At a subway station in Ninghai, three women were shopping in the underground square and suddenly heard the news briefing played on TV.

"Yesterday, Phoenix Company held a press conference and announced that He Xi's second animation work "Gundam seed" will be launched in June this year after "Pokemon"..."

"The original story and setting of "Gundam Seed" and the music are all done by themselves. He is also the director and producer of this animation. According to Mr. Zhong Yue, the head of Phoenix Animation, this animation was half a year ago..."

The three women stopped, and some young people on the commercial street also stopped, looking up at the TV screen above in shock.

“What did it just say?”

"Teacher He Xi's new animation? Did I hear it wrong?"

"Absolutely, Teacher He Xi is going to release a new animation - Damn, I thought he was missing!"

The crowd began to bustle, and after a few seconds, the women hugged each other exaggeratedly.

"That handsome guy is back!"

"It's great. Use your phone to check what's going on. Phoenix Company held a press conference yesterday? Did Teacher He Xi appear?"

"I haven't seen this young man for a year, what has that handsome guy become!"

Although He Xi's comics have always been available in comic journals, for fans who follow him, He Xi's disappearance is simply a disaster. He Xi left the celebration and left, and there were all kinds of rumors.

Many fans thought he would never appear in public in his life, but today's news made readers see hope again.

Readers who saw the news went online to search for news. At Hexizhijia Dessert Shop, fans gathered together shared information with each other. It was also very lively.

"I have found the latest photo of Mr. He Xi. Let's take a look at the forum. At the Tokyo Sakura Animation Press Conference, Mr. He Xi was sitting in the middle."

"Did you see it on your phone? Let me see it too!"

"Wow, I saw it too, so handsome... Teacher He Xi has grown up!"

"It's so handsome that my eyes are so handsome. Teacher He Xi's men are changing rapidly and they look delicious!"

There was a noise in the dessert shop. Zhou Qian also stared at her phone with excitement on her face. The phone showed a post posted by a fan in the East District. He accidentally attended the Sakura Animation launch conference.

In the post, the man sitting in the middle was He Xi. His appearance has changed a lot from a year ago. His "cute" temperament disappeared, but he became more handsome.

"That's just now...not to mention eighteen years old, Teacher He Xi is only seventeen years old this year!"

Zhou Qian cursed to the girl who said she had changed her mind. She felt a little sad. He Xi grew up like this. Although it was a good thing to become a handsome guy, she liked that little boy more.

"I will never see Mengmeng again..."

As one of the organizers of the Big Sister Alliance, Zhou Qian felt very complicated, but she looked at the post. There were countless similar replies in the post.

"Congratulations to Teacher He Xi for growing up!"

"Congratulations to Teacher He Xi for growing up!"

Fans were congratulating He Xi on his return in the simplest words. Zhou Qian smiled slightly. She thought it was good, so she took out her cell phone and wrote the same sentence.

"Sisters!" After replying to the post, Zhou Qian stood up fiercely, and raised her hand and shouted: "Teacher He Xi is back. Our era is here again!"

"Oh oh oh oh!"

The girls were excited.

He Xi’s return - The news spread throughout China. In a few days, fans from all over the world actively held offline gatherings to cheer for the emergence of new animations.

A few days later, the sample of "Gundam seed" was completed.

Guoletong rushed to Phoenix Company early in the morning, but he was not happy at all when he saw the scene in front of him.

"Why are there so many people!"

In the conference hall of Phoenix Company, there were representatives of twenty or thirty TV stations. Not only were there acquaintances from first- and second-tier cities that Guoletong knew, but also some unknown small local animation supervisors, and even representatives from CCTV came.

"What are the people from these small counties coming here to grab? Can you pay for the premiere of this animation?" Guoletong scolded those who were overestimating their abilities in her heart, and then scolded CCTV: "CCTV has so many animations to choose from, so why bother to join in the fun!"

What he was most worried about was the wealthy CCTV, but CCTV and He Xi have always been inconsistent, so they shouldn't pay a big price to buy the premiere.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but the Guolei Tong remained calm on the surface and sat down with others to wait for the sample.

When the time comes, Zhong Yue of Phoenix Company takes the stage and begins to introduce some story settings and plots of "Gundam Seed".

They did not explain in detail, but they just explained it roughly, but all the people here are seniors, and they immediately knew that the world view of "Gundam Seed" is very broad.

