my animation era

The chess master in the Go world has passed away!
To be precise, he is a future chess master, because he really doesn't know how to learn Go, so he just gave up learning Go.

"Learn Hammer Go..."

Gu Miao cursed and said, "I just don't want to waste time on this, it's not that I'm just stupid and can't understand."

"Ah yes yes yes!"

"Mr. Gu is deeply aware of righteousness and doesn't want to take Xiao Ke's world championship, so he reluctantly gave up the game of Go. What kind of mind is this?"

"If you keep on learning, Mr. Gu, I'm afraid you'll be number one in the world in a few months."

Ma Kui is flattering, he knows what Mr. Gu likes to hear, and he also knows that Mr. Gu needs to step down now, so he has no burden to flatter.

"I love hearing that!"

When Gu Miao heard this, her face softened a little: "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now, I came to you mainly because of the animation of "Journey to the West" proposed by CCTV."

"The process is so fast?"

Ma Kui looked a little surprised.

Not long after the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was completed, CCTV proposed to hand over the remaining three works of the "Four Great Masterpieces" to Wanbao for animation adaptation.

Among them, "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Water Margin" were declined by Gu Miao, and CCTV chose to form a team to produce them.

"Journey to the West" was favored by Wanbao, who promised to do its best to make an animation adaptation, and CCTV would broadcast and distribute it as a platform.

Although a consensus has been reached, as we all know, CCTV is a very large official department.

This is not Wanbao's kind of one-liner.

If it is a company like Wanbao, as long as the management reaches a consensus, the production team can be established very quickly, and there is no need for any procedural audit work in the middle.

But the Journey to the West animation project, after all, is a plan proposed by CCTV, and they are also one of the producers, so they need to participate in it.

This also means.

The corresponding planning and discussion, project review, qualification verification and approval and filing work need to go through a very long process.

At that time, Gu Miao said that it would take at least half a year or even longer for this project to be implemented from the time it was proposed.

This is reasonable.

Don’t think it’s an exaggeration that it takes half a year for a project to go from “idea” to action. In fact, the first half of the year is considered conservative. Some projects may wait ten or twenty years from the birth of an idea to the start of production.

This is not a joke ha...

As far as Gu Miao knows, there is a work in Meiying Studio, and the idea was put forward a long time ago, but the actual production started 30 years later.

There are similar things abroad.

For example, the well-known movie "Frozen" is a typical example. As early as the middle of the 20th century, Di Baobao thought about adapting the classic fairy tale "Snow White".

In the 90s, this idea was put on the agenda again, but it was aborted due to various reasons.

It wasn't until the beginning of the 21st century that Di Baobao launched the project again in order to promote the process of "3D princesses", and this was the "Frozen" that everyone saw on the screen later.

The waiting time in the middle is at least six to seventy years.

It was precisely because of this situation that Gu Miao and Ma Kui felt that the official landing of the "Journey to the West" project would be at least next year.

Just no one thought of it.

The leaders above attached great importance to this matter. Not only did they personally ask questions, but they also gave the green light to the project, which directly saved a lot of time.

"Of course, the main reason is that CCTV was very satisfied with the effect of our last adaptation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Gu Miao said with a smile.

That's the key!
The excellent performance of the New Three Kingdoms animation has made many people have full confidence in Wanbao, thinking that they will be able to adapt Journey to the West, so they are so relieved.

But try another company?
If it is not Wanbao but other companies that apply for the production of the project, let alone whether it can pass the review, even if it can be approved by CCTV, it will take at least a year for the project to land, and it cannot be so fast.

"Indeed."

Ma Kui nodded in agreement.

The reason why Journey to the West animation has been implemented so quickly is mainly due to the huge influence of the Three Kingdoms animation.

This is the same as those online authors who open new books. Suppose there are two authors who open new books at the same time, one is a new book with no representative works, and the other is an old author who has been famous for a long time.

Then the problem is coming.

With the future development uncertain, which of these two books do you think is most likely to end badly?Who are readers and editors more willing to believe?

You don't need to think about it to know that it is an old author.

After all, he has finished so many books and has a record of finishing this book. This is something that has been proven.

On the other hand, the cute new author has not finished this record, and has never written a book before. Under the premise of unknown conditions, it is not surprising to suspect that he will be a eunuch.

In the domestic animation industry, Wanbao is equivalent to an old author in the online literature industry, and he is also an existence like a platinum master.

