Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 870: Is Chinese animation finally going to rise?
"Why does this statement sound so much like Sima Yi?" Da Tiantian remembered a joke about Sima Yi that she saw on the Internet.

Many years ago, Sima Yi fired a shot that grazed Li Jing's scalp and hit Li Shanchang's heart.

"It's really not that different. It's a feature of history that we can always find similar examples."

Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang remained courteous.

What happened in 9 AD could still be written down in 800 AD, which is enough to show how deep an impression Wang Mang's actions left on people in later dynasties.

A total of eight episodes of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were released on the first day, which directly showed the entire process of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Each episode is 25 minutes long, excluding the opening and ending themes, the average is about 22 minutes.

After Da Tiantian finished reading all the content, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

She didn't want to wash up, and there were only a few days left before the new four episodes were released after midnight, so she simply read the comments of netizens under the relevant entries.

After three hours of development, the popularity of the entry "Animated version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"" has already topped the list of the website.

"Is this anime I can watch? I'm afraid I'm dreaming."

“When will Chinese comics have this level of technology?”

"It's Shanhe Company again. They never disappoint us. How many new fields have they entered into? And they are still so successful."

"I unilaterally declare that the animated version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the number one domestic animation!"

All of the above expresses shock and satisfaction with the quality of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Others were not satisfied with the fact that only eight episodes of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were released at one time.

“Why does it feel like I finished watching it in a flash? It’s only eight episodes.”

"How can eight episodes be enough at once? People who don't know would think we look down on them. Let's release eight more episodes!"

"The Yellow Turban Rebellion, such a big event, ended so quickly? Isn't it a bit hasty?"

"Only the first day has eight episodes, and the following days have only four episodes? Is Shanhe going to rebel?"

"Is Shanhe the kind of show that's being drawn and released at the same time? Otherwise, why not just give out all the subsequent episodes."

Da Tiantian was very happy when she saw these comments.

Whether the audience is happy or not satisfied, it all shows that they have a positive attitude towards "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

But after a while, she was no longer happy.

Because she found that many viewers and fans went to Shanhe Company’s account to urge them for updates, and after every comment, there would be an emoticon package of her with a cold face in various occasions.

Agree to the words under each emoticon package: Update quickly, otherwise your bonus will be deducted!

Da Tiantian looked at dozens of her own emoticons and was stunned.

"No, why are you using my emoticons all over the place?"

At this time, Zhou Mo, who had finished washing up, happened to walk beside her. He saw clearly what was on the big Tiantian screen and instantly understood what she meant.

"Oh, you're talking about this, didn't our company organize an interview some time ago, and several people were saying that your sweet princess gave out a lot of bonuses.

After the news came out, some netizens used your emoticons to post messages under the company account, asking them to disclose the information. Our company's account operator also told them.

You saw what happened afterwards. Everyone treated this incident as a meme. If you want to ask for information, just use your emoji to comment on our company’s account. Our company will also answer some questions that can be answered.”

Da Tiantian pursed her lips, feeling very complicated.

This one is too secretive.

She didn't know anything about it.

"When did this happen?"

"As for what happened during our trip to Cannes, you were focused on winning the award, so it's normal that you didn't know."

Da Tiantian sighed: "Xiao Liu has let me down. He actually ignored me being teased like this and didn't report it."

Xiao Liu is Da Tiantian’s secretary and assistant. He is responsible for many things for Da Tiantian. He has worked in the company for several years and is an old employee who is very worthy of the newcomer.

Zhou Mo glanced at her and complained, "You gave so much of yourself to Xiao Liu. Last time, she said she didn't have time for a relationship."

Da Tiantian said that he is obviously a good boss.

"Xiao Liu bought a three-bedroom apartment in the Fifth Ring Road as a wedding house. He wanted to change the loan in advance and asked to work more and get more bonuses."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "You didn't tell him about the future price trend?"

Da Tiantian shook her head: "He didn't tell me when he decided to buy a house. He made the decision privately. By the time I found out, the money had already been paid. If I had known he had this idea, I would have simply given him a small house to live in first."

