American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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Of course, it's too early to talk about Snow White's performance, as the entire animated film is only halfway through production.

Xu Fu had already spent most of the money Disney had invested, so he contacted Walt immediately after completing the Superman animation he had requested.

Xu Fu was not too surprised by Snow White's financial problems.

This was his initial idea.

This time, he came to Los Angeles not only to inject new funds into Disney Studios, but also to see what the first installment of Disney's animated film "Superman" would look like.

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Disney Studios, Los Angeles

Since they first met in 293, Walter has looked even thinner.

The hairline on Roy Disney's head was also pushed back a bit, so you can see how much work they did during that time to create Snow White.

Despite their bad mood, the two brothers were still overjoyed to welcome Xu Fu, after all, he was the studio's only animation production support at the moment.

At the studio, Xu Fu visited Snow White's studio again.

Compared to my last visit, the studio is now much larger, and you can see busy animators almost everywhere.

Each studio was assigned an individual character for animation, and Walter was responsible for assembling these characters together and moving them within a scene.

These arduous tasks are just a small, insignificant detail in the creation of "Snow White". Furthermore, in the recording studio, Xu Fu also saw voice actors learning how to sing the songs from the animated film under the guidance of stage instructors.

Furthermore, the studio generally used various animated characters from "Snow White" as models for creating apocalyptic models. These models allowed artists to better complete the character creation. Additionally, the costumes were designed similarly. To recreate Snow White's appearance, Walt Disney hired specialized designers to create costumes for Snow White, the prince, the queen, and even the dwarves, giving each character a distinct appearance. Each character had their own unique style of dress.

After seeing the entire scene in the studio, Xu Fu finally understood where the money he gave Walter had gone.

After visiting the production studio of "Snow White", Xu Fu returned to the office in charge of the "Superman" animation production under Walter's guidance.

Compared to the massive workspace of "Snow White," the creation of the "Superman" animated film was relatively simple and straightforward. Even when Xu Fu came to this office, he had the illusion that Walt hadn't paid attention to "Superman."

Of course, this became even clearer to him after he saw the finished product of the first Superman animated film.

There is no doubt that Walt has always maintained his professional standards in animation production.

Although he is currently focusing most of his energy on the production of "Snow White", the production speed of the "Superman" animated film has not slowed down at all.

Even though Disney assembled a group of excellent artists when making Snow White, the overall effect of the Superman animation was even better than the previous animated film, Superman and Mickey.

Chapter 921 The Ending of Change

The plot of the first episode of the animated TV series "Superman" is quite simple.

The film mainly tells the story of Clark's work in Metropolis, where he transforms into Superman and stops a runaway plane.

The whole story is cliché, but on the other hand, it captures the essence of superheroes in the best way.

Just like the story of Prince Charming falling in love with Cinderella, this is a familiar topic, but it always gets different interpretations.

The same applies to superhero stories, especially those from Disney, the animation studio, which excels at turning clichés into touching tales.

The entire animation, from character design to background and even the background music, was surpassed by Xu Fu's imagination.

Given that *Superman* is a television animated series, it doesn't need that many tweaks. Even if *Snow White*'s animation reached this level, it was destined to only be broadcast on television in distorted black and white, no matter how exquisite its animation was.

The problem is not with animation itself, but with television as a medium that is not yet fully mature.

Televisions of this period were far inferior to later televisions in terms of resolution and screen size, and the quality of black and white images severely hampered the quality of the works themselves.

Unless Georgnet makes an effort to help Ferro Farnsworth develop better televisions, the current factory model is unlikely to fully bring Disney's Superman cartoons to life.

The development of television was not achieved overnight; on the contrary, it took a long time for it to become what people remember.

In this process, the development of television itself inevitably took some detours, and even went around in circles at times.

Of course, Xu Fu could also promote this development if he wished.

However, if he were to actually do this, he would first have to solve the material problem, then manufacture a suitable vacuum tube, and even further, develop a special plasma display to achieve a certain degree of perfect image placement on a television screen.

This was destined to be a long process. Even Xu Fu, with his extraordinary intellect, could not change things out of thin air. He could only conduct experiments himself. Moreover, the amount of money invested was beyond imagination, after all, this was the culmination of the entire history of television development in a short period of time.

The level of scientific research involved in this phenomenon alone was enough to infuriate the best scientists of that era.

Unfortunately, Xu Fu had no intention of investing in scientific research; his sole purpose in producing the program was to use television as a means of raising funds [Faith].

Admittedly, if research and development were to begin, it would indeed be possible to transform the limited television into a product that better meets the public's expectations. However, considering the economic conditions during the Great Depression, Xu Fu did not believe that such a beautiful machine could bring much profit, even if its huge cost would cause more people to abandon televisions, thereby affecting the currently unstable television market.

Therefore, it's best to take it one step at a time.

