Chapter 372: My Name Is the Gold-Plated Signboard

He Yuanguang very quickly sent the movie script to his teacher's email inbox.

Huang Lun indicated that he would talk to him after he finished reading it.

The movie script was not short, so neither of them could finish reading it in a short while.

On the contrary, Luo Mo had already made many plans in his mind.

He had not only made the decision, but even many details had already been considered.

For example, who would be the best person to voice the big villain 【Chaos】 in the movie?

One must know that the person who voiced 【Chaos】 on Earth was the veteran Mr. Tong Zirong; although the amount of lines was not particularly large, it was crowned by many netizens with eight characters: "Effeminate, cold, and aloof, gorgeous and bewitching."

At the same time, this movie also incorporated some Opera Element.

He felt that his master, Tong Qinglin, could be responsible for these contents.

At this time, Director Luo, who had already arrived at the set, began to continue busying himself with the filming of *Nirvana in Fire*.

The filming content for today was mainly the scenes for Consort Jing.

This character was portrayed by the actress Zhao Zhi from the National Theatre of China.

In the drama, this was a character with a very meticulous mind, a clear head, and supreme wisdom.

The scenes were not too many, but they were not few either.

It was a character that could leave an extremely deep impression on people.

Consort Jing did not spend too much time before she recognized the true identity of Mei Zhangsu.

Her son, Prince Jing, could be said to be worlds apart from her.

Besides this, there was also the wrap-up scene for Tang Shiyu today.

The scenes for Qin Bore, whom she played, had already been mostly filmed.

As one of the Four Little Dan with very high traffic, she could be said to have focused her mind on staying in the crew during this period, almost not going to busy herself with any other work, so many of her scenes were also filmed as a priority.

Luo Mo's personal evaluation of her in his heart was: "About as easy to use as Shen Yinuo."

It was the type that was still relatively easy to train; after being molded a few times, she took on his shape.

Moreover, it could be seen that compared to when she first joined the crew, Tang Shiyu was not as flighty as a whole.

After officially wrapping up, she also very sincerely expressed her gratitude to Luo Mo and those actors from the National Theatre of China, claiming that she had learned a lot during this period.

By the evening, Luo Mo received another WeChat message sent by He Yuanguang.

It was only a simple sentence, yet it shocked even Luo Mo.

"My teacher said that if the project *Monkey King: Hero is Back* is truly launched, he wants to participate in it."

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Huang Lun had been retired for a full ten years.

To the animation world of Blue Star Huaxia, he was truly a god-like figure.

He had basically participated in the production of the first few animations ever made in Huaxia.

This was equivalent to being a pioneer-like figure.

As for *Journey to the West*, which was produced by him, it had accompanied the growth of generation after generation.

It could be said that countless people born in the 80s and 90s grew up watching his animations.

This included many born in the 00s as well.

The reason why a classic is a classic is because it is enduring.

Works from so many years ago, when taken out for people to watch now, could still make many people watch with great interest.

For He Yuanguang, Huang Lun was a strict teacher.

The kind of strict that was terrifying.

Don't look at how mature and seasoned He Yuanguang was now, supporting an industry-renowned studio all by himself; back when he was young, the number of times he was scolded to tears by Huang Lun could not be counted with two hands.

Seeing him crying, Huang Lun would often scold him even more fiercely.

The fellow disciples all felt that Teacher Huang was the strictest with He Yuanguang, had the highest Requirement for him, found him the most displeasing, and always loved to pick on him.

But the final result was that this guy who was often scolded to tears became the most successful one among all the fellow disciples, and was even later hailed as: "The conscience of domestic animation."

When Huang Lun first heard He Yuanguang say that he wanted to make a big animated movie with a Journey to the West theme, he was a little interested.

But he only thought about helping his disciple keep a check on things.

Although it was true that before retiring, Mr. Huang's greatest wish was to make a big *Journey to the West* movie, he had suffered setbacks repeatedly back then, and plus he had already been retired for ten years, so he had let go of this obsession.

Or rather, it wasn't that he had let go, but that he was old, too old, and so... forget it.

In reality, in the country, Huang Lun was indeed worthy of being called a *Journey to the West* expert.

Then, upon hearing the name Luo Mo, Huang Lun became even more interested instantly.

This made He Yuanguang unable to help but mutter in his heart: "Am I your disciple, or is he your disciple?"

What he did not know was that Huang Lun felt grateful toward Luo Mo.

In his view, the main credit for He Yuanguang being able to rise again from owing debts and having his studio acquired by Xinyu to his current state lay with Luo Mo!

Whether it was his script or his creativity and ideas, they were all too excellent.

*Year Hare Affair* and *Fog Hill of Five Elements* were both masterpieces in Huang Lun's heart.

Although due to his age, some of the memes and content inside made him feel slightly uncomfortable and a bit unable to understand, the core was good, and they were all excellent.

