The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 315 DreamWorks' "Pacific Rim" and "Transformers"

Chen Jingxing asked Mo to produce "Skyhawk Warrior" in the next animation series, which is "Neon Genesis Evangelion" from the previous life plane, but obviously, the original name is indeed very religious, so it is naturally inappropriate—— Although its content does contain a large number of religious metaphors.

But the so-called religious connotation is actually just a blind understanding of a thing by people with different civilizational standpoints. In Chen Jingxing's view, EVA is not so much a theological concept as it is a surrealist philosophical work.

Of course, on the surface, it looks like this is a mecha animation, and it has many similarities with many super robot animations and even Ultraman. It can be said that the connotation of EVA is built on a somewhat old-fashioned story, nothing more than a robot Fight monsters.

But what makes this animation different or successful is that it is extremely realistic in terms of setting and other aspects.

Every detail, whether it is the backup system, the maintenance access, the thick steel door, and the winch full of power, the command and coordination of the battle, etc. reflect the extremely delicate realism, which forms the basis of the animation theme itself. The strong contrast is similar to the previously acclaimed "Space Super Battleship".

In addition, the imaginative "Human Completion Project", "Absolute Field" (AT Force Field), and the settings of the apostles in this animation work are all the best sci-fi settings, which makes it possess A very hard high-concept sci-fi core.

With these foundations combined with the combination of "psychology", "philosophy", "spiritual diaphragm" and many other things, it seems to say everything, but in fact it doesn't say anything... just because it doesn't know anything. Not to mention, in the eyes of different people, it has various connotations and extensions.

After listening to Chen Jingxing's detailed supplements to such an "atypical" mecha/robot animation based on the story and the setting script, everyone was shocked.

Even though the two animated dramas "Battleship" and "Evolution" are ideas provided by Chen Jingxing, and the sci-fi setting ideas of these two animations are also good, "Battleship" is grand and majestic, while "Evolution" is weird Alternative.

They have all watched Chen Jingxing's unconstrained sci-fi movies, and they all have a premonition that the project Chen Jingxing will bring this time may not be inferior to "Battleship" and "Evolution", but the sci-fi concept of "Skyhawk Warrior" is still inevitable. Everyone was amazed, beyond their expectations.

The sci-fi setting of "Skyhawk Warrior" is not only novel but also quite lofty.

Even if they are all creative ideas, some ideas are more lofty. The "Human Completion Project" is quite lofty. It not only has the breadth of a powerful and unconstrained style, but also has a philosophical depth.

Free consciousness and the wall of the heart lead to the "absolute field/AT force field", which is from the virtual to the real.

And this concept is further extended to the "Human Completion Project".

People are lonely, people are full of estrangement, it is very difficult for people to understand each other - so the "Completion of Humanity Project" is composed of collective extinction of human beings, turning them into orange juice, and becoming the "amniotic fluid of life" that connects people and EVA ocean.

In this world, human consciousness is indistinguishable from each other, and the souls of all people live in the huge ocean formed by Lilith's blood. All people are merged into one, transformed into a new form, and become a single living body.

There is no doubt that this high-level concept is so high that it explodes, coupled with the "three shocks" and the setting of the eighteen apostles, it is extremely cool.

At the same time, there are many fashionable settings in the details of the script, whether it is "Dirac Sea", "imaginary number space" and other science fiction concept terms, or the "psychoanalysis" theory in it, it simply makes this story compelling. to Skyrim.

Wu Han claims to be an excellent action producer, but he really admires Chen Jingxing in terms of creativity and imagination, and at the same time, he has a great creative passion in his heart.

He didn't think much about whether this animation project could be commercially successful, but purely from the perspective of an animator, he felt that it was his own luck to have such an epoch-making animation produced by himself, and it was also a sign of the domestic animation industry. Lucky.

It's the name "Skyhawk Warrior"... a bit plain, at this time Wu Han looked at the name of the animation written on the script, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

The animation project that Xu Wenshen told Chen Jingxing was not as amazing as the others present, but there was another layer of shock from the bottom of his heart.

As the CEO of DreamWorks, he deals with "common affairs", and since "Gravity" was released, the focus of his work has shifted to promoting the IPO of DreamWorks, so the script drafts and design of these animation projects created by Chen Jingxing I don't understand it, and I don't have time to pay attention.

So today is also the first time he came into contact with the "Skyhawk Warrior" project.

Unlike everyone else, he was not so shocked by the "Human Completion Project" that surprised others, because he knew the complete story of the "Matrix" trilogy. As the highlight of DreamWorks, To invest a lot of manpower, material and other resources, he is naturally deeply involved in the "Matrix" series as the chief steward of DreamWorks.

