In a dormitory at the Academy of Painting and Film.
Qi Ruxue put down her phone, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a tissue, and complained helplessly: "He got away with it again." She didn't say it explicitly, but it goes without saying who this "he" refers to.
"Hahaha, there's nothing I can do. After all, the other person is Xingxing." Hearing what she said, her roommate who was sitting under the bed opposite her couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Anyway, Xingxing and Huaying have been with us for so many years, and it seems that it's not unacceptable for them to post fake names and make changes in different ways."
"In fact, no one was really angry at first."
"Yeah," Qi Ruxue couldn't help laughing when she recalled the previous online outcry. "I also think that everyone just found another opportunity and wanted to play a joke on him."
"Where are you going?"
Qi Ruxue lowered her head and counted the items in her backpack while answering, "Didn't I submit a work to Huaying Comics before? I received an email this morning saying that it was accepted. If it's convenient, please meet me in a coffee shop near the school this afternoon to talk."
"Then congratulations to you in advance, future cartoonist?" said the roommate enviously.
Congratulations…
Qi Ruxue paused.
If it was a few years ago, it would be hard to say whether this was a good thing or not. After all, in the eyes of adults, being a freelance cartoonist is not a good career to be envied. Most cartoonists are exploited by companies all year round, and many copyrights are not even in their hands. It is hard to say that this is a good thing.
Since when did everything start to become different
Suddenly, the scene that happened at the opening ceremony three years ago came to her mind again.
I still remember that when she first arrived, she was excited to be admitted to her favorite school, and she was looking forward to having the opportunity to enter Huaying Animation in the future to realize her animation dream. But on that day, the person she admired the most ruthlessly shattered her unrealistic dream.
There was a moment when she almost gave up.
However, the unwillingness in her heart prompted her to muster up the courage and ask in public, trembling but stubbornly -
"If the future of Blue Star's animation industry is destined to be what you said, then why did you establish the Painting and Film Academy?"
How did Mu Xiuxing answer her at that time
"You'll have to find the answer to this question yourself," he said.
She thought about the development of Blue Star culture over the years.
It seems like a long time has passed, but if you think about it, it has only been three years. However, in these three years, countless visible changes have taken place in the Blue Star entertainment industry: more fun games, more innovative and interesting comics, more novel and interesting novels...
Countless people trapped in the ruins joined hands to save the precarious cultural dam of the blue planet.
It seemed like overnight.
Cartoonists, animators, independent game producers, and even professional cosplayers. These professions are popular among young people, but are considered to be unprofessional by older adults. However, due to the rapid development of entertainment culture, they have become comfortable and high-paying jobs in the eyes of ordinary people.
"Didn't you say you were going to the coffee shop to meet the editor of Huaying Comics? Why are you still standing here in a daze?" the roommate urged.
Qi Ruxue came back to her senses.
"Nothing," she said.
She suddenly realized that the question she had asked at the opening ceremony, which had once been on her mind and could not be shaken off, seemed to have gotten the answer she wanted without her realizing it.
Huaijiang City.
Muse Arts Festival Awards Ceremony.
Standing on this familiar land again, Mu Suxing is already familiar with the route. Unlike the last time when he handed over the source of "The Old Man and the Sea" and was free to enjoy other artistic performances, this time, he had to perform on stage seriously with "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".
As a puppeteer.
Minister Shen's mood was complicated when he once again saw that young man whose words and actions could easily stir up the entertainment industry on Blue Star.
"Nice to meet you again." Minister Shen said.
Mu Suxing smiled and said, "Why, Minister Shen doesn't want to see me so much?"
"That's not the reason," Minister Shen said, staring at him without blinking, as if he wanted to see into Muxuxing's heart. After a pause, the minister who held the highest position of power in Blue Star finally spoke: "Compared to that, I am more worried that I will never see you here again in the future."
A double entendre.
Mu Suxing was slightly stunned, feeling surprised and relieved.
Surprisingly, even Minister □□, who had almost no contact with him on a daily basis, could see his problem. What was relieved was—
"You're right, but don't worry," Muxuxing smiled and shook his head, "I have found a new direction, and I may not appear in front of you so soon, but I can guarantee that it may take some time, but you won't have to wait too long for that day."
