My Animation Era

Shortly after Christmas, the award ceremony of the first "Fantasy" Cup Science Fiction Essay Contest was held in the No. 1 Conference Hall of Wanbao Headquarters.

 Gu Miao finally met Da Liu!

As soon as he saw me, he asked Liu resentfully why he didn't reply to his email.

"that…"

 Da Liu said with embarrassment: "I thought it was a liar, so I ignored it. How did I know that this email was actually true?"

Gu Miao laughed dumbly.

 Thought he was a liar? All right! This is also in line with Liu's usual style. After all, he doesn't even pay attention to emails from the White House, let alone emails from Gu Miao?

 “Let’s chat later?”

Gu Miao asked Da Liu not to leave in a hurry and invited him to have a private chat.

Although Da Liu didn't know what Gu Miao was talking about with him, he thought it would be fine if he waited, so he simply agreed.

This year’s Fantasy Science Fiction Essay Contest has produced many high-quality science fiction novels. In addition to Da Liu, the short story gold medal winner, there is also a novella gold medal winner and a novel gold medal winner who deserve Gu Miao’s attention.

But it’s important to take it seriously.

In Gu Miao's opinion, the works of these two people are still a little bit less interesting, and they are not as shocking as Liu's writing.

 So in-depth communication is not necessary.

It's not that Gu Miao looks down on others, it's mainly because he wants to invite people to chat in private. He has to treat them to a meal, right? So many authors invited them to dinner one by one, which made him feel distressed even with his worth.

 Just make an appointment with Da Liu!

In the evening, Gu Miao took Liu, who was visiting Jiangchuan for the first time, to his favorite private restaurant. After ordering a table of dishes, he subconsciously asked about his intention to adapt the work "Chao Wen Dao".

"I have no opinion."

Liu said that since he participated in the essay competition and won the gold medal, Wanbao Animation has the final say on how to adapt "Chao Wen Dao".

Gu Miao can adapt it as he pleases, but as long as it doesn’t change beyond recognition, he doesn’t have any objections.

However, Da Liu seemed a little surprised when Gu Miao proposed to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with him and book the animated adaptation of his future novels in advance.

 Book in advance?

 Ah, this...isn't necessary? He is just a newcomer who has just started writing science fiction, so he shouldn't deserve such attention, right?

 “It’s worth it, it’s worth it!”

Gu Miao praised without hesitation: "Your talent has been demonstrated through the work "Chao Wen Dao". I think you will become a banner of Chinese science fiction literature sooner or later."

 Gu Miao rarely did such things as complimenting others before. After all, others spent most of his time complimenting him. How could he have free time to compliment others?

 But he was happy to praise Liu.

What's more, considering Da Liu's level of science fiction, this can't be called flattery, it's just an expression of his expectations for Da Liu's future creations.

 Da Liu was not used to this kind of flattery.

 In other words, he has just finished writing his first science fiction work in his life, and he does not have particularly strong confidence yet, and he is not even sure whether he will continue on this path in the future.

 So when faced with Gu Miao's praise, he seemed a little embarrassed and at a loss.

 Am I that powerful?

He thought about it secretly and felt that this was probably a business compliment, just a casual comment and should not be taken seriously.

"sure!"

Liu said that no writer would refuse the opportunity to be adapted into a film, TV series or animated comic, and he is the same.

 It is a great thing to be able to see your work with your own eyes, from the form of words to vivid scenes.

If Wanbao Animation is interested, he doesn't mind selling the so-called animation adaptation rights to them.

 Money matters are easy to talk about.

 Da Liu himself doesn’t know much about this kind of copyright transaction. He is the type who is willing to sell as long as someone buys it.

It happens that Gu Miao is interested in this aspect, so it doesn’t hurt to leave it to him. Anyway, Wanbao is one of the top animation companies in the country, and I believe they can adapt it with satisfactory results.

“Writing science fiction is actually a very romantic thing. I have imagined many ideas before, but I have never been able to convert them into words.”

 After receiving Liu’s personal commitment, Gu Miao happily talked about the future development potential of the science fiction genre.

He said that human beings have never stopped dreaming, and science fiction happens to be the most likely to be realized among many unrealistic fantasies, so this type of works will usher in spring sooner or later.

 Liu deeply agrees with this.

 Hollywood’s experience has proven that science fiction works can transcend cultural, language, and geographical restrictions and become popular all over the world.

  The reason why domestic science fiction has a difficult start is due to two main factors.

 First, there is a lack of good stories and particularly eye-catching sci-fi ideas, so it is difficult to create great sci-fi film and television animation works.

  Second, it lacks a certain mass base.

