The chess master of the Go world is dead!

To be precise, he is a future chess master, because he really can't learn Go, so he simply can't learn it.

"Learn to play Go with a hammer ......"

Gu Miao scolded and said, "I just don't want to waste time on this, it's not that I'm stupid and can't understand." ”

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

"Mr. Gu understands the righteousness and doesn't want to snatch Xiao Ke's world championship, so he reluctantly gives up Go, what kind of mind is this?"

"If you insist on learning, Mr. Gu, I'm afraid you will become the number one person in the world in a few months."

Ma Kui was full of sycophants, he knew what Mr. Gu liked to hear, and he also knew that Mr. Gu needed to go down a step now, so he had no burden to tout.

"I love to hear that!"

When Gu Miao heard this, her face softened slightly: "Forget it, let's not talk about this first, I came to you mainly for the animation of "Journey to the West" proposed by CCTV. ”

"So fast?"

Ma Kui's expression was a little surprised.

Not long after the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was completed, CCTV proposed to hand over the remaining three works of the "Four Great Masterpieces" to Wanbao for animation adaptation.

Among them, "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Water Margin" were politely rejected by Gu Miao, and CCTV chose to set up its own team to produce it.

"Journey to the West" was taken by Wanbao and promised to do its best to animate and adapt, and CCTV will broadcast and distribute it as a platform.

Although a consensus has been reached, CCTV is known to be a very large official department.

This is not the kind of Wanbao kind of one-word hall.

If it is a company like Wanbao, as long as the management agrees, the production team can be set up quickly, and there is no need to go through any procedures to audit the work in the middle.

But the Journey to the West animation project, after all, is a project proposed by CCTV, and they are also one of the producers, so they need to participate in it.

This also means:

The corresponding planning and discussion, project review, qualification verification and approval and filing work need to go through a long process.

At that time, Gu Miao said that it would take at least half a year or even longer for the project to be implemented from the conception to the implementation.

It makes sense.

Don't think that it takes half a year for a project to go from "idea" to action, in fact, the first half of the year is considered conservative, and some projects may have waited for ten or twenty years from the birth of the idea to the start of production.

It's not a joke huh......

As far as Gu Miao knows, there is a work in the United States Film Studio, and the idea was proposed a long time ago, but it was 30 years after the production really started.

There is something similar abroad.

For example, the well-known movie "Frozen" is typical, as early as the mid-20th century, Di Baobao thought of adapting the story of the classic fairy tale "Snow White".

In the 90s, the idea was again on the agenda, but it was aborted for various reasons.

It wasn't until the beginning of the 21st century that Di Baobao launched the project again in order to promote the process of "princess 3D", which led to the "Frozen" that everyone saw on the screen later.

The waiting time has been at least sixty or seventy years.

It is precisely because of this situation that Gu Miao and Ma Kui feel that the official landing of the "Journey to the West" project will be at least next year.

It's just that no one thought of it.

The leaders at the top attached great importance to this matter, not only personally inquired about it, but also gave the green light to the project, which directly saved a lot of time.

"Of course, the main reason is that CCTV is very satisfied with the effect of our last adaptation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Gu Miao said with a smile.

That's the key!

The outstanding performance of the New Three Kingdoms animation has made many people full of confidence in Wanbao, thinking that they will definitely be able to adapt Journey to the West, so they are so relieved.

Why change companies?

If it weren't for Wanbao, but other companies to apply for the production of the project, whether it could pass the review or not would not be discussed, even if it could be approved by CCTV, the project would be implemented at least a year later, and it would not be possible to do so quickly.

"That's true."

Ma Kui nodded in agreement.

The reason why Journey to the West animation was implemented so quickly is mainly due to the huge influence of Three Kingdoms Animation.

This is the same as those online authors opening new books, suppose there are two authors opening new books at the same time, one is a newcomer who has no masterpieces, and the other is an old author who has been famous for a long time.

So here's the problem.

On the premise of uncertain future development, which of these two books do you think is most likely to be unfinished? Who do readers and editors prefer to trust?

You don't have to think about it to know that it's an old author.

After all, people have finished so many books and have finished records, and this is one thing that has been proven.

On the other hand, the new author has not finished this record, and he has not written a book before, so under the premise that the conditions are unknown, it is not surprising to suspect that he will be a eunuch.

Wanbao is in the domestic animation industry, which is equivalent to an old author in the online literature industry, and it is also the existence of a platinum god.

