After the divorce, my wife and I were reborn

(Sorry, Chapter 2 is a bit late)

Chapter 73 Conversation

After watching the nine episodes of Cat and Mouse with a burst of laughter, even Li Weiya had to admit that this children's animation is indeed excellent.

Whether it is dubbing or story content, it is very different from the animation broadcast on TV today.It's hard to believe that such an excellent animation work was actually made by a high school student who just graduated.

"Ms. Li, what do you think?" Jiang Xia asked.

Li Weiya smiled wryly: "It's much better than I imagined, even better than the works produced by many professional animation companies. I admit that I have fallen in love with that quirky little mouse."

It is not surprising for Jiang Xia to get this evaluation. Even in his previous life, in the field of children's animation, Tom and Jerry is still a classic masterpiece that no one can surpass.

Now, what he lacks is just a stepping stone to make the masterpiece reappear in the world.

Whether it can soar into the sky, in one fell swoop.

"So, Mr. Li, in your opinion, how should cats and mice operate?" Jiang Xia asked sincerely.

"Do you have to broadcast it on TV?" Li Weiya frowned, "With the quality of cat and mouse, it is not difficult to broadcast it on TV, but it may not be able to make money."

"Mr. Li, please continue."

"You should be clear that animation is based on frames, and the composition of costs is more complicated, such as employee salaries, machine investment, company daily expenses, publicity costs, etc., but if you sell animation to a TV station, the other party is indeed based on per minute Calculate the price, and it won't be too high."

Jiang Xia nodded, as an industry insider, this is no secret to him.

And the TV stations are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The largest is the Central Children's Channel, and the purchase price of animation is naturally the highest.

In this era, the purchase price of general cartoons ranges from 500 to 1000 yuan per minute, and the purchase price of local TV stations will be even lower, and some even offer a low price of more than ten yuan per minute.

According to the standards of later generations of animation, the cost of each episode can be tens of thousands of RMB, and it is lucky to sell it to a TV station without losing money. Do you still want to make money?Go dreaming!

"You might as well try to cooperate with the video website with the largest traffic at the moment, maybe the benefits you get will be better than selling it to a TV station." Li Weiya suggested.

Jiang Xia smiled, if it was in the highly developed network environment of later generations, he would choose to be the UP host himself without hesitation, and then realize it in the form of membership.

But in this era, many domestic websites have yet to find the right way to monetize their traffic. You must know that even the famous Bilibili in later generations started off by piracy, and did not start buying fans until 14 years later.

He doesn't have the capital to generate electricity for love, and the only thing that can bring him huge profits immediately is the TV station.

Although the TV station didn't give much money, on average, it might only be one or two thousand dollars per episode, but this was only the first round of broadcasting rights.

If the ratings continue to rise during the animation broadcast period, maybe the TV station will continue to buy the second and third episodes at a higher price.

TV stations in other places will also follow up immediately after seeing the effect. If dozens of TV stations are broadcasting all over the country at the same time, the income will be considerable at that time.

Once the cat and mouse becomes popular, many businesses will follow, for example, selling toys, discs, games, and peripherals. This part of the income is the bulk.

"Mr. Li, there is no doubt that Internet broadcasting is the trend of future development, but it is not the time yet. In our country, TV is still the main medium for obtaining information from the outside world." Jiang Xia said lightly.

Li Weiya was a little surprised. She didn't expect him to see the problem so clearly. After all, even her company had only just begun to study how to use the Internet to monetize videos, and had no idea yet.

"So you decided to sell cat and mouse to TV anyway?"

Jiang Xia nodded: "Yes, after all, the audience of cat and mouse is children, as long as you can handle children, you can handle adults."

"You're right. As long as the children like it, the ratings won't be low." Li Weiya agreed with this point of view very much.

"So, Mr. Li, do you think I should first discuss cooperation with that TV station? And how much should the price be set?" He asked the real purpose of today.

"The first choice is of course the Central Children's Channel." Li Weiya said without hesitation: "The Children's Channel is rich and powerful, and the price given is the highest. If cat and mouse become popular on the Children's Channel, it will not be far from the national fire. But..."

