My Animation Era

Life is like chess, and chess is like life.

The title of chess saint is the common pursuit of all chess players. Crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses is comparable to the top scorer in a new subject in the imperial examination. You can imagine the difficulty.

Because of this, Jiang Liuer will inevitably encounter ups and downs on his way to becoming a chess master. This is something that talent cannot change.

"The young Go boy has gone through hardships, tasted all the suffering in the world, and survived the long night..."

As described in the lyrics of the theme song "Go Boy", the road to success is not smooth sailing, and occasionally you will experience ups and downs and hardships.

Gu Miao didn't want to make a cool article.

Although Shuangwen's plot will have a wider audience and children will like it more, making such animation will make him feel that it is a waste of time.

He wants to tell an inspirational story about growing up, not a story about a genius boy who is invincible.

"So, Jiang Liu'er will lose..."

During the screenwriter team's meeting to discuss, Gu Miao said bluntly: "No one can win chess all the time. Even the world's best player like Xiao Ke has experienced many disastrous defeats."

Keep winning chess until you become a chess master?

Such a story is full of fairy tale-like fantasy. Although it is beautiful, it cannot reflect the hardship and joy of finally winning the title of "Chess Saint".

To put it more bluntly, success is too easy and too cheap.

There is a saying that goes well.

People will not cherish things that are too cheap and easy to obtain. What is not available is always the best.

This is also the reason why the original "Go Boy" animation only has more than 20 episodes, while the Wanbao version has more than 50 episodes.

The more than 20 extra episodes mainly depict Jiang Liuer's growth and struggle.

Moreover, the plot of the original animation is not complete, and Gu Miao continued it based on the original version.

Not just a continuation!

The story background of the entire Wanbao version of "Go Boy" has changed, and the so-called "National Player Competition" has also become a "Game for the Title of Go Master".

The story starts off pretty well.

However, Congjiang Liuer made up his mind to realize his ideals and ambitions through Go. After meeting with the emperor to clarify the truth about the "Tong Japanese" case, the plot direction of the Wanbao version was different from the original version.

In the Wanbao version, in order to learn Go well, Jiang Liuer bid farewell to Master Yuande of Lingyun Temple and wandered along the coast to hone his chess skills.

On the way, I met an old beggar and learned that the old beggar’s real name was Lin Xincheng. He was a chess master of the Ming Dynasty when he was young. Because of his arrogance and sharpness, he was eventually killed by a traitor...

When the old chess master saw Jiang Liu'er, he seemed to see himself in his youth.

With the same vigor and sharpness, he couldn't bear to see Jiang Liu'er's talent being buried, and he was worried that this young man would eventually follow his own path.

Jiang Liu'er worshiped the old beggar as his teacher. He used stones as chess pieces under the waterfall in the forest and studied chess skills painstakingly.

Two years passed in a flash.

King Fu still acted recklessly, and the Japanese pirates became more and more brazen and bold in looting, and the people were in dire straits. The imperial court sent a second imperial envoy to continue investigating the Japanese case.

In order to get close to the minister, Jiang Liu'er told him the information his father had investigated during his lifetime, and signed up to participate in a Go competition organized by the government, because the top winner of this competition would be received by the imperial envoy.

It was also through this competition that Jiang Liuer, who had devoted himself to training for two years, became famous in one fell swoop.

Even the high-ranking King Fu heard of his existence. After learning that Jiang Liu'er was actually the son of the former imperial envoy Jiang Lingyun, he sent his men to assassinate him.

"Jiang Liu'er met the imperial envoy, but he didn't expect that Mr. Tang was also a member of Prince Fu. This meeting even caused him to be killed."

"Yes! Jiang Liu'er was lucky and lucky. With the help of Demon Sword King, he survived successfully and fled towards Yingtian Mansion..."

The screenwriters talked a lot and quickly arranged a drama for Jiang Liu'er to escape from his life and then defeat the five heroes in the chess world in Yingtian, making him famous in the Ming dynasty Go world.

Then he lost the game.

Everyone has not forgotten Mr. Gu's advice. After Jiang Liu'er defeated the five heroes in the chess world, his reputation has reached its peak in the entire southern Ming Dynasty. It's time to lose.

And this time we lose, we lose in an unforgettable way, it can be called a disastrous defeat...

It would be best to arrange for a wily and evil old guy to defeat Jiang Liu'er in one fell swoop by taking advantage of his arrogant and conceited character, causing the old beggar to die.

"This is good, this is good!"

Gu Miao nodded in approval and said: "The master, the old beggar, must die. If he doesn't die, how can Jiang Liu'er be reborn in Nirvana?"

