The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

A rare holiday.

It was already seven o'clock in the evening when Sheeg finished his daily training and dinner and returned home.

As the professional tennis player with the most outstanding skills and the most commercial value in Blue Star nowadays, Xie Ge's life is like a painstaking monk.He doesn't like smoking or drinking, and he doesn't like to play around outside. Apart from training and business activities that he must attend, he just stays at home honestly, more like an otaku than an otaku.

When he came out of the shower, the wall clock on the wall happened to point to 07:30.

There are still two and a half hours before the sleep time he set for himself.

How to pass the time before going to bed this time?

Xie Ge quickly thought of the new animation that Huaying promoted on Weibo not long ago. Because of Huaying's Sherlock Holmes series and Harry Potter series, he is also a half fan of Huaying. It just so happens that Huaying's animation this time It's also about tennis, and if you're idle, you might as well watch "The Prince of Tennis".

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned on the TV and tuned the channel to the children's channel of Xingning Satellite TV, the mobile phone rang here:

"Hello? Brother Xie? You won't stay at home again, will you? Come out and get together."

Xie Ge was only stunned for a while, and soon realized that it was his teammate in the Xingning provincial team, Yao Libei, who was speaking at this moment.

Xie Ge didn't hesitate: "No, I'm watching TV at home, let's get together some other day when I have time."

This refusal is not wise, and it can even be said to be very unpleasant, but Yao Libei is used to it, and instead became interested in the TV that Xie Ge said: "Nowadays, TV stations come and go only those TV dramas. What's so nice?"

"It's not a TV series," Sheeger said briefly, "It's an animation called The Prince of Tennis."

The name is no stranger.

Yao Libei quickly remembered that in the Weibo video not long ago, the outsider who was said by Xie Ge to have ordinary tennis professional level-it is said that the person is also an animation director, who doesn't usually exercise much, and has never received professional training. Tennis training.But it was such a person who was approved by Xie Ge.

To be honest, it made him rather unhappy.But he didn't express this emotion, but said nonchalantly: "Oh, you said that tennis animation, it's the first time I've heard of sports-themed animation. It just so happens that I'm fine, why not Come to your house and watch it with you."

As soon as the words fell, Yao Libei almost didn't answer Xie Ge, and said directly: "Then it's settled, I'll come to your house now."

Without waiting for Xie Ge to refuse, he hung up the phone.

Yao Libei was not at all worried that he would be rejected by Xie Ge.As far as tennis is concerned, Xie Ge is indeed worthy of the title of "Big Devil", but in reality, Xie Ge's character is a bit soft. If Yao Libei really goes to Xie Ge's house, even if he is not happy in his heart, he will Most likely will not refuse.

as predicted.

After seeing him coming, Xie Ge frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything to drive him away.Yao Libei went straight to the living room and sat on the sofa unceremoniously.

"Hey, it seems that I came just in time."

On the LCD TV screen facing the sofa, the feature film of "The Prince of Tennis" has already started.

Xie Ge had a gentle personality, so he couldn't say anything at this moment, so he sat on the sofa and watched TV, but his brows were still tightly frowned.

This is a rather crude looking tennis venue.

Three standard-sized tennis courts stand side by side. There are several dense trees growing on the edge of the venue, and behind it are Japanese-style buildings. The impact of tennis balls and the floor can be heard from time to time.While the camera shifted from the center of the stadium to the auditorium, the low voices of young people's discussions also sounded——

"Hey, have you heard? It is said that in the junior high school group under the age of 16, there is a 12-year-old elementary school student participating."

"Elementary school students participating in the junior high school competition? It must be a mistake in the registration?" Another boy said, his eyes subconsciously turned to the bulletin board not far away, which listed the entire list of the Kakinogizaka Junior Tennis Knockout Tournament. After reaching a certain line, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise:

The footage of the animation landed on the bulletin board synchronously and zoomed in accordingly.Among the 16-year-olds everywhere, another distinctive number is particularly obvious.I saw it said——

No. 48 Echizen Ryoma

(personal, age 12)

"No, no way! Is this person crazy?"

The animation shot was frozen here, and a second later, the OP of "The Prince of Tennis" also sounded.

"How can elementary school students participate in the junior high school competition?" Yao Libei frowned: "This animation is too ridiculous."

Xie Ge didn't speak, but the brows that were frowned because of Yao Libei's arrival unconsciously relaxed.Different from Yao Libei's disdain and disgust, Xie Ge felt that this plot was indescribably familiar and kind - because seven years ago, he was rejected because of a match against a boy who was three years older than himself. My current coach took a fancy to it and brought it to the youth team.

