My Animation Era

  Chapter 957 Dave's sense of confusion

  November 11, Jiang Chuan.

   It coincides with Double Eleven, and all major Internet e-commerce platforms are promoting promotions, and offline physical stores don’t know why they are crazy, but they also joined in.

   But this has nothing to do with Gu Miao.

  Because he took Nan Tong and Lao Zhang on the Jiangchuan flight to North America on Double Eleven, and inspected Wanbao Animation (North America) branch together, and at the same time inspected the North American comics market closely.

   Said it before.

  Due to the continuous sluggishness of the domestic comics industry, many paper comic publications have ceased publication and operation. Wanbao Comics urgently needs to find a new outlet.

   As for the comics industry, Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States are quite good, among which Gu Miao is more inclined to Europe and the United States.

  Don’t ask, it’s because he watched too many superhero sci-fi blockbusters, which left a deep impression on him. If it’s possible, it’s not impossible for Wanbaolai to play the role of Marvel DC.

   Of course, this has to be considered in the long run.

   Apart from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dragon Ball, Wanbao Comics doesn’t have any comics that are particularly appealing to North American readers. Generally speaking, there is still a lack of understanding of American comics.

to be honest…

   Nantong and his group are not very proficient in the setting and gameplay of the American manga "superheroes", so they must be familiarized with the business.

   This is also one of the purposes of Gu Miao's trip to North America!

  Only through on-site visits, can Nan Tong better understand the setting system of Meiman, as well as special gameplay such as superheroes and mutation evolution.

   Apart from this, Gu Miao has another purpose in coming to North America, which is to personally meet the boy genius Sanjay who was only 14 years old and designed the 63-67 version of Tom and Jerry.

  Sanjay's father is an original artist on the "Tom and Jerry" team.

  Under the influence of his father, Sanjay became obsessed with painting when he was very young, and because of his relatively withdrawn personality and lack of friends, his works generally have a darker and distorted style of painting.

  After "Tom and Jerry" was broadcast, Sanjay liked the animation very much, and took advantage of the convenience of his father's work to get close contact with the creation process of the animation storyboard line draft.

   Then, he came up with the idea of ​​drawing a Tom and Jerry himself.

   This is the version that Dave sent to Gu Miao. It is the source of the 63-67 version of Tom and Jerry with a weird and scary image and a bit of a gothic style.

  Although Gu Miao rejected this version of the design draft of Tom and Jerry on the grounds that it "does not meet the requirements", it does not mean that he has no interest in Sanjie at all.

  Are you kidding me?

  A 14-year-old who can complete such a big job, this kind of person is an absolute genius no matter what industry he is in. Since she is a genius, how could Gu Miao not be interested?

   So, here he is.

  …

   When the plane arrived, it happened to be lunch break time.

   At the airport, I met Dave who came to greet me. After some pleasantries, Gu Miao took the lead and asked, "When do you plan to finish the first season of "Tom and Jerry?"

   "It's coming soon! It should be the end of the year."

   Having done so many episodes of "Tom and Jerry" in one go, Dave is lying if he says he is not tired or tired. He must want to take a break and change his mind.

   But the rest can't be restless.

   "Tom and Jerry" is the only work of Wanbao Animation (North America) branch, so it is naturally impossible to finish it casually.

  Before the end of the first season of "Tom and Jerry", Dave has to consider a very realistic question, that is, what animation can the North American branch do without Tom and Jerry?

   "To be honest, I'm a little confused now. I feel like my mind is full of Tom and Jerry. If the animation stops, I don't know what to do..."

   "Don't worry, I can understand you."

  Gu Miao comforted with a smile: "There was a time when I was just like you, unable to find direction and thinking about the future, and my mind was blank."

   "This situation is very normal, especially when you have made a classic masterpiece by yourself, this feeling will be stronger."

   In fact, it is not only the animation industry.

   This happens in many industries. Take the online literature industry as an example. When an author finishes writing a very popular and classic online novel, he will also fall into this moment of confusion.

Why?

  Because your previous work was so awesome, you couldn’t think of how to surpass it at all. You always felt that your peak period has passed, and you are not sure to repeat the same experience.

  Dave is what it is now.

  The animation "Tom and Jerry" was so successful that he himself felt that the next animation would not be as good as "Tom and Jerry".

   This is also the so-called sense of confusion!

  If you want to get out of this period of confusion and find your direction and goals again, the best way is definitely self-regulation.

  But apart from self-regulation, there is a special method that can also help people get rid of this sense of confusion.

   That is, let him make another work that is not inferior to the previous work!

  Take Dave as an example, isn’t he feeling lost after finishing Tom and Jerry? Then give him another masterpiece on the same level as "Tom and Jerry", do you think he will still be confused?

  Lao Zhang, who was traveling with him, was very surprised.

   "Huh? Really? Are there so many animations of the same level as "Tom and Jerry"? I thought "Bugs Bunny" was already very rare."

   "Of course there is!"

  Gu Miao rolled her eyes and said, "Although "Tom and Jerry" is awesome, don't blow it too much, okay? It's hard to find ones of the same level, isn't there a lot of slightly inferior ones?"

   This is no joke.

   As long as Gu Miao knows, there are at least ten anime characters that can be used to stand side by side with Tom and Jerry.

  Does Snoopy know?

  Does Garfield know? Do the Smurfs know? SpongeBob SquarePants, Transformers and Popeye should know this, right? What about Di Baobao's princess series?

   It is probably unrealistic to say that these animated characters can surpass Tom and Jerry in terms of classics.

   But side by side is okay.

   "Tom and Jerry" is the artistry that everyone praises the most. It doesn't mean that this animation is impeccable in other fields.

  In fact, in terms of IP popularity alone, "Tom and Jerry" may not be as good as that Mickey Mouse who made countless money.

   Taking into account the special features of Dave's team, coupled with popular themes in the European and American markets. If "Tom and Jerry" is going to be discontinued for a while, then Gu Miao thinks it would be appropriate to use "SpongeBob SquarePants" to replace it.

   This is also a big IP!

   Moreover, in terms of classic level, it is not inferior to Bugs Bunny at all. It was also a hit animation that was popular all over the world at that time, and its influence is absolutely top-notch.

   Probably the only problem is that…

   Compared with "Tom and Jerry", "SpongeBob SquarePants" has a relatively large style change, and its brain holes are more outrageous.

  Can Dave and others control the funny animation of SpongeBob SquarePants' nonsensical, abstract and chaotic genre? Can the characters of Pai Daxing, Squidward, and Boss Crab be restored?

   I like SpongeBob SquarePants so much. When I was a child, I didn’t understand many episodes. I just thought it was funny. Watching it now, I feel different immediately...

  (end of this chapter)