Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 608 Entrepreneurship
With the introduction of Hu Mengdie, Li Zhuangsheng got to know two people around her. The boy was Qian Feishu, a junior majoring in animation, and the girl was Bai Min, a senior majoring in painting.

"I heard from their professional teacher that this boy is the best in the animation class. And there is this senior sister Bai Min, who is very good at Chinese painting and woodcut painting. She has now signed a contract with a game company to do original paintings, but she doesn't seem to like it very much. She seems to be doing part-time commissioned work in private. The picture I sent you just now is her work." Hu Mengdie introduced to Li Zhuangsheng softly.

She did not explain her intention to the two of them, perhaps because she was not clear about Li Zhuangsheng's thoughts, so she just asked the two of them to hang out as friends.

Li Zhuangsheng looked at Hu Mengdie with emotion. Actually, his original attitude was not very firm and he was still hesitating. But he knew at this moment that Hu Mengdie had spent a lot of effort behind the scenes for his casual idea.

At this moment, the word "virtuous wife" suddenly flashed through Li Zhuangsheng's mind, although it quickly disappeared.

"Oh, they are a couple. They look like a couple!" Bai Min said with a smile as she looked at Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu.

"Haha, thank you... No, no, we are brother and sister!" Li Zhuangsheng waved his hands quickly.

"Ah, sorry..." Bai Min apologized quickly, but she looked up and down at Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu's clothes and laughed dryly, "You two have a really good relationship as siblings."

"Don't tell me they are the siblings of the Kasuga family..." She muttered quietly.

Which brother and sister are wearing couple outfits? It seems a bit abnormal to me!

"No, no, no, they are the brothers and sisters of the Doma family!" Li Zhuangsheng corrected.

Bai Min was both surprised and ashamed. She didn't expect that Li Zhuangsheng could understand her joke all of a sudden and that he was also from the second dimension.

"You like watching anime too?"

"Oh, yes..." As Li Zhuangsheng said this, Qian Feishu's eyes lit up slightly, and he felt a little happy to meet someone like him.

"Your sister is so pretty! Hu Mengdie said she'll introduce us to a beautiful girl later, and I was thinking, how can a beautiful girl be prettier than her!" Bai Min looked at Li Xiuyu closely and couldn't help but sigh, "Is she doing cosplay? I think she's perfect for cosplay! She's perfect for pretty boys!"

"Hahaha, she is not very interested in the two-dimensional world." Li Zhuangsheng laughed dryly.

"Really……"

Bai Min and Qian Feishu both hung their heads in disappointment.

The five of them went to the arcade, then went shopping, and finally had dinner together. Bai Min and Qian Feishu both wanted to get close to Li Xiuyu, but Li Xiuyu was too cold. On the contrary, Li Zhuangsheng was easy to talk to. They talked about anime and games and got along very happily.

"By the way, Li Zhuangsheng, aren't you very interested in animation production? Senior Qian is here today, so you can ask him for advice." At the dinner table, Hu Mengdie seemed to have just remembered something and smiled at Li Zhuangsheng.

"Hey, are you interested in animation production? What's your major?" Qian Feishu asked without thinking too much, "Is it because you watched Shirobako?"

"Oh, no, no, I just had this idea."

"You're good at writing novels, so you want to be a screenwriter, right?"

"I want to open an animation studio with more than a dozen people... It's just an idea at the moment, haha, but I don't really understand it."

Qian Feishu was slightly surprised and leaned back to ask, "Do you know anything about animation production?"

Li Zhuangsheng laughed dryly and scratched his head: "Compared to you guys, I definitely don't understand it that well."

"Animation is actually quite complicated, and if you don't understand it, I think it's better to be cautious." Qian Feishu sincerely explained to Li Zhuangsheng, "Serious animation production requires storyboards, original artists, animators, post-production synthesis and editing, and a good director. In addition, if you really want to set up a studio, the initial investment in equipment and software is also quite large."

"This... I have a rough idea about it." Li Zhuangsheng blinked. He had learned the general process of animation production before he was reborn.

After all, those who write online articles have to learn a little bit of all kinds of knowledge from the Internet.

"Well, even if you succeed... have you ever thought about how to make a profit?" Qian Feishu tried to dissuade him with a wry smile again, "Besides, the initial investment is really high!"

"Well, actually I have roughly calculated that the annual cost is about one to two million, and the initial investment is generally not higher than this figure." Li Zhuangsheng said calmly, "And the funds I can invest are at least eight figures."

