The Creator of the Second Dimension

The classic series, also called the Bing Guo series in another time and space, is a light mystery novel developed from the perspective of high school students.

Although Phantom Animation received many production invitations during the production of "Borderline on the Horizon", there are many projects that are sufficiently funded at first glance, such as the console game animation of Suo Ren Hu Yu.

But after Xu Rui thought about it, he didn't accept it.

First of all, because of these popular adaptations, animation companies are more like OEMs. The production committee is usually packed before finding a producer. Phantom animation is hardly like the previous "Soul Eater: Zero" or Like "Boundary on the Horizon", it can be mixed into the production committee and accounted for a good share.

The income of simple foundry is very low, and Xu Rui is no longer a person short of money.

The second reason is that due to the fire of "Bloodborne: The Curse", Xu Ruiguang's monthly turnover in the game has stabilized at two to three hundred million. In addition, the revenue from the Chuyin Video Network, the revenue from the sound synthesis engine, and the fantasy Electric Animation is probably one of the animation companies that China has the least lack of money.

Even due to the focus on content in the animation circle and relying on a large number of UCG to attract users, the expenditure of phantom animation is less than that of large websites such as Tomato Video Network, and the net profit is estimated to be higher.

With this background, Xu Rui's animation is even more arbitrary.

The reason for choosing the Classical series is that Xu Rui wants to return to his original animation style, that is, the background of realism and exquisiteness. In addition, this kind of daily reasoning subject matter is still blank in this world, Xu Rui thinks it can be tried.

He quickly completed the drafts of the first three episodes. In mid-April, in the conference room on the second floor of Phantom Animation, Xu Rui announced the plans for the next work to the heads of various departments.

"Next, we are going to make a completely original animation, with high school students as the protagonist, mixed with reasoning elements, and the style tends to be realistic. This daily theme is a test for the storytelling and performance. I also want to use this to train newcomers. ."

Xu Rui said that there are already several new employees in the performance department. They are not completely new people, but each have a certain professional experience. Of course, some of them are transferred from the original painting department to the performance. In the animation industry, This kind of promotion route is not uncommon, and there are even those who step by step from the executive production or sound department to the director position.

"Classical series..."

Producer Cheng Kewei picked up the photocopying on the desktop. If the project is established, he will need to go outside to find some sponsorship. Although relying on the funds of phantom animation, completely independent production is not a problem, but reasonable sharing of risks and appropriate selling of favor It is also essential.

He opened the storyboard, and compared to "Magic Girl Madoka Magica", this animation is a bit more prosaic. After all, it is a daily story.

In the unrefined lens, Cheng Kewei can only read the story simply. After reading the first part, he finds it relatively ordinary.

The protagonist is Feng Zhemu, a freshman who pursues the "energy saving" doctrine. He hates trouble and refuses to join in the fun. He believes that "do not do unnecessary things, solve necessary things as soon as possible" is in line with his own way of life.

In other stories, this kind of character is generally a supporting role with stunts. You must know that if the protagonist lacks the ability to move, then the progress of the story will appear deliberate.

It was such a protagonist, but he received a request from his sister to join the Classical Literature Club, a society on the verge of being abandoned. In the club classroom, he saw the heroine Tian Qian'ai.

Tian Qianai's setting is a curious baby, full of curiosity about everything.

Cheng Kewei quickly understood that this story was probably driven by the heroine to make the heroine reason. This form is fairly novel and not routine.

The two parts of the first episode are two short reasoning stories. The first reasoning story is Tian Qianai's unconsciously locked in the club classroom. The second short story is about the mysterious clubs on campus. In terms of design, it belongs to a more special category.

"This is a bit different from the reasoning story I thought before."

Deng Shixin of the animation team scratched the back of his head.

When I think of a reasoning story, I naturally think of Blizzard Mountain Village, where it is impossible to commit crimes, murder in secret rooms, grievances and hatreds, but the classic series of stories do not have such cruel plots, even puzzles. It's just some trivial daily routines.

But I don't know why, Deng Shixin looked at such a story and found it very interesting.

Ordinary but not ordinary.

Deng Shixin did not study too seriously in high school, but he did not participate in any sports or cultural clubs. Looking at the three episodes, he did feel the youthfulness revealed in the story, even though the activities of these people were not Deng Shixin. I have experienced it before, but it also resonates a little bit.

And this is just a draft story.

"In order to avoid confusion, let me ask first, boss, is there any murder in this story?"

Deng Shixin raised his hand and asked.

"No."

Xu Rui shook his head.

"At first, I thought it would be a story about a high school student detective deciphering the murder like "Conan Boys' Case Book"."

Guo Weiren smiled. "The Conan Boys Incident Book" is a long-form animation, which has been broadcast for more than seven years. It has nearly 400 episodes. The content is about the high school detective Jin Conan and his friends who continue to encounter murders. After reasoning, the story of the murderer was found. Although the protagonists are all students, the animation itself has certain blood and horror elements. Guo Weiren has also participated in the production of several episodes as a foreign aid.

"This story is pure daily life, but with a little reasoning element, the essence is still youthful daily life."

Xu Rui explained.

"If you just reason, the picture will be boring."

Iqian said lightly that the draft storyboard does not have any special manifestations, but there are a large number of logical descriptions in the story ~www.readwn.com~ If it is not handled well, these narrative plots can easily become boring and boring. If it is a murder, then the horrible atmosphere and the interpretation of opponents can still attract the audience, but the daily reasoning story can only be adjusted by the performance.

"On this point, I have written the performance script of the second part of the first episode. You can take a look."

Xu Rui turned on the projector again and showed the storyboard he had drawn. It can be seen that when the protagonist and others are in reasoning and discussion, the picture is not static, nor is it truthfully depicting the expressions of a few people. It uses a schematic diagram to complete the reasoning with lively actions. This symbolic technique is very rare in animation, but it makes everyone quite surprised.

"The picture and the plot are usually one, but sometimes, I think it is also a way to separate it and use a purely eye-catching picture to alleviate the burnout in long-term conversations."

Xu Rui said that his words made everyone thoughtful. This seemingly messy method has a certain magical nature, which makes people completely unable to stop.

Even more so people like Deng Shixin who understand the storyboard only on the surface suddenly discovered that Xu Rui's understanding of animation seems to have been higher than most of them by more than a little bit.