My Animation Era

"Bear Bears Summer Party" gave Wanbao a good start in the second half of the year.

As for TV animation, the second season of "Wandering the World of Animation" and the new season of "Tom and Jerry" are not bad either.

The only regret is that most of these animations have achieved great results on TV platforms, but have not made much breakthrough on online platforms.

fortunately!

In mid-August this year, Wanbao promptly launched the fourth season of "That Year of the Rabbit", which can be regarded as retaining a trace of the decency of online animation.

That rabbit is a god-level online animation!

I dare not say anything else, at least on the Internet platform, there are very few animations that can surpass Natu in terms of influence, reputation and playback volume.

Taking all aspects into account, it is no exaggeration to say that Natu is the number one online animation produced in China. Even those web-based animations produced by Penguin cannot compare to Natu in terms of influence alone.

The first season of "Blue Cat's Three Thousand Questions" is about to be aired.

Because the broadcast platform was determined in advance, Gu Miao didn't worry about it so much. After finishing the film in the later stage, he threw the film to CCTV Children's.

He didn't care about any of this.

In fact, as Keke's due date approaches, he has not been to the company for almost two weeks, and his usual work reports are conducted through video calls.

The good news is that although he is not on the production team, everyone can understand that the post-production of the animation is in order and there are no big messes.

The bad news is that although he is not in the company, he needs to make decisions on many things related to the "Blue Cat Naughty Questions" project, so he is still as busy as usual.

The Naughty Blue Cat's Three Thousand Questions premiered on CCTV Children's Channel, and Gu Miao saw it at home.

He had just finished watching the first two episodes, and before he had time to call to inquire about the ratings, a strange phone call from Zhonghai came to him.

"Burn DVD?"

As soon as Gu Miao listened to the DVD, she immediately became interested.

Blue Cat is a big player in CDs and discs. When he was young, there was a complete set of Blue Cat Three Thousand Questions VCD discs at home, and all his pocket money was used to buy the discs.

Someone was eyeing the "Three Thousand Questions of Naughty Blue Cat" series and wanted to burn it on CDs and sell it, which he expected.

It's just that there's something he can't figure out.

Be it VCD or DVD, these are all outdated technologies. In today's mobile Internet era, how can there be so many people buying CDs?

Wanbao's optical disc burning business was just for fun and didn't make much money.

Wanbao, as the copyright holder, can't make any money, so how can these optical disc recording companies that come to buy licenses make money?

Or do they have other options?

After further questioning, he found out that these guys were really good at it, and there was indeed another market, and this market was an overseas market that ordinary people would not dare to think of.

To put it simply, although VCD and DVD players have been eliminated in China, few families still use them.

However, in foreign countries, especially in less developed countries, video disc players are still very popular, and the sales of optical discs are not bad.

Low prices, combined with high-quality program content, have allowed these guys to make a lot of money in other overseas countries.

"Since they have access, let's authorize them!"

Gu Miao didn't take it seriously.

For a business like DVD, Gu Miao doesn't mind licensing it to third-party companies.

Anyway, they sold it to foreign audiences, which helped Wanbao become famous. With fame, other peripheral derivatives can be sold easily, which is a win-win situation.

If you don't leave this matter to them and let Wanbao sell it all by yourself, it may not necessarily have good results.

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Blue Cat's Naughty Three Thousand Questions was broadcast exclusively on CCTV Children's. Because of the particularity of popular science animation, it received good publicity and promotion resources.

But then again.

Although there are good treatment, the ratings are still miserable, even the Nth round of reruns of "The Magic Soldier" could not be beaten.

"Sir, times have changed!"

Gu Miao could only lament that children nowadays really don't like this set of preachy animations.

More than ten years ago, the naughty blue cat became popular all over the country, attracting countless children to squat in front of the TV.

But now...

No one will watch it, no matter what, it is produced by Wanbao, and the production level is still online, so there will definitely be people watching it.

But there are definitely fewer children who like to watch this animation compared to the original version. After all, children have been exposed to countless animations, and their tastes have long since changed.

for example.

Many scenes that I thought were funny more than ten years ago would feel awkward today and have lost their original funny meaning.

Gu Miao also made many changes.

In the original "Three Thousand Questions of Naughty Blue Cat" animation, many funny plots have been adjusted accordingly for the current environment.

To put it bluntly, the Wanbao version is fresher and has a more new era feel than the original version!

But it doesn’t have much effect…

Children really don’t like this kind of didactic animation. They have too much choice, and there are too many excellent animations on the market. There is no need to stick to "Blue Cat Naughty Questions".

