The most convincing thing in the world is to establish contrasts.

Zhang Shaoping asked: "Painter Li, ...... you?"

"Don't call me Painter Li, just call me Comrade Li or Mr. Li." Li Weiding was obviously very uninterested in the title of "painter", and unceremoniously interrupted Zhang Shaoping's words. Those who draw comic strips are generally called painters and painters, and "painters" are not even counted.

"Okay, Mr. Li." Seeing Li Weiding's more real face, Zhang Shaoping was speechless, isn't it just a title, can you use it so seriously?

Zhang Shaoping's smile remained unchanged and asked, "Mr. Li, which one is more popular, watching TV or watching comic books?" What are the prospects for the next two? ”

"Why are you asking this?" Li Weiding felt strange, this Hong Kong man came to the door in the cold winter, saying that he was looking for his father, and said no, the intention was vague, there was no explanation, and now he was involved in something else.

Li Weiding was just wondering, and Zhang Shaoping was really depressed, what a good inducement to ask, why didn't Painter Li cooperate. Since the other party did not cooperate, Zhang Shaoping had no choice but to "sing a one-man show", and continued to himself: "Presumably Mr. Li must think that comic books are more popular than TV and have a wider audience, so they should be more popular?" ”

"Not really!" Li Weiding shook his head, looking disapproving.

In terms of popularity, comic strips have the advantage of "good quality and low price" and have the upper hand. But when it comes to a wide audience, the comic books of children's books are not as good as television.

"Oh, Mr. Li, as a famous comic book artist, doesn't he think so? But I don't know what to think? ”

The corners of Zhang Shaoping's mouth curved slightly, and he was happy in his heart. I'm not afraid that you will talk endlessly, reasonable, and well-founded, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to keep your voice shut and make this play unable to sing.

"In terms of price, a TV is thousands of times more expensive than a comic book, but a comic book is a one-time reading, and a TV is a consumer product that has been worn out for a long time. With the development of the economy, the people are getting richer and richer, and the popularity of television sets will not be worse than that of comic books. In terms of the diversity and vividness of the content, TV is even more than hundreds of streets away from the comic strips. In terms of innovation, the creation cycle of a set of comic books takes at least six or seven months, while the recording of TV programs is much faster. Moreover, TV shows are a group of people working together, while comic books are created by individuals alone, and rarely co-created. ”

I don't know how long I have been holding these words in my heart, Li Weiding finished speaking in one breath, with a happy expression on his face.

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Shaoping knew that this Li painter was an understanding person and knew a lot of things. Zhang Shaoping continued: "With so many challenges facing comic strips, hasn't Mr. Li thought about finding a way out for the future development of comic strips? ”

Li Weiding said angrily: "The general environment is like this, what way out can I find alone?" Not to mention individuals, even if all the comic book artists are united, it won't help, it's just a mantis arm as a car. ”

With the rapid development of film and television media, it not only enriches the entertainment life of the people, but also affects the entertainment mode of the public. While foreign comics and animations are more popular with teenagers, villain books are no longer an indispensable form of entertainment, comic books are facing severe challenges, and the market is constantly being seized by film and television media until it shrinks and dies.

Since the sixties and seventies, animations such as "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", "Little Tadpole Looking for Mother", "The Story of Avanti", and "Three Monks" have repeatedly hit new highs in ratings, triggering children's hot pursuits. And the introduction of "Astro Boy", coupled with the increase in foreign dramas, is even more of a hit. The decay of comic books has begun to take shape, and Li Weiding, the creators of these comic books, feel more intuitive.

Zhang Shaoping said "heartbrokenly": "The comic book is from our national quintessence, how can we let it fall?" We should know that there are tigers in the mountains, and we should use the spirit of innovation to overcome difficulties and repackage our national quintessence. ”

"I said, Mr. Zhang, don't go around in circles with me, just tell me, what do you want to do?" Seeing Zhang Shaoping's rich "performance" and righteous and awe-inspiring expression, Li Weiding rolled his eyes. He is not a person who has never seen the world, he knows a lot about the capitalist system in Hong Kong, and he is all a guy who cannot afford to make a profit.

