Chapter 244: Newspapers and Cartoons

Zou Taofen is also famous in later generations, and Meng Xiang naturally knows it.

But reading the surname also means that it deviates somewhat from the original intention of acting as a mouthpiece. Every organization has some dark corners, and if it is out of control, it is easy to go wrong if it is just as big as rumors to confuse the public. Even if it's 100% true, it can do bad things with good intentions. Crowd creatures are more likely to choose blind obedience, and sometimes the truth is not necessarily in the hands of the majority.

It's just that Meng Xiang, who has accepted the impact of countless lies in later generations, is more inclined to read the surname of the newspaper in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he said: "You can promise him." Speaking with facts, we are not afraid. Facts are the essence of journalism. ”

With the Vanguard, which is already a mouthpiece, it doesn't make much sense to repeat a newspaper that celebrates merit and virtue. There are many things that can not be convincing to the people just by saying.

"...... the name of the newspaper?" Pharmacist Tang sent the naming rights to Meng Xiang.

Meng Xiang, who had been in contact with many newspapers in later generations, was also a little difficult for a while, but he had a lot of names, but he didn't know if there was any suspicion of infringement.

"Didn't Zou Taofen run "Life", and there is also a "Public Life"? The newspaper simply named it "Dazhong Bao" to publicize the national masses, because it should speak for the masses. Meng Xiang looked up to the sky and thought about it, it seems that there should be no infringement of this, although there is a newspaper with the same name, but it seems that he has never heard of it at this time. Of course, what Meng Xiang didn't know was that at this time there was a "Dazhong Bao" founded by Chen Tianxin in Macao for 33 years, which continued to the future.

"As for the other newspaper, let's call it Star Weekly! In the form of a weekly magazine, it is divided into politics, economy, science, culture, sports, military and other aspects, and a star is launched every week in each sub-item, focusing on the introduction, analyzing the background, and exploring the connotation. And you can set up a list of sub-items to pay attention to those outstanding people in all aspects. Especially for military figures, we should specifically introduce those heroes of the Anti-Japanese War, and we can also set up a list of heroes of the Anti-Japanese War in the military column, which must be available on land, sea and air, and the achievements of killing the enemy and resisting the Japanese are clear at a glance. Meng Xiang specially instructed.

"By the way, we also need to add a star list of items, focusing on the new things that appear, so that the people can open their eyes and understand the development of society and the world!" Meng Xiang couldn't help but interject again, at this time, not only the common people don't know the new things in the world and some world changes, but also many scholars, even some people who study abroad, also know little about new things. When you open your eyes to the world, it's not just the people who need to open your eyes.

Every new thing is familiar to Meng Xiang, a traverser, maybe the specific model is not known, but whether they have a future and where they can develop, Meng Xiang can still give some pointers. Star Weekly was founded to establish its position as a guide.

"When the time comes, let them unite the newspaper distribution and express e-mail business, as well as the Taiping Bank and other businesses, and take root in various regions to establish the network first." Meng Xiang was sketching the blueprint in his heart, and Pharmacist Tang nodded beside him, although this boss was still immature at times, his pattern and vision were very broad.

Meng Xiang still has some to say, the development of media, he is not only in the domestic layout, but also abroad with the help of shadow companies continue to create and acquire newspapers, one after another more than a dozen, even a radio station.

At this moment, there is not enough time, and it is impossible to influence US public opinion, and the most important thing is to collect more intelligence. There is no need for sensitive information, it is enough to simply pass on the situation from the outside world and let Meng Xiang grasp the overall situation.

The overall situation of the world has not been affected much by China. At this time, China was just a third-rate country, and his changes affected the topics on people's tables at most, and did not completely affect the changes in the chess game between the major powers. The Germans merged Austria in March, again targeting Czechoslovakia.

Yesterday, under the pretext of defending the national interests of the Germans in the Czech Republic, a large army was mobilized and deployed to the border with Germany. This was the May crisis, which caused greater unease in Britain and France, but they chose mediation, because the Czechs were to the east of Germany, and to the east were Poland and Soviet Russia. Obviously, the Germans touched the nerves of the Soviet-Russians even more.

