Rebirth of the Father of Anime

With the departure of the cold December, the old year has passed. Although because of the New Year, most companies in China are doing year-end summaries and there are no big moves, but underneath they have already begun to prepare for the new year. , prepare ambitiously.

Tianman is no exception.

"Many people have already tasted the benefits of adaptation. The risk is low and the profit is high. If it is done well, it will be both fame and fortune." He Chen said with a serious expression at the high-level meeting.

At the beginning of the year, major companies that sensed the benefits began to aggressively acquire copyrights. Now at the end of the year, basically all the first-round adaptations that were scheduled to be released have been released, and almost everyone has made a lot of money.

Of course, this is because of the fame of the original work itself, but this completely different model from novels, movies, TV, etc. still makes fans flock to it. Even if they have read the original work, they will be very interested in this adaptation.

With these lessons learned, the second wave of adaptations will be more intense than the first, and the quantity and quality will increase exponentially. This will maintain the pan-entertainment industry led by He Chen, who spans all entertainment industries. It will also be shaped from this.

Due to He Chen's deliberate letting go, Tianman did not do much in this battle for adaptation rights. Although for He Chen, he doesn't need to adapt anything, there are still many classics in China that he would like to see adapted.

"Qianman is already preparing for "Dream of Red Mansions". It is estimated that after the year, animations, comics and new TV series invested by Qianxun will be released simultaneously, and they are coming in a big way." Zhou Zhe raised his eyes and said to everyone.

"Shengshi is also preparing "Journey to the West", animation, comics, new TV series, and even a newly invested movie "Havoc in Heaven", online games, large-scale stand-alone RPG games, etc. will also be launched online." Li Youyou said unceremoniously Tell him about his father's company's plan.

Although this is not a secret, even some entertainment reporters can detect it, and He Chen has known about it for a long time. Li Sen even talked about it with He Chen himself on the phone.

However, when this news came out of Li Youyou's mouth, it always gave people a very indescribable feeling.

Li Youyou himself had no reaction to this. Calm and composed, sometimes she would tell Li Sen some unimportant things about Tianman, and naturally she would also tell He Chen some things. Maybe in her opinion, this is an exchange of equal value?

The human mind is sometimes very awkward.

"The previous martial arts adaptations and romance adaptations were just a test of the waters. This time is the highlight. Shengshi and Qianman have already participated, how could we Tianman miss it?" He Chen said with a smile,

Although he always behaved mildly, over a long period of time, he gradually showed an aura of looking down on the world - perhaps He Chen himself was not aware of it.

"Since they are all four great classics, then we have to adapt them. Are we going to adapt "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?" Luo Hao thought for a while and said something.

Zhuang Bufan nodded in agreement: "Speaking of which, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is indeed the most suitable. It is one of the four great classics, and it is also very well-known around the world and has countless fans. The war scenes and group portraits, just these two, I think only He Chenneng can draw it... Qianman and Shengshi probably chose something else because they couldn't make this into a classic, right?"

"There are still games." After Zhuang Bufan finished speaking. Ye Jun interjected, "'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' is a rare war-themed game. It just so happens that we haven't done this type of game yet. We can do it. I also want to make such a game that can be recorded in the history of games." game."

Everyone's eyes fell on He Chen, wanting to see He Chen's opinion, but unexpectedly He Chen shook his head.

"Is there going to be a "Water Margin"?" Zhuang Bufan asked doubtfully.

"Water Margin" is wonderful and a classic, and he also likes to watch it. However, compared with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he felt that it was not suitable for He Chen to appear in - the layout was not grand enough.

He Chen is a world-renowned artist. Tianman is also a world-renowned company, and the company's strength has expanded with the comprehensive expansion of Tianman's surrounding areas. Covering all industrial chains, it is soaring in a cheating mode.

Since it is an adaptation, the influence of He Chen's personal themes must be eliminated, and the target is naturally the world market.

The influence of "Water Margin" in the world cannot be compared with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

From various perspectives, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the best choice.

Everyone looked puzzled and expressed their incomprehension towards He Chen.

He Chen's fingers gently tapped on the heavy conference table, and the soft muffled sound seemed to hit everyone's hearts.

"Not one, but four! We will do all of them, including A Dream of Red Mansions, Water Margin, Three Kingdoms, and Journey to the West."

After He Chen finished speaking, the sound of needles could be heard in the conference room for a moment. Everyone stared at He Chen who made such bold words with wide eyes, but He Chen still looked so calm and calm, as if what he just said was for breakfast today. Something as trivial as the soy milk and fried dough sticks.

