Chapter 136: Ambrosia Poured into the Top of One's Head

  The next day.

  "This broken fridge is useless, the broken electric fan is also useless... and this washing machine... let's just leave it." After learning that Yi Feiyang had bought a villa, Gao Jiaobao's first reaction was shock, then bitterness, thinking that he had spent too much money. In the end, he still faced reality with happiness, throwing away what needed to be thrown away and calculating how to live a "rich" life.

  Yi Feiyang didn't have the time to bother with the fatty, he was still writing the outline for "Saw", all he saw were papers scattered all over the bed and floor.

  Last time I don't know if it was because of teaching those blacks, and accidentally lost the script outline, no way, had to start all over again.

  Rabbit Bill was rushing the script so much that it almost made Yi Feiyang furious, and the scripts written by those people were really unbearable to watch.

  It's not that Bill and his team didn't work hard, nor was it that they weren't talented enough. The script they wrote was just too bad, and Yi Fei Yang thought it was terrible. It's actually because Yi Fei Yang has a very high standard, as a former horror movie enthusiast who has watched countless films and has developed a strong ability to discern good from bad. Ordinary horror movies simply can't meet his expectations.

  No matter how hard Bunny Bill and Fat Jack work, the script they create will never reach Yiyang's "aesthetic".

  Yi Feiyang was originally unable to find time to rewrite the script, but in order to stabilize the military's morale and shut up those guys at the company, he had no choice but to rush back to his original residence amidst his busy schedule and start rewriting "Saw".

  Write and write, don't know how long it has been. At this time, Mrs. Lawrence downstairs shouted: "Yi, can you come down for a moment? I have something to ask you."

  Yi Feiyang was completely immersed in creating a horror story and didn't notice someone calling him at all.

  Bao Gaojia looked away, patted Yifei Yang's shoulder and said: "You rascal, you hooked up with someone's granddaughter and ignored her grandmother... I'm calling you, did you hear?"

  Yi Feiyang suddenly came to his senses and realized someone was calling him.

  Goodness, I've been busy. These past few days I've been living and eating in the design studio, and it's rare for me to go home, but I forgot to visit Mrs. Lawrence.

  ……

  Putting down the work in his hands, Yi Feiyang went downstairs and saw Mrs. Lawrence sitting in a wheelchair looking this way. As soon as she saw Yi Feiyang, she smiled and said: "Hey, Yi, I've seen you, hehe. You've lost a lot of weight in just a few days."

  "Yes. I've been quite busy lately." Yi Feiyang smiled and pushed the wheelchair, bringing Mrs. Lawrence into the room.

  "Actually I called you mainly to ask... did you call Annie?"

  "Huh, how did you know?"

  "Ah, it was Annie who inadvertently mentioned it on the phone," Mrs. Lawrence said with a smile. "To be honest, I've been worried about you two these past few days. One of you is busy filming and the other is off to New York to dance, neither of you paying much attention to each other. What if...I mean what if there's some kind of misunderstanding between you two? That would be terrible."

  "Don't worry, Annie and I are fine. In a few days she'll be back from New York, and I'll go pick her up at the airport. Then we can try your Italian turnover together." Yì Fēi Yáng said with a smile.

  It was not until Mr. Yi Feiyang said so that Mrs. Lawrence felt at ease.

  ……

  For three consecutive days, Yi Feiyang handed over the outline of "Electric Saw Horror" to Rabbit Bill after finishing it, letting them modify and send it to the Film Association for review, so as not to be returned after filming started.

  Now those Hollywood Film Association guys, they look down on themselves, alas, who made them Chinese? Maybe in their eyes, only whites can be geniuses, and Chinese people are only destined to wash dishes.

  After settling the horror script, Yi Feiyang turned back and continued creating his first animated film.

  Not doing something is not knowing its hardship.

  Not doing something doesn't mean you don't know its bitterness.

  Especially in the field of animation, Qian Shi Yi Fei Yang has seen many excellent animated films, such as Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Firefly" and "Spirited Away", as well as American 3D animations like "Chicken Run" and "Ice Age". He thinks that these animated films look pretty good and have a strong sense of childhood wonder, but now he realizes that all this beauty and wonder are created one stroke at a time.

  Whatever it takes, since the decision has been made to do it, we must make a show of it. Thus, Yì Fēi Yáng led computer special effects designer Mike and animation designer John to once again enter a state of madness, constantly running back and forth between the computer room at DreamWorks and the design studio at Dream Factory. Counting on their fingers, from the announcement of the start of production until now, it's been almost half a month for this animated film.

  One must be crazy to live!

  Not eating, not drinking, not bathing, not shaving.

  Yi Feiyang's manic state of frenzy continued, and you could see drafts everywhere on his office desk, animation design concepts scattered all over the place, and edited clips strung together. On his computer, you could see sparks of inspiration popping up at any moment.

