To be honest, Li Jianghe was not without hesitation when faced with a money-burning thing like an animated movie.

But looking at the fiery eyes of these people, Li Jianghe felt that something was ignited in his heart.

They don't lack love, talent, or resilience, they just lack money.

But "money" is indeed the mountain that cannot be climbed. If you ask these young people to sell everything, they will not be able to raise tens of millions of production funds.

They can reduce their salary or even get no money, they can sleep in the office, they can live frugally, and they can generate electricity for love, but this "power plant", whether it is wind power, fire power, or water power, you always need that "power" to push it.

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If you just rely on wires, how can it generate electricity by itself?

Before going to college, Li Jianghe, who suffered from money, understood this pain at this moment.

Just like before college, any young man who is not pregnant has never had ignorant feelings for a girl.

But it's no use.

Even if he studies well, is good at sports, and has good looks and height, he just has no money.

The girl said, let's go out and play together on the weekend. A new cinema opened in the town a few days ago.

As soon as Li Jianghe touched his pocket, besides shaking his head pretending not to be interested, what else could he do?

So he cherished Ruan Xiang, because what others came into contact with and liked was the radiant self he was now. But only Ruan Xiang who couldn't take a nap in the restaurant with him and had to clean the table after others left could truly understand him.

And a work that is comparable to Japan's top animated films is the elusive girl in these people's hearts.

They have everything but no money.

And Li Jianghe, who met Ruan Xiang, decided to be their dream investor!

After all, Li Jianghe suddenly thought that he was actually a rich second generation!

He has the capital to "create", so why not accompany these geniuses who are as young as himself to go crazy?

I, Li Jianghe, invested in this project!

And looking at Li Jianghe who was sitting on the chair, he really agreed.

Tian Xiaopeng felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Isn't this really a dream?

Tian Xiaopeng, who is no longer a newcomer, is well aware of the difficulty of producing animated films.

This "difficulty" is all-encompassing.

It’s difficult to produce, it’s difficult to invest, and it’s also difficult to have an audience.

After a moment of silence, Tian Xiaopeng couldn't restrain his excitement and cheered.

At least at this moment, a scholar dies for his confidant.

Tian Xiaopeng just wanted to say one thing: You treat me as a countryman, and I will repay you as a countryman.

Li Jianghe, who was drowned by waves of cheers, had no choice but to lower his hands and raised his voice: "Okay, okay, don't be accused of disturbing the people. I said I would invest, and I will definitely not go back on it."

"This entire cultural park belongs to you, boss, so why can we disturb the people?" a painter said with a smile.

Although he was suspected of being fake, when Li Jianghe thought about it, wow, it’s true.

So after Li Jianghe sat on the chair until his butt hurt, the cheers of the group finally ended.

Then, Tian Xiaopeng came up with his own plan.

The great sage returns.

This film was originally released in 2015, but it took eight years to make.

To be honest, how many prosperous eight years are there in life?

So the film started production in 2007.

But the story has already taken shape in Tian Xiaopeng's mind.

For people of Tian Xiaopeng's generation, those animations from Shangmei Factory are their common memories.

And received this kind of evaluation from foreign media: ""Havoc in Heaven" has the beauty of ordinary Disney animation works, but the plastic art is something that Disney-style animation cannot do. It fully expresses the traditional Chinese art style."

"Havoc in Heaven" is the most shining part of their shared memory.

After director Wan Laiming passed away, on the tombstone of the founder of the domestic animation industry was the great sage holding a stick and looking out.

Not to mention the influence of Shangmei, Brother Hou’s own influence is exaggerated enough.

Regarding ancient classics, let’s talk about the four great classics first. When it comes to appeal, Brother Monkey ranks second. There really is no character who ranks first.

Even Prime Minister Zhuge, due to the subject matter, his box office appeal is by no means as good as the Great Sage.

A five-year-old child cannot understand Prime Minister Zhuge's dedication to death and the failure of Liu Chu Qishan, but it does not prevent him from thinking that a monkey wearing a purple gold crown with phoenix wings, wearing a chain of gold armor, and walking on lotus root silk is like a monkey.

Brother is very handsome.

A fifteen-year-old boy can't stand Baoyu's mother-in-law, and can't stand Daiyu's sentimentality, but he doesn't like the control of school and parents, and he will like the unruly figure who can reach the sky and be on par with the sky.

