A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

After the video conference ended, Su Fan returned to his office, turned on his computer, and found a folder named "Under One Person" on his hard drive.

He had started compiling this story a long time ago.

However, he has been busy lately and has only completed the main character designs and the first part of the story so far, working on it intermittently.

As for the subsequent storyboards, they were even more rudimentary.

At first, there were complete characters and scenes, but later they gradually became simple line drawings.

Looking further ahead, even the line art is gone; only a few stick figures remain in the picture, accompanied by character movements, camera angles, and dialogue.

Originally, Su Fan planned to complete these items gradually when he had some free time.

But now that he has the readily available tools of Shan Hai Film Studio, he certainly won't continue to waste his time on such things.

When it's time to let professional teams contribute their value, we shouldn't let them sit idle.

Su Fan reorganized the character settings, world-building framework, story outline, and existing storyboards, and sent them to Cheng Yu's email address.

Meanwhile, in the conference room of Shan Hai Pictures, everyone was discussing the project that Su Fan was about to present.

Just then, his phone, which was on the table, rang.

Cheng Yu picked it up and glanced at it, finding it was an email from Su Fan. He said, "Don't say anything yet, the things have arrived."

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

The crowd quickly gathered around the long table.

Cheng Yu turned on his computer and projected the received files onto the large screen in front of him.

The first thing that appeared was the title "Under One Person".

Next came several concept art pieces for the main characters.

Soon, someone in the conference room let out a soft exclamation.

The figures in the picture are not piled with too many details for the sake of showing off skills; the lines even appear quite restrained.

However, each person's appearance, temperament, and movement habits are highly recognizable.

Even just looking at a silhouette, it's hard to confuse the main characters.

Especially the characters' expressions.

Some people are lazy but wary, while others seem dull but have a sense of detachment in their eyes that is completely different from that of ordinary people.

The clothing, posture, and subtle movements all serve the character's personality; nothing is merely a meaningless decoration.

The person in charge of the original artwork unconsciously moved closer to the screen and asked suspiciously, "These character designs were also sent by Su Fan?"

Cheng Yu glanced at the email sender, hesitated, and nodded: "He sent the file, but the email didn't say who drew it."

The group continued scrolling down.

As the concept art was completed, the story gradually unfolded.

Extraordinary people, Qi, Taoism, magic, and another world hidden beneath the peaceful society are beginning to be revealed to the public little by little.

This story is not simply a collection of terms from traditional culture.

The sects, martial arts techniques, and character relationships within the story all have a clear internal logic.

The interweaving of modern life and traditional Taoism does not appear out of place; on the contrary, it creates a very unique atmosphere.

Several core members who had initially harbored doubts gradually quieted down.

They initially just wanted to evaluate the project.

But as I watched, I became engrossed in the story.

After a complete picture, the next page suddenly only showed a few stick figures with simple lines.

Everyone was taken aback at first.

The head of concept art stared at the screen for a few seconds, his lips twitching: "Is this a character?"

Cheng Yu zoomed in on the image and carefully examined the accompanying text: "It should be that this is the protagonist and this is the opponent."

Although the stick figures are simple, the storyboard information is very clear.

The location from which the characters enter, the direction of their gaze, when the camera switches from a wide shot to a close-up, and the starting point, climax, and ending point of their actions are all marked.

The production supervisor stared at the few pages of storyboards, his expression even more serious than when he saw the complete artwork: "The drawing is indeed perfunctory, but the shots are not messy at all. The axis, shot size, eye guidance and action connection are all taken into consideration. Especially these fight shots, first use a long shot to establish the characters' positions, then use a close-up to compress the rhythm, and finally use an overhead shot to re-establish the spatial relationship. The movement is very clear."

The head of original animation also saw the key to this: "Moreover, he didn't just use tilted compositions to pursue a sense of speed. The character's center of gravity, the preparation for the action, and the direction of force are all marked. If you were to use it for dynamic rehearsals, as long as you add the intermediate movements, there would basically be no problem with spatial relationships. Let alone Su Fan, there aren't many people in our company who can draw storyboards to this level, right?"

The doubts on everyone's faces grew stronger.

Complete artwork can be drawn by professional illustrators, and the story can be co-created by a scriptwriting team.

Storyboards best demonstrate a creator's understanding of visuals, rhythm, and animation production.

Especially these seemingly sloppy stick figures.

To the untrained eye, all they see are a few lines, but to professionals, they can discern camera movement, rhythm of action, and the center of gravity of the image.

Suppressing their doubts, everyone continued to look through the pages.

However, just as they were getting most engrossed in watching, the page suddenly reached its end.

That's all.

Cheng Yu subconsciously scrolled the mouse and checked the folder again, but still couldn't find any new content.

The production supervisor waited a few seconds, then couldn't help but ask, "That's it? That's it?"

The lead screenwriter was also somewhat unwilling: "What about the rest of the story? We've just established the world-building, how can we stop here?"

"Check again to see if any files were not extracted."

"No, that's all in the email."

"The character relationships are only halfway established, and the most crucial elements haven't been explained yet. Isn't this just deliberately torturing us?"

The group gathered around the computer, searching back and forth several times.

No matter how they turned the pages, the story remained stuck in the same place.

The feeling is like a man and a woman driving a car, and suddenly, while speeding in fifth gear, the oil leaks.

A group of people were hanging there, scratching their heads in frustration, but there was nothing they could do.

After a moment of regret, Cheng Yu finally remembered the most crucial question.

He pointed to the character designs and storyboards on the screen, frowning as he asked, "Who exactly created these things?"

The crowd then snapped out of their reverie.

The person in charge of the original artwork speculated, "Since it was sent by Su Fan, could it be that he drew it?"

The production director shook his head almost without hesitation, denying it: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Su Fan is a singer, when did he get involved in the comics industry?"

The person next to him nodded in agreement: "It's really unlikely. Putting aside the character design, these storyboards alone are not something that can be drawn in just a few days of intensive study. Shot transitions, camera axis, compositional focus, action continuity, and rhythm control all require experience."

"He probably has a team behind him, but it hasn't been made public yet."

"That makes sense. Perhaps he acquired Shan Hai Pictures to expand his original team and then officially launch the project."