Chapter 851 Time Flies

The first internal high-level meeting after the official establishment of Minghu Animation lasted for more than ten hours.

The meeting started before ten o'clock in the morning and had a half-hour break at noon. Everyone simply ate some boxed lunch in the meeting room, and then continued the meeting. Then, the meeting continued until eleven o'clock at night.

Starting from the three materials prepared by Li Qian, why foreign animation is strong and domestic animation is weak, what must be learned from foreign animation, and what advantages must be preserved and carried forward in domestic animation production, everyone discussed intensely , debated, and in the end, everyone basically reached a consensus: a comprehensive technological innovation must be achieved, and the requirement must be based on the consideration of the development trend of animation films in the next ten or even twenty years, that is, the full introduction of computer virtual reality. Generate technology.

But at the same time, we must insist on doing ink animation with China's own unique style!

After the technical direction and artistic direction were determined, everyone started to talk about the technology and art of ink animation and paper-cut animation. Which ones must be kept, some need to be improved, and which ones should be Discretionary waiver.

Let's start with a big topic, that is, "the choice between the future global aesthetic development of ink animation and paper-cut animation under the application of modern computer technology"!

The name is very long.

Things are also complicated.

There are too many professional issues involved, even though Li Qian and Cao Zhan have done a lot of homework in advance, it is still extremely difficult to argue with Hong Yuan, Ma Aikui, Hu Zongyi and other top professionals at this time.

However, the tide of the times is rolling forward, and the future direction represented by new technologies and new methods is indeed able to make better, more refined and more attractive things. Therefore, many things do not need too much debate. An example Once done, it can leave even the most professional people speechless.

Of course, in the end, there were still many professional and technical issues, and a result that was recognized and convincing by both parties could not be discussed. Therefore, the debate had to be put on hold temporarily, and it was left to practice in the future to end these debates.

Seeing that it was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting was supposed to come to an end temporarily, but everyone was very interested in the story called "Gourd Baby" prepared by Li Qian, so Ma Aikui started a topic, and everyone was very excited. Quickly asked Li Qian questions about the story and the script, and then quickly turned into a big discussion for everyone - different from the previous technical and theoretical things, the discussion here, even Qi Jie and He Runqing can do it From time to time, I interjected and participated in a few sentences.

So, the discussion went on like this until the end, when the meeting ended, it was already eleven o'clock at night. Li Qian invited everyone to go out for supper together - well, in fact, he didn't even eat dinner.

The meeting was considered over, but everyone ate together, which inevitably led to another two hours of eating and discussing.

But at this point, the focus of Minghu Animation's next work is determined.

Moreover, after a heated discussion, this group of people who were simply piled up and assembled together gradually became acquainted, especially Hu Zongyi, the northeast school, and Hong Yuan, Ma Aikui, the group of Jiangnan animation people. When we do it on a table, the original strangeness and politeness will become less and less.

Moreover, the old man Hong Yuan's attitude seemed to be gradually losing his characteristic contempt for capitalists—it wasn't very friendly, but his tone became more tactful and less aggressive.

Of course, the meeting on this day is obviously just the beginning.

The World Cup is in full swing, and the gossip about He Runqing's birth of a daughter is being hyped up by everyone. Minghu Culture seems to be calm. Those who should be filming continue to film, those who should be recording continue to record, and those who should be on the list are still on the list in the United States. On the other side, it was as if firewood was set up under the pot and the fire was lit. A big pot of clear water began to emit a little heat, and it seemed that the pot was about to boil at any time!

And in the days that followed, Li Qian began to formally enter the first meeting since he came to this time and space—there are endless meetings every day!

Because, Minghu Animation, which has been preliminarily integrated, started to run at full speed for the project of "Calabash Baby"!

At this time, a large number of equipment has been imported into Minghu Animation, but the equipment is just the basics, especially for computer equipment.

It is impossible for Minghu Culture to circumvent the necessary technical blockade.

The United States can sell you a lot of particularly high-end equipment, but having high-end equipment does not mean that you can make the same things as others.

The so-called virtual animation requires hardware, but also software.

But for software, people will only give you the most basic graphic files, and if you want to buy it, no company will sell it to you!

So, how to use the batch of equipment that has already been bought? Play their due strength and role? This requires the collective cooperation of the company's scientific and technical personnel and animation designers to research, and it needs to cooperate with many research institutes and universities in joint research and development, and strive to develop its own set of advanced graphics technology.

Then, this is not the most difficult point. The most difficult thing is, how to combine the hand-made technology of ink animation with the virtual generation of computer technology?

This is almost exactly the same as the situation faced by the special effects department of Minghu Culture in the early days of its establishment.

Of course, Li Qian and Cao Zhan basically can't get involved in these technical things. They can only look at the final results and put forward corrections time after time, and then put forward stricter requirements every time!

Then, of course, the special effects department of Minghu Culture specially recruited more than a dozen people to work together with this side to tackle key problems. Because of their rich experience in special effects production, the progress here has been greatly accelerated!

And the most specific thing Li Qian needs to grasp is, as the director of the first domestic animation film "Calabash Baby", which is about to start production, what kind of expression style does he need? What kind of style should the landscape, scenery, and even the image of the characters be?

These things can only be gradually polished out in meeting after meeting.

Li Qian tried his best to describe what he was thinking, and even repeatedly painted the picture he wanted, while a large number of senior animators in the company, such as Hong Yuan, Ma Aikui, Hu Zongyi, etc., worked hard to experience and understand What Li Qian wants, do his best to make them out!

The whole process was full of thinking, arguing, discussing, and even quarreling!

Then, despite the slowness, the entire Minghu animation, as well as the various clues of the core project "Calabash Baby" that everyone in Minghu animation revolves around, are still moving forward rapidly.

