My Animation Era

Facts have proved that Wanbao Animation's once shortcomings, the animation soundtrack that was criticized by many people, have now become the most dazzling existence.

Master Cao is indispensable!

Without his joining and his hard work over the years, the theme songs and soundtracks of Wanbao-related animations would not have won the love of so many audiences.

The popularity of the "Super Beast Arms" anime music digital album can only be said to be due to accumulation. Although it is surprising, it makes sense if you think about it carefully.

"The shareholding companies don't want it."

"All the income generated from this digital album will be used as bonuses, and taxes will be paid by the financial department and distributed according to rank."

Gu Miao was very happy and decided to reward Master Cao and the soundtrack production team in recognition of their contributions to Wanbao Animation over the years.

It's a bit embarrassing to say...

Master Cao has been working at Wanbao for more than four years and has always kept his original promise and agreement and only received a salary of one yuan per month.

Gu Miao has mentioned many times that he wants to give Master Cao a salary increase. After all, one dollar is too shabby. If word spreads, others may think that Wanbao treats its employees harshly!

But Master Cao's attitude was very firm. He told Gu Miao that the reason why he accepted Wanbao's invitation was not for money, but for the hope that Chinese animation would go global.

"As long as you stick to your heart and don't forget what you said to me standing at the door of my house that year, I will be very satisfied."

"I won't forget it..."

Gu Miao was very moved and quickly patted her chest and promised, "I will definitely do what I said."

Break out of China and go to the world!

What we want to do is to be world-class, refuse to be the king in the country, let Wanbao become a banner, and let the whole world know about Hua Guo Animation.

This was the promise Gu Miao made four years ago when he took Ma Kui to visit Master Cao and Corporal Li Xian invited him to join Wanbao.

Now four years have passed...

We are getting closer and closer to achieving this goal. The first step is to break out of China. Considering the current scale of Wanbao Animation, it has definitely been achieved.

After all, it is Asia’s No.1!

As for the second step of going global, it is actually very soon. When the production of "The Lion King" is completed and the number of "Tom and Jerry" episodes increases, Wanbao will definitely become a world-renowned animation company.

Speaking of the movie "The Lion King", Gu Miao remembered something Du Hao told him on the phone...

A simple synopsis of the film, known as a pictorial storyboard, has been drawn up. In this story adapted from "Hamlet", there is a problem that has always troubled the animation production team.

Animation character face shape!

When it comes to choosing the face shape of the animated character, the animator initially chose to draw it according to a "lion", but everyone was not satisfied with the result.

Why?

Because the characters lack "recognizability", all lions and all animals look similar, and it is difficult for you to tell who is who.

just……

During that time, the animation production team was collecting stories in Egypt, and many people went to see the pyramids and the famous Sphinx.

So someone suggested it.

Simply adopt "a human face and a lion's body" like the Sphinx, so as to enhance the recognition of the animated character and make it unique.

"I think it's okay!"

"We can even extend it a little bit, why not paint according to someone's face?" Gu Miao said on the phone.

"Whose face?"

"Mine, yours, his..."

Gu Miao explained: "It doesn't matter whose face it is, the important thing is to be recognizable, not to have a passerby's face."

"Scar, for example, is synonymous with ferocity and ambition. Then you can refer to some star villains with more ferocious and gloomy looks and distinctive features."

"I see."

Du Hao roughly understood. What Mr. Gu meant was to find a real-life "reference character" and then draw it based on the face shape of this real-life character.

“Are there any copyright issues with this?”

"I asked you to refer to it, but I didn't ask you to reproduce it exactly as it was. It's similar in spirit but not in form. What's the problem with this?"

Gu Miao said speechlessly: "Besides, you can just tell us about this kind of thing in advance. No matter what, you won't sue us for infringement of portrait rights, right?"

"If you are really afraid of something happening, then try to choose some reliable people, such as...me!"

"you?!"

Du Hao on the other end of the phone almost died laughing when he heard this. He couldn't help but complain: "Stop making trouble, Mr. Gu!"

"I admit that your face is very recognizable, but I can't find a character in the movie that suits your face shape! Don't tell me, you want the animator to look at your photo and imagine that this is Simba?"

Blanch!

The animator probably couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, how could he match this face? How dare he say he was Simba's?

"Simba can't do it, but where is Simba's father?"

"That's not OK!"

Du Hao declined politely: "Your face is probably the only one in the world that is pleasing to the eyes of the boss's wife."

"I do not care……"

Seeing that his fantasy was shattered, Gu Miao simply said: "Anyway, I have to see my face in the movie, otherwise you know the consequences."

"OK! OK!"

Du Hao really couldn't withstand Gu Miao's coquettish attack, so he lowered his head decisively and said, "Let's do this. I'll tell the animator and ask him to draw Timon according to your photo and your face shape."

"Who is Timon?"

"Oh! A little meerkat who claims to be smart and carefree. He also has a partner named Peng Peng. Let's just copy him after Vice President Ma."

"Who is Peng Peng?"

"An African warthog with tusks, Timon's trusty sidekick!"

Gu Miao: "..."

Good guy, he has become a meerkat, and Ma Kui has become an African warthog? Are they still partners? What kind of toxic villain combination?

Okay, okay!

Although he was not the Simba he wanted, or his father, Gu Miao was very satisfied that his "face shape" could be used by the production team and turned into an animated character.

He actually loves guest appearances.

When he was still a director of dramas, he liked to play "corpse" or supporting roles without lines.

Unfortunately, since entering the animation industry, most of the characters are virtual paper figures, and he has lost this opportunity to guest star.

In fact, you can also...

The collection of face shapes in "The Lion King" gave Gu Miao great inspiration.

Who says he can't guest star in virtual paper man roles? Facing his photo, asking the original artist to draw two soldiers and passers-by, isn't this a kind of "guest appearance"?

"Okay, okay!"

Gu Miao became more and more excited as she thought about it.

He seemed to have seen how awkward it would be for the audience to watch the animation and accidentally discover that a certain villain soldier who was "knocked down by one punch" by the protagonist actually had the face of Gu Sanshui.

Stan Lee makes guest appearances all day long, and Marvel fans don't have any objections. He, Gu Miao, guest stars as a passerby in his own animation. No one dares to point fingers, right?