Because of this kindness, Xie Ge even watched the title seriously.

As a sports-themed animation, the title song of "The Prince of Tennis" is undoubtedly full of youthful vigor. In addition, the characters appearing in the title are far more than the protagonist alone. In the short OP, there are both protagonists during the game Fragments, there are also daily routines during training.

These people should be the protagonist's teammates, right?I don't know what kind of character these people will be like?

Speaking of which, the "Echizen Ryoma" who participated in the junior high school competition at the age of 12 at the beginning should be the protagonist of "The Prince of Tennis", right?Will he win this knockout?

With such curiosity, Xie Ge ignored Yao Libei's complaints and continued to look down.

After the opening song ended, the animation quickly entered the topic.

It started with a competition, but now the story begins in a tram: a few young people don’t care if it’s in a public place, and while they are swinging tennis rackets, they proudly demonstrate the “Western-style racket grip” ".Of course Xie Ge saw this wrong grip at a glance, and he couldn't help but smile.

A few of them were bragging about their high spirits, but they were suffering. The little girl who happened to be sitting among them had a perplexed look on her face and was almost hit by a tennis racket. At this moment, a clear boyish voice suddenly rang out:

"It's noisy."

Several high school students were stunned for a moment, but at this moment the tram vibrated, and the tennis racket in one of them fell to the ground. The boy seemed to want to save face, and said with a little embarrassment: "What a disgrace, I was taught a lesson by elementary school students..."

Before he finished speaking, Echizen Ryoma raised his eyes and glanced at him, and said lightly: "That's right, grabbing the racket from the top like now is the correct way to hold the racket in Western style. You just said that it is like shaking hands. This method is actually the Eastern way of gripping the racket."

As the boy said, he casually pressed the brim of his hat, got up and got off the tram.As he walked, he said without looking back.

"These two grips are often confused by people."

The smile on Sheeg's mouth deepened.

Although he has always been modest, he doesn't dislike the arrogance of powerful people-it can even be said that because of his gentle and soft personality, he actually appreciates the character design of Echizen Ryoma.A young man should be flamboyant, and his strength is the capital of his self-confidence.

From the current point of view, this protagonist who is completely opposite to him is quite to his liking.

The plot of the animation continues to advance.

The more Xie Ge watched, the more he felt that the rhythm of this animation was good.

Although he didn't study such things as rhythm, the animation in front of him seemed to be very smooth.The character design of the protagonist Echizen Ryoma is also quite pleasing.

On the tram, the boy inadvertently pointed out how several high school students held the racket, and at the same time helped the little girl Sakura to survive.After being late for the competition because Sakura pointed in the wrong direction, and then lost the qualification, facing Sakura who blamed himself and said that it was all his fault, Ryoma responded straightforwardly: "Who else is it if it's not you?"

However, when Sakura wanted to buy him a drink, but there was no change, Ryoma didn't say anything, but asked Sakura to drink instead.

As for Ying Nao thanking him for his help on the tram, the boy tilted his head and asked in surprise, "You were also on the tram just now?"

Sheeg almost laughed out loud.

While the two were chatting, they didn't want the few people they met on the train to listen to their conversation. The high school student who led them directly threw the drink can in the direction of Ryoma, and the empty drink can fell on the floor , making a snapping sound.After thinking that they had taught Ryoma a lesson, they turned around and left.

"Hey."

Accompanied by the young man's voice, several high school students subconsciously stopped. Behind them, the young man picked up the beverage can on the ground and threw it back into the trash basket. Have you learned how to hold it?"

"What did you say?!"

At this moment, the young man turned around. He raised his hand and pressed down on the brim of his hat. He stood quite slack, the corners of his mouth curled up in an obvious arc, and a pair of dark golden eyes looked straight at him. His voice sounded indescribably calm. : "I see, let me teach you how to play tennis now."

Needless to say the ending, this character who looks like a cannon fodder villain is naturally taught to be a man by the protagonist.

The plot was quite exaggerated, but Xie Ge watched it with gusto.Yao Libei was on the contrary. Seeing that the high school student was being beaten by the protagonist of the elementary school student, he immediately became a little dissatisfied:

"This plot is too outrageous, isn't it? Elementary school students play tennis with high school students, and the result is that elementary school students hit high school students? Are you kidding me?"

Xie Ge didn't take it seriously: "Animation, it's fine if it looks good."

