The wind is warm in July.

Lu Yuan looked at the group of tourists lying in the sun or playing beach volleyball on Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles.

There was a longing expression on his face.

Once upon a time, I would dream of playing volleyball on a beach like this, sunbathing on the beach, and appreciating the balls of various shapes, sizes and colors with a pure gaze...

However, this yearning only lasted for a moment, and he continued to look back at the big ship.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

call!

It’s finally almost over!

"The Legend of 1900" has been filmed for such a long time and now it has finally reached the final stage. If nothing unexpected happens, "The Legend of 1900" will be broadcast on the 15th of next month, right?

Good.

Lu Yuan nodded.

He was a little exhausted during this period.

He thought that after finishing filming "The Legend of 1900", he would have a good rest.

After walking across the beach and getting on the car arranged by Forrest to go back to the company, Lu Yuan received a call.

The call was from Wang Jinxue.

"Hmm? Kimura? Who is Kimura?"

"The person in charge of Japan's Weekly Shonen Magazine?"

"What does he want me to do?"

Lu Yuan was at a loss.

Lu Yuan knew about the magazine "Weekly Shonen Magazine".

This is a very famous comic magazine in Japan, and it has produced many popular anime such as "Hell Girl", "Nightmare High School", "Robot from the Future", etc.

"Naruto" and "Bleach" produced by our company are serialized in this animation company.

but……

What did he come to me for?

Half an hour later, Lu Yuan got out of the car.

When he walked down, he saw an old man wearing a beret sitting seriously on a stone bench outside the company, looking at a palm tree outside the company. Next to him stood a young man wearing glasses who looked like a translator.

When the old man saw Lu Yuan, he stood up excitedly and walked towards him. His originally calm eyes instantly turned into an indescribable excitement.

"Hello, Mr. Lu!"

"Hello, you must be Mr. Kimura."

"Mr. Lu, I have admired you for a long time. I didn't expect that you are much younger than I thought. It's incredible, simply incredible!" Kimura held Lu Yuan's arm and refused to let go for a long time. His voice was trembling, just like a fan seeing his idol.

"Mr. Kimura, let's go inside and talk." Lu Yuan smiled, but his expression gradually became awkward.

Admire...

this……

The feeling of being admired by such a haggard old man is really...

Weird!

"good!"

Kimura nodded, then let go of Lu Yuan's hand and followed him into the company.

…

"Mr. Lu, I want the animation copyrights of these two comics... I am willing to spend 30 million RMB per comic to buy the animation copyrights of these two comics..."

"Mr. Kimura, are you sure you want to spend 60 million RMB to buy the anime copyrights of these two comics?"

"Yes! Mr. Lu!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kimura, I've already given you the comic book licenses for these two comics, but I can't give you the anime copyright. The most I can give you is the anime adaptation license..."

"Authorized adaptation?"

"Yes, authorized adaptation..."

After a round of flattery, Lu Yuan finally understood why Kimura came.

He wants the copyright to his anime.

Yes!

It's copyright, not authorized adaptation.

Through Kimura's information, Lu Yuan learned that behind Kimura's "Weekly Shonen Magazine" there is an animation company called "JG".

Many famous animations come from this animation company called "JG".

but……

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Kimura looks like an honest man, but he is actually very smart.

When he said he would pay 30 million for the animation copyrights of the two comics, his expression was very excited, as if he was bleeding a lot...

His expression and his voice all revealed that Lu Yuan had gained something.

In fact, if it was a year ago, Lu Yuan would definitely be excited when he saw such a large number, but now...

Lu Yuan didn't have any ideas.

Although 60 million is not a small number.

but……

What does it mean to buy the copyright of the animation for 60 million RMB? It means that after paying 60 million RMB, the copyright of the animation of these two comics will be bought out. This means that after paying 60 million RMB, no matter how popular or awesome the animation of these two comics is, it will have nothing to do with you.

If Lu Yuan was not a time traveler, perhaps this price would be really good.

but……

Lu Yuan is a time traveler.

How popular were "Bleach" and "Naruto" in their original world?

Would Lu Yuan not know?

Even if this world is somewhat different from the original world, Lu Yuan will not sell it.

To put it in a very speechless way, it is impossible to sell the anime copyright even for 60 million US dollars!

"Mr. Lu, although the market research and sales of these two anime are very good, there are too many good comics in Japan, and now is a recession for anime. It is impossible for a miracle anime like "Hell Girl" to become a hit in Japan to exist..." Kimura looked at Lu Yuan.

In fact, he was a little confused.

Thirty million for an animation license.

This is similar to some of Japan's first-line anime!

"Sorry, Mr. Kimura, if you're talking about copyright, there's no way I can sell my copyright." Lu Yuan shook his head and his expression became firm.

"So, what Mr. Lu means is..."

"Authorization, yes, authorization. I am willing to authorize you to adapt these two animations... Of course, I think 60 million for two movies is too low. It doesn't meet my psychological price. I hope to get 20% of the animation revenue..."

"Mr. Lu, you are... a little fierce. This... I can't accept this." When Kimura heard this, he shook his head continuously.

What a joke!

This kind of treatment.

Isn't it almost the same treatment as Mr. Tezuka Osamu?

Even if "Bleach" and "Naruto" are very popular right now, it won't work, right?

Moreover, Japanese anime has indeed entered a slightly sluggish stage in the past two years. After a movie called "Children of the Sea" lost a lot of money two years ago, "JG" has very limited funds in all aspects and it is impossible to spend money and take risks again.

What if I lose again?

Then the "JG" company might really be entering a difficult period of winter.

"Mr. Kimura, that's such a pity." Lu Yuan laughed.

