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Chapter 497 Animation Billion Strong Invincible! From Dark Night to Dawn! Yifei's Reward!

Guan Ling's words were so firm, and his comments were extremely sharp!
The word "garbage" is deafening!
It makes countless Japanese feel dazed, and makes countless Chinese feel relaxed and happy!
Good scolding!

Why did you surrender after two nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? ! Your animation flags have spoken, why are you still resisting? !
One stone caused a thousand waves!

No one expected that Guan Ling's forbearance for more than a month would turn into continuous and direct attacks!
Hearty!

It made countless Chinese movie fans feel extremely excited at once!
No one would have thought that what people originally thought was a war between Chinese and Japanese animated films would have such an anticlimactic ending!

The news that Hayao Miyazaki announced that he would stop writing also plunged the whole of Japan into silence!

It even caused an absolute stir around the world!

……

Studio Ghibli.

Makoto Shinkai suddenly felt like a toy.

Guan Ling's toys.

From the very beginning, no one seemed to look down on me, even my name, in their eyes, was nothing but garbage!
He looked at Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro Miyazaki, and his face turned blue with embarrassment.

Goro Miyazaki's face also looked bad. He suddenly felt that he was dragged into a bottomless quagmire by Makoto Shinkai. If he was not careful, he would completely lose face in the world!

No, I have no face left!
The main thing is that his father’s action was really beyond Miyazaki Goro’s expectations!

"Just forget it?"

Xin Haicheng narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Guan Ling's words are already a direct attack, and he's not just scolding me, he's also scolding you."

"What do you want?"

Miyazaki Goro glanced at Shinkai Makoto and whispered,
"I can't control my father's affairs. Although I don't understand him, I respect him. He said Guan Ling's movie is good, so it's really not bad. He recommended Japanese people to watch it, so in terms of the animation content, the quality of this movie is worth watching!

Even his decision to stop writing was very sudden to me! I couldn't figure him out, because he had said before that he had a movie he wanted to direct.

So, what else do you want to do?"

Miyazaki Goro looked at Shinkai Makoto and said, "I accepted your suggestion in order to maintain the glory of Japanese animation films. After all, Guan Ling's publicity at Venice was too rude.

But that doesn't mean there's water in my brain.

I have read "Even If the Wind Rises". What we need to do now is to wait for this matter to pass. China and Japan are not the same country, and a lot of public opinion will soon pass.

As for your ideas, I can't do them and I don't have the ability!
As of now, in terms of box office, we have no way to compare with Guan Ling's "Even if the Wind Rises". In terms of word of mouth and public opinion, "The Hillside of Poppy" is just mediocre.

And now, it is obvious that my father is also on Guan Ling's side.

So? I think we should bow our heads like ears of wheat in autumn, not just me, but you as well. "

After saying this, Goro Miyazaki slammed the door and walked out.

Only Makoto Shinkai was left standing there, breathing heavily.

……

Pixar Animation Studios.

In a bright office, Lee Unkrich, dressed in a suit, untied his bow tie.

In fact, he really doesn't like these external things, but as one of the company's executives and veterans, he has to do them.

Wait until you feel a little more comfortable.

The assistant just knocked on the door and brought him a cup of strong coffee.

This is Lee Unkrich's favorite flavor. Cappuccino is made without sugar. The coffee beans from Mexico are hand-ground very delicately. As soon as you take a sip, you can feel the fresh fragrance between your lips and teeth.

The assistant stood beside Lee Unkrich, arms hanging down, and took the initiative to speak.

"Lee, Mr. John broke his coffee machine in his office this morning."

Lee Unkrich was startled.

The John the assistant mentioned is the current Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation, as well as the Chief Creative Consultant of Disney Imagineering and the founder of Pixar Animation Studios.

It can be said that he has witnessed the production of almost every Pixar animated film.

It is an absolute evergreen of Pixar.

He is also a director. He has poured his heart and soul into every movie, including "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", "Cars", "Cars 2" and "A Bug's Life". These five movies directed by him have grossed more than 25 billion US dollars at the global box office!
He has also won many honors at the Oscars and Annie Awards.

"what's the situation?"

John has always been known for his good temper and rarely scolds people on the set, let alone in the company.

