Chapter Ninety-Seven: "The Indissoluble Bond" (Part II)
In terms of the basic production "concept", if it is to cooperate with a local conglomerate like Aomori, then the animation work produced should naturally highlight the word "environment", so this objectively requires that the story setting of the work should not be too complicated, and it should be "cut down and simplified", and the so-called "plot orientation" or "brain-burning" is basically excluded.
If it is the kind of story with "twists and turns", ups and downs in the plot, and so exciting that it makes people panic, then all the audience's attention will naturally focus on the plot itself, and then the "stage" of the story will be completely reduced to the "background...... After all, there is no such thing as equal emphasis on the two powers, and there is always a question of which is stronger or weaker in the audience's attention.
At the same time, the relationship between the characters in the work should not be too complicated, and it is best to take a singular path...... It's not just about the relationship between the characters, it's better to limit the number of characters on the stage.
To put it bluntly, this is still talking about how to distinguish between "environment and people", and talking more about the environment and less about people is the "focus" of this kind of cooperation...... Although the situation this time is a bit similar to the previous "Black Rock Shooter", both have propaganda implications, but in fact, the internal requirements of the two are still very different.
And the emotional tone that is most suitable for this kind of "story performance" is actually relatively simple - the word "loneliness" is only, when a person is in a state of "alone", then the environment in which he is located will naturally be emphasized.
So Miyadai has prepared a story with similarities to the "one-man show".
Of course, this kind of story is basically inevitable that there will be a lot of monologues or narrations, and works that emphasize psychological states are probably like this, otherwise the plot itself with few conflicts and a relaxed plot will seem lengthy and sleepy.
On the other hand, to present the "wonderful" of such a bland story by means of text or storyboarding, it requires the creator's extremely exquisite creative ability - because the dull is often associated with the unexciting.
So after Miyadai handed over the storyboard work of the new project to Yukiko Ryugen, he made a lot of demands on her.
Although many of the requirements sound even a little harsh, and after Gong Daijuan watched the storyboard, there were also many parts that asked Long Yuan to remake, but this was something that the other party could understand...... As far as she knew about this possible project, if the storyboard was to be given to her, it meant that the position of supervisor would also be given to her...... Mad Poihat isn't the kind of animation company that has a lot of talent, and so far it's been a storyboard for the superintendent.
What she values even more is that the first work she supervised has to cross the stage of TV animation, which is directly an animated movie...... For animators who are not yet thirty years old, it is worth the effort to be able to get such an opportunity no matter what.
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The creation of the new project was slow because of the need for excellence from the initial "original" stage, but when the text work of Miyadai was completed and the storyboard work of Yukiko Ryugen was partially completed, Iwami Mai mailed these things to Aomori, who had been in contact with her.
However, her next move is that Miyayo Kanata is a little unclear - instead of being more active or frequent in contact with Aomori, she has turned her actions to the publishing giant "Kawakaku Shoten" (in this case...... You know).
"Kawakaku Bookstore? Is it necessary for us to contact them...... I'm referring to the project that we are actively promoting at the moment, is it necessary? "That's where he's a little bit scratching his head.
Kawakaku Bookstore has a lot of money and will launch a lot of animation projects, but they are all light animation projects based on their light novel library, and they have nothing to do with the current projects that Mad Poihat is actively promoting...... They animate to sell novels.
"Of course it matters, didn't So-kun say that he wanted to push this project in the direction of animated films? Then the Kawakaku bookstore should be the object we need to fight for. If the other party participates in the project, the possibility of starting the project is greatly increased. Mai Iwami explained.
The investment in animated films is huge, and this type of work has the nature of a "literary film", and it is impossible to set too high a target for box office or commercial results...... It is even necessary to be fully prepared for losses, which is the most important obstacle to the formation of this cooperation.
In this case, if there are other funds involved, then Aomori will be happy to see it. Gong Daiyu naturally understood this, but he didn't understand why it was Kawakaku Bookstore.
Seeing that Miyadai Kana rarely showed an unknown expression, Iwami Mai coughed lightly and continued to explain, "Since the beginning of the new century, Tokuma Bookstore has been in decline and Kawakaku Bookstore has risen, and this trend has been extremely clear until now, Kawakaku...... It is indeed strong. ”
Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. was originally a group organization that involved in publishing, entertainment, communications, movies, games, news, computers, and many other fields, but since 2000, due to the deterioration of its operating conditions, it was finally dissolved, and Tokuma Shoten had to return to its original publishing business.
One of the most iconic events was the separation of Studio Ghibli from Tokuma Bookstore last year, which eventually separated from Tokuma into an independent company, and the two companies that created classics such as "My Neighbor Totoro", "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" officially parted ways.
"Of course, it's not about their financial resources right now, but about the fact that Kawakaku bought the film division of Tokuma Shoten a few years ago...... So to take it a step further, we are not going to work with Kawakaku, but with its film department. ”
"It doesn't matter how Kawakaku plays in the publishing industry, but its 'Kawakaku Pioneer Pictures' is one of RB's top five studios."
After Iwami Mai explained this, it became clear to Miyadai in an instant...... She was not only thinking about the production, but also about the distribution of the film once it was made.
Mad Poihat couldn't have done his own film distribution.
It's not that Miyayo didn't think about this aspect, but he was thinking about Toho or Toei, or even Sony, after all, when it came to film companies, he was more familiar with these ones, and Kawakaku really hadn't thought of it.
"More importantly, Kawakaku is now in the process of reorganizing its film division, and I received news that they expect to officially complete the consolidation of their film business by next year, and will re-hang the 'Kawakaku Pictures' brand, so I think this is a good opportunity...... A 'new company' with a restructured structure always needs to come up with works for the audience. She said.
"So the key question is, can we connect with each other?"
After understanding this, it stands to reason that the senior sister's words can't be more right, but Gong Dai's doubts are the key...... The road is a good road, but not everyone can walk it.
So Iwami smiled, she pressed one hand on the table, and then pushed a business card in front of Miyadai Soka...... I saw that the words "Chuanjiao Pioneer Painting" were written on it.
Well, Miyadai felt that his brain was a little bad just now...... For him, some places are "impenetrable walls", but for her, they are open doors.
The producer deserves to be the producer.