My Animation Era

  Chapter 1068 The idea of ​​cutting the feudal clan

   As the saying goes, there is no general who is always victorious and invincible.

  This sentence can also be applied to the Go world, because Xiao Ke, who has high hopes from the majority of chess players, missed the finals in this competition and was unfortunately eliminated.

   This is definitely big news!

  Because this is Xiao Ke's first round trip in a major competition in recent years, and he failed to achieve results.

   "It's okay! You are still young, a temporary failure can't prove anything, I believe you will definitely win back in the future."

  After comforting Xiao Ke who lost the game, Gu Miao immediately told him an extremely exciting good news.

  The post-production of the animation "Go Boy" is about to be completed!

"real or fake?"

   Although the loss of the game made Xiao Ke very disappointed, but he is a professional chess player after all, and he quickly adjusted his emotions.

  Compared to the already concluded Go World Championships, he is more concerned about the news of "Go Boy". After all, this is an animation work that he personally participated in the production, and it also has the title of special consultant.

"of course it's true!"

  Gu Miao said with a smile on the phone: "When you left, the animation was almost finished, and now there are only some finishing touches left."

   "Great! Does that mean that I will be able to see the animation "Go Boy" on TV soon?"

   "National Day..."

Based on the results of her discussions with the CCTV Children's Channel, Gu Miao gave an approximate broadcast time and said: "The exact date is still uncertain, the only thing I can tell you is that the animation will be broadcast at 18:00-19:00 in the evening .”

  This is something that can be disclosed.

  After all, if "Go Boy" wants to be broadcast on TV platforms, the only requirement is prime time.

  If there is no prime time, Gu Miao will not log on to the TV platform, and directly make it into an online animation.

   But then again.

  The specific broadcast time has not been determined, mainly because the ending of the "Go Boy" animation is still controversial within the production team.

  Even Xiao Ke, the special consultant, did not know about this matter.

  Because "Go Boy" does not have a clear hint of "sequel derivative" like "The Prince of Tennis", there is a voice within the production team.

  Does the ending leave a dark line?

  The appearance of this kind of voice is mainly because everyone feels that the animation "Go Boy" will inevitably become popular, and it must meet the conditions for a sequel.

  Since this is a certainty, it becomes logical to plant a dark line at the end of the first season in advance to provide a solid guarantee for future sequels.

   That’s what I said, but not everyone in the production team supports this argument.

   There are also some people, especially the core members of the screenwriting team, who strongly oppose the proposal to leave a dark line for the ending of "Go Boy" to facilitate the sequel.

  In their words, Jiang Liuer's story ended here.

   If you insist on a sequel with a dog’s tail, and make a sequel with four different characters, it is purely destroying the integrity of the ending, and it is also an excessive consumption of the IP of "Go Boys".

  In this case, as Gu Miao is the person talking, his attitude is very important.

  No matter which side he supports, that side will gain an overwhelming advantage. If he says he wants to make a sequel, it will definitely come out. If he says it can’t be done, then others won’t do it either.

  But at this moment, Gu Miao fell into hesitation.

  Following his inner feelings, he felt that the screenwriters said it well, Jiang Liuer's story ended here, and there should be no sequels.

  But besides being an animation producer, he is also the boss of an animation company, so the angle of thinking about things will be more complicated.

  If "Go Boy" becomes popular, and it is a huge hit, then from the standpoint of maximizing profits, it must be more reasonable to release a sequel.

  So he seemed very indecisive in dealing with the ending.

  I want to preserve the integrity and satisfaction of the ending, but also want to leave a little hint in the ending to provide a legitimate reason for the sequel.

  This kind of conflict in thinking has been going on since the end of "Roaming the World of Animation" until the release of the movie "Wolf Warrior 2".

  As the National Day approached, the CCTV Children's Channel gradually lost patience and kept urging Wanbao Animation to come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible and finalize the premiere date.

   "What is there to hesitate about?"

   Director Wang, who hadn't seen him for a long time, learned of the source of Gu Miao's hesitation, and provided him with a brand new way of solving the problem.

   "If there is no sequel, then why not! If you are reluctant to part with the IP of "Go Boy", then follow up with "Go Middle Age" and "Go Girl"!"

   "As long as you refuse to admit it, who can say that "Go Girl" has something to do with "Go Boy"?"

