"If "Qin Shi Mingyue" is not released, who dares to say that Chinese comics are at their peak?"
"That is, "Qin Shi Mingyue" is the Chinese comic that I hope for. Of course, if you want to say it is great, it has to be a Japanese comic."
"Dr. Wang is very professional in making mobile phones, but he is amateur in making animations."
""Xia Lan" is not worth looking forward to. It is most likely to be shoddy."
"Don't be ridiculous, Director Wang invested another 20 million to completely reset "Xia Lan" and comprehensively upgraded the modeling and image quality."
"It's no use upgrading!"
"Even "Qin Shi Mingyue" is five years behind the Japanese comics, let alone "Xia Lan"."
…
Looking at these public opinions, the staff of Xuanji felt very happy:
"Sure enough, the audience's eyes are still sharp. "Qin Shi Ming Yue" has a better reputation. "Xia Lan" and so on are not worth mentioning."
"That's right, the number one Chinese comic is still our "Qin Shi Mingyue"!"
"I heard that Director Wang originally planned to acquire our Xuanji, but our senior management was unwilling to sell, so he decided to do the next best thing and acquire Ruosen as a last resort."
"So that's the case, so we don't have to expect too much from "Xia Lan". But we are still pleased to see that our friends are catching up."
"That's right, this way is not alone, there are people who will succeed it, hahaha!"
At this time, CEO Shen Qianshan came over:
"What are you all excited about? Isn't it just netizens saying that "Qin Shi" is better than "Xia Lan"? What is there to be proud of?"
"I haven't seen netizens saying that Japanese comics are the top? Why don't you go and work hard!"
"yes!"
The faces of everyone changed drastically, and they quickly returned to their respective workstations and continued to move bricks.
Unfortunately, Xuanji's funds are tight, and the fourth part of "Qin Shi Mingyue" is not progressing smoothly.
It was originally planned to be broadcast in the first half of next year, but now it seems that it will be at least September.
Animation production is too expensive, and it all depends on the support of the sponsors.
Now the financial backer behind Ruo Sen is Wang Yi, who is very wealthy. The reset alone is worth 20 million.
But Youku, the financial backer behind the mystery, is not that powerful.
That’s right, Xuanji’s original financial backer was Youku, and it can even be said that Youku helped him.
Seasons one to six of "Qin Shi Mingyue" are also exclusively broadcast on Youku.
But it's a pity that Youku, the financial backer, is not strong enough. It is reluctant to pay a high price for such a good animation, and it is reluctant to invest heavily.
This resulted in a lack of funds for Xuanji, which made it difficult to produce "Qin Shi Mingyue". It took more than ten years to produce only six films.
It takes an average of three years to complete one, which is shockingly inefficient.
Later, Xuanji turned to cooperate with the Goose Factory, and then we had a sufficient budget and the efficiency was greatly increased.
In one breath, he created "Wu Geng Ji", "Douluo Da Luo", "Swallowing Starry Sky"... many of them are years old!
The reason behind the tenfold increase in output is that the goose factory has strong strength and sufficient funds!
But that was four years later, and the current mystery has not yet caught Goose Factory’s attention, and it is still struggling under Youku.
The main reason for rejecting Wang Yi’s acquisition and investment before was also Youku!
"Qin Shi Mingyue" and Youku are inextricably linked.
As soon as Shen Qianshan returned to the office, he heard Director Guan slandering:
"It was 20 million for the first two seasons of the reset. Xingyi Technology is really rich and has money to burn. Ruo Sen is so lucky that he directly embraced Director Wang!"
Shen Qianshan didn't take it seriously: "It's no use being lucky. If "Xia Lan" doesn't do well and Director Wang's money is wasted, that would be a joke!"
Director Guan opened his mouth, but still said: "But if Ruo Sen's strength is online, coupled with Wang Dong's financial support, "Xia Lan" will be a great success?"
Director Shen smiled slightly: "If that is the case, it will be a disaster for our mystery. But unfortunately, this possibility is very small, or even non-existent!"
"But what if there is?"
"Lao Guan, you are overthinking, there is no such thing as a chance! Haha, it's time, let's get off work!"
With that said, Director Shen picked up his bag and walked out of the office.
