Lu Yuan looked at the group of tourists lying down on the Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles, sunbathing or playing beach volleyball.
There was a somewhat yearning expression on his face.
Once upon a time, I always dreamed of coming to such a beach to play volleyball, bask in the sand, and seriously appreciate some balls of different shapes and colors with very simple eyes...
However, this longing only lasted for a moment, and he continued to look back at the big ship.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
call!
It’s finally almost over!
"The Pianist on the Sea" has been filming for such a long time, and now it is finally in the final stage. If nothing unexpected happens, "The Pianist on the Sea" will be available for broadcast on the 15th of next month, right?
Good.
Lu Yuan nodded.
He was a little tired during this time.
He thought that after the filming of "The Pianist on the Sea" was completed, he would take a good rest.
After walking through the beach and getting into the car arranged by Fores to go back to the company, Lu Yuan received a phone call.
The call was from Wang Jinxue.
"Huh? Kimura? Who is Kimura?"
"The person in charge of this Weekly Shonen magazine?"
"What does he want from me?"
Lu Yuan was at a loss.
Lu Yuan knew about the magazine "Weekly Shonen".
This is a very famous comic magazine in Japan, and it has published many popular anime such as "Hell Girl", "Nightmare High School", "Robot from the Future" and so on.
My company's "Naruto" and "Bleach" were serialized in this animation company.
but……
What did he do to come to me?
Half an hour later, Lu Yuan got out of the car.
When he walked down, he saw an old man wearing a beret sitting solemnly on a stone bench outside the company, looking at a palm tree outside the company. At the same time, standing next to him was a young man wearing glasses who looked like a translator.
When the old man saw Lu Yuan, he stood up excitedly and walked towards him. His originally calm eyes instantly turned into an indescribable excitement.
"Hello, Mr. Lu!"
"Hello, you must be Mr. Kimura."
"Lu Jun, I have admired you for a long time. I didn't expect you to be much younger than I thought. It's incredible, it's incredible!" Kimura held Lu Yuan's arm and refused to let go for a long time, and his voice was even more laced with a trace of
Douyin is like a fan meeting an idol.
"Mr. Kimura, let's go in and talk." Lu Yuan smiled, but his expression gradually became awkward.
admire...
this……
The feeling of being admired by such a haggard old man is really...
Weird!
"good!"
Kimura nodded, then let go of his hand and followed Lu Yuan into the company.
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"Lu Jun, I want the animation rights of these two comics...I am willing to spend 30 million yuan each to buy the animation rights of these two comics..."
"Mr. Kimura, you mean, are you sure you want to spend 60 million yuan to buy the animation rights of these two comics?"
"Yes! Mr. Lu!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Kimura, I have already given you the manga license for these two comics, but as for the anime copyright, I can't give it to you. The most I can do is authorize the anime adaptation..."
"Authorized adaptation?"
"Yes, authorized adaptation..."
After a period of flattery, Lu Yuan finally knew the purpose of Kimura's visit.
He wants the rights to his own animation.
Yes!
It's a copyright, not an authorized adaptation.
Lu Yuan learned from Kimura's information that there is an animation company called "jg" behind Kimura's "Weekly Shonen".
Many famous animations come from this "jg" animation company.
but……
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
Kimura looks like an honest person, but he is actually very smart.
When he said that he would buy the animation rights of these two comics for 30 million a piece, his expression was very excited, and he looked like he was bleeding profusely...
His expression and his voice all revealed Lu Yuan's earned expression.
In fact, if it was a year ago, Lu Yuan would definitely be excited when he saw such a big number, but now...
Lu Yuan didn't have any idea.
Although 60 million is not a small number.
but……
What does it mean to buy the animation copyright for 60 million yuan? It means buying all the animation copyrights of these two comics for 60 million yuan, which means that after the 60 million yuan, the copyright of these two comics will be
No matter how popular or awesome the anime is, it has nothing to do with you.
