Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

Chapter 107 Selling Films and Miyazaki Hayao's Project

"What's wrong?"

Standing by the window, Ye Chong looked embarrassed when Chen Zhixi asked him a question.

"Well----"

Ang Lee smiled and told him what had just happened: "Director Ye is complaining to Director Gong that there are no animation teams or equipment in China, and he hopes to get Director Gong's support."

Chen Zhixi pouted, thinking to herself, "As expected of you, Ye Chongchong."

She turned to Miyazaki Hayao with an apologetic smile, "Please don't mind him, Oki is sometimes like that. He's not rude, he's just loud and boisterous and doesn't like to keep things to himself."

"It's okay."

Old Master Gong is easy to talk to, at least when his own interests are threatened.

He turned to Ye Chong and said, "I can use my connections to prepare some equipment for you, and I can also help you with the procurement. As for the projects we discussed before, feel free to find people to help; I'm just worried about not having enough people to assist me."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Just add me on Line or Facebook."

Facebook? I know that well!

"That's wonderful!" Ye Chong quickly extended both hands to shake his. "Thank you for your support, Mr. Gong. You're truly my lucky star! Chinese animation is saved!"

Chen Zhixi, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered.

How did this turn into a discussion about Chinese animation?

Could it be that Chongdi is trying to fool people again?

He was trying to mislead Miyazaki Hayao, claiming that Chinese animation was stagnant and anyone who tried to enter it would fail, and that he wanted to raise the banner of righteousness and save the animation industry, etc.

"Sister hope!"

"Huh?" Chen Zhixi came back to her senses.

"Your Name, which has been sitting in the company's script library, can now be greenlit as a Sino-Japanese co-production!"

"what?"

Chen Zhixi was truly shocked.

Ye Chong made it very clear at the last meeting: the animation team must fully prepare for "Frozen".

Have they changed their minds again? Do they have enough manpower?

Before she could even finish being surprised, something even bigger happened.

"Let's take our time with Frozen. Let's work on Kung Fu Panda first. Now that the students who studied abroad are back, we can send a group of people to Japan and have another group stay home to work on Kung Fu Panda. We'll get it done before the Olympics."

"this----"

Chen Zhixi has fully entered work mode.

Making animation isn't something you can just do on a whim!

With manpower and equipment, plus Miyazaki's support, it's barely enough. We can always work overtime; Chinese people are never afraid of working overtime.

But what about the funding?

Does CGI not require rendering? Why not hire voice actors? Why not do any advertising?

In the previous online battle, Ye Chong squandered all the resources of "Crazy Stone". Now the company has 20 million in its account, barely enough to keep the company running.

Where does the money come from?

She asked that question.

Seeing that the two had something to talk about, Miyazaki and Ang Lee politely greeted them and then walked aside.

"money----"

Ye Chong was indeed quite troubled.

He picked up his glass of red wine, took a sip, and turned to look at the street scene outside the window.

"I'll figure out the money. I've been holding back the films so I could get a better price for them."

"That's not right," Chen Zhixi shook her head and walked to his side. "You're getting anxious again. What's the rush?"

"It's not a rush, Sister hope!"

Ye Chong let out a long breath, looking out at the street and muttering to himself, "Opportunity knocks but once. We have to make a fortune during the Olympics. Grandpa Gong has also agreed to the new project. These opportunities will be gone if we miss them."

"There's nothing we can do if we don't have the money!" Chen Zhixi sighed. "The production cost of 'Frozen' is at least 700 million, and you want to make a 3D version? I'm afraid you won't be able to recoup your investment."

Ye Chong: ————

The two fell silent.

During the ensuing banquet, the group noticed that Ye Chong seemed somewhat unhappy.

Didn't you win an award? What's there to be unhappy about?

But no one dared to ask.

At the end of the banquet, Li An came to Ye Chong again and reminded him of the matter of returning to China together, to which Ye Chong readily agreed.

The next day.

