The Creator of the Second Dimension

Chen Mu had just passed his 10th anniversary as an original artist some time ago. His ten-year original painting career, coupled with the previous few years of experience as an animator, made him a very experienced old man in tomato production.

Compared with ordinary companies, Tomato Manufacturing pays more attention to seniority. Although it is in the Internet industry, it is basically uncles in their 40s and 50s who control the main joints. Chen Muzhi is 35 years old this year. The deputy team leader is gradually getting involved with performances and other work, and is moving towards a director, while his team leader joined the company two years earlier than him, and is already the director of two animations.

Last year, Wu Yi's departure shocked the entire animation industry. This is not just a confrontation between Rainbow Media and Fantastic Animation.

On the one hand, over the past few years, the works of Phantom Animation have been well-received and well-received. Whether it is sales, attention, or professional awards, they are obviously better than the old powerhouse Rainbow Media. Only the works of Wu Yi can compete with Phantom Animation to a certain extent. Animation has formed a balance, and now this balance is broken by Wu Yi's departure and joining Magic Electric, the position of the top brother in the animation industry is bound to be reshuffled.

On the other hand, Xu Rui is a newcomer who continues to gain popularity by relying on the quality of his works. He is already one of the top animation directors in the Chinese industry under the age of thirty. The smell of change, whether it is true that old people are better than newcomers, whether the old industry rules have been corrupted, the departure of martial arts and the rise of phantom power have caused doubts in all animation company employees.

Among the few people Chen Muzhi knew in Rainbow Media, some followed Wu Yi and left for Fantastic Animation. Judging from information such as Moments, they all had a pretty good life, and even achieved better development than in Rainbow Media. This plunged Chen Muzhi into deep self-doubt.

Even going to work to catch fish in the water is not so happy.

Several works of Ningjiang Animation Salted Fish Group and Fantastic Animation became the focus of discussion.

[Mascot of your group]: Wu Yi actually wants to make a romance film, and it's a year-end love theme with a huge age gap between men and women. What kind of medicine did Xu Rui give him?

[Xiao Wei my wife]: Damn, the picture of the trailer, the water, the texture of the rain, and the feet, I fucking lick them! ! !

[A quiet repeater]: Damn, the picture of the trailer, the water, the texture of the rain, and the feet, I fucking lick them! ! !

[Dogs touch the fish]: No wonder I heard gossip that the producer of Phantom Electric is seeking investment and sponsorship. I was wondering why Xu Rui is already rich, so why does he want to sponsor? It turned out that he was planning to do it again A theater movie! "Your Name", judging from the title, I don't know what the plot is.

[Bones]: The performance effect of the trailer is very strong. It is different from Wu Yi's previous style, but it can also see Wu Yi's personal characteristics. This purely realistic work should also be a challenge for him.

[Your group mascot]: Wait a minute, why isn't the character design and animation director of "Your Name" that gothic lolita, Lin Shuyi? who is this

[Sand Sculpture Group Friends No. 9]: [Picture] I checked, and this seems to be the original painting of Magic Electric. The earliest work is the last few episodes of "Classic Literature Society Series". "Music Girl" is the main work. Look, it's been less than two years since you joined Magic Electric. You're a newcomer?

[Ramen is not thin and soft]: A newcomer in less than two years can be the character design and animation director of a theatrical animation film, Xu Rui is too bold.

[Dogs touch fish]: Don’t talk about it, when Xu Rui filmed "Soul Eater: Zero", he had just graduated from university less than half a year ago, and now the industry’s tradition of ranking seniority has been almost impacted by the success of fantasy animation Well, maybe some newcomer will come out again, the waves behind the Yangtze River will push the waves ahead, and the waves before will die on the beach.

[Bones]: Hey, why didn't I see a dead end in animation today? It's rare that he wasn't fishing.

There was chatter in the chat group, and Chen Muzhi, whose ID was [Animation Dead End], was not in the mood to gossip with them, and his eyes stayed on the trailer of "The Garden of Words".

"...In my opinion, she seems to be the secret of the world itself."

Accompanied by a clear male voice, the trailer begins with a fresh green scene, outlining the mature figure of the heroine.

".Maybe we'll meet again...on a rainy day."

The heroine's voice is calmer, but a little mischievous.

The scene of the trailer changes, and you can see row upon row of high-rise buildings, the endless flow of vehicles, the looming world in the rain and fog, and a small pavilion surrounded by greenery by a quiet lake.

"...to her, the fifteen-year-old me, I'm sure, was just a child."

".At the age of twenty-seven, I am no smarter than at the age of fifteen."

The voices of the male and female protagonists are interlaced, which is Xu Rui's favorite expression technique. The effect of mobilizing emotions is achieved through the verbal echo between the two.

After a few scenes of the male and female protagonists alone, there is a low-pitched accusation from the male protagonist.

"You've always been like that, always saying nothing about important things, and then put on a nonchalant expression, and have been alone all the time, just be alone for the rest of your life!"

The original BGM stopped abruptly, followed by the melody of the theme song of the animation. The lead singer is not a popular young idol, but an old singer who has been famous for a long time, even a little out of date. His voice is vicissitudes and full of vitality. The magnetism immediately aroused Chen Muzhi's emotions.

Different from the previous animation animation works, which pay more attention to the performance of characters, the trailer of "The Garden of Words" pays more attention to the expression of narrative and emotion. Chen Muzhi watched the trailer in just one and a half minutes After that, I have imagined a story in my mind, which shows that this trailer has a good grasp between details and the whole.

Although he lacks the unrestrained imagination of martial arts directors, this is exactly the case. Just watching this trailer, you can feel his skills as a director. This is the art of expression.

From this trailer, the lay audience only sees realistic water bodies and light and shadow effects, the love affair between a 27-year-old woman and a 15-year-old man, and multiple depictions of feet.

However, as an industry insider and an experienced original artist, Chen Muzhi can see that Tomato Manufacturing has completely lost the comparison of the funds and labor invested behind it, the depiction of the overall details, and the comparison of hard power.

In fact, even if Rainbow Media tried its best, it might not be able to match it.

And this is just a theatrical version of an animated film played on the Internet for less than an hour.

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