On August 22nd, the production of Tom and Jerry Season 2 finally came to an end. The original animation production stage was completed, and now only the filming, editing, and dubbing of the last two episodes remain to be finished.
Fortunately, Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan were already extremely skilled in this kind of work, and they could complete the task in about three days.
In the past, Jiang Xia would never have dared to imagine working on 12 episodes in two months, even if each episode was less than eight minutes long on average.
This was made possible thanks to the help of two other temporary concept artists, Li Weiya's dedicated assistance, and the entire team's tireless efforts working overtime.
"Everyone has worked hard. We're on holiday from now until the end of this month," Jiang Xia typed in the company group chat.
Shen Ying: "Wuhu! It's a holiday! It's a holiday!"
She typed happily, feeling a sense of relief, even more so than after the college entrance examination.
Wang Ming: "Goodness, seven days off at once? Lao Jiang, even though I curse you every day for exploiting your employees and wish I could hang you on a street lamp, please give me a few more bosses like this."
Shen Ying: "Agreed!"
In front of the computer, Wang Ming stretched, as if his whole body and mind had been fully relaxed at this moment.
In two months, he drew a total of 5 episodes of animation. Even if each episode averaged 750 original drawings, that's equivalent to drawing about 70 drawings a day. Staying up until 1 or 2 a.m. was the norm. If this kind of high-intensity workload were given to someone else, they might not be able to persevere.
However, although he was a bit tired, his various painting skills improved by leaps and bounds in a short period of time, which even Li Weiya recognized.
"As the boss, I still care about my employees, okay?" Jiang Xia typed with a smile.
Wang Ming: "What? Where's the compassion? @Chen Ying, did you see it?"
Shen Ying: "No, boss, I'm starving."
Jiang Xia: "Isn't a seven-day holiday enough?"
Wang Ming: "Just giving us a holiday isn't enough. We need to give us more money."
Jiang Xia smiled helplessly: "There will be a bonus, but it will have to wait until all the voice acting for the animation is completed. You guys are on vacation, but Yan Wan and I aren't."
Wang Ming: "How much longer? Do you need my help?"
Jiang Xia: "What help are you? Go and get some rest. The rest of the work will take about three days."
Wang Ming: "I'm going to catch up on some sleep. I stayed up until 3 or 4 in the morning last night, and I'm so sleepy now."
After closing the QQ group, Jiang Xia continued editing the video. On the afternoon of August 24th, he pulled his wife onto his lap and watched her complete the final rendering.
Just to be on the safe side, the two opened the file and reviewed it again. They found no errors whatsoever, which meant that the second season of Tom and Jerry was successfully completed. All that was left was to coordinate with the major TV stations so that it could be broadcast on television soon.
"Thank you for your hard work, baby," Jiang Xia said, holding his wife's hand.
“You’ve had it much harder than me. Once you’ve mastered the voice acting skills, my job isn’t as difficult as you imagine,” Lin Yanwan said, shaking her head.
"But for someone like me who knows nothing about music, I really think it's amazing."
Lin Yanwan smiled and did not refute. It was true that not everyone who studied music could simulate a symphony as if it were played by an entire orchestra by a single person using only musical instruments.
Jiang Xia was even more impressive, able to replicate classic animations solely based on his excellent memory, making her wonder if he possessed a photographic memory.
It's fair to say that the Tom and Jerry franchise wouldn't have achieved its current success without either of the two main characters.
“Oh no, my baby is so amazing, I think I’m hopelessly in love with you,” Jiang Xia said.
Sensing the commotion behind her, Lin Yanwan raised an eyebrow slightly: "What do you mean by 'unable to extricate oneself'?"
"It's just that I've fallen so deeply in love that I can't get out of it." Jiang Xia blinked.
Lin Yanwan pinched him in embarrassment and annoyance. He should have said "love" instead of "do it," but judging from his hateful expression, it was clearly a verb.
"Pah! You filthy scoundrel!"
"Hehehe..."
He chatted with his wife for a while, making jokes that only couples understand. He checked the time; it was only a little past four in the afternoon.
"How about you invite everyone to dinner today? Consider it a victory celebration." Lin Yanwan looked at him.
Jiang Xia pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. Today is August 24th, while Tsinghua University's admission notice states that the registration date for new students is August 26th. Therefore, this is not only a celebration banquet but also a farewell banquet.
"Yes, I'll send a message in the group right away. We won't be having hot pot today. We'll meet at Fenghua Hotel in a bit."
"Do I need to go to the bank to withdraw some money?"
"Yes, their wages have been delayed for two months, and they should be paid today."
Jiang Xia thought about it carefully. Wang Ming's contract would be 2,500 yuan per month after he became a full-time employee, and Shen Ying's would be 2,000 yuan. The original plan was to make them full-time employees directly after the summer vacation, but now it seems that it would be better to just pay them their full-time salaries directly.
How much do you want to send?
"Old Wang gets 8000, Shen Ying gets 7000," Jiang Xia said. "They'll just pay her her salary after she's officially hired, and the extra is overtime pay for the past two months."
"Hey, the capitalists are finally being generous this time," Lin Yanwan joked.
Jiang Xia blushed slightly. To this day, Tom and Jerry has brought his company nearly three million in revenue, but he has paid his employees less than twenty thousand in wages.
"By the way, should we pay those two temporary workers?"
"It will be paid, but it will be paid according to the contract, which is 700 per month, 1400 for two months, but we can give an extra 1000 in overtime pay."
Jiang Xia wasn't being biased; outsourced workers were just temporary employees, and their salaries weren't specified after they became permanent employees. Moreover, he had decided not to hire them anymore. Once he arrived in the capital and rebuilt the studio, he would naturally recruit a group of more professional industry personnel.
"Okay, sure," Lin Yanwan agreed.
Jiang Xia immediately sent the good news in the group that the second season of Tom and Jerry was completed and notified everyone to have dinner at the Maple Hotel at 6 p.m.
Shen Ying: "Yay!"
Wang Ming: "The animation is finished? That's great!"
Jiang Xia: "One by one, don't be late. We can talk about it tonight."
Shen Ying: "Okay, boss, my stomach is empty. When it comes to eating, I'm an expert!"
Jiang Xia: "The company will cover all expenses tonight. Eat as much as you want, eat without restraint, don't be shy."
Shen Ying: "Long live the boss!"
Looking at the chat, Jiang Xia smiled slightly, then took out her phone to call Li Weiya, only to find that she was already on another call.
Two or three minutes later, Li Weiya called. Before Jiang Xia could speak, he heard her chuckle softly, her tone as gentle as a spring breeze.
"Ah Xia, I've resigned."
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