Shortly after Christmas, the award ceremony of the first "Whimsy" Cup Science Fiction Essay Contest was held in the No. 1 conference hall of Wanbao headquarters.

Gu Miao finally met Da Liu!

As soon as he saw him, he asked Da Liu with resentment why he didn't reply to his email.

"That'......"

Da Liu said with embarrassment: "I thought it was a liar, so I didn't pay attention to it, how did I know that this email was actually true?" ”

Gu Miao smiled dumbly.

Thought it was a liar? All right! This is also in line with Da Liu's consistent style, after all, he doesn't even pay attention to the email from the White House, let alone Gu Miao's email?

"Let's talk about it later?"

Gu Miao asked Da Liu to wait and leave in a hurry, and invited him to have a private chat.

Although Da Liu didn't know what Gu Miao was talking to him about, he thought that it would be okay to wait, so he simply agreed.

In addition to Da Liu, the gold medal winner for short stories, there is also a gold medal winner for novellas and a gold medal winner for long stories who are also worthy of Gu Miao's attention.

But the importance is the attention.

In Gu Miao's opinion, the works of these two people are still a little less interesting, and they are not as shocking as Da Liu's writing.

So in-depth communication is not necessary.

It's not that Gu Miaogou looks down on people, it's mainly that he asks people to chat privately, so he has to invite people to a meal, right? So many authors are invited to eat one by one, even at his value, he feels distressed.

Just make an appointment with Da Liu!

In the evening, Gu Miao took Da Liu, who came to Jiangchuan for the first time, to his favorite private restaurant, and after ordering a table of dishes, he subconsciously asked about the adaptation of the work "Chaowen Dao".

"I'm okay with that."

Da Liu said that since he participated in the essay competition and won the gold award, how to adapt "Chaowen Dao" is Wanbao Animation's final say.

Gu Miao loves to adapt it, as long as he doesn't change it beyond recognition, he has no opinion.

However, Da Liu was a little surprised by Gu Miao's proposal to reach a long-term cooperative relationship with him and book his future animation adaptation in advance.

Book in advance?

Ah......h Not necessarily, right? He's just a newcomer who has just started writing science fiction, so he shouldn't be worth paying so much attention to, right?

"It's worth it, it's worth it!"

Gu Miao did not hesitate to praise: "Your talent has been shown through the work "Chaowen Dao", I think you will become a banner of Chinese science fiction literature sooner or later." ”

Touting other people's things, Gu Miao rarely did it before, after all, others came to praise him most of the time, how could he be idle and have nothing to do to praise others?

But touting Da Liu, he is glad.

What's more, with Da Liu's science fiction level, this is not a boast, it just expresses his expectations for Da Liu's future creations.

Da Liu is not used to this kind of touting.

In other words, he has just finished writing his first science fiction work, and he doesn't have a particularly strong confidence yet, and he is not even sure if he will continue on this path in the future.

So when facing Gu Miao's praise, he seemed a little embarrassed and overwhelmed.

Am I that good?

He thought about it secretly and felt that this was mostly a commercial compliment, and people just said politely, which should not be taken seriously.

"Yes!"

Da Liu said that no writer would refuse the opportunity to be adapted into film and television dramas and animated comics, and neither would he.

It's a great thing to be able to see your work with your own eyes, from the form of words to vivid and vivid images.

Wanbao Animation doesn't mind selling the so-called animation adaptation rights to them if he is interested.

Money is easy to say.

Da Liu himself doesn't know much about this kind of copyright transaction, and belongs to the type that he is willing to sell as long as someone buys him.

It just so happens that Gu Miao is interested in this aspect, and it doesn't hurt to hand it over to him, anyway, Wanbao is one of the top animation companies in China, and I believe they can adapt it to a satisfactory effect.

"Writing science fiction is actually a very romantic thing, and I have fantasized about many ideas before, but I have never been able to convert them into words."

After getting Da Liu's personal promise, Gu Miao happily talked about the development potential of the science fiction theme in the future.

He said that human beings have never stopped fantasizing, and science fiction happens to be the most likely type of fantasy among many unrealistic fantasies, so this kind of work will usher in spring sooner or later.

In this regard, Da Liu deeply agreed.

Hollywood's experience has proven that science fiction works can transcend cultural, linguistic, and geographical restrictions and become popular all over the world.

There are two main reasons why domestic science fiction has a difficult start.

First, there is a lack of good stories and no particularly eye-catching sci-fi ideas, so it is difficult to give birth to great sci-fi film and television animation works.

Second, there is a lack of a certain mass base.

