Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 214 The Three-Year Covenant
The art form of animation, in essence, was developed as a movie from the beginning!

Whether it is Disney in Hollywood or the Wan Brothers in China, when animation was first released, it was all released as a movie.

However, when it came to Hong Kong Island, this approach went somewhat astray.

This is because the animation market in Hong Kong Island has never been big, and it simply cannot support enough animation box office to support the production of animated movies for children.

Coupled with the rise of television, Hong Kong animated films have been in a vacuum in theaters.

However, all this changed with the emergence of Li Wannian and DreamWorks!

Li Wannian's comics are not only widely circulated in Hong Kong Island, but also have considerable popularity in Southeast Asia, Nanbang, and even Neon.

It can be said that he single-handedly brought comics on Hong Kong Island to a whole new level, and at the same time gave an opportunity for animated movies to appear on Hong Kong Island.

Due to the vast market, the animated films produced by Li Wannian naturally have more audiences willing to buy tickets and enter the cinema.

This is why Li Wannian chose "Death" as Shenlong Animation's first animated film, because he has the most fans and is easiest to succeed.

At present, the animation of "The God of Death" will soon catch up with the content of the comics, which also means that the animation of "The God of Death" will soon stop updating.

After all, previous TV original content was not considered successful.

Therefore, by next year, the huge "Death" fans will definitely be more eager for the content of the "Death" IP.

Therefore, when the theatrical version of "Death" debuts, it will use a brand-new story to attract a large number of "Death fans" into the theater!
Therefore, Li Wannian is not as indifferent as he showed in front of Li Wanshan. In fact, he cares very much and is very confident!

After leaving Qilin Entertainment, Li Wannian went straight to Shenlong Animation.

Today, the location of Shenlong Animation has nearly doubled, and the number of employees has also increased.

It can be said that today's Shenlong Animation is well-deserved for half of Hong Kong Island's animation industry, both in terms of works and scale!
The other half is the animation department of DreamWorks.

As for the other animation companies on Hong Kong Island, together they are in the last half.

It can be said that Shenlong Animation today is the most desirable company for animation practitioners in Hong Kong Island and even throughout Southeast Asia.

The company not only offers good benefits, but also can participate in the best animation projects in Asia. People who come out of this company are eagerly sought by other animation companies.

"Zhizhong! Are you here?"

Li Wannian came to the company and searched around before finding Cai Zhizhong in the planning department.

"Boss? Why are you here?"

"I just went to Qilin Entertainment. The theme song of "Dragon Ball" over there is expected to be recorded in the next two days. You can connect it as soon as possible, and then cut out the title. After "Death" is finished, it can be seamlessly connected!"

"Don't worry, boss, I've already explained this, and I guarantee there won't be any problems!"

"Very well, take me to see the "Death" group!"

Cai Zhizhong nodded, put down the documents in his hands, explained a few words to his employees, and then led Li Wannian towards the "Death" project team.

In addition to regular positions in Shenlong Company's core production department, other teams are divided according to production projects, such as the Death Team, Dragon Ball Team, etc.!

Because these animations usually take several years to produce, Li Wannian hopes that the team's style will be as consistent as possible without major changes.

When Li Wannian came to the Death Team, he found that most of the employees in the team had sad faces.

"What's wrong with everyone?"

"The animation of "The God of Death" is almost finished, and they are a little reluctant to let it go!"

Cai Zhizhong's explanation made Li Wannian instantly understand what was going on.

Most of the employees who can come to the Bleach team are fans of "Bleach". Seeing that the "Bleach" animation is about to end, it feels like a piece of it has been dug out and empty.It’s normal to feel uncomfortable.

After walking into Cai Zhizhong's office, a man who seemed to be 30 years old and polite came in after a while.

"Boss, his name is Li Sencheng. He is my right-hand man. He is in charge of this "Death" movie!"

"Hello there!"

"Hello, boss! You are my fan! No, I am your idol, no!"

Li Sencheng stepped forward and held Li Wannian's hand, so excited that he could not speak coherently.

"Okay, okay, I know what you mean, let's talk about movies!"

"Yes!" Li Sencheng adjusted his breathing, and then said slowly: "Boss, we have drawn a split-shot script based on the script you provided. Our project team has analyzed it, and it does seem to be in line with the rhythm of the movie, but Wouldn’t it be too risky to have Lu Qia as the protagonist?”

With that said, Li Sencheng placed a storyboard script on the table in front of Li Wannian.

Li Wannian picked up the storyboard script and saw it read: "Death: Calling Your Name".

There are four theatrical versions of Bleach in the original time and space. Among them, "Death: Calling Your Name" is the third one. It was released in 2008 and is the one with the best reputation among the four theatrical versions.

The movie tells the story of Kuro Ichigo, an agent of the God of Death who has lost all memories of Rukia, and goes to the Soul Society to find Rukia who is missing and reveals the truth of the matter.

The story abandons Ichigo as the protagonist, and instead focuses on Lu Kia as the main line. There are no random characters involved, and there are no human ties in the real world.

Simply tell a little story and gossip among the Shinigami, and let the captains show their faces.

Therefore, movies like this always make Li Sencheng a little unhappy.

"You have to understand the difference between fan movies and ordinary movies. We need to know what this audience wants to see when they enter the cinema! Do they want to see complex plots? Do they want bloody fights? Of course they want it!
But what they want most is to see the characters they have longed for on the big screen! "

With that said, Li Wannian stood up and patted Li Sencheng on the shoulder, and continued: "This movie is just a trial. If it succeeds, the movie version of "Death" will become the norm! Come on, let me tell you, this How should I change the script..."

Li Wannian talked with Li Sencheng in the office for more than two hours before Li Sencheng finally understood all of Li Wannian's intentions and immediately stated that he would strictly follow Li Wannian's requirements for production.

When Li Wannian walked out of the office and was about to leave, he was blocked by an employee.

"Boss, is this how our "Death" ends?"

"How could it be? The story of "Death" is not over yet, and animations will definitely continue to be produced in the future!"

"But it won't be our turn to produce the animation of "The God of Death" in the future, right?"

Looking at the young girl wearing glasses with thick beer caps and pimples on her face, tears welling up in her eyes, and then looking around with expectant eyes, Li Wannian couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that they like "Death" more than themselves.

If possible, he would also like to keep updating "Death", but the problem is that he has too many things to do and fills too many gaps in Hong Kong comics. It is impossible to draw only "Death" for more than ten years.

Therefore, he needs to make a choice.

But now, when he saw these faces, his heart was still shaken. He didn't know if what he did was right?

After hesitating for a long time, Li Wannian finally said: "I will assure everyone that the comics of "Death" will be re-serialized within three years!"

"yeah!"

Hearing this, the whole office immediately boiled.

Although there are still three years left, and animation production will definitely take longer, this is the first time limit that Li Wannian has expressed personally after more than a year of discontinuation of "Death". They finally have hope!
(End of this chapter)