Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 79 The So-Called Win-Win

"Long live teacher, Mr. Li, please come this way!"

"This is where we usually play animations! Although the conditions are a bit crude, the sparrow is small but has all the internal organs. The animated short films produced by our workshop will be brought here for the first wave of broadcasts!"

The day after experiencing the poaching incident, Li Wanshui and Li Wannian came to the Chinese University of Hong Kong together.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong was established in 1963 and is located in Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Island.

Its establishment broke the iron law that only one university was allowed to exist in the British colony. At the same time, it set off the Chinese movement on Hong Kong Island and successfully ended the monopoly of English as the official language.

Li Wannian and Li Wanshui came here today, not for this university, but for the short-term animation workshops for off-campus advanced courses and the "Firebird Film Club" established by animation enthusiasts.

This organization is a pioneer of independent animation in Hong Kong. Because of its establishment, it kicked off the independent animation in Hong Kong.

"It's great, you all use Super [-] cameras!"

Li Wannian picked up a neon Chinon super 8mm film camera and looked at it carefully.

"We all agree that if you want to produce good animation, the equipment must not be bad. Even if it can be done in other aspects, it will definitely not work in this aspect!"

The president laughed.

"Very good! It is because of your attitude of striving for excellence that we want to donate to you!"

Although Li Wanshui did not understand this professional knowledge, he stood aside with his hands in his pockets and said coolly.

"Thank you both so much. Thanks to your donation, our urgent need has been solved!"

When he heard about the investment, the president immediately beamed.

Their film festival itself is for the purpose of generating electricity for love and does not make any money at all.

Now there is someone who has been taken advantage of... ah no, it is a kind person who is willing to donate to them. Of course he is happy before it is too late!
"Now that you're in the screening room, would you like to watch the short film we produced together? It's not long and won't take up too much of your time!"

"Of course! This is also a purpose of my coming!"

When the other party invited him to watch the animated short film they made, of course Li Wannian would not refuse.

So, Li Wannian, Li Wanshui and his little secretary Zhong Chuhong sat in the first row of the auditorium.

The short animations they produced were not long, only a few minutes each. Li Wannian watched five or six of them in one go.

The themes of the animations are diverse, from urban streets to martial arts scenes in the desert, from the love between children to cute animals. Although the production is relatively rough, it is enough to show their dedication and skills.

"You guys are really talented!"

After reading it, Li Wannian praised it truthfully.

"Thank you, you are so kind. You are a role model for many of our companions..."

"Long live the teacher, really long live the teacher!"

Just as the president was praising Li Wannian, a group of movie enthusiasts walked into the screening room, walked quickly to Li Wannian, and surrounded Li Wannian as excitedly as the pandas in the zoo.

"Hello!" "Long live teacher, can you sign your name?"

After these people saw Li Wannian, they took out the guy without saying a word.

Some took out a comic book, some took out a notebook, and some just took out a pen. Co-authoring is still a "gang crime"!
Seeing countless hands approaching Li Wannian, Li Wannian was even a little scared.

This is the first time he has seen such enthusiastic fans!

"Okay, come one by one!"

Li Wannian is quite patient when dealing with his fans.

Li Wanshui on the side has long been accustomed to Li Wannian's current influence, not to mention that the people here are all animation fans, so they are purified fans.

After about six or seven minutes of signing, Li Wannian finished signing everyone. With everyone watching, Li Wannian knew what he should say.

"Thank you all for your support. My eldest brother and I came here this time. We originally wanted to visit the Firebird Film Festival, but we didn't expect to disturb so many of you.

In my opinion, although comics are very suitable for personal creation, they are not as good as animation in terms of promotion.

I have always believed that if Hong Kong Island's comics and animation industry wants to develop, it must go beyond Hong Kong Island. Only in this way can we achieve better development.

To go abroad, animation is the best booster, and among them, talent is indispensable!
In my opinion, the future of Hong Kong’s animation industry lies with you!

I feel the purest animation from you, and I feel the most sincere love for animation from you. Therefore, in addition to DreamWorks investing 100 million for you this time, I will also personally sponsor you 50!
I hope you can attract more fans with similar interests to join your film club, and together we can make Hong Kong Island’s animation industry better and better in the future! "

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

At this time, there was thunderous applause from all around, and Li Wannian's words simply made their blood boil.

In addition to their passion for animation, they naturally also want to gain recognition from others.

And now, they have been recognized by the best comics and animators in Hong Kong. What could make them happier than this?
Then, Li Wannian continued: "Besides, it's not enough to just work behind closed doors. I think you still lack opportunities to communicate with the outside world. Independent animation and the animation our company is engaged in are two different things. I hope you can be inclusive!
Let's do this. I've specially opened a back door for you. As a member of our film club, our DreamWorks Animation Company and Shenlong Animation Production Company will open 30 internship positions to you this year. Friends who are willing to come, we warmly welcome them. !

I hope you can feel the different animation production environment in the new environment! "

These words revealed the true purpose of Li Wannian and Li Wanshui's coming here.

Even if Li Wannian loves animation, Li Wanshui does not. He is a pure businessman, not a philanthropist obsessed with art.

The reason why the two of them want to invest money in the film club is that they hope to create a good image among this group and attract these animation talents to join their company.

In the original time and space, this film society produced many talents, who eventually joined the animation department of TVB and became the main professional animators in Hong Kong Island in the early days.

But now, the first choice of these talents who have been favored by themselves and are their fans is definitely their own animation company.

What's more, even if they don't join, this internship position will allow the two animation companies to obtain a group of cheap labor.

Because it is an internship, the salary for this part can be very low. If they are really greedy, they can become a full-time employee. No matter how you look at it, it is a win-win situation!
Here, the so-called win-win means that Li Wannian wins twice by himself!

(End of this chapter)