Chapter 18 Mythology Theme There will be another chapter in the evening
"Director Jia, I'd like to ask how many kinds of cultural relics you have completed animation image design for."
"This project has just started and is still in the trial stage. So far, there are three image designs, but the only ones that have been completed are the red jade porcelain box that has been made public and the dragon scale jade pendant that I prepared as my graduation thesis."
"What about the remaining one? Is it Ru porcelain or the Terracotta Warrior you are working on recently?"
"No, that image refers to the Three Kings Pot currently in the collection of the Xian'an Museum."
"My original plan was to try to replicate a green-glazed handle pouring pot when I had time, but I've been busy with work recently so I put it on hold for now."
"learn."
"Then we can change our thinking,"
When talking about anime, Zhen Shuwang's eyes were clearly filled with excitement.
He quickly pulled up the photo of the Terracotta Warriors that Jia Wenyan had restored on his tablet computer and continued as he sketched:
"We can first change the style of painting to transform the realism of the cultural relics into a style that is more 2D. This way, everyone can look forward to which cultural relic will be the first to complete its transformation and join the family of cultural relics."
"Oh, by the way, if you think it's okay, we can also add a voting link on the ticket stub of the Yong'an Museum. The cultural relics that receive the most support from on-site visitors each quarter can have priority in obtaining their own human-shaped image disclosure."
Zhen Shuwang was painting while expressing his ideas. Unlike the business elite he seemed when they first met, when talking about anime, he was like a child who had never grown up.
He has a cool and handsome face that resembles a business elite, but when talking about two-dimensional anime, he reveals a youthful vigor.
The change in image before and after, as if her soul had been possessed, made Jia Wenyan dazed.
But she quickly came to her senses and turned the topic back to the other party.
"I heard from Dean Zhen that your company is making an animated film?"
"Yes, I started this animation company when I was a sophomore in college. The first order my grandfather gave my company was the mythology and history-themed animation we are currently working on."
"Sophomore year... so now you..."
"I just graduated this year and have been working on animation films for two years. Currently, the overall progress is about 70%, and the main thing is that some large-scale renderings have not been completed."
"I see... Can I ask what the specific theme of the story is?" Jia Wenyan was very curious about the in-depth historical theme mentioned by the other party.
"To sum it up briefly, it is basically adapted from Investiture of the Gods."
"Investiture of the Gods...Shang Dynasty and Western Zhou Dynasty...and then...Nezha?" Jia Wenyan tentatively deduced the animated character that she thought was most likely to become the protagonist of Investiture of the Gods.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Shuwang did not let Jia Wenyan guess blindly, but pulled out some draft photos for promotion from the tablet and said:
"These are some of the main characters we are currently working on."
"Just like your reaction just now, most Donghuang people will naturally classify the protagonist as Nezha or Ji Fa when talking about the Investiture of the Gods, but I think the Investiture of the Gods is more about the stance. I hope to re-present the villain from another perspective."
"So I chose the most classic "villain" in everyone's childhood impression among these characters."
Jia Wenyan: "Empress Shiji?"
Jia Wenyan looked at the character design on the computer screen and nodded. Although the other party did not mark the name of the character, she was still very perceptive and roughly understood what the image referred to from the purple skirt and gems of the woman in the painting.
"Yes, I think the character of Shiji Niangniang is very controversial. In our impression, she is a complete villain in the animation. But..."
"He is a victim of the protagonist's halo, right?"
"Yes, as the stubborn stone used by Nuwa to mend the sky, it took Shiji tens of thousands of years of hard training to finally achieve human form. Shiji is a symbol of the hardship of training."
"Besides, she doesn't need to eat like other beast-shaped monsters. I can't imagine a monster made of stone doing anything evil."
"As for her subsequent involvement with the protagonist, it was even more of an unprovoked disaster for her. Even in the original story, her defeat was due to the cruel reality of not having a magic weapon."
"So I wanted to try and see if I could change the public's impression of Lady Shiji through a movie that changes perspective."
"I understand, but I think since you have this idea, you should understand that the stereotype of Shiji Niangniang's character is unlikely to bring you effective early publicity. It may even cause the film to encounter difficulties in the early stages that other domestic animations do not have."
"So I came to you. How about we make a deal?"