Americans are still living in a peaceful life of singing and dancing.

The great development of the film and television industry has created Hollywood, a new town that has only developed since the early 20th century.

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," released in December last year, took Disney's development to the next level, and the shadow companies that participated in the acquisition and cooperation were turned away. This made Meng Xiang angry and decided to establish his own animation company. As a half-otaku person, there are countless comics that he has been exposed to in later generations. It's a story at hand, although some of it is a little out of place in this era, but many artistic characters resonate with the portrayal of surnames.

As a result, a DreamWorks film company appeared, and unlike Pioneer Films, which made films and television that promoted the main theme, his art and entertainment surname was stronger, and his first film was an animated film, "Havoc in Heaven".

Meng Xiang only remembered one Wan brother, but fortunately, this Wan brother was also easy to find, Wan Laiming and Wan Gu Toad, as well as Wan Chaochen and Wan Dihuan brothers began to create animation in the twenties. From "The Big Trouble Studio" in 26 years to "Paper Man Troublemaker" in 30 years, after entering the thirties, they created more than a dozen films in a row.

Meng Xiangzhi remembered the Wan brothers' havoc in the Heavenly Palace, but ignored their famous Iron Fan Princess in 40 years. Now that there is an early appearance of Havoc in the Heavenly Palace, it will definitely cover up the original classic light of Princess Iron Fan. However, in this era, with the emergence of the unexpected factor of Meng Xiang, there is no need for Huaxia to use international forces to subdue the little devil in the future.

When Meng Xiang asked about the creation of this work, Wan Laiming surprised Meng Xiang with a figure that required two or three years of creation, and then thought that with the current level of all hand-painted paintings, two or three years is normal.

"Can it be faster?" Meng Xiang calculated the time. He plans to create this film, one is to promote and display Chinese culture, support the domestic animation industry, and the other is to make a little money. At this time, Hollywood also has millions of dollars for a film, and the most powerful one is tens of millions of dollars, which shows the huge profits in it.

Two years from now, the world war will be reached, and although the United States will still receive a lot of profits, it will lose more than just money by losing the European market. He needs to establish a new image of the Chinese before this, and abandon the consistent recognition of the Europeans and Americans for the braid minions of the Chinese. This is also one of the reasons why he chose this havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Although it has lost the background of the main theme of resisting power in a certain era in the future, the image of Sun Wukong is undoubtedly suitable for all ages and at home and abroad.

With the help of Meng Xiang, who has seen the original work six times, maybe this time will be shortened a lot. Meng Xiang roughly talked about his ideas and ideas, which made Wan Laiming feel very novel, and after he pondered for a while, he said: "It's not impossible to shorten the time, but it requires a lot of manpower and capital investment!" ”

"No problem!" Meng Xiang waved his hand, all he needed was a classic.

Because of the business relationship of the printing house, the people of the vanguard army also contacted Zhang Guangyu, who was compiling "Times Comics", and Zhang Guangyu recommended his younger brother Zhang Zhengyu to join the creative crew of Havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

This team is no longer those of later generations.

"I want to be super classic, I want to catch them all!" This is the slogan that Meng Xiang shouted in the command center.

With the help of the completion of the Academy of Fine Arts of the Jixia School Palace, some famous painters in China also escaped from the control of the pioneer army and came here. Even some painters from the Guotong region were invited to come because of the star-studded here.

I heard that Meng Xiang proposed the cartoon, which intended to be used as a guide to change the image of Chinese people in the minds of foreigners, and they also participated. Of course, Meng Xiang will not treat them badly, and the cost of polishing the pen is not low, but the initial budget of one million yuan is a bit excessive.

"It's okay, if it exceeds the standard, it will exceed the standard, just add some!" Meng Xiang, who has always been very concerned about money pockets, looked at the list of creative personnel but did not think so, and smiled from ear to ear.

According to Meng Xiang's description and guidance, Zhang Guangyu, who came in advance, sketched more than a dozen characters, and was finally selected by Meng Xiang to have the same image of Monkey King as the original work. The buildings in the picture are provided by Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin in ancient architectural style, and Zhang Zhengyu exaggerates the image of the Heavenly Palace.

