When Lao Li got off work, he took Su Butong down to the restaurant. After settling down with Su Butong, he went to find a few acquaintances to sit with him.

While Su Butong was waiting for them to arrive, he also ordered the dishes.

Grandma’s braised pork, sweet and sour short ribs, white chopped chicken, stir-fried shrimps, fried tofu, steamed vermicelli with dried shrimps... I didn’t order the wine Subutong. I don’t know what kind of wine Lao Li and the others like to drink.

After half an hour, Lao Li invited two people over, and the dishes were served one after another.

The guest of honor is seated.

Su Butong asked: "Master Li, what are you drinking?"

"Two pots of old wine." Lao Li went to the counter and asked for two pots of rice wine. Su Butong poured the wine for the guests.

"This is Su Butong from the capital. I came this time to buy something and get ripped off. I also wanted to cooperate with the Meiying Factory to make animations, but I ran into trouble with Lao Jin. You two are old people from the Meiying Factory and are now at home.

Since he has nothing to do after retirement, I will bring him over to see you. If you are willing, do it. If not, we will go back to our homes after dinner and no one will mention it." Lao Li said.

"I want to ask, Xiao Su, why do you want to do animation?" one of the 80-year-old man asked.

Su Butong took a sip of rice wine to get bored, and then slowly said: "To be honest, I have admired Meiying Studio for a long time. It can even be said that I grew up watching Meiying Studio's animations. This time when I came to Shanghai,

I just want to discuss cooperation with the American Film Studio and let me invest in producing some cartoons that teenagers love to watch and that can reflect the excellent traditional culture of our country."

"Which American Film Studio animations have you watched?" The old man actually wanted to test Su Butong. The capitalist's mouth is a deceitful mouth. He has lived for so many years and he will not believe anyone easily.

"That's a lot." Su Butong said, "Let's talk while eating."

After the banquet was opened, Su Butong said: "Then let me tell you. If you think what I said is good, just take a sip of wine."

"Okay, as long as you speak to our hearts." The other old man said with a smile.

"The first animation I watched, "Havoc in Heaven," won the Czechoslovak International Film Festival Short Film Special Award, the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Animation, and the London Film Industry's Best Film... Do you have this?" Su Butong said

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"Yes!" The other three people all drank a drink.

"If you can tell who directed it, I'll drink it." The old man who spoke at the beginning said.

"Director Wan Laiming, Mr. Wan, and Ms. Tang Cheng." Su Butong's mind immediately thought of this answer. As for why he knew that "Havoc in the Sky" was directed by Wan Laiming, there is a little story in it.

When the award ceremony was held in Tokyo before, Mr. Osamu Tezuka said in Su Butong's ear after he stepped down from the stage: "Take care of Mr. Wan."

Su Butong was in a daze and asked, "Mr. Wan?" Later, when he came back, he racked his brains to figure out who Mr. Wan was.

He accidentally opened Osamu Tezuka's autobiography and discovered that the Mr. Wan he mentioned was actually from China. Osamu Tezuka, who was only 14 years old at the time, was deeply shocked by seeing Wan Laiming's "Princess with the Iron Fan" and decided to

He started drawing cartoons. Wan Laiming was in Shanghai, in the American Film Studio. In the 1940s, he produced "Princess Iron Fan", which was China's first art film and won great honors for Chinese people in the world.

Su Butong couldn't use more precise words to express the shock he felt when he saw this passage. In the international animation industry for more than 30 years, the Chinese people can be said to be in a state of upheaval, and they can't find anything like "The Princess with the Iron Fan".

”, “Havoc in Heaven” is such an animation that can sustain the scene, especially the ink animation produced by Mr. Wan, which makes up for the gaps in animation technology in the world. In terms of content, the animation he produced is not like the current domestic animations.

The animation is so straightforward and powerful. They tell a story. You can understand what you see, what you think, and what you learn. These stories are full of flesh and blood, the characters are full of reality, and the plots are lively and lively. They are not so heavily preachy.

, while also integrating Chinese traditional culture and virtues into it.

So let alone the rise of national comics, Chinese animation people have almost forgotten all about what they are best at!

Looking back at those years, the Wan brothers almost single-handedly held up the banner of Chinese animation, but it is a pity that Su Butong only found out about this old man after time travel. He felt even more regretful. He always thought

Take advantage of this rolling trend and do something for China Animation.

It is no secret to say that before he was 10 years old, Chinese animation and Japanese animation had an equal influence on him, and Chinese animation was even more influential. But after he was 10 years old, almost all the animation he could come into contact with was Japanese animation, and Chinese animation almost influenced him.

He was absent from the time after he was 10 years old. Later, after he was in his 20s, domestic animation slowly revived, but at that time there were not many choices for his age, and more animations were for children.

You can see it. Compared with the previous decades, Wan Laiming and the others truly regarded cartoons as art, rather than as children's entertainment.

Havoc in Heaven, Nezha's Mind, Strange Stories from the Book of Heaven, Adventures of the Sloppy King, Black Cat Sheriff, Shu Kebeita, Nine-Colored Deer, Afanti, Proud General, Brainless and Unhappy, Maoshan Taoist Priest, Mirror Flowers,

Rubik's Cube Building... There are so many memories that make Su Butong feel that the children born in his era are undoubtedly the happiest generation. Because the cartoons at that time truly achieved the coexistence of artistry and entertainment. It's just the middle

The blank ten years make people feel sad and regretful. If the old man could do something else, how could he waste such a good time and make Chinese animation absent from the world for 10 years?

"Haha, Xiao Su, do you know who he is?" Lao Li pointed at the old man and asked.

"I am Wan Laiming." After saying this, the old man drank the whole glass of wine. His face was flushed, and he did not expect that his name would be spoken by a young man.

"I offer you three glasses of wine!" Su Butong said.

"First cup, I would like to give you a toast to you on my behalf, because the Sun Wukong you created has always been the superhero in my heart, or in the hearts of every Chinese boy!"

"Second cup, I would like to give you a toast on behalf of Mr. Osamu Tezuka. I met Mr. Tezuka not long ago and he asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."

"Third cup, I salute you on behalf of the Chinese animation people. Without the pioneering work of your generation, there would be no Chinese animation where a hundred flowers can bloom."

"Okay!" Lao Li roared and said: "Old man Wan, what do you think? It seems that many people are still thinking about you for the animations you have made over the years. What do you think? Do you want to come out and play again?

Bundle?"

Wan Laiming thought for a while and said: "I can go out, but I don't know Manager Su, who has the final say on what kind of animation this will be?"

Su Butong said without thinking: "I only care about investment. I don't care about other things you want to do."

"A gentleman's words."
Chapter completed!