Science fiction is a kind of exploratory imagination based on the frontiers of science. However, for those viewers who do not understand science and cannot keep up with their academic and cultural literacy, most science fiction works are incomprehensible to them.

If the audience can’t understand it, it will be difficult for science fiction works to become popular no matter how excellent they are.

 “That’s right…”

Gu Miao nodded.

 In the past, the number of top students in the country was too small. Illiteracy is everywhere, and many people cannot even write their own names.

In this environment, they don’t like to read science fiction because they can’t understand or understand what they are discussing. Naturally, they cannot appreciate the unique charm of science fiction works.

　　It’s just this moment and that moment.

With the popularization of nine-year business education and the gradual increase in the number of college students, more and more people now like to read science fiction works.

 The spring of science fiction has arrived!

Even if there is no Wandering Earth, driven by this general environment, excellent domestic science fiction blockbusters such as Wandering Moon and Wandering Mars will be born.

 In the final analysis, the market environment has changed.

Most of the young people who currently provide the main force at the box office are well-educated, and their ability to accept science fiction works will be stronger than that of the older generation.

 That's why Gu Miao cares so much about Da Liu, because if he catches him, it means he has seized the future of domestic science fiction!

“We will adapt the work Chao Wen Dao into an animated film. The project is expected to start next year. Teacher Liu can look forward to it then.”

"I will!"

Liu said with a smile: “At first I thought that my work would be the first to be adapted into a live-action film, but I didn’t expect it to be an animated film.”

I have to say, this is a wonderful experience.

 Da Liu is actually from the older generation in terms of age, but he is an intellectual and has a better ability to accept new things than others.

 He told Gu Miao.

 He doesn’t like to watch cartoons very much, and he has even watched only a handful of cartoons. But he is very satisfied with the plan to adapt "Chao Wen Dao" into animation, because animation is indeed a more suitable carrier than live-action film and television dramas.

 This is not business talk!

It’s not because Gu Miao wants to adapt animation that he says such good things. Even if Gu Miao wants to adapt a live-action movie, he will say that animation is better than real-life adaptation.

 Because this is the truth.

For the same science fiction work, take Du Hao's "Fall of the Stars" as an example. So much money was spent on the live-action version, but the result was unsatisfactory.

What if the same amount of money was spent to make "Starfall" into an animated movie?

 The effect will definitely be better!

 …

Gu Miao chatted with Da Liu for a long time.

　　From astronomy and geography to anime encyclopedia, the two chatted happily and did not want to leave until late at night. “Wuhu, take off!”

 Gu Miao was so excited after getting the first autographed book by Da Liu of Time and Space. When she got home, she hugged the book cover of "Chao Wen Dao" and kissed her wildly, which made her son look stupid.

 “What are you crazy about?”

Coco walked in with a cup of sobering tea. Seeing her husband going crazy, she couldn't help but kicked him and said, "Drink this quickly, and then go take a shower. Your whole body smells like alcohol and sweat."

 “Don’t worry!”

 Taking the sobering tea, Gu Miao took a sip and said with a smile, "I'll wash it up later. I'll call Seto first. He has something to do with me."

"Okay, don't talk too late, I'll wait for you in the room..."

wait for me? What are you waiting for me to do?

Smash it, Gu Miao was suddenly a little surprised. Why does this sobering tea smell like wolfberry?

 Suffered!

This woman won’t be poisoned, right?

The smile of a certain woman surnamed Pan and the urging voice "It's time for Da Lang to take medicine" appeared in his mind, and Gu Miao couldn't help but sneeze.

Before he could think about why there was something like wolfberry in the sobering tea, the video call was connected, and Seto's disheveled figure appeared on the screen.

 “What are you doing?”

“President, I am swimming...”

After Seto explained, he picked up his cell phone and pointed it around to reassure the president that he was not doing anything dirty.

“Are you sick if you swim at night?”

After muttering something, Gu Miao asked angrily: "I was receiving guests just now and I didn't have time to talk to you in detail. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

 “Sou Ga! Turns out we have a guest!”

Seto nodded understandingly, and then said: "President, there is something I have to tell you, that is, "Tamako Love Story" will premiere tomorrow."

 “Huh? So fast?”

 Gu Miao looked very surprised when she heard that "Yuzi Love Story" would premiere tomorrow.

How many people does Kyoani Studio have?

I thought they wouldn't be able to finish a theatrical version so quickly. Okja's Love Story won't be released until next spring or summer at the earliest, but I didn't expect it to be finished so quickly.

 It’s really unexpected.

 After being slightly surprised, Gu Miao asked: "Is it only shown in the Neon area? What about other countries?"

“It will be released on Neon first, other countries will be a little later, but it will be soon!”

