"The Rise of a Great Power" was first co-produced by China Television Media and other production agencies under CCTV, and was broadcast on CCTV Economic Channel in 2006 as a 12-episode TV documentary. The film records the rise of the nine great powers in the modern history of the world: Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, and the United States.

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall!

This documentary reviews the process of the great powers, their rise, development, decline and so on. Soon after it was screened on China Central Television, it quickly received extremely wide attention and comments at home and abroad.

Overseas countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and other countries have also introduced the documentary "The Rise of Great Powers" produced in China, which has been translated into dozens of languages for screening, which has aroused major repercussions in countries around the world.

After the CCTV version of "The Rise of a Great Power", Hong Kong TVB also followed suit and produced a documentary of the same name.

This copycat documentary has been widely praised by international media such as the BBC and the New York Times. However, the "Rise of a Great Power" produced by TVB is basically a copycat CCTV version, and the sophistication of the production is far inferior to the CCTV version.

In addition to the documentary film of "The Rise of Great Powers", there are hundreds of versions of "The Rise of Great Powers" books on the market. Among them, the Tang Jin editor-in-chief edition of "The Rise of Great Powers" by the People's Publishing House is the most popular in the book market.

Zhang Shaojie did not have the CCTV version or TVB version of the "Rise of a Great Power" documentary in his computer, so he had to copy Tang Jin's "The Rise of a Great Power" book!

Tang Jin's "The Rise of a Great Power" is a little less CCTV documentary; Three-dimensional and intuitive.

But it is also based on summarizing the rise and fall of history, and Tang Jin's version was only written after the CCTV documentary was released, and it is generally close to the style of the CCTV version.

Zhang Shaojie used it for a while, and the historical explanation part was mainly based on the Tang and Jin versions, and as for the part that summarized the gains and losses based on history, it was a large number of Zhang Shaojie's own views!

―――――― Jin Yong saw the stack of manuscripts sent by Zhang Shaojie and began to think it was a novel. However, when he saw that Zhang Shaojie's manuscript was actually a history book, he immediately frowned and said, "Can history books be written casually?" If the historical information is not thoroughly understood, it will be a shame to write it! The slightest flaw will be criticized by historians! ”

Zhang Shaojie smiled: "Teacher, you should take a look in detail!" I am not special when I write this, but from the perspective of summarizing the lessons of history! In terms of historical details, they are all brushed off and not elaborated in detail. Moreover, most of the historical materials I refer to mainstream history books, I have carefully checked, it should be relatively rigorous! ”

Jin Yong said: "Okay! You write novels, you can post them casually. It is necessary to be cautious in summing up such a heavy subject as the rise and fall of history. This is because most of the readers of Ming Pao are intellectuals who are familiar with history books and know politics in detail, and the slightest omission will be ridiculed. Wait for me to check it for you first, there are really no major omissions, and I will naturally publish it for you. ”

"Good! The manuscript is placed here with the teacher first! ”

Zhang Shaojie believes that history books like "The Rise of Great Powers" have actually been edited by a large number of historical experts, and although it cannot be said that there are no flaws, they are always more rigorous than most books on the market, at least they can reach the rigor of history textbooks for middle school students!

In middle school history textbooks, many of the views are the concepts of mainstream historians, unless there is a new discovery in history, it is an authoritative history book!

After exchanging history with Jin Yong.

Not long after, Zhang Shaojie once again learned all kinds of knowledge under the supervision of Jin Yong. Now Zhang Shaojie is studying the Analects. Most modern people only learn some excerpts from textbooks about this compulsory Confucian course, and modern people who are familiar with the Analects have become more and more rare.

Although the impact of industrial society on the three outlines and five constants in the Analects, and other Confucian hierarchical order systems, have collapsed. However, from a cultural point of view, some virtues advocated by Confucianism, as well as the concepts of being a man, cultivating one's own surname, and serving the country, are also of great positive significance.

Especially in the impact of industrialization, when the lower limit of morality is declining and people are becoming more and more indifferent, it is the time when the virtues in traditional culture need to be promoted to the society again!

Learning the doctrines of traditional Confucianism is not to be pedantic and sour, but to purify one's self-cultivation and improve one's inner literacy and virtues.

At least under the influence of "Analects", one of them is that he has a continuous understanding of the concise and concise techniques of the ancients.

In terms of life, Zhang Shaojie also constantly shows a humble and gentlemanly demeanor.

Of course, Zhang Shaojie's demeanor is also limited.

Sometimes, when he is angry, he lacks the kung fu to nourish his qi, and he will also scold others, which is also the reason why Zhang Shaojie's knowledge and mentality are not as calm as Jin Yong.

After the homework is done.

Zhang Shaojie suddenly said: "Teacher, what do you think of Hong Kong Man?" ”

Jin Yong was stunned and said: "Hong Kong man? In fact, although Hong Kong comics have millions of readers in Hong Kong, and the popular Hong Kong comics can sell 100,000 copies per issue, Jin Yong has never read long-form comics serialized in this book, the United States, Hong Kong and other places.

On the contrary, Jin Yong has read a lot of comedy cartoons and political satirical cartoons that often appear in newspapers, and some short satirical cartoons are often published in "Ming Pao".