Science fiction is an exploration based on the frontier of science, and for those audiences who don't understand science and can't keep up with their knowledge and cultural literacy, most science fiction works they can't understand.

The audience can't understand it, and it is difficult for the science fiction work to become popular even if it is excellent.

"That's right......"

Gu Miao nodded.

In the past, the number of high-achieving students in China was too small. Illiteracy is everywhere, and many people can't even write their own names.

In this environment, they don't like to watch science fiction, because they can't understand or understand what they are discussing, so naturally they can't appreciate the unique charm of science fiction works.

But this time and that time.

With the popularization of nine-year business education and the gradual increase in college students, there are now more and more people who love to watch science fiction works.

The spring of science fiction has arrived!

Even if there is no wandering earth, under the impetus of this general environment, excellent domestic sci-fi blockbusters such as wandering the moon and wandering Mars will be born.

At the end of the day, the market environment has changed.

Most of the young people who now provide the main box office force have received a good education, and their ability to accept science fiction works will be stronger than that of the older generation.

That's why Gu Miao is so attentive to Da Liu, because if he catches him, it is equivalent to grasping the future of domestic science fiction!

"Chaowen said that this work, we will adapt it into an animated film, the project is expected to start next year, Mr. Liu can look forward to it then."

"I will!"

Da Liu said with a smile: "At first, I thought that my work would be the first to be adapted into a live-action movie, but I didn't expect it to be an animated movie. ”

I have to say, it was an amazing experience.

Da Liu is actually an older generation in terms of age, but he is an intellectual and has a better ability to accept new things than others.

He told Gu Miao.

He doesn't like to watch cartoons very much, and even the animation he has seen is only a handful. But he is very satisfied with the plan of adapting "Chaowen Dao" into animation, because animation is indeed more suitable than live-action film and television dramas.

This is not a commercial blow!

It's not because Gu Miao wants to adapt the animation, so he says such good things, even if Gu Miao wants to adapt a live-action movie, he will say that the animation is a better adaptation than the real person.

Because that's what it is.

The same science fiction work, taking Du Hao's "Starfall" as an example, the live-action version spent so much money, but the result was unsatisfactory.

What if you spent the same amount of money to make Starfall an animated movie?

The effect will definitely be better!

……

Gu Miao chatted with Da Liu for a long time.

From astronomy and geography to anime encyclopedia, the two talked happily and were reluctant to leave until late at night.

"Wuhu, take off!"

When she got the first signed book of Da Liu in this time and space, Gu Miao was so excited that when she went home, she hugged the book cover of "Chaowen Dao" and kissed her son, and she was stupid to show her son.

"What are you crazy again?"

Coco walked in with a cup of sobering tea, and when she saw her husband going crazy, she couldn't help kicking him and said, "Hurry up and drink this, and then go to take a shower, the smell of wine and sweat stinks to death." ”

"Don't worry!"

After taking the sobering tea, Gu Miao took a sip and said with a smile: "I'll wash it later, I'll talk to Seto on the phone first, he has something to do with me." ”

"Okay, then don't talk too late, I'll wait for you in the room......"

Wait for me? What are you waiting for me to do?

Smash it, smash it, smash it, Gu Miao was suddenly a little stunned, why does this sobering tea smell like wolfberry?

Suffered!

This woman can't be poisoned, right?

With the smile of a woman surnamed Pan in her mind, and the urging voice of "Da Lang should drink the medicine", Gu Miao couldn't help but sneeze.

Before he could think about why there was such a thing as goji berries in the decanting tea, the video call was connected, and the figure of Seto's cape appeared on the screen.

"What are you doing here?"

"President, I'm swimming ......"

After Seto explained, he picked up his phone and pointed it around to reassure the president that he wasn't doing something dirty.

"Swimming at night, sick?"

After muttering, Gu Miao asked angrily: "I was receiving guests just now, and I didn't have time to talk to you in detail, let's say, what are you looking for me?" ”

"Shw! So there are guests! ”

Seto nodded knowingly, and then said, "President, there is one thing I have to tell you, and that is that "Tamako Love Story" will premiere tomorrow. ”

"Huh? So fast? ”

Hearing that "Yuzi Love Story" will premiere tomorrow, Gu Miao's expression was very stunned.

How many people are there in Kyoani Studio?

I thought that they would not finish a theatrical version so quickly, and the Tamako love story would not be released until next spring or summer at the earliest, but I didn't expect it to be done so quickly.

It was really unexpected.

After being a little surprised, Gu Miao asked again: "Is it only released in the neon area?" What about other countries? ”

"It's going to be released on Neon first, and other countries will be a little later, but it's going to be soon!"

