My Animation Era

  Chapter 940 Ma Kui who was emptied

  Kyoani is a well-known animation studio in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and has participated in the outsourcing production of many classic animations.

  But being a little famous doesn’t mean they are big, the company is very valuable…

   Quite the opposite.

  When judging the value of an animation company, it mainly depends on their asset volume and copyright library.

  The amount of this asset is very general. It can be a specific animation work, it can be a popular animation character, or it can be a two-dimensional scene that has appeared in an animation.

  If it is 3D animation, the modeling of the animated characters can also be counted as assets.

  Speaking of Kyoani studio, as an animation studio that has just transformed, they used to make outsourcing orders for people.

  The only asset that can be called valuable is probably the animation "Bingguo" that the company is producing and broadcasting.

  So, Kyoani studio is not worth much, after all, there are too few things that can be sold. If I have to say, the value of employees is higher than the value of the company.

   "The office space is rented, the equipment is not valuable, the data files are not valuable, and there are not many big contacts among the employees..."

  Talking about the end, Seto was a little speechless: "Small workshops and small teams like this, the industry grabs a lot of them. What's the use of us buying them?"

   Don’t waste your money!

  In Seto's view, this so-called Kyoani studio is useless, Mr. Gu didn't know why he went crazy, and wanted to buy the team back.

   Can't it?

  Even if Mr. Gu really likes the animation "Bingguo", wouldn't it be nice to just buy out the copyright? Even the production team bought it together, which is really puzzling.

   "Okay, there is no need to persuade me."

  Gu Miao understood Seto's kindness, but still said stubbornly: "You said it yourself, it doesn't cost much to buy this small team, so let's treat it as the company recruiting a group of new people!"

   "What if the other party is unwilling to sell?"

  “There is no such thing as whether you want to sell or not, only whether the price is suitable or not. Everything that is not for sale is because the price is not enough.”

  Gu Miao said with a smile: "Besides, if the other party really doesn't want to save face, and the lion insists on biting us, wouldn't you dig out the bottom and go straight to poaching?"

  Competition agreement? !

   Don’t be ridiculous, do you know that a non-compete agreement requires compensation from the employer? Not everyone is qualified to sign a non-compete agreement, at least this kind of small team does not have this problem.

  As long as Wanbao doesn't talk about martial arts morality, and is willing to poach the wall, these small teams can be dismembered in minutes, leaving only the boss alone.

  As the old saying goes, courtesy comes first.

   It would be the best if we could negotiate amicably and let the Kyoani studio join Wanbao collectively. If it is not necessary, Gu Miao doesn't want to poach people randomly.

  Because a lot of money is spent to poach people, it’s a big deal. It’s okay to say that if you poach a **** who pretends to be a fake, it will easily cause dissatisfaction among other employees and destroy the company’s salary balance and team atmosphere.

  Gu Miao focused on Kyoani Studio, partly because the animation "Bingguo" really made him see a trace of Kyoani's shadow.

  On the other hand, Wanbao Neon’s branch is indeed short of staff, and many of its projects are facing the pain point of shortage of manpower.

  …

   "Kyoani? I know this!"

   Koizumi, who is working as an assistant director in the production team of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", learned that Wanbao was interested in Neon Kyoani Animation Studio, and immediately said that he and the president of Kyoani Studio were acquaintances and could help match them up.

   To be precise, they are alumni.

  Koizumi knew the president of Kyoani studio before, and even asked Kyoani for outsourcing during the production of his popular Warring States-themed animation.

   "Is there such a thing?"

  Gu Miao did not expect that Koizumi actually knew President Kyoani, which made him sigh that the neon is so small, and it is full of acquaintances walking around.

   "What's so strange about Koizumi knowing the president of Kyoani? Neon is only the size of our province, and it's still in the same industry. The companies used to be close to each other. It's strange not to know each other, right?"

   Ma Kui said speechlessly: "I want to know more than this. You transferred Koizumi to Neon as a lobbyist. What should I do here?"

   Mr. Gu is too despicable.

   Originally, the production progress of the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was very slow, and he needed to negotiate and communicate with Koizumi in many places.

   This is all right, Koizumi was temporarily transferred to Neon to act as a lobbyist, and the production team of the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" suddenly lost a pillar...

   "What are you in a hurry for?"

  Gu Miao glanced at Ma Kui, and scolded angrily: "Koizumi just went away for two days, and it's not like he won't come back. What? After leaving Koizumi, you won't be able to do animation anymore?"

  Who is the real director?

  Obviously Koizumi is only an assistant director with foreign aid, and Ma Kui is the speaker of the production team of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". But Gu Miao always felt that Koizumi's right to speak was greater than Ma Kui, a genuine director.

   Sometimes, Ma Kui could not make up his mind and needed Koizumi to help him make a decision.

   Is this being emptied?

  In ancient times, there was a saying of a puppet emperor, but aside from the animation production team of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is also a puppet director, right?

   "How should I put it... It is a bit outrageous to say that I have been excluded, but I am indeed actively delegating power to Koizumi!"

   Ma Kui said embarrassingly: "For professional things, let professional people do it. Since Koizumi has this talent and ambition, let him play the main role. It's okay for me to be in charge of logistics support."

   "It's good for you to have self-knowledge, but you can't let Koizumi lead you by the nose. You have to distinguish who is the big and small king!"

  Gu Miao frowned and reprimanded: "Do you dare to promise me that what Xiao Quan did is correct? If you can't guarantee it, then you can't follow him in everything."

  In all fairness, since Koizumi joined the production team of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", his work attitude is indeed good, and his contributions are obvious to all.

  But Gu Miao always wants to emphasize one point, the director of the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is Ma Kui, not Koizumi.

  If Koizumi is doing his best throughout this animation, and Ma Kui is only responsible for cheering the flag, then it is better to promote Koizumi as the chief director directly. What's the use of keeping Ma Kui?

   "Besides, in two days the leader will come to inspect it. When you introduce the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" animation to others, no foreigner can explain it clearly. Isn't that embarrassing?"

"Leader inspection?"

   "That's right! Director Wang just informed me that a big leader is very interested in our "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" animation, and he will take a look when he passes by Jiangchuan."

  Gu Miao raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't ask what level you are, anyway, don't embarrass me, don't embarrass our company, you must show the most exquisite side of animation."

   Otherwise, why would he send Koizumi away?

   Could it be that the acquisition of Kyoani studio really needs an acquaintance as a lobbyist, without Koizumi as a bridge, this matter cannot be negotiated?

impossible!

  The reason why Koizumi was allowed to be the lobbyist was not to distract him, so as to prevent the leaders from seeing Koizumi as a foreigner in the production team and having bad associations or misunderstandings.

  (end of this chapter)