Chapter 842: Dig Up All the Ancestral Graves
The Shanghai Animation Film Studio has propped up the height of Chinese animation, but its foundation is not solid.
For so many years, China has not actually established a complete animation talent training system and mechanism. Before 1999, there were only a handful of colleges and universities in the country that offered animation majors.
Once the Shanghai Animation Studio fell into decline, the fig leaf of Chinese animation was completely torn off.
If Guowen Publishing House wants to produce an animated feature film, talent is the top priority.
However, it is obviously unrealistic to find animation talents with superb technical skills in the society nowadays. Lin Weimin naturally set his sights on Shanghai Animation Factory.
Jin Guoping came to Yanjing to discuss cooperation. He was inspired by Lin Weimin's passionate speech. Both sides were willing to cooperate, so everything was easy to discuss.
When entertaining Jin Guoping that evening, Lin Weimin mentioned the issue of talent and asked with a smile, "Director Jin, Humei Factory is full of talented people, especially many old comrades who have retired and are idle at home. It is really a waste of talent. They can come to our Guowen Society to make use of their remaining energy!"
Lin Weimin did not directly try to poach the young and strong new forces of the Humei Factory, but instead set his sights on these retired old comrades. Jin Guoping naturally did not feel disgusted, but was rather happy.
Shanghai Animation Factory is a unit with particularly high professional barriers. Both ordinary employees and leading cadres come from the animation field.
The factory was established 40 years ago, and the older generation of comrades have all retired. However, many of them continue to participate in the projects of the Shanghai Mei Factory.
It is certainly a good thing for old comrades to make use of their remaining energy after retirement.
But as the factory director, Jin Guoping also has his own considerations. If the old employees always occupy the positions, the new employees will have no room for training and development, which is not conducive to the talent training in the factory.
Now Lin Weimin is planning to hire those retired old comrades from their Humei Factory. Jin Guoping is more than happy to accept the offer and promises with a pat on his chest that he will help Lin Weimin recruit more people.
"Haha, we don't need that many people. We only need two comrades who can check and pass."
"I understand." Jin Guoping said, then hesitantly asked: "But the treatment..."
Lin Weimin smiled and said to Yu Dong: "Mr. Yu, please introduce me."
Yu Dong immediately said, "Director Jin, we need two art directors. Their main work content is animation art and animation action. The salary is comparable to that of our Wenhua Film and Television Director level, with a monthly income of no less than 1,500 yuan. The profitable projects they are responsible for will receive dividends, and all the main creative teams will share 10% of the profits. In addition, there will be bonuses at the end of the year. This is hard to say, but it should be at least two months' salary."
Hearing this, Jin Guoping's eyes lit up, "Oh, your treatment makes me excited!"
He joked, "It will be easy for me to get this treatment when I go back. If I put this treatment out there, I guess those old comrades in our factory will fight over it!"
"Director Jin, I haven't finished yet. After these two art directors join us, we will send them to Nihong and the United States for a tour. The animation level of the United States and Nihong is now far ahead in the world, and we must learn from their advanced experience."
Jin Guoping showed some admiration when he heard this. "President Lin, General Manager Yu, with your spirit of striving for excellence and daring to invest, Guowen Publishing House will surely make great strides in the animation field in the future."
Lin Weimin waved his hand and said, "If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools."
"Well, I'm ashamed to say this. A few years ago, our Shanghai Animation Studio was the leader in Chinese animation, but the development in recent years has been less than satisfactory."
"This problem is not just a problem for Shanghai Film Studio, but is the same for all domestic film studios. We have to admit that the film studio system is no longer adapted to the market economy. In the face of the general trend, individual efforts are insignificant."
Hearing this, Jin Guoping nodded sincerely.
Jin Guoping stayed in Yanjing for three days. He spent half a day communicating cooperation matters, and another day visiting the film projects currently in production at Wenhua Film and Television. Yu Dong was responsible for the remaining day and a half of entertainment.
