Chapter 105 Very Satisfied
Louis is a white man in his forties, of Irish descent. His family came to the United States four generations ago and then put down roots here, so he himself can be regarded as a native American.
Graduated from a prestigious school, majoring in management, once worked in an animation production agency in Los Angeles. After Kim Hyun-tae established his own animation production studio, Louis was recruited by Dave entrusted by Annie, and now he is the vice president of this small studio.
It can be said that when Kim Hyun-tae is not around, he is basically managing the studio.
Logically speaking, how could such a person give up his lucrative position and come to such a small company that has just been established and has no future in sight?
This does not rule out the existence of some factors of Anne, and at the same time, it also plays a role in the restless and adventurous factors of the American character.
Louis is not willing to be mediocre. Although he could already get an annual salary of almost 200,000 before, he feels that he should achieve greater achievements instead of being mediocre.
Coincidentally, Kim Hyun-tae's animation studio was established, and a headhunting company approached him. After some contacts, Louis finally came to Kim Hyun-tae's small studio.
His annual salary standard is much lower than before, but Kim Hyun-tae has given him another benefit, that is, the profits brought by the cartoons produced, whether they are on the big screen or small screen, will give him some benefits. into.
Such benefits were not available to Louis before.
And Louis also took a fancy to this, so he left his original company and came to Jin Xiantai, a small company.
More importantly, he attaches great importance to Kim Hyun-tae's identity as a "writer" and his identity as the author of "William's Fairy Tales".
Louis is no fool, he sees the long term.
The black beauty girl at the front desk contacted Louis, and soon Louis came to the lobby on the first floor.
"Oh, my little boss, why didn't you inform me before coming."
It was also the first time for Kim Hyun-tae to meet Louis himself, but he had heard about this guy from Dave. After all, he was still in the rehabilitation center at the time, so he communicated with Louis often through Dave.
"It's not a big deal. I just came here to take a look. I didn't notify you in advance, just because I was afraid of delaying your work."
Sitting in a wheelchair, Kim Hyun-tae stretched out his right hand to Louis and shook him tightly.
"This way please, I'll take you to see it now." Louis made a gesture of invitation, then turned around and brought Annie and Kim Hyun-tae to the elevator, and pressed the button.
Ding dong!
The elevator door opened, and a group of people walked in.
"The second floor is the office, and the third, fourth, and fifth floors are where our production department is located." During this process, Louis briefly introduced Kim Hyun-tae.
After all, this is a small company with not many employees. Although there are five floors, only one floor is used as an office location and a staff restaurant, and the rest of the floors are used as studios for making animations, and for placing A place for various machines.
Kim Hyun-tae didn't make random comments on this. After all, there must be a certain reason for this arrangement. Since he doesn't understand, he can't speak nonsense.
"I came here this time mainly to see the production progress of "Up". After all, we don't have much time now, and we are going to put it on the big screen for Christmas."
When Louis's voice fell, Kim Hyun-tae stated the purpose of his visit this time.
Hearing this, Louis replied with a smile: "Don't worry, little boss, we have already completed the production of "Up". After all, we have your complete script, shot script, and even the character image of the characters, so we will do it here. It's easy to get up."
"Then,
Is it already made? ", Hearing what Louis said, Kim Hyun-tae suddenly showed a curious look, and at the same time was overjoyed.
Louis nodded: "Yes, it has been completed, and now there are some small details that need to be dealt with, and it will be all done in about one day."
call!
Jin Xiantai let out a long breath, and a big rock in his heart fell to the ground.
What he has been most worried about all along is that the 3D cartoon animation of "Up" cannot be completed smoothly, which in turn affects the already negotiated Christmas release.
You must know that Dave spent a lot of thought and energy in order to help himself, and only then did he persuade Sancheng Cinemas in North America to agree to give it a try.
After all, in this time and space, there is no precedent for anyone to make cartoon animation into a movie and play it on the big screen.
Whether the result is good or bad, everyone is still not very clear.
If it is not successful, it will lose money.
For such a situation, those theater bosses don't want it to happen.
If Dave hadn't agreed to sign a gambling agreement with these theater owners under Annie's behest, he would not have won the number of 30% of the theaters in North America.