"But Shengshi and Qianman..." Zhou Zhe frowned and reminded them.

He Chen leaned back in his chair, as steady as a rock: "This is a novel written hundreds of years ago, and we don't need to buy the copyright. Everyone can adapt it, so why can't we adapt it?"

After saying that, He Chen turned around and said to Li Youyou, "You don't mind, do you?"

Li Youyou shrugged: "It's up to you, as long as you're not afraid of being compared."

These works that can be adapted at will have been adapted countless times, but basically every screening will be delayed for several years, let alone someone like He Chen who is so frantic in preparing to release it with his colleagues.

The reason why it was separated for several years was to dilute the impact of the previous work and ensure ratings.

If they are put together, the same subject matter will naturally be compared, which will have an impact on the ratings and reputation, and it will also give people the illusion that this is probably done to target the other talent.

Speaking of which, He Chen was both deliberately targeting and not intentionally targeting.

He has long wanted to adapt these four classics. They are so good and such classic themes. It would be a pity not to adapt them. However, the system could not be refreshed, and he was limited by his own strength at the beginning and did not want to ruin these classics by hastily adapting them.

Although it has not been refreshed yet, He Chen's own strength has grown greatly. Now for some serials, he no longer relies on the kind of paintings "reflected" by the system to copy, but incorporates what he has learned. Various styles of oil painting are applied to the works in depth.

With his current level, he is confident that he can draw paintings worthy of his work.

"...There are so many, can you draw them? You still have a lot of serials in your hands." Zhuang Bufan counted them and found that He Chen's serials alone had exceeded n people, and he suddenly felt speechless.

"It's okay. I have many assistants. It's time to hone them."

Everyone suddenly felt a chill. Why did everyone always feel like there was a pair of devil wings flying behind He Chen's hearty smile?

"The three comics and animations "Water Margin", "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West" will completely follow the original stories without any changes. For "Three Kingdoms" I am not going to adapt "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". I am going to draw "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". ", there is no protagonist, it can also be said that the entire era of the late Eastern Han Dynasty is the protagonist..."

In He Chen's description, everyone felt a heavy historical picture gradually unfolding in front of them.

In fact, He Chen's work is no longer an adaptation, but a creation. He wants to create a comic version of the epic masterpiece describing the Three Kingdoms era.

"We will not make movies or live-action TV series for the time being. We will not play with them in this aspect. The focus is on animations, comics, and games." He Chen looked at Ye Jun.

"The game needs to be adapted in many aspects. The leisure categories that can be adapted from "Three Kingdoms" include collection and development, simulation management, and online games. The most important thing is that you prepare a real-time strategy game..."

He Chen told Ye Jun about the simple idea of ​​"StarCraft". The three races of "StarCraft" correspond to the Wu, Shu, and Wei of "Three Kingdoms". A war theme like "Three Kingdoms" is not tailor-made for him. It's such a shame to create a real-time strategy game.

""Journey to the West" is mainly adapted into an action RPG game, "Water Margin" is mainly adapted into a simulation management and strategy game, and "A Dream of Red Mansions" is adapted into..."

He Chen explained the key points of each game adaptation to everyone.

In fact, any theme can be adapted into all types of games, but that is just to cheat money. These are all classics. Since He Chen wants to do it, he must make it a classic in the game.

Each theme has its own style, so He Chen targeted their respective styles and made them classics in each genre.

After all, the game is not a novel, comic, or TV show, and it cannot completely follow the plot. If it completely follows the plot, what fun would it have for players who already know what happens next? Why don't you play any other games? Why don't you just watch the original work?

Therefore, there will be many changes to the plot of the game. For example, "A Dream of Red Mansions" is itself the story of be. However, for the sake of the game, He Chen cannot make all routes be be. He must give he to give players spiritual comfort. .

As for these changed plots, He Chenlai still has to think about it - or put the blame on the assistant. The overall style of the story must be kept consistent. It cannot be that it is clearly a three-no in the front, but it turns into a joke in the back. This "painting style" adapted the collapse situation.

After giving instructions to Tianman about the adaptation of the four famous works, He Chen found his assistants and talked to them about the comics.

"I want to paint "Jin Ping Mei"!" After hearing this, Takehiko Inoue immediately excitedly expressed that he also wanted to paint the masterpiece.

He Chen thought for a moment and realized that even if the film was rated, there would be no way it would be released in China, so he slapped Inoue Takehiko's ambitions to death in the bud. (To be continued)