Rebirth of the Father of Anime

Even the largest venue cannot accommodate such a large crowd.

Therefore, the school set up a podium for He Chen to give suggestions in front of the library, the largest open space in the school. Through the school's radio, He Chen's voice could be heard in every corner of the school.

On this day, all majors at Yenching University were suspended, and both teachers and students gathered together.

Today belongs to "eva"!

"This is China Central Television! This is China Central Television! Today is He Chen, the author of "eva". On the days when he was in class at Yenching University, we can see that this huge crowd of people came to listen to He Chen's lectures! They are not only students from Yenching University, but also from other schools, from all walks of life, and even from all over the world!"

"Huhu, finally I didn't come here in vain! This is Radio n, wow! So many people! Looking around, they are all people. Everyone has traveled thousands of miles to come here just to listen to one person's class! I have lived so long, This is the first time that someone’s lectures have such great appeal! Do you know who he is? Yes, he is He Chen, the author of the now world-famous "eva", whose pen name is Porter!"

"This is Ping An TV Station..."

"This is TV Tokyo..."

"This is zdf radio station..."

Almost all the world's well-known TV stations came here. When He Chen appeared, they immediately set up their equipment as if they were facing national leaders.

He Chen stood on the podium. The school teacher handed the portable microphone to He Chen. He Chen said thank you and then pinned the microphone to his collar.

With a cough, the whole school immediately fell silent. The audience, whether they were students, office workers, or star scholars, all sat on the floor regardless of each other. His eyes focused on He Chen and he listened carefully.

In early spring, the sun is shining brightly, there are no clouds in the sky, and the gentle breeze blows on your face, making you feel relaxed and happy.

Being stared at by countless eyes, He Chen took a long breath. He said slowly: "Originally, I came here just to teach cartoons to students majoring in comics. I don't know how to teach, so I have been preparing this lesson plan for a long time. Unfortunately, you all came without saying hello, and my lesson plan was ruined. He even pushed me to the podium. I don’t know what to say now. Tell me what you want to hear.”

The crowd in the audience burst into good-natured laughter, and everyone shouted in unison: "Eva!"

He Chen shrugged: "So many people have made so many profound analyzes on "eva".

I don't think I have anything to say, right? "

“We want to hear your ‘eva’!”

“How did you create ‘eva’?”

“What were your thoughts when you created ‘eva’?”

He Chen stretched out his hand, and the chaotic discussion immediately disappeared: "One by one... What were my thoughts when I created "eva"?"

When He Chen plagiarized "eva", he really had to think about it. I just hope people can see the charm of comics.

As for Anno Ruffian's thoughts, I am afraid that no one except himself will understand.

"I don't know... maybe I just like it." He Chen replied. As for this real idea that can no longer be verified, let the audience guess slowly.

There was no noise or argument. In this empty open-air lecture, the audience raised their hands high. Like a student expecting the teacher to call his name.

He Chen pointed at someone at random, and one person in the crowd passed the other microphone to him. The person stood up excitedly, was a little incoherent, and even bit his tongue several times, but still spoke out his questions. : "What exactly is eva?"

Eva serves as an important element throughout the story. What exactly is it?

Some say it is apostles, some say it is desire, some say it is faith.

He Chen thought for a while and replied: ""eva" does not belong to one person. Just like the blending and conflict of the characters in it, "eva" carries the will of all of us. It is not a symbol, not a single point of view, it It’s complicated, and everyone has said a lot about it, so I’ll put forward another one, which is ‘people’.”

He Chen tried his best to minimize his personal influence on "eva". He said that he was "putting forward another" point of view, indicating that he did not deny other people's previous explanations, nor did he affirm any explanation. He just continued to expand the world of "eva" .

"eva" will never be finalized.

"In the 19th episode, Shinji wore his school uniform to fight against the 14th Apostle. In the end, the synchronization rate with Unit 1 reached 400% and was swallowed up. However, in the rescue mission in the 20th episode, it was the pilot who was inserted into the bolt and floated. Convinced, inconsistent, is this a production bug?"

In the original version, Anno also admitted this bug personally, but He Chen still used it.

"I remember that the medical director has already explained it in camera language, so let me talk about my own views. First of all, Unit 1 went into battle. The situation was urgent and Shinji no longer had time to put on his combat uniform. In Chapter 1 In Chapter 20, the school uniform becomes a battle uniform. It expresses the situation of 'Shinji is here but not here'."

