My Animation Era

  Chapter 265 Xiao Xiangxiang and Easter Eggs (for subscription)

  Warrior is the romance of Chinese people.

  I believe that there are many people who had a "heroic dream" when they were young, who was invincible all over the world and nicknamed the head dog in the rivers and lakes.

   And many others…

   You may have seen all of them, martial arts TV series, movies or novels. Amazed by all kinds of "magic skills and unique skills", he is full of yearning for the "jianghu" who is happy and envious, and has a clear distinction between love and hatred.

   But for a long time, martial arts have performed mediocre in the field of animation.

  This kind of general is actually a relatively implicit statement. To be honest, there are only a few martial arts animations that can be sold.

   "Qin Shi Mingyue" series, "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes", "Xia Lan" and "Chinese Boy" and so on.

   Expand the scope a bit more, such as "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Adventures of Jackie Chan" can also be counted as martial arts animation.

   But that's not accurate.

  Because martial arts first emphasizes the word "Xia", followed by "Wu". Many animations may have something to do with "martial arts", but they can't be called "martial arts" animations.

  Guo Hongwei wants to make martial arts animation.

   I have to say that this ideal is beautiful and worth encouraging. But as his master and guide, Gu Miao didn't support him very much.

  Whether martial arts is dead or not is hard to say.

  But in the field of animation, the theme of martial arts, especially the theme of "pure martial arts", is indeed half dead, and it can even be said that half of the body has been buried in the ground.

  What’s wrong with it, but I just can’t think about doing martial arts animations. Is that something you can do?

  What will happen to Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit?

   What will happen to Xia Lan and the Chinese boy?

   Unless it can be as successful as the "Qin Shi Mingyue" series, or reach the "international standards" such as "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Adventures of Jackie Chan", what future will there be?

   "Did you read the news a while ago?" Gu Miao asked.

   "Which news?"

   "The news that an animation company paid a lot of money for the copyright of Master Jin's classic martial arts novels to create a milestone work in martial arts animation adaptations."

   "I see."

  Guo Hongwei nodded and said: "I think it's pretty good! Could it be that... Master, you don't like this project?"

   "Not optimistic."

   Gu Miao shook her head and said.

   This is the martial arts dream! Batch after batch of animators were buried, and as a result, **** lessons were laid before their eyes, and batch after batch of newcomers did not believe in evil and insisted on giving it a try.

   There is a strange phenomenon.

  Take Jin, a well-known writer of martial arts novels in Xiangjiang, as an example. His works have been adapted many times, and TV series, movies, etc. have emerged in an endless stream.

  The results of the adaptation are pretty good.

   TV dramas are particularly prominent. The classic trilogy of the Condor Shooting has been remade countless times by major directors, and the ratings are still high.

   But...

  After his works were adapted into animations, his grades never improved. Many fans don't even know that there are "animated" versions of his works.

   Didn’t expect that?

  When Gu Miao first heard the news, she was also shocked. On the one hand, I am shocked that there is an animated version, and on the other hand, I am shocked that the popularity of the animated version is so low?

  Take the well-known martial arts novel "The Legend of Condor Heroes" as an example. It was adapted by a neon animation company. It took more than 70 episodes in three seasons, but there was no splash at all.

   Has anyone in China watched it?

   Yes, there must be. Many audiences in Xiangjiang and some coastal provinces must have watched it. But in terms of popularity, it's really pitifully low, probably not even as good as "Xia Lan".

   Not to mention "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" and "Qin Shi Mingyue" such martial arts big IP animation works.

Why is this?

   "The Legend of Condor Heroes" in China, I dare not say that everyone has read the original work, at least the TV series is very popular, most people have watched it?

  Not everyone has read the original novel, but at least they have heard of it and know the general plot.

  Then why is the animation version so deserted and no one knows about it?

  Gu Miao analyzed the reason.

   On the one hand, due to insufficient publicity, not many people know about this animation. On the other hand, the producers overestimated the children's enthusiasm for the "martial arts" theme.

Therefore.

   Gu Miao is not optimistic about the news that a domestic animation company has purchased the copyright of martial arts novels and wants to adapt them into animations.

   In his opinion, this makes no sense.

  If you really want to make "martial arts animation", you really can't let go of that martial arts dream, OK! You can directly draft a business plan, create originality, and you're done.

   Adapting a martial arts novel?

   That’s because you think the death is not thorough enough. Originally, no one watched martial arts animations. You still spend a lot of money to buy copyrights to adapt them. What are you trying to do?

   No matter how many fans the original book has, no matter how well-known the original book is, what does it have to do with your animation version? Don't you think those elderly fans of martial arts novels will go to watch your cartoon?

  Did not dare to think so in my dreams.

   "I know, I know all of this."

  Guo Hongwei sighed: "It is a fact that martial arts are on the decline. It is also a fact that children are not interested in martial arts themes."

   "But I still want to try!"

  Gu Miao: "..."

   After all the good things have been said, Guo Hongwei still wants to make martial arts animations, and he has nothing to do with it.

   Then let him go.

  Gu Miao does not support him in martial arts, but since he is determined to realize his dream of martial arts, let him give it a try.

  Creativity Gu Miao can provide.

  Whether it is "Xia Lan" or "Chinese Boy", these are still relatively good martial arts animations.

  If he doesn't like it, then make a pure martial arts flavor, with a strong flavor of the world, "The Legend of the Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes".

   Not a big problem.

  Since the third season of Pleasant Goat animation has not yet aired, Guo Hongwei is not in a hurry to make a decision right now. He plans to think about the next work after the vacation is over.

   "That's right, master!"

   "Have you finished writing the script of the Pleasant Goat movie? If not, you may wish to consider adding a foreshadowing to the third season of Pleasant Goat?"

  Guo Hongwei suggested: "Take it as an easter egg. How about creating a surprise for the audience after the movie is released?"

good idea!

  Gu Miao very much agrees with the practice of laying easter eggs in the TV animation first, and then revealing the big movie later.

   It’s just an easter egg, how should I set it up?

  Gu Miao scratched her head and thought for a while, and suddenly thought of a person who appeared as a key character in the plot of the movie "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Snake Comes Around".

   Cousin Wolf, Night Wolf!

   If he remembers correctly, this guy married Xiang Tailang in the third season of TV animation, and gave birth to "Xiao Xiangxiang", right?

   "No! Xiao Xiangxiang did not appear."

  Guo Hongwei shook his head and denied, "It's just that Xiao Xiangxiang was mentioned at the end of the third season."

   "That's easy."

  Gu Miao clapped her hands and said, "Let's set up a movie easter egg around Xiao Xiangxiang."

   For example.

  In the third season of the animation, the number of times Xiao Xiangxiang was mentioned when Big Big Wolf's family and Cousin Wolf appeared on the stage was added to let the audience know the existence of "Xiao Xiangxiang".

   But there are no photos, no appearances.

  When promoting a big movie, put a picture of Xiao Huihui holding a wolf cub of the same age. Wouldn’t that successfully arouse everyone’s desire to “buy tickets”?

   Let’s talk about a rather regrettable martial arts animation movie, "Feng Yun Jue", how many people have watched it?

  (end of this chapter)