Venice International Airport, 3 PM.

"Boss! Oh my god! Your eyes are still so bright and piercing!"

The dazzling sunlight was blinding, and Ye Chong squinted as he watched the blond, chubby boy walking towards him.

"Hank, you've gained weight again."

"Boss, this is: Human attack Gigi's cleansing and exhaustion~~~"

Ye Chong rolled his eyes and gave Hank's shoulder a hard squeeze. "Let's go, if you keep nagging, I'll kill you and sell you as meat!"

"Jesus! Boss, are you really that strong? You were just lying to me about selling your body, weren't you?"

"Is that right?"

-

"There's a Chinese movie called 'The Untold Story'!"

Hank: ————

Half an hour later, the two returned to the hotel.

"This is Hank, the person in charge of BeautifulCare Leaf."

"This is Chen Zhixi, the general manager of China Flyleaf."

"This is—"

When Ye Chong introduced Gong Li, Hank interrupted him.

He raised his hand, trembling, "Gong Li! I know her! My God, boss, do you know Gong Li?"

"Hahaha----"

A group of people laughed, and Gong Li simply extended her hand and politely shook hands with Hank.

"Gong Li, you absolutely have to give me an autograph. I want to take it back and show it off to Zach."

"OK."

"Clap clap!" Ye Chong clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"Let's have a meeting on the third floor of the hotel. I'll explain the upcoming arrangements."

After saying that, he waved his hand and led everyone toward the elevator.

On the third floor, when Hank arrived at the conference room, he happened to see Yifei pouring water for the group.

"Oh my, why are you doing this yourself!" Huang Bo stepped forward, took the hot water from Yi Fei's hand, and then took over the task of pouring the water from Yi Fei.

"sit."

Following Shen Ze's directions, everyone found their seats and took their places.

Ye Chong sat in the main seat, with Yi Fei on his left, Shen Ze standing on his right, Chen Zhixi on his left, and Hank on his other side.

In just one short seat, Hank gained a lot of insights.

That beautiful lady must be Feiye's mistress!

"Zhang Yu, Huang Bo."

"Yes!" the two said in unison.

Ye Chong sniffed, his posture casual and not serious at all. "Venice is over. You two can go wherever you want."

"Director Ye, are you really going to abandon us? I... I can't afford a plane ticket!"

"It's a film sales event, it might take a few more days," Ye Chong explained. "If you two are free now, go find Shen Ze to buy tickets, he'll arrange it for you."

After saying that, he looked at Chen Zhixi and said, "You and Hank will hand over the business between the two companies. Get to know each other's business areas better so that we can work together more easily. You will also be hosting the film sales event."

"Hank, you have to go to the film screening."

"Okay, boss."

Finally, Ye Chong focused his attention on the two lead actors: "Sister Li and Yi Hong will have to wait two days, or you can go to Taiwan earlier."

The two exchanged a glance and both decided to wait two days.

"Hmm." Ye Chong then looked to his left, at his adorable older sister: "What about you, sister?"

Yifei snorted and glared at him: "I'm going out to play with Sister Li, so leave me alone!"

"Okay, okay. Whatever!"

Hank had never seen his boss smile like that before, which further confirmed his suspicions.

"Meeting adjourned! Hank, stay behind."

It was called a meeting, but it was really just an arrangement.

The group began to leave until only Hank, Ye Chong, and Yi Fei remained in the conference room.

Hank was completely bewildered, thinking to himself, "Boss, are you going to introduce the lady of the house?"

"Hank!"

"Ah, I'm here!"

Hank snapped out of his daze and found the boss staring at him with a serious expression.

"I had a dream last night: purple clouds rose in the east, and all the immortals were on a journey. Blessings were about to be bestowed upon Jacksonville, Oregon. As I was wondering about this, a fairy descended to earth and told me: 'The Powerba II grand prize in October will be awarded on XX Street in Jacksonville!'"

Hank: "Huh?"