Chapter 142: Come on in the future
Zhen Shuwang: "People who open up new tracks..."
"Yes, our family is in this position. If we don't try, we have the capital. Are we waiting for those young people with uncertain future to risk their lives?"
"Independence is a good thing, but no one in Donghuang has ever said that independence means leaving the family."
"You have time to challenge your ego, so why not just give up your ego and create more valuable things."
"At least until you're older than your grandparents."
Zhen Shuwang: "...Suddenly I feel like this is how my life will be."
Xu Yonghe: "That is to say, everyone has their own life. Your life should not always be about yourself, but to think hard about how to use the resources at home to create more resources."
"Although the sesame seeds you earn independently are precious, if you work hard, you can earn a lot with the resources at home."
"At this time, do you still feel that the sense of achievement of earning a small amount of money independently is better than a watermelon?"
"The story of starting from scratch is worth celebrating, but isn't the goal of each generation to strive for the next generation to not have to start from scratch?"
After Xu Yonghe finished speaking, he left some space for Zhen Shuwang, wanting him to digest it on his own.
Zhen Shuwang was unable to react for a moment.
Although he had never thought about it this way before, after he made a fortune from "The Stubborn Stone", he seemed to have unconsciously confined himself to the space he earned.
He seemed to have unconsciously stopped thinking about projects that were particularly costly.
Even Jia Wenyan's joining was only because he felt that he and Jia Wenyan were starting a business together.
This model would make it easier for him to accept psychologically than asking for money from Xu Yonghe.
He really seemed to be escaping from it all without realizing it.
But he didn't know that all that had just happened was purely the "grandparents" taking advantage of the situation.
Xu Yonghe really wanted to find an opportunity to change Zhen Shuwang's bad habit of wanting to "prove himself" at every turn without realizing it.
But compared to this Xu Yong and everything he just said, it was more about wanting to get Zhen Shuwang away.
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Because just now, in the information that Jia Wenyan passed to Xu Yonghe, in addition to those design drawings, there was also a very important thing.
That is the "ring" designed by Zhen Shuwang, which combines traditional culture with modern mechanized style.
Xu Yonghe: "How is it, did you bring out the ring?"
"Bring it out."
As soon as Xu Yonghe returned home, he hurriedly took Jia Wenyan to his "e-sports room".
She looked nervous as she watched Jia Wenyan take the ring out of her pocket.
At that moment, both the grandparents and the grandchildren had their pupils covered by golden light.
Then the next second, a faint silver-white light was seen flashing in the center of the silver feather decoration on the ring.
"This ring... truly gave birth to a spirit."
Jia Wenyan: "Yes, grandma, I just compared Shu Wang's design drawing. Although his design drawing adopts the integration of traditional oriental craftsmanship and western cultural elements."
"But he obviously did not continue to use those Western techniques during the production process."
"For example, the angel's wing decoration. It is an angel in the design drawing, but in the actual production process, he obviously gave up the original soft design of the angel."
"And changed it to something more like bird feather cutouts."
"But perhaps because of some flaws in design and craftsmanship, although this ring has gathered a certain amount of spiritual energy, it has not directly formed a complete instrument spirit."
"I figured that if we optimize this ring and put it on display for a while, people would get to know and remember it, and the spirit inside it that hadn't yet been fully nurtured would gradually become complete."
Xu Yonghe: "I think so too. But I think you just said those things with me, in addition to wanting to encourage Shu Wang to change his mindset like me, there must be other intentions, right?"
"Yes." Jia Wenyan said as she and Xu Yonghe focused their attention on the ring in their hands.
"Grandma, I have a general idea of your requirements for animation creation in Shuwang before."
"You asked him to start with traditional culture, not to make him make animations with traditional culture, but to prevent him from being influenced by excellent foreign animations and becoming their imitators, right?"
"Yes, this is human nature." Xu Yonghe did not deny:
"For thousands of years, cultures have always influenced and confronted each other. Outdated civilizations either died out on their own or were wiped out by the impact of better civilizations."
"For example, the buildings we live in now are not because our traditional buildings in Donghuang are not good enough, but because these modern buildings are more in line with the interests of most of us."
"The best is what suits you."
\"I am very confident in our Donghuang culture. For example, our Chinese language is the only independent language and writing system in the world that has not been Anglicized.
But Japan and Western countries did surpass them in this regard through technological advancement in those years. "
"Once people fall behind, they will think about how to imitate and catch up, instead of continuing to try more new developments and challenges on their own path."
"I never object to Shu Wang making animations, but I hope his creations will not be influenced by the existing animation systems in Japan and other Western countries."
"Now it has been proven that my choice has indeed played a role. During those years of study, Shu Wang gradually stripped away the Japanese Donghuang's routine thinking."
"And we began to learn to use Donghuang culture as a guide to carry out our own modernization."
Jia Wenyan: "Yes, I think this ring is the best proof."
"Although it is not yet complete, it does represent the possibility of the birth of a new Donghuang spirit weapon in the new era."