Lao Guan fell into silence and murmured for a long time:
"Although "Xia Lan" is Ruo Sen's debut, looking at the trailer after the reset, the standard is not as high as usual. If the modeling quality of subsequent content is at this level, we will be in big trouble!"
"But it's unlikely, because the cost is too high at this level. The third and fourth seasons of "Xia Lan" will cost 500,000-700,000 per episode. Finishing all the subsequent seasons will cost more than 100 million !Can’t Mr. Wang afford the fire?”
You know, the buyout price for the fourth season of "Qin Shi Mingyue" was only 300,000 per episode from Youku.
The production cost can only be controlled to about 250,000, so you have to make some money, right?
Moreover, according to Youku and Soosou, an episode worth 300,000 yuan has to be settled in batches, so "Qin Shi" was slow in production.
It’s not a mystery, it’s a lack of funds!
"I hope "Xia Lan" is just a good trailer and a regular drama. If it is of this level, it will be over."
Director Guan shook his head and turned to leave.
Soon, another piece of news became a hot search topic:
"Xia Lan" will be broadcast tomorrow, and the number of scheduled viewers has exceeded 3 million.
Ten years later, this number will not be outstanding.
But in 2011, it was already outstanding.
After all, the current number of users of Xingyi Video is only 9 million.
9 million users in two days can only be said to be terrifying.
One million of them are Xingyi mobile phone users who have already got the Xphone 1, and the rest are mostly attracted by sign-in and free membership activities!
In 2011, when other platforms had to pay to sign up for membership and there were not many resources, Xingyi Video gave membership directly, and all in high definition!
Nine million users in two days is just the starting point.
At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, "Xia Lan" was officially released.
The number of reservations has already exceeded 5 million, and since it is a Saturday, anime fans have been squatting early in the morning to prepare to watch.
Non-anime fans come to watch and enjoy it.
Others are purely for the purpose of combating the counterfeiting of "Xia Lan", the pinnacle of Chinese comics.
Each episode begins with a three-second slogan:
Ye Xiaohe: [Meiyou down jacket is warm and fashionable, and you are invited to watch Xingyi Media’s S-level homemade animation "Xia Lan"! 】
Then the drums sounded, inspiring, and the opening video appeared simultaneously.
The Suona that followed closely took the audience into the passionate world of "Xia Lan".
Different from the opening theme "Moonlight" of "Qin Shi Mingyue", the opening theme of "Xia Lan" has no vocals and is just pure classical music.
But it is this kind of classical music that fits the opening video better.
Just like "Painting Jianghu", when the suona sounds, you instantly enter the Jianghu!
The exquisite opening video and the barrage are hilarious:
"The opening video is so exquisite and the special effects are so powerful. It feels like a big anime movie!"
"The title of the film is so beautiful, so I guess the content will be the same."
"The fights are passionate, the special effects are high-octane, and even the soundtrack is so classy that I couldn't bear to fast-forward the opening video."
"Yes, me too, read it bit by bit."
Twenty minutes later, after watching the first episode, the barrage was already dense:
"After watching the first episode, the modeling is so exquisite, the special effects are so powerful, the plot is good, and the picture quality is also very high. It can be regarded as the pinnacle of Chinese comics."
"That's right, the modeling and special effects alone beat "Qin Shi Mingyue"."
"I apologize to Director Wang, and I apologize to Ruo Sen. I thought it was just that the trailer was exquisite, but I didn't expect the feature film to be of this level. It's my fault, "Xia Lan" is the pinnacle of Chinese comics!"
""Qin Shi Mingyue" is also good, but the modeling and picture quality are five years behind "Xia Lan"."
"Yes, especially watching "Xia Lan" on my xphone 1,720P high-definition large screen, it's so cool!"
“I read the website on my laptop and it’s much better!”
"Now the pressure is on Xuanji. With Wang Dong, how can we pursue Xuanji?"
"Hahaha, that's right. Let's go, brothers. See you in the next episode."
"Fire tongs Liu Ming, see you in the next episode!"
"Three episodes released at once, Xingyi's video is really awesome, Wang Dong is so powerful!"
"Although the third episode requires membership, Mr. Wang will get free membership for signing up, which is great."
“The second episode is even better, I’m really looking forward to it!”
