My Animation Era

  The chess master in the Go world has passed away!

   To be precise, he is a future chess master, because he really doesn't know how to learn Go, so he just gave up learning it.

   "Learn Hammer Go..."

  Gu Miao cursed and said: "I just don't want to waste time on this, it's not that I'm just stupid and can't understand."

   "Ah yes yes yes!"

   "Mr. Gu understands the righteousness and doesn't want to take Xiao Ke's world championship, so he reluctantly gave up the game of Go. What kind of mind is this?"

   "If you keep learning, Mr. Gu, I'm afraid you will become the number one person in the world in a few months."

   Ma Kui flattered me so much, he knew what Mr. Gu liked to hear, and he also knew that Mr. Gu needed a new step, so he flattered him without any burden.

   "I love to hear that!"

  Gu Miao's complexion softened slightly after hearing this: "Forget it, let's not talk about this, I came to you mainly because of the animation of "Journey to the West" proposed by CCTV."

   "The process is so fast?"

   Ma Kui looked a little surprised.

  Not long after the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was completed, CCTV proposed to hand over the remaining three works of the "Four Great Masterpieces" to Wanbao for animation adaptation.

   Among them, "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Water Margin" were declined by Gu Miao, and CCTV chose to form a team to produce them.

   "Journey to the West" was favored by Wanbao, and it promised to do its best to make an animation adaptation, and CCTV would broadcast and distribute it as a platform.

  Although a consensus has been reached, as we all know, CCTV is a very large official department.

  This is not Wanbao's kind of talk.

  If it is a company like Wanbao, as long as the management reaches a consensus, the production team can be established very quickly, and there is no need for any procedural audit work in the middle.

  But the Journey to the West animation project, after all, is a plan proposed by CCTV, and they are also one of the producers, so they need to participate in it.

  That means.

  The corresponding planning and discussion, project review, qualification verification and approval and filing work need to go through a very long process.

  At the time, Gu Miao said that it would take at least half a year or even longer for this project to be implemented from the time it was proposed.

   That makes sense.

   Don’t think it’s an exaggeration that it takes half a year for a project to go from “idea” to action. In fact, the first half of the year is considered conservative. Some projects may wait ten or twenty years from the birth of an idea to the start of production.

  This is not a joke...

  As far as Gu Miao knows, there is a work in Meiying Studio, and the idea was put forward a long time ago, but the actual production started 30 years later.

   There are similar things abroad.

  For example, the well-known movie "Frozen" is a typical example. As early as the middle of the 20th century, Di Baobao thought about adapting the classic fairy tale "Snow White".

  In the 1990s, this idea was put on the agenda again, but it was aborted due to various reasons.

  It wasn't until the beginning of the 21st century that Di Baobao launched the project again in order to promote the process of "3D princesses", and this was the "Frozen" that everyone saw on the screen later.

   The waiting time in the middle is at least sixty or seventy years.

   It is precisely because of this situation that Gu Miao and Ma Kui feel that the official launch of the "Journey to the West" project will be at least next year.

   It's just that no one thought of it.

  The leaders above attached great importance to this matter. Not only did they personally ask questions, but they also gave the green light to the project, which directly saved a lot of time.

   "Of course, the main reason is that CCTV was very satisfied with the effect of our last adaptation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Gu Miao said with a smile.

   This is the key!

  The excellent performance of the New Three Kingdoms animation has made many people full of confidence in Wanbao, thinking that they will be able to adapt Journey to the West, so they are so relieved.

   But try another company?

  If it is not Wanbao, but other companies apply for the production of the project, let alone whether it can pass the review, even if it can get the approval of CCTV, it will be at least one year after the project lands, and it cannot be so fast.

   "Exactly."

   Ma Kui nodded in agreement.

  The reason why Journey to the West animation has been implemented so quickly is mainly due to the huge influence of the Three Kingdoms animation.

  This is the same as those online authors who open new books. Suppose there are two authors who open new books at the same time.

   So here comes the problem.

  Under the premise of uncertain future development, which of these two books do you think is most likely to be unfinished by the eunuch? Who do readers and editors prefer to believe?

   You don't need to think about it to know that it is an old author.

  After all, he has completed so many books, and there is a record of completing this book. This is something that has been proven.

  On the other hand, the cute new author has not finished this record, and has never written a book before. Under the premise of unknown conditions, it is not surprising to suspect that he will be an eunuch.

  Wanbao in the domestic animation industry is equivalent to an old author in the online literature industry, and he is also an existence like a platinum master.

