In early December, the third season of Tom and Jerry was successfully completed, a few days later than the planned schedule. After all, newly formed teams need a period of adjustment. Initially, efficiency was low, but after getting to know each other, the teamwork became smoother and the efficiency improved a lot.
Therefore, this delay is still within an acceptable range, and since we didn't seek cooperation with TV stations from the beginning, there was no pressure regarding time.
As the chief director, Jiang Xia carefully reviewed the quality of each episode. Since adopting the production method of shooting two episodes at once, the new series is much better than the previous two seasons in terms of picture quality and smoothness. It is expected to receive more praise after it is broadcast on television.
Upon receiving this news, Chongqing TV contacted Jiang Xia immediately. However, since they were not currently in Chongqing and Qitian Animation had officially moved to the capital, the TV station would need to offer more incentives to secure the broadcasting rights for the third season of Tom and Jerry.
So, the very next day, an editor from Chongqing Children's Channel came to the capital on a business trip to discuss cooperation with Qitian Animation.
Zhou Lu sat in the conference room, held a teacup in both hands, took a sip of hot tea, and immediately felt much warmer.
The weather in the capital is much colder than in Chongqing, with the normal temperature around -5 or -6 degrees Celsius and snowing every few days. In contrast, the temperature in Chongqing is still around 10 degrees Celsius. She rushed to the capital for a business trip, bringing only a slightly thicker coat. She was freezing as soon as she got off the plane.
Fortunately, the heating was on at Qitian Animation, and after a while, my body temperature gradually warmed up.
Zhou Lu looked around at Qitian Animation Company. At first glance, it seemed similar to other animation companies, filled with Tom and Jerry elements. The employees were also drawing and making Tom and Jerry-themed things, creating a very pleasant atmosphere.
But who would have thought that just a few months ago, Qitian Animation didn't even have a fixed office space, but now it can rent a luxurious office building in the capital and has more than 30 employees.
As Zhou Lu gazed at the pristine white snow outside the window, lost in thought, she was suddenly interrupted by a familiar voice from behind her.
"Editor Zhou, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," Li Weiya said with a smile.
Zhou Lu turned around and saw Li Weiya dressed casually, and a smile appeared in her eyes.
"Director Li, it's been a long time."
The two had interacted many times and were now considered old friends.
“It has been quite a while since we last met, more than two months, hasn’t it?” Li Weiya smiled, shook hands with her, and then led her to her office.
"How's Editor Zhou doing lately?"
"What else can I do? Same old story. As a cog in the machine of the TV station, I'll go wherever I'm needed. That's why I've come here today." Zhou Lu shook her head slightly, her smile tinged with a hint of helplessness.
"You must be quite busy with all those business trips."
The office was warm with the heating on. Li Weiya took off her trench coat and hung her scarf on the triangular coat rack, leaving her only in a black turtleneck sweater that accentuated her figure.
"There's nothing I can do. Why did you have to move the company to the capital? Now I have to fly to see you." Zhou Lu joked, "If I were a city leader, I would never let you move the company. The approval process has been stuck."
“Then you have to blame our boss. He practically dragged me here, and now he’s a hands-off boss. I’m the one who watches over the company for him every day,” Li Weiya said with a smile.
She couldn't help but recall how Jiang Xia would message her to complain whenever he had nothing to do, and she eventually softened and agreed to his request.
At first, I only thought about helping him stabilize the company, but I gradually became completely involved and treated it as my own career.
“Director Li is the type who does more work because he's capable, while I'm just an employee. It's different,” Zhou Lu remarked, noting the disparity between the two. “And what about General Manager Jiang?”
"He's probably in class right now, isn't he?"
Li Weiya looked out the window and could see Tsinghua University.
Zhou Lu was slightly taken aback, and then realized that Jiang Xia was still a freshman who had just entered university, but he was already the boss of an animation company and earned several million yuan every month.
It must be said that the gap between people is sometimes greater than the difference between heaven and earth.
"President Jiang is truly outstanding. When I was his age, I was just handing out flyers outside," she exclaimed.
"Editor Zhou, what do you think of this place?" Li Weiya asked with a smile.
She picked up the kettle and refilled Zhou Lu's water glass with hot water.
"The environment is nice, but the rent in Beijing must be expensive, right?" In Zhou Lu's mind, it was not easy to open a company near Zhongguancun.
“This is Tsinghua Science Park, which offers various subsidies for high-tech enterprises. Our boss is a Tsinghua student, so he can enjoy various tax breaks when starting a business. So it’s not too expensive in the end,” Li Weiya said.
Most importantly, this is the capital city, the political and economic center of the country, and its future development potential is far beyond what Chongqing can match.
"Impressive." Zhou Lu took a small sip of tea.
"When I came here just now, I saw that the place next door was also under renovation, and there was a Qitian Animation sign hanging at the door. Are you planning to expand?"
Li Weiya nodded slightly: "The company is currently planning to start a new animation project and is recruiting people."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lu immediately perked up. She was an editor at the children's channel, specializing in animation. The reason she had gained the attention of the station's leaders was simply because she had signed a contract with Tom and Jerry, a currently very popular animation.
If she can sign another phenomenal animated work, it's not impossible that she could be promoted to editor-in-chief after this year.
"Oh? What kind of animation? Could you tell me more about it?"
Li Weiya smiled slightly: "That won't do, it's a secret for now."
She knew the nature of TV stations very well. If what she said was taken out of context, or if it gave ideas to competitors, or even if related names were registered as trademarks in advance, it would be very troublesome to deal with later. Even if the movement of Slam Dunk was to be revealed to the public, it should be done after all preparations were made, and then an official announcement should be made by Qitian Animation.
"All right."
Zhou Lu felt a little regretful, but this was, after all, a strategic secret of another company, and it was impossible to just casually reveal it. Her actions were considered presumptuous.
She took a small sip of tea, then took out a pre-prepared contract from her bag and handed it over.
"Director Li, I won't beat around the bush. The main reason I'm here today is to discuss with your company the appropriateness of licensing the third season of Tom and Jerry. This is a contract drafted by the station; please take a look and see if it's suitable."
After the reminiscing between old friends, they finally got down to business.
End of this chapter
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