China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 315 DreamWorks’ “Pacific Rim” and “Transformers”

The "Aquila Warrior" in the animated series that Chen Jingxing asked Mo to produce next is the "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in the previous life. However, obviously, the original name has a very religious feel, so it is naturally inappropriate——

Although its content does contain a lot of religious metaphors.

But the so-called religious connotation is actually just a blind assessment of one thing by people with different civilizational standpoints. In Chen Jingxing’s view, EVA is not so much a theological concept as it is a surrealist philosophical work.

Of course, on the surface it looks like this is a mecha animation, and it has many similarities with many super robot animations and even Ultraman. It can be said that the connotation of EVA is based on a somewhat old-fashioned story, which is nothing more than robots.

Fight monsters.

But what makes this animation unique or successful is that it is extremely realistic in settings and other aspects.

Every detail, whether it is backup systems, maintenance access, thick steel doors, and powerful winches, combat command and coordination, etc., reflect extremely delicate realism, which forms a perfect match with its own animation theme.

The strong contrast is similar to the previously acclaimed "Space Super Battleship".

In addition, this animated work is full of imaginative "Human Completion Plan", "Absolute Field" (AT force field), and the settings of the apostles are all the best science fiction settings, which makes it have

A very hard high-concept science fiction core.

With these foundations combined with the collection of many things such as "psychology", "philosophy", and "mental separation", it seems to say everything, but in fact it says nothing... because there is nothing.

Needless to say, in the eyes of different people, it has various connotations and denotations.

When everyone listened to Chen Jingxing's detailed additions to such an "atypical" mecha/robot animation based on the story and setting script, they were all extremely shocked.

Even though the two animated series "Battleship" and "Evolution" are creative ideas provided by Chen Jingxing, and the sci-fi settings of these two animations are also good, "Battleship" is grand and majestic, and "Evolution" is weird and weird.

Alternative.

They have all seen Chen Jingxing's fantastic science fiction movies, and they all have a hunch that the project Chen Jingxing brings this time may not be inferior to "Battleship" and "Evolution", but the science fiction concept of "Aquila Warrior" is still inevitable.

Everyone was amazed, more amazing than they expected.

The name "Sky Eagle Warrior"... is a bit simple. At this time, Wu Han looked at the animation name written on the script, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

And this concept has been further extended to the "Human Completion Plan".

In particular, it involves many concepts of psychology and psychoanalysis, which are even the core of the philosophical concept of this work. They need to be explained in a eloquent manner and cannot be made into a quick snack.

But in Xu Wenshen's eyes, it looked completely different.

As the CEO of DreamWorks, he handles "general affairs", and since the release of "Gravity", his work focus has shifted to promoting the IPO of DreamWorks, so he has no control over the script drafts and designs of these animation projects created by Chen Jingxing.

I don’t know much about it, and I don’t have time to pay attention to it.

Wu Han prides himself on being an excellent action producer, but he really admires Chen Jingxing in terms of creativity and imagination, and at the same time he also has great creative passion in his heart.

He didn't think much about whether this animation project would be a commercial success, but purely from an animator's point of view, he felt that having such an epoch-making animation produced by himself was not only his luck, but also the success of the domestic animation industry.

Lucky.

Chen Jingxing explained: "Making animation does not mean that it cannot be filmed or released as a movie. On the contrary, animation is the lowest-cost way to test the waters..."

In this world, human consciousness is independent of each other, and all souls inhabit the huge ocean composed of Lilith's blood. All people merge into one, transform into a new form, and become a single life form.

Therefore, Xu Wenshen certainly had a sense of déjà vu regarding the "Human Completion Project" that had emerged. This sense of déjà vu weakened his sense of amazement, but it also intensified his shock.

In fact, Chen Jingxing also considered Xu Wenshen's opinion, but after careful consideration he decided to make animation first.

Since being acquired by DreamWorks, Mo's group of people have almost become "nerds" who are "indifferent to what is happening outside the window" under Chen Jingxing's connivance and captivity. There are fewer and fewer people in both the special effects department and the animation department.

Thinking and caring about returns and benefits, everyone has become an artist in a greenhouse, and their thinking is also an artist's thinking. It seems that there is no smell of copper at all, even though the three animations produced by Mo can be regarded as commercial achievements.

success.

Even though they are all creative ideas, some ideas are even more lofty. The "Human Completion Plan" is quite lofty, not only with the breadth of imagination, but also with the depth of philosophical significance.

Free consciousness, the wall of the heart leads to the "absolute field/AT force field", which is from virtual to real.

It's just a big-budget science fiction movie series, and the other is a "low-budget" animated series.

The core background of the "Matrix" series of movies set by Chen Jingxing is the "Machine Completion Plan" - the machine completes its own evolution by establishing a matrix, enslaving human consciousness, implanting a savior program, and guiding the matrix revolution. Of course, in this process, humans

I also benefited and gained hope.