But then again.

Although this result is very uncomfortable, Gu Miao had already thought of this scene before deciding to make "Three Thousand Questions of Naughty Blue Cat".

Anyway, he just wanted to realize his dream and didn't care so much about his grades.

Besides, the ratings of 1.43% are not bad at all.

It is a fact that it cannot beat the hit animation, but the 1.43% viewership rating is not considered a failure, and it is more than enough to recover the production costs.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Miao's birthday arrived.

Gu Miao, who had just celebrated her 35th birthday with the congratulations of relatives and friends, was soon admitted to the hospital with Keke.

Don't get me wrong, he's not sick.

But as the due date was approaching, he felt it was not convenient to take care of her at home, so he sent his wife to the hospital in advance to accompany her.

After staying in the hospital for half a month, just when Gu Miao was wondering whether the child in Keke's belly was the reincarnation of Nezha, his second child was finally born.

It's a daughter!

Lao Gu hugged his granddaughter with happiness written all over his face. In his words, our old Gu family's alternative naming method has finally come in handy.

"Huh? Alternate naming method?"

Gu Miao was greatly surprised. He originally thought that naming according to the theory of the five elements' mutual generation was the limit that Lao Gu could come up with, but he did not expect that there was an alternative naming method.

What's the backup plan?

"Water produces wood, so their generation has wood attributes, and Sen has been used by Xiao Sen."

Lao Gu clapped his fingers and said, "Then use the word "Duo" and break it down into several trees. It is in line with our family's naming tradition."

Gu Miao: "..."

How else can it be explained this way?

Gu Duoduo?

It sounds okay, and it's not an obscure word that is difficult to pronounce. It seems that Lao Gu must have been thinking about it for a long time, probably since he learned that Keke was pregnant.

After discussing with his wife, Gu Miao and his wife unanimously decided to respect Lao Gu's opinion.

The opinions of the elderly are important.

Maybe this name doesn't have that many good meanings, nor does it have that much cultural heritage, but Lao Gu has been looking through the dictionary for so long and finally found the word he likes, so he has to give him face.

Ever since, Gu Miao's daughter's name was officially determined to be "Gu Duoduo".

Duo Duo was born just as the temperature in Jiangchuan began to cool down. Considering that the constant flow of people in the hospital was not conducive to Coco's recovery, after staying for a while, Gu Miao returned home with his wife and children.

Little Sensen had a little sister, which made him very happy. He went to Little Little Bear to show off every day.

Under the influence of children's strange comparison mentality, Little Bear soon faced a problem. His son was pestering him for a sister. What should he do?

"Ha ha!"

After learning about Mr. Xiong's troubles, Gu Miao smiled and said, "Your son wants a sister so much, then just satisfy him!"

"Go! Go! Go……"

Mr. Xiong, who came to congratulate Gu Miao, was so angry that he left.

Judging from his expression before leaving, Gu Miao guessed that he was also moved, but he didn't do any ideological work to communicate with his wife, so he didn't dare to mention it.

"Speaking of which, what's going on with Mr. Big Bear?" After watching Mr. Little Bear leave, Lao Gu couldn't help but ask, "I seem to have heard..."

"have no idea."

Gu Miao shook her head, thinking of the news she had learned, her expression became particularly solemn.

Not long ago, Xiao Sensen, who was playing at Mr. Bear's house, came home and suddenly told him that Grandpa Bear was sick.

Gu Miao called Mr. Xiao Xiong at that time and asked what the situation was.

"Don't worry, it's a minor problem."

Mr. Xiong comforted him at that time, saying that Mr. Xiong was fine, it was just a common minor problem, and he would be fine after staying in the hospital for a few days.

But in the blink of an eye, Duoduo was born, and Mr. Xiong was still living in the hospital, not knowing the specific situation.

Gu Miao had a bad feeling.

Ordinary minor ailments would not cause him to recover after staying in the hospital for so long, let alone refuse visits from relatives and friends.

Combined with Mr. Xiao Xiong’s recent internal rectification and equity struggle within Feiyang Real Estate, it is not difficult to guess that Mr. Xiong must have a serious health problem.

It has not been made public now. It is probably because he is afraid that Mr. Xiong will not be able to stabilize the board of directors, so he is given time to consolidate his position and power to avoid some directors coming forward to cause trouble after the news of Mr. Xiong comes out.

Feiyang Real Estate is a huge company, with complicated interests, and the directors are not very economical.

Mr. Xiong is still here, and with his prestige, he can definitely control these people.

