July 5, 2012.
Lingyun Media.
Yang Yu, named Duokeli, is sitting in Lingyun Media's office, carefully looking at the most amazing company in the Chinese entertainment industry.
The company is very white and very big.
Yang Yu stood at the intersection of the corridor and raised his head.
The cold light of the dome in this room pours down the porcelain glaze wall, like a cast gypsum model commonly found in hospitals.
Borderless white invades the retina from all directions - disinfection White as cold as a room, white as an inorganic substance like X-ray, white as white as a bone specimen without temperature.
Give him a sense of deterrence that he dare not blaspheme.
"Director Guan Ling's company..."
Yang Yu sighed inwardly.
About four years ago, he released his first animated short film "Beat, beat a big watermelon", and it can be said that it has become popular on Tudou.com.
This work was enthusiastically sought after by netizens, the video was shocking and the content was tempting. It was even called "the best domestic animation work" and "the most awesome Chinese original animation short film".
But few people know that for this work, Yang Yu has been lying at home for three years.
He graduated from Sichuan University's major in medicine, but by chance, he learned about CG special effects animation and quickly fell for it.
The comfortable state of Chengdu people gave him the opportunity to lie with his parents at home.
After three years, he finally completed the 16-minute animation and quickly received many praises.
In the era when the domestic animation market was in chaos in 2008, Jiaoke actually brought out an animated short film that shocked the whole world.
Everyone who saw them gave praises such as "the most awesome B animation, no this year, no one", "the most awesome Chinese animation short film", etc.
On Tudou.com, video messages Many people also praised the excellent videos and are a rare masterpiece of domestic animation.
In 2009, he led the short film to the Portuguese Animation Film Festival, and then the Guangzhou Golden Dragon Award, gradually won more than a dozen awards, and even won the Australian Film Festival, Japan's TBSDigiCon6 and domestic in the following years. Countless awards and nominations of all sizes.
And because of the quality of this short film, in November 2010, he finally led the film to the international competition unit of the 26th German Berlin International Short Film Festival and won the Jury Special Award.
You should know that during this opportunity, he once saw director Zhang Yimou and director Wang Quan'an from afar. The feeling given to him by these two directors at that time was a feeling of being distant and lofty.
And now, this feeling has come again.
Because he is going to face the boss of Lingyun Media, who once fought all over the world in Cannes and declared war on Japanese animation alone,
And he quickly created an animation like "Even if the wind is rising", and the director who won the Anne Award - Guan Ling.
There is also the glamorous CEO Wang Changtian.
Yang Yu still had an inexplicable feeling.
Previously, after "Bringing a Big Watermelon", Yang Yu established his own company in the past two years, but apart from taking on some outsourcing projects, he actually had no new ideas.
Although more than 30 awards in the previous short film have brought him a lot of benefits.
When making an animated short film again, Yang Yu was struggling and confused.
He felt that he didn't know what to do.
So, he did not dare to use the profits he earned at the beginning, but instead tried to obtain investment from some large companies.
He dared not submit to a company like Lingyun, especially those who can cooperate in making animated movies, so he invested in Glory, Huayi, etc.
When he received a call from Wang Changtian two days ago, he said that Guan Ling wanted to see him, and he was not so emotional.
At this moment, Yang Yu felt a little difficult to breathe when he was really sitting inside Lingyun Media.
While being thinking about it, Guan Ling came in.
Guan Ling and Jiaozi are not much different in age, and they are even a few years younger. When they see Guan Ling coming in, Yang Yu stood straight.
Although I don’t know each other, it’s hard for Yang Yu to be so happy about such a big shot.
"Don't be nervous, sit down and rest for a while, President Wang will come over later." Guan Ling had a faint smile on his face, "We just chat casually, so don't be too nervous, what do you say? Just do it."
Listening Guan Ling's warmth, Yang Yu nodded excitedly, with an honest smile on his face: "It's really hard for me not to be nervous when I see Director Guan."
"I have watched your animation short film," Guan Ling casually talked about his work. "The creativity and execution of poker cards, negotiating tables and hand-to-hand scenes are amazing. And the production is also It's pretty good."
"This is my honor. I have also read "Even if the wind blows", and I feel it's amazing."
Yang Yu said very much Seriously, this is his true words.
Although the movie "Even if the wind blows", it is about love and history, compared with those brainless cartoons in China, it has improved by at least thirty years.