Another forty minutes passed:
"I've finished watching three episodes. It's not enough. Mr. Wang, please add an extra episode, the fourth episode!"
"Don't think about it. An anime of this level will take time to reset. It will have to be next week."
"It's over. After watching "Xia Lan", I suddenly found that "Qin Shi Mingyue" could not be watched anymore. The picture quality and modeling were too rough."
"Yes, there is no harm without comparison."
"Xuanji, reset Qin Shi Mingyue!"
"Don't think about it, do you know how expensive a series animation like "Xia Lan" is? There is no capital for mystery."
"It's a pity that "Qin Shi Mingyue" was robbed of the peak of Chinese comics by "Xia Lan"!"
…
Soon, the barrage turned into a dense barrage of messages, with only four words: "The pinnacle of Chinese comics!"
Looking at the dense barrage, all of which were related to Xuanji Technology, everyone fell silent.
It is no longer as calm and cheerful as yesterday.
Originally, they thought Ruo Sen was rubbish and had no strength.
Taking Wang Yi's money is also a waste of resources.
The reset of "Xia Lan" is also rubbish.
Unexpectedly, Ruo Sen's strength turned out to be so terrifying!
"Xia Lan" has surpassed "Qin Shi Mingyue" in many aspects, and has been called "the pinnacle of Chinese comics" by many netizens!
This made many employees feel aggrieved, and several senior executives felt like they were facing a formidable enemy and immediately held an emergency meeting.
People in the room looked at each other, and they all looked solemn and sighed.
Shen Qianshan looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, tell me, what do you think?"
Director Guan frowned: "We are in big trouble. I didn't expect Ruo Sen to be so powerful. He is even more mysterious than us."
Others also spoke one after another:
"Yes, Ruo Sen's terrifying strength, coupled with Wang Dong's financial support, he can spend a lot of money on modeling, picture quality, and special effects. He will die! He will directly crush "Qin Shi Mingyue"!"
"Although I don't want to admit it, it's a fact. Now the whole Internet is saying that "Xia Lan" is the pinnacle of Chinese comics, and some people tell us to work hard! Chase Ruo Sen!"
"Shame, what a shame!"
"If this continues, we will be doomed!"
"That's right, without "Xia Lan", the modeling of national comics would be rough, and our "Qin Shi Mingyue" would have no consequences. But as soon as "Xia Lan" came out, it directly opened the era of exquisite modeling, which had a huge impact on us. !”
"President Guo is right!" Director Guan agreed very much:
"Dr. Shen, after the reset of "Xia Lan", it is so exquisite. If the fourth season of "Qin Shi Mingyue" we launch next year is still rough, it will be really finished!"
"Yes, the audience will definitely scold us and criticize us."
"And our "Qin Shi Mingyue" will only become the background board of "Xia Lan", setting off the more exquisite modeling and higher picture quality of "Xia Lan"!"
Listening to everyone's words, Dong Shen's face darkened:
"What you said makes sense, but how to solve it? Is there any way?"
"Yes!" Director Guan said: "The method is very simple, just like "Xia Lan", reset! Reset "Qin Shi Mingyue"!"
"Push the current fourth season to reset according to the standards of "Xia Lan"! Only in this way can we compete with "Xia Lan"."
"This..." Dong Shen was silent, and then sighed after a long time:
"You make it simple, but what about money? If we don't reset, we don't have enough money. We have to start all over again. It requires too much money. How can we have money?"
Director Guan took a deep breath: "Let's go to Youku and ask Youku to increase the budget and the buyout price for the fourth quarter, so that we can have money to reset. There is really no other way, no one wants to be Ruo Sen's foil!"
"Okay, I'll contact Youku."
Shen Qianshan was very helpless, the current situation had to be like this.
But if you want Youku to spend an additional 20 million, it will be extremely difficult!
Director Shen returned to his office, closed the door, and called Duan Mingda, Vice President of Youku.
Vice President Duan is responsible for the cooperation between Xuanji and Youku.
"President Duan, have you watched "Xia Lan"?"
Duan Mingda frowned slightly and suddenly understood Shen Qianshan's intention, Yin Yang said:
"After seeing it, I really didn't expect it to be so good. Especially Ruo Sen, his performance was even better than Xuanji... just as good as Xuanji!"
