It's December again.
The streets were filled with the lively atmosphere of New Year's Eve. The colorful ribbons, balloons, and lights intertwined together, making the streets, which were already full of laughter and joy, even more dreamy. There was already a long queue outside the Huaying Paradise in Xingning City, and the surrounding stores and game halls were crowded with people.
Luo Gaofeng rubbed his cold hands.
It has to be said that winter in Xingning City is always so cold. But this obviously cannot stop the enthusiasm of tourists and even locals to go to Huaying Park to celebrate the New Year. At this moment, Luo Gaofeng was holding his hands and looking back to urge his friends: "Hurry up, if you dawdle, you will not be able to squeeze in!"
"Hurry up, we're going to miss it!"
"I also want to celebrate New Year's Eve in Huaying Paradise!"
Friends kept urging him to go forward, and the person being urged had no choice but to squeeze forward while complaining: "I'm really impressed. It's been almost two years, why is Huaying Park still so crowded? Aren't these people tired of playing yet?"
"It's normal." Luo Gaofeng didn't care.
"If you really want to say that, I'm a local, but I still go to Huaying Park several times every year." Luo Gaofeng spread his hands, happy and helpless: "If you want to know why, it's because Huaying Park is different from other parks. It is updated every once in a while."
It is different from other parks that remain unchanged or have little change.
Since the day it was established, the various projects of Huaying Paradise can be said to be constantly updated, or in other words, with the development of technology and the release of various animation works from Huaying Animation, the projects of Huaying Paradise are also constantly improving and increasing.
For example, the "Sunny Days" stands opposite the "Golden Merry".
For example, there is an entertainment project located within the Hogwarts area, based on the second level of the Triwizard Tournament, where Harry Potter uses his flying broom to steal the dragon egg from under the dragon. There is even a real-life version of the third level, which is a semi-AR game and semi-real-life maze.
As more animations are broadcast, countless projects related to the new animations also appear in Huaying Paradise.
Always changing, always progressing, always at the forefront of theme parks - this is what Huaying Park is like today, and it is also an important reason why Huaying Park can still attract tourists from afar in an endless stream two years later.
“It’s like a real two-dimensional world that has grown up with the audience,” a friend exclaimed.
Grow up with the audience...
Luo Gaofeng was slightly stunned. Thinking back to when "IS" was first released, he was still complaining about the vulgarity of the plot of "IS", but he was still watching it with great interest. Since then, he has come into contact with Huaying, and then watched animations such as "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"... Recalling the past scenes of his acquaintance with Huaying, he couldn't help but laugh.
Has it been so long
He was a little absent-minded, but his friend took control and pulled him back: "Why are you daydreaming? The ticket exchange office is right in front of us, hurry up, go, go!"
The two men walked to the ticket exchange counter with ease and lined up behind a long queue of people.
“I don’t know if there will be any special events this year.”
Luo Gaofeng lowered his head and looked at the paper ticket in his hand. Since the special performance of Kaito Kid, the tickets of Huaying Park have returned to their original state, and some performances of the day will be mentioned on the back: "Well, let me see, there will be a live puppet show at the central square at 5 o'clock, and a fireworks show will be held at Hogwarts Castle at 8 o'clock..."
"It would be nice if there was a performance like the previous Kaito Kid."
Luo Gaofeng shook his head. "After all, it was the opening ceremony two years ago. Now Xingxing has returned his energy to animation production. It is unlikely to recreate the grand occasion of that year. Unless someone else plays the role, but to be honest, if Xingxing himself does not come out, the effect will probably not be very good."
Having said that, the two looked at each other and both remembered Muxuxing's huge and terrifyingly profound skill tree.
That’s right, if Mu Xuxing himself hadn’t stepped in, the activity would probably have been seen through by the masses with sharp eyes and sharp minds before long, right
After figuring this out, the two of them were not disappointed.
"Where are we going first this time?"
"Let's go to Platform 9 3/4," Luo Gaofeng suggested. "Take the Hogwarts Express to visit Hogwarts Castle, queue up to try the Goblet of Fire project, and have a buffet lunch in the Hogwarts Great Hall. Then go to Hogsmeade in the afternoon, and go to the central square to see the timed fountain in Detective Conan at night."
"I'll just hang out at night, watch some performances, and wait for the New Year's Eve."
After preliminarily determining the tour route, the two quickly climbed onto the Hogwarts Express.
As usual, they bought a table of Hogwarts brand snacks such as Chocolate Frogs and Beebe Every Flavour Beans. My friend excitedly started to open the wizard cards, trying to find the cards he didn't have. Luo Gaofeng raised his head and looked out the window.
really.