Seto told Gu Miao that Kyoani Studio knew that Mr. Gu was very busy and should not be able to go to the premiere, so he did not take the initiative to invite him.

But Kyooani still hopes that Gu will find time to interact with the fans who came to the scene through video connection at the premiere.

“OK！ No problem! ”

Gu Miao readily agreed.

Isn't it just a video microphone, it's not a big deal for him, just say a few polite words when the time comes.

That's what Seto means.

There is no need for Mr. Gu to come forward to talk about anything too profound and complicated, just say a few words, anyway, there is a translator to help polish it, as long as he can appear at the premiere, it will be a surprise.

Gu Miao is a well-known foreign animation producer in Neon.

Many of the animations he has produced are loved by many neon otaku, and the Wanbao Animation he founded is also a mountain in the neon animation industry.

He appeared at the premiere of "Yuzi Love Story", and his influence was about the same as that of Apple's CEO at the opening ceremony of Apple's offline direct store in China, and fans at the scene would definitely exclaim.

The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.

After handing over the public rations last night, Gu Miao, who woke up today with a sore back and legs, came to the company just in time for the premiere of "Yuzi Love Story".

Through the online video connection, Gu Miao, who was sitting in the office, cordially waved to the neon fans outside the screen.

Because the delay is a little high, it is difficult to communicate in real time, Gu Miao can only express her blessings for the premiere of "Yuzi Love Story" according to the script, and hope that everyone can support the Wanbao Neon Branch.

The applause was very warm!

Seto is right, he is indeed very famous in Neon, a bit similar to the pursuit of "Void Abyss Gen" by domestic anime fans in his previous life.

Of course, he is still better than Lao Xu, at least in terms of reputation, and he is more famous.

Although the video connection is broken, Gu Miao has a special channel to watch the feature film of the Wanbao version of "Tamako Love Story" through Seto's live broadcast perspective.

Gun version?

Almost!

The picture quality is similar to the pirated gun version, but this is something exclusive to Gu Miao, and others can't see it if they want to see it.

The movie "Tamako Love Story" is adapted from the TV anime "Tamako Market", produced by Kyoani Studios of the Neon Division of Manpower, and the producer is Seto.

The story mainly tells the sweet youth love story between Kita-Shirakawa Tamako and Daji Bizo.

The style is different from the TV version.

The film version attaches more importance to the so-called "lens language", and it can be seen from the shooting angle and camera movement that the production team treats the animated film in a "live-action movie" way.

There is a benefit to doing so.

The narrative is very realistic and unique to live-action movies, and the characters are no longer flat two-dimensional virtual images, but flesh and blood, as if they have come to life.

As for the downside......

It's a very simple truth, this is an animated movie after all, no matter how real it is, no matter how dreamlike it is, it looks like a bubble and bursts.

No way!

This is already an excellent performance, as the so-called flaws are not hidden, just from the first impression, Gu Miao still appreciates this movie very much.

This kind of faint, moisturizing silent, green and hazy budding campus love story is well reflected in "Yuzi Love Story".

The ambiance is fantastic!

Especially every time Yuzi and Bizang get along, Gu Miao will always show a distorted expression with an aunt's smile.

"I feel like I'm watching "The Moonlight is Beautiful", I forgot if I didn't watch this, Bizang is actually the actor of "Yuzi Market"? I always thought the main character was the bird! Huang Kun stole a glance and complained.

"What do you mean?"

Gu Miao's forehead was lined with black lines: "It implies that my brother has few scenes in TV, and he is not even as good as that bird, right?" ”

You laugh at Brother Biscuit for having few scenes, and Brother Biscuit laughs at you for being a single guy!

What's wrong with fewer TV scenes?

You just said that the cake didn't win in the end! People hugged the beauty in the theater version, what about you in front of the screen? You don't even have a girlfriend, right?

"Don't be embarrassed, I'm married."

Huang Kun retorted seriously: "Besides, it's not me who talks nonsense because there are few scenes in the cake, it's a fact!" ”

"The facts? The fact is that the cake is a big win in the end, and the childhood sweetheart YYDS! ”

Gu Miao raised her eyebrows and exhaled.

After watching so many sky-descending animations, watching "Tamako Love Story" really has a refreshing feeling of washing your eyes.

Falling from the sky? Have you ever beaten a green plum?

Brother Cake deserves to be called Brother Cake, he secretly hibernated and accumulated strength during the TV period, and the theater version suddenly broke out to lock in the victory, which is really the light of the childhood male protagonist!

Those Asasi male protagonists who can't move their legs when they see the sky fall and ignore their green plums, really have to learn from Brother Cake......