If Lu Yuan was not a time traveler, maybe the price would be really good.
but……
Lu Yuan is a time traveler.
How popular were "Bleach" and "Naruto" in the original world?
Wouldn't Lu Yuan know?
Even if this world is somewhat different from the original world, Lu Yuan will not sell it.
To put it bluntly, it is impossible to sell animation rights for 60 million US dollars!
"Lu Jun, although the current market research sales of these two anime are very good, there are too many good comics in r-books, and it is also a sluggish period for animation. Things like "Hell Girl" are very popular in r-books.
Miracle animation can no longer exist..." Kimura looked at Lu Yuan.
In fact, he was a little puzzled.
Thirty million yuan to authorize an animation.
This is almost the same as some of the first-line anime in Japan!
"Sorry, Mr. Kimura, if we are talking about copyright, it is impossible to sell my copyright." Lu Yuan shook his head, his expression became very firm.
"Then, what Mr. Lu means is..."
"Authorization, yes, it is authorization. I am willing to authorize the adaptation of these two animations to you... Of course, in terms of price, I think 60 million for two is too low. This does not meet my psychological price. I hope to get
20% share of animation..."
"Lu Jun, you are... a bit fierce, this... I can't accept this." When Kimura heard this, he shook his head.
What a joke!
This kind of treatment.
Isn’t it that the treatment is almost the same as that of Osamu Tezuka-sensei?
Even if "Bleach" and "Naruto" are very popular right now, right?
Moreover, in the past two years, Japanese anime has indeed entered a slightly sluggish stage, because after a movie called "Children of the Ocean" lost a lot of money in the past two years, "JG" has very limited funds in all aspects, so it cannot
You may no longer risk your money and energy.
What if you lose money again.
Then "jg" company might really be entering a difficult period in the cold winter.
"Mr. Kimura, that's such a shame." Lu Yuan laughed.
"Yeah, I'm a little sorry." Kimura also stood up and expressed regret, "Lu Jun, although the anime adaptation has not been negotiated, we at "Weekly Shonen" still hope to continue to cooperate with Lu Jun in comics, and we plan to vigorously promote it.
, and promote your two comics, Lu Jun, this is our next publicity plan, Lu Jun, I hope you can read it..."
"oh?"
In the conference room.
Kimura was a little disappointed when he saw that he could not negotiate the anime copyright, but he was still disappointed, and the work that should be done should still be done.
Immediately afterwards, he handed a thick publicity plan to Lu Yuan. When Lu Yuan took the plan, he saw that the plan was divided into two parts, one part was all written in r, and the other part
It's in Chinese.
After Lu Yuan carefully read the plan, he had no objections.
He wasn't very familiar with this place, so in terms of publicity, he felt relieved that it would be a long journey to them.
After seeing Lu Yuan nodding in agreement, Kimura showed a smile on his face.
In fact, just talking about these things on the phone would be fine, but Kimura still felt that he had to maintain a certain degree of sincerity.
After all, in Kimura's eyes, talking about business is just talking about business. Even if both parties are dissatisfied and extremely angry, it is just business. But once the negotiation is completed, such as the serialized comics in his hand, he will not give up because of some unpleasantness.
Doing some small tricks on purpose, after all, this is character!
After the two of them finished talking about these things, Kimura didn't want to leave. Then he chatted with Lu Yuan about many musical things, including praise and admiration for several of Lu Yuan's songs.
Lu Yuan suddenly discovered that the little old man Kimura had a terrifying amount of knowledge about music. After the conversation, Kimura was basically talking, while Lu Yuan was listening...
Even terms such as postmodern classicism style that Lu Yuan couldn't understand were all spoken by Kimura.
Lu Yuan listened to Kimura chattering, and then subconsciously looked at the time.
He found that it was already six o'clock in the evening.
Lu Yuan watched Wang Jinxue coming over and giving him a look as if he was eating.
