Chapter 626: If You Want to Do It, Be the First
Yes.
It is indeed difficult for a cartoon to be suitable for all ages. Many cartoons tend to target the market when making them. For example, this cartoon can be either family-friendly, for young children, or for adults.
Among them, no matter which one it is, everyone has the judgment of the creator.
In short, there have been people who wanted both before, but they all failed.
Take You Zhihong for example. He was actually thinking about how to trick all the audience into going to the cinema. No, it cannot be said to trick them into going to the cinema. To be precise, he was thinking about how to make a movie that is suitable for all ages.
Then everyone will know.
It's basically impossible.
Because every level of movie-watching has its own preferences. What adults like may not be liked by children, and some of the childish cartoons that children like may not be liked by adults either.
So what can you say about this?
Obviously, those people who came out of "October Culture" basically knew how terrible You Zhihong would be if he didn't listen to any opinions, and how bad the cartoon would be.
In this situation, how can we not be anxious when facing Yu Xiaoshu's request for both?
This is going to follow in his footsteps.
Everyone thought that Yu Xiaoshu would definitely follow in You Zhihong's footsteps.
In the conference room, everyone looked at each other, and everyone felt quite embarrassed.
Is this jumping from one pit to another?
Anyway, this is the situation.
Everyone turned their eyes to Zhou Ming.
Everyone felt that no matter what, it was Zhou Ming's turn to speak.
Zhou Ming coughed lightly and said, "Teacher Yu, you may not understand the animation market. In fact, the current animation market is quite bleak. The most important thing is that many animations are unsuccessful because no one pays attention to them. There is not enough funding, which leads to poor quality. If there is not enough publicity, many people will naturally not pay attention to them. In this way, there are actually two extremes in animation now. One is that there is insufficient funding during production, resulting in poor quality, or the other is that the film is well-received but not popular, even though those who have seen it have given it good reviews..."
Yu Xiaoshu found it a little funny.
He understood what Zhou Ming meant.
Obviously, Zhou Ming was a typical person who was worried that Yu Xiaoshu would follow in You Zhihong's footsteps. After all, no matter what, Zhou Ming was now tied to Yu Xiaoshu, and he stood on Yu Xiaoshu's side.
Then what? ?
But this happened again.
Originally Zhou Ming thought that Yu Xiaoshu would be able to listen to opinions, and at the very least, Yu Xiaoshu would be able to communicate with everyone. During the previous meeting, Yu Xiaoshu had said that everyone should communicate and discuss it together.
What a result.
He actually changed his mind right away.
This is simply a one-sided statement.
Not only Zhou Ming was a little panicked, but other screenwriters were also a little panicked.
But after all, they have no way out. They left October Culture and are now tied to Baiqian Media, so basically whatever Yu Xiaoshu says will be the final word.
However, this discussion still needs to be discussed.
In short, at present, although Yu Xiaoshu is not willing to listen to opinions, he still says what he thinks and does what he has to do.
Of course Zhou Ming had to give some advice.
That is, can there be some turning point in this matter?
As for the current cartoons such as "Journey to the West", everyone actually recommends making it into a children's version, so that basically everyone can watch it slowly.
But it is obvious that once Yu Xiaoshu said he wanted it, and wanted more, then the situation obviously changed.
After hearing what Zhou Ming said, Yu Xiaoshu laughed. He said, "I know what you mean. Don't worry. I really don't know much about animation. And I've said before that professional matters should be left to you professionals. You just said that there are two extremes in the current animation. The first one is that there is a lack of funds. This will not happen here. When you make the animation, just tell me how much money it costs. The second one is about the publicity costs. You don't have to worry about this. In short, you don't need to worry about money here. Our General Manager Liu has money..."
After hearing what Yu Xiaoshu said, Zhou Ming did not breathe a sigh of relief. On the contrary, he felt even more headache.
After all, no matter what, Yu Xiaoshu is the real helmsman of Baiqian Media.
