As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present stared at Zhao Ye in astonishment.
Zhao Ye smiled and said, "After I buy the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, I will immediately invest an additional 50 million RMB in the studio. In addition..."
Before he could finish speaking, the huge investment of 50 million had already left the studio employees speechless.
The Shanghai Animation Film Studio had never seen so much money before.
Previously, animation production in China was funded by the government on a need-based basis, and once completed, the animations were given to television stations for free. However, after the reform and opening up, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio had to be self-sufficient. At this time, Japanese animation flooded the Chinese market, and it was also free. This left the Shanghai Animation Film Studio completely unprepared, and its decline became inevitable.
Zhao Ye continued, seemingly oblivious to the fact that Wujiang Company is developing a game, and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio will soon receive several commissions for feature-length animated films! These animated films will become wildly popular among players worldwide as Wujiang games become a huge hit!
Finally, Zhao Ye smiled and said to the people at the studio, "Oh, by the way, I plan to improve everyone's benefits and raise monthly salaries by 20%. Employees who have left can come back to continue working in animation production. Of course, the studio will no longer hire those who commit crimes or enrich themselves at the expense of the company."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
"Mr. Zhao is so generous!"
"Long live Boss Zhao!"
"Mr. Zhao, when are you going to buy the film studio? I can't wait!" someone in the crowd asked loudly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye couldn't help but laugh. He had won the support of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio employees with just the simple and direct method of raising wages, to the point that they were even eager for him to acquire their factory immediately.
"Right now!!!"
After Zhao Ye finished speaking, he turned to the government leaders and said, "Leaders, do you think we can sign the contract right here now?!"
Mayor Zhou Bowen smiled and nodded: "No problem, we can sign the contract now!"
After he finished speaking, applause and cheers erupted from the crowd.
"Clap clap clap clap!!"
So, at noon that same day, Zhao Ye signed the acquisition agreement with the government at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
Zhao Ye kept his promise and officially announced an increase in the salaries of the studio's employees, and immediately instructed the finance department to transfer the funds to the studio.
After seeing off the city leaders, Zhao Ye instructed the factory director, Xu Xiangming, to call all the senior executives of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio to his office for a meeting.
"Director Xu, how many people have left the Shanghai Animation Film Studio since the reform and opening up?"
Zhao Ye sat upright in the head seat, looking at Factory Director Xu Xiangming to his right.
Xu Xiangming thought for a moment and replied, "There are probably more than two hundred people..."
"So many??? That's a bit beyond my expectations," Zhao Ye said in surprise, his brows furrowing slightly.
Xu Xiangming sighed, "Before, the government would cover our costs, and we only needed to focus on making good animations. But now we have to be responsible for our own profits and losses. However, making animation isn't profitable, and the studios are facing increasingly difficult times. Sometimes we can't even pay our employees' wages. But many people still have families to support, so they've all gone to find other ways to make a living! Actually, many of them are very passionate about the animation industry, and creating classic works has always been everyone's dream. Unfortunately, reality is too cruel..."
Xu Xiangming's voice choked up as he spoke.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye couldn't help but sigh. He could understand those who left.
If you can't even afford to eat, what kind of dreams can you have?
"Let's try our best to bring them back. They belong to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and their talents shouldn't be wasted. I guarantee that here, they will not only live comfortably, but also fulfill their dreams!" Zhao Ye said sincerely and solemnly.
"Yes! I will do everything I can to contact them and ask them to come back!" Xu Xiangming nodded emphatically.
"Um,"
Zhao Ye nodded softly, then changed the subject, "This morning, I only had a cursory look around the film studio. There are many things I haven't learned about in detail yet. Director Xu, could you give me a detailed introduction to the animated film projects that the studio is currently producing?"
“Okay, boss.” Xu Xiangming nodded and began to introduce the films as if they were his own treasures, “Currently, our studio has five animated short films: Nuwa Mending the Sky, Big Flower and Little Flower, Toothless Tiger, Pillow Snatching, and Clamp Saving the Deer.”
There is only one animated series: Calabash Brothers.
Zhao Ye was taken aback. He wasn't very familiar with the five animated shorts, but he knew a lot about the "Calabash Brothers" animated series.
If we're talking about which animated film from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio is the most famous, it would probably be the "Calabash Brothers" series.
"Huluwa, Huluwa, seven gourds on one vine."
We are not afraid of wind or rain.
La la la la..."
A familiar melody echoed in Zhao Ye's mind.
This song is quite catchy; almost everyone who has heard it can sing a line or two.
Xu Xiangming continued, "The 'Calabash Brothers' animated series is a paper-cut animation. It mainly tells the story of seven magical gourds and seven brothers with extraordinary abilities who bravely fight to save their loved ones and engage in battles against demons..."
Seeing that Zhao Ye seemed particularly interested in "Calabash Brothers", Xu Xiangming began to explain the plot of the animated film in detail.
Legend has it that a scorpion demon and a snake demon were imprisoned in Calabash Mountain. A pangolin accidentally broke through the cave, and the two demons escaped, causing suffering to the people. The pangolin was rescued by an old man, who told him that only by growing seven-colored gourds could the two demons be defeated. The old man received a gourd seed and grew seven large gourds of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, but the demons saw them through a magic mirror. Unable to destroy the seven gourds, they captured the old man who had rescued them. The seven gourds ripened one after another, fell to the ground, and transformed into seven barefoot boys dressed in seven different colored clothes…
While listening to Xu Xiangming's explanation, Zhao Ye was thinking to himself about how to turn "Calabash Brothers" into an IP.
The plot of Super Mario is the same as the story of a plumber rescuing a princess.
How about we make something similar... like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather?
Hmm, this seems promising!
Super Mario is just about eating mushrooms to transform, but I have seven gourds of different colors and functions, which offer a more diverse gameplay experience than Super Mario.
"Boss, what do you think of the plot of 'Calabash Brothers'?" Xu Xiangming asked Zhao Ye after finishing his introduction.
Zhao Ye replied with a smile, "The plot is great. I think it will be a nationwide hit. I want to develop a game based on this animation and make it popular with players all over the world!"
"I want to make the seven Calabash Brothers the number one boy band in Asia!"
Xu Xiangming felt his blood boiling as he listened to the beginning, but his expression suddenly turned somewhat astonished when he heard the end.
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