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Chapter 1327 - 1103: Ten Animated Films

Lin Yuan did a quick count.

So far, he had released a total of six animated works.

"Only six?"

Lin Yuan was somewhat dissatisfied.

Back then, the Literature and Art Association called for fairy tales.

Chu Kuang alone contributed so many fairy tales.

Now that the Literature and Art Association is seeking animated films, the situation is just as it was back then, and Shadow must not fall behind!

At the very least, the number of works submitted must not be less than Chu Kuang's!

Don't forget.

It was through that surge that Chu Kuang became the King of Short Fairy Tales in Blue Star.

If Shadow makes it this time around, earning the title of "Animation Master" wouldn't be too much to ask for, right?

Besides:

Even Han Xin's recruitment focused on having more the merrier.

The more works he sends to the Literature and Art Association for evaluation, the greater the chances of being selected.

With this in mind.

In the following few days.

Lin Yuan continued to create new works.

...

That afternoon.

Lin Yuan visited Starlight again.

The head of Starlight's animation department said:

"Teacher Shadow's several animations are in production and are running smoothly, Teacher Admirable Fish needn't worry."

"Do you have any more staff available?"

"A little bit, what's it for?"

"Here are some more animations to arrange."

"Ah?"

"Didn't you say last time that girls wouldn't necessarily like football animations? This one, girls should like!"

"A group of, horses?"

"Do these horses not look nice?"

"They look nice, but are a bit..."

"You don't need to worry about anything else, let's talk about the next animation."

"Hold on, please stop right there, Teacher Admirable Fish!"

The head of Starlight's animation department said with a wry smile: "We're a bit short-staffed now!"

Too crazy!

How many animations has Shadow made exactly!?

...

No one's working in the animation department?

Then get people from the TV department to help out.

What?

It has to be animated films?

Don't forget there are also Tokusatsu films!

TV department personnel can do Tokusatsu films!

The head of the TV department, Zhao Jue, is an acquaintance of Lin Yuan.

Upon learning Lin Yuan's purpose.

Zhao Jue said with a bemused expression:

"We're making Tokusatsu?"

"Shoot it according to the script I wrote."

"Ah?"

"I mean, the script written by Shadow."

"But we've never shot this kind of film before."

"Just hire an experienced director."

"Is the costume for this character special effects composite?"

"It's not special effects, just tailor it according to the protagonist's image."

"Alright, speaking of which, the male protagonist of Shadow's Tokusatsu film, like Spiderman, wears a tight suit."

"Now that you mention it, there is a bit of that."

...

Back in the studio.

Lin Yuan approached Jin Mu: "What should we do if we're a bit short on manpower?"

Jin Mu said incredulously: "Dream Factory teamed up with Starlight's animation department, with so many animation talents at your service, and still not enough people? How many animated films are you planning to produce this time?"

"Just tell me if there's a way."

"Outsource, find other people to do it."

"Can the quality be guaranteed?"

"We can find some more capable companies, or if not feasible, expand the scale of Dream Factory and recruit more people in. However, with more people, I worry there won't be enough work to do later."

"With me, there's no way the work can be finished!"

"You mean to continue recruiting for Chasing Shadow Studio?"

"Recruit!"

Lin Yuan was not joking.

As for animation, he had far too many ideas.

Even if the serialization of these animated films ended, so what?

Blue Star's children's channel will always need new productions to fill the schedule, right?

If this continues.

No matter how many people the company has, they won't run out of work to do!

...

That very night.

Dream Factory's official Weibo account announced a post.

The company was recruiting across all states of Blue Star, on the whole network!

The industry, both inside and out, immediately turned their attention!

"Recruiting at this time?"

"Suddenly expanding the scale?"

"It seems the rumors are true."

"Shadow is not satisfied with just having 'Doraemon' selected."

"Dream Factory's recruitment this time must be for producing new cartoons."

"Too competitive!"

"Many people in the animation circle have gone crazy lately!"

"Even the top five animation companies have been working like mad. How could the industry not go wild?"

"Wonder which productions will be selected in the end."