  Of course, the previous "Turbo Snail" gave Yi Feiyang a lot of help. If he really had to come up with it from scratch and imagine it, even if Yi Feiyang was a genius, it's estimated that he wouldn't be able to produce results so quickly.

  Yi Feiyang's crazy state not only stunned Mike, the computer special effects artist of Dream Movie Company, and John, the animation designer, but also made those guys from DreamWorks who still looked down on Yi Feiyang secretly admire him.

  But what's even more astonishing is that Yi Feiyang's "animation mentor" is Steven Spielberg.

  "What are you talking about? China Yi already has a work out? I have to take a look." After receiving the news, Steven Spielberg's spirit also came, and he didn't even greet Yifei Yang, but drove directly to Dream Movie Company.

  As soon as he arrived at the company, Stefan walked straight into the computer design room and saw Yifei Yang concentrating on his work. Someone nearby saw him and hastily greeted him. Stefan waved his hand, meaning not to disturb Yifei Yang, letting him do it slowly.

  Yi Feiyang is struggling with a scene, where the snail protagonist Tebo has "special abilities" and leaves behind a "trail of light" after flying. In his previous life, he saw that play, where the snail left a fluorescent-like trail on the ground after flying. However, now Yi Feiyang tried several types of luster and animation effects, but they don't match with the scene, either being too conspicuous or not eye-catching enough.

  In fact, Yi Feiyang fell into a misunderstanding in animation design, that is, over-pursuing light effect.

  Generally speaking, animation is composed of colorful patterns, each with its own set of considerations, such as the harmony between cool and warm tones, the choice between transitional colors and fill colors, and the balance of lightness and saturation between different colors. These are all crucial parts of creating a good animated film.

  As a newcomer, Yi Feiyang paid too much attention to these things and thought that he should follow the principles of standard animation... The so-called standard animation refers to those classic animated films that Stefan let him watch... He had to choose a suitable color to outline the snail's high-speed route no matter what.

  At this time, Yi Feiyang forgot that no matter how beautiful the picture or pattern is, its ultimate purpose is to serve the plot, or to serve the character.

  Yi Feiyang was stuck in the cow horn and couldn't pull himself out. Behind him, Stefan shook his head repeatedly as he watched, just as he was about to remind Yi Feiyang, but then Yi Feiyang waved his mouse and directly brushed over the original screen with a stroke, leaving no trace, turning it into dense ink marks...

  "That's it! I won't change!" Yì Fēi Yáng said.

  Clap! Clap! Clap!

  "Good, that's how it should be done. Don't take these theoretical things too seriously, as long as you can highlight the theme, that's fine!" Stefan couldn't help but say.

  Yi Feiyang suddenly realized Stefan had arrived, "When did you get here?"

  "Just arrived not long ago, haha, looks like you're quite busy."

  "No choice, in order to get this play on stage as soon as possible, I'll just have to work hard." Yi Feiyang said with a bitter smile.

  "Easy, there are some things I don't know if I should say..." Stephfen looked at him and hesitated.

  Looking at Stephen's strange appearance, Yifei Yang was surprised and said, "If there is anything, you can just say it directly."

  "So, I've said it... Yi, remember that you're a director, not an animator, so you don't need to be so meticulous about design. You should know that on the battlefield, only soldiers can charge forward, while only generals like Napoleon can strategize. A director is like a general. But now, you've completely entered the role of a soldier, which is a very bad sign... Of course, I'm not opposed to you learning more about design, but I still hope you can accurately recognize your own position..."

  Stephen's words awakened people from their dreams.

  Yi Feiyang felt that he had been having a particularly tough time lately, having to take care of everything himself, and was so exhausted that he could hardly breathe.

  It's only now that I understand, all of this was brought upon myself!

  As a director, he should have focused on the big picture, but instead, he insisted on meddling with every little detail of the animation design.

  All I need to do is hand over the development of the animation story, how it evolves, how the character's personality traits are shaped, and how the rhythm of the animation is controlled, to Mike and John and others to complete... But what about me? It's really frustrating, I've become a tireless little strongman, working my head off... All by myself, I did the work of two or three or four or five people!

  I'm too great!

  It seems like Yi Fei Yang has already been "enlightened" by himself, so Stefan changed the subject and said his purpose for coming here. "Alright, dear Yi, I've said what I needed to say. You're one of my favorite students who loves learning the most. However, let's talk about something practical now. I heard you made some short films, can I take a look?"

  Yi Feiyang snapped back to attention and hastily said: "Oh, of course, I also need your opinion!"

  As they spoke, Yi Fei Yang smiled slightly and then began to bustle about. The moment when their hard work over this period of time would be verified had finally arrived.