"It can't be so embarrassing if it looks good," Yao Libei complained, "I thought there was something unusual about this picture, but it turned out to be as superficial as those TV dramas out there. The plot is not realistic at all. Tennis That’s not how it’s played, okay, isn’t it misleading the audience when it’s released?”

Xie Ge said: "I think this animation is very good. Compared with other sports, tennis is not as popular, and its popularity is far less than that of basketball and football. This animation is aimed at children. Of course, we must first do enough to attract the audience in order to have a greater impact and attract more people to play tennis.”

To him, it is this kind of plot that makes it easier for audiences to fall in love with tennis itself.

What's more, the other party is Huaying.

As the first animation work after "Harry Potter", Xie Ge does not think that Huaying will be treated casually.In other words, it is precisely because it is Huaying's work that Xie Ge has some special expectations. For example, if this tennis animation has aroused enough repercussions, is it possible to give the mediocre tennis circle a new look? How about a different kind of heat?

Xie Ge himself has an extraordinary background. He only focuses on tennis and doesn't value money and the like, but it is undeniable that athletes are an industry that eats youth.

As a professional tennis player, most of his friends and teachers are either professional players or professional coaches.If possible, he certainly hopes that the tennis circle can attract more attention, and that professional tennis players can become more valued.In this way, everyone will be treated better. Even if the players retire one day, they will have a better life with the money they have accumulated before.

With the abilities of Shepherd Star and Huaying, it is certainly possible to make a rigorous and sophisticated tennis animation, but what is the point of this kind of niche self-promotion animation that cannot be popularized by ordinary audiences?

Unexpectedly, Xie Ge, who has always been mild-tempered, would refute him unceremoniously this time. Yao Libei was stunned for a moment. He wanted to refute the other party, but when he met those deep and silent eyes, he subconsciously closed them. On the mouth.

With this appearance, Xie Ge looks a bit like a big devil on a tennis court.

Since then, the two broke up unhappy, but Yao Libei, who returned home, became more and more angry as he thought about it.

First, Xie Ge inexplicably praised an amateur tennis player for his excellent tennis skills-in the final analysis, that person was just marketing around a corner, and thought there was nothing special about it. Just take the outrageous plot in this animation to see, Who knows if that tennis video was post-synthesized.

He was feeling upset, and at this moment, a post about "The Prince of Tennis" suddenly appeared on his Weibo homepage.

Yao Libei stared at the feed for a few seconds.

With the indescribable shame in his heart, without thinking about it, he reposted that Weibo, and wrote a review in a flash:

Yao Libei V: I thought I would see a surprise, but I was only shocked.I don't know what to say, but I hope that some companies will show more respect for tennis when they make related works.Although our circle is cold, it's not like this casually ruined by others.

Weibo soon jumped out of the notification of the successful publication.

However, for some unknown reason, for a moment, Yao Libei suddenly felt a little guilty, because of some small thoughts that only he knew, and what Xie Ge thought, that illusory possibility——

"...make a bigger impact and get more people to play tennis..."

Yao Libei shook his head, immediately putting this thought behind him.

A children's animation, set off a tennis boom?

Yao Libei thought disdainfully, if there was such a day, he would not mind publicly apologizing to Huaying.

At the same time, Xingning City was in a room belonging to the animation branch of Yunsu Group.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening. Outside the window was the silent night, but the room was brightly lit.

The Yunsu employees who have long been used to working overtime are sitting in twos and threes at the small table in the viewing room, holding a cup of coffee in their hands. They seem to be relaxed and casual, but if someone pays attention to their faces, they will You will be surprised to find that whether it is the chief staff holding the coffee in his hand or the ordinary employees behind him, they all look a little indescribably irritable

Anyone who is forced to work overtime until ten o'clock because of such a silly reason as "the company requires everyone to watch a children's animation" will probably feel annoyed.

Well, they finished watching the first two episodes of "The Prince of Tennis", then what?

Yes, this animation is well done and very beautiful, so what does it have to do with them?

Study the plot rhythm of "The Prince of Tennis"?Isn't that what the project team should do?

"Manager Chen."

The one who opened the mouth to break the calm was a middle-aged man sitting at the small round table in front of him. He frowned, with obvious displeasure in his expression: "I thought what we were going to study was Huaying's business. The chain is the mode of operation for them to transform animation works into actual profits—”

"Gathering a bunch of people like this and watching a children's animation together, I don't think this kind of behavior makes any sense."