The cooperation between Guowen Press, or more precisely Wenhua Film and Television, and Shanghai Art Studio has been basically confirmed. Wenhua Film and Television invested 5 million yuan, Shanghai Art Studio invested 1 million yuan, and the two parties jointly invested 6 million yuan to produce an animated feature film based on "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta". The technical personnel will be provided by Shanghai Art Studio, but the chief director and art direction will be the responsibility of Guowen Press.
At the beginning, Yu Dong suggested to Lin Weimin that Wenhua could cooperate with Humei Factory to set up a company, so that the cooperative relationship between the two parties would be more solid.
But this proposal was rejected by Lin Weimin, and Yu Dong didn't understand why.
The president has always emphasized that Guowenshe must continue to invest in the animation field, so isn’t setting up a joint venture the best option?
Facing Yu Dong's question, Lin Weimin said calmly: "How can a joint venture be better than a sole proprietorship?"
What does it mean?
After hearing this, Yu Dong had a face full of question marks.
"Tell the few people Wenhua sent to Shanghai to hang out with the people from Humei Factory more often. Treat them to meals and entertainment when they have nothing to do. The money can be reimbursed."
After hearing this, Yu Dong finally understood, and looked at Lin Weimin with admiration in his eyes.
It’s very high, President. It’s really very high.
What does it mean to be cunning... and scheming... This is called foresight!
He is very familiar with this operation. Where did Wenhua Film and Television get those excellent distribution personnel?
Wasn’t it Yu Dong who poached them from various film studios and distribution companies?
At first, Yu Dong was puzzled. Given the president's personality, he had made such a bold statement, but why did his actions seem a bit petty? It turned out that this was a conspiracy against Humei Factory.
The salaries of Wenhua Film and Television employees are considered high among the working class, not to mention various subsidies, bonuses and welfare benefits.
It’s not like Yu Dong hasn’t worked in a film studio before, so he knows very well how the employees are treated. The Shanghai Film Studio is famous, but there are many famous state-owned enterprises. Which of those employees isn’t suffering?
Those who make missiles are not as good as those who sell tea eggs. This saying has been around for more than ten years. It is not without reason, but it makes too much sense.
Yu Dong could even imagine how sad and angry the employees of the Humei factory who worked with the staff sent by Wenhua Film and Television to Shanghai would be when they were earning high salaries and enjoying a good life every day.
With this mentality, Wenhua probably only needs to move his little fingers to dig up the ancestral graves of the Humei Factory.
The reason why the president did not start poaching talents from Hu Mei Factory right away was definitely because he was afraid of alerting the enemy. He first used cooperation to paralyze Hu Mei Factory, and then used contact between employees to create a demoralizing effect in Hu Mei Factory, and finally made a move to grab all the talents in Hu Mei Factory.
So high!
It’s really too high!
Lin Weimin only said two or three sentences, but Yu Dong had already imagined how President Lin was planning a big game with a far-sighted vision and a bird's-eye view.
This kind of person deserves to be promoted!
He really figured out Lin Weimin's thoughts almost exactly. Of course, President Lin's vision was much bigger than he thought.
In fact, when it comes to making animation, the easiest way would be to acquire Shanghai Animation Studio. Not only can you get a large number of talents, but you can also get the copyrights of many classic works.
But unfortunately, domestic film studios are not only a matter of culture but also a matter of publicity. It is impossible to acquire them. After the major film studios fell into such a state of decline, I have never heard of any company daring to acquire them.
If the acquisition fails, poaching becomes an inevitable option.
But poaching requires proper methods and techniques, you can’t just start digging with a hoe. Humei Studio has a deep-rooted influence in the domestic animation field, and Guowenshe’s animation investment has just started, and it still needs their help.
Therefore, the poaching action must be carried out step by step, and the effect must be eroded silently.
When it is time to cooperate, cooperate; when it is time to poach, poach.
Humei Factory is now a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times. If Guowen Society does not take advantage of her, someone else will take advantage of her in the future. It is better for Guowen Society to take advantage of her.
