My Animation Era

Huang Kun had already considered this aspect thoroughly, and even Gu Miao couldn't find fault with it.

But there was one thing that Huang Kun didn't know what to do for the time being.

That's the end!

"Wandering in the Animation World" mainly tells the story of the cute little boy Wanbao traveling through various animation worlds and bringing the twisted plot lines back to their original state.

So how should this story end?

"My opinion is..."

"The real ending will not be considered for the time being, at least for ten or twenty years."

Gu Miao pondered for a moment and then said: "As long as our Wanbao is still launching new animations, the adventure of little Wanbao can continue. At most, there will be a sequel every few years."

"As for the ending of each season of animation, it will be enough to end in a certain world."

"Assuming that the first season of the animation is mainly based on the two worlds of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Infested Bears", then after the mission of the "Infested Bears" world is completed, the first season of the animation can be completed naturally."

"OK."

Huang Kun nodded and said: "I listen to you, let the first season end like this!"

The real ending?

According to what Mr. Gu means, the animation "Roaming in the Animation World" cannot be completed in a short time. There is no need to consider this.

If ten or twenty years later, the Wandering Animated World series cannot continue and no audience wants to watch it, and it has to be ended, then it is not too late to consider how to end it.

After talking about setting up the system, the time has reached 12 noon.

Gu Miao, who happened to be a little hungry, took Huang Kun to the company cafeteria to solve the lunch problem. Unexpectedly, he heard employees discussing "SpongeBob SquarePants" in the lobby.

"The yellow sponge is really hot!"

"Yes! I just came back from a business trip in Europe, and people there are crazy about SpongeBob SquarePants..."

"Europe? Isn't North America the most popular region for SpongeBob? Why is it also so popular in Europe?"

"Of course! Let me tell you, the most popular anime in Europe and America right now, including South America and Australia, is definitely SpongeBob SquarePants."

"Damn it! The North American branch is making a lot of money this time..."

Huang Kun, who returned to his seat after finishing his work meal, couldn't help but ask when he heard the discussion around him: "Is "SpongeBob SquarePants" really so popular overseas? Why does it sound... a bit exaggerated to me?"

"No exaggeration!"

Gu Miao shook her head and said: "It's not an exaggeration at all. SpongeBob SquarePants is now overseas, and it is completely a Dugu Qiubai-level animation IP."

"Not even Dragon Ball GT?"

"no!"

Gu Miao denied: "Although Dragon Ball is also a world-class animation, its audience recognition and popularity in Europe and the United States are still not as wide as "SpongeBob SquarePants"."

"This...is a bit outrageous!"

Huang Kun scooped a spoonful of potatoes and stuffed it into his mouth, then muttered: "Personally, I think Spongebob is similar to Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny."

"It's almost the same, but on a commercial level, SpongeBob SquarePants is more successful."

Speaking of this, Gu Miao couldn't help but sigh.

The influence of "Tom and Jerry" and "Bugs Bunny" is equally wide, and they have successfully achieved the circle-breaking effect, but their commercialization is not as successful as "SpongeBob SquarePants".

Is this supposed to be a style issue?

Regardless of artistic pursuits, the animation style of "SpongeBob SquarePants" will indeed be more in line with the preferences of European and American audiences.

Of course, in terms of classicness and artistic flavor, it is definitely not as good as a palace-level animation work like "Tom and Jerry".

But what I’m talking about here is commercialization and profitability…

Dave is indeed making crazy money.

The employee's guess was correct. Dave was indeed making a lot of money at this moment. He had never been so generous before, and directly gave out huge bonuses of more than 2 million US dollars to team members in one go.

"More happy than winning an Oscar?"

"Yes!"

This is what Dave said to Gu Miao. His joy now is even more than when he first appeared on the main stage of the Oscars.

In his words, he and his team have always been troubled by the difficulty of integrating art into the market.

It was because of the lack of profitability that animation could not make money, so the seven-time Oscar winning team had to sell themselves to Wanbao as maids.

Seven-time Oscar winner!

How amazing is this heavy honor? But who could have imagined that in the end, the seven-time champion team would not even be able to pay their employees' salaries.

Having had such a miserable experience, Dave is extremely attached to and excited about this great harvest of "SpongeBob SquarePants".

The birth of "Tom and Jerry" can only allow them to gain a foothold in Wanbao and prove their accomplishments in the field of artistic animation.

But to be honest, which one of Wanbao Animation’s studios is not a money-maker?

Only the North American branch has not contributed a penny to the headquarters since its establishment, and even needs funding from the headquarters for assistance.

Rather than making breakthroughs in trophies and awards, Dave wants to succeed at the commercial level, proving that Wanbao's North American division also has strong profitability and is not the one that is lagging behind Wanbao.

This can also understand his excitement.

The animation "SpongeBob SquarePants" became an instant hit and achieved world-renowned achievements throughout Europe and the United States. Its commercialization was extremely successful, allowing the North American branch to finally stand tall and say: We can live a prosperous life without funding from the headquarters. Moisturize!

This is a good thing.

Gu Miao is happy to see the independence of the North American branch. After all, funds have been allocated to them, and other subsidiaries and studios will inevitably gossip.

what?

Everyone is making sacrifices to Mr. Gu, but if you and Dave don’t make the sacrifice, just forget it, and even ask for a reward from Mr. Gu? How shameless are you? Just because you are a nine-time Oscar winner?

"More than nine crowns!"

Huang Kun said with a smile: "SpongeBob is so successful, Dave should be able to win the tenth Oscar this year, right?"

"Not too possible."

Gu Miao shook her head and denied: "We can look forward to the Annie Award. After all, it is more professional and there are not so many off-site factors."

Say something from your heart.

Oscar is just a bargain if it is well-known enough to be recognized by outsiders.

In the eyes of real animators, the Annie Award is more valuable and authoritative.

However, Gu Miao didn't care much about awards anymore. After all, Wanbao had basically won all the awards he should win.

Works such as "The Lion King" and "Tom and Jerry" basically swept all kinds of awards and trophies when they were released or broadcast.

Take the Annie Awards, for example.

It's not that "SpongeBob SquarePants" needs this award to increase its fame, but that this award needs "SpongeBob SquarePants" to increase its gold content.

There is no mistake about cause and effect.

Wanbao and Gu Miao were really pissed off. One day they directly announced their withdrawal from sponsorship and competition for this award. Guess who would be most anxious then?