"Fairy Tale King" Zheng Yuanjie remembers clearly that the first meeting between Shuke and Beta took place on December 30, 1983. "In 1982, I first created the story of Shuke, when he was still alone; then, in 1983, At the beginning of the year, I wrote the story of another mouse, Beta. The two mice never met until the end of 1983, to be precise, on December 30, Shuke and Beta met." As a result, Zheng Yuanjie said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily that she is full of expectations for the movie "Shuke Beta: Pentagram", "It is very meaningful for this work to be released on the big screen on December 30 this year. Forty years have passed, and the pair of Shuke and Beta have met everyone in the cinema for the first time. It is like celebrating their 'forty-not-confused' birthday."
"The Adventures of Shuke and Beta" is Zheng Yuanjie's classic work, the cartoon "Shuke and Beta" was broadcast in 1989 and became a childhood memory for many people; in 2019, a new version of the animation "Shuke Beta" directed by Zheng Yaqi was launched, with cumulative views across the entire network exceeding 4.5 billion . Now, Zheng Yaqi, who is once again directing the movie "Shuke Beta: Pentagram", said with a smile that he has fulfilled his wish to see his father's work in the theater.
was once resistant to the adaptation of the work
Over the years, Zheng Yaqi has been developing IP for his father Zheng Yuanjie's fairy tale works. In 2005, Zheng Yaqi founded the "Pipilu" magazine and re-planned the "Pipilu General Mobilization" series. In 2012, he established Beijing Pipilu General Mobilization Culture Technology Co., Ltd. to operate the copyright of the entire Pipilu series as CEO. In the past ten years, he has increased the sales of his father's works 20 times.
Although Zheng Yaqi respects his father Zheng Yuanjie very much, he does not report everything to him. Zheng Yuanjie said with a smile that he was the one who learned the news passively, "The authorization of my works has been given to Pipiru Company, and they are responsible for all IP film and television adaptations. . Sometimes, I would go to their company, and the plans posted on the wall allowed me to see their future plans. It was also from the above that I learned that Shuke and Beta were going to make a big movie this time."
Zheng Yuanjie He admitted that he was once resistant to the adaptation of his works, "I once said in a magazine in the 1990s that I could not bear to see others 'dismember' my own works." However, as time goes by, Zheng Yuanjie's views have also changed. Changes have occurred, "I realized that just as the once unimaginable functions of mobile phones have now become commonplace, the film and television medium can also become a powerful tool for the dissemination of works. It uses sound, light and electricity to allow children to more intuitively Contact and understand the works. As far as I know, the number of views of some online series and cartoons is quite amazing, which undoubtedly proves the positive impact of film and television adaptations on the spread of works."
In 2019, Zheng Yaqi "quietly" became the star of the cartoon "Shu" Zheng Yuanjie was surprised, but also very pleased, by the director of "Cebetta", "Actually, my daughter Zheng Yafei studied film at UCLA and is currently a graduate student. I thought her development in this field would be more Everything fell into place. But unexpectedly, my son Yaqi became the director first."
Zheng Yuanjie recalled that one day in 2019, his son called him and said he was going to pick up a bicycle from the house. "I asked him what he was for? Yaqi said he wanted to experience life and prepare to be the cartoon director of "Shuke and Beta". I was a little anxious at the time and said, 'You want to be a director? You haven't studied it. Not only have you never studied directing, you haven't even gone to school!' I told him no, and Yaqi choked me: 'You haven't studied writing either.' I checked later and found out that indeed many great directors have. I’m not a professional, so I asked Yaqi to send me a rough cut to look at. When I saw it, I thought it was ‘done.’”
The requirement for adaptation is to “respect the original work.”
Therefore, this time I learned that my son was going to film Shu When watching Ke and Beta's movie, Zheng Yuanjie's mentality has become much calmer.He laughed and said that among the huge readership, there are people who are helping him to check, "My request is to 'respect the original work'. Previously, after a certain episode of the "Shuke Beta" cartoon was filmed and submitted for review, I was given a revision opinion. Some of the content disrespected the original work. After I heard about it, I was very happy and proud. I guess this is because my readers have grown up. The oldest readers may be 55 years old, and they have a deep impression of the original work. By chance, he was on my side."
Zheng Yuanjie believes that the difficulty in adapting "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta" into a big movie is that it is difficult to agree with everyone, "This work has six generations of readers, and their expectations must be different. . The people born in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s all have their own unique perspectives and expectations. I think this is more difficult, but fortunately the screenwriter and director have done a lot based on the original work. Innovation makes the story more in line with the tastes of modern minors, which is handled quite well."
