179. Chapter 175 The most valuable movie easter egg(2/2)
In these ten years of catastrophe, many masterpieces have been dusted.
It is impossible for the American Film Studio to let every film be released again like "Nezha Haohai".
Therefore, Director Yan and Director Wang discussed it for a while.
I thought that since I couldn't complete the film production of "Nine-Colored Deer", I might be able to let the people know the story behind "Nine-Colored Deer".
So, they both thought of one person at the same time, Jiang Shan.
Otherwise, this kid Jiangshan is a master of things.
Not only did he immediately agree to Director Yan's request, but he also promised to bring Pujiang TV station to promote it.
No, this comrade from the TV station really came here carrying a machine.
Facing the photographers who had already set up their cameras, none of the people present felt a trace of nervousness.
After all, they are usually filmmakers who are familiar with strange things, but this time they seemed as natural as if they had never seen a machine.
Looking at the seniors of the Meiying Studio in front of him, Jiang Shanla asked in a normal manner: "I heard from Director Wang that you have a wish that has never been realized?"
Qian Jiajun glanced at Wang Xiang with a smile, and then said to Jiang Shan: "Yes, I still want to make the story of the Nine-Colored Deer into an animated film."
"Is this story important to you?"
"It's not just important to me," Qian Jiajun paused for a moment: "Let me tell you, it's like a child of our team."
"Do you still remember when you started designing and producing "Nine-Colored Deer"?"
"of course,"
As soon as he said this, Mr. Qian immediately became energetic, and his sitting posture became more lively than before:
"As early as the beginning of 1958, our factory established a shooting team for "Nine-Colored Deer". At that time, I took the team to Yanjing and Dunhuang to collect information.
The winter in the north is so cold that the camera can’t press the shutter, so we hold it in our arms and wait until it thaws before taking it out to take pictures...
By the way, do you want to see the drawings we designed at that time?"
"Do you have any at home?"
"Of course," Mr. Qian raised his eyebrows: "As long as you are designing animations, who hasn't finished the third or fourth draft!"
Jiang Shan immediately looked at Zhang Lu and said, "That's good, we are lucky today."
"Haha, wait a moment."
When the old man entered the house to get the drawings, Director Wang quickly reminded him: "Xiao Jiang, remember to take more drawings of the Nine-Colored Deer later. This is the best publicity for the painters."
"Don't worry," Jiang Shan thought the same way: "I'm the best at writing these."
Although, his purpose is not just to put the story of "Nine-Colored Deer" into newspapers.
"Come, take a look at these photos first," Qian Lao came back excitedly with a pile of documents: "We took them all back then."
Without saying anything, Jiang Shan immediately started to look at it seriously.
This is really rare. The information that the predecessors have worked so hard to find is so easily in my hands.
"This...?" Jiang Shan stared at one of the photos: "Could this be a Dunhuang mural?"
Looking at the two young people gathered together, Qian Jiajun smiled and nodded:
"The story of "The Nine-Colored Deer" was originally taken from the "Deer King Jataka" from the Northern Wei Dynasty in Cave 257 of the Mogao Grottoes."
The story narrated in the cartoon "Nine-Colored Deer" is mostly based on the style of Dunhuang murals. It tells the story of the Nine-Colored Deer who often helps humans in distress, but is betrayed and betrayed by humans.
"These murals also have names." This was the first time Zhang Lu heard such a name.
Maybe he still doesn't know that the entire Mogao Grottoes can actually be regarded as several giant comic strips.
"Everything has its own explanation," Mr. Qian continued pointing at the photo and introduced:
"The picture you have in your hand is Cave 85 of Mogao Grottoes, "The Story of Lady Deer Mother" from the late Tang Dynasty.
And this one, the "Portrait of a Female Supporter" from the Five Dynasties Period in Cave 61,
A large number of the shapes designed by our team in the film were based on the shapes on the murals."
Jiang Shan quickly raised his head and said, "Then you have spent a lot of time in Dunhuang, right?"
"That's natural. If I have the chance, I would like to stay there for a while." After saying that, the old man's eyes couldn't help but dim: "Oh, I guess it's impossible."
Seeing Mr. Qian's slightly regretful expression, Director Wang could only touch his nose.
Jiang Shan on the other side could only pretend that he didn't hear anything and continued to look at the exquisite drawings in his hands:
"If you ask me, if you can complete the filming of this film, it will be like bringing the Dunhuang murals to life."
Qian Jiajun's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Young man is very insightful. Bringing Dunhuang cultural relics to life was originally the creative purpose of our team."
Jiang Shan smiled and ignored Director Wang's fierce look: "What is the creative purpose of your team?"
"Look at this," Qian Jiajun flipped over the drawing: "And here..."
In the cartoon "Nine-Colored Deer", in order to reflect the rich historical visual effects, the production team arranged many "cultural relics Easter eggs" in the film.
For example, the Changxin palace lantern at the beginning of the film is a Western Han Dynasty bronze unearthed in 1968 from the tomb of Dou Wan, the wife of Prince Jing in Zhongshan.
One of the decorations placed in the queen's palace in the film is the familiar Eastern Han cultural relic "Horse Treading on Flying Swallows".
"interesting,"
After listening to Qian Jiajun's introduction, Jiang Shan became more and more interested in the production background of this cartoon.
At this moment, Jiang Shan was carefully looking for the Easter eggs in the drawings one by one: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have noticed these."
"These are the results of twenty years of hard work by our entire "Nine-Colored Deer" team."
At this time, familiar drawings floated before my eyes one by one.
This old man, who is about to end his career in animation film production, couldn't help but wet his eyes.
Mr. Qian still had the usual smile on his face, but Jiang Shan could still be seen from the trembling corners of his mouth.
The old man's mood at this moment was definitely not ordinary excitement.
He and Zhang Lu next to him looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Until he walked out of Qian Lao's house, Jiang Shan was still thinking about a problem.
What exactly happened after that made American Film Studio agree to continue filming "Nine-Colored Deer".
However, at this moment, Jiang Shan must rush back to the society as soon as possible.
If everything goes well, Yu Minhong should be waiting for him at the newspaper office by now.
Chapter completed!