"Why?" This time Fang was still in a hurry and didn''t speak. On the contrary, Tong Luo couldn''t help but ask Xiao Yao, "now in the performing arts circle, if you have a little ability, you can open your own studio. If you have a stronger ability, you can sign an artist. Although you are still young, you are absolutely qualified to sign new people, bring new people and push new people. You see Ren Bing is so popular now. They all say that Li Ya has a bright eye and knows beads. They also say that Li Ya is a good boss. I think if you also sign new people to bring new people, at least you won''t be worse than Li Ya in this aspect! "
"Is it?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.
"Of course Tong Luo pulled his fingers and said, "in music, you can write songs and make them. In film and television, you can edit and direct them. In music, film and television, and even in fashion circles, you have a strong relationship. After the box office of this animated film is divided, you don''t even need money. You don''t need to compete with others as long as you want to develop projects independently. Is it not good for your personal studio to sign up for artist training? If you make them popular, you can not only make money from them, expand their influence and reputation in the circle, but also have a special sense of achievement, right
"Teacher Tong, I know what you said," Xiao Yao said. "To tell you the truth, my classmates mentioned this to me before the release of Wali. They told me to set up an entertainment company and select some potential students to sign it. They also take Li Ya and Ren Bing as examples, and they say that after the martial arts masters ascend the top, they will fight for apprentices and inheritance. "
"Oh?" Tong Luo said with a smile, "they want to mix with you? That''s a good thing! "
"They didn''t ask me to sign them, they just asked me to choose the one with potential among my classmates." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "but I refused at that time and told them that I would not set up a company."
"Or that, why?" Tong Luo is strange again.
"To make money, the commission from artists is not as high as the income from my investment in projects." Xiao Yao continued, "although no one thinks that money is too much, it''s better to take two shares than one, but I''m more afraid of trouble."
"Afraid of trouble, what trouble?" Tong Luo''s strange way.
"Resource allocation problems." Xiao Yao said, "I''m from Shenxi. There are always some students who have a good relationship. If I sign now, do my classmates want me to sign or not? If I want to sign, I can''t just sign my classmates who have a good relationship with me? I am not short of resources, but my resources are not unlimited. How to allocate the resources of artists in the studio in the future? Work to whom not to whom, role to whom not to whom, these are things that need to be balanced. Li Ya is popular with Ren Bing, but she has more than one Ren Bing, and fans of other artists have complained about Li Ya''s unfairness on the Internet. "
"you are the boss, you has the final say, you do not care about the black people on the Internet, do you care about this?" Tong Luo asked.
"Fans don''t really need to care too much when they spray a few words on the Internet, but it will inevitably affect the artists themselves." Xiao Yao said, "if the artists really feel unfair like their fans, complain with the company, or even terminate the contract and change jobs, make a quarrel, and finally even have no friends to do, what a shame! Of course, if the coordination is good, this situation does not necessarily occur, but it certainly requires energy to do a balanced disposal. I want to put more energy on my works. In addition, I have many interests and hobbies. I want to do other things when I have energy and time, and I don''t want to spend it on it. "
"Well, you don''t want to deal with the internal balance of the company in the future, just let the company have you alone!" Tong Luo nodded and stopped persuading him.
"I see." Fang still nodded, "your studio only serves you, we don''t sign any artists!"
"Well," Xiao Yao saw that they had no objection. He sat up straight, patted his hands and asked, "is there anything else?"
"Yes!" Tong Luo and Fang are still in the same voice.
"Oh Xiao Yao gave a bitter smile.
"Mr. Tong, please speak first." Tong Luo and Fang still look at each other, and Fang still waves his hand to Tong Luo.
"Well, I''ll go first." Tong Luo nodded to Xiao Yao and said, "after the box office share of Wali arrives, I''m going to make some adjustments and changes to my company. I plan to recruit some animation professionals, and then focus on animation movies. We cooperate with Wali so successfully, I would like to invite you, no, now it should be said that your personal studio shares in my company, let''s continue to cooperate! "
"Tong Zong has already told me about this. I think it''s feasible, but you have to make your own decision in the end." Fang is still on the side.
