Be a goddess from Tokyo

Chapter 1227 Cultural export from Chinese mythology

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No one thought that the legend of the wilderness would become the hottest entry on the Internet this year in Huaxia.

And it wasn't even posted by the Chinese, but by an Anglo-American living in China who was full and idle.

Cultural export is sometimes accomplished under such unexpected circumstances.

Over ten million views in two days, more than 20 discussions on related entries, a rapidly established fan community, and supporting uploads of "Shan Hai Jing", "Feng Shen Bang", and "Journey to the West".

Nowadays, the popularity of ancient mythology abroad is not even lower than that in China, its place of origin.

This means that there is a language barrier between the two sides, otherwise the Yankees can go to Tieba station B to tear up the character's combat power with netizens.

This network spectacle is actually quite rare.

I remember the last time Huaxia culture was so popular abroad, it should be the period when Wang Xiaojiu was still updating his rural life vlog.

Unfortunately, due to irreconcilable conflicts with the company in the division of interests, Wang Xiaojiu has not updated the video for a long time. Even if he updates again in the future, he will not use the name Wang Xiaojiu again, and it is impossible to gain the same level of popularity. .

Wang Xiaojiu is gone. In fact, the officials have consciously searched for a replacement.

Luo Quan has received related tasks before. She also filmed a movie called "China on the Bite of the Tongue" before. It was indeed popular abroad for a while, attracting many foreign tourists.

But she didn't keep updating this series, so once the update stopped, the popularity dropped, and it couldn't last long after all.

Originally, there was no hope for cultural export. Who would have thought that the ancient mythology would suddenly become popular?

A subject that has already been badly filmed in China, a subject that can almost be labeled as a bad movie as long as it appears in a movie theater, and an unpopular subject that few people usually make videos or write novels about.

Just because Luo Quan made a unified operation, he instantly became popular.

In fact, she never considered foreign markets at first.

But looking at the popularity, after the release of "The Wilderness 1", the box office abroad may be higher than that in China, which is very conscious.

As for foreign countries, entries such as Honghuang, Fengshen, and Journey to the West have been on the hot searches in turn, and even the 86 version of Journey to the West has become the most sought-after film and television resource on the Internet.

Teacher Six probably never dreamed that one day his bragging would come true.

In the past, when the 86 version of Westward Journey was popular, it was indeed well-known in Southeast Asia, but the international in the minds of netizens usually refers to the East and the West.

Before that, almost all foreign impressions of Monkey King came from Dragon Ball.

However, the Monkey King in Dragon Ball has nothing to do with Journey to the West except that he has the same name and a monkey tail.

After learning about the great sage's deeds, American netizens were immediately attracted by this fighter who dared to make trouble in the heavenly palace.

Resisting authority, fighting for the weak, and being free and unrestrained, isn't this the kind of hero the West likes most?

As a result, Journey to the West also became popular.

A dream of Red Mansions can lead to red studies, which has attracted countless red scholars to debate for a hundred years.

In fact, the artistic value of Journey to the West is not much lower than that of Dream of Red Mansions. Its readability and depth, in all Chinese classical literature, are definitely the existence of sitting on the sidelines, and it is not difficult to understand that it can become popular abroad.

Of course, there are still a small number of people who can calm down and read masterpieces.

Most people prefer to watch streamlined content. After all, it is a fast-paced era. Fragmented content is still not suitable for being too long or too complicated. It should be simple, rough and refreshing. Satisfying these points is half the battle.

That's why Lyon cut each episode into half an hour, and only released two episodes a day.

That is to say, this video was not released on Netflix, otherwise I don't know how popular it will be.

However, Netflix usually follows trends. Seeing how popular Honghuang was, they immediately sent an email to Luo Quan, asking if they had any scripts, so they could strike while the iron was hot.

Even before the filming started, these people started looking for her to make a TV series.

Luo Quan's answer is of course no. If there is, it is impossible for Netflix to mess around with it.

So many bad movies have proven that Chinese people themselves may not be able to understand the myths of the Chinese people, let alone foreigners?

Aren’t there two bloody examples a while ago?

Disney spent huge sums of money to shoot two movies with Chinese elements, and wanted to get leeks from Gaga, the second largest movie market in the world.

