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Alienated Girl 2 is a hit!

Thanks to the huge fan base, excellent work quality, and viral marketing promotion, Alienation 2 became a phenomenon-level Internet buzzword within two days of its launch.

Especially neon…

As the origin of alienated girls, there are more alienated fans here and they are even crazier.

The actor Hirano Sui, who plays the new version of Sakura, went from an obscure new stage actor to a household name popular superstar in just one night.

The speed of becoming famous is amazing!

A few days ago, except for seniors, relatives and friends from the same troupe, who knew Hirano Sui?

However, after just a few days, Hirano Sui's name was known to everyone in Neon. Its popularity is no less than that of popular first-line female movie stars.

One thing has to be said!

Ishimori is a typical technical director who is not good at telling stories and shaping characters. This is clearly reflected in his early knight works.

In order to cover up this flaw, when casting, he usually chooses actors who look strange but inexplicably fit the characters.

Hirano Sui is exactly such an actor!

Her appearance is not outstanding in the neon film and television industry where otaku goddesses are everywhere. But her facial features are very upright. She has the innocence and cuteness that neon people love, and she also gives people a translucent and atmospheric feeling.

All in all, very interesting!

At first glance, I thought it was just like that, but after looking at it for a long time, you will find that this woman is damn charming, and the more you look at her, the more you like her.

Meng Lang likes her very much!

Don't get me wrong...it's not the hey hey hey kind of love, but the director's love and appreciation for his favorite actor.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when Hirano Sui laughs, it always reminds him of his ex-wife Yui Aragaki.

For this reason.

Meng Lang, who rarely invites foreign actors, personally sent an email to Hirano Sui asking her if she was interested in developing a career in China.

Meng Lang offered his own treatment.

After signing with the PD company, PD will not restrict her from taking roles, and will also give her the opportunity to be a big-production heroine once a year.

Meng Lang has already hinted that this big-production heroine may be Ultraman or other super popular IP!

Unfortunately, it was still rejected.

Hirano Sui's answer was simple. She had lived in Neon for twenty years and was unwilling to leave the familiar environment to develop in a foreign country.

But she also said it.

Although she will not go to China to develop, she will also be invited by PD to star in a series of works.

so be it!

If people are not willing to come to China to develop, Meng Lang would not be able to kidnap people.

At least, after the other party became famous for the tokusatsu drama, he was not in a hurry to put aside the tokusatsu drama, and was willing to continue playing the tokusatsu heroine, which is also good news.

To know!

After many actors became famous through tokusatsu dramas, in order to improve their fashion status, most of them left the tokusatsu circle, and very few were willing to stay.

PD Film and Television is okay!

Potential actors, including the male and female protagonists of various works, have basically signed long-term contracts. But there are still a small number of people who choose to terminate their contracts after becoming famous and refuse to accept Meng Zai's attempts to stay.

There is nothing we can do about it!

They are determined to leave and are willing to pay a huge amount of liquidated damages. What else can Meng Tsai do? You can't kneel down and beg him, right?

Fortunately, these are only a few people.

Under the constraints of a long-term contract, most people have given up the idea of ​​​​hopping jobs.

Besides, it’s good to stay in PD. Even if there are no new works, just relying on the “portrait rights” can keep you going for the rest of your life.

Take the male protagonist of Ultraman as an example!

Not to mention the first generation Meng Lang, there are mainly six people including Seven Wang Fei, Jack Yao Bin, Ace Yang Zhe, Taylor Tao Zhao, Leo Wang Dali and Eddie Ye Ziyan.

In recent years, the six-person group has produced almost no works. Occasionally, there are one or two appearances, and they are also guest roles, not worth mentioning.

According to common sense...

No matter how popular an actor is, if there is no new work for such a long time, he will gradually be forgotten by people, and eventually become down and out.

But these six people are different!

As the human form of Ultraman, even if there are no new works for four or five years, their income has not decreased, but has increased year by year.

Why?

The answer lies in image rights!

They are Ultraman human beings, and they can eat and drink just by selling their faces. Every year, PD Toys adds tens of millions in profit sharing to their account.

Who wouldn’t envy this kind of treatment?