Shen Qianshan's face changed slightly, and he felt a little angry. This guy was trying to kill himself!
Immediately not to be outdone, he said: "President Duan, Ruo Sen's strength is good, but there is still a gap compared to Xuanji."
"Really? But Ruosen's "Xia Lan" is even better than your "Qin Shi Mingyue". It has become the pinnacle of national comics!"
Duan Mingda sneered and planned to suppress the mystery.
"Qin Shi Mingyue" was crushed by "Xia Lan". Instead of looking for the reason from itself, Xuanji came to Youku to ask for money!
In what manner?
Must be suppressed!
Shen Qianshan was furious. Duan had no idea.
He doesn't know why "Qin Shi Mingyue" was surpassed? He is still making sarcastic remarks here.
Simply abominable!
It's just that you are shameless, so I don't have to be polite either!
"President Duan, the success of "Xia Lan" is because Wang Dong is willing to invest! Just to reset the 52 episodes of the first two seasons, 20 million was invested, and the average replacement cost per episode is as high as 50,000. If it is based on their specifications, Zero production, at least 500,000 per episode!”
"As for the fourth season of our "Qin Shi Mingyue", there are 38 episodes. You bought out the network rights and only gave 300,000 per episode. The replacement cost is not high. How dare you say that we are not good at mystery?"
"I..." Duan Mingda was speechless for a moment, but could not refute.
He also understands that animation is different from movies. It costs real money and you get what you pay for.
But based on the high standard of 500,000 yuan per episode, Youku would have to invest an additional tens of millions, which is not cost-effective.
The board of directors didn't agree either.
I can only use mysteries to do big things with small money!
Use the cost of 300,000 to make the quality of 500,000!
As for having a bad conscience? Maybe it’s impossible?
Those are all mysteries, and capitalists don’t care.
Besides, the agreement has been signed, what else can happen to the mystery?
Duan Mingda felt confident and said perfunctorily: "Director Shen, I will report the capital increase to the board of directors and try my best to mediate. Please wait patiently!"
"Wait patiently?" Shen Qianshan was angry, and the guy started talking to each other again:
"How can I wait? The fourth season of Qin Shi Mingyue will be broadcast next year. Part of it has already been completed. How can I wait?"
Duan Mingda smiled: "Since we have done part of the fourth season, how about we continue to do it at 300,000 yuan, and when we wait for the fifth season, we will increase the cost to 500,000 yuan!"
Shen Qianshan was furious: "..."
The cost of animation is the same as the cost of TV series, which is skyrocketing every year!
The third season of Qin Shi Mingyue was 200,000, and the fourth season was 300,000.
According to Youku's efficiency, the fifth season will be at least three to five years later. The 500,000 in three to five years will not be as good as the 300,000 now!
This guy is treating him like a fool!
"President Duan, can you please stop joking? Let me ask you, can the budget be increased in the fourth quarter? How much can it be increased? When will it be increased?"
Shen Qianshan said coldly, there is no time to beat around the bush with the other party.
Duan Mingda heard that the other party was angry and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Director Shen, I will go to the chairman to discuss this matter. Just wait for my news!"
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
Shen Qianshan hung up the phone and Director Guan was already waiting at the door: "How is it? What did Youku say?"
"Hmph! It's still the same, He Xi Ni, dragging the word! I don't think they want to raise the price at all!"
"Yes, from 300,000 to 500,000, the price will at least increase by nearly 70%! It's surprising that Youku agreed."
Director Guan sighed: "What should we do?"
Shen Qianshan looked solemn: "'Xia Lan' has already been released, and it's still in the annual format. Our 'Qin Shi' won't have to wait too long. I'll go to Youku in person and talk to their old director in person about this!"
"Okay, I'll go with you!" Director Guan said.
"Okay, if we work together, we have a better chance of winning." Shen Qianshan looked complicated: "But I'm not optimistic. Youku is not as wealthy as Director Wang, so there is a high probability that it will be difficult."
The exclusive online broadcast rights for the fourth season of Qin Shi Mingyue have been signed long ago, and are only 300,000.
It is not easy to increase the price by 70% nowadays!
After all, prices increased in the fourth quarter, and they will continue to rise in the fifth and sixth quarters, rising higher and higher.
This is the reason why Youku is unwilling to let go.
