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"Bastard!!" On the same day in Yanjing, Zhao Meng, the president of China's second largest entertainment company, Star Dream, threw vases on the ground, cursing through gritted teeth, "Damn He Xi, And that traitor is really deceiving!"

His wife, Xiao Shu, was no stranger to his actions. Recently, she always saw Zhao Meng getting angry at home. She calmly ordered the nanny to clean up the debris on the ground, and then walked over slowly when Zhao Meng had vented enough.

"What's wrong?" She asked, "Can't you keep those four directors?"

She knew that the reason why Zhao Meng was angry was because several directors wanted to change jobs. Zhao Meng felt that something was wrong when they first submitted their resignations. Movie!

Zhao Meng was already full of prejudice against Phoenix Company, and it would be hell if he could calm down again when encountering such a thing. These days, Zhao Meng has been trying his best to persuade the directors to stay, but it doesn't seem to have much effect.

"They're gone." Sitting on the sofa, he said angrily: "Just today, everyone left, and some other elite employees were also taken away!" Xiao Shu was surprised: "How could this happen? Even if you stay If you don’t let them go, as long as you keep being tough, they won’t be able to leave so quickly, right?”

Zhao Meng lit a cigarette and smoked it vigorously.

"They are not ordinary people, and it is impossible for me to accompany them to death." Indeed, if he forces these directors to stay, he will most likely succeed. However, in this way, these directors will definitely not work hard for him in the future, and it will also affect the image of "Star Dream".

Each of the four directors is an old director with more than ten years of experience. They have great connections and influence. Although they are not famous as celebrities, they have a strong appeal in the industry and even in the celebrity circle. In a desperate situation, it is impossible for Zhao Meng to accompany them to the death.

"Then what should we do now? Just hand them over to Phoenix Company for nothing like this?" Xiao Shu asked with a frown. She didn't think her husband would be such a simple person to admit that he was at a disadvantage. The strength is indispensable.

"Give it to Fenghuang in vain? Hmph..." In a short time, Zhao Meng finished smoking the cigarette. He reached out to snuff out the cigarette butt, not caring about the heat on it: "How can there be such an easy thing? Is there an animation coming up?"

Xiao Shu was stunned for a moment, then flipped through the table, and found a newspaper: "Ah, yes, the name of this animation is "Wine of Eternal Life", and it will premiere on the 11th."

She handed the newspaper to Zhao Meng, and Zhao Meng took it with his hand, and saw the report of this animation in the newspaper. Although Phoenix Company did not do much publicity for "Wine of Eternal Life", due to the attention of He Xi animation, each company The media still did not miss its introduction.

"Wine of Immortal Life" - The story begins in the Atlantic Ocean in 1711. The alchemists who left their homes got something from the hands of the devil, the wine of eternal life. People who drink the wine of eternal life will not die no matter what kind of injuries they receive. The only way to die is for those who drink the wine of eternal life to kill each other. In the underworld of New York in the 1930s, the young and promising Filo, the couple of fools and thieves, the 200-year-old immortal alchemist and his assistant, as well as Filo's childhood playmate, wealthy daughter, member of a terrorist organization, and young train conductor ...The fate of this group of people who had nothing to do with each other began to become complicated and intertwined because of the recovery of the wine of eternal life.

——It's a long introduction, but like everyone else, Zhao Meng only has one feeling after reading it.

"I don't know what to say!" He put down the newspaper. The introduction of "Wine of Eternal Life" is not short, but he can't understand what kind of story this animation is going to tell. Even the editors who made this report may not know. , Just simply copy down the introduction.

"Here's another copy." Xiao Shu picked up another newspaper, but she didn't hand it over to Zhao Meng this time.

Instead, he said: "This newspaper exposed the leaked title of the first episode of "Wine of Eternal Life", which is called——The vice president does not talk about the possibility of being the protagonist."

"...What the hell name!" Zhao Meng sneered: "Sure enough, it's just like what they said, it's a completely incomprehensible animation."

"who are they?"

"Some friends from the TV station." Zhao Meng answered Xiao Shu's question and said, "They are all people who have directly watched or indirectly obtained the news of the samples of "Wine of Eternal Life". The information they provide is more authoritative than the reports in these newspapers. gone."

Xiao Shu immediately burst into interest, and when she rolled her eyes, she immediately guessed what revenge Zhao Meng planned to do around "Wine of Eternal Life".

"Is that anime bad?" she asked aloud.

"It's more than just bad." Zhao Meng snorted and said happily: "According to the TV station, it's just messing around. He Xi is being self-willed with his popularity. Among the people who have watched the sample, none of them gave it a try. With a rating of more than five points, can you believe this result? TV stations can’t broadcast any animation, they have to maintain the ratings, if it’s not He Xi’s animation, no one will want to give it to those TV stations.”

