Chapter 497: The Publishing House That Took the Initiative to Find the Door!
Editor-in-Chief's Office.
Wang Yongsheng and He Yun sat opposite each other, and the two chatted while drinking tea.
And chatting and chatting, the two talked about the cartoon "The Origin of the White Snake" that Yunyi Animation was creating.
As a myth of "fame", it is really difficult to make this mythical story innovative without losing the charm of the original myth.
In this regard, Wang Yongsheng naturally understands this, so when He Yun briefly told Wang Yongsheng about the general situation of the entire cartoon "The Origin of the White Snake", the old man Wang Yongsheng suddenly fell silent.
Although he didn't study animation professionally, he started studying animation and manga on his own since he retired.
When it comes to the field of animation, he has a say.
But for this cartoon produced by Yunyi Animation, he doesn't know what to say.
If he insists on evaluation, he thinks it can be evaluated in two words, that is, "subversion".
Subvert tradition! Subvert people's perception of White Snake and Xu Xian.
Although it is said that various versions of the "Legend of the White Snake" are different and even contradictory, but the "Mythical Story of the White Snake" compiled by He Yun, you say that it has nothing to do with the traditional "Legend of the White Snake", and it is not like it, but you say that it has something to do with "The Legend of the White Snake", but it is very different.
It can be said that the gap between the two is too big, and the difference is almost 80 or 90 percent.
"Ahem.... Elder Wang, you won't be scared by my script, will you? I know my script is a bit unconventional, but to be successful, you have to do it! What do you say? At this time, He Yun smiled and couldn't help but say to Wang Yongsheng.
Hearing He Yun's words, Wang Yongsheng smiled bitterly and replied: "That's right, but you have to know that Yunyi Animation is a private company after all, and it ........"
"Forget it! Yunyi Animation has a close relationship with you, maybe ..... It should be fine! The old man really doesn't want your group of young people to disappear in the animation industry.,After all, having ideas is the most important thing for the animation industry in the future.,If you blindly eat the old book.,Take the traditional animation road,It's impossible to carry forward our domestic animation.。 ”
Obviously, Mr. Wang Yongsheng has something to say in his words.
He Yun actually understood what he was referring to, it was nothing more than a little old and stubborn.
Of course, all this cannot say who is right and who is wrong.
Tradition must also be inherited and carried forward, but in the final analysis, the times are constantly moving forward.
Subverting tradition doesn't mean it's wrong.
What's more, does his script of "The Origin of the White Snake" really subvert the tradition?
Not necessarily!
The essence of the story of White Snake and Xu Xian lies in the "ladyboy love" between the two, which is the "love" that breaks through the shackles of the world, which is an indescribable thing, and it is also the core of this mythical story, and it is what people look forward to and yearn for.
And "The Origin of the White Snake", He Yun did not give up this, but perfectly integrated into it.
Although the plot is very different from the original, so what!
Later generations proved that this disruption was successful.
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In the end, the old man Wang Yongsheng repeated a few words of advice to He Yun, and then let He Yun leave.
He didn't want He Yun to lose his future for this.
However, He Yun did not fully listen to his instructions, because it turned out that stubbornness would eventually be eliminated.
After returning to the courtyard.
He Yun continued to create the modern military "Sharp Knife".
But the next day, an editor from a publishing house came to the door.
The editor's surname is Zhang, and he claims to be from the Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing House.
"Hello! Hello! Zhang editor! I don't know what ..... you're here this time? ”
"Comrade He Yun, I'll just say it directly! Actually, I came here this time to see the modern military you recently created! I heard that you went to the Kyoto military camp for this one, right? ”
"Ugh....... There is indeed such a thing, but I didn't expect this to be heard by Editor Zhang! ”
He Yun smiled and said embarrassedly.
Jie/Release Army Literature and Art Publishing House, he naturally knows that this is a well-known publishing house in the army, like the later original "Bright Sword", which was published by this publishing house.
It can be said that the one who was able to get this publishing house to come to the door in person was definitely a masterpiece in the military.
Of course, He Yun didn't know why they took the initiative to come to the door, after all, they had never seen the one he was creating.