In the face of Li Weiding's questioning, Zhang Shaoping was not annoyed, but smiled and said: "That's the case, I have always had an idea, since foreigners' comics can be organically combined with film and television media, they have become a popular animation in the world." Why can't our comic strips? Strictly speaking, comic books and comics are both popular books, and the two are still the same. It just so happened that I had set up a film and television company, and I wanted to invite domestic elites from all walks of life to join us and jointly develop our ... Animation of the country. ”

"So, you came to the door to invite our father and son to join your film and television company?"

"Not bad!"

"That's it, just say no, why are you going around in such a big circle?" Li Weiding said speechlessly.

"I'm not afraid to say it directly, you just sweep me out of the house."

"It's a good thing, why should I refuse?" Li Weiding asked rhetorically.

Zhang Shaoping was dumbfounded, yes, why should he object? Comic book artists can provide a lot of material for animation production, and the popularity of animation can in turn drive the sales of comic books, which is a good thing that complements each other, as long as anyone with a little knowledge will not refuse this kind of cooperation.

However, Li Weiding then said: "However, the comic book painters of my father's generation are really uncertain, they are more traditional and stick to the creation of paper picture books. So, if you want to get my father to do it, it's going to be a bit difficult. ”

"Hehehe, you young handsome people have done their best to get the true inheritance of Mr. Li Tianling, and I will be satisfied if I can invite you."

Zhang Shaoping originally only wanted to invite these relatively young comic book artists, but when they are old and their thinking is rigid, they can't innovate new tricks.

"I don't care, I'm a nobody, it's the same everywhere, but some famous people may not be willing to work in Hong Kong with you."

"It's okay, if you don't go to Hong Kong, it's the same if you go to Shenzhen. If you don't even want to go to Shenzhen, you can be a consultant. As long as it is a real talent, it is not too much to be special. ”

The two of them were "in love with each other", and they settled down in a few words. After getting acquainted, Zhang Shaoping took out Yang Jie's letter of introduction and said with a smile: "This letter of introduction was written by Director Yang Jie of Central Station to Mr. Li Tianling, I originally thought I was going to use it, but I didn't expect Mr. Li to see it, but I chatted with Mr. Li." Now it seems that this faith is no longer necessary. ”

"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Zhang, you and Director Yang Jie still know each other." Li Weiding said in surprise, but thinking about it, Zhang Shaoping runs a film and television company, and it is not surprising that he knows Yang Jie.

Zhang Shaoping didn't want to take out this letter of introduction before, because he didn't want to owe Yang Jie too much favor, but taking it out at this time had a kind of meaning to win Li Weiding's trust. But this is purely superfluous, people in this era are too simple, and what others say, they believe it before it has been confirmed. When the unemployed swindlers from Hong Kong and Taiwan went westward in a big way, the mainland people gradually learned to "protect themselves," and even became indifferent to the blue.

From the conversation, Zhang Shaoping learned that the comic book market at this time had reached the highest peak in history, and those who did not know cheered and cheered, but those who understood knew that this was a return to the past. Young artists no longer value this art form, and most of the famous comic book artists have begun to return to the profession, and there are probably very few who stick to it.

Regarding the dilemma of comic books, Zhang Shaoping said bluntly: "There are many shortcomings of comic books, first of all, they fall into a trap in the selection of topics and painting techniques, and the selection of topics is still the same as decades ago, most of them are ancient and modern Chinese and foreign masterpieces and revolutionary traditional stories, but they lack attention to the present and lack original surnames. Secondly, the comics exaggerate the characters, and through irony, they can make people laugh and be entertaining, which is much stronger than the stereotypical style of comic books. Third, comic strips have deep limitations, and they can't go abroad, so they can only die in a corner. These three points alone are enough to be fatal, and you are a fan of the authorities, but you don't see your own hard wounds, or you see them, but you stick to the rules and don't want to change. ”

When Li Weiding heard this, he was silent for a while, and then said for a long time: "Mr. Zhang, you don't understand, you know many things but can't do them." ”

Zhang Shaoping said in his heart: What I don't understand is not politics. Governance of the atmosphere, ideology, and cultural traditions are in trouble. The older generation of comic book masters are mostly proletarians, and they will not turn around and learn from foreign countries in terms of faith, and it is extremely difficult to change them, and it is by no means possible to do it overnight.

