WVKWnovel Chapter 1307: July of 8 Years and 9 Years, Ashtray’s Sentimental Month
Chapter 1307: July of 8 Years and 9 Years, Ashtray’s Sentimental Month
Hello, book friends! Two things happened this scorching July that left Ashtray feeling deeply moved.
The first thing is that on July 15th, the United States’ New Horizons spacecraft, after a journey of 9 years, finally reached the edge of the Solar System, Pluto, and humans obtained the clearest images of Pluto for the first time.
years of time, spending all that money, just to go and have a look—what kind of spirit is this? The spirit of dreams, of dedication, of working diligently. Perhaps this event seems useless now, but in a few hundred years, it will be viewed as an important milestone in human progress.
Just like 700 years ago, when the Ming Dynasty’s Zheng Hee reached Africa with an ocean-going technological edge a hundred years ahead of Europe’s Age of Exploration. Yet at the time, aside from showing off in front of the natives, there seemed to be no use, just a drain on resources. So the Ming Dynasty Emperor eventually disbanded Zheng He’s fleet and that prowess was self-destroyed. How will we look at our ancestors 700 years from now?
So when someone was criticizing China’s Jade Rabbit lunar landing as a meaningless waste of resources on the forums two years ago, Ashtray immediately logged on to retort: All you know is eating and drinking, eat your mother!
The second event happened on July 10th, when a domestic 3D animated movie called "Monkey King Returns" made a surprising box office success. 8 years! 8 years honing a sword! Ashtray was really amazed! Are there truly people like this who work seriously in China?
So a few days ago, Ashtray spent 80 bucks on two tickets and then spent dozens more on a heap of snacks and rushed with his wife to catch the last train to see it.
Moved! Not just by the simple plot, but by seeing the sincerity in the producer’s serious work.
I remember 8 years ago, when a friend was fervently urging me to switch from "Fantasy Westward Journey" to "World of Warcraft," and at that time, my friend showed me the World of Warcraft opening animation, and Ashtray was stunned! Then my friend said something I remember vividly even now: "This animation technology will take China 10 years to catch up with! Not to mention surpass!"
Indeed, it’s hard to surpass, Blizzard Company’s animations are born to show off, spending tens of thousands of US Dollars per second without hesitation! However, I saw a slight glimpse of catching up in "Monkey King Returns," probably reaching 30%-40% of Blizzard’s animation standard! However, the cost of "Monkey King Returns" was only tens of millions, apparently less than 100 million!
What an astonishing level of combat power! Yet it precisely resulted in "Monkey King Returns" not having enough promotional funds. Indeed, in our cinema, there wasn’t even a single poster! I just saw that nauseating ballet advertisement featuring some man who made me feel sick.
Yesterday, my wife watched the pirated version of whatever-blooming and then uttered, "So trashy!"
Ashtray was speechless! My wife is the kind who views "My Love from the Star" as a divine work, watching it incessantly, and if she’s calling this trash, then what kind of movie is this that deserves such disdain? Sloppy work, no amount of promotion will help. Shooting a junk movie with a few so-called celebrities I don’t even know, just to con money? It’s not impossible, go invite Dou Minjun to star!
After this reflection, if anyone’s interested, you can go and watch this movie.
Lastly, habitually asking for a monthly ticket. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)