My Animation Era

Martin's Morning, also known as Variety Martin.

This is one of Gu Miao's impressions of one of the most imaginative classic funny animations that combines fun and storytelling.

When Mr. Qiu told him that Konjac Studio also wanted to create a new work, but was struggling with no good ideas, he immediately thought of this work.

have to say.

In terms of creativity, "Mornings with Martin" is indeed a masterpiece! The setting of a new identity every day is still eye-catching and novel to this day, and it does not feel outdated.

The plot is also very interesting. The various problems Martin encounters after transforming into a new character always make children laugh.

Strictly speaking, Martin's Morning is a popular science animation!

But in any case, animations that can make children laugh fall into the category of funny animations in a broad sense. Therefore, there would be no problem if Gu Miao classified it as a funny animation.

“This idea is so cool!”

Mr. Qiu was full of praise: "A new identity every day, a new story every episode... Even if the animation is not very good, this setting alone is enough to attract countless viewers."

"Yes."

Gu Miao nodded.

He recalled that when he first saw the animation "Martin's Morning" on TV, he was attracted by its novel setting, and then he watched episode after episode without being able to stop.

by the way.

When he first watched "Mornings with Martin", he thought it was a purely imported foreign animation because of the background of the characters in the play and other reasons.

Later he learned that the animation "Martin's Morning" was indeed a foreign animation, mainly from France. But the blood of this animation is not that pure, and it is a Sino-French co-production.

Oh yes...

The protagonist "Martin" in the animation, I believe many viewers are deeply impressed by the three stupid hairs on his head.

Trivia: It was originally five stupid hairs!

Later, at the suggestion of the Chinese director, probably influenced by the "Three Hairs", when it was broadcast in China, the original five stupid hairs were changed to three.

Of course, these are all original versions.

Naturally, the Wanbao version cannot copy the original version. After all, the times are different, the environment is different, and even the producers and producers are different.

If Konjac Studio makes the animation "Martin's Morning", Martin's name may not change, but he is unlikely to become a foreign child.

The background of the story is also very likely to be set in China, especially the city where Martin and his friends live, which is 100% Jiangchuan!

"How's it going? Are you interested?"

After roughly talking about the idea for the animation "Martin's Morning", Gu Miao asked with great interest: "This idea should meet the needs of your Konjac Studio, right?"

"It fits, it definitely fits!"

Mr. Qiu said without hesitation: "This idea is so appealing to me. It would be no problem to make a new work for it, but..."

When he said this, Mr. Qiu suddenly lowered his head and was silent for a moment. After a while, he raised his head and expressed his doubts.

"Mr. Gu, you also know that the team at Konjac Studio is not short of manpower, but we are short of directors!"

"If I listen to you and do "Mornings with Martin", what about the third season of "Crayon Shin-chan" over here?"

"Well……"

Gu Miao frowned and realized that this was indeed a difficult problem.

Konjac Studio has no shortage of basic talents. After all, it was formerly the original crew of Konjac Animation and is already a relatively mature animation production team.

But except for Mr. Qiu, who can independently lead the team and serve as the so-called animation producer and director, no one else has this leadership ability at all.

"Then let's do this..."

Gu Miao thought about it seriously, and immediately made an arrangement: "You just continue to work on your third season of "Crayon Shin-chan", and by the way, you can work on the second theatrical version."

"As for the new work "Martin's Morning", leave it to me! Just after "Go" ended, I didn't think about what to shoot for the new work..."

To be honest.

"Martin's Morning" is quite to his liking, and he is also very interested in this animation.

What's more, this animation will not create huge anxiety and pressure for him like "Mobile Suit Gundam". On the contrary, the production of this animation will be more relaxed and freehand than imagined.

So after careful consideration, Gu Miao felt that she could take on this project.

After all, it was him who made the suggestion, and there was no better candidate besides him.

certainly!

The reason why Gu Miao took over the project was because "Martin's Morning" was not that complicated.

If it were a work like "Mobile Suit Gundam", there were too many things to consider during the production process, and the style was more serious and realistic, he would definitely not accept it.

"you?"

Mr. Qiu didn't seem to expect that Mr. Gu, who had been running to the gym recently and didn't pay much attention to company affairs, would actually say such a thing.