The industry's trust in Wanbao is naturally not something that ordinary animation companies can touch.

Defy? Then hold it!

……

The animation "Journey to the West" project was implemented so quickly, although it was very surprising, but it also disrupted Gu Miao's arrangement.

After all, in his plan, Journey to the West Animation should not be established so early, that is next year's work......

But the plan can't keep up with the changes.

CCTV has already deliberated and approved, animation project production is inevitable, CCTV can't take action, Wanbao is still playing dead, right?

The establishment of the production team is mainly based on the employees of Wanbao Animation, and although the CCTV animation department will send some reinforcements, the total number is not large.

In key positions, the chief director must be someone from Wanbao's side.

After all, most of the members of the production team are from Wanbao, but the chief director is an outsider? This is unreasonable, how can there be a reason for outsiders to hold power?

But in terms of specific candidates, Gu Miao made a difficulty.

It is best for him to go out on his own, but it is difficult to get out of the "Go Boy" project, and he has at most a false title of "chief producer" in the production team, and the director has to find another candidate.

Maqui is a good choice.

After all, Xiaoma, as the second person in Wanbao's honorary qualifications, is also the chief director of the new version of the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and even he can't do it, so Wanbao has no one available.

It's just Ma Kui......

Gu Miao was very worried, this time he was set up by others again and became a mascot.

After all, in the new version of the animation Three Kingdoms production team, he has been given a void by Koizumi once, and the chief director is actually the assistant director, so he can only be Koizumi's deputy.

This time, Koizumi was not there, but CCTV assigned an assistant director.

Not to mention this person's ability, Gu Miao is really afraid that Ma Kui will be set aside, and the good chief director will become an assistant director and be a green leaf for others.

Daba!

This kind of thing...... No.

Ma Kui is not ashamed, he is ashamed as the boss, he was overshadowed by Koizumi last time, but Koizumi is his own person, and in the final analysis, he can still accept it.

But this time it's an outsider!

If you are set aside by a relative, what is the difference between it and a puppet emperor? Once it spreads, what do people think of Ma Kui and Wanbao?

Because of this, even if Ma Kui was the most suitable candidate, Gu Miao was still hesitating, worried that he would not be able to suppress his relatives, causing the imperial power to fall into a puppet emperor.

"It's not ......"

After learning of Mr. Gu's worries, Ma Kui's head was full of black lines and said: "How wasteful am I to be able to be overturned twice in a row?" ”

"Besides, the Three Kingdoms Animation took the initiative to delegate power to Xiaoquan that time, not by him, Mr. Gu, don't talk nonsense, okay!"

Taking the initiative to delegate power, is that the same thing as overhead?

"I understand, I understand, Zen!"

Gu Miao waved her hand and said, "Anyway, I'll say the ugly things in front, you must take the initiative this time, and you can't let people and pee on their heads, otherwise you will get out of me, understand?" ”

"I understand, I understand."

"Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I have watched a lot of palace fighting dramas, and with my means, I will definitely be able to control the overall situation." Ma Kui said confidently.

Palace fighting drama?

Good guy, do you really think of yourself as the emperor and the production team as a harem?

Gu Miao's face was speechless, although Ma Kui's so-called "palace fighting experience" sounded very unreliable, but the matter had come to this point, and there was no other way but to believe him.

"That's right!"

"This "Journey to the West" animation is different from the last Three Kingdoms animation, the production will be more refined, and the special effects will be more sufficient......"

"Don't you need 3D?"

Ma Kui frowned, as if he didn't expect Mr. Gu to propose to use 2D to adapt such a god and demon fantasy as "Journey to the West".

The difficulty went up in one fell swoop.

Why not use 3D? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that 3D is more suitable for the animation of the god and demon fantasy type like "Journey to the West", right?

"3D Journey to the West ......"

When Ma Kui proposed to use 3D for production, Gu Miao couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He also considered this idea.

In all fairness, the subject matter and genre of Journey to the West are indeed very suitable for 3D, the fights are smoother and silkier, and the scene creation is more rich and three-dimensional.

But that's still the problem.

If the production is made using 3D standards, it is difficult to perfectly make the scenes and effects described in the original work of "Journey to the West" without spending some money.

In this way, the cost may be overrun.

After all, 3D, everyone knows that it is easy to get started, but if you want to raise the ceiling, you have to burn hard, and the degree of burning money is more exaggerated than many 2D animations.

That's a bit ......

