My Animation Era

  Chapter 958 Unscientific SpongeBob SquarePants

  SpongeBob SquarePants, also known as The Adventures of Cotton Ball Cube, Sponge Bobo, or Naughty Sponge…

   Of course, these are translation issues.

  As an animation in which both the protagonist and supporting roles are underwater creatures, and the plot also takes place in the underwater world, many people think that "SpongeBob SquarePants" is a work of popular science and marine knowledge.

   But it is not.

  The background and characters of "SpongeBob SquarePants" are just a layer of skin from the underwater world. If I have to say it, the level of realism is not even as good as "Finding Nemo".

  In a strange world where fires are made under the sea, showers are made under the sea, and hamburgers are sold under the sea, are you talking about scientific common sense with me?

   Stop being funny!

Science and common sense don't exist on the beach of Beechburg, at least you can't see it in reality, a squirrel in a diving suit gets along with a group of underwater animals, and you can't see a crab in a suit and tie .

  The world view of the animation "SpongeBob SquarePants" is distorted and fantastic. To be more precise, it should be similar to the world of Tom and Jerry, and it is equally unscientific.

  Producing such an animation is an extreme test of the brain of the director or screenwriter. If the brain is not big enough, it will not be able to do well, and it will not be able to create a twisted and weird funny atmosphere.

  Dave agrees.

   "Boss, you are right. For this type of animation, it has never been a problem to create characters. What is really difficult is to create a sense of atmosphere."

  What is the sense of atmosphere?

  The sense of atmosphere means that when the audience sees an anime character, they immediately think of the background of his environment and the series of events that happened to him.

  Take "Tom and Jerry" as an example.

  The so-called atmosphere is that when the audience sees Jerry appearing on the screen, they will immediately think of the scene of him fighting and chasing Tom. Even if it gets along happily with Tom, the audience will still think in the direction of the two chasing each other.

  No way, get used to it.

  The chasing and fighting between Tom and Jerry has formed a stereotype. No matter what the cat and mouse partner is doing, everyone always feels that they will fight in the next second.

  SpongeBob SquarePants too.

  How to create this kind of atmosphere for the animation requires Dave to think carefully before he can come up with a more feasible solution.

   Of course, this matter is not in a hurry.

  The cat and the mouse are not over yet, and SpongeBob SquarePants is just a suggestion made by Gu Miao just now, even if it is really done, it will be a matter of the future.

  …

  The North American branch of Wanbao Animation does not have many employees, and the office area is not too large.

   At least not compared to the Neon Division.

  After several moves, the current office conditions of the Neon branch are no less than those of the Jiangchuan headquarters.

   On the other hand, the North American branch seems to be a bit of a grassroots team. Not only are the office conditions very average, there is even no reception at the front desk. The staff rest area is the so-called reception room.

"Hi guys!"

  When Gu Miao arrived at the company, many employees noticed it.

  Don't get me wrong, many new employees may not know Gu Miao, and even the old employees may not recognize it. After all, in the eyes of Europeans and Americans, Asians look too much alike.

  But the reason why they noticed Gu Miao was mainly because of Dave, the general manager. Seeing Dave, the general manager, following a Huaguo person, anyone who is not stupid will know that this young and outrageously young Huaguo person is the big boss of the parent company.

   "He's so young..."

   After watching Gu Miao, Dave and others leave the office area, a middle-aged animator wearing glasses said with emotion: "Boss looks about the same age as my son. His family must be very rich, right?"

   "No! As far as I know, our Boss is not from a wealthy family, not even middle class."

   "Water hair? True or false?"

   "Should be true..."

  Listening to the discussions of his colleagues, Jones, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly thought of the cover of a financial magazine that he had glimpsed at the newsstand before.

   "The Youngest Ten Billionaire, The Road to the Rise of the Asian Animation Tycoon!" "

  Under this horrifying title, the accompanying picture is the picture of Gu Miao smiling when she participated in the bell-ringing ceremony of "Wanbao Video" in Xiangjiang.

   Isn't this kind of person the rich second generation?

  Jones couldn't even think about it, how did a young man from a family background not even considered middle class do all this?

   It's just crazy!

  Just as Jones was shocked by his boss's astonishing family history, a commotion suddenly came from all around, interrupting his thoughts.

   When he looked up, it turned out that Andy, the supervisor of the animation department, was waving to him.

   "Jones! Come with me, Boss wants to talk to you..."

ah?

  Under the surprised eyes of colleagues around him, Jones stood up from his desk in a daze, and then, led by supervisor Andy, walked to the office deep in the corridor.

  Why did Boss see me?

  Jones's mind was blank, he never thought that he would attract the attention of the big boss, he is just an ordinary original artist, how could he have an intersection with the tens of billionaires and Asian animation tycoons?

Could it be that…

  The moment he was about to step into the office, Jones suddenly thought of the alternative image of "Tom and Jerry" drawn by his son Sanjay.

   "Yes, that's exactly what I'm here for."

  When Jones raised his doubts, he received an affirmative answer from Gu Miao, the client.

  Gu Miao expressed that he hoped to meet Sanjay and talk about the image of that version of "Tom and Jerry". If possible, he even wants to sponsor Sanjay's studies and help him enter the top universities in North America.

   "For...why?"

  Jones stuttered a little. He really didn't understand what was so special about his son, and why he was appreciated and praised by the big boss?

   Hasn't the version of "Tom and Jerry" painted by Sanjay already been rejected?

   "He's a genius!"

  “I think his talent is completely beyond his current age. His paintings of Tom and Jerry are very good, but this style of painting is not suitable for "Tom and Jerry."

  Gu Miao explained patiently: "In his sketches, I can see the sharp-edged buildings full of mathematical and geometric beauty, and I can also feel a kind of eerie atmosphere."

   "This style doesn't match with cat and mouse, but we can completely tailor an animation around his style..."

  This is the truth.

  The 63-67 version of the cat and mouse image drawn by Sanjay is too abstract. This weird and cult style reminded Gu Miao of "SpongeBob SquarePants".

   "Tom and Jerry" would look weird with this style of painting, but "SpongeBob SquarePants" itself has a very weird background setting, so adopting this style of painting is simply a match made in heaven.

all in all.

  Sangjie has already shown his talent. Although limited by his age, it is impossible for Gu Miao to hire him now, but he can be trained from now on.

  (end of this chapter)