Later, the male protagonist finally realized that Mitsuha had come looking for him three years ago.
Three years ago, before he and Mitsuha had swapped bodies, he definitely wouldn't have known her.
But Mitsuha is different.
In terms of timeline, it's Mitsuha from three years ago, who swaps bodies with the male protagonist from three years in the future.
This also means that after Mitsuha swapped bodies three years ago, she was very excited and curious to go to the city to find the male protagonist, but the male protagonist did not recognize her.
She returned to the small town with that sense of loss.
The various plot twists and turns make the story captivating.
The three team leaders were so shocked that their scalps tingled.
It turns out that even topics that people usually dislike can be written so naturally and so well.
"Minister, who submitted this script? I think we can take it on!" Fang Nian was eager to try, and she even had a list of people in mind.
"Sunset Glow, Teacher Li Zhaoyang."
"Write about that Li director from Truman?" Li Nianlian exclaimed in surprise: "A genius, absolutely a genius."
Yang Kai was too lazy to listen to these compliments and quickly instructed, "Don't reveal the script to other employees. Finalize the cast list first, and then submit it to me."
Yang Kai intends to make an example of someone to scare others.
The reason he agreed to let those employees stay in their original departments was for this reason.
When "Your Name." is completed and released, he will announce a 20% pay raise for that group of employees and a doubling of their year-end bonuses.
All your efforts to persuade and establish your authority are less important than improving their treatment.
Once the compensation is improved, the benefits and perks will be visible. Jealousy will make those employees who haven't reported here feel resentful, and it will also motivate those who have already reported to the department to work harder and start to feel a sense of belonging.
"Okay!" The three team leaders nodded in unison.
Just as they were about to leave the office, Yang Kai added, "I forgot to tell you, this movie is in 2D."
"2D?" After hesitating for a second, Fangnian nodded: "Understood, team leader."
The production costs for 2D and 3D are different. As long as the investors have sufficient funds, they will proceed without hesitation.
At most, it's just that making 2D movies is a bit more laborious.
But for these technicians, being a little tired is nothing; what matters is that they are still producing bad films while being exhausted.
When the quality is guaranteed, it's not called being tired, it's called experiencing pain and pleasure.
Next, the three team leaders will select their members.
A film doesn't require all three teams of employees to be involved; only a portion of them need to be selected.
What happened next was predictable: some employees said they would wait and see and did not go to pick it up.
Only the technical staff who remained enthusiastic followed their team leader to the new group and started working on the new film.
After these matters were basically settled, Yang Kai went to see Brother Li and told him not to go out to do business for the time being.
Once the anime/manga department gets its first film project, its performance within the next six months should be more than guaranteed.
Yang Kai also stated that he would apply to higher authorities for financial support.
"Need financial support?" Li Gui, who was about to leave work, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said with dissatisfaction, "You're a new department head. Even if you lack management experience, you should at least know the basic rules, right? We're in charge of production, so the funding definitely needs to come from the investors. By the way, which company is the investor?"
"Sunset Glow, the script was written by Director Li. Brother Li, take a look at it."
"Sunset?" Li Gui was speechless for a few seconds before saying, "Then we do need to provide some financial support."
After reading the script, Li Gui's eyes lit up: "Minister Yang, how much funding do you think is appropriate?"
Yang Kai: "I don't know that."
Li Gui: "What? $50 million? Okay, Minister Yang, I will convey your message to the board."
Yang Kai: ? ?
His eyes widened in surprise. Had he said how much money he had?
$50 million, which translates to over 350 million.
No matter how high the production cost of 2D, a few hundred million yuan can basically cover the post-production stage.
Unless we need to improve the image quality, we won't increase our investment.
It seems like Brother Li is planning to take over most of the funds.
"Minister Yang, don't worry, I will definitely convey your message. We should be able to get the funding. By the way, please copy the files from the USB drive to me. I'm going to the board meeting."
Li Gui suddenly felt that it was too early to leave work at this time, so she decided to work for another two hours, since there was no rush.
However, on the other hand, this teacher Zhaoyang is really amazing. The Truman Show is still playing in theaters, and now he has another animated script, which is a subject that the market rejects.