   "Ah this..."

   I have to admit that although Director Wang is not very capable, he has been working in the animation industry for so many years. His knowledge and experience are indeed very rich, and even Gu Miao admires it.

   This is indeed a good solution.

  Jiang Liuer's story is really not good for a sequel, but if "Go Boy" is really popular, then you can also make a "Go Girl" to catch the heat.

   Not a sequel, but better than a sequel!

  As long as Wanbao officials do not recognize the relationship between the two works, even if the audience thinks they are very similar, it cannot be said that "Go Girl" is the sequel to "Go Boy".

   "This method is very good, then do as you said."

   Gu Miao, who solved the root cause of his troubles, had the word "happy" written all over his face, but soon he noticed Director Wang's extremely serious expression.

"What's wrong?"

   "I forgot to ask, aren't you helping Huang Kun produce the second season of "Roaming the World of Animation"? Why did you come here?"

   "President Gu..."

  Director Wang is not a person who can hide his thoughts very well. Seeing that Gu Miao saw the clue, he simply opened the skylight to speak honestly.

  He told Gu Miao that he decided to leave Wanbao Animation due to personal reasons, and he would no longer engage in animation production in the future, and devote his energy to the field of animation talent training.

"Why?"

  Gu Miao was shocked by his decision, and asked with a confused face: "Can you give me a reason?"

   "Probably getting old."

  Director Wang showed gratitude: "I am very grateful that you took me in and helped me tide over the difficulties when I was in the most difficult time."

  “But my ability is limited, and I can’t contribute to the company with a high salary. This makes me feel a strong sense of guilt…”

   "What are you talking about!"

Gu Miao frowned and said, "I've never disliked you, I've always felt that your senior experience has helped us a lot, if you don't believe me, you can ask Ma Kui Hou Bin, I believe they think so too. "

   The producers of Wanbao Animation, it can be said that Gu Miao attaches great importance to it, and there is no such thing as dislike for anyone who is not capable enough.    Including Director Wang is the same.

  In the early years, there was indeed a nasty conflict between him and Director Wang, but this kind of thing has long since passed.

  In these years, although Director Wang has lacked the opportunity to direct an animation independently, he is still the most reliable assistant director candidate for Wanbao Animation with his rich experience, not even one of them!

  Based on this alone, he is worthy of the salary Gu Miao offered him. A "golden deputy" like him who is willing to work behind the scenes will be welcome no matter which animation company he is in.

  No matter what animation project the company proposes, Ma Kui, Hou Bin, Huang Kun, or even Gu Miao will always contact Director Wang as soon as possible to ask him if he is free to be the assistant director of the new project.

   This is a recognition of his ability.

   Otherwise, there are so many newcomers in Wanbao Animation waiting to be promoted, why don't you contact them, but want to partner with Director Wang instead?

   "Old is old, nothing to be ashamed to admit."

  Director Wang waved his hand, with a free and easy expression: "It just so happens that Jiangchuan University intends to set up an animation talent incubation site, focusing on training and transporting animation professionals that are in short supply in China."

   "I have limited energy now, and I may have no future to devote myself to animation production. Instead, it will block the way of many young people. I might as well spend my free time to train newcomers and do my last for the Chinese animation industry."

   "I have discussed it with Dean Qin, and I will be a specially invited lecturer in the future. I will teach the students every day and take them to experience the animation production process. Master Cao will also go with me..."

   "Huh? Master Cao is going too?"

  Gu Miao was really shocked right now.

  Director Wang wanted to retire, which already surprised him. Knowing from Director Wang that Master Cao is going to retire, he feels that the sky of Wanbao Animation is about to collapse.

   Daba!

  The departure of a single director Wang may not have any impact, but Master Cao is a master in Wanbao and has single-handedly directed the production of theme songs for many animation soundtracks.

  If he leaves, what will happen to the music department of Wanbao Animation in the future?

"Don't worry!"

   Seemingly seeing Mr. Gu's surprise, Director Wang explained with a smile: "Master Cao said that he would not leave Wanbao, and he would die in the recording studio."

   "He went to be a lecturer with me, mainly to see if there are any good seeds for music, especially young people who are interested in animation music."

"Fine…"

  Gu Miao smiled wryly and said, "Since you've already made a decision, I can't say anything. But there's no need to resign, Wanbao will always be your home, and you keep your ID card for yourself. You are welcome to come back and take a look at any time."