"Because of the success of Wali, you decided to turn your main business to animated films?" Xiao Yao reminds Tong Luo, "animation is actually very difficult to do. Our" Wali "has some accidental elements, and future animated films may not have such achievements."
"I know more about the difficulties of the animation industry than you do." Tong Luo said, "from the beginning, my mind was to focus on animation, otherwise I would not open this animation special effects company with the qualification of making animation works. It''s just that animation costs a lot of money, and I don''t have any good projects in my hand, so I use CG special effects and movie special effects to maintain the company''s survival. Now that I have made money, I want to do more animation projects and do more for the domestic animation industry. ""You rely on games and special effects to maintain the company and keep your dream of animation." Xiao Yao pondered for a moment, raised his head to Tong Luo and said, "teacher Tong, my future focus on film and television is on real-life film and television works. I will no longer invest in making an animated film like" Wali. "
"Is it?" Tong Luo disappointed way, "that is too sorry."
"However, I agree to continue to cooperate with you!" Xiao Yao added with a smile, "I agree to take a stake in your company, and I don''t need to take a big share. When the box office share of "Wali" arrives, you complete the adjustment of the company. When you have the next development plan, we''ll discuss it. If I have a suitable animation script in the future, I will certainly give it to you. But what I need to emphasize is that I will definitely not and will not have the energy to try again for the posts of planning and directing. As for dubbing and dubbing, I will see if the schedule can match. "
At the beginning of the project, Xiao Yao required that the contract with Tong Luo should indicate that the copyright of "Wali" and "Eve" should be owned by Xiao Yao. Although Tong Luo agreed to Xiao Yao''s request at that time, considering that these two characters were created by Xiao Yao, theoretically speaking, the copyright of the animated characters in the movie "Wali" should belong to the investor and the producer, that is, Tong Luo''s company and Xiao Yao jointly own it.
Although this animated film still makes money with Tong Luo, Xiao Yao feels a little sorry for Tong Luo in this aspect. Because in addition to the box office, peripheral products are also a big source of income, and this income is only in the hands of people who have animation image copyright. Tongluo will lose a lot of income in the later stage.
Animation character only famous, the copyright in hand will have value. Here, the copyright value of Waley and Eve obviously comes from the film. But the investors and producers of the film are two sides. Without Tong Luo, Xiao Yao can''t make the film by himself, so Xiao Yao has a certain sense of guilt towards Tong Luo.
In the future, Xiao Yao will definitely quit making such an animated film as Wali, but the classic animated film he remembers is not only Wali. Xiao Yao doesn''t mind taking them out to help the teacher, who is very enthusiastic about the domestic animation industry, continue to develop in this area by providing funds, scripts and character images. It can also be regarded as compensation for his guilt for taking advantage of the teacher.
"Well," Tong Luo said happily when he heard Xiao Yao''s words, "in the animation industry, directors are easy to find. What''s lacking is capital, technology and good stories! With funds, I can get good technicians with high salary, and I can also buy better technology. If you provide funds and scripts, you will give me the greatest support! "
"When it comes to animation technology and technicians," Xiao Yao asked Tong Luo, "surely the United States is better than China? Do you still have this idea when you come to the United States this time? "
"You see that?" Tong Luo nodded with a smile and said, "this time I came to the United States, of course, I came here with the idea of digging the wall. As a matter of fact, the box office of our film is so brilliant in China. Many American film companies or distribution companies also have branches or offices in China. Some people have contacted us on their own initiative. It''s not that they can''t talk about American distribution with them in China. In addition to looking for you, coming to the United States to try to find some animation talents and introduce some more advanced technology is another important reason for me to come to the United States this time. "
"I''ll ask Lao Mu about that, too." Xiao Yao said, "but Lao Mu is a live action filmmaker. I don''t know if he has ever contacted an American animation studio. I don''t know if it will help. If there is anything I can do for you in this respect, I will try my best! "
"Your personal studio''s participation in our company may be a help." Tong Luo said with a smile, "I''ve heard president Yin say that the designer in your brand design office who specializes in designing and making lighting systems works there because of you. With the quality of our "Wali" and the fact that your studio is a shareholder, I think my company will attract more technicians here. Of course, if you need to come forward, I will not be polite. "
"Well, as long as you don''t stay in my eight hours and don''t delay my filming." Xiao Yao nodded with a smile.
