Chapter 185 Chinese Animation
An hour later, when Chen Mo finished his business and came out of Fuyun Entertainment, he found that the man he met at the front desk had not left yet.
I saw the man sitting next to the fountain at the door, holding a bag of buns in his hand and eating them with big mouthfuls.
Chen Mo thought about it and walked over.
"Hey man, you still here?"
Yang Yu raised his head when he heard the voice, and asked blankly, "Who are you?"
Chen Mo pointed to the door of Fuyun Entertainment and said, "I saw you inside just now."
"Oh." Yang Yu thought of his previous embarrassment and scratched his head awkwardly.
Chen Mo sat down next to him and said, "I heard from the front desk that you are leading an animation film project?"
"Yeah." Yang Yu nodded and continued eating his buns. "Are you here to attract investment and seek cooperation as well?"
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Almost. I'm a composer."
Hearing what Chen Mo said, Yang Yu thought that Chen Mo was also rejected.
Because it is different from several other companies in the circle, it was rooted in the film and television production business from the beginning. Fuyun Entertainment started out in the record industry and later gradually expanded into film and television production and distribution businesses.
Therefore, compared with other companies, Fuyun Entertainment attaches more importance to the operation of its music business and has always been collecting songs from outside.
For famous music creators, Fuyun Entertainment will naturally take the initiative to invite them to write songs, but for those who have not yet made a name for themselves, they can only recommend themselves like Chen Mo did.
Thinking of this, Yang Yu said, "It's okay. If one company doesn't work, try a few more. If a big company doesn't work, try a small company. There will always be someone who will be interested."
Chen Mo nodded and asked with a smile: "Then why are you still hanging on this tree?"
Yang Yu smiled bitterly and said, "I have already searched several famous trees in the circle. Now I am trying to see if there are any I have missed. If not, I will go to Shanghai tomorrow to search again."
Chen Mo said, "What about a smaller company? You just told me not to be bothered by the size, why did you choose this one?"
Yang Yu shook his head. "If you put the word 'animation' in front of a movie, big companies won't want to touch it, and small companies can't afford it even more."
Chen Mo asked curiously, "Why do you want such a high investment?"
Yang Yu stretched out his hand and said, "I have already put in some of the preparations for this project in the early stages, but at least this amount is needed."
Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, "What kind of subject matter are you going to write to spend so much money?"
You know, the return cycle of animated films is very long and the risk is high, so the willingness to invest capital is very low.
The way for domestic animation to survive is to reduce production costs below state subsidies.
But obviously, what Yang Yu proposed has far exceeded this scope.
Yang Yu only said softly, "Myth, Nezha."
Chen Mosi asked, "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King?"
Yang Yu's eyes lit up, "You know that too?"
Chen Mo shrugged lightly, "Shanghai Animation Film Studio, the cradle of Chinese animation."
When talking about the development history of Chinese animation, we cannot avoid the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
The Shanghai Animation Film Studio was the first to combine traditional Chinese arts such as shadow puppetry, paper cutting, opera, and ink painting with animation, creating the Chinese animation school. Its animations were once praised by the French newspaper Le Monde as a "miracle of Eastern art."
Well-known works like "The Tadpole Looking for His Mother", "The Calabash Brothers", "Three Monks", "Black Cat Sheriff", and "Big Ear Tutu", the childhood of countless post-90s, are all masterpieces of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
Among them, "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" is China's first color widescreen animated feature film, which is of great representative significance. "Yes, "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" combines traditional arts such as ink painting, Peking Opera masks, and Dunhuang murals. The character creation is very vivid, and the use of color is superb."
Yang Yu said with flying eyebrows: "From the picture production, plot narration, to the lines and music, everything is top-notch. So far, it is still the pinnacle of Chinese animated films."
Yang Yu, who originally looked a little dull and not good at speaking, became like a different person when he started talking about animation, and his eyes seemed to be shining.
Seeing this, Chen Mo was delighted and said, "So, you were influenced by Nezha Conquers the Dragon King and studied animation production specifically?"
Yang Yu nodded first, then shook his head, "I was indeed inspired by Nezha Conquers the Dragon King, but I taught myself 3D animation. I originally studied medicine."
"Studying medicine?" Chen Mo was stunned when he heard this. "Your career span cannot be said to be unrelated, but it can only be said to be completely unrelated."
Chen Mo was surprised and asked, "What were you thinking at the time? Why were you so fierce?"
Yang Yu grinned, "When you're out there, the important thing is to get out first, and we can talk about other things after you get out."
Chen Mo gave a thumbs up, "What happens next?"
Yang Yu said: "After that, I stayed at home and created my first work, an anti-war animated short film. Fortunately, it achieved some success in the end."
Chen Mo couldn't help but ask: "You do it alone?"
Yang Yu nodded and said calmly: "Well, it took me three years and eight months to make a 16-minute short film."
Chen Mo was surprised, "How did you manage to hold on?"
How dare a self-taught "outsider" come up with the "three years to sharpen a sword" and the "ten thousand hours to become a genius" law?
Yang Yu said calmly: "There is no shortcut, just fight to the death."
"It took the Shanghai Animation Film Studio four years to produce 'Havoc in Heaven' and they drew 100,000 sketches. I was just learning out of admiration."
Looking at the man with gray hair on his temples, Chen Mo admired him from the bottom of his heart.
You have to be crazy to survive. To be able to do this, you are either a madman or a genius.
Chen Mo then asked, "But in the end, the things you are proud of are not appreciated by others. Like now, no one is willing to invest. Is it really worth it to persist like this?"
Yang Yu stuffed the last bite of the bun into his mouth, clapped his hands, stood up, and smiled calmly:
“The greatest pain in life is to insist on something that you shouldn’t insist on, and to give up something that you shouldn’t give up.”
Chen Mo sneered: "Is that so?"
Yang Yu looked up at the bright sky and said without turning back: "Okay, I'm leaving now. I wish you and I good luck."
Chen Mo stopped him and said helplessly, "You really don't know me?"
"Hmm?" Yang Yu turned around in confusion, "Should I know you?"
Chen Mo laughed dumbly, "That's not necessary."
"You just came here to solicit investment, but you don't even want to learn about the latest news about Fuyun Entertainment?"
Yang Yu shook his head, "I don't pay much attention to those entertainment gossip news."
"I've been confined to polish the script recently, and now that it's out, you're here to solicit investment. What happened?"
"You can search it online yourself."
Chen Mo patted his butt and stood up, saying with a smile: "After reading it, if you are interested..."
"Come upstairs, I'll give you a cup of tea."
(End of this chapter)