When he first got the news, Zhao Meng didn't believe it at all, but after many verifications, he is now completely sure that "Wine of Eternal Life" is a bad movie, and it's not an ordinary bad movie. The above is a fighter in a bad movie.

"So bad?" Sitting next to Zhao Meng, Xiao Shu frowned, "But don't you think something is wrong? Why did He Xi make such a bad animation? I heard that there was a movie called "Magic Girl Little" Circle" animation, it..."

"Impossible, impossible!" Zhao Meng waved his hand: "You want to say that "Wine of Eternal Life" will be the same as "Magic Girl Madoka Magica", right? Let me tell you this is impossible, the positioning of the two animations is completely different... ..."Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is just a bad story in the early stage, but "Wine of Immortal Life" is not a problem with the story."

He has already investigated clearly that the problem with "Wine of Eternal Life" is not the story. If it is the story, it can still be saved, and no one knows whether it will be reversed. But it is not a question of content at all, but a question of production methods.

"They describe "Wine of Eternal Life" as a literary movie, you should understand this?" Zhao Meng said, "Wine of Eternal Life" is just like a literary movie, the problem is not the story, but the narrative technique is too abstract And complicated, that is simply a symptom of no solution.

It would be strange if an animation with a problematic narrative method could become popular! Even in TV dramas, directors are avoiding complex narrative methods. Once the shooting is too complicated, no matter how good the story is, it will be useless.

And what He Xi is doing is such a thing, a thing that can be called a 'television taboo'...

"He is too high on TV viewers." Zhao Meng sarcastically said, "If this kind of animation is put in a movie theater, how many people will be able to watch it patiently? Have the patience to finish it?"

He Xi made a fatal mistake. He put the wrong method on the TV. TV viewers in China are generally relaxed-oriented. What they hate the most is complicated TV dramas. You don't need to pay for watching TV like you do in theaters. As long as you get a little impatient, most people will switch channels.

Moreover, China now has a lot of animation choices. Viewers can freely choose the TV station, and there are many other simpler and more relaxed animations to watch at the touch of a finger. Why do people watch "The Wine of Eternal Life"?

Hearing what her husband said, Xiao Shu also felt that He Xi was a little too young.

"You have investigated so clearly, are you planning to use the "Wine of Eternal Life" to teach you a lesson?" She asked aloud, although it was a question, but her tone was no different from that of confirmation, how could Zhao Meng miss such a good tool, he was honest nod.

"Phoenix Company doesn't want to hype "Wine of Eternal Life", so let me help them hype. This time, He Xi must be humiliated, otherwise he will only get worse!" Although Meng Huo did not target Zhao Meng, Zhao Meng But I feel that I have been humiliated by him too much.

He couldn't allow this situation to continue, and why he wanted to establish an animation film company also touched his backs. Zhao Meng was even more worried that this company would also have an impact on them in movies-this is not without lessons learned.

"Actually, Zhongxia Company has talked to me about the idea of ​​making an animated film." Zhao Meng paused, and continued: "I didn't have this plan before, but now why are you pressing harder and harder, it seems that I have to seriously consider this. something happened."

Xiao Shu was surprised again: "You want to make an animated movie?"

"It's not just about movies..." Zhao Meng shook his head: "I want to further cooperate with Zhongxia Company. Why can't we do what Phoenix Company can do? This time when those directors leave, I want them to take the initiative return."

"And that traitor..." He recalled the culprit who caused this situation—Alice, and he was even more furious: "Does she think I don't know what she did? She caused everything , I will never let her go!"

Whether it is the rise of He Xi, the establishment of the voice actor agency, or the series of actions of the Phoenix Company, He Xi is indeed the core, but in Zhao Meng's eyes, the person he hates the most is no longer He Xi, but Ai Li. Silk.

Without Alice as He Xi's responsible editor, he might not have gotten up; without her, the voice actor firm would not have grown, and He Xi would not have become a voice actor; Maybe get in touch with He Xi—who knows what else Alice will do in the future?

Zhao Meng found that her threat was much greater than He Xi's. As long as he could solve the troubles caused by this woman, no matter how powerful He Xi was, he was just an eagle without its wings, unable to fly no matter what.

However, Alice is invulnerable to water and fire, and did not leave any black history and information when she was working in 'Star Dream'. She put it aside, and first used "The Wine of Eternal Life" to destroy He Xi's limelight.

On Monday, March 11, "Wine of Eternal Life" premiered on Suhua TV.

The broadcast time is at noon, which is inconsistent with the usual evening broadcast time. It can be seen that Suhua TV Station is actually not very optimistic about "Wine of Eternal Life". In fact, this broadcast time is also the time that Meng Huo agreed. .

Every TV station has a prime time period and a non-prime time period. The animations broadcast during the prime time period are generally popular animations. Putting unpopular animations on them will only reduce the ratings of the TV station, and the loss will also be great—— "Wine of Eternal Life" The premiere price is very low, and according to the price, it should be placed in the non-prime time at noon.