"Is that so..." Zhou Mo murmured, as if he was thinking about something.

"what happened to you?"

"I was just thinking about the matter about the house. If we prepare the information and study it carefully, we should be able to make a drama about it." Zhou Mo expressed his thoughts.

He remembered that in his previous life there must have been a realistic TV series starring Sun Li and Luo Jin, named "An Jia", and the theme of the content was real estate.

The theme of this play is very good, practical, and close to social hot spots. If it can be more in-depth, the artistic value can reach a very high level.

However, due to various reasons, this drama ultimately became a very mediocre one.

Da Tiantian had long been accustomed to Zhou Mo's leaps of thought, so she just asked, "Do you want to start a script related to real estate?"

"I have this idea, but it's just an idea. The specific perspective, plot, and characters have not yet been determined."

There are so many perspectives on the topic of houses.

Bosses, employees, ordinary people, sales, insurance, banks, and even dance troupes.

Each of the above characters has the potential to become the protagonist and has plenty of plots to write.

Da Tiantian continued to ask: "So are you going to shoot this drama yourself?"

Zhou Mo shook his head and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I am still young, my influence is not strong, and my life experience is not enough, so I am naturally not qualified to take on a project of this level, so it would be better to let some veterans take on the role of director of this drama."

"Then which respected veteran do you think is more suitable for this position?"

"I don't know yet." Zhou Mo shook his head, then looked at Da Tiantian: "So this matter needs to be studied with you."

Da Tiantian's eyes lit up and she was obviously interested.

……

The next day.

At seven o'clock in the evening.

Zhou Mo finished his work ahead of schedule again and received a call from the company while he was having dinner.

On the other end of the phone, the employee's voice was trembling.

"Director Zhou, the first day's statistics are out, more than 400 million purchases." "Okay, I see, thank you for your hard work."

After Zhou Mo hung up the phone, he looked around the dinner table and saw the many actors who had been staring at him.

"What's the situation?" The first person to speak was Deng Chao.

He and Zhou Mo sit closest.

After Deng Chao, Wang Lei and others who participated in the last promotional video couldn't wait to ask:
"Do you have 300 million?"

“I feel like there definitely is.”

Zhou Mo pressed his hands downwards in the air, and after everyone quieted down, he announced the answer in everyone's expectant eyes.

"It's more than 400 million. According to what we agreed before, after the filming of the Wei Kingdom chapter is finished, our crew will hold a wrap-up banquet. I'll treat you."

"it is good!"

Everyone responded with happy expressions on their faces.

Their happiness actually had little to do with the banquet Zhou Mo mentioned, but rather the success of the animated version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As one of the people promoting this work, they felt proud of it.

After a while, Deng Chao asked another question: "Director Zhou, will we have any collaboration with the animation team in the future?"

During the 24 hours when Romance of the Three Kingdoms was broadcast, the people who made the film were actually also paying attention to related news.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has a huge amount of traffic and can be said to be the undisputed traffic king during this period.

Basically, you can find information about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" on every platform, whether it is the entertainment section or not.

And he also successfully enjoyed the bonus of this wave of traffic——

Last night, some fans went to his personal account and wished him to be as handsome in the movie as he was in the animation.

Deng Chao likes this type of comments very much.

It's not fanatical, nor is it sarcastic, it's just pure encouragement and expectation.

This kind of comments always give me motivation.

So is Deng Chao, and so are others.

Many people received encouragement and support from fans through various channels last night or during the day today.

This is enough to prove the benefits that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" brings to them in terms of traffic.

All of the above came from the shooting of a promotional video.

Therefore, at this moment, all actors who still need traffic to boost their careers want to once again interact with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The purchase volume exceeded 400 million in one day, and the number of online viewers exceeded 10 million...

Who wouldn’t want to get a piece of this sky-high traffic?

Zhou Mo thought about it and nodded.

"Then let's wait until the holidays are almost over and arrange an interview. At that time, you can introduce some information about the movie and then share your thoughts on the animation Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It will be like advertising for the two works."

"it is good."

……

An hour later, Zhou Mo returned to his residence.