And Annie is already planning to spend the money for nothing.
In other words, even she is not optimistic about the prospect of cartoons playing on the big screen.
In this world, it is estimated that only Kim Hyun-tae has strong confidence in this.
"Okay! That's great. If it's released smoothly and the results are not bad, I will take a certain percentage of the income and give it to everyone as a bonus."
Kim Hyun-tae couldn't help but made a verbal promise to Louis.
For Kim Hyun-tae's promise, Louis did not take it seriously, because he was not very optimistic about the prospect of the cartoon being shown on the big screen.
But this is a feat after all. Although it is very risky and the possibility of failure is very high, what if it succeeds.
This is very attractive to the adventurous Louis.
"Thank you little boss, I will pass on your decision to my colleagues in the company."
Kim Hyun-tae was in a good mood at this time, so he waved his hand: "Yes, this news is announced. As long as "Up" can earn 100 million box office, I will give 10% of it as a bonus to everyone."
Annie couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard what he said behind Kim Hyun-tae.
Even Louis felt that Kim Hyun-tae was a little whimsical.
100 million?
Ha ha, how is this possible.
Although it is true that 30% of theaters in North America have been contacted, it seems that more than 20,000 theaters will play it, but in fact, the number of shows and the time they will arrange for you are unpredictable.
It only plays one day, and only once, and it's still midnight, so what do you say?
They also arrange the film for you, you can't say anything.
If this is the case, it is very unrealistic to want to earn a box office of 100 million yuan.
Obviously, my little boss is a complete noob about this, and doesn't understand anything.
However, in a vague way, Louis had a small expectation in his heart. After all, he and his colleagues had watched "Up" after the production was completed. Everyone thought this kind of film was very novel, and at the same time, the content of the story Also very good.
Maybe... it might not be possible to succeed.
The elevator went straight to the fifth floor. Louis led Kim Hyun-tae and Annie, who was holding Coco, and pushed Kim Hyun-tae's wheelchair to the meeting room.
"Little boss, let's watch the movie first, and after watching it, let's meet other colleagues in the company."
Kim Hyun-tae had no objection to Louis's arrangement, after all, he also had such a plan in coming here.
Now that the production of "Up" has been completed, he always has to take a look to see if there will be a big difference from the movie in his impression.
At least make sure you have a bottom line in your heart.
Louis drew the conference room curtains, then lowered a screen, and Up began playing.
About an hour and a half later, when the film came to an end, Louis reopened the curtains: "Little boss, how are you? Are you satisfied? Is it the same as you expected?"
satisfy!
Very satisfied!
Kim Hyun-tae can basically give 10, because he has watched the movie and compared it with the cartoon he watched in his previous life in his mind, basically there is no big difference.
Although there will be some problems in some small details, it is inevitable.
After all, it is impossible to be exactly the same across two time and space.
But these small details are harmless and won't even affect the overall effect, so why should I be so demanding about it.
"Not bad! Very good, I am very satisfied, basically you all follow my script and the script I gave you to make it."
Kim Hyun-tae showed a satisfied expression at Louis, and nodded to him with a smile.
Annie's face was full of regret at the moment. She never thought that a cartoon could be made like this, especially the first fifteen minutes of the film, which moved her even more.
At this time, Louis complimented Kim Hyun-tae a little: "It's all thanks to your script and the storyboard script, little boss. We people just produced it step by step."
Although this is a compliment, it is also an undeniable fact.
After all, Kim Hyun-tae provided a complete script, as well as a rigorous and detailed shot script. Based on these, the production saves time and effort, and it really only needs to be done step by step.
Not to mention that Kim Hyun Tae even provided the characters together.
"This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. I have watched the film and there is no problem. The soundtrack and dubbing are very good, and I am very satisfied."
"Then now, my little boss, let's go meet other employees of the company. After all, you little boss, they haven't seen you yet."
It is already 12 o'clock in the noon, and it is the lunch break time for the employees. Most of the employees eat in the employee restaurant on the second floor, so Kim Hyun-tae followed Louis to the restaurant.
Louis pushed Kim Hyun-tae to the staff restaurant, stood at the gate and said loudly, "Everyone, let's welcome our little boss, William Kim..."
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