090. Challenge Everything Factory

(The Chinese reaction?)

-(Yes. Chinese reaction. As soon as I heard the news of the production of season 2, there was an uproar here and there.)

(This is true. Are you afraid to make it appear as a Chinese villain?)

Natalia laughed at Jaeik’s reaction. Even when he said that, his voice was full of mischief and anger.

– (Your reaction is similar to Chairman Reed’s.)

(Of course. How bad it is to say that I barely came out as a villain.)

-(That’s reassuring. To be honest, I think Mflix is going to go completely away from China now. Relations can no longer be restored.)

After Amplix decided to play against China, some reactions to Amplix were never good.

It was because it naturally felt like a fool for a company to compete with China, which is the world’s second-largest content consumer and has a market.

Of course, it was better than Korea.

-(In a word, Mflix means that we are going all-in to the writer. I think Korea should be careful too. They are blatantly moving in CRI.)

There is a place called CRI, which is not known to the general public. In other words, China Radio International. It was where China acquired and merged stakes in local media globally, and took ownership of at least 33 local broadcast stations in 14 countries.

What they do is broadcast content that excludes negative critical views of China and views China positively in English, Chinese, or local languages. And, of course, the United States and Korea were included there.

And China, of course, had more influence over Korea than the United States. That’s why compared to Jaeik’s current activities, the irrational situation he received in Korea was created.

(Don’t worry, we’ll provide you with cool content that won’t even remind you of the Chinese market.)

-(Oh! New content is always welcome. In particular, the author’s content is always welcome. By the way, I heard it’s open today.)

(Yes. The interior took a while, but anyway, it is the opening day of the true Challenge Everything Factory.)

-(Even if it wasn’t so, I sent a gift. Chairman Reed also said it was a pity that he couldn’t go in person.)

(I have been contacted by the president. I will be grateful to receive it.)

-(Then, if there is any special news, we will contact you.)

(Yes- I’ll see you soon when filming starts.)

After hanging up Natalia’s phone, Jaeik looked at the exterior of the building, which was much cleaner than when he first bought it.

The interior has already been checked, and furnishings, except for some equipment that must be brought from the existing office, are also in place to some extent.

Existing employees were given a week off on the pretext of the interior of the office, and they took a new address today.

“Ugh-! What is this place? Is it really our building?”

And the employees who appeared together in an RV vehicle were unable to keep their mouth shut when they saw a building with a large signboard that said, “Channel Challenge Everything Factory.”

“This is our new office building. The whole building is ours.”

“Wow! It’s an office building! Crazy! It’s dope!”

The little things that started at home with Kang-seok have come this far.

“The first floor is a cafe, restaurant and conference room. The second floor is the webtoon team, the third floor is the nutube team, the fourth floor is a support office, and the fifth floor is a recording studio and my personal studio. For reference, the basement is a warehouse and shooting studio.”

It was a little different from the first idea, but nothing bad. Because it meant that there were more people than I thought and that it was going well.

A moving truck that followed brought the equipment brought from the existing office, and the employees went to their respective locations carrying their luggage with smiles on their faces.

“Please finish packing up and gather on the 1st floor by 3pm.”

“Yeah~”

The 5th floor, used as a personal office, had already been set up, so Jaeik turned on his computer and searched for articles about Amplex and China.

[Mflix So decided to become a villain Season 2 production official.]

[Mflix, site paralyzed for 10 minutes due to hacking from China at the same time as production announcement.]

[Intensifying US-China trade war, broadening its scope to include the content market?]

[Is it the same as last year’s last episode of A Song of Fire and Ice in China? Strict review of China’s overseas content import regulations.]

As Natalia said, it was confirmed that the fire was spreading widely, including the hacking of Mflix and the content review in line with the US-China trade war.

“It’s crazy, it’s crazy.”

I really wanted to be dizzy. Is there no end to greed? And obviously, China’s negative behavior was having a big impact on him as well. On the bad side, of course.

Of course, there was no action he could take against China. He doesn’t have any power like the main character of his web novel.

However, that didn’t mean I didn’t do anything.

“I just have to do what I can, as I have always done. more. more stimulating.”

Even if you are not aware of China as a country, what you are doing is content production and source IP production. Of course, sometimes I play on the field too.

Of course, revenge was necessary. I can’t live like that. That’s why China is trying to stop it with such energy.

smart-

“Come down. Count.”

“Oh, already?”

When I went down to the first floor, there were already more than 10 employees looking at them with bright eyes.

“Well, there is no need for long words. As it is a new office, I would appreciate it if everyone would do well in their respective positions with a new mindset.”

whatever it is Isn’t it enough to do well in each role in each position?

