Chapter 231 Brainstorming (33, Please Subscribe)

"Are you really going to use it?"

"I've decided to open a comic studio. What do you think?"

"It's good. Such a big garden, half of it is empty. First, it's a waste, and second, it's a bit deserted."

"But you will have more work in the future."

"That's not a big deal. Leave it all to me."

"I think, how about finding you a helper?"

"No, no, I can do it alone."

"Uncle, you should find someone else. It's too hard for you to be alone. After the studio opens, you have to be on duty during the day, and then the children come at night, and you can't stay idle."

Old Li was stunned. It has been a long time since he heard Zhang Tan call him uncle.

When he was a child, he often called him like this. As he grew older, he gradually stopped.

He was touched. After a pause, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it according to your idea."

Zhang Tan asked, "Do you have anyone to recommend? It's best if it's from our village. Everyone knows each other well and it's reassuring."

Old Li thought about it, patted his head, and said that his memory was not good and he couldn't think of anyone all of a sudden.

"It's okay, just write it down first and tell me when you remember it later."

Zhang Tan took out the key and opened another three-story red brick building in the Little Red Horse Academy. A musty smell came to his nose, and the choking dust was sucked into his nose. Zhang Tan sneezed twice.

He and Lao Li hurriedly stepped back a few steps and waited for nearly a minute before entering the house.

Lao Li said: "It has not been used for too long. This building is only cleaned once a month. It often rains during this period and there is little sun, so the musty smell is so strong."

The room was dark. Zhang Tan turned on his mobile phone and used the flashlight function to find the light switch.

Da~~

Da Da~~

He pressed the switch, but the bulb would not light up.

"The light seems to be broken." Zhang Tan said.

After trying a few times, it was determined that it was not the bulb that was broken, but the wires were not in good contact.

"Come back in the daytime. It's hard to fix it now."

The two retreated, and Zhang Tan looked up at the building. The structure and style were exactly the same as the one that was already in use. If it was not used again, it might become a haunted house.

The next day, Zhang Tan found a decoration company and spent three days to renovate the interior.

This was not enough, there were also decorations, furniture purchases, and so on, there were many things to do.

He did not have so much time to handle these things, but fortunately Xin Xiaoguang took the initiative to take on these tasks. He brought two other cartoonists and worked hard, and it took three or five days to finally tidy up the building.

The office was arranged, and the studio was also registered and established. The name was called Little Red Horse Cartoon Studio. The logo was the same as the logo of Midnight Academy, a galloping little red horse.

"This place is really a good place. It is next to West Chang'an Street, hidden in the city."

"I never thought that there would be such a place on West Chang'an Street. How could such a good place be left in this area? Wouldn't the developers rush to buy it?"

"Our boss is an invisible rich man. Such a large area must be worth hundreds of millions."

...

On this day, all the employees of the studio arrived. Many people came in for the first time and looked around curiously.

"Late Night Academy? Is it right next to the school? What's it for?"

"There's also a kindergarten."

Zhang Tan clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Let me introduce it to you. We are right next to West Chang'an Street. The CBD and bars are nearby. It's very convenient. But as you can see, there is also a late night academy here. So, don't go in after you go to the bar..."

"What is a late night academy? It's a academy that is only open at night. It's not a kindergarten. It's for families who have to go to work at night and have no one to take care of their children at home. Basically, the children will come after you get off work, which is just right."

"But whether it's staggered or not, we have three rules..."

In short, the three rules are that we can't disturb the children here.

There are a total of 8 people in the studio. On the first day of work, we held a small meeting to determine the recent work.

The most important thing at present is to launch "Coco".

Because there are not many people and it's the first time, everyone worked together to create this comic first, get familiar with each other, and let Zhang Tan understand everyone's abilities, and then consider whether it is possible to start multiple projects at the same time.

Zhang Tan will not be here every day, so the daily operation of the studio is handed over to Xin Xiaoguang and Wu Shiying.

Zhang Tan knows that the studio is still very imperfect and there is still a lot to do, but the most urgent task is to get the studio running first and improve it while doing it.

Only by doing it can we know where the problems are and how to change them.

"Boss, we have some ideas for "Coco." Xin Xiaoguang said.

"Okay, go ahead, everyone can talk about it."

Everyone talked a lot, and everyone had a lot of ideas.

At the beginning, Zhang Tan attracted everyone to join with the script of this comic, so everyone studied this work for a long time and had a lot of ideas.

"I think the world view in the story should be based on Chinese civilization, and tell stories while promoting Chinese culture, so that everyone can feel more involved."

The speaker was a beautiful female cartoonist named Wu Shiying.

Zhang Tan didn't need to ask questions, someone asked the question he wanted to ask: "So do you want to use the Ghost Festival on July 15 as a starting point?"

Wu Shiying's eyes lit up and she nodded: "Yes, half of July is the Ghost Festival. The gates of ghosts are wide open. Relatives, sacrifices, memories, nostalgia, incense, love... all the elements needed in the story can be found in this traditional festival. Found it, very touching..."

She looked at Zhang Tan with burning eyes, waiting for his statement.

Wu Shiying's resume immediately came to Zhang Tan's mind. She was a well-known cartoonist who had serialized two works and was on the rise in her career.

Her painting style has both feminine delicacy and gentleness, as well as wild imagination. Even in the second work, Zhang Tan saw some horror elements and styles.

The reason why Wu Shiying gave up her rising personal career and joined Zhang Tan's studio was, of course, not because he was handsome, but because the comics Zhang Tan wanted to do were completely different from most on the market, but they were exactly what she wanted. The kind of comics that I draw but have no inspiration for.

"Coco" is very different from the popular comics currently on the market. Not only is the style different, but the story is also different.

The difference between them is like "Besieged City" and "Dou Po".

The comics on the market are similar to popular online articles, pursuing the ultimate coolness, quick slaps in the face, and reversals.

Their selling point is fun.

However, "Coco" does not have a pretentious and slap-in-the-face plot, which is completely inconsistent with the plot needs of Shuang.

In Wu Shiying's understanding, emotional catharsis is the essence of a comic story and what the author should pursue, including changes in emotions such as happiness, sadness, love, hatred, letting go, etc.

Just mentioning "cool" is too narrow-minded.

The core selling point of "Coco" is the catharsis of emotions. Its theme is not "cool", but love, memory and cherishment.

This was what impressed Wu Shiying the most, and was also the biggest motivation for her to decide to work with Zhang Tan.

Now, she was focusing on another issue, whether Zhang Tan could listen to her advice.

In her eyes, Zhang Tan smiled and said: "Your proposal is good. I agree in principle, but I need you to explain your thoughts in detail, because you also know that if the background world changes, many other contents will also need to be changed. and modify.”

Wu Shiying smiled happily and said, "Okay, then I will give you ten minutes to share my thoughts."

She felt Zhang Tan was more attractive.

Zhang Tan does not reject everyone's ideas. In fact, he has been thinking about how to make "Coco" more consistent with the world, which requires everyone to brainstorm.

The task is completed, I'm going to bed, good night, melon boys, remember to vote, and our Kua Kua Lou activity. It's almost the end of the month, so if you haven't already, remember to praise me... me.