my animation era

Shortly after Christmas, the award ceremony of the first "Fantasy" Cup Science Fiction Essay Contest was held in the No. 1 Conference Hall of Wanbao Headquarters.

Gu Miao finally met Da Liu!
As soon as he saw him, he asked Liu resentfully why he didn't reply to his email.

"that……"

Da Liu said with embarrassment: "I thought it was a liar, so I ignored it. How did I know that this email was actually true?"

Gu Miao laughed dumbly.

Think he's a liar?All right!This is also in line with Liu's usual style. After all, he doesn't even pay attention to emails from the White House, let alone emails from Gu Miao?

"Let's chat later?"

Gu Miao asked Da Liu not to leave in a hurry and invited him to have a private chat.

Although Da Liu didn't know what Gu Miao was talking to him about, he thought it would be fine if he waited, so he simply agreed.

This year's Fantasy Science Fiction Essay Contest has produced many high-quality science fiction novels. In addition to Da Liu, the short story gold medal winner, there is also a novella gold medal winner and a novel gold medal winner who deserve Gu Miao's attention.

But take it seriously.

In Gu Miao's opinion, the works of these two people are still a little less interesting, and they are not as shocking as Liu's writing.

So in-depth communication is not necessary.

It's not that Gu Miao looks down on others, it's mainly because he wants to invite people to chat in private. He has to treat them to a meal, right?So many authors invited them to dinner one by one, which made him feel distressed even with his worth.

Just ask Da Liu!
In the evening, Gu Miao took Liu, who was visiting Jiangchuan for the first time, to his favorite private restaurant. After ordering a table of dishes, he subconsciously asked about his intention to adapt the work "Chao Wen Dao".

"I have no opinion."

Liu said that since he participated in the essay competition and won the gold medal, Wanbao Animation has the final say on how to adapt "Chao Wen Dao".

Gu Miao can adapt it however he likes, but as long as it doesn't change beyond recognition, he doesn't have any objections.

However, Da Liu seemed a little surprised when Gu Miao proposed to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with him and book the animated adaptation of his future novels in advance.

Book in advance?

Ah, this...isn't necessary?He is just a newcomer who has just started writing science fiction, so he shouldn't deserve such attention, right?
"It's worth it, it's worth it!"

Gu Miao praised without hesitation: "Your talent has been demonstrated through the work "Chao Wen Dao". I think you will become a banner of Chinese science fiction literature sooner or later."

Gu Miao rarely did such things as complimenting others before. After all, others spent most of his time complimenting him. How could he have free time to compliment others?
But he was happy to praise Liu.

What's more, considering Da Liu's level of science fiction, this can't be called flattery, it's just an expression of his expectations for Da Liu's future creations.

Liu was not used to this kind of flattery.

In other words, he has just finished writing his first science fiction work in his life, and he does not have particularly strong confidence yet, and he is not even sure whether he will continue on this path in the future.

So when faced with Gu Miao's praise, he seemed a little embarrassed and at a loss.

Am I that good?
He thought about it secretly and felt that this was probably a business compliment, and it was just a casual compliment and should not be taken seriously.

"sure!"

Liu said that no writer would refuse the opportunity to be adapted into a film, TV series or animated comic, and he is the same.

It is a great thing to be able to see with your own eyes that your work has transformed from the form of words into vivid and vivid scenes.

If Wanbao Animation is interested, he doesn't mind selling the so-called animation adaptation rights to them.

Money matters are easy to talk about.

Da Liu himself doesn't know much about this kind of copyright transaction. He is the type who is willing to sell as long as someone buys it.

It happened that Gu Miao was interested in this aspect, so it would be okay to leave it to him. Anyway, Wanbao is one of the top animation companies in the country, and I believe they can adapt it with satisfactory results.

"Writing science fiction is actually a very romantic thing. I have imagined many ideas before, but I have never been able to convert them into words."

After receiving Liu's personal commitment, Gu Miao happily talked about the future development potential of the science fiction genre.

He said that human beings have never stopped dreaming, and science fiction happens to be the most likely to be realized among many unrealistic fantasies, so this type of works will usher in spring sooner or later.

Da Liu deeply agrees with this.

Hollywood’s experience has proven that science fiction works can transcend cultural, language, and geographical restrictions and become popular all over the world.

There are two main factors why domestic science fiction has a difficult start.

First, there is a lack of good stories and particularly eye-catching science fiction ideas, so it is difficult to produce great science fiction film and television animation works.

The second is the lack of a certain mass base.

