China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 730: Return of the Great Sage

Tian Xiaopeng, who was born in 75, is 36 years old this year. If you round it up, he is almost years old.

It is said that a man should be independent at the age of 30, but at the age of over 30, he does not show any signs of being able to stand on his own feet.

I have been an ordinary person since I was a child. I have never suffered any major disasters or encountered any great hardships. Everything has been smooth sailing from my primary school, high school, college, and then graduation to work.

He was not an elite talent and did not perform exceptionally well in the college entrance examination. He was admitted to Beijing University of Technology by virtue of his Beijing household registration.

I studied computer software design, which was the most fashionable major at that time.

After graduation, I joined a newly established 3D software service company in Beijing.

The company seems to be the same as his life, with no specific development goals. It does everything and takes whatever orders come in.

Over the years, we have provided 3D modeling for movies and TV series, animation texture design, special effects processing for non-natural scenes, CG film production for video games, 3D interior decoration renderings of large buildings, and even book cover design, product packaging rendering, car advertising, and so on.

I have done all of them.

The business is diverse and not very sophisticated, but the level is above average. Anyway, regardless of the development prospects over the years, at least money has been made.

Gradually, he rose from a company veteran to a senior partner, and had a deposit of one or two million in his name.

Still living such a happy and ordinary life, until one day.

He took his 5-year-old son to the cinema to watch a cartoon, and his son suddenly asked him:

"Dad, why are all the people in the movies foreigners?"

He stood there for a moment, speechless.

Yes, why are all the animated films in theaters now foreign?
Popular animated films including "Toy Story", "WALL-E", "How to Train Your Dragon", "Despicable Me" and "The Incredibles" all have foreign faces.

The rest, like "Ice Age" and "Shrek the Monsters", are also foreign-produced animated films with cartoon characters as the protagonists.

Domestic, Chinese, I don’t know when it started, but it suddenly disappeared.

At least he had watched "Havoc in Heaven" and "The Magic Book" when he was a child, but by the time of his son's generation, there was nothing left.

Tian Xiaopeng seemed to have suddenly found the direction of his life.

That is to make an animated film for the Chinese people of the new era, even if it is just for their own children~!
For the first time, Tian Xiaopeng stepped out of his comfort zone and started his own business at the age of over 30 - making animated films.

However, animated films are not that simple.

Although he and his team had some experience in animation, there was a huge difference between dealing with a clip or a one or two minute shot and a complete animated film.

He invested all his assets, borrowed money from all his relatives and friends, and even got a big boss to invest out of sentiment.

But even so, millions of dollars were invested, but not even the slightest splash was made.

At this time, he had been working hard for this dream for 4 years.

And he has reached the end of his rope.

Even people in the team have started to resign voluntarily.

This voluntary resignation does not mean that the person does not want to work here anymore.

On the contrary, once they have completed their own tasks, they don't want to stay in the team and add to the operational burden of the studio.

They have reached the point where they have started taking on other jobs to support the cartoon.

We have even started taking on jobs like photocopying, typing, and designing business cards and billboards.

Even so, it was still a drop in the bucket. Just when Tian Xiaopeng was ready to accept his fate, someone from Starry Sky came to him.

As an angel investor, he invested 800 million yuan, recruited all the members of their team, and even gave them 2000% of management shares. He then invested another million yuan, recruited special effects technicians from Star Digital, and original artists supported by Shanghai Film Group.

This gave Tian Xiaopeng hope.

Just like in the animation, Hero is Back.

That’s right, the animated film that Tian Xiaopeng and his team were making was “The Return of the Great Sage”, which was later hailed as a milestone in the new era of Chinese animated films.

It is an expansion and interpretation of the traditional Chinese mythological story "Journey to the West". It tells the story of Sun Wukong, who had been lonely and dormant under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and was accidentally unsealed by the childhood monk Tang Monk, a little monk named Jiang Liuer. During the adventure journey of mutual companionship, Sun Wukong found his original intention, completed self-salvation, and finally returned.

"Mr. Sun, Ms. Liu, welcome, welcome."

"Mr. Sun, thank you!"

Tian Xiaopeng shook hands with Sun Yi and Liu Yifei very enthusiastically.

It was really very enthusiastic, even a little bit of heartfelt gratitude.

Just imagine that during the darkest period of your life, someone suddenly gives you a hand, and then you feel enlightened and everything becomes clear.

How could he not be grateful to Sun Yi?

"Hey, Director Tian said it, but it was your own persistence, otherwise you wouldn't have waited for me to come, don't you think?"

"It's different, it's different."

Tian Xiaopeng was so excited that he wanted to say more, but was stopped by Sun Yi who waved his hand.

"Director Tian, ​​please stop thanking me. We are a family now, no one is different from you. Yifei and I came here today just to see your work. If you need any help from the company, you must seize the opportunity today. If you are embarrassed to ask, then I can't help you."

