My Animation Era

There are many outstanding characters in the animated "SpongeBob SquarePants" plot, and almost every supporting character has a large number of fans.

Squidward, Patrick Star, Mr. Krabs and Mr. Crab are one of them.

Gu Miao had already told Dave about the character settings of Squidward and Patrick, but he had not yet had a chance to introduce them to Mr. Crab and Boss Crab.

Is this important?

Of course it’s important!

The duo of Mr. Crab and Mr. Crab are one of the soul characters of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" animation. If there were no Mr. Crab and Mr. Crab in Bikini Castle, the appeal of the animation would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

after all……

These two are happy enemies, but they contribute a lot of laughs and jokes to the animation.

The secret recipe of Krabby Patty that Mr. Krabs vows to protect with his life is also a famous theme throughout the "SpongeBob SquarePants" animation. Without them, neither of them would be able to live without them.

Speaking of Mr. Crab, we have to mention his greed and stinginess.

How greedy and stingy is Mr. Krabs? This is clearly reflected in plots such as him counting money in his dreams at night, and finding excuses to delay Spongebob's salary.

Because of his excessive greed for money and being very stingy, Mr. Krabs had a very bad image in the animated "SpongeBob SquarePants" plot, and he was not very popular with the audience.

Quite the opposite.

Many viewers think this is a villain, right? Why would a character like this appear in a ridiculously funny animation?

In fact, to trace the root of this problem, we have to talk about the term "American humor".

The definition of funny and humor in animation in the United States is very different from that in China. To put it bluntly, because of cultural differences, everyone’s laughter is very different.

Mr. Crab's greed and stinginess are exactly the classic American humor characters, which are very comical.

Regarding this kind of character, I can only say that benevolence has different opinions and wisdom has its own opinions.

People do think it's funny, but you don't think it's funny? It is most likely a problem of different cultural and educational environments. This really cannot be blamed on the screenwriter or animation producer.

As for someone taking the initiative to go online?

Because I saw the behavior of my own boss in Mr. Crab, I felt sick to my stomach. I even suspected that "SpongeBob SquarePants" was trying to whitewash such a black-hearted boss?

It doesn’t have to be like this!

Gu Miao has always believed that the settings of funny animations do not need to be too concise and involve real life.

Mr. Crab’s greed and stinginess are essentially to increase the comedy and humor of the animation, not to satirize or whitewash, and are not worthy of over-interpretation.

Putting aside all kinds of controversies or doubts, at least Mr. Crab is an "American humor" animated character, and Gu Miao feels that his creation is quite successful.

The image is so deeply rooted in people’s hearts!

To be honest, anime characters who can do this are pretty awesome. Thinking about it from another angle, although Mr. Krabs is only a supporting character in the animation, his image is no less vivid than the protagonist SpongeBob SquarePants.

This is awesome!

A character like this is totally worth calling Dave to wake up in the middle of the night to let him understand the importance of "Mr. Krabs" to "SpongeBob SquarePants".

As for whether Dave recognized the importance of Mr. Crab, Gu Miao didn't think it was a big problem.

Even a Chinese like him can feel the strong American sense of humor in Mr. Krabs. There is no reason that Dave, an authentic old American, can't feel it.

…

Because of the time difference, it was still late at night in North America when Gu Miao made the call.

In order not to disturb Dave's rest, Gu Miao did not chat with him for too long. He simply explained the character settings of the two characters, Mr. Crab and Mr. Piper, and asked him to pay high attention to them, then hung up the phone.

Dave probably couldn't sleep.

But it’s almost dawn in North America, and I can’t sleep if I can’t sleep. So I just got up early today to exercise, and then posted a social blog with the following text: Have you ever seen XXX at four in the morning?

On the contrary, the sun is still high in the sky in Jiangchuan, and it is Gu Miao's busiest hours of the day.

First, meet with representatives of foreign channel dealers to talk about the Wanbao Toys regional agency system and sales targets, and then treat them to a meal after that.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that the outdoor temperature is not that low today, which is quite suitable for going out, I took Xiao Sensen to Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School to watch the Jiangchuan City finals of the [Wanbao Cup National Middle School Tennis Competition].

This final is quite popular.

Why do you say that?

Because since Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School won the national championship, the original team that won the championship have been separated. Shen Chao, the captain and director of the tennis department, even directly asked for leave to attend training at the tennis center.

Therefore, from the regional trials to the current Jiangchuan City finals, substitute players are basically carrying the team forward, and Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School has almost never assembled a winning team.

This also makes many people curious.

The Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School with a incomplete lineup is so strong, so how strong is the Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School with all the members of the real championship team assembled now?

The most important thing is that the provincial and municipal finals are coming soon. Shen Chao and the core players have not yet assembled. Is this year's Jiangchuan champion going to change teams?

Not only ordinary passers-by thought so, but Jiangchuan No. 2 Middle School, the opponent in the final, also thought so.

Most of the core members of Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School are not here. Could it be that... this time, it is our No. 2 Middle School’s turn to be the champion of Jiangchuan?

Great!

Just when the players and students of the No. 2 Middle School were all secretly rejoicing, thinking that they would miss something in the finals and win the Jiangchuan championship in vain, a piece of news suddenly came out.

The big devil Shen Chao who participated in the tennis center training camp is back!

Not only is the No. 1 singles devil back, but the core players of Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School's original championship team have also returned to the tennis club to participate in training and are about to appear in the finals.

Now, the Jiangchuan finals, which had received little attention at first, exploded in popularity.

That's a championship team!

Do you understand the value of having all the championship team assembled and led by the big devil Shen Chao? If you don’t understand, please review the summer national finals and see how this year’s runner-up was beaten by Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School...

The national competition has just ended. As the champion, Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School has already attracted a lot of attention. In addition, this is the first time they have played in a complete form since winning the championship. You can imagine how lively the competition was.

Gu Miao felt it anyway.

The scene was packed with people, and thousands of people were squeezed into the small tennis court. Not to mention the seats, there are people hanging on the tree beside the stadium. How can there be seats?

Such a lively competition is naturally not ordinary.

Not to mention a dishonorable game.

The strength of Jiangchuan No. 2 Middle School is at least at the level of the East China Competition, so it won't break at the first touch. In addition, Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School neglected training and running-in, so the process was quite exciting.

Lose all doubles!

If he hadn't won all three singles matches, the mighty national champion might have crashed in the small Jiangchuan municipal finals.

This result is quite surprising...