Zheng Yuanjie has already watched the movie "Shuke Beta: Pentagram Flying Saucer" and is very satisfied. "The key to success in film and television works is Story and language. In fact, no matter how technology develops, good movies still need to rely on excellent literary foundations. Movies just present the charm of literary works to the audience in a more intuitive way. On these two points, this movie does a great job Very good. I applaud Pipilu Company and the film and television team for their courage to try and their great efforts. I believe that this movie will bring joy and touching to the audience, and I hope it can become a classic. , will remain in people's hearts for a long time."
Zheng Yaqi is the first reader of Shuke and Beta. In the movie, a tribute to his father Zheng Yuanjie
Zheng Yuanjie and Zheng Yaqi, the father and son, are full of feelings for Shuke and Beta. ""The Complete Story of Shuke and Beta" "Biography" was created for a total of 13 years, with a total of 366 episodes. At that time, after each episode was written, I would read it to my son and make revisions based on his reaction. For example, if he almost fell asleep while listening, I would know Somewhere needs improvement. Yaqi has been familiar with this work since he was a child, and the idea of the pentagonal flying saucer is also related to him. When I was writing, I asked Shuke and Beta to try all human transportation vehicles such as aircraft carriers, helicopters, and tanks... One time when we were playing Frisbee, Yaqi said that they should have a new tool like a flying saucer. I said that someone had written about a flying saucer, and he said that you should write a different flying saucer, so we came up with a name called Five-pointed Flying Saucer. . Therefore, Yaqi can be regarded as the first reader of Shuke and Beta in the world, and the story of the pentagonal flying saucer was chosen for this big movie. I think it is also related to this special complex."
was in the previous cartoon "Shu Ke" "Kebeita" contains Zheng Yaqi's love and respect for his father. For example, on the ceiling of Shuke's room, there is a photo of Zheng Yuanjie when he was a young air force officer; the extracurricular book Shuke held when pretending to study was of Zheng Yuanjie. The author of "The Rat King's Birthday". In "Shuke Beta: Pentagram Flying Saucer", some "tribute" passages are also incorporated into the film, "For example, my classic remarks in the original work are presented in the tone of the characters in the play. I believe these plots will make Old readers feel more cordial and bring a knowing smile."
In addition, Zheng Yuanjie was also invited to dub in the film. He said with a smile that he had to record just a few lines a hundred times before passing them. "I was dubbing the character of a TV announcer. I didn't have many lines. However, firstly, I didn't like to repeat them, and secondly, I was old. I feel that my usual speech is too different, so I always laugh. In contrast, my granddaughter passed as a voice actor in one go, which makes me deeply feel my own shortcomings."
Don't "roll" your children, parents What needs to be improved is his
Zheng Yuanjie has an eclectic and unique understanding of educating children. At that time, Zheng Yaqi's growth was legendary. When Zheng Yaqi was 8 years old, Zheng Yuanjie said to him: "Before the age of 18, I will give you whatever you want. After 18 years old, I will not care about you, but you will give me whatever I want." What am I?" Zheng Yaqi stopped going to school after graduating from primary school, and Zheng Yuanjie compiled 10 sets of teaching materials for him.In the end, Zheng Yaqi, who only had a primary school diploma, relied on self-study and self-discipline to successfully manage his father's intellectual property into a cultural brand with an income of over 100 million.
Talking about the current education of her granddaughter, Zheng Yuanjie said, "We adopt a method that combines school education and family education. To educate children, we need to look far away and be able to foresee the future more than ten years later. The two most important points are Yes, one is good moral character; the other is rich imagination."
Zheng Yuanjie said that "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta", whether it is a book or a film and television work, is trying to tell children one thing, that is, We may not be able to choose our origin, but the right to choose our life path is in our own hands. Excellent moral character is the magic weapon to win in life. “In my contacts with many successful people, I have a deep understanding: Although the competition may be very fierce at the beginning, involving appearance, family background, education, IQ, EQ, etc., in the end, it is moral character that determines the outcome. . If a person’s moral character is problematic, no matter how good he is in other aspects, he will eventually fail.
