Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 520: Internal and External Heat
As mentioned before, the faith of the Holy Bishop is the greatest faith in the world.

Therefore, the setting and plot of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" are relatively more attractive to audiences in Europe and the United States.

This is the advantage of the subject matter.

It doesn’t mean that just because you have different beliefs, you will never watch works based on other belief settings.

Just as the comic fans of the Republic, although strictly speaking, basically believe in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, they also read works with themes set by the Holy See, Greek mythology, and even works set on themes set by Sindhu mythology.

The same was true for the previous "Purple Air Coming from the East". Although Taoist beliefs are not widespread in the world, it still attracted worldwide attention at the time because of its excellent plot and setting.

It is equivalent to promoting a wave of Republic culture.

But in fact, most viewers still prefer to watch works with familiar settings and themes.

For example, the comic world serialized two comics with the same exciting plot and setting, but one was based on traditional Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian culture, and the other was based on Sindhu mythology.

The former is definitely more popular in the Republic.

However, the influence of the former is generally not that great outside. If the latter can go out into the world, it can make up for this shortcoming.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion", as an animation work with the theme of Holy Bishop, is so popular in Europe and the United States.

In China, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has always been less popular than "Fate Stay Night", but abroad, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has actually always been the most popular.

The same thing happened to Lin Qingshan in his previous life. The popularity of Attack on Titan seemed lukewarm, and problems arose in the plot later on, with the popularity of the final season in China plummeting to the bottom.

However, the final season in Europe and the United States is still far ahead.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion" has always been a hugely popular franchise in Europe and the United States.

After all, although there are many foreign heroes in "Fate Stay Night", such as Uncle B, Mom C, Dog Brother, and Saber.

But they all belong to Greek and Celtic mythology respectively, and the Greek influence is not as high as before.

As for Celtic mythology... the descendants of the Celts are almost all extinct. The masters of Great Britain at this time are the Anglo-Saxons, and most of them believe in the Holy Lord.

Is Saber, the king of the ancient Camel Kingdom, as powerful as the Holy Lord?

Also, due to the theme of "Fate Stay Night", which is a drama about the battle of heroic spirits and electronic cricket battles, it cannot be considered very pure.

So its popularity has indeed never been as good as "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

And... taking advantage of the popularity of C Station recently, it launched the international version of C Station together with WB Films.

Foreign audiences can now go to Station C to watch genuine anime with subtitles in multiple languages.

Therefore, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is very popular outside.

Especially in episode 25, the plot reached a particularly exciting level, and it was also close to the finale.

Therefore, they are very interested in "EVA", and it has even become a topic that cannot be ignored in the European and American ACG circles during this period.

At the same time, when they saw that the plot of episode 25 was interrupted when Shinji Ikari finally drove Unit- into battle, but saw the miserable state of Unit-, they felt as upset and anxious as the audience of the Republic.

"Hou Li Xie Te! The plot ends here. I can't accept it! I really can't accept it!"

"Why is it broken here? Fuck! I hate Qingshan!"

"I have to wait another week... I feel so uncomfortable when I think about it! I can't stand it at all!"

"Brother, this is worse than me giving up smoking. Fafafafa!"

"Because you don't need to quit for a week. Believe me, if you don't touch the leaves for a week, it will be the most uncomfortable."

“HAHAHA, indeed, it doesn’t even take a week, just three days, and the brother above will try to buy for free.”

"PLS, why not release all of them at once like the web series on Station C? Even if it costs a little more money."

"Because web dramas are different from animations, I actually think that the way EVA has been broadcast all along makes it easier for us to interpret the information in it."

“Speaking of which, what exactly is the Human Instrumentality Project? I don’t even know what this damn plan is, and it’s actually going to end up destroying the world?”

"In my opinion, they want all of humanity to evolve together. That's literally what I mean."

“First of all, humans are also apostles, which we can learn from the character Misato.

Secondly, the difference between apostles and humans is that apostles choose to maintain their powerful posture, but humans choose this form of survival... It is probably that humans were originally huge apostles, but they chose to say no and then became human-like.

The character Kaworu Nagisa also said that they discarded their original bodies and obtained human bodies. In his words, humans are Lillian, and Lillian is the offspring of Lilith and Satan.

So... I think that human completion would be to return to Lilith's body and become a Satan-like being."

"So... why does the Human Completion Project want to destroy humanity?"

"Through death, they return to the mother body. I think it's probably like in "Fate Stay Night", where the heroic spirit returns to the Holy Grail after death, and the power of the Holy Grail becomes stronger."

"But if we return to Lilith's body, wouldn't all human consciousness be gone? Why would they do this?"

"Well... I don't know either. Anyway, we still have to wait and see the finale next week."

"We still have to watch the finale...Fuck Qingshan, why did they just broadcast the finale?"

……

The heated discussions in Europe and the United States even dominated the hot headlines of the day, although it was only for a short while, thanks to the hype created by WB Films.

But it is enough to prove that the popularity of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in Europe and the United States has created a historical record for animation dramas.

At the same time, these viewers were also cursing Lin Qingshan, and there were quite a few comments like that in the comment section of the international version of Station C.

Then... these comments and heated discussions, after being exported and sold domestically, were seen by audiences in the Republic, and they became even more excited.

After all, everyone wants their favorite work to be recognized.

Especially when they saw the anxious and amazed comments from foreigners, they felt a huge sense of vanity and pride satisfied.

This is really far ahead.

At the same time, the popularity of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" continues to increase in the Republic.

Although it has already made headlines all over the Internet, its popularity is still increasing!
Even celebrities from the entertainment industry came out to take advantage of the popularity, and...some people saw that "EVA" was so popular.

In addition, "EVA" is actually Lin Qingshan's long-lost "science fiction" work.