"However, the competition of the Central Children's Channel is very fierce. I don't know how many animation companies are trying to get in. Even if the contract is signed in the end, it is very likely that they will have to queue up according to the schedule." Jiang Xia took her words and said.

"That's right."

Li Weiya nodded with relief on her face. It can be seen that Jiang Xia's opening of an animation company is not over-the-top, and she has done enough homework in the early stage.

As a company owner, having a vision is a sufficient condition for a company to survive.

"The second choice is the local TV station." She continued: "Although the purchase price of each episode may not be high, the local government has relevant support and preferential policies for local enterprises. The combination of the two is not bad, and at the same time it is easier. aired on TV."

After listening to the suggestion, Jiang Xia's eyes lit up, how could he forget the animation subsidy policy supported by the state.

I remember that some people in the industry broke the news in my previous life. There are many unscrupulous animation companies that cannot produce excellent animations themselves, so they simply "sell" them to TV stations at extremely low prices or even pay for themselves, and rely on government subsidies to survive. Even this can make a lot of money.

"In my opinion, if you want to sell it to the TV station in Yudu, the price of 1 yuan per minute is very good. If the negotiation is good, 300 yuan is not impossible."

Li Weiya looked at him with a half-smile: "Speaking of which, the cost of making cats and mice shouldn't be high, right?"

In a small studio with only a few people, the original paintings were drawn diligently during school, and then edited into films by Jiang Xia alone. The cost can be said to be infinitely close to zero.

Jiang Xia smiled awkwardly: "Well, it's really not high. To tell you the truth, Amin's salary currently only meets the minimum salary level in Yudu, and his salary is only 2500 after he becomes a full-time employee."

Li Weiya didn't think it mattered. In her opinion, it was a good thing for her son to start a business with a visionary young boss. No amount of money could buy such an experience.

And the current salary is 2500, which does not mean that it will be 2500 in the future. Once the company grows bigger, the salary will increase exponentially.

She had a premonition that once cat and mouse appeared on TV, it would become popular all over the country in the shortest possible time.

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(There will be another chapter in a while, I will try my best before 12 o'clock)

Chapter 74 Auntie, you don't think I can't even pay Amin's salary, do you?

"Can I ask, Amin participated in the production of those episodes? I asked him, but he didn't tell me anything because of the company's confidentiality." Li Weiya asked curiously.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's mainly the eighth, ninth, and tenth episodes. However, the dubbing of the tenth episode is still being recorded, and Amin is currently drawing the original painting for the No.11 episode."

Jiang Xia took a sip of herbal tea and said with a smile: "It's also thanks to A Ming's help, otherwise, I might still be working on the ninth episode."

"Thank goodness he's out of trouble for you."

"Ms. Li, I grew up with A Ming, he won't bother me if he troubles anyone."

Li Weiya also smiled softly. There are only two painters in this young grass-stage team, one is her student and the other is her son. If cat and mouse can become popular, then she must have more face.

"Xiao Xia, you can call me Auntie from now on, the teacher sounds very natural." She lifted the teapot and refilled Jiang Xia's cup.

"Okay, Aunt Li."

"Speaking of which, you are really good. You do the planning, character design, script writing, storyboarding, original painting, and post-production coloring, editing, and dubbing by yourself. You can do it all by yourself. , such an all-round talent, it’s hard to meet one even after I’ve been in the industry for more than ten years, the key is that you’re still so young.” Li Weiya was deeply moved, it’s really like the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead.

"The main reason is the lack of manpower, so I can only force myself to do it." Jiang Xia smiled helplessly.

He just looks young. What others don't know is that he, a high school graduate, has been working in the animation industry for ten years, and he has countless excellent animation works in his mind, which is why he can be so efficient.

As for others, if they have more than ten years of experience in the industry, they would have been animation directors or animation supervisors long ago. Who would draw original paintings by themselves?

Li Weiya only thinks that he is modest, such an outstanding person can easily get a high salary no matter which company he goes to.

