Beijing, 9 Sep (Zhongxin Net) -- "Family, I have been wandering outside for a long time, and I am lost. The short drama "Escape from the British Museum" became a hit, and for a while, the topic of cultural relics protection and recourse became a hot topic on the Internet. On the 6th, the last episode of the short drama was launched, "The next stop is, Gem (Home) Road." "Poked the tears of netizens again.
"National treasure escape" or "national treasure home"?
The short film is anthropomorphic and tells the story of a Chinese tangle jade pot who escapes from the British Museum, encounters a Chinese media personality working overseas, and then embarks on the road home together. This short drama, which is less than 20 minutes in total, hides the creator's intentions everywhere, and many details have been stripped and savored by netizens.
When I first met, Xiao Yuju's cheeks were dirty, and he lamented that the male protagonist and his roommate could live in such a large "cabinet". Some netizens posted photos of themselves when they visited the British Museum, and the Chinese tangle thin tire jade pot was placed with other artworks, without a name introduction, only replaced by a number 3. "It's a lamp, it's a Chinese tangle thin tire jade pot!" In the play, the little jade pot can finally make a name for himself.
Video screenshot of the short film "Escape from the British Museum".
Some people question, why is the protagonist of a short film calling for the return of cultural relics by the British Museum not a cultural relics. The Chinese tangle thin tire jade pot, also known as the jasper thin tire teapot, was made by the jade carving master Yu Ting in 2011 and entered the British Museum in 2017. The Chinese tangle thin-tire jade pot is not a cultural relic, but a modern work of art.
Some people speculate that this is because the little jade pot is the youngest and most likely to find home. Other artifacts were taken away in sacks by looters during the war-torn era, and they cannot remember the way they came. In the latest episode, Xiao Yuju revealed his mission, which is to return to China with letters from "brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and grandparents" to find relatives and pass on the thoughts and calls of "relatives".
"Uncle of the luthier terracotta figurines, the aunt of the flute master terracotta figurines asked me to tell you, let's finish the unfinished "Long Song Line" another day."
"Tang Dama, I'm Tang Xiaoma, we haven't seen each other for one hundred and sixty-three years in the blink of an eye. Every day after the foreigners left, I would run a few laps around this cage, running and running, and I would remember the vow we made hundreds of years ago to meet and run all over the great rivers and mountains together..."
"Grandpa Long'er Tiger Foot, Uncle Chaoguan Ear Stove wants to tell you, 'The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, and he should be self-reliant. A patriotic man, he is not afraid of the ninefold abyss. Seniors do not have to worry about it, although I am in thousands of miles, I still do not fall, patriotic heart. ’”
Video screenshot of the short film "Escape from the British Museum".
"Fellow countrymen, my brother was abducted by foreigners in the war, our brothers are a couple, if he goes home first, he must be! Be sure to tell me! ”
"Come, give you a poem to your father, a cup and a cup to read your hometown, and touch each other and whisper heartfelt."
"Now Bai Shouxiang's heart is exhausted, and the journey back is in a dream."
The dialogue of cultural relics spanning thousands of years shocked the hearts of every audience.
Video screenshot of the short film "Escape from the British Museum".
The Liao Sancai Luohan in the British Museum said: "The reunion is between one leaf Bodhi." Guanyin, a wooden carver, said, "I have long forgotten about the return. It's just that this wooden body can bear the apologies of the thief, but it can't move, so people linger their gaze. Finally, the cultural relics spoke in unison: "May the mountains and rivers be unharmed, and the home and country be eternally safe." It just echoes the name of the male protagonist - Zhang Yongan.
After completing the task, the little jade pot decided not to stay, because "Chinese don't do that kind of thing of stealing chickens and dogs, one day, I will go home with beautiful scenery and dignity." ”
"Let one soul awaken another"
The popularity of "Escape from the British Museum" is no accident, it is a work that is both creative and deep, containing a strong sense of home and country. Small short dramas also have a big perspective, and the self-media people in the new era are young and sincere, idealistic and willing to work. They chose the same path as Zhang Yongan in the play, "Don't you think it's cool to raise your pen, face the flames of the world, and speak for the vulnerable?" ”
"Escape from the British Museum" is co-created by two post-90s self-media people "Pancake Fruit Boy" and "Summer Sister Oh". In the early stage of the short film's launch, the British Museum was asked by many countries to return their cultural relics, which poked at the heart of every Chinese who strongly hoped that the lost overseas cultural relics would return home as soon as possible.
On August 8, local time, the news of the theft of the collection of the British Museum came, and the relevant cultural relics can be traced back to the 16th century BC. Less than 15 days later, Hartwig Fischer, director of the British Museum, resigned. The day after Fisher announced his resignation, the trailer for "Escape from the British Museum" was officially launched.
Screenshot of short video commentary.
This seemingly coincidental existence actually hides a dark line of cultural relay. At the beginning of 2023, a netizen made a short video and proposed the creative idea of "Escape from the British Museum": "Let the cultural relics scattered in a foreign country return home, and show our profound traditional culture from their perspective." The pancake boy who brushed the video left two words "wait for me" in the comment area.
Now, we know that behind these two words, a group of young people are preparing for half a year, consulting information, running in scripts, stopping for 3 months in the era of "traffic is king", and pushing off business cooperation, and going to the UK to shoot at their own expense. All their efforts are condensed into three episodes of the story.
After the trailer was released, the UP owner "Summer Sister Oh" couldn't hide her excitement, she clearly remembered that when she walked into the Chinese Pavilion of the British Museum, her heart really trembled. "They also hurt one crack after another, what kind of mood will they feel when they see their relatives in a foreign country?" At the same time, she is also proud that she has truly become a warm media person.
Up master "summer sister oh" Weibo screenshot.
"It is a commitment, but also the enthusiasm of self-media people, it is a teenager's hit and miss, it is a sincere heart regardless of the cost, and it is also a contention in the bones of Chinese." Their creations have made the silent cultural relics reverberate with history, awakening the collective memory engraved in the hearts of the sons and daughters of China.
Perhaps this is the meaning of creation, "let one soul awaken another". In the era of free creation, self-media people should shoulder the responsibility of disseminating cultural values and positive social energy. The long-standing traditional Chinese culture is an inexhaustible treasure trove of inspiration for creators. The story of the small jade pot has come to an end, and we look forward to more works carrying Chinese cultural genes and feelings of home and country in the future, and we look forward to more cultural relics lost overseas by China and finding their way home. (End)