Lin Qingshan’s last science fiction work was “EdgeWalker,” which grossed over $3 billion worldwide.

So some viewers, as well as some unprofessional journalists, began to have some bizarre fantasies.

They began to talk about this in interviews with some well-known domestic directors.

"Director Emo, the sci-fi animation "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is very popular recently. Have you ever considered it?"

A young reporter was excited about the new movie "Half River Green" by veteran director Emo. "Neon Genesis Evangelion? What the hell..."

Emo just wanted to ask what this was with a puzzled look on his face.

After all, he is over 50 years old. When he was young, comics and animations were just "things that would corrupt your brain."

So it’s normal that he doesn’t know these things.

But at this moment, the assistant beside him changed his expression, and hurried forward to whisper in his ear, "It's a very popular animation recently, the work of the original author of "Edgewalker"."

Emo then realized what it was, after all... he didn't understand anything about anime and comics.

But he knows "Edgewalker" very well.

This science fiction masterpiece, hailed as the originator of cyberpunk, has created extremely high box office revenue around the world.

Moreover, because the original author is from the Republic and is also the future son-in-law of Mr. Gu of Qiandu, he is also very familiar in their circle.

Not long ago, he was even invited to attend the engagement party of Lin Qingshan and Gu Qianli...

Then he must have heard Lin Qingshan's name and felt very familiar with it.

The historical record created by the movie "EdgeWalker" has actually given rise to many ideas in the film circles of the Republic.

For example, remake other works of Lin Qingshan, or directly remake "Edge Walker". Since the movie has been made, a TV series version can also be made.

But Lin Qingshan’s other works are really difficult to film.

"Flame Fist" can be filmed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the Republic, which is not a problem, but... that kind of large-scale shots are really difficult to shoot.

Sometimes, there are indeed a lot of shots that can only come from Amei.

In the Republic, any shots of that kind had to be deleted.

But the key shots like "Flame Fist" are quite important, as they reveal Agni's character and changes in mentality.

The compassion of the Buddha who cut off his flesh to feed the eagle can be better presented through such a large-scale lens.

All other works are like this, damn, everyone is self-mutilating, refining elixirs, and the main theme is evil and easy to be censored.

Even many directors and producers in the circle were shocked to see that animations like "The Dark Knight" and "Chainsaw Man" could pass the review?

You say comics are acceptable, and animations with that kind of subject matter can pass review, that's outrageous!
So gradually, the industry gave up on the path of comic adaptation, but...

In fact, everyone thought about hiring Lin Qingshan alone to create a brand new script.

But no matter what...

Lin Qingshan was not happy because this did not count as his work and it could not complete the system's related tasks and was not included.

Secondly, he doesn’t know how to write a movie script. He needs to learn how to write a script…

What a waste of time, just to write a movie script?
Besides, there is no benefit for him in helping to write the movie script. First of all, the money...he is not short of money now.

Secondly, works created in this way are not counted in the system-related task counts, which is completely unnecessary.

So he refused on the grounds that his main job was a cartoonist and he didn't have time to write.

That’s why the film industry no longer pays attention to Lin Qingshan.

Even though I don't pay attention to it, since Lin Qingshan's identity is not simple, and the animation "Neon Genesis Evangelion" seems to be very popular.

The old Emo decided to say something nice, and he could still...

"Of course I know that! The animation by cartoonist Aoyama is really good. I've actually been watching it recently."

Old Emo acted like a veteran actor and praised it vigorously, "And in fact, I did think about adapting it into a movie, but because I think the script of Half River Green might be slightly better, I decided to make Half River Green first!"

"Oh? Why does Director Emo think the script of "Half River Midori" is better than that of "Neon Genesis Evangelion"? "

The young reporter asked somewhat stubbornly.

"Because actually from the beginning I was planning to shoot this movie in one take..."

He immediately said excitedly, "Isn't it bold? We will just run around with a camera."

……

Not only the old Emo, but other directors and even celebrities also appeared in such interview scenes.

Some directors just said a few perfunctory words, while others really considered the matter seriously.

But most of the stars...are appreciative, and some even hinted that if "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is really made into a movie, they would like to collaborate.

It's not only because of the influence of the movie "Edge Walker" and Lin Qingshan's identity, but also because Gu Yuege's previous role became a new hit.

That guest appearance in "Gray Troops" also caused a lot of heated discussion and trend on the Internet.

The sense of grace as he easily killed a team of elite special forces with his bare hands made people cheer.

The sequel to the "Parasyte" movie is said to be already in preparation for filming, and the role of the male lead, Shinichi, has been chosen to be Gu Yuege.

Moreover, it is said that Station C has invested more than 200 million in the movie of "Parasyte"!
The total investment is still uncertain.

But this is definitely the cost of a large-scale domestic science fiction movie.

So when the stars heard that another popular work of Lin Qingshan might be remade into a movie, they immediately showed their courtesy.

As the popularity continued to spread and increase, "EVA" suddenly became the most popular game.

Especially...after the last episode of "Fate Stay Night" ended with a bland daily aftermath.

Since then, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has had no rivals, and its popularity has skyrocketed to a terrifying level both at home and abroad.

At the same time, many analyses leading up to the finale of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" have been released this week.

Because "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has too many settings and too many puzzles.

So many viewers are still a little confused.

So... during this period, Station C first encouraged some animation chat UP hosts to publish some internal setting information collections to help the audience understand the plot and settings.

Secondly, there is a "Neon Genesis Evangelion" completion quiz challenge event!
There are various questions that encourage the audience to answer them and get rewards.

This was again criticized by the audience as the official "guessing riddles" activity, but it did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm at all.

One by one, they began to immerse themselves in analyzing the settings and plots, and answering questions and guessing riddles.

(End of this chapter)