My Animation Era

"Xiao Fan, I hate you..."

Following Bai Ling'er's scream, the Bai family, the former dominant force in Bailong City in the fairy world, was finally destroyed by the despised son-in-law.

At this point, the first season of the animated Son-in-law Fairy King has been successfully completed, with a total of 52 episodes, which is a little less than expected.

The plot advances to the point where the protagonist Xiao Fan has cultivated to the realm of the Venerable, and goes back to liquidate the Bai family to take revenge and wash away the shame of being a son-in-law.

In the original novel, it is probably the first 1 million words of the plot.

This progress is already very slow. After all, on average, one episode only advances the plot of the original novel by about 20,000 words, and the original work has exceeded 5 million words.

According to this progress, it will take about 200 episodes, which is about 4,000 minutes, to completely adapt the novel "The Immortal King".

Don't think it's exaggerated!

In fact, for all animations adapted from web novels, the episodes or duration are usually few and far between. They usually start with dozens or even hundreds of episodes.

What?

Why do you think the adaptation of the Neon light novel was so concise and completed in just 12 episodes in one season?

Please! The animation adaptation of the Neon light novel is not completed in one go. Instead, the first few volumes of the novel are adapted in the first season.

You have only seen twelve episodes, that’s because the adaptation of this light novel has not been completed at all, and the rest of the content will not be available until the end of the year...

This is true for short and medium-sized neon light novels. They are often adapted from Chinese online articles with millions of words. It is normal for them to be of this length.

And to be honest.

Although the total length of more than 200 episodes and more than 4,000 minutes sounds scary, it doesn't have to be completed.

They are usually produced in seasons.

The first season only has 52 episodes, so let’s make it first and see the results. If the audience responds enthusiastically and the results are not bad, then we will continue with the second season.

If the results are very poor and the audience doesn't like it, then the next few hundred episodes will be basically useless. Unless something unexpected happens, it is impossible for the animation company to continue adapting it.

certainly!

Wanbao Animation is very satisfied with the broadcast results of the first season of My Son-in-law, and the second season is almost a certainty.

As for whether there will be a third season or even a fourth or fifth season, it’s hard to say.

Maybe there is, maybe not!

Whether it will happen or not depends on whether the second season can continue the popularity and popularity of the first season after it is aired.

This is just like many of Penguin’s previous online adaptation animations. The first season premiered very well, the second season quickly became popular, and then there was no news about the third season...

"I don't think it's a big problem."

From an independent and objective third-party perspective, Lao Zhang rationally analyzed: "The animation "The Son-in-law Fairy King" caused quite a stir in Neon. Even if the second season failed in China, it still made good profits in overseas markets."

Based on this alone, it is unlikely that the second season of Son-in-law Fairy King will end in a hurry.

At least with the support of the vast neon audience, there should be no big problem for this series to reach a third season.

"Haha, that's true."

Gu Miao smiled and nodded, agreeing with Lao Zhang's analysis.

Before the broadcast, he asked Chen Hu to record the Japanese dubbing in advance and sent the son-in-law Fairy King to the neon market to test the waters, which received a relatively good response.

This has also attracted the attention of many domestic friends, especially Penguin.

According to reliable sources, Penguin intends to adapt many of its online movies into animations, translate them into Japanese, and then send them to Neon TV, hoping to achieve the same results as Son-in-law Fairy King.

However, Penguin does not have Wanbao's personal connections in Neon, especially the close cooperation with the TV station, so despite their efforts, it is still difficult for them to really want to be broadcast on TV.

Gu Miao is not optimistic about this.

Not everyone can imitate Wanbao's cool operation. After all, Wanbao dares to do this, and Neon TV Station is willing to cooperate, mainly because Wanbao has a branch in Neon with good production capabilities.

Without the foundation laid by works such as "Sailor Moon", "PreCure", and "Dragon Ball", why should people trust you?

Therefore, the wishful thinking of friendly businessmen may come to nothing.

"Speaking of which, it seems that "Go" has also achieved relatively good ratings overseas?" Lao Zhang asked.

"Yes!"

Gu Miao smiled slightly: "The surrounding countries that are more interested in Go and have produced many well-known Go players all have relatively high evaluations of this animation."

Especially the cold country.

As we all know, there have been many world champions in the Go world in the Han Kingdom, and they once dominated the chess world.

Perhaps because of this, people in the cold country have a stronger sense of immersion in the animation "Go Boy" and watch it more enthusiastically.

"Oh yes!"

"Part of the reason why "Go Boy" can attract so many audiences in the cold country is the special identity of the animated villain."