"It seems like director Hayao Miyazaki has announced that he will stop writing!"

"Hayao Miyazaki?" Lee Unkrich was a little surprised. "I know John and he are very close friends. John is not only responsible for the production and distribution of our own films, but also helped Hayao Miyazaki release several animated films. But Hayao Miyazaki is already old, so it is understandable that he retired. Why did he smash the coffee machine?"

He was a little suspicious, "Did you do something bad with his coffee machine and he found out?"

The assistant stood aside and touched his nose.

He wasn't particularly clear about the specific reasons.

Lee Unkrich was very calm and said with a smile,
"There's no need to worry about Hayao Miyazaki. As far as I can remember, he has retired many times. He stopped writing for the first time after Castle in the Sky, and then made My Neighbor Totoro two years later. After Porco Rosso, he stopped writing again, but made Princess Mononoke five years later. After that, he said he was powerless and had eye problems, so he wanted to retire. As a result, he ruled out Spirited Away in 2001, a work that won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, but refused to enter the United States to receive the award because of the US invasion of Iraq.

At that time, he was already a legend, and even a mythical figure in the animation industry. He retired again, but you guessed the result. He came back three years later, retired again, and then worked again. This was "Ponyo no Misaki" four years later. It is said that it has created the largest release record in the history of Japanese films. "

When Lee Unkrich talks about animation, he really knows everything about it, and he even has a thorough understanding of Hayao Miyazaki's life experience.

The young assistant was stunned.

"When you achieve success, you must retire, and when you retire, you must return with a masterpiece!"

This Hayao Miyazaki is quite interesting!
That's why Lee Unkrich was surprised why John smashed the coffee machine because of such a small matter?

No!
There must be something wrong here!

He searched for news related to Hayao Miyazaki on the Internet.

But I saw a familiar name.

"Guan!"

Guan's movie was released in China and it took only about ten days to earn over 8 million RMB!

"Incredible!"

Lee Unkrich was stunned on the spot!
He admitted that he was very optimistic about Guan, but he never expected that Guan's first film would achieve such surprising results!
In ten days, the box office exceeded 1 million US dollars!
This result is certainly nothing for Pixar Animation Studios, but this is China, a place that is said to have no soil for animation!

Lee Unkrich frowned slightly.

What did you understand!
Perhaps it was the competition between Guan and Japanese animated films that led to Miyazaki's decision to stop writing.

Thinking of this, Lee Unkrich suddenly felt a little guilty.

He didn't think that Miyazaki's farewell would make John so angry.
But in the entire Pixar Animation Studios, it seems that I am the only one who can be related to Guan.

I even recommended an animation director, Adrian Molina, to Guan two years ago.

"You're not really coming for me, are you?"

Lee Unkrich's heart skipped a beat.

Three minutes later, John opened his door.

"Lee, do you know what you've done?" John looked at Lee Unkrich. "The director you recommended last year has officially joined Skyrim. He even thanked you during an interview yesterday! You've created a huge competitor for Pixar!"

John looked a little anxious.
"I just got off the phone with Hayao Miyazaki, and he said that Guan has an extraordinary control over the details, rhythm, and even characters of animated films, so this time he really wants to stop writing! He thinks he is no longer able to shoulder the responsibility of the development of Japanese animation.

Guan is still so young, and he has achieved very good results in Hollywood before!

So, if nothing unexpected happens, your unintentional mistake may bring us another crisis that Pixar Animation Studios must face!"

Lee Unkrich narrowed his eyes, "It's not that serious, right? After all, he's in Hollywood, and there's no mature animation system yet."

John shook his head.

He picked up the competitor information that his employees had found for him, and Guan's name was on the list!
Guan has registered more than three scripts and production information in the field of animated films.

Sanjo?

For a moment, even Lee Unkrich was stunned!
Didn't he say there were five animations in Venice? How come there are still three in the United States?
Aren't you tired?

Crazy? !

……

mid-December.

The box office of "Even if the Wind Rises" has exceeded 10.5 billion.

In China, this result is so unbeatable that everyone feels terrified!

But even so, the single-day box office is still around 40 to 50 million, and has not declined significantly, firmly occupying the box office champion position of the Lunar New Year movie.