As Sun Yi spoke, he gently patted Tian Xiaopeng on the shoulder, to show his closeness and to help him calm down his excitement.

"Yes, Director Tian, ​​we are here today to help." Liu Yifei took Sun Yi's arm and said with a sweet smile.

The little girl's smile is very contagious, especially to those who see her in real life for the first time.

Although Tian Xiaopeng has already started a family with a wife and children, he was still a little embarrassed to be in such close contact with Liu Yifei for the first time. His face flushed slightly and he scratched his head and said:
"Ms. Liu, please don't call me Director Tian. How dare I call him Director in front of Mr. Sun? You are too cold to me. Just call me Old Tian. Everyone in the studio calls me that."

"Haha, that's fine. Then, Mr. Tian, ​​I'll trouble you to take Yifei and me on a tour today."

"Oh, no trouble, no trouble."

Tian Xiaopeng shook his head repeatedly, took the lead, and led Sun Yi and Liu Yifei into the animation studio.

Just after the door is a large entrance hall with the words "Sissi's Dream Garden" written in cartoon font on the door.

When Liu Yifei saw these words, she subconsciously glanced at Sun Yi. Then she couldn't help but smile, and even her chin raised a few centimeters.

Turning into the studio, the overall layout here is similar to that of Star Digital, and both offices are located in the same hall.

The computers are neatly arranged.

Although those responsible for creativity, design, and production all work together, each group is well organized and does not appear messy at all.

From this we can see that Tian Xiaopeng is quite good at management.

"Mr. Sun, it's great that you can come today. In the past few months since the studio was established, I have been looking forward to your coming every day. Otherwise, I would not be able to rest assured."

"Old Tian, ​​don't be so restrained. I'm here to help you solve your problems today."

"Oh, that's great."

Tian Xiaopeng kept repeating this sentence, as if Sun Yi was his savior at this moment.

In fact, this kind of mentality is not difficult to understand. When a person has lived smoothly for most of his life, he suddenly sets a goal and prepares to achieve it, but finds that things are far from as simple as he imagined.

No matter how hard he tried or how much he persisted, he could not see any hope, which undoubtedly greatly undermined his self-confidence. At this time, the appearance of Sun Yi naturally became the backbone of his mind.

Not to mention, Sun Yi's unattainable achievements in film and television.

In the opinion of Tian Xiaopeng, an outsider, making a good live-action movie is much more difficult than an animated movie.

But if you ask Sun Yi whether it is easier to make a live-action movie or an animated movie, he will definitely say.

They are all difficult to shoot.

Each has its own difficulties, and it cannot be explained clearly in just a sentence or two.

"Mr. Sun, Ms. Liu."

"This is our creative team, and this is our original painting team. Now they are mainly in charge of the masters from Shanghai Film Studio. I have to say that the level of the masters from Shanghai Film Studio is just like this."

Tian Xiaopeng gave a thumbs up while introducing it, and then continued: "Compared with the original painting we decided on before, it's simply amazing, it's like heaven and earth. I tore down all the characters and started over. This is the character image we have decided on so far, and it is already the 11th version."

Tian Xiaopeng pointed to a photo wall next to them and said to Sun Yi and Liu Yifei.

At this time, following Tian Xiaopeng's finger, Liu Yifei also discovered this original painting wall.

The first one was a monkey.

But it is completely different from the impression I had. This monkey has a long horse face, a straight and slender body, and its hair stands upright all over its body, which is fiery red. Just one look at it gives me a feeling of rebelliousness.

Liu Yifei's eyes widened and she asked in surprise, "Is this Sun Wukong?"

"That's right, Miss Liu." Tian Xiaopeng nodded, and then asked expectantly: "What do you think of this image?"

"Very handsome, I like it!"

"Really? Hahaha~"

Liu Yifei's affirmation made Tian Xiaopeng laugh happily.

Sun Yi also nodded.

This imagination is very close to the original, but it always feels like something is missing.

As for what it was specifically, Sun Yi couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Who is this child? He's so cute."

"Oh, this is our little hero - Jiang Liuer, also known as Tang Monk in the traditional Journey to the West."

"Jiang Liu'er, Tang Monk? Isn't Tang Monk's last name Tang?"

"Uh"

After hearing Liu Yifei's question, Tian Xiaopeng was suddenly choked. He looked at Sun Yi and really didn't know how to answer.

Sun Yi was also speechless.

"Excuse me, sister, where did you get the surname Tang from?"

"Tang Sanzang, just pretend I haven't seen it~"

I'm dripping!
"The origin of Tang Sanzang is that he was respected as Master Sanzang by the world at that time. Because he was a figure in the Tang Dynasty, he was also called Tang Sanzang."

"Oh, is that so? Then what is his last name?"