But if Mr. Xiong leaves, there is still a question mark as to whether Mr. Little Bear can control the overall situation. Many directors will definitely take advantage of the chaos and disobey Mr. Little Bear's leadership.

When Little Bear came to his home just now to congratulate him on the birth of a daughter, Gu Miao had talked to him and said that he could contact him if needed.

Having been friends for so many years, Mr. Xiong is indeed very interested in Xiao Sensen. If Gu Miao can help, he will definitely help.

But Mr. Xiong seemed to have taken control of the situation and refused Gu Miao's help.

As for Mr. Xiong, he didn't ask, and Mr. Xiong didn't take the initiative to mention it.

Gu Miao knew in her heart that it would be difficult for Mr. Xiong to survive this new year, otherwise he would not be so eager to ask Mr. Xiong to collect shares and clean up the board of directors.

"Maybe this is life."

Thanks to the friendship between the children, Lao Gu and Lao Xiong have always known each other, and they used to often fish and drink together.

Lao Gu suddenly learned that an old acquaintance was seriously ill, and Lao Gu felt very heavy.

He hoped that Lao Xiong would always be able to survive this ordeal and that they could drink, fish, and play cards together in the future, but he also knew that this was probably unrealistic.

Speaking of which, Lao Gu's health is not bad.

This is where Gu Miao feels more gratified. Over the years, Lao Gu has never had any serious illness except high blood pressure.

The same goes for Aunt Chen.

The old couple should be considered relatively healthy and strong among their peers.

All I can say is that having a wife is indeed different.

After Mr. Xiong retired, he was always alone. Coupled with the problems he accumulated from socializing in his early years, he collapsed as soon as he said he would.

Money cannot buy health.

What happened with Mr. Xiong reminded Gu Miao, and made him pay more attention to the physical condition of Lao Gu, Aunt Chen, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

In order to facilitate the care, he also took several elderly people to live together on the excuse that Duo Duo was born and had no one to take care of them.

Lao Gu has no problem with this.

On the other hand, my father-in-law and mother-in-law felt that the villa area was too deserted and they were not used to living there, so they were a little reluctant to move here.

Gu Miao couldn't handle this.

The villa area is too deserted. Isn't this an advantage? Why did it turn out to be a shortcoming in the eyes of my old father-in-law?

"Forget it, let them be."

Since the two old people are used to living in the current community and can't bear to leave those neighbors, Gu Miao will not force others to do anything.

As long as they come to see Duoduo and Xiaosensen often and pay attention to their health.

Speaking of Xiao Sensen, Gu Miao also had a headache.

This skinny monkey was asked to have a good relationship with Lao Wang's granddaughter and take more care of this sister in the kindergarten.

He did as Gu Miao said.

But the problem is, this kid is so special that ordinary people can't resist his enthusiasm. He scared the little girl so much that she didn't dare to go to the kindergarten for several days.

Who's to blame?

Is it because Xiao Sensen is too enthusiastic? Or is it because the little girl is too shy?

Gu Miao, who always felt that sooner or later these two would become enemies when they grew up, rubbed her brows and decided not to care about the two children's affairs.

It was probably the first time for the little girl to meet a social cow like Xiao Sensen, so she was frightened for a moment.

Spend more time together, and after she gradually becomes familiar with Xiao Sensen's style of painting, she may not be so shy.

Moreover.

Now that he has a little Duoduo and a new trumpet, who cares about the big one?

Who is Xiao Sensen?

So unfamiliar!

Gu Miao, who forgot about her son after having her daughter, focused on partiality, beating her son when he needed it, and coaxing her daughter when she needed it. His attitude changes were comparable to the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.

"Okay, get out of here."

Keke, as a mother, cared more about her cub, so she kicked Gu Miao out after the confinement period, so that he would not have to hang around in front of her all day to scare the child.

Gu Miao had nothing to do, and suddenly remembered the remake of "Havoc in Heaven 3D" produced by Wanbao Animation and Meiying Studio, so she approached Ma Kui to ask about the situation.

"Journey to the West 3D" is a long-term project and cannot be expected for the time being.

But "Havoc in Heaven 3D" is a movie project that is about to be completed, and it also has a sign of "Produced by American Film Studio". He said that he didn't care, but that was a lie.

Not only Gu Miao is very concerned about this animated film, but also many viewers of the older generation.

That's "Havoc in Heaven"!

The work that once ranked at the top of Asian animation has made many foreign animation producers exclaim that it is a fraud after watching it.

A 3D remake of a movie like this is about to be released, and it’s impossible that no one will pay attention...