This makes all other movies released during this period cannon fodder without exception.

Can't even struggle.

The fact that "The Flowers of War" was able to earn 4.9 million yuan during this period is definitely a steal.

However, "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" only had 4.7 million.

For a moment, all domestic directors were speechless.

All actors in the industry fell into complete silence.

The name Guan Ling once again swept across China and became a name that cannot be ignored in the entertainment industry.

The outside world exploded.

Some organizations even predicted that if the film continues to perform at this rate, its competitors will only be half as good as it, no, half as good as it! The film is likely to exceed 15 billion.

For most domestic directors in this period, some have already started working.

Er Dongsheng stayed at home very early and didn't want to comment on any news related to the movie box office. He felt like he couldn't breathe if he said anything more.

His movie "The Great Magician" has been released for almost a month, and the box office in mainland China and Hong Kong combined is only over 70 million.

Even my underwear is gone.

These days, investors call him every day to scold him, and his hair has turned bald due to the scolding.

But he had absolutely no temper.

Meeting people like Guan Ling, Zhang Yimou and Tsui Hark, he thought he was really unlucky.

Guan Ling's behavior was simply to hang all of them up and beat them!
"Even If the Wind Rises" is called a symbol of the rise of Chinese animation from darkness to dawn. It is believed that at a time when Chinese students are extremely fond of Japanese animation, "Even If the Wind Rises" has defended the last stronghold for Chinese animation.

His words were so convincing that Guan Ling even believed that he was really leading Chinese animation to counterattack Japanese animation.

But he knew very well that this was just the beginning.

The foundation of Japanese comics is here, and we can criticize it verbally, but Chinese animation still has a long way to go.

But this did not prevent the celebration party from being held.

Han Sanpin had been waiting for several days just to invite Guan Ling to meet with the leaders of Optoelectronics as soon as possible.

The news that Even If the Wind Rises forced the Japanese national treasure to stop writing surprised many leaders, and they took the initiative to cooperate with Guan Ling, asking Japanese officials in diplomatic news whether they knew about "Even If the Wind Rises".

As a result, when Japan hosts a press conference now, no one dares to ask Chinese reporters or reporters who are close to China.

Every time I can make them look very embarrassed.

Because once the questions are asked, reporters will ask them about the news about Japan's invasion of China.

This point has always been kept silent in Japanese politics.

this day.

At the celebration banquet, Guan Ling toasted and chatted a lot.

But the leaders were all the same, they liked to brag at the table. At first they congratulated Guan Ling on the achievements of animation, saying that Chinese animation was beginning to rise and it was only a matter of time before it surpassed Japanese animation.

Later, when he grew up, he held Guan Ling's hand and refused to let go, saying that it didn't matter that Japanese comics were great because Japan was also part of China.

Guan Ling was quite speechless.

After it was over, as soon as he walked out of the hotel, Guan Ling saw Liu Yifei coming to pick him up.

drip.

After the car horn was honked, Liu Yifei smiled.

"Get in the car, there's a surprise."

Guan Ling went up in a daze.

Guan Ling looked towards Liu Yifei, only to see that she was wearing a mask and a hat. If he wasn't so familiar with her car, he would not have been able to recognize her at first.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Guan Ling asked curiously, "What surprise?"

Liu Yifei pretended to be calm and said, "You'll know later. I kicked my mom out to play mahjong today."

Guan Ling was stunned.

These mother and daughter are really interesting.

What a loving mother and filial daughter.

Amid the roar of the car, Guan Ling soon arrived at Liu Yifei's home.

"Wait a minute, I'll go change my clothes."

Liu Yifei said with a smile, and Guan Ling sat down on the sofa.

Not long after, Liu Yifei suddenly appeared in front of Guan Ling wearing a Japanese JK skirt.

With just one glance, Guan Ling realized that this was the clothes Liu Yifei wore when she was a singer in Japan after the two first became acquainted.

A long-forgotten memory suddenly came to Guan Ling's mind.

"I was wearing the clothes I wore when I sang a song for a Japanese anime, the ending song for The Powerpuff Girls. The characters in the anime wore clothes of this style."

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "I see you want to attack Japanese comics, so start with me."

She shook her head and her eyes narrowed into crescents.

(End of this chapter)