My Animation Era

"Xiao Fan, I hate you..."

Accompanied by Bai Ling'er's scream, the Bai family, the former overlord of Bailong City in the fairy world, was finally destroyed by the despised son-in-law.

 At this point, the first season of the animation Son-in-law Fairy King has been successfully completed, with a total of 52 episodes, which is a little less than expected.

The plot has advanced to the point where the protagonist Xiao Fan has cultivated to the realm of the Venerable, and then goes back to liquidate the Bai family to take revenge and wash away the shame of being a son-in-law.

 Putting it into the original novel, it is probably the first 1 million words of the plot.

 This progress is already very slow. After all, on average, one episode only advances the plot of the original novel by about 20,000 words, and the original work has exceeded 5 million words.

According to this progress, it will take about 200 episodes, which is about 4,000 minutes, to completely adapt the novel "The Immortal King".

 Don’t think it’s an exaggeration!

 In fact, for all animations adapted from web texts, the episodes or lengths are usually not too small. Basically, they all start with dozens or even hundreds of episodes.

What?

  How do you think the adaptation of the Neon light novel was so concise and completed in 12 episodes in one season?

 Please! The animation adaptation of the Neon light novel is not completed in one go. Instead, the first few volumes of the novel are adapted in the first season.

 You have only seen twelve episodes. That’s because the adaptation of this light novel has not been completed at all, and the rest of the content will not be available until the end of the year...

 This is true for short and medium-length neon light novels, which can often be adapted from Chinese online articles of several million words. It is normal to have this length.

  And to be honest.

 Although the total length of more than 200 episodes and more than 4,000 minutes sounds scary, it doesn’t have to be completed.

  Generally produced in seasons.

The first season only has 52 episodes, so let’s do it first and see the results. If the audience responds enthusiastically and the results are not bad, then we will continue with the second season.

If the results are very poor and the audience doesn’t like it very much, then the subsequent hundreds of episodes will be basically useless. Unless something unexpected happens, it is impossible for the animation company to continue adapting it.

certainly!

Wanbao Animation is very satisfied with the broadcast results of the first season of My Son-in-law, and the second season is almost a certainty.

 As for whether there will be a third season or even a fourth or fifth season, it’s hard to say.

 Maybe there is, or maybe not!

 Whether it is specific depends on whether the second season can continue the popularity and popularity of the first season after it is broadcast.

This is just like many of Penguin’s previous online adaptation animations. The first season premiered very well, the second season quickly became popular, and then there was no news about the third season...

 “I don’t think it’s a big problem.”

From an independent and objective third-party perspective, Lao Zhang rationally analyzed: "The animation of the Son-in-law Fairy King caused quite a stir in Neon. Even if the second season failed in China, it still made good profits in overseas markets."

Based on this alone, it is unlikely that the second season of The Son-in-law will end in a hurry.

 At least with the support of the vast neon audience, there should be no big problem for this series to reach a third season.

 “Haha, that’s right.”

Gu Miao smiled and nodded, agreeing with Lao Zhang's analysis.

 Before the broadcast, he asked Chen Hu to record the Japanese dubbing in advance and sent the son-in-law Fairy King to the neon market to test the water, which received a relatively good response.

 This has also attracted the attention of many domestic friends, especially Penguin.

According to reliable sources, Penguin intends to adapt many of its online movies into animations, translate them into Japanese and then send them to Neon TV, hoping to achieve the same results as Son-in-law Fairy King.

However, Penguin does not have Wanbao’s personal connections in Neon, especially its close cooperation with TV stations, so despite their efforts, it is still difficult for them to really want to broadcast it on TV.

 Gu Miao is not optimistic about this.

Not everyone can learn from Wanbao's cool operation. After all, Wanbao dares to do this, and Neon TV is willing to cooperate, mainly because Wanbao has a branch company in Neon with good production capabilities.

 Without the foundation laid by works such as "Sailor Moon", "PreCure", and "Dragon Ball", why do people trust you?

 Hence, the wishful thinking of friendly businessmen may come to nothing.

"Speaking of which, it seems that "Go" has also achieved relatively good ratings overseas?" Lao Zhang asked.

"Yes!"

Gu Miao smiled slightly: "Surrounding countries that are more interested in Go and have produced many well-known Go players all have relatively high evaluations of this animation."

 Especially in cold countries.

As we all know, there have been many world champions in the Go world in the Han Kingdom, and they even dominated the chess world for a time.

Perhaps because of this, people in the cold country have a stronger sense of immersion in the animation "Go Boy" and are more enthusiastic about watching it.

 “Oh yes!”