Even on topics that are highly rejected by the market, they can still write something new.
In terms of imagination and conception, Teacher Zhaoyang is indeed a genius in film and television. It's a pity that his main profession is music. He is truly a little godfather of film and television whose talents have been wasted on music.
In the next half hour, because Li Gui brought the script for "Your Name," the board meeting didn't even take place. Guan Feng made the decision directly: "Fifty million US dollars is indeed too much. Forty million US dollars is acceptable."
“Okay!” Li Gui hadn’t really expected to get $50 million anyway, since that was $350 million.
A high-cost 2D movie, from the start of production to its completion, will at most cost around 300 million to 400 million, or about 40 million US dollars.
So Guan Feng set a limit of 40 million US dollars, which was just right. The remaining funds would definitely have to be provided by Wanxia.
Unless you're looking for higher picture quality, like 2K or even 4K, or the premium version, and you want to see all the iconic scenes from the drama repeatedly polished.
The cost would reach 400 million to 500 million.
Especially the 2D picture quality. 2D production costs are already very high. If the picture quality is made to be 4K, the cost will be really hard to bear. But if it is made, it will amaze all the viewers.
However, generally no one would attempt to achieve 4K resolution in the 2D field.
"Okay, I'll tell Minister Yang and have him contact Wanxia later."
"Yes, the company Wanxia has a very promising future. We need to maintain a good honeymoon period of cooperation. By the way, Xiao Yang has a good vision; he actually thought of investing in the production of this movie. Xiao Li, you need to keep a close eye on him and help him secure his position as minister."
"Mr. Guan, I understand."
"Alright, now that the Anime Department has received its first order, you don't need to go out and run around anymore. Take a couple of days off, and then go back to the Anime Department and see if there's anything you can help out with. Xiao Yang has just become the department head, and he's still quite inexperienced in many things, so we'll need you to help out for a while."
"Yes, Mr. Guan."
...
Sunset, Composition Department.
When it was time to leave work, Zhang Shulan received some important news, so she called Zhaoyang and Xiao Zhang into her office alone to talk about it.
When Zhang Xincheng and Li Zhaoyang heard that Starlight was going to invest $40 million, they were both quite surprised.
"Really? 2D movies are expensive, but $40 million should be enough to make one." Zhang Xincheng didn't understand. Even with a deep partnership, it shouldn't cost that much.
Isn't this equivalent to Sunset providing the script and Starlight providing the funding?
“Yes, I’ve been thinking about this too. We can’t keep taking advantage of Starlight,” Zhang Shulan said. “What are your thoughts?”
She guessed that Starlight executives must have read the script and thought it had potential, which is why they dared to invest 40 million US dollars.
It's clear that Starlight really wants a piece of the big cake that is the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) market; it looks very appealing.
Especially now that there are very few companies entering the market, such a large pie is being shared by very few people, which is actually an opportunity.
"My initial plan was to focus on improving image quality, but that would require at least $60 million. I was planning to tell you, Director, tomorrow."
Since Starlight has invested, Li Zhaoyang felt there was no need to wait until production started to announce it, so he said his thoughts now: "If Starlight invests 40 million, we will share the box office revenue with them. In addition, I want to produce 4K quality with premium features, and if possible, we should also get the stereo sound quality sorted out."
Picture quality, premium experience, and sound quality are the three most unpredictable aspects of investment.
Some films cost only a few hundred thousand dollars in these three categories, while others cost millions or even tens of millions of dollars.
In short, investing in film is a bottomless pit; if you want to do it to the highest standards, you definitely need to be prepared with tens of millions of dollars.
“Okay.” Zhang Shulan agreed with Zhao Yang’s idea: “If we were to fund it ourselves, the investment would be huge if we were to make the three films to the highest standards. Since Starlight is also investing, we can finalize the matter sooner. I will go to Starlight in person tomorrow.”
Zhang Shulan felt that the quality of this film was very high, and even if it were made to the highest standards, the money would not have been wasted.
Those who enjoy anime and manga are in for a treat.
A film that meets the highest standards in three aspects and is of high quality is about to be released. How many anime fans will be amazed by its picture and sound quality?
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