My Animation Era

  There are always people who don't believe in evil, and think that in cartoons, the villain can't win, and the protagonist can't end up in a miserable end.

   Their logic is simple.

  This kind of thing has never happened before, and it will never happen after that...

  So they always firmly believe that the successive tragedies in the middle and later stages of the animation "Shen Chef Xiao Fugui" are just a little storm in Xiao Fugui's life journey, as long as he survives, the ending will be happy and happy.

  According to common sense, their judgment is very reasonable. After all, many animations, even movies and TV shows are performed in this way.

   But this time, they were wrong.

  Who said villains can’t have the last laugh? Who says the main character has to have a happy ending?

  The animation "Little Fugui, the Chef" uses the cruelest plot to reveal to the audience a truth that although they don't want to admit it, it is a realistic portrayal: good people don't necessarily have good rewards!

  Xiao Fugui is too miserable.

  The grandpa who tried his best to rescue him died on the day he became the chef of the imperial cuisine.

  The good friend Bean Sprout, who was a confidant of each other and wanted to help, was placed under house arrest and rarely died well.

   Whenever Xiao Fugui is in trouble, there will always be a right-hand man to help. His beloved friend Xiao Feidie, who has seen through the cruelty of the deep palace, has left him.

   There are also little bees, old doctor...

   Everything that happened in the past was a bit too heavy for Xiao Fugui, a child who was supposed to enjoy a leisurely childhood.

  When he became the chief imperial chef, he was still thinking about using a dish to awaken the empress dowager's affection for the emperor, trying to help his good friend bean sprouts out of the sea of ​​suffering.

   However, it's time to wake up from the dream!

  Master K ruthlessly shattered Xiao Fugui's fantasy, and when he was feeling desperate, he told Xiao Fugui everything.

  Master K, the villain that countless audiences hate so much, thought he would be sanctioned and punished at the end, but at the end of the story, everyone only heard his wild and sarcastic laughter.

   This laughter is too harsh.

  The villain jumps in the face in public and mocks the protagonist. In any animation work, it is an unquestionable act of death, and the protagonist will definitely be slapped severely in the face.

  But this is Xiao Fugui, the master chef...

  As a powerful minister of the court, even though Mr. K's behavior is extremely rampant and arrogant, what can Xiao Fugui, a cook, do to him?

   Powerless!

   This is the first feeling that came to many viewers' hearts when they saw Mr. K taunting and taunting him unscathed.

   My God, what animation is this?

  A big villain, actually survived to the end in an animation with more than one hundred episodes? It's not over yet, he not only had the last laugh, but also mocked the protagonist and his party.

   Time goes back a few months.

When Xiao Fugui entered the palace for the first time, the person who received him, bathed and changed his clothes was Xiao Lizi, and when Xiao Fugui received a letter from Xiao Feidie and was about to accept the title of chief imperial chef the next day, it was also Xiao Lizi. Xiao Lizi bathes and changes clothes for him.

  Little plum.

  This guy who was bad from the beginning to the end, the right-hand man of Mr. K, and the guy who has done evil to Xiao Fugui countless times, but at the end of the story, he behaved exceptionally kind.

  He knew in his heart that after Xiao Fugui left, he might never see him again.

   As the saying goes, even a stone will become warm after getting along for a long time, let alone a living person?

  No matter what wrong or bad things Xiao Lizi did before, at least in the end, he really wanted to save Xiao Fugui, and couldn't bear to watch him die.

   By chance, the old doctor came to deliver a medicinal recipe for the emperor to recuperate his body, and Xiao Lizi begged him to save Xiao Fugui.

  Is this decision right?

   Judging from the results, Xiao Lizi's decision undoubtedly saved Xiao Fugui's life. After all, without the old doctor's life-saving rescue, Xiao Fugui was killed by the assassin sent by Lord K long ago.

   But thinking about it from another angle, although Xiao Lizi's decision saved his good friend Xiao Fugui, it also led to the death of the innocent old doctor.

  If he really had that kind of heart, why didn't he save Xiao Fugui himself, why did he let the old doctor do the job and kill innocent people?

one way or another.

  Xiao Fugui finally chose to take up the post and became the chief imperial chef. According to tradition, he used eighteen golden kitchen utensils to cook an imperial meal for Lafayette.

   This dish is called Mother and Child Love.

  Xiao Fugui has no other wish, but hopes to take care of the bean sprouts under house arrest and recuperate his body, but Mr. K has already expected this move, and threatened the emperor in advance to write down the imperial decree.

