My Animation Era

In the new year, Gu Miao devoted almost all her energy to the production of the film "Toy Story".

Except for finding a reliable elementary school for his son through connections after the summer vacation, he really didn't care about anything else.

However, nothing major happened this year. Except for the second season of "Mobile Suit Gundam", there were no particularly popular works.

If I have to say it, it is probably the second season of "LoveLive!" produced by the Neon Division, which is extremely popular in the entire virtual idol circle.

There is no Dragon Ball sequel this year.

The reason is very simple. Nishio, who is known as the "Father of Dragon Ball" by countless comic fans, had an operation at the beginning of the year and was unable to work normally for a long time.

This directly resulted in the "Dragon Ball" series, which was popular all over the world and had unprecedented influence, forced to suspend updates for a whole year.

no way!

Nishio is the backbone of Dragon Ball. Without him, the Neon Division will not be able to find a replacement for a while, and naturally it will not be able to produce qualified Dragon Ball works.

But as far as Gu Miao knows.

While Nishio is recuperating at home, he seems to be thinking more about "Dragon Ball" and is expected to make a big move next year.

It can't be Dragon Ball Super, right?

Gu Miao also couldn't figure out what Nishio's so-called "new thinking" was. Anyway, it was good for him to take a year off. If it hadn't been for this year's schedule, "Mobile Suit Gundam" wouldn't have been able to break into Neon. market.

That's right!

During the year when Dragon Ball was off the air, Mobile Suit Gundam took the opportunity to enter the neon market and won the love of countless anime fans.

As for the European and American markets, forget about it.

Europe and America are the exclusive territories of American comic superhero series, and it is difficult for foreign works to gain a foothold and become popular.

Since the success of the animated remake of "Superman", Dave and Nan Tong have collaborated on many TV animations such as "Batman", "Iron Man", "Wonder Woman", and "The Flash".

The combination of DC + Marvel has no problem sweeping across Europe and the United States.

It’s not just animation that’s blooming everywhere!

According to Dave, starting next year, they will also conduct live-action film and television adaptations of many of their superhero IPs, and launch more superhero TV series, superhero movies, etc.

It is difficult for Wanbao Pictures alone to achieve the ultimate in this work.

After all, Wanbao Pictures has only been established for just one year, and its foundation abroad is still too shallow.

Therefore, the film and television adaptations of these superhero IPs basically involve the participation of Hollywood film giants, which can be regarded as giving them a share of the pie.

However, the copyright belongs to Wanbao.

There is no need to talk about this. Gu Miao knew that Marvel in the original time and space sold Spider-Man in the early stage in order to survive, but it failed to take it back many years later.

Learn from the past and learn from others!

Marvel’s lesson is vivid in my mind. Wanbao’s cooperation with others is a cooperation, and the copyright is tightly controlled. No matter which Hollywood giant is involved, no one can get involved.

Moreover, the current cooperation is only temporary.

When Wanbao Pictures develops and develops and has a certain foundation in the European and American film and television circles, it will no longer need to actively seek cooperation from others, but others will actively come to seek cooperation.

Superheroes are well developed.

In China, the two channels Gu Miao reserved for Wanbao Animation, namely Bibi Reading and Da Liu, are also developing very well.

Especially Da Liu!

After receiving Wanbao's great help, Liu has now resigned from his job as a thermal power plant engineer, focusing on writing at home, and has published a number of far-reaching science fiction novels.

Not only him, but also a large number of frustrated science fiction novelists also received support and funding from Wanbao Animation. For a time, there seemed to be a "science fiction craze" in China, and a large number of science fiction masterpieces were produced one after another.

There is something that Liu said very well.

Creation requires environment and conditions. If you eat one meal every day but not another, you will definitely not be able to create good works.

Wanbao provides everyone with a guarantee of food and clothing, allowing everyone to use their imagination and create science fiction novels in a relatively comfortable and secure environment. Naturally, today's science fiction craze has arisen.

certainly!

Wanbao didn't do this to act like a good guy. Gu Miao was just eyeing the adaptation rights of most excellent science fiction works.

Mutual benefit!

Selling Trisolaris for 100,000 yuan is no longer possible. Wanbao will not treat these science fiction writers badly, and the conditions given by Wanbao are absolutely generous. Naturally, no one will refuse to hand over the adaptation rights to Wanbao.

The same goes for Beep Reading.

