My Animation Era

Chapter 1118 A pig fell from the sky

Quiba was once the lingering psychological shadow of Mr. Little Bear, and it was also the last work that he never forgot and served as the producer himself!

  More unforgettable than Haiwa.

Haiwa’s failure can also be attributed to the work itself not being done well. The animation production team was all holding back, making it a piece of shit...

 But "Quiba" is different.

The work itself of Quiba, Xiaoxiong always thinks it is okay, and he has put in a lot of effort into it. In terms of Feiyang Animation's production capabilities at the time, this movie was the ultimate.

 This is also the reason why Mr. Bear still can’t let go. He has obviously done a good job. At least everyone at Feiyang Animation at that time tried their best.

  But the result is...

 Affected by various factors, the animated film "Quiba" did not receive the praise it deserved after its release. This was a thorn in Mr. Bear's heart.

Now that Mr. Xiong has completely delegated power to him, he is no longer the youthful and innocent person he once was, so he thought of this movie and wanted to clear himself of his grievances.

 He wants to tell everyone that "Quiba" is really a great animation!

 “OK!”

Gu Miao nodded and said: "Of course I have no objection. If you want to make a second part, then just do it. Anyway, you have money now, so you are not afraid of losing money."

"What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Bear suddenly frowned and looked a little ugly.

 What does it mean that he is rich and not afraid of losses?

From what this means, Gu Miao is actually not optimistic about "Quiba 2"? Do you think this movie is likely to repeat the same mistakes as its predecessor?

"Roughly the same."

As a good friend and the godfather of her son, Gu Miao couldn't bear to see him fall into the fire pit, so she explained.

“Quiba’s plan is very good, the background world view is extremely grand, and the narrative is also very interesting.”

“But this is both an advantage and a disadvantage! Remember what I told you? Quiba is actually more suitable for TV animation rather than shorter movies..."

Yes!

 To this day, Gu Miao’s views on “Quiba” have not changed.

 He ​​still feels that Quiba is more suitable to be made into a TV animation of forty or fifty episodes to depict the extremely grand world view, rather than using a movie to explain the story.

 The movie is too short!

 Even if you release a TV first, and then make a theatrical movie after the world view and background settings are almost universal.

 Insisting on using movies to tell stories is not a good choice.

 Yuanyang Realm is too big!

The amount of information contained in "Quiba" is also too great. A film of dozens of minutes alone may only be able to tell a slightly complete story, which does not reflect the advantages of "Quiba".

Therefore, Gu Miao strongly suggests that even if Mr. Bear really wants to restart the "Quiba" series, he should start with TV animation first, and then consider making a theatrical movie after the TV animation is completed.

"I will think about it."

 She said she was considering it, but Gu Miao couldn't see any hesitation on Mr. Xiong's face.

obviously!

Although Gu Miao has analyzed the pros and cons for him, Xiao Xiong always has his own persistence. He likes to use the way of movies to explain the magnificent story of "Quiba".

 Let him be.

After all the good things he said, he couldn't listen, and Gu Miao didn't have any good ideas.

Anyway, Little Bear is always short of money. He insists on choosing the most difficult path. No matter how bad the result is, it will only cost some time and energy.

 Think on the bright side.

 Wealth can channel gods and conquer ghosts!

With Mr. Xiong’s current terrifying financial resources, if he is determined to make the movie "Kuiba 2" and just throws money into it, the result is really hard to say.

 Does not rule out the possibility that the new "Quiba 2" will perform well given sufficient production funds.

 Don’t use the original version as a reference!

The production team of the original "Quiba", what kind of poor team are they? Can you compare with a wealthy person like Mr. Bear on the rich list?

Just because the original version isn't good doesn't mean Little Bear isn't good either. After all, if you have enough money, it can indeed change a lot of things.

 …

Little Bear always wants to restart the "Quiba" series to rectify the name of himself and Feiyang Animation.

On the other hand, Huang Kun, who had just finished the second season of the TV animation "Wandering in the Animated World", also submitted an unexpected project to Gu Miao.

 “Zhu Bajie?”

 Opening this thick planning book, Gu Miao was a little curious, why did Huang Kun suddenly want to make an animation of mythical characters?

What's more, as Zhu Bajie is a familiar character in "Journey to the West", is there anything we can explore?

Didn’t Wanbao already have a plan for "Journey to the West 3D"? Would it be cumbersome and repetitive to make another similar animation?

