It is impossible to say that Muxuxing is not tempted by this new function.
It’s not that adapting excellent comics or novels is bad, but any animation director, in addition to adapting, will of course have the idea of bringing his own story to the screen.
But it is undeniable that even if he clearly understood the development trend of animation style in the next 20 years, he still had no idea whether his original script could achieve good results. The "Script Analysis Room" could give predictions in advance, allowing him to have a clear idea.
But…
Thinking of the 8,000 achievement points required to enable the new feature, and his undecided next animation project, Mu Xiuxing reluctantly refused: "Forget it, let's not enable it for now."
This is an important period in the development of animation. Under such urgent time conditions, adapted animation will obviously be much simpler than original animation. Even if I enable the new function now, it will not be useful for a while. It is better to put it aside for the time being and think about what to do with the next animation.
He comforted himself for a while, and when the depression in his heart gradually dissipated, he lowered his head and continued to study "Fire Bird" in the system reading interface.
A week was enough time for him to finish reading a long comic. After closing the system page of "Firebird", Mu Suxing shook his head slightly: "... It's a pity that Mr. Tezuka passed away. I can't see the modern version of "Firebird". I always feel it's a pity."
Do you want to adapt "Firebird"? 013 Q.
"..." Mu Suxing was shocked: "How could you have such a terrible idea?"
013:
"It's no exaggeration to call this manga "Firebird" the best in Japan. Let's not talk about whether I can adapt this manga with my current ability. Even if I do, it will most likely be too highbrow and too different from the previous "is". This will not be good for the development of animation."
At this point, Mu Suxing shook his head and said, "Company development requires a gradual process, and so does our animation. Because The Little Prince is a short animation, it doesn't matter even if the style is too different from that of is. However, the next animation we are going to make is a feature-length animation, so it will not stray too far from is. As a new animation company, the most important thing for Huaying now is to maintain stability, rather than acting recklessly just because we have achieved some success."
"As for the new animation..." When it comes to this topic, Mu Suxing himself hesitated: "Don't worry about it, let me think about it."
I don't want to hesitate for the whole day.
013 tried to give him some advice: How about Cells at Work? Wasn't that what you wanted to do from the beginning
Muxuxing closed the system mall page and absentmindedly tapped the desktop again and again: "Don't worry about Cells at Work!. It has a high scientific value, but its commercial nature is very limited. Let me think about it."
There is no animation project that he needs to personally work on, so recently, apart from practicing in seclusion, he has been dealing with some matters related to the company's internal management, investment decisions, and peripheral cooperation. Mu Suxing is not completely ignorant of this, but deep down, he really likes the feeling of doing animation wholeheartedly.
Instead of being bound by the daily management matters of painting and shadowing and wasting unnecessary energy.
Maybe he should try to hire a real CEO for Huaying Animation.
It is said that everyone has their own specialization and that everyone has their own expertise. With a professional CEO in charge of the animation studio to handle a series of official duties, he can let go and focus on animation wholeheartedly.
Do it when you think of it.
He looked up at the clock on the wall and confirmed that the other party should also be taking a lunch break at this time. Then he opened the address book on his phone, found a name, and dialed it.
In less than three seconds, the call was connected, and Qin Sheng's calm and steady voice came from the other end of the phone: "Su Xing? What's wrong?"
Mu Suxing didn't bother to be polite with him - the CEO position was no different from other positions. Instead of recruiting someone whose background he didn't know well, it would be better to ask Qin Sheng directly if he had any suitable candidate. The other party had been running Tengkong Entertainment for many years, so he should have a suitable candidate.
"… You mean the CEO?" Qin Sheng pondered, "If it's just about the daily management of the company, I do have a suitable candidate - you should know this person."
Muxuxing became alert: "Who is it?"
"Mu Xingxue," he said with a smile in his voice, "Although this man looks unreliable, he has been trained by the Mu family as an heir since he was a child. If Rose Animation had not been unable to produce high-quality or high-selling animations, with his ability, he would not have sold Rose Animation to someone else."
Mu Xuxing thought about it for a while and felt that this was a good choice.
The reason why Rose Animation went bankrupt in its previous life was not because of the employees' incompetence or the company's poor management, but simply because Rose Animation had neither a decent script nor a decent screenwriter. Mu Xingxue could not see the future of Rose Animation, so he chose to sell it and leave.
As for other aspects, since it was Qin Sheng who recommended him, at least there should be no problem with his character.
The only problem is…
"I remember that Mu Xingxue also has a Rose Film and Television Company?" Mu Suxing asked doubtfully: "Will he give up his own film and television company to draw pictures?" Or work for him.
Qin Sheng said calmly: "It went bankrupt." He didn't know if it was Mu Suxing's illusion, but he always felt that he seemed to hear a hint of gloating in Qin Sheng's words.