"That's ...... Our publishing house attaches great importance to your works Comrade He Yun, like the previous "Fanghua" and your military works, our editor-in-chief likes them very much, so this time, when he learned that Comrade He Yun is creating such a modern military class, he immediately asked me to come to visit. ”
Editor-in-Chief Zhang's words made He Yun stunned.
He really didn't expect that his works would be so valued by this publishing house.
But on second thought, he felt that it seemed to be taken for granted.
Needless to say, "Fanghua" alone is a movie of the same name, which made He Yun's name famous in the army.
What's more, He Yun also has a very special identity, and it is difficult for this publishing house not to pay attention to it.
No, when they learned that He Yun was going to create such a work, they quickly sent a professional editor to visit him.
"Comrade He Yun, can you let me take a look at your work?"
"It's okay if it's not finished, I just need to take a look at what you've created!"
"Hmm.... Even if it's just a beginning! ”
The editor Zhang immediately smiled, and then hurriedly added.
Hearing this, He Yun hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay!" Come with me! I'll take you to the study! ”
After speaking, He Yun led the other party to the study.
At this time, the computer was on, He Yun opened a certain folder, and immediately called up the manuscript of "Sharp Knife".
Regarding He Yun's use of computers to create, this editor Zhang said that he was not surprised that it was fake.
After all, at the moment, there are very few people who can afford to use a computer, and even fewer writers who can use it just to write.
Even if they are publishing houses, although they have computers, there are not many of them, and most of them still write in the traditional way.
"Comrade He Yun, you ..... Also ......"
"Uh..... Let's read the manuscript first! I'll put the font in one point, it's the mouse, you just swipe down! ”
As he spoke, He Yun immediately demonstrated it to this editor Zhang.
In response, the editor smiled awkwardly and sat down in front of the computer.
He sat in front of his computer and looked at the manuscript in front of him.
And this look is more than an hour.
When he finished reading the manuscript of thousands of words, he immediately got up and smiled at He Yun and said, "Not bad! That's great! Comrade He Yun! We are very confident that we will be able to promote your work. ”
"Please rest assured that we will not treat you badly."
"Uh...... Editor Zhang, you are right, the manuscript fee is secondary, if your publishing house really wants to publish this work of mine, I will not mind how much the manuscript fee is, I only have one request! Can you donate a batch of my work to some of the veterans who have retired? ”
"If I'm embarrassed, I can even donate it myself!" He Yun then said.
"No, no, no! Isn't it just donating a batch of books to retired veterans? I'll discuss this with the editor-in-chief. ”
After saying this, the editor Zhang chatted with He Yun about the follow-up main plot of this work.
When He Yun showed the outline to this editor Zhang again, the other party was extremely excited, held He Yun's hand, and praised again: "He is worthy of being a famous writer who went out of our army, amazing!" 1. Is this work very professional? ”
"Editor Zhang, let's not get so excited, my hand...."
"Uh...... I'm sorry, but I only transferred to the publishing house last year, and I used to be a soldier in a certain army. ”
"Really? What kind of class is Editor Zhang? ”
"Tank crew!"
"Later went to the Second Artillery ....."
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To be honest, He Yun really never thought that as an editor, he would have such an experience.
But when he thought that there was a place of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in our military system, he was not surprised.
Next, He Yun chatted with the other party for a long time, until it was almost dark, He Yun left him for dinner, and then he left.
Nishi-gu, Kyoto, in a compound.
At this moment, a middle-aged man knocked lightly on the door.
Soon, a voice came from behind the door.
"Please come in!"
"Editor-in-chief, I've already met Comrade He Yun!" Editor Zhang pushed the door and walked in, walking up to a man with glasses and a dignified face.
This man is the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, surnamed Chen.
"Oh..... What did Comrade He Yun say? Editor-in-Chief Chen took a sip of tea, stood up and looked at Editor Zhang, and asked.
He agreed! It's just ....." Editor Zhang replied, but looked at Editor-in-Chief Chen.
"Just what?" Editor-in-Chief Chen glanced at Editor Zhang and asked again.
"It's just that he said it's okay to cooperate, but we need to donate some of his works to some retired veterans......"
