Chapter 25 Discuss the animation of "Slam Dunk"
"Mr. Chen, this is the room where our editor-in-chief rests."
The staff of the New Animation Magazine took Chen Ze to a room and pointed to the door and said. After Chen Ze nodded, he turned around and left.
"What's going to happen to me?"
Chen Ze took a deep breath and he was also a normal man. Although he didn't think Lin Lan would have anything to happen to him in such a short time, he always had some fantasies in his heart.
He pushed open the door, but the imagined scene did not happen.
In the room, Lin Lan sat upright on the sofa, her face had returned to normal. Next to her was a middle-aged man in her forties and a young man in her twenty years. Lin Lan was chatting with the middle-aged man enthusiastically.
When she saw Chen Ze coming in, she hurriedly walked up and said, "Chen Ze, you are here. Come and let me introduce you to you. This is Mr. Li Yuntian, the boss of G City Feilong Culture Co., Ltd., and his assistant Wang Liancheng is next to him."
G City Feilong Culture Co., Ltd.? Isn’t this the largest animation company in G City? Many platinum animations across the country are produced by this company.
When Chen Ze heard the name of this company, he instantly understood Lin Lan’s purpose of finding her.
"Hello!"
Chen Ze reached out his hand and shook his hand with the boss of G City Feilong Culture Company.
"It's so terrifying to young people. I didn't expect that Chen Ze, the painter who created a comic such as "Slam Dunk", was so young. My son is your fan. He heard that I was going to see you today, but he was making a fuss, so he told me to get your signature." Li Yuntian smiled.
He is worthy of being a veteran in the mall for a long time. With just one sentence, he immediately narrowed the distance between Chen Ze and him.
"My only doodles are just casual, and they are not worth mentioning than Mr. Li's career." Chen Ze said, "But since Mr. Li has spoken, I will definitely sign the autograph today, and sign some of it."
"Haha, then I'll just mention my son to thank you." Li Yuntian seemed to enjoy Chen Ze's flattery, and he laughed.
"Sit down, please sit down, please sit down if you have anything to say." Lin Lan said from the side.
After hearing her words, Chen Ze and Li Yuntian found their own seats and sat down. After sitting down, Li Yuntian said: "Mr. Chen Ze, I believe you should understand the purpose of my visit this time. Your Slam Dunk is currently very popular in China. We hope to purchase its animation copyright for adapting animations."
As several of the top animation companies in China, G City Feilong Culture Co., Ltd. is naturally very sensitive to new comics. Recently, "Slam Dunk" has been popular online, so they should have been waiting for people to purchase copyrights.
But later, "Slam Dunk" was criticized for violence, and a large number of authoritative figures in the commentary magazine and comic circles all criticized "Slam Dunk". They were worried that "Slam Dunk" would be just a flash in the pan and would get into trouble soon, so they stranded the plan.
A few days ago, People's Daily praised "Slam Dunk", which was equivalent to correcting it. Its sales are very good on the Internet, proving its popularity from time to time, and G City Feilong Culture Co., Ltd. naturally set its sights on it.
"The copyright of the animation is still in my hands." Chen Ze said.
Looking at Li Yuntian in front of him, he suddenly felt a little emotional. In this world, is "Slam Dunk" finally going to be animated?
For all the post-80s and post-90s who are about the same age as Chen Ze in that world, a very important part of childhood memory is animation. After class, every day, I rushed home to watch "Slam Dunk". The next day I went to school to argue with my friends whether it was Sendo or Rukawa Kaede. This kind of life is the happiest thing to think about now.
For most Chinese people, they rely on animation rather than comics to know "Slam Dunk". Even Chen Ze himself is the same.
And now with his own butterfly effect, is the cartoon of "Slam Dunk" finally appearing?
"I can sell the copyright of the "Slam Dunk" animation to you, but you have to agree to me with a condition." Chen Ze came back to his senses and said.
"What conditions?" Li Yuntian didn't expect that it would be so simple to get the copyright, which was a bit beyond his expectations.
"I want to participate in the production of the "Slam Dunk" cartoon throughout the whole process and have the final decision on the animation plot."
Reminding the sluggish rhythm of "Slam Dunk" in his previous life, the poor quality of the picture, and the original plot and action that are far from the level of the comics. Chen Ze put forward such a request.
Inoue Yuhiko was dissatisfied with the animation team's cutting corners and wasted his works. In the end, he refused to sell the copyright of the national competition again, which became a lifelong regret for all fans of "Slam Dunk".
In this world, Chen Ze must not let this regret happen again. He must personally participate in the production of the animation to ensure that "Slam Dunk" will not encounter regrets in his previous life.
"This, it seems that there is no such rule!" Li Yuntian said.
Since he founded G City Feilong Culture Co., Ltd., the copyrights of comics and animations discussed have not been less than a few hundred. However, no cartoonist has made such a request to Chen Ze. Most of them only care about how much the copyright can be sold. As for the quality of the animation, they don’t care about it at all.
Could it be that this young man in his early twenties cherishes his works?
"Yes, Chen Ze, and you have to draw every day, so how can you have time?" Lin Lan also said from the side. She was not interested in the quality of animation, mainly because she was worried that Chen Ze would not have time to draw.
You should know that for a cartoonist like Chen Ze who has a low foundation, the most important thing is to maintain stable updates.
"It's okay, I draw very quickly and it won't affect the update." Chen Ze explained to Lin Lan, then turned around and continued, "Mr. Li, I know there was no such rule before, but this is my personal wish. If you can't agree, then I can only regret that our cooperation cannot be successful."
Li Yuntian listened to Chen Ze's words and thought carefully.
Although no one has done this before, this is not a big deal. He has also read "Slam Dunk". From his professional perspective, this comic is very suitable for adaptation into an animation.
If it is well produced, it might be another national-level cartoon. The last national-level animation was more than ten years ago, if I could make one myself.
Thinking of this, Li Yuntian's heart became hot. And this is also a good gimmick, and the cartoonist participated in the whole process, which is enough to attract readers to read.
"Okay, I promise you this condition. I will give you the position of animation director. I will give you the right to make the decision of the animation "Slam Dunk"." Li Yuntiandao.
When Chen Ze heard Li Yuntian's words, he became satisfied: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, if you give me the power of animation, I will not disappoint you."
Li Yuntian nodded and said, "Of course I believe in you. This is your own comic. You can't ruin your own works!"
"Then let's talk about the copyright purchase fee next!" Li Yuntian continued, "Our company is planning to purchase the copyright of "Slam Dunk" for 10 million."
The purchase fee of 10 million yuan is already a sky-high price. Except for the few old gods in the comic circle now, no one can get more than this price.
However, despite this, Chen Ze obviously has other plans for copyright fees.
Chapter completed!