My Animation Era

If we say that the popular launch of the animation "Dragon Ball Z" can be regarded as the first blockbuster dropped by Wanbao Animation in the new year.

The "Sailor Moon" movie 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, this bomb also targets friendly forces.

Wanbao was blown up and turned upside down.

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

22.58 million!

Sounds pretty cool, right?

With a box office of more than 20 million in a single day, it’s not bad at all!

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

This is the famous "Sailor Moon" series!

With such strong publicity and a fan base of men, women, and children, the box office on the first day was only over 20 million. Let alone making money, it would be difficult to even recoup the money.

Gu Miao was already numb.

He thought that after experiencing the huge failure of "Quiba", he would no longer be shocked by such small things, but the failure of the American War movie still made him feel heavy.

No matter how "Quiba" fails, it's still Xiaoxiong who always loses money, and Wanbao doesn't lose anything.

But the American War The Movie is different.

As the exclusive investor, Wanbao is responsible for its profits and losses, and the losses caused by the American War The Movie are the first serious decision-making mistakes made by Wanbao Animation since its establishment.

Need to be held accountable?

Lao Zhang's suggestion was quickly rejected by Gu Miao.

People make mistakes, horses make mistakes!

The development of Wanbao Animation has always been smooth. It can be called a victorious general in the industry and has always been the envy of many peers.

But in this world, is there any true undefeated god of war? Wanbao has been going smoothly for so long, so it makes sense for it to suddenly take a hit.

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

What’s more, who should be held accountable?

Although the planning for the theatrical version of "Sailor Moon" was drafted by Seto and Nishio, when the project was established, the opinions of the group management such as Gu Miao and Lao Zhang were also solicited, and Gu Miao's signature was obtained for approval.

Hold Nishio and Seto accountable? The two of them are indeed to blame. After all, the theatrical version was filmed like this. As the main promoters, they have an unshirkable responsibility.

But the people who should be held more accountable are not the supervisors of this theatrical version and Gu Miao who approved this project?

"That supervisor has resigned."

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

The other party is still very sensible.

This box office result is obviously not worth the huge IP popularity of "Sailor Moon" and the company's huge investment.

Someone has to take responsibility for this failure, and who will it be?

You don’t need to think about it to know that Gu Miao will definitely not be blamed for this, and Seto and Nishio will not take the blame, so he is the only animation supervisor!

Rather than being fired by the company, it is better to resign voluntarily, which not only preserves your dignity, but also saves you 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 did not entirely lie with him.

When it comes to investigation, Seto and Nishio of the Neon branch, and Gu Miao and Lao Zhang of the headquarters are all "secondary responsible".

Therefore, his voluntary resignation can be regarded as taking over all responsibilities, giving Gu Miao, Seto and others a step to step down to avoid becoming the target of fans' anger.

He was so sensible, so Gu Miao couldn't make people feel cold. She would definitely give him more in terms of severance compensation, which should be treated as parting fee.

…

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

Fans were unhappy.

Especially those old fans who have been watching the "Sailor Moon" series of TV animations are extremely angry about this theatrical version.

But there is nothing you can do if you are dissatisfied.

The theatrical version has been released, and the director has taken the initiative to take over all responsibilities and announced his resignation.

Fans with no way to vent their anger had no choice but to point their finger at Seto, believing that he had ruined the "Sailor Moon" movie version, and demanded that Manbao fire Seto as well.

How can this be?

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

But if nothing is done, the fans' overwhelming resentment will not be quelled.

Seto thought of a good idea.

He feels that there are two main reasons why people are so resentful towards the theatrical version.

The first reason is very simple. The theatrical version is really poor and has failed to live up to the expectations and trust of many American fans. This is also the main contradiction.

As for the second reason, that’s interesting.

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

Throughout last year, Wanbao Neon Division focused on promoting Guangmei, while the American War series seemed to be "refrigerated".

This made many Sailor Moon fans feel resentful and felt that they were not taken seriously, and Sailor Moon's limelight was stolen by Mitsumi.

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

"Is this okay?"

"It can be done! Mr. Gu, trust me!"

Seto vowed on the phone: "As long as we announce the news about the fourth season of "Sailor Moon", those noisy fans will understand that Wanbao has not ignored them, nor has "Sailor Moon" been forgotten."

"This can not only appease fans, but also divert their attention, turning everyone's attention from the theatrical version to the upcoming TV season 4."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Gu Miao didn't know whether the "diversion of attention" trick would work, but since Seto said so, let him give it a try!

Anyway, no matter how bad it gets, it won't be worse than it is now. The theatrical version is already so bad, so the TV season can't be bad enough to reach new heights, right?

Moreover.

Thousands of miles away, it was Seto who was scolded and not him. The worst he could do was score twice. After the resignation of the director of the theatrical version, he would stage another "Beheading Seto with tears" for everyone!

Right-hand man?

Bro, I’m kidding!

When the fans' resentment reaches the sky, even if he is the real right-hand man, Gu Miao will dare to cut off his arm and abandon Seto without hesitation.