my animation era

Before starting the filming of the live-action "Superman" movie, Gu Miao was most worried about the casting issue.

without any exaggeration.

As long as the actors are well chosen and meet fans' expectations for a live-action version of Superman, the movie will be about half successful.

But on the other hand, if the actor is not chosen well and the actor does not meet the fans' expectations for Superman, then no matter how good the movie is, it may not escape a dismal ending.

The actor chosen by Du Hao looks very much like a young version of Christopher in terms of appearance alone.

Based on this alone, he dared to conclude that the movie was good, at least the lower limit was maintained!

The media conference held this time was, on the one hand, to inform the filming progress of the movie "Superman" and to communicate with all media in advance.

On the other hand, Du Hao also took this opportunity to pull out the male and female protagonists in advance, allowing movie fans to take a look at the final version of the Superman character in advance.

The effect must be excellent.

When the actor who looked like Christopher put on the same suit as Superman and showed his extremely determined eyes, all the media reporters present exclaimed.

"Oh my god, they look so alike!"

"He is my Superman!"

It is actually an exaggeration to marvel that a real person looks like an anime character.

This is just like in reality, people often say that someone has an "anime face".

Mainly because the temperament matches!
When the actor's temperament and image perfectly fit the anime character, it feels like the two-dimensional paper man comes to life.

Superman is now alive, and not only the character has come to life, but the movie has also become popular!

With the release of the final makeup photos and movie posters, everyone was immediately full of expectations for this live-action "Superman" movie.This sense of anticipation is even stronger than that of "Dr. Night".

"Fake, damn Wanbao!"

When Old George saw the overwhelming press release for the "Superman" movie, he was so angry that he was shaking all over.

This is not good news!

Wanbao Pictures has not made an official announcement for a long time, but it happened that after the official announcement of "Dr. Night", they released their "Superman" movie.

Anyone who is not blind can see that this is a deliberate act of targeting!
There is a reason why old George is angry. Because he did not give money to these media, he is now suffering a huge loss in public opinion.

The most prominent media in North America are all clamoring for the live-action version of "Superman". On the other hand, they are not willing to talk about "Doctor Night"...

"A group of villains who adapt to the changing circumstances!"

After complaining about the snobbish media who are interested in making money, George then told his secretary: "Go and make arrangements. We also need to have media exposure and reports."

Wanbao has already taken action.

Whether he likes it or not, as the other party being provoked, Mardete must also show some attitude.

Otherwise, if everyone is paying attention to the "Superman" movie, who will pay attention to "Dr. Night", which is released at the same time?
However, for this movie, Mardete spent nearly [-] million US dollars.

So much was lost during the production stage, which was comparable to the big ships back then. During the publicity stage, they really couldn't spend any money to build momentum.

Old George was helpless.

If he were as rich as Wanbao, he would definitely bribe the media and conduct bombing reports to build momentum before the movie is released.

But he was short of money, and that was the problem. "Doctor Night" was destined to lose out to "Superman" in terms of promotion.

But it's not a big problem.

Although the promotion is not on the same scale as "Superman", it can still rely on spontaneous publicity from the audience level after word of mouth and box office gain momentum.

The theaters are very optimistic about the film "Dr. Night" and have promised a very high filming rate guarantee. With this foundation, it is okay to give "Superman" some limelight in the early stage.

Forbearance a moment, calm, take a step back, a brighter future!
Gu Miao actually guessed what old George was thinking.

He also knew that old man George couldn't afford the money right now, so it was inevitable that he would lose his hair and stretch his legs. He was counting on the movie's release to make a comeback based on the film schedule.

Therefore, if he wants to give the opponent a fatal blow, he must win over the theaters. It is best to take away the scenes and screens that should belong to "Doctor Night".

"How to steal?"

Du Hao was a little puzzled: "Doctor of the Night is a blockbuster with an investment of nearly [-] million US dollars. As long as these theaters are not blind, they will pay great attention to it."

"Yes! The investment is huge..."

Gu Miao sighed and said: "But what's the use? For a film with huge investment, will the theater chain's commission be higher?"

It’s not the same ratio!

It can only be said that blockbusters like this are more popular than other movies and can ensure that they earn enough money. This is the reason why theaters support blockbusters.

But if for the same movie ticket price, the profit from selling one "Superman" is equal to two "Doctor Night" movies, how would the cinema chain choose?

"No...isn't it?"