Wang Jinxue will return to China tomorrow. Lu Yuan originally planned to have a steak with Wang Jinxue tonight and enjoy their time together.
However, it seemed that Kimura had no sense of discernment at all.
Finally looking at Kimura, he couldn't help but interrupt Kimura.
"Mr. Kimura... it's dinner time. If you don't suggest it, how about having dinner together? But, Mr. Kimura, you should be quite busy. If you are busy, forget it..." Lu Yuan hinted to Kimura...
"Ah? That's great... It's not busy, it's not busy. It's my luck to be able to chat more with Mr. Lu Yuan. I know there is a delicious steak restaurant here. Mr. Lu Yuan, how about we go eat steak together?
Bar……"
"..." After Lu Yuan saw the old man's even more excited expression.
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Damn it!
He is just being polite!
The polite and polite words of Chinese traditionalism.
Don't you understand what politeness is?
It's just a polite invitation. How the hell do you take it seriously?
Can't you be more conscious?
"Okay, Mr. Kimura..." Lu Yuan felt a little sore from holding back his emotions.
This person...
Are you here for a meal?
This person...
Why are you more shameless than me?
"Um!"
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I was not happy eating steak.
As soon as I sat down, there was an unhappy atmosphere everywhere.
At least, both Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue felt that Kimura's light bulb was too bright.
The sound of "Dream Wedding" came from the coffee shop.
When old man Kimura heard this voice, he was extremely excited.
Then……
Wang Jinxue watched the old man chatting endlessly with Lu Yuan about piano art.
certainly……
Basically, Kimura was talking and Lu Yuan was listening.
She noticed Lu Yuan's expression.
Lu Yuan was also speechless.
finally……
After eating for about ten minutes.
"Lu Yuan, don't you have a very important meeting later? It seems like it's too late now!"
"Ah? It seems like..."
"Hurry up..."
"good."
Lu Yuan subconsciously looked at the time, and then ate all the steak on the plate.
After eating, he looked at Kimura apologetically.
"Mr. Kimura, I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered that I have a very important meeting."
"Ah, Mr. Lu, is this meeting related to comics? I heard that you also have a comics company in the United States..." Kimura's eyes lit up.
"No, it's okay... It's some internal matters within the company. Mr. Kimura, I have to excuse myself for a while..." Lu Yuan was speechless when he saw Kimura's eyes light up.
"Okay, it doesn't matter." Kimura nodded regretfully, then looked at Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue and turned away with smiles on their faces.
Look at their backs.
He felt sorry again.
About half an hour later...
Kimura stood at the door of the cafe.
Then he looked blankly at the three hundred dollar bill.
He suddenly understood!
He suddenly understood.
like……
Did you show up at an inappropriate time?
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"Jinxue..."
"What's wrong?"
"Tell me, is it very profitable to be an animation company?"
"It's true that R-Japanese animation has been in decline in the past two years, but as long as you don't play big games, you can still make money. Wait, Lu Yuan, what do you want to do?"
"No...nothing, just asking, how much do you know about the animation company?"
"Well, I know a little bit, but not much..."
"Oh, tell me then?"
"What do you want to know about?"
"Um?"
Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue were walking on the path by the river.
A strange thought suddenly appeared in Lu Yuan's mind.
Then...
When he saw Wang Jinxue silently telling Lu Yuan a lot about the current situation and situation of r-ben animation, Lu Yuan was a little confused.
Forehead……
Isn’t this much?
"Catch the thief!"
"Catch the thief!"
"Don't run away, catch the thief!"
Just at this moment...
Lu Yuan heard a girl shouting from behind...
Lu Yuan subconsciously looked behind him.
Then, he saw a black shadow flashing in front of him.
Lu Yuangang wanted to show off his heroic spirit of justice.
But……
"Bang!"
Wang Jinxue, who was talking seriously to Lu Yuan about Japan's current situation, suddenly narrowed her eyes and turned around almost reflexively...