The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

There is still one week before the launch of "My Hero Academia" monthly video.

Yueqi Video Corporation, sixth floor, conference room.

In the huge conference room, there were no seats left at the brown wooden table with a width of one meter and a length of three meters. There were three directors of animation, television and film departments of Yueqi Video Broadcasting Authorized Purchasing Department, as well as nine team leaders. All eyes were on them. Subconsciously, he threw himself into the open space in the middle.

But the waiting time of a few seconds is as long as hours for them.

Xiao Zhengwen looked down at the list in front of him, and unconsciously clasped his hands nervously under the table.

This list clearly lists the distribution authorization situation that Yueqi Video has obtained from major animation companies and film and television companies in the past month. There are animations, TV series and movies. There are no less than 20 works on the list.

There are only so many recommended places for Yueqi Video, how to allocate the recommended places for these nearly 20 works is the sole purpose of their meeting.

Accompanied by the footsteps of leather shoes on the tiled floor, the general manager in a suit and leather shoes walked in slowly, and the assistant at the side pulled out the chair for him in good time. The man put the materials with the final distribution results on the table, and he Then sat down.

"The company's next month's playlist has been sent to you. According to the usual practice, we are now announcing the next main project of the monthly video."

"...June mainly promotes animation, Huaying animation, "My Hero Academia"."

As soon as the man finished speaking, half of the people in the conference room looked at Xiao Zhengwen in unison. Their gazes were clear and envious... Xiao Zhengwen, who was the person involved, did not feel relieved because of this, and the eyes were full of anger. The color of worry and tension is even worse.

The general manager comes and goes quickly.

After simply announcing the main project for next week, the entire meeting ended. As the general manager got up first to leave, everyone also stood up one after another. When Xiao Zhengwen lowered his head and packed the things in his hand, someone came over to congratulate him from time to time:

"Congratulations to Minister Xiao, with the home page of "My Hero Academia" being pushed, the performance in the second half of the year is also guaranteed." This is sincere.

There are also people who are eccentric and sarcasm: "Isn't it? I heard that Minister Xiao was two months ahead of schedule. When the script of Huaying and animation was not released, he came to buy it. Minister Xiao spent so much effort and money. Isn't Huaying building a good relationship just for this day?"

Xiao Zhengwen ignored the eccentric person and his envy towards his colleagues, but he didn't show much surprise, he just nodded at him with a serious expression.

In fact, Xiao Zhengwen was under a lot of pressure to purchase the authorization to broadcast "My Hero Academia".

Recently, Yueqi Video has repeatedly suffered setbacks in animation, and he himself has not produced any decent results. The manager has already criticized him a little bit, especially the colleagues in the company who do not deal with him. It is rumored that he pre-ordered Huaying in advance. After hearing the news, the manager didn't say anything on the face, but he still had opinions in his heart.

In the final analysis, the commercial animation that Huaying Animation currently has available is only one such as "IS", which cannot be called an animation company with guaranteed sales in the industry.

He privately contacted Musu Xing so long in advance and said that if "My Hero Academia" is a big hit, it's okay, but if the results of "My Hero Academia" can't match the recommended resources it got, or simply hit the street, At that time, he might have to consider finding another job.

This homepage block tweet was not only the result of the consideration above, but also the result of Xiao Zhengwen's strong recommendation. He was not surprised by this, nor did he feel relieved because of it——

As long as the situation of "My Hero Academia" is unclear, he will not be able to relax for a day.

And now...

He looked at the date on his phone.

There are still seven days before the launch of the monthly video of "My Hero Academia".

The next morning.

With the wall clock on the wall pointing to [-]:[-] am, the big image on the banner of the Yueqi Video app’s home page was replaced with an animated poster of "My Hero Academia" on time, with several main characters lined up, and further down, It's the title of "My Hero Academia".

When Qi Ling opened the Yueqi video as usual, she saw the poster in the most prominent recommendation position at a glance——

"My Hero Academia? The name...should be Shonen Manga, right?" She thought to herself, and then her eyes fell on the animation poster. She stared at the characters on the poster for a while: "The painting style feels very ordinary. Ah, the protagonist's appearance is not handsome..."

As a girl, Qi Ling herself doesn't have much interest in juvenile comics. In her opinion, that's the type that only boys like.

In fact, this phenomenon is also very common in Blue Star. So far, all animations on the market are basically more in line with the tastes of male audiences, and there are very few shonen manga that can be favored by female audiences.

Therefore, Qi Ling's eyes stayed on this conspicuous poster for a few seconds, and soon moved away without interest.

