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Chapter 120 Voice Actors
Donald Duck
The last touch is to add the iconic sailor hat on Donald Duck's head.

Colin casually left its name on the paper and pushed it in front of Walt.

"Donald Duck?"

Looking at the vivid image of a duck in front of him, Walt couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

In fact, as early as about a year ago, he had already had the idea of ​​creating an animated character similar to Donald Duck.

However, this idea has not been realized for a long time.

And the image of 'Donald Duck' created by Ke Lin perfectly fit Walt's inner thoughts.

This duck in a sailor suit was born for Disney animation.

"Lillian, let Nash come here quickly!"

Thinking of this, Walt thought for a while, and then said to his wife at the side.

Seeing his slightly excited expression, Lillian nodded and then found Clarence Nash in the studio.

"Sir, I heard you were looking for me."

Under the leadership of Lilian, Clarence Nash came to the studio where everyone was with a puzzled expression.

He is a dedicated voice actor for Disney Studios, specializing in imitating the sounds of animals and birds.

"Nash, do that parody you did before..."

Passing the Donald Duck in his hand to Clarence Nash, Walter urged: "It is to imitate the voice of a duck and recite the voice of poetry."

Looking down at the drawing paper that Walt handed over, Nash's eyes stopped for a moment on the line drawing of the duck in sailor uniform. Although he didn't know the reason, he still cooperated to imitate it. , Nash held his throat and took a deep breath, imitating in a hoarse voice: "Gaga, Mary had a little lamb, His fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go... (Gaga, Mary had a little lamb, he was white and furry, and he always followed Mary wherever she went...)"

The classic nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb", under Nash's imitation and interpretation, brought a little funny color.

However, it has more or less the appearance of Donald Duck in Colin's memory. In fact, Nash himself is the voice actor of Disney's Donald Duck. Nash endowed Donald Duck with a very recognizable voice. The popularity of ducks is indispensable.

Meanwhile, Donald Duck was voiced by Nash until his death in 1985.

While listening to Nash's recitation, Walter looked at the image of Donald Duck on the sketch in his hand, and the image of Donald Duck swaying and reciting appeared in his mind.

"I hope to get the animation copyright of Donald Duck."

Withdrawing his gaze from Nash, Walter immediately said to Colin.

Seeing his determined expression, Roy who was on the side opened his mouth, but closed it helplessly.

If possible, he naturally hoped to negotiate slowly with Colin, but apparently Walt was not as calm as he thought, which also made Disney lose the opportunity to negotiate.

"no problem."

Nodding slightly, Colin did not refuse Walt's request.

In the hands of Disney, Donald Duck can play a more important role than in his hands. After all, it is impossible for him to abandon "Superman" and serialize Donald Duck's comics.

After all, he doesn't want a superman mark with Donald Duck's head to appear next time he condenses the [Bronze Mark].

Hearing that Colin was willing to sell the copyright of Donald Duck's animation, Walt breathed a sigh of relief.

"As for the specific copyright issue of Donald Duck, I think it is necessary to find a time to discuss it." At this time, Roy who was on the side spoke first, stopping in front of Walt.He was deeply afraid that if he spoke later, Walt would create a situation that was not good for Disney.

"can."

Colin didn't have much thought about this.

This is the trip to Los Angeles, if the meeting with Howard Hughes is his expected itinerary.Then, negotiating with Disney on the copyright of Donald Duck is completely an unexpected development.

With the unexpected situation of Donald Duck.

Colin's trip to Los Angeles had to be delayed for a few more days.

In the next few days, he and Disney, represented by Roy, had more than one discussion on the issue of Donald Duck's copyright.

In the end, some general framework contents were preliminarily finalized.

Disney obtained part of the animation copyright of Donald Duck in Colin's hands. In exchange, Colin also obtained the franchise of Mickey's comic strips, which can be published on the "Messenger News" and "Messenger Comics" as a serial.

On the other hand, with regard to the patent rights of Donald Duck's surrounding images, although Ke Lin and Roy have some differences, they also have some basic consensus, that is, on the future patent rights of Donald Duck's surroundings, The two parties will jointly hold it under the premise of mutual cooperation.

No matter who it is, if they want to obtain the peripheral patent rights of Donald Duck, they must obtain the consent of Disney and the Courier newspaper.

Of course, these are only preliminary negotiations.

The specific contract has to wait for the formal contract to be discussed, but in any case, Colin's trip to Los Angeles is destined to be a fruitful trip.Especially for Disney, getting these benefits with Donald Duck, which already belonged to them, is destined to be a sure-fire deal for him.

Of course, as the 'creator' of Donald Duck, Ke Lin also assured Disney that he would provide some ideas for animated short films about Donald Duck.Make sure that the animation of Donald Duck produced by Disney will not be too different from the character in his memory, at least not just like "The Smart Little Hen" that Donald Duck debuted, it is purely an unpopular character. supporting role.

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According to Mexico's "Art Daily", a hand-painted painting of Donald Duck will participate in the comic art auction held by the world's largest collection auction company "Traditional Auction Gallery" from February 2th to 24th.

This hand-painted painting is from the cartoon "Donald Duck's Nephew" produced by "Father of Donald Duck" Colin Luper in Disney in 1935, which is a classic of Disney's early color cartoons.

This hand-painted painting is a treasure for Donald Duck collectors.

It is the only hand-painted painting that has been preserved so far except for the first draft of Donald Duck in Disney's permanent collection, and it includes all the characters in the cartoon. The industry's lowest estimate is 20 US dollars.

Barry Sandoval, head of operations for the Comic Book Art Auction, said: "This hand-painted painting is the ultimate piece that Donald Duck collectors desire. Donald Duck's Nephew is a very early theatrical version in color. Donald Duck cartoons have always been regarded as treasures by Disney 'fans'. We are very proud that such an important treasure in the history of world animation can participate in the shooting."

(End of this chapter)