"ah?"
"The director he hired with a lot of money made a sci-fi animation movie, which cost more than 100 million credit points, but the total box office was less than 10 million. He lost all his money. His family thought he might not be suitable for the entertainment industry, so they told him to go back. Mu Xingxue himself couldn't stand it anymore, so he sold Rose Films the next day."
Muxiuxing: "…The world of rich people is really hard to understand."
Qin Sheng reminded: "You are also a wicked rich man - and the largest shareholder of Tengkong Entertainment." He said this, and suddenly asked with a smile: "I have nothing to do anyway, I wonder if our major shareholder is interested in coming to the company for an inspection?"
Muxuxing thought about his schedule and said, "Okay."
Actually, he hadn't visited Tengkong for quite a while. After he had reached an agreement with Mu Xingxue tomorrow morning, he would hand over the job of executive president to him. Naturally, he would have some free time on his own. He could take this opportunity to learn about the good production standards of Tengkong Entertainment's animation CG department.
The next day, Qian'an Avenue, Black Fungus Cafe.
Mu Suxing came with Ruan Wei.
With the experience of negotiating surrounding cooperation last time, he was quite convinced of Ruan Wei's business ability in this area. Mu Suxing was not interested in training himself to be a jack of all trades. He should let professionals do professional things.
When the two of them pushed the door open one after the other, Mu Xingxue was already sitting there.
Compared to the last time they met, Mu Xingxue, who had experienced two consecutive business failures, was obviously not in high spirits. At this moment, he was sitting near the French window, stirring the coffee in the white porcelain cup with a spoon, until Mu Suxing pulled out a chair and sat down in front of him:
"Mr. Mu, long time no see."
Mu Xingxue looked up at him.
Compared to myself, who has been having troubles recently and has failed in everything I do, the young man in front of me is like an outsider -
Also at a young age, he established and operated his own company. Muxuxing's Huaying Animation has been smooth sailing. The first animation it produced was a huge hit, and it can release the second season at any time to continue making money. It is now recognized by the industry as the most promising animation company.
And what about him
It would have been fine if Rose Animation was on the verge of bankruptcy, but even Rose Films, which he had put so much effort into, did not have a good ending. He lost all his money and was almost scolded to death by his father at home.
Thinking of this, Mu Xingxue felt even worse. He pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile: "It's been a long time since we last met."
What was even more unexpected was that when the two met again, they would be in such an awkward situation.
Mu Suxing did not miss the embarrassment in the other person's eyes, but he chose to avoid talking about it - sometimes, pretending not to see it is the most considerate way to deal with it.
Mu Suxing took the contract from Ruan Wei, but did not rush to push it to Mu Xingxue. He placed one hand on the drafted contract and said straight to the point, "Before we officially sign this contract, I want to confirm a few questions. Is that okay?"
"you say."
"Huaying Animation has just started, and now is a critical period of development. The company needs a long-term executive president. If Mr. Mu is just playing around, or thinking of staying at Huaying Animation temporarily, I think it will be difficult for us to continue our cooperation."
As Mu Suxing got straight to the point, Mu Xingxue's expression became serious: "You can rest assured about this." At this point, Mu Xingxue paused and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "I know that with my identity and background, it is easy for people to misunderstand that I am just playing around, but please believe that I am serious about joining Huaying Animation. If you don't believe me, you can change the penalty to an astronomical figure."
Mu Suxing's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly remembered the treatment he had received at Xingning Art University.
This made Mu Suxing suddenly laugh. He tapped the table with his index finger and said, "Hearing what you said, I seem to have really softened my heart." He raised his eyebrows and praised sincerely, "Your negotiation skills are good. Keep going."
Mu Xingxue: “…”
In fact, what he said just now was half true and half false.
As the eldest son of the Mu family, the Mu family is wealthy and has plenty of capital for him to squander. Because of this, most people around him have a joking attitude towards his investment, always thinking that he is playing around. But to be honest, it is not the case. Anyway, someone like Mu Xingxue who is qualified to squander money at will does not really need other people's sympathy.
The reason why he said this was purely because he knew a little about the other party's experience in school, so he said this deliberately to win Mu Suxing's sympathy.
However-
Mu Xingxue silently looked at Mu Suxing, who was smiling in front of him and waiting for him to continue speaking with interest.
This is really weird. Isn't it said that this person only cares about animation production and nothing else? He thought that the entry point he chose was very clever. Logically, it should be able to arouse the other party's emotional resonance. How could this person see through it at a glance
The rumors turned out to be false!
"You've already said it, what else do I have to say?" Mu Xingxue said depressedly. Knowing that he had been seen through, he didn't play the emotional card anymore and simply said directly: "What other conditions do you have? Just say it directly."
