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Chapter two hundred and sixty-six paving the way for the tsunami

After "eva" was completed, the animation department was filled with the already confirmed animation production tasks of "Four-wheel drive boy", "Slam Dunk", "Gintama", "Mobile Suit Gundam", "Idiot Test Summoning Beast" and "Tongkat", five TV animations and one theatrical version.

Fortunately, the animation of "Sailor Moon" was completed before, and its production team was also vacant. Both of them were girl animes. Except for the different themes, the styles were similar, so He Chen immediately asked them to continue to produce "I Want to Tell You".

"I Want to Tell You" does not have any battle plot, and its production process is much simpler than "Sailor Moon", so the production progress is very fast.

"eva" has been produced, dubbed and submitted for review, and after everything has been approved, He Chen still needs to discuss schedule issues with the TV station.

The plot of "Eva" He Chen uses the first 24 episodes of the original TV version and the later Anno Pig. After becoming rich, he completed the old theatrical version. There are 30 episodes in total, one episode every day, and it just happened to be broadcast for one month.

Regarding the broadcast period of "eva", he asked for prime time.

The reason why the prime time is called "golden time" is because its price is comparable to gold. At this time, it is the period with the highest audience. Therefore, the prime time of the TV station has their own important programs.

Because the program playback time is different, etc., if you want to leave enough one month for He Chen to synchronize the prime time, you must wait for the core program they are currently playing and make adjustments to the subsequent broadcast time of each program.

They have worked with He Chen several times, and the cooperation is very pleasant. They are very important to He Chen, a golden sign that has brought them huge benefits. The TV station attaches great importance to it.

Therefore, every time, he would ask He Chen in advance whether he had a new animation in the near future. What schedule does the new animation require, so they could make plans for it in advance.

When the filming of "eva" began, the TV station had prepared the prime time for its premiere.

However, He Chen's eyes were more than that.

This time, he not only wanted to let audiences across the country see "eva", but also wanted the gospel of "eva" to spread to the whole world.

"He Chen, long time no see!"

At He Chen's home, Quincy Jones from Universal Pictures came to visit and greeted He Chen enthusiastically in Chinese with a strange accent.

"Quncy, it seems that I have been doing well recently, and I can't recognize you."

He Chen also greeted Quincy with familiarity.

"He Chen, are you laughing at me for getting fat? It's all because of the damn high-calorie food. I still like China more. Not only does it have many delicious foods, but it is also very nutritious and healthy. In the years in China, I have never had stomach problems. But in our case, although it is the greenest food, I have to go to the hospital at least once a year because of my stomach."

Quincy touched his already prominent belly and complained to He Chen.

He Chen greeted him and talked about the Chinese food culture.

At this point, both East and West, China is a recognized country of food and a paradise for foodies. As long as it is related to eating, even if it is said to last for three days and three nights, it is impossible to finish it.

However, Quincy couldn't wait for so long. After chatting for a while, he went straight to the topic: "He Chen, we listened to your opinions when adapting your work, and we absolutely did not hide the box office. The money you deserved was given to you directly. We are quite happy to cooperate!"

"Yeah! It's very pleasant." He Chen brought the fruit to Quincy. Quincy had no intention of eating it, so He Chen just said while eating it.

"Then why did you contact Fox? Didn't you agree that as long as we agree to your adaptation conditions, will your future works be collaborate with us?" Quincy said anxiously.

"I have never said this. What I said is that I will 'prioritize'." He Chen corrected Quincy's language trap. The two scored clearly. The former's initiative is in their hands, while the latter's initiative is in He Chen's hands.

He Chen continued: "I feel that you are not interested in the introduction of Dragon Ball animation. Since that's the case, we will of course look for Fox, who is very interested in it."

Universal Pictures also has its own TV station, so when it introduced the other three movies, it was fortunate to see the animation of "Dragon Ball". Quincy was very concerned about it and reported it to the company.

As the animation of "Dragon Ball" became popular on the Internet, it caused a "kung fu" hurricane to the entire Western world.

China, comics, porters, dragon balls, Sun Wukong, Kung Fu, etc. instantly became the most popular words nowadays.

Young people all regard reading comics as a trend, and even use the classic lines in it as a catchphrase.

Any product related to comics is sold well.

So Universal Pictures decided to introduce "Dragon Ball".

