My Animation Era

Just talking about Havoc in Heaven, most people may think it is nothing, just a classic fairy tale.

But if you add the prefix "animated movie" to "Havoc in Heaven", it will be different.

The pinnacle of Chinese animation!

An insurmountable milestone in the history of Asian animation, a great work with three times the number of original paintings as "Spirited Away".

For those who have not experienced that era, it may be difficult to imagine how outrageous "Havoc in Heaven" was at the time. Even today, this is still a masterpiece.

There are more than 70,000 original paintings in the entire film!

What concept is this? Even today, this number is an unimaginable astronomical figure.

"Havoc in Heaven", which is composed of more than 70,000 hand-painted original paintings, has been distributed to more than 40 countries and has been hailed as an animation masterpiece by countless people. It has also introduced countless people to China's traditional artistic style.

Unfortunately……

Chinese animation flourished but declined. After experiencing that glorious era, it quickly went downhill.

There is no way to replicate a work like "Havoc in Heaven".

Because it was the pinnacle of everyone's concerted efforts under the special system of that year, regardless of price, cost, or market.

Not to mention that it is difficult for American Film Studio to replicate such a miracle. Even an industry leader like Wanbao Animation cannot reproduce the glory of "Havoc in Heaven".

Because times have changed.

Where can you find such pure animators nowadays? How can you still have such pure original intention of just doing good animation?

To this day.

"Havoc in Heaven" is still the pinnacle of Chinese movies and the childhood memories of countless people.

When American Film Studio officially announced that it would cooperate with Wanbao Animation to release a 3D remake of "Havoc in Heaven", I don't know how many people of the older generation paid attention to it.

The older generation may not pay attention to other animations and don’t even bother to take a look.

But this is "Havoc in Heaven"!

The 3D remake of the "Havoc in Heaven" animated film has become a work that has attracted the attention of the whole country since the day it was officially announced, especially the older generation, who are looking forward to it.

"How about the 3D effect?"

Gu Miao has not seen the samples. He only knows that the remake went very smoothly. Wanbao Animation and Meiying Studio worked together to spend 18 months polishing this work.

"great!"

As a director, Ma Kui couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said: "The 3D remake of Havoc in Heaven has even better visual effects."

"Of course, it is not without its shortcomings. The shortcoming is that it loses a bit of the artistry of the hand-painted original and becomes more commercial."

"This is understandable."

Gu Miao was not surprised. Since it is called a remake, it must be different from the original version and cannot be exactly the same.

Becoming more commercial?

This does sound regrettable, but we must also admit that in this day and age, making a remake must have some commercial elements.

Pure art no longer works.

In the small screening room of Wanbao Animation, Gu Miao finally saw the true appearance of this animation.

The plot is still the same.

Having said that, this plot is all derived from the original work of "Journey to the West", and there is little room for major changes.

The biggest highlight of the 3D remake is the reset 3D effects and the newly upgraded art style.

From this point of view, the remake does not feel like a disappointment.

At least in terms of 3D modeling and animation smoothness, the remake has done a good job. This should be one of the top 3D animated movies in the industry.

"Not only the main characters, but also the heavenly soldiers and generals among them, we also specially did motion capture..."

Ma Kui said distressedly: "The money spent on this movie, seriously speaking, is enough to make three or four animated movies of the same level."

Meiying Factory contributed part of the investment.

Wanbao Animation invested part of the money, and Mr. Bear, Mr. Tan and other caring people contributed part... All the bits and pieces were added up, and the production budget of this movie was barely enough.

It can be said that if so many external forces had not been gathered, relying on the strength of one family alone, I am afraid that I would never be able to produce the remake of "Havoc in Heaven 3D".

"Okay, stop complaining."

"After all, this is a project that is causing trouble in heaven and the whole country is paying attention to it. It doesn't matter if you spend more money." Gu Miao comforted with a smile.

If the money is gone, you can make it again.

But if the reputation of "Havoc in Heaven" is ruined, then it is a huge sin, and no matter how much money is spent, it cannot make up for it.

"makes sense……"

After Mr. Gu's guidance, Ma Kui finally figured it out and no longer struggled with the issue of high production costs.

The money was spent anyway.

There's no point regretting it now. There's no way the movie is about to be released and we're still clamoring for divestment, right?

