Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 321 The Role of Han Lao San

"Mr. Chen's idea is great. Bringing fairy tales to the screen will make them more popular!"

"Finally, someone is taking fairy tales seriously!"

"There are very few animated films in China now. The four that have been made are all about ancient myths and classics. No one takes contemporary fairy tales seriously!"

"I wish Mr. Chen's Frozen a success! Let more people pay attention to fairy tales!"

Children's literature has always been a niche in the literary field.

Children's literature is not valued in the literary circle, and authors who specialize in writing fairy tales are even less valued.

Fairy tales are treated similarly in the literary world to children's films.

There is little support for the development of children's literature in China, unlike in foreign countries where children's literature experienced a wave of prosperity in the 19th century.

In the 19th century, a wave of very classic children's literature works emerged.

In terms of fairy tales, there are a series of stories by Andersen, stories by Wilde, and the very famous Alice in Wonderland.

On the flip side of the novel there are Oliver Twist, King Solomon’s Treasure, Treasure Island, and so on.

In comparison, there has been almost no children's literature with great influence in China.

Chen Shiping has now organized so many fairy tale writers to create together and promised to publish and promote them. It is normal for them to praise him.

If Frozen is successful, fairy tales will come back to the fore and these writers will be valued.

Chen Shiping listened to everyone's flattery and said with a smile:

"I'm just testing the waters for everyone. If it succeeds, everyone's work can be put on the screen. If it fails, it's just a shame for a layman like me, and it won't affect you."

Yu Hua smiled and said, "We had a great time chatting today. I want to write an animation script. Shi Ping, I will be your literary consultant."

Chen Shiping: "." The Godly Chef Xiao Fugui? Don't cut me!

The knife of the great chef Xiao Fugui is real!
The protagonist defeats the villain? Not happening! Revenge for his friends? Not happening!
Yu Hua was also the literary consultant for the Divine Chef Xiao Fugui, but this guy insisted on denying his involvement and also denied the Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit.

Anyway, Yu Hua was bitten to death, and the animated knife man has nothing to do with him!

The problem is that the few classic domestic animations, the few animations that break through the fairy tale category, all have your name attached to them, Yu Hua. Can you just deny it? !

Bah! Are you afraid that the audience will send you razor blades?

Chen Shiping watched the ending of the divine chef Xiao Fugui. Xiao Fugui went crazy, and he almost went crazy after watching it.

Little Fugui collected 18 golden kitchen utensils and thought he could defeat the bad guys and rescue the emperor. However, he finally found out that everything was fake and they were really shattered. He went crazy.

The little bee died, the old doctor died, the little flying saucer escaped, the bean sprouts were put under house arrest, the grandfather also died, and the master disappeared.
There is no hope for revenge, all dreams are shattered, anyone would go crazy.

This kind of story is not a fairy tale at all, it is exactly like Yu Hua's.

Whether Yu Huacheng admits it or not, little Fugui is similar to the living Fugui.

If Yu Hua really were to be the literary consultant, Chen Shiping estimated that most of the characters in Frozen would be ruined, and in the end, only Princess Elsa would be left living alone in the ice castle.

Thinking of this, Chen Shiping turned his head and looked at Yu Hua and said, "We are all brothers. How can I use your fame to my advantage? Why don't you write one yourself?"

Yu Hua: “???” Why do I feel like he dislikes me!
Chen Shiping did not give him a chance to continue speaking. He looked at the writers and said, "Everyone, let's set a deadline for submission of manuscripts. It will be ok for all manuscripts to be submitted by the end of the year, right? We will officially publish and sell them in the spring of next year!"

After discussing with each other, several writers agreed on this submission date.

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Okay, let's have a meeting before the end of the year. I will bring my friends from the publishing house and we can discuss publishing issues together."

A few minutes later, Chen Shiping and Yu Hua left.

Yu Hua, who was riding in the car, couldn't help but ask as soon as he got in: "Do you dislike me, kid?"

"Yeah, your book is so sad." Chen Shiping said bluntly.

Yu Hua said unsatisfiedly: "Then you asked me to come here today just to be your thug, right? And you even lied to me that you came here to add some depth to the story!"

"Haha, I'm not kidding you. Those writers listened to a lot of what you said today."

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Don't think about it. I'll treat you to a drink later."

"Why are you looking back? Today is the day!"

"Not today, go home and look after the kids."

"My wife told me that Xiao Tao is not one of them."

Yu Hua stopped talking halfway and just stared at Chen Shiping and clicked his tongue.

