Chapter 323 Comics Direction: Chinese Classical Mythology
"Chinese University? Is it the university that New Asia College and several other colleges are going to build together?" Wei Zetao replied: "I heard about it a long time ago But they are going to apply for a new university."
Yang Wendong said: "The British side has agreed, which means there will be one more university in Hong Kong."
Wei Zetao asked: "What Yang Sheng means is that he wants to use this opportunity to let the Chinese University of Hong Kong devote more resources to engineering?"
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "The future of the enterprise For our foundation, we need to rely on local universities. If we, Changxing Industrial or Honor Electronics, want to develop well in Hong Kong, we must have a steady stream of local talents.
Otherwise, it would be unrealistic to rely on overseas companies. One is the high cost, and the other is that it is impossible to recruit overseas people endlessly, and it is impossible to recruit. ”
Education is the foundation of a country, and universities are the foundation of a city’s development.
In the past life of the mainland, many high-end industrial chains were built around local universities, such as Xi’an The electronics industry relies on Xi'an University.
Even in China, the development of large enterprises also relies on local development. University, not to mention a seaport city like Hong Kong. Singapore, which will be independent in two years, attaches great importance to education. This is one of the reasons why it can become a developed country.
Wei Zetao replied: "Okay, I will discuss with the people from the Hong Kong Education Bureau to see if we can sponsor more and let them offer more engineering subjects. ”
"Yes." Yang Wendong added: "The electronics discipline also needs to be added. This matter is also left to you. The scale of Honor Electronics is still too small and the resources are not enough."
"Understood. "Wei Zetao agreed.
Yang Wendong then said: "If you can't figure it out or have any difficulties, come to me immediately. I can also go to the Hong Kong Governor."
Although the relationship with Bai Liji is not bad, after all, He is the governor of Hong Kong, the first person in a city. You can't just go to him for any trivial matter.
If you can solve the problem with money, or if your subordinates can handle it, then try not to bother the big shot. It is better not to owe this kind of favor indiscriminately.
"Okay." Wei Zetao also said.
The two then moved to other workshops.
Wei Zetao said: "Yang Sheng, this is where we produce Changxing culture stickers."
"Stickers? The sales volume of this thing is pretty good." Yang Wendong smiled.
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, tens of millions of Calabash Stickers have been produced before. This thing is indeed very profitable. My profit margin is not very high, but Changxing Culture's , the profit margin is over 100%, much better than sticky notes and trolley cases.”
"The cultural industry is like this. The profit margin of Barbie dolls in the United States is estimated to be more than 300%." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "The laws of many countries around the world are very strict in protecting copyright, and it is very difficult to determine whether the copyright has been infringed. It is easy to identify and the cost of combating piracy is very low, so the profit margin can be maintained high.”
Generally speaking, professional The 20-year protection period for copyright is considered a long one, but in most countries, copyright can last for decades after the inventor dies.
As for rights protection, unless at the time of creation, If the copyright ownership is not clear, otherwise, if the owner is clear, if someone else infringes the copyright, the lawsuit will be filed with certainty, and the lawsuit can be focused exclusively on the terminal sales.
Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Yes, and many people are still willing to buy it. My youngest son spent several dollars to buy stickers and put them on the book, and he was very happy."
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "That's why I am not in a hurry to make ordinary toys like Hong Kong toy companies. After the cultural industry is completed, whether it is toys, stickers or other cultural derivatives, Able to make huge profits”
"Yang Sheng is still thoughtful." Wei Zetao said with a smile.
Yang Wendong asked again: "How are the sales of Black Cat Sheriff's stickers?"
Wei Zetao replied: "It's also very good, but the Black Cat Sheriff's comics also started in November last year. It was launched only last month, but in terms of popularity, it is still not as good as Calabash Baby, which was launched earlier."
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "In fact, in terms of story, Calabash Baby should be better than Black Cat Sheriff. It’s more beautiful and more likely to be liked by children, but it’s just not that long.”
Wei Zetao smiled and said, “Yes, there are super powers in Calabash Baby. Let alone children, even I sometimes fantasize about myself. What a super power, that would be so cool.”
"Me too." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "In the future, when Changxing Culture's team becomes stronger, it will develop in this direction."
Everyone wants super powers, cultivation, or Fantasy abilities, etc. In his previous life, Yang Wendong also liked reading these types of novels.
Wei Zetao added: "It's just that there are still many people who don't know about Calabash Baby. It may be due to the limitations of paper media."
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: " A movie of Calabash Brothers is also being produced. When it is released, it will not only be It’s the film itself and various cultural derivatives that can once again sell well.”
It’s still early for TVB, and it will take some time for ordinary people to have TV. Therefore, in the short term, the dissemination ability of the film will be limited. It is stronger than TV, especially if you have your own theater.
Wei Zetao said with a smile: "When the movie comes out, I will definitely take my children to see it."
"Well, I will give you free tickets then." Yang Wendong smiled.
