On the 18th, DD Pictures officially announced the establishment of a new department - DD Animation. Previously, Daniel. Sandler, who owns 20% of the shares of Weta Digital, acquired animation technology company 'Animal Logic' and, unexpectedly, from Pixar, one of its key figures, Andrew Digital. Stanton was relegated. Andrew, who produced Finding Nemo, the second-highest-grossing animated film to date after Shrek 2, is one of Pixar's most senior and influential animated film writers, producers, and directors. No one knows how many conditions Weta Digital put forward to make Andrew relent.

Now it seems that perhaps Daniel should be asked. Sandler is over, and Weta Digital is clearly covering their operations for DD Pictures. DD Pictures has been trying to buy MGM Pictures and may be reluctant to let the news add uncertainty to the acquisition. Now that the deal is struck, the plans for the animation department have been revealed.

However, at yesterday's press conference, the most unexpected news was Andrew's announcement that a movie produced by DD Animation - "Wall-E" will be released in this year's Christmas schedule. It's only been a full year since Andrew left Pixar, which means that DD Animation has produced this animated feature film in the past year. When we hear the news, we must have a common question: is a year enough time to make an animated film of the highest quality?

Andrew's answer is positive. He even vouched for Wall-E's 20 years of experience in animated films, claiming that it would be a model for all DD animation productions. The short half-minute video material that the reporter saw at the scene did prove Andrew's statement to a limited extent, but half a minute is not the same as the whole movie of 90 minutes. We can only guess that maybe this is a story that has been in Andrew's mind for a long time, and now it is just being filmed, so everything is going very well. If that's the case, then Daniel and DD Animation have clearly earned it, and Pixar may resort to legal action to ask a Los Angeles court to order Andrew to return "Vali" to Pixar. Because that's the story he created while he was in the service of Pixar.

In addition to "Wall-E", DD Animation also announced two other plans of its own, which are rare in the field of animated films with budgets of more than 100 million yuan. One of them is Happy Feet. The film came with their acquisition of Animal Logic, and according to the plan, the ice animation that tells the story of Emperor Penguins will be available next year or the year after - and considering that DD Animation can't wait to release "Wall-E", Penguin** should be completed and ready for audiences next year. When we think of this work, we inevitably think of another hugely successful ice and snow movie. That's Ice Age, produced by Blue Sky Studios and published by Fox, and because both sides have been working for years, it's hard to say that one of them is following the other. But "Ice Age," which came out first, may have been a little luckier.

Another work that only reveals the main animated image is called "Kung Fu Panda", and yes, Kung Fu and Panda, both are synonymous with China. This time, DD Pictures clearly intends to play the Chinese card. In fact, Daniel has a deep connection with China, and the 'Science and Technology for All Beings' Foundation led by him donated a batch of valuable advanced instruments to Chinese scientific research institutions in 2003. To study the kind of coronavirus we now know, Chinese officials also met with visiting Foundation administrators. In addition, Daniel is also the most well-known foreign actor in China - even more than most domestic actors. His "Gladiator", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" have all achieved excellent results in China. As the Chinese market grows larger, it's no surprise that DD Pictures intends to please their audience ahead of time.

Considering that these actions are very planned, the previous speculation about DD Pictures' hot-headedness may not hold water. They went to great lengths to make "Wall-E" so that DD Animation could gain a foothold and make a profit. Then there's Happy Feet, which further strengthens the company's foundation with the help of the popular trend of ice and snow animation. Unsurprisingly, this should be the same animated series as "Ice Age". So this will open up a consistent profit point for DD Animation. Then there's Kung Fu Panda, which, on the one hand, caters to the American market's curiosity about exotic cultures. On the one hand, it can curry favor with the fast-growing Chinese market. Every step is very precise, and if you insist on thinking about Zhou Xiang's movements like this, I am afraid it will be difficult to be convinced.

This has to be reminiscent of MGM, which previously reached an acquisition agreement with DD Pictures, although the market regulators in many countries are still studying the acquisition, but it is expected that there will be no problems. So considering Daniel's scheming in DD Animation, he is in the more important MGM Pictures development. Perhaps the preparation is more adequate and far-reaching. But this point has not attracted everyone's attention. We've seen a lot of reports about how Daniel is going to run the massive MGM and how to avoid being dragged down by MGM for the highly profitable DD Pictures - but no one takes into account that Daniel may never have thought of simply getting MGM back up and running. He may already have a great plan in his head - a plan to bring MGM back to its glory.

We may have to think of Daniel as more powerful, a young social king, a superstar, a billionaire, who is by no means what we imagined: genius and lucky, but perhaps lacking experience and strategic vision.

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It took Daniel almost 15 minutes to read the whole report, Andrew stood with him and didn't rush him, Daniel came over today to watch the rough cut of "Wall-E", not in a hurry. In fact, Andrew's perception of Daniel has changed a lot after reading this report. He believes that there are certainly not a few people like him.

Hollywood should no longer look at Daniel as a "young genius".

His talent, his achievements, his power, and his future have determined that no one in Hollywood is qualified to underestimate him anymore.

Even with Andrew's self-cultivation, he felt a surge in his chest, and the people standing next to him were not the most representative faces of Hollywood in this era. One hundred years later, when someone mentions Hollywood at the beginning of the 21st century, the first thing that comes to mind will undoubtedly be Daniel. Sandler.

"That's an exaggeration."

Daniel muttered, shook his head, and started walking towards the screening room, where Andrew came to his senses. Hurry up and keep up.

Daniel didn't say anything about the New York Times report, but quickly got into the working mood.