The others didn't say anything, but their expressions were the same disapproval.Apparently, they also didn't quite understand the fact that Manager Chen called them to the viewing room.

To put it bluntly, Yunsu Animation is not doing charity. Their primary or only purpose is profit itself, rather than learning to make an excellent animation.

What they need to watch is not the animation itself from beginning to end, but the profit points and profit methods behind the animation.

The person known as Manager Chen was not annoyed, but instead asked another seemingly irrelevant question: "Then Deputy Manager Zhang thinks, how does Huaying rely on animation to earn huge profits?"

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback: "Well, I have to study the operation mode of Huaying..." As if he knew that he had no confidence in what he said, he added: "Anyway, I don't think this has anything to do with the fact that we have to watch a movie. What does TV animation have to do with it?"

idiot.

Why does the headquarters always like to parachute some self-righteous idiots?For this kind of thing, do you still want to lead Yunsu Animation to replace Huaying's market share?I don't know where his confidence comes from.

Manager Chen was full of contempt in her heart, but she didn't reveal any clues on her face. She sighed and felt a new understanding of the stupidity of these people: "Of course it has something to do with it."

She looked directly at Deputy Manager Zhang in front of her: "Do you know how Huaying used "IS" to make a lot of money?"

The middle-aged man's face froze.

Manager Chen guessed that he was probably still thinking about what "IS" was at the moment—he didn't expect him to answer at the moment, but continued: "Many people think that Shepherd Star is the most outstanding and sharpest in the animation industry today. Animator. In my opinion, this evaluation is not wrong, but it is not complete."

She said calmly: "If you want me to say, Shepherd Xing is not only an excellent animation producer, but also an excellent businessman."

Someone retorted unconvinced: "But, didn't you say that Huaying didn't do any marketing before the broadcast this time?" Just like that, can you be regarded as an excellent businessman?

Manager Chen is joking, right?

Manager Chen asked back: "Do you think Huaying needs marketing?"

Indeed, for film and television, marketing can be said to be an indispensable process. When it comes to movies, sometimes, an excellent marketing plan can often help a movie with good quality to achieve better results, but for the film As far as Yingying is concerned, these are not problems at all.

On the one hand, "The Prince of Tennis" is a TV-supplied animation, and its audience is mainly younger children, whose time on the Internet is inherently limited.

As for the other aspect, it is easier to understand - in the past few years, Huaying has left a comment in the hearts of fans and even passers-by that "Huying's products must be high-quality goods".As a result, whenever Huaying has a new work released, without Huaying spending money on marketing, fans will spontaneously promote Huaying.

Is there any more convincing "marketing" than fans' tap water?

"Why do I say that Musuxing is also an excellent businessman?" Manager Chen said: "The reason is very simple, because every time Huaying has a new work online, Huaying has its own targeted mode of operation."

"For example, "IS", which brought a lot of initial funds to Huaying, many people only noticed that the plot of "IS" was simple and rough, but few people realized that Mu Suxing's role in "IS" is a harem manga. On—let’s say it more precisely, a lot of effort has been put into the appearance, skin color, and even the texture of the thigh stockings of the female characters.”

"Because only in this way, fans will willingly buy expensive BD."

Manager Chen sighed: "This is the direct reason for the explosion of BD sales of "IS"."

"Mu Su Xing is actually an amazing person," she shook her head, talking about the core producer of a competing company, but her tone contained imperceptible admiration: "Every time an animation project is planned, he will calculate all the links. It must be clear that there will be neither less force nor excessive force. Maybe outsiders will find it incomprehensible, but in fact everything is within his expectations."

"Why didn't Shepherd Xing even look for animation promotion this time? Because in his opinion, what he wants to achieve is already pretty sure."

silence.

Yunsu Group and Huaying Animation had conflicts in the past. At this moment, Manager Chen praised Mu Su Xing without hesitation. Naturally, there were many unhappy employees present. However, if they really wanted them to refute Manager Chen’s judgment, they were speechless. Come.

It's not that Huaying has encountered all kinds of accidents along the way, but every time Huaying was able to get through without any danger, and became the biggest winner at that time, this alone is enough to prove the truth of Manager Chen's words. correctness.

"Manager Chen."

Just when everyone didn't know how to refute, a young man raised his mobile phone, and his tone was indescribably gloating: "Just half an hour ago, a professional tennis player publicly criticized Huaying for its random creation and disrespect. Tennis is now being bought and searched, and it directly went to the top of the search list."

He looked at Manager Chen and spoke provocatively: "Do you think this is also expected by Shepherd Star?"