It's just that that style is not Yang Yu's style.
But it is undeniable that Guan Ling's cartoon did shock them, which was a great shock.
While speaking, Wang Changtian came in.
"Guan is well."
The two greeted each other, and then a few of them sat casually on the sofa.
"Director Yang, this time I suddenly called you over because Director Guan wanted to have an in-depth communication with you. Today, I am a supporting role, so let's just talk about animation and future you. How about the development of animated films? "
Yang Yu originally thought that these two bosses were going to invest in his new cartoons, but now it sounds like these two people The boss seemed to be interviewing.
Several people were talking nonsense, from "Toy Story 3" to "Even if the wind is rising", from Shanghai Art Studio to Pixar, from Disney to reconnection, it will soon be in early August The extended movie "I Am Big Wolf" released by "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" was also discussed with several cartoons that Guan Ling will be filmed soon.
Until Guan Ling asked Yang Yu a few questions, "If you were asked to direct an animation with unlimited investment, what aspects would you shoot? Is it 3D or 2D, the plot or special effects , is the thought to be warm, moved or emotional, is it like the most popular fantasy novel in online novels nowadays? Or is it like "Toy Story" that lets the characters seek adventure? "
Guan Ling Asked casually.
Yang Yu's mind was instantly filled with these questions.
He didn't know what Guan Ling meant by asking these words, but he was in his thirties and was not a young man who had just left the society. Since Director Guan wanted to meet him, he naturally invested in him. idea.
Yang Yu thought about this very clearly.
So these questions are more like a test?
Yang Yu hesitated for a short time, and suddenly he thought that no matter what he said, it didn't matter.
Since you are already sitting here, it’s better to finish what you want to say, otherwise, what’s the difference between letting him do something he doesn’t want to do in the future and working?
It is impossible to work, otherwise I would have been a doctor back then!
So Yang Yu looked up at Guan Ling: "Director Guan, why can't you take photos of what you said together?"
"For example? How do you want to integrate them together?" Guan Ling looked at him with a smile.
"I didn't think it through." Yang Yu was silent, "But as long as you polish it with your heart, you will definitely polish it. In my opinion, humor, touching, and emotions, every point of this promotes the transformation of animated movies. The possibility of getting better is of course the special effects and the plot are inseparable. If there were no special effects in 2012, or if there was no plot, there would be no such high box office."
"How do you think of myths ? Journey to the West or the Battle of the Gods? There is a saying on the Internet that Journey to the West is true. Do you think this is the case? "Wang Changtian was confused when he listened.
The communication between the two young people and him was almost fifty, and there was indeed a generation gap.
Yang Yu narrowed his eyes: "I seem to know what Director Guan is talking about."
There is a saying on the Internet that the true life is to act backwards.
The Buddha Tathagata sent four masters and disciples to take the eight heavenly books and Xiaobailong to the Tang Dynasty to preach. He encountered various monsters along the way and found that they all had a backstage. No matter how evil you do, you will be punished.
Bajie and Sha Seng felt dark, one hid in Gao Laozhuang and the other crawled into the quicksand river.
Only Wukong insists on justice and killing demons and escorting the master to go east to preach.
As a result, the Heavenly Court was unable to bear it anymore and reached an agreement with Tathagata
—We can guarantee that Tang Sanzang will be safe in Chang'an, but you have to deal with the thorny head of Sun Wukong.
Tatagata agreed. Under a conspiracy, Bailong fell into the mountain stream seriously injured, and Wukong was defeated and was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain.
Tang Sanzang abandoned Sun Wukong and came to Chang'an. He preached the teachings in Chang'an. He was named the Imperial Brother, enjoyed the glory and wealth, and died.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Five hundred years later, Wukong finally escaped from the bottom of Wuzhi Mountain, without saying a word, turning the heavens upside down and seeking justice.
The Heavenly Court was forced to make Zhu Bajie transform into a human body, and was named Marshal Tianpeng, and Monk Sha was named General Rolling the Curtain, as long as they could kill Sun Wukong.
Wukong, who was disheartened by the brothers, found Bodhi Patriarch to solve his doubts, then sealed his cultivation, threw the Ruyi Golden Cudgel into the East China Sea and turned into a Dinghai Sword Needle, returned to Huaguo Mountain, and accompanied the monkey with him. After living his ordinary life, Monkey Sun finally turned into a stone on the top of Huaguo Mountain...