He Yuanguang had also expressed to him several times that all the new attempts he was making now were entirely Luo Mo's idea.

Therefore, Huang Lun was also very curious: what kind of *Journey to the West* work would such a young man who dared to innovate want to make?

As a result, once he started looking, he couldn't stop.

The movie *Monkey King: Hero is Back* actually had a very simple Drama, not complicated at all.

Because of this reason, many people even gave negative reviews, saying the Drama was too thin and simple.

In this regard, it is actually somewhat understandable.

After all, the production team was too poor; even after betting everything, the money was still not enough, and in the end, they even adopted a crowdfunding model.

And those who invested in this film back then all ended up making a fortune.

It is said that even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice; since money was lacking, many things they wanted to produce had to be compromised, and a portion had to be discarded.

Additionally, the positioning of Monkey King: Hero is Back was actually that of a film suitable for all ages.

It was indeed aimed at adult audiences, with the ambition of letting adult audiences also have a great time watching it.

However, the team did not intend to give up on young audiences either.

So, many times, many things are actually quite wondrous. Many of the flaws that audiences criticize might actually be one of the selling points of a work, and one of the reasons it is a box-office hit.

Therefore, regarding the entire script of Monkey King: Hero is Back, Luo Mo did indeed make a certain degree of modifications, but most were just filling in some details.

For example, making many scene transitions smoother and more natural.

For example, making some content that was originally handled hastily and glossed over a bit more detailed.

But the overall Drama was not made particularly complicated.

One cannot expect subduing demons and eliminating devils to be filmed as intellectual battles and schemes.

Huang Lun had a sharp eye; he immediately saw the target audience for the entire film.

This point made him appreciate Luo Mo even more.

Back when he produced the Animation of Journey to the West, he also wanted to make it a work suitable for all ages.

After finishing it, the old master Huang had a very strong interest.

Still the same saying, he felt the core was good.

And that kind of transformation in character temperament, as well as the breaking through of shackles, he felt were all very good.

Also, the setting of the little monk Jiang Liu Er, he did not feel repulsed by it either.

He would not look down on these secondary creations just because he had produced the most popular serious Animation of Journey to the West, nor did he feel they were insulting Journey to the West.

Although the old man was old in age, he was quite capable of accepting new things.

He even felt that the setting of the little monk was quite cute.

Consequently, he finally made a phone call to He Yuanguang, expressing his willingness to come and lend a hand to the team.

But it was only to lend a hand.

In his own words, he was just earning some retirement money.

The entire team was still under the command of Luo Mo and He Yuanguang.

After learning the news that the old master Huang wanted to join, Luo Mo specifically returned a call to He Yuanguang during a break in filming.

"Guang Shu, did Teacher Huang say this after finishing the script?" Luo Mo asked.

"Not exactly," He Yuanguang replied.

"After the teacher finished the script, he just discussed it briefly with me and then praised you a few times."

Here, he concealed a great deal.

Huang Lun did not just praise Luo Mo a few times, but praised Luo Mo for a full ten minutes.

This made He Yuanguang, who had been scolded to tears by his teacher in various ways when he was young, extremely envious; what kind of treatment was this that he had never enjoyed?

"It was when we talked about some more specific matters that he said he wanted to join," He Yuanguang said truthfully.

"What specific matters?" Luo Mo was puzzled.

He Yuanguang coughed lightly and said, "It was when I revealed to the teacher that there was a guy who was just too rich, actually wanting to invest nine figures, and wouldn't even tell me what the first digit was."

"Once the teacher heard this, he was silent for a while, then laughed and said he wanted to come and slaughter a piece, to earn some retirement money."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo laughed along with He Yuanguang on the phone.

"Fine, fine, feel free to bring up any terms," Luo Mo said.

Naturally, he would not be foolish enough to really think the man was coming to make a quick buck.

Having lived to this age and experienced so much, he was already a master of human nature.

How could Huang Lun not know the significance of Luo Mo's move for the animation industry, and the infinite risks it carried behind it?

The current box office record for domestic animated films hasn't even broken 200 million.

And you dare to invest over 100 million!

The risk is too great!

But some risky things are worth doing.

As mentioned before, almost all of the first independently produced animations in the country had Huang Lun's involvement.

In other words, what this old man did when he was young was a pioneering feat.

At that time, there weren't even domestic animations in the country; he dared to do it, so was there no risk?

Precisely because the risk was great, he came.

This old man, although retired for many years, possessed infinite energy.

Don't forget, his Journey to the West accompanied so many people through their childhood; this is the true "youth returns."

Therefore, he came to present a gold-lettered signboard to the team of Monkey King: Hero is Back!

The two characters "Huang Lun" are the greatest gold-lettered signboard!

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly tickets.)

(End of this chapter)