Mu Suxing smiled slightly and continued, "Second, you cannot interfere with the company's animation planning. I am fully responsible for this aspect."
Mu Xingxue was also straightforward: "That's no problem - I don't intend to intervene if you don't mention it." When it comes to this topic, he became even more depressed: "I have let it go. I am not good at selecting materials. It's good for us to cooperate and each do our own job."
Obviously, after the successive failures of Rose Animation and Rose Films, he has completely developed a psychological trauma about personally selecting or reviewing animations and movies.
Mu Suxing was very satisfied with this. After all, what he needed was a CEO who would abide by the rules and not interfere. It was naturally the best thing that Mu Xingxue himself had no interest in it.
With Mu Xingxue's guarantee, the subsequent negotiations went very smoothly.
Regarding the details of the specific work remuneration, Mu Suxing handed the control of the conversation to Ruan Wei in a timely manner. The girl did not disappoint Mu Suxing's trust in him and immediately started a verbal battle with Mu Xingxue about the details of the contract.
"… If you are sure that there are no problems with the above, then please sign it, Mr. Mu." Ruan Wei smiled and took away the contract that had been placed on the table earlier, and took out another one from the file bag she carried with her - obviously, she had already prepared for the clauses that Mu Xingxue had strongly requested to be added during the negotiation just now.
Mu Xingxue: “…” So why did he work so hard to fight for benefits for himself just now
Perhaps because his expression was too sad and angry, Mu Suxing showed some kindness for once and comforted him: "It's okay, as long as you work hard, it's not impossible for you to get a share of the company's profits in the future."
Mu Xingxue only complained verbally. He was still somewhat happy about becoming the CEO of Huaying Animation. After all, he also wanted to know why Mu Suxing was able to be successful while he suffered losses in every company he opened, as they both started their own companies.
"That's it," Mu Xingxue no longer hesitated after discussing things to this point. He readily wrote his name at the end of the article: "Happy cooperation."
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
Putting the empty coffee cup back on the table, Mu Suxing looked down at the watch on his wrist. It was ten-thirty.
There are not many files and archives inside Huaying Animation at present. If they are handed over to Mu Xingxue, it will take less than half an hour to complete. The remaining time is enough for him to have lunch and then go to Tengkong Entertainment in the afternoon.
As he was thinking this, a noisy sound suddenly came from the street outside, which was only separated from him by a floor-to-ceiling window.
"Why is it so noisy?" Mu Xingxue also stood up and looked out the window curiously.
At this moment, the street was already crowded with people who came to watch the excitement. The noisy discussions were coming from the direction of this group of people. When Mu Suxing looked over, there were still people trying to squeeze in to watch the excitement, while others frowned, as if they had seen something they could not avoid, and walked away without looking back.
After sorting all the contracts into a file bag and putting them into her small bag, Ruan Wei stood up and grabbed a waiter who came in hurriedly from outside. She asked curiously, "Hello, may I ask what happened outside? What are they looking at?"
The waitress touched her chest, obviously still a little frightened: "I heard from the people next to me that a man suddenly became crazy, holding a kitchen knife, chasing a girl and trying to chop her. I was scared to death. I didn't dare to look any further. I took a look and ran back."
Ruan Wei hurriedly asked, "What happened next? Did you call the police? How is that girl now?"
"We did call the police, but..." The waitress shook her head, "It's too close. When I ran back just now, that pervert was still chasing her and hacking her. I don't know how long she can hold on. I don't know what the police are doing. Why haven't they come yet?"
Muxiuxing: "..."
Even though Mu Xuxing thought he had a lot of experience in his two lifetimes, he was still dumbfounded. He rubbed his slightly swollen temples and was a little bit surprised: "There are so many people on the street, and they just watched a little girl being chased and hacked?"
After he said that, the waitress was a little embarrassed. She stammered, "There's nothing we can do. That man is so fierce and he has a knife in his hand. How can ordinary people like us dare to confront him?"
Not to mention Mu Suxing, even Mu Xingxue couldn't help but frowned.
Isn't this too outrageous? Are all those people around here just eating melons
Mu Xuxing frowned and walked out.
Mu Xingxue: “… No, don’t be impulsive—” Before he could finish his words, he saw Ruan Wei on the side hesitate for less than a second, then slung over her backpack and trotted after him.
Mu Xuxing pushed through the crowd and tried his best to squeeze in.
As the waitress said, the scene before them could only be described as chaos.
Perhaps fearing that they would be affected, the people who were buying and selling vegetables in the vegetable market had all withdrawn and stood far away to watch. The burly man was holding a kitchen knife in his hand, cursing as he chased after the girl who was trying to escape not far in front of him.
Mu Xingxue also came up breathlessly at this moment: "Hey! Mu Suxing! Don't tell me you are going to do something heroic, although I also think that it seems a bit..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Muxuxing: "Do you have the strength?"
