My Animation Era

  Chapter 170 A new round of expansion (seeking subscription)

  Because the cast of "Sailor Mars" exposed black material, which seriously affected the reputation of the IP and the character, the live-action version of "Sailor Moon" decided to postpone the broadcast.

  How long the extension will be is yet to be determined.

   But at least one thing is certain, that is, within this year, the live-action version of "Sailor Moon" will not be broadcast.

  The ancients said: Blessings come without pairs, and misfortunes never come singly!

  Gu Miao had just finished dealing with the aftermath of the live-action version of "American War". Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, his silly apprentice Xiao Guo brought another piece of bad news.

  The animation "Happy Baby" may not be able to become the first animation to be broadcast on the prime time of the comprehensive channel of provincial satellite TV.

the reason is simple…

   According to news from CCTV, they will set up a program called "Animation Paradise" on the CCTV comprehensive channel at 18:00 pm.

   As the name suggests.

  Everyone calls it "Animation Paradise". If animation is not broadcast, is it broadcasting TV series or animal world?

  Director Wang looked very depressed.

  Originally, he had already thought about it. When Gu Miao's "Happy Baby" was finished, he would set up an "Animation World" theater in the prime time of Jiangchuan Comprehensive Channel, which would specialize in broadcasting animations.

  He will be the first to eat crabs!

  It turned out to be better now...

   Crabs were eaten by CCTV, he couldn't even drink soup, and if he went to the "Animation World" theater, he might be ridiculed as a "follower dog".

   "Don't say that!"

  Gu Miao comforted me softly: "CCTV is at six o'clock in the afternoon, which is not prime time. If you set up an animation world at eight o'clock, there is no conflict."

  One is Animation Paradise, the other is Animation World; one is at 6 o’clock in the afternoon, and the other is at 8 o’clock in the evening. How can you say follow the trend?

to be honest.

  CCTV started this animation paradise, in fact, it wanted to cater to the "teenagers" audience, and broadcast animations during school hours to earn ratings.

  But the six o'clock file is not the "golden file" in the traditional sense of the TV industry after all.

  This is different from the eight o'clock file!

  So in Gu Miao's opinion, although this incident has affected their plans, the impact is not particularly large.

   After all, there is a difference of two hours between eight o'clock and six o'clock!

  Children can go home from school in the afternoon, watch CCTV’s Animation Paradise first to satisfy their cravings, then take a look at “Simultaneous News” during dinner time, and then watch “Animation World” at 8 o’clock in the evening to have fun before going to bed.

   "That's what I said, but I always feel very uncomfortable."

  Taiwan Wang pursed his lips and sighed: "Animation Paradise? Animation World! The two theaters are next to each other, and their names are so similar, it is inevitable that they will be picked out for comparison."

  That’s CCTV!

   It’s not that Director Wang doesn’t have self-confidence, he wouldn’t be so discouraged in any provincial TV station.

   But when I think of CCTV, and it is a comprehensive channel of CCTV...

   Is there still a way out?

  Gu Miao can understand Director Wang's grief and indignation. After all, no one expected that CCTV, which has always been serious, would be so bold as to create an "animation" theater on the integrated channel.

  From the perspective of an animation company and an animation producer, Gu Miao thinks this is a good thing.

  CCTV is no ordinary media.

   Their act of setting up an "animation paradise" on the integrated channel may seem inconspicuous, but there may be hidden secrets behind it.

   "Is this signaling?"

  Gu Miao thought about it: "The animation subsidy policy was axed before, and now it's doing it again. Could it be that..."

  Gu Miao has no sense of politics.

   But he is not stupid. Judging from the recent policy changes, domestic animation seems to be facing a "winter" and is about to collapse, but this may also be a wave of cleansing on the eve of the "dawn"!

"possible."

  Director Wang agreed: "I actually know something inside, but I can't tell you. Anyway, you should remember that no one wants to suppress domestic animation. On the contrary, everyone hopes that domestic animation can rise."

Oh? !

   These words have profound meaning!

  Taiwan Director Wang is worthy of being a person in the system, and he speaks with a level. In just two sentences, Gu Miao has already foreseen the market environment in the next few years.

   Wanbao had to make preparations early.

   Regardless of whether domestic animation can rise, at least this is an opportunity to develop and grow.

  In plain language, the next "market outlet" is coming.

  As long as you can stand above the wind, even if you are a pig, you can take advantage of the wind to fly and become the "flying pig" that everyone is looking forward to.

  To be honest, Gu Miao wants to be this pig!

  But he doesn't know when this outlet will appear, and in what form it will come. So after some consideration, he decided to continue "enrollment expansion".

  No matter what the future holds, if you recruit more people to reserve vitality, your ability to seize opportunities will definitely be higher than others.

   "Set a small goal!"

  After sending Director Wang away, Gu Miao called Ma Kuijiang, Keke and others to the office, and said firmly, "By this time next year, Wanbao Animation will reach a scale of 1,000 people."

  Ah this...

   Ma Kui and the others looked at each other.

   Mr. Gu dares to think too much, doesn't he? At present, Wanbao Animation has nearly 500 employees, and it is already a "serious supermodel" in the domestic animation industry.

  Doubling more than a thousand people?

   Turtle Turtle!

  Let’s not talk about feeding so many people, how much is the annual salary expenditure, the key is to support so many people, is it really necessary?

  Internationally renowned animation companies, it is estimated that few have this scale.

  After all, animation is not engaged in architecture, and it does not mean that more people are a good thing. Artistic creation is more about talent and talent.

  They really want to persuade Mr. Gu that the steps can be as small as possible, and there is no need to become fat in one go. It is enough for Wanbao Animation to maintain its current scale, and there is no need to expand blindly.

It is a pity…

  Mr. Gu looks like this, you can't listen to it just by looking at it.

   Ma Kui and the others hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement. After all, big bosses are not afraid of being overwhelmed, so what can they say about these workers?

"correct!"

  Gu Miao thought for a moment, and then added: "Wanbao Comics, Wanbao Toys and Wanbao Games also need to expand their scale, and they can't lose the chain at critical times."

"no problem."

  Old He, Xiao Lin and others nodded in unison.

  Compared to animation companies, the difficulty of expanding the scale of their "side businesses" is obviously much lower.

  After all, there are few animation talents in China, but there are many workers and programmers. You can recruit a large number of them by simply browsing the talent market.

  Only Nan Tong showed embarrassment.

  Wanbao Comics has always wanted to expand, but there are fewer talents in domestic comics than in animation, so there is no way to expand.

   "I have a solution for this."

  Gu Miao explained with a smile: "Seto has already contacted you with a neon company that is mainly engaged in the publishing and distribution of light novels and comics."

   "You go to Neon to have a look, keep the key editors and authors, and after confirming that there is no problem, let the group come forward to buy it."

   Magazines and publishers are worthless.

  But the high-quality authors and experienced editors under its banner are very valuable. If these people are retained, the scale of the comic company will expand.

  (end of this chapter)