"Remember, Tang Monk, my surname is Chen, my given name is Yi, my Buddhist name is Xuanzang, and I am respected by the world as Master Tripitaka or Tang Sanzang."

"Oh, I see. Hehe, brother, you really know a lot~"

Liu Yifei nodded as if she suddenly understood something, then she started to giggle and looked at Sun Yi with a little admiration in her eyes.

Sun Yi originally looked down on his girlfriend, but after seeing those admiring eyes, he instantly became proud.

Well, Liu Yifei went abroad with her mother Liu when she was young, so it is understandable that she doesn’t know the history in this area.

It's understandable~~~~~
From the fairy sister: "Brother, you are awesome~!"

Who can resist?

Tian Xiaopeng: [Isn’t the place where you two are showing off your affection a little inappropriate? ]

"That's not right. If Tang Seng's last name is Chen, why would there be Jiang Liu'er?"

"In Journey to the West, when Tang Seng was just born, his family encountered river pirates while traveling. His father was killed, and his mother let him drift away on the river. He was rescued by an old monk in the temple, so he was called Jiang Liu'er."

"Ah, so that's how it is~"

My brother knows so much!

Liu Yifei looked like she had learned a new move today, her eyes were like water, which made Sun Yi feel numb inside.

Seeing the two of them like this, Tian Xiaopeng's heart moved, and he quickly said:

"Mr. Sun, Ms. Liu, our team wants to find a female voice actor for Jiang Liuer, but it has never been done. I now find that Ms. Liu is quite suitable. I wonder if Ms. Liu is willing."

This flattery is a bit too blatant.

Do you think I'm an outsider? You haven't even finished the film yet, but you've already started contacting voice actors?
Is it so much advance planning?

Tian Xiaopeng broke out in sweat when he was looked at by Sun Yi, and his face turned red again.

He actually had no choice. In order for the film to be successfully produced, he had already regarded Sun Yi as the last straw.

They use all kinds of tricks, including but not limited to flattery.

Let’s use Liu Yifei to shoot it.

He was really scared. After Starry Sky acquired their team, he thought that Starry Sky would attach great importance to it. However, he did not expect that Sun Yi would ignore him for several months and he had not even seen him.

I was really nervous and even thought at one point that Starry Sky just wanted to buy the copyright of their creations and then leave them alone and develop the products on its own.

Little did he know that he was really overthinking it. Sun Yi was just so busy that he forgot about it and had no other thoughts at all.

When Liu Yifei heard this suggestion, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Even though she is a big star now, she is no different from other little women in private. In addition, she is protected by Sun Yi in all aspects, so she is no longer the strong-willed and even tenacious fairy sister in later generations.

Are you kidding? If a woman has a man who pampers, loves, and protects her, would she be willing to be strong and tenacious inside?
Therefore, Liu Yifei now still retains her innocence in certain things, and is sometimes just like a little girl.

Just like when Liu Yifei was in the Condor Heroes crew, she was clamoring to experience Sun Yi's dream love motorcycle, and no matter what she said, it wouldn't work.
Look at the original painting of the character "Jiang Liuer" on the wall.

He looks a bit dull and stupid, and is a bald little monk.

Liu Yifei's gaze became extremely gentle, and the corners of her mouth began to rise unconsciously.

The image of this bald little brat overlapped with someone in my mind.

I remember that at that time, someone shaved his head because he lost a bet.

And she herself tied her hair into a ponytail for the first time.

Everything seemed like it wasn't a movie, but something that really happened.

"Sure, I would."

Unexpectedly, after inspecting the animation studios, I found an extra job.

However, Liu Yifei was actually very happy about it and Sun Yi had no other objections.

Dubbing is a job that is generally quick, unlike acting. Even the most complicated movie will not take more than half a month.

A week is enough.

Of course, he did not do nothing. On the one hand, he expressed the company's importance on the animation department, and on the other hand, he came here specifically to encourage everyone.

From the perspective of a successful director, Sun Yi described to everyone in the animation department the bright prospects of the projects they were working on in the Chinese film market in the future.

At the same time, we assure everyone that Starry Sky will keep investing tirelessly until the film is completely completed, and then bring it to the screen so that people all over the country can see the results of everyone's efforts.

Then, it will be time for everyone to share the joy.

In the end, Sun Yi specially arranged for the animation department to connect with Star Digital and made a promise to Tian Xiaopeng.

As soon as the special effects project for "Gravity" was completed, a special effects team was immediately assigned to be responsible for "The Return of the Great Sage".

After hearing what Sun Yi said, Tian Xiaopeng was so excited that he almost asked.

"Director Sun, do you want to dub the voice of Sun Wukong?"

Fortunately, he had not lost his mind and did not ask in the end.

After finishing today's trip, Sun Yi took Liu Yifei with him.

Back home~
(End of this chapter)