My Animation Era

The animation "The Adventures of Little Carp" is about to premiere. For director Guo Hongwei, this also means that his work is over.

Mr. Gu once said a famous saying:

"An animator's work ends the moment the animation is broadcast to the public."

Guo Hongwei remembers this sentence very clearly. His master told him more than once that before the animation is broadcast, the director is the master of the work and has the final right of interpretation.

After the animation is broadcast, the director has nothing to do with it, because the final interpretation power of the animation is handed over to the audience...

Because of this, after confirming the broadcast schedule and broadcast platform of "The Adventures of Little Carp", Guo Hongwei was ready to be a hands-off shopkeeper and prepare for his next new project with peace of mind.

Have a holiday? rest?

If possible, of course he would like to rest for a while. But it is obvious that he cannot rest yet for the sake of milk powder money for his children and down payment for a new house.

not to mention……

Even if Guo Hongwei wanted to take a rest, Gu Miao would not agree. Who told him to draw lots and win the big movie in the Year of the Rooster?

That's right!

After "The Adventures of Little Carp", Guo Hongwei's next animated film to be directed is the Year of the Rooster movie in the Pleasant Goat Zodiac series!

This was the candidate chosen by lot at the beginning. Director Wang was drawn into the Year of the Monkey, so he produced the movie "The Year of the Monkey". After Director Wang, it was Guo Hongwei who was drawn into the Year of the Rooster.

"Can I abstain?"

Facing the master's eager eyes, Guo Hongwei regretted very much and said: "Damn it, I shouldn't have drawn lots in the first place..."

When is the drawing of lots?

That was not long after the movie "The Sheep's Breathing" was released. At that time, the Pleasant Goat series, whether it was a TV animation or a big movie, was at its peak, and each of the twelve zodiac animals could set new box office records.

So at that time, everyone was coveting the right to direct the Twelve Zodiac series of movies, eager to use the Twelve Zodiac series to make a big name in the field of animated movies.

But this time and that time.

Today's Pleasant Goat has long lost its imperial demeanor, and the unparalleled zodiac series of movies has also reached its darkest moment.

Last year's "The Year of the Monkey" has confirmed this. Not only did the box office not break the record, it didn't even reach half the box office record of "The Sheep's Breathing".

Now that Guo Hongwei is taking over the big movie in the Year of the Rooster, this is not a surprise. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a chore.

"There's no point regretting it!"

Gu Miao joked: "I remember when you got the Year of the Rooster movie, weren't you very happy? You promised me that you would make a great movie for the Year of the Rooster. Why are you discouraged now?"

"Can you not be discouraged? Anyone who is not blind can see what is going on with the Pleasant Goat series..."

Guo Hongwei said feebly: "In this case, Master, if you ask me to make a big movie for the Year of the Rooster, how can I save it?"

"Turn the tide before it falls, and hold the building back before it collapses. Come on! I think you can do it!"

"But I don't think I can do it."

"Young man, don't keep saying such depressing words! Why can't you do it anymore?" Gu Miao was very dissatisfied with her apprentice's attitude. She frowned and reprimanded, "What about the courage and confidence I had when I took over "A Happy Year for Sheep and Sheep"? ?”

"A good man is not brave in the past. He was young and frivolous at that time, but it is different now."

Guo Hongwei shook his head and said: "But I drew the lot myself. No matter how difficult it is, I have to stand up for it. Master, don't worry, I will save Pleasant Goat..."

Saving Pleasant Goat is not just talk.

In fact, when he picked up the big movie for the Year of the Rooster in the lottery, Guo Hongwei had already started thinking about how to make this big movie for the Year of the Rooster.

After such a long time, he has been mentally prepared. Despite the depressing words on his lips, he is actually full of confidence in his heart and feels that he will definitely be able to make this movie.

certainly!

Having confidence is a good thing, but the difficulties faced by the Pleasant Goat Year of the Rooster movie are also really troublesome.

The first is the mess left by Director Wang.

The great zodiac movie "The Year of the Monkey" was so mediocre that it caused the reputation of the entire zodiac series to drop a lot.

Big movies in the Year of the Rooster must reverse this impression and let everyone know that the Year of the Monkey is just an accident. Not every movie in the Chinese Zodiac series is so mediocre, and the follow-up is still worth looking forward to.

What if the Year of the Rooster zodiac movie also pulls the crotch?

Sorry, two consecutive Zodiac movies were so mediocre and even embarrassing. This series may be really useless, and it will be difficult for the audience to believe in the Zodiac series of movies anymore.

Gu Miao also knew this.

Therefore, he paid special attention to this big movie in the Year of the Rooster and required Guo Hongwei to do every aspect well.

The script is the best of the best.

The most criticized aspect of the previous film "The Year of the Monkey" was that the plot was too mediocre and boring. In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, big movies in the Year of the Rooster must be brilliant and attractive in terms of plot.

“We need to create surprises that make people’s eyes light up after reading it!”

Gu Miao explained seriously: "At the same time, in order to better fit the atmosphere of reunion during the Spring Festival, the story cannot be extreme, tragic or dark."

The limitations are huge!

But fortunately, as for the animal "chicken", there is a ready-made character in the original TV animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".

No, there are three...

Mother Chicken and her two sons, Brother Xiaosha and Dashuai Hei, live in the quirky world of Chicken Claw Mountain!

In previous zodiac movies, most of the protagonists were original characters, because animals like dragons, monkeys, and snakes did not appear in Qingqing Grassland or TV animations, or they did not have many roles and were not suitable to be movie protagonists.

But the Year of the Rooster is different.

The special episode of "Battle in the Weird World" is still very popular to this day. Among them, the two brothers Hei Dashuai and Xiao Sa Ge are the golden supporting characters that many people still miss.

Although the mother chicken is not as famous as her two sons, fortunately she is a chicken.

A big movie in the Year of the Rooster can definitely set the Chicken Mother, the handsome brother, and the black handsome man as the protagonists, and tell a story similar to the sequel to "Odd World War".

"Okay, that's a good idea!"

Guo Hongwei clapped his hands repeatedly and said: "The special episode of Weird World has a good reputation and popularity, so it is very suitable for it to be a big movie in the Year of the Rooster."

This is not the main thing.

The most important thing is that it is set in the weird world, with Chicken Mother, Dashing Brother and Black Marshal as the protagonists, which can easily bring back the memories of old viewers of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and make them want to buy tickets to watch the movie.

Why is Pleasant Goat declining?

It’s not just that the old audiences have grown up and lost fans one after another. The loss of audiences is too serious.

If a big movie in the Year of the Rooster can arouse everyone's collective memories and create a wave of emotions, do we still have to worry about box office results?

I really like the weird and weird world so much, and I always thought at that time, it would be great if there could be a sequel to the weird and weird world...