Xu Yonghe: "So the reason you just said that to Shu Wang was because you wanted to see if he could create more weapon spirits that represent this era."
"That's about right."
"Grandma, you told me that weapon spirits are the epitome of the culture of an era. But ever since I came to Xian'an and awakened the Golden Eyes of Time, I have never seen any weapon spirits from modern times, or within the past 100 years."
"At first I thought it was because the time was too short that the weapon spirits were unable to gather the energy of the crowd."
"But some time ago, when I was repairing the murals in Mogao Grottoes, I witnessed with my own eyes the embryonic form of a new generation of Mogao Grottoes mural spirits after the death of the previous generation of spirits."
"Although it is not completely born yet, and even uses the energy left by the predecessors, I can be sure that it is a brand new weapon spirit created by me and the students of the restoration team."
"So I had a feeling at that time that a culture that could become a spirit of an instrument, that is, a culture recognized by the times, should have the potential to generate a spirit of an instrument from the very beginning."
"People's trust in it only allows it to grow and take shape little by little in the process of gaining recognition."
"Although the process may be different for each person, if there is no starting point, then no matter how much attention is paid later, there is no way to achieve the birth of the spirit of the weapon."
Xu Yonghe: "Yes. This is actually what I have witnessed as the owner of the Golden Eyes of Time in your previous generation."
"In my time, although the living conditions may not be as good as they are now, I have indeed seen many, like this ring, that are nurturing spirits waiting to be born."
"But weapon spirits at this stage are often very fragile, so much so that in the chaotic era of that time, many weapon spirits of that generation were destroyed before they were even formed."
Jia Wenyan: "Didn't you keep some spirits that hadn't been born yet?"
"There was no such concept at that time."
When Xu Yonghe said this, his eyes were full of regret.
"Although I possessed the Golden Eyes of Ages, my ability at the time could only protect as many weapon spirits as possible that had already been born."
"I really didn't have the energy to spare at the time, and this is also a knot in my heart."
"But there was really no way out at the time. You also saw that the spirit of the weapon had not yet been fully born and its perception was very weak."
"Even if we have the Golden Eyes of Age, we can only confirm the existence of the other party through long-term and focused investigation."
"Of course, I do not rule out the possibility that some of the new era spirits still exist in modern society, but after the 21st century, at least among the craftsmen I have come into contact with in recent years, no one has created any new spirits."
"But I think our country's scientific research should be able to do it."
Jia Wenyan: "A scientific researcher?"
"Yes, culture is not just about handicrafts. Science and technology can also be considered a kind of culture."
"I have witnessed the spirit of light bulbs and internal combustion engines abroad. I think domestic scientific researchers should have similar experiences."
"But that's obviously not something we have access to, and our capabilities are not developing in that direction."
"But I can feel that in recent years, Donghuang has indeed shown many signs of revival and innovation in the cultural field."
"We protect it because we almost destroyed all of it. Now, after so many years of hard work, more and more weapon spirits will have the opportunity to be born in Donghuang in the future."
Jia Wenyan: "Yes, but grandma, I am very curious. When you first obtained the Golden Eyes of Time, did you feel the same way as I do now?"
"I am very grateful for this ability, but at the same time I always feel that since I have this ability, my future has become very chaotic."
"Although I know that a person's future is unpredictable, I still had some planning and planning for my life in the past."
"But ever since I got the Golden Eyes of Time, I have never stopped working hard, but I often find that the results of my hard work are not what I thought they were for."
"Whether it's replicating cultural relics and giving them to new homes, or officially working as a restorer after the number of replicas reaches a certain level."
"These are the things I once thought would be the future that I would spend my entire life working towards."
"But I never seem to have completely accomplished the goals I set."
"Everything I do seems to be very anticlimactic."
"But doesn't this just mean that your life still has a future and more possibilities?" Xu Yonghe touched Jia Wenyan's head comfortingly when he heard this.
"You must have had this experience before, when you were a kid under ten years old and really wanted to grow up."
"When I was a teenager, I was looking forward to turning 18, which marked the beginning of adulthood, but not long after, I started to feel anxious because I was about to turn 20."
"People have different ideas at different ages because of their different experiences."
"Just like many children want to be scientists, doctors, singers, or stars when they are young."
The more you see, the easier it is to change your goals.
This is especially true for us, the owners of the Golden Eyes of Time.
We have this blessing from God, and while fulfilling our responsibilities, we have seen many things that we never imagined.
At this time, we will naturally generate new goals again and again.
Maybe you feel that you did not persist in completing the path you once set out, but your hard work has brought good results, hasn’t it?
"I have lived for so many years, and because of my lack of understanding of the Golden Eyes of Time, I often have many new ideas."
"You can ask the elders of my generation if they think I am also a very erratic person who does this today and that tomorrow."
"The bottom line is that we don't know ourselves well enough."
"As people age, they will develop new or even completely different perceptions of themselves."
"And what about people like us who have super powers? We can't even see through our own lives, let alone a pair of golden pupils that have never been thoroughly studied by our predecessors, and even have different abilities for each pair?"
