1979 Golden Age

The Los Angeles Museum of Natural History is the largest in the West and was founded in 1913.

It was in the afternoon, between a dinosaur fossil skeleton that was sneaking around and a dinosaur fossil skeleton that was making noises, a group of children were sitting on small stools. The curator, experts and teachers stood in separate places. Left and right, looking at the slideshow ahead.

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Once upon a time, many people believed that the United States did not engage in formalism. It was not until the "City Creation and Health" initiative in San Francisco that we discovered that the world is one family. Of course, these kids are the invited audience. They are all upright and pure-blooded.

Dong Zhiming stood on the podium.

He has been exposed to the wind and sun all year round, has dark skin, and speaks with a heavy accent, like an old farmer. However, he studied at Fudan University, is a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a serious top student, and speaks in English.

“China’s first scientifically described dinosaur fossil was discovered by a Russian in Jiayin County near Heilongjiang in 1902, and was initially thought to be a mammoth fossil.

The second batch of fossils was discovered by Swedish scientists in 1913 and excavated in 1923. In 1929, they were named Discopodosaurus shikishi and Tanshisaurus sinensis.

In 1938, my teacher Mr. Yang Zhongjian discovered a dinosaur fossil in Lufeng, Yunnan, and named it Lufengosaurus xu. This was the first dinosaur that was completely discovered, collected, restored and mounted by Chinese scientists themselves. It was later exhibited in Chongqing when we were at war with the Japanese..."

He narrated the history of dinosaur fossil excavation in China, from before the founding of the People's Republic of China to after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and then to the achievements in recent years. The slides kept changing with his speech:

"1950, Spiny-nosed Tsingtaosaurus!"

"In 1952, Mamenchisaurus! The entire neck is 4.67 meters long, and the overall length is about 13 to 15 meters."

"In 1964, the giant Shandongosaurus! After more than four years of restoration work, a skeleton was synthesized. It is 15 meters long and 8 meters high. It is the tallest dinosaur known among the hadrosaurs in the world."

"In 1980, Taibai Huayangosaurus! The skeleton is about 4.3 meters long and about 1 meter high at the shoulder. It is the earliest surviving and most complete individual among the known stegosaurus fossil specimens in the world."

"The Taibai Huayang Dragon was excavated in Dashanpu, ZG City, Sichuan. Why was it named this? Huayang, the sun of Huashan, refers to the southern provinces of the Qinling Mountains including Sichuan; Taibai pays tribute to our more than a thousand years of history. A great poet Li Bai...

"This Dashanpu has become an excavation base. In the past few years, we have excavated nearly 8,000 dinosaur bone fragments, weighing nearly 4 tons... We want to build a dinosaur museum here, and we are also eager to cooperate with dinosaur experts from various countries, Communicate with museums and enthusiasts to introduce China’s dinosaurs..."

After the speech, the children asked questions, and Dong Zhiming answered them one by one. The process was very familiar. Finally, Dong Zhiming presented a gift to the curator.

A fossil bone fragment of Mamenchisaurus and a model of Huayangosaurus Taibai.

All countries are strictly prohibited from exporting any dinosaur fossils, including dinosaur eggs, and the number of times they are given to each other is relatively small. So even though it is just a piece of bone, it is still a very precious thing.

"Whoosh!"

Amid the applause of the children, Dong Zhiming and the curator displayed the gifts for reporters to take photos.

The visiting delegation had personnel specifically responsible for "dinosaur diplomacy", mainly focusing on joint scientific expeditions, joint exhibitions and other matters, but Chen Qi ignored them. But while he was doing the interview, he suddenly beeped:

"I know that friends in the United States like dinosaurs very much, and China's dinosaur craze is also rising. I am a super, super, super fanatical dinosaur fan. I am planning a dinosaur-themed cartoon, and I hope that it can be seen by American audiences. ...

Chen Qi not only beeped at the museum, but also beeped at every activity thereafter.

They came at a good time. "Orphan" had a small wave of popularity, and the visiting delegation also received a good reception. Everywhere they went, the organizer arranged media interviews, which greatly increased their exposure.

I dare not say that in other places, but in the Los Angeles area alone, many people know that a movie produced by a Chinese is being released, with good box office, and the people are in this county.

This is called traffic!

"Dong dong dong!" "Please come in!"

In the evening, Liu Zhigu knocked on Chen Qi's door. When he went in, he was slumped on the sofa watching TV like an uncle. Gong Xue was peeling fruit for him beside him, and cut it into small pieces thoughtfully and inserted it with toothpicks. eat.

Book that!

Liu Zhigu had a wife and children, but that didn't stop him from being envious. He said, "I was just downstairs when I met a foreigner looking for you." "Or Bob Shay?"

"No, it's from some cactus company." "Cactus?"

Chen Qi had no impression of him and said, "I've never heard of him. Maybe he's here to get close."

"I told him that we would leave the day after tomorrow and that we would have a few hours to discuss on that day. He agreed... Xiao Chen, you still have the ability to pee. It really doesn't give the Americans face. They have to wait obediently. Liu Zhigu sighed.

"The box office of "Orphan" has already exceeded 10 million. For those of them who make small productions, it would be great if one of their films can break 10 million in their lifetime. Why don't they wait? Let me tell you, as long as there is profit, they don't care whether they are embarrassed or not. , I wish I could give you a slap in the face."

When Li Lianlian was working in Hollywood, he made an appointment with a boss, but was suspended for 45 minutes. Later, when he achieved some success, the boss asked him to film a movie. Li Lianlian ignored him for two hours and was still smiling.

The entertainment industry is the place that can magnify these things the most.

"Tomorrow we will visit an animation production company. If you hadn't strongly requested it, we would not have planned this trip in our initial plan. I don't understand your dinosaur animation. Do you want to cooperate with Americans, or what?"

"The best expectation is cooperation, otherwise it will be OEM. We have nothing, only the advantage of low labor." "Have you found the staff in China?"

"No!" He said confidently.

Then you have made the deal here, but it is delayed in China. Isn't it a bad thing?" Liu Zhigu was speechless.

"How can it be so easy to start work? We have to make something first to let others see if it works? And the country is studying reforms, so it's hard to tell you this. "It's hard to say," Liu Zhigu said, not asking. He sat for a while and then stood up and left.

They had the most activities and stayed the longest in Los Angeles, then flew to the East Coast, and the last stop was New York. The preview of "Life is Beautiful" was held in New York, and Shadra and others would attend.

It's not easy to come to the United States. The trip lasted 20 days, and Chen Qi had a lot to do. In the blink of an eye, another night passed.

The delegation arrived at an animation company called Feimeisun, which has a long history. It was established in 1962 and mainly supplies cartoons to TV stations. The distribution channels are very wide. This year, they will launch a "Giant of the Universe He-Man" and then another "Extraordinary Princess She-Ra".

Due to the order of introduction in China, She-Ra was the first to be famous, just like this: "Give me strength, I am She-Ra!"

Femeisun also has a "Sheriff Bresta", which has the eyes of an eagle, the speed of a leopard, the strength of a bear, the ears of a wolf... Sheriff Bresta is an Indian, and Indians believe in these natural spirits.

However, Feimeisun was sold by its parent company in 1989 and then disbanded.