Chapter 599: Decision Gundam
It's a miracle that Gundam hadn't been featured in novels or television media until then, and after it was brought up by Ho Xi, it became a genre unique to the manga world.
Many manga artists fell in love with Gundam at first sight, and this perfect combination of giant machine Qì people, violence, and aesthetics with rich and complex settings fully aroused the research interest of manga artists - especially after the birth of Gundam Seed, Gundam quickly spread to a trend.
Among the anime that are currently airing, there are many Gundam anime, and they are generally popular.
When thinking about the second new animation, of course, Meng Shu couldn't have thought of this theme, he already had a Gundam animation in his heart, and even it met the standard of half a year in terms of time: "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", and its one season of content is just enough to be broadcast for half a year.
But here's the problem......
"I've thought about the Gundam theme." Meng Shu picked up the chopsticks and said, "But the Gundam story I want to write is a bit difficult to solve in the background. ”
He motioned for Alice to eat, but Alice didn't rush to put down the chopsticks, but asked strangely, "Background?" What is the background? ”
"It's the context of the world."
The story of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is based on a world view, and this world view is more difficult to change than the world view of Gundam SEED. "Gundam SEED" is a war between Earth and a new human, and it was already nerve-wracking for Meng to change it in the first place, while "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", at least in the first season, is based on the story of three major national alliances.
The three alliances are UNION (World Economic Union) led by the central government of the United States of America, the Alliance for Human Innovation centered on China, Russia, and India, and the European Union (AEU) centered on Europe. The alliance of major nations for their own prestige and prosperity. A huge game of supremacy unfolds - and that's the setting for the beginning of the story of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
This background is completely different from the current world situation. And Japan in it also belongs to the World Economic Union. If you move here, it's directly the rhythm of being sprayed to death. Of course, Japan is easy to solve this point, and the story of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" will not focus too much on a single country, and it can be made up for by making some changes.
The problem is that there are big forces, and the three alliances must have ...... But in this world, you say three big forces? The Chinese people generally do not recognize Europe and the United States, and they still pull them out to compare with Huaxia? That's not a big deal! Meng Shu didn't mention Japan to Alice, saying that his story needed to divide the world into three major powers. And that's the hardest part.
"This will not create a political problem, but the problem of public opinion will be very big."
Meng said that this world government will not care so much, but the people are different. He is really worried that if he really divides the world and regards Huaxia as one of the three poles, a group of reporters may immediately come out and say that he is eating inside and outside, talking about foreign countries so powerful, and belittleing Huaxia's strength.
Especially now when competing with Zhongxia Company, if this problem is not dealt with well, it is easy to be caught by Zhongxia Company.
"......" Alice frowned slightly: "Can't you be in the air?" Don't write the name of the country! ”
"How do you overhead?" Meng Shu shook his head: "The map is here." Even if you change your name, others will find fault with you after the broadcast? ”
He didn't think Alice's mention was justified. The map is here, even if you say that Huaxia is China, others will substitute it for Huaxia, if you want to change it, then you have to change the map as well...... Kindness? The map has been changed as well? Meng Shu was suddenly stunned, as if something had come to mind in his mind.
"It's useless to change the name, you can build a new planet!" At this time, Alice thought of something similar to Meng Shu, and said: "As long as it is a completely unfamiliar planet, and the terrain of the continent is changed, even if there are three forces, no one will say anything." ”
Meng Shu frowned: "I have already done a good job of dividing forces and countries according to the geographical model of the earth, and even the terrain will be combined with the establishment of the army, can this be changed?" ”
"Why not?" Alice nodded and said, "Find a few scholars, ask them to shape a new planet and geographical model, and then put all the elements you want, and the arrangement of forces and the layout of the army can be coordinated according to your requirements...... It's just that the amount of preliminary engineering will be more complicated, which is no problem at all! ”
Meng Huo's eyes lit up.
"It turns out that there is still this trick, why didn't I think of it?"
He thought to himself, if even the planet has changed, then it will not offend the audience, and even some of the things he has been entangled for a long time can be solved, and he can launch some more sensitive works in the future. For example, "Rebellious Lelouch", this animation is very classic, but a very important setting in it is that Japan is a defeated independent country, and the role of the Chinese mainland in it is also obvious.
According to the general situation, this animation is fundamentally unsolvable from the setting, and there is absolutely no way to push it out.
But what if a new planet is created? Change the location of Area 11 to a long island in the south of the world continent, and the country adjacent to it is a dynasty located in the middle and lower part of the continent, change the name - others will never think that it has something to do with China! As for Great Britain, place it on the east, west, or north side of the continent...... It doesn't matter anymore.
The name has changed, the planet has changed, the geographical trend has changed, and the direction has changed, which is absolutely safe.
Although it looks chaotic on the surface, Meng Shu has a rough model in his heart, as long as he gathers a group of scholars, it is not difficult to construct a model of a new world. The only problem is that it affects the sense of substitution, a new planet, a country with an unfamiliar name and a geographical environment, which will have an impact on the audience's sense of substitution, and the risk is also high, and it may not be able to surpass the original work.
But-"What do I mind?" Meng Shu suddenly thought, why does he mind the sense of substitution so much? He reads the story, and the story is the core! As long as the story is exciting enough, it doesn't matter if the planet and the country are the same as reality, or ...... It's better to be okay.
In his last life, these animations were still of a different nationality from him.,He didn't bring himself into that country.,It's different or you like it? He likes stories, not other messes.
The more Meng Shu thought about it, the more he felt right, so he quickly made a decision: "Okay, I'll choose Gundam for the next animation!" "His decision to launch Mobile Suit Gundam 00 was a challenge, and whether or not he could write the story of Fire with a new world view may directly determine the future success or failure of Phoenix. (To be continued......)