“Part of the reason why “Go Boy” has attracted so many audiences from cold countries is the special identity of the animated villain.”

When Gu Miao said this, she couldn't help but laugh.

 In Go Boy, who is the final villain who plays against the protagonist Jiang Liu'er?

 Fuso Chess Master!

This villain has really captured the hearts of some foreign audiences. Except for a few people who complained that even Fuso has a chess master, why there is no Goryeo chess master, most of the audience gave the animation good reviews.

 “Is there such a thing?”

 Lao Zhang was also very embarrassed and asked curiously: "What do the neon audience think of this?"

 “Neon audience?”

Gu Miao's expression was very speechless: "They think that the fact that the Fuso chess master appears in the animation and there is no so-called Goryeo chess master means that they have already won."

 Winning money!

In the real Three Kingdoms Go competition, Neon players did not achieve very good results, let alone compare with the Han players.

Because of this, Neon viewers are already satisfied with the animation’s choice to use the Fuso Chess Master as the villain instead of the Goryeo Chess Master.

 Wonderful triangle relationship!

An animation called "Go Boy" was enjoyed by audiences in three countries, which is really outrageous.

 …

As of the end of October, the animation "Go Boy" has aired 46 episodes, and there are only a few episodes left until the end.

As an animation focusing on Go, the ratings achieved by Go Boy are definitely not unpopular.

 The subject matter may be niche!

However, the fact that the subject matter is niche does not mean that the animation is also niche. On the contrary, the enthusiasm and popularity of Go Boys have always been very high, even far beyond "Go" itself.

 In the plot…

Jiang Liuer entered the fourth and penultimate round of the chess saint title match. The chess player he played against was a white-haired Hanlin scholar.

 This man is incredible!

In the last battle for the title of Chess Saint, if he had not suffered a sudden illness and fainted on the chessboard, he might have defeated Lin Xincheng in the end and won the title of Ming Dynasty Chess Saint.

In other words, this Hanlin bachelor's chess ability is not inferior to that of the previous generation chess master, that is, the old beggar Lin Xincheng. Jiang Liu'er was able to defeat him, thanks to his age. The old guy was indeed prone to making mistakes in judgment over time and making foolish moves...

But this old Hanlin man caused quite a lot of trouble for Jiang Liu'er. First, the chess game was so tight that Jiang Liu'er couldn't breathe. Then, when he was about to lose the game, he was poisoned and assassinated by King Fu. Death, and then blame Jiang Liu'er.

Jiang Liuer was suspected of murdering a Hanlin scholar and used extremely despicable and dirty methods to win. He was arrested on the spot by Jin Yiwei and was thrown into prison where his life or death was uncertain.

 It is well known.

The protagonists are all people with great fortune and destiny. As the destined son of the "Go Boy" animation, how could Jiang Liu'er fall here?

Jiang Liuer, who was thrown into prison, unexpectedly discovered that there were mysterious chess records carved on the wall of the cell...

On the other side, the emperor, who put on his regular clothes, went to see Jiang Liuer in prison. After understanding the situation, he released him without charge.

Jiang Liu'er didn't know at first that the man who came to visit the prison was actually the emperor. It wasn't until he defeated his opponent and obtained the title of Ming Dynasty Chess Master that he recognized him when he met with the Ming Emperor.

 Fuso Chess Master visited the Ming Dynasty.

Under the banner of exchanges between the two countries, the plan of trying to use chess luck to overwhelm the national destiny and let Fusang dominate the Ming Dynasty was discovered by the emperor and the ministers of the DPRK and China.

 This game of chess cannot be lost!

The emperor gave the new chess master Jiang Liuer a death order. In the exchange battle between the two chess masters, Jiang Liuer must win, and he must win heartily.

 The luck of chess is the luck of the country!

Having never been under such tremendous pressure, the young chess master Jiang Liuer behaved far more calmly than his peers. He even had the leisure to negotiate terms with the emperor.

 “The Great Ming Chess Master…”

Many viewers showed happy smiles when they saw Jiang Liu'er dressed in luxurious clothes, receiving the emperor's award and being officially crowned "Chess Saint" in the presence of court ministers and Fusang chess masters.

 It’s not easy!

How much hardship has Jiang Liuer endured along the way? How many hardships has he experienced?

Now it can be said that all the hardships have come to an end. He walked to the Jinluan Palace to accept the emperor's reward and became the Ming Dynasty chess master respected by everyone.

 Everyone is pleased with Jiang Liu'er's achievements, but also worried about the battle he is about to face.

Having just received the award to become the Ming Dynasty Chess Master, the next moment he has to represent the Ming Dynasty to face the Fuso Chess Master, and play chess to determine the future national destiny of the two countries.