A broad worldview is difficult to control, and the theme of "Gundam Seed" is the war between new humans and humans. This kind of science fiction war theme is even more worrying.

"With Teacher He Xi's talent, he should be able to control this animation well, right?"

Guoletong thought to himself, but by his side, many people started talking with some concern.

"Absolutely, Gundam can only be put on the topic of war, but this is a world-scale war between two opposing camps. Can Teacher He Xi handle it well?"

"I think it's very difficult. Teacher He Xi has never described modern warfare and has no reference at all!"

"Yes, "The Strongest Mobile Suit" is a small-scale battle. Aliens come to fight one after another. Teacher He Xi actually fights the world directly, and his ambitions are too great..."

"Don't worry about that much, look at the sample first!"

The representatives of local TV stations were puzzled and finally waited until Zhong Yue explained the story background clearly. The conference hall then became dark and began to play sample "Gundam seed".

Some companies will make a simple story drama film separately, but Phoenix Company did not do this. In order to reduce unnecessary expenses, they directly took out the first episode to play.

After watching a short episode, there was a slap in the conference hall, and this animation is indeed very outstanding.

"What do you think?"

CCTV representative asked Guoletong. This representative can only be considered a management member in the CCTV animation team, and cannot be said to be the leader. CCTV still has a certain degree of resistance to Phoenix Company.

"...The music and the picture are good." Guo Letong thought for a while and said this.

Although it was only the first episode, the pictures of this animation are very beautiful and exquisite, very similar to the movie, but it reminds the Guole Tong of the beauty He Xi showed in "The Comic of Five Centimeters in Seconds".

And what is even more amazing is the music, there are not a few songs in the first episode. But each song gives people a wonderful enjoyment.

Guoletong now understands why Phoenix Company has bid so high. Just the music and the exquisite pictures, the production cost of "Gundam Seed" is definitely not low.

As for the plot, Guoletong will not comment in front of his opponent.

"Yes...I feel so too..."

The CCTV representative seemed very satisfied with the answer from Guoletong and said happily: "Especially in the ending section, Gundam who stood up in the fire with the ending song, even people like me who don't like Gundam will feel very handsome."

"What do you think is the value of the playback of this animation?"

He asked very naturally.

Guoletong looked solemn: "I think 500,000 is enough."

"Five hundred thousand?" CCTV representative nodded: "It just so happens that I think so."

Five hundred thousand, this is a relatively expensive price. But Guoletong knew it was impossible. Phoenix Company refused even 800,000, and it would be strange if it agreed to 500,000.

Sure enough, Zhong Yue then said:

"The premiere rights of "Gundam Seed" will be divided into three parts and will be broadcast simultaneously on three TV stations. The mainland will be two, with bidding starting from one million."

One million. And it is not an exclusive premiere, which stirs up many representatives in the conference hall.

"One million. Why don't you rob me!"

"What kind of animation can be worth one million, even He Xi cannot guarantee that it will be a best-seller, right? And it's the first of the three companies, and only fools will buy it!"

Representatives from TV stations from all over the country expressed their anger. Zhong Yue asked people to open up and said: "The production funding for "Gundam Seed" is as high as 100 million, and one million is the minimum standard we accept. People who are unwilling to buy it can leave."

He opened the door for the delegates to choose for themselves.

The vast majority of the TV station representatives turned around and left, and in the end only five people were left. Guoletong did not leave, and the production funding was 100 million yuan. When he heard this number, his resentment was gone.

Animation made with such huge funds is worth one million.

"Aren't you leaving?"

A CCTV representative asked.

"I'll take a look..."

Guoletong asked back: "Where are you?"

"Me too, I'll just take a look..."

CCTV representative answered.

Then, the bidding began, and the remaining five TV stations watched not many competitors, so they were very cautious in increasing the price, with a few thousand or ten thousand, and it took half an hour to increase it to 1.3 million.

"1.3 million? Two companies are sure, is there any higher one?"

Zhong Yue is about to confirm.

At this time...

“1.4 million!”

CCTV representatives suddenly made a price increase of 100,000 yuan, which surprised many people.

“1.4 million!”

The other one also continued to offer.

Guoletong turned to look at CCTV representatives: "Didn't you say take a look?"
To be continued...