After twenty days of live performances, "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" deservedly won awards related to intangible cultural heritage.
Muxuxing attended the award ceremony.
Without any reminder, countless reporters gathered around him. For a moment, everyone's eyes were on this young man.
He does not need any halo to bless him, he is the halo itself.
"Congratulations, Director Mu."
"First of all, congratulations to Director Mu for becoming the big winner of this year's Muse Art Festival. It's been four years since he won this award again after The Old Man and the Sea. What do you think about it? Now that The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng has been completed, can you reveal Director Mu's next project?"
"A game producer has used 'Dream Maker' to create a hit game. He said that his biggest wish is to join Jingzhi Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Huaying Animation, and become a member of the game department of Huaying Animation. Will you fulfill his wish?"
Before more people spoke, Mu Xuxing made a stop gesture.
"I'm sorry that I can't answer your questions today - now, I need to see off a very important friend of mine. After that, if you still want an interview, you are welcome to make an appointment at Huaying headquarters." After saying this, Mu Suxing got into a private car, leaving behind the reporters with a head full of question marks.
Saying goodbye to an important friend
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. I haven't heard that any important friend of Muxuxing is leaving today
He ignored the curiosity of the reporters.
Mu Suxing arrived at the airport by private car and rushed back to Xingning City as soon as possible. In order to avoid alarming too many people, Mu Suxing deliberately did not inform Huaying that he had returned, but hailed a taxi and asked the driver to drive to Xingning University of the Arts.
It’s still that tree-lined avenue.
Young freshmen came and went on the road covered with falling maple leaves. It was autumn and the air was still slightly cool. Muxuxing, wearing a brown windbreaker, walked slowly along the path. When passing a corner where the roads intersected, the sound of girls whispering came with the wind.
"The results are out? What did the organizer say?"
"What else can I say? Of course it's a piece of cake. You've seen The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng. If I remember correctly, all the dubbing in this animation was done by the male god alone, right? Puppetry is an intangible cultural heritage, and the male god performed so well. It would be strange if he didn't win an award, right?"
"That's right," the girl sighed, with envy, admiration, and a sense of pride: "After all, that's Muxiu Star."
Muxuxing paused.
It’s true, the familiar swallows are back.
You did a good job, the system said.
Muxuxing didn't say anything.
He sat on a chair under the tree-lined avenue, leaned back slightly, and looked up at the clear and bright sky above his head. The system watching him continued: After I leave this planet, works such as "Naruto" and "Harry Potter" from the system mall will also disappear from the audience's memory in the next few years.
Muxiuxing: "I know."
013 originally came with the mission of spreading the culture of the parallel world and helping the development of Blue Star's entertainment industry.
With the help of excellent works from the parallel world, the current Blue Star ACG industry can be said to have completely got on the right track, and it can even be said that its development is better than that of the parallel world.
This is also the reason why every time Muxuxing produces an animation, even though the original author is clearly marked, the resentment of fans will be projected onto him. For things that cannot be explained, the system can only minimize the impact of its own existence on the space-time of Blue Star in this way.
When 013 leaves Muxu Star, those influences can disappear from Blue Star more efficiently.
"but-"
Muxuxing sat up straight, speaking calmly as if he was stating a fact that was bound to happen: "By that time, Blue Star itself must have created its own Harry Potter and Naruto."
013: I know.
It looked at the star Muxiu.
Muxiuxing was not the first human to cooperate with him.
Before this, it had actually been to several different worlds, and just like on the Blue Planet, it had reached cooperation agreements with different humans.
Some people are vain, selfish, and face the huge library of works in the system mall. They greedily take works that do not belong to them as their own. Eventually, they are punished by the Space-Time Court for infringement.
Although some people agreed to its terms and marked their animation works with the original author, they were not original. However, since the original author did not exist in this world, the audience's feelings would automatically transfer to the host, and they always enjoyed the aura brought by it.
But Muxiuxing is different.