Du Hao was shocked and said: "If you play like this, doesn't it mean that we are giving our deserved profits to the theaters?"

"It doesn't matter!"

"The Superman movie can make less money, or even lose a little bit, that's fine. The important thing is that Dr. Night cannot live, he must die."

Gu Miao said mercilessly: "It's worth it no matter how you look at it, in exchange for a Superman movie to break Mardete's capital chain."

"Too harsh."

Du Hao curled his lips and said, "I suddenly sympathize with old man George. He probably hates you to death because of what you did to him."

"Hate it if you hate it. Who can make me stronger and have a thicker wallet?"

Gu Miao looked indifferent.

I didn’t realize it at home, but once I came to a place like North America where capital is paramount, I realized that if you have money, you can really do whatever you want.

He is an outsider. It is true that old man George is a local snake, but he is really too rich.

If he has money like Gu Miao, he has no shortage of ways to take advantage of a small Mardete company. As long as he is willing to put money in, there will be plenty of people to help him with various things.

For example, lobbying parliamentarians to suggest comics publications review and add new regulations?

This move is absolutely fatal!
It's just that this move will also hurt Wanbao Comics himself, so Gu Miao doesn't want to use it.

……

Superman and Doctor Who are both scheduled to be released in mid-March.

After staying in North America for a few days and making sure that all arrangements were in place, Gu Miao returned to her hometown of Jiangchuan to prepare for the 110th anniversary of the founding of her alma mater, Jiangchuan University.

This year is Daqing!
For a centenary celebration like this, the alumni representatives invited are not ordinary people, and even Gu Miao is just a small shrimp among them.

Gu Miao is an outstanding alumnus in the business world.

In addition to the business world, there are also outstanding alumni in the military, political, academic and media circles. There are many real big names in these fields.

Thanks to the president of the "Alumni Association", Gu Miao also used this status to get to know many alumni in other fields, and her status in the alumni circle was good.

Even the principal lamented that Xiao Gu's smooth way of doing things and his talent as a "social cow" made it a pity not to join politics.That’s right!

The principal felt that Gu Miao was a social cow. He acted like a junior and made friends everywhere shamelessly. No matter what other people's status was, he could always chat with him.

If he is an alumnus of academia, Gu Miao will go to find out what field the other person is studying, and also says that he actually admires scientists. If it is convenient, he can leave his phone number and ask for more advice in the future.

Let’s not talk about military and political alumni.

Outstanding alumni in these two fields, no one else dared to approach him, except Gu Miao, who ran over to say hello.

He is one of the few young people under the age of 40 among the many invited outstanding alumni.

Yes, young man!

In the eyes of old men and women aged between 60 and 80 years old, and even in their [-]s and [-]s, Gu Miao is the young man of their children and grandchildren.

Precisely because of his young age, Gu Miao would not arouse the resentment of many senior alumni, and everyone was happy to communicate with him.

"Make a lot of money!"

After shopping around and receiving more than 20 private phone numbers, Gu Miao felt that this school anniversary had come to the right time.

If I didn't come, how would I have the chance to meet so many big guys?

How do you say that?

Before his status reaches a certain height, he may be disgusted with such activities, but when his status reaches a certain height and he is named an "outstanding alumnus", he will actively participate in such activities.

Different identities lead to different perspectives on things.

In addition to participating in the anniversary of his alma mater, Gu Miao was also invited to cut the ribbon for the opening of the "Ciyuan Lake" scenic spot in Jiangchuan City.

That's right!

After a period of development and preparation, Ciyuan Lake was finally properly arranged and included in the "tourist attraction" for development.

Hanging up the sign of the scenic spot not only means that the environment and landforms here are protected, but also means that this place will become Jiangchuan's new city card.

The scenic area has many attractions.

At present, it is free to visit and there is no admission fee. However, according to the information Gu Miao heard, the Ciyuan Lake Scenic Area will definitely charge fees in the future.

The ticket price will be around 40 yuan.

This 40 yuan, in addition to visiting the Diyuan Lake where "Gu Sanshui Enlightened the Tao", also includes all the amusement projects of the former "Pleasant Goat Paradise" and the old site of Wanbao.

"The old site of Wanbao was the very beginning, the office space of Wanbao Animation. It not only restored the layout at that time, but also displayed many paper manuscripts and other exhibits donated by Wanbao Group."

