My Animation Era

  Chapter 60 Audience Evaluation

   "The evil witch of the dark kingdom and the beautiful girl warrior セーラームーン are about to collide head-on~! What kind of secrets are hidden by the enigmatic fortune-teller and the students who have changed their temperament..."

   "Please look forward to the second episode of "Sailor Moon" at six o'clock tonight: wake up! Divination shop is a house of demons!"

   "Soldier of love and justice, join Sailor Moon!"

  The narration of the second report is very passionate.

  But Gu Miao always felt that...

  Is this kind of enthusiasm used in the wrong place? He thought he was watching "One Piece" or "Naruto" instead of looking at the screen and just listening to the narration.

  I can only say that it is indeed a neon!

  They can always read all kinds of shameful second-level lines in a serious manner, which makes people wonder, are we watching the same animation?

   Probably this is a cultural difference.

  Compared to this painful "second report", what deserves his attention more is the ratings of the second episode.

   Another two points increase!

   There is no doubt that this is definitely good news. The ratings of the second episode have risen sharply, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that "Sailor Moon" definitely has the potential to "dominate the screen" as a new show.

  Why potential? Not strength?

   Of course because...

  Among the animations broadcast in December, there is also a "Mecha" themed work adapted from the manga of the same name, which also has a high ratings.

   According to Seto.

  The animation called "Mecha High School Student", adapted from Neon's most popular serial comic this year, has attracted a large number of fans' attention before it even aired.

  The starting point is different.

  "Sailor Moon" is an original animation that is not an adaptation or a sequel, and only two episodes have been broadcast. How can it smooth out such a big gap in the early stage?

but…

  Being ahead for a while does not mean leading forever.

   Judging from the performance of the first two episodes, the animation "Sailor Moon" has huge potential in ratings and rave reviews from the audience. What is lacking now is time accumulation.

  Because I can’t understand the neon text.

  So the "word-of-mouth" part of the audience is basically after Seto collects the evaluations of the dramas, compiles them into work emails and sends them to Gu Miao.

  Seto's work is fairly reliable.

  He did not report good news but not bad news just to please Gu Miao. In addition to the positive comments that are praised, the emails also contain some negative comments.

  The proportion of negative reviews is not high.

  Most of them are empty talk of "nothing to say", nitpicking, pure embarrassment, not worthy of attention.

  In the positive comments, there were remarks that surprised Gu Miao.

   "Anime heroes on TV are no longer limited to male characters! Girls can also use their own power to slay demons and protect those around them..."

   "Compared to those princesses who are suffering from illness and just waiting for the prince to save them when encountering difficulties, the little rabbit is really amazing!"

   "Who says women are weak?"

   It is not difficult to see that these comments are basically from female audiences, and their praise of "Sailor Moon" also gave Gu Miao a smell of "feminism".

  Don't think...

  Neon "male chauvinism" is prevalent, men make money to support their families, and women cook and bring up children become mainstream values, so feminism will not be born.

   In fact, that is the old calendar.

  Since the neon bubble economy burst, many women have stepped out of their families and started to work in society. With the increase of personal income, their social status has long been different from before.

   Fortunately!

Compared with Takeuchi Naoko's original manga, the old version of "Sailor Moon" animation not only added a lot of Mary Su elements, but also added timidity and nonsensical elements to the character of the protagonist. Many deep-seated feminist "thought cores" have not been obtained. reflect.

   Otherwise, Gu Miao has to worry about whether the public opinion will be so "friendly" after the animation is broadcast.

   It's not that the original manga is bad.

   It’s just that you can’t take too many steps in one go. If you directly engage in “Sailor Moon Crystal” that is close to the original manga, it may be counterproductive.

   After all...he's not Takeuchi Naoko.

  Naoko Takeuchi is a woman and a native "neon man". She wants to change the status quo that women are weak in animation works, and the audience can understand and accept it.

  But Gu Miao is a foreigner...

   This is embarrassing.

  As a crooked nut, talking about "sensitive" topics such as feminism on other people's sites can easily arouse suspicion and even rejection.

   Proper minefield.

  So Gu Miao was very cautious about this, whether it was a negative comment or a positive comment, he asked the production team not to respond.

   Just do animation honestly.

   As for how the audience will interpret this work, that is the audience's business, and the production team has no control and cannot control it.

  …

  The 35th Golden Sparrow Awards Ceremony was held as scheduled. Amidst applause, Gu Miao took the stage to receive the "Best TV Animation of the Year" trophy.

   I can only say that it deserves its name.

  Looking back on the past year, "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" was completely crushed in the TV animation program.

   Until now, Pleasant Goat, which has been replayed several times, can still score the highest ratings of more than 10 points. Such an astonishing performance made the entire industry fall silent.

   Too NM outrageous!

   It has been more than a month since the first broadcast of Pleasant Goat ended.

  Originally, everyone was gearing up to present their new works one after another, preparing to seize the viewing share vacated by Pleasant Goat, and to do a big job before the end of the year.

result…

   All were wiped out!

   It’s okay to be beaten by Pleasant Goat in the first round, but they can even beat Pleasant Goat in the second or even third rebroadcast, how can this be played?

   No game experience, report it!

  Leaving aside the cursing peers, Gu Miao also met an "old acquaintance" at this awards ceremony.

   "Mr. Du?!"

  The moment Gu Miao saw Du Hao, she asked in amazement, "Aren't you making a movie? Why are you here?"

   "Stop by and have a look."

  Du Hao waved his hands and said, "Also, don't call me Boss Du, call me Director Du!"

  Okay, Mr. Du!

   It was rare to meet an acquaintance, a fellow from Jiangchuan. After the awards ceremony, Gu Miao warmly invited Du Hao to dinner.

  Unfortunately, it was rejected.

   It's not that Du Hao didn't give face, but that he made appointments with several distribution companies at night to discuss some things about film distribution, and he couldn't get away at all.

   "Is it so fast?"

  After watching Du Hao leave, Gu Miao took out her mobile phone and searched the Internet for reports about the movie "Stellar Fall".

   "Domestic sci-fi masterpiece!"

   "Ten years of hard work, new directors will start the era of domestic sci-fi blockbusters..."

  There are many miscellaneous reports.

  Most of them were self-media editors' embarrassment. Gu Miao glanced at it and quickly captured a key piece of information.

   "New Year's Day" is released!

  It is now mid-December, and there are less than two months before the Lunar New Year. And if he remembered correctly, "Stellar Fall" seemed to start in October.

  Ah this...

  Four or five months, a sci-fi blockbuster?

  (end of this chapter)