Science fiction is a kind of exploration and imagination based on the frontiers of science. However, for those audiences who do not understand science and cannot keep up with their academic and cultural literacy, most science fiction works are incomprehensible to them.

If the audience can’t understand it, it will be difficult for science fiction works to become popular no matter how excellent they are.

"That's right..."

Gu Miao nodded.

In the past, the number of top students in the country was too small.Illiteracy is everywhere, and many people cannot even write their own names.

In this environment, they don’t like to watch science fiction because they can’t understand or understand what they are discussing. Naturally, they cannot appreciate the unique charm of science fiction works.

But this time and that time.

With the popularization of nine-year business education and the gradual increase in the number of college students, more and more people now like to read science fiction works.

The spring of science fiction has arrived!
Even if there is no Wandering Earth, driven by this general environment, excellent domestic science fiction blockbusters such as Wandering Moon and Wandering Mars will be born.

Ultimately, the market environment has changed.

Most of the young people who now provide the main force at the box office have received a good education, and their ability to accept science fiction works will be stronger than that of the older generation.

That's why Gu Miao cares so much about Da Liu, because if he catches him, he will be able to catch the future of domestic science fiction!
"We will adapt Chao Wen Dao's work into an animated film. The project is expected to start next year. Teacher Liu can look forward to it then."

"I will!"

Liu said with a smile: "At first I thought that my work would be the first to be adapted into a live-action film, but I didn't expect it to be an animated film."

I have to say, it was an amazing experience.

Da Liu is actually from the older generation in terms of age, but he is an intellectual and has a better ability to accept new things than others.

He told Gu Miao.

He doesn't like to watch cartoons very much, and he has even seen very few cartoons.But he is very satisfied with the plan to adapt "Chao Wen Dao" into animation, because animation is indeed a more suitable carrier than live-action film and television dramas.

This is not business bragging!

It's not because Gu Miao wants to adapt animation that he says such good things. Even if Gu Miao wants to adapt a live-action movie, he will say that animation is better than real-life adaptation.

Because this is the truth.

For the same science fiction work, take Du Hao's "Fall of the Stars" as an example. So much money was spent on the live-action version, but the result was unsatisfactory.

What if the same amount of money had been spent to make Starfall into an animated film?
The effect will definitely be better!
……

Gu Miao chatted with Da Liu for a long time.

From astronomy and geography to animation encyclopedia, the two chatted happily, and they didn't want to leave until late at night. "Wuhu, take off!"

Gu Miao was so excited after getting Liu's first autographed book of this time and space. When she got home, she hugged the book cover of "Chao Wen Dao" and kissed her wildly, which made her son look stupid.

"What are you going crazy about?"

Coco walked in with a cup of sobering tea. When she saw her husband going crazy, she couldn't help but kicked him and said, "Drink this quickly, then go and take a shower. Your whole body smells like alcohol and sweat."

"Don't worry!"

After receiving the sobering tea, Gu Miao took a sip and said with a smile: "I'll wash it up later. I'll call Seto first. He has something to do with me."

"Okay, don't talk too late, I'll wait for you in the room..."

wait for me?What are you waiting for me to do?
Smash it, slap it, Gu Miao was suddenly a little surprised, why does this hangover tea smell like wolfberry?

Got it!

Isn't this woman poisoned?
The smile of a woman surnamed Pan and the urging voice "It's time for Da Lang to take medicine" appeared in his mind, and Gu Miao couldn't help but sneeze.

Before he could think about why there was something like wolfberry in the sobering tea, the video call was connected, and Seto's disheveled figure appeared on the screen.

"What are you doing?"

"President, I am swimming..."

After Seto explained, he picked up his phone and pointed it around in a circle to reassure the president that he was not doing anything dirty.

"Swimming at night, are you sick?"

After muttering something, Gu Miao asked angrily: "I was receiving guests just now and I didn't have time to talk to you in detail. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"Sigh! Turns out there are guests!"

Seto nodded clearly, and then said: "President, there is something I have to tell you, and that is that "Tamako Love Story" will premiere tomorrow."

"Huh? So fast?"

When she heard that "Yuzi Love Story" would premiere tomorrow, Gu Miao looked very surprised.

How many people does Kyoani Studio have?
I thought they wouldn't be able to finish a theatrical version so quickly. Okja's Love Story won't be released until spring or summer next year at the earliest, but I didn't expect it to be finished so quickly.

It was really unexpected.

After being slightly surprised, Gu Miao asked again: "Is it only shown in the Neon area? What about other countries?"

"It will be released on Neon first. Other countries will be a little later, but it will be soon!"

Seto told Gu Miao that Kyoani Studio knew that Mr. Gu was very busy and probably couldn't go to the premiere, so it didn't take the initiative to invite him.