Tsk, your head!

Chen Shiping got him out of the car and said, "Damn it, I won't take you with me! Go back on your own!"
"Chen Shiping!" Yu Hua stood on the side of the road and yelled angrily!
Chen Shiping rolled down the car window, leaned out and gave Yu Hua the middle finger!
Yu Hua also gave him a middle finger and shouted, "Come back if you can!"

"Back up!" Chen Shiping shouted at the driver.

The driver was stunned. You, a big leader and a big writer, are giving each other the middle finger on the street?

But he still obediently reversed the car. Chen Shiping patted the car body and shouted, "Speed ​​up and scare him!"

The driver is almost crying. He must be trying to scare me!
Yu Hua stood there with her hands on her waist, looking like she was saying, "If you have the guts, you can kill me."

squeak! !

The car stopped half a meter away from Yu Hua.

The driver stepped on the brake and pulled up the handbrake, wiping the sweat from his forehead. It was too difficult to be a driver for the leader.

Yu Hua, who was behind the car, couldn't help but give Chen Shiping another middle finger. Chen Shiping laughed, patted the car body and shouted, "Get in the car!"

Yu Hua snorted, walked to the other side and opened the car door, and the car moved forward a short distance.

"Chen Shiping, damn you!" Yu Hua quickly chased after him, opened the car door and got in.

Chen Shiping's unscrupulous laughter and Yu Hua's scolding and cursing could be heard in the carriage.

After a while, Chen Shiping sent Yu Hua home.

The two of them exchanged a few more words through the car window before Yu Hua entered the house.

The driver in the front seat was still immersed in the atmosphere just now, and he saw through the rearview mirror that Chen Shiping's face was expressionless.

The driver's expression froze immediately, and then he quickly stopped talking.

"Go to Beijing Film Studio." Chen Shiping said calmly, and the driver immediately started the car and left.

Those images just now must have been hallucinations. The leader is still the same leader!

The car soon arrived at the Beijing Film Studio, and Chen Shiping went directly to the art workshop.

First find a master who has not left the workshop to draw the character design for Frozen!

"Master Yang, I don't want the traditional ink painting style. I want the colors to be more beautiful, with a stronger cartoon feel and a stronger three-dimensional feel." After hearing Chen Shiping's request, Master Yang was a little confused. Why should he abandon the traditional style?
"Imitating foreign animations? But Hua Mulan imitates the ink painting style."

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Master Yang, mine may not be accurate enough. I don't want the traditional ink painting style, but the pictures and characters in the ink painting style are too flat, and the character modeling and clothing are too simple. I want a more gorgeous effect."

Master Yang finally understood after a sigh, and summarized it: "It's the technique of ink painting, but the color and design should be different from the traditional theatrical style?"

Chen Shiping nodded seriously and said, "Yes, I want something more fashionable, something more international, something that brings forth something new and innovative."

After thinking for a while, Master Yang said, "Wait a moment, I'll draw a draft for you first."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Master Yang worked very quickly and in less than ten minutes he had drawn the image of a woman in traditional palace dress.

Chen Shiping didn't say anything until he finished painting. Then he said, "Master Yang, the characters you painted are very simple in terms of clothing. The skirt has no three-dimensional sense, no decoration, and one color without light and shade or details."

"Also, the color scheme is too traditional, orange and bright yellow, which is not bold enough. I want a fresher color, with a higher brightness and lower purity, and a three-dimensional light and dark effect."

Master Yang didn't say anything. He took the paintbrush, thought for a while, and then painted a new one.

"Is it like this? A more Japanese style?" Master Yang took a picture imitating Hayao Miyazaki's style.

Chen Shiping nodded and shook his head and said, "It's not a Japanese style. I want a Chinese style, but the colors should be bolder! Traditional animation just doesn't have enough colors. We just need to be more innovative in this regard."

Master Yang felt it was a bit difficult, but he was still very patient and started drawing on the paper again.
This time, Chen Shiping started expressing his opinions before Master Yang finished painting, and Master Yang also made some changes as he painted.

Slowly half an hour passed.

Finally, Chen Shiping looked at the finished painting and felt that it looked somewhat familiar. Isn’t this the new national style that came later?
It is similar to Big Fish and Begonia, but has more Chinese style and less Japanese style.

Chen Shiping was very satisfied with the effect and couldn't help but say, "Master Yang, this is exactly how it feels! But overall the color should be a little lighter."