"This is no problem, our publishing house originally had such a plan, did Comrade He Yun say the manuscript fee? Does he have any specific requirements? Editor-in-Chief Chen nodded and continued to ask.
"In addition to this request, he said that he has no requirements, and the manuscript fee is also determined by us!"
"Oh...... Is it? Comrade He Yun is worthy of being a former comrade-in-arms, and his consciousness is high! Editor-in-Chief Chen smiled, praised He Yun, and then continued: "Have you seen it?" Do you have a sample? ”
"This ...... It's just that Comrade He Yun created it on the computer, so the sample needs to be printed! Editor Zhang smiled awkwardly and immediately explained.
"Computers? Are you saying that Comrade He Yun created the work with a computer? Editor-in-Chief Chen was stunned and immediately laughed.
"I didn't expect Comrade He Yun to keep pace with the times so much! All right! Another day, I'll visit him in person and see the one he created! ”
When Editor-in-Chief Chen said this, he immediately returned to his seat, took out a manuscript from the drawer and handed it to Editor Zhang, and then said, "You can take this thing back and take a look at it first." ”
"Okay, editor-in-chief, then I'll go back to my office first!"
"Hmm..... You go back first! ”
.......
After waving his hand and asking Editor Zhang to step down, Editor-in-Chief Chen immediately picked up the landline on the table and dialed a number.
"Lao Liu! What are you busy with now? ”
"Didn't you say before that you planned to make a military-themed TV series? I have one here, would you like to take a look? ”
"Who wrote it? Man Jianghong knows, right? Right! It's Comrade He Yun! That young writer, who was born in the military, is now retired and teaches at Kyoto Normal University! Yes, yes, yes......"
"Okay, okay...... The day after tomorrow, right! Then we'll meet at the door of the publishing house the day after tomorrow, and when the time comes, we'll go and visit that person together, huh..... Okay, that's it. ”
After speaking, Editor-in-Chief Chen hung up the phone.
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For these, at this moment, He Yun naturally didn't know.
At this moment, he was chatting with He Ying.
Sure enough, as he expected, He Ying finally persevered.
She entered the state-run bookstore and became an employee, although the salary was relatively low, but it was more stable.
And this job is not very tiring, it is more suitable for her.
"Now that you're past the internship period, let's do it! Don't think about it! You know? ”
"Fourth brother! I know! I'll do a good job! He Ying nodded solemnly to He Yun and promised.
"That's good, you go get busy first, the fourth brother has something to go out! If your sister-in-law comes back, you say I probably won't come back for dinner! ”
After saying this, He Yun drove away from the courtyard.
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The entrance of a certain compound.
He Yun drove here.
After he got out of the car, he saw Wang Ruoyi driving the second-hand car and coming over.
After the two met, they walked towards the courtyard.
Soon, the two met Zhou Fengying.
"Mr. Zhou! Hello! ”
"Hello! Comrade He Yun, let's start as soon as possible! ”
"Okay! Let's start watching! He Yun nodded and spoke.
That's right, he and Wang Ruoying came over today, just to watch the first episode of "The Origin of the White Snake" with Zhou Fengying.
The dubbing and other processes of the first episode have been completed, if Zhou Fengying has no opinions, the next step is to continue to complete the remaining seventeen episodes together.
Soon after, the three of them arrived in a professional screening room.
At this time, there were already several people waiting there, all of whom were the top executives of Zhou Fengying's company.
After He Yun and Wang Ruoyan shook hands with them one by one, they each sat down.
A few minutes later, the first episode of "The Origin of the White Snake" appeared on the screen.
The opening scene is a beautiful melody, and if you listen carefully, it seems to be very similar to the ending song of "The Legend of the New White Lady".
In fact, this is actually an adaptation of the music of that TV series, and He Yun also asked Wang Ruoyan to deliberately buy the copyright to use it.
He didn't want the cartoon to be released because of a copyright dispute.
Time passed, and as the last shot ended, there was silence in the screening room.
At this time, He Yun took the lead in breaking the silence and said: "If you have any opinions, you can put them forward casually, and if the opinions are reasonable, we will give due consideration to revising them." ”