Our Rise Era

Chapter 33 Disagreement!

The afternoon sun pours down on the roof and walkways of the instant noodle factory like a golden waterfall.

The warm light penetrates the gaps between the leaves and falls on the ground in patches, like dancing musical notes.

It was a quiet moment in the busy factory, but suddenly there was a burst of excited shouting and yelling.

"Ahhhh!"

"what!"

Below, several workers who were working turned their heads subconsciously, and then they saw a group of young people rushing down from the office building, shouting nonsense that no one could understand, and running around the entire factory with their hands raised like crazy...

"We made it!"

"We made it!"

"..."

Lu Wei was like a madman, shouting and screaming at everyone he met, looking crazy...

Don't care about any surprise, confusion, fear, or strange looks like you're looking at someone like a fool.

The joy seemed to be constantly squeezed and squeezed deep in my heart, and finally squeezed into a fist and a ball. Finally, when it could no longer be supported, it exploded with a "boom"!

How many days and nights of waiting, tossing and turning, unable to sleep all night!

How many times have I been denied and disappointed, and began to doubt myself!
I thought about giving up so many times, but in the end I gritted my teeth and persevered, thinking I would hold on for one more day!
How many times have I pretended to be confident in my animation, recommended myself to other people, promoted it through every channel, and gritted my teeth to hold on...

……

All the coldness and humiliation suffered during this year were completely released at this moment!
After running for a long time and laughing for a long time, Lu Wei finally sat down on the ground, looking at the transport truck with the "Popetta" cartoon pattern coming from a distance.

This transport vehicle will be in this small county, no, it will go to the city, and later to the province...

He clenched his fists.

"Everything has just begun, everything has just begun!"

He took a deep breath and rested for a long time before he slowly stood up and looked at the group of young people next to him.

He nodded to everyone.

Then, look up to the office.

In the office, he looked at the figure standing in front of the window, smiling and nodding at him...

..........................................

"Pope Immortal" was screened for the second time and the ratings are still rising!

From 0.4 to 0.5...

The total national ratings have increased even more dramatically, from 0.01% during the first round of the premiere to around 0.04%. According to real-time statistics, the number of people watching this animation at the same time period across the country has exceeded ...

This data is not the end, and it is always growing!

On this sunny afternoon, they received a cooperation contract from Taifeng County TV Station.

What used to be 30,000 yuan per episode has now become 50,000 yuan per episode!

Fifty thousand yuan per episode for the first run is not a high price. The budget is still tight. It is a bargain for the entire animation industry. It is not even a fraction of the price of Japanese and American animations...

but!
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!

They have taken the first step forward from the muddy swamp!
When Zhang Yang showed up in the conference room with the contract and told them that the premiere plan had been finalized, this group of young people became extremely excited again!

He signed the contract, and after signing it, he seemed to have endless energy. Inspirations for the subsequent production of "Popetta" popped up one after another!
This state continued until the evening, which was before the third and most critical round!

Lu Wei accidentally saw that "Popetta" was on the headlines of major anime forums.

When seeing these headline comments, Lu Wei's excitement suddenly turned into a chill as if someone poured water on him.

"what happened?"

In the conference room.

In the cheering conference room, everyone noticed Lu Wei's expression.

Lu Wei closed his eyes and handed them the laptop...

After they saw the contents of the laptop, their smiling expressions gradually became stiff.

"Popetta" is on the trending search!
The number of discussions on the forum exceeded 30,000 in just one day!

However, in the Douban ratings that have just been released, the score of "Pope Man" is shockingly low.

Well, the total score is 10 points. This "Pope Man" only got 2.3 points, which broke the record of the highest score of domestic animation and also broke the record of the lowest score in the history of "Douban"...

They stared blankly at the comments below...

[It cost hundreds of millions to make this thing. Was the money laundered? My god, I would believe you if you said it cost tens of thousands of dollars to make it. Which bastard said this short film cost hundreds of millions? ]

【What a joke! 】

[The plot is so stupid, it is literally the most boring "slapstick comedy" of a hero saving a beautiful girl! ]

[To be honest, the content is really bad, the plot is even worse, the graphics are so crude that I want to curse, it looks like it was drawn from a sketch, the Internet really has all kinds of weird things! ]

[Eating a pack of instant noodles can make your muscles bigger? Are you insulting people's intelligence? In order to sell instant noodles, the manufacturers will do anything! This is something only three-year-olds can see! Fuck! ]

[A typical idiotic Chinese cartoon. How can Chinese cartoons rise? This kind of cartoon simply lowers the overall quality of Chinese cartoons? And it's even exported to France? Are you making foreigners laugh? ]

【…】

The backlash of marketing came so quickly.

The audience who came for the gimmick found that the production quality and content of this animation were far below their expectations, and naturally they would be angry about the gimmick!
Countless insults almost filled the entire comment section.

In the conference room.

Looking at the insults, the young people suddenly felt confused!
Then, some people did not give up and tried to find a voice praising them amidst all the abuse...