Among them, the landscape paintings, Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian, Chen Shaomei, etc. participated in the painting.

The animal images of flowers, birds, insects, fish and other mythical beasts were drawn by Qi Baishi, Pan Tianshou, Gao Jianfu, Chen Zhifo and others.

Many figures, including Jiang Zhaohe, Lu Fengzi, Guan Liang and others, because of the consideration of some shortcomings of ink painting, Liu Haisu, Lin Fengmian and others have added depictions of oil paint.

The image of Tianma is also led by Xu Beihong.

Not only that, but even Feng Zikai, Hua Junwu, and Zhang Leping were robbed by Meng Xiang and participated in the structure of the paintings. After all, there are some differences between anime and orthodox character drawing, and there is a strong manga style.

In addition, hundreds of large and small painters and painters participated in the creation, and the concept of assembly line painting was also introduced, who would assist the masters in their work and avoid a lot of repetitive work.

"Costumes, buildings, utensils, and character costumes should all reflect the traditional oriental charm!" This is Meng Xiang's request for it. To this end, a large number of experts who study history and harmony, such as Chen Yinke, Chen Yuan, Gu Jiegang, Luo Zhenyu, and Xia Nai, were also invited into the screenwriting team, and various items such as oaths, clothing, utensils, and weapons were researched, which must not only conform to certain historical prototypes, but also have new fantasies and breakthroughs.

At the same time, the dialogue and facial characteristics of the characters have been strictly scrutinized to strive for perfection.

All kinds of martial arts movements have made Dou Laigeng, the curator of the Shandong Guoshu Museum, invite some martial arts masters from all over the world to do action guidance.

The creation of related music is led by Xiao Youmei, and some Chinese and Western music masters from all over the country are invited to join. Because there are elements of Chinese opera in the original work, Meng Xiang still made reservations, and invited Ma Lianliang, Gai Zhaotian and others to come to the Special Administrative Zone with the opera troupe to create this. When picking them up, Mei Lanfang, who was being monitored by the devils, also mixed up, which made Meng Xiang more surprised.

"I want to make this work a timeless classic, unsurpassed!" In order to produce a classic, Meng Xiang is simply a little crazy, not seeking the best, but seeking the most luxurious has become his philosophy.

If it weren't for the planning and arrangement of Wan Laiming and others and the conscious behavior of the masters, coupled with Meng Xiang's detailed description, I am afraid that the havoc in the Heavenly Palace that came out this time might have become the four dislikes.

The photography system is also the best, and the spy high-definition photography system produced by the base is more high-end than the general photographic equipment. Even the film was the best of its time. The military sphere is always at the forefront of civilian use, and the best thing is, first of all, to serve the guarantee of national security.

"At this rate, it can be done in a year!" Wan Laiming sighed, big-spending is different.

"It's just that the cost of such an investment seems to be too large, and I'm afraid I won't be able to recover it!" The excess budget had to remind him of Meng Xiang, who came to visit. If you lose a lot in the future, I'm afraid that this general will be annoyed.

"Don't worry, you can't lose, you can't lose!" Meng Xiang looked at the handwriting of those masters, and the pride in his heart naturally didn't need to be mentioned, if these drawings were taken to the original time and space, just by virtue of the master's name, it would not be a problem to buy one hundred and eighty thousand. Even those big and small painters, many of them will become stalwart figures in the future. Meng Xiang has seen a great painter in the future, but he is still young at this time and is not famous, so he can only work as a painter. When the time comes, their handwriting can also be sold for a high price.

Even the animation work itself, with some painting skills and ideas that are beyond this era, and strong oriental characteristics, can definitely beat Disney. Recovering the cost should be no problem animation creation, 10 minutes or so need about 10,000 sketches. And the time of Meng Xiang's customized Havoc in the Heavenly Palace is 120 minutes in the upper and lower episodes. With these hundreds of thousands of drawings, you can easily become a multimillionaire, or even a billionaire.

"It must be well preserved, so that it can be left to future generations to lose." Meng Xiang smiled and said in his heart.