The good news is that "Havoc in Heaven" is very famous after all, and theaters are also very supportive. Audiences across the country are looking forward to the release of the remake, and the box office should not be low.

American Film Studio only wants the name, and they don't share the profits from the film, so Gu Miao and Ma Kui agreed that as long as it was promoted properly, the probability of the film losing money was very low.

Basically equal to zero!

…

The humor series "Blue Cat's Naughty Three Thousand Questions" is still being broadcast on CCTV Children's Channel.

This animation has a strong popular science nature, so although the ratings are not high, it is extremely stable and has a group of relatively loyal fans.

On the other side, "Wandering the Animated World 2" has gone through a long broadcast cycle and finally concluded successfully.

Taking over the schedule and status is the school idol animation "LoveLive!" introduced from the Neon Division.

Do not misunderstand!

"LoveLive!" will definitely not be on the TV platform. The so-called replacement schedule and popularity refer to the online platform only.

The school idol created by Seto is quite popular, I have to say.

Especially in Neon's hometown, the virtual idol group Muse is extremely popular. It is said that it has more than 14 million fans on the Internet.

It's not over yet!

To measure the strength of an idol group, we don't just look at the number of fans, but also the sales of single ED and concert ticket sales.

In this regard, the Muse group is not far behind, and its popularity is no worse than those of popular female idol groups.

Not long ago, the Muse group held a grand concert in Kyoto. Not only was the venue full of people, but the live broadcast of the concert attracted more than 20 million people.

It’s so hot!

As a virtual idol group, Muse has achieved results that put many real idols to shame.

A bunch of girl idols sing and dance, but in the end they are not as popular as a few paper idols. What's going on?

Thanks to the rapid popularity of Muse in Neon, the animation "LoveLive!" has also achieved extremely impressive ratings, making it a truly hegemonic new show.

This animation, or to be precise, the virtual idol group Muse, is not only very popular in Neon, but also has a good fan base abroad.

At least Gu Miao saw that several new singles by the Muse group had already ranked in the top ten of a certain domestic music platform.

Although not comparable to him.

Gu Miao personally sang the animated theme song of the same name for "Martin's Morning", and it is still in the top three of a certain music platform's hot listening list!

This is thanks to Mr. Tan’s ranking.

As a loyal fan of Gu Miao, Mr. Tan keeps his word and says he wants to help Gu Miao hit the charts, so he will help him hit the charts and use his platform to recommend and promote him like crazy.

This directly led to the completion of the animation "Martin's Morning" for a long time, but Gu Miao's debut single is still very popular, and there is an endless stream of people listening to the song.

"loss……"

Gu Miao regretted it.

If I had known that his song was so popular, I shouldn't have set it up to be free to listen to. Instead, I should have made it a digital album and sold each song for two or three yuan.

So many people come to listen to the music, even if each person only charges two or three yuan, it is not a small amount.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.

Although Gu Miao's songs can be listened to for free on music platforms, being free does not mean that he really has no income.

The theme song of the same name from "Mornings with Martin" has brought him at least 17 million in additional income, and it has become a huge hit.

At this time, if Gu Miao went out and called himself a "well-known musician", no one would dare to criticize him.

After all, he really has masterpieces and is very popular. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a well-known Chinese singer.

However, Gu Miao has no interest in being a singer. Singing is just one of his few hobbies.

Animation is the foundation of life!

As the calendar turns to December, the remake of the movie "Havoc in Heaven 3D" is finally about to be released.

Just when Gu Miao was full of expectations and wanted to see what kind of glory the remake of "Havoc in Heaven" would create, an obituary suddenly came.

Mr. Xiong finally failed to survive and passed away due to organ failure.

As Mr. Xiong's best friend, Gu Miao immediately took her family to express condolences.

Perhaps because they had expected it, although the adults were sad and regretful, their expressions did not fluctuate much, and they seemed to have been mentally prepared.

But not for children...

Xiao Sensen cried very sadly.

Perhaps it was because Mr. Xiong was very kind to him when he was still alive and often spoiled him. Therefore, Xiao Sensen also liked Grandpa Bear very much and was very sad to learn of his death.

After comforting his crying son and entrusting him to the care of his wife, Gu Miao took Mr. Xiong outside the house and asked about Mr. Xiong's funeral arrangements.

