The Creator of the Second Dimension

"Soul Eater. Zero?"

Li Ruoxuan tilted her head, looked at Xu Rui's proposal, and turned to the first page suspiciously.

After spending about ten minutes, Li Ruoxuan carefully read the plan and put it down lightly. She felt a huge shock.

First of all, this is a story not mentioned in the original manga of "Soul Eater", which can be regarded as a prequel. In the prequel, there is no male protagonist Bai Jianshi, only the heroine Li Leshen and Huangfu Xun. The design of the dual heroines can be said in this era. It is extremely rare, not to mention that the planning required to focus on showing the interaction between the two girls, and the plot described in it just made Li Ruoxuan, a girl, blush and heartbeat just watching it.

Secondly, although there are some original characters in the planning case, all of them can be connected with the characters in the original work. Foreshadowing, it can be said that only those who have really dug into every detail of the comics can carry out such derivative creations.

Finally, there is the structure of this twelve-episode animation.

"This beginning is too exciting, is it really okay to do this? And will the audience accept this ending?"

Li Ruoxuan exclaimed, even the little tuft of hair on her head almost stood up from her braid.

Most of the animations adapted from comics are advertisements of the original works, but now Xu Rui’s planning has almost completely abandoned the plot of the original comics. In Li Ruoxuan’s view, it is an original animation with the title of "Soul Eater". animation!

At this time, Li Ruoxuan suddenly realized that the person sitting in front of her was not a simple college graduate, but Xu Rui, who independently produced a phenomenon-level short animation such as "Voice of the Stars". , also because of Xu Rui.

Originally, she was a little skeptical of Xu Rui, but after actually seeing the plan that Xu Rui handed over, she really felt the young man's amazing creative ability.

You know, it's only been more than a week since Xu Rui's graduation, and it's only been so long since he started contacting the original work of "Soul Eater" to making this plan.

Of course, Li Ruoxuan didn't know that there was a similar comic and animation in the parallel world. After Xu Rui came into contact with "Soul Eater", he immediately adapted it based on it, and the speed and quality were naturally guaranteed.

"Editor Xueluo, according to my research, "Soul Eater" is only a popular work even in "Monthly Youth Frontline". It may be rude to say that, but Mr. A Chuang's ability as an artist and storytelling is slightly inferior. It is inferior to first-line cartoonists, which makes it difficult for a routine and kingly story like "Soul Eater" to stand out from other works."

Xu Rui explained unhurriedly.

"Look at "The Bandit King", whether it is the setting of strange fruits or the development of various strange martial arts, it is unique. The concept of weapon awakening is also very handsome. Coupled with the excellent artist of Mr. Kishi, it is exciting. The plot is the No. 1 manga in China, but the story of "Soul Eater" has no special features, almost all of them have been used by the predecessors, and probably it is the spirit-killing iron and hydraulic sword drawing that are more eye-catching."

His words made Li Ruoxuan fall into thinking. Li Ruoxuan had thought about these issues when she took over "Soul Eater", but she always thought that she was only the editor in charge, assisting the cartoonists in creating, so she could only express similar opinions euphemistically , and Teacher A Chuang, who is exhausted in rushing to draft every month, has no extra time and energy for additional ideas.

To put it simply, routine kingly works don’t need too much brains to construct a plot, just follow the script and follow the path of the predecessors. However, such works are also the most competitive, and “Soul Eater” is undoubtedly a failure among them. By.

This is also what Li Ruoxuan is worried about. If the animation fails, the popularity of "Soul Eater" will only continue to decline, and eventually it will be cut in half. This will be a blow to both Teacher A Chuang and her.

"The story of "Soul Eater: Zero" is an unconventional story, which uses an unconventional opening to unfold. Compared with the slightly similar original, I think this kind of animation will be more popular with the audience."

Xu Rui said sincerely, which made Li Ruoxuan a little embarrassed.

"But such a substantial originality, will the fans of the original work feel dissatisfied?"

She thought of an adaptation of a car racing comic. The production company not only turned all the male characters into beautiful girls with big breasts, but also turned the good racing car into a super-powerful brawl. They wanted to please the audience, but Criticized wildly by fans of the original work, the audience was not interested in this kind of super expansion, and finally only played six episodes and let it go.

Li Ruoxuan believes that adaptation is not a random compilation, it must be based on the original.

"Editor Xueluo, we are an animation company, and we consider the audience's ideas. We don't agree with the standard that some original companies require as long as they can move. We believe that even for adaptations, the best animation should be used. While showing it to the audience, of course, we can make an animation that completely copies the original work, which is not difficult, but I still hope you can negotiate with Mr. A Chuang and see his opinion."

Xu Rui's attitude is not strong, but Li Ruoxuan's gentle words have the power that Li Ruoxuan can't refuse. If she hadn't read this plan, maybe Li Ruoxuan would have opposed it to the end, but after reading it, those stories have been lingering in Li Ruoxuan's mind. In my mind, I can't get rid of it.

She is eager to see this story come to life on screen!

".Indeed, I can't make a decision by myself. I will take it back to Mr. A Chuang and ask for his opinion."

After hesitating for a long time, Li Ruoxuan took the proposal from Xu Rui and put it in her schoolbag.

"Then I shall take my leave."

She carried the bag on her back and adjusted the straps. Xu Rui turned his eyes away from the indescribable shaking and cleared his throat.

"If you have any news, you can contact me directly."

Cheng Ke on the side hadn't spoken much since just now, and only now did he speak, and handed over a simple business card.

He was able to contact "Monthly Teenage Frontline" thanks to his connections, but Xu Rui negotiated the specific planning case.

On the one hand, because Xu Rui is the person in charge of Huandian, he proposed this plan, and Xu Rui can best express his thoughts. On the other hand, Cheng Ke also wanted to use this to see Xu Rui's negotiation ability, and the result was just as expected. See, Ling Cheng can be quite satisfied.

Originally, he thought that Xu Rui was only excellent in creativity and technique, and had to rely on their old bones for assistance in other aspects. Now it seems that Xu Rui does have excellent abilities as the owner of an animation company.

"OK, thanks."

Li Ruoxuan took the business card, put it away carefully, and left the meeting room after greeting the two. On the way, she couldn't help but glance in Yi Qianqian's direction to confirm that the gothic loli girl was seriously drawing and not After killing a lot in the call to the battlefield, he left quietly.

"Do you think the author would agree to such an adaptation?"

Cheng Ke stroked the beard on his chin and asked.

"I think he should have no other choice, but if he doesn't agree sooner, our production cycle may not be able to catch up with next January."

Xu Rui smiled and replied confidently.