Although he has always been the second-largest player in the industry, unable to compete with Penguin Online Reading, Gu Miao's investment over the years has been considerable.

Putting so much money into it, not to mention how big the splash will be, at least there will be some feedback...

"Three Years After Marrying a Son-in-law, I No longer Pretend to be the Immortal King" is Bibi Reading's first internet IP that breaks through the industry with great influence. It has also received great attention from Wanbao, and has been adapted into animated comics, games and TV series.

After the son-in-law Fairy King, Bibi Reading appeared several more influential online works that were deeply loved by readers.

Gu Miao is not in a hurry to develop these IPs.

He planned to hold it in his hands for a few years, and then throw it out to give them a fatal blow when the penguins were weak.

This idea has also been supported by many authors.

Now if we take their works to compete with Penguin’s online masterpieces, most of them will be cannon fodder and won’t make any big breakthroughs.

But if we wait for a few years, wait until the IPs that Penguin should develop are almost developed, and then throw them out, the effect will be very good, and the potential of these works can be maximized.

In the blink of an eye, Wanbao has been established for ten years!

On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, Wanbao Animation also showed its sincerity. The "Journey to the West 3D" animation, which took three years to create, has become the commemorative work of Wanbao's tenth anniversary.

This is a masterpiece!

It lasted three years and cost hundreds of millions of yuan. It was jointly produced by chief director Ma Kui, chief producer Gu Miao, CCTV Animation, Meiying Studio and Wanbao Animation. This lineup alone can scare many people to death.

Not to mention, "Journey to the West 3D" is different from other animations. It started as a set broadcast on CCTV at 20:00 in the evening. This is the first cartoon to be included in the evening prime time slot of CCTV's comprehensive channel.

The noodles are filled to the brim!

It is not unreasonable for CCTV to attach so much importance to this animation. After all, this animation is the best in domestic TV animation in terms of its special significance and production level.

It is reasonable for this kind of animation to be broadcast on CCTV's 8pm slot.

The audience was a little surprised at first and questioned how a cartoon could be broadcast on CCTV 1 at 8pm.

But after they watched the first episode of "Journey to the West 3D", they shut up instantly.

Is this really a cartoon?

Good guy!

Everyone's original concept of "children only watch animation" was instantly shattered by the animation "Journey to the West 3D".

The production of the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" seems to be very sophisticated, but in front of "Journey to the West 3D", it still seems too rough.

This is animation!

From Gu Miao's point of view, this animation has gathered the power of CCTV Animation, Meiying Studio and Wanbao Animation, and its production level has been called a "masterpiece" level.

The most important thing is that this animation is an adaptation of the familiar "Journey to the West", and the story is very appealing to everyone.

This kind of work has no precedent before.

In terms of production, it is not much worse than "Battle of Two Cities", but the story is still the most familiar to everyone: Journey to the West, and its popularity can be imagined.

As soon as the animation "Journey to the West 3D" was aired, the ratings jumped to the top of the list, becoming the most popular TV program this year.

Even this animation has done something that many people dare not even think of...

That is to make many young people put down their mobile phones and computers, squat in front of the TV, and watch TV with concentration like they did when they were children.

This is awesome!

You know, mobile phones and computers are very attractive to young people, and they can make them willing to put down their mobile phones. This is enough to show how good "Journey to the West 3D" is.

Many netizens left messages saying that "Journey to the West 3D" brought back the feeling he had when he first saw "Journey to the West 3D" on TV.

These words were also recognized by many people.

Indeed, although it is a bit funny to compare the 1986 version of Journey to the West TV series with an animation, which belongs to Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong.

But the two works give people almost the same feeling, that is, they want to know the follow-up so much that they are reluctant to change the channel or leave the TV after just one glance.

"Pity!"

"If "Journey to the West 3D" had been produced more than ten or twenty years ago, the ratings would have definitely reached an unheard-of historical high."

Lao Zhang's muttering made Gu Miao also find it funny.

Twenty years ago, if there had been an animation like "Journey to the West 3D", the ratings would have been explosive, and it might have been able to replicate the crowd-pleased event when "Desire" was broadcast.

But then again.

Twenty years ago, even if I wanted to make "Journey to the West 3D" animation, I wouldn't have the technical capabilities now!

If it were done at that time, I don’t know what it would be like... maybe it would be a replica of xx’s story?