The core background of the "Matrix" series of movies set by Chen Jingxing is the "Completion of Machines Project" - through the establishment of a matrix, a machine will house human consciousness, implant a savior program, and guide the matrix revolution to complete its own evolution. Of course, in this process, humans It also benefits and gains hope.

Therefore, Xu Wenshen certainly has a sense of déjà vu for the emerging "Human Completion Project". This déjà vu weakens his sense of astonishment, but strengthens his shock.

A "Completion Plan for Machines" and a "Completion Plan for Humans" are both high-level concepts among high-level concepts, and they both involve a lot of philosophical aspects. They echo each other and are evenly divided, but they are completely different. creativity.

It's just a big-budget sci-fi movie series, and a "small-budget" animated series.

And this inexplicably made Xu Wenshen feel a bit of heartache, and had to raise some objections weakly: "Boss, do you really want to make this story into an animation? Isn't it okay to make it into a movie like "Matrix"?"

His "remonstrance" naturally attracted dissatisfied eyes from other people in the conference room. All the executives and project leaders present here are Mo's executives and project leaders. After receiving the general information about this animation project, most people firmly believe that It is definitely a classic that can leave a name in the history of animation. Xu Wenshen's expression of wanting to kill Hu naturally made everyone feel dissatisfied.

Although Mo is a holding subsidiary of DreamWorks, Xu Wenshen is also considered his own child, but children are of course different. As the big housekeeper of DreamWorks, he naturally prefers good stories to be produced by DreamWorks headquarters.

And he is not guilty, just from the perspective of income, the commercial return of a good sci-fi idea made into a film and television drama is very different from that of an animated series.

Ever since they were acquired by DreamWorks, under Chen Jingxing's connivance and captivity, Mo's group has almost become "nerds" who "keep their ears off the window". There are fewer and fewer people in both the special effects department and the animation department. Thinking and caring about returns and benefits, everyone has become an artist in the greenhouse, thinking is also an artist's thinking, as if there is no smell of copper at all, even though the three animations produced by Mo have achieved commercial success. success.

Perhaps in the eyes of the outside world, Mo's current status quo of being completely wrapped in a greenhouse by DreamWorks is enviable, as if an artist is being taken care of by a rich woman. This has even surpassed salary and become Mo's biggest advantage in poaching people today.

But in Xu Wenshen's eyes, it was naturally different.

In fact, Xu Wenshen's opinion was also considered by Chen Jingxing, but after much deliberation, he decided to make animation first.

Chen Jingxing explained: "The production of animation does not mean that it cannot be filmed and filmed, and movies cannot be released. On the contrary, animation is the cheapest way to test the water..."

Of course, Chen Jingxing also has ambitions for EVA, but this story is too long, and it is difficult to explain its background and world view quickly. If you try to throw out the whole grand concept in one go, it will dispel its sense of shock and depth.

Especially the many concepts of psychology and psychoanalysis involved in it, which are even the core of the philosophical concept of this work, need to be explained in detail, and cannot be fast food.

Its core charm is to be released little by little in the contest with the apostles.

But this does not affect Chen Jingxing's grand plan for it. In his mind, EVA is DreamWorks' "Pacific Rim" and DreamWorks' "Transformers".

Just imagine that if an apostle makes a movie, at least a dozen of this series can be made. Of course, this is all based on the quality of the movie itself. It is not easy to expand the contest with an apostle into a high-quality movie.

And the basis of all this is that this story can trigger a wide range of influence. With the audience's pursuit, the follow-up film project can be launched more smoothly.

Chen Jingxing did not have high expectations for the unprecedented commercial success of the animated series of "Sky Eagle Warrior". In addition to the limitation of the animation theme, the charm of EVA itself is also an obstacle to its commercial success. An animation tells too deep and serious propositions that even most live-action film and television dramas don't think about.

But it is not a big problem to recover the cost, and what he values ​​is influence. Many works have average ratings and box office when they are first released, but the works themselves are enough to attract many people's attention and interpretation by virtue of their charm beyond the times. And deeply loved.

And this is what Chen Jingxing wants. Animation is responsible for bringing out a wonderful worldview that audiences can accept and even love, while movies are responsible for embedding this charming worldview, focusing on expressing stimulating violence aesthetics and more universal commercial elements.

The mecha itself is a strong commercial element. The huge EVA body and the apostles with various strange shapes and abilities are the box office appeal, and the depth and charm of the world view can have the effect of surpassing the icing on the cake.

However, Chen Jingxing didn't fully reveal such a grand ambition. If he doesn't succeed in the future, won't he lose face?
Seeing Chen Jingxing started to talk about the second animation series project, Wu Han excitedly put "Sky Eagle Warrior" aside, opened the second script, and felt a little speechless for the name of the cover again.

"Special Investigation Team" / "Special Mobile Team"

It seems that the big boss has an invincible brain, but he is incompetent in naming.

(End of this chapter)