Chapter 70: Female Blacksmith? Go for it!
#The director of The Story of the Stubborn Stone is suspected of having plastic surgery#
#The real red energy nourishes people. #
Zhen Shuwang: "Have you laughed enough?"
Jia Wenyan: "No, what do you think? No one would put their own face on it."
"It's because you guys are in a hurry that I used the mecha-style model I was going to make for myself in the future."
Jia Wenyan: "So they were not wrong. You did have the idea of making an anime with yourself as the male lead."
"Hey, Dean, don't you feel guilty? Don't you forget who I took out this model for?"
"That was just my youthful recklessness."
"If you hadn't emphasized the need to make adjustments to the scene where Sun Wukong went to the East Sea to retrieve the golden cudgel, I wouldn't have had these problems at all."
"Besides...it was originally just a prototype I used as an example."
Zhen Shuwang, who was being attacked face to face, got so angry that he threw the lumbar pillow on the gaming chair over.
He also didn't expect things to turn out like this.
As a long-term partner of Yongan College, Zhenxin Animation naturally took on the modeling work of the first phase of "New Journey to the West" at the request of the leadership.
The leader’s request was that after Yong’an College designed characters that sufficiently reflected Donghuang culture, Zhenxin Animation, the main creator of “The Stubborn Stone”, would set a quality standard for subsequent subcontracting companies.
This was their original arrangement, and to be honest, if Jia Wenyan hadn't emphasized the need to avoid weakening the "dragon" element in the new animation, they wouldn't have needed to use the plot of the East China Sea Dragon Palace, which was at least ten episodes away, as a production example right from the start.
Later, he used the character image that he originally used for the male protagonist in the original work to make some modifications, purely because the construction period was too short and it was difficult to show the effect that Jia Wenyan wanted in front of the leader right away.
The result was so unexpectedly good that the superior leader was the first to name and confirm the image of the Dragon King of the East China Sea.
This led to the plan to publicly release the East Sea Dragon King as the first batch of image settings.
The male protagonist driving the mecha turned into the Dragon King of the East China Sea wielding a sword.
Zhen Shuwang was also at a loss for words.
Which boy didn't have a mecha dream when he was young? Even Zhen Shuwang wanted to become an anime artist because of his longing for mecha productions.
He knew that this could not be achieved in reality, so he used his own face as the prototype and refined the character model, which was later changed into the Dragon King of the East China Sea.
But to be honest, at the beginning, Zhen Shuwang didn't think that netizens would associate this character with himself.
It is true that he used his own face as a "blueprint", but in order to look more photogenic, he made a lot of refinements to the reference photos at the beginning of modeling.
The photo retouching and animation modeling will obviously make the facial features more profound than those of ordinary people.
In the later period, even Zhen Shuwang did not think about what relationship he had with the constantly optimized model. But he never thought about his grandmother's "unquestionable" "fitness instructions".
Not only did it eliminate the little bit of "baby fat" he had as an "otaku", but it even made him look like the model that was modified to better fit the "Dragon King image".
This was something they had never expected.
He had thought about using himself as the protagonist, but after he founded his company and really started working in this industry, he no longer thought about using himself as the prototype. The most important thing is...
"I just lost 15 pounds."
"It's fine if they say I'm famous and support others, but the most infuriating thing is that they actually said I had plastic surgery."
"Don't worry, Mr. Long... President, I just said you've changed a lot, I didn't say you're ugly."
"Dragon King of the East Sea, this title shows that you have the dominance of a king. Haven't you seen that many actors these days are criticized for not being able to play the role of emperor or prince?"
"Dragon King, this is the title of a big boss of the domineering central station in street literature."
"No official has said anything, so just be happy."
"Hey, hey, hey, Ms. Jia, please stop laughing. It's true that you designed the characters, but don't forget that our modeling team also has the right to adjust and modify your work."
Zhen Shuwang: "Do you believe me? I will put you... on some demon."
"Anyway, this isn't the first time you've used my image."
"By the way, may I ask, Dragon King of the East Sea... which fairy do you think is suitable for me?"
Jia Wenyan leaned forward on the table in a demonstrative manner.
The sudden focus of attention at that moment forced Zhen Shuwang instinctively back onto the back of his seat.
Zhen Shuwang: "No... no... I haven't thought about the details yet."
Jia Wenyan: "I don't mind if you assign me a role, but if you just assign me to some disgusting cannon fodder..."
"You know..." Jia Wenyan symbolically played with the utility knife in the pen holder on the desk.
The sharp blade in her hand seemed to have life and was spinning along with the force.
"I understand...I understand..."
Zhen Shuwang replied quickly.