It’s the same feeling that the trailer video of Huaying Paradise gave people back then - when you sit on this special sightseeing train and look out along the route, it’s like traveling between dimensional channels, passing by countless strange and bizarre two-dimensional worlds.
After getting off the Hogwarts Express, the next step is to go to Hogwarts Castle to experience the Goblet of Fire project.
This is what Luo Gaofeng thought.
but-
"Wow, Luo Gaofeng, come and take a look! It's the Gulliver Tunnel!" Before he was about to walk towards Hogwarts Castle as planned, his friend stopped him and said, "Why don't we go to the Gulliver Tunnel first? The Goblet of Fire project has a two-hour queue every morning and evening anyway, so why don't we go to the tunnel first?"
Seeing his friend running towards the tunnel after he finished speaking, Luo Gaofeng smiled helplessly and had to follow him.
The so-called Gulliver's Tunnel actually comes from the shrinking tunnel in "Doraemon".
In the animation "Doraemon", this prop appears many times. Its function is as the name suggests. When Nobita and others pass through the tunnel, their bodies will turn into small people. As for the shrinking tunnel in reality, if he guessed correctly -
The two walked through the tunnel.
As the two of them moved forward, everything in their sight suddenly became clear. To be honest, everything in front of them was actually no different from the outside world. The only difference was that all the objects in front of them were more than ten times the size of ordinary humans!
“Wow—”
"Look, Mom, I really have become smaller! Doraemon didn't lie to me!"
Luo Gaofeng looked over and saw a four or five-year-old child yelling at everything behind the tunnel. The young mother who was being dragged along did not expose the child, but just smiled and touched the child's head, saying, "Yes, the shrinking tunnel is real, and Doraemon is real too."
"Ah, if I run back to buy some cotton balls now, won't I be able to eat a really big ball?"
“No.”
"Why?"
The father on the side smiled and tapped the child's nose: "Have you forgotten? The Gulliver Tunnel in Doraemon is bidirectional. We just entered from the side with a larger opening to the side with a smaller opening, so it became smaller. If you go back now, that is, from the side with a smaller opening to the side with a larger opening, it will return to its original size."
"I see..."
The family walked away talking and laughing.
Luo Gaofeng was stunned for a moment, then laughed again.
They went to many places.
The newly launched Thousand Sunny, Ichiraku Ramen in Konoha Village, the secret base of the Super Peace Busters, tried the renovated "Crazy Father" themed haunted house, and watched a live performance of a glove puppet show...
Time passed as the two of them walked and stopped along the way.
5:59 pm.
Intentionally or unintentionally, the tourists in every corner of Huaying Park subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the big screen closest to them. Maybe they themselves didn't even know what they were looking forward to, but when time approached that familiar time point little by little, everyone looked over there.
And then, in full view of everyone.
When the clock tower pointed to six o'clock in the evening, the silent big screen suddenly lit up without warning.
“Ahhh—”
On the big screen, Mu Suxing, who was at the broadcasting station, touched his nose and looked helplessly at the theme park that was instantly boiling. "Everyone, don't get excited yet. Huaying Park doesn't have any large-scale activities scheduled today. I came here just to say something to you all."
Everyone sighed in disappointment.
But it was only a moment, and soon, everyone's eyes were focused on Mu Suxing again. At this special time, Mu Suxing came to the radio station and faced everyone. What did he want to say to them? It couldn't be something like "thank you", right
Mu Xuxing did not speak immediately.
Standing on the top of a tall building in the center of the park, looking at the Huaying Park that was becoming bigger, more complete, and full of vitality in his hands, facing the unclear smiling faces of the tourists, Muxuxing curled the corners of his mouth, smiled, and said word by word the words that everyone was familiar with -
He said.
"One piece, it really exists."
Su Yidan was stunned.
When she came to her senses, tears were already welling up in her eyes. She even touched her eyes in surprise and said, "How strange! Why am I crying?"
This is indeed a very familiar phrase.
In the recently aired plot of the "One Piece" Marinette, Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, said these words to the whole world before his death.
It was the Great Pirate Age.
However, even in such an era, even though countless pirates, big and small, headed for the sea because of the words of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger before his death, there was always a question in the hearts of the pirates wandering on the edge of life and death:
Does the legendary great secret treasure really exist
Then, during the Marineford War that was broadcast live to the whole world, Whitebeard told everyone with certainty: Yes, One Piece is real.
There's actually nothing to cry about.
To be more precise, even Su Yidan himself didn't understand why he couldn't help crying. Was it because of Whitebeard's death? Or was it because of Ace's early death in the war? It seemed to be both, but it also seemed to be neither.
one piece really exists.
Everyone has a different understanding of this sentence, but the common thing is that everyone has red eyes at this moment.
