Chapter 359 "Silas" In the Animation Industry (Please Subscribe)

When it comes to American comics and superheroes, many classic screen images pop up in Gu Miao's mind.

What about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk...

These are considered representative roles.

However, among the hundreds of superheroes, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are definitely the most special one.

Why is it special?

The reason is simple. When the word "ninja" is mentioned, normal people can easily think of the Neon Kingdom. After all, ninja themes are very common in neon anime, games, and even movies.

This also led to many people, including Gu Miao, subconsciously thinking that "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was a work from Neon, and did not classify it as an "American comic".

no way!

If you are not particularly familiar with it, you may not have thought that "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is actually an "American comic" work.

All we can say is that the United States is indeed a country that relied on immigrants, and its cultural tolerance is simply amazing.

From "Kung Fu Panda" about Chinese kung fu to "Penguins of Madagascar", from "Aladdin" about Arabian mythology to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

Damn it!

I don’t want to know, I’m scared when I think about it. In those years, animation works that became popular all over the world and had a heavy label of "regional culture" were basically all produced by the United States.

Tell me, what is this?

Gu Miao is not a neon person, so he doesn’t have a good opinion of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". But he is Chinese and knows exactly what "Kung Fu Panda" means.

What a mixed bag of flavors!

Our country’s kung fu culture and our country’s national treasure, the panda, have been promoted by a group of foreigners and used to swindle foreigners’ money.

As an animator, it is impossible to say that my mood is not complicated.

certainly!

The past was before and the present is now.

Since Gu Miao has devoted himself to the animation industry and became an animation producer, he must have the idea of ​​"replacing" it.

Things are changing!

When Nantong told him that Wanbao Comics had hired several cartoonists from North America and brought back several American comics with "great potential for adaptation", Gu Miao knew that his opportunity had come.

It's just that he didn't expect...

Among the several excellent American comics discovered by Nantong, there are actually works of the level of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

Did you really miss it?

At first, Gu Miao thought that this was just a "name collision". It was just that the names of the works were similar. Maybe they were not the same work?

But when he picked up the comic book and flipped through it a few times, he realized that he was wrong. This was really "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"!

Living in the sewers of New York, using weapons such as ninja swords, samurai sticks and nunchucks to deal with monsters, bad guys and a group of mysterious ninja turtles...

Through the outline of the story, you can tell with your eyes closed that this is the legendary "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

After discovering this work, Gu Miao immediately learned about the origin and author of this comic through Nantong.

After the comic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was released in North America, the response was pretty good.

This comic was recommended to Nantong when he went to North America to learn about the American comic market. He was very happy after reading it and immediately contacted the original author and found it in Wanbao Comics.

The original author has come to Wanbao, so the comic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" naturally became Wanbao's bag.

However, there is a little trouble...

That is the publisher, who is also very optimistic about the comic book "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

"It's not difficult to get the rights to adapt it."

Nantong's original words are that the adaptation rights are easy to obtain. After all, being able to adapt it into animation is definitely a good thing for a comic of this level.

But the problem is...

If the animated adaptation becomes popular, the publisher may cause some trouble, since they also own part of the copyright.

This can be regarded as a minor hidden danger. If it is not handled well, it may cause endless troubles in the future.

Therefore.

After Gu Miao got the rights to adapt the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" animation, he didn't rush to start the project. Instead, he talked with a professional lawyer for a while.

His idea is simple, that is, to completely withdraw the copyright from the publisher to avoid future disputes.

This matter is still being planned.

Gu Miao will not rush to produce "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" before he secures a publisher, because he is afraid that if the animation becomes popular, it will be difficult to negotiate with the publisher.

However, shelving is shelving.

After all, the title of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is here, Gu Miao can't pretend not to see it, and the preparations that need to be done have already begun.

He can't wait to know what kind of expression the Neon audience will have when they see the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" animation and learn that it is produced by a "Chinese company"?

It will be fun!

In fact, when Gu Miao proposed adapting the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" animation, Nan Tong made a suggestion.

He believed that the ninja element was too neon, so it was better to change it to "Chinese Kung Fu".

"No no no!"

Gu Miao immediately objected: "Kung Fu Turtles? It sounds very inferior. What a good ninja! How disgusting!"

Ninja has such a great setting, why should we change it?

If this was changed, how would he get Neon to air it? How can you appreciate the expressions of Neon viewers praising the animation for being good while scolding the Neon animation company for not living up to expectations?

A Chinese animation company made a "Ninja" themed animation, and then swept all the new works of Neon animation companies in Neon's hometown?

What if this Chinese company is still hyping up the concept of "Ninja" and making money by selling derivatives related to "Teenage Ninja Turtles"?

I can't stand it any longer.

Just thinking about it, Gu Miao had the urge to "look up to the sky and smile".

Brother, you are such a cool ninja!

Not only neon ninjas, Gu Miao is also preparing to animate the Egyptian Pharaohs, Arabian Aladdin, Western European myths, and South American Amazon legends... all of them.

That's it for being disgusting.

Cultural export?

Who is telling you about this cultural export? Do you know what "Silas" in the animation world is? Treat others the same way they treat you!

Qidi Myths and Legends is very popular, and it is now available from Wanbao. There are also limited edition gold-plated figures. Do you want to buy one for your collection?

"Quack!"

Gu Miao admitted that she had a bad taste, but this bad taste was also based on Wanbao Animation's "production" capabilities.

From the current point of view, although Wanbao Animation is already very good in China and has reached the level of Dugu Qiubai, on a global scale, Wanbao is only average.

You still have to keep working hard!

Let's not talk about anything else. At least before the release of "Snake Comes Around", Wanbao Animation did not have a good animated "movie".

This is definitely a major shortcoming.

Without making up for this shortcoming, TV animation alone will not make it far, at least it will be difficult to make big money in overseas markets.