If they really keep throwing money at it, then wouldn't this be the second 'October Culture'? ?
Thinking of this, Zhou Ming wanted to continue to persuade him, but Yu Xiaoshu shook his head: "Let's do this. In addition, you guys continue to create the script of "Journey to the West", and I will also create an animation. We can discuss it together when the time comes."
have to.
Now that we have come to this point, there is no need to discuss anything else.
Just like that, the people from October Culture came to Baiqian Media and held their second meeting, but it was completely different from the first meeting.
At the first meeting, everyone was really high-spirited. After all, Yu Xiaoshu treated everyone very well, plus he showed concern in other aspects. More importantly, Yu Xiaoshu was everyone's idol. Working beside an idol was such a great thing.
As a result, at the second meeting, which was this meeting, everyone instantly felt that the idol filter was completely shattered.
No one expected that Yu Xiaoshu could be even more stubborn than You Zhihong.
What Zhou Ming really wanted to say was, what a sin I have suffered.
Why was everything going wrong with You Zhihong? Then he thought he finally didn't have to chat with that idiot You Zhihong anymore. But then, he came to Yu Xiaoshu again, as if he was experiencing everything again.
That's right.
It's like experiencing it all over again.
Who wouldn't collapse?
Yu Xiaoshu asked everyone else to go back, but he kept Zhou Ming.
Of course, he could see that Zhou Ming was a little unstable, so he smiled and said, "Do you think I'm crazy?"
"No, Mr. Yu, I just don't understand. Didn't you say before that we should always be rational? Why are you so radical all of a sudden?"
Zhou Ming shook his head slightly and said, "And you can see that other people are actually worried..."
“Are you worried that Baiqian Media will become the second October Culture?”
Yu Xiaoshu smiled and said, "Do you think I am the kind of person who does things without considering the consequences? Or, after all these years, if I did things without considering the consequences, do you think I could have made Baiqian Media bigger and stronger on my own?"
This is the truth.
The entire industry knows that the success of Baiqian Media is due to Yu Xiaoshu. Yu Xiaoshu single-handedly made Baiqian Media bigger and stronger.
Such a person cannot be an impulsive person.
So.
Zhou Ming looked up at Yu Xiaoshu and asked, "Why is that?"
Yu Xiaoshu said, "I told you that Journey to the West is not just an IP. I want to make it into a cartoon, a movie, a TV series, and an animated film. Among these, we need to open up the market first, so let's make the easiest one, which is a cartoon, suitable for all ages, and then make it into a family movie. At the same time, I will release a figurine of Journey to the West. You have also seen the plot later. I believe that after it is made into a figurine, these people will be eager to buy it. And isn't it the easiest to sell blind boxes now? Then, let's make blind boxes..."
Regarding the planning of "Journey to the West", Yu Xiaoshu has a clear plan.
What he hoped was that Zhou Ming could work with him to make this IP bigger and stronger, which was also the reason why he poached all the people from October Culture.
Of course, Yu Xiaoshu did not want to fool Zhou Ming like You Zhihong did, because fooling can only fool for a while, and what he needed was to talk frankly.
He told Zhou Ming in detail about his plans and how "Journey to the West" should be made. At the same time, Yu Xiaoshu also gave Zhou Ming the outline of the first three episodes of the "Journey to the West" animation he was going to make.
Basically, Zhou Ming's eyes lit up as soon as he saw this outline.
Because Yu Xiaoshu not only created the outline, he also created the characters.
For example, in the cartoon, what should the image of Sun Wukong be like, and what should the image of Zhu Bajie be like?
All in all, seeing this Zhou Ming made me feel half relieved.
Because this proves that Yu Xiaoshu was not doing anything wrong.
Moreover, these three episodes are actually similar to the original novel of Journey to the West.
Episode 1: The Monkey King is born.
Episode 2: Taking treasure from Dragon Palace.
Episode 3: Horse breeding controversy.
At the same time, in the original work, some of the lines and actions in these three episodes are suitable for children to watch.
