Chapter 352 "The Legend of Seven Swords" (Please Subscribe)
Li Zhengyong was moved.
It's not his fault, anyone else would be moved. After all, the animation "Little Master of China" is so popular. Who doesn't want to take advantage of the popularity?
But the conditions Gu Miao then put forward made him find it a bit difficult to accept.
Shareholding together!
Gu Miao believes that if [Xiaodangjia] becomes an independent sub-brand, it will require Wanbao and Fuda to jointly hold shares and operate it, so it can be regarded as a "joint venture" brand.
Relying on the "IP" provided by Wanbao Animation, Fuda Food Factory's existing production lines have launched a series of [Xiaodangjia] brand snacks.
This is Gu Miao's idea.
But Li Zhengyong believes that if this is done, Fuda Food Factory will be completely reduced to a "contract factory."
"Not a foundry."
Gu Miao explained: "The brand [Xiaodangjia] is jointly owned by both of us, and Fuda also has a share in this brand."
"It's better than this..."
"I will directly pay a sum of money to buy out the license for the IP [Little Master of China]. What do you think?" Li Zhengyong suggested.
Of course Gu Miao disagreed.
If you sell IP licenses directly, how much can you sell them for? Once the Xiaodangjia brand is established, it can make much more money than simply selling licenses.
What’s more, this is a seller’s market!
Wanbao holds the initiative.
Gu Miao bluntly told Lao Li that if he disagreed with the cooperation plan proposed by Wanbao, it would be very simple. Wanbao could find another food factory to cooperate.
After all, the IP belongs to Wanbao.
Whoever Wanbao wants to cooperate with, then cooperate with them. The initiative is always in Wanbao's hands.
As soon as Li Zhengyong heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought. He knew that Gu Miao was right, and after careful consideration, he finally agreed.
“Happy to work with!”
Gu Miao stretched out her hand, held Lao Li's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "I believe that with our joint efforts, [Little Master] will definitely become the favorite snack brand of the Chinese people."
"hope so."
Lao Li is not very optimistic about this. Although he admits that the animation "The Little Master of China" is indeed very popular, how long can the animation be popular?
One year? Or half a year?
If the popularity of animation subsides, will anyone still recognize the brand "Little Master"?
"That's true."
Gu Miao admitted that Lao Li's concerns were reasonable and that the popularity of an animation would not last long.
Don't look at the fact that "The Little Master of China" is very popular right now. No matter where you go, you can hear people discussing the topic of "luminous cuisine".
But will it still be this popular this time next year?
This concern is valid.
But Gu Miao has already thought of a way to deal with it. If one animation doesn't work, then he'll get another one! Wouldn't "Little Master of China 2" and "Little Master of China 3" work?
If that's not enough...
"Magic Chef Xiao Fugui" can also be used!
As long as Wanbao still has food-themed animations on air, there will be no need to worry about lack of popularity. To take a step back, let’s say that one day, no one buys the [Xiao Dangjia Noodles].
Then think about it differently.
Change the name to [Pikachu Crispy Noodles], and in the crispy noodle bag, a Pokémon illustrated card is randomly included. Wouldn’t that be sold in the same way?
As long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties!
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It was four o'clock in the afternoon to see off Lao Li, who came empty-handed and returned with a full load.
Gu Miao patted her butt and was about to leave work early and go to the mall to buy a birthday gift for Coco later.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the underground parking lot, a phone call came through.
"Master, look quickly!"
Without knowing it, Xiao Guo, who had ruined his master's and his wife's date, ran in excitedly holding a laptop.
"Selected by foreign media as the most anticipated animated film this year, our "Snake Comes Around" is on the list!"
"Oh! What then?"
Gu Miao yawned and suppressed her anger: "You called me back just to show me this?"
"Well……"
"Master, why aren't you excited at all? This is a list published by a well-known foreign film media, according to a survey!" Xiao Guo asked in surprise.
"I'm so surprised!"
Gu Miao couldn't stand it anymore and roared: "This is a list we paid for. The purpose is to increase our presence in front of foreign audiences. Do you understand?"
Xiao Guo instantly fell into petrification.
He also thought that this media was very discerning and actually noticed "Snake Comes Around", a movie project that was very unpopular abroad.
I didn’t expect that!
Is this actually a list that Wanbao spends money on? Fortunately, he was praising the editor just now, saying that he had a good vision and his evaluation was very professional!
"Any thing else?"
Gu Miao looked at Xiao Guo coldly and threatened with words: "If you see something like this again in the future, don't show it to me."
"Something's happening, something's happening!"
Seeing the master getting up and about to leave, Xiao Guo finally returned to normal from his petrified state, and quickly said his purpose: "The text version of the script of "The Legend of Seven Swords" has been completed."
"Oh? Show me..."
Gu Miao took the laptop and stared at the open files on the screen, reviewing them intently.
There is a lot of text content.
Even though Gu Miao has the ability of "one glance and ten lines", it would take at least an hour or two to read them all.
So, he just read the beginning.
Arranged in order, the part he watched should be at the beginning of the plot.
Legend has it that there are seven divine swords in the martial arts world. If you get one, you can dominate the martial arts world. If you get seven, you can be invincible...
In order to obtain these seven divine swords, people in the martial arts world set off a bloody storm. Imperial officials, members of the Demonic Cult, leaders of the righteous path... and even beggars on the roadside were all involved.
"Huh?!"
Gu Miao, who initially thought it was "The Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit", didn't see animal anthropomorphism. After the protagonists were all human, he immediately understood.
This is not Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit!
Except for the settings of Seven Divine Swords and Seven Sword Masters, as well as some similarities in plot structure, they are actually two "completely different" animation works.
This martial arts flavor is a bit lighter...
how to say!
In the story of "The Legend of Seven Swords", the imperial court is a very important force and can also be said to be the biggest villain.
The struggle between the court and the world around the seven divine swords is the core part of "Legend of the Seven Swords".
"Your power level is a bit biased toward high martial arts!"
Gu Miao commented: "The Master of Ben Lei Sword can stop three thousand imperial cavalry with one man and one sword. This is a bit beyond the scope of martial arts."
"Artistic processing must be a bit exaggerated!" Xiao Guo said with a smile, "What's more, he could only stop three thousand cavalry, and was besieged and died in the end."
That's quite an exaggeration.
Gu Miao couldn't help but think that this kind of power would probably be considered "top" level in martial arts-themed animation.
If you go further up, it will probably be almost the same as the power level of "Qin Shi Mingyue"!
Not the rainbow cat or the blue rabbit...