Seeing the familiar picture, the familiar tattered robot, Daniel smiled. It's a strange feeling, especially in animated films, because the image wasn't contributed by an actor, but he single-handedly created it — about like having a child of your own, at least at this moment.

WALL-E's faithful brigade on Earth fulfills its mission - cleaning up the trash. The whole planet is in front of everyone in shock, and the virtual light screen easily tells everyone that this is sometime in the future - yes, if humanity does not exercise moderation, this is what the future Earth will be. While "Wall-E" doesn't intend to be an eco-friendly blockbuster, it does its best to incorporate some of its stylish themes, not only to win over awards and ratings, but also to appeal to a children's audience — often young parents themselves who are impatient to watch didactic films. But they want their children to be receptive to some positive themes.

Young dads may love Playboy, but he won't show them to his 8-year-old son, and young moms are more interested in movies like The Hangover, but when she has children, they certainly don't walk into the screening room of The Hangover, and that's how the adult world is.

As long as you don't pick up sesame seeds and throw watermelons, it will make it less interesting, and add a little environmental theme, which will be beneficial to "Wall-E".

When WALL-E's home slowly opens, it's easy to make sense of it. This robot is not a cold machine, but an individual who has something in common with people. By the time WALL-E put the cassette into the VCR, the actor inside was dancing and using both of its eyes to reflect a little light. Daniel could feel the loneliness around the little robot.

"Haha."

"Very interesting design."

Watching WALL-E wake up and start bumping into each other because of the lack of power, like a child who is reluctant to get out of bed, both Daniel and Andrew laughed. Even if Daniel writes this scene himself, when it happens right in front of his eyes, he will still be amused by the ignorant little robot. That's what classics are all about, and you're rarely bored with the fun points, unlike some R-rated movies that hit the box office, and about the same as fine dining restaurants and fast food chains.

The appearance of Green Plants and Eva means that the story is starting to get into the main topic.

As Vali's love blossoms begin to bloom, he takes great care of Eva from her slumber, opening an umbrella for her and recharging her - since Vali herself is solar-charged, he will of course suspect that Eva's immobility is due to her lack of energy. He also took Eva on a boat ride through a stinky ditch and a winding detour through a mountain of garbage...... Until the ship came to pick up Eva, he lay on the hull of the ship without hesitation and left Earth with it.

The little cockroach looked up at its back, which was somewhat sad.

After entering the Truth, Vali began his bull-coaxed and righteous "mischievous behavior", how to defeat the ship's automated control system, put the greenery in the detector, and then direct the Truth to return to Earth. Bursts of laughter and conflicts, cleaning robots, umbrella robots, violent robots, and all sorts of interesting robots are mobilized, led by the ignorant Wall-E, to turn the backwaters of the Truth upside down. The surviving humans who had been "raised" and had largely lost the ability to walk began to awaken - another ironic point here, of course, as many scientists predicted that the direction of human evolution would probably be to become more lazy and incapacitated, as exemplified by these chubby Truth travelers.

WALL-E became a hero, both in the face of love and in the face of the noble goal of returning to Earth.

"He's great, isn't he? Vali was great. ”

Andrew, who was the main person responsible for the production of "Wall-E", was of course very familiar with the film, and because of this, he was surprised by Daniel's talent, and he knew that Daniel was very skilled in oil painting - which may have been the reason why he eventually became interested and capable of animation. However, even so, "Wall-E" is so remarkable and extraordinary, but it is from Daniel's hands, which makes Andrew surprised and inexplicable.

Genius, apart from such an explanation, there is no more rhetoric to illustrate this.

Daniel may be more favored by God than those who have a proud talent in a single field.

"It's really good, people will like him, right? Such hardworking, kind, brave, fun WALL-E. ”

Daniel rewatched it three times, brought up some of the incongruities, and discussed them with Andrew, although he didn't recreate "Wall-E" 100% as he remembered it, but the baseline reference was definitely the original "Wall-E", and at this point, he would not go out of his way to do anything superfluous. And Andrew. Stanton himself is the creator of the original "Wall-E", and the two people have similar perceptions of "Wall-E", and it is easy to agree.

There was a consensus on the revision suggestions for several points, and Daniel turned to "Happy Feet" to see the progress, "Kung Fu Panda" has not officially started, DD Animation's staff is limited, and it is the most comfortable state to run two works at the same time.

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After confirming that DD Animation's work was on normal track, Daniel didn't have time to delay and flew directly to Nairobi to join the crew to shoot "The Endless Gardener".

Fernando has flown to Nairobi after taking people from Berlin to a turn, the assistant director and a group of people stayed in Berlin to shoot some corner scenes, Daniel also has European scenes, but will return to Berlin with Fernando in the later stage to shoot the finale, because according to the agreement, before officially joining the group, he will also stay in the British mission in Kenya for about a week, and the representative of the mission, Brown. Lyman learned about the working habits and peculiarities of the British diplomatic envoys.

Of course, this may not be particularly necessary - even the British don't know the job of their diplomats in such detail, but it is clear that neither Daniel nor Fernando are people who will fool around, and a well-crafted literary film should have a motivation for perfection. (To be continued.) )

PS: [Important Notice]: The book has been written in the late stage, and I am going to prepare a new book, so I have to reduce the update.

To be honest, this achievement can be written until now, thanks to many friends such as pasty, love to eat rabbits, and the encouragement of book friends in the group, otherwise I will definitely not be able to persist until now, thank you. The book may still have two or three hundred thousand, and this month starts today (4000 chapters today), 4000 to 6000 words are updated every day, and two chapters are updated at 8 and 10 o'clock in the evening.