In the 90s, movies were not just released by any film company that wanted to release them, especially in the early to mid-90s, that is, before 1997, basically only major film studios in the mainland could shoot, produce and distribute, and even major TV stations rarely filmed.

As for private capital, it is even more impossible.

Because there are not even a few private film and television companies, let alone shooting and distribution.

Therefore, even if "The Origin of the White Snake" is made into an art animation film and released in major movie theaters, it must find a film studio to cooperate.

And the most suitable is undoubtedly the Magic City Art Film Studio.

But the problem is that before this, although the Modu Art Film Studio came to the door to seek a joint filming, it was politely rejected by Wang Ruoyi.

The reason is that the cooperation conditions offered by Modu Art Film Studio are too harsh, so that the two sides have not negotiated cooperation.

Of course, this is not the main reason, the main reason is that the Modu Art Film Studio is not very optimistic about the "cartoon" of "The Origin of the White Snake".

Also, in the Magic City Art Film Studio, there have been a lot of "cartoons" with mythological themes like this, and many of them have won various animation awards at home and abroad, so it can be said that they are the predecessors of the predecessors.

In their eyes, this kind of "random adaptation" is unlikely to succeed.

The previous "Qin Shi Mingyue" series was nothing more than "a blind cat meets a dead mouse", nothing more.

They have this concept, of course, not only because they are the only film studio in the country that specializes in shooting "art cartoons", but because they have such strength and confidence.

Also, although in the late 80s, with a large number of capable talents going south, the vitality of the Modu Art Film Studio was greatly damaged, but the so-called skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and the Modu Art Film Studio still firmly occupies the status of the "big brother" in the mainland animation industry at this time.

Whether it is a few film studios in Tohoku or a few film studios in Kyoto, when it comes to "art animation", they dare to say that they are the first, and no film studio dares to say that they are second.

It can be seen that their film studio occupies an absolute leading position in the mainland art and animation industry.

However, after entering the nineties, their position has begun to gradually waver.

Especially during the period from the mid-to-late 80s to the early to mid-90s, major production units, including CCTV, began to invest a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to shoot feature-length cartoons.

Although most of the animations produced are not as good as the quality of the Magic Art Film Studio, there are also some excellent works.

Let's go back to the movie "The Origin of the White Snake".

Everyone discussed and discussed, and they all thought that this idea was actually quite good.

In the end, everyone unanimously agreed that if this cartoon did not make money, then immediately start producing the "art film version" of "The Origin of the White Snake".

Once the tone was set, the discussion became much easier.

Yes, although money is not everything, it is difficult to move an inch without money.

In this era of rapid economic development, everything looks at money seems to have become everyone's mantra.

The indispensability of material life has long been integrated into all aspects of people, especially in the nineties.

Reform and opening up has stirred everyone's heart.

Take the present as an example, of the more than 20 people here, the oldest is only 40 years old, and the youngest is only 23 years old.

At this age, it is a period of supporting a family, and if the "cartoons" filmed can't make any money, then "Yunyi Animation" won't be able to pay everyone a salary bonus.

At that time, relying on blind spiritual support alone will obviously not be able to explain to everyone, let alone mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.

It can be seen that making money is the last word, and this sentence is not wrong at all.

..........

After coming out of the courtyard where Wang Ruoyi was, He Yun returned to his courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he went directly to the study.

After combing through the various literary works he had created over the years, he began to think about the next creative path.

In fact, he has been thinking about this question since he was born again.

Moreover, during this period, he has been constantly adjusting his creative plans and goals.

From the initial "martial arts", to the later military literature, and then to the "realistic works", he has learned a lot in the process of continuous creation, and also made him understand that there are many kinds of writers.

Some writers only care about writing, burying themselves in the ocean of creation, ignoring what is going on outside the window, and only thinking about creation.

Such a writer is indeed worthy of admiration.

But He Yun was not envious.

In his opinion, he may be in this second category.

Elevate yourself and enrich others.

Their works must not only stay in paper books, but also be presented to everyone in film, television, sound, and even other ways to enrich everyone's spiritual and cultural life.

