Chapter 435 Do You Believe in Light?
After Lin Mo finished dealing with several important matters, he happened to meet Shaanxi Satellite TV and Children's Satellite TV.
The kid also brought a friend with him, the one that had already appeared in Lin Mo's mind - the sports channel.
There was nothing surprising about Shaanxi Satellite TV. They came to ask for works last time, but the one they got was "Death Note", which is really not suitable for TV.
This time, it’s not impossible, so let’s do this.
"There's a work that's suitable for children, but it's not considered animation. It's called a special effects film."
"Okay, okay, we trust your vision!"
Director Hou saw the children's channel standing nearby and eagerly agreed.
Why bother to pick? It’s good enough to have it!
When Director Yang of Children's TV heard that it was suitable for children, he was attracted, but he also knew that the Avengers had to treat everyone equally, and they already had "The Lotus Lantern" and "Havoc in Heaven", which were not just ordinary animations. It would be greedy to ask for more.
I could only endure it.
Director Hou happily went to visit S.H.I.E.L.D. downstairs.
The only ones left were Director Yang from the Children's Channel and Wang Wei, the purchasing director of the Sports Channel.
But this was Wang Wei's first time here. When he saw these two people, he chatted with them for 5 minutes without mentioning a penny, and decided on a project. Hiding his inner surprise, he began to greet Lin Mo.
"Hello, Director Wang!"
"I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Kobayashi!"
Lin Mo anticipated that he would have a collaboration with a sports channel, but he estimated that it would be after he released works like "The Prince of Tennis" and "Captain Tsubasa".
As a result, they came to us on their own initiative and even asked Director Yang to act as a go-between.
"Mr. Kobayashi, we're here to ask if there are any anime works or something suitable for our sports channel."
The entire CCTV knew about the opera channel's heroic act of broadcasting "Soul of Chess" without prior notification.
Competing with children's channels for the broadcasting rights of cartoons is really challenging their nerves!
But if it's other cartoons, you can really talk about it, but chess and card games...
There are really ten thousand reasons why the opera channel should broadcast it.
After all, a few years ago, the opera channel was arguably the poorest of all CCTV channels, so the poorest son in the family had to help out.
And the facts proved that this risky tactic was quite effective. In the end, Director Yang had no choice but to swallow his anger.
But then they reflected on it and realized that with the current development of the Avengers, they couldn't stop it.
The themes of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s animation are becoming more and more diverse. Animation seems to have become a carrier of the plot, no different from movies and TV, and is no longer exclusive to children.
If other channels are forced not to broadcast some of the themes, some of them are not suitable for children's channels, and they won't be able to absorb too many of them.
Then Avengers will be sold to local TV stations. There are not too many TV stations like Shaanxi and Strawberry that are willing to spend a lot of money to buy works!
So, they decided to be proactive and first ask the sports channel to lay the groundwork and book the work if it was available.
Lin Mo got excited and thought, you guys are faster than me this time!
"What do you want? Basketball, football, tennis, baseball, volleyball?"
“!!!”
After hearing his direct question, several people were very surprised.
Don't you ask the price?
Is this the general business logic for negotiation?
Wang Wei looked at Director Yang immediately.
Meaning: How can you still choose?
The current situation gives people an illusion. Why buy vegetables in this vegetable market?
"Are there any animations for these?"
"Yes, I'll arrange the order of production based on your needs."
“.......”
It was difficult for Wang Wei to hide his inner joy and excitement.
When the opera channel broke through the siege of thousands of CCTV channels, they also felt it was very sudden.
Opera! It has such a rich historical and cultural heritage that it’s hard for young people to like it.
But who would have thought that after 3 years, others are still looking for breakthroughs.
The opera channel has taken the lead with Opera Month, "Hikaru no Go" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
It has made this old topic, which is on the verge of extinction, popular again!
The viewership ratings are around 6 or 7 points. This kind of results can only be achieved when a major event occurs!
Who wouldn’t be jealous!
So, the station kept thinking about it!
Could they do something different?
Can't opera channels broadcast chess and card animations? Can they also broadcast competitive sports animations?
They can hold meetings and research in the station, and they can even set aside a considerable budget!
But the problem is, they have to find works!
It's obvious where the work came from!
Where else could it come from?
Of course it’s S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Hence the situation we have today!
Before Wang Wei came, he made some inquiries and found out that the animation of S.H.I.E.L.D. was extremely popular, so he even prepared a budget.
At the same time, I prepared a lot of plans to persuade S.H.I.E.L.D. that sports animation is also a good thing. Who would have thought it would be so easy? Not only is the money not mentioned, but I can also choose?
This time he was completely relaxed!
"Mr. Kobayashi, let me be frank. Did you have any plans for a sports anime before?"
"Yeah, yes. I thought you would come to see me sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to be so early."
"You are truly a prophet! Do you have any recommendations?"
"The highlight here is the basketball. I suggest you do it later. You can see the arrangements for the rest."
When Wang Wei heard that Lin Mo had his own methods, he decided to trust the professionals.
In recent years, the sports sector has mainly promoted ball sports, so for them, the order is about the same.
"Okay! Tennis then!"
"Yeah, no problem."
"Tong'er, customized animation "The Prince of Tennis" and special effects film "Ultraman"!"
[Customization successful! Reputation value -3000!]
“How expensive!”
[Brother, do you believe in light? Just think about Ultraman merchandise and you won't think it's expensive anymore!]
"Okay."
"But for this Ultraman, I need a director! We're a little short on people! Especially a director!"
[Recruit people! You're trying to conquer Blue Planet, but these few people are a bit too much.]
"Yeah, that's all we can do!"
Wang Wei and Director Yang walked out of the Avengers, still in a daze.
"Is this how Mr. Xiaolin talks about business?"
"Hey~~You asked a good question!"
"Let me tell you, not talking about money is the most expensive thing! Do you know how much it usually costs for several TV stations to buy cartoons?"
"Generally speaking, it's about 300,000 per episode in the industry. If it's Avengers, I estimate it could be over 800,000."
This data is for reference only. After all, the ratings of the Avengers animation are unlikely to be lower than 5!
So although 800,000 is already the price of a popular TV series, it still attracts people in the circle.
"Do you know how much we paid for each episode of 'Blue Cat'?"
"Is it higher than this?"
"Not really. Although each episode of 'Blue Cat' is only a little over 10 minutes long, it's not easy to produce. It also uses some 3D technology. According to the market, it should be worth more than 600,000, but the Avengers actually sold it to us for 100,000 per episode."
"How much? How much do you say?"
Wang Wei is a little crazy now. Is this price real?
This is a bargain price even for ordinary animation production companies!
"The Avengers didn't take the opportunity to raise the price, but lowered it?"
"Don't you think about it? 'Blue Cat' has 3,000 episodes, and at 600,000 per episode, that's 1.8 billion. Even if it were broadcast over several years, our budget wouldn't be able to sustain it. Furthermore, Mr. Kobayashi gave us a really steep discount, ultimately giving us 180 million! And that's in installments."
Wang Wei felt that he had heard something incredible, that is, the strongest Avenger in the industry actually had the lowest price.
If this gets out, people will definitely start to make a fuss!
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