 “No, no, no, this is different.”

Huang Kun explained with a smile: "Although the prototype is Zhu Bajie in "Journey to the West", the animation I want to make has little to do with Journey to the West in terms of story."

"It can be understood as a re-original mythological story based on the background of Journey to the West..."

 "A pig fell from the sky"?

 After listening to Huang Kun's description, Gu Miao immediately thought of this work in his memory. After careful comparison, he found that there were many places in the project that were right.

But the names are different.

 The project proposed by Huang Kun is titled "Lucky Star Bajie", which is not "a pig falling from the sky" as he thought.

Although the name Fuxing Bajie is short and easy to remember, it seems not as impressive as the name Zhu Bajie falling from the sky.

 “How about changing your name?”

After knowing that Huang Kun’s project was exactly the work he remembered, Gu Miao no longer had any reason to object.

  Huang Kun is right.

Although the subject matter of "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky" belongs to the Journey to the West type animation, the plot is no different from the original. It just uses Zhu Bajie, a well-known mythological character, as the protagonist.

As long as the protagonist is changed, then this is a completely original animation.

From this perspective, "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky" and "Journey to the West 3D" are completely different, and there is no overlapping positioning problem between the two animations.

 “What is the name changed to?”

 Huang Kun is a little confused. He thinks Fuxing Bajie sounds pretty good, so why should he change his name?

"It sounds nice, but I don't like it." Gu Miao shook her head and said, "Why don't you call me Zhu Bajie who fell from the sky instead, which is rough, smooth and recognizable."

  Huang Kun: “…”

resolution?

 Changed it to this name, it is indeed recognizable, but this name is too earthy!

He has only heard about Sister Lin falling from the sky, but not about Zhu Bajie falling from the sky?

 “Okay, you have the final say.”

 It’s just a title. There is no need to argue with Mr. Gu. As long as he is willing to approve the project, let alone changing the name of the animation, even if he changes his name to Zhu Bajie.

 Huang Kun, able to bend and stretch!

Under the instructions of Mr. Gu, the project was renamed from "Lucky Star Bajie" to "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky" and was approved. It became the fourth full-length TV animation approved by Wanbao Animation this year.    That’s right, a long story…

 "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky" may not look like a tacky title, but it is quite long. Zhu Bajie's rich experiences are beyond the imagination of 99% of people.

This is actually even more outrageous than "The Legend of Nezha".

 In everyone's impression, Nezha's life experience will be more exciting and richer, so it is expected that the animation "Legend of Nezha" will be made into a 52-episode continuous animation.

 Compared with this, Zhu Bajie’s life experience is relatively simple.

I guess what everyone can think of, apart from being demoted to earth and reborn as a pig during the period of Marshal Tianpeng, should be the experiences of Gao Laozhuang and Xitian Buddhist scriptures.

But who would have thought that Zhu Bajie, who had such a meager experience, could actually make more than 100 episodes of animation?

 Are you surprised?

 The number of episodes of The Legend of Nezha is only half of that of Zhu Bajie Falling from the Sky.

 Where does Zhu Bajie come from so many stories?

If it were Zhu Bajie in "Journey to the West", he really wouldn't be able to tell more than 100 episodes of the story. It is estimated that at most 20 episodes would be enough to tell him his life experience.

 But "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky" is not an animation adapted from "Journey to the West", and most of the plots are original, so this thing...

 The Zhu Bajie you think is actually not the same person as the Zhu Bajie in the animation.

In "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky", Bajie's experience is simply not too exciting. At the end of more than 100 episodes of animation, Bajie has not even met Tang Monk and Wukong who are seeking Buddhist scriptures from the West.

 It can only be described as outrageous.

But then again…

 Although "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky" has more than 100 episodes in total, which is considered a long animation, the more than 100 episodes are actually the cumulative length, just like the episodes of "Detective Conan".

Huang Kun did not finish the more than 100 episodes of animation at once, but did part of it first and then went back to work on another part.

 The plots can be connected.

Although it is a series and the plots of each episode are related, it can also be regarded as a unit drama. It does not matter which episode you start watching.

　　“This is a good animation!”

 After seeing off the excited Huang Kun, Gu Miao said to Lao Zhang beside him: "I think the potential of this animation is not even inferior to that of "Go Boy"."

 “Is it that exaggerated?”