"Hey...why do you feel like you're making animations for boys recently?" She couldn't help complaining: "The same goes for those animation companies, can't they make animations for girls?"

This was just a small episode, and soon she left this animation with a mediocre style of painting and characters far less handsome than girlish anime. In her opinion, no matter the subject matter or the style of painting, this animation None of the animations seemed to be the type she was interested in, so naturally there was no need to pay attention.

Not only Qi Ling, but in the last week, everyone who clicked on the Yueqi Video app immediately saw the animated poster recommended on the homepage of Yueqi Video.

On the penultimate day before the official launch of "My Hero Academia", the animation forum "Wall of Masterpieces".

Topic: "My Hero Academia" sales tracking and forecasting building.

Content: [Large picture of animation promotional poster]

1st Floor: Original Work - Kohei Horikoshi

Chief Director - Shepherd Star

……

2nd Floor: Front row, the news about the previous screenings seems to have received a good response, let me start with 20 sips.

3rd Floor: Although intellectually, I feel that big bosses should not lie, but to be honest, this is the first time I have seen so many big bosses predict that an animation will explode with a unified caliber... It’s so strange, it feels like being animated by Huaying Bought the same.

Floor 4: To sum up, judging from the results of the screening, there are only two possibilities: 1. Huaying Animation paid a lot of money to buy all the people in the industry who went to the screening that day. 2. The first two episodes of "My Hero Academia" are so strong that the bosses are willing to give free publicity as tap water.

Floor 5: ...Your theory of buying navy is endless. Could it be that other people's animations can't make another popular commercial animation besides "IS"?

Floor 6: I think it should be the latter. Even if Huaying really bought the bosses who went to the preview that day, it is impossible for them to buy everyone, right?My milk is 20.

7th Floor: Since you all have 20 milk, let me subscribe to 40 Internet subscriptions.

Floor 8: Wow, you really dare to say it upstairs. I remember that the "IS" online subscription is only 35, 40... Thinking about it, it is impossible.

……

On the penultimate day before the official broadcast of the animation, Blue Star's largest animation irrigation forum.

Subject: I just want to know, how many people are waiting for Huaying's new work like me a month ago?

Content: I open the Yueqi Video app every day for the past few days, and it is the poster with a unique style of painting, which makes me, who is not interested, even a little curious.

Floor 1: Is the style of painting strange?I think it’s okay, the painting styles of juvenile comics are inherently diverse, there is no fixed standard.It's quite interesting to look at the subject matter, but I don't know what the result of Huaying will be like, looking forward to it.

Floor 2: Am I the only one who feels disappointed... I thought that Huaying would take advantage of the aftermath of "IS" and continue to do harem manga.Moreover, the difference between juvenile manga and harem manga is so big, can Huaying really do well?

Floor 3: I’ve seen the “IS” that you’ve been hyping up a little bit before. It’s okay as a harem fan, but it’s still far from the real shonen manga. As a shounen manga fan, I’m anyway Can't see where it burned.But it doesn't make sense to say more now, let's wait for the official broadcast.I would like to see what Huaying can do to conquer us young manga lovers.

……

With such much-anticipated attention, time finally passed step by step to the day when "My Hero Academia" was broadcast.

The official broadcast time given by Huaying Animation is [-]:[-] noon every Saturday. However, as a fan of Huaying Animation, Luo Gaofeng has been waiting since [-]:[-] on Saturday. While playing the game, he looked at the wall clock on the wall from time to time.

As the word "victory" popped up on the phone page, the buddy who happened to notice his little movements couldn't help asking strangely: "What are you looking at?"

"Of course I keep time," Luo Gaofeng said as a matter of course: "Today is the opening day of "My Hero Academia" produced by Huaying. I have been waiting for almost a month. I finally looked forward to today. It’s been a while.”

"Is that the video that produced "IS"?" Yin Jianxiu asked.

"Yes, to be honest, why don't you follow up with me in a while, let me tell you, the animation of Huaying is really beautiful..." Luo Gaofeng couldn't hold back the chatterbox. stand up.

Yin Jianxiu curled his lips disinterestedly: "Let's forget it, I really don't have much confidence in this animation company, and it was the same in the previous "IS". Picking up girls is not interesting at all, how can a boy be interesting."

"Isn't that just right?" Luo Gaofeng seized the opportunity and said, "The new animation this time is a boy manga, and you will definitely be interested."

Yin Jianxiu shook his head: "I don't believe that an animation company that is famous for being a harem fan can do a good job in juvenile comics. It depends on you."

