My Animation Era

  Everyone knows Go.

   In terms of popularity, Go is quite famous in China. No matter whether you can play it or not, at least everyone has heard of it.

   This is also one of the main reasons why Gu Miao decided to make the "Go Boy" animation.

  Go is very famous and everyone has heard of it, but it is an out-and-out unpopular game because few people play it.

   Contradictory, right?

  In fact, Gu Miao also felt conflicted.

  But he thought about it again, the reason for this situation is probably related to the high threshold for getting started and mastering Go.

   Go is relatively easy to learn.

   To put it harshly, the difficulty of learning Go is lower than that of chess, because the core rules are so simple and crude, unlike chess, where you have to remember the moves of different pieces.

   But the simplicity of learning does not mean that the threshold for entry and mastery of Go is low.

   Quite the opposite.

   As a traditional skill, the difficulty of Go proficiency is one of the highest among all board games in the world.

  Because of this, Go is not as popular as chess and backgammon, it can be seen everywhere in the streets.

  Most people may only have heard of the name of Go, have never played Go, and do not know how to play Go.

   "I think there is another reason, a game of chess takes time!"

  Lao Zhang put forward a relatively novel idea, that is, the time of playing games.

  In the game of Go, assuming that the two players are of similar level and the chess strength is difficult to distinguish, it is common to play a game of chess for several hours.

  From ancient times to the present, ordinary people are hard-working people who are running around for their lives. If they spend all their precious time playing chess, will they still be farming?

   Only the high-ranking officials and aristocrats in ancient times, those people who lived a carefree life, had leisure and plenty of time to improve their chess skills.

   "That's why Go is not as popular as backgammon and chess, and there are not many people who can play it."

  Lao Zhang explained with a smile: "Because the next game of backgammon and chess won't take too much time, even if you have to run around for life, you can spare a few games in your spare time."

   "This statement is very interesting."

   "According to what you say, in this fast-paced era, wouldn't there be no one willing to learn and play Go?" Gu Miao asked back.

   "Sure!"

  “The current problem is not only that the pace of people’s lives has become faster, it is difficult to squeeze out time for entertainment. Another problem is that entertainment methods have become more diverse.”

  Lao Zhang said with a smile: "Haven't you noticed that there are fewer old men playing chess in the park?"

It really is!

  After Lao Zhang said this, Gu Miao immediately remembered.

  A few years ago, the park was full of old men playing chess, but in recent years, these old men playing chess have gradually decreased.

  What are they doing?

  Tai Chi, square dancing, fishing, playing mahjong...

  This is still the elderly, even their entertainment methods are so diverse, let alone young people.

  Young people are afraid that they would rather play dead pesticides and watch short videos for a day than find someone to play chess and go.

  The faster pace of life and the diversification of entertainment methods have led to the decline of board games. Even the kings of chess and backgammon are doomed, not to mention the unpopular game of Go.

   "So I don't recommend you to do Go animation, and I'm not optimistic about the future of this work."

  Lao Zhang shook his head: "The current audience for board games is no longer what it used to be. In my opinion, mahjong and poker are more reliable than Go."

   "Mahjong..."

  Gu Miao thought of a neon animation called "Genius Mahjong Girl", and suddenly smiled.

   Mahjong is not impossible.

   It's a pity that mahjong is not in his plan, and he can consider it in the future. As for now, Go is more in line with his needs.

  Although Lao Zhang is not optimistic about "Go Boy" and thinks that it is difficult for Go animation to have a bright future under the background of today's era, Gu Miao is still unmoved.

   Go audience is too narrow?

   This is the truth!

  But Go Boy is not a serious Go animation, even people who don't know Go can watch it with gusto.

   "Huh? Not serious?"

   "That's right! Go is just a carrier of the story. Leaving aside the part of Go, "Go Boy" can be regarded as an overhead martial arts animation." Gu Miao explained.

  It’s just telling stories through Go.

   Changing to chess and backgammon can also achieve the same effect. To put it bluntly, as a carrier of storytelling, the audience does not need to understand the part of Go, but only needs to understand the development of the plot.

and…

  Is it really difficult to understand the Go game part of the animation "Go Boys"?

   There are special effects!

  The audience can't understand the trend of the chess game, so it's enough to see who plays chess with more momentum and who plays chess with better special effects?

   There is no such thing as a fool who judges Jiang Liuer's level of chess by observing the chess game, right? No way?