Lao Zhang was a little puzzled. He had also read the project plan for "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky".

 Although it’s interesting, it’s not as good as what he said, right? How can you tell that this animation has as much potential as "Go Boy"?

 “You overlooked a point.”

“Zhu Bajie! As the protagonist of the animation, Zhu Bajie has high national popularity and influence.”

Gu Miao explained: "This is just like making an animation where the protagonist is Sun Wukong. It naturally comes with its own traffic blessing."

Zhu Bajie’s traffic cannot be compared with that of Monkey Brother. After all, Monkey Brother is the hero in many people’s minds, and Zhu Bajie is just a comedian.

 But the problem comes again!

Although Monkey Brother has large traffic, higher attention and influence, there are too many animations with Monkey Brother as the protagonist, too many to count.

 Looking back at Zhu Bajie…

This character who has always been very famous and is well-known to both young and old does not seem to have an animation with him as the protagonist?

 The first person to eat the crab will always be full.

 The biggest highlight of "Zhu Bajie Falls from the Sky", and what Gu Miao thinks is the most attractive, is the protagonist Zhu Bajie.

 This is one of the few animations with Zhu Bajie as the protagonist instead of Monkey!

As long as they know Zhu Bajie and are interested in this character, they will probably take a look out of curiosity when they hear the news.

 This is a natural advantage!

That's why Gu Miao said that this animation has great promise, and its potential is not much worse than "Go Boy".

“Go Boy” has gained popularity and traffic from Go, and “Zhu Bajie Falling from the Sky” can also gain popularity from Zhu Bajie.

These two animations are of the kind that have never been done before, or very few people have done it. However, they have their own traffic and popularity. It is difficult to think about whether they are popular or not.

 “That’s true…”

 After listening to Mr. Gu’s analysis, Lao Zhang nodded and said: “Animations with Zhu Bajie as the protagonist are indeed quite rare, and it is normal for them to gain traffic.”

“However, this animation is very popular. Will there be animations with Sha Monk, White Dragon Horse, and Tang Monk as the protagonists in the future?”

 “Who knows?”

Gu Miao shook her head.

 Journey to the West is a famous work with high national popularity. In fact, the characters in it can be made into an animation individually.

It is difficult to judge whether characters such as Monk Dansha, White Dragon Horse and Tang Seng can have the same effects as Monkey Brother and Zhu Bajie.

　　White Dragon Horse probably can’t do it!

This thing's presence in the original "Journey to the West" is too low, and it doesn't even have a few lines, so everyone is not impressed by it.

 The same is true for Monk Sha.

If Tang Monk could be made into an animation on his own, it would most likely be feasible, but the character design could no longer be so pedantic and must be modified appropriately.

More than just Journey to the West…

 There are so many myths and legends and so many mythical heroes in ancient China. If you pick out a few randomly and make them into animations, they will probably have good effects.

For example, the Legend of Nezha, the Legend of Erlang Shen, the Legend of Jiang Ziya, the Legend of White Snake...

 Be reasonable!

It is said that American comics are the biggest treasure trove, but in fact some folklore and mythological stories in ancient China have great potential for adaptation.

 At present, no one realizes this.

Everyone is fascinated by the animation adapted from Internet texts. They are so focused on making an animation adapted from popular Internet texts that they ignore the effect of adapting local mythical characters.

 When they react later, they will definitely give themselves a slap in the face.

 The birth of the devil boy, the origin of the white snake, the return of the great sage, the lotus lantern, the havoc in the heaven...

Taking domestic animated films as an example, it is not difficult to find that successful works are actually inseparable from local myths and legends.

This is also the reason why Gu Miao strongly supports "Zhu Bajie", "Journey to the West 3D" and "Havoc in Heaven 3D Remake".

 Domestic animation is really going astray.

Thinking about all kinds of science fiction, fantasy, fairy tales and urban love all day long, why not take a look at ancient myths and legends?

Let’s just say, isn’t it much better to adapt these widely circulated and well-known mythological stories and characters than to adapt those modern novels or comics that you don’t know the so-called?

 The IP that has been speculated for so many years.

 Which IP’s popularity and influence can rival those of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Nezha, and Bai Suzhen?

 Purchasing IP is expensive and time-consuming!

Trivia!

  Adapting ancient myths, legends, stories or characters, you don’t actually have to pay copyright fees... Isn’t this great?

 (End of this chapter)