By cooperating with the Guowen Society, at least he could give him some loose change when he pulled up his pants, which was much better than those black-hearted ghosts out there who would eat people without leaving any bones.
A few days after Jin Guoping left, two old comrades, whose combined age was almost 130 years old, were sent to the Guowen Publishing House.
If it were in other units, old comrades of this age would be treated with disdain.
But President Lin made his fortune by flattering old men and women, and when he saw these two, he almost called them "old darlings".
Yan Dingxian is the director of the animated films "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King", "Ginseng Fruit", "The Monkey King Conquers the Demons", "The Trumpeter" and "A Child's Brocade". He also has a special identity, that is, the second director of Shanghai Art Film Studio.
Putting aside Yan Dingxian’s talent in the field of animation production, just based on the title of “the second director of Shanghai Animation Factory”, isn’t this definitely an old treasure?
How much convenience will this identity provide to the Guowen Society's future talent poaching?
Director Jin, you’re a good man!
As for Dai Tielang, he is also a senior animation director, screenwriter and artist at Shanghai Animation Studio.
In 1958, he directed his first animated short film "Looking for Little Brother". In the following years, he served as the animation designer for the ink-and-wash animated shorts "The Tadpole Looking for Mother" and "Shepherd's Flute". He also directed many popular cartoons such as "The Nine-Colored Deer", "Little Red Face and Little Blue Face" and "Black Cat Sheriff".
When these two old comrades came to Yanjing, Lin Weimin naturally welcomed them with a hospitality that was much more grand than that given to Jin Guoping.
Jin Guoping is called a partner, but these two are the key figures that Guowenshe’s animation business can rely on in the future!
Jin Guoping attached great importance to this cooperation with Guowen Publishing House. After returning to Shanghai, he immediately started to help contact talents.
The two old comrades have been retired for several years. They usually help with cartoons at the Shanghai Animation Factory, but after all, they are retired, and their treatment cannot be compared with before.
Jin Guoping found the two men and told them about the treatment offered by the Guowen Publishing House. He also specifically mentioned that he was the first one to find them. What he meant was that they were the first people I thought of for such a good thing. The two old comrades were indeed tempted.
Yan Dingxian and Dai Tielang only receive a few hundred yuan a month after retirement. Working for the Guowen Publishing House, they earn 1,500 yuan a month, not to mention various other subsidies, bonuses, dividends and welfare benefits. Even when they were not retired, their salaries and benefits were incomparable!
Jin Guoping also said that the Guowen Press would send them abroad for some research. After returning to China, they would mostly stay in Shanghai to carry out their work.
They really couldn't refuse such generous conditions.
Yan Dingxian and Dai Tielang stayed in Yenching for a week, and the warm hospitality of the Guowen Society made them feel nervous for a while.
The old comrade has been engaged in revolutionary work all his life, how could he have seen these sugar-coated bullets!
There were only a few days left before the Chinese New Year, and the Guowen Society's arrangement for Yan Dingxian and Dai Tielang was to let them return to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year.
After the two get their visas after the new year, their first stop will be Nihong and their second stop will be the United States. They will have a month to investigate and study abroad. After they return to China, they will officially start the production of the animated feature film "Shuke and Beta".
On the day they were leaving Yanjing, Yu Donglai saw them off and held their hands tightly.
"Teacher Yan, Teacher Dai, from now on we are comrades in the same trench."
The two veteran comrades recalled the hospitality they had received during the past week with great gratitude in their hearts. “Mr. Yu, thank you for your appreciation of us. We will do our best for you in the future.”
"You two teachers are really kind. You are all leaders in the field of animation. Our Guowen Press's animation business cannot be separated from your contributions. I hope that we can work together to make domestic animation better in the future!"
Yu Dong watched the backs of Yan Dingxian and Dai Tielang as they left in high spirits, thinking to himself, I may not be 100% capable, but at least I have 70% of the ability of the president.
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(End of this chapter)
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