In addition to Ultraman's human body receiving this kind of treatment, the male protagonist of Kamen Rider, the second male second-in-command, and the male and female protagonists of the Super Sentai series also receive similar shares.

If you stay in PD, even if there are no new works, you can rest on your laurels for the rest of your life. This meal ticket is valid for life!

But once you change jobs...

Sorry, don’t even think about this kind of benefit. No matter how much money PD Toys makes, they will not give it to you.

Therefore, PD actors are extremely loyal. Unless they are out of their minds or are tempted to do something big, generally no one will change jobs.

Meng Lang's share ratio for Ultraman Human Body is 5%!

This 5% includes full copyright income from broadcast rights, toys, animation and peripheral derivatives.

This is no small sum of money!

As far as Meng Lang knows, Showa veteran like Wang Fei and Yao Bin can earn about 30-50 million yuan in profits a year due to their popularity accumulated over the years.

Wang Kun, who plays the role of Bird, received a pre-tax share of as much as 130 million yuan in 2023 due to the popularity of Dyna last year.

Of course, the top one must be Gu Miao!

Tiga's popularity is simply too high. Even Dyna, which was popular last year, could not defeat Tiga in peripheral derivatives. Gu Miao received about 150 million last year, ranking first in the Olympics!

Meng Lang told all these data to the two male protagonists of Ultraman Gaia.

Don’t say it yet!

After learning about the annual income of their seniors, the two young men, Chen Wei and Gao Cheng, immediately became excited.

They dare not expect Gaia to surpass Tiga and get as much money as Gu Miao. If they reach the level of M78, they can get 40 to 50 million a year, which is enough for them to enjoy.

Mr. Meng, don't worry!

Gaia is my life, and I will do my best to perform this drama well!

me too!

Gao Cheng patted his chest and promised: From now on, I will be Aguru, and Aguru will be me!

Money moves people's hearts!

Meng Lang told them this mainly because he wanted them to understand that since they played the role of Ultraman in the human body, it was a win-win relationship.

Don’t hold anyone back!

Gaia shoots well, and the more popular the toy is, the higher the income will be, and the higher the income will be!

This is not only making money for Mr. Meng and making money for the PD, but also making money for themselves!

If Ultraman Gaia is regarded as a joint-stock company, what Meng Lang has done is probably to formulate an equity incentive plan to make employees willing to work overtime.

After all, the company is listed, and the equity incentives in your hands are valuable! Thinking about it this way, has your work enthusiasm improved?

Of course, Mengzi is not that kind either.

The 5% full copyright share received by Human Body refers to the profit share. In other words, the money can only be released to them after deducting costs.

What are the costs?

Mengzi has its own factory and its own sales channels. He said that the cost of this doll is 100 yuan and the profit is only 1 yuan. What can you do?

In the final analysis, capitalists always have more tricks up their sleeves than workers.

For example, is it normal for Gu Miao to get 150 million from Diga peripherals in a year? It's not that Mengzi undercalculated the cost for him because of the high points in double row.

Others don't get this treatment.

Meng Lang never mentioned this routine to anyone except Taomi. Although Wang Fei, Yao Bin and others also guessed that the share they received would definitely be less.

But will they say it?

Won't!

Anyone with a normal mind knows that if he gets tens of millions for nothing in a year, Mr. Meng already takes good care of his own people.

If you are greedy and want to take more money, there will only be one result...

Pack up, pack up and get out!

Stimulated by the huge share of profits, Chen Wei and Gao Cheng worked extremely hard during filming, and their level of professionalism was enough to put countless actors to shame.

The lead actor is willing to work hard, and the progress is naturally fast!

If we keep filming at this pace, Ultraman Gaia will be finished in May at the most.

but……

Before that, Meng Lang had to go to Neon to arrange the broadcast of Armor Warrior Nava and the peripheral development plan for Kamen Rider 555.

Gaia crew, watched by Ma Teng.

Taking a flight on the afternoon of April Fool's Day, Meng Lang arrived in Neon Kyoto. After a night's rest in the hotel, drive to ANB TV station.

President Ono accompanied us all the way.

In the car, President Ono mentioned the recent hot topic on the Internet about 555.

This is quite interesting.

After Kamen Rider 555 was aired, due to the tragic experiences of Yuji Kiba in the first two episodes, many people were debating whether he was a good guy or a bad guy, and whether Gan Qiao would kill him...