One of the biggest benefits of children's movies is that most parents will watch them together
At noon, Yang Wendong had a light meal in the canteen of Changxing Industrial. What he ate every day was delicacies from the mountains and the sea. A regular meal once in a while is not bad.
In his previous life, Yang Wendong also occasionally went to eat at street restaurants, such as Shaxian snacks, braised chicken and rice, Lanzhou ramen, etc. The taste was still good. In the afternoon, after returning to Changxing Building again, Yang Wendong came to the office of Changxing Culture Company on the 10th floor.
"Yang Sheng." Several people came to greet him.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Lao Wu, Lao Zhang, go to the conference room first."
Lao Wu is Wu Hailin, who is also the person in charge of the comics business of Changxing Culture Group. Lao Zhang's name is Zhang Zhiyuan , is currently the person in charge of Changxing Culture, in charge of marketing and other aspects of business.
The two are currently the top executives of Changxing Culture and are in charge of different businesses.
"Then please." Zhang Zhiyuan said quickly.
After several people came to the conference room, an assistant served tea and left. Yang Wendong asked: "The serialization of "Calabash Brothers" has ended. Now there is only "Black Cat Sheriff" in Changxing Comic Weekly "How is the current weekly sales?"
Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "Including the Bay Area and some Southeast Asian regions, the weekly sales have reached 130,000 copies. The weekly sales in Hong Kong have reached 130,000 copies." , about 25,000."
"Not bad." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "Is there any success in the Japanese market?"
Zhang Zhiyuan replied: " Yes, the current weekly sales in Japan are about 10,000. Japan has a large population and a high average economic level, but the competition in the comic market is too fierce, so progress is relatively slow.”
"That's true." Yang Wendong agreed.
Let’s not talk about whose content is good or bad, but the economy there is strong, there are many entertainment methods, and there are many comics, which means that it is difficult for local comic companies to achieve results.
Entertainment thresholds are different. Just like Yang Wendong, even though he has traveled through time for several years, he still doesn’t like the movies and TV series of this era. He wants to try to accept them, but he just doesn’t feel anything and always feels boring.
Zhang Zhiyuan took out another book and said: "The single volume of "Calabash Brothers" has also been released. Take a look. This is what we are preparing to release."
"Let me take a look. ." Yang Wendong took the comic book, opened it, touched it, and asked, "This paper is not bad."
Zhang Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Our single volume is made of high-quality paper, and the equipment is also the most advanced book printing machine in Japan."
"Well, the new printing machine is not bad, right?" Yang Wendong asked while watching.
In the early days, the comics of Changxing Culture were printed using the equipment of the Hong Kong and China Daily. Later, as its scale expanded and profits arose, it introduced an advanced color printing newspaper equipment and a Equipment for printing books.
But it is better to put it in the printing factory of Hong Kong and China Daily, so that we can help each other if we have any needs.
Zhang Zhiyuan said: "Not bad, we can print 3,000 copies in one day, which is actually far more than our needs."
"It's just for the time being." Yang Wendong smiled: "The demand will definitely be higher in the future. As long as we publish comics, we will have a single volume."
Including Black Cat Sheriff, we can also publish a single volume in the future, and it can As for the content of infinite sequels, we don’t know how many different stories can be produced.
Coupled with a lot of stickers and toys and other derivatives, you can make money in the future.
"Yes." Zhang Zhiyuan also said with a smile.
Then, Yang Wendong looked at Wu Hailin and asked: "Old Wu, how is the animation movie "Calabash Brothers" going?"
He had put forward the plan for the animated movie as early as when "Calabash Brothers" came out. However, the manpower at the time was indeed not enough, so it was postponed until now.
The most regrettable thing is to miss the Chinese New Year, but there is really nothing we can do about it. There are no computers in this era, and the production of animated films is too time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Wu Hailin replied: "Yang Sheng, the first half of the movie "Calabash Brothers" is about to be completed by me. If there are no other problems in the follow-up, it is expected to be completed in early March. It's released."
"Okay." Yang Wendong said, "If it is confirmed, I will let the media and various cinemas do the preliminary promotion."
"Okay," Wu Hailin agreed. .
Yang Wendong asked again: "Lao Zhang, you need to focus on the development of derivatives of various characters, including stickers, toys, and brand image licensing. This is the core source of our company's future profits."
"Yes. Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "Our comic stickers and toys have entered many Southeast Asian countries dominated by Chinese, and the sales volume are also very impressive, especially the stickers, which themselves are considered consumables."
Yang Wendong again. He smiled and said: "Okay, but The popularity of a comic is also limited, so new comics must be released as soon as possible, otherwise even long-term comics like Black Cat Sheriff will lose popularity in the future.”
Wu Hailin immediately became interested. Asked: "Yang Sheng, what kind of comics do you know?"
Yang Wendong said: "We are Chinese, and the Chinese themselves have many myths in ancient times, so I want to continue to adapt Chinese classical myths and stories to They were drawn into caricatures.”
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