"They say the big five are gearing up for a tough competition."

"The big five probably want to take this opportunity to see whose animations are more popular."

"Speaking of which."

"How's the treatment at Dream Factory?"

"Can you meet Shadow while working there?"

"I want to go for the interview."

...

The next day.

Dream Factory.

Jin Mu led the company's senior executives in conducting the interviews.

Arriving at the company entrance, Jin Mu couldn't help but be stunned, his team was also gaping in shock.

"What the!"

"What's going on?"

"Why are there so many people?"

"Is our company that attractive?"

"Or is it because jobs are hard to find recently?"

"It's definitely because 'Wally the Robot' was such a success!"

"I think it's Teacher Shadow's allure."

"Also, we did announce the recruitment to the entire web yesterday."

"How long is this interview going to take!"

"It looks like we need to raise the bar for the interviews."

A mountain of people!

Countless job applicants!

Anyone unaware would think this is one of the big five film and television companies.

DreamWorks is clearly still a new company that's only released one animated film.

Of course.

Lin Yuan doesn't deal with recruitment.

As Shadow who walks behind the scenes, he just needs to wear a mask to interact with the company leadership.

In fact, even the number of times he wears a mask to meet them is few.

Because more often than not, his agent Jin Mu conveys his messages.

Reviewing the work accomplished these days.

Lin Yuan did some calculations.

Not counting 'Doraemon' which is very likely to be selected.

Lin Yuan created a total of eight animations.

Still not enough.

Not to mention the number of songs Xian Yu has released at Blue Songlympics and Bluelympics.

Just Chu Kuang's 'Fairytale Town' alone consisted of nine fairy tales in one go.

Good.

Then Shadow shall deliver ten animations!

Just one more than Chu Kuang.

Preferably enough to make Chu Kuang uncomfortably envious.

What should the last two animations be?

Lin Yuan quickly had an idea.

...

The ninth animation.

Lin Yuan said to one of Dream Factory's executives:

"I don't want 3D, what I want are puppets."

"Compared to 2D animation, puppet animation has more of a three-dimensional feel."

"Puppet animation belongs to stop-motion."

"The characters in the animation are mainly made of wood, complemented with plaster, rubber, plastic, steel, sponge, and wire, finally fixed in place with foot nails."

"How to shoot?"

"Break down a puppet's movement into several stages, shoot them frame by frame, and the continuous playback will restore it as a moving image."

"The name?"

"What do you think of Effendi?"

...

Finally.

Lin Yuan pondered the content for the tenth animation.

"Let's do one more."

"The audience rating must be strong enough to hit the mark."

"It needs to have a longer storyline."

"And preferably it has the potential to win awards."

"Make it fun for elementary school kids to watch, and allow adults to enjoy it too."

"It's you!"

"Come out, SpongeBob!"

"Ratings, awards, both invincible!"

"Animation that, like 'Doraemon', is suitable for all ages!"

...

All done!

Ten animated films!

Children's channels usually don't broadcast more than ten animations per day.

Lin Yuan couldn't be more prepared.

Over the course of several days, one project after another solidified, steps followed up, and the workload soared again!

Three days.

Five days.

Ten days.

Half a month.

Lin Yuan kept busy until he was exhausted.

Jin Mu, on the other hand, suppressed his shock and acquainted himself with the situation of these ten animations.

After understanding them.

Jin Mu fell into deep thought.

Some of the works seem quite interesting, like the one with Nezha as a protagonist in a mythological theme; like that one about football, niche but potentially successful; or the special effects one that also seems a bit intriguing...

As for the rest?

The more Jin Mu looked, the more bewildered he became.

Carp as a protagonist, horse as a protagonist, even a damn sponge can be a protagonist?

Fine!

It's an animation.

Jin Mu could barely accept the bizarre settings, but could someone please tell him, what are these following ones?

Science popularization animation?

Cut-paper animation?

Puppet animation?

Ink animation?

Can't even understand what's being said anymore.

Not following the usual patterns.

Could it be that he is too ignorant, or do these styles seem like nothing Blue Star has ever had in animations?

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