  The industry's trust in Wanbao is naturally not something that ordinary animation companies can touch.

  Dissatisfied? Then hold on!

  …

  The animation "Journey to the West" project was implemented so quickly, although it was a pleasant surprise, it also disrupted Gu Miao's arrangements.

   After all, in his plan, the Journey to the West animation project should not be established so early, that is next year's work...

  The plan can't keep up with the changes.

   CCTV has already reviewed and approved it. Animation project approval and production is inevitable. It cannot be done by CCTV. Wanbao just let it go and pretend to be dead, right?

  The establishment of the production team is mainly based on the employees of Wanbao Animation. Although the CCTV animation department will send some reinforcements, the total number of people is not large.

   As for the key positions, the chief director must be someone from Wanbao.

   After all, most of the production team members are from Wanbao, but the chief director is an outsider? This is unreasonable, how can there be any reason to let outsiders take power?

   But Gu Miao had a difficult time choosing the specific candidate.

  It is best for him to act on his own, but due to the difficulty of getting out of the "Go Boys" project, at most he will have the false title of "Chief Producer" in the production team, and the director has to find another candidate.

  Maquie is a good choice.

  After all, Xiao Ma is the second person with honorary qualifications of Wanbao and the chief director of the new animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

   It's just Marqui...

  Gu Miao was very worried. This time, he was ostracized by others and reduced to a mascot.

   After all, in the production team of the new version of the animation Three Kingdoms, he has already been evacuated by Koizumi once. He is called the chief director but actually an assistant director, so he can only serve as Koizumi's deputy.

  Koizumi was not here this time, but CCTV had assigned an assistant director.

  Leaving aside this person's ability, Gu Miao is really afraid that Ma Kui will be taken out of the picture, and the good chief director will turn into an assistant director and become a green leaf for others.

   Daba!

  This kind of thing...Impossible.

  Ma Kui is not ashamed, even as a boss, he was dismissed by Koizumi last time, anyway, Koizumi is his own, so he can accept it after all.

  But this time it's an outsider!

   If you are taken over by a foreign relative, what is the difference from the puppet emperor? Once it gets out, what do people think of Ma Kui and Wanbao?

  Because of this, even though Ma Kui is the most suitable candidate, Gu Miao is still hesitating, worried that he will not be able to restrain his relatives, causing the imperial power to be reduced to a puppet emperor.

   "I really can't..."

  After learning about Mr. Gu's worries, Ma Kui's forehead was covered with black lines and said, "How useless am I to be emptied twice in a row?"

   "Besides, I took the initiative to delegate power to Koizumi in the Three Kingdoms animation, and it wasn't because of him. Please stop talking nonsense, Mr. Gu!"

  Active delegation of power, is that the same thing as overhead energy?

   "I understand, I understand, give way!"

  Gu Miao waved her hands and said, "Anyway, I'm going to put my ugly words first, you must take the initiative this time, and you can't let people ride on your head and shit, or you'll get out of here, understand?"

"I see."

   "Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I've seen quite a few Gongdou dramas, and with my means, I'm sure I can control the overall situation." Ma Kui said confidently.

   Gongdouxi?

  Good guy, do you really think of yourself as the emperor and the production team as a harem?

  Gu Miao was speechless. Although Ma Kui's so-called "Gongdou experience" sounds very unreliable, but the matter has come to this point, and there is no other way but to trust him.

"correct!"

   "This time the "Journey to the West" animation is different from the last Three Kingdoms animation. The production will be more refined and the special effects will be more sufficient..."

   "Don't use 3D?"

  Ma Kui frowned, as if he didn't expect Mr. Gu to propose using 2D to adapt such a fantasy novel of "Journey to the West".

   The difficulty will go up immediately.

  Why not make it in 3D? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that 3D is more suitable for animations such as "Journey to the West".

   "3D Journey to the West..."

  When Ma Kui proposed to use 3D for production, Gu Miao couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

  He has also considered this idea.

  In all fairness, the theme and genre of Journey to the West are indeed very suitable for 3D, the fighting is smoother and smoother, and the scene creation is richer and more three-dimensional.

   But it's still the same problem.

  If 3D standards are used for production, it is difficult to perfectly produce the scenes and effects described in the original "Journey to the West" without spending some money.

   In this way, the cost may be overrun.

  After all, 3D, everyone knows that getting started is easy, but if you want to raise the upper limit, you have to burn a lot of money, and the degree of money burn is even more exaggerated than many 2D animations.

   It's kind of...