Seeing that the other party was so determined, Luo Gaofeng shrugged and stopped persuading him.

Half an hour passed by after a failed qualifying match. Seeing that the wall clock on the wall pointed to ten, Luo Gaofeng immediately quit the game and clicked on the Yueqi video app without hesitation. Sure enough, Under the animation of "My Hero Academia", the words "episode [-]" and "episode [-]" have appeared in the empty place.

Yin Jianxiu, however, was still brooding over the defeat just now: "If the mage in the last round was not so stupid, we would have won!" He complained, but he never remembered the voice belonging to Luo Gaofeng over there.

Yin Jianxiu looked up strangely, only to realize that Luo Gaofeng had quit the game a long time ago, and had already opened the Yueqi video app at this moment, as if he was planning to catch up.

"Aren't the animations the same every time?" Yin Jianxiu was depressed, and he wanted to persuade Luo Gaofeng to join him for another round, but the other party was engrossed in the video on the phone at the moment, obviously not listening What is he saying.

Damn, isn't it just an anime?As for being so focused, completely ignoring him?

With such resentment in mind, Yin Jianxiu himself didn't want to play ranked anymore. He quit the game, and then opened the Yueqi video, and at the same time poked at the recommended position on "My Hero Academia"——

Isn't it just an animation?He would like to see how good this boy manga produced by Harem Fan Production Company is!

As soon as you click on the animation, the story has already begun.

Before the theme song begins, the first thing presented is a past event that happened when the protagonist was a teenager. In the park under the shade, the boy who is obviously the young version of the protagonist of the poster is holding back tears, clenched his hands into fists, and his body trembles slightly She stood there, but still persisted in protecting another crying boy.

Ah, here we go again.

One of the common bloody plots in juvenile manga, the protagonist must have been bullied when he was a child, so he will wait for the protagonist to become stronger, and then come back with a slap in the face... It's really boring.

Yin Jianxiu curled his lips, feeling even more disdainful in his heart.

The animation in the video continues.

When the boy tremblingly stated that he would not allow the other party to bully others, a scornful smile appeared on the faces of the three bad boys. At the same time, one of the core settings of animation, "personality", was also revealed for the first time— —

The boy with a slightly fat body spread red wings like a dragon on his back, floating in mid-air; the boy in the hat grinned his teeth, and his right hand elongated strangely, showing a shape like seaweed.The boy standing in the middle had a "friendly" smile on his lips, and at the same time as he punched his left palm with his right fist, a burst of flame burst out from between the colliding hands in an instant!

"You have no personality, you still plan to pretend to be a hero, Shoujiu!"

As a matter of course, the protagonist was beaten up together with the boy he protected.When the close-up zoomed in on the boy's feet, at the same time, a voice-over sounded:

"People...are not created equal."

The camera starts from the boy's bruised calf, then turns to his slightly blank face, and finally turns to the endless sky. recognized social facts."

Seeing this, Yin Jianxiu, who was planning to continue complaining, was stunned, and a bit of sadness and helplessness resonated in his heart.

Why do you like Juvenile Blood Manga?

Because only in such a world, the blood chilled by the real world will boil again because of the idealism in the animation-here, the protagonist will break the routine and turn all the impossible in the world into possibility. I may never be able to break free from those shackles and shackles, but the protagonist in the animation will overcome obstacles all the way until he wins the crown of his dream.

For them, only such animations can make them forget the cruelty and cruelty of reality, and recall their blood and dreams back then.

Just when his mood also followed the mood of the protagonist in the animation, and followed the depression, the overall tone of the picture suddenly changed, from dull to bright and brisk. Crowd, run away—

"It was also my... first and last setback."

Yin Jianxiu's heart skipped a beat.

It has to be said that while these words saved his depressed mood, they also aroused his curiosity—the initial setback was understandable, but why was it called the last setback?

Is it because the protagonist is heading towards smooth sailing from now on?Or from this day on, the protagonist who realizes this fact has grown up, and no longer regards those setbacks as setbacks?

Although Yin Jianxiu is unwilling to admit it, it is undeniable that at this moment, he has indeed begun to have a certain interest in this juvenile manga—even he can't wait to learn about the next behavior and encounter of the protagonist.

At the same moment, Huaying office building, the lobby on the fifth floor.

When Mu Xingxue circled No. 11 in front of him, Mu Su Xing finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he put down the screen-by-shot script in his hand-this time Huaying adopted the mode of making and broadcasting, so " Although "My Hero Academia" has started broadcasting, its storyboard script has not yet been completed.

