The Creator of the Second Dimension

"Xu Rui, this work of yours is not good."

Professor Zhou shook his head, put the paper in his hand back on the table, and turned to look at the boy standing beside him.

The boy named Xu Rui was in his early twenties, tall and thin, and although he was not extremely handsome, he was well-groomed and looked very sunny.

"I have shown you the works of the previous students. I have also told you that creativity is not the most important thing. What is important is to show the basic skills you have learned in the past four years."

Professor Zhou shook his head again and sighed.

Xu Rui is a senior graduate of Ningjiang University majoring in animation design, and he is also one of the three students that Professor Zhou supervised this year. This Xu Rui has not had much communication with Professor Zhou in the past four years, and his grades are not bad. It was also regarded as a bonus graduate, but he didn't expect him to do this.

After quickly browsing Xu Rui's graduation thesis again, looking at the concept design and story outline inside, Professor Zhou said.

"This animation of yours wants to show too many things in just ten minutes, and you have added too many elements. There are all kinds of school mechs, stars, seas, and this is completely the content of an animation movie. You force it Stuffed into a 10-minute student work, it just becomes fragmented."

He flipped through the thesis and fixed the picture on the title storyboard.

In somewhat rounded handwriting, the three big characters written on the curtain with the background of the starry sky——The Voice of the Stars.

"At first I thought it was a campus love story between the male and female protagonists, but then suddenly aliens came again. In the end, the two separated and ended abruptly, without beginning or end. To be honest, I have seen a lot of students like you, and I want to Make a big news on Bishe, and make a shocking work, but in the end, the shocking didn’t happen, but there was big news—they all failed Bishe.”

Facing the mentor who was full of sighs, Xu Rui scratched his head.

It is a bit ashamed to say that he is a time traveler.

On Earth, Xu Rui is a frustrated animator who has repeatedly suffered setbacks in his workplace, but inexplicably travels to this parallel world that is not the same as Earth.

Because this place is different from the earth, and the history process is also different. Huaguo is the largest country in the world, with a leading economy and culture. Many literary and artistic works that people are familiar with have not appeared, and are replaced by other works that Xu Rui feels strange .

And Xu Rui is a senior student at Ningjiang University. When he came here, the original owner of this body, himself in the parallel world, a young man also named Xu Rui, was working hard all night for the content of the graduation project, but he always Unable to get what he wanted, he died suddenly, allowing Xu Rui to occupy the magpie's nest.

It's just that Xu Rui in this world has always had an obsession lingering in his heart, and Xu Rui who traveled here decided to help him make up for this regret, so that his soul can fully integrate into this world, so he decided to complete the final project first. .

After understanding the situation of this era, Xu Rui also discovered the golden finger attached to his time travel, which is to be able to clearly recall various literary works on the earth.

With the help of Goldfinger, Xu Rui immediately exploded. It took him half a year to bring Makoto Shinkai's short story "Voice of the Stars" to this world. He submitted it as his graduation project, but was so criticized by his tutor.

In this world, Huaguo has a well-developed entertainment industry, and the animation industry is booming. However, most of the current animations are based on male-oriented adventures and female-oriented love animations, and the atmosphere of cuteness and corruption has not yet been formed. , in people's eyes, animation is mostly something for young people to entertain, and not many people want to carry any deep thoughts in it.

Thinking about it this way, it is understandable that "Voice of the Stars", which has the quality of a literary film, would be considered ineffective by Professor Zhou.

However, Xu Rui felt that no matter how bad "Voice of the Stars" was, it was a work above the standard and should not be criticized as useless by Professor Zhou. Therefore, a bold idea emerged in Xu Rui's mind, and he couldn't help asking.

"Uh, Mr. Zhou, have you seen my feature film?"

The 20-minute original "Voice of the Stars" has been handed over to Professor Zhou along with the thesis. Logically speaking, as Xu Rui's tutor, Professor Zhou should have read it carefully.

".Although I haven't watched it, but from your storyboard and outline, I don't think so. Let me tell you, I am very busy as a tutor. Zhang Ran is a strong contender for this year's outstanding graduates. I need to spend time Mentor him."