“president! There are less than 10 people per department, isn’t it too empty to use an entire floor?”

It was true that there was definitely a feeling of emptyness as we divided work by floor in a situation where we used to share one floor.

“yes. But it will fill up soon. In addition, we plan to convert from an individual business to a corporate business and at the same time increase the size.”

I had been thinking about it a while ago. Excluding labor costs, the job itself was a job with little expense and a lot of income coming in. As a result, it was quite a net profit for a year, and the tax burden was bigger than expected.

As I said to Na Young-jin, in order to stand at the top in the cultural content industry. And to be free from China’s pressure, I had to increase my size and increase my strength.

“And first. We have invited Yeon Jin-woo and director Kim Hyun-jin, who produced Journey to Find the Way. In other words, it means that the animation production is also combined, right? For reference, the animation team uses the same space as the webtoon team on the second floor. Do you understand the large space now?”

When Yeon Jin-woo and Kim Hyun-jin heard their names, Yeon Jin-woo hesitated and Kim Hyun-jin entered the meeting room with a smile on his face.

“hello. This is Yeon Jin-woo.”

“I’m Hyunjin Kim! Nice to meet you!”

And looking at the two of them, Jae-Ik said a while ago.

I remembered what happened before coming up from Gangwon-do for a while.

—

After the 2nd week of filming, all the filming crew left and I was left alone in the dorm.

Jaeik clearly realized that he could not stand at the top of the industry by passively doing his own thing.

The fact that you have to actively grow in size and pull out IPs. In the process, the conversation with Na Young-jin was very decisive.

[The media of our time in the past and the media of today are definitely different. It is correct to say that the heyday of TV ended around 2010. It’s because even the target audience for entertainment these days is honestly setting the minimum age group in their 30s.]

[Because the frequency of using TV and smartphones changes dramatically starting from the age of 30 right now. That’s why I keep getting away from TV and trying to do things like You Tube entertainment.]

[In that sense, you are amazing as you are definitely gaining recognition and expanding your domain through You Tube. You Tube and OTT are the TV of the new era. It also has no limits. Games, entertainment, dramas, animations, and personal broadcasting are all possible on You Tube, right?]

Na Young-jin was right. And it was definitely a word that suggested the direction he had to go.

And in the expansion of the business, the game-like part was difficult right away. It takes months to make even one text game right now. then animation. It was a field that I had already done even though I knew it well.

And when it comes to animation, aren’t there people you can trust as well as yourself?

“It’s animation. animation. we are here.”

And Jaeik immediately picked up his cell phone, quickly browsed the phone book, and pressed the call button.

– hello?

“Director, long time no see! How are you?”

– Hey! It’s not Jake! Of course… I’m doing well! How are you too?

As far as he knows, he hasn’t been able to put out a work that deserves it since the trip he took to find his way. I did put out a few short animations, but it wasn’t a full-length anyway.

“Of course I’m doing well.”

– Ugh. I’m glad. I’ve been hearing about you often lately. by internet. Was it great?

“Aww, say something. by the way. Director, don’t you want to try making an animation with me?”

– What? animation production? Is Jaeik with you?

Yeon Jin-woo hesitated to answer Jae-ik’s question right away.

“I want to grow a little bit. as well as the field. As a corporate entrepreneur. I wanted you two to lead the animation team.”

– Animation team?

“yes. It’s like animating the IP I create.”

– It’s a sudden proposal.

Yeon Jin-woo was honestly shaking. Isn’t animation production originally a difficult task? After all, unless you are subcontracted.

Although Jaeik had a taste of success when he joined, that did not guarantee continued success. Of course, it gave better results than heading in the ground.

“I’m thinking of going to Seoul tomorrow. Let’s meet and talk sometime. I want you two to be together.”

—

And they were afraid to meet in Seoul, so the two of them readily decided to join.

Of course, there were conditions such as purchasing animations from Mflix, expanding personnel, and improving the environment.

“As I said before, the animation team can be recruited as well. As for animation material, as I said before, we discuss it together when the storyline is drawn up. Until then, please focus on setting up the team first.”

A real company as the animation team joined. I felt like I had the appearance of a factory.

From securing source IP such as webtoons, animations, web novels that can be OSMU to You Tube, and drama scripts.

“It will probably be a little noisy for a while. As those who have been in the past know, I decided to become a villain this time. The drama season 2 is starting production soon. I think I will do some sh*t again in China. No matter what people say, what the media says, no matter what public opinion says, no matter what anyone says, we just have to do our job.”

f*cking in China or whatever. Shouldn’t we just go our own way?