"Shinji is indeed inserted into the plug, because he did not come out after he went in, and all the components that make up Shinji's body are still inside. But we can't see Shinji inserted into the plug, because he has lost his human appearance. And is reduced to 'the soup of life', that is."

"A similar example is the transparent man. The transparent man is invisible, but he uses hats, sunglasses and bandages to highlight the transparent man's 'here but not here', or 'here, but invisible'."

"As for why we use combat uniforms instead of school uniforms? This is a reaction to Shinji's state of mind. At the moment after the formation, what Shinji thought about was saving and fighting. The combination of a strong desire to fight and a strong self-awareness made him The combat uniform can be concretely displayed in front of us."

He Chen's gentle and ups and downs voice echoed in the campus.

No one was born, but they all listened quietly, some even took notes, and some turned on the recording function of their mobile phones.

"What kind of feelings does Rei have towards Shinji and Gento Ikari? Why did the scene that appeared when Rei self-destructed for the second time show Gento Ikari?"

"Such a scene appeared in episodes 6 and 23. By eroding his own apostles, he felt his own thoughts hidden deep in his heart - he wanted to be with Shinji, but the indifferent Rei stayed. Tears, but what finally appeared was Ikari Yuandu’s shadow.”

"But the shadow gradually faded away. At the last moment of her life, the second Lili finally broke the 'origin' or 'destiny'. For her own shackles, she chose Shinji in her heart, so as a "false "The meaning of existence", the image of "Yuandu" gradually disappeared into the light."

"The appearance of the third Rei. The second Rei's intention to break the very precious glasses of Ikari Gendo and her tears show her complicated heart. She is no longer a puppet, but a 'person' with her own will. , her soul was complete.”

Countless people listened attentively, asked questions, or expressed their opinions. Countless thoughts crossed time and space, merged fiercely, and sparked sparks.

This lecture attracted the attention of the whole world, was reported in countless news, and was broadcast live on TV stations.

It lasted for 7 hours until night. If it weren't for He Chen's hoarse voice, maybe the audience could have been discussing it all night.

Although He Chen talked a lot, He Chen always gave ambiguous answers, and the audience was still unsatisfied.

…

"Today is the last episode of "eva". After watching it, I was deeply shocked. This is a work of art! It will be the honor of my life to be the host of a program analyzing "eva". Today, finally In the first episode, not only all the previous guests came, but Teacher He Chen also came to our site!"

In the studio, there are many elite scholars from all walks of life who have appeared before.

Jiang Yan spoke excitedly as he introduced He Chen. She, the guests present, and even the staff who were live broadcasting all put down their work and clapped vigorously!

He Chen sat at the front seat, with a bunch of elders several rounds older than him sitting next to him.

"Well, you tell me, and I'll listen."

Everyone's eyes fell on He Chen, He Chen said.

"You're here, who are you talking nonsense? How is your voice? Is it much better?" Yao Hua showed her close relationship with He Chen.

The others smiled slightly. Indeed, the author himself is here, so why do they need to do whatever they want?

"It's okay." There are a lot of voice actors in the family who are very knowledgeable about taking care of their voices. He Chen's voice has been resting for two days. As long as he doesn't sing or speaks loudly, there is basically no problem.

"In that lecture, I said that "eva" does not belong to me alone, "eva" belongs to everyone."

"In Episode 24, when Nagisa Kaoru was killed, that 62-second, silent freeze-frame shot was so perfect... You haven't told me yet why you used this shot."

"In the last episode, is the human completion plan for humanity to return to the original Adam and Eve, the source of life? That means only Shinji and Asuka are left... By the way, why is it Asuka? Is the last person Asuka? Or is it? A combination of Asuka, Rei, and Misato?”

"There is not one completion plan. Seele conflicts with Ikari Gento's completion plan, but Rei handed over the final completion plan to Shinji. This means that there are three completion plans in total. These three completion plans What exactly does the plan want to express?”

"Also, why did Shinji pinch Asuka in the end? Why didn't Asuka resist? Why did Shinji cry? Asuka finally said to Shinji, 'You're disgusting.' What did this sentence mean?"

As long as the discussion continues, "eva" will never have an ending.

ps: Sorry, I almost missed it.