Mu Xingxue replied subconsciously: "Of course..."
"The man will pass by the third booth in a while," Muxuxing raised his chin and pointed at the aluminum alloy chair not far away. His tone was calm as if he was stating a fact: "I want you to hit him with that - don't use too much force. I don't want to pay for the scumbag's medical expenses. Anyway, you are responsible for hitting him, and I will do the rest. Can you do it?"
Mu Xingxue nodded subconsciously, and then realized what he had agreed to: "No, don't be impulsive. That man still has a knife in his hand. What can you use to subdue him?"
Mu Suxing lowered his eyes and glanced at the watch on his wrist: "You will know when the time comes."
—
"Oh my god, what on earth is going on? Why is there someone chasing after someone with a kitchen knife and trying to chop them?"
"The one being chased is a young girl. Could it be that she was caught having an affair with a man and got angry out of shame? Hey, hey, hey, let's stand further away and be careful not to get involved."
"We've been chasing for so long, why haven't the police come yet?"
…
The voice beside his ear was fragmented and calm. Sun Jing'an listened to it and felt as if a bucket of ice water had fallen from the sky, chilling him from the top of his head to the bottom of his heart.
I'm so tired, I can hardly run anymore...
Didn't she just reject a persistent suitor? Why was she treated like this
Sun Jing'an bit her lip and dragged her weak legs to continue running forward. She knew that she shouldn't ask for so much and no one was obligated to risk being hacked to save her. But when she shouted "Help" and ran in fear from the street corner to the vegetable market, and no one paid attention to her cry for help, some resentment and despair inevitably emerged in her heart.
Why are so many people just standing by and watching, with no one willing to step forward and help her
Women’s physical strength is not as good as men’s. She leaned against the obstacles on the street and dodged left and right, barely avoiding the weapon in the man’s hand. After running back and forth in the vegetable market, she was exhausted. Seeing another corner ahead, she tripped and fell to the ground.
Finished!
The girl instinctively closed her eyes, waiting for death in despair. However, at this moment, accompanied by the exclamations of the onlookers not far away and a dull knock, a clear voice sounded quietly in her ears:
"Are you okay?"
She opened her eyes.
The first thing that caught her eye was a hand with distinct joints. She raised her head blankly and looked along the arm in the direction of its owner.
The high nose bridge, thin lips, and a pair of bright black eyes were as calm as water, without any concern or tenderness, but they made her originally fearful and uneasy mood suddenly calm down. She put her hand on the white and clean right hand, and the warmth from the palm finally made her relax her tense emotions, and she burst into tears!
“…?” Probably not expecting to encounter such a thing, Mu Suxing was a little at a loss for a moment - God knows he has no experience in comforting people!
Seeing the girl in front of him crying harder and harder, he had no choice but to turn his head and look at Mu Xingxue, who was so angry that he stepped on the man with the kitchen knife several times, and asked for help sincerely: "... What should I do now?"
Before Mu Xingxue could say anything, someone in the crowd shouted, "The police are here!"
"… We already know the general situation," the leading policeman was a man in his early thirties. He said to the two men with an awkward look on his face, "Would you please come with us? We still need to make a detailed investigation record."
"no problem."
While Mu Suxing and Mu Xingxue were taking statements at the police station, news about the case was quickly recommended by various news websites and pushed to countless people in the form of hot topics.
"A grown man went crazy and chased and hacked a teenage girl in the street, while nearly a hundred people watched indifferently"
Xiang Nuan originally clicked on the link with the intention of criticizing the unscrupulous media.
Based on her consistent understanding of those unscrupulous media, this title is obviously written in an exaggerated way to attract readers to click in and stimulate people's eyes.
But this time—
“… At 10:00 am today (20), a cry for help was heard from Qian’an Street, Xingning City. A young man in his 20s was seen holding a kitchen knife and slashing at a young girl along the street. Shockingly, hundreds of people on the street chose to watch the man from a distance, and no one stepped forward to stop him. Some store owners even chose to close their doors. It was not until the woman ran into a nearby vegetable market that she was rescued by two young men…”
Xiang Nuan looked at the picture on the news in astonishment.
The key people in the picture are all blurred, but even so, it is enough for people to clearly see the general situation at that time. The helpless girl, the fierce young man, and the crowd watching but indifferent not far away, combined with each other, immediately brought a great visual impact to people!
this…
Before she saw the specific content, she thought the media was exaggerating. But now, when she saw the text commentary and pictures in the news, she felt a chill seeping into her heart.
Why was there so many people on the street, but no one was willing to stand up and help her, and they just watched an innocent girl being chased and hacked? If the girl hadn't struggled to run to the vegetable market and met the two people who helped her later, would she have been hacked to death on the street
What is wrong with this world