Chapter 675 - I’ll Give You Some Benefits First! (1/2)

Chapter 675 I’ll Give You Some Benefits First!

“Welcome, welcome.” After recognizing Fang Qiu, the manager laughed excitedly and held Fang Qiu’s hand again. He brought Fang Qiu to the sofa and while preparing tea for Fang Qiu, he asked curiously, “Master Fang Qiu, what can our animation company do for you?”

Fang Qiu said with a smile, “I’m not a master. You can just call me by my name.”

The director nodded immediately and said, “Okay. You are in the Chinese medicine industry. Although our animation production has done business with the Chinese medicine industry, we’re basically making advertisement videos for large pharmaceutical companies. Are you planning to advertise?”

Fang Qiu nodded and said, “I guess so. Have you heard the news about meridians recently?”

The manager nodded immediately and said, “Of course I’ve heard the breaking news. You enhanced our country’s prestige in the West. We all cheered for you at home!”

Fang Qiu smiled and said, “The reason why I came to your company is that I want to show all the meridians I saw with my Insight through animation, including the acupuncture points on the meridians, as well as the practice methods for ordinary people to meditate and so on.”

The manager was shocked.

Qicheng Animation was one of the top companies in the industry. Because of the fierce competition in this industry, their competitors were not only their peers, but also some entertainment companies who were focused on producing the special effects for film and television. Their competitors were quite aggressive , so their company had never been able to advance any further.

It wasn’t just them.

Other peer companies, as well as film and television special effects companies, were fighting for business, such as the advertisements for some famous brands, the illustration special effects production in some TV series and so on.

In this era, it was not easy to acquire a profitable business. But once they got the business, the company’s profits would be absolutely guaranteed for the next few years!

Relying on the fame of being one of the top animation companies, Qicheng had received a lot of big orders recently. But compared with Fang Qiu’s order, those orders would not be considered as a big deal!

It was not about money, but because of Fang Qiu’s idea.

What was the most popular thing at the moment?

Undoubtedly, it was Fang Qiu, Chinese Medicine and meridians.

Moreover, it was Fang Qiu who came to him personally. This was definitely a great selling point. Once this animation was made and promoted, it would definitely be popular in the entire country in a very short time. There was even a great possibility that it would be popular abroad!

How could he miss such a good opportunity?

The manager nodded immediately, thought for a moment and then added, “We can definitely do it. However, if we do it according to your request, the requirements for the graphics must be quite high. In this regard, we need more time. Second, you need to communicate with the illustrators. Most importantly, the cost of this kind of first-rate animation will be very high.”

“I heard that you are still in college…” The manager paused as he said that.

Obviously, he meant that even though Fang Qiu had a great idea, the production cost would be too high. He was afraid that Fang Qiu would not be able to afford it, but at the same time, he did not want to lose this great opportunity, so he found it a bit problematic.

Fang Qiu asked directly, “Tell me how much money it will cost and how long it will take to be completed.”

The manager replied, “Well, we need to see what kind of quality you need.”

He then walked to the desk, took the laptop from the desk and put it on the tea table. He turned it on and said, “I have some examples here. Look at these CG animations. They are divided into different levels. The price ranges from one million to ten million. The effect of each level is different.”

He clicked on the first video and said as he played, “This one cost one million. It looks simple. Of course, the effect is much better than ordinary animation. At least it has a 3D effect. It’s just that it’s less complicated in terms of color loss and various details.”

After watching the first CG, the director jumped directly to the last one and said, “Look at the Demon Seals. This is the best one. It lasts six minutes and cost 13 million and took us a whole year to complete it.”

“Of course, the reason why it took such a long time is due to the fact that it took us a long time to explore the path, including the model, background settings and so on.”

“If you want to do it, we don’t need to spend that much time now. Compared with this one, it will be much simpler. However, in addition to the overall quality, our charge is related to the duration. For example, the production of Demon Seals cost two million per minute!”

With the explanations given by the manager, Fang Qiu began to compare them carefully.

In the end, Fang Qiu finally chose the most expensive one. For the sake of Chinese Medicine, he would not hesitate to pay the price. “I want this one.”

Then he added, “I don’t need so many scenes and I only need one character in the cartoon model. I hope it can be completed in half a month.”

When he heard Fang Qiu’s request, the manager immediately shook his head and said, “Impossible! Half a month is too short.”

Fang Qiu shook his head and said, “I can’t afford to wait for a few months. Name a price.”

After thinking for a while, the manager said directly, “8 million!”

It seemed that getting it done in half a month was possible. Otherwise, he would not have offered a price.

“The video you showed me just now cost 13 million. The production price for one year is about 5 million. In fact, the production fee is 8 million. The labor cost of the CG I want is at most equivalent to the annual salary of one of your employees in your company. And it’s even simpler to make it than that video.”

Looking at the manager, Fang Qiu smiled at him. After making an analysis, he said, “I’ll give you 5 million!”

The manager immediately shook his head and said with a smile, “I can’t do that. You’re a Chinese medicine practitioner. It’s not good for you to be calculative. But since you’ve already asked, I’ll give you a discount. 7.5 million!”

Fang Qiu shook his head and said, “Being too naive won’t help me revive Chinese Medicine. Since you really want to do it, I can also add a little more. 5.5 million!”

The manager immediately replied, “7.3 million!”

Fang Qiu did not want to waste his time bargaining anymore. He said directly, “6 million. If you can’t do it, I’ll just leave.”

“You, you…” A helpless and bitter smile appeared on the manager’s face.