A twenty-five-year-old social worker has already seen the many scandalous things done by the Song Jiang gang under the banner of Tian Xingdao, but he feels that the great sage wearing the golden hoop is his own who is tightly bound by various pressures.

A true portrayal.

Until the age of eighty-five, the old man who has experienced the world has understood that the monkey with his own filter is no longer the Qitian Sage in the end, but the fighting Buddha. In the end, he still cannot overturn the sky or break the one who is bigger than the sky.

There are big "rules" to follow, but he will recall his naive self who fantasized about an omnipotent Sun Dasheng.

The Great Sage has long since become a symbol.

Just like the little monk said: "The Monkey King, the Monkey King, has a body like black iron, blazing eyes, immortality, seventy-two transformations, and a somersault cloud, which is one hundred and eight thousand miles away."

What we hate is always the production and investment that consumes our feelings without a bottom line, not the unrestrained figure in our minds.

After Li Jianghe read the summary of the story written by Tian Xiaopeng, he was still a little moved.

The plot of the Great Sage at this time is naturally somewhat different from that of later generations.

For example, as one of Tang Monk's first nine lives, Jiang Liu'er will die in the end.

Overall, because it came out early, the completion of this first draft was not very high.

However, the length of the plot is far greater than that of Only the Returned Great Sage.

In other words, this is a complete story. After the Great Sage returns, he still has to start again with the later Tang Seng.

After all, it hasn't been brewing in Tian Xiaopeng's mind for so long. It's been so long that he feels it's impossible not to do it. It's been so long that he must complete it even if it takes eight years.

Li Jianghe saw a lot of flaws.

After all, he is now considered to have a professional background, having studied under famous teachers, and his basic appreciation ability is pretty good.

And it would be strange if there were no flaws in this kind of first draft.

"You monkey, your logic is very strong." Li Jianghe took a sip of water and said, "Seriously, why did he care about the little monk so much about this emotional change? He didn't write it down at all."

"Yeah," Tian Xiaopeng nodded.

In his opinion, these problems can be solved. As long as the investment is in place, he is confident that he can smash all the eye-catching domestic animated movies in recent years.

That’s right, all of them!

As a great sage who has been around for 15 years, there are fewer problems?

No, there are still many shortcomings, but without comparison, there is no harm. If you look at the two bears and a pig who were at the same time as him, you will understand what it means: "It's not that I am good, it's all because of my peers."

"Also, this little monk, please don't die. Think about it, can he pass the trial?" Li Jianghe was more concerned about the issue of scale.

"Uh", Tian Xiaopeng felt that this place is a place where benevolence is in the eye of the beholder.

"If you don't believe it, just make two versions and see if you can pass it." Li Jianghe shook his head: "And this part, no, I should say the whole story, you, the supporting role, are too unremarkable."

Well, Li Jianghe basically viewed this first draft as a literary work.

Ignoring the shortcomings for the moment, Li Jianghe thinks this story can be told.

Because it is disguised as Journey to the West, The Great Sage is actually an original story.

Just like Master Xing's Moonlight Box and the Great Sage's Marriage, what he tells is not a traditional Journey to the West story at all.

As for the theme of the Great Sage, the ninth life of Tang Monk was chosen, which Li Jianghe thought was quite interesting.

Because this information is clearly mentioned in the original work of "Journey to the West", most of the adapted works of "Journey to the West" have not noticed it at all.

In fact, based on the setting of the skulls of the nine pilgrims who will not sink into the Liusha River, it can be seen that it hints at Tang Monk's first nine lives.

In the Yuan Zaju version earlier than "Journey to the West", this is clearly mentioned: "There was a monk who vowed to go to the West to obtain scriptures. How can you cross my river of sand! That guy was a monk for nine generations and was

I have eaten him nine times, and nine skulls are still around my neck."

Among the four great masterpieces, only "A Dream of Red Mansions" is truly "purely original" and was created "out of nothing" by Cao Xueqin.

The other three parts evolved gradually.

Whether it was the 108 generals or the pilgrims on the westward journey, not to mention the Three Kingdoms, they all gradually took shape bit by bit in the mouths and pens of storytellers and playwrights, and were finally adopted by Wu Cheng'en, Shi Naian and

Luo Guanzhong gave the type.
To be continued...