By then, all the Daqian Group's companies in China had reported their work to Boss Jia.
In fact, the Daqian Group had two other companies in China, Dynasty and Maotai.
However, under Old Dai's request, Dynasty was turned into a company that neither made money nor lost money. Originally, Dynasty was making money too. However, Old Dai found that there were some bad signs in Dynasty Animation.
For example, Dynasty Animation was in a daily state. At most, they produced six animations at once. Even if Dynasty Animation was capable enough, it was impossible for a company to distinguish between priority and priority when faced with so many tasks.
Then, Old Dai found out that among the six animations, the most profitable one was Pokemon. It was the most meticulously produced.
However, the animations that did not make money, such as the Legend of the Sword and Fairy, were of poor quality.
Even if the quality of the Legend of the Sword and Fairy's animations was top-notch compared to the best animations produced by other companies, Old Dai was very dissatisfied with it. He felt that all animations had to be made to the best quality. They could not lose their priority just because of the profits.
Not to mention that the Legend of the Sword and Fairy was an animation that showcased the traditions of Hua Xia. It could be a cultural invasion. However, it was ruined because it did not make money.
After investigating the reason, Old Dai found out that it was because Dynasty Animation gave out bonuses based on the profits of the animations produced. Animations with high profits would naturally be diligent. Animations that did not make money would be careless.
Therefore, Old Dai found Boss Jia and proposed his idea. All the income of Dynasty Animation would be handled by the Daqian Group. Similarly, all the costs of Dynasty Animation would be provided by the Daqian Group. As for the income of different artists, it would be calculated based on their work quality and calculation. In this way, Dynasty Animation would be able to neither make money nor lose money. It was a genius idea.
Boss Jia agreed with Old Dai's suggestion in the end. Then, Dynasty Animation became a department that specialized in animations. Then, it would have nothing to do with profits anymore. The employees' salaries would also be separated from the profits.
Sure enough, with the change, the average quality of Dynasty's animation instantly improved. However, at the same time, Dynasty's animation production speed slowed down. Boss Jia could not help but sigh. He did not know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
As for Maotai, there was no need to talk about it. Although the chairman was our Boss Jia, he had never treated himself as a private company. It was probably impossible to expect Maotai to report to him. They just needed to focus on brewing wine.
After the reports were made, the bosses of the Great Qian International appeared one by one.
First, it was Fusang Daqian. It was responsible for all the domestic products of Daqian. It also operated Yu-Gi-Oh milk tea. The final profit was 1.8 billion USD. Just the milk tea alone contributed 1.4 billion USD. Boss Jia could not help but wonder if the Fusangpeople would die if they did not drink milk tea.
Also, it was Ma Huateng and Ma Yun who came to report. Because the VCD business was divided into Daqian Entertainment, Fusang Daqian's income would exceed 2 billion USD.
But this was the last time they came to report. Ma Huateng and Ma Yun had finished their shift. After the New Year, they would not return to Fusang. Instead, they would stay in China and realize their dream of starting their own business.
After Fusang Daqian, it was Dengeki Literature. Under the management of Xia Qiu Shiyu, although Dengeki Literature did not soar, it was still developing steadily.
At this time, Dengeki Literature had more than 400 different light novels. In 1995, they sold 400 million light novels. According to the profit of 0.5 USD per light novel, this was a huge profit of 200 million USD.
At the same time, this figure was the number one sales figure in Fusang's publishing industry. It became the sales champion of all publishing houses in 1995. This shocked the entire Fusang literature world.
Apart from this, Dengeki Literature also earned a lot of income from licensing a lot of IP. Just the Sword and Saber Divine Realm earned them nearly 20 million USD in licensing fees.
If other light novels were included, they earned 50 million USD in licensing fees.
However, Dengeki Literature's expenses were still relatively high. As everyone knew, animation was a super powerful pill for light novels. It could increase the sales of a light novel by several times, or even more than ten times.
Therefore, in 1995, Dengeki Bunko promoted ten light novels into animation. However, these animations were not done by Dynasty Animation. This was because with Dynasty Animation's price and production cost, they would be too busy to handle all ten light novels if they were to be responsible for all ten light novels.
Even if they were willing to accept the order, Dengeki Literature's annual profit would probably not be enough to pay for the animation production costs.
Therefore, Dengeki Literature produced the light novels for other animation companies in Fusang. Because 10 light novels were released in a year, the production of one animation was not enough. In the end, the 10 light novels were handed over to six different animation companies. This made Dengeki Literature instantly become the god of all animation companies.
However, the reputation of light novels began to be tarnished. For example, the term "toilet paper literature" had quietly appeared in the mouths of some people in the cultural world.
"The biggest use of a light novel is to tear it down and wipe your ass when there's no toilet paper in the toilet!" This was the original words of a certain cultural person. Then, it quickly gained the approval of more people in the cultural world. In the end, it became the label of light novels.
Although Xia Qiu Shiyu was angry about this, there was nothing she could do. This was because, except for a small number of high-quality works, Xia Qiu Shiyu admitted that most light novels would not be read a second time after they were read once. There was no better way to make use of light novels other than turning them into toilet paper.
At the same time, Dengeki Literature was facing a new challenge in 1996. Because of Dengeki Literature's amazing performance, all kinds of light novel libraries popped up like bamboo shoots after the rain in 1995.
The most typical example was Kadokawa Bunko. This was because before Kadokawa Bunko, it had held the title of the most profitable publishing house in Fusang for five consecutive years. At the same time, it was also the largest library in Fusang. In the end, this position was snatched away by Dengeki Literature. Naturally, Kadokawa Bunko desperately wanted to snatch back its position.
However, the people of Kadokawa Bunko also understood that traditional literature was weak now. If they wanted to rely on traditional literature that readers did not like to fight back, it was basically a pipe dream. Therefore, Kadokawa Bunko also created a light novel library.
When he first heard this news, Boss Jia was a little worried. After all, in the future, Kadokawa Bunko was also the big brother of light novels. Now that he joined the competition, it was very stressful. However, Xia Qiu Shiyu was smiling, as if she did not put Kadokawa Bunko in her eyes.
"Why are you so confident?" Boss Jia asked curiously.
"Because the people of Kadokawa Bunko are all idiots." Xia Qiu Shiyu had learned many classic Hua Xia words. She said with a smile, "The guy from Kadokawa Bunko announced that he wanted to turn light novels into real Fusang literature because others called them toilet paper literature. He wanted to completely change the status of light novels. In order to prove light novels, he invited a bunch of traditional Fusang scholars to write light novels!"
"Oh my god, I'm dying of laughter!"
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