   "By the way, the talent incubation project run by Jiangchuan University, if I remember correctly, it seems to be a cooperation with Wanbao, right?"

"Yes!"

   "Not only Wanbao, Jiangda has also reached cooperation with well-known companies such as Penguin Animation, Yitian Animation, and Dream Animation in recent years."

  Director Wang said with a smile on his face: "So the students I train may not necessarily come to Wanbao after graduation, but may also go to other companies!"

   "That doesn't matter, as long as it is to cultivate talents for the national animation industry, no matter where you graduate, it is a good thing."

  Gu Miao waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind Jiangchuan University's cooperation with other animation companies at all.

  Cultivating animation talents, the more companies participate in it, the better. Gu Miao hopes that all friends and businessmen will join in and jointly make the cake of the big country animation.

  Why is Neon’s animation industry so strong? It's not because the talent training can keep up. The older generation of animators have not retired yet, and a large number of newcomers have emerged.

  In China, it is always the same group of people who engage in animation. It is not that there are no newcomers, but there are relatively few.

   It’s rare that a group of potential newcomers emerge, good guys, all of them were pulled away by the game company and advertising company next door...

  In this case, Guoman’s desire to rise is really no different from an idiot’s dream.

  Wanbao Animation is very strong, and there is only Wanbao Animation as a company. If Wanbao fails one day, won’t it be beaten back to its original shape in an instant?

  Wang Dao left.

  As he said, he is too old to work hard, and he can’t stay up late like a young man. It is indeed a good choice to join the animation talent training industry.

  Gu Miao did not approve his resignation, what he handled was the "retirement" procedure.

   This also means that Director Wang has become the first retired employee and animation producer since the establishment of Wanbao Animation.

   Someone in the company has retired.

   This incident had a great impact on Gu Miao, because he suddenly realized that everyone was no longer young.

  Even his apprentice, Guo Hongwei, is almost 30 years old, he can be regarded as half a middle-aged uncle...

  As for people like him and Ma Kui Huang Kun, let alone.

  Xiao Sensen went to kindergarten, Gu Miao had the cheek to still say that she was a young man. Who would believe Xiao Sensen when he said that he was a young man after he started elementary school?

  If the "middle-aged" trend of executives is obvious, then the "aging" of the animation behind-the-scenes team members such as original artists, animators, and editors is even more serious.

  Cultivating and absorbing young blood has become the most important thing for Wanbao's personnel department.

   Otherwise, in a few years, all the old people like Wanbao will be too impatient, and there will be no young people who can stand up to them, so just wait for the end!

   It's embarrassing to say...

  Jiangchuan headquarters, where young people seem to gather, is actually the most embarrassing one. Although the average age of the teams in the Neon branch and the North American branch is relatively high, there is no need to worry about the lack of talent reserves.

   Especially the Neon Division.

  Affected by the general economic environment and Wanbao’s high salaries in the industry, a large number of neon animation practitioners want to join Wanbao.

  Seto has never worried about not being able to recruit people. There are a lot of young social animals waiting to be summoned by him, and their resumes can be tricky.

   "Damn it!"

  The more Gu Miao thinks about it, the more angry she becomes. If things go on like this, will Seto, the vassal king, hold high the banner and call Qing Jun's side directly?

  Who will be the headquarters then? Who is the branch? The inauguration ceremony of Komori Mori as the president of Wanbao Animation will not be held in Neon Kyoto, right?

   That's disgusting!

   Thinking of a certain day in the future, when Seto and Nishio would coerce "Komori" to make the princes domineering within the entire group, Gu Miao's expression turned extremely ugly.

   Cut down the feudal clan!

   It is necessary to suppress the arrogance of the Neon branch and let Seto know who is the father.

   "Dragon Ball", "Pretty Cure" and "Sailor Moon" are known as the three pillars of the Neon Division.

  Forget about Guangmei and Meizhan.

   These two "Horse Monkey Shochu" animations are far less important than the "Dragon Ball" series. If Gu Miao wants to cut down the feudal clan, the focus must be on "Dragon Ball".

   At the Jiangchuan headquarters, there is a lack of a world-class IP that can compete with "Dragon Ball"! If there is, there is no need to worry about Seto and Nishio rebelling.

  (end of this chapter)