The industry's trust in Wanbao is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary animation companies.

Dissatisfied?Then hold on!

……

Although it was a pleasant surprise that the animation "Journey to the West" project was implemented so quickly, it also disrupted Gu Miao's arrangements.

After all, in his plan, the Journey to the West animation project should not be established so early, that is next year's work...

The plan can't keep up with the changes.

CCTV has already reviewed and approved it. Animation project approval and production is inevitable. CCTV can't all take action. Wanbao just let it go and pretend to be dead, right?

The establishment of the production team is mainly based on the employees of Wanbao Animation. Although the CCTV animation department will send some reinforcements, the total number of people is not large.

As for the key positions, the chief director must be someone from Wanbao.

After all, most of the production team members are from Wanbao, but the chief director is an outsider?This is unreasonable, how can there be any reason to let outsiders take power?

But when it came to selecting the specific candidates, Gu Miao had a difficult time.

It is best for him to act on his own, but due to the difficulty of getting out of the "Go Boy" project, at most he will have the false title of "chief producer" in the production team, and the director has to find another candidate.

Maqui is a good choice.

After all, Xiao Ma, as the second person with Wanbao's honorary qualifications, is also the chief director of the new version of the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

It’s just Ma Kui...

Gu Miao was very worried. This time, he was ostracized by others and reduced to a mascot.

After all, in the production team of the new version of the animation Three Kingdoms, he has already been evacuated once by Koizumi.

This time Koizumi was not there, but CCTV had assigned an assistant director.

Leaving aside this person's ability, Gu Miao was really afraid that Ma Kui would be taken out of the picture, and the good chief director would turn into an assistant director and become a green leaf for others.

Dah!

This kind of thing... can't be done.

Ma Kui doesn't feel ashamed, even as a boss, he was dismissed by Koizumi last time, anyway, Koizumi is one of his own, so he can accept it after all.

But this time it's an outsider!
If he is emptied by a foreign relative, what is the difference from the puppet emperor?Once it gets out, what do people think of Ma Kui and Wanbao?

Because of this, even though Ma Kui was the most suitable candidate, Gu Miao was still hesitating, worried that he would not be able to restrain his relatives, causing the imperial power to be reduced to a puppet emperor.

"It's really not that..."

After learning about Mr. Gu's worries, Ma Kui's forehead was covered with black lines and said, "How useless am I to be emptied twice in a row?"

"Besides, I took the initiative to delegate power to Koizumi in Three Kingdoms Animation, not because of him, please stop talking nonsense, Mr. Gu!"

Actively delegate power, is that the same thing as overhead energy?
"I understand, I understand, give way!"

Gu Miao waved her hand and said, "Anyway, I'm going to put my ugly words first, you must take the initiative this time, and you can't let people ride on your head to shit and pee, or you'll get out of here, understand?"

"I see."

"Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I've seen quite a few Gongdou dramas, and with my means, I'm sure I can control the overall situation." Ma Kui said confidently.

Gongdou play?
Good guy, do you really think of yourself as the emperor and the production team as a harem?
Gu Miao was speechless. Although Ma Kui's so-called "Gongdou experience" sounds very unreliable, but the matter has come to this point, and there is no other way but to trust him.

"correct!"

"The animation of "Journey to the West" this time is different from the animation of the Three Kingdoms last time. The production will be more refined and the special effects will be better..."

"Don't use 3D?"

Ma Kui frowned, as if he hadn't expected Mr. Gu to propose using 2D to adapt such a fantasy novel of gods and demons as "Journey to the West".

Difficulty went up immediately.

Why not make it in 3D?Anyone with a discerning eye knows that 3D is more suitable for animations such as "Journey to the West".
"3D Journey to the West..."

When Ma Kui proposed to use 3D for production, Gu Miao couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

He also considered this idea.

In all fairness, the theme and genre of Journey to the West are indeed very suitable for 3D, the fighting is more smooth and silky, and the scene creation is also richer and more three-dimensional.

But still the problem.

If 3D standards are used for production, it is difficult to perfectly create the scenes and effects described in the original "Journey to the West" without spending some money.

As a result, costs may be overrun.

After all, in 3D, everyone knows that it is easy to get started, but if you want to raise the upper limit, you have to spend a lot of money, and the cost-burning level is even more exaggerated than many 2D animations.

It's a bit...

