Entertainment starting from the windy place

Chapter 204 A new journey
Chocolate Animation Studio.

"Your nickname is Baozi, and your studio is called Chocolate. Is this your corporate culture?"

Chen Mo looked at the sign in front of him and couldn't help but laugh.

Yang Yu beside him smiled and explained, "No, I just like steamed buns and chocolate, so I just used the names of these two foods to save time when naming them."

Chen Mo joked, "I thought you were imitating a certain Internet company and came up with a martial arts-style nickname like 'Feng Qingyang', 'Xiaoyaozi', or 'Damoyuan'."

"Haha, I can't be as rich and inhumane as those big guys, inviting so many celebrities to play supporting roles and accompany me to shoot a kung fu movie for entertainment. Otherwise, I would really be interested in making a food-themed animation. Unfortunately, I can't be willful without money."

Yang Yu smiled and shook his head. "But let me be honest. Just because I like something doesn't mean others will like it. We creators shouldn't engage in worship and follow the example of others."

Chen Mo looked at the slogan on the background wall at the entrance, "Every work is a posthumous work, and every creation must be a final blow," and nodded.

The most important thing in creation is creativity. If the creative process is led by one person and everyone flatters him, then what new ideas can there be?

Yang Yu gestured, "Come on, Mr. Chen, please come in. I'll show you around."

Chen Mo smiled slightly, "Okay."

Next, Chen Mo listened to Yang Yu’s report on the progress of the project.

After all, a huge sum of money was invested, so Chen Mo naturally had to come and see where the money was spent.

Yang Yu knew clearly that although Chen Mo said he was here for a visit today, he was actually here for an inspection, so he was very alert.

"It is estimated that there will be more than 1,400 special effects shots for this project, which is unprecedented in domestic animation. We spent half a year repeatedly refining and modifying the one-minute segment of 'Nezha and Ao Bing's aerial battle alone."

"In terms of action design, we combined traditional martial arts such as Wing Chun with innovative elements such as street dance, and achieved dynamic tension through frame-by-frame hand-drawing and 3D modeling. Often, the testing of a single shot would take a month."

Yang Yuji introduced every "detail" of the project in as much detail as possible.

The purpose of this, in addition to making Chen Mo feel at ease about the project and their team, he actually also had some "rainy day" thoughts.

He hoped that if the project funds were accidentally exceeded, he could still get more support from Chen Mo.

There's nothing you can do about it, that's just how people are.

When I had no money, I just wanted to have enough to eat. When I had money, I wanted to eat good food.

When he couldn't get funding before, he just wanted to finish the movie. Now that he has sufficient funds, he is eager to try out some of the scenes that he had never dared to imagine in his mind before.

Therefore, Yang Yu wanted to talk about every frame design of this animated film, breaking it down and explaining it in detail, so that Chen Mo could understand more about the cost of animation special effects.

Chen Mo didn't know Yang Yu's little thoughts. After listening, he just asked: "Didn't you say before that some difficult shots should be done by foreign special effects teams?"

Yang Yu explained: "We did try to contact some overseas special effects teams, but due to cultural differences between China and the West, cultural symbols like 'Hot Wheels' and 'Hun Tian Ling' took up a lot of communication costs just to explain."

"We also found that they looked down on our domestic projects and sent some third-rate technicians to work with us. So it is better to rely on ourselves than to rely on others. I decided to work with the existing special effects team in China to tackle this tough problem ourselves."

"Well, now that you've made the decision, just go for it. I still say, if you don't do it, do it to the best of your ability."

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Let's not just make a living, but polish out a new work to see if it can give Chinese animation a shot of stimulant. If the follow-up funds are not enough, I can consider adding more."

"With your words, I have a bottom line."

Yang Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and patted his chest to assure: "Don't worry, the Pao brothers will never be lazy!"

"Okay, I'll wait and see the results."

Chen Mo is skilled in drawing cakes. Compared with Yang Yu’s “ideal” of animation, he is actually more concerned about market investment.

In recent years, compared with the sudden rise of short dramas, the film market has been obviously weak.

According to data survey reports, the market for short dramas this year will reach more than 37 billion, and is expected to exceed 50 billion next year, and is expected to surpass the film market.

I believe many people have this feeling that there are fewer and fewer good movies nowadays.

Like in the past holidays, people might still think about going to the movies with friends and family.

But now, when a remake of a weight-loss film can win the box office championship, one can imagine what the current film market is like.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the size of the film market is there, so it is impossible to give up. Therefore, Chen Mo still has to find a way to find new opportunities in the film industry.

Obviously, the animated film is the opportunity that Chen Mo is trying to bet on.

In Chen Mo's opinion, the reason why movies are so boring nowadays is very simple: there is too much money and it is too easy to make money.

You only use your brain when you have no money, but when you have money you are too lazy to use your brain.

Art sometimes cannot be too full, and profound works are often born in adversity.

Therefore, Chen Mo chose the difficult journey of "animated film".

