Before we knew it, it was October.
October, the National Day holiday, is a time when various companies compete for market share, but it doesn't have much to do with Xiao He and his group.
However, during this period, the nominations for the Golden Flower Awards were also announced, and the final awards ceremony was scheduled for early November.
As expected, the cast of "No Bait" continues to dominate the beauty pageant.
This was to be expected. Netizens on the internet were not too surprised. Even marketing accounts were busy targeting this year's terrible National Day films to attract traffic and criticize them, and had no time to pay attention to Xiao He's nomination. As a result, Xiao He's public relations team had nothing to do.
As for Hsiao Ho himself, he continued to immerse himself in the crew of "Time and Space Standoff," focusing on filming when he had scenes to shoot, and using the leftover materials from making the mechanical arm to continue his imaginative modifications when he didn't have scenes to shoot. He simply didn't have time to care about anything else.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, the talent manager of the US-based Shield Screen Studios division was having a bit of a headache.
Still haven't been able to contact them?
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Sianya hung up the phone in frustration.
"How about it?"
The head of the technical department, who was standing nearby, quickly inquired.
No, there has been no reply.
Saiyan shook her head. "The competition ended almost half a month ago, and the organizers still haven't been able to contact him. We don't know what's going on with this guy."
"Tsk, if you ask me, that guy must be feeling guilty!"
Another middle-aged Asian man with a receding hairline said rather arrogantly, “His work has been making headlines online for so long, I don’t believe he hasn’t seen it at all! I bet some studio secretly made it, trying to gain fame, but sharp-eyed netizens spotted it, so they immediately pretended to be dead and tried to avoid the limelight.”
"However, we can't draw any conclusions about this work yet," Saiyan said. "The claims made by the team are just speculations from netizens."
"Besides, you've already looked at that project file, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it."
"Heh, you've seen the creation time of those files too. It took no more than a week, and the final result is comparable to the work their team did in nearly a month. You call that without any problems?"
The balding Asian man crossed his arms speechlessly and glanced at Saenya with disdain. "I'm a professional, don't I know that?"
Saiyan showed no outward expression, but inwardly she chuckled coldly.
The teams under this department have all developed a lazy attitude and are not proactive at all. It's not uncommon for a week's workload to drag on for a month.
Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't!
"Actually, if we have to calculate it by time, it's not a big problem. As long as we maintain high efficiency in production, it can be completed in a week. However, it is still too challenging for an individual. If it is a team, the success rate will be higher."
Another staff member who specializes in rendering explained.
“That’s a team then,” the bald man chimed in from the side. “Or maybe it’s AI.”
"Whether it's the team or the AI, the quality of this work is quite high, and it still has great appeal."
Saiyan pondered, "The Chinese team that we often work with has now returned to China, leaving a large gap here. If possible, it would be better to poach their team."
"Those Chinese are just too troublesome. I told them not to cooperate with us back then, and now look what's happened. They learned our technology and then turned around and went back to China. It's disgusting."
"Mr. Ashime, please be careful with your words and do not make such biased statements here."
Sainya narrowed her eyes and warned coldly, "They brought their equipment, and we provided our technology. It was an equal exchange. Now you're saying this again, which is going too far."
Ashime Ichiro, the bald man, didn't say anything more.
"Alright, stop arguing here. The real issue now is whether we can still find the contestant. It's been almost half a month, and I think they might have simply forgotten. Why don't we just have the organizers send the award and paperwork over, along with our company's contact information? If they see it, they'll definitely reply to us."
Another manager made a suggestion.
He was confident that once the contestant saw their company's name, he would be eager to join their team. After all, they were Shield Screen! The most prestigious company in Hollywood, and no one in this industry would refuse their offer!
"I think this idea is absolutely terrible."
Ichiro Ashimee interrupted, "There's been no response for almost half a month. You can't expect this offer to travel across the ocean, and then you guys wait like idiots for half a month, only to get nothing in the end, can you?"
The manager, whose suggestion was rejected, immediately became angry: "Oh, this won't work, that won't work, what's your idea?"
"I think we should find someone else," Ichiro Ashimee frankly stated. "This guy has been out of contact for almost half a month, which shows how unpunctual and untrustworthy he is! I think this goes against our company's philosophy! So I think we should just give up on him and choose the other first or second place contestants!"
It must be said that there is some truth to what Ichiro Ashimee said.
The others present fell into deep thought.
Actually, this story begins a month ago.
The World 3D Rendering Competition, as one of the most influential 3D rendering competitions in the world, attracts attention from domestic and foreign peers and even people from other industries every year around this time.
Although it started as a competition created by a million-follower foreign blogger, it has gradually become a more official and authoritative international competition over time. Each year, thousands of creators from more than 100 countries around the world participate, attracting a lot of attention and support from industry professionals, including top Hollywood studios, well-known game and advertising companies, and so on.
One of the winning contestants was invited to participate in the rendering and animation work for a well-known science fiction film and a well-known game animation project.
Therefore, such a competition is undoubtedly a stepping stone for many people, an important opportunity to leap into well-known studios at home and abroad.
This year was no exception. When the competition requirements were announced, industry leaders showcased their talents and created one outstanding work after another.
However, there is one exception among these works.
That was a submission titled "xiaohei".
This work doesn't have much profound meaning, nor does it have much of a story.
But this work became a hit.
—No other reason, just a show of skill.