Zhang Shaojie explained: "Huang Yulang's comic company has recently recruited a large number of new painters to expand the team. In addition to the comics "Dragon Tiger Gate" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", which have sold more than 100,000 copies, Yulang International also has more than 10 kinds of comics. However, there are still very few excellent comic scripts! Since the big sales of "Dragon Tiger Gate" and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", Huang Yulang intends to continue to adapt martial arts comics. If the teacher is willing to authorize Huang Yulang to adapt your novel, I am willing to match! ”

Jin Yong frowned and said: "My novel has been read by millions of people in Hong Kong, and I have also made movies and TV series!" The plots are all familiar, and readers of the adapted comics are willing to read the content of the plot again? ”

Zhang Shaojie smiled: "Hehe! Knowing the plot early also has the benefit of knowing the plot early. Although it can't bring a lot of suspense to readers, the popularity of the novel itself can also promote the sales of comics."

"Huang Yulang asked you to tell me, right?" Jin Yong suddenly looked at Zhang Shaojie playfully.

Zhang Shaojie said embarrassedly: "The teacher sees it!" You can see it at a glance! Yes, it was indeed commissioned by Huang Yulang, and he wanted to adapt your novels such as "Dragon Babu", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and so on. You know, these novels have millions of words, and if you adapt the comic plot, you can serialize more than 100 issues. If 20,000 copies can be sold in each issue, the teacher will get 5% of the comic adaptation license, and a novel can get 1.5 million shares, which is very cost-effective! ”

Jin Yong groaned: "I also know that Hong Kong's martial arts comic adaptations can only sell one or two thousand copies, and many Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts novels are adapted into comics, or even only a few hundred copies, and a few issues will be cut in half." Not only did it not gain much benefit, but it also damaged the writer's face very much! You ask Huang Yulang to give me 10,000 yuan per issue, and I will authorize him to adapt it! ”

Zhang Shaojie hurriedly persuaded: "Teacher, if it sells well, you will lose money if you ask for such a price!"

Jin Yong smiled: "It's just a windfall, not a loss!" The remuneration I received for publishing a book that year was only a few million yuan. Now that Huang Yulang is authorized to adapt comics, a comic can also earn a million, what's the dissatisfaction! ”

Zhang Shaojie nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you tell Huang Yulang." ”

Jin Yong waved his hand and said, "Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter!" I asked the secretary to call Huang Yulang, and I asked the lawyer of "Ming Pao" to write the contract back, and let him sign it, just do it! ”

Zhang Shaojie was speechless.

Anyway, Huang Yulang is also the overlord of the comics industry, Jin Yong didn't even give him a negotiation, and directly asked Huang Yulang to sign the contract prepared by Jin Yong, which was quite domineering.

However, this is also Jin Yong's dissatisfaction with Huang Yulang's previous poaching. Although Zhang Shaojie apprenticed to Jin Yong, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was still serialized in "Ming Pao" and "Martial Arts and History".

However, if there were no physical books published by Yulang International competing with "Ming Pao" and "Martial Arts and History" for readers, then the circulation of "Martial Arts and History" might reach 200,000 copies per issue, instead of about 100,000 copies as it is now!

Although Jin Yong deliberately gave Huang Yulang a disadvantage, it also means that the cooperation between Jin Yong and Huang Yulang is more than 20 years earlier than in history!

Historically, it was not until the 21st century that Jin Yong's novels were authorized to Huang Yulang to adapt comics at an adaptation price of HK$10,000 per issue. However, at that time, the number of readers of Hong Kong comics was seriously reduced, and the benefits obtained from the adaptation were definitely not as good as those in the golden age of Hong Kong comics in the 80s!

Yulang International's adaptation of Jin Yong's novel in advance also means that in the future, Hong Kong's martial arts comics will bloom!

Zhang Shaojie's "The Legend of Double Dragons and Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" and Huang Yulang's "Dragon and Tiger Gate" are the leaders of martial arts comics at this time!

And Ma Rongcheng's "Chinese Heroes" is still in the preparation period!

Jin Yong's novels such as "Dragon Babu" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" were adapted into comics in advance, which can basically feed hundreds of comic talents.

Cultivating more than 100 comic talents is too rare and valuable for Hong Kong comics

Zhang Shaojie began to be relieved to think, Hong Kong Man, Hong Kong Man, work hard!

Internally, let's improve the quantity and quality of comics, and externally expand the market outside Hong Kong, as well as expand into the fields of movies, TV dramas, games, and cartoons.

Not to mention surpassing the comics, it will also become the second most influential comic production base in the world after the comics!

China's animation industry, after the reform and opening up, is relatively sluggish! In the early years of the Republic of China, China was already the first country to produce cartoons in the 20s! At the beginning of liberation, China's unique traditional ink cartoons, as well as cartoon fairy tales, were produced at a high level and stood among the world's pinnacles at that time. During the period from the 40s to the 60s, the masters of comics and animation learned from Chinese comic and cartoon films.

However, this has been too much for many years, and China's animation production has always been eating from the old book, and it is still stuck at the level of the 50s. Moreover, the domestic animation preaching surname is too strong, and the market competitiveness is insufficient.

Therefore, after the reform and development, the animation film was gradually introduced, and the animation in China could not withstand the impact of the animation at all!

Hong Kong's comics, which are also relatively unfortunate, began to flourish in the 70s and reached their peak in the 80s. However, Gangman did not expand to the ACG industry in time - the operation of the whole industry chain of "novel + comic + animation + game + peripheral goods" is the king!

China's ink animation industry, dominated by the Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio, is in decline, and Zhang Shaojie is beyond the reach of the whip and is powerless to save it.

After all, it is a state-owned enterprise within the system, and Zhang Shaojie is just a Hong Kong civilian, and he is not able to influence a state-owned film organization like "Shangmei Film".

However, at least Zhang Shaojie can still experience changing the history of Hong Kong Man!

If Hong Kong comics expand into the ACG industry, the wonderful "ink animation" industry in modern Chinese history at that time may be able to revive the Hong Kong market

(To be continued)