my animation era

Chapter 957 Dave's Feeling of Confusion
On November 11, Jiangchuan.

It coincides with Double Eleven, and the major Internet e-commerce platforms are doing a lot of promotions, and the offline brick-and-mortar stores don’t know what’s crazy, but they also joined in.

But this has nothing to do with Gu Miao.

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

said before.

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

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

Don't ask, the question is that he has seen too many superhero sci-fi blockbusters, which left a deep impression on him. If it is possible, it is not impossible for Wanbao 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 does not have any comics that are particularly appealing to North American readers. Generally speaking, they still lack understanding of American comics.

to be honest……

Nantong and his group are not very proficient in the setting and gameplay of the "superheroes" in Meimanga, 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-the-spot contact and visits can Nan Tong better understand the setting system of Meiman, as well as special gameplay such as superheroes and mutation evolution.

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influence of his father, Sanjay became obsessed with painting when he was very young, and because of his relatively withdrawn personality and lack of friends, his works generally have a darker and twisted style of painting.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

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

This is the source of the 63-67 version of Tom and Jerry that Dave sent to Gu Miao.

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?
This kind of big job can be done at the age of 14. 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 comes.

……

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

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 end the first season of "Tom and Jerry?"

"Soon! It should be the end of the year."

Having done so many episodes of "Tom and Jerry" in one breath, Dave said that he was not tired or tired, which is a lie. He must want to take a break and change his mind.

But you can't rest indiscriminately.

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

Before the first season of "Tom and Jerry" ends, Dave has to consider a very realistic question, that is, what animation can the North American branch do without cat and mouse?
"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 her with a smile, "There was a time when I was just like you, unable to find a direction and thinking about the future, and my mind was blank."

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

In fact, 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 too good, 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.

That's what Dave 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 regain your direction and goals, 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, didn't he feel very 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.

"Ah? 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 far as Gu Miao knows, there are no less than 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 standing side by side is okay.

"Tom and Jerry" is the artistry that everyone praises the most, but 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 Mickey Mouse, who has made countless money.

Considering the special features of Dave's team, coupled with the 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!

And in terms of classic level, it is not inferior to Bugs Bunny. It was also a hit animation that was popular all over the world back then, and its influence was 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)