My Animation Era

The apprentice has his own ideas.

In Gu Miao's opinion, this is actually a good thing. Because he has always hoped that the directors of Wanbao Animation can break out of his "shackles".

What does this sentence mean?

Very simple!

Gu Miao is a shameful wall-hanger. He can copy excellent works in his memory, but other people in the company are not wall-hangers.

If people like Huang Kun and Guo Hongwei didn't use their brains, they would just reach out and ask Gu Miao for a ready-made project...

In a short time, there will be no problems.

But as time goes by, if one day Gu Miao can no longer provide a project proposal. Can they, who have become accustomed to "free prostitution projects", still produce an excellent animation work with their own abilities?

I'm afraid it will be difficult!

Because of this, Gu Miao has always emphasized that directors like Wanbao Animation, whoever has good ideas, can come to him for communication.

As long as your idea is good enough, the wise and powerful Mr. Gu will not mind allocating tens of millions to make your dream come true.

Guo Hongwei is not the first director to express his desire to make "original animation" in front of Gu Miao.

He won't be the last either.

Speaking of which, his idea is actually very simple. That is to make a martial arts-themed animation that is more traditional and has a strong martial arts atmosphere.

What does it mean to be more traditional?

A story full of love and hatred, swords and swords, and endless disputes.

"Do you have a general outline of the story?"

"some……"

"It is said that there are seven divine swords in the martial arts world, each of which is an invincible magical weapon. And behind these seven swords, there is an unknown secret."

Guo Hongwei talked eloquently: "In legend, the person who collects the seven swords is very likely to unlock this secret and become the number one in the martial arts world!"

"So your story revolves around the fight for these seven swords?" Gu Miao asked.

"Um!"

Guo Hongwei nodded: "What do you think of this story? Is there a beginning?"

"It has a head start, but it's not big."

Gu Miao did not rush to refute Guo Hongwei, but closed her eyes and thought for a while, and then said after a long while: "The core of animation is still the characters. Listen to what you mean, the main line of this story is to gather the seven gods. Sword, solve the mystery of martial arts?"

"If that's the case, then I have an immature opinion."

Seeing Guo Hongwei nodding, Gu Miao added: "Why not give each of these seven swords a master?"

Seven swords, seven protagonists?

Guo Hongwei heard this and said thoughtfully: "Master, what do you mean, let the seven protagonists each claim a divine sword and jointly resist the ambitious people who plot the divine sword?"

"That's understandable."

When Gu Miao heard this, he suddenly thought of a domestic martial arts animation he had watched before, The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit.

"Seven swords combined, invincible in the world!"

As an animated work that was deeply remembered by Gu Miao when he was a child, "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" can be said to be the childhood memories of a generation.

Needless to say, it’s classic.

The amazing influence this animation had at that time may be difficult to understand from the perspective of later generations.

for example.

In the early years when animation was most popular, one of the most popular toys on the market was the "pocket version" of Seven Swords.

Never seen it?

The one that is particularly small and compact is the Changhong Sword, Ice Soul Sword, Ziyun Sword, Rain Flower Sword, Thunder Sword, Green Light Sword and Whirlwind Sword contained in a plastic bag.

At that time, this thing was selling like crazy!

Although it is a pirated copy, the quality is very poor, and the size is very small. It is as ridiculous as "Zhang Fei embroidery" when you hold it in your hand.

But everyone really liked it!

To be honest, the classic level of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: Seven Heroes cannot be overstated. After all, this is the first time for many children born in the 90s and 00s to experience the charm of the so-called "martial arts".

When Guo Hongwei mentioned that "there are seven divine swords in the martial arts world", Gu Miao subconsciously wanted to give the names of the dishes, and smoothly named the swords such as Changhong, Bingpo and Ziyun.

Fortunately, he held back.

It's not that he doesn't want to speak out, but that he doesn't want to force his thoughts on Guo Hongwei.

What if the silly apprentice comes up with something better than "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit"?

Don't stifle other people's imagination!

Gu Miao encourages them to create freely, essentially to cultivate their ability to "independent planning".

Therefore, even if he really liked "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" and felt that this work was very suitable for Guo Hongwei, he did not say it out loud.

certainly!

It’s not too much to give some proper guidance, right?

Gu Miao didn't want to just leave the story outline, character settings, and plot development of "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" to his apprentice, completely reducing him to a "brainless" tool.

But he can guide Guo Hongwei to think in a certain direction.

By doing this, although the results are not much different, the process is completely different. After all, the former was "forced" by Gu Miao, and the latter was thought up by Xiao Guo himself.

…

We chatted all afternoon.

The conversation between Gu Miao and Guo Hongwei came to an end until it was getting dark and Jiang Keke called three times in a row to ask him what time he would go back for dinner after get off work.

The outline of the story is roughly finalized.

According to Guo Hongwei's idea, Gu Miao guided and supplemented the plan, and the first version of the "Legend of Seven Swords" planning draft was finally released.

What? Legend of the Seven Swords?

There is no doubt that this is the name given by Guo Hongwei. Gu Miao scratched her head and thought about it, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it, so she simply nodded in agreement.

It’s the “tentative name” anyway.

It may be changed when we go back to plan and complete it, so it doesn’t really matter what the name is now.

As long as it's not unpleasant and difficult to pronounce, it's fine.

Oh yes...

Speaking of being difficult to speak, Gu Miao really wanted to complain about "Xia Lan". Although I know that "Xia Lan" is a "profession", the person who saves the world is called Xia Lan.

But he had to complain that the name Xia Lan could not be said to be unpleasant or difficult to pronounce, but it was just too "difficult" to understand.

If you don't watch the main movie, just watch the title.

Who knows what this show is about? I don’t know what kind of story it is telling, what subject matter or type it is!

It’s not impossible to use “Xia Lan”.

It would be good to add a "note", or "legend", or "legend", or "biography" at the end, or to be more international, add an "adventure" at the end!

The word "Bald Xia Lan"!

Damn it, it sounds so barren and high-end, it has such a classical charm, and it feels so good! But it’s strange that children who watch animation can understand this.

"The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" is okay!

Briefly, "Legend of the Seven Swords" is also acceptable. It's not impossible to even link up the works and name them "Seven Generals of the Divine Weapon".

Anyway, everyone can understand the title of the show.

It's not like "Xia Lan". If you don't watch the feature film, you don't know what "Xia Lan" actually means and what it refers to?

Xia Lan, if you don’t watch the feature film, what can you tell by just reading these two words?