Seto told Gu Miao that Kyoani Studio knew that Mr. Gu was very busy and might not be able to go to the premiere, so it did not take the initiative to invite him.

But Kyoani still hopes that Mr. Gu can take time to interact with the fans at the premiere through video connection.

 “OK! No problem!”

Gu Miao readily agreed.

It's just a video connection. It's not a big deal to him. He can just say a few polite words when the time comes.

Seto means the same thing.

There is no need for the boss to come forward and say something too profound and complicated. Just say a few words. Anyway, there will be a translator to help polish it. As long as he can appear at the premiere, it will be a surprise.

Gu Miao is a well-known foreign animation producer in Neon.

  Many of the animations he produced are deeply loved by many neon otakus, and Wanbao Animation, which he founded, is also a giant in the neon animation industry.

His appearance at the premiere of "Okja Love Story" is as influential as Apple's CEO appearing at the opening ceremony of an Apple offline store in China. Fans at the scene will definitely scream in surprise.

 The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.

 Gu Miao, who woke up with soreness in her back and legs today after paying her official salary last night, arrived at the company just in time to catch up with the premiere of "Yu Zi Love Story".

Through the online video connection, Gu Miao, who was sitting in the office, waved kindly to the neon fans outside the screen.

 Because the delay is a bit high, real-time communication is difficult. Gu Miao can only follow the script and express her blessings for the premiere of "Yuzi Love Story" and hopes that everyone can support Wanbao Neon Division.

 The applause was very warm!

 Seto is right, he is indeed very famous in Neon, which is somewhat similar to the pursuit of "Urobuchi Gen" by domestic animation fans in the previous life.

Of course, he is better than Lao Xu, at least in terms of reputation, and he is more famous.

Although the video connection is disconnected, Gu Miao has a special channel and can watch the feature film of Wanbao's version of "Tamako Love Story" through Seto's live broadcast perspective.

 Gun version?

Roughly the same!

The picture quality is similar to the stolen gun version, but this is something exclusive to Gu Miao, and other people who want to see it can't see it.

The movie "Tamako Love Story" is adapted from the "Tamako Market" TV animation, produced by Kyoani Studio of the Manpower Neon Division, and produced by Seto.

The story mainly tells the sweet and sweet youth love story between Kitashirakawa Tamako and Oji Mokozo.

 The style is different from the TV version.

The film version pays more attention to the so-called "lens language". From the shooting angle and the way the camera is moved, it can be seen that the production team treats this animated film in a "live-action movie" manner.

 There is an advantage to doing this.

The narrative has a sense of realism unique to live-action movies. The characters are no longer flat two-dimensional avatars, but have flesh and blood, as if they are alive.

 As for the disadvantages…

 The simple truth is that this is an animated film after all. No matter how realistic and dreamlike it is, it looks like a bubble that bursts as soon as it is popped.

no way!

This is already an excellent performance. As the saying goes, the flaws do not hide the flaws. From the first impression alone, Gu Miao still appreciates this movie.

This kind of light, moist, silent, green and hazy budding campus love story is well reflected in "Tamako Love Story".

 The atmosphere is great!

Especially every time Yuzi and Bianzang get along, Gu Miao will always show a twisted expression like an aunt's smile.

"It feels like I'm watching "Moonlight Is So Beautiful". If I hadn't watched this, I would have forgotten that Mochizou is actually the male protagonist of "Tamako Market"? I always thought the protagonist was that bird!" Huang Kun took a sneak peek and complained. road.

"What do you mean?"

Gu Miao had black lines on his forehead: "It implies that my cake brother has less roles in TV, and he is not even as good as that bird, right?"

You laugh at Brother Pancake for having so few scenes, Brother Pancake laughs at you for being single!

What's the matter with the lack of TV dramas?

 Just tell me whether Panzang won in the end or not! People embrace beautiful women in the theater version, but what about you in front of the screen? Don’t you even have a girlfriend?

 “Don’t be embarrassed, I’m married.”

Huang Kun retorted seriously: "Besides, it's not just me saying that the role of Pancake Hiding is small, it's a fact, okay!"

 “The fact? The fact is that Mozou won a great victory in the end, his childhood sweetheart YYDS!”

Gu Miao raised her eyebrows and said proudly.

　　After watching so many Skyfall animations, watching "Tamako Love Story" really felt like a refreshing feeling for my eyes.

 Skyfall? Can you beat Qingmei?

  Brother Pan is worthy of being called Brother Pan. During the TV period, he was hiding in secret to accumulate strength. In the theatrical version, he suddenly broke out and sealed the victory. He is truly the hero of childhood!

Those Asasi heroes who can’t move their legs as soon as they see the sky falling, and ignore their childhood sweethearts, they really need to learn from the cake brother...