Chapter 578: Cat and Mouse

After some rescue, the rat finally left this warm home.

"Perhaps, for it, this is a relief. ”

Luna has no interest in this immobile thing, so He Chen buries the mouse in Yi Jingjiao's back garden at the back of the villa.

Leaving no mark, born in the nameless, died in the nameless, only his body turned into spring mud, making the flowers bloom more gorgeously.

"Dust to dust, dust to earth, may the deceased be at peace, may the living regain liberation. ”

The air of sadness flowed in He Chen's home......

"Hey, how did I know it was so timid! I'm scared too, I'm almost scared to death......" He Chenyan was a little sad, as if he had died of a pet that had been raised for many years, and his expression made Hu Tao restless.

She was weak-hearted, guilty, and aggrieved...... She was obviously scared half to death, but no one came to comfort her, besides, if He Chen hadn't deliberately taken out this thing to scare her, such a thing would not have happened.

"That, big deal, I'll accompany you. Hu Tao finally couldn't stand the harsh criticism in his heart...... Or he couldn't stand He Chen's gaze as if he had seen a murderer, so he said.

"There is only one mouse in the world. He Chen said faintly.

"Isn't it just a hamster, it's only been raised for half a day, as for ......," Hu Tao muttered quietly.

"No, if Luna died, I would be so sad. Even other black cats can't take Luna's place in my heart. Asamiko took in He Chen's words, gently stroked Luna, who was resting on her lap, and said to Hu Tao.

"......" Hu Tao suddenly felt that he was the lowest status person here. Not even a mouse.

"Alright. Stop playing tricks on walnuts. ”

In the end, Yi Jingjiao couldn't stand it anymore. So he stood up and spoke for Hu Tao. Hu Tao also took the opportunity to get together with Yi Jingjiao, pitifully begging for comfort.

In this scene, no one knows who is the winner.

As the saying goes, life is a play.

Although the rat has left He Chen forever, the unlocking quest for Children's Day has been completed.

This time, the Children's Day gift package did give He Chen a surprise: "Tom-and-Jerry", which is commonly known as "Cat and Mouse".

This is a very classic cartoon. Suitable for all ages, the history is much older than "Doraemon", and it has endured. Since its inception in 1940, it has been one of the most popular cartoons in the world, bringing countless joys to generations of audiences of all ages and countries.

"Cat and Mouse" is entirely characterized by farce, and the plot is very intense. Based on the cat and mouse, which are natural enemies in real life, the storyline revolves around Tom, a common domestic cat, and Jerry, a mouse who is in the same room with him but is difficult to catch.

Tom constantly tries to chase away the pesky tenant, but seems doomed to fail. Both the stupid pursuers and the clever prey play endless pranks, without the cruelty of bullying in the animal world. Only the daily trivia and strife between the two neighbors their pranks are very interesting, no matter how intense and tense the game is. Jerry knew it wouldn't get any real damage, and Tom was always spared some flesh and skin.

This story of a clever mouse and a stupid cat does not have the cruelty of bullying in the animal world, only the daily trivialities and disputes between two neighbors, such as Jerry the little mouse stealing Tom's cheese, Tom putting the mousetrap at the door of Jerry's cave, etc., interspersed with countless pranks and humorous scenes, making people feel the innocent pleasure that has not been seen for a long time.

The relationship between them often changes in an instant—turning enemies into friends or rivals: racking their brains and not giving in to each other when they are enemies, and being friends like brothers, and neither of them holds grudges.

The pantomime format adopted by "Cat and Mouse" relies entirely on antics rather than dialogue.

For "Cat and Mouse", He Chen seems to be able to only animate. Although there are also comics of this type, such as four-panel comics such as "Old Master" and so on, the absence of dialogue does not mean that there is no sound, and the lack of background music makes "Cat and Mouse" a lot less fun.

In "Cat and Mouse", the background music is also a highlight, sometimes light and lively, sometimes thrilling, soothing and sleepy, deafening when nervous, the plot of cat chasing mouse and mouse fighting cat is more and more smooth and harmonious with the cooperation of music. On the one hand, it cooperates with the development of the story, and on the other hand, it inspires the imagination of the audience, which is fascinating.

"Cat and Mouse" is not "one" animation, but a brand. It is a standard Hollywood factory product, although it is "Cat and Mouse", but it has changed many authors, so there are many different "painting styles".