  We smart people judge whether Jiang Liuer will win or not based on special effects, opponent expressions, and whether the chessboard glows or not.

  As long as any piece on the chessboard lights up, and the opponent shows one of expressions such as surprise, astonishment, puzzlement, and fear, it can be judged that Jiang Liuer is about to win.

did you see it?

  Who said that Go animation must understand the game? Whoever says they don't understand the rules of Go, then they can't understand "Go Boys"?

   "This... this is also okay?"

   "Of course!"

  Gu Miao raised her eyebrows: "If this is not enough, then there is no need to worry. You can also add commentary from passers-by to the animation, and use them to introduce the changes of the chess game to the audience."

   Well known.

   Passers-by are the strongest!

  In fantasy novels, whenever the protagonist fights with others, there must be knowledgeable passers-by gasping and pointing out the protagonist and opponent's skills and the origin of magical weapons...

  How could a passer-by know so many secrets?

  Laughing to death, do you really think those passers-by are ordinary passers-by? Those nameless passers-by are all the external incarnations of the screenwriter and author, terrifying existences that even the Dao of Heaven dare not offend.

   Gu Miao, who has read so many fantasies and fairy tales online, naturally knows the role of "passerby commentary".

  If similar passer-by characters are added to the animation "Go Boys", even viewers who do not understand the rules of Go can roughly understand the key changes of the game, which can be said to be beneficial.

certainly!

   This is not Gu Miao's first creation. In fact, in the original "Go Boy" animation, there are similar passer-by commentators.

  In the entire animation circle, similar plots are not a novel design, such as "The Prince of Tennis", don't there be a lot of commentary clips by passers-by?

   Wang Wang's god-level skills are basically described through the perspectives and lines of his teammates, audience and opponents, so that the audience can feel the power.

  "Go Boy" just changed from explaining the game skills to explaining the changes of the chess game.

  …

  When Gu Miao was still discussing with Lao Zhang and others about the feasibility of the so-called "Go Boy", the movie "Bears Invincible" had already detonated the entire summer vacation.

  It will only be released for ten days.

  The first three days were sluggish. From the fourth day onwards, the attendance rate of the movie increased sharply. On the eighth day, it even created an astonishing box office record of 280 million in a single day.

  As of July 7th, the 11th day of the movie’s release, and also the second week of its nationwide release, the cumulative box office of the movie “Bears In The Hunt” has reached 817 million yuan.

  The reason why it didn't break one billion is mainly because the performance in the first week of release was really not good, and the box office was mainly accumulated in a few days on weekends.

   But that doesn't matter.

  The important thing is that with the arrival of the summer vacation, more and more children walk into the theater accompanied by their parents, and the movie attendance rate has returned to normal.

  With the blessing of the excess filming rate, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion: "Bear the Lost Treasure" may be the biggest winner of this summer vacation!

   "Don't don't don't!"

   "Don't make such a publicity, we can't afford this title. During the summer vacation, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, who knows if there will be a dark horse in the future?"

  Gu Miao resisted the idea of ​​the biggest winner of the summer vacation, and refused to admit it.

  Not only that, but he also said that "Bears of the Lost Treasure" is only the first big movie in the Bears series, and their expectations for the box office are not high, and it will be considered a success if it breaks one billion!

  Regarding his modest statement, all the media reporters were speechless.

   Breaking one billion counts as success?

   The Treasure Fighters are almost heading for 1.5 billion. If the performance in the third week and the fourth week is a bit more eye-catching, maybe they can expect a box office of 2 billion. Is this not successful enough?

  Mr. Gu is too humble!

  The achievements of the Treasure-winning Xiong Bing, if it was put in other companies, I am afraid it would have been blown to the sky long ago.

  If this is not the biggest winner of the summer vacation, who else deserves it? It's hard to see a second "Bear of the Lost Treasure" in the movies released this summer, right?

  The reporters kept murmuring.

  Some people guessed that the box office of "Golden Rooster Dawn" in the first half of this year was too good, so Gu Miao said these words.

   After all, compared with the brilliant record of the Pleasant Goat Zodiac series, although the first big movie of Bear Haunted performed well, it was really not interesting.

  Some people think that the reason why Gu Miao said this is to show off to everyone in a subtle way.

   "Bears of the Lost Treasure" is a success if its box office exceeds one billion? Why a billion?

  Because so far, except for Wanbao Animation, no domestic animation film has surpassed the one billion mark at the box office.

