Don't let him do animation

Chapter 2 Why does egg fried rice still shine?
Jiangbei University.

Director Song of the Propaganda Department of the Student Union looked puzzled. Students from Jiangnan came to the Student Union in Jiangbei?

"Brother, you are in the wrong place. This is Jiangbei, not Jiangnan."

"That's right, I'm looking for Jiangbei. I hope you can help me. I've built a studio and want to find some interns worth 200 a day. Of course, I also know that our student union is usually very busy. This is"

Chen Ji put the red envelope into Minister Song's pocket. The latter's attitude immediately changed and said with a smile: "It's an outsider, it's an outsider. We have the same roots in Jiangbei and Jiangnan. We must help with this kind of thing. You wait here." Yes, two hours at the latest. Xiao Wang, hurry up and get Brother Chen some water."

Before leaving, Minister Song patted the thickness of his pocket. It was too much!
I have to say that money is indeed a good thing. It can solve 99% of your problems and worries. In less than an hour, Minister Chen found nine interns.

Just find some people.
Chen Ji's face was complicated and he asked in a low voice to the Propaganda Director of the Student Union: "What kind of monsters and monsters did you find for me?"

The Propaganda Director of the Student Union said: "Be content. Who will care about your leather bag studio? These are the only ones who have not found internships and have no place to go, so they came here to take a look."

"Okay, okay."

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Minister Song's eyes were a little dodgey, and he left in a hurry, as if he was worried that someone would take advantage of him.

Chen Ji looked at the nine people across from him and didn't know what to say. There were men and women, and he felt that they were all weird and there were no normal people.

Smirking, sissy
A mixed-race girl said: "Hey, the boss agreed, two hundred a day, settled on a daily basis."

Others echoed: "Just give us money. It would be great if the studio can last for a long time. Even if we fail to work for a few days, we won't lose money."

Several people came here for money and had no vision for the future. They never thought that an intern from Jiangnan University could produce any decent cartoons.

Someone said: "Boss, let's find out which animation we copied first, so we can go back and prepare."

Plagiarism!

Chen Ji's mentality was about to explode, and with a stiff smile on his face, he said: "Let's do something original, something original about food."

"It's a food theme. What's the point of it? It's better to make Journey to the West more realistic."

The nine newly recruited interns were not very optimistic about the food theme.

There are a lot of cooking variety shows, which are very boring. I can't help but think of cooking cartoons in my mind. Two chefs competing in cooking?

What can that be worth seeing?

I guess it's a problem even if it's broadcast on TV stations.

"Our food-themed cartoons have subverted traditional food." Chen Jineng understands their thinking.

Before Little Master came out, who would have thought that food-themed cartoons would become more popular and become a classic among classics.

Food, whether it is cooking or eating, just focus on one exaggeration.

In order to dispel their doubts, Chen Ji took out the script and storyboards that he had prepared a long time ago. The contents were all the plot information of The Young Master sent to the mailbox by the system.

Several employees looked at it for a while, and after seeing the incredible shots on the A4 paper, they all expressed doubts.

"Boss, what are you drawing?"

"Cut vegetables automatically fly into the pot?"

"The egg fried rice actually shines when you make it?"

"Can you still see fairies after eating vegetables?"

After watching Chen Ji's footage, several people felt that a brand new door had opened, an incredible picture.

Subverting the perception of traditional food.

Food-themed cartoons can actually do this. Come on, tell me first, what is added to the egg fried rice, and why can it still shine?
Chen Ji looked at the people who couldn't understand and asked: "Just make this cartoon. Do you have any suggestions? If there is no problem, let's get down to business."

Several people in front of me shook their heads for a while. This kind of fairy animation can even make cooking glow golden. What else can I suggest?

"Since there is no objection, I will talk about work matters. Since we are a small studio that has just been opened, funds are relatively tight. I will try my best to coordinate. The location will be on the seventh floor of the Xinyuan Office Building, tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning."

"Okay." A few people had no objections. They weren't doing anything illegal, so they just paid.

New Garden Office Building. Due to limited funds, Chen Ji rented an office space of more than 100 square meters on the seventh floor as a studio, named Linlang Animation Studio, which means dazzling array.

Linlang Animation Studio also welcomed its users for the first time.

When the team came to Linlang Animation Action with their computer bags on their backs, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

"Wow, I'm really poorer than I thought."

His eyes swept across the small studio, which was empty except for a few desks and not even a water dispenser.

Facing the complaints from employees, Chen Ji could only pretend not to hear them.

Because he was poor, he didn't talk much at all. The most important thing was to start work quickly.

After Chen Ji took out the footage and script, he immediately started the overall coordination work.

There are no animation-related positions such as animation directors, art directors, art designers, etc. There are only ten people including the boss, so why should we be so careful?

What's more, the information sent by the system included three-dimensional plots, etc., and no guidance was needed at all. He could just copy the drawn shots and scripts. He even didn't even think about outsourcing the voice actors and directly hired them. Enter the staff.

Chen Ji can be said to be the busiest one, not only personally supervising, but also responsible for coordination.

The Young Master Chef is a semi-still animation, with many plots containing a large number of still images, while the characters are simpler. Nameless passers-by just go back and forth, and there is no need to spend time on drawing them.

Some people in the team started to work on the first original, and some were working on the second original. They also used gradient technology and tweening technology to make pictures, and finally took photography to shoot.

But a new problem soon arose.

"Boss, are you too unclear about the cooking skills competition?"

Facing the sissy's question, Chen Ji glanced at the other person with a pencil in his mouth. Apart from the Adam's apple that a man should have, there was nothing that could tell that he was a man with a handle. He always made orchid fingers, which was really disgusting.

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Ji couldn't answer this question. Isn't it clear that it shines directly?
On the other hand, the mixed-race girl sitting not far away said carelessly: "Hey, sissy, you have to remember that the little master's cooking competition must strictly abide by the three laws. The one who opens the lid first before serving the food loses. The one who does not shine after opening the lid loses. No." The one who shines golden loses.”

Chen Ji's eyes lit up and he got to the point.

The problem is resolved and the team resumes the creative process.

As the work progressed, even Chen Ji did not expect that it only took five and a half days to complete two 46-minute episodes of animation. Although the picture quality was a bit rough, it was not a big problem.

"I really didn't expect this speed."

Chen Ji watched the preview, and the first and second episodes of Little Master focused on golden fried rice and magical mapo tofu respectively. They were full of gimmicks, and every dish must shine!

Immediately afterwards, he fell into deep thought, which was inconsistent with the efficiency of his animation schedule in his previous life.

After thinking about it carefully, he immediately knew what the problem was.

The reason why many animations are expensive and time-consuming is that many unnecessary details are seriously exaggerated. The main creative staff do not know what they want, and they often stop working. They will have a small meeting every three days and a big meeting every five days to discuss the plot. problems, seriously delaying the construction schedule.

"You go and dub."

Chen Ji also left the dubbing work to the team. He really couldn't afford to hire voice actors, so his team was more cost-effective.

After a few days of running-in, the team gradually accepted the fact that Chen Ji was a poor person despite complaining at the beginning.

Wherever possible, money was definitely saved. I thought it would be a crude product, but the practicality of the animation preview saved money wherever possible. The animation was also done well.

With limited funds, both the special effects and supervision were adequate, so the team composed of university interns unanimously felt that Linlang Animation had a bright future.

After cleaning up for a while, the team used their mobile phones to record.

"This is flame cuisine, the essence of Yanhuang cuisine."

"Ah, what are those lights? Are they really fried rice?"

"That fried rice...is shining!"

"Is this golden fried rice?"

(End of this chapter)