my animation era

If we say that the hot launch of the animation "Dragon Ball Z" is the first blockbuster thrown by Wanbao Animation in the new year.

The movie "Sailor Moon" released after that was the second blockbuster!
Unfortunately……

The lethality of this bomb is obviously not as high as the previous one. Not only that, but the target of this bomb is still friendly forces.

Wanbao was blown upside down.

Although long before the theatrical version was confirmed to be released, everyone was mentally prepared that the box office revenue would not be too high, but when the premiere box office was released, everyone was still very nervous.

2258 million!
Sounds like a mouthful, right?

The box office of more than 2000 million in a single day is not bad by any means!

But the premise is that the pricing unit of this box office is RMB or US dollars, not the so-called "yen".

This is the famous "Sailor Moon" series!

Under the premise that the publicity is so strong and the fan base is spread across men, women and children, the box office on the first day is only more than 2000 million. Let alone making money, it may be difficult to even pay back.

Gu Miao was numb.

He thought that after experiencing the huge defeat of "Quiba", he would no longer be shocked by such trivial things, but the failure of the US war theater version still made him feel heavy.

No matter how "Quiba" failed, it was Xiaoxiong who lost money himself, and Wanbao didn't lose anything.

But the theater version of American War is different.

As the sole investor, Wanbao is responsible for its own profits and losses, and the loss caused by the US war movie is the first serious decision-making error since the establishment of Wanbao Animation.

Need to be held accountable?

The suggestion made by Lao Zhang was quickly rejected by Gu Miao.

People have stumbled, horses have stumbled!
The development of Wanbao Animation has always been smooth, and it can be called a constant victor in the industry. It has always been the envy of many colleagues.

But in this world, how can there be a true undefeated God of War?Wanbao has been going smoothly for so long, so it is reasonable to suddenly stumble.

To put it bluntly, this failure is not a bad thing, in a sense, it is a good thing, which awakened many proud and complacent Wanbao people.

What's more, who is to blame?
Although Seto and Nishio drafted the theatrical version of "Sailor Moon", when the project was approved, Gu Miao, Lao Zhang and other management of the group were also consulted and approved by Gu Miao's signature.

Blame Nishio and Seto?Then the two of them are indeed to blame. After all, the movie was made like this. As the main promoters, they have an inescapable responsibility.

But the person who should be held accountable is not the supervisor of the theatrical version, and Gu Miao who approved the project?
"The supervisor has resigned."

Lao Zhang said with regret: "After the first day's box office results came out, the supervisor who directed the theatrical version has submitted his resignation to Seto."

The other party is still very sensible.

This box office result is obviously a disappointment to the huge IP popularity of "Sailor Moon", and it is also a disappointment to the company's huge investment.

Someone has to take responsibility for this failure, and who could it be?
No need to think about it, Gu Miao will definitely not be blamed for this blame, and Seto and Nishio will not be blamed, so he is the only animation supervisor!
Rather than being dismissed by the company, it is better to resign voluntarily, which not only preserves dignity for oneself, but also saves the trouble of going through the process.

"Give me more compensation."

Gu Miao knew that the supervisor was certainly responsible for the failure of the theatrical version of "Sailor Moon", but the responsibility was not entirely on him.

When it comes down to it, Seto and Nishio of the Neon branch, Gu Miao and Lao Zhang of the headquarters, all have to bear "secondary responsibility".

So his voluntary resignation can be regarded as taking all the responsibilities, giving Gu Miao, Seto and others a step down, and avoiding becoming the target of fans' fire.

He is so sensible, Gu Miao can't be cold hearted, he must give a little more in terms of resignation compensation, and it should be the breakup fee.

……

The first big drama of the Lunar New Year came to an end when the director of the theatrical version of "Sailor Moon" announced his resignation, and Wanbao officially issued an apology to all fans.

Fans are dissatisfied.

Especially those old fans who followed the "Sailor Moon" series of TV animations all the way, they were extremely angry with this theatrical version.

But there is no way to be dissatisfied.

The theatrical version has already been released, and the supervisor also took the initiative to take full responsibility, announcing his resignation and getting out.

The US war fans who had nowhere to vent their anger had no choice but to target Seto, thinking that he had ruined the theatrical version of "Sailor Moon", and asked Wanbao to expel Seto as well.

How can this be?

Seto is Gu Sanshui's right-hand man. Although he has made mistakes, he will not be dismissed. Fans' requests are destined not to be answered.

But if nothing is done, the overwhelming resentment of the fans will not be calmed down.

Seto thought of a good way.

He feels that there are two main reasons why everyone is so angry with the theatrical version.

The first reason is simple, the theatrical version is really bad, and it has failed the expectations and trust of many fans of the American War. This is also the main contradiction.

As for the second reason, it is interesting to say.

As we all know, Wanbao Neon Division has two well-known "Magical Girl" themed animations, namely the early "Sailor Moon" and the new "Pretty Cure".

For the whole year of last year, the Wanbao Neon branch has been promoting Guangmei, and the Meizhan series seems to have been "refrigerated".

This made many US war fans resentful, feeling that they were not taken seriously, and the limelight of Sailor Moon was also taken away by Guangmei.

So his plan is to use the news of the fourth season of "Sailor Moon" TV to stabilize the morale of the army when the theatrical version suffers from box office failure and fans are extremely dissatisfied.

"Can this work?"

"I can do it! Mr. Gu, trust me!"

On the phone, Seto swore: "As long as we announce the fourth season of American War, those rambunctious fans will understand that Wanbao has not ignored them, nor has it forgotten "Sailor Moon."

"This can not only appease the fans, but also divert their attention, turning everyone's attention from the theater version to the upcoming fourth season of TV."

"That's fine, you figure it out."

Gu Miao didn't know whether the trick of "diverting attention" would work or not, but since Seto said so, let him try it!
Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it won't be worse than it is now. The theatrical version is already so bad. The fourth season of TV can't be bad, right?
Moreover.

Thousands of miles away, it was Seto who was scolded, but not him. At worst, he scored twice. After the director of the theatrical version resigned, he will perform "Slaying Seto with Tears" for everyone!

Right-hand man?

Brother, I'm kidding!

When the fans are full of resentment, Gu Miao dares to sever her wrist even if she is really right-hand man, and abandons Seto without hesitation.