Xu Fu wasn't the only one optimistic about the television market. When enough capital flowed into the television market, even if Xu Fu didn't participate, someone else would take the lead in pushing television in a better direction—no, a more profitable one.

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"This is fantastic! It perfectly matches my image of an animated Superman!"

Disney Studios, the Disney logo appears at the end of the film, and an episode of Superman is played.

In the studio, Walter and the others watched Xu Fuyas with tense expressions, awaiting his final comments.

Xu Fu is currently an investor in Disney's *Snow White* and the only person willing to support Walt's continued production of feature-length animations. It's because of this relationship that Disney also invested heavily in the animated film *Superman*. Walt is a simple animator, not as sociable as his sibling Luo Yin. So, to express his gratitude to Xu Fu, Walt, knowing that *Superman* was an animation only meant for television, still worked tirelessly on it, and the finished product far exceeded Xu Fu's initial expectations.

“But…”

Upon hearing Xu Fu's praise, a smile appeared on Hua De's thin face, but before his smile could even extend, Xu Fu's next words froze Hua De's smile.

After hearing his words, the entire Disney studio fell silent.

"As for the final Superman animation scene, perhaps it could be slightly modified."

In the end of the animated film, Superman stops the plane from crashing and lands it safely on the ground, rescuing the passengers.

Xu Fu proposed a change to the status quo: Superman stopped the plane, but instead of bringing it down, he lifted it up and then carried it to continue flying.

In addition, voice-over dialogue was added at the end of the animation.

"...give them hope that Superman will watch the sunrise with them."

Although, in Xu Fu's words, this was just a simple change, it meant that a large amount of animation drawings needed to be remade, and even recolored.

However, Walter did not complain, but was pleased with the new ending proposed by Xu Fu.

In the sketches drawn by Xu Fu in his studio, Superman holds an airplane and slowly rises, passing through the sun, with the cityscape of the metropolis below.

Even with just a rough draft, Walter was still able to capture the impact of the animated scene's creation.

The epic feel originated from Walter's animated films.

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"Good evening, Mr. Otto (or Mr. Kahn)."

Srill Restaurant, 6667 Holliday Avenue, Los Angeles.

Good evening, Mr. Xu Fu.

After Otto Kahn removed his hat to greet Xu Fu at the restaurant, he deftly sat down opposite him and turned to wave to the waiter.

Otto Kahn is currently the main person in charge of Paramount's restructuring.

Xu Fu's purpose in coming to Hollywood was not only to see the finished Superman animated film, but also to meet with Paramount's restructuring team, even though their level was higher than that of the television animation team.

"The continental cuisine here is very distinctive, especially the solitary mushroom toast, and the turkey and cheese soup are always specialties. If Mr. Otto Kahn doesn't mind trying them."

Xu Fu glanced at Otto Kahn's oval face and thick beard for a moment, then looked away and casually made his recommendation.

Chapter 922 Very Close

"what's up?"

After reading Xu Fu's recommendation, Otto Kahn glanced at the menu in his hand, turned to the waiter, and said, "Give me mushroom toast, seafood and vegetable salad, turkey and cheese soup, and a glass of lemonade."

While there are increasing reports of the abolition of the alcohol ban, it has not yet been officially announced, so restaurants continue to tacitly allow themselves to not serve any alcoholic beverages.

The waiter nodded and left the table.

Otto Kahn then turned his gaze to Xu Fu, who was standing in front of him: Xu Fu's invitation surprised Otto, but he dared not show the slightest carelessness or timidity.

After all, the other party was a famous New York newspaper tycoon whose newspaper, The Courier World, had a circulation of over a million copies. He also had a high profile in other fields, especially in the television industry. Even Otto Kahn, who was far away in Los Angeles, had heard of him. Moreover, he had a very close relationship with President Roosevelt.

The second fireside chat was even more engaging.

When a newspaper tycoon with such powerful political and business connections came knocking on his door, Otto Kahn naturally dared not refuse easily.

Due to the collapse of the financial trust company, many bankers went bankrupt instantly, and even Otto Kahn himself suffered huge losses.

Given the unstable situation, he did not want anything to make him a target of the government.

Driven by President Roosevelt's New Deal, consolidation in the banking industry became inevitable.

Just as Xu Fu was sizing up Otto, Otto Kahn was also looking at Xu Fu.

Otto Kahn is also a legendary figure. He was the inspiration for the character "Monopoly" in the famous American game "Monopoly." He spent $1100 million to build Oheka Castle, a mansion hailed as the model for Gatsby's mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels. He and his son Roger became the first father and son to appear separately on the cover of Time magazine. The Time cover featuring the father and son.

Of course, Xu Fu did not ask Otto Kahn to meet with him to discuss the mansion.

It examined Paramount's assets, which are currently undergoing restructuring under Otto Kahn's management.

Otto Kahn is not only an investment banker but also a renowned philanthropist, which may explain why he was chosen to lead Paramount's restructuring team.

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