New Century Anime Warrior

Chapter 98 You guys have really put me in a terrible situation.

"So you agreed?"

Chen Yan had just gotten off the plane and hadn't even arrived at Si Hua's hotel when he received a tip from his friend at Disneyland.

Si Hua, a freshman at less than 20 years old, is a young man from China.

He was invited by Robert Iger, the head of the Walt Disney Company, to become one of the advisors for China affairs and was included in Disney's core creative talent pool.

He was also entrusted with a heavy responsibility, becoming Disney's first Chinese co-creative director and executive producer, taking over Disney's most important animation project in recent years (a project on the verge of failure).

Can Chinese characters be arranged and combined like this?

Such niche writing.

"I agreed."

Si Hua was grinning from ear to ear.

"Iger also said that his invitation would not require me to give up my independence."

Chen Yan no longer understands this world.

"Why is that? In our plan, the most likely outcome for you is to become a contract composer or music consultant for their animation studio."

"Even at the most incredible level, we only dare to dream that you might have the opportunity to enter Disney's internal creative pool list. That's already the ceiling for newcomers."

Si Hua shrugged and said, "Who cares? Old Aiger dared to throw out such a big piece of meat to lure me in. I'll just eat it first and be safe once I land."

"Anyway, I won't lose anything, right?"

"Well, that's what they say, but I still feel like they're up to something. This pie is too big; I'm afraid they'll choke on it."

"Can you think of why?"

"The most likely explanation is that they're after the Chinese market behind you, but that shouldn't be the case. This price cut is a bit too steep."

Chen Yan was even more confused. Who would scatter feed all over the fishpond when baiting it?

"Mr. President, I don't understand."

Allen Schiller, the tall president's secretary, couldn't help but voice his doubts while organizing the materials on Egger's desk.

"Allen, you've been with me for almost 10 years, haven't you?"

"Yes, sir."

"How do you think our business has been doing these past few years?"

"Although there have been some minor setbacks, the overall situation is positive."

"Is things generally looking good? Haha, so Allen, you can only be my secretary," Iger said with a laugh.

"The land beneath our feet, America, is now standing on a powder keg."

"But the powder keg's explosives are mainly concentrated in the real estate and financial markets, right? We're in the business of exporting cultural content, so even if it explodes, it won't leave us covered in blood."

Allen is an elite in America, and he can see that there are problems in this country, but what does that have to do with Disney?

At most, it'll just cause stock price fluctuations, right? But if everyone's stock price fluctuates, it's practically the same as no fluctuation at all.

So he still doesn't understand.

There is a Chinese proverb: "When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact."

"The Chinese market is the only hope I can see right now."

"We must quickly penetrate into China, from culture to the market, in a comprehensive way."

"Before the powder keg explodes, before the second half of this year."

"If they don't provide a bridge, then we'll build one ourselves."

"Besides, did they really not prepare any bridge beams for us? Can you say that Stephen wasn't a bridge pier they prepared for us? All we need to do is cooperate with them to improve this bridge."

Allen Schiller remained silent, slowly processing what his boss had said.

Robert Iger, president of The Walt Disney Company and the helmsman of the world's largest cultural behemoth, seems to be slowly releasing the pressure he is under through conversations with his secretary.

A moment later, Robert Iger leaned back in his chair and waved wearily to Allen Siler.

"Allen, go down and prepare everything he needs for our bridge."

"Assistants, team, and various art and technical resources."

"Let's see if he can turn this around."

The Frozen project, as it stands, seems like a complete disaster.

Even if they can't be saved, we won't lose much money, but what if they can be saved?

Allen Schiller nodded and stepped back.

"Even if we can't save them, we've already shown China our stance—if such strong support can't make things work, then it's not a matter of our attitude."

Old Iger's last words, lingering in the air, were deeply meaningful.

The following day, the entire mainstream entertainment media in America were in an uproar.

Major media outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are all sharing a news item, an announcement from Disney's official website.

"Official Announcement: Frozen Creative Leadership Update"

Official announcement: The creative leadership of "Frozen" has been updated.

Many well-informed media reporters know that Frozen is the new name for the Snow Queen, whose story had been essentially put on hold.

This animated blockbuster, which Disney spent three years producing and invested over $100 million, failed during its first round of internal evaluation during test screenings.

The decision to remake it became big news in the entire entertainment industry.

But the bigger news wasn't the official announcement of the new name, but rather the change in its main creative team.

A name they had never seen before appeared in the announcement, and it appeared quite frequently.

Co-Creative Director, Executive Producer, Co-Writer, Music Director—all are names associated with SiHua (StephenSi).

Chinese?

Especially in the eyes of those in the know, the original creative team leader of this animated film has been sidelined and is merely a figurehead.

This new Chinese immigrant is the loudest voice on this project.

Who is he?

On what grounds?

Can it be successful?

As a result, a flood of commentary articles appeared.

In just one day, these onlookers of fame and fortune not only learned that the other party was just a freshman at a Chinese university, but also that he was a musical genius, an animation genius, and a gaming genius.

In particular, die-hard fans of "The Edge Walker" have become the most active group on the internet in the past two days.

"This game is a masterpiece, and Stephen Chow is a god! Disagree? Let's debate!"

"If some other old guy had taken over the remake of this new Disney movie, I might have been worried or ignored it, or even wanted to see it fail."

"But if Stephen Si is the creator, even if it's a family-friendly story aimed at young children, I would still go to the cinema to cleanse my soul."

"I'm going to see fairy tales with all my friends covered in tattoos, studs, and skull-themed leather outfits!"

"The upstairs is so cool! Isn't this a kind of cyberpunk spirit?"

"I heard he wrote the song that topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart?"

"That's right! It's Linda's song! My favorite Oriental Princess!"

"So, Disney has finally found the right people?"

On the other side of the Pacific, not only in the Greater China region, but also in Southeast Asia and South Asia, in places influenced by Chinese culture, public opinion is boiling.

"Asian Stars Land in America: Abate and the Dragon Together Support the Cultural Backbone of the New World!"

This is an Indian headline.

"The Empire's Strongest Mechanical Artist Conquers the Center of the World; This Unparalleled Genius Has Already Formed a Powerful Alliance with the Higurashi Company"

This is the title of "Little Days".

"The surname 'Si' is a traditional South Korean surname, and Stephen is a descendant of a genius who migrated from the Korean Peninsula to the mainland many years ago!"

This... never mind, it's bad luck to see it.

Si Hua, who had already arranged the follow-up work for "Frozen", was sitting on a plane bound for Seoul.

According to the previous arrangements of the East Asia Tri-Nation Cultural Exchange Forum, a performance was scheduled to be held in Seoul this month.

As China's cultural representative, he will also be attending.

Some South Korean media outlets have already run headlines about the prodigal son returning home, citing various classical allusions, leaving Si Hua and his friends completely bewildered.

While looking at the news from various countries collected by his assistant team, Si Hua muttered nonsensical things to himself.

"Oh dear, I just wanted to interact with you all as an ordinary person, but old Iger somehow saw through my extraordinary nature."

"They even draped the yellow robe of a senior Disney member over me."

"You've really put me in a terrible situation!"