It's not that Gu Miao is reluctant to spend money, it's just that there must be an upper limit for investment. It can't be said that it is unrealistic to invest billions or tens of billions in an animation, and then spend ten or twenty years to polish it.

He has his upper limit.

If it exceeds this upper limit, he has to consider whether it is worth it and whether it is necessary.

"Yes, we do animation to a large extent to make money, not to show kindness and do good deeds."

Ma Kui said excitedly: "But this is Monkey King! Monkey King, Mr. Gu, do you know the influence of this name?"

"I know……"

Gu Miao sighed.

Sun Wukong, a name that is well-known to every household, how could he not know about the big names that he has heard since he was a child, and the things that have been carved into the bones of the Chinese people?

It is precisely because he knows and likes Monkey King very much that he hesitates whether to make an exception for a "Journey to the West" animation.

"Using 52 episodes and 1100 minutes as the standard, roughly estimate the cost and construction period, comprehensively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of 2D and 3D, and then make a written report, and we will discuss it in a meeting."

Gu Miao didn't directly answer whether it was OK or not. He just asked Ma Kui to write a report.

But his attitude is enough to prove some problems. Naturally, a genius like Ma Kui can understand everything, and suddenly he said: "Okay, I'll get it right away!"

Ma Kui left happily.

After he left, Gu Miao didn't continue to think about the storyboard of "Youth Go", but took out her mobile phone and entered a keyword on the page of the search engine: Monkey King 3D animation.

He glanced at the search results, especially the calls from netizens on various forums and social networking sites to make "Journey to the West" into a 3D animation, and he immediately smiled.

It's done!
There are so many 2D images of Monkey King, or the animation adaptations of "Journey to the West", and the classics created by Meiying Studio are even more insurmountable.

On the contrary, there are very few 3D Monkey King images and 3D adaptations of "Journey to the West" animations, and the general quality is poor and appalling.

The audience is actually looking forward to the appearance of a high-quality animation, not a shoddy one, but a real high-quality 3D version of "Journey to the West" animation.

This is a point that Gu Miao overlooked.

His original idea was just to make a well-regulated 2D version of "Journey to the West" based on past experience.

After all, he didn't have a lot of money to invest, and if he spent this money on 3D Journey to the West, he really couldn't do anything.

But Ma Kui opened up new ideas for him.

Instead of doing a mediocre "Journey to the West" animation on the 2D track, why not spend more money to make an "unprecedented" high-quality 3D "Journey to the West" animation?

This kind of Monkey King will definitely be remembered by countless audiences, and this kind of Journey to the West animation will definitely become an eternal classic!
The price Wanbao needs to pay is to extend the construction period, increase the input cost, and try to achieve the upper limit of domestic 3D technology.

This is actually acceptable.

Wanbao has been established for so many years, and it is no longer the small workshop that it was at the beginning. It meets the requirements in terms of anti-risk ability and capital turnover.

The only problem is the construction period. If I really want to make a 3D animation of "Journey to the West", even with the scale of Wanbao Animation, it is estimated that it will take 2-3 years.

This is still an optimistic statement.

With such a long production period and immeasurable financial investment, it is very difficult for a TV animation to make back the money.

After all, you have invested so much, why do you still do TV animation?Wouldn't it be good to directly make a big 3D movie and go to the cinema to show it like "The Return of the Great Sage"?

This is why there is no high-quality 3D version of "Journey to the West" TV animation on the market.

Because the technology is strong, companies that invest in qualified companies will not make TV animations, but directly make big movies.

And those companies with insufficient technology and no money in their pockets, you wouldn't expect them to make high-quality 3D animations, would you?
"So, this is an investment destined to lose money, the difference is only in the size of the loss."

In an email to the head of CCTV's animation department, Gu Miao said: "In order to fulfill the children's dreams, we can accept this price, but... you also have to express your feelings, right?"

CCTV is also one of the producers!

Gu Miao didn't forget this point, so he went to the door directly to let the big dog prepare mentally in advance, and the Wanbao family should not lose money if they lose money.

what?

Do you really think that the producer is making a name out of thin air?If you don't give money, the producer will withdraw it for you later!
And Mr. Bear, what are you looking at?

How could Gu Miao forget her best brother for such a good deed with immeasurable merit?Considering the thickness of Xiaoxiong's wallet, Gu Miao thinks that he doesn't mind having a name.

Funny anime, right?The producer is wrong... VIP, please take a seat!