The sun comes out in the west?

Or did he hear wrongly? Mr. Gu even gave "Mobile Suit Gundam" to his apprentice Xiao Guo. How could he suddenly take over a new project?

"What's that look in your eyes?"

Gu Miao rolled her eyes and said, "I just really like the story "Martin's Morning", it's just out of interest."

That's right!

He did say that he will maintain a work arrangement of one new work a year in the future. This year's share has been given to "Go Boy" and there will be no new work planning in the second half of the year.

But he likes the cartoon "Mornings with Martin", so why not make an exception for it?

Xiao Qiu, you'd better stay out of the boss's business. Be careful if you say something wrong, the finance department will deduct all your bonuses and even be sent to clean the toilet!

…

Time flies and passes in a blink of an eye.

Before you know it, the animated "Superman Returns" has aired 12 episodes, and the second round of reruns of the popular work "Go Boy" has also come to an end.

Wanbao was a little quiet at the end of the year.

It seems that the series of works such as "Go Boy", "Wandering in the Animated World", "Superman Returns" and Son-in-law Fairy King have been released one after another. They have passed the explosive period of new works and have begun to wait for the next round of explosion.

But this is just an illusion...

Friends who understand Wanbao Animation and have the latest industry information will not think so.

On the contrary, knowing some inside information, they prefer to regard the now silent Wanbao as the calm before the storm.

Who said Wanbao has no new works?

hehe!

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Year of the Dog Movie, Crayon Shin-chan 3, SSR, Animated World 2, Fruity Goat 3, Detective Conan 3...

Aren't these monsters?

There are a lot of sequels alone, including more popular IPs such as "Tom and Jerry", "Sailor Moon" and "Wandering the Animated World".

If you pick up a sequel from this lineup, it will probably make friends and businessmen unable to hold their heads up.

No joke!

Wanbao Animation’s current celebrity status and IP reserves are simply a dimensionality reduction blow in the domestic animation industry. Even if they don’t engage in originality, with so many IPs, they can rest on their laurels for decades.

This is not the scariest thing.

The most frightening thing is that in addition to being the first in the industry in the two subdivisions of TV animation and online animation, Wanbao has even launched an attack on the first position in the field of animated movies.

Dragon Ball The Movie...

When this plan first came to light, no one knew what to do.

Those are Dragon Balls!

Dragon Ball has the largest number of fans and fans in the world today, and its IP value is not inferior to that of "Pokémon", and is even slightly better than Dragon Ball in the animation field.

An animation IP of this level is about to release its first big movie, and just thinking about it makes everyone numb.

Tired, destroy it!

Everyone knows that with the popularity of the "Dragon Ball" animation around the world, this theatrical version will definitely be a great success.

If Dragon Ball the Movie is a big success, it means that Wanbao will once again create an animated film series after "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", "Bear Bears" and "Crayon Shin-chan".

Combined with "Detective Conan", "Superman", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Sailor Moon" and a large number of animation IPs that can produce theatrical versions...

Good guy!

Even if there are so many sequels to TV animations, and there are so many series of animated movies, is Wanbao going to go against the grain?

"Trivia: Wanbao Animation occupies two of the ten highest-grossing animated films in the world. Among them, "The Lion King" is not only the highest-grossing animated film in the world, but also the only animated film in the world with a box office of over 1 billion US dollars. …”

After introducing the company's film business, Gu Miao tapped the table with her fingers and said with a very serious expression: "Our film business is already huge!"

"So, based on future development needs and resource integration and overall planning, I decided to spin off the animated film business and establish a subsidiary company specifically responsible for the film business."

"agree!"

"I have no opinion……"

Since Mr. Gu passed the decision in advance, senior management of Wanbao Animation such as Lao Zhang and Huang Kun were not surprised by this resolution and voted in favor.

Although this will greatly weaken the production strength of Wanbao Animation, after all, after the film business is spun off separately, Wanbao Animation will not be as transcendent as before.

But think on the bright side.

It is said to be a business divestiture, but Wanbao Animation and the newly established "Wanbao Pictures" are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Wanbao Group, and the people are also the same group, so the impact is not very big.

Wanbao Pictures!

This is a pure film company based on the film market, deeply engaged in the production and distribution of animated films, and its business also involves live-action films.

