Chapter 20: The Head Sister Hongyu

Preparations for the first opening of the Yongan Museum are in full swing.

While Jia Wenyan focused all her attention on the production of the exhibits, the staff of Zhenxin Animation naturally took over the work of arranging the exhibition hall.

From a comic exhibition to cultural relics, the transition in style is definitely not small, but no matter what is on display, it is still an exhibition after all. And...

Ruan Xinyi: "The family of cultural relics designed by Director Jia is really cute."

Sui Jing: "Really, this little girl with two buns really perfectly embodies the characteristics of the red jade porcelain box."

"I just don't know what the figures of other cultural relics look like. Zhang Hao, do you have any news from the modeling department?"

Zhang Hao: "I don't know, but according to the order of the exhibits, at least the first completed dragon scale jade pendant should have its own figure. But from what Director Jia said, she doesn't seem to be ready to make it public yet."

Luo Siyuan: "Maybe it's because of the consideration of the subsequent exhibition. Didn't Director Jia adopt our boss's suggestion and plan to decide the order of public display based on the votes of tourists?"

Zhang Hao: "That's true, but don't you think it's a bit strange for a group of us who make animations to work in a museum? Besides, wasn't our company forced to move out of the city because of the Yong'an Museum?"

"And now I have to work for others every day."

After moving from the city to the suburbs, not only did Zhang Hao lose his original company storefront, but he even had to help the museum with work when the museum was short of staff in the early stages of its opening. This psychological gap undoubtedly made Zhang Hao, a special effects artist, feel annoyed.

He knew it was only temporary, but for a worker, the company's sudden relocation was definitely a major event that would hurt him greatly.

Even if salaries are paid as usual, workers are full of complaints about the impact on daily commuting and the changes in their living circles.

However, just when he thought his colleagues would complain with him, the finance department, who was always used to haggling over every little thing, stopped him from complaining.

Sui Jing: "Do you really think our company moved because of financial problems?"

"Isn't it? Didn't you say a few days ago that there was a problem with the boss's investment?"

Sui Jing, who is the company's financial officer, looked at the two colleagues beside her and said:

"That was at the beginning. Of course I panicked when I was suddenly told that there was insufficient funding for follow-up. But you don't still think that we have a funding problem, do you?"

Zhang Hao: "Isn't it?"

Ruan Xinyi: "Of course not. You guys who make animations may not understand, but we who make promotions know everything."

"The animation project that President Zhen invested in is a combination of mythology and historical elements. At least on this project, our work does not conflict with the Yong'an Museum."

Sui Jing: "The Yong'an Museum has just been established and needs manpower, and we can also use the traffic and two-dimensional peripherals of the Yong'an Museum to prepare for the first animated film in the future."

"Company rent, advertising fees, venue fees, these are all money."

"As for the company's relocation, although what the boss said before that President Zhen was short of funds because of the purchase of this museum may be true, for our company, our move into the Yong'an Museum is more like President Zhen's integration of his investment industries than a lack of money."

"Both are industries invested by President Zhen. We make animations, and Yong'an Museum makes two-dimensional peripherals. In this case, any boss would think about connecting the two companies."

"Our current situation is nothing more than two branches being called back to the head office by investors."

Ruan Xinyi: "And think about it carefully, where are we now, a museum? With this identity, when we make Chinese-style animation in the future, we will inherently have an extra impression point compared to other peers."

"These are the effects that we had to spend a lot of publicity money to achieve in the past."

"Although the cooperation with Yong'an Museum has reduced our account by a lot of money, we have indeed gained substantial benefits."

"Our animation production has already been completed by more than 70%, and the subsequent investment funds were originally used for publicity. So although the subsequent funds are gone, we did get the benefits we originally wanted to get with that money."

"Do you remember yesterday's CCTV news broadcast? The live broadcast of the news is equivalent to the official recognition of the Yong'an Museum."

"We have connected with the Yong'an Museum, and we will be able to reap a lot of benefits in the future, whether it is film submission for review or IP investment."

"I now have a hunch that both our Zhenxin Animation and the Yongan Museum are a big game played by Professor Zhen."

Zhang Hao: "What do you mean?"

"This is very obvious. You can see that in the past two years, all sectors of society have been emphasizing cultural protection. We always say that we don't promote traditional culture enough, but the problem is that state-owned enterprises like museums, which have a large number of national treasures and cultural relics, can do very little."