"Not only the old beggar, but also characters such as Master Yuande and Demon Sword King who helped Jiang Liu'er will die later depending on the situation, irritating Jiang Liu'er step by step."

"Ah this..."

Before the screenwriters could speak, Mr. Liu, who was observing the meeting, couldn't stand it any longer. He asked with a smile on his face, "Isn't this too cruel?"

"Is it cruel? I don't think so!"

Gu Miao sneered.

Does this seem cruel? If he doesn't do this, where will Jiang Liu'er get the motivation to become a chess master? How could his personality undergo a major change?

The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

The sufferings in the early and mid-term will only make the halo of Jiang Liuer, the chess master, more dazzling, and at the same time make the theme of "inspirational" more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Just like in "The Adventures of Little Carp", there will always be difficulties and obstacles on the way to defeat the Mangy Snake.

Paopao is Jiang Liu'er, and King Fu is the mangy snake pretending to be a "real dragon"...

When Gu Miao used "The Adventures of Little Carp" as an example, everyone immediately understood what he meant by "inspirational".

After the storm, there is a rainbow!

At a time when the emperor was selecting a Go teacher for the prince, the battle for the title of "Go Master" officially began after many years. Jiang Liuer moved forward bravely, and finally aspired to be the Ming Go Master at a young age!

It happened to be that Fuso Chess Master visited the Ming Dynasty.

In order to prove that Fuso Go is not inferior to the Ming Dynasty, under the witness of the Ming Dynasty Emperor, a competition between the two chess masters is about to begin.

Jiang Liuer is the new Ming chess master, and the emperor hopes that he can win this chess game.

Because the plundering of Japanese pirates along the coast has become more and more rampant, the imperial court must suppress the arrogance of the opponent. If this game is lost, the imperial court will not only lose face, but will even be underestimated by the surrounding tributary vassal countries.

Jiang Liuer agreed.

His only request is that after defeating the Fuso Chess Master, the imperial court will clear the Demon Sword King's name and thoroughly investigate the Japanese Tong case to avenge his father.

He won this round after all.

But it was not easy for Jiang Liu'er to win, because Fuso Shengqi was extremely powerful and had forced him into desperate situations many times. If he hadn't finally realized the unity of heaven and earth and made a magical move, it would be hard to say who would win and who would lose.

The ending of the animation is that after a whole day of thinking, Jiang Liu'er, under the shocked gaze of Fuso Chess Master, turned the chess piece into a white dragon and soared into the sky, swallowing up the night in one gulp, and the rising sun...

"What a fantasy scene!"

Although he is the world champion, Xiao Ke still can't figure out what kind of Go game can produce such an exaggerated effect of "changing the world."

Sure enough, he was still too weak.

What about the world championship?

When Jiang Liuer plays chess, he can turn night into day and create a white dragon out of thin air. Is this something he can do?

Don't talk about him, even if Alpha Dog comes, he probably won't be able to withstand this fantasy Go move!

"Haha, it's not that exaggerated."

Gu Miao explained with a smile: "Although the effects presented by the animation will make you feel very bizarre, but aside from the special effects, isn't this just playing chess until dawn?"

Xiao Ke: "..."

It really is!

What to change the world? It looks miraculous, but according to Mr. Gu’s words, isn’t it just playing chess all night, and just at dawn the crucial move was made!

Bailong is quite ridiculous...

But having said that, these two people played chess all day and night, and the people around them also watched it all day and night. Under the premise of being extremely tired and sleepy, it is understandable that they would have hallucinations, right?

"When you say that, why do you suddenly feel that fantasy Go has suddenly turned into scientific Go?"

"It's quite scientific."

Gu Miao's expression remained unchanged: "The special effects are just the icing on the cake, the chess pieces on the chessboard are the foundation."

Don't look at the thunder, lightning, dragons and tigers roaring during the chess game, and the special effects are full, but these are all scenes for people who don't understand Go.

If there are viewers who know Go, they can completely ignore these special effects and just watch the chessboard.

Children who don’t understand Go and can’t tell who has the upper hand, how can they tell who has the greater advantage? Of course it depends on the special effects!

So special effects are something you can’t live without, but you really shouldn’t take them too seriously.

After all, the purpose of special effects is just to give viewers who don't understand Go an "intuitive" way to judge changes in the game.

"That makes sense."

"Those who don't understand Go really need to use these off-field special effects to judge who is playing better." Xiao Ke nodded.

Proper artistic processing!

If it were completely realistic, it wouldn't be very interesting. After all, Go games are very boring, especially for passers-by who can't understand the changes in the game.

"Don't talk about this."