Da Tiantian has started her own journey of chasing anime again.

Judging from the screen, the plot has now progressed to the chapter of the Rebellion of the Ten Eunuchs. Yuan Shao keeps making suggestions in front of He Jin, trying to provoke a fight between the Ten Eunuchs and He Jin.

Seeing that Da Tiantian was engrossed in watching the show, Zhou Mo did not disturb her. After washing himself, he sat next to her and started reading the comments section.

As expected, the comment section was still a scene of war.

But this time, the core of the war was no longer Zhang Jue, but Yuan Shao.

The topic also changed from "Is Zhang Jue good or evil" to "Is Yuan Shao strong or weak".

For this reason, the audience participating in the debate once again engaged in a verbal battle and quoted from classics.

"Yuan Shao is no weakling. He was the one who caused the Ten Attendants' Rebellion. He also killed Han Fu of Jizhou. A child born out of wedlock has made it to this point step by step. Isn't that amazing?"

"What's so great about it? The Yuan family was so powerful, and they made so many preparations to cause the Ten Eunuchs Rebellion, but in the end they were hesitant and Dong Zhuo stole their peaches. The situation with Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu was 91-, but they fell because of the problem of food and grass.

He had risen to prominence step by step by alternating between the identities of a concubine's son and a legitimate son, but later on he became confused about the issue of the heir.

Among all these things, which one can show Yuan Shao's ability? It is true that he is ambitious but incompetent, and looks fierce but is timid to describe him. "

"You also said that he was just a bastard in the beginning, but he relied on his status as a bastard to gradually become the leader of the feudal lords. Isn't that amazing?

What's more, his role as the leader of the alliance provoked Dong Zhuo, causing Dong Zhuo to directly kill the Yuan family members in the court. This might not be intentional. With the main line dead, he and Yuan Shu became the real main line.

Of course, Yuan Shao did suffer a terrible defeat in the Battle of Guandu, which greatly lowered his rating."

"During the Three Kingdoms period, it was not uncommon for wars to fail. Which of the famous monarchs did not fail? Yuan Shao had Guandu, Cao Cao had Chibi, Liu Bei had Yiling, Sun Quan had Hefei, Sun Jian died from an unknown AOE, and Sun Ce died from an assassin...

It is normal to have a car crash. It is abnormal not to have a car crash. The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu kept having car crashes throughout the Three Kingdoms period, so they were finally taken away by the Sima family. "

After reading some of the comments, Zhou Mo once again felt deeply impressed by how fast Internet awareness is changing.

A character like Yuan Shao was considered a complete noob more than ten years ago.

In many online novels about traveling through the Three Kingdoms, Yuan Shao is basically treated as a minor boss in the early stages and is eliminated.

When it comes to the big boss, it could be Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao, but it definitely has something to do with the two brothers of the Yuan family.

But now, Yuan Shao’s reputation on the Internet has become “God of War against the Wind”.

The reason is that after studying Yuan Shao's information, some netizens found that this guy is really powerful when the wind is against him.

Whether it was plotting against He Jin and the Ten Attendants, suppressing Yuan Shao during the siege of Dong Zhuo, or forming alliances in Jizhou to destroy Gongsun Zan...

This guy Yuan Shao, when the situation was not favorable, showed extremely obvious and outstanding shrewdness and persistence.

But once they have an advantage, they become confused, hesitant, and extremely indecisive.

In addition, people like Wu Zetian, Li Zhi, Zhu Jianshen and his son Zhu Youtang, and Yongzheng mentioned earlier are all people whose images have changed greatly over the years.

Zhou Mo thought about it and realized that he had filmed many history-related works before and after, and many of the historical figures were somewhat different from his previous online images.

'I don't know if these works have influenced netizens' views on the images of these historical figures.'

At this time, Da Tiantian suddenly turned around and called out Zhou Mo.

"Zhou Mo, is Dong Zhuo's fighting ability so strong?"

Zhou Mo was stunned, and went back to steal the money. Just in time, he saw the scene in the animation where Dong Zhuo was drawing the bow and arrow with both hands and galloping on horseback.

(End of this chapter)