As someone who has always been watching Muxuxing, 013 actually understands better than Muxuxing himself where his inner fatigue with animation production comes from—
It looked at the star Muxiu.
Perhaps it was the immediate environment that made him recall the past too easily, or perhaps it was 013's sudden silence that made Mu Suxing idle. So he simply took out his phone, followed his memory, and once again found the internal forum of Xingning Art University, and at a glance he saw the post that was pushed to the front page.
Title: Do you feel that Xingxing’s style seems to have changed a little
Content: As title.
I just finished watching the first three episodes of "White Deer and Green Cliff", and I feel a little emotional. How should I put it? I have watched many of Xingxing's animation works, and the styles of each are very different, but "White Deer and Green Cliff" gave me a more obvious feeling. Whether it is the core or the narrative method, it is completely different from his previous works.
Is this my illusion? What do you think
First floor: It’s normal, Xingxing is also improving.
2nd floor: I have the same feeling, but it’s not an improvement. How should I put it? This feeling is like "Harry Potter". The movie is good, but it won’t make me think of the stars themselves first. But "White Deer and Green Cliff" gives me a completely different feeling.
+1, I feel the same way.
Floor 4: I understand the confusion of the original poster and the second poster. This is actually easy to understand.
5th Floor: How do you say that
6th floor: Do I need to explain this? You can see it by looking carefully at the opening credits. Although the Harry Potter animated film is good to watch, the behavior of the stars in it is an adaptation, which is an adaptation of the Harry Potter novel into an animated film. Therefore, although there are traces of the stars painting in the whole movie, they are very shallow.
"White Deer and Green Cliff" is different.
The entire process of this animation, from characters, plot, to production, was completed independently by Xingxing. It is not an adapted animation, but a truly original animation.
It is no exaggeration to say that this movie, White Deer and Green Cliff, is full of Xingxing's own shadow. Because this is the world he created, the world he created, the characters he designed, and finally he drew it with his own hands, turning it into a lively new world. Can the style be the same
Floor 7: Just to say this quietly, I don’t mean to disparage anyone, but actually, compared to Naruto and One Piece, I prefer Bai Lu Lai.
8th Floor: I also...
9th floor: Me too. How should I put it? Naruto and One Piece are good to watch, but they are not very... down-to-earth? It feels like a work from another parallel world. White Deer and Green Cliff is different. It feels more intimate to me, more like a work from Blue Star...
Personally, I might be more looking forward to and want to see a Naruto and One Piece animation with the Blue Star style? Damn, what weird metaphors am I talking about? Forget it, just ignore me [covering face]
013 looked at Mu Suxing and put down the phone with a smile.
Just as it seems.
Its host is much more sober than any humans it has ever encountered.
Of course, Muxuxing would feel tired of animation production, but 013 clearly understood that this kind of fatigue was not directed at animation production itself, but the creator's most instinctive desire to create a world that belongs to him. It's not animation production that makes Muxuxing tired—
Instead, it is about constantly adapting the world created by others into animations and bringing them into reality.
The works of the parallel world are of course very good, but after all, they are not original works created by Muxuxing himself.
Thank you. 013 said.
Mu Suxing said with some amusement: "Shouldn't I be the one saying this to you?" After a pause, he said solemnly: "Thank you."
013 accepted the thank you.
It knew that these three short words were not just a thank you, but also a "goodbye" that they knew very well but were unwilling to say out loud.
Before leaving the planet, 013 took one last look at the young man on the bench.
"don’t worry."
As if sensing the system's gaze, Muxuxing said, reaching out to grab the falling maple leaves:
"Your mission has ended..."
Time seemed to have left many traces on him, but it also seemed to have left no traces. Because when 013 looked into Muxuxing's eyes seriously and deeply, just like when he first saw him, he clearly saw in those calm and peaceful eyes an ambition that was more majestic, turbulent, and growing like a forest than when he was young.
"—And my era has just begun."
The author has something to say: -End of the article-
It will be revised slowly, and the Demon Slayer plot will be replaced all at once after it is finished. The progress of the plot replacement can be seen in the first line of the text.
This is the last extra chapter, thank you for being there~