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Chapter 818 "Spirited Away"!
Since it is going to be a major animation movie aimed at the Japanese market, it is not appropriate to directly use Li Zhifan's real name.

It's not that he's worried about being targeted, but that he wants to hide some important information before the movie is officially released, so that it will have a greater shock and effect when it is finally exposed.

This trick is called "pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger".

Therefore, Li Zhifan gave himself a pseudonym, Ishihara Tomohisa.

The name Ishihara Tomohisa will appear after multiple titles such as director, screenwriter, soundtrack, producer, and original work. Except for voice actors, he will almost take care of all the work.

And this time, Li Zhifan did not disclose and publicize this animation in advance as before, and everything was done in secret.

In addition, Li Zhifan also recruited Zhongju Youdou to assist him in the recording and performance of the soundtrack.

At the same time, Zhongju Youdou also participated in the dubbing work, serving as the male number one.

As for the Japanese company for the production, Li Zhifan found two of the most unexpected companies in the Japanese animation industry - Buji Island Animation Studio.

Founded a decade ago, the studio reached its peak with its first animated film, "Love in Spring," but none of its subsequent films have come close.

Even the fifth-anniversary edition of "Spring Love 2" that was withdrawn later ended in failure.

At present, the studio is on the verge of bankruptcy, and even needs to rely on the government's animation support fund to maintain the company's operation and life. All employees have other part-time jobs outside, but they still don't give up like this. This persistence also makes people move.

For Bukit Island studio, Oriental Entertainment adopted a policy of wholly-owned acquisition, and then completely transformed it into a distribution branch of Oriental Entertainment in Japan. It can be said that it will completely transfer from a production company to a distribution company.

Of course, if Buji Island has the ability to create animation works, Dongfang Entertainment will also support it, but the premise is that the works are of high quality and novel in conception.

At present, this news is only known to the senior executives of Oriental Entertainment and several people in charge of the Puji Island studio.

So as long as they block the news, the outside world will not know about this major event.

This morning.

Several persons in charge of the Buji Island studio have recovered all the studio employees and held the first plenary meeting of this year.

In the conference room, employees showed up one after another, but there were only 18 people in all.

"Ah? You are all here!"

"Yeah! Do you know why you asked us to come back this time?"

"It's not that the company is going to declare bankruptcy right?"

"Ah? Impossible? This is my dream!"

"Oh, it doesn't matter if I go bankrupt, I will drive a taxi full-time in the future."

"When is the president coming? This takeaway order is almost taken up by other riders."

"Wait a little longer! Maybe there is some good news, have you found an investor? Are you going to make a new movie?"

"We haven't started work for two years. Do you think it's possible? If we didn't rely on the copyright of those previous works to eat our money, we would have fallen apart."

"Yawn! I still have two chapters to rush! Hey, why is the president so unpunctual this time?"

"..."

Just as everyone was discussing, three people walked in from outside the meeting room.

Two of them are the president and vice president of the studio, Ikuta Ryokai and Amu Satoshi.

And walking behind them was Li Zhifan.

Li Zhifan didn't wear any disguise, and under the leadership of the two presidents, he sat at the front of the conference table.

At this moment, all the employees were stunned.

Because they all recognized Li Zhifan immediately, and his face was rarely recognized by anyone in the world.

In addition to the recent hits of "Avatar" and "Coco", Li Zhifan's limelight in Japan is no different.

"what!"

"He, he, he is not..."

"Li Zhifan?"

"The one from Avatar?"

"That's right, it's him!"

"Why is he here?"

"Could it be...he has taken a fancy to our studio?"

"No!"

"Oh my god!"

"..."

In the midst of everyone's discussion, the president Ikuta Ryokai said: "Everyone, I am very sorry! In the past two years, our studio has not improved much, and everyone has been delayed. Here, I would like to insist on staying with you." To all the partners who came down, thank you for your support!"

The employees below suddenly calmed down.

What this means is that they are going to be fired, and it seems that the Buji Island studio is about to be fully acquired.

