Chapter 1778 New Anime

However, after investing in so many projects, how come there are still 60 billion yuan in funds?

When did spending money become such a difficult thing?

"There is still 60 billion yuan in funding. The three projects that have been finalized so far are a prequel to the Legend of Sword and Fairy, a war-themed project, and a border-themed project."

"Let's think again, what other works can we shoot?"

Luo Xiao looked at the people in the meeting and spoke.

"Mr. Luo, the animation department currently only has one animated film in production, and no other works are in production."

"I want to apply for some funding to produce a new anime."

in the conference room,

Sun Liang spoke up.

The animation department currently only has two works: one is a fan-made animation based on the world background of "Freedom Wars".

The first season of this anime has already been completed.

The animated film is still in production.

However, apart from these two works, there have been no new works.

"Sure, what are your thoughts?"

Luo Xiao quickly spoke up, explaining that his current concern was how to spend these funds.

The animation department is indeed a place where money can be spent, after all, animation is all about special effects, so the financial cost is definitely a major expense.

"President Luo, Minister Hu has already written the plot for the second season of 'Freedom War,' and I want to produce the second season of the 'Freedom War' anime."

"In addition, I also want to shoot a feature-length animation. I have already contacted the script team."

Sun Liang spoke up.

Currently, the entire animation department is working on that animated film, and as the head of the animation department, in addition to supervising the progress and quality of the animation, he has been looking for suitable animation scripts.

After all, their animation department can't just have one or two works; they definitely need more works to support it.

He discovered this script during his Chinese New Year holiday and thought it was quite good.

"Oh, a script for a long-running anime, what kind of subject matter is it?"

Luo Xiao asked with some curiosity.

"President Luo, this anime is based on history, but it has some adaptations and martial arts elements. The historical period is the time when Qin conquered the six states."

Sun Liang spoke slowly.

“How much money do you need?”

Luo Xiao asked.

"Mr. Luo, the animation 'Freedom War 2' should only require about 10 billion yuan according to the budget."

"As for this historical anime, we'll make 10 episodes as the first season, and then decide whether to make a second season based on the situation."

"Based on the budget, each episode will be around 20 minutes long, with a budget of approximately 2000 million. 2 million should be enough."

Sun Liang began by saying that he didn't have much confidence in animation production.

After all, the current domestic animation market is still too dark. The reason why the animation "Freedom Wars" has a certain popularity is because of the game "Freedom Wars".

However, he was unsure whether other anime series would be accepted by the domestic market.

Therefore, he dares not ask for too much investment in animation.

Luo Xiao nodded upon hearing Sun Liang's words; he was also aware of the current state of Chinese animation.

Currently, there isn't a single anime that's truly outstanding.

Investing heavily in animation may not be well-received by the market and could result in losses.

However, if it's just this small investment, then he has so much money left over, and he simply doesn't know what to do with it.

Luo Xiao hesitated for a moment. If he increased his investment, he would likely face losses.

However, if we don't increase investment, we may face the problem of capital depletion. As Mr. Chen said, this 100 billion yuan must be spent.

Yes!

Mr. Chen did this to get him to increase his investment.

According to Mr. Chen, high investment means high returns.

Just like with "The Wandering Earth," the sci-fi film market during the Lunar New Year was just like the animation market—there wasn't a single sci-fi film that was worth mentioning.

However, Mr. Chen didn't care at all and directly invested more than 10 billion yuan to shoot a science fiction movie, without caring about any losses.

If Mr. Chen trusts him so much, why can't he trust his own company's employees?

Thinking of this,

Luo Xiao made up his mind and turned to look at Sun Liang.

"Minister Sun, since we are making animation, we must put our heart into it and make it the best it can be."

"Here's the deal: I'll give you 10 billion for the 'Freedom War 2' anime. And for historical anime, there's no need to limit it to 10 episodes; just make it according to the storyline. I'll give you 20 billion, and use the best animation production technology for it all."

Sun Liang said with some concern after hearing Luo Xiao's words.

"Mr. Luo, the market for Chinese animation is still unclear. Isn't investing so much too risky?"

"It's alright. The Chinese animation market is dark, but someone has to be the first ray of light. I believe in you."

Luo Xiao looked at Sun Liang and spoke earnestly.

He thought to himself, "Just like President Chen trusts them."

It became the first ray of light for Chinese animation.

Upon hearing Luo Xiao's words, Sun Liang felt a surge of excitement.

"Mr. Luo, I will definitely work hard."

Luo Xiao smiled upon hearing this, then looked at everyone in the meeting.

"We still have 30 billion yuan in funding to allocate. Does anyone have any other ideas?"

"President Luo, you just said that Director Liu is going to develop his career overseas, so why not produce a film or television work overseas?"

Zhang Lan thought for a moment, then spoke.

"You mean you're producing film and television works overseas right now?"

Luo Xiao looked at Zhang Lan.

"Yes, since President Chen is also looking to develop overseas markets, we can take advantage of the fame of 'Tinic' being released overseas and set up Tomorrow Films' overseas branch."

"Then we'll film a movie overseas. If the movie is good enough, it can take over from 'Tynic' and become Tomorrow Group's second international film production."

Zhang Lan explained her thoughts.

Luo Xiao nodded upon hearing Zhang Lan's words.

In any case, if you want to develop your film and television business overseas, you definitely need to lay the groundwork overseas beforehand.

We happen to have 30 billion yuan in funds, which is just enough to expand overseas.

"Minister Zhang is right. Since the goal is to develop overseas markets, it's always good to lay the groundwork in advance."

"That's settled then. The remaining 30 billion yuan will all be given to Director Liu to be responsible for developing the film and television industry overseas."

Luo Xiao's gaze fell on Liu Wenqing, and he spoke.

"I understand. I will assemble a team and set off as soon as possible."

Liu Wentao nodded in agreement upon hearing Luo Xiao's arrangement.

The early development of overseas film and television is very important for Blue Film Films. Since President Chen and President Luo trust him so much, he naturally has to plan it out carefully.

Luo Xiao nodded upon hearing this, and breathed a sigh of relief. The 100 billion yuan fund had finally been planned out.