The basis of all this is that this story can have a wide range of influence. With the audience's support, subsequent film plans can develop more smoothly.

The animation project that Xu Wenshen told Chen Jingxing was not as amazing as the others here, but there was another layer of genuine shock.

There is no doubt that this high-concept is simply outrageous. Coupled with the "three impacts" and the setting of the eighteen apostles, it is extremely cool.

The science fiction setting of "Aquila Warrior" is not only novel but also quite high-end.

This inexplicably made Xu Wenshen feel a little heartache, and he had to raise some objections weakly: "Boss, do you really want to make this story into an animation? Can't it be made into a movie like "The Matrix"?"

Of course Chen Jingxing is ambitious for EVA, but the story is too lengthy, and its background and world view are difficult to explain quickly. If you try to throw out the entire grand concept at once, it will eliminate its shock and depth.

Perhaps in the eyes of the outside world, Mo's current situation of being completely wrapped up in the greenhouse of DreamWorks is enviable, as if an artist is being taken care of by a rich woman. This has even surpassed salary and become Mo's biggest advantage in poaching people now.

And this is what Chen Jingxing wants. Animation is responsible for bringing out a wonderful world view that the audience can accept and even love, while movies are responsible for embedding this charming world view, focusing on expressing exciting violent aesthetics and more universal commercial elements.

His "admonishment" naturally attracted dissatisfied looks from other people in the conference room. All present were Mo's executives and project leaders. After receiving the general information about this animation project, most people firmly believed that this

It is definitely a classic that will leave its name in the history of animation. Xu Wenshen’s revelation that he wanted to cut off his beard naturally made everyone dissatisfied.

And he doesn't feel guilty. From a profit perspective, the commercial returns of a good science fiction idea being made into a film and television series are very different from being made into an animated series.

People are lonely, and there are many barriers between people. It is difficult for people to understand each other. Therefore, the "Human Completion Plan" is to make human beings collectively perish, turn into orange juice, and become the "life amniotic fluid" that connects people and EVA.

of ocean.

Just imagine if an apostle makes a movie, this series can make at least a dozen movies. Of course, this is all based on the quality of the movie itself. It is not easy to expand a battle with an apostle into a high-quality movie.

Chen Jingxing does not have high expectations for whether the animated series of "Sky Eagle Warrior" can achieve unprecedented commercial success. In addition to the limitations of the animation theme, the charm of EVA itself is also an obstacle to its commercial success.

An animation that talks about too deep and serious propositions that even most live-action movies and TV dramas don’t even think about is thankless.

Unlike everyone else, he was not so shocked by the "Human Completion Project" that surprised others, because he knew the complete story of the "Matrix" trilogy. As the highlight of DreamWorks,

A lot of manpower, material and other resources have to be invested. Naturally, as the chief steward of DreamWorks, he is deeply involved in the "Matrix" series.

Therefore, today was also the first time that he came into contact with the "Sky Eagle Warrior" project.

At the same time, there are many fashionable details in the script, whether it is science fiction concepts such as "Dillac's Sea" and "Imaginary Number Space", or the "psychoanalysis" theory, which simply makes this story high-quality.

Arrived at the horizon.

Its core charm is to be released bit by bit in the competition with each apostle.

Although Mo is a holding subsidiary of DreamWorks and is considered his own child to Xu Wenshen, children are of course different from children. As the chief steward of DreamWorks, he naturally prefers that good stories be produced by DreamWorks headquarters.

But this does not affect Chen Jingxing's grand plan for it. In his mind, EVA is DreamWorks' "Pacific Rim" and DreamWorks' "Transformers".

A "machine completion plan" and a "human completion plan" are both high concepts among high concepts, and they both involve a lot of philosophical aspects. They echo each other and are equally divided, but they are completely different. They both contain amazing things.

of creativity.

But there is no big problem in recovering the cost, and what he values ​​​​is influence. Many works have average ratings and box office when they are first released, but the works themselves are enough to attract the attention of many people with their charm that transcends the times. Interpretation

And loved it deeply.

The mecha itself is a strong commercial element. The battle between the huge EVA body and various strange apostles with different strange abilities is itself a box office appeal, and the depth and charm of the world view can have an effect beyond the icing on the cake.

However, Chen Jingxing did not reveal all his grand ambitions. If he didn't succeed in the future, wouldn't he want to lose face?

Seeing Chen Jingxing starting to talk about the second animated series project, Wu Han excitedly put aside "Sky Eagle Warrior" and opened the second script. He felt speechless again because of the name on the cover.

"Special Investigation Team"/"Special Mobile Team"

It seems that the big boss has great imagination, but he is incompetent in naming.

(End of chapter)