The person responsible for explaining is the commentator hired by the scenic spot. Under her explanation, tourists can hear some historical stories of the Wanbao site.

The exhibits are quite interesting.

Although it was a unified donation from Wanbao Group, Gu Miao was not personally responsible, so he did not know exactly what was donated.

When I look at it now, I see there are quite a few things!
Among them was a hand-painted original painting of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", which evoked Gu Miao's memories.

If I remember correctly, that was painted by him...

There are also a few lines of small text next to the exhibit: "When Gu Miao first created the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", he used the hand-drawn draft of the original painting to show the character's image."

There are a few CDs next to it. They are the first time "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" was burned to CD and are kept as spare parts in the company.

During the "Pokémon" period, the plasticine "Pikachu" Gu Miao made at random is also in the exhibition hall, as well as a sample of the Digimon machine.

From the early Pleasant Goat to the recent "Martin's Morning", the exhibition hall basically arranges many exhibits according to a timeline, allowing visitors to review the past ten years of Wanbao Animation.

“A very meaningful exhibition!”

Even Gu Miao praised it greatly, let alone others.

Many of the things on display at the old Wanbao site are worthless but of great significance.

For example, that "plasticine" Pikachu, do you think it's valuable?It is worthless!But this is where all Pokémon come from, and where the Pokémon animated games were born.

There is also the world's first physical card of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Blue Eyes White Dragon and Kururi Ball.

This is slightly worth the money!

The old Wanbao site is very large. After all, before moving to the industrial park, it was once the office of the entire Wanbao Group.

So not only Wanbao animation, but also Wanbao games and Wanbao comics, many things are put on display in the exhibition hall for public display.

“It’s like a Wanbao Museum!”

The sigh of a tourist next to me is actually right.

This is indeed the Wanbao Museum, and all the exhibits are inseparable from Wanbao.But everyone who comes to visit is here for Wanbao!
If it weren't for Wanbao being so famous, where would the old Wanbao site come from, where would these exhibits come from, and where would the Diyuan Lake Scenic Area come from?
Except for outsiders who believe such nonsense as "Ciyuan Lake is a blessed land", who among the locals doesn't know the true origin of Ciyuan Lake?

When we were digging this artificial lake, I went to the construction site and drove the excavator for two days!
The citizens of Jiangchuan are very sensible.

Even without Wanbao's hush money, he took the initiative to conceal the origin of "Dimension Lake" from outsiders.

To put it bluntly, lying is wrong.

But if white lies can help the city develop better and attract more tourists from other places and even foreign countries, then it’s okay for everyone to lie to them.

Isn't it just bragging!

Let me tell you, Dimensional Lake is amazing!When I was a child, I drank the water from the Dimensional Lake, and I felt hot all over after drinking it. The older generation said that this lake water was transformed from dragon blood, and ordinary people could not drink it...

Gu Sanshui drank dragon blood, so he had so many strange ideas and made so many animations!

Everyone is pretty good at bragging.

I don't know what happened, but everyone now recognizes that "Dimensional Lake" is the place where Gu Sanshui attained enlightenment.

In Jiangchuan, whenever an outsider asks this question, they will definitely tell him: "Ah, yes, yes, yes! Gu Sanshui fell into the Dimensional Lake and then came up with all kinds of thoughts..."

Artificial lake?
Stop making trouble!Jiangchuan people will tell you with great solemnity that the Dimensional Lake may have been dug artificially, but it has existed since he was a child.

The 80-year-old grandfather also said that it is true that Diyuan Lake is an artificial lake, but it has been dug for many years. It is said that it existed during the Qing Dynasty.

The more you say it, the more outrageous it is!
Anyway, there was a rumor that came out of nowhere, saying that Dimensional Lake was a lake dug under the order of a certain emperor.

Gu Miao couldn't handle this.

As a party involved, he made the decision to dig the lake. So in the eyes of others, he became the emperor inexplicably?
"Okay, the emperor will be the emperor."

Although the rumors are becoming more and more outrageous, maybe one day word spreads that the Dimensional Lake was dug by Qin Shihuang.

But it is not important.

Importantly, as a scenic spot, Ciyuan Lake has received widespread support from citizens after its development, and tourists from outside and abroad come in droves.

This has also greatly improved the city’s popularity and cultural tourism industry GDP.

As for whether the Dimensional Lake was dug last week or by the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, no one would care, as long as it was not dug by Gu Miao!