Before we knew it, it was October.
October, the National Day holiday, is a time when various companies compete for market share, but it doesn't have much to do with Xiao He and his group.
However, during this period, the nominations for the Golden Flower Awards were also announced, and the final awards ceremony was scheduled for early November.
As expected, the cast of "No Bait" continues to dominate the beauty pageant.
This was to be expected. Netizens on the internet were not too surprised. Even marketing accounts were busy targeting this year's terrible National Day films to attract traffic and criticize them, and had no time to pay attention to Xiao He's nomination. As a result, Xiao He's public relations team had nothing to do.
As for Hsiao Ho himself, he continued to immerse himself in the crew of "Time and Space Standoff," focusing on filming when he had scenes to shoot, and using the leftover materials from making the mechanical arm to continue his imaginative modifications when he didn't have scenes to shoot. He simply didn't have time to care about anything else.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, the talent manager of the US-based Shield Screen Studios division was having a bit of a headache.
Still haven't been able to contact them?
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Sianya hung up the phone in frustration.
"How about it?"
The head of the technical department, who was standing nearby, quickly inquired.
No, there has been no reply.
Saiyan shook her head. "The competition ended almost half a month ago, and the organizers still haven't been able to contact him. We don't know what's going on with this guy."
"Tsk, if you ask me, that guy must be feeling guilty!"
Another middle-aged Asian man with a receding hairline said rather arrogantly, “His work has been making headlines online for so long, I don’t believe he hasn’t seen it at all! I bet some studio secretly made it, trying to gain fame, but sharp-eyed netizens spotted it, so they immediately pretended to be dead and tried to avoid the limelight.”
"However, we can't draw any conclusions about this work yet," Saiyan said. "The claims made by the team are just speculations from netizens."
"Besides, you've already looked at that project file, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it."
"Heh, you've seen the creation time of those files too. It took no more than a week, and the final result is comparable to the work their team did in nearly a month. You call that without any problems?"
The balding Asian man crossed his arms speechlessly and glanced at Saenya with disdain. "I'm a professional, don't I know that?"
Saiyan showed no outward expression, but inwardly she chuckled coldly.
The teams under this department have all developed a lazy attitude and are not proactive at all. It's not uncommon for a week's workload to drag on for a month.
Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't!
"Actually, if we have to calculate it by time, it's not a big problem. As long as we maintain high efficiency in production, it can be completed in a week. However, it is still too challenging for an individual. If it is a team, the success rate will be higher."
Another staff member who specializes in rendering explained.
“That’s a team then,” the bald man chimed in from the side. “Or maybe it’s AI.”
"Whether it's the team or the AI, the quality of this work is quite high, and it still has great appeal."
Saiyan pondered, "The Chinese team that we often work with has now returned to China, leaving a large gap here. If possible, it ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) would be better to poach their team."
"Those Chinese are just too troublesome. I told them not to cooperate with us back then, and now look what's happened. They learned our technology and then turned around and went back to China. It's disgusting."
"Mr. Ashime, please be careful with your words and do not make such biased statements here."
Sainya narrowed her eyes and warned coldly, "They brought their equipment, and we provided our technology. It was an equal exchange. Now you're saying this again, which is going too far."
Ashime Ichiro, the bald man, didn't say anything more.
"Alright, stop arguing here. The real issue now is whether we can still find the contestant. It's been almost half a month, and I think they might have simply forgotten. Why don't we just have the organizers send the award and paperwork over, along with our company's contact information? If they see it, they'll definitely reply to us."
Another manager made a suggestion.
He was confident that once the contestant saw their company's name, he would be eager to join their team. After all, they were Shield Screen! The most prestigious company in Hollywood, and no one in this industry would refuse their offer!
"I think this idea is absolutely terrible."
Ichiro Ashimee interrupted, "There's been no response for almost half a month. You can't expect this offer to travel across the ocean, and then you guys wait like idiots for half a month, only to get nothing in the end, can you?"
The manager, whose suggestion was rejected, immediately became angry: "Oh, this won't work, that won't work, what's your idea?"
"I think we should find someone else," Ichiro Ashimee frankly stated. "This guy has been out of contact for almost half a month, which shows how unpunctual and untrustworthy he is! I think this goes against our company's philosophy! So I think we should just give up on him and choose the other first or second place contestants!"
It must be said that there is some truth to what Ichiro Ashimee said.
The others present fell into deep thought.
Actually, this story begins a month ago.
The World 3D Rendering Competition, as one of the most influential 3D rendering competitions in the world, attracts attention from domestic and foreign peers and even people from other industries every year around this time.
Although it started as a competition created by a million-follower foreign blogger, it has gradually become a more official and authoritative international competition over time. Each year, thousands of creators from more than 100 countries around the world participate, attracting a lot of attention and support from industry professionals, including top Hollywood studios, well-known game and advertising companies, and so on.
One of the winning contestants was invited to participate in the rendering and animation work for a well-known science fiction film and a well-known game animation project.
Therefore, such a competition is undoubtedly a stepping stone for many people, an important opportunity to leap into well-known studios at home and abroad.
This year was no exception. When the competition requirements were announced, industry leaders showcased their talents and created one outstanding work after another.
However, there is one exception among these works.
That was a submission titled "xiaohei".
This work doesn't have much profound meaning, nor does it have much of a story.
But this work became a hit.
—No other reason, just a show of skill.