Gu Miao waved her hand: "What do you think of what I told you before?"

"You mean... the Wanbao Cup Youth Go Competition?"

"That's right!"

After receiving Gu Miao's affirmative reply, Xiao Ke frowned and said, "It's easy to talk about the schedule and competition system, but what's the use of having me as a promotion ambassador?"

Although he, the world's number one player in Go, has a nice name, he really doesn't have much popularity or influence in the eyes of ordinary people.

Promotional ambassador?

What can he promote?

Outside the Go circle, how many people know him? Instead of asking him to be the promotion ambassador, it would be better to hire a more famous outsider, such as Gu Miao herself.

"Don't underestimate yourself!"

"Who said you are not well-known? You just haven't found the right track and haven't had a chance to show your face. In my opinion, you still have great potential."

Gu Miao put her arm around Xiao Ke's shoulders, winked at him and said, "Do you want to play Weibo? I suggest you play more. I will recommend some interesting bloggers to you later."

What and what?

Xiao Ke looked confused. Wasn't he talking about the promotion ambassador? Why did it get involved on Weibo in the blink of an eye? He doesn’t have many fans on Weibo!

…

Arranging Xiao Ke to be the promotion ambassador was definitely Gu Miao's most prescient decision.

At this moment, Xiao Ke has not yet awakened to his abstract nature, so even he himself cannot figure out the necessity of his existence as a promotion ambassador?

But it's not a big problem.

When he awakened his abstract nature, he transformed into Emperor Ke Tian to suppress the dark turmoil, and then began to "only play Go" to gain enlightenment. Following the "Old Three Hands" of the ordinary hand, he created the "New Three Hands" of Pearl Gauntlet, Giant Killer, and Hand of Justice. "Hand", he understood.

He is definitely qualified to be a promotion ambassador. In addition to him, Gu Miao also plans to rope in Yingjiang to promote the so-called Wanbao Cup Go Competition.

Don't do anything at that time, just put the two of them on the commentary table, and won't the attention of the game come?

certainly!

This is all happening later.

The top priority is to finish the animation "Go Boy" as soon as possible, and other things can be slowed down first.

As the calendar turns a new page, time has arrived at the end of August, ushering in the golden autumn season that principals often talk about in their opening speeches.

The box office of the movie "Wolf Warrior 2" exceeded 4.5 billion and is heading towards 5 billion...

The "InuYasha" animation series reaches its fourth episode. Kagome returns to modern times and is found by InuYasha. In order not to hurt her family, Kagome chooses to return to the Warring States Period with InuYasha...

The movie "Bear Bears: Treasure Hunt" was launched on Wanbao Video website for exclusive broadcast. In just one week after it was launched, the number of views exceeded 200 million...

Penguin officially announced a new animation project adapted from online articles, which will be launched in September this year. It is aimed at Wanbao's "Wandering Animation World", which can be said to be a bad sign.

Gu Miao didn't care much about the previous news, including the box office performance of "Wolf Warrior 2" that shocked everyone, but it didn't surprise him either.

But the latest masterpiece of Penguin September Sniper "Wandering the Animated World" attracted his attention and attention.

"The Great Demon Lord"!

This is a masterpiece of online literature that once became popular all over the Internet and caused countless primary and secondary school students to go crazy.

Unexpectedly, this novel has also been adapted, and it seems that the project was established very early, and production probably started last year.

"It's hard to deal with!"

Just the Big Demon Lord released by Penguin is already a bit difficult for Wanbao to handle. Even the long-dormant Thunderbolt has come out to cause trouble. It will introduce a super popular neon animation in September - "Welcome to the technical secondary school classroom where fists are supreme".

Gu Miao has heard of this animation.

But he just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention. After all, he wasn't very interested in this kind of plot called a battle of wits but actually just playing house.

The fire is definitely very hot!

If it wasn't popular, PiliPili wouldn't invest heavily in trying to compete with Wanbao Video.

only……

Compared with Penguin's latest masterpiece, the threat of this animation is not that big.

The focus is still on the battle between the two giants, Wanbao Animation and Penguin Animation, and the battle for market share between Wanbao Video and Penguin Video in the animation sector.

In the final analysis, Pili, Pili, as a small shrimp, is not worthy of being regarded as a rival by the two giants.

After all, the two animations "The Great Demon Lord" and "Wandering in the Animated World" have a target number of views that will not be less than one billion. Once it falls below this number, it will be considered a failure!

Is this a fight that Thunderbolt can get involved in? It would be great if the animation they strongly promote has over 100 million views.

As for a billion?

Go to sleep, there is everything in your dreams!