What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 423 Chinese Version or American Version? (5000 Monthly Tickets in May)

This is definitely a good time to shoot full-band jamming interference.

If it were the original timeline, by the time someone wanted to adapt this novel into a film or television series, it would be too late, because people would already know that the tiger they once feared was just a paper tiger.

But filming now is very timely, and it may even become a classic for a long time to come.

Another benefit is less stringent censorship:
Society during this period was generally in a wild era, with newspapers, media, and cultural works being subject to very unrestrained and almost completely unscrupulous censorship.

Because of the overall scarcity of entertainment works, cartoons and animations have an audience that covers almost the entire age group, and are not just aimed at children after the advent of the mobile internet era.

If animations could be released easily without facing many obstacles after production, this would be unexpected good news for animation companies in later generations.

Mr. Han was also very interested in making a live-action war animation. He had even seen the full-band jamming video. After chatting for a while, he suddenly asked a question:
"Is it going to be made into a movie or a TV series? If it's an animated movie, ten million should be enough, but a TV series would cost much more."

"Of course it's a TV series. As for the number of episodes... This novel has relatively few words. If we find a screenwriter to expand it, 12 to 16 episodes would be the limit."

Han Meiling: "Aren't you the author? Why don't you just become the screenwriter and expand the plot?"

"...I'm sorry, I've been quite busy lately."

Tang Wen then remembered that he was the "original author" and quickly changed the subject:

"I suggest leaving the screenwriting to professionals. Let's talk about filming instead. I want to use this animation to improve the digital drawing skills of the art department. If we start preparing now, can we make it in time for next year's Spring Festival release?"

"Pretty much. Computer graphics is a new technology, and it takes a lot of time to prepare, and the cost will be very high."

Han Meiling touched his chin. Although he was not young, he was still very interested in new technologies.

Meeting the Spring Festival release schedule means only five months, which should be enough time to assemble a team, adapt the script, and create original artwork.

It's about the cost...

Seeing that Consultant Han had questions about the funding, Song Nan subconsciously looked at Tang Wen, knowing that the boss was about to unleash his financial power again.

"If we follow the standard of 20 minutes of actual content per episode and a total duration of 25 minutes, is 300 million per episode enough?"
The total budget for the animation is 5000 million, with 2000 million allocated for preparation and other expenses. We'll start with a total investment of 7000 million, and add more if needed.

"..."

Han Meiling opened her mouth slightly but couldn't say anything:

Seventy million? Three million per episode?
Why spend so much money on animation? Just make a live-action movie!

However, it wasn't over yet, Tang Wen continued:
"I'm confident in having you as the art director, but I have some ideas for the screenwriting and directing..."

He recited the Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit lineup he could remember, hoping to find a way to circumvent it first, and then added at the very end:
"This animation involves a lot of military knowledge. I don't know if Lao Zhang has time. It's about time... Just go and set up a shell animation company, and find Hu Li for the money."

The second half of the sentence was addressed to Song Nan.

Then Tang Wen's phone rang. After giving a few instructions, he hurriedly left, leaving Han Meiling and Song Nan looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Um... Mr. Tang, aren't you considering profits or anything like that?"

Song Nan blinked:
"Even if the boss only wants to film it for his own viewing, this amount of money shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Han Meiling: "..."

……

From the return of Hong Kong to the Antarctic task force and the Clemenceau fleet being severely damaged, the big news in July seems to have never stopped.

After the Thai baht's plunge devastated Siam, the effects immediately spread to surrounding regions, with economists in many countries predicting a regional economic collapse.

Then, things started to get turbulent in Europe: Giant Fishing Company went all the way to Iceland to fight them!
Heaven knows why they set their sights on Iceland, a country known for its toughness, a place where even the British suffered setbacks.

Surprisingly, Dai Ying, who was right next to Shi Juzhu, turned a blind eye to his bad deeds.
Not only was it ignored, but several state-owned companies even expressed their intention to acquire Giant Fisheries' cod!
This, of course, also touches upon the complex grievances and entanglements in Europe more than 20 years ago, making even the frigid polar regions bustling with activity.

But this is not the end.

In the last few days of July, Old Mi announced that a delegation would be visiting the University of Tokyo, which included Rams and Kazimirz!
Given the heavy losses suffered by the Imperial Fleet and the previous instigation of domestic warships, some media outlets have speculated that the ships may be heading towards the Taishan and Huashan.

Then, two days after the Imperial delegation arrived, on the penultimate day of July, a piece of news broke that left everyone bewildered:

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force intends to purchase battleships from Tokyo University.

……

Yangcheng Shipyard

The Musashi, which arrived about a week ago, lies quietly in the harbor, with some scaffolding erected around the island superstructure, making it look as if the ship's construction has just been completed.

Rams and Kazimirz boarded the warship via the gangway, accompanied by Horikawa and his nephew, Uchimura Tomohiro, Old Mi, and the Japanese shipbuilding experts.

Matt from Newport News Shipbuilding rushed over to the bridge, carefully inspected the welds for dust and rust, then nonchalantly opened the ventilation ducts and took a deep breath.

"It's very new, with only a very slight seawater smell, but that's normal for the seaside. This is truly a newly built Yamato."

Furthermore, because Tang Wen updated the Musashi's power system, it almost reached the level of China in the 80s, making it impossible to detect anything unusual.

Rams couldn't help but look around when he saw a battleship that hadn't been launched yet, while Horikawa and his nephew were excitedly talking to each other under the turret with Tomohiro Uchimura.

Masao Iwaki, who had followed, stood on the deck, looking up at the bridge, which, although somewhat changed, was still tall and imposing.

He has a very strong sense of warmth, as if he was born to be a Japanese man.

Zhao Hande followed behind Rams at a leisurely pace, while the head of Yangcheng Shipyard stood at the back with a complicated expression, as if he didn't want to stand out.

But Horikawa Naoki appeared beside him at some point and said with emotion:

"Director Chen, your country's secrecy measures are truly impressive. Your secret shipbuilding is far superior to what we used to do."

"Although they are from different shipyards, this second ship is almost identical in terms of craftsmanship to the first ship built by Huangpu Shipyard!"

"I noticed that the secondary gun positions are covered without missiles installed. You didn't also consider a full artillery configuration, did you?"

After hesitating for a long time, Director Chen finally said:
"Actually, this branch factory and the battleship were both built under the guidance of Huangpu Shipyard, so there is no difference between them."

……

Having confirmed the existence of the second 001 battleship, Rams finally turned around and began to pull at Zhao Hande:
"This is indeed a good warship, but the Japanese prefer to use American-style equipment. Could you sell us the bare ship and then modify it?"

Zhao Hande narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately understood that Lao Mi wanted to act like a shrewd businessman again.

However, how much money can be made from the hull? This battleship was sold on consignment. The original agreement with Tang Wen was that the cost of domestic equipment would be deducted from the selling price, and a 10% referral fee would be given as a reward.

Tang Wen insisted on paying the referral fee, and although it wasn't small, the real profits all came from missiles and radar!

If the Americans buy a bare-bones ship, they'll lose a lot of money!

Zhao Hande immediately shook his head:
"I'm sorry, we don't have a precedent for doing this, and the combat effectiveness of domestically produced warships paired with domestically produced equipment will be even better."

(End of this chapter)