Just like in recent years, while he is working hard to create, he is also constantly trying to make his works film, television and sound.

For example, he participated in the script adaptation of the long-form animation "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of the Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" filmed before, and he participated in it as much as possible.

and "The Origin of the White Snake", which is currently being filmed, and the script is completely original by him.

In addition, in the past few years, he has also participated in the script creation of several film and television works.

These experiences have greatly enhanced his creative ability, and at the same time, he has realized that if a work wants to expand its influence, it cannot stop at paper books.

Just like the era of online self-media and short video in later generations, we must conform to the development trend of the times and actively integrate into it in order to better enhance the influence of the work.

..........

Time passed little by little, and the golden autumn and October were coming soon.

He Yun also began to put most of his energy into the creation of another work.

This is the sci-fi series "Prehistoric Times - The Gate of Rebirth".

As the third work in the sci-fi short story series "Prehistoric Times", this work is not estimated to have more than 40,000 words.

Compared with the previous two "Prehistoric Age - The Three Emperors" and "Prehistoric Era - The Frozen Throne", this sequel also has a similar background, or parallel universe view.

It's just that the protagonist and the main story are very different from the first two.

In addition to preparing for this short science fiction work, He Yun is also sorting out and collecting creative materials and materials for his third children's literature work "Bad People".

These two works are his creative plans that he has set last year, and he will naturally not give up creation.

Of course, there is a master, and there is a time.

For him, the former's short sci-fi work was negotiated by him and the editor-in-chief Liang of "Science Fiction World" for a long time, and it must be completed by the end of November.

And the latter's children's literature "Bad People", his original idea was to adapt "Painting the Bad People of the Rivers and Lakes".

But then, he abandoned the idea.

The reason is simple.

This is a work of children's literature, and it is also a martial arts theme.

This is extremely rare in the current children's literature world.

If it is adapted according to the anime "Painting the Bad People of the Rivers and Lakes" of the original time and space, not to mention whether it can be adapted better, even if it can be adapted very successfully, it is not your own work.

What's more, what He Yun has always insisted on now is originality, how could he put the cart before the horse and adapt it.

Moreover, the work "Bad People" is not so much a children's literature theme as it is a comic book original art script.

Because He Yun plans to create this work at the same time, he will also cooperate with relevant publishers to make it into a comic for serialization.

And the platform for serializing this comic, he has thought about it, and it is serialized on the newly created "Picture Book King".

The reason why he didn't choose to cooperate with "Science Fiction King" in a deeper way is mainly because the main comic theme of "Science Fiction King" is science fiction, while "Picture Book King" is different, it not only serializes science fiction-themed comic works, but also serializes works of other themes.

What's more, the sales of "Science Fiction King" today are far less than that of the comic book magazine "Picture Book King".

In addition to the above reasons, there is actually another reason why he did not choose to cooperate with "Science Fiction King" again.

It was the arrival of a man the other day that made him change his mind.

Go back to two days ago.

...........

In the courtyard, He Yun was just about to go out.

I saw an old man in his sixties pushing a 28-bar slowly coming.

He was looking left and right, and his mouth was still muttering, as if he was looking for something.

When he came to He Yun with the 28 bars, he seemed to see someone he knew, and after looking at He Yun twice, he said in surprise: "You are Comrade He Yun!" I've got you! ”

"Sir, what are you...... Do you know me? He Yun looked at the old man in front of him and was a little caught off guard.

Because he didn't know the old man in front of him, and he didn't even have the slightest impression.

"Recognize! Of course, you are the youngest great writer at the moment, right? You can often be seen in the newspapers! After the old man placed the twenty-eight bars, he immediately said to He Yun with a smile.

When He Yun heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Huh...... Do you keep looking for me for something? ”

"It's a bit of a thing, but I think you're ..... Going out? ”

"Doesn't it seem like I'm here by coincidence!" The old man smiled awkwardly and then said.

"It's okay! Since the old gentleman has something to do with me, then please come in! Let's talk in the courtyard! ”

With that, He Yun led the old man to the courtyard.