  The content of the imperial decree is very simple. The emperor said that he does not need Xiao Fugui to take care of him, nor does he need him to recuperate his body...

   At this time, the news of the death of the old imperial doctor came, and everything became clear.

  Lafayette knew the truth, but it was impossible to turn against the minister because of a cook. Mr. K was even more proud at this time, and simply told Xiao Fugui everything, as if he was asking him: How can you fight with me as a cook?

   "Xiao Fugui, the palace is sinister and ruthless, with many right and wrong, it is definitely not a place for you to stay for a long time!"

  The exhortations in Xiao Feidie's letter, as well as the code words "Leave the Palace Immediately" written by the emperor's imperial decree, made Xiao Fugui completely enlightened.

  He seems crazy.

  Yes, in the eyes of ordinary people, Xiao Fugui at this time is no different from a lunatic. He gave up his position as chief imperial chef and resolutely walked out of the palace gate under the sunset.

   On the other side, Xiao Lizi, after completing all the tasks of Mr. K, thought he would see his parents, but found out that his parents had died a long time ago, and starved to death...

  The ruthlessness and sinisterness of the inner palace and the decay of the late Qing Dynasty are clearly revealed at this moment.

  No flowers, no applause.

  Little Fugui, riding a steed, walked slowly towards the sunset under the guidance of a butterfly.

  The story of the animation "Little Fugui, the Chef" ends here.

  Although the animation is over, the inner damage caused by this ending to the audience is still fermenting on the Internet, and even intensified.

  …

   "I cried to death, the old doctor is such a good person, he died to save Xiao Fugui?"

   "Crying like a dog at night, Xiao Lizi did so many bad things for Mr. K for his parents, and finally got such news, who can bear it?"

   "The most distressing thing is Xiao Fugui, right? What he was like when he entered the palace, and what he was like when he left the palace. The only difference is that the people around him are dying and walking away, and he has become more lonely."

   "Zhuo! The family members have solved the case. The producer and special consultant of this animation is Gu Miao. He must have done a good job. Let me flush him out..."

   "It's unbelievable that the villain had the last laugh. Although the protagonist saved his life, it was worse than death. This animation really refreshed my understanding."

   Who says no?

  As the ending of the animation "Little Fugui, the Chef" aired, more and more viewers began to express their opinions on the Internet, and the general consensus was that it was too unexpected.

  The villain actually won?

  Who dares to believe this!

   It is unclear whether the children cried or not after watching the ending. Anyway, this group of adult viewers counted as one, and all of them were depressed after watching the ending.

   Still can't accept it...

  It’s obviously such a funny animation. The play and fight between Xiao Lizi and Xiao Fugui in the early stage made everyone so happy. How could the ending be so cruel?

  This twist is a bit like "Super Beast Armor", but with a little difference.

  The magic turn of the super beast armed, it is a kind of shock that makes people's eyes shine, and they call it a good guy.

  The turning point of the plot of the master chef Xiao Fugui is to make people's eyes go dark. One second they are celebrating a happy event, and the next second there is bad news. The white silk is hung up, and the wedding scene turns into a funeral in seconds.

  Ordinary viewers are fine.

  Although this ending is a bit distressing and tearful, it is also expected.

   After all, so many people have died before, many viewers have already made sufficient psychological preparations, guessing that the ending is probably a tragedy.

   But people like Liu Zida, who swear that the ending will be a happy end, not only have their face swollen from the beating, but they are also so shocked by the ending that they can’t speak.

what's the situation?

  Why don't you play cards according to the routine?

  From a normal situation, shouldn’t there be a happy end at this time to make everyone happy, and by the way, look forward to the second season?

  If you do this, it doesn't matter if everyone's face is swollen. These video bloggers who rely on the Internet for their living don't care about losing face.

  But the key is…

   There is no follow-up to this ending, what is the producer thinking? Really just play one ticket and then get out of the way, aren't you going to make "Little Fugui, the Magical Chef" into a series?

   "Make it into a series? How dare you think about it!"

   Seeing the doubts raised by some netizens, Gu Miao and Hou Bin were laughed at.

  From the beginning of the establishment of the project, "Little Fortune of the Divine Chef" clearly pointed out that this is a non-series product without a sequel. Wanbao didn't even think about the sequel, but let the netizens arrange it.

  This is different from Xiaodangjia.

  Xiao Dangjia can produce a sequel, on the one hand, because the story is indeed unfinished, and there is room for further expansion, on the other hand, it is also because, like this kind of animation that uses cooking competition as a selling point, it is easy to launch a sequel.