Although He Chen can imitate a variety of painting styles, but the same work, constantly changing the painting style, I am afraid that it will make the audience have an awkward and chaotic feeling about this pair of images, and it is easy to play.

So He Chen decided to choose a pair of images that are recognized as more classic as his "Cat and Mouse". The overall style will also be slightly modified.

The original "Cat and Mouse" was just a standard American taste, filled with many things that are very familiar to classic Americans — like the big yellow duck in the bath.

American audiences may have a great sense of substitution, and they will smile when they see something familiar, but for viewers in other parts of the world, they may not see it at all - even if the inserted thing is not important to the whole animation, even if you don't understand it, you can watch it smoothly.

However, He Chen did not want to do this - he promoted their culture for the United States, and the United States did not pay him a salary.

In "Doraemon", He Chen integrates a large amount of Chinese culture into it, full of Chinese flavor characteristics, showing the charm of China to the world, many people who once did not know China at all, are from "Doraemon" to understand this ancient civilization in the East.

"Doraemon" can be regarded as a kind of output of Chinese culture by He Chen, but "Cat and Mouse" is a very "pure" work and is not suitable for similar work.

"The sea is inclusive, there is tolerance, as a world-class work, it seems that this is not bad......"

He Chen's heart suddenly moved, and he had an idea.

"Cat and Mouse" is not all smooth sailing, he has had a glorious period, but also a very dark trough, and even reduced to being closed in the impact library for eight years, so that people are almost forgotten about this pair of cat brothers and rats who brought people countless laughs.

When it appeared again, "Cat and Mouse" also faced a problem that countless Chinese animations have faced - the head of the TV station is a FAN of "Cat and Mouse", but he told the author of "Cat and Mouse" at that time that parents are different now, they like to show their children more and more simple animations that lack violence. The early cat-and-mouse animations were too violent in some places, such as smashing each other's heads with various objects until the big bag protruded. So he proposed to reduce the phenomenon of cat and mouse hostility in the animation and downplay the violent scenes.

So in the post-cat and mouse era, people often see cats and mice going on adventures or sitting on the beach and talking.

The audience of "Cat and Mouse" is young, and He Chen can describe the dismemberment in "EVA", but he will not deliberately transition to depicting violent plots in his works at a young age.

Even the scene of the fat tiger bullying Nobita in "Doraemon" was downplayed by him, after all, these are the contents of the children's childhood memories that should be left to the children, and they should not let a group of pure, clear as little lambs, full of anger and revenge.

Dark content is for adults to see. For those who have not yet formed the three views, He Chen still continues to weave beautiful fairy tales for them.

He Chen definitely wants to downplay one aspect of violence, but at the same time he has to downplay the violence, and at the same time show the opposition and dispute between cat and mouse—such a conflict will lead to a series of interesting stories.

So He Chen came up with an idea: Tom and Jerry live under the same roof, but the two always make the house fly and jump for various reasons, so Tom, who is lazy and always can't catch mice, is kicked out of the house, and the owner hires a rodent extermination brigade or buys a powerful cat, and Jerry also runs out in order to escape. So Tom and Jerry became homeless brothers and sisters, and together they tried to find a way to continue to find a messy home, the two supported each other in difficult times, and after finding a new home, there would be all kinds of chickens and dogs, so the two kept moving, never abandoned, and loved and killed each other.

While the overall story style remains unchanged, He Chen adds an element of "adventure" to it. Because they are always moving, two people can go to various places, which can bring infinite freshness to the audience. Moreover, He Chen can integrate all the customs and characteristics of the world, so that people all over the world can find their own sense of substitution, and they can also see those novel characteristics that have never been seen.

It can be said that in addition to the classic images of Tom and Jerry, this "Cat and Mouse" is completely different from the original...... No, it's the same thing, it's all the same fun!

In fact, "Cat and Mouse" does not need to wait for the system to refresh, this is a work with no main line at all, and He Chen is now fully capable of drawing this work by himself.

However, there are too many serialized things in his hands, and he relies on the system to refresh every time, which makes him form a kind of inertia.

The "Cat and Mouse" that the system refreshed on Children's Day this time can be said to be dispensable, but for He Chen, it is a wake-up call for him...... (To be continued......)