"Their position means that they must always maintain a formal and stable image. So Dean Zhen found a helper for himself from another angle."

Zhang Hao: "You mean the Yong'an Museum?"

"Yes. Think about it, President Zhen is the director of the largest museum in the ancient city of Xian'an. At his age, how could he be so idle as to invest so much money in a new museum without some special reasons?"

"They eat government food and invest in a peer company. If they don't do this right, they will be accused. But look at what Yong'an Museum has experienced since its opening."

"We can attribute the restoration of the Terracotta Warriors to the investment of local connections, but CCTV's live broadcast is a completely different concept."

"The news broadcast time is so precious. Obviously, the host only needed to introduce the Terracotta Warriors and a few other replicas of cultural relics, but he helped promote an exhibition of the Yong'an Museum that has not yet been fully confirmed."

"What does this mean? It means policy support from above."

"It's just like CCTV cannot be too entertaining. Official museums must maintain their image, but private museums have no such restrictions."

"Didn't you notice that many of these anime-style cultural relics pictures that Director Jia asked me to prepare are from the collections of the Xian'an Museum?"

"I think the relationship between the Xian'an Museum and the Yong'an Museum is like the East and West Factories in the Ming Dynasty. They are both representatives of the museum system, but the Xian'an Museum represents the traditional foundation, while the Yong'an Museum represents the innovation that adapts to the tide of the new era."

"When the time comes, we can get in touch with the Yong'an Museum. With Director Jia's endorsement, we can save a lot of trouble later."

Zhang Jiajia: "That's right. We're all workers anyway. As long as the boss pays us, it doesn't matter where we work."

"Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with us being with the Yong'an Museum. Look at the Terracotta Warriors downstairs. Isn't that just an ancient version of a figurine?"

"I've been thinking about this these past few days. You said Director Jia can even make such a replica of the Terracotta Warriors. What would it be like if she used this skill to make modern anime figures?"

"For example, if Director Jia made a fully ceramic Optimus Prime for the entrance."

Zhang Hao: "In less than two hours, a large number of fans will come to pay homage."

Terracotta Warriors...ancient version of figurines...although their purposes and functions are very different, it cannot be said that there are no similarities at all.

Ruan Xinyi: Oh, by the way, speaking of this, do you remember that the boss seemed to have mentioned a while ago that after the film is completed, he would ask Director Jia to help design and produce the corresponding high-quality peripheral products?

"I don't know about this, but I think no matter what, we have to wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival exhibition is over. I just don't know which anime character Director Jia will choose to produce at that time."

Zhang Hao: "There should definitely be our protagonist, Lady Shiji. Lady Shiji was originally a stone spirit, so she will be highly compatible with Director Jia's jade carvings or ceramics."

…

While setting up the exhibition hall, the staff of Zhenxin Animation discussed the possibility of linking Jia Wenyanyu with animation. However, what they didn't know was that at this moment, Director Jia, who was regarded as a "high-quality human" by countless D-station netizens, was...

At this moment, he was in his office, being severely criticized by a little girl with two buns on her head.

Hongyu: [QAQ, oh my god, why why, there are only four artifacts in the museum, why is my lens the shortest among all others.]

[0.5 seconds, I only have 0.5 seconds. ]

Jia Wenyan: "Isn't it because you have already been exposed in the D station video before?"

"Originally, they came here for the Terracotta Warriors, so they will definitely spend the rest of their time to see as many cultural relics as possible that have never been shown to the public."

"Look at your D-site data. You are the only video of mine that has exceeded 10 million views."

Hongyu: [There are only two videos in your live account. And what good is it to be the first one to be released? I can't even participate in our cultural relic selection now. ]

[As soon as those fans online heard the general election rules, they all went to pay attention to the cultural relics that did not have public cartoon images. The Yongan Museum has not yet opened, and an old man like me is about to be banished to the cold palace. ]

Jia Wenyan: "...But you are the first public cartoon character of Yong'an Museum after all? You will be the poster girl of our Yong'an Museum in the future. You will be indispensable in the guidebook and museum introduction."

[Can the announcer and the finale have the same position? I have seen many cases where only the newcomers smile but the old ones cry in the harem. If I don’t do something, by the time the next batch of newcomers arrive at the museum, I will be a piece of yesterday’s flower.]

Hongyu: [I want to be on camera, I want the camera, I want to be the head of the Yongan Museum! ]