PS: Today, I worked overtime until half past 11 o'clock in the evening before I went home, and I could only watch two shifts. Sorry, the third watch will be restored tomorrow. Alas!

On a hot summer day, the science fiction film and television base on the outskirts of Kyoto is bustling with activity.

Tourists from all over the world flocked to this huge film and television base, wanting to see what kind of place "The Country Teacher" was filmed.

It's a pity that Chen Jing Film Company can't disclose holographic projection equipment for the time being, so it can only open a lot of special effects props and huge battleship models made in the early stage to tourists for sightseeing and play.

Not far from the tourist area, there is an office area composed of more than a dozen office buildings.

The headquarters building of Chen Jing Film Company is located here.

This building alone cost Chen Jing Film Company a full 70 million Chinese dollars.

The entire science fiction film and television base has invested more than 700 million Chinese coins.

If it weren't for Peng Yichen's movies in the past two years, they would have earned huge profits in North America.

Chen Jing Film Company may not be able to support the funds needed for the construction of this huge film and television base.

In this headquarters building, the spacious and bright president's conference room is holding an important meeting at this time.

The main theme of the study is precisely about the plans of China Animation Studio to shoot a CG animation film and a 3D animation film in the next two years.

At the head of the long conference table, Peng Yichen sat in the chairman's position.

CEO Sun Yizou, Professor Trison, the company's investment director hired from Xingqi State, Zhou Jingqi, CEO of China Animation Studio, and Kadirka Forman, animation production director poached from Xingqi Blue Sky Studio, and several other relevant company executives sat on both sides of the conference table.

The meeting has been going on for more than two hours.

Zhou Jingqi and Dirka reported to Peng Yichen on the recruitment of personnel, financial use, equipment purchase and preparation for film shooting in the animation studio in the past two months.

But most importantly, the scripts and shooting plans of the two animated feature films must also be provided by Peng Yichen.

This is also the reason why Peng Yichen must return to China in person, and he has to explain the concept of the two films he plans to shoot to Zhou Jingqi and Dilka, so that they can shoot the animated films they want.

"Guys, look at this. Peng Yichen used the remote control to open a huge LCD TV hanging in front of the conference table.

On the screen, a chapter of colorful animal drawings appeared.

I saw an animal with stubby limbs, a round belly, a cute appearance, and a clear black and white animal. Standing in the center of the whole picture;

In the picture, he is holding a bowl of noodles and standing next to him with a strange sweater stick stuck in his head......

Peng Yichen glanced at everyone and asked with a smile: "Everyone knows which feature film I am drawing, right?"

The senior executives of the company present all smiled. Pandas are so famous all over the world, how can they not recognize them?

Sun Yizou smiled: "I have always admired Mr. Peng's sharp observation of movies. Panda, as a very cute and popular image. It has always been loved by children from all over the world. However, there are very few animated films that use them as the main characters of the films. Now this image, shooting an animated movie, Ken is really a wonderful note. ”

Looking at the LCD screen, the constantly changing pictures, all kinds of cute animal images, appear on it one by one.

Dilka, an animation film expert from Blue Sky Studio, couldn't help but sigh: "I've seen a lot of animation prototype designs, but this is the best I've ever seen!"

Peng Yichen smiled proudly and replied, "It's not me, it's my wife Yu Jing who painted it." ”

"Oh, Ms. Yu's drawing skills are really amazing. ”

"Haha, okay, let's talk about the animated film "Kung Fu Panda", Peng Yichen said with a smile.

"First of all, the reason why I chose to shoot "Kung Fu Panda" is because the most familiar and acceptable thing about Chinese culture in Europe and the United States is kung fu culture. This plays a very important role in attracting European and American fans. ”

Peng Yichen's analysis was very reasonable, and Sun Yizou and the others couldn't help but nod when they heard it.

In Chinese culture, it is a recognized fact that only the cultural element of kung fu is widely accepted by European and American audiences.

Except, of course, for films shot by Peng Yichen.

"Secondly, with the holographic projection equipment, we have a very big advantage in shooting 3D animated films. In the past, a lot of work that would have been spent on the engine, renderer, modeling textures, etc., can be saved.

As long as we are in the computer workstation of the holographic projection equipment, we make enough exquisite and realistic materials with full texture. It can be used directly. Peng Yichen pointed to the original animation on the large LCD screen and smiled.

Zhou Jingqi thought about it for a while and knew that Peng Yichen must have chosen this theme to package and promote Chinese culture.

For this year, of course, he is very much in favor of and supportive.

So Zhou Jingqi smiled and said: "Since it is a kung fu panda, this must be a story that happened in China, right?"

Delka immediately asked, "Is that Huaxia? Is that Shanghai, or is it Kyoto?"

He has only been to the two largest cities in China.

Peng Yichen shook his head, and while operating the tablet to change the picture on the big screen, he explained: "Of course, the background of the story is in China, but this time I put the story in another very ancient city in China - Shudu. Moreover, Shudu is just a background framework, and the world in which the story takes place is a world of kung fu that uses elements of Chinese culture and reconstruction, which we Chinese people call this kind of world - rivers and lakes. ”

Speaking of which, he controlled the large LCD screen to play some pictures of classical Chinese architecture with arches and cornices, green tiles and red walls, as well as some Chinese ink paintings-style drawings such as bamboo forests, peach blossom forests, and small bridges and flowing water.

After watching these scene designs, everyone probably has a preliminary impression of the animation characteristics of "Kung Fu Panda".

It should be said that this is an animated film full of traditional Chinese cultural implications, so should the story also be a traditional Chinese story?!

Traditional Chinese stories cannot attract the attention of European and American audiences, especially European and American young audiences.

"Mr. Peng, with all due respect, can such a story be successful in Europe and the United States?" asked Sun Yizou with a frown.

Peng Yichen shook his head with a smile and explained, "No, this is not a traditional Chinese story. Although everything in this story is composed of Chinese elements. But the core of its story is indeed a very standard Hollywood commercial movie story.

An ordinary person, through an adventure, became a strong man with superpowers. Subsequently, he experienced setbacks, but also gained great growth, getting rid of his past cowardice and escapist ego, and becoming a big hero who can take on the responsibility of saving the world.

In the end, he defeated the villain, saved the world, and fulfilled his dream and mission.

How, doesn't it sound very familiar, this is a funny and touching inspirational story. Standard Hollywood commercial film template.

But we used elements of ancient Chinese culture that European and American audiences felt very fresh to package this story.

This is the story and selling point of Kung Fu Panda. ”

After speaking, Peng Yichen smiled and distributed the script and storyboard of "Kung Fu Panda" to everyone at the meeting.

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