Tao Mi was very interested in "The Dancing Girl", and as soon as she got home, she sat in front of the computer to study the project.

Good, very energetic!

After sending her home, while it was still early, Meng Lang went to PD animation.

Wang Kui has something to look for him!

What exactly happened, Wang Kui did not say it on the phone, but according to Meng Lang's guess, it should be for the production of the third season of "Transformers: Proof of the Leader".

The so-called "final chapter"!

Proof of Leaders is a series that is loved by audiences around the world, but unfortunately, this series only has three seasons.

The fourth season that was rumored on the Internet, and even the information that got the real hammer, actually came from "Transformers: The Leader's Challenge".

It's a new series!

From the earliest season 1 when he flew over the mountain and died, Megatron built the space bridge, to the second season, Optimus Prime amnesia was taken away by Megatron......

In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.

Even if you don't give up, the story of "Evidence of Leadership" must come to an end.

Meng Lang guessed right!

Wang Kui invited him to discuss the end of the "Transformers: Proof of the Leader" series of animations.

"It's not easy!"

Wang Kui sighed: "Transformers are finally coming to an end!"

"You're wrong!" Meng Lang corrected, "The end of the leader's certificate doesn't mean that the Transformers are over!"

"It's the same anyway......"

Wang Kui didn't bother to correct his mistakes, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Meng, do you have any instructions for the third season?"

Instructions?

Not really!

For animation production, Meng Lang himself is neither good at nor understanding. He can only make suggestions for the setting and the story, and as for letting him do it, it's really too much!

"Let me see the script you prepared first, what are the highlights of this season's story?"

"Yes!"

Wang Kui handed over a document and explained to the boss: "At the end of the second season, the Autobot base was engulfed in a sea of fire, leaving only Optimus Prime's arm, and his life and death were uncertain. ”

"In the new season, Smokescreen finds the dying Optimus Prime and successfully recaptures the Hammer of Celestial Pride. Optimus Prime was short in his life, and he handed the Autobot leader to the smokescreen, and the fire was extinguished......"

"Optimus Prime hangs?"

Meng Lang raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you crazy? Do you know how many fans Brother Zhuzi has? You dare to kill him, believe it or not, you won't survive the next day?"

"How dare I!"

How popular Optimus Prime is, Wang Kui still knows in his heart. You can kill anyone, kill Brother Zhuzi?

Without fans to do it, Mr. Meng will give him a "big unload" first!

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Wang Kui explained: "Optimus Prime is not dead, he strengthened his resurrection with the help of the Hammer of Saitianjiao, and led the Autobots to resist Megatron's plot to turn the Earth into Cybertron!"

"Bumblebee is dead......"

When Wang Kui said this, he was a little unconfident: "Because of meddling in the battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron, he was killed on the spot." The corpse fell into the ultimate lock at the same time as the Star Sword and was formatted, and the voice was restored!"

Boy!

Shocked, Meng Lang thought that the bumblebee was really dead.

It's good that you're not dead!

The battle was relentless, with both the Autobots and the Decepticons suffering heavy casualties.

Under the leadership of Optimus Prime, the Autobots came out victorious. They took the Cybertron Core with them and left Earth to revive Cybertron.

There's nothing to tell in the story!

Meng Lang didn't have much interest in this script at a glance.

After all, boys watch Transformers, and few people care about the plot. Most of the audience is always paying attention to the battle and transformation.

That's the key!

The combat and transformation are not done well, and no matter how exciting the plot is, it is useless. The combat and deformation of 3D animation require a long period of large-scale rendering to achieve the extreme.

It's a lot of money!

It's said, it's just said......

When "Transformers: Evidence of Leaders 3" was produced, there was originally a huge army of "giant hideous" on the stage, and there were many big scenes.

But in the end, due to lack of money and pressure from "Hasbro", the production team had to choose another way to end the plot.

In other words, the ending of the third season was not this, and there were a lot of big scenes!

Although this is just a "rumor", Meng Lang feels that it is quite credible.

The quality of the third season of Proof of Leader is indeed not as good as the first two seasons, and you can see obvious traces of "plot compression" and "modeling and searching".

This left him speechless.

