Chapter 1041 Dave Stands Tall

Huang Kun has considered the setting very comprehensively, and even Gu Miao can't find fault with it.

However, there is one thing that Huang Kun doesn't know how to do for the time being.

That is the ending!

"Wandering in the Animation World" mainly tells the story of the cute kid Xiao Wanbao traveling through various animation worlds and turning the twisted plot line back to its original state.

So how should this story end?

"My opinion is..."

"The real ending is not considered for the time being, at least for ten or twenty years, the real ending is not considered."

Gu Miao pondered for a moment and said: "As long as our Wanbao is still launching new animations, Xiao Wanbao's adventure can continue, and at most a sequel will be released every few years."

"As for the ending of each season of animation, it is enough to end a certain world chapter."

"Assuming that the first season of the animation is based on the two worlds of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Boonie Bears", then after the mission in the world of Boonie Bears is completed, the first season of the animation can be concluded naturally."

"Okay."

Huang Kun nodded and said: "I will listen to you, let's end the first season like this!"

The real ending?

According to what Mr. Gu said, the animation "Roaming Animation World" is unlikely to be finished in a short time, so there is no need to consider this.

If the "Roaming Animation World" series can no longer be done in ten or twenty years, and no audience likes to watch it, and it has to be finished, then it is not too late to consider the way to finish it.

After talking about the setting system, it was already twelve o'clock in the afternoon.

Gu Miao, who was a little hungry, took Huang Kungang to the company cafeteria to solve the lunch problem. Unexpectedly, he heard employees discussing "SpongeBob SquarePants" in the hall.

"The yellow sponge is really popular!"

"Yeah! I just came back from a business trip in Europe, and people there are crazy about SpongeBob..."

"Europe? Isn't North America the most popular region for SpongeBob? How come it's also popular in Europe?"

"Of course! Let me tell you, right now in the entire European and American regions, including South America and Australia, the most popular cartoon is definitely SpongeBob."

"Fuck! The North American branch is making a lot of money..."

Huang Kun, who had a work lunch and returned to his seat, couldn't help asking after hearing the discussions around him: "Is SpongeBob really that popular overseas? Why does it sound... a bit exaggerated to me?"

"Not exaggerated!"

Gu Miao shook his head. "It's not an exaggeration at all. SpongeBob SquarePants is now an unrivaled animation IP overseas."

"Dragon Ball GT is not good either?"

"No!"

Gu Miao denied: "Although Dragon Ball is also a world-class animation, its audience recognition and popularity in Europe and the United States are still not as wide as SpongeBob SquarePants."

"This... is a bit outrageous!"

Huang Kun scooped a spoonful of potatoes into his mouth, and then muttered: "I personally think SpongeBob SquarePants should be similar to Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny."

"It's almost the same, but SpongeBob SquarePants is more successful on a commercial level."

At this point, Gu Miao couldn't help but sigh.

"Tom and Jerry" and "Bugs Bunny" have the same wide influence and have successfully achieved the effect of breaking the circle, but their commercialization is not as successful as "SpongeBob SquarePants".

Is this a problem of style?

If we don't consider artistic pursuits, the style of the animation "SpongeBob SquarePants" will indeed be more in line with the tastes of European and American audiences.

Of course, in terms of classicism and artistic atmosphere, it is definitely not as good as the hall-level animation works such as Tom and Jerry.

But what we are talking about here is commercialization and profitability...

Dave is really making a lot of money.

The employee guessed correctly. Dave is really making a lot of money at this moment. He has never been so generous before. He directly gave his team members a huge bonus of more than 2 million US dollars in one go.

"Happier than winning the Oscar statuette?"

"Yes!"

Dave answered Gu Miao like this. His joy now even surpassed the first time he stepped onto the main stage of the Oscar Awards Ceremony.

In his words, he and his team have always been troubled by the problem that art is difficult to integrate into the market.

It was because of the lack of profitability that animation could not make money, so the seven-time Oscar champion team had to sell themselves to Wanbao as a maid.

Seven-time Oscar champion!

How amazing is this heavy honor? But who would have thought that the seven-time champion team could not even afford to pay employees' salaries in the end.

It is precisely because of such a miserable experience that Dave attaches great importance and excitement to the big harvest of "SpongeBob SquarePants" this time.

The birth of Tom and Jerry only allowed them to gain a firm foothold in Wanbao and proved their accomplishments in the field of art animation.

But to be honest, which of the studios under Wanbao Animation is not a good moneymaker?

Only the North American branch has not contributed a penny to the headquarters since its establishment, and even needs funding from the headquarters for support.

Compared with the breakthrough in trophies and awards, Dave wants to succeed in the business level, proving that Wanbao's North American branch also has strong profitability and is not the one that Wanbao is lagging behind.

This also understands his excitement.

The animation "SpongeBob SquarePants" became a hit, and achieved world-renowned results throughout Europe and the United States. The commercialization was extremely successful, allowing the North American branch to finally stand up and say: We can live a comfortable life without funding from the headquarters!

This is a good thing.

Gu Miao is happy to see the independence of the North American branch. After all, they have been allocated funds, and other subsidiaries and studios will inevitably gossip.

What's the matter?

Everyone is paying tribute to Mr. Gu, and Dave doesn't pay tribute, and even wants Mr. Gu's reward? How shameless is that? Just because you are the nine-time Oscar winner?

"More than nine!"

Huang Kun said with a smile: "SpongeBob is so successful, Dave should be able to win the tenth Oscar this year, right?"

"Unlikely."

Gu Miao shook his head and denied: "The Annie Award is something to look forward to, after all, it is more professional and there are not so many off-site factors."

To be honest.

The Oscars are just a well-known and recognized by people outside the circle.

In the minds of real animators, the Annie Award is more valuable and more authoritative.

However, Gu Miao doesn't care much about awards. After all, Wanbao has basically won all the awards he should have.

When works such as "The Lion King" and "Tom and Jerry" were released or broadcast, they basically swept all kinds of award trophies.

Take the Annie Award as an example.

It is not that SpongeBob SquarePants needs this award to increase its fame, but that this award needs SpongeBob SquarePants to increase its value.

The cause and effect relationship cannot be mistaken.

If Wan Bao and Gu Miao are really pissed off, and they directly announce their withdrawal from sponsoring and competing for the award one day, who do you think will be the most anxious?