Chapter 615: In the hearts of a thousand people, there are a thousand Monkey King!
The popularity of "The Legend of Wukong" is foreseeable!
First of all, Li Yi's name is displayed there.
To put it bluntly, with Li Yi's current fame and status, he can become famous even if he writes shit.
This is the star effect. Li Yi is not a star, but to some extent, his fame is better than that of a star.
Celebrities can dream of making headlines and trending searches, let alone the work of a top director like Li Yi?
The paintings painted by a certain celebrity are actually of the same quality, but why can they fetch sky-high prices?
The calligraphy written by a certain star may only be better than ordinary people, but it can be praised by countless people. In fact, the same reason is true!
What's more, many people may not like "The Legend of Wukong", but this work was once very popular and was regarded as a fan classic of "Journey to the West". It may be said that it is the expression of angry youth, but it may be said that it is blind.
Just scribbling.
But in such a work, there is always something that can touch you, and there is always something desirable.
What's more, in this world, the author of this work is Li Yi!
Many celebrities have forwarded and recommended "The Legend of Wukong"!
"Once upon a time, we were all such lawless monkeys, but fate will eventually make us wear a tight spell. When we laugh while holding flowers, we may still be able to see the jumping monkey in our eyebrows."
"A legend written from the heart of a monkey and written into the hearts of millions of monkeys!"
"Maybe the anguish and passion of youth will exist forever, so even if "The Legend of Wukong" disappears into obscurity one day, it can easily touch the hearts of young people."
"A monkey singing and dancing at the end of solitude is a bit more noisy than millions of sentient beings in the world."
Of course, there are many people who like it, and there are also many people who don't like it.
"It's just a messy and messy work. I really don't know why so many people are touting it. Is it just because the person who wrote this work is called Li Yi?"
"Disappointment, an inexplicable work, inexplicable dialogues, inexplicable interpretations, this is a blasphemy against the famous work!"
"If it weren't for the author Li Yi, would there still be so many people praising it?"
Then the two sides got into a fight, and it doesn’t matter whether they like it or not!
But the fact is that Li Yi's goal was achieved.
"The Legend of Wukong" came out and quickly became popular on the Internet.
In fact, without going into the core or spirit of it, the reason why this work became so popular so quickly is that even some people who were originally not interested in "Journey to the West" have become interested. In Li Yi's opinion, the main reason is
The reason is inseparable from the fact that there are many classic sentences in this work.
"When five hundred years of time are just a trap, why are the characters in the empty time suffering and why are they happy?"
"Maybe when everyone is born, he thinks that this field exists for him alone. When he finds out that he is wrong, he starts to grow up!"
"Don't die, and don't live alone."
"What's the use of giving birth to me? You can't laugh. What's the use of destroying me? It won't reduce your arrogance!"
"If the sky presses on me and splits the sky, if the earth restrains me and crushes the earth, we will be born free, who dares to be high above us!"
"If you go and never come back, you will never come back!"
"I want this day..."
"I have a dream......"
These sentences are not obscure and difficult to understand. On the contrary, some are domineering and revealing, some are literary and youthful, some are full of philosophy (suitable for showing off), etc., etc.
It can be said that it is precisely because of these classic sentences that this work truly became popular.
Because you may not understand it, or you may not like it, but you cannot deny that these words and phrases have become synonymous with Internet popularity.
Journey to the West has successfully become popular again.
While everyone is commenting on "The Legend of Wukong", they will also discuss and controvert.
And the only thing that cannot be separated is Monkey King, the Monkey King!
"The Legend of Wukong" is an interpretation of "Journey to the West", and "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" is actually another interpretation of "Journey to the West"!
Although the two interpretations are different, they have the same core point: the Monkey King, the Monkey King!
Because as long as you read Journey to the West and watch "The Legend of Wukong", you will definitely not be able to forget that monkey!
And this is Li Yi's purpose. It is impossible to expect "The Legend of Wukong" to be recognized by everyone.
In the hearts of a thousand people, there are a thousand Monkey King!
Just like your lover, although you know that she is not good-looking and has a bad personality, but because you like her, she is perfect in your heart!
The same is true for the Monkey King. Everyone has their own favorite image of the Monkey King in their hearts.
Therefore, don’t expect to convince everyone with just one fan interpretation.
But if it can resonate with some people and oppose it to some people, then it will actually be successful.
Just like the core of "The Legend of Wukong", the rebels such as Tang Seng failed in the end, but they also succeeded, sowing the unyielding spirit and the spirit of resistance into the world.
And these will one day take root and sprout.
In the same way, "The Legend of Wukong" is actually just a thread, an introduction, which refocuses people's attention on "Journey to the West", the Monkey King, and Monk Tang.
And obviously, if only this is the case, it has been successful.
The topics on the Internet about "The Legend of Wukong" and "Journey to the West" have become hundreds and thousands of times more popular than before the appearance of "The Legend of Wukong"!
The most intuitive situation is that when many people are discussing "The Legend of Wukong" and "Journey to the West", even if you are not so interested in it, you will still pay attention to it.
As a result, the popularity of many works related to "Journey to the West" suddenly skyrocketed.
Film and television works and literary works related to "Journey to the West" that have passed for many years have gradually been dug up again.
The craze for Journey to the West has begun, and this is Li Yi’s original purpose!
To put it bluntly, "The Legend of Wukong" is nothing more than a promotional tool for "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage"!
However, this tool is a bit special!
Of course, it is definitely not enough to just rely on "The Legend of Wukong" to make Journey to the West popular, because the popularity of "The Legend of Wukong" and the popularity of Journey to the West have not yet been transferred to "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage"!
Therefore, we need to take the second step!
As for this second step, Li Yi had already prepared it early.
Once this step is taken, we can successfully graft the Journey to the West craze created by "The Legend of Monkey King" onto the animated film "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage".
So, when "The Legend of Wukong" ended, Li Yi's Weibo was updated again after being silent for a few days.
This time, it can be said that the picture is in vain!
The first thing Li Yi released was a poster for "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage".
There is nothing wrong with this in itself. In fact, although "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" did not do much publicity before, it is not a secret to many people.
In fact, when "The Legend of Wukong" was first released, some people suspected that Director Gou was prepping for the new film.
However, later on, everyone was attracted by "The Legend of Wukong". In addition, Li Yi only updated "The Legend of Wukong" and did not mention "The Return of the Great Sage", so everyone forgot about it.
After many people saw this poster of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage", their first reaction was to laugh!
Because the first promotional poster for "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" has the slogan on it that makes people unable to help complaining: "As expected of you, Director Dog!"