This is a dark myth that has been passed down for a long time. But Yang Yu happened to have heard of it.
At that moment, Yang Yu suddenly realized.
Not only that, he also read a book called "The Legend of Wukong", which is also a dark current.
He smiled bitterly.
I was actually confused?
The history of China for five thousand years is endless, and the characters are inexhaustible.
With a slight change, isn’t Tu Xingsun the protagonist?
Which of these plots cannot be made into animation?
Suddenly, Yang Yu's eyes lit up!
He felt a blue ocean, right in front of him!
Wang Changtian was also a little stunned.
Previously, Guan Ling had Di Renjie's universe. He was quite happy to have created the four famous capture series. Now it seems that there are no excavations that can be excavated!
Yang Yu was silent for a while, and the thoughts in his mind gradually became clear. Compared with the thoughts mentioned by Guan Ling, he remembered the prequel of the Monkey King in the previous paragraph, the previous Fengyun Jue, and the previous previous ones. Most of the domestic animations are just nausea.
I don't know where the watermelon is even bigger than his. Although his short films have old-fashioned anti-war themes and old-fashioned expressions, they are so good that they are endless compared to the countless products produced by countless domestic animation companies!
And, this was only done by him alone in three years. It was so difficult to calm down and do only one thing in three years!
Compare, if he had many people, what could he accomplish in the past three years? !
How can the special effects of the movie be truly polished to the point!
What are other domestic animation companies doing? The government-led animation industry base is becoming more and more like a real estate industry, and various animation festivals that are based on the banner of animation but are completely based on the economy, and brainless voice selection shows.
Someone once asked him what the theme of his movie "The Big Watermelon" is?
In fact, Yang Yu has always kept a word in his heart.
It actually wants to say that you are a bunch of waste.
"So, do you want to work with us?" Guan Ling stretched out his hand and asked Yang Yu.
Yang Yu stretched out his hand heavily and held it tightly in his hand.
"Of course!"
In just a moment, Yang Yu found the answer.
"Then Lingyun and Light will invest in your project." Guan Ling said with a smile. "Happy cooperation."
"No, I'm not going to film the current movie."
Yang Yu also smiled, "Because it's too bad."
The two of them They all smiled wantonly.
Wang Changtian looked confused!
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The box office trend of "Four Famous Captains" is indeed better than Wang Changtian's expectation. Since the "Search" of Chen Kaige in his previous life was released at the same time, there was no more "Search" in his previous life. "Painted Skin 2" and "The Four Famous Captains" have indeed become the biggest brand movie since "Walking with God".
The box office on the first day of release was 36 million.
The box office exceeded 100 million in the first three days.
It's indeed pretty good.
But the reputation after its release is very different from Wang Changtian's expectations.
After the release, bad reviews came all over the world.
"Damn! The Fantastic Four + Werewolf + Resident Evil... There are too many complaints... Wu Xiubo's aura is too strong."
"I read "The Four Famous Captains" and the famous ones All the captures are there, the soul is not there. The story is greater than the character creation, but the details of the story are blurred. Very mixed martial arts movies, Eastern hidden art, Western zombies, evil magic, biochemical monster wars, and guitar and erhu hybrids in music. It looks extremely lively. Wu Xiubo, who first appeared on the big screen, performed very specially. He is completely different from his image in the TV series and is the only highlight of the film! The others are all done!"
"Chen Jia's logic cannot be easily understood by ordinary people!!!!"
"The past few days I have watched Douban's film reviews criticized the four famous arresters. I watched it today and I feel that everyone is talking about it. Very true. The wall is really bad, and the four famous arresters are even worse. Deng Chao, you were ruined by Chen Jia. In my impression, the four famous arresters should be elegant and have great martial arts skills, and the four should be friends of life and death.
And looking at this movie! The cold-blooded iron hand dressed like beggars, the deep brotherhood was not reflected at all, like a stranger.
Relaxed, okay, woman, there is still a leg up with the cold-blooded .
Chen Jiashang left Guan Ling, are you ignoring logic? !
You are not making movies attentively, you are making money. A large number of celebrities and boring plots will definitely make big and bad movies. I think there will be a sequel. Chen Jia goes on, stop shooting, go home and sell sweet potatoes! "
"It's 200 million. "
Ten days after its release, the box office of "The Four Famous Captains" exceeded 200 million.
But what followed was that the drama was called a fool and was completely criticized. (This chapter ends)