Obviously, the first two seasons performed well, and the producers were willing to spend money. Why did you get to the end and suddenly become so picky?

All I can say is......

It's you, baby!

The problems that arose in the original version, Meng Lang didn't want to repeat them again. So this time, the production funds he promised Wang Kui are definitely astronomical.

"Although the big scene is arranged, don't worry about the budget, we don't have to miss this money!"

Meng Lang slapped his chest and said confidently: "Although Gemini and Cancer Paradise are under construction, the group doesn't have much money on its books. But don't worry, even if I mortgage my family's villa, I will definitely make up the budget for you......"

Selling a villa to shoot Transformers?

Hearing this, the entire PD animation employees instantly stood in awe and expressed their admiration for the noble sentiments of the boss.

Of course, Wang Kui pouted.

How many times did Mr. Meng say this?

Talking about "mortgage villas" all day long, making PD seem to be bankrupt, and always fooling employees with these words, isn't his face red?

Spit and spit and spit out!

Although Mr. Meng's "mortgage villa" is a lie, the "sky-high budget" he promised is a real banknote.

He can rest assured!

With so much money in hand, coupled with the popularity accumulated in the first two seasons, it is difficult for the third season of Proof of Leader to hit the streets.

However, it should not be too optimistic!

There are too many big scenes in the third season, even if the PD animation technology is not bad, and a large number of animation gods are gathered, it is still a question whether it can be done well.

"I believe in you!"

Meng Lang patted Wang Kui on the shoulder and encouraged him: "The Leader's Certificate is a great IP series, I hope you will redouble your efforts and hand over a perfect answer sheet." ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Meng!"

Wang Kui gritted his teeth and said: "The third season will definitely become the most classic season of the proof of leadership." If you can't do it, I'll come to see you!"

You don't have to......

It's cruel to come up and see something.

Meng Lang waved his hand and said, "You don't need to make any military orders, I won't eat this." By the way, how is the project I told you about going?"

"That'......"

Wang Kui said with a bitter face: "We had a private meeting to discuss it, and I don't think it's necessary. ”

"Not necessary?"

Meng Lang pondered this sentence, frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Tell me, what does it mean that there is no need for this?"

"The positioning is repeated!"

"Our animation company already has a system of magical girl animation. For example, the animated series "Balala Little Demon Fairy", as well as "Miracle Sound" and "Magic Pure Heart" in preparation, etc. ”

Wang Kui spread his hands and said: "These animations all have popular live-action dramas, and they don't worry about ratings and popularity." I really don't understand, why would I want to create an original series?"

Is that so......

Meng Lang thought about it for a while and felt that there was nothing wrong with Wang Kui's words

On one side is the sequel to "live-action IP animation", and on the other side is the new IP of "independent original"!

You don't have to think about it to know that engaging in originality is not only expensive and time-consuming, but also has a high probability of failure. Even if it does, the rate of return may not be as high as the former.

Case!

What other original IP is there? Honestly eat the "leftovers of PD film and television", isn't it fragrant to just make two derivative animations?

But there are two sides to everything.

It's really time-consuming and laborious to be original, and the start is not as high as the "sequel derivation", nor is there a "sequel derivation" stable income, but the "upper limit" is high!

There is a good saying: If there is no originality, where will the sequel derivation?

To give a very clear example, in the field of the Internet, the fanfiction who writes those "popular works" starts higher than other books, after all, "their own traffic"!

But the upper limit is here, no matter how well you write, you will never be able to get rid of the shadow of the "original".

The principle is the same!

PD animation is now "adapting the animation" of this bowl of rice and living a life without worrying about food and clothing.

But it's sitting and eating nothing!

For the sake of long-term development strategy, launch more "original" works, and walk on two legs, you will definitely be able to go further.

Wang Kui agreed.

But he still has doubts that even if he wants to launch an original animation to ensure the long-term development of PD animation, he shouldn't choose the theme of "magical girl"!

It's all rotten......

PD Animation alone,N "Balala Little Demon Fairy" animations have been made,Plus the project in preparation,There are at least ten works with the same theme。

Not to mention other companies!

Since "Balala Little Demon Fairy" and "Idol Warrior" opened the market door, "Magical Girl" has been a popular theme in the animation field, and other companies have followed suit and launched many works.

