My Animation Era

  Chapter 288 Pokémon Files (for subscription)

  Pikachu lost weight.

  As Pishen’s partner and the leading actor of this animation, Xiaozhi also underwent a “plastic surgery”.

Uh! Do not misunderstand!

  The so-called plastic surgery here refers to the part that must be adjusted for "animation" adaptation according to the game shape.

  Game screens, especially games like "Pokemon" that were born out of "handheld devices", I believe everyone can understand them.

  Animation certainly cannot be applied directly.

  Not to mention whether it can be applied, the problem of "clarity" alone cannot be solved. Not to mention, the animated faces are more expressive.

  So "plastic surgery" is a must!

   But don't worry, Xiao Zhi's foundation is here, no matter how much plastic surgery is performed, it will not produce too "significant" changes.

   At most, the facial expressions are richer and the eyes are more changeable.

  Feiyang Studio, which is responsible for the animation production of "Pokemon", was formerly Feiyang Animation Co., Ltd. founded by Mr. Xiong.

  Since Feiyang Animation was acquired by Wanbao Animation and reorganized as Feiyang Studio, the loss of personnel has been very serious...

  Hou Bin was very troubled by this.

   Insufficient manpower, this is the number one problem hindering the animation production of "Pokémon". Without sufficient manpower, the production progress cannot be improved, and it can only be polished slowly with time.

   Honestly, this is a bit slow.

  The animation adaptation project of "Pokémon" was established almost at the same time as animations such as "Olympus Fantasy", "A Happy Year for Sheep and Sheep", and "Moonlight is Beautiful".

The results of it?

  The above-mentioned animations are either finished or are currently being broadcast on TV stations.

   Only the "Pokémon" animation is still in full swing, and the progress is embarrassing. There will be no hope of broadcasting it for a while.

   Of course, this may also have something to do with the "number of episodes".

  The original "Pokémon" unprinted animation has 275 episodes! It started broadcasting in April 1997 and was serialized until November 2002, spanning five years.

   I have to say, quite scary!

  Wanbao version of the first season of "Pokémon" animation, although the total number of episodes is not as many as the original version, it has also exceeded 200 episodes.

  According to an episode of 15 minutes, this is a full 3000 minutes of work.

   This number is not small!

  In the animation industry, if a single animation exceeds 500 minutes, it is considered one of the best "long-form" TV animations.

  The total duration of 3000 minutes is completely worth six feature-length TV animation works. One is better than six, and it belongs to the "Nanfu" in the animation industry.

  With such a heavy workload, coupled with the shortage of manpower, it is no wonder that Hou Bin sighed all day long and lost his energy.

"alright!"

  Gu Miao comforted with a smile: "Slow work and fine work, there is no need to be so anxious. I will tell Huang Kun later and ask him to send some people over for you."

   "Huang Kun? Forget it."

  Hou Bin sneered and said: "The rough guys in Dimension Studio can do 3D animations like Pigman, but they can't help with animations like "Pokémon"."

   Still don’t like it, right?

  After hearing these words, Gu Miao was speechless.

   While saying that he lacks people, he also dislikes others. Hou Bin's personality...

   All I can say is, it's hard to say!

  Fortunately, it was Gu Miao. If it were a boss with a bad temper and a small belly, Hou Bin would probably offend someone when he said this.

   "That's fine, you go first."

   After learning about the production progress and specific situation of "Pokemon", Gu Miao looked at her watch and was about to get up and leave, but was stopped by Hou Bin.

   "Wait, Mr. Gu!"

   "Don't leave in a hurry! I have one more thing that I haven't reported to you."

  Hou Bin took out a book.

  Gu Miao took it over and took a look, and found that it was not so much a book as it was an album of "Pokémon Encyclopedia".

   This book is very thick, Gu Miao estimated that it should have more than a hundred pages.

  Each page has an exclusive introduction to Pokémon, as well as original sketches, including skill settings, racial characteristics, and living habits.

  The introduction is fairly detailed...

   Just by watching this, you can understand what each Pokémon likes? What do you hate? What are its skills? What is the evolutionary route including personality?

Small but complete!

  Don’t look at the “Pokémon” animation, there are only a few Pokémon on the stage, but for each Pokémon, the animation production team has formulated detailed and reliable settings based on sources.

   Probably out of habit.

  Hou Bin, who was previously the director of the movie "Quiba", has a lot of experience in this "detailed" setting. The "Pokémon Encyclopedia" compiled by him is very comprehensive and detailed.

  The content of the record is basically recorded.

   "I'm thinking about this collection. Apart from our internal review, can it be printed as a book and sold to the public?"

  Hou Bin was eager to try: "Just like the original "Book of Kuiba", it serves as a popular setting, so that more people can understand the role of Pokémon?"

   "It's not impossible."

  Gu Miao nodded and said, "It's just that have you ever considered, what is the selling point of this thing?"

   "The Book of Kuiba" Gu Miao certainly knows, after all, this thing was his suggestion to Mr. Xiong back then.

  How many copies of the book of Quebec were sold?

  Although there is no specific statistics, Gu Miao reckoned that there are only one or two thousand copies at most.

   "Pokémon" is certainly supported by the game, and its popularity and discussion are very high. It can even be said that "Quiba" has been completely crushed.

  But how many people will buy this "Pokémon Encyclopedia"?

   "So... what do you mean?"

  Hou Bin had a slightly embarrassed expression.

  After all, he is the director of the movie "Quiba".

   "Popular settings can be made!"

   "I support the practice of making archives for Pokémon so that more people can understand and recognize these Pokémon, but..."

  In the middle of speaking, Gu Miao suddenly shook her head and said: "Selling set sets? This thing is too old-fashioned! Do you really think that people will buy physical books now? Or this kind of "Pokémon Encyclopedia"?"

  The idea is good, but the practice is problematic.

  Popular setting, let more people understand and know Pokémon, don't necessarily have to "sell books"!

  Why not make these "Pokémon" files into "cards" and stuff them into Wanbao's upcoming "Pokémon" doll suits?

   "When you buy a Pokémon toy, you will get a beautifully printed [Pokémon File] data card with a specific number."

  Gu Miao explained: "In this way, everyone can learn about this Pokémon while playing with the toy, and deepen their impression."

   Of course, that's not the point.

  The point is that there are so many Pokémon, and each Pokémon has an "exclusive file card".

  Then here comes the problem!

   If you have a collection habit, will you give up this opportunity to achieve the achievement of [Collecting all Pokémon files]?

   I bought a Pikachu pillow, and there is a Pikachu file card inside, and the introduction is quite detailed...

  (end of this chapter)