Gu Miao is not reluctant to spend money, but there must always be an upper limit to investment, and it cannot be said that billions or tens of billions of dollars will be invested in an animation, and then it will take ten or twenty years to polish it, which is unrealistic.

He has his upper limit.

If this limit is exceeded, he has to consider whether it is worth it or not, whether it is necessary.

"Yes, we do animation to a large extent to make money, not to do good deeds."

Ma Kui said excitedly: "But this is Sun Wukong!" Sun Wukong, Mr. Gu, do you know the influence of this name? ”

"I know ......"

Gu Miao sighed.

Sun Wukong, a well-known name, heard a big name since he was a child, something carved into the bones of Chinese people, how could he not know?

It is precisely because he knows and likes Sun Wukong very much that he hesitates to make an exception for a "Journey to the West" animation.

"Based on 52 episodes and 1,100 minutes, roughly estimate the cost and construction period, comprehensively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of 2D and 3D, and then make a written report, and we will meet to discuss."

Gu Miao didn't answer yes or no, he just asked Ma Kui to write a report.

But his attitude is enough to prove some problems, Ma Kui's human spirit is naturally a little bit clear, and his eyes suddenly lit up and said: "Okay, I'll get it!" ”

Ma Kui left in a hurry.

And after he left, Gu Miao did not continue to think about the storyboard of "Go Boy", but took out his mobile phone and entered a keyword on the page of the search engine: Monkey King 3D animation.

Looking at the search results, especially on various forums and social networking sites, netizens hope to make "Journey to the West" into a 3D animation, and he suddenly smiled.

That's it!

There are many 2D images of the Monkey King, or the animation adaptation of "Journey to the West", and the classics created by the American film studio are even more insurmountable.

On the contrary, the 3D image of the Monkey King and the 3D version of "Journey to the West" have very few adapted animations, and the general quality is sparse and miserable.

The audience is actually looking forward to the appearance of a high-quality one, not the kind of shoddy, but a real high-quality 3D version of "Journey to the West" animation.

This was a point that Gu Miao overlooked.

His original idea was just to refer to past experience and make a decent 2D version of "Journey to the West".

After all, he is not ready to invest much money, and this money is used to smash 3D Journey to the West, and he really can't play any tricks.

But Maqui opened up new ideas for him.

Instead of making a mediocre "Journey to the West" animation on the 2D track, why not spend more money to make an "unprecedented" high-quality 3D "Journey to the West" animation?

Such a Monkey King will definitely be remembered by countless audiences, and such a Journey to the West animation will definitely become an eternal classic!

The price Wanbao needs to pay is only to extend the construction period, increase the input cost, and achieve the upper limit of domestic 3D technology as much as possible.

This is actually acceptable.

Wanbao has been established for so many years, and it is no longer the small workshop it was at the beginning, and it meets the conditions in terms of risk resistance and capital turnover.

The only problem is just the construction period, if you really want to do a good 3D "Journey to the West" animation, even with the scale of Wanbao Animation, it is estimated that it will take 2-3 years.

Again, that's an optimistic statement.

With such a long production period, coupled with immeasurable capital investment, it is very difficult to recoup the cost as a TV animation.

After all, you've invested in this magnitude, what else do you do TV animation? Isn't it good to make a 3D movie directly and go to the cinema to show it like "The Return of the Great Sage"?

This is also the reason why there is no high-quality 3D version of "Journey to the West" TV animation on the market.

Because of the strong technology and the company that has invested in the standard, people don't do TV animation, and go directly to make big movies.

And those companies that don't have enough technology and don't have money in their pockets, you don't expect them to make high-quality 3D animations, right?

"So, it's an investment that's doomed to lose money, and the difference is only in the amount of loss."

In an email to the head of CCTV's animation department, Gu Miao said: "In order to realize the children's dreams, we can accept this price, but ...... You have to say that, right? ”

CCTV is also one of the producers!

Gu Miao didn't forget this, so he came directly to the door, so that the big dog family could be mentally prepared in advance, and the Wanbao family couldn't lose money if he lost money.

What's the matter?

Do you really think that this producer is named out of thin air? If you don't give money, you'll be withdrawn by the producer when you turn back!

And Mr. Bear, what do you watch?

With such a good deed with immeasurable merit, how could Gu Miao forget his best brother? Considering the thickness of Xiao Xiong's wallet, Gu Miao felt that he shouldn't mind putting on a name.

Funny anime, right? Producer's ...... Please take a seat!