My Animation Era

  Among the four great classics, the one Gu Miao likes the most and is most eager to adapt is definitely "Journey to the West".

  Three Kingdoms: Water Margin and Red Chamber are classics, but to be honest, these three masterpieces are not very suitable for animation.

  No way, subject matter.

  Take the animation Three Kingdoms as an example, no matter how exquisite and beautiful it is, it is not as magnificent as the live-action film and television drama.

  But "Journey to the West" is different.

  Journey to the West is a famous novel with fantasy elements. The characters in it are very suitable for animation. On the contrary, it is a bit difficult to adapt to live-action film and television dramas. After all, for non-human characters like "Monkey King", it is very difficult for actors to perform souls.

certainly!

   This is normal.

   Abnormal circumstances, that is, the 86 version of the TV series "Journey to the West", that's another matter.

   All in all, among the four famous novels that are more suitable for adaptation into animation, and at the same time, the masterpiece that is most likely to achieve the ultimate adaptation is "Journey to the West".

   This is also one of the reasons why Gu Miao is so concerned about the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

  The news that the four major novels will be adapted into animation has already spread throughout the industry, and the animation version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is just an appetizer.

   Well done, Wanbao still has a chance to get involved in the next animation adaptation of famous works. If it is not done well, the remaining masterpieces will not have much to do with Wanbao.

   "Water Margin Red Mansions doesn't matter, but Journey to the West still has to fight for it!"

  Gu Miao said with a smile: "I believe that with the quality of the animation version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", we will definitely get the opportunity to adapt the animation of Journey to the West."

   "That is, apart from our Wanbao, who else in China dares to pat their chests and guarantee that they will be able to complete the animation adaptation of the four classics?" Ma Kui said proudly.

   "Don't be too inflated!"

   "Although our Wanbao is powerful, it is not absolutely invincible." Dissatisfied with Ma Kui's arrogant face, Gu Miao rolled her eyes and said, "There is no Wanbao, but there are giants like Meiying Factory."

   Oh yes, and Meiying Studio!

   Ma Kui slapped his forehead and suddenly woke up. If Mr. Gu didn't say anything, he would have almost forgotten that there is an extremely low-key animation giant in China, the Meiying Factory.

   No wonder he didn't remember.

  Mainly in recent years, Meiying Studio has not released any new works, making everyone almost forget their existence.

   "Speaking of Meiying Factory... If I remember correctly, Liang Xiaodong seems to have a good relationship with them, and they often work together, right?"

"right!"

  Ma Kui nodded when he heard this, and said, "Since "The Story of Avanti", the relationship between Meiying Studio and Puppet Studio has always been good, and they often work on projects together."

   Tsk tsk!

   Judging from this trend, Liang Xiaodong, the head of the puppet studio, will sooner or later become a double agent of Meiying Studio.

   But it doesn't matter.

  The close relationship between Puppet Studio and Meiying Studio was originally the result of Gu Miao's efforts to promote it. After all, he had given Liang Xiaodong an order to get more bosses from Meiying Studio to quit.

   Meiying Factory is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!

  This large state-owned factory was established sixty years ago and has produced nearly 500 classic animation works. There are many veteran masters inside.

  If Liang Xiaodong really has the ability to recruit a few masters from Meiying Studio, then Gu Miao shouldn't be too happy.

  Taking a step back, even if Liang Xiaodong failed to recruit someone, it would be worthwhile simply learning from the bosses of Meiying Studio.

what?

   Looking down on other people's antiques?

  Old Antique doesn't look old, but his skills are not bad. If he learns a little bit of skills, he is good enough to be the art director of some animation companies.

   "What has Liang Xiaodong been doing recently?"

  With curious thoughts, Gu Miao casually asked about the recent situation of Liang Xiaodong and the puppet studio.

   After all, as the boss, he hasn't heard of any action in the puppet studio for a long time.

   "We're working on a new work!"

  As Wanbao's socialite, Ma Kui knows more than Gu Miao. The puppet studio also has his buddies, so he naturally knows what Liang Xiaodong is up to recently.

  According to him, the silence of the puppet studio during this period is just to hold back a masterpiece.

  Ma Kui actually doesn’t know much about the new works of Puppet Studio. After all, he still has his own work to do, so how can he have the time to pay attention to others?

   All he knows is that the animation being produced by Puppet Studio seems to be a work adapted from folklore. The plot roughly tells the story of seven gourd dolls with different abilities working together to defeat the scorpion spirit and the snake spirit.

   "Gourd baby? Scorpion essence?"

  Hearing this, Gu Miao suddenly lost her composure.

  Although Ma Kui didn't know the specific name of this animation, but through these two settings, he subconsciously asked: "Could it be called "Calabash Brothers"?"

   "Yes, yes, brother Calabash!"

   "It seems to be called this name. Seven gourds were formed on a gourd vine, and then turned into gourd brothers to defeat monsters..."

   Good guy!

   Are you really Brother Calabash?

   I guessed it casually, but I didn't expect it to be the gourd baby in my memory. Now Gu Miao was also shocked.

  How did Calabash Brothers become the work of Puppet Studio? Isn't this a classic from Meiying Factory?

   Gu Miao, who was so curious, didn't even care about the business at hand, and went straight to the puppet studio with Ma Kui.

   When he arrived at the puppet studio, he realized that what Ma Kui said was true. Liang Xiaodong was really making gourd dolls, and he was almost done in silence.

   "This paper-cut animation was originally suggested by Meiying Studio."

  After learning about Mr. Gu's intentions, Liang Xiaodong smiled wryly and said, "However, Meiying Studio has not had a good life recently, so it put the project on hold."

   "I think the story of the Calabash Brothers is very good, and the paper-cut design is also very innovative, so I consulted with the film maker, and the two co-produced it."

   "I see. No wonder... Hey wait! What did you just say, paper-cut animation?" Gu Miao suddenly realized.

   "Yes, paper-cut animation!"

  Liang Xiaodong was a little surprised: "Didn't Ma Kui tell you? "Calabash Brothers" is an animation made of paper-cut!"

   Ah this...

  Gu Miao was at a loss for words for a moment.

   Liang Xiaodong didn’t say anything, but he really didn’t realize that the “Calabash Brothers” he watched when he was a child turned out to be a cartoon made with the art of paper cutting.

   It's really not his fault.

  After all, he has never been in contact with paper-cut animation, and he is not very familiar with this craft, so it is understandable that he cannot recognize it.

  But now that I know the truth, and through Liang Xiaodong’s introduction, I have a deep understanding of the production process and steps of paper-cut animation, and many questions that I was puzzled when I was a child have finally been answered.

  Why does the screen of "Calabash Brothers" look like a plane, and the characters mostly appear in "profile"?

  Crap!

  The character is a paper-cut villain, so it must be based on the profile! Is it possible to give you a 360° rotating bird's-eye view like a 3D animation?