If Yu Xiaoshu had taken out the script in the conference room just now, there would definitely be less discussion.
After all, everyone has their own level of appreciation.
"Teacher Yu..."
"I said that if we want to do something, we must be the best. I did it in the meeting room just now for others to see. After all, I need to let other companies know how I have the final say. This will facilitate our subsequent publicity. You don't think that October Culture and Dongyi Film and Television will let us go easily, do you?"
Yu Xiaoshu laughed: "Among these people, there are some of their people."
Zhou Ming was a little surprised.
His first reaction was disbelief.
But an hour later, he could no longer help but believe it.
Someone broke the news online.
"Yu Xiaoshu claimed that he wanted to make a Chinese animation that would influence the whole world, and he was even going to adapt the mythical novel Journey to the West. Everyone will not forget Yu Xiaoshu's forced creation of gods, right? I think Yu Xiaoshu is really going to lose all the money that Baiqian Media had earned before. Of course, this is other people's money, so I won't say anything. But I didn't expect Yu Xiaoshu to be so arrogant. Did he really think he could make Journey to the West the second Wandering Earth? Another animated film that would break the billion box office? No, not break the billion, is he going to make an animated film that would break the 3 billion?"
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This revelation almost revealed everything Yu Xiaoshu said in the meeting, as if it happened right there.
You say, isn't this considered a traitor?
Obviously, Zhou Ming found it a little hard to accept.
He really didn't expect that someone would actually do this.
So Zhou Ming asked Yu Xiaoshu: "Teacher Yu, who did this?"
Yu Xiaoshu shook his head slightly: "Of course I don't know. Besides, I don't care about this. There is no need for us to catch this so-called traitor, because what we are doing this time is an open conspiracy. We are just shooting a film openly, but we are just over-promoting it a little bit, because this can help us save a lot of publicity costs."
Zhou Ming was really convinced.
He finally understood why Baiqian Media could become bigger and stronger.
Obviously, Yu Xiaoshu not only knows a lot about scripts, but he also knows a lot about publicity.
Come to think of it, it’s not surprising.
Over the years, Yu Xiaoshu has become really adept at promoting some of the film and television dramas produced by Baiqian Media.
In this wave, Yu Xiaoshu really stood quite high.
But the outside world doesn't think so.
You Zhihong said in an interview: "I have said that even if Yu Xiaoshu really poached all the people from October Culture, it would be useless. Sometimes, incompetent generals can exhaust the army. Just look at some of the ridiculous remarks made by Yu Xiaoshu. Of course, let the facts prove it next."
Not only You Zhihong said this, but the same was true for the publicity of Dongyi Film and Television.
It seems that everyone just wants to see how Baiqian Media, where Yu Xiaoshu works, will end up.
After all, to be honest, it sometimes takes more than a few years to complete the filming of an animation.
Apart from anything else, You Zhihong sometimes spends several years making cartoons.
As a result, just after these were exposed, Yu Xiaoshu said on his social platform: "The next "Journey to the West" animation will meet you soon, please rest assured."
Good job.
Everyone knows that Yu Xiaoshu is a quick shooter when it comes to making films.
And he has always been quite fast at filming.
But movies and TV series are still different from cartoons.
Now let’s look at the situation.
Could it be that Yu Xiaoshu can also shoot cartoons so quickly? ?
Everyone thinks how is this possible? ? ?
People in the animation industry also jumped out one after another, and everyone thought that Yu Xiaoshu's plan was just hype from beginning to end.
See you soon? ?
"Journey to the West" has only been on the market for half a month, and it will take you a few days to shoot the film at most.
What? ?
Do you think you can finish shooting a cartoon in just a few days?
Obviously, everyone thought this was completely impossible.
At the same time, after "The Beginning" was broadcast on Qidong TV, the ratings of the first broadcast directly broke 4.
It broke 4 when I played it again.
What’s more important is that this has been broadcast online for so long.
This Yu Xiaoshu is really YYDS.
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(End of this chapter)
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