On the same day.
In the morning.
At Miracle Animation Studios.
The company was located in a place in the Tongzhou District that wasn't considered very good geographically. On the third floor of an old office building, there was a sign that said "Miracle Animation." If you were told that this was one of the top five animation production companies in the country, no one would believe it.
In the company.
The six shareholders of the team were sitting together.
They were all university classmates who had pooled their money together to set up this company after graduation. They had been working hard in the animation industry, and their productions of Monkey and Parrot and War of Wulin had made the company stand out. The team kept growing, the company kept developing, and it became one of the most outstanding animation companies in the country. However, with the arrival of the cold winter of the domestic animation industry, they were also hit to the bottom. One project after another was losing money, and one member after another left. That kind of despair was hard to describe with words. Back then, when the company was naming itself, everyone unanimously voted on the name "Miracle." They wanted to work together to create a miracle in the domestic animation industry. But now, this name seemed extremely ironic.
Today, the conference room was silent.
Because another shareholder had left the company. It was a friend and comrade who had started the business together with them and had accompanied them for many years.
They had thought that they were already used to this kind of situation because they had experienced too many parting over the years. But every time it really came to this moment, they realized that they still couldn't accept it and felt very uncomfortable. This kind of blow was even more damaging to them than the deserted market!
Chen Xiang said, "Little Kai has left."
Li Zhi said, "Out of the twenty classmates in the past, only the six of us are left."
Han Bin said, "Little Kai, why!"
Sun Xiaobei said, "Didn't we agree to fight to the end together!"
Chen Xiang said, "The company is losing money every day, and he can't take it anymore. His girlfriend found him a programming job and he went to Shanghai to develop his career."
Hu Kebang said, "Which animation company in the country is doing well these days? Everyone is the same. I've always believed that there must be a way out for the domestic animation industry. There must be! "
Chen Xiang said, "I used to believe it too, but now I'm starting to doubt it."
Hu Kebang: "Xiang Zi!"
Chen Xiang said, "Let me finish. So many years have passed, and you've all seen how the market is now. It hasn't improved at all, and with the wave of One Piece and Naruto's Japanese cartoons across Asia, the domestic cartoon market has worsened, leaving us with even less room to survive. Japanese cartoons have taken up more than 95% of our domestic market, and everyone is watching Japanese cartoons. Besides, there are some things that we have to admit. In terms of starting out, we were too late. In terms of the scale of our companies, all of our domestic companies added together can't compare to them. In terms of production standards and professionalism, we are also too far behind them. If it were you, which one would you watch?"
It wasn't a big draw.
He didn't applaud either.
The current domestic animation industry was in an awkward position.
At this moment, Sun Xiaobei spoke, "Opportunities don't come easily."
Chen Xiang said: "I know this, the market has to be opened up by ourselves, but how? Over the years, how many times have so many domestic animation companies tried? Who succeeded? Even if there were one or two local cartoons that did pretty well, they were only tepid in popularity. They weren't even one-twentieth of One Piece's popularity! How could this be called a success? What's the point of this kind of success? "
Sun Xiaobei said: "But I still want to give it a try."
Chen Xiang sighed. "We don't even have a single project left, so how are we going to give it a try?"
Sun Xiaobei's eyes were firm. "I don't believe that we can't do what others have done. The domestic animation industry can't possibly be suppressed by the Japanese comics industry forever." With a pause, she asked, "Has Zhang Ye's Studio responded yet?"
Zhao Chengfei said: "Not yet."
Chen Xiang shook his head. "We're just a small company, so how could they possibly care about us?"
Li Zhi also said, "Yeah, there's no need for you to send that invitation letter. Teacher Zhang is an Asian superstar. He has a mountain of work to do every day, so it's impossible for him to come over and make a name for himself with us. Who doesn't know that the Chinese cartoon industry is a bottomless pit? The investment is huge, the risk is high, and the returns are low. Not to mention a superstar like him, even a slightly more famous director would not jump into this pit. He doesn't even draw One Piece, Naruto, or Detective Conan anymore, so why would he come over to our local cartoon industry? To wade into these muddy waters? "
Sun Xiaobei clenched her teeth. "Then I'll go to the studio to invite him."
Chen Xiang said: "They won't let us in."
Sun Xiaobei said: "Then I'll wait at the entrance until Teacher Zhang comes to see me. Teacher Zhang is the only Chinese person who has ever made a name for himself in the cartoon industry. He's the only one!"
Li Zhi said: "We won't get to see him."
Chen Xiang smacked his lips. "Hai, unless Teacher Zhang's brain cramps again."
Hu Kebang harrumphed. "That's hard to say. Lord Zhang is a person who often cramps."
Everyone shook their heads. Other than Sun Xiaobei and Hu Kebang, no one expected Zhang Ye to reply to them.
At this moment, the door to the conference room suddenly opened.
An employee ran in anxiously. "Director Sun! Director Sun! "
Sun Xiaobei looked at him. "What's the matter?"
That person stammered as he held a fax in his hand. "Look! Quick, look at this! "
Sun Xiaobei had a suspicious look on her face. She took the fax and glanced at it. Then she froze!
"Xiaobei?"
"What's the matter?"
"What fax is it?"
Sun Xiaobei looked at them in shock and waved the fax in her hand. "Old Hu, you're right. Teacher Zhang's brain — has really cramped again!"
When everyone heard that, they turned pale with fright!
"What did you say?"
"Zhang Ye's fax?"
"That's impossible!"
"Holy shit!"
"Quick, show it to me!"
The few of them shouted and rushed forward!
Sun Xiaobei laughed so hard that tears rolled down her cheeks. "It's Teacher Zhang's handwriting. I've read Preface to the Orchid Pavilion no less than 50 times. No one can imitate this handwriting!"
She cried.
The moment she saw the fax, she cried.
There were also three sentences written on the fax, answering three of their questions.
1: Of course there is a way out for China's cartoon industry.
2: The way out is right under our feet.
3: Alright, I'll give it a try with you all.
— Zhang Ye.
The six shareholders went crazy!
"It's Zhang Ye!"
"It's his signature!"
"Oh my God!"
"Teacher Zhang has replied to us!"
"Xiaobei! You're so awesome! "
"It's a success! It's really a success! "
"Zhang Ye! This is Zhang Ye we're talking about! "
"This is amazing! We've actually managed to invite Teacher Zhang Ye out of retirement? "
They couldn't believe their eyes. All of them were hugging each other excitedly!
At this moment, the hope that many of them had for the Chinese cartoon industry that was about to be extinguished was suddenly reignited and could not be stopped!
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