A large Airbus 330 slowly landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
At the exit of Terminal 2, Guan Lang walked out with his suitcase.
Check your phone from time to time.
Perhaps in order to show that they valued him, Penguin and Station B both sent staff to pick him up after learning his flight information.
This was the first time he had received such an official reception.
While dragging his luggage and moving quickly, he stretched his neck slightly and looked at some people holding signs to pick him up from the airport nearby.
Soon, he found a pick-up sign with his name written on both sides.
"Warmly welcome Teacher Guan Lang to Shanghai Penguin Video"
"Welcome Aria to Shanghai! Bili Bili Animation"
The people who were sent to pick him up were all young staff, and he was seen from afar as he stood out among the crowd.
A group of people quickly rushed forward to greet him.
It immediately attracted a lot of attention from the surrounding people.
"Is that boy a big star?"
"That should be the case. Otherwise, why would there be so many people coming to pick up the plane?"
The uninformed people around thought they had bumped into a fan coming to pick up the star at the airport.
"Teacher Guan Lang, here!"
Guan Lang walked towards the crowd and blushed a little when he heard their names.
But he can understand it.
Nowadays, more and more people are called teachers in all walks of life in society. The word "teacher" does not only refer to teachers who teach and solve doubts, but is also used to refer to some professionals who are outstanding in other industries.
"Call me Guan Lang to come to school." Guan Lang waved his hand. "No, I will carry the luggage myself."
Guan Lang saw a thin female staff member stretching out her hand to help him drag his luggage, and quickly stopped him.
He has arms and legs and a strong body, but he is embarrassed to ask the skinny girl in front of him to help him carry his luggage.
"Teacher Guan Lang, aria, you're welcome. Picking you up at the airport is our job today."
"Have you ever been to Shanghai before, Aria?"
In fact, only one female staff member from Bilibili and Penguin Animation came to pick him up at the airport. However, the other staff members wanted to take the initiative to pick him up as fans out of their admiration for him, the author of "Age of Dawn".
“I’ve traveled here a few times before.”
A group of people did not block the airport pick-up gate and walked towards the exit.
"Then Aria can spend more time in Shanghai this time. Moreover, before I set off, the boss specially told me to invite you to visit the Bilibili headquarters."
"If you don't want to disturb me, of course I'm happy to do it."
"Of course, don't bother me. All the staff at our B station headquarters have been looking forward to visiting A University. Almost all of our departments are fans of A University."
"If Da A comes to Pengcheng, our Penguin employees will be happy to show their hospitality."
We were picked up by a private car and taken to the reserved hotel.
Guan Lang put away his luggage and took the elevator to the floor of the commercial conference hall.
He learned about the current situation from the entrusted firm, and the two million did not reach the psychological upper limit of the price quoted by both parties.
Both Bilibili and Penguin Animation are determined to win the right to broadcast "Age of Dawn", but they are worried about whether he can maintain the quality of the first episode by himself.
If the first episode is just a flash in the pan, and all subsequent episodes are not as stunning as the first episode, then there is little point in them spending such a huge amount of money.
The reason why I dared to ask for a price of two million for the exclusive broadcast rights of a single episode was because the influence of the first episode was too great.
Both companies need to evaluate his progress and level to determine the final offer.
In the afternoon, Guan Lang met with Penguin Animation and the copyright department of Station B.
In the conference room, the three parties conducted more in-depth discussions.
Of course, on Guan Lang's side, it was mainly the firm's negotiation team that spoke out.
He would only occasionally add a few words.
In order to convince both parties of his production capabilities, he brought a condensed version of the second episode of "The Age of Dawn" and showed it to everyone on a projector.
This is a four-minute drama that he rushed out last night and has reached the final screening level.
The remaining eighteen minutes are uncolored line drawings.
"Bah bang bang!"
When the four-minute main part ended, neat applause erupted in the conference hall.
"What a talented young man!"
"It's amazing. The performance of some details and the mobilization of emotions are much better than the first episode."
“Excellent piece of work!”
Everyone praised him.
The clips of the second episode that were screened not only did not have the rough painting caused by the rush of work that they were worried about, but also showed better than the first episode in every aspect from the painting, background, plot processing and advancement, and emotional appeal.
Even better performance.
Both sides are sitting in the conference room today, and there are also core artists from their respective original painting teams. As experts, they are far more eager than the team members responsible for negotiations.
Only an expert can understand how much labor is required to condense this kind of picture into it. Each storyboard can be taken out and used as a textbook to teach the original painting.
Especially after seeing the perfect line drawing, they were more shocked than the completed feature film.
No wonder many painters in the industry praise the man in front of them as a god of painting.
Only by seeing the exquisite and elegant line drawing with your own eyes can you understand the heartfelt touch, as if you can see the countless efforts condensed in each stroke.
"Like a miracle!"
"You drew this by yourself. Isn't it too exaggerated?"
Guan Lang just smiled, took out a pencil he carried with him from his pocket, and then took out a few pieces of A4 white paper from his desk.
He concealed his "abnormal" hand-drawing speed to everyone on the spot.
He draws fast, not because his movements are so fast, but because he never seems to have to stop and think, and the pen in his hand glides smoothly on the paper as if it can move on its own.
In less than ten minutes, a perfect original painting of finished product level was completed. On the paper, the scene in the conference hall was vividly presented with pure black and white lines.
"Wow?"
"Doesn't it need to be modified at all? The lines are too precise, right?"
Even people who don't understand can feel the shock of the scene that just happened.
Is there a computer in his head? How can a person achieve such precise and stable output?
"The article was originally written, but a clever hand accidentally found it."
Only by seeing this scene with your own eyes can you understand the meaning of this poem more deeply.
Some people's talents are so high that people can't help but attribute them to the power of nature.
For the remaining two, Guan Lang is following up on the contract matters.
The firm has registered his personal firm in advance, and the income from the copyright sale will be transferred to the account of his micro cultural media company.
In the end, the wealthy Penguin Animation won out and bought the five-year exclusive broadcast rights of "Age of Dawn" for 3 million per episode.
However, in order to reduce the risk, a clause was added to the signed contract. Only members whose views of a single episode reach 8 million can get a reward of 3 million for a single episode. If the number of views is less than this, a certain proportion will be paid.
The remuneration will be reduced accordingly. If it falls below 4 million member clicks for a single episode, the contract will be terminated. On the contrary, if it is higher than 8 million, it will be increased according to the corresponding proportion.
Guan Lang needs to provide a finished episode every two months at most.
Both Penguin Animation and Guan Lang are very satisfied with this contract.
Guan Lang believes that his level will not decline so much that animation will be cut in half. If the income of a single episode is 3 million, a production plan of 12 episodes in the first season of "Age of Dawn" can bring him close to 3 million yuan.