When Gu Miao said this, she couldn't help but laugh.

In Go Boys, who is the final villain who plays against the protagonist Jiang Liuer?

Fuso Chess Master!

This villain has really captured the hearts of some foreign audiences. Except for a few people who complained that even Fuso has a chess master, why there is no Goryeo chess master, most of the audience gave the animation good reviews.

"Is there such a thing?"

Lao Zhang was also very embarrassed and asked curiously: "What do the neon viewers think of this matter?"

"Neon Audience?"

Gu Miao's expression was very speechless: "They think that the fact that the Fuso Chess Master appears in the animation and there is no so-called Goryeo Chess Master means that they have already won."

What a win!

In the real Three Kingdoms Go competition, Neon chess players did not achieve very good results, let alone compete with Han Kingdom chess players.

Because of this, Neon viewers are already content with the anime choosing to feature the Fuso Chess Master as the villain instead of the Goryeo Chess Master.

A wonderful triangle relationship!

An animation called "Go Boy" actually entertained audiences in three countries, which is really outrageous.

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As of the end of October, the animation "Go Boy" has aired 46 episodes, and there are only a few episodes left before the finale.

As an animation focusing on Go, the ratings achieved by Go Boys are definitely not unpopular.

The subject matter may be niche!

But the fact that the subject matter is niche does not mean that the animation is also niche. On the contrary, the popularity and popularity of Go Boys has always been very high, even far beyond "Go" itself.

In the plot...

Jiang Liuer entered the fourth and penultimate round of the chess saint title match. The chess player he played against was a white-haired Hanlin scholar.

This one is amazing!

In the last match for the title of Chess Master, if he hadn't suffered a sudden illness and fainted on the chessboard, he might have defeated Lin Xincheng in the end and won the title of Ming Dynasty Chess Master.

In other words, in terms of chess skills alone, this Hanlin scholar is not inferior to the previous chess master, that is, the old beggar Lin Xincheng.

Jiang Liu'er was able to defeat him thanks to his age. The old guy was indeed prone to making mistakes in judgment over time, and made mistakes one after another...

But this old Hanlin man caused quite a lot of trouble for Jiang Liu'er. First, the chess game was so tight that Jiang Liu'er couldn't breathe. Then, when he was about to lose the game, he was poisoned and assassinated by King Fu. Death, and then blame Jiang Liu'er.

Jiang Liu'er was suspected of murdering a Hanlin scholar and used extremely despicable and dirty methods to win. He was arrested on the spot by Jin Yiwei and was thrown into prison where his life or death was uncertain.

As everyone knows.

The protagonists are all people with great fortune and destiny. As the destined son of the "Go Boy" animation, how could Jiang Liu'er fall here?

Jiang Liu'er, who was thrown into prison, accidentally discovered that mysterious chess records were carved on the wall of the cell...

On the other side, the emperor changed into regular clothes and went to see Jiang Liu'er in prison. After understanding the situation, he released him without charge.

Jiang Liu'er didn't know at first that the man who came to visit the prison was actually the emperor. It wasn't until he defeated his opponent to obtain the title of Ming Chess Master and met with the Ming Emperor that he recognized him.

Fuso Chess Master visited the Ming Dynasty.

Under the banner of exchanges between the two countries, the plan of trying to use chess luck to overwhelm the national luck and let Fusang dominate the Ming Dynasty was discovered by the emperor and the ministers of the DPRK and China.

This game of chess cannot be lost!

The emperor gave the new chess master Jiang Liu'er a death order. In the exchange battle between the two chess masters, Jiang Liu'er must win, and he must win heartily.

The luck of chess is the luck of the country!

Never having been under such tremendous pressure, the young chess master Jiang Liu'er behaved far more calmly than his peers. He even had the leisure to negotiate terms with the emperor.

"The Great Ming Chess Master..."

Many viewers showed happy smiles when they saw Jiang Liu'er dressed in luxurious clothes, receiving the emperor's award and being officially crowned "Chess Saint" in the presence of court ministers and Fusang chess masters.

It’s not easy!

Along the way, how much hardship has Jiang Liuer endured and how many hardships has he experienced?

Now it can be said that all the hardships have come to an end, as he walked to the Jinluan Palace to accept the emperor's reward and became the Ming Dynasty Chess Master respected by all.

Everyone was pleased with Jiang Liuer's achievements, but also worried about the battle he was about to face.

He had just received the award to become the Ming Dynasty chess master. The next moment he had to represent the Ming Dynasty to face the Fuso chess master and play chess to determine the future national destiny of the two countries.