  But the story of Xiao Fugui has been told very completely through this animation, and there is no room for expansion.

   If there is really going to be a sequel, then unless Xiao Fugui ascends to another world, starts over from scratch, starts cooking for the queen mother of another world, and continues to work hard as the chief imperial chef.

   But this doesn't make sense logically.

  Because Xiao Fugui cooks for his grandpa, and grandpa is dead, so he can’t come back from the dead, so he travels to another world and continues to be arrested, and then expects his grandson to come to another world to cook and save him, right?

  That's too abstract and nonsense!

  Aside from all these things, it is absolutely impossible for an animation like "Little Fugui, the Chef" to have a complete story, with both the succession and transition of the plot, to have a sequel.

   If there is a sequel, there is no doubt about it. It is definitely because the copyright owner is too ugly to make money and sell feelings.

   "That's right, no sequel."

  Hou Bin agreed: "The story has been told so far, it is already very complete. If we make a sequel, it will be to gild the lily and add enough to the poisonous snake."

   This is a bit familiar!

  Gu Miao glanced at Hou Bin. She didn't expect this guy to be quite sober, and he wasn't dazzled by the results of "The Chef's Little Fortune", which is very rare.

  Some animation producers are just not clear-headed, and they are dazzled by the momentary success. Seeing that the animation is popular, they recklessly announce the serialization and launch various sequels to make money.

   That is definitely a brain problem!

   Really think that any animation, any work can be "serialized"? Blindly filming sequels disgusted both the audience and fans, as well as myself.

  Gu Miao wouldn't do that kind of stupid thing, and Hou Bin wasn't the kind of person who would do anything for bad money.

the most important is…

  The animation "Little Fugui, the Chef" is produced by "Jiangchuan Wanbao Animation Co., Ltd.", this is Wanbao!

  Wanbao has so many popular animation IPs, even more popular than Chef Xiaofugui, and they are more suitable for serialization. There are too many sequel projects to do, why bother to do such a disgusting thing?

  Take ten thousand steps back.

  Even if Gu Miao and Hou Bin really fall into the eyes of Qian, they feel that the chef Xiao Fugui is very popular, so they insist on making a sequel to this animation.

Excuse me!

  In Wanbao Animation, there are countless similar sequel projects, isn’t Xiao Fugui? Get your number obediently and go in line, and after another four or five years, it might be your turn to make a sequel.

  …

   Money is king, everything else is advertising!

   No matter how good "Little Fugui, the Chef" is praised by netizens, and no matter how explosive the ending of the animation is, for Gu Miao, there is only one criterion for judging the success or failure of a project.

   That is, profitability!

  The purpose of starting a company is not to do charity. As an animation company, its animation works naturally shoulder the task of making money for the company.

   The two data of ratings and online play volume, in some cases, can even be ignored, just look at how much money the animation made when it ended.

  The master chef Xiao Fugui's performance is average.

  This kind of average does not refer to the average ratings or playback volume, but the profitability.

  Because peripheral derivatives are not easy to produce and sell, so this animation relies more on the sale of broadcasting rights, which is commonly known in the industry as "subsistence allowances".

  More than 100 episodes of animation, only relying on broadcast rights and advertising revenue, it is indeed a bit shabby.

  Even if the part of the policy subsidy is included, it is not much. The profit of the entire "Shen Chef Xiao Fugui" animation project is not even as much as a set of stationery for "Dragon Ball Z".

   Yes, that's outrageous!

  At the time when the animation "Dragon Ball Z" became popular all over the world, Wanbao cooperated with a local stationery company in Jiangchuan to launch a set of stationery derived from Dragon Ball.

  Gel pens, pencils, watercolor pens, stationery boxes, compasses, erasers, rulers, pencil sharpeners and notebooks, etc...

   Something that looks inconspicuous at first glance.

  But it is precisely this set of stationery peripherals. From January to April this year, the global sales in the first quarter exceeded 1.05 billion yuan.

   To put it bluntly, the money earned from "Little Fugui, the Chef" may not be as much as a co-branded pencil case from "Dragon Ball Z", and it would be embarrassing to spread it.

   "It's money after all."

   "No matter how much you earn, it's a good thing to earn money." Lao Zhang said with a smile, "Don't keep using "Dragon Ball" to pressure Hou Bin and Huang Kun. Dragon Ball is a work that can be met but not sought after."

"I got you…"

  Gu Miao broke the defense and returned to the defense, but she would not be angry with Hou Bin for such a trivial matter.

  Lao Zhang is right. There are not many works as popular as Dragon Ball in the whole world. It is not fair to compare them.