You know, this is almost starting from scratch again, from scratch!

Difficulties have been overcome one by one, semi-finished products have been created again and again, and the virtual ink animation still has many shortcomings. The design of the gourd doll with a square head, a square face and a square head is still complained by many people for being too ugly, while Li Qian On the one hand, I want to try my best to keep the original flavor of the "Calabash Brothers" in my mind, but on the other hand, I clearly know that the style of paper-cut animation will adapt to the other time and space in the 1980s and 1990s. It may not be suitable for audiences after 2000 in this time and space.

More importantly, this animation is inspired to go global, it is made for children and adults all over the world to watch, and it is to create China's first global animation image with inspiration.

Therefore, the version of the gourd baby in my mind should be discarded. At best, I can only preserve that demeanor and essence as much as possible.

And then... time flies.

This time, time really flies.

Li Qian is completely immersed in it, thinking, discussing, arguing and trying to express every day, his whole body and mind are completely occupied by the image of gourd babies and their stories.

He almost forgot about all the other things!

On July 12th, the 31-day World Cup in China officially came to an end, and the French football team at their peak won their first World Cup in history.

And at the closing ceremony of the World Cup, the Four Great Beauty Bands appeared again, but this time it was replaced by Liao Liao, a world-class singer, as the lead singer, and once again dedicated two songs to fans all over the world.

During the World Cup, the oriental female singing group Rose Power, which is becoming popular all over the world, was also invited to appear on stage again, singing their two songs that are currently popular all over the world - "Wannebe" and "Nobady"!

With the end of the World Cup, the enthusiasm for football gradually faded, and Li Qian devoted himself to Minghu Animation and his first animated film.

So, before you know it, the time has come to August.

The second part of the Huang Feihong series, "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant", directed by Zhao He, has officially finished.

With the completion of this movie, the main filming team of Minghu Culture, which has been working continuously for more than half a year, finally got their first long vacation this year in this hot weather.

Of course, as a director, Zhao He cannot be idle.

At best, it was just a few days of rest, to calm down, and then, in the editing room of Minghu Culture, there was one more person——Han Shunzhang had finished processing the later stage of "Princess Huanzhu Part II" and was currently editing "Love "Deep Rain", Jin Han is editing "Peacock", and Zhao He is about to start editing and producing "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant". For the first time in history, Minghu Culture's editing room is operating at almost full capacity.

At the same time, there are still some people who cannot be idle.

For example, Lu Lingxi, after "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-improving", she returned to Shuntian Mansion after finishing filming, and she only rested for three days, then went to the company to say hello to Qi Jie and Han Shunzhang, and then went out again, this time , she was invited by Sun Yuting to help her and assist her in the filming of "The Third Part of Princess Returning Pearl".

Don't doubt Sun Yuting's ability, let alone her desire to control. In fact, it was Lu Lingxi who was invited over, not anyone else. To a certain extent, it is mainly because of Lu Lingxi's low-key but delicate handling style that Sun Yuting thinks that she can be her best assistant!

And in fact, in terms of ability, Lu Lingxi will definitely not be weaker than her!

In addition to Lu Lingxi, there is another person who is obviously not in the mood to rest, that is Feng Bicheng - after the production team finished, he returned to Shuntian Mansion, helped Zhao He settle everything for the production team, and then he just went back to rest for a day, The next day, he returned to the company and started working again. I heard that Li Qian was always busy with Minghu Animation to make cartoons recently, and he even ran over to "help" "with great interest".

Of course, being busy can't help, but after staying for two days in the past, Li Qian, who had been immersed in a state of ecstasy, finally noticed him who was always dangling in front of him, and he finally got what he wanted.

A script called "Big Wrist".

I made an appointment with Li Qian to have an in-depth talk in a few days, but Feng Bicheng didn't help anymore. With the script in hand, I happily returned to the leisure rooftop on the ninth floor of Minghu Culture.

Read it three times!

While watching, he laughed—sometimes he gave a pooh, sometimes he laughed, and sometimes he was so happy that he twitched on the wicker chair he was sitting on.

Every Minghu employee who came up to relax for a while, have a cup of coffee and chat for a while, saw his appearance, and they all looked curious——Sun Hua and him have a good relationship. He leaned over to ask what was going on, but Feng Bicheng just laughed without explaining, and the script in his hand was tightly covered.

The script wasn't too long, and the characters weren't too many, but just such a script made him read it with relish for an entire afternoon - as many as seven or eight times!

In the evening, he found a place to pick up a few bites of food, thought about it while eating, and thought about it. He felt that the script was so good and suited his own taste. It was almost as if Li Qian had tailored it for his own style. In general, it can be said that the opportunity is rare, and you must not miss it, let alone blind yourself.

Moreover, before meeting Li Qian for an in-depth discussion, one must do enough homework, and when they meet and chat, Li Qian must have full confidence in himself!

Others don't understand, but he understands.

A person who has succeeded, but has fallen again, and is almost unable to get up after falling, understands the importance of opportunities better than anyone else.

As far as opportunities are concerned, a good story, a good script, and the strong support of the boss behind him are the best chances—as long as this script is won, as long as Li Qian has full confidence in him, He will have the best chance like this!

So, before he finished his meal, he took out his phone and called his father.

Feng Yumin switched jobs to Yuan Ke's Jinghua Films. After opening his own studio, the first TV series has already been finished, but it is currently in Shuntianfu.

Then, I called to make sure that my father was at home. Feng Bicheng couldn't care less about eating, so he told his father on the phone that he asked his mother to order a bowl of noodles for him at home. After hanging up the phone, he paid the bill and left.

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