"You have to be open-minded. Hard work may not always lead to the results you expect, but it will definitely leave you with something."
"Like me, when I first got the Golden Eyes of Time, I thought it was my responsibility to protect those artifacts, but later I found that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't protect all of them."
"So I traveled around the world to look for Donghuang cultural relics that were lost all over the world. Then, after I collected a certain number of cultural relics lost abroad, I began to guide people around me to learn and protect the traditional culture around us."
"Even later when I met someone like you, we started restoring cultural relics, promoting culture overseas, and even now you are trying to create Donghuang culture that belongs to this era."
"We are such a group of people who talk nonsense. Maybe you don't understand it at your age now, but when you reach my age, you will understand it."
"You will always get more out of what you have done and worked for than what you have achieved."
"You may want to make 100 yuan, but even if you only make 50 yuan in reality, you still make money."
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"Relax. If you really feel uneasy, when the next young person who has awakened the golden eyes of time comes to you in the future, let her stand on your shoulders, just like I did to you."
"Because as long as we keep working hard like this, generation after generation, the goals we want to achieve will become higher and higher. By then, even if the results are still only 50% each time, it will be unimaginable for our previous generation."
"Just like me in front of you, when I just awakened the Golden Eyes of Time, I never dared to imagine that one day we would turn a pawnshop like Yongan into a triangular industry that combines a museum, a school and an amusement park."
"And not to mention that you are now trying to promote our traditional culture to Western countries, or even create the traditional culture of this era."
"These are things I never dared to think about before. Back then, let alone development, I even thought that I just wanted those cultural relics, those artifact spirits that have gone through hundreds and thousands of years to stand alive in front of me, not to be lost in my hands."
"In life, you have to learn to go with the flow. Of course, I'll also tell you a goal that can keep you going for many years."
Jia Wenyan: "What goal?"
"Just guess how many years it will take for that tiger boy in the living room outside to realize that his girlfriend/wife has special abilities."
Jia Wenyan: "!!!"
"Don't have that expression. Although it is true that these abilities need to be kept secret, if you choose to spend the rest of your life with someone in the future."
"Then no matter how careful you are, there will always be a day when everyone will find out everything."
"What's more, you and I both found a talented literary creator."
"The spirit of the weapon is not just able to communicate with people like us with superpowers. Painters communicate with paintings, musicians communicate with Qin, swordsmen communicate with swords..."
Among those who strive for it all their lives, there will always be one or two who possess some of this ability after their skills and perception reach a certain level.
Jia Wenyan: "So grandma, how long do you think Shu Wang will take?"
"Who knows, but did you notice that you didn't deny me saying Shu Wang is your boyfriend/future husband?"
"Grandma, we've known each other for so long, and you're still joking with me."
"Not to mention that there are few men in my work and life who can develop in this direction."
"Take our situation for example. Apart from you, I really can't find another elder who can understand my situation so well."
"Besides, the warehouse dowry you promised me, I think there are few people in this world who can refuse it."
"And not to mention Shu Wang's reaction when you questioned us at the elevator entrance just now."
"Although I have never felt the feeling of being in love to death, sometimes I think that it is not unacceptable to spend my whole life with him."
"At least so far, the second option has never appeared in my options."
"You just don't admit it."
"Think about it carefully. After all, reality is not a TV show."
"You don't have to take the dramatic relationships in TV dramas as your standard for looking at relationships. But... it's also good. Keeping this in mind will give your relationship a little more room for improvement."
"And this, I think it's time for me to hand it over to you."
"What?"
Jia Wenyan stared blankly at Xu Yonghe as he took out a sandalwood box from the bookshelf.
Jia Wenyan: "This is..."
"The key to my dowry warehouse that I promised you before."
As Xu Yonghe spoke, he took out a key inlaid with various jades.
"Wait, Grandma, I can't take this."
"How come you were so excited before, but now you're so scared when I give it to you."
"No, grandma, didn't you say that this is your dowry? Even if you really want to give it to me, it should be after you die."
"A hundred years later, you think I'm some local emperor, leaving behind burial objects for yourself."
"Don't worry, take it. Although the things inside are valuable, each one of them is a national treasure that cannot be sold outside."
"They can't be sold for money. They are property and not property. Besides, I gave them to you because I recognized you as the next generation's successor, but there is another very important reason."
Jia Wenyan: "What's the reason?"
"You just have to go and chat with those old-timers in the warehouse from time to time."
"Although most of the spirits inside have been in a dormant state for a long time."
"But when they wake up, they will habitually find us, their "guardians", to chat."
"Your teacher Zhen, your grandfather was nearly beaten to death in the middle of the night that year."
"He thought it was haunted at the time."
"Besides, you are also an inheritor with the ability to replicate."
"Maybe some ancestor will wake up and ask you to make a fake body for it, so that it can give lectures in your Yongan Museum or other museums across the country?"
"Oh, and don't forget that we now have AI and physical projection technology. Maybe someday these ancestors will think of giving history lessons to today's kids."
"In short...you have a long way to go, young lady!"
"Because the future...will come!"
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