Zheng Yuanjie’s granddaughter is now in fifth grade. “She has a wide range of hobbies. In addition to my fairy tales, she also likes other things.” Animation works. She is very interested in design and seems to intend to develop in this direction in the future. I told her that with the development of AI artificial intelligence, many design tasks may no longer require manpower. She asked me if I would no longer have a career in design when I grow up. I told her that theoretically, some professions might disappear, and I suggested that she work more on imagination, because this is something that AI cannot replace. She said, how can we cultivate imagination? I said, go read all of Grandpa’s works. There are more than 300 books and more than 20 million words, all based on imagination. The stories in them are very bizarre. This is the embodiment of imagination. "
Talking about the current social competition incentives, parents and children are inevitably "studying" constantly. Zheng Yuanjie said that "stirring" is inevitable, but we must pay attention to the direction and do not try to get rid of those abilities that artificial intelligence is destined to replace. "For example, you can't participate in future competition by relying only on memory, and 'memorizing skills' is basically useless. What artificial intelligence lacks most is imagination. If you have a rich imagination, you can put seemingly unrelated things into perspective." If you connect them, you can become a leader in the industry, because everything in the world is actually connected, but people often ignore this.
In addition, Zheng Yuanjie believes that parents should not "involve" their children. What parents need to improve is themselves. "In fact, every child is the shadow of the parent. If the moral character of the parent is flawed, it will also be fully reflected in the child." come out. Parents are the most important role models for their children, not just sending their children to a good school or spending money to enroll in various cram schools. Every word and deed of parents will affect their children, including neighborhood relationships, family environment, etc. Communicating with children at the dinner table is also a good opportunity to educate them. Don’t think that children don’t understand anything when they are still young. In fact, they have insight into everything. "
Zheng Yuanjie gave an example of her daughter's growth: "When my daughter was in her senior year of high school, she graduated first in her grade. When she reads, she basically just flips through the book and memorizes it all at the same time. She is a child who loves taking exams endlessly. I often say, did I hold her in the wrong position? It seems that there was no such gene in my family before. In fact, when my daughter was in school, I never told her to work hard. I just set an example for her through my own actions. I always said in my heart, Zheng Yuanjie, you have to work hard. I used to be a fat man weighing over 200 kilograms. However, in order to accompany my daughter in her final year of high school, I decided to lose weight and lost 50 kilograms in 7 months. It is more effective for parents to become perfect than to expect or force their children to be 'perfect'."
Zheng Yuanjie believes that from the perspective of children, there is no essential change in each generation, but they are definitely better than each generation. "Although the tools in their lives have changed, for example, today's children prefer mobile phones and games. , but the essence of human beings has always remained unchanged, and the pursuit of beautiful quality has also remained unchanged. "
The first profession is a writer, the second profession is an ostomy
As the king of fairy tales, Zheng Yuanjie himself is only an "elementary school graduate" because he changed the composition "The early bird catches the worm" that the primary school teacher asked him to write. "The early worm is eaten by the bird" was expelled. However, this did not affect his subsequent study and research. He found a new path of his own. Today, Zheng Yuanjie still likes to continue to explore the unknown. He revealed, At present, the focus of my work has changed. "Starting from the next batch of printed books, my resume will be changed to say that the first profession is a writer, and the second profession is an ostomy surgeon. "
Regarding the new identity of "ostomy surgeon," Zheng Yuanjie told reporters: "My father is 92 years old this year and was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in May. For treatment, my father underwent major surgery, including an enterostomy, where fecal matter is removed directly from the body through an opening in the abdomen and placed into a bag. I have been caring for my father for seven months now after the surgery. During the nursing process, I was the one who changed the ostomy bag, so I started to research the ostomy supplies in depth. I found that although there are various ostomy products on the market, their prices are generally high and their designs are complicated. My father’s ostomy bag costs 80 yuan each. If you use one per day, some patients with limited financial conditions They couldn't afford it, so they even had to use garbage bags and tape instead. "
In order to experience this demand and comfort, Zheng Yuanjie even tried to use these ostomy supplies himself. He put the ostomy supplies used by his father in his arms to experience and found room for improvement, "I decided to develop a more Practical and inexpensive ostomy supplies. Currently, we are preparing to apply for a patent and name it ‘Shuke brand ostomy product’. An internationally renowned ostomy supplies company has already contacted me, hoping to purchase this patent. "
Zheng Yuanjie said that his future goal is to provide better care products for China's "ostomates". Currently, there are 1.3 million people with ostomies in China, and this number is growing at a rate of 150,000 per year. Another On the one hand, Zheng Yuanjie also wants to warn people to avoid intestinal diseases through written works. "The so-called 'preventive treatment by doctors', I hope to tell people the importance of preventing intestinal cancer. For example, avoid eating pickled foods and barbecues, and avoid eating for a long time." Do not sit still, stand up and move around at the right time, do not stay up late, etc. These changes in living habits can help prevent the occurrence of bowel cancer. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
editor/Qiao Ying
