The Creator of the Second Dimension

Xu Rui has been very busy these two days. "Your Name" needs a lot of supervision by himself in the early stage of production. He will not relax until everything is on the right track.

Yi Qianqian was raising her body in her mother's house. Xu Rui ate at noon just to see which group he was with for the last meeting in the morning, so he went to the cafeteria with the people in charge.

This morning was a painting meeting, and Xu Rui was surrounded by Lin Shuyi and others.

He eats relatively simple. Stir-fried beef with celery, shredded potatoes, fried cabbage, and a bowl of kelp and pork rib soup. At first glance, it doesn't look like a company boss at all, but an ordinary low-level employee.

"...Have you heard that the boss of Anime Soul seems to be directly driven by Tomato?"

The original painters on the side were having a meal and chatting, without the slightest sense of urgency that the boss was sitting next to them.

"I also saw Weibo. It's probably because that stubborn Weibo made the person upset unhappy, so I just opened it."

"Tsk tusk, I have seen two episodes of Anime Soul before. To be honest, I can tell that the author is serious, but the bookbag is too serious, and many places are too theoretical. The actual on-site operation is not like that at all. It is just a layman. Written by someone."

"But the candidate works for the Animation Art Awards are also quite funny. Our animations are basically excluded. In the end, they are all the works of Tomato Video. It's better to change the name to the Tomato Animation Art Awards."

"Speaking of this, the annual animation of "Music Girl" should be stable this year..."

Xu Rui listened to two sentences of their chat at random, and did not intervene at will, only silently eating.

Lin Shuyi, as the director of the personal design and execution of "Your Name", naturally also participated in the painting conference, and is now sitting opposite Xu Rui.

This was supposed to be Qian Qian's location, Lin Shuyi thought of it without a second thought.

"...The recent animation art awards seem to be quite lively."

Lin Shuyi was not around Wu Hongyan and Han Qingwen, and it was still a bit awkward to get along with Xu Rui. She had lunch silently, but when she heard the discussion from the people next to her, she tried to find a topic.

"Well, the hole in the organization of Tomato Video Network is too big."

Xu Rui swallowed what was in his mouth before speaking.

"Moreover, the positioning of this award is not clear. Judging from the name and introduction, Tomato Video Network wants to take a high-end path and build it into a selection similar to the annual animation, but it does not have such a strong appeal and wants to hide. Private, in the end, I can only find a group of more amateur self-media as judges."

"Then how will this big prize end in the end?"

Lin Shuyi couldn't help asking.

"The best result is probably to select a few of their own works, and the curtain ends hastily. The worst result, I think, may be that the judges themselves fight each other, and finally make the whole selection miserable."

Xu Rui thought for a while and wanted to answer.

"To do this kind of selection, you need to be fair and objective, and you can win awards based on your own ability. If you have a purpose at the beginning, the foundation is crooked, and naturally it is impossible to gain anything."

His current attitude towards Tomato Video Network is strategic contempt and tactical emphasis.

Although in terms of volume, Tomato Video Network is much larger than Hatsune Video Network. If Hatsune Video Network occupies the young people market, then Tomato Video Network occupies the market for all ages, such as elementary school students, elderly people, and middle-aged users. , Relying more on Tomato Video Network.

However, the overall trend of Hatsune Video Network is rising, and its expansion speed is far faster than Tomato Video Network. It is even more successful in overseas markets. In time, it will inevitably surpass Tomato Video Network.

But even so, Xu Rui will not ignore some small actions of Tomato Video Network. Just like this animation art award, if Tomato Video Network can really rely on this award to grab a part of the benefits, Xu Rui will naturally not sit back and watch. , But after considering the logic, he knew that this project was nothing to fear, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Lin Shuyi nodded ignorantly. She probably thought about what Xu Rui said, but she was still very angry. Why should her own animation be belittled by those self-media, but the mass-produced animation produced by Tomato Video Network was touted by the judges.

Xu Rui had lunch, took a 15-minute lunch break, and then started working again.

This meeting has nothing to do with animation, but Zheng Weijie, who has been collecting materials from barbecue stalls across the country for the past six months.

When I saw the director in the conference room, he had been tanned a lot, and his body was very heavy, just like those barbecue chefs who have been standing in front of the grill for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Weijie didn't get too much fat, but he lost a lot of weight by running around for more than half a year, and he became a lot more capable.

"Thanks for your hard work in the past six months."

Xu Rui said that Zheng Weijie's filming work is not over yet. He just came back to Ningjiang to report this time, and he will leave by plane again soon. He is more busy than Xu Rui.

"It's not hard at all, but through these shootings, I feel that I have gradually grasped some doorways."

In the past six months, Zheng Weijie will send his filming content back to the company. Xu Rui has read every one. In the beginning, Zheng Weijie was still in the way of filming movies and TV shows. However, as the shooting increased, Zheng Weijie also used the lens. Gradually transformed into a documentary mode, getting better and better.

"According to the current progress, all the filming work will be completed in October, and it will definitely be possible next summer."

Zheng Weijie talked about the work situation again, and then said.

"By the way, Mr. Xu, when I was shooting this time, I went to a place, and I thought it was a story."

He then showed Xu Rui the photos in his mobile phone.

This place is located in the province next to Ningjiang, called Songhai City. It used to be an industrial base decades ago, but with the closure of large factories, it has gradually declined ~www.NovelMTL.com~ Now it is basically a small decline. city.

Zheng Weijie accidentally heard that there is a barbecue shop in Songhai City where the roast chicken is more famous, so he took the team and found that the barbecue shop was already sparsely traded, just like a declining city.

But the taste of roast chicken is very good. Even if Zheng Weijie has eaten so many barbecues in the past six months, this roast chicken still leaves a deep impression on him. However, according to Zheng Weijie's observation, if there are no new customers in this store, it is estimated to support It won’t be long.

In fact, Zheng Weijie has encountered many such shops along the road. Some are unable to continue to operate due to the health of the owner, some are extinction of roadside stalls due to the transformation of the city, and some are just like this roast chicken shop. The decline of the entire environment.

For example, in Ningjiang, except for some areas around the school that are not strictly managed, it is already difficult for people to eat barbecues at street stalls. Most of them are all kinds of barbecues occupying the market. The fun of skewers is rarely seen.

"I'll pay attention to it when I arrive. You should go to the airport for a while and rest."

Xu Rui looked at those photos of Zheng Weijie thoughtfully.