"There''s nothing else on my side." Tong Luo turned his head, the other side still made a gesture of please, "Miss Fang ~"
"there''s nothing important on my side. Just now, in fact, he wanted to say that Tong always wanted to invite you to join the stock market." Fang is still right about Xiao Yao.
"There''s nothing important. What about the unimportant?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.
"That is to say, there''s nothing to wait for you to make up your mind about," Fang still asked. "Do you want to hear it?"
"Anyway, it''s still early now. It''s like listening to gossip." Xiao Yao leaned on the sofa and said, "talk about it!"
"One is about licensing products." Fang still said, "I just mentioned that. Some manufacturers have already contacted us, mainly toy manufacturers, followed by some manufacturers of daily necessities such as clocks, towels and mobile phone cases. They want formal authorization. I''m currently checking, but I haven''t answered. In addition, there are already unauthorized products on the market. I have invited some people to do preliminary investigation. This is not urgent. I wanted to tell you about it for a while! ""It seems that we really need to expand the professionals in all aspects." Xiao Yao said, "anyway, we are going to build a personal studio. Don''t worry about these things. You should find people in business and law first, and then discuss with these professionals. They should have more experience in this field! "
"Good!" Fang still nodded, and then asked, "when dealing with these things, do you have any requirements?"
"That''s true!" Xiao Yao nodded.
"You say it!" Fang said.
"Economic income is not what we value most!" Xiao Yao said, "when choosing an authorized enterprise, we should not look at who gives the authorization fee or shares the high profits. The most important thing is to look at the enterprise''s reputation and product quality. Especially toys, things for children to play with can not be careless.
"What''s more," Xiao Yao added, "for those enterprises that produce products without authorization, we must show our attitude. We should send the lawyer''s letter as soon as it''s due, but don''t do it too hard. It''s not easy for small manufacturing enterprises and manufacturers like Huaxia to survive, and most of them are not specialized in Shanzhai. They just can''t help but have a good chance. We don''t need any profit and compensation. As long as we have a good attitude and are willing to negotiate, we can let go as long as we can. That''s the situation. Don''t be too harsh! "
"I see!" Fang still nodded.
"Xiao Yao, do you even know the situation of the manufacturing industry?" One side of Tong Luo said with a smile.
"Ha ha!" Xiao Yao laughed and said in his heart, "my brother''s previous life was in the trade industry!"
"At present, this is the main thing, and the rest is the job invitation in performing arts." Fang still said, "I know you have to concentrate on filming. The job offers in the next month have been pushed off for you."
"Well!" Xiao Yao nodded, "what about other things?"
"Tong always said about the box office, so I won''t repeat it." Fang still said, "the two songs" childhood "and" parting hug "were released online as you said. After these two songs were released, they were very popular on the Internet, and even the two songs brought a wave of nostalgia for childhood and students
"Yes, these two songs are really hot." Tong Luo said with a smile, "the box office of Wali is more than 2 billion, which has something to do with your two songs. If your two songs are hot, you will be hot again, and then our "Wali" will go up against the trend at the box office. You are really a good propagandist
"Ha ha," Xiao Yao waved his hand with a smile, "in fact, it was an unintentional move!"
"One week before I came here, Wu Xiubin''s team contacted me with Yanjing satellite TV. Mr. Wu is now participating in the "cross border singer king" of Yanjing satellite TV. He likes your song "childhood" very much. He wants to sing this song in the program. He wants to buy us cover rights. " Fang continued with a smile, "anyway, it''s a TV program, and it''s not an official cover single, so I gave them the right to sing for free."
"It''s OK," Xiao Yao said with a smile. "It''s my honor that Mr. Wu, an old actor with excellent acting skills and good reputation, is willing to sing my songs in the program. It''s free."