Chapter 743: "Following the Crowd": Did You Really Understand It?

hereisnodoubtthattheanimatedshort"echoingothers,"justlikeitstitle,carriesabitingsenseofirony.tisanaked,dystopiandarkfairytalethatmercilesslytearsawaythefigleavesofcertainpeople,hidingdeep-seatedtruthswithinseeminglyexquisitemodelingandstorytelling.

heoldmaninthestorywasoriginallythelastcraftsmanintheimperialpalace.owever,asthedynastywasabouttofallandotherimperialrelativesbegantoflee,thosehandicraftsthatoncesymbolizedstatusandprestigecompletelylosttheirvalue.Consequently,thiscraftsmanchosetojointheothersintheirflight.

ntheroadofexile,hewasfortunateenoughtobetakenalongbyaminoraristocratwhohadalwaysappreciatedhim,andwasallowedtobringhisfamilyalongtoescape.

Andso,thegroupembarkedonajourneytodriftoverseas.

hefirsthalfofthevideodescribesthesplendoroftheimperialpalace,aswellastheshatteringofthenation.

nthefaceofnationaldisaster,humanliveswerelikebladesofgrass;regardlessofone'sstatus,highorlow,noonecouldescapethecrushingforceofmodernweaponryinthatera,andcountlesspeoplesacrificedtheirlivesasaresult.

Manyviewerswhosawthesescenescouldn'thelpbutmarvelatthecreator'sabilitytoadjustAanimationtocapturethedesolationandtragedyofthatera,evenimbuingitwithhuman-likesorrowandpity.venthoughitwasjustanAwork,itstilldeeplymovedpeople;thisistrulysomethingnoteveryAcreatorcanaccomplish.

hesecondhalfofthevideotellsthe"powerfantasy"storyofthiscraftsmanbringinghisfamilyabroadandstartingfromscratch.

hiscraftsmanwasworthyofbeingaroyalcraftsman;hisworkbecameverypopularoverseas.venthoughhe#оvеlight#stillfaceddiscriminationandbullying,thereisnodoubtthathereliedontheseskillstosuccessfullyestablishafootholdforhimselfandhisfamilyabroad.

hebattlefieldsandwilderness,oncefilledwiththebloodandtearsofthenation,transformedbackintotheflashysocialscenesoftheBritishupperclass.

heoldman,whohadoncebeendisplacedandlivedinconstantfearofthefuture,stillkepthisqueue,buthisattirewasmagnificent,hisposturewasarrogant,andhisachievementswereastonishing.

veninlatergenerations,whentheoldman'sdescendantreturnedtotheirformermotherlandandstoodonthepodiumasasuccessfulperson,thedescendanthadthesamestyleandthesameposture.heonlychangewasthatthequeuehadbeencutoff.Whenspeaking,thedescendantheldtheirheadslightlyhigh,greetedbycheersandapplausefromtheaudience.

fthestorywereviewedsimplylikethat,itwouldnaturallybeperfect.

Butclearly,thetruthofthestorygoesfarbeyondthat.

"'echoingothers'istrulythemostsubstantialAworkhaveeverseen.t'sclearthatthecreatorhasverysolidcreativeskills;especiallyregardingthemodelingdetailsincertainparts,thinktheymusthavebeenmanuallyadjustedbyhim."

Avideoanalysis Blogger onBilibiliwasanalyzingitwithastraightface.

"Didyoureallyunderstandthetendetailsinside?ow,pleasefollowmeaswecarefullyanalyze'echoingothers'oncemore..."

Xiaoe waseatingbreakfastwhilelisteningtothe Blogger'sanalysis.Afterswallowingasliceofbread,hestartedtorecall:"Didreallyburythatmanydetails?"

Uh,maybe?

Sigh,wasrushingtofinishitovernight;mybrainismushnow,can'trememberclearly.

"So,BrotherXiao,iswhattheanimationsaystrue?" XiaoChen,sittingtothesidewatchingtheprojectedvideobehindthem,askedcuriously,"heysaythe YunFamily isn'tactuallysomeso-calledYellowBannerorWhiteBanner,butjustthedescendantsofacraftsmanwhousurpedthenestandwasheartlessandungrateful?"

iuRulan alsolookedat Xiaoe.

"Mm,prettymuch."

Xiaoe saidinaflattone,"hismatterisactuallyquiteeasytoinvestigate.Afterall,theexistingdescendantsofnoblesin Beijing stillholdtheirgenealogies.he YunFamily hasdevelopedsomuchnow,buttheirinfluencewasbasicallybroughtbackaftertheyleft,whichinitselfprovesthattheydidn'thavethatmuchpowerin Beijing."

"Andtheforgerytechniquesthatthosedescendantsinheritedalsohaveanorigin."

hiskindofcraftcanonlybepasseddownthroughfamilyinheritance;otherwise,somepeoplemightneverknowthesethingsintheirentirelives,letalonetaketheinitiativetocontactandobtainchannelsfortheminthatera.

hevideoanalysis Blogger infrontofthemwasalsotalkingaboutthispoint.

"hereisadetailhere:beforethenoblemanappears,thereisanemeraldringonhisfinger.hisisactuallyametaphorforhisstatusandthewealthhecarriedwithhimwhenhefled."

"Andinthesecondhalfofthevideo,whenthe'protagonist'oftheanimationofficiallysetsfootonforeignsoil,thereissuddenlyagreengemonhishand,andthepeoplearoundhimtreathimwithgreatrespect—notatallliketheyaretreatingsomeonesimilartoaservantwhohasnostatusorposition."

"So,thisisn'tthemcomingoverseas,relyingontheirownskillstostartfromscratchandstrugglingtobuildahugefortune;rather,theydirectlytookthemaster'sbelongingsforthemselves!"

"Asforthesubsequentsegmentsof'makingcrafts'and'utilizingthevalueoftheirownskills,'personally,combinedwiththeinformationhavelearned,haveroughlyguessedthetruth—"

he Blogger pausedthevideoatthescenewheretheprotagonistwascollectingmoney,thenzoomedin.

nthisscene,theprotagonistiscommunicatingwithseveralwealthyforeigners,andbehindthemisaworkshop.

naverycorneredposition,ayoungcraftsmanraisesasmallhammer,workinghard,butheisnothammeringanythingelse—heishammeringanantiquevasethatlooksabitdirty.

hevaseshattereduponimpact,andthenhecarefullypickedoutthepartsheneeded,finallythrowingtheremainingshardsintothetrashbin.

"Manypeoplewhoseethisscenemightnotunderstandwhattheyaredoing.hisbringsustoanantiqueforgerytechnique—thatis,usingoldmaterialsfornewwork,imitatingtheoldwiththeold!hisisnotrefininganartwork,butratheraformofdesecration!"

twasclearthatthe Blogger hadindeedresearchedalotofknowledgebeforehand.ewentstraighttothepointandbegantotalkincessantlyaboutthis"imitatingtheoldwiththeold"forgerytechnique,andtheaudiencelistenedwithgreatinterest,theireyesopenedtonewthings.

hecommentssectionwasalreadyfilledwithcursing,expressingutterdisdainforsuchforgerymethods.Somepeopleevenextendedthismattertothecurrentlytrendingincidentof mperorChen'sauthenticworkbeingburned,andnetizenswhohadoriginallyremainedneutralbegantosuspectthetruthbehindthedestructionoftheculturalrelic.

owcoulditbesuchacoincidence?

he YunFamily knowsforgerytechniques,and mperorChen'sauthenticwork,whichhadn'treturnedtothecountryforyears,wasburnedