My Animation Era

  Chapter 58 Mascot

   "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"

   "The power of the moon prism, transformation..."

  Looking at Mr. Gu as if he went crazy, holding a brooch and "jumping to the gods" in the office, chanting some incomprehensible words from time to time.

  Ma Kui rubbed the center of his brows, and persuaded, "Don't call Mr. Gu, no matter how loud you shout, you can't become Sailor Moon."

   "Nonsense!"

  Gu Miao snorted coldly, turned around and said, "As long as the heart is sincere, everyone can become a sailor soldier! People like you who have fallen into darkness don't understand at all."

   "Yes, yes, I don't understand."

   "But you've been jumping around all morning, can you take a break?" Ma Kui complained, "No matter how happy you are, you can't miss the business!"

  The so-called business...

   Actually, it’s not an important matter. It’s just that the “Golden Sparrow Award” award ceremony will be held in two days, and “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” has been nominated for the award, so the company will definitely send someone to the scene.

   "I'll just go for this."

  Gu Miao has walked the red carpet before and participated in similar award ceremonies, but every time she is a "accompanying" guest. This time, I finally got the chance to accept the award on stage, so I must go there in person.

not to mention.

  He even prepared the acceptance speeches of "Thanks to CTV" and "Thanks to ATV". If he didn't go to the scene, wouldn't it be for nothing?

  In addition to the candidates for the awards ceremony, there is one more thing that Gu Miao needs to make a decision on.

  The new Asian Games is about to open.

  Since the current Asian Games is held in "Yangcheng", the organizers require that the design concept of the "mascot" of the Asian Games must include the element of "sheep", and the name must be festive.

  Sheep...festive...

   It just so happens that "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" continues to hit the air. The animated image of Pleasant Goat is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the name is homonymous with "Xiyangyang", which is very festive and lively when you hear it.

   Isn't this a coincidence!

  The organizing committee thought carefully, instead of redesigning a "sheep" mascot, it is better to change the ready-made "Pleasant Goat".

   As for saying, this is against the rules?

  There are no rules...

  Compared to world-class events such as the Olympic Games and Winter Olympics, the Asian Games are not very well-known and valued, and the mascot is a product of "formalism".

  You may still have some impressions of the mascots of the Olympic Games over the years, but what about the mascots of the Asian Games?

  Who TM pays attention to this!

   To put it bluntly, this is a process. Whether the mascot design is good-looking or not, or whether the meaning is good or bad, these are not important, as long as there is one.

  So the organizing committee approached Wanbao.

  Hope to win the authorization of the animated character "Pleasant Goat", and make some modifications to become the "mascot" of this Asian Games.

  The modified plan has come out.

  Gu Miao glanced at it. Pleasant Goat, who was "running naked", put on a sportswear "printed with an emblem", and the bell on the neck was replaced with a "medal".

   Still quite interesting...

   "President Gu, what do you say?"

   Ma Kui asked: "I think this is a good thing for win-win, and it can be authorized to them."

   There is nothing wrong with saying this.

  The organizing committee wants to take advantage of the popularity of Pleasant Goat and increase the popularity of this mascot. And Pleasant Goat can also take advantage of the heat of the Asian Games and increase the rebroadcast ratings.

   A win-win situation!

   Gu Miao has no objection to the animation image authorization. But apart from the "mascot", Gu Miao also wanted to deepen cooperation with the organizing committee.

   "Image licensing is okay."

   After a while of contemplation, Gu Miao added: "By the way, I would like to ask them, are they interested in cooperating with Wanbao Animation to create an Asian Games-themed animation?"

   "Sheep and Sheep Games?"

   Ma Kui tentatively said.

   Regarding the sequel to Pleasant Goat, the company has planned for a long time. As soon as Gu Miao mentioned the "sports meeting theme" animation, he thought of this work.

   "That's right, the Sheep and Goat Games."

  Gu Miao nodded and explained: "Originally, I wanted to launch this sequel in the name of cheering for the Olympic athletes. But now, this happened..."

   Understandable.

   It will take a long time before the next Olympic Games will be held. It just so happened that the Asian Games in Yangcheng borrowed the "Pleasant Goat" as the mascot, and the two parties were related.

  Although the influence of the Asian Games is not as good as that of the "Summer" Olympics. But no matter what, it is better than the "National Games", right?

  If you can rub it, why not rub it?

   "It's definitely possible to talk about it, and I believe they will not refuse. After all, for them, it doesn't cost anything to engage in this theme animation, it's nothing more than a name."

"only…"

   Ma Kui hesitated: "We are already producing two works, "Pig Man" and "Sailor Moon", do you have any extra manpower?"

   "I will find a way with the staff."

  Gu Miao said: "Go and talk to them first, and get the authorization for the only designated theme animation for this Asian Games, and I will take care of the rest."

   That's the point.

  If "Sheep and Goat Games" can really be named "the only designated theme animation for the Asian Games", he will have to make the animation even if he tries his best.

   After all, the opportunity is rare!

  The Asian Games are also held every 4 years. This time it is held in China. The next time it is the turn of a domestic city, I don’t know how many years later it will be.

   As for the understaffing issue...

   In fact, it is not as serious as Ma Kui said. The production team of the animation "Pigman: The Magic of Pigs" can completely deploy some people.

   Outsource the rest!

  As long as the money is sufficient, outsourcing can also produce top-notch animation in the industry. Although over-reliance on outsourcing teams may be detrimental to talent development and budget control, these are minor problems.

but…

  Insufficient manpower is indeed an important factor restricting the development of Wanbao Animation.

  Gu Miao is different from others, he still has a lot of excellent animation projects in his mind. If you don't hire more people to share the pressure, how many animations can you make by yourself?

   Suppose he retires at age 60.

   Then he is 25 years old and has 35 years left. According to a normal animation of 50-60 episodes, the production cycle is about half a year. When he retires, he will only produce 70 animations.

   This is considered "high yield".

  Many animation directors, not to mention 35 years, may not be able to produce so many works in 70 years.

   But for Gu Miao...

   Isn't this too tiring? Launching a new work in half a year means that he has to be busy from morning to night almost every day. Such days will last until retirement at the age of 60?

   Gan!

   Living like this, what fun is there in life? Just swipe it on the neck, and it's dead.

  I don't want to be too tired, but I want to make more works. The best solution is to find a few more tool workers to share the work pressure for him.

   Preferably a director!

  In Wanbao, besides Gu Miao, only Huang Kun is a qualified animation director with the ability of "independent production".

  This is too shabby.

  (end of this chapter)