If you lose this game of chess...

The new Ming chess master? The fate may be worse than that of the previous chess master Lin Xincheng. He can't even be a beggar, let alone avenge his father and prove his innocence for the Demon Sword King.

The last two episodes of the animation "Go Boy", two and a half episodes to be exact, are all scenes of the game between Jiang Liu'er and the chess master Fuso.

Two and a half episodes of one game of chess!

The confrontation between chess masters and chess masters can only be said to be terrifying. Every move is full of murderous intent. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss, and there will be no chance of a comeback.

But that's not the most important thing...

The most important thing is that the game played by Jiang Liuer and Fusang Chess Master is not a famous game, let alone a game recorded in any previous chess book.

This game was played by Gu Miao and Xiao Ke, another chess player second only to Xiao Ke in the world today, according to the Ming Dynasty Go rules and formulas.

to be honest!

This game of chess has not only been seen by ordinary people, but also by many professional chess players. Because this duel was arranged privately by Wanbao, how could anyone else know the inside story?

"It's just because I've never seen it before that it's so exciting, isn't it?"

Xiao Ke still has some lingering fears when he recalls that game of chess.

Since losing to AI, he has been unable to get out of his slump for a long time. It was not until this game that he regained his peak form.

Although limited by the rules and regulations of ancient chess, he and his opponents had a difficult time playing, and they were not able to exert 100% of their strength, but they had to admit that this was a purely original "famous game".

Jiang Liuer plays black chess, and he also plays black chess.

In the end, he won, narrowly!

It is true that ancient chess is not easy to imitate, especially since the chess style of the two people is deeply influenced by AI Go. It is difficult to change it for a while.

But even with so many restrictions and the arrangement of the animation script, the two still played a bloody and exciting duel between masters.

Even with Gu Miao's semi-experienced Go skills, it can be seen that this game is played very anxiously. It is the kind of chess game where you can't guess who will win until the end.

But then again.

What Xiao Ke didn't actually know was that Gu Miao didn't dare to bet that he would win at that time, so the script given to him was actually fake!

That's right...

Xiao Ke thought he had taken the script of the protagonist "Jiang Liu'er", but in fact it might be the script of Fuso Chess Master.

Gu Miao's original plan was that if Xiao Ke won with the black chess piece, then Jiang Liu'er in the animation would play the black chess piece. If Xiao Ke loses, Jiang Liu'er becomes the white chess player. No matter how they play, Jiang Liu'er will be the winner in the end.

"Ah! Is there still such a thing?"

Xiao Ke was very speechless: "So if I win, I will be the protagonist, and if I lose, I will become the villain, right?"

"Yes, it is!"

Gu Miao admitted without blushing, "Don't blame me for making a backup plan. Who made your condition at that time so bad?"

When Xiao Ke was hired as a Go consultant, he was still in a period of confusion and often missed the first round of various competitions.

In this state, it's normal for Gu Miao to doubt that he can't play. After all, Go is also a state-driven game. If you're in good form, you're a god, if you're in bad form, you're a devil.

Commonly known as the duality of gods and demons!

Of course, there is nothing wrong with telling Xiao Ke the truth. After all, it is a fact that he was in poor condition at the time, and it is also a fact that he was eliminated in the first round of the game.

In fact, it’s quite cool now…

However, Gu Miao believes that Xiao Ke will soon be able to adjust and regain the world championship trophy, rising from adversity just like Jiang Liuer.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you."

Gu Miao explained with a smile: "The ratings for the first broadcast of "Go Boy" were pretty good. It will probably be re-broadcast soon after it is finished."

"We have an idea here, that is, when the animation is replayed, a Go teaching segment will be added to the end of each episode. If you are interested, you can come over and record a few segments!"

The practice of adding teaching at the end of the film is actually not the first of its kind by Wanbao Animation.

It started out as a "toy commercial" animation, with detailed instruction on how to play the toy product at the end.

Later everyone learned it.

Take the animation "Four Wheel Drive Brothers" as an example. At the end of the film, there is a short instructional video teaching you how to disassemble and assemble the motor battery and drive shaft, and how to modify and upgrade it.

Prince of Tennis also has one!

However, the Tennis Novice's "end credits" tutorial for tennis novices was not embedded in the TV version, but was transplanted to the online version.

Not to mention, the audience likes to watch this kind of short instructional video with an Easter egg at the end of the film. Many viewers gradually learned to play tennis through the Easter egg at the end of the film...