Master Yang nodded and said, "This style of painting is indeed quite interesting. The Lotus Lantern has a poster that is similar to this one, but it's a little different."

Chen Shiping hummed, and then said: "There is another problem. The character design should be a little cuter and the skin should be a little whiter. I was very angry when I watched Mulan a while ago. The Chinese were drawn too dark. We have yellow skin, not yellow-black skin."

Master Yang burst out laughing. He had participated in some design work for the Lotus Lantern. The characters in it were very yellow, close to skin color, but more yellowish.

After the two discussed for a while, Chen Shiping said, "The factory has no experience in making animated films. The old factory director went to the Shanghai Film Studio to study. Before they come back, let's get started and finalize the characters and scenes."

Master Yang shook his head and said, "The factory is short of manpower. You should find someone first."

"I know that. You and a few other masters should start thinking about it first. This is one of the group's important plans for the next ten years. I'm going to ask you to work harder."

Chen Shiping solemnly shook Master Yang's hand and said, "In the future, I will also focus my work here. Let's work hard together!"

"Don't add to the burden on the old man." Master Yang said with a smile: "You should recruit some new people quickly, the current art is not very useful."

Chen Shiping immediately said, "I will go to a few art academies to recruit people tomorrow! How many cars do you need?"

"How big is the car?"

"The factory's minibus."

"Let's pull ten cars first."

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It’s better to pull ten trucks first. That will require more than two hundred people. Isn’t that enough?
Chen Shiping is a little confused. Does he need so many people?
Cartoons are so laborious.

Chen Shiping couldn't help but say, "Okay, then is an investment of 20 million enough?"

"That's about right. Ask Han Laosan to approve some money for me. I'm going to Changbai Mountain, Daxinganling Forest, and Inner Mongolia to collect folk songs."

"okay!"

After Chen Shiping chatted with Master Yang for a few more words, he went to the production department.

After giving the project to the production department, Chen Shiping went to find Han Laosan.

Han Lao San was busy with the Mysterious Sea. When he saw Chen Shiping coming over, he smiled and asked, "Mr. Chen, why are you here?"

Chen Shiping didn't waste any time and directly gave the task.

"The group has a project assigned to the factory. I just talked to Master Yang about it. I will ask the production department to send you the project book later. Please approve some funds for Master Yang's field trip first."

Han Laosan: "Okay." Why does it feel like this factory director has worked for nothing?

When the group is doing a project, why doesn't it communicate with the factory director first, but goes directly to the art director and producer?

Then I'm just a decoration?
"Don't forget to sign later." Chen Shiping reminded him again and left.

Han Laosan said "Oh" and figured it out. He was not just a decoration. He still had to sign and approve the money.

Me... Never mind, at least I can add my name to the list of producers.

When Han Laosan returned to the office, the secretary brought him the project proposal.

Frozen? Another fantasy blockbuster!

Han Laosan opened the project book excitedly, but was dumbfounded after taking a few glances at it.

Animated feature film?!
Why make an animated feature film for no reason?

There have only been five animated feature films produced in China so far, and one has not been released yet!
Isn’t this a joke?

Han Laosan was about to call Chen Shiping, but hesitated when he put his hand on the phone.

How come the group didn’t know about this project?

Han Laosan couldn't help but sigh. This was the embarrassment of not being on the board of directors.

He will be informed of any decisions made by the group.

Forget it, I won’t ask Chen Shiping anymore. I’ll follow Mr. Chen’s footsteps and join the board of directors by the end of the year!

He is the director of Beijing Film Studio, but he is not even a director of the group. It's embarrassing to tell anyone about it!
Still have to work hard!
Han Laosan took the pen and signed quickly, then handed it to the secretary and said, "Notify the production department that this project is of the same level as Uncharted Waters, and Mr. Chen is fully responsible."

The secretary nodded and immediately ran to the production department with the project book.

Halfway through the run he realized that the production department already knew about it, so there was no need to emphasize it.

Getting the factory director's signature is just a formality, and he's probably busy over there!
The name of the Beijing Film Studio is still Chen!

The secretary opened the project book and looked at it curiously to see what the script was.

Frozen, that’s a nice name.

The secretary walked and read, and by the time he arrived at the production department, he was already attracted by the story.

"Mr. Chen is amazing. He can even write fairy tales! Great writers are truly amazing."

After the secretary arrived at the production department, she continued reading the story and decided to tell it to her children when she got home that night!
There is also a daughter at home!

(End of this chapter)