Wang Kui's idea is very simple, this "magical girl" theme is similar to the previous Xiangjiang "zombie movie", which was played rotten by followers.

Why choose this?

Change the theme, or make it into a live-action drama, then he must have no opinion.

Regarding his doubts and rebuttals, Meng Lang was not angry, nor did he refute them. He just waited for Wang Kui to finish speaking and asked him a question.

"You think this subject is rotten, so have you ever wondered why?"

What is the reason?

The market is rotten, it's just that there are too many works with the same theme, and the audience is tired of watching it!

Wang Kui was about to answer, when a question suddenly came to mind: Why do the audience get tired of watching it? If the work is really good, will the audience feel tired?

He understood it at once!

The meaning of Mr. Meng's words is very simple, as long as the work is good enough, the theme that has been played badly can also be rejuvenated!

But the question is......

Wang Kui scratched his head and asked, "Do you really think that "Beautiful Girl of Light" can change the existing environment?"

"Absolutely!"

Meng Lang smiled, full of confidence.

"The Beautiful Girl of Light" is the project he handed over to Wang Kui, and it is also the "work of luck" that he carefully selected for PD Animation.

Is the magical girl theme rotten?

Admittedly, this does exist.

Maybe the live-action drama is better, after all, not so many people dare to shoot, but in the field of animation, there are too many magical girl works......

It's a bit like neon at the beginning of the 21st century!

At that time, neon had just experienced the "magic frenzy" of the late 20th century. The craze for works such as "Sailor Moon", "Little Witch DoReMi" and "Card Girl Sakura" has driven the entire neon animation industry into a frenzy.

Excellent works appear frequently!

However, after the prosperity ended, all that was left was a mess. Magical girls were excessively "squeezed", which led to the genre languishing for many years.

It wasn't until that year that Toei's original national animation "Pretty Girl of Light" was released!

The subsequent "Magic Cannon Girl" and "Magical Girl Little Round Face" successfully set off a second wave of craze for the theme of "Horse Monkey Shochu", and then ......

And then withered again!

Well, that's the law of the market.

No one knows if the magical girl theme can set off a third wave of craze, anyway, "Beautiful Girl of Light" succeeded, there is no doubt about it.

The project that Meng Lang handed over to Wang Kui is the first TV animation of the "Beautiful Girl of Light" series. Because there is no "subtitle" and there are no prefixes or suffix words, it is often referred to as "Muji" or "primordial".

This anime is amazing!

At the beginning, Toei set a "half-year" to shoot 26 episodes, but then the results were too good, not only did it quickly change to "year", but also made a sequel plan.

Toei initially worked on this project with a "give it a try" mentality. Therefore, many settings go against the audience's traditional impression of "horse monkey shochu".

For example, hand-to-hand combat!

Do magical girls have to use "magic attacks"?

Have you ever heard of a saying: A mage who is not good at hand-to-hand combat must be an unqualified mage!

Aunt Dong, you really have you!

It's nothing to come up with this idea. After all, ideas are ideas, and how to realize this idea is the biggest problem.

How does Aunt Dong do it?

They went to the "Dragon Ball" series and invited Daisuke Nishio, who is very good at "portraying battles", to be the director.

At this point, Meng Lang was really convinced.

From "Dragon Ball" to "Horse Monkey Shochu", everyone didn't expect this sassy operation.

It really happened, can you believe it?

In addition to the convention-breaking setting of "hand-to-hand combat", the original beautiful girl of light also had some small "micro-innovations".

For example, the non-traditional color system of the two protagonists "black and white" can only be transformed together, a new combination of "sports girl" and "school girl......

These innovative settings laid the glorious foundation for the Guangmei series in one fell swoop.

The main reason why the audience likes Mitsumi is because it is different. The magical girl you can see and think of looks so weak in front of the beautiful girl of light who is "hand-to-hand combat".

And one more ......

The two protagonists of the first generation of Q baby, the so-called "one brother and one sister-in-law", are really "sweet to explode" in daily dramas!

Lily is infinitely good and it's over!

As for whether they can give birth, who is responsible for giving birth and who is responsible for raising, the audience doesn't care, they just want to become a beautiful girl of light quickly!