Qian Feishu and Bai Min were stunned for a moment, and after realizing what the eight-digit number was, they subconsciously looked at Hu Mengdie. They were not snobs, but after spending an afternoon together, they really didn't realize that Li Zhuangsheng was actually a tall, rich and handsome man who was not well-known. From his temperament, it was obvious that he was an honest man who had never even touched a girl's hand!

However, Hu Mengdie just smiled calmly, as if it was a matter of course.

No wonder Hu Mengdie and Li Zhuangsheng have such a close relationship and even seem to like each other. It turns out he is a rich guy!
So the two turned to Li Zhuangsheng again, with a hint of inexplicable awe in their eyes: "Your family is so rich, haha..."

"I'm not very rich. Anyway, as long as it doesn't exceed eight figures, it doesn't matter." Li Zhuangsheng said vaguely.

"What kind of animation do you want to make?" Qian Feishu became interested. "2D3D?"

"I want a 2D animation with a more Chinese style. I don't want to imitate the Japanese two-dimensional style. There are no mature animations of this type on the market, so I want to make it myself."

"Ambition!" Bai Min raised his thumb.

If someone else said this, she would probably laugh at the other person for being a bit fanciful, but it was different for Fu Ge. It didn't matter if he knew nothing about animation production, there was no problem that couldn't be solved with money.

Qian Feishu asked, "When do you plan to do it? What kind of story do you want to tell?"

"I want to make poetry animations, presenting Chinese poetry in the form of animations, such as "Snow on the River" and "Autumn Eve", or even "Song of the Wine" and "Pipa Song". Of course, some poetry images may not be easy to express directly, and some stream of consciousness may be needed... In short, I want to promote Chinese culture."

Qian Feishu and Bai Min looked at each other, their expressions were extremely puzzled.

Qian Feishu asked: "What is the update frequency of your goal?"

"About one episode a week, one or two minutes per episode, maybe shorter."

Qian Feishu was slightly stunned: "In this case, you don't need more than ten or twenty people, four or five people will be enough."

"I know, but I want the picture to be as beautiful as possible, I want every frame to be able to be used as wallpaper, and I want to shoot the whole process one by one, so that I have a chance to become famous."

Bai Min licked his lips and tapped his fingers: "Have you ever thought about how to make a profit?"

"I've thought about co-branding stationery, and in the future I can try co-branding with milk tea and snacks. I can apply for national subsidies, produce peripherals, and so on. In short, there must be a way to make a profit. In the future, short videos will become everyone's daily life. As long as there is traffic, there will always be opportunities to monetize. Maybe there will still be losses, but even if it is a total loss, it doesn't matter. The cost is only two million a year. As long as it can achieve the purpose of promoting culture, it is acceptable to lose money for ten or twenty years."

Qian Feishu's eyes moved slightly, and his body leaned forward unconsciously: "Where do you plan to open your studio?"

"It's in Nanjing."

……

Bai Min and Qian Feishu asked questions one after another, and Li Zhuangsheng answered them fluently.

Finally, Li Zhuangsheng took a deep breath and said, "Actually, I'm still a layman in animation. Seniors, do you want to join me in promoting traditional culture? Let's start a business together to make animation. I promise that your salary will not be lower than your expectations, and I will also give each of you 10% of the shares... Of course, you don't have to reply to me now. After all, I haven't even rented an office space yet, so it seems unreliable. You can wait until my venue and equipment are ready."

"We were abducted here by you today, right?" Bai Min realized it belatedly and pointed at Hu Mengdie with a wry smile.

"I'll go back and think about it, because I don't actually have any experience in making animations. I haven't graduated yet." Qian Feishu also smiled bitterly, although he was also very interested in what Li Zhuangsheng was going to make.

If it is really as Li Zhuangsheng said, regardless of whether the animation can make money, it will definitely become famous, and that sense of accomplishment is not something that ordinary projects can give.

"It's okay. Experience is gained from nothing." Li Zhuangsheng patted his chest. "I can still afford the cost of trial and error in the early stage."

Money is something outside of one's body, and Li Zhuangsheng never valued it. He just thought that if he was poor, he would take care of himself, and if he was rich, he would help the world. Now that he had money, he naturally wanted to do something for the society, and now was the opportunity.

He had seen Bai Min's works and felt that they were very well drawn. He also believed Hu Mengdie's recommendation that Qian Feishu must be a leader in the animation field.

(End of this chapter)