However, after searching for a long time, I only found a few comments like [Not worthy of the reputation, but it's okay], [It's OK], [It's so-so], and [Don't use your brain when reading it].

A gust of wind blew, and the atmosphere in the conference room became unprecedentedly tense.

"Really, is it that bad?"

Someone suddenly murmured.

This sentence was like a dull hammer, hitting Lu Wei's heart hard, but after a long time, Lu Wei still forced a smile: "Our work is not bad, don't worry! We will continue to produce it with our heart, at least, we have the production funds, we can do a bad job!"

"But, with such bad reviews online, should we continue? I've never seen an animation with so many negative reviews... This rating is already the lowest in history... Our original intention of making animation was not for money, we did it for the rise of anime and to realize our dreams. But now, what's the point of something that is not recognized?"

"..."

There was a brief silence in the conference room.

Lu Wei's expression changed at this moment. He wanted to say something to encourage the team, but when the words came to his lips, he found that whatever he said at this moment seemed pale and powerless.

He looked at the young people in the conference room.

Every young person longs to see flowers and applause. They long to be recognized, praised, and noticed...

However, when the sword of blame and abuse pierces their hearts, all the hard work they once put in becomes a joke.

He once again looked at the comments on the Internet.

[The work advertised with an investment of over 100 million yuan is actually just a children's animation with an investment of only 100,000 yuan! ]

In just a few minutes, another article appeared on the forum.

This article was written by a netizen named [Capital Nightmare].

This account seems to have been registered some time ago and has few fans.

He clicked on the article and read what was written inside. At the first glance, he felt a chill down his spine!
This post starts from the birth of Popeye, then comes into contact with Zhang Yang, then Zhang Yang joins [Zhengshi Food Co., Ltd.] and does a series of things, and then, a series of marketing opinions suddenly appear on the Internet...

It’s as if the author is right next to it, witnessing everything with his own eyes, revealing everything!

Seeing the last fig leaf of marketing being lifted up little by little and exposed nakedly to everyone's sight, Lu Wei sat down on the chair.

Others, too, have noticed this article.

"I told you long ago that we should be honest!"

"Ten thousand is ten thousand, one hundred thousand is one hundred thousand!"

"Why do we need to advertise 100 million to the public? Why!"

"I've said it before, our production level is only 100,000 yuan! Isn't Zhang Yang's marketing pushing us into the fire pit?"

"One hundred million, just for this work? Do you treat other people as fools? Do you treat netizens as fools? And you still want Chinese comics to rise? What a joke!"

"Now, okay, okay, we've been exposed, right? We've become clowns, clowns!"

"Shame on you!"

"..."

In the corner, a senior named Chen Huan stood up with an angry face.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Wei also stood up and stared at him, almost gritting his teeth: "Without President Zhang, no one would know us, and we would not be able to get any contract, any broadcasting contract!"

"I'd rather it rot in a folder. Rather than accepting this kind of contract, I'd rather not have it and kneel down to beg for food!"

"Then what's the point of making these animations?" Lu Wei took a deep breath!

"I've said before that I make animations for my dream, to let more people know about my work naturally. Promotion should also be based on facts, not packaged with the smell of money, and use such vulgar means to gain attention! This is tarnishing the dream!"

"People should be grateful! If you are not convinced, you can leave! You can leave now. I have already paid you all the money! Get out!"

"You! Fine, I'll just leave. Who wants to be with someone like you who is full of the stink of money? We can't work together if we don't share the same ideals!"

"..."

Senior Chen Huan's face turned pale, and he finally slammed the table in a very firm manner, then immediately left the office and slammed the door with a bang.

this moment……

The conference room fell silent again.

Several people looked at Lu Wei.

Lu Wei took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions: "I'll go talk to Mr. Zhang..."

Lu Wei stood up, left the meeting room under everyone's gaze, and walked to the door of Zhang Yang's office.

"The third round of broadcast data is out, and the ratings have reached an astonishing 0.8. The national comprehensive ratings have exceeded 0.03%. Among the 4 million viewers nationwide, people are watching our animation..."

The office door was ajar.

Secretary Zheng Guodong was excitedly handing a piece of data to Zhang Yang's desk.

When the secretary saw that it was Lu Wei who walked in, he smiled enthusiastically: "Boss Lu, congratulations, we broke the record!"

"..."

Lu Wei saw Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang also smiled: "Boss Lu, the TV station next door in Songxiang County called us, probably asking about our second round of broadcasting rights..."

"Mr. Zhang, what's the point of all this?"

"A second run could bring us benefits..."

"But what's the point of using exaggerated propaganda and unscrupulous means to gain short-term benefits, just like forcing a plant to grow faster?

"..."

After hearing these words and seeing the excited, questioning expression on Lu Wei's face, the smile on Zhang Yang's face gradually disappeared.

[In a parallel universe, county-level televisions can receive signals. ]

(End of this chapter)