"Did you also do the dubbing of cat and mouse?" Li Weiya asked.

With her old-fashioned eyes, she can see at a glance that the quality of Tom and Jerry is so high. The interesting dubbing is definitely the soul of the soul. After the sound is muted, it will not look that good.

"No, I don't know anything about music." Jiang Xia shook her head and said, "I asked a friend to help me compose it. Thanks to her, otherwise I wouldn't be able to continue."

Hearing this, Li Weiya actually felt a sense of relief. There were so many sound effects of cat and mouse. After watching the 9 episodes, it was as if she saw a complete symphony orchestra playing behind the scenes.

If Jiang Xia can achieve such perfection in the field of music, then he is truly a monster, one person is a team.

"By the way, Xiao Xia, have you ever thought about switching to another company?" She half-jokingly asked.

"Aunt Li, you have to at least wait until my cat and mouse fail to talk about this kind of poaching." Jiang Xia was a little helpless.

"I'm afraid that after you appear on TV, you will become popular overnight. At that time, no one can afford you."

"If that's the case, I'll ask Aunt Li to be my company's art director." Jiang Xia said with a grin.

Li Weiya smiled slightly: "Yes, but your Auntie Li's salary is a bit high, and you can't afford it now, so please work hard, young man, I am very optimistic about you and your company."

"Let's stay here for lunch? By the way, try your Aunt Li's cooking."

Jiang Xia thought for a few seconds, then nodded slightly: "That's troublesome."

Li Weiya smiled slightly, got up and walked towards the kitchen with her slender waist twisted.

Jiang Xia had nothing to do, so he simply walked into Wang Ming's room to see how he was progressing.

"Are you done talking?" Hearing the sound of the door opening, Wang Ming turned around and saw that it was him.

"Well, sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy, which solved a lot of my doubts."

"So what are you going to do?"

"After Yanwan has recorded the dubbing of the tenth episode and handed it over to me, I'll go talk to the TV station in Yudu." Jiang Xia sat on his bed, silently thinking about negotiating matters.

"I won't get involved in those things, anyway, I just need to draw my original painting well."

Wang Ming shrugged, took the storyboard draft and asked him: "How should I draw the shot of Tom being hit by the electric pole? No matter how I draw it, it doesn't feel right."

Jiang Xia took a closer look. The name of the No.11 episode is "Flying Cat", which is the story of Tom accidentally stepping on a pulley with a pole vault in order to catch a canary, and got "wings" by luck.

"Well, let me just say it briefly. Tom cut off the utility pole with an axe, and the utility pole fell down. shorter."

He took the pen and simply sketched a rough outline on the draft paper. Tom was smashed many times, and finally became a boxy cat.

"I understand now. Go and play by yourself, don't bother me." Wang Ming unceremoniously issued the order to evict the guest.

Jiang Xia: "..."

Why didn't he find out before, why is this guy so short of smoking.

At around 12:[-] noon, Li Weiya wore an apron and asked the two of them to have dinner. The lunch was very simple, that is, three dishes and one soup of home-cooked food. Compared with her own, it had a different flavor.

"Mom, I've been thinking just now, you watched our animation and didn't sign a non-disclosure agreement, so you won't plagiarize our idea, let the company quickly reproduce a similar one, and release it before us?" Ming asked abruptly while eating.

Li Weiya was taken aback by the question, and after she realized it, she glared at him angrily.

"So in your eyes, your mother and I are that kind of despicable people?"

"You don't know this, do you? Shopping malls are like battlefields, and brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Even if you are my mother, you have to guard against it." Wang Ming said proudly.

Li Weiya couldn't laugh or cry.

"Don't worry, I still have this bit of professional ethics. Besides, Tom and Jerry is also an animation that my son participated in the production of, and I still don't earn the money."

Jiang Xia nodded frequently.

"Aunt Li, can I invite you to be my negotiating consultant when I go to negotiate business with the TV station?" He asked hesitantly.

"This... Don't you already have your own mind? What should I do?" Li Weiya asked doubtfully.