Hong Kong Comic Master

Animation, as an art form, was essentially developed as a movie from the beginning!

Whether it was Disney in Hollywood or the Wan brothers in China, when the animation came out, it was released as a movie.

However, this form went a little off track when it came to Hong Kong Island.

This is because the animation market in Hong Kong Island has never been large, and it can't support enough animation box office to support the children making animated movies.

Coupled with the rise of television, Hong Kong Island animated movies have been in a vacuum period in theaters.

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However, all this changed with the emergence of Li Wannian and DreamWorks!

Li Wannian's comics are not only widely circulated in Hong Kong Island, but also have considerable popularity in Southeast Asia, South Korea, and even Japan.

It can be said that he has brought Hong Kong Island's comics to a new height with his own efforts, and also made the emergence of animated movies in Hong Kong Island an opportunity.

Because of the vast market, the animated films produced by Li Wannian naturally have more audiences willing to buy tickets to enter the cinema.

This is why Li Wannian chose "Bleach" as the first animated film of Shenlong Animation, because he has the most fans and is most likely to succeed.

At present, the animation of "Bleach" is about to catch up with the content of the comics, which also means that the animation of "Bleach" will stop updating.

After all, the previous original TV content was not successful.

Therefore, by next year, the huge fans of "Bleach" will inevitably be more eager for the content of the "Bleach" IP.

So, when the theatrical version of "Bleach" is released, a brand new story will be enough to attract a large number of "Bleach fans" to the cinema!

Therefore, Li Wannian is far from being indifferent as he showed in front of Li Wanshan. In fact, he cares a lot and is very confident!

After leaving Qilin Entertainment, Li Wannian went straight to Shenlong Animation.

Today, the space of Shenlong Animation has expanded by nearly one-fold, and the number of employees has also increased.

It can be said that Shenlong Animation is now the undisputed half of the animation industry in Hong Kong Island, both in terms of works and scale!

Half of the other half is the animation department of DreamWorks.

As for other animation companies in Hong Kong Island, they are barely the last half.

It can be said that Shenlong Animation is now the most desirable company for animation practitioners in Hong Kong Island and even the entire Southeast Asia.

The company not only has good benefits, but also can participate in the best animation projects in Asia. People who come out of this company are scrambled for by other animation companies.

"Zhizhong! Are you here?"

Li Wannian came to the company and looked around before finding Cai Zhizhong in the planning department.

"Boss? Why are you here?"

"I just went to Qilin Entertainment. The theme song of "Dragon Ball" will probably be recorded in the next two days. You should get it done as soon as possible, and then cut out the opening so that it can be seamlessly connected after "Bleach" is broadcast!"

"Boss, don't worry. I have explained this to you. I guarantee there will be no problems!"

"Very good, take me to see the "Bleach" team!"

Cai Zhizhong nodded, put down the documents in his hand, explained a few words to the employees, and then took Li Wannian to the "Bleach" project team.

In addition to the regular positions in the core production department of Shenlong Company, other teams are divided according to production projects, such as the Death Team, Dragon Ball Team, etc.

Because these animations are generally made for several years, Li Wannian hopes that the team's style will remain consistent as much as possible and there will not be too many changes.

When Li Wannian came to the Death Team, he found that most of the employees in the team were frowning.

"What's wrong with everyone?"

"The animation of "Bleach" is about to end, and they are a little reluctant!"

Cai Zhizhong's explanation made Li Wannian instantly understand what was going on.

Most of the employees who can come to the Bleach team are fans of "Bleach". Seeing that the animation of "Bleach" is about to end, it seems that a piece of their hearts has been dug out, and they are empty.

It is normal to feel uncomfortable.

Walking into Cai Zhizhong's office, a man who looks to be in his thirties and gentle walked in a short while.

"Boss, his name is Li Sencheng, he is my right-hand man, and he is responsible for the "Bleach" movie this time!"

"Hello!"

"Boss, hello! You are my fan! No, I am your idol, ah, not either!"

Li Sencheng stepped forward and shook Li Wannian's hand, excited to the point of incoherent speech.

"Okay, okay, I know what you mean, let's talk about the movie!"

"Yes!" Li Sencheng adjusted his breathing, and then slowly said: "Boss, we have drawn a storyboard script based on the script you provided. Our project team has analyzed it. It seems to be in line with the rhythm of the movie, but is it too risky to use Lu Qia as the protagonist?"

As he said, Li Sencheng placed a storyboard script on the table in front of Li Wannian.

Li Wannian picked up the storyboard script and saw that it was written: "Bleach: Calling Your Name".

There were a total of four theatrical versions of Bleach in the original time and space, of which "Bleach: Calling Your Name" was the third one, released in 2008, and it was the best rated and well-received one among the four theatrical versions.

The movie tells the story of Ichigo Kuro, a Shinigami agent who has lost all his memories of Lukia, and goes to Soul Society to find Lukia, who is missing, to uncover the truth.

The story abandons Ichigo as the protagonist, and focuses on Lukia. There are no messy characters, and no ties to humans in the real world.

It simply tells the little stories and gossips between the Shinigami, and lets the captains show their faces.

Therefore, such a movie always makes Li Sencheng a little unsatisfied.

"You need to understand the difference between fan movies and ordinary movies. We need to know what these audiences want to see when they enter the cinema! Do they want to see a complicated plot? A passionate fight? Of course they want both!

But what they want most is to see the characters they have been dreaming of on the big screen!"

As he said this, Li Wannian stood up and patted Li Sencheng on the shoulder, and continued: "This movie is just a test. If it succeeds, the movie version of "Death" will become the norm! Come, let me tell you how to change this script..."

Li Wannian talked to Li Sencheng in the office for more than two hours before Li Sencheng finally understood all of Li Wannian's intentions. He immediately said that he would strictly follow Li Wannian's requirements for the production.

When Li Wannian walked out of the office and was about to leave, he was stopped by an employee.

"Boss, is our "Bleach" over?"

"How could it be? The story of "Bleach" is not over yet, and we will definitely continue to make animations later!"

"But it won't be our turn to make the animations of "Bleach" later, right?"

Looking at the young girl in front of him wearing glasses with beer caps and acne on her face, tears welled up in her eyes, and then looking around, seeing pairs of expectant eyes, Li Wannian couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that they like "Bleach" more than he does.

If possible, he would also like to keep updating "Bleach", but the problem is that he has too many things to do and too many gaps to fill in Hong Kong comics. It is impossible to draw only one "Bleach" for more than ten years.

So, he needs to make a choice.

But now, when he sees these faces, his heart is still shaken, wondering if he is doing the right thing?

After hesitating for a long time, Li Wannian finally said: "I will assure everyone that the comics of "Bleach" will be serialized again within three years!"

"Yeah!"

Hearing this, the whole office was instantly boiling.

Even though there are still three years left, and the animation production will certainly take longer, this is the first time that Li Wannian has personally stated the deadline after "Bleach" was discontinued for more than a year. They finally have hope!