Ultraman has a tradition.

From the earliest "Ultra Q" monster photography to the hero photography of "Ultraman", Tsuburaya likes to carry private goods in the plot.

Nowhere is this more evident than during the Showa period.

The screenwriter at that time, the old man Showa led by Tetsuo Kaneshiro, had a very strong sense of social responsibility and artistic feelings.

They want to convey their thoughts and opinions through the medium of "Ultraman", give the work a richer ideological value, and let children establish a correct view of good and evil.

Three major problems came into being!

With the change of the times, the acquisition of Foundation B has darkened Showa's feelings and sense of social responsibility. In addition, children don't like plots that are too deep and didactic, so they ......

Traditions are gradually being forgotten.

Perhaps, this is also an industry trend!

After entering the Heisei period, the Ultraman series significantly reduced the number of "deep didactic" plays. Extreme social contradictions and phenomena, screenwriters rarely criticize and name them.

But once in a while!

For example, in the 11th episode of Tiga's "Requiem", using the Abron cell, the screenwriter created a sad and lamentable-lamentable character - Ryosuke Sanada.

He was a good friend of Horii.

Growing up, he was full of desire to be the first. No matter what kind of first it is, he is not willing to lose to others.

However, he lost twice to Horii.

Once was a childhood bet that whoever held her breath underwater for a long time would be Sayaka's boyfriend.

One time was the victory team, and Ryosuke, whose parents were both genius scientists, was rejected by the victory team. And Horii, who has been inferior to him since he was a child, became a member of the victory team.

Actually, one more time!

Ryosuke liked Sayaka, but Sayaka dumped him and finally chose Horii. However, Sayaka chose Horii and even married him, which happened after that.

Ryosuke, who has a strong "competitive spirit" and is unwilling to fail, loses to Horii twice in a row, and the psychological distortion steals the Abron cells and implants them in the body, which eventually leads to tragedy.

In all fairness, Ryosuke did something wrong.

He was wrong not to have stolen the Abyron cells and implanted them in his body. As for the practice of "striving for the first place in everything", there is nothing wrong with putting it in the domestic environment.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, the teachers, parents, classmates and friends around me have instilled the so-called "I want to be the first" thinking.

Gu Miao was worried about this.

Although under Meng Lang's adaptation, Ryosuke became "Liang Jie". But what has changed is only the name, and his personality and personality have not changed.

Tragedy is still tragedy!

Liang Jie, who had to fight for the first place in everything, finally died of his competitiveness.

This plot may not be much of a problem in neon. But in the context of special education in China, the problem is very serious!

After all......

This plot can easily be misinterpreted and enter into the debate of "which education method is better", causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

Meng Lang was also worried about causing misunderstandings.

Therefore, he deliberately erased the existence of "Liang Jie's parents" in the script, and blamed Liang Jie's behavior on "psychological distortion".

Moreover, he also added a piece of dialogue.

After the Great Gu Gang found out Liang Jie's file, Horii went to confront Liang Jie and asked him if he had implanted Abron cells.

And Liang Jie's answer is:

"I tried my best, but I couldn't be the first. But the Ablon cells can help me make my wishes come true......"

A simple and brutal way to deal with it.

Liang Jie's tragedy was completely self-inflicted. If it weren't for his competitive spirit and his intention to use Abron cells to achieve "corner overtaking", how could he end up like this?

It's been changed like this!

If after the new episode is broadcast, there are still people who think of the education system, Meng Lang will be completely convinced.

......

A new episode of Tiga is being filmed.

And the first round of "Armored Warriors: The Prequel to the Punishment of the Sky", which has already been broadcast, has also recently launched the second round of replays.

The Armor Summoner continues to sell well!

Xingtian camera and flying shadow MP3 are still the same, and the sales that had declined slightly have gradually recovered with the second round of replays.

And the King Kong console ......

Perhaps, this is an unprecedented super dark horse!

In the early stage of Xingtian's broadcast, the sales of King Kong game consoles were miserable and the popularity was bleak, roughly equivalent to the Xuanwu warriors in the "Legend of Heavenly Fire", and no one cared about them.

After Meng Lang decided to cut the price, sales increased significantly. From no one cares, it has gradually become the new favorite of children, and its popularity and sales have surpassed Xingtian.

The reason is simple!

Xingtian camera is very good, but the price is really discouraged. Children from ordinary families can only lie in front of the PD window and drool wildly......

King Kong consoles are different!

First of all, it's cheap. For less than 100 yuan, you can buy a new "PSP nesting doll" game console, and you can play PSP games anytime and anywhere, which is very tempting.

Secondly, it's informative!

Cameras, MP3s, etc., are far less attractive to children than a game console that can be connected to the Internet.

That's why sales popularity jumped to the first place!

You think that's the end of it?

The road to legend of King Kong has just begun!

The popularity of the prequel to Xingtian is more focused on "plot characters", and the ability to bring goods to peripheral derivatives is far inferior to "Four-wheel Drive Brothers" or "Bakugan Kid".

Therefore, King Kong game console, as the double champion of Xingtian IP popularity and sales, cannot enter the top ten on the PD list.

Don't talk about the top ten, the top 20 can't get in.

Look at the big brothers on the list!

Taking the 2021 Q2 financial report as an example, the first place is the super team, with global sales exceeding 1.51 billion, in US dollars!

Kamen Rider 2nd place, 1.208 billion!

Ultraman third place, 1.034 billion!

Transformers has neither new works nor new products, and gnaws the old book in fourth place, 931 million!

The situation of the four-wheel drive brothers is similar to that of the Transformers, but the accessories are selling well, ranking fifth with 927 million......

What kind of gods are these?

With nine-figure sales at every turn, the unit is still in US dollars, and the transformation device of the three Xingtian brothers really can't sell so much!

After all, they are all dependent on the domestic market.

This is a sad ranking, Xingtian has not yet started broadcasting abroad, and the sales are only domestic. No matter how you rank, it is impossible to squeeze into the top ten.

But......

After entering August, it suddenly exploded, and single-handedly brought the entire Xingtian IP sales into the top 10 of the overall list!

Almost stabbed Tiga's chrysanthemum......

Although it is a "monthly ranking", I don't know how it will perform next month, but this dark horse potential still stunned PD executives.

Even Meng Lang was stunned.

The prequel to Xingtian is over, and the postquel has not been broadcast, and the cancer heals itself for no reason, which is too mysterious, right?

"What happened?" he asked.

"It seems to be because of a game......"

Ma Teng explained: "The new product that PD Games has just launched requires a King Kong game console with King Kong Belt and King Kong cards to play. ”

Could it be the ......

A game to capture the Nether, train them and work together?

Meng Lang blinked.