Putting aside the comic strip for the time being, the two also have a lot of topics to talk about in film and television. Many of the materials used in comic books are drawn in the form of comic books based on the story content of film and television works. Li Weiding even gave advice to the art artists of film and television, and it is also the way to say it.

"You're going to go to the theater to recruit people?" When talking about film and television, Li Weiding listened to Zhang Shaoping's thoughts, shook his head and said, "I can't recruit it!" Graduates who go to the theater are very sought-after, and almost all the major drama troupes, song and dance troupes, TV stations, film studios and other counterpart units are leaving. The few remaining people have basically contacted the art groups of various political axe organs, and it is estimated that they have all been determined. ”

"Wouldn't it, it's only January now, and it's all allocated? Are college students so popular now? Zhang Shaoping was taken aback.

"There are more monks and less porridge!" Li Weiding said four words concisely.

Today's college students are the real pride of the sky and are in high demand. It's like the college students of later generations, like Chinese cabbage, and it's as worthless as Chinese cabbage.

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Before Zhang Shaoping left Shanghai, he still contacted the school on the play through the relationship of the municipal axe, and posted a recruitment announcement, hoping to pick up the omission.

The decoration and renovation of the store in the capital have been completed, and it will not take long to open.

When Zhang Shaoping returned to the capital, he called Yang Jie and Liu Xiaolingtong to tell him that he had returned to Beijing. Yang Jie came up early the next morning, saying that she wanted to take him to Beiying, Chinese Opera and Central Station to "worship the mountain". Aunt Yang was so enthusiastic, Zhang Shaoping didn't have enough rest, so she was dragged away.

After a circle, I met a lot of people, but Zhang Shaoping still didn't know if he could pick up the leak, but he had already come up with an idea to cooperate with some well-known universities in research and development. Because at this time, in the . National universities all lack research funds, but universities have a lot of R&D talents, if each other can establish a certain degree of joint research and development or cooperation, it is a win-win situation for each other. As far as Beiying is concerned, Zhang Shaoping can throw some entertainers from wild roads here to return for further study, and Beiying can in turn use the fame of these people to expand his influence.

Zhang Shaoping knocked on the side, and found that Beiying and Chinese opera were quite excited, he knew it in his heart, and felt that there was really a way to say this.

Students' imagination and creativity are endless, and as long as they are provided with an opportunity and a platform, they can create a great miracle. In fact, the money invested in research and development is not as big as imagined, when Lenovo was founded, Liu Chuanzhi only started with 70,000 yuan (with more than 200,000 yuan, and was deceived by a female liar for 140,000), you know how big this rate of return is.

On this day, Zhang Shaoping received a call from Li Weiding, who said: "Mr. Zhang, my father strictly ordered me not to go south to Shenzhen, I'm afraid I won't be able to report for duty in a short time." However, I have a friend who would rather go with you. His name is Feng Xiaogang, and he is in ......"

"What? Feng Xiaogang? Zhang Shaoping asked in a lost voice.

"Yes, my friend's name is Feng Xiaogang, what's wrong?" Li Weiding on the other end of the phone felt very strange.

"It's nothing, I misheard, I thought it was Feng Xiaogang, you continue." Zhang Shaoping found a very frustrated excuse to cover up his gaffe.

Li Weiding didn't dig deeper, and continued: "North. I work in a cultural unit of the Beijing Military Region, have an art title, and know more about film and television than I do. He is going to change jobs this year, but the receiving unit is an urban construction unit, and he doesn't really want to go. Can you see him when he is a good fit? ”

"Okay, I'll give you a letter then."

hung up the phone, Zhang Shaoping only felt that everything was too dramatic, it seemed that many people appeared in his life so inexplicably, and the coincidence exploded. This Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Shaoping is almost certain that he is Feng Xiaogang, a famous commercial film director in later generations. There is no reason, it is just an intuitive feeling that it is.;