"This is not the first time we've made animation. Are you so nervous?" Shepherd Xing was a little bit dumbfounded: "I, the chief director, are not nervous. What are you nervous about?"

Mu Xingxue stopped his pacing back and forth.

He didn't answer the question of Shepherd Star immediately, but after glancing at the watch on his wrist, he made sure that such a short time was only enough for the audience who followed up the first episode to see the beginning of the first episode, and it would not be too early After getting a complete animation evaluation, he turned his head and looked at Shepherd Star:

"This is the first work of Huaying after "IS". Whether we can gain a firm foothold in the industry depends on "My Hero Academia". Do you think I can not be nervous? Also, dare you Say, are you really not nervous at all right now?"

"I'm not nervous," Shepherd Xing calmly added to the storyboard script on the table, without raising his head, and said, "I should be nervous. I was already nervous on the day of the screening. " My Hero Academia's industry satisfaction rate is as high as 95%, professionals are satisfied, so what else should I worry about?"

"What about the subscription?" Mu Xingxue obviously didn't relax because of his words—in fact, on the contrary, he seemed to be more nervous now: "It's because the preview will be so good, so I'm more nervous .Since the preview that day, they almost didn't praise "My Hero Academia" to the sky. If we hit the street this time, where do you want us to put our faces?"

"In your opinion, what is considered a passing grade?" Shepherd Xing suddenly asked.

Mu Xingxue was stunned for a moment, he thought for a while, and then pondered: "If you don't want to be comparable to "IS", at least you can't drop too badly. As long as you can reach 20 subscriptions this time, you will be among the top three in the overall ranking. , I think it’s all acceptable, it’s not a shame.”

He thinks that the bottom line of qualification in his heart is already relatively high-if he says this sentence, he might be sprayed to death. After all, in the history of Blue Star Animation so far, there have been more than 20 online subscriptions. count them.

Under such circumstances, Mu Xingxue said that "My Hero Academia" must be at least 20, and the top three in the overall ranking can be considered a pass-if others hear this, they may say how arrogant he is.

But soon, Mu Xingxue discovered that, in terms of arrogance, there is someone here who is even worse than him——

"Then you don't have to worry about it now." Compared with Mu Xingxue's anxiety, Shepherd Xing is calm at the moment: "If it is the small goals you mentioned, if "My Hero Academia" wants to achieve, It's still relatively easy."

Mu Xingxue:? ? ?

Even though Mu Xingxue knew that Mu Su Xing had always had confidence in his works, but for this reason, he was really a little surprised: "Are you serious?"

"if not?"

Mu Suxing answered neatly, as if he had never thought about the possibility of going to the street at all. Not only did this not reassure Mu Xingxue, but it was even more confusing: "Are you so confident in "My Hero Academia"?"

Shepherd star smiled lightly.

He didn't know how the opening chapter of "My Hero Academia" was evaluated among the audience in another dimension, but what he could think of was that even if it was good, it would probably be above average at most. No matter how high it is, it is even more impossible to amaze the audience like the Blue Star "My Hero Academia" preview.

The reason is simple.

In another dimension, when "My Hero Academia" was born, the category of boy comics has actually begun to decline gradually, because many more classic and better comics have already used the plot routines that can be written Yes, although "My Hero Academia" absorbs the advantages of "Naruto" and "One Piece" while retaining its own strengths, it is nothing more than that.

Who hasn't seen "Naruto" and "One Piece"?

But Blue Star is different.

In this world, there are no classic juvenile comics like "Naruto" and "One Piece", and the audience's aesthetics have not been elevated to that level. Even Blue Star's juvenile comics still remain "mainly for male audiences, Habitually ignore the female market".

Not so with My Hero Academia.

Star Musu raised his head and looked at the time displayed in the lower right corner of the notebook in front of him: At this time, the audience who followed up first should have already seen the middle part of the first episode, right?

He recalled that day at the test screening, after watching the first two episodes of the test screening, everyone's faces had been amazed for a long time.

If this is the case for professionals, then... what about ordinary audiences who have never been exposed to teenage comics such as "Naruto" and "One Piece"?

On the alien plane where the hot-blooded boy comics of the level of Naruto Pirates are the first to be born, "My Hero Academia" can achieve quite good commercial results, so in a world without these two, it has absorbed a lot of hot-blooded boys. What kind of impact will "My Hero Academia" in the first place bring to the audience?

Shepherd star smiled slightly.

He was looking forward to it.