Li Weiya spoke at length on stage, including the founding of Qitian Animation and its development into a well-known animation company in China.
This included her surprise when she first saw Tom and Jerry, her first time going to the TV station with Jiang Xia to discuss a contract, the various achievements Tom and Jerry made after their first appearance on television, and the records they broke...
Finally, Qitian Animation has grown from a makeshift operation without even an office to a 300-square-meter office in Tsinghua Science Park in Beijing.
All of this was achieved in just about six months, a development speed that is astonishing.
"Alright, next, please welcome Mr. Jiang, the founder of Qitian Animation and the father of Tom and Jerry, to the stage to speak."
Li Weiya politely gestured to the audience, and all eyes turned to the young man sitting at the very front, followed by enthusiastic applause.
Jiang Xia took a deep breath, straightened his clothes slightly, and then walked onto the stage unhurriedly.
He glanced around at the many unfamiliar faces below the stage and couldn't help but think of the studio he had established in his previous life, which seemed to be not too different from the one he had now.
However, the endings were completely different.
He first bowed deeply to everyone, and just as he was about to speak, the meeting room door was suddenly pushed open.
Jiang Xia turned his head and saw that it was actually Lin Yanwan who had arrived.
"Aren't you in class?"
"Hehe, I sneaked away."
The two exchanged a brief glance; Lin Yanwan stuck out her tongue and then sat down next to Li Weiya.
Today is only the first day, so she couldn't really let Jiang Xia stand alone at the front. With her by his side, Jiang Xia would at least feel more at ease.
He let out a long breath and said slowly, "Hello everyone, my name is Jiang Xia..."
He then provided some supplementary explanations to what Li Weiya had just said, mainly detailing the creative inspiration and background of Tom and Jerry, as well as the character settings of Tom and Jerry, this pair of love-hate foes.
Of course, as an animation company, the most important thing is the selling point of an animation. Why did Tom and Jerry become a nationwide sensation as soon as it was released? This is also the most important point that needs to be explained.
Only when his employees understand the core concept can they create higher-quality animations based on that concept.
When he got excited, Jiang Xia would even pick up a marker and draw a storyboard of Tom and Jerry on the whiteboard, a scene that amazed everyone present.
Below the stage, Lin Yanwan watched Jiang Xia speak eloquently, her beautiful eyes filled with a radiant glow. This confident demeanor was something she had never seen before.
In half an hour, Jiang Xia gave a very detailed description of everything from Tom and Jerry to the company's future development plans. In short, Qitian Animation will become the top animation company in the 21st century.
He didn't believe these employees would be convinced by a few words. This was just planting a seed. As long as the company's benefits and compensation kept up, it would grow rapidly and produce animations that would become timeless classics.
At that time, the seed will naturally and quickly sprout and grow, becoming the common belief of all Qitian people.
After he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience. Some people initially did not believe that this young man who had just entered university could be the creator of Tom and Jerry, but after listening to his extremely confident and eloquent speech, they had no choice but to believe it.
No one understands cats and mice better than him.
"Alright, that's all I wanted to say for today. I hope that from now on, we can all work together towards the same goal and create a brilliant future."
Jiang Xia smiled as he stepped down from the stage, then passed the ball from his chair to Li Weiya.
Next came self-introductions for everyone. After all, everyone had just joined the company and didn't know each other. Self-introductions could quickly build rapport and allow people to understand each other's roles, thus facilitating better cooperation.
The self-introductions of the 32 people took almost an hour and a half. Finally, Li Weiya took out the project schedule heat sheet that she had previously reviewed for Jiang Xia and distributed it to everyone.
Now that everything that needed to be said had been said, it was time to assign tasks. Li Weiya explained in detail on stage, and after receiving the forms, everyone else could easily find their responsibilities based on their positions.
As for more detailed painting and performance meetings, we can discuss them in detail later.
Before we knew it, it was already noon, and Qitian Animation's first meeting came to a successful conclusion.
After telling Li Weiya, Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan once again became hands-off managers, leaving all the company's affairs to Li Weiya. Then, the two leisurely rode their bicycles back to school.
"Not bad, you were really cool just now." Lin Yanwan hugged his waist and chuckled softly.
"How can I not perform well in front of you?" Jiang Xia said confidently, facing the gentle breeze.
Lin Yanwan's lips curled slightly, her smile wide.
"By the way, now that we have a music director, do you still need me to compose the music? Or are you going to hire a professional orchestra instead?"
"want."
Jiang Xia nodded without hesitation and said, "In the end, Lin Yanwan voiced the characters for two seasons of Tom and Jerry by herself. No one understands better than her how to express the background music for each scene."
Furthermore, he hopes his wife can be fully involved in the animation production process, and that she will also voice other characters besides Tom and Jerry, rather than just being a relatively peripheral finance staff member. In that case, it would be better to let her pursue her dream and become a music producer.
Lin Yanwan was also very happy to hear this.
“Baby, I originally wanted you to be the music supervisor, but you still have your studies, so you definitely wouldn’t be able to handle that. Therefore, I’m planning to have you voice Haruko and sing the theme song for Slam Dunk. This task is perfect for you.” Jiang Xia said very seriously.
Lin Yanwan blinked. As a reborn person, only she could possibly complete this task.
Just like with the previous Cat Concerto, he really couldn't have done it alone without her help. The voice acting could be easily replaced, but only she understood the theme song.
Those classic songs that are practically etched into our DNA, even if we hear them again more than a decade later, make us shout "My youth is back!"
“Then I’ll probably have to think about it carefully,” she said.
Even if she has the lyrics and melody in her mind, she still needs to polish them in many ways to make them into a classic that will be sung for generations. The accompaniment of various instruments is also indispensable.
Another important point is that she has to sing the Japanese version in Chinese.
"There's no rush, we have plenty of time."
Jiang Xia smiled slightly. He didn't want his wife to enter the complicated entertainment industry, but he could make her a music legend in the world of anime and manga.
Isn't this also a form of expression for music producers?
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