But Kyoani still hopes that Mr. Gu can take time to interact with the fans at the premiere through video connection.

"OK! No problem!"

Gu Miao readily agreed.

Isn't it just a video connection? It's not a big deal to him. He can just say a few polite words when the time comes.

Seto meant the same thing.

There is no need for Mr. Gu to come forward and say something too profound and complicated, just say a few words. Anyway, there will be a translator to help polish it. As long as he can appear at the premiere, it will be a surprise.

Gu Miao is a well-known foreign animation producer in Neon.

Many of the animations he produced are deeply loved by many neon otakus, and the Wanbao Animation he founded is also a giant in the neon animation industry.

His appearance at the premiere of "Okja Love Story" is as influential as Apple's CEO appearing at the opening ceremony of an Apple offline store in China. Fans at the scene will definitely scream in surprise.

The next day, eight in the morning.

Gu Miao, who woke up with soreness in her back and legs after paying the public salary last night, arrived at the company just in time to catch up with the premiere of "Yu Zi Love Story".

Through an online video connection, Gu Miao, who was sitting in the office, waved kindly to the neon fans outside the screen.

Because the delay is a bit high, real-time communication is difficult. Gu Miao can only follow the script and express her blessings for the premiere of "Yuzi Love Story" and hopes that everyone can support Wanbao Neon Division.

The applause was very warm!

Seto is right, he is indeed very famous in Neon, which is somewhat similar to the pursuit of "Urobuchi Gen" by domestic animation fans in his previous life.

Of course, he is better than Lao Xu, at least in terms of reputation, and he is more famous.

Although the video connection was disconnected, Gu Miao had a special channel to watch the feature film of the Wanbao version of "Tamako Love Story" through Seto's live broadcast perspective.

Gun version?

more or less!

The picture quality is similar to the stolen gun version, but this is something exclusive to Gu Miao, and other people who want to see it can't see it.

The movie "Tamako Love Story" is adapted from the "Tamako Market" TV animation, produced by Kyoani Studio of the Manpower Neon Division, and produced by Seto.

The story mainly tells the sweet and sweet youth love story between Kitashirakawa Tamako and Oji Mokozo.

The style is different from the TV version.

The film version pays more attention to the so-called "lens language". From the shooting angle and the way the camera is moved, it can be seen that the production team treats this animated film in a "live-action movie" manner.

There is an advantage to doing this.

The narrative has a sense of realism unique to live-action movies. The characters are no longer flat two-dimensional avatars, but have flesh and blood, as if they are alive.

As for the downside...

A very simple truth is that this is an animated movie after all. No matter how realistic and dreamlike it is, it looks like a bubble that will burst as soon as it is popped.

no way!
This is already an excellent performance. As the saying goes, the flaws cannot hide the flaws. From the first impression alone, Gu Miao still appreciates this movie.

This kind of light, moist and silent, green and hazy budding campus love story is well reflected in "Tamako Love Story".

The atmosphere is great!

Especially every time Yuzi and Panzang get along, Gu Miao will always show a twisted expression like an aunt's smile.

"It feels like I'm watching "Moonlight Is So Beautiful". If I hadn't watched this, I would have forgotten that Mochizou is actually the male protagonist of "Tamako Market"? I always thought the protagonist was that bird!" Huang Kun took a sneak peek and complained. road.

"What do you mean?"

Gu Miao had a black line on his forehead: "It implies that my cake brother has less roles in TV, and he is not even as good as that bird, right?"

You laugh at Brother Pancake for having few scenes, Brother Pancake laughs at you for being single!
What's wrong with the lack of TV roles?
Just tell me whether Panzo won in the end or not!People embrace beautiful women in the theater version, but what about you in front of the screen?Don’t you even have a girlfriend?
"Don't be embarrassed, I'm married."

Huang Kun retorted seriously: "Besides, it's not just me saying that there are few scenes of Pancake Hiding, it's a fact, okay!"

"The truth? The truth is that Mokozo won a big victory in the end, his childhood sweetheart YYDS!"

Gu Miao raised her eyebrows and said in anger.

After watching so many Skyfall animations, watching "Tamako Love Story" is really refreshing for my eyes.

Falling from heaven?Can you beat Qingmei?
Brother Pie deserves to be called Brother Pie. During the TV period, he was hiding in secret to accumulate strength. In the theater version, he suddenly broke out and sealed the victory. He is really the light of the childhood hero!
Those Asasi male protagonists who can't move when they see the sky falling and ignore their childhood memories should really learn from Brother Pan...