If you lose this game of chess...

  The new Ming chess master? The fate may be worse than that of the previous chess master Lin Xincheng. He can't even be a beggar, let alone avenge his father and prove his innocence for the Demon Sword King.

The last two episodes of the animation "Go Boy", two and a half episodes to be exact, are all scenes of the game between Jiang Liu'er and Fuso Go Master.

 One game of chess played for two and a half episodes!

The confrontation between chess masters and chess masters can only be said to be terrifying. Every move is full of murderous intent. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss, and there will be no chance of a comeback.

 But that’s not the most important thing…

The most important thing is that the game played by Jiang Liuer and Fusang Chess Master is not a famous game, let alone a game recorded in any previous chess book.

This game was played by Gu Miao and Xiao Ke, another chess player second only to Xiao Ke in the world today, according to the rules and formulas of Ming Dynasty Go.

to be honest!

This game of chess has not only been seen by ordinary people, but also by many professional chess players. Because this duel was arranged privately by Wanbao, how could anyone else know the inside story?

“It’s just because I’ve never seen it before that it’s so exciting, isn’t it?”

Xiao Ke still has some lingering fears when he recalls that game of chess.

 Since losing to AI, he has been unable to get out of the slump for a long time. It was not until this game that he regained his peak form.

Although limited by the rules and regulations of ancient chess, he and his opponents had a difficult time playing, and they were not able to exert 100% of their strength, but they have to admit that this is a purely original "famous game".

Jiang Liuer holds the black chess piece, and he also plays the black chess piece.

 In the end, he won, narrowly!

 It is indeed not easy to imitate ancient chess, especially since the chess style of the two people is deeply influenced by AI Go. It is difficult to change it for a while.

But even with so many restrictions and the arrangement of the animation script, the two still played a **** and exciting duel between masters.

Even with Gu Miao's level of semi-experience at Go, it can be seen that this game is played very anxiously. It is the kind of game where you can't guess who will win until the end.

But then again.

What Xiao Ke actually didn’t know was that at that time, Gu Miao didn’t dare to bet that he would win, so the script given to him was actually a fake!

 That’s right…

Xiao Ke thought he had taken the script of the protagonist "Jiang Liu'er", but in fact it might be the script of Fuso Chess Master.

Gu Miao’s original plan was that if Xiao Ke won with the black chess piece, then Jiang Liuer in the animation would play the black chess piece. If Xiao Ke loses, Jiang Liu'er becomes the white chess player. No matter how they play, Jiang Liu'er will be the winner in the end.

 “Ah! Is there such a thing?”

Xiao Ke was speechless: "So if I win, I will be the protagonist, and if I lose, I will become the villain, right?"

"Yes, it is!"

Gu Miao admitted without blushing and without a beating heart: "Don't blame me for making a backup plan. Who made your condition at that time so bad?"

　　When Xiao Ke was hired as a Go consultant, he was still in a period of confusion and often missed the first round of various competitions.

In this state, it was normal for Gu Miao to doubt that he could not play well. After all, Go is also a state-heavy game. If you are in a good state, you are a god, and if you are in a bad state, you are a devil.

 Commonly known as the duality of gods and demons!

Of course, there is nothing wrong with telling Xiao Ke the truth. After all, it is a fact that he was in poor condition at the time, and it is also a fact that he was eliminated in the first round of the game.

 Actually, it’s pretty cool now…

However, Gu Miao believes that Xiao Ke will soon be able to adjust and regain the world championship trophy, rising from adversity just like Jiang Liuer.

 “By the way, I forgot to tell you.”

Gu Miao explained with a smile: "The ratings for the first broadcast of "Go Boy" were pretty good. It is expected that a re-broadcast will be arranged soon after it is completed."

“We have an idea here, that is, when the animation is replayed, a Go tutorial will be added to the end of each episode. If you are interested, you can come and record a few paragraphs!”

 The practice of adding teaching at the end of the film is actually not the first of its kind by Wanbao Animation.

It started out as a "toy commercial" animation, with detailed instructions on how to play the toy product at the end.

 Later everyone learned it.

Taking the animation "Four-wheel Drive Brothers" as an example, at the end of the film there is a short instructional video that teaches you how to disassemble and assemble the motor battery and drive shaft, and how to modify and upgrade it.

 The Prince of Tennis also has one!

However, the "ending" tennis novice teaching by the King of Nets was not embedded in the TV version, but was transplanted to the online version.

Not to mention, the audience likes to watch this kind of short instructional video with an Easter egg at the end of the film. Many viewers gradually learned to play tennis through the Easter egg at the end of the film...