Chapter 36: Sun Yi's Ambition

"What is the intrinsic value of all works of art, calligraphy, paintings, statues or other things?" Sun Yi asked loudly.

Zhang Tong had already seen Jiang Hua coming in, Jiang Hua shook his head and signaled Zhang Tong not to speak. Because Sun Yi hadn't noticed Jiang Hua who came in.

Jiang Hua pulled the little fat Ding and sat in the corner of the store. is in the place where Sun Yi is back. Jiang Hua also needs to observe Sun Yi.

And Sun Yi didn't know that he had been noticed by a terrible "female devil".

He still paid all his attention to Zhang Tong's body, and he smelled loudly: "Boss Zhang, do you think those works of art are really valuable from the actual point of view?"

Before Zhang Tong could answer, Sun Yi himself said negatively: "No, there is no value at all." They cannot satisfy our hunger when we are hungry, and they cannot keep us out of the cold when we are cold. ”

"Ahh Sun Yi had a very clear expression. Zhang Tong was slightly surprised, he really planned to say so. And Jiang Hua, who was sitting in the corner, thought the same way.

"But think about it, do these works of art really have value? Actually, we define their value!"

"Why can a so-called postmodern abstract painting that no one understands sell for millions of dollars in Sofuffie?

"Its actual value to people may not be as meaningful as the boss you make. At least I can feel full and have the heat to keep the cold out of the pancakes you made. Sun Yi said this, and there was a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

"So why do we still have people chasing and liking those works of art? I'm talking about real liking, not including other add-on factors. ”

Zhang Tong touched his cheek and replied: "What you said is too biased, people have spiritual pursuits in addition to being well fed and clothed." These works of art are a spiritual appetite for many people, and many people get inner satisfaction by watching and appreciating artworks. ”

"Yes! Yes, that's what I want to say!" Sun Yi slapped his face: "Spiritual food." ”

"In fact, there are a lot of things in this world that are worthless from the point of view of life. All of their values are defined by people. Artwork is like this. ”

"But one of the things we have to see is can we appreciate these works, and should these art forms of the last hundreds or thousands of years be replaced?"

Sun Yi said his philosophy to Zhang Tong: "Why are only these so-called mainstream arts called art?"

"Why can't we make manga, animation, and plastic figurines the direction of art investment in the new era? Why can't we let those outstanding manga artists become artists who have been recorded in textbooks by later generations? Why can't Akira Toriyama and why can't Miyazaki and other masters enjoy the honor of the palace?"

"Why do you have to define the artistic creation of cartoonists as inferior to the so-called mainstream art?"

"Huh?" Zhang Tong felt that he was a little surprised by the theory of the man in the suit and leather shoes in front of him.

Zhang Tong felt that the person opposite seemed to be very reasonable, but it seemed to be a little crooked.

He pondered for a moment and replied: "Because of the mainstream aesthetics and historical sacrifices?" In fact, Zhang Tong was also a little curious about Sun Yi's theory, anyway, there were no guests yet, and he didn't mind hearing what the other party had to say.

"Mainstream aesthetics? really?" Sun Yi smiled, and Zhang Tong saw a sense of disdain in his smile.

"Leaving aside the masters of classical art and the founders of modern aesthetics. Look at what some of our so-called maverick [artists] are up to. ”

"Get something that no one can understand and point to say "there are deep thoughts here", and make some works that are so ugly that they are disgusting that they say "the aesthetics of the new era is to judge ugliness". Are these really called art?" Although Sun Yi used interrogative sentences, his tone was a tone that had already been judged.

"How many people, except for a few so-called elites, understand these so-called arts?"

Zhang Tong now feels that Sun Yi is becoming more and more interesting, and he is now interested in chatting with Sun Yi.

He asked interestingly: "Hasn't art always been like this?" ”

"No! Art should not be high and low! Real art should be accepted by most people, and feel the beauty and potential spiritual power from it!"

"Art is always for the masses, and when an art is so condescending that the public can no longer understand it, then it is not far from death!"

"And the question of the historical accumulation you mentioned. In fact, Boss Zhang, do you know that it has only been a long time since the jadeite, which is extremely popular in China and obsessed with countless people, has actually been introduced to China?"

"It's only two hundred years! It's just two hundred years. Two hundred years ago, China introduced jadeite from Myanmar and was instantly sought after by everyone. In less than 100 years, it has become a variety equal to mutton fat and white jade. ”

"Before jadeite was introduced to China, there was only the concept of jade in China. And when jadeite was introduced, our ancestors modified the concept of jade and created the theory of jadeite in order to accommodate jadeite. ”

"A foreign stone of different color has become the spiritual sustenance and luxury of the Chinese people in a hundred years, a work of art. Jade can do it, why can't comics!" Jiang Hua, who was sitting in the back, was a little surprised when she heard Sun Yi speak, and then she looked down at her phone, as if she was looking for something more.

"And it's a manga or an anime. The influence of these two-dimensional products has far exceeded that of ordinary calligraphy and painting works. Sun Yi said very seriously.

"And the spirit of the fine works conveyed in the core of the work is really less than that of traditional art? Good cartoonists not only provide us with high-quality paintings, unique characters, but also a variety of twists and turns and bizarre stories. ”

"When the ancients admired those ancient paintings a hundred years ago, they didn't know if they were making up all kinds of stories in their heads?

"The ancient and the modern are the same, and it is not necessary for us to be thick with the past and thin with the present, or thick with the present and thin from the ancient. Society is progressing, and the times are developing. Why can't we look at things with a progressive lens?"

Sun Yi suddenly stood up and grabbed Zhang Tong's shoulder and said, "Boss Zhang, so why can't we be a little bigger?"

"When the stubborn older generation withdraws from the mainstream stage of society, and the younger generation who accept the influence of modern animation takes the right to speak, then the aesthetic taste of this world will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes. And now we should seize that opportunity!"

"We can move and change the world! This project will make me and my partner go down in history!" Sun Yi is ambitious.