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Dong Ding was surprised by He Xi's dubbing, but at the same time, Alice in Manga Island didn't make a fuss about it.

She had heard the dubbing as early as the recording, and now she was counting the numbers silently in her heart. After the first episode of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" was aired for a third of the time, she fully understood Meng Huo's behavior before the animation was broadcast. worry.

"So that's how it is..." She said suddenly: "There are indeed too many roles."

The animation has not finished yet, but judging from her silent counting, the number of characters with subtitles showing their names and identities in the animation has exceeded two digits: in the beginning of the practice field, there were two prominent guest characters, The ace pilot, then the pilots of the four Gundams, several characters in the spaceships commanding the four Gundams, and at the banquet on the orbital tower...

Note that these are characters with subtitles, not ordinary passersby, and there are more passerby characters.

An animation generally does not prepare subtitles to introduce his identity for the appearance of a passer-by character. This means that the characters that have appeared so far in "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" may be important characters.

"Will these characters be present throughout the show?"

Alice asked, pointing to a character with 'Wang Liumei' written on it on TV.

"Yeah." Meng Huo nodded, so he wouldn't introduce some small characters needlessly. The characters who are currently appearing and have subtitles will run through the whole play. In other words, they can all be regarded as the world of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" main character.

"It's not over yet, there are still some..."

Meng Huo added.

Alice was speechless inwardly: "Fortunately, this is not a novel. If there are so many characters at the beginning of a novel, few people will be able to read it."

She completely understood Meng Huo's worries. Any story, whether novel or animation or whatever. In fact, the very important point at the beginning is to let readers adapt quickly. The number of characters on the stage is also quite a skill.

The reader is not the author. Before reading a story, he is a complete stranger to the story. If you put the characters at the beginning, let alone the story, the characters alone are enough to confuse the readers.

"Why, you don't have such confidence now, do you?" Meng Huo looked at Alice with a smile: "I guess you don't remember these characters either?"

Alice nodded: "If I didn't read the list of seiyuu, I guess I can remember the names of no more than eight people.

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In less than twenty minutes. There are so many characters in the first episode of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", and the scene changes quickly. It is not bad to remember eight. Alice believes that the vast majority of viewers can remember their names when they watch it for the first time. The number of characters will not exceed five.

"But I think my judgment is right." However, Alice laughed again, and she leaned her body closer to Meng Huo: "I think you need to take a break, you may have fallen into the producer's confusion recently, This is an anime. It doesn't matter if you can't remember the name."

After understanding the reason for Meng Huo's worry, Alice knew that Meng Huo's mentality was a little restless.

In fact, Meng Huo was right. For comics and novels, if there are too many characters appearing at once, it will really affect the reader's understanding. But for animation, this problem is not big, and it doesn't even matter if you can't remember the name of the character.

The characters of the animation are displayed in a fixed visual way. The appearance of the characters is more prominent than that of the text and black and white comics. The characteristics of each person are very fixed. If you don’t know the name, it will not be confusing, and it will not affect the readers’ viewing. And after reading it for a long time, readers will naturally remember it.

There are too many elements that make up animation, music, dubbing, pictures, and plot are all indispensable. In anime, character names are not a big deal. I don't remember the name and appearance, I don't remember the appearance and the voice actor, I don't remember the voice actor and...

All in all, even if a lot of characters are put in at the beginning, the viewing quality of the animation can still be maintained, and it can attract the audience to watch. And as long as the plot is excellent, the audience won't bother to care about your character's name...

Logically speaking, it is impossible for Meng Huo not to know about this.

The reason why he is worried is undoubtedly the result of the producer's mentality... The so-called producer's mentality means that he is familiar with the plot and other settings of the whole work, and the most critical thing in the production process The interest in the story will plummet in his mind, thereby self-magnifying other problems.

Take the current "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" as an example. It is the first time for the audience to see it and find it very fresh. However, during the production process, Meng Huo has repeated the plot of the first episode no less than 100 times. Already, the fun is long gone.

He didn't feel much fun, so he naturally began to care about other things, and the confusion about whether the number of appearances was too much magnified in his heart.

"In the animation, you still have to read the story. The story in this episode is pretty good, so it won't be a problem." Alice leaned against Meng Huo, watching the animation with slightly squinted eyes: "It's time for you too..."

After several years of debut, Meng Huo began to feel tired. Maybe he didn't realize it, but his fun is decreasing. He has entered a new stage that every creator will enter, and now it is just the beginning.

Alice was a little troubled, Meng Huo was too perfect, he had maintained a strong enthusiasm for the comics business for several years, and she thought he would keep it forever. But sure enough, no matter what kind of business it is, as long as you do it for a long time, there will be a period of burnout.

"Maybe it's too tight..." She thought to herself. In fact, this matter is not Meng Huo's personal problem, but the carelessness of Phoenix Company.

The cartoonist He Xi is so diligent in his work that he has nothing but comics in his life. Day after day, year after year, he has to keep the comics updated even during holidays. Such a job is considered a miracle. There is no way to maintain enthusiasm.

Meng Huo hasn't noticed it yet, but he has already entered a period of lethargy.

Alice felt very troubled, when it was bad, but at this time. The coming year is the year that Phoenix Company needs He Xi the most, and it is also the year that will make him the busiest. It is impossible for him to stop resting, but if this continues, the situation will get worse.

It is estimated that after a while, Meng Huo himself could feel his enthusiasm fading. If he doesn't rectify his mentality and continue to work like this, his love for comics will gradually disappear. Without enthusiasm and love, he will still stay in Phoenix Company?

Alice thinks it is impossible, because he is not someone else, but the versatile He Xi.

He Xi doesn't need to rely on comics to survive. With his talent, he can thrive in any industry. In fact, even if he withdraws now, his assets are enough to keep him cool for the rest of his life.

"What should I do……"

Alice thought so suddenly, she didn't mind Meng Huo pulling back. Meng Huo is also a very professional person. He maintains his current life with enthusiasm and love, but as long as these two things disappear, he has a high possibility of becoming a shopkeeper.

If he stopped drawing comics and making animations, Huaxia would lose, not him and Alice. Alice can still accompany Meng Huo to do other things he wants to do, she thinks that kind of life is pretty good, but...

"..." Turning slightly to look at Meng Huo's face, Alice suddenly remembered the paintings he had seen a few years ago, and the loneliness on his face at that time.

She suddenly thought that she should protect Meng Huo, protect his love for comics, and for the sake of Meng Huo who was still enthusiastic at that time and now, she could not let the future Meng Huo lose this love.

"I have to solve this problem. If I don't do this, the regret that he tore off the drawing paper will never be realized for the rest of his life..."

Although she still doesn't know how to solve this potential problem, Alice wants to protect Meng Huo now, not only so that he can go all out to create amazing works one day, but also to keep him happy all the time.

It is quite rare to have a favorite thing. If Meng Huo has no love for comics, can he find other things that he likes so much?

Alice hoped that he could live with such enthusiasm all his life. (to be continued...)

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