Big Things Happening!
Added 2021-09-23 00:33:04 +0000 UTCDear Insane Children,
Been a bit quiet around here, huh? A full week since the last post! Well, there's been quite a bit going on.
First, yes, still lots of great art being produced by our Alice: Asylum pre-production team.
Omri sent over a really cool (and massively tall) image of the Memory Mines. It's a sort of Rorschach test... do you see the bound-up lady in there? Or a statue on a pedestal?
Omri also turned in a colored version of the Carpenter update...
And the team is just starting to sink their teeth (pens) into all those new art tasks we shared a couple of posts back. Expect a lot of great new art to start flowing soon.
But beyond all the great art...
This week will mark the starting point of a series of high-level pitch meetings involving our Hollywood partners (Radar) and our Financial Advisor (Marc) with some very big investment banks and funds. We've put together a great-looking pitch - one that includes plans for TV, Film, Games, and Merch. Landing a deal here could accelerate the work we're doing on projects like Alice, Oz, and more. CROSS YOUR FINGERS!
And as previously mentioned, we signed a lease on an official warehouse space for Mysterious... Here's Lucky overseeing an inspection of the freshly painted floors...
This expansion means our merch team (Yan, Jennifer, and two new employees) can shift their focus more towards design. Since starting Mysterious in 2015, we've handled a large amount of the packing/shipping from within our own home. This new space means we can move that work outside (5 minutes away by car). And it means less time spent by myself, Grandma, and Yan on the actual packing/shipping stuff. That makes more room for design work but also...
We have another Insane Child on the way! Due date is sometime in May/June of 2022. We'd love it if Lucky got a little sister... but I'm actually OK if we get another boy... hehe.
Until further notice, this child is codename "Lili" - which is what we called Lucky until he popped out into the world. Let's see if it sticks this time!
Beyond that... taxes, visa renewals, the usual shipping (and then some - super busy these days!), Grandma's brother is ill (leaving just me and Yan to watch the boy), oh, and... I am scheduled to go camping in ... 2 hours!
LOTS GOING ON!
As always, it's great having you along for the ride. I'm expecting a lot more great news and growth in the coming months. And I really appreciate your support and encouragement.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
From Shanghai with Excitement,
-American
Comments
Congrats ❤️
2021-10-14 02:37:18 +0000 UTCCongratulations, I wish good health for you and your whole family!
sumblinker
2021-09-28 12:21:08 +0000 UTCCongrats! I go see doc not this week but next and see what's happening with me timleines etc as well finally. Based on some numbers haha I think maybe March or April I will have number two as well. Not saying anything to certian people who are in Instagram yet so I didn't say as much on the Instagram announcment about your new little bablet! Lucky is gonna be so happy to have a little friend! <3 gonna be as cute as their brother!
2021-09-27 21:10:15 +0000 UTCCongratulations !👼 And we cross our fingers for our Alice 🔪🩸🦋
2021-09-27 21:00:26 +0000 UTCCongratulations on your growing family! Enjoy your camping trip! All the art in this update is FANTASTIC, and it’s super exciting to hear about talk with investors.
2021-09-25 04:04:02 +0000 UTCCongradulations!
Saleh Abu-Rashid
2021-09-25 00:57:55 +0000 UTCOhh! So happy for you and your family!!! And the office/warehouse space looks amazing!! Woo for progress!!! What an exciting post!!! I love the mine images, the Rorschach test twist is amazing and works on that level as well as a sort of organized chaos in the world. Love it!
Karma Chameleon
2021-09-24 19:50:36 +0000 UTCI see a statue on a pedestal, reminds me of the oskar. And congatulation :)
2021-09-24 05:25:16 +0000 UTCCongratulations!!!
Sarah McKeegan
2021-09-23 14:13:22 +0000 UTCCongrats on baby #2! And a new office space! There's so much happening right now!
Wendy Jaa
2021-09-23 11:54:33 +0000 UTCCongratulations!
2021-09-23 09:15:15 +0000 UTCYou've been busy.
2021-09-23 08:00:52 +0000 UTCThat sounds like great news to me, specially that little bean!!! so happy for you and your family.
Juan Romero
2021-09-23 07:46:46 +0000 UTCCongratulations!!
Aries Chaos
2021-09-23 05:41:26 +0000 UTCCongratulations! Enjoy your camping trip and take care!
Greyson Kehm
2021-09-23 05:06:42 +0000 UTCThis is so exciting! All of it! Please do keep the updates coming on the space you’re leasing too. I love hearing about those developments. Have fun camping!
Nicholas Brokaw
2021-09-23 02:30:19 +0000 UTCCongratulations!!!!
Kieran
2021-09-23 01:54:32 +0000 UTCCongratulations!!!
AlieCha
2021-09-23 01:04:54 +0000 UTCCongratulations on the new addition to your family.
cheezabelle
2021-09-23 00:56:31 +0000 UTCMy understanding of the story is that some sort of Chinese version of the CIA wrote a report claiming that the USA (through a talent agency in Japan) is responsible for the "girl boy" trend in China. The goal of the US (according to that report) is to undermine the masculinity of Chinese men and weaken China as a country. This sounds a lot to me like what you hear people in the USA talking about in relation to CRT and "woke" culture - that it's all a communist plot to destroy the integrity of US culture. Whether any of this is true - I have no idea. But that's the background on it that I heard. What I do know: The rules are directed only at China produced/consumed TV and online "culture" stuff - like TV shows, live stream shows, and product advertising that features Chinese men being portrayed in the style of Korean/Japanese Pop Stars (who wear makeup, dress in a certain way, etc). It's a very particular style. And it has nothing to do with the sort of content we're producing. As a general rule you can apply to all questions like this: THERE ARE NO CONTENT RULES regarding what media we can produce in China for export to the outside world with the exception of pornography. The only time these rules apply are in cases where the material produced will be broadcast, distributed, or sold in the China market. Since that's not the case with the stuff we're making, it's not applicable to us. And if in the future we develop a game and want to publish it in China, then it'll go through the China version of the ESRB - and if they find any content that violates the rule, they'll ask us to modify that specific content before publishing. In fact, if the people in the US are right about the origins of "woke" ... then it would seem that the Chinese would applaud any portrayal of western men in a feminine light.
American McGee
2021-09-23 00:48:21 +0000 UTCCongrats on #2! Art looks great, love all the little details when you zoom in on the main image.
2021-09-23 00:44:34 +0000 UTCCongratulations!
2021-09-23 00:39:03 +0000 UTCCongratulations!! 🎊🎉 and the art looks great so far, but that’s not at all surprising, considering this team is incredible.
2021-09-23 00:36:54 +0000 UTCAnd congrats on kid number 2!
Lucky Dragon ‘She.They’
2021-09-23 00:36:02 +0000 UTCAre you concerned with China’s recent ban on “effeminate” men? Under this rule do you think the government would tell you that you have to redesign the Carpenter?
Lucky Dragon ‘She.They’
2021-09-23 00:35:32 +0000 UTCYay, baby!!!
Stephanie Groth
2021-09-23 00:35:06 +0000 UTC