At the end of the discussion, even Mingui was blown away.

He replied on the forum: You will know the answer when Yuji transforms into Faiz!

Yuji transforms into Faiz? !

Min Gui's words immediately caused an uproar on the Internet.

Everyone can clearly see in the first two episodes that Yuji has become Orphino, the weirdo villain in the show.

A weirdo turns into a knight?

The content that Mingui accidentally revealed made those Kamen Rider fans furious, and curses such as disrespecting tradition and knight sinner followed one after another.

Some fans even claimed that if what Toshiki said was true, he would never watch Kamen Rider again!

Just confuse the concept of good and evil and create a villain who is both good and evil. At least everyone can accept it.

But you let the weirdo villain transform into a Kamen Rider?

All right!

This incident completely originated from Min Gui's gossip. If he had been more honest and responsible, he wouldn't have attracted so much scolding.

Of course, these are small things.

This story does exist in Kamen Rider 555, and Toshiki is right. Not only is Yongji able to transform into Faiz, the sunshine boy Qianqiao in the eyes of the audience is not a normal person either.

Anyway, you’ll understand when you see it later!

Mingui's biggest mistake is spoiling the story. Other than that, he basically did nothing wrong.

After laughing, Meng Lang didn't take the matter seriously, and instead asked about the progress of Armor Warrior Nava.

The Armor Warriors series, starting from the first Light and Shadow Armor, has introduced the neon market, and achieved good results at that time.

But after that, Armor Warrior's performance in Neon was extremely average.

Even Xingtian and Emperor's Man, which have received rave reviews in China, failed to achieve breakthroughs in performance in Neon.

After all, there are cultural differences!

Neon Man, I don’t quite understand what the Armored Warrior wants to express. The only thing I can appreciate is the leather case and the fighting.

Based on this background, Meng Lang valued Nava so much that he even flew to Neon to negotiate in person.

Nava is a bomb!

If he remembered correctly, the original Nava produced by Aofei achieved very good results in the neon market and was even hailed as a model of cultural export.

Many neon viewers have a special liking for Nava!

As for the reason...

The holster looks good and the fighting is exciting. Although the plot is younger-oriented, the younger the content, the more cultural differences can be broken.

Things like Xing Tian's are so complicated that no one can understand them, let alone foreigners!

Nava is the iconic work that represents the younger generation of Armored Warriors, and is also a pioneer in entering the neon market. ANB TV station saw the sample and chose to purchase it without hesitation.

The price is also fair!

Mengzi was very satisfied with their offer and signed the agreement without hesitation, selling the exclusive broadcast rights of Nava Neon to ANB.

He values ​​this show very much!

Therefore, his request was also very simple. ANB must set high standards for publicity and distribution and take Navat seriously.

Believe me!

Nava's performance will definitely surprise you!

Meng Lang, who was full of confidence, described to ANB the grand occasion when Nava was broadcast in China, and proudly declared: This is the best TV drama in the history of Armor Warriors, bar none!

ANB was dubious.

Although they felt that Nava might not be that good. But Mengzi said so, so let’s give it a try!

just in case……

Has a miracle happened?

High-standard publicity means massive resource investment. If Nava is not as good as Mengzi boasts, this business is destined to be a loss.

fortunately!

Mengzi's words are quite reliable. He said that Nava can be popular, and then it really became popular!

From ANB's announcement of the introduction of Armor Warrior Lava and the release of promotional trailers, to the overwhelming advertising on TV, newspapers and the Internet, lava, a hero with a strange pronunciation, immediately aroused the curiosity of the audience.

Actor, I don’t know him!

Leather case, pretty cool!

Armor summoning is a bit showy...

When they first saw Nava, many Neon people thought it was a new Metal Hero or Kamen Rider.

After learning that Nava is another obscure IP series owned by PD, their interest immediately increased.

Never heard of the series?

Neon viewers who were already interested in Nava subconsciously searched for the other two works in the Armor Warrior series out of curiosity.

From this look, it seems pretty good?

The promotion of Nava in Neon actually slightly boosted the DVD sales and online views of the previous game?

This result not only surprised Meng Lang, but also made ANB full of expectations for the premiere ratings...