After hanging up, Zhou Lu didn't call back. Jiang Xia's offer was too high; as a mere editor in charge of the children's channel, she couldn't make that decision alone. She had to wait until it was discussed at a meeting.

However, as Jiang Xia said, since Tom and Jerry aired, Chongqing TV's ratings have skyrocketed in a short period of time, which other TV stations have noticed.

If the station doesn't participate in the second round, there are plenty of other TV stations that want to cooperate with Qitian Animation Company. Not to mention, CCTV Children's Channel is also eyeing the opportunity, and this is related to the exclusive broadcasting rights for the second season of Tom and Jerry.

Despite Jiang Xia's repeated claims that broadcasting rights were negotiable, businessmen are inherently profit-driven. Once another TV station offers irresistible terms, verbal promises become worthless.

If the exclusive second-run broadcasting rights are snatched away by then, Chongqing TV's ratings will likely return to what they were before.

At 7 p.m., Tom and Jerry aired as scheduled. He turned on the TV and switched to the children's channel of Chongqing TV. Jiang Xia finally got his wish and saw his own cartoon on TV.

This feeling can be summed up in one word: awesome!

It's a pity it's not the post-bullet screen era, otherwise there would definitely be a dense barrage of red bullet comments on the screen—congratulations on discovering a treasure!

Watching Tom get smashed to pieces by Jerry with a bowling ball in the animation, Jiang Xia couldn't help but think about the children who saw this scene, and how happy they would be laughing.

Eight minutes later, after the first episode ended, Jiang Xia entered the website of Chongqing TV into the internet. After waiting for about thirty seconds, he surprisingly managed to log in.

The website didn't crash; it seems some programmers worked overtime overnight to increase the server's capacity.

Curious, he searched various forums and found that the reviews were absolutely phenomenal! The level of interest was even greater than yesterday.

He thought about it and concluded that it was probably because the viewers who watched it yesterday felt they hadn't had enough and continued to watch it on time today. In addition, there were many new viewers who were recommended it, as well as many netizens watching it online.

Without a doubt, today's ratings will be higher than yesterday's. It's easy to imagine how sought-after the second-run rights for Tom and Jerry will be.

Jiang Xia couldn't help but scoff at the thought that Chongqing TV Station was trying to lower the price. It was a bit disrespectful; how stupid would they have to be to agree?

In fact, no matter how high the price offered by Chongqing TV, Jiangxia will not sell the exclusive broadcasting rights again.

Having achieved his strategic objective in the first round of broadcasting, what he values ​​most now is not the copyright fee from selling the rights to TV stations, but fame. Only by making Tom and Jerry a household name can his next plan be implemented.

Looking at it now, once the first season has been replayed several times, the second season will probably not even need any promotion when it is released, as a large number of die-hard fans will naturally flock to it.

At 7:30, today's animation ended. Jiang Xia watched it all silently and found no mistakes. The only drawback was that the three-shot animation wasn't as smooth as the one-shot animation, but in this era where everything is 360P, it was enough.

After turning off the TV, the company group chat was already buzzing with discussion about tonight's Tom and Jerry show.

Jiang Xia: "Everyone has seen it, right? Tom and Jerry is incredibly popular right now, so we have to strike while the iron is hot and quickly produce the second season."

Wang Ming: "Painting makes me happy."

Shen Ying: "Qi Tian Animation will become a big company, right? Right? Right? It definitely will!"

Jiang Xia: "Judging from the current trend, we should probably release a few more seasons of Tom and Jerry."

Shen Ying: "Boss, can I use a small leather whip to urge you to update every day? Although I know you're already working very hard, I really can't wait!"

Jiang Xia: "Please, have some decency."

Wang Ming: "Speaking of which, Lao Jiang, how's your storyboard coming along?"

Jiang Xia: "The storyboard for episode 15 is finished. Now we're just waiting for news about the temporary workers from Aunt Li's side. I estimate they'll be able to get started in a couple of days."

Wang Ming: "It's better to play it safe; content quality is key."

Jiang Xia: "I'm not worried about the quality of the original drawings. Aunt Li has already agreed to be the art supervisor for those two. If the quality doesn't meet her requirements, she will definitely send them back for redrawing."

Wang Ming: "Holy crap?! My mom is so busy, and you actually managed to win her over! You're really something, Lao Jiang."

Looking at the screen, Jiang Xia had a strange expression. He felt that the words sounded odd, as if he were the one who was the neighbor.

Jiang Xia: "Cough, it's all because of you."

Wang Ming: "Don't worry about it. She's usually unwilling to help me with my drawings. But you don't need to worry about me. I can finish the original drawings for a whole episode in an average of seven days. As long as it's a task you give me, I can complete it on time."

Jiang Xia was deeply moved by the message from his best friend. He wondered if he had been too hard on him and that he would have to give him a raise once he became a full-time employee.

Lin Yanwan: "I suggest that in the future, we should hire employees according to Lao Wang's standards."

Jiang Xia: "The landlady is right."

Wang Ming: "?"

Shen Ying: "Leave the kids alone. It's one thing to eat dog food in public, but can you please stop doing it in the group chat?"

Jiangxia laughed loudly.

He typed with a smile: "Alright, although the task is heavy, everyone should also pay attention to rest and balance work and rest. Otherwise, if everyone collapses from exhaustion, who will do the second season? Of course, I still say the same thing: if you do a good job, the reward will be huge."

Lin Yanwan smiled, thinking, "This guy is making empty promises again."

Shen Ying: "Don't worry, boss, I'm on call 24/7!"

Jiang Xia: "By the way, Shen Ying, you can try contacting TV stations, but remember not to quote a price. For second-run broadcasts, we only accept provincial-level or higher TV stations. If the price per episode is less than 5,500, then forget about it."

Shen Ying: "Received!"

After shutting down the computer, Jiang Xia closed her eyes, leaned back in the sofa chair, gently rubbed her temples with two fingers, and slowly exhaled.

After being reborn, everything is developing in a steady and positive direction, and the fire involving Tom and Jerry is just the beginning.

After the second, third, and even fourth and fifth rounds of broadcasting, the TV station's reach expanded from the provincial level to cities of all sizes. The name Tom and Jerry became a household name. At that time, all it would take was a trigger to use some marketing mechanisms from the previous life to monetize the traffic like crazy.

In this life, realizing the dream of his previous life and becoming a well-known animation director seems to be half the battle won. If his ambition were even greater, developing Qitian Animation Company into a global animation empire wouldn't be impossible.

Just then, the phone rang.

Jiang Xia glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh, "Baby, didn't we agree not to bother me?"

"Hmph, I'm just worried that some people will ruin their health!"

She paused for a moment: "So, do you want to go for a walk?"