But unfortunately, "Xia Lan" has upgraded its picture quality and modeling, and their "Qin Shi Mingyue" has to follow suit!
No choice.
"I hope Youku will be more generous and this trip will go smoothly!" Director Shen sighed in his heart.
Director Guan changed the topic: "What if it doesn't go well?"
Director Shen was extremely melancholy: "If it doesn't go well, there is really nothing we can do. We can only serve as the background for Ruo Sen, and we will be the second in the millennium."
"No, there is, there is another way!" Director Guan smiled slightly:
"If it doesn't go well, it means Youku is not strong enough! We Xuanji want to be number one. If the sponsor is no longer strong enough, then we need to change the sponsor!"
"You mean... Xingyi Technology?" Dong Shen's eyes lit up.
Director Guan nodded: "Yes, that's it. In the long run, the advantages of Xingyi Technology are very obvious. Director Wang is not only wealthy and generous, but in addition to Xingyi Video, he also has Xingyi Mobile, Xingyi Media, and Meiyou Novel. Once you join Xingyi Technology, there will be no pressure on funding for subsequent animations, and it will not be a problem to adapt the IP into a TV series! And the many copyrights of Meiyou’s novels can be made into animations! By then, our mystery will be able to go one step further."
"This..." Director Shen fell into silence, and it was hard to say that he was not moved.
Director Guan saw what Director Shen was thinking and continued to persuade: "Director Wang has asked people to extend an olive branch before..."
Director Shen nodded: "I know this, but Director Wang wants to fully acquire it, which is difficult for us to accept..."
"Although it is a comprehensive acquisition, after Ruosen is acquired, the original team still has dry shares and can also pay dividends. And the biggest advantage is that if you have enough money, you can still make money every year. You no longer have to worry about funds, and it doesn't take two or three years to do it. Twenty or thirty episodes.”
Shen Qianshan nodded: "It makes sense. If we have sufficient funds, we can do fifty or even a hundred episodes a year! Let's talk to Youku first. If Youku is unkind, don't blame us for being unjust. Don't blame us. Go to Mr. Wang!"
"Okay!" Director Guan said happily, this is the right thing to do.
Shen Qianshan is still a little worried: "It's easy to defect to Mr. Wang, but the following seasons of "Qin Shi Mingyue" were signed to Youku. I really don't want to give up this IP."
"This matter is indeed difficult to handle. Let's act according to the circumstances."
The two arranged the company's affairs and set off immediately.
the other side.
Xinli Media Imperial City Branch.
The second largest shareholder Wang Ziyi smiled and said: "Dr. Wang, welcome to Xinli Media. We just watched "Xia Lan". It is so beautiful, amazing and incredible!"
Dong Cao, who was standing next to him, was also full of praise: "It's really exciting that Chinese comics can reach this point. In the future, it will not only be Japanese comics but also our Chinese comics that will dominate the domestic animation market! Dong Wang, just focus on this , I have to have a good drink at noon!"
Wang Yi smiled slightly: "You two have won the prize. It's just that I was lucky enough to meet an excellent animation team, and I trust them and am willing to invest!"
"Dr. Wang is not only willing to invest, but also has a very accurate vision!" Wang Ziyi smiled sweetly:
"The 33 Days of Love invested by Director Wang with 6 million has been a box office hit. The domestic box office is 500 million, and the box office of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Xingzhou has also exceeded 500 million. It is definitely a dark horse of the year. The two spokespersons selected are also both You have been promoted to a celebrity status. This time, "Xia Lan" has directly become the pinnacle of national comics. You have now become a god in the entertainment industry, and all star directors want to cooperate with you!"
"Dr. Wang is not only a god in the entertainment industry, but also a king in the investment industry!" Dong Cao also echoed with a smile:
"BYD invested 3.5 billion Hong Kong dollars. When I bought it, it was only 10 Hong Kong dollars per share. Now it has risen to 20 Hong Kong dollars. In two months, it has doubled! It's amazing!"
When Wang Yi invested in BYD, it was at the bottom of BYD's history and the stock price was HK$10.
After he invested, he raised BYD's share price to HK$12.
As soon as BYD's antifreeze battery was released, Wang Yi placed a large order of 15 million, which directly drove the stock price to 16 Hong Kong dollars!