"Yeah, it's a bit regrettable." Kimura also stood up and expressed his regret. "Mr. Lu, although the animation adaptation has not been negotiated, we at Weekly Shonen still hope to continue cooperating with you in the comics. We plan to vigorously promote and publicize your two comics. Mr. Lu, this is our next promotion plan. Mr. Lu, I hope you can take a look..."

"oh?"

In the conference room.

Kimura was a little disappointed when he found out that he couldn't negotiate the copyright for the anime, but even though he was disappointed, he still had to do his job.

Then, he handed a thick promotional plan to Lu Yuan. When Lu Yuan took the plan, he saw that it was divided into two parts, one part was in R language and the other part was in Chinese.

After reading the plan carefully, Lu Yuan didn't have any objections.

He was not very familiar with this place, so he felt relieved to leave the promotion to them Lu Yuan.

After seeing Lu Yuan nodded in agreement, a smile appeared on Kimura's face.

In fact, these things could just be discussed over the phone, but Kimura still felt that he had to maintain a certain sincerity.

After all, in Kimura's eyes, business is business. Even if both parties are dissatisfied and angry, it is just business. But once something is agreed upon, such as the serialized comics in his hands, he will not deliberately do some small actions because of some unpleasantness. After all, this is his character!

After the two finished talking about these things, Kimura did not leave. Instead, he talked to Lu Yuan about many things related to music, interspersed with praise and admiration for several of Lu Yuan's songs.

Lu Yuan suddenly discovered that this old man Kimura had a terrifying amount of knowledge about music. As the conversation progressed, it was basically Kimura who was talking while Lu Yuan was listening...

Even terms like postmodern classical style, which Lu Yuan couldn't understand, were mentioned by Kimura.

Lu Yuan listened to Kimura chattering on and on, then subconsciously looked at the time.

He found that it was already six o'clock in the evening.

Lu Yuan looked at Wang Jinxue who came over and made a look at him as if she wanted to eat.

Wang Jinxue is going back to China tomorrow. Lu Yuan had planned to have a steak with Wang Jinxue tonight and enjoy some time together.

But it seems that Kimura has no taste at all.

Finally, looking at Kimura, he couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Mr. Kimura...it's time for dinner. If you don't mind, how about we have dinner together? However, Mr. Kimura, you should be very busy, so forget it if you are busy..." Lu Yuan hinted at Kimura...

"Ah? That's great... I'm not busy, I'm not busy. It's my luck to chat with Mr. Lu Yuan. I know there's a delicious steak restaurant here. Mr. Lu Yuan, why don't we go eat steak together..."

"..." After Lu Yuan saw the old man's even more excited expression.

He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Damn it!

He's just being polite!

A polite and courteous expression of Chinese traditionalism.

Don't you know what politeness is?

It's just a polite invitation, you take it seriously?

Can't you be more self-aware?

"Okay then, Mr. Kimura..." Lu Yuan felt a little uncomfortable.

This person...

Are you here for a free meal?

This person...

Why are you more shameless than me?

"Um!"

…

I wasn't very happy eating the steak.

As soon as we sat down, there was an unhappy atmosphere everywhere.

At least, both Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue felt that Kimura was a very bright light bulb.

The sound of "Wedding in a Dream" came from the cafe.

When old man Kimura heard this voice, he was extremely excited.

Then……

Wang Jinxue watched the old man chattering non-stop with Lu Yuan about the art of piano.

certainly……

Basically, it was Kimura who was talking and Lu Yuan who was listening.

She noticed Lu Yuan's expression.

Lu Yuan was also speechless.

finally……

Took about ten minutes to eat.

"Lu Yuan, don't you have a very important meeting later? It seems too late now!"

"Ah? It seems so..."

“Hurry up…”

"good."

Lu Yuan subconsciously looked at the time, then quickly finished all the steak on the plate.

After finishing eating, he looked at Kimura apologetically.

"Mr. Kimura, I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered that I have an important meeting."

"Ah, Mr. Lu, is this meeting related to comics? I heard that you also have a comics company in the United States..." Kimura's eyes lit up.

"No, it's okay... It's some internal company matters, Mr. Kimura, I have to excuse myself for a while..." Lu Yuan was speechless when he saw Kimura's eyes light up.

"Okay, it's okay." Kimura nodded regretfully, then watched Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue turn around and leave with a smile.

Look at their backs.

He felt regretful again.

About half an hour later...

Kimura stood at the door of the cafe.

Then he looked blankly at the three hundred dollar bill.

He suddenly realized!

He suddenly understood.

like……

Is it because I showed up at an inopportune time?

…

"Jinxue..."

"What's wrong?"

"Do you think running an animation company is very profitable?"

"Japanese anime has indeed been a bit depressed in the past two years, but as long as you don't go too big, you can still make money. Wait, Lu Yuan, what do you want to do?"

"No...nothing, just asking, how much do you know about animation companies?"

"Well, I know a little, but not much..."

"Oh, then tell me about it?"

"Which one do you want to know about?"

"Um?"

Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue were walking on the path by the river.

A strange thought suddenly appeared in Lu Yuan's mind.

Then...

When he saw Wang Jinxue silently telling Lu Yuan a lot about the current situation and conditions of Japanese anime, Lu Yuan was a little confused.

Forehead……

This isn’t much?

“Catch the thief!”

“Catch the thief!”

"Don't run, catch the thief!"

At this moment...

Lu Yuan heard a girl shouting from behind...

Lu Yuan subconsciously looked behind him.

Then he saw a dark shadow flash before him.

Lu Yuan was just about to display his heroic spirit of justice.

But……

“Bang!”

Wang Jinxue, who was talking seriously to Lu Yuan about the current situation in Japan, suddenly narrowed her eyes and turned around fiercely almost reflexively...

Then!

Lu Yuan saw a scene that he would never forget.

he……

Stunned.