Chapter 353 Chen FeiYu's Thoughts

Chen FeiYu's appearance wasn't too different from his photos, but Lu Xuan noticed a certain dullness in his eyes.

Compared to the aggressive man in the pictures, the Chen FeiYu before him seemed to have personally murdered his own soul.

As soon as they met, Chen FeiYu excitedly said to Lu Xuan, "Director Lu, I've finally met you in person! I've watched all of your works recently."

"Right now, you're the only one in our country capable of producing such meaningful films."

"You have no idea how fortunate it is to see movies like yours being made in the current environment of our country."

"As long as you're still in the film industry, there's still hope for Chinese cinema."

"You've changed the dismal state of domestic films and will definitely be remembered in the history of Chinese film development, leaving a lasting mark!"

Looking at Chen FeiYu's emotional expression, Lu Xuan felt that this middle-aged man's words had a deeper meaning.

He looked at Chen FeiYu and said, "I was just doing what I should be doing. There's nothing to praise. But can you tell me why you resigned from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio?"

"I'm quite curious about that."

Hearing Lu Xuan's question, Chen FeiYu sighed and waved his hand.

"Those are all things of the past. I've almost forgotten about that experience."

However, the desolation on Chen FeiYu's face wasn't fake, and he seemed to have a lot on his mind.

Lu Xuan looked at him and said, "It's okay, we have plenty of time. Just tell me what happened."

"After all, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio is one of the top animation production companies in China. Why didn't you stay there?"

"I saw in your profile that you're still making animations, but in the form of short videos."

"That shows that you still want to make animations."

Chen FeiYu shook his head and said, "It's because of the animation censorship."

"Back then, my technical skills in the animation field were the highest in the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. So, with my excellent skills and relatively complete storytelling ability, I became a supervisor at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio."

"Just as I was launching several excellent animations and became the chief producer, several of the animations I led were taken off the air due to complaints from parents for various reasons."

Chen FeiYu's voice trembled slightly.

"Director Lu, those works were my heart's blood! They were masterpieces I created after countless days and nights."

"But some parents picked out all sorts of problems, believing that such animations would affect the physical and mental health of their children."

"I argued and tried to tell them the reasons why these things appeared in the animations, but there was no way."

"These parents' complaints were like a heavy burden on my heart, and the company couldn't withstand the pressure in the end. My animated films were taken off the air because of these complaints."

"And then, several of the animations I launched were rejected by other leaders in the Shanghai Animation Film Studio for similar reasons."

"They believed that continuing to film animations with such ideological content and depth would lead to further losses and that they should change direction."

A look of pain flashed in Chen FeiYu's eyes, and he said helplessly, "But how can our children watch those animations that have no substance every day? The values in those animations will undoubtedly ruin our children."

"Moreover, are we constructing a false world, making children mistakenly believe that the world is like that?"

"That's obviously wrong. It's something a child must experience in the process of growing up. They must see the reality of this world."

"Our animations are just using this method to show them some of what the world should be like, telling them what a good worldview and a good set of values should be like."

"But my idea is still a pipe dream after all."

"After much discussion, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio finally decided that all future animation productions would be geared towards younger audiences."

"They would even actively import some advanced foreign animated films in this field."

"I felt disheartened and unwilling to accept this, so I took the initiative to resign from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio."

Looking at the emotional Chen FeiYu, Lu Xuan comforted him, "Actually, those animations that you once had taken off the air have been put back on the air recently, but the animation review and classification system is not transparent and in place enough."

"This should be alleviated in some time."

Chen FeiYu shook his head and said, "It's not like it was back then. These types of films don't make much money at all, and some parents won't let their children watch them."

"In this way, the various peripheral products derived from the animations won't bring in revenue."

"They've already formed a complete industrial chain, and there's no way to get involved. There's no way for the animation industry to change direction now."

"An individual's ability is ultimately a drop in the bucket."

Speaking of this, Chen FeiYu looked at Lu Xuan and said, "Director Lu, there isn't anyone in the animation industry like you who can stand up and let animators know what excellent animation should look like."

"I really feel heartbroken."

"When I was making animations, I would refer to our country's excellent traditional culture to create them."

"I even resolutely opposed any advertisements appearing in my animations, but Director Lu, things have changed now."

"All kinds of advertisements can be seen everywhere in animations, and we can't even see the shadow of our traditional culture in animations."

"These domestic animation production companies are massively imitating foreign animations. Our domestic animations no longer have their unique characteristics of the past."

"It can even be said that the animation field is now exclusive to foreign animations, especially the few low-age animations that have been launched recently."

"People my age find them a bit hard to watch."

"But they just think that they should push this kind of thing to our children."

"Are we just going to let our children's childhoods be filled with such garbage?"

"But what's done is done."

"These animations have achieved good economic returns."