However, He Chen is not willing to give in to the price of "Dragon Ball".

"Dragon Ball" has a very high cost. For domestic reasons, He Chen can take the idea of ​​"contributing to the Chinese animation industry" and price it according to general animations. However, for foreign countries, He Chen will not be ruthless. Who makes them a "developed country" with several levels higher per capita income than China?

If they don’t rely on them to recover the cost of "Dragon Ball", what will He Chen use to shoot the next movie-level animation?

Although Universal Pictures is rich and powerful, they are not prodigal sons. Although they can afford this price, they are not the best price. So Universal Pictures negotiated with Tianman and started a tug-of-war, hoping to reduce the price.

Tianman was not in a hurry and slowly talked with Universal Pictures. By the way, he heard that Fox, Warner, Columbia and other companies were also very interested in the animation of "Dragon Ball", so he had some friendly talks with their messengers.

Seeing this situation, Universal Pictures became anxious.

This is different from the script that was agreed upon!

So Quincy Jones was thrown into Yanjing by Universal Pictures. If this matter cannot be solved perfectly, he probably won't have to go back.

"How could it be? As long as it is your work, we are all very interested!" Quincy immediately expressed his opinion to He Chen and said: "There must be some misunderstandings. This time I came here to solve these misunderstandings."

"Okay, you know the matter of "Dragon Ball". You must know how high the cost is. You must understand how high his value is. You must understand more than me. Finally, I will not give in to the price. Do you still want "Dragon Ball"?" He Chen asked lightly.

This price is also the highest price that Zhou Zhe can accept after a thorough analysis.

Fox has already shown the intention to move, which is He Chen's confidence to refuse to give in.

Unless all North American TV stations unite to boycott He Chen's animation, he cannot sell it.

However, they are all businessmen and they all come for money. Although Zhou Zhe gave a high price, since they confirmed that they could accept it, they must have enough profits.

How could a qualified businessman not be able to get along with money?

"He Chen, you deceived me... I thought you had created so many wonderful stories and were willing to make "Dragon Ball" for fans at any cost. I am a great artist dedicated to the animation industry, but now, you are a cunning businessman who competes for money!" Quincy said aggrievedly to He Chen as if he thought he was deceived.

It seems that he is not such a person.

He Chen curled his lips: "You've made up for it again. When did I become an artist?"

“Everyone thinks you are an artist.”

He Chen shook his head and smiled, "Money is very important to me. Without money, I can't make animations. Only with money can I create movie-level animations like "Dragon Ball" for everyone, or even surpass it! Money is my tool for animation."

"I don't understand you." After hearing this, Quincy shrugged and said to He Chen, "This cooperation is very unpleasant, but even if it is unpleasant, Fox cannot be obtained. Let's continue to cooperate."

He Chen smiled slightly: "It's a little changed now."

"**! Do you want to start the price on the ground? How can you be so distrustful? If you dare to increase your penny, Tianman's products will not be able to enter North America! Our Universal Pictures has some influence!"

"The price will rise a little, because this time there are two works. "Dragon Ball" and "eva" are sold in packages, and "eva" must be released globally at the time I have set."

"We only want "Dragon Ball"." Quincy frowned after hearing He Chen's price.

When packing it, the price has not increased much, which can be said to be very cheap, but for the broadcast time of "eva", Quincy feels very troublesome because it needs to adjust the time of many programs.

The popularity of the "eva" comic is too low. Although it seems to have a high evaluation, Quincy has no interest at all.

"If you don't have "Eva", there will be no "Dragon Ball". No matter what, even if He Chen uses all means, he will let "Eva" enter as many TV stations as possible.

"...Okay, you won." After thinking for a long time, Quincy finally agreed to He Chen's conditions due to the temptation of "Dragon Ball".

He thought that no matter how popular "eva" is, as long as it is called "the original author of "Dragon Ball"", it should be worthy of his value.

However, this will also be the business with the greatest potential he has accomplished in his life.

The enthusiasm of the North American market finally attracted the attention of the arrogant European market.

Inspired by those European toy dealers who had long been hooked up with Tianman, several TV stations came to China to observe and introduce animation.

He Chen also took the opportunity to negotiate with him about the global premiere of "eva".

So the "eva" animation, which was produced earlier than "I Want to Tell You", was released only after "I Want to Tell You". (To be continued...)
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