After a while, the old man sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, and after He Yun poured him a cup of tea, he also sat down on the side and asked again about the purpose of the old man's visit.

"Comrade He Yun, I won't tell you, I actually have something I want to discuss with you this time."

"Have something to discuss with me?" He Yun was stunned for a moment and said, "Please speak up!" I listened. ”

"Here's the thing, what about me, I just retired this year, and not long ago I co-founded a comic magazine with the Ning Provincial and Autonomous Region Publishing House, called "The King of Picture Books", I don't know if Comrade He Yun has heard of it?"

"The King of Picture Books? Naturally, I have heard of it, is the old gentleman the old man Wang Yongsheng, the editor-in-chief of the ...... "The King of Picture Books"? ”

"Hahaha...... It's the old man me! I didn't expect Comrade He Yun to have heard of my old man's name! ”

"Hmm..... I've heard some old comrades talk about it! He Yun nodded, and said to Wang Yongsheng.

In fact, He Yun had never met the old man Wang Yongsheng himself, but not long ago, when he was chatting with Liang Dakang, he heard him talk about it.

Later, when he was working with "Science Fiction King", he also heard their editor-in-chief mention this person.

Even more than ten days ago, he heard Wang Ruoyan mention the name of the old man in front of him.

Don't look at him in his old age, but his heart is not old. Even now that he's still retired, he didn't enter retirement life, but concentrated on studying animation, and even planned to set up a comic book research club.

Not long ago, he founded "The King of Picture Books", which specializes in publishing comics of the Wa Kingdom.

For example, the famous manga work "Dragon Ball" in the Wa Kingdom was once serialized in "The King of Picture Books", and it was almost synchronously serialized with the manga magazines in the Wa Kingdom.

Perhaps because of this, 20,000 copies of this semi-monthly comic magazine were sold out as soon as the first issue of the comic was released.

And the next few issues were also selling well, and the sales far exceeded that of "Science Fiction King" and "Science Fiction World Illustrated".

However, Wang Yongsheng, as the editor-in-chief, was not very happy, and even he was faintly worried.

One of the main reasons for this is that Wang Yongsheng found that if this continues, sooner or later, "The King of Picture Books" will be at risk of being suspended.

It turned out that not long ago, he suddenly discovered that some magazines in the country had noticed this hot-selling comic magazine in China and were trying to communicate with their editorial department.

He knew that if the two sides could not reach an effective cooperation, the copyright problem would always exist, and although there was no crackdown on this "piracy" phenomenon in China, he knew in his heart that sooner or later, the state would pay attention to this problem.

At that time, the fate of "The King of Picture Books" can be imagined.

There is nothing more than one, and that is to stop publication.

After thinking of this consequence, Wang Yongsheng immediately began to think about how to avoid the risk of suspending the publication.

After thinking about it, he didn't come up with a good way to come up with it in the end.

He only knows that if you want to solve the problem fundamentally, you can only take the road of genuineness.

And in the original time and space, Wang Yongsheng also did the same.

In the early stage, "The King of Picture Books" took the road of "piracy", and in the later stage, in order to avoid the risk of copyright, it began to gradually ask some domestic comic authors to write manuscripts.

Of course, that's all for later, so let's not mention it for now.

Besides, at this moment, when he carefully explained the purpose of today's visit to He Yun.

He Yun suddenly fell silent.

He understood the purpose of Wang Yongsheng's visit.

Dare to find him to collaborate on the creation of new comics!

Seriously, he was ready to refuse such a cooperation.

After all, he is not a cartoonist, so he can't mix everything.

But later, he had an idea, and suddenly thought of something that made him change his previous attention.

So, he immediately said to Wang Yongsheng: "Elder Wang, I have an idea, I don't know if you agree?" ”

"Oh..... Comrade He Yun, please speak! When Wang Yongsheng heard He Yun's words, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with a smile.

"Actually, it's nothing, I recently plan to create a martial arts-themed work, called "Bad People", about a young man who lived in the late Tang Dynasty and was at the bottom of the market......."