One is Disney's own Mulan, and the other is the Marvel superhero movie The Legend of the Ten Rings.

Both movies invited a lot of big names from Xiangjiang and Chinese-Americans, and in the end, they were a big hit. The combined ratings of the two movies didn’t reach the passing line. They were ridiculed by fans at home and abroad. up.

In the beginning, Disney planned to let Luo Quan direct these two movies, saying that the scripts were very good, and with the fan base here, they would be sold well if they were made into shit.

It can only be said that luckily Luo Quan didn't answer, otherwise the thousand years of Taoism would have been lost in one day.

Therefore, it is the most stupid behavior for foreigners to come to a movie with Chinese elements. Luo Quan will definitely not use this IP to be ruined by others.

Of course, with the speed of her movies, "The Great Wilderness 1" will definitely be able to enjoy this wave of enthusiasm.

In the past, when 70.00% of the entire movie required special effects, the production cycle would have been very long.

However, after she brought the Unreal Engine to Huanyu for a wave of major upgrades, not only is it ridiculously fast to make games, but it is also applicable to the production of special effects for movies. The realism and speed are several grades ahead of the industry leaders.

When the time comes to take a look, the 3D glasses of the audience will definitely be shocked.

In addition, she also has a smart Ai with multiple functions.

In addition to simulating human dialogue, painting is also its strong point.

So Luo Quan followed Leon's plan and made 3D pictures of each character in the prehistoric era.

Pangu is mighty and majestic, Hongjun has an immortal spirit, and each of the three Qing Dynasties has its own characteristics. The two sages of the West are honest and upright on the outside, but their shrewdness cannot be concealed on the inside. The younger junior sister Nuwa is even more beautiful and otherworldly, and at the same time extremely majestic. She is worthy of it. As the mother of the human race.

After these figures were released, netizens' imaginations about the prehistoric times became more concrete and full.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Quan also said that there will be 3D animations with prehistoric themes in the future, and the character modeling is basically designed by these people.

This news immediately aroused the cheers of countless Honghuang fans.

When a netizen asked Luo Quan what he was doing now, Luo Quan's answer was: "Use novels to complete the details of the prehistoric myth, and at the same time shoot the movie "The Creation of the Prehistoric"."

People in China knew that Luoquan was going to make a movie, but not many people in foreign countries knew about it. After seeing the news, they also looked forward to it.

As for Lyon, he has been busy translating various literary works these days and cannot extricate himself.

His cultural papermaking has not yet reached the point of translating Chinese ancient Chinese into English with charm, and he borrowed a lot of smart Ai during this period.

Fortunately, AI is powerful enough, so his work is quite easy and full of fun.

The fun lies in transporting a thing he likes abroad, and then seeing thousands of people chasing after it, and arguing over some plots or characters.This is what he is most willing to see, a feeling that the value of life has been realized.

It's a pity that he only acts as a translator for these works, and they are not original works like the old lady, otherwise this sense of happiness would be even stronger.

Because he did not have a role in the first film, Leon did not go with him when he went to Hengdian to shoot a movie this time. Instead, he stayed at home to translate literary works.

Luo Quan brought Wen Xia, Su Yu and other girls with him

The former played Nuwa, the latter played Houtu, and the rest arranged guest roles depending on the situation.

After a grand opening ceremony, "The Creation of the Wilderness" was officially launched.

The Honghuang crew is probably the first to be on the top of the trending searches just by the opening ceremony.

In order to reflect the atmosphere of mythology, Luoquan’s opening ceremony specially made an atmosphere of offering sacrifices to the heavens, allowing a group of main creators in costumes to stand on the temporary stage and worship God again and again. The topic and atmosphere are quite impressive. full.

Of course, there are also some voices on the Internet, accusing Luo Quan of engaging in feudal superstition.

And Luo Quan's answer is quite ingenious: "It is said that many Chinese people are superstitious, but in fact Chinese people are pragmatists.

When you attach great importance to something, you will worship gods and Buddhas all over the sky and pray for God's blessings. If you pay attention to something, you will worship it. If it doesn't work, you will throw it away immediately.

Sometimes you look to the gods for answers, and if you get what you want, you feel like God has helped me.