Now the employment pressure in Japan is so great, many of them have to support their families, and some of them are nearly [-] years old and have not yet married. Now it is very difficult to figure out what kind of full-time job to find.

"This time, I would like to thank Mr. Li Zhifan!"

Liang Jie stood up, bowed to Li Zhifan, then sat down again, and said, "Let me announce the first news to everyone. Our studio has been officially acquired by Dongfang Entertainment. From now on, we will become Dongfang Entertainment. It is a member of Oriental Entertainment, and it is also the first studio of Oriental Entertainment in Japan."

The employees looked at each other and did not applaud. It was only under the leadership of the vice president Amu Cong that everyone applauded.

"Next, I'm going to announce the second thing!"

Liang Jie cleared his throat. This sentence and this behavior caused a burst of nervousness among the employees, who pricked up their ears, and some even closed their eyes, afraid of hearing that terrible thing - layoffs.

"However, I'd better ask Mr. Li Zhifan to convey this matter to everyone!"

Ryosuke said again, "Everyone welcome!"

The employees were taken aback again, and this time they applauded, but the applause was very heavy.

"All right!"

Li Zhifan pressed his hand and said in fluent Japanese, "I have something good to tell you when I meet you this time, so don't be too nervous or sad. It will not be abolished!"

Hearing Li Zhifan's words, the employees' faces immediately glowed with rosy luster, and even some otaku with disheveled hair and beard lifted their bangs excitedly.

Moreover, hearing that Li Zhifan spoke Japanese fluently, he felt more at ease and kinder.

"Before I talk about this, let me ask you a question. Has any of you watched the movie "Zootopia"?"

As soon as the words fell, almost everyone raised their hands.

Li Zhifan glanced at it, nodded and asked again: "Then what do you think? I hope you can talk from the perspective of an animation film practitioner!"

The employees looked at each other, and it took half a minute before someone spoke boldly.

"The technology is strong and the connotation is very profound, but it is indeed a Hollywood animation movie routine, still maintaining the Disney style, and in terms of painting style, it is indeed not a style that mainstream Japanese people like."

"Hiwafu's anime has simple lines, and even the animals have Asian faces, while "Zootopia" has a strong European and American flavor. I think this is one of the reasons why it is not liked by the public!"

"Actually, this movie is very good, I like it very much, but...but ZZ is right! I think so, so many people refuse to admit that he is good."

"..."

Everyone expressed their views one after another.

After taking the last person to finish speaking, Li Zhifan said: "Thank you for speaking these words in front of me honestly. I am here this time to challenge the entire Japanese animation industry, and I will use a Japanese-style animation to do it. Challenge, are you willing to stay and help me?"

The employees looked at each other again.

When Li Zhifan said that he wanted to challenge the entire Japanese animation industry, their hearts were shocked.

What kind of courage and carefulness is this, daring to say such a thing?

But when he thought about the technology and strength of "Zootopia", he was sure that Li Zhifan did have the capital to say so.

If "Crazy Zootopia" changed to a Japanese-style skin, it would definitely not be the current situation.

"Think about it, the reason is for me, stay here! The salary will be twice what you were before! If you don't want to, then we will cooperate again in the future, and the studio will not abandon you. It's just that when we share this glory in the future, You can only watch from the sidelines."

Li Zhifan spoke very politely, and there was a feeling of buying off a spy in his words.

Because the employees of Buji Island are also members of the Japanese animation industry!

If you defect at this time, your behavior is of course no different from that of a spy.

But they also have to live. There are many Chinese-funded enterprises in Japan. Those who work in Chinese-funded enterprises must be spies?In the face of life distress, this is not a problem at all.

So after a few seconds, everyone raised their hands, and none of them dropped.

Even a little scrambling.

"it is good!"

Li Zhifan was very satisfied, "Then let me tell you about the work I plan to produce, Vice President Amu Cong, please pull the curtain and adjust the equipment."

