Chapter 520: Heat Inside and Outside

As mentioned before, the faith of the Holy Bishop is the largest faith in the world.

Therefore, the setting and plot of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" are relatively more attractive to European and American audiences.

This is the strength of the subject matter.

Although it does not mean that if you have different beliefs, you will never read works based on other beliefs.

Just like the comic fans of the Republic, although their beliefs basically belong to Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism in a strict sense, they also watch works with themes set by the Holy Bishop, Greek mythology, and even works with themes set by the myth of body poison. .

The same was true for the previous film "Purple Air from the East". Although Taoist beliefs are not widespread around the world, it still attracted worldwide attention at the time because of its excellent plot and setting.

It is equivalent to promoting a wave of republican culture.

But in fact, most viewers still prefer to watch works with familiar settings and themes.

For example, the comic book industry has serialized two comics with the same exciting plot and settings, but one is about traditional Buddhism, Taoism and Confucian culture, and the other is about physical poison and mythology.

The former is definitely more popular in the Republic area.

It's just that the influence of the former is generally not that great outside. If the latter can go out into the world, it can make up for this shortcoming.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion", as an animation work with the theme of Holy Bishop, is so popular in Europe and the United States.

In China, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has always been less popular than "Fate Stay Night", but abroad, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has always been the most popular.

The same was true for Lin Qingshan in his previous life. The popularity of Giant seemed tepid, but problems appeared in the plot later on, and the popularity of the final season in China fell to the bottom.

However, Europe and the United States are still leading by a cliff in the final quarter.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion" has always been a cliff-top in popularity in Europe and the United States.

After all, although there are many heroic spirits in "Fate Stay Night" who are foreign, such as Uncle B, Mother C, Brother Dog, and Saber.

But they are all affiliated with Greek and Celtic mythology respectively, and the influence of Greece is not as high as before.

As for Celtic mythology...the descendants of the Celts are almost all extinct. At this time, the masters of Great Britain are the Angsa people, and most of them believe in the Holy Lord.

Is Saber, the king of the ancient Kingdom of Carmel, as powerful as the Holy Lord?

Also because of the theme of "Fate Stay Night", a drama about heroes fighting and electronic crickets fighting, it is not very pure.

Therefore, it has indeed never been as popular as "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

Moreover... Station C has taken advantage of the popularity during this period and launched the international version of Station C with WB Films.

Foreign viewers can go to Station C to watch the original drama with subtitles translated in multiple languages.

Therefore, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is very popular outside.

Especially in episode 25, the plot has risen to a particularly exciting level, and it is also because it is close to the final ending.

Therefore, their attention to "EVA" is very intense, and it has even become a topic that must be discussed in European and American ACG circles during this period.

At the same time, when they saw that the plot of episode 25 ended with Shinji Ikari finally piloting Unit 1 into the battle, but seeing the tragic situation of Unit 2, they felt really uncomfortable and anxious as much as the viewers of the Republic - —

"Huge Gift Crab Te! The plot ends here, I can't accept it! I really can't accept it!"

"Why is it broken here? Fake! I hate Qingshan!"

"I have to wait another week...I feel so bad when I think about this! I can't stand it at all!"

"Brother, this is even more uncomfortable than when I gave up Ye Zi, fafafafafa!"

"Because you don't need to quit for a week. Trust me, it will be the most uncomfortable if you don't touch the leaves for a week."

"HAHAHA, indeed, it doesn't even take a week, just three days, and the brother above will try to buy for zero dollars."

"PLS, why don't you release them all at once like the online dramas at Station C? Even if it costs a little more money."

"Because online dramas are different from animations, I actually think that the way "EVA" has been broadcasted makes it easier for us to interpret the information inside."

"Speaking of which, what exactly is the plan to complete the human race? I don't even know what this damn plan is now, but it's going to lead to the destruction of the world?"

"In my opinion, they want all humans to evolve together. This is what I mean literally."

“First of all, humans are also apostles, which we can learn from the character Misato.

Secondly, the difference between apostles and humans is that apostles choose to maintain their powerful posture, but humans choose this form of existence... Probably because humans were originally huge apostles, but they chose to say no and became human. appearance.

The character Nagisa Kaoru also said that they discarded their original bodies and obtained human bodies. Humans in his mouth are Lilian, and Lilian is the descendant of Lilith and Satan.

So... I think that when the human being is completed, he will return to Lilith and become a Satan-like existence. "

"So...why did mankind complete the plan and destroy mankind?"

"Through death, returning to the mother body, I think it's probably like "Fate Stay Night", where the heroic spirit returns to the Holy Grail after death, and then the power of the Holy Grail can become stronger."

"But if it returns to Lilith's body, won't all human consciousness be gone? Why do they do this?"

"This... I don't know, anyway, we still have to wait and see the finale next week."

"We still have to wait and see the finale... Fuck Qingshan, why did they broadcast the finale directly?"

...

The hot discussions in Europe and the United States even dominated the headlines of the day, although it was only a short while, and there was still a hype from WB Films.

But it is enough to prove that the popularity of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in Europe and the United States has created a historical record for animation.

At the same time, these viewers are also scolding Lin Qingshan, and there are quite a few comments in the international version of C Station.

Then... these comments and hot discussions, after being exported and sold domestically, were seen by the audience in the Republic, and they were even more excited.

After all, everyone wants their favorite works to be recognized.

Especially seeing the comments that foreigners are anxious and amazed about, they get a huge sense of vanity and pride.

This is really far ahead.

At the same time, the popularity of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in the Republic continues to increase.

Although it has been the headline of the entire network, it is still increasing!

Even celebrities in the entertainment industry have come out to take advantage of the popularity, and... some people see that "EVA" is so popular.