However, even so, this time still did not extinguish the enthusiasm of a large number of fans.

As a niche animation publicly acknowledged by Phoenix Company, how niche will "Wine of Eternal Life" be? This has also attracted the attention of many reporters and media. Waiting in front of the TV, including Yu Feihang and his editors.

Every time He Xi's new work premieres, Yu Feihang will never be absent. Today, he even asked the editors of the entire department to stay and ordered fast food outside, and then a dozen editors waited in front of the TV together.

"I have a hunch that this animation will be very topical!", "Are you referring to bad topics? Are we going to add black water to Teacher He Xi this time?", "I think it's better to stay the same, The first episode is not good, maybe there will be another "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" later.", "To be honest, I still can't believe that Teacher He Xi will produce a work that everyone thinks is bad."

Before the animation started, the editorial department was full of noisy discussions, and the editors were also very sensitive to the news. They had already obtained some inside details from the TV station, so their expectations for the first episode of "Wine of Eternal Life" were not very high. .

They have already started talking about how to prepare for the news after the animation airs. Yu Feihang has always told the editors to comment on He Xi's animation with a positive point of view, but this time if the inside story is true, it will be difficult for them to remain positive.

"How can a bad movie be blown into a good movie? Isn't this talking nonsense?" They thought so, and then waited for the animation to air very seriously. If the first episode really makes everyone feel bad , and it is impossible for them to advertise it in reverse.

However, when the editors were discussing, Yu Feihang did not say anything. From his experience, even if people all over the world say that He Xi's animation is not good-looking, it is not something worth believing.

"Teacher He Xi can't be treated with common sense, you have to trust him..." Over the years, this idea has become Yu Feihang's insistence, and after persisting for many years, it has proved its correctness time and time again.

Besides—why bring a bad movie to the market?

Anyone with a normal IQ would think this is impossible, why would He Xi smash his own brand? Someone on the TV station said he was headstrong, but even if he was headstrong alone, would Phoenix Company accompany He Xi to be headstrong?

Phoenix Company agreed to produce "Wine of Eternal Life" and released it, which is a strong signal in itself - others said that "Wine of Eternal Life" would not be like "Magic Girl Madoka", but Yu Feihang was just the opposite, he I think this animation must be "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" in another sense.

No matter what method is used, "Wine of Eternal Life" had better be under the eyes of everyone. This kind of thing has happened many times in the past. Out of absolute trust in He Xi, Yu Feihang believed that this time would be no exception.

Of course, he also understands that he has to listen to other people's opinions. If there are so many inside information that the first episode is not good, then the first episode will really not be good.

"This may be the biggest Jedi counterattack..." Yu Feihang thought so, what he can do now is to try to find the bright spots in the first episode, if he can reveal the clues of He Xi's Jedi counterattack in advance, their newspapers will definitely be big hot.

However, according to past experience, it will be very difficult to find clues.

Soon, when the takeaway from the editorial department arrived and the editors started eating lunch, the animation started. Just like many previous animations, the moment the opening song sounded made the editors feel refreshed.

"Another new song!"

"This song is also good. Teacher He Xi still spares no effort in the song as usual, but its style seems to be a bit different from the past animation songs. This one feels very strange, a bit like... um, what is it like?"

"You mean it's like a western song style? This song seems to be a combination of jazz and wind instruments... Actually, I don't understand it very well, but I have heard some western singers' music before, and I have a sense of acquaintance."

"So this is a brand new way of music? Teacher He Xi even understands Western music? No, this is very important, so write it down... I also heard that there is an English version of "Wine of Eternal Life" The name, that doesn’t seem to be a direct translation, does it?”

Yu Feihang pointed at an editor with chopsticks, and asked, "Has the English name been investigated?"

"Yes." The editor stopped the lunch box in his hand, searched on the table, and then took out a piece of paper: "——this seems to be not pure English, this word means "big riot" in Italian, If Teacher He Xi did it on purpose, I suspect that the actual name of "Wine of Eternal Life" may be a riot."

"Big riot?"

Yu Feihang's eyes lit up, this is interesting, maybe it is true, "Wine of Eternal Life" is too confusing, but the word "Great Riot" is much easier to explain - especially in line with some insider information Happening.

According to the family members of the painters who have watched the animation samples and participated in the animation production, the characters and stories in this animation are quite cumbersome and jump around. If it is "The Great Riot", it can better express this situation. up.

"Is it really?"

Yu Feihang watched it with full expectation. The music rhythm of "Wine of Eternal Life" is quite cheerful, and the opening storyboard is also very exciting. Both the music and the picture are basically perfect. With such a beginning, there is really no way to make people believe that this animation is not careful enough. R1152