Amu Cong immediately got up and drew the curtains. The 50-inch widescreen on the wall had already been connected to the computer and opened the screen.

Li Zhifan highlighted several original drawings he had drawn, some of which had already been painted, and some were just frames.

Seeing these paintings, these employees were all surprised.

Li Zhifan can really draw Japanese-style comics?

"I drew these!"

While Li Zhifan was talking, he changed to another folder and opened it. The pictures here are more comprehensive.

"These were drawn by the painters of our working team, and the whole team is currently in China."

Li Zhifan said, "Strictly speaking, your task is to be a consultant and producer. I am very busy and cannot cover everything. Therefore, this animation film needs the help of you professional animation film practitioners. I will arrange some Some people go to China, and some people stay here, and all meetings can be remotely collaborated to make this movie together."

With that said, Li Zhifan opened another picture.

This is the poster of the movie, which was drawn by Li Zhifan, including the coloring and every detail, which was done by Li Zhifan himself.

The poster reads "Spirited Away and Spirited Away".

"神隠し" in the title is a word with strong Japanese folk characteristics, meaning "hidden by the gods".

The Japanese use this word to refer to the situation where a child or woman disappears without reason and cannot be found, but most of the translated names have cut off the second half, and it is called "Spirited Away".

"Spirited Away" can be said to be the most outstanding and successful animation film in the history of Japanese animation. At the same time, it won the "Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Award", "Hong Kong Film Awards Best Asian Film", "Saturn Award" Best Animated Film" and "Oscar Best Animated Feature Film Award", in the era at that time, the global box office received 2.7 million US dollars.

The content of the film itself still reflects the aura of human nature and social phenomena, from which one can glimpse the satire of greed and selfishness, and also see the importance of independent growth, and even the harmony between man and nature.

"Spirited Away" reveals simplicity and plainness everywhere, at least after watching this film, Li Zhifan left the deepest touch and peace, all of which are particularly extraordinary.

If "Zootopia" hadn't been so severely excluded in Japan this time, Li Zhifan wouldn't have come up with this classic so quickly.

Because "Spirited Away" is a more suitable time to appear, after Li Zhifan is over [-] years old, but his impatientness may lead to more beautiful things, but this is all imagination now, and everything depends on the film. After the release, it can be decided.

……

The whole team moved forward like a Mercedes-Benz train.

Li Zhifan devoted himself to the production of "Spirited Away" day and night, and his whole body was busy again.

Even the recording of "Extreme Challenge 4", he missed two full episodes.

With the high-intensity work and hard work of the staff, and under the guidance and participation of Li Zhifan, in just one month, all the pre-production content of "Spirited Away" has been completed.

Generally speaking, Japanese animation is relatively easy to do, but compared with European and American animation, the power of technology is rarely used, and it is more a test of the artist's skills.

Today, when CG and 3D animations are popular, it is still unknown whether a 2D-style animation work like "Spirited Away" can be praised by the audience.

But at least Li Zhifan is confident that this movie will definitely get a good response and effect in Japan.

In the early stage last night, I immediately started dubbing and soundtrack work.

All the soundtrack production has been completed, and it only needs to be embedded in the screen immediately.

In addition to the original soundtrack and the most critical ending song "Together Forever (いつもめででも)", Li Zhifan also produced a Japanese song called "Lemon".

But "Lemon" did not appear in the movie, but appeared as a promotional song with a trailer.

The edited content of the first trailer is about the family relationship between the heroine Chihiro and her parents, and a song like "Lemon", no matter what kind of scene it appears in, as long as it is a touching picture, it is very suitable.

Even in the original source of "Lemon", there have been scenes of family affection, love, and even resurrection. It can be said to be a multifunctional song.

As for the singing, Li Zhifan took the stage in person and was the first to show off his Japanese singing skills.

In addition, in "Spirited Away", Li Zhifan also contributed his voice-dubbing the character Faceless Man.

However, there is only one sound of "ah" in the whole play of No Face Man.

(End of this chapter)