Du Hao temporarily serves as the general manager.

no way!

Who told Wanbao Animation that most of the people here are not film-making material. Only Du Hao has gone to Hollywood for further study before and has a good understanding of the film industry. If he is not the general manager, who can be the general manager?

"From now on, all the film-related businesses of the group, including film production, film distribution, film peripherals, etc., will be handed over to Wanbao Pictures."

Worried that everyone would misunderstand, Gu Miao quickly explained: "Of course, this does not mean that Wanbao Pictures will intervene in the content production of Wanbao Animation."

"Take Dragon Ball The Movie as an example. The production is carried out by the Neon Division, but the producers and producers are from Wanbao Pictures. When the movie is released, Wanbao Pictures' logo will also be hung in front of Wanbao Animation."

To put it bluntly, the current Wanbao Pictures is an empty shell and has no independent production capabilities.

Therefore, this film production business cannot be separated from Wanbao Animation for the time being. In the future, when Wanbao Pictures recruits some people and puts together the basic framework, there may be opportunities for independent production.

at the same time.

If Wanbao Animation wants to make a theatrical version in the future, it can continue to do so without any restrictions or influence. Just put the name "Wanbao Pictures" in the producer column.

The reason why Gu Miao wants to spin off the film business and establish a subsidiary company, Wanbao Pictures, is not only the reason of "each one performing his own duties", but there is also a deeper reason.

"The development of the superhero IP universe around Superman has reached its most critical moment with the broadcast of the "Superman Returns" animation."

Gu Miao did not hide it from everyone, and took the initiative to confess: "'Superman' will definitely have a live-action movie in the future. There is no doubt about it. Not only Superman, but also characters such as Batman and Wonder Woman will be released in the future."

Since a live-action movie is going to be released, it would be very strange and abrupt to continue to be affiliated with Wanbao Animation.

Therefore, Gu Miao established Wanbao Pictures independently and asked Du Hao to serve as the general manager to be responsible for the film business.

no way!

Live-action movies are different from animated movies. Although Wanbao Animation is very strong, live-action movies are not an area that they can play well.

For superheroes such as Superman and Batman, live-action movies must be made 100%, and Wanbao cannot leave it to other companies, so it can only draw a new framework and make it on its own.

"In that case..."

Affected by the development of the "Superman" IP, Lao Zhang made an inference: "Can animations like "Detective Conan" and "Prince of Tennis" also produce live-action movies in the future?"

"You can, but I don't recommend it." Gu Miao shook her head.

It's already very awkward to make a TV series if animation is changed into real person, but if you change it into a big movie, how embarrassing and suffocating would it be?

It would be better if it were a superhero like Superman or Batman, but if it were some other animation, I feel that the effect might not be that good if it is adapted into a live-action movie.

certainly!

He is not completely denying it. If there is a chance in the future, it might not be a bad idea to find an actor who suits the temperament of the protagonist and make such an attempt.

But for now, Wanbao Pictures' main target is still the superhero series represented by "Superman".

"Superman is left to you!"

After the meeting, Gu Miao stopped Du Hao alone, patted his shoulder and said, "I promised you before that I would let you direct a live-action Superman movie. Now that the opportunity has come, don't let me down."

"Don't worry, we are already prepared."

Du Hao said with confidence: "Since you told me that Superman will make a live-action movie in the future, and I was the candidate to direct it, I started researching Superman."

Du Hao is not the Du Hao he was back then.

Tragedies like "Starfall" will never happen again. After so many years of growth and learning, he has already evolved into a qualified film director.

If there is a will, things will come true, even if the cauldron sinks the boat, a hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu; if you work hard, God will not let you down; if you lie on the salary and taste the courage, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu!

This time, he wants to use the "Superman" movie to get back everything he lost in "Starfall"...

Du Hao clenched his fists and suddenly thought of that afternoon seven years ago, when Gu Miao, who had just watched the premiere of "Stars Fall", told him:

"The film industry is too deep, you can't grasp it!"

He really couldn't grasp it seven years ago and was drowned when he first entered the industry. So, can he grasp it seven years later?

Martin's Morning is my favorite animation. It felt so novel at the time. I wonder if you still remember Martin's changed character...