  Gu Sanshui is showing off!

   Regarding her humble statement, it was speculated by various unscrupulous media as showing off and boasting, Gu Miao was also speechless.

  Be reasonable...

  Every word he said was the truth, the biggest winner of the summer vacation? One billion box office is amazing? Who dares to say such a thing in front of "Wolf Warrior 2"!

"Soon!"

  Gu Miao glanced at the calendar, then shook her head and said, "In about ten days, these people will know what a miracle is."

"pity…"

  The "Wolf Warrior 2" project has nothing to do with Wanbao. The billions in box office is certainly eye-catching, but Gu Miao has no idea at all.

  He is engaged in animation, not in film and television dramas. Even if he received the news in advance and rushed to send investment to others, he probably would not accept it.

  Take ten thousand steps back.

  Even if someone is really short of money and is willing to accept Wanbao's investment, considering Wanbao's current business scope, Gu Miao will not pay too much attention to it.

   After all, the box office is the box office, and the money you get is the money you get.

   "Wolf Warrior 2" is a good opportunity to make money, but if you really want to make more money, I'm afraid it may not be so. After all, in Gu Miao's eyes, the ability to make money from this IP is probably not as good as "Yu-Gi-Oh" and "Pokemon" by one-tenth.

   It’s just this summer vacation, and Wanbao really can’t do anything about this special halo-blessing movie.

  Bears of the Lost Treasure has been screened ahead of schedule.

   But even if it is released earlier, by the fourth week, "Bears of the Lost Treasure" will still hit this movie, which is impossible.

   “Put up the hype!”

  Gu Miao called Du Hao and told him to step up the promotion of the movie "Bears of the Lost Treasure" this week and the next week to squeeze the box office potential as much as possible.

   Completely gave up in the fourth week.

  The screening cycle of Bears of the Lost Treasure will be completely over next week. After all, it is really impossible to face Wolf Warrior 2 in the fourth week.

   Try to squeeze out the box office potential of "Bears of the Lost Treasure" in the first three weeks, and then just mess around in the fourth week, and release it as soon as possible.

   Deferred key?

   Don't make trouble!

   In normal times, Gu Miao might still fight for this thing. After all, if it is shown for a longer period of time, it can earn more box office.

   Can the summer vacation be postponed this year?

  He doesn't think that Bing of the Lost Treasure can perform well under the halo of that movie, and the so-called postponement is unnecessary.

   In fact, Wanbao is not bad.

  At least Bears of the Lost Treasure is an animated film, and the audience overlap with that film is very low, relatively speaking, the impact is not as great as other films.

  It’s also other movies released during the summer vacation, that’s really miserable!

  At least Bride of the Lost Treasure can win the support of the children, so that they won't be crushed to the point of being unable to fight back, but other movies can't help it. In front of that movie, they are all cannon fodder.

"Ok, I see."

  Received Mr. Gu's instruction, Du Hao nodded first, and then asked: "Bear Bing, tonight, the accumulated box office will probably exceed one billion, do you need to celebrate?"

   "Look at the arrangement!"

   "Get a note from the accountant, you take Dimension Studio out to celebrate at night, remember to keep a low profile..."

   It is not the first time Wanbao has held celebration banquets and receptions.

   Gu Miao didn't even bother to attend the celebration banquet with a mere one billion box office, let alone spread the word. After all, it was only a billion box office.

  Two billion can be a big deal. After all, the box office of animated movies can reach such a high level, which is indeed an outstanding achievement.

  Four billion? five billion?

  If an animated film can really win such a high box office, Gu Miao will not only hold a high-profile celebration banquet, but even broadcast the whole process live, inviting those friends and businessmen to participate, and slapping her face in front of them.

Unfortunately…

  From the current point of view, it is not so difficult for animated films to reach a domestic box office of 4 billion or 5 billion.

   Nezha's devil boy came to the world?

  Thinking of this, Gu Miao couldn't help but sigh.

  In the past two years, it is not uncommon for him to ask whether there is a domestic team working on this project? After all, judging from the original timeline, Nezha has already established a project at this point in time.

  Unfortunately, after inquiring around, I found out that the Devil Boy of Nezha, who was supposed to appear as scheduled, did not appear, and there was no news in the circle.

   This made Gu Miao very worried.

   Without Nezha at the top, when will domestic animated films break the curse and match or even surpass live-action films in terms of box office performance? Attract the attention of the entire capital circle?