Yesterday, it was officially announced that BYD has become the Xingyi mobile phone OEM chain, OEM Xphone 1, and the stock price has soared to 20 Hong Kong dollars!
Originally, BYD's performance was not good and its stock price was also low.
It was Wang Yi who took action one after another and took BYD away.
In two months, the market value doubled!
Wang Yi also earned 3.5 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Just crazy!
Therefore, in addition to being a god in the entertainment industry, Wang Yi becomes popular with anyone.
There is a new title - the king of the investment circle. Whoever invests will see the stock price skyrocket!
BYD is the best example.
Therefore, when Wang Yi proposed investing in Xinli Media, not only the small shareholders welcomed it with both hands, but also the major shareholder and chairman, Director Cao, was so excited that he stayed up all night.
With Wang Yi's investment, Xinli Media's road to IPO may be easier.
As for the second shareholder Wang Ziyi, he was even more delighted to hear it.
With Wang Yi joining, even if the IPO fails, the valuation of Xinli Media can be greatly improved, making it easier for her to cash out and run away!
As a talented financial woman, it was her single-handed operation that caused Xinli's valuation to skyrocket from more than 20 million two years ago to 2.5 billion today!
It’s a myth!
Wang Yi didn't care about the two people's flattery:
"Investment is a very mysterious thing, and no one can tell for sure. For example, the stocks in the hands of both of you have soared 95 times!"
"It's just good luck." Wang Ziyi smiled slightly: "But I am planning to sell all the stocks in my hand. I wonder if Director Wang is willing to take it?"
"Sell them all?" Wang Yi smiled, the history is surprisingly similar, just a little earlier.
In his previous life, Wang Ziyi sold all the shares of Xinli Media to Enlight Media at a valuation of 3 billion in 2013.
Now that Wang Yi appeared, she immediately wanted to sell it, but it was Stud.
But it's a pity that the goddess has dreams and King Xiang is ruthless.
The current valuation of Xinli is already at a high level, and there will not be much growth in the next four to five years, and its listings have also failed one after another.
In the previous life, it was not until Goose Factory took over the company at a sky-high price in 2018 that Xinli reached its peak, with its valuation reaching 12 billion.
But in this life, everything has changed because of Wang Yi's participation. It's hard to say whether Goose Factory will take over in seven years.
There is no need for Wang Yi to take over all 800 million and become the second shareholder.
It's really not necessary.
"Sorry, I have no intention of eating so much at the moment. It's better to start with 200 million and hold 8% of the shares."
8% is also the top five largest shareholders, which is enough.
This stock can be attacked when advancing, and defended when retreating.
Rather than investing in the entertainment industry, Wang Yi prefers investing in technology companies such as BYD, Goertek, and Luxshare.
After all, the bubble of entertainment companies is too big, and giants like Huayi, Wanda, and LeTV can collapse!
Xinli Media takes 8% of the shares and becomes one of the top five shareholders, so that Wang Yi can buy dramas for Xingyi Video.
Xingyi Media has already acquired many high-quality scripts at the moment and will be filming them when the time comes.
However, many high-quality dramas from 2012 to 2013 have been bought by Xinli Media, the projects have been approved, and preparations have been made to start filming, and will not be sold again.
If Wang Yi becomes a shareholder of Xinli, he can invest and get the exclusive broadcast rights!
In addition, Xinli's film and television copyrights can also be directly launched on Xingyi Video. These are old dramas, and they will be divided with Xinli based on the on-demand revenue.
It can be said that an investment of 200 million can accomplish many great things.
"Okay, then just follow what Mr. Wang said." Wang Ziyi did not force it.
Soon, the two parties completed the signing.
Wang Yi used a price tag of 200 million to buy 8% of the shares of Xinli Media transferred by Wang Ziyi, becoming the fourth largest shareholder after Cao Dong, Wang Ziyi, and her best friend Qu!
Then, he bought all the copyrights of "Northern Ireland" for 40 million!
Includes second round TV rights!
"By the way, Director Wang, there is another surprise." Wang Ziyi suddenly said: "Do you want the exclusive broadcast rights of "Cliff"?"
"Goose Factory doesn't want it?" Wang Yi was a little surprised.
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Chapter completed!