As he spoke, Professor Zhou casually clicked on another video file on the desktop and played an animation.

"It's just right, let me show you Zhang Ran's biography, this is the level that students majoring in animation design should have."

This is a clip of a basketball game. Although the lines and colors are extremely simple, you can see the lines full of tension during the movement, and the whole animation gives people a hearty feeling.

It's just that in Xu Rui's view, this animation clip has no narrative at all, it's just a simple expression of storyboarding and art skills, like a mechanical product, without any personal emotions.

"fine."

"It's pretty cool. This is the work of your first grader. It's much higher than your incomprehensible animation. The whole picture gives people a feeling of burning. This is a boy. The blood we like, your animation, just watching the story feels too aggrieved."

Professor Zhou took off his glasses and sighed again.

He is one of the persons in charge of Xu Rui's current class. He was planning to apply for outstanding teachers this year, and everything has been prepared. He even got the best student of this year, Zhang Ran, under his name through his relationship. Everything is ready , I didn't expect Xu Rui to pop out halfway.

According to Professor Zhou's point of view, Xu Rui doesn't even need to watch this incomprehensible animation. Professor Zhou has an extra red name, and the selection of outstanding teachers is very likely to have accidents.

Xu Rui has heard the gossip of his classmates, so he naturally knows the way behind it, but he is still very confident in his work. After all, this is Makoto Xin Haicheng's famous work, and he is a leader in the field of personal animation. It's not simple.

"Mr. Zhou, other people's animations are all fighting and killing. Maybe this year's defense teacher likes to watch this kind of different things. I can still fight for the outstanding final project or the most popular award."

In addition to the regular defense, the animation design major of Ningjiang University has a public display link every year. They will upload their works to Tomato Video Network, and select the most popular one by comprehensively clicking on the recommendation votes. prize.

Tomato Video Network has been cooperating with Ningjiang University’s animation design major, which gives these graduates a chance to show themselves and enter the industry in the future. At the same time, Tomato Video Network can also discover new talents in the first place top spot.

"Dream, Xu Rui."

Upon hearing this, Professor Zhou immediately retorted.

"Let's put it this way, Xu Rui, if you can get the Outstanding Completion Award or the Most Popular Award, I will personally give you a certificate in front of all the graduates of the school, okay?"

"Of course that's good."

Xu Rui nodded, leaving Professor Zhou speechless.

"Mr. Zhou, you see, today is the deadline for the submission of the final project. I don't have time to make another one. Otherwise, I'll upload it directly. I'm confident. If you don't believe me, you can read it yourself."

Xu Rui said again.

"you"

Seeing that Xu Rui was said so by him, Professor Zhou was not angry at all. On the contrary, he looked extremely sincere, and suddenly he was a little speechless. After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"Okay, I'll upload it for you."

After finishing speaking, Professor Zhou added as if he remembered something again.

"Go back and buy some gifts for those teachers who are defending. I beg you, they will be more accommodating and at least get you a degree certificate. By the way, don't forget to come to the lecture tomorrow afternoon."

Naturally, he didn't want Xu Rui to hang up Bishi, but he couldn't bear to please those colleagues, so he could only suggest this, but if it didn't work, he could only walk around behind his back.

"Then I'll leave Teacher Zhou first."

Xu Rui nodded ambiguously, and saw that Professor Zhou had agreed to let him upload, so he didn't say much, turned around, left, and left the teacher's office.

It was the early summer of May, and the students coming and going in Ningjiang University had already put on refreshing summer clothes. Girls’ skirts were flying in the corridors, boys were sweating on the court, and the study room and library were crowded with reviewers. end-of-semester students.

I used to have such a simple time, but it is a pity that it has passed away before I can experience it carefully. Even now, my second life has passed the ladder of university and is about to enter the society.

Xu Rui was a little emotional, but he didn't miss it any more, and then stepped out of the school gate, ready to go home.

It's noon, and he has to help the guy who lives with him cook.