Jia Wenyan: \"Transaction?\"
"It's very simple... I understand the task my grandfather gave you. Although my grandfather has now accepted your position as his last disciple, he has even directly changed the original Yongan Museum into a workshop."
"You have succeeded in terms of the original mission standards, but as the Yong'an Museum has transformed into a large museum, most of the business concepts you had envisioned are probably no longer suitable for the current scale."
"We are both the same in this respect. We both need to make achievements as soon as possible to prove the investment vision of the old man."
"So I hope you can use the current popularity of the Yong'an Museum to help me warm up, and in exchange our company will be responsible for helping you produce peripheral and derivative products."
Zhen Shuwang put forward his purpose at the right time. Upon hearing this, Jia Wenyan briefly calculated the current situation, but before she could figure it out, the sound of the dragon scale jade pendant rang in her mind.
【Promise him. 】
"Why?" Jia Wenyan was a little surprised by the sudden voice of the dragon scale jade pendant.
Although he was the first weapon spirit encountered, compared to Hongyu who clamored every day to become the number one beauty blogger in Donghuang, Tianxing's appearances could be said to be few and far between.
Although he would sometimes give Jia Wenyan some advice, compared to other spirits who were having fun, Tianxing seemed to be in a sleeping state more often on weekdays.
In fact, it was only just now that he spoke on his own initiative for the first time without anyone asking.
She wanted to ask Tianxing why he was interested in this mythological animation, but before she could ask in detail, one description after another appeared in her mind that surprised Jia Wenyan.
[God-beating Whip, Heaven-turning Seal, Golden Dragon Shears, Qiankun Circle, Chaos Heaven Ribbon, Wind-fire Wheel, Exquisite Tower, Yin-Yang Mirror...]
Jia Wenyan: "These are..."
【An ownerless spirit.】
"What do you mean, do they mean they are dormant? Do these artifacts from myths really exist?"
[No, they do not exist, but as part of the Donghuang historical and cultural heritage, the artifacts in these classic stories are also recognized by history. ]
[They just exist as illusory spirits without any physical entity. ]
[Although they cannot exert their functionality like the spirit tools with actual functions such as Hongyu, these spirit tools that exist in human consciousness can bless your abilities or luck.]
"One side is materialism, the other side is idealism?"
[That's about right. By then, as long as you can create objects that meet the conditions for their existence, you can make them help you improve your abilities for a certain period of time.]
"So you mean I can create the corresponding artifacts, summon them over, and create artifact versions of the pavilion and cartoon characters in their image?"
[Yes. But they are just hosts after all, not real bodies of the objects you made, so when you summon them by making artifacts, you must get their approval before they are willing to stay on the objects you made.]
"I see. That is to say, for ordinary artifact spirits, artifacts are their bodies, but for those artifacts that do not exist in physical form, artifacts are just like clothes, right?"
[That’s right. But of course, considering the long-term interests, authentic historical relics will be more stable and more valuable.]
"clear."
Jia Wenyan came back to her senses and looked at Zhen Shuwang, nodded and said:
"It's fine if we can link up with them. If possible, I can even use the form of mythological books to make artifacts that match the setting of the article."
"But there is one thing I must tell you in advance. Since your film involves both Professor Zhen and our Yong'an Museum, you must do a good job of depicting the costumes and artifacts of historical figures."
Zhen Shuwang: "You can rest assured about this. My grandfather made requirements in this regard when he proposed the general framework of combining history and mythology. Or maybe he asked me to come to you with the idea of asking you to help pass the review."
"But what you mean by conforming to the article's setting is..."
Jia Wenyan: "It is to use traditional techniques to make props that are highly faithful to the real thing."
"For example, your protagonist, Lady Shiji, although in the original text of Investiture of the Gods, she was defeated by Master Taiyi because she had no magic weapon, but I remember that Lady Shiji did not really have no magic weapon."
"Her magic weapon is simply too low-grade to have any effect on high-level ancestors."
"So I think this is a good starting point. As long as we make a design with enough experience, it should be able to arouse good discussion."
"After all, your investment funds are affected by me, so if you need it, I can help you design and reproduce the "magic weapon" that meets the public's imagination."
"But of course this is just a means of publicity. No matter how successful your movies are in the future, these mythological themes must only be exhibited in the Yong'an Museum."
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