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When Jiang Xia arrived at the company, she found that most of the employees had already arrived, including Qiu Ting, Su Qing, Luo Peng, and her two other roommates who were studying computer science.
The employees were either tidying up their workstations or sharing local specialties from their hometowns with their colleagues.
Upon seeing Jiang Xia, everyone greeted him, and he responded with a smile. The atmosphere in this young company was harmonious.
"Sister Liu, in ten minutes, please inform the heads of each group to have a short meeting in the conference room, and also tidy up the conference room while you're at it," Jiang Xia said to Liu Xinyue as she walked to the front desk.
"Yes, Mr. Jiang."
He returned to his office, and a moment later Li Weiya pushed open the door and walked in, seeing him making tea and cleaning the tea set.
"Where's Yan Wan? I haven't seen her."
"She wasn't feeling well today, so we let her stay home and rest."
"Have you caught a cold?"
"Hmm...more or less."
Li Weiya glanced at him, but didn't think much of it, assuming that Yan Wan was tired from the long journey from home to the capital, or perhaps she had caught a cold.
She picked up the notebook on the table, which contained this year's development plan, but each entry only had a simple title.
Li Weiya knows Jiang Xia too well; he's a true genius who excels in everything he does. Therefore, she's not worried that these plans are empty rhetoric; he will bring them to fruition.
"Is Slam Dunk the focus of development this year?" Li Weiya asked.
Jiang Xia smiled and poured a cup of tea for Li Weiya from the brewed teapot: "Godmother, have some tea first."
Li Weiya sat on the sofa next to her. She picked up her teacup, blew on it a few times, and then took a small sip. The refreshing tea filled her mouth, and her stomach felt warm and cozy.
"Is this the Da Hong Pao tea that Editor Zhou sent last time? It tastes pretty good."
"Yes, that's right. Godmother, would you like to take some to the office?" Jiang Xia smiled.
"Keep it for yourself, I have plenty more."
At this moment, Wang Ming pushed open the door and came in: "Old Jiang, what do you want? Uh, Mom, you're here too."
"Ah Ming, how many times have I told you? At the company, you should call me General Manager Xia Jiang, and similarly, you should call me Director Li. You can call me whatever you want after get off work, but this is the rule during work hours," Li Weiya said calmly.
"Okay, Mr... Director Li, I just came from home, so I'm not used to being addressed like this yet." Wang Ming scratched his head.
"Hehe, Amin, sit down." Jiang Xia smiled and patted the sofa next to him.
"At the staff meeting later, I will announce that you will be the chief storyboard artist for Tom and Jerry. I have the storyboard for the fifth season, but after that, I will have to let you lead the team to continue."
Jiang Xia handed over the poured tea: "Ah Ming, this shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
Li Weiya frowned slightly. It wasn't that she thought Amin was incompetent, but she was worried that if the storyboard director was changed midway, the animation's presentation would be different from before.
However, since this was A-Xia's decision, she didn't say anything more.
Wang Ming pursed his lips, thought carefully for a long time, and then nodded slightly: "Okay."
He had been rigorously trained by Jiang Xia for more than half a year. While he hadn't quite mastered the essence of Jiang Xia's storyboarding approach, he had learned it to a great extent. In other words, he was already competent for the job.
"Keep it up. It's okay if you're slow in the early stages. The entire project can even be a little slower, but you must ensure the quality of the animation," Jiang Xia encouraged.
He had witnessed Wang Ming's progress over this period of time, and under his relentless pressure, Wang Ming's directorial talent from his previous life was gradually emerging.
It can be said that, nowadays, no one can draw the storyboards for Tom and Jerry better than Wang Ming, except for himself.
He had just finished speaking when there was a gentle knock on the office door, and at the same time, the voice of Liu Xinyue, the receptionist, rang out.
"President Jiang, the teachers from all the groups are already waiting for you in the conference room."
"Okay, I'll be right there," he replied.
Then he looked at Li Weiya and Wang Ming: "Let's go, let's go together."
The three entered the conference room and saw the team leaders of the original art team, animation team, color team, photography team, sound team, editing team, and the video website development team that was about to be launched for both projects.
"President Jiang, Director Li."
"Hello everyone," Jiang Xia said with a smile. "How was your New Year?"
"good."
"fine."
After exchanging a few words, Jiang Xia walked to the head seat and sat down. Liu Xinyue provided excellent service, and tea was prepared in front of everyone.
"We're having an employee meeting soon, so I'll keep it short. I called everyone here now mainly to give you a heads-up about this year's project plan."
Upon hearing the boss speak, the team leaders all sat up straight.
He first looked at the Tom and Jerry project team and slowly said, "Tom and Jerry is the cornerstone of Qitian Animation and a popular animation IP that the company plans to run for a long time. In terms of animation, I hope that everyone will continue to maintain the current production progress, not be impatient for quick success, and strictly control the quality. In addition, we need to increase investment in IP operation. We can try to explore overseas animation markets and reach cooperation agreements with more manufacturers to deeply explore the value of the products."
Li Weiya nodded repeatedly as she listened to these words. She knew that Jiang Xia must be quite knowledgeable. He had determined the development direction of Tom and Jerry in just a few words, showing his unique strategic vision.
He then picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and looked at the Slam Dunk project team.
"This year is the most important year for the company's development. As I just mentioned, Tom and Jerry is the cornerstone of the company, and Slam Dunk is the pillar of the company's development. As the first work for the company to move from children's comics to shonen comics, Slam Dunk is under great pressure to help the public remove the stereotype of Qitian Animation."
"Therefore, everyone must stay calm and keep producing the new work, regardless of whether the public opinion is good or bad after its release, because I have high hopes for this work. Just as Tom and Jerry became a benchmark for children's animation, Slam Dunk will also lead the trend of shonen manga."
Jiang Xia's words were resounding, and of course, all his confidence came from the influence of the original Slam Dunk manga in the world in his previous life.
After saying this, Jiang Xia looked at Meng Xiulian, the sound supervisor.
"Teacher Meng, your team probably has the heaviest workload in our company. In addition to being responsible for the voice acting of Tom and Jerry, you are also responsible for the new Slam Dunk series, and now you have to add the dialect version of Tom and Jerry."
Meng Xiulian smiled and said, "President Jiang, please don't say that. It's my duty. I'm also very happy to be able to contribute to the company."
(End of this chapter)
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