Su Yidan exhaled, and then she heard another tourist not far away suddenly exclaim "Oh shit!" Without any words or hints, something flashed through her brain like lightning, causing her to wipe away her tears and stand up from her seat.
etc!
She looked at the young man on the big screen.
As we all know, Muxuxing never speaks without purpose. In other words, since he said, "one piece really exists", no matter how people use reading comprehension to understand this sentence, the most easily understood surface meaning of this sentence definitely exists.
Could it be that—
Thinking of this, everyone raised their heads and looked towards the direction of the big screen again. However, this time, Mu Suxing did not give any hints or answers. After saying this, he turned around with a smile and walked out of everyone's sight, and all the big screens dimmed.
"Damn! Could it be that the One Piece in reality is hidden in some corner of Huaying Paradise?" someone screamed.
Not just him.
When Muxuxing said such a meaningful sentence, after a brief contemplation, everyone thought of this point, and the crowd, which had been quiet for a moment, suddenly became excited again -
"I think what he said is true."
"Nonsense, when did that bastard tell a lie? Since he said One Piece really exists, there must be a real version of One Piece in Huaying Paradise waiting for us to find it!"
"Well, don't get too excited. I'm not trying to discourage you. What if this one piece is actually a spiritual treasure? For example, for us, the existence of the two-dimensional world like Huaying Paradise is a treasure in itself... ?"
"impossible."
"I remember that Gou Zei said before that the great secret treasure in One Piece is definitely not a spiritual treasure. For pirates, wouldn't it be a joke if you were to talk about spiritual treasures? So whether it's in the animation or in reality, One Piece must be real. Not only does it exist, it actually exists!"
"But there are no clues. How can we find it? Is it like looking for a needle in a haystack?"
"Yes, so let me translate what the thief said. In fact, it can be understood like this: Do you want my treasure? If you want, I can give it all to you. Go find it. Grand Line, I told Zoro the address!"
"Fuck, tell Zoro this is too real..."
The huge painting and shadow park suddenly became as lively as day.
The outside world was bustling with noise, but the work building located in the center of the park was completely silent.
After bidding farewell to the staff at the radio station, Mu Suxing walked up the stairs of the building step by step. He walked very slowly, as if trying to sort out all the past and future through this not-too-long journey. At this time, along with the sound of footsteps approaching from afar, a familiar voice sounded behind him.
"You really did tell Zoro the address."
Mu Suxing laughed: "How come you also know this joke?"
In the animation "One Piece", Zoro, as one of the protagonists, is truly the king of getting lost. He is not aware of his own directionlessness. Because of this, many fans have combined Roger's words to make fun of him: "Want my treasure? I told Zoro the address."
Finally, there is an expression pack of the Straw Hat Pirates looking dumbfounded.
Qin Sheng walked up to him and stood at the stairs with him, looking at the boiling crowd below. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly asked, "What exactly is One Piece?"
"Hmm?" Mu Suxing laughed when he heard it: "This is an Easter egg. Easter eggs are boring if you talk about them, right?"
"I have another question."
"What is it?"
"Did I catch you that night?"
The meaningful words drifted to his ears along with the night wind, bringing a faint heat to his ears. Mu Suxing put his hands in his pockets and continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened, and was about to step onto the rooftop. Just when Qin Sheng thought he would not respond, the young man turned around in the moonlight.
"Well..." Mu Xuxing smiled and blinked: "Guess?"
It doesn’t matter whether it’s about the future of animation or my personal dreams. It doesn’t matter whether it’s about the confusion and fatigue I’m gradually feeling towards animation or my own emotions.
There is still a long time.
They still have a long time to find the answer in the context of time.
The author has something to say: -End of text-
Let me say something as usual.
The story ends after the climax of "Phantom Thief Kid" in "Painting Paradise". This is the ending I thought of a long time ago, because for me, this is the most suitable place to stop. If I continue writing, the plot of the animation will still be exciting, but as the author, I will definitely not be able to avoid turning this article into an awkward and tedious reading material.
This is something I don't want to see at all, and I don't want to repeat the writing routine. If I really write it, it will make the whole article worse.
Well, it may be a little regrettable, but this is the most decent ending I can think of.
Next is the extra chapter, which will write about the comprehensive knife of HP Naruto and One Piece that you want to read. Because I don’t want it to become a reading-style water text, it will be written in a side way in the form of Xingxing’s handwriting, which may accidentally reveal the truth.
If nothing goes wrong, there will be another chapter in the evening.
The full text will be finished in 250 words as agreed, and will probably reach 1 million words in the process of revising the text and replacing my English.
Anyway, thanks for seeing you now.