My Animation Era

"SpongeBob SquarePants" is probably one of the few foreign animations whose theme song made Gu Miao's eyes light up and found it very interesting.

The point is fun!

Although the translated lyrics are really simple and crude, I have to admit that this song is indeed a classic, so classic that people can't help laughing just thinking about it.

Gu Miao always thought...

If it weren't for this song and the oil painting of the talking "Captain" that attracted him, he might have missed "SpongeBob SquarePants" when he was a child.

No joke!

The first time he met SpongeBob SquarePants, he was attracted by this song, and then subconsciously stayed on a children's channel until he watched the sunset.

There were not many English songs that Gu Miao could sing when she was a child. Apart from birthday songs like Happy Birthday to You, the only English song that Gu Miao could sing was probably the theme song of "SpongeBob SquarePants".

Every aspect of the animation "SpongeBob SquarePants" is done very well. Looking at the hundreds or thousands of animations I watched when I was a child, it can be ranked at the forefront, alongside works such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Bugs Bunny".

Speaking of this, I have to mention the common feeling of many people when they were young.

That is……

Why are there so many good-looking animations abroad? Are all the animations imported from abroad better than the other?

This question could not be answered when Gu Miao was young, but now she has the answer.

Why did I think when I was a kid that foreign animations were so good? Because foreign animations that are not good-looking are not worthy of being introduced into China!

This is just like many people’s impression that when it comes to European and American animation, they are all classic masterpieces.

Are all European and American animations at the level of "Bugs Bunny", "Tom and Jerry", and "SpongeBob SquarePants"?

of course not!

It's just that the European and American animations that everyone can see are already "screened" high-quality products. Those European and American animations that are not qualified to be introduced and are so rubbish, I had no chance to come into contact with them when I was a child.

This is just like Wanbao. When people mention Wanbao animation, the most common saying is "Wanbao's products must be high-quality."

But doesn’t Wanbao have shit?

There are some too!

Didn't you expect that? The majestic Wanbao was actually born from dung! The reason why no one discovered it is simply that these works are not very famous, and even after they become popular, few viewers know about them.

For example, "Rasodeng Remastered Edition".

The Raisuden series has been extremely unpopular. The popularity of the first two TV animations has dropped significantly, and their reputation has hit rock bottom.

Ever since, Lightning Studio had an idea and felt that the decline of Leisuden should be a matter of changing the protagonist. Then wouldn't it be good if I changed the protagonist back?

Ling Feng and Ling Yun return to the competition!

Good guy, in order to revive the reputation of Thunderbolt, Lightning Studio did whatever it took to revive the old protagonist. They even made a remake of the retired protagonist.

Unfortunately, the result remains unchanged.

The remastered version of Lei Sudeng crossed the line in lightning, let alone the glory of the remake, it didn't even make a splash, and it went cold without any sound.

Lightning Studios is in complete despair.

Not even the remastered version that sells emotions can save Leisuden. This series seems to be really unpopular.

"Let's find a new track!"

Under the wise command of Mr. Gu, Lightning Studio has regrouped and plans to change fields and tracks, using the most popular top toys as an entry point to produce a top animation.

This is a good idea.

Gu Miao is very optimistic about the new project of Lightning Studio. After all, he is also someone who has watched the Alfa Beyblade series and knows that this series is very exciting.

In fact, four-wheel drive is not bad either.

However, Lightning Studio has already produced an animation for Four Wheel Drive, and it is impossible to produce another animation of the same type to compete with each other in a short period of time.

After thinking about it, the top is suitable for Lightning Studio's original production intention of "not for ratings and broadcast volume, but for the best-selling toys."

But then again...

If it were Gu Miao a few years ago, he might have attached great importance to this gyro animation project. After all, there was a lack of money at that time, and any project that could generate money was crucial.

But now Gu Miao may not pay so much attention to it.

At most, you can just ask a few questions. As for taking special care or even checking things in person, don’t even think about it! Nowadays, Wanbaocai is so powerful that Gu Miao does not need to attach so much importance to a work that is not very eye-catching.

As the old saying goes: if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace!

A few years ago, Wanbao was doing animation more for the purpose of making money. From the very beginning of a project, Wanbao was considering how to earn more money through this animation?

It's different now.

Gu Miao, who has a lot of money, no longer regards "making money" as his goal, but is thinking about how to expand the influence of the entire IP through an animation.

The first major theatrical version of "Bear Bears" was also born because of this.

To be honest, Gu Miao's expectation of how much money Gu Miao would make from the movie "Bear Infested" is pure nonsense. As long as he doesn't lose money, it really doesn't matter whether he makes money or not.

"You have to understand one thing. The reason why we, Wanbao, are going to release the "Bear Bears" movie is not to earn money from fans, but to expand the popularity and social influence of the entire "Bear Bears" IP!"

"If I really want to make money, why should I put down my work and come to you to talk about the details of the plan?"

In the office, Gu Miao said to Du Hao with a serious face: "Making money is not the purpose, the purpose is to expand the popularity of the IP and make more people fall in love with "Bear Infested"."

"I see."

Du Hao nodded.

Although he was a little confused, he at least understood something, that is, the "Bear Bears" movie does not seem to be planning to follow the common "TV extended version" route?

If it was a TV extended version, he could make it with his feet.

But since Mr. Gu attaches such importance to it and specifically emphasizes that the goal of major movies should be to expand the popularity of the IP, then we must change our thinking.

"Expand IP visibility?"

After pondering this sentence carefully, Du Hao said thoughtfully: "That means that we need to expand the depth and breadth of the IP of "Infested Bears" and attract more viewers who did not originally watch "Infested Bears" to watch the movie... "

"That's right!"

Gu Miao nodded first, and then added: "It can be extended to parts that are not covered in the TV version, such as family love, confrontation between good and evil, etc. that are missing in the TV version."

Family affection?

Where does the family affection come from?

Although Bald Qiang's parents had some roles in "Chinese New Year" and "New Year's Goods", they only talked on the phone and did not show their faces!

Besides his parents, does Brother Qiang have any relatives? You can't create the so-called family atmosphere from Xiong Da Xiong Er, right? That’s too ridiculous!

Oh wait...

Thinking of this, Du Hao seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but ask: "Is Brother Qiang married? Does he have a wife and children?"

His parents are not around, and Xiong Daxiong Er is very nonsense. If he wants to incorporate family elements, it seems that he can only start with Brother Qiang’s wife and children!

But the question is, isn’t Brother Qiang a bachelor living alone? Where did the wife and children come from?

Trivia: Bald Qiang was originally set to have a wife, but the setting was later abandoned...