If it doesn't give you the answer you want, the idea that man can conquer nature will immediately take over the high ground.

It can be seen from this that in fact, we have never been superstitious, we just want to find spiritual comfort for our success.

If Nokia is useful, I believe everyone will go to Nokia without hesitation. "

This answer directly silenced those self-media who wanted to bring rhythm, and made Luoquan fans clap their hands and applaud:

"Haha, if you want to debate scriptures with Luo Bao, you are a little early."

"Putting blame is really a specialty of these people, but when it comes to talking heads, Luo Bao has never met an opponent so far."

"After all, he is a master of Internet stalking. His perspectives and argument analysis are all top-notch. You won't believe it or not."

"I've said it N times, telling you not to mess with Luo Bao, now I'm going to be backlashed, you deserve it!"

………………

After a small episode, all the self-media who tried to bring up the rhythm of "Prehistoric" shut up.

However, this sign also sounded the alarm for Luo Quan.

It is not terrible for one person to get rich, but I am afraid that you will get rich that everyone can get rich.

The film market is so big. Your film is about to explode at the box office, and it is a long series. If you finish filming and release it safely, how will others survive?
Therefore, those competitors who do not want to be named will definitely cause stumbling blocks.

It's a very common business method. At least no one has bought the trolls to take advantage of her.

In fact, how to hack her has already been thought out, such as attacking her for tampering with history.

There will definitely be people who do this in the future, and there will definitely be fools who write letters.

Of course, it is unknown whether the specific effect will be successful in adding black spots to her or whether it will be counterproductive.

At least she is very confident in the discernment of most netizens.

After the opening ceremony, Luo Quan began high-intensity filming.

Because designing a large number of non-physical green screen performances is actually quite challenging for those old actors.

After all, in the era when they were relatively active, they had never been exposed to any special effects blockbusters.

Even in a magical work like Journey to the West, in the film "Wandering in the Clouds and Driving in the Fog", it is just a four-wheeled car placed at the feet, then covered with smoke, and then pulled by someone outside the camera.

Even though I know it's fake, at least my body is moving.

But if you stand in front of the green screen, you will really be able to place the posses on the spot, it all depends on your imagination.

The old actors really tried their best, but at the beginning, their body movements were still a little stiff.

Fortunately, Luo Quan personally conducted some demonstrations. The veteran actors also have very strong learning abilities and quickly grasped the essence.

The posture of flying, the spells drawn out, and the movements of releasing the spells all became more dignified.

Of course, since there is no real thing, the scene when they are fighting is indeed quite funny.

Those who knew it was filming, but those who didn't know it thought it was the team building site of the madhouse.

Compared with the elderly, the performance of the young people is much better.

They have been in contact with many masterpieces of special effects, and Luo Quan personally trained them, so everyone's progress is very fast.

Of course, the main thing is that the casting is well chosen.

The young actors selected by Luo Quan this time are all just graduating from the film academy, and they are at a loss who have a lot of expectations but nowhere to realize them.

Unlike Little Fresh Meat, they already have a fan base, so they can play badly with peace of mind.

They have abilities, aspirations, and ambitions, but they lack a platform.

Now Luoquan gave them a platform and told them on the first day that you will get corresponding popularity because of your performance in the movie.

There are only a few protagonists, and they have nothing to do with you.

But if played well, it can become popular with supporting roles.

As soon as these words came out, these young artists were as if they were on fire. From learning to lines to interpretation, they all acted extremely seriously and worked hard without complaining.

No matter whether they fell or were tired, no one complained.

Because they know that this may be a unique opportunity in their lives.

If you grasp it, it will become popular all over the Internet, and you will reach the pinnacle of your life.

If you don't get it right, you will lose sight of everyone, and you will only be reduced to an eighteenth-line star in the entertainment industry in the future, and will eventually be eliminated by the younger generation.

Therefore, all ambitious and brainy people, after joining the crew of "Prehistoric", will cooperate [-]% with Luo Quan's command. She tells everyone to go east, even if there is a big mountain to the east, they will knock out a broad road.

As for those who do not cooperate, they will be expelled the next day because they stepped into the crew with their right foot first.

(End of this chapter)