   It's not that Gu Miao is reluctant to spend money, but there must be an upper limit for investment. It cannot be said that it is unrealistic to spend billions or tens of billions on an animation, and then spend ten or twenty years to polish it.

  He has his ceiling.

  If it exceeds this upper limit, he has to consider whether it is worth it, and whether it is necessary.

   "Yes, we do animation to a large extent to make money, not to show kindness and do good deeds."

   Ma Kui said excitedly: "But this is Monkey King! Monkey King, Mr. Gu, do you know the influence of this name?"

"I know…"

  Gu Miao sighed.

  Sun Wukong, a well-known name, how could he not know the big name he heard since he was a child, and the things carved into the bones of the Chinese people?

  It is precisely because he knows and likes Monkey King very much that he hesitates whether to make an exception for a "Journey to the West" animation.

   "Using 52 episodes and 1100 minutes as the standard, roughly estimate the cost and construction period, comprehensively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of 2D and 3D, and then make a written report, and we will discuss it in a meeting."

  Gu Miao didn't answer yes or no directly, he just asked Ma Kui to write a report.

   But his attitude is enough to prove certain problems. Naturally, a genius like Ma Kui can understand a little bit, and suddenly he said: "Okay, I'll get it right away!"

   Ma Kui left excitedly.

   After he left, Gu Miao didn't continue to think about the storyboard of "Youth Go", but took out her mobile phone and entered a keyword on the page of the search engine: Monkey King 3D animation.

  Looking at the search results, especially the calls from netizens on various forums and social networking sites to make "Journey to the West" into a 3D animation, he immediately smiled.

   It's done!

  There are so many 2D images of Monkey King, or the animation adaptations of Journey to the West, and the classics created by Meiying Studio are even more insurmountable.

   On the contrary, there are very few 3D Monkey King images and 3D adaptations of "Journey to the West" animations, and the general quality is poor and appalling.

  Audiences are actually looking forward to the release of a high-quality animation. It is not a shoddy production, but a real high-quality 3D version of "Journey to the West" animation.

   This is a point that Gu Miao overlooked.

  His original idea was to make a well-regulated 2D version of "Journey to the West" based on past experience.

  After all, he didn't have much money to invest, so if he spent this money on 3D Journey to the West, he really couldn't do anything.

  But Ma Kui opened up new ideas for him.

  Instead of doing a mediocre "Journey to the West" animation on the 2D track, why not spend a little more money to make an "unprecedented" high-quality 3D "Journey to the West" animation?

  Such Monkey King will be remembered by countless audiences, and this kind of Journey to the West animation will definitely become an eternal classic!

  The price Wanbao needs to pay is to extend the construction period, increase the input cost, and try to achieve the upper limit of domestic 3D technology.

   This is actually acceptable.

  Wanbao has been established for so many years, and it is no longer the small workshop that it used to be. It meets the requirements in terms of anti-risk ability and capital turnover.

  The only problem is the construction period. If I really want to make a 3D animation of "Journey to the West", even with the scale of Wanbao Animation, it is estimated that it will take 2-3 years.

  This is an optimistic statement.

  With such a long production period, coupled with the immeasurable capital investment, it is very difficult for a TV animation to pay back.

   After all, you are so involved, why do you still do TV animation? Wouldn't it be good to directly make a big 3D movie and go to the cinema to show it like "The Return of the Great Sage"?

  This is also the reason why there is no high-quality 3D version of "Journey to the West" TV animation on the market.

  Because of strong technology, companies that have invested in qualified companies do not make TV animations, but directly make big movies.

   And those companies with insufficient technology and no money in their pockets, you wouldn’t expect them to produce high-quality 3D animations, would you?

   "So, this is an investment destined to lose money, the only difference lies in the amount of loss."

  In the email to the person in charge of the animation department of CCTV, Gu Miao said: "In order to fulfill the children's dreams, we can accept this price, but...you have to express it too?"

  CCTV is also one of the producers!

  Gu Miao didn't forget this point, so he went to the door directly to let the big dog be mentally prepared in advance, and the Wanbao family should not lose money if they lose money.

what?

   Do you really think that the producer is making a name out of thin air? If you don't give money, the producer will withdraw it for you later!

   And Mr. Bear, what are you looking at?

  How could Gu Miao forget her best brother for such a good deed with immeasurable merit? Considering the thickness of Xiaoxiong's wallet, Gu Miao thinks that he doesn't mind having a name.

   Funny anime, right? The producer is wronged... VIP, please take a seat!