In addition, "EVA" is actually Lin Qingshan's long-lost "science fiction" theme work.

The last science fiction theme work of Lin Qingshan... That was "Edge Walker", which broke through 3 billion US dollars in the global box office.

So some viewers, as well as some unprofessional reporters, began to have some strange fantasies.

They began to talk about this in interviews with some well-known domestic directors.

"Director Emo, the science fiction animation "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is very popular recently. Do you want to consider it?"

A young reporter said excitedly in the new movie "Half River Green" by veteran director Emo.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion? What is that..."

Emo just wanted to ask what it was with a puzzled look on his face.

After all, he is over 50 years old. When he was young, comics and animations were just "things that would make your brain go bad".

So it's normal that he doesn't know these things.

But at this moment, the assistant beside him changed his face and hurried forward to whisper in his ear, "It's a very popular animation recently, the work of the original author of "Edge Walker".

Emo knew what it was, after all... he didn't understand animation and comics.

But "Edge Walker", he knows it too well.

This sci-fi masterpiece, known as the originator of cyberpunk, has created extremely high box office worldwide.

And because the original author is from the Republic, and is also the future son-in-law of Qiandu CEO Gu, they are also very familiar with it in their circle.

Not long ago, he was even invited to attend the engagement party of Lin Qingshan and Gu Qianli...

Then he must have heard Lin Qingshan's name, which is still very familiar.

The historical record created by the movie "Edge Walker" actually made the film circle of the Republic have many ideas.

For example, remake other works of Lin Qingshan, or directly remake "Edge Walker". After the movie has been made, it can also be made into a TV version.

But Lin Qingshan's other works are really not easy to shoot.

"Flame Fist" can be filmed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the Republic, which is not a problem, but... that kind of large-scale shots are really difficult to shoot.

Sometimes, there are indeed many shots that can only come from Amei.

The Republic has to delete those shots after shooting them.

But the key is that the shots like "Flame Fist" are somewhat important, which shows the changes in Agni's character and mentality.

The compassionate heart of the Buddha who cuts his flesh to feed the eagle can be better presented through such large-scale shots.

Other works are all like this. Damn it, one by one, self-mutilation, self-mutilation, refining human pills, and the main theme is evil and easy to be censored.

Even many directors and producers in the circle saw that animations like "Daogui" and "Chainsaw Man" could pass the review?

You say that comics are still acceptable, and animations with such themes can still pass the review, which is outrageous!

So gradually, the circle gave up on the path of comic adaptation, but...

Everyone actually thought about hiring Lin Qingshan to create a brand new script.

But what can I do...

Lin Qingshan was not happy, because this was not actually considered his creation, and he could not complete the relevant tasks of the system, so it was not counted.

Secondly,... he could not write movie scripts, and he had to learn how to write scripts...

This was a bit of a waste of time, just to write movie scripts?

And there was no benefit for him to help write movie scripts. First of all, money... he was not short of money now.

Secondly, works created in this way were not counted in the count of relevant tasks of the system, and it was completely unnecessary.

So he refused because his main job was a cartoonist and he had no time to write.

Therefore, the film industry no longer paid attention to Lin Qingshan.

Although they did not pay attention, since Lin Qingshan's identity was not simple, and it seemed that the animation "New Century Gospel" was very popular.

Old Emo decided to praise it, and he could...

"Of course I know that! The cartoon by cartoonist Aoyama is very good, and I've actually been watching it recently."

Old Emo looked like an old actor, praising it vigorously, "And I did think about adapting it into a movie, but because I think the script of "Half River Green" might be a little better, I decided to make "Half River Green" first!"

"Oh? Why does Director Emo think the script of "Half River Green" is better than "Neon Genesis Evangelion"? "

The young reporter asked stubbornly.

"Because I actually planned to shoot this movie in one shot at the beginning..."

He immediately said excitedly, "Isn't it bold! We'll just run with a camera."

...

Not only Old Emo, other directors and even stars appeared in such interviews.

Some directors said a few perfunctory words, while others really considered it seriously.

But most of the stars... praised it, and even hinted that if "Neon Genesis Evangelion" really made a movie, they would like to cooperate.

Not only because of the influence of the movie "Edge Walker" and Lin Qingshan's identity, but also because Gu Yuege's previous performance as the new one became popular.

That guest performance in "Gray Force" also caused a lot of heated discussions and trends on the Internet.

The sense of elegance of killing a team of elite special forces with bare hands made people cheer.

And the main movie of "Parasyte" is said to be in preparation for filming, and the role of the male lead, the new one, is directly decided by Gu Yuege.

And the main movie of "Parasyte" is said to have invested more than 200 million yuan!

The total investment is still uncertain.

But this is definitely the cost of a large-scale domestic science fiction movie.

So when the stars heard that another popular work of Lin Qingshan might be remade into a movie, they immediately offered their courtesy.

Due to the continuous spread and increase of this popularity, "EVA" suddenly became the most popular.

Especially... after the last episode of "Fate Stay Night" ended with a plain daily aftermath plot.

Since then, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has no rivals, and its popularity has skyrocketed to a terrifying level both at home and abroad.

At the same time, many relevant analyses of the finale of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" have been released this week.

Because "Neon Genesis Evangelion" really has too many settings and too many puzzles.

So many viewers are still a little confused.

So...C Station first encouraged some animation chat UP hosts to release some internal setting data collections to help viewers understand the plot and settings.

Secondly, it launched a "Neon Genesis Evangelion" ending question challenge event!

Various questions in it encourage viewers to answer questions and get rewards.

This was again called the official "guessing lantern riddles" event by the audience, but it did not stop the audience's enthusiasm at all.

One by one, they began to indulge in analyzing the settings and plots, answering questions and guessing riddles.