…

Ma Kui got his wish.

"Journey to the West 3D", which he worked on for three years, became his masterpiece and made him even more famous.

At this time, no one would deny that he is the second largest animation director of Wanbao Animation after Gu Miao.

Even Gu Miao has a large number of works, otherwise he is really not sure that a single work will surpass the astonishing influence of "Journey to the West 3D".

Ma Kui, who was successful and famous, quickly chose to show off.

In his words, he has won all the awards and honors he deserves. Whether it is animated movies or TV animations, he stands among the top few in history. What else? Need to work hard?

His only pleasure now is to help the prince ascend to the throne and have the power of following the dragon.

Gu Miao didn't even need to take the initiative to speak. He actively went to pick up Xiao Sensen from school every day, and even bought him candied haws and gunpla models, making him more affectionate than his biological father.

Xiao Sensen really likes Uncle Ma.

At such a young age, he didn't understand what sugar-coated bullets were. He just felt that Eunuch Ma was so reliable that he must be reused in the future.

The post of Ouchi General Manager belongs to him!

Gu Miao didn't bother to care about Ma Kui and the prince's conspiracy. Anyway, if he didn't die, the prince would be the prince after all.

Besides, Duoduo is his darling now, what is his son? Get out of the way!

Gu Miao has a son and a daughter.

His son looks like him, almost exactly like him when he was a child. He talks and acts the same way, which is annoying to look at.

The daughter looks like her mother, gentle and considerate. This is his favorite cub, and he can't bear to be cruel to her.

Cocoa is the other way around.

Gu Miao is a strict father to his son, but a loving father to his daughter. Ke Ke is a loving mother to her son, but a strict mother to her daughter.

The main character is a red-faced girl with a white face.

With this pair of children, a wife who cares for each other, and a harmonious and beautiful family atmosphere, Gu Miao feels that she is very satisfied in this life.

For him, career is just a supplement at best.

Maybe when he was young, he would be more concerned about his career, hoping that the company would become stronger and stronger and the more money he could earn, the better...

But after he attended the funeral of Mr. Xiong, he changed his view and felt that the greatest happiness is a healthy, harmonious and complete family.

"Toy Story" took two years to film.

The main reason was that Gu Miao had a bad cervical vertebra during the process. With Coco's advice, she rested her mind for a period of time.

This movie can be regarded as Gu Miao's last work as director!

Since the release of "Toy Story", Gu Miao has not served as a director. At most, she has been a producer.

Therefore, this is also regarded by many people as a symbol of Gu Sanshui's retirement.

Actually there is no retirement...

Gu Miao was only suffering from cervical spondylosis and felt that her health was more important than anything else, so she followed her wife's advice and stopped participating in animation production.

But he couldn't take any time off. Although he had been cultivating for a while, he returned to work after his 40th birthday. He took his apprentice Guo Hongwei and worked on a "Digimon" theatrical version.

The good news is, word of mouth is good!

The bad news is that because it happened to hit the North American branch of the "Iron Man" live-action movie, the box office was dismal...

Gu Miao scolded Dave.

He finally made a comeback, but he felt unsure, so he deliberately enlisted his apprentice Xiao Guo as a helper, but was severely suppressed by Dave.

It’s so deceiving!

If Dave hadn't worked hard for so many years without any credit, he would have been assigned to clean the toilet for his disrespectful behavior as the chairman.

As she got older, Gu Miao also changed.

I used to curse people all the time, but now I have a certain degree of self-cultivation and I can no longer curse people. At most, I just get angry.

Not only him, but others have also changed.

The group CEO, Lao Zhang, used to be a gentle person, but now he has a hotter temper than anyone else. His lecturing voice can be heard from far away.

And Du Hao...

He should be the one who has changed the most. From the ignorant rich second generation in the early days, to a lonely middle-aged man, and then to a successful person later, the ups and downs in life are not too exciting.

Xiao Sensen went to junior high school.

His grades were obviously good, but Gu Miao couldn't be happy because he found out that this kid actually had an underground relationship with Lao Wang's granddaughter.

Isn't this inappropriate puppy love?

If Keke hadn't stopped him in time, he would have beaten the mandarin ducks with a stick to let this boy know what a father's love is like.

It was definitely taught by Ma Kui. This guy was dedicated to helping the prince to rise to power. Without him as a dog-headed military advisor, how could the prince fall in love prematurely?