There must be a funeral.

Lao Xiong always lives in Jiangchuan and is considered a prominent figure. It can be said that his funeral will be attended by many business partners.

This is also a good opportunity for Mr. Bear to gain connections, expand his influence, and consolidate his existing prestige.

In addition, they also have to do what Mr. Xiong said in his will.

The body donation has been signed.

When Mr. Xiong was young, he must have made a lot of dirty money and done a lot of bad things in order to make a fortune. This is not a strange thing.

Therefore, he stated in his will that he would donate his body after his death and use his savings to establish a charitable foundation.

"I'll do it."

Little Bear always smoked and sighed: "The old man offended too many people when he was young and caused too many families to be ruined. He said this was what he had to do, just to alleviate some of his sins."

Can sin really be mitigated?

Gu Miao didn't know how Mr. Xiong started his career when he was young, but he guessed that his methods would not be too gentle.

It's really incredible that someone like Mr. Xiong would reflect on the mistakes he made when he was young when he gets older.

However, death is like extinguishing a lamp. After all, this is Mr. Xiong's last wish. Even if he doesn't feel that this kind of thing can alleviate his sin, Gu Miao has no reason to object.

In addition, Mr. Xiong also distributed a share of the inheritance to Xiao Sensen as agreed.

As Xiao Sensen's guardian, Gu Miao did not accept the gift on her behalf, but instead allocated it to the charitable foundation established by Mr. Xiong.

He didn't dare accept the money.

Although he usually joked around, Gu Miao would probably have a guilty conscience after receiving this money.

And there’s one more thing…

Mr. Xiong said that he loved Xiao Sensen and treated him like his own grandson, so he left this money to him.

But Gu Miao is not stupid. It is clear that Mr. Xiong is worried about Mr. Little Bear and wants to win him an ally before leaving!

The friendship between him and Mr. Xiong is not tainted with any financial interests, and he does not want to completely tie Mr. Xiong's family to him because of Mr. Xiong's will.

Therefore, he cannot accept this money.

Mr. Xiao Xiong was not surprised. No matter whether he accepted it or not, Gu Miao was his friend. And after receiving the money, the relationship between the two deteriorated.

Just be friends, not allies.

Gu Miao's attitude was also his. Mr. Xiao Xiong even felt that the old man was simply confused. Why did he have to calculate so many things? Do you just not believe in his abilities?

Mr. Xiong's funeral happened to be held on the day the remake of the movie "Havoc in Heaven 3D" was released.

Many people came to the scene.

The elite celebrities from Jiangchuan's political and business circles all came to see Mr. Xiong on his last journey. As the god-grandson of Mr. Xiong, Xiao Sensen also appears as a "family member".

Gu Miao's family was also present.

Xiao Sensen was considered a family member because of his special status, but Gu Miao's family was not considered a family member. They attended the funeral purely as guests.

"Mr. Xiong has quite a wide network of contacts."

Looking at the guest list for today's funeral, Gu Miao couldn't help but be a little surprised. She didn't expect that Mr. Xiong was quite popular in Jiangchuan.

"After all, he is the former richest man in Jiangchuan, and he made his fortune in real estate..."

Coco whispered from the side: "Those who are engaged in real estate, do you think your personal connections will be poor? How can you make a real estate company so big if you don't have any skills?"

"That's true."

Gu Miao nodded.

Mr. Xiong, who started his career in real estate and became the richest man in Jiangchuan, has really good connections. It would be no exaggeration to say that he is a local coward.

In comparison, Gu Miao, as the new richest man in Jiangchuan, has only half of the connections of Mr. Xiong.

no way!

There is really no comparison between those who are engaged in real estate and those who are engaged in the animation industry in this regard. They deal with too many people in business.

"But Xiao Sensen is quite famous."

Seeing Xiao Sensen being secretly looked at by many people, Gu Miao couldn't help but sigh: "Not many people knew Xiao Sensen before, but now it's better. All the prominent figures in Jiangchuan know him."

Very meow...

Just now, a fat man who works in building materials took his daughter, who had just turned seven, and hinted that the two children could have a baby marriage.

Gu Miao burst out laughing on the spot.

In what age are we now, are you still engaging in marriage? My parents are all here, it’s outrageous!