Coming out of the Chocolate Animation Studio, Chen Mo looked at the time. There was still some time before the homestay industry exchange meeting that Xu Hongdou was attending would end.

Chen Mo thought about it and decided to go to the teahouse where he was yesterday and sit and wait.

Arriving at Qi Teahouse, Chen Mo walked in and found that it seemed to have become a corporate briefing.

Zhang Pei, whom I met yesterday, was holding a microphone and introducing some insurance business.

Just as Chen Mo was hesitating whether to change seats, a friendly-looking man in the back came over and greeted him in a low voice:
"Dude, don't stand, sit down and listen."

"Um, I'm not."

Chen Mo was about to explain, but the man said thoughtfully, "It's okay. If you don't want to listen, you can sit down and have a cup of tea. It's free."

Chen Mo was speechless, but after thinking about it, he decided not to refuse. It was free and he would drink it if he didn't. So, he followed the man to sit in the empty seat.

"Come, here is 'Bitan Piaoxue', I'll pour it for you." Xie Yang picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Chen Mo.

Chen Mo found the name strange, but when he took a closer look, he realized it was jasmine tea.

Xie Yang noticed Chen Mo's expression, picked up the lid of the pot and showed it to him, "Look, there is a layer of white jasmine flowers floating on it, and the tea soup is green. Isn't it very vivid?"

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, looking around, curiously asked: "Isn't this a teahouse? Why are you contracting other businesses?"

"You can understand this as Chengdu's unique teahouse culture."

Xie Yang explained with a smile: "If you want to negotiate a business deal or hold an event, you need to rent a larger office space, which will cost you several thousand yuan a month. It would be better to book a private room or a few tables in a teahouse, and only need to pay for the tea."

Chen Mo suddenly realized, "It can be done this way."

After the brief introduction, the man said no more, but motioned Chen Mo to listen to what Zhang Pei had to say.

Chen Mo looked at the man's performance, then looked at Zhang Pei who was speaking, and immediately understood something.

After Zhang Pei finished speaking, the people present asked some questions, and then many people took out their resumes and handed them in.

Chen Mo then understood that this was actually a job fair.

After everyone left, Zhang Pei came over with a stack of resumes and saw Chen Mo, "Hey, we meet again."

Chen Mo raised his teacup and gestured, "Yes, you treated me to a cup of tea."

Xie Yang looked around and said, "So you two know each other."

"I know half of him, but I have to get to know him properly this time, otherwise I won't be able to greet him properly every time we meet."

As he spoke, Zhang Pei took out a business card from his notebook and handed it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took it and looked at it, "Zhao Dachui?"

"It's not Zhao Dachui." Zhang Pei quickly took the business card back, "This is the one who repairs the range hood in my house. I used it as a bookmark."

Zhang Pei handed over another one, "This is the one."

Chen Mo looked at the insurance broker's introduction and asked, "Didn't Miss Zhang work at BJ before?"

Zhang Pei smiled and said, "Yes, he was transferred here by the company to be responsible for developing the branch's business."

Chen Mo asked curiously, "Didn't you just buy that house? Are you going back?"

Zhang Pei looked helpless, "That's right, I haven't lived here for a day yet."

"I don't know when I will go back. It depends on whether the branch can sustain itself. We are hiring people right now. We need Mr. Chen to take care of us."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, "I don't think I've ever taken a business card."

Zhang Pei said cheerfully: "Haha, Mr. Chen is so famous that I didn't recognize him the first time, but if I still can't recognize him the second time, I would be embarrassed to say that I am in sales."

Chen Mo shrugged, "But I'm just here for tourism, my company's business is in BJ."

Zhang Pei replied, "It's okay. I'll bother Mr. Chen again when I can go back."

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "If Miss Zhang decides not to go back, I have something to discuss with her."

"Oh?"

The next day.

Chen Mo checked the things in the trunk of the car, medicine, oxygen, glucose, warm clothes, and some food.
"Is there anything left behind?"

Chen Mo turned his head to look at Xu Hongdou, who was wearing a beige windbreaker next to him, with a beautiful and heroic appearance.

Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "No more."

"Okay." Chen Mo closed the trunk door and waved, "Then get in the car and go."

"and many more."

"what happened?"

Chen Mo paused, Xu Hongdou came over, tiptoed lightly, and smeared something on Chen Mo's face.

“You have to wear sun protection.”

Chen Mo closed his eyes and let Xu Hongdou do what he wanted. Her slender hands were soft and her touch was cool.

"Okay." Xu Hongdou withdrew her hand and nodded with satisfaction.

Chen Mo opened his eyes and said with a gentle smile: "Let's go then?"

"Ah."

Xu Hongdou nodded, smiling, raised her hand and said, "I will drive 318 in my lifetime. Let's go!"

Chen Mo smiled knowingly and said cheerfully:

"Go! Target, LS!"

[I once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword and seeing the prosperity of the world]

(End of this chapter)