He knew that Jia Wenyan was joking, but for some reason, looking at the utility knife in Jia Wenyan's hand, he had the illusion that she would show him a "Flying Dagger" in the next second.
Jia Wenyan: "Well, you guys are definitely more experienced in animation production. The most we can do is provide some design elements related to traditional culture during the production process."
"The masterpiece is there, and how it is done will definitely depend on you and other subcontracting companies."
"Okay, I've seen the details. Although the newly recruited interns are still very green in this area, your old employees have already developed a certain aesthetic taste in the field of traditional Chinese craftsmanship after watching The Story of the Stubborn Stone."
"Keep up the good work, I will work with the family banquet group of the academy to finish the remaining drafts as soon as possible."
Zhen Shuwang: "Okay, but you guys must be pretty busy recently. I heard that Yong'an College also has to take care of some of the campus' architectural design?"
"It was quite busy at the beginning, but among the first batch of sculpture students in our school, there was a student who majored in civil engineering, although she didn't have much actual construction site experience."
"But her expertise in both fields really saved me a lot of communication troubles."
"Okay, I'm going to get back to work."
After Jia Wenyan finished speaking, she stood up and prepared to leave. Seeing this, Zhen Shuwang wanted to get up and see her off, but Jia Wenyan pushed him back to his seat:
"Don't bother with these empty words. Working hard is better than anything else. By the way..."
"After losing weight, I look a lot more handsome than before."
After Jia Wenyan finished speaking, she pinched Zhen Shuwang's face mischievously, which was obviously more defined than before.
Because Jia Wenyan had been spending a lot of time in the workshop, her impression of Zhen Shuwang was mostly stuck on the time when they first met.
Thanks to his genetic advantages, he has always looked good, but after starting his own business he has been sitting in the office for a long time and lacks exercise.
Even though his body never grew to the point of obesity, he still looked sluggish because of his chubby figure and obvious otaku vibe.
The sense of neatness that comes from sticking to fitness just makes a very good modification to this point.
That change in temperament even affected his "face" for a time.
Jia Wenyan thinks this may be the reason why netizens think that he and the newly created "East Sea Dragon King" have a similar face.
As for the public opinions on the Internet.
Although she didn't have a particularly deep understanding of the anime circle, just as beautiful women always have similarities, it's not uncommon for animated characters to have similar faces in modeling.
She felt that Zhen Shuwang was completely overthinking this.
Little did she know that not long after she left, Zhen Shuwang's face flushed as he opened the selfie mirror on his tablet and said:
"Is he handsome? Well... he is quite handsome."
…
The planning of "New Journey to the West" is progressing in full swing.
Although the leaders' requirement was to benchmark against "The Story of the Stubborn Stone", everyone knew that it was impossible for a Journey to the West that was expected to have hundreds of episodes to be produced one-to-one according to the standards of a movie.
But what is certain is that Yongan College and Zhenxin Animation have indeed created a number of character images that are highly recognized by the majority of netizens during this period.
In particular, the Donghuang-style costumes and armor designed by the teaching and research group of Yong'an College received unanimous praise from netizens.
From the various animals and monsters in the Flower-Fruit Mountain period, to Patriarch Bodhi during his apprenticeship period, and even characters like the Jade Emperor, they have all built a huge tower in netizens' discussion groups about Journey to the West.
This year, as summer vacation is approaching, people once again recalled the days of their childhood when they discussed the plot of Journey to the West with their friends.
At the same time, Yong'an College also took this opportunity to do a very good publicity for its own capabilities and the opening of Yong'an Theme Park after its completion.
Apart from anything else, at least when the IP of Journey to the West appeared at a super high level in Yong'an College, many netizens who originally did not believe that Xian'an City had the ability to build a "top theme park" gradually began to have some expectations for the future of Yong'an Theme Park.
However, the most surprising thing among all this is the design of "Erlang Shen Yang Jian" on the official website of Yong'an College.
It's not just because she perfectly reproduced the character image of the Three-Eyed True Lord in people's impression, but more importantly, the designer of the image of "Erlang Shen" this time was actually a freshman who had just enrolled in Yong'an College.
"Qi Ran."
When this name first appeared, it caused a stir among netizens who were following the developments of Yong'an College.
It's not just because she was able to design a key character in Journey to the West, "Erlang Shen", as a freshman.
More importantly, she is the only girl in the forging major of Yong'an College.
Girls...forging...
Although I don't want to be sexist, just like boys and embroidery, it is common sense that most people would not associate girls with purely "physical work" such as forging.
But this girl named Qi Ran is not only the only girl in the forging major of Yong'an College, she even took out a set of extremely exquisite metal "battle armor" right at the beginning.
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