else's boss and be responsible for the operation of a department?" He Tanaka Rui was not as familiar with others as he was. His conversation with him started with a chat like a relationship.
A bitter smile twitched the corner of Tanaka's mouth: "It's not as comfortable as when he was working as Nishio-kun's subordinate."
"Oh? Why?"
"At the beginning, I just had to follow the orders of Nishio-kun. Now everything has to be operated by myself, and even some contacts with readers and family members require me to go there in person!" Tanaka's bitter smile became even more obvious: "I have never been the kind of person who can get into relationships with strangers when they first meet! Is it really troublesome to say?"
Ai Fei smiled and nodded: "Maybe Tanaka Jun wouldn't believe it. I would rather sit in my home and do my favorite creations than dealing with strangers!"
"Eh?" Not only Tanaka Rui, but even Aimi Iko on the side also widened her eyes.
"It's true." Ai Fei nodded with a smile, but the expression made people feel like he was lying no matter how he looked at it: "It's just because of his different positions that he learns to interact and communicate with others in a difficult situation."
When Ai Fei proposed to cooperate with the schoolchildren club, but was almost humiliated by Fuji Takeuchi, Tanaka Rui probably knew one thing, and of course he could not mention the boss's past embarrassing things: "So, Mr. President, how do you think I should... communicate with others in more ways, or leave a good impression on others as soon as possible?"
Looking at Tianta Zhongrui's young face - he is a relatively young employee in the company. Originally, Sakai Shima and Touyu Ankang were not very old. However, the former is an author and almost has no more interaction with these people. The latter is born old-fashioned and always makes people unconsciously forget his actual age - it would be a good idea to help: "If I were you, there are two ways. The first is to ask Nishio Jun for advice on communicating with others; the second is to get as much information as possible from the authors who are in contact with us, the other party's family situation, personal preferences, and even the family's preferences. When dating with the other party, you can start talking to him."
Tanaka Rui thought for a moment: "But... so many authors... I understand! Mr. President means that in daily life, refer to their data for research?"
"It's almost the case. You have to understand the specific operation alone. In short, don't let others regard you as a stalker. This is the top priority in this method!"
"Hahahahaha!" Tanaka Rui laughed regardless of etiquette: "Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't be polite... Oh, please sit down." After chatting for a while, Ai Fei gradually restrained his smile: "Tanaka, please don't stand up. This is the case. I need you to visit the theaters in Tokyo as much as possible in the last few days... or a few days later. If you can, ask about the movie screening in the next few months. Also, I want you to buy the corresponding movie shooting equipment, um, an 8mm camera, some luminaire boards, some audio recorders, no, the audio recorder is not needed. Two polarized lenses... It doesn't matter if you don't understand these things. Just write them down for the time being and go to the corresponding company to buy them. There is also a light meter... You can wait."
Ai Fei walked back to his seat, picked up the phone and started dialing: "Hey, hey? Lonnie? I'm Ai Fei."
"Hey! Long time no see, my oriental friend, do you have any need to find your Italian friend?"
"Yes, I'm going to shoot an animated movie of my own, some necessary equipment, and I hope you can get your help."
"Film shooting? Why, is my Eastern friend becoming interested in the film industry?"
Ai Fei ignored his joke: "How is it, can you find it?"
"There should be no problem, what about specific?"
Ai Fei told him about his request, and the Italian on the other side of the phone was silent for a while: "Well, does it seem to be very professional? Mr. Ai, are you sure? These things are very expensive."
"I know that as long as you can find it, I will pay as you ask."
"Okay, I will collect it for you as much as possible. I will contact you later."
After putting down the phone, Ai Fei turned around and explained: "If Lonnie can solve the equipment problem, it can save us a lot of trouble, Tanaka Jun?"
"Hi!"
"Put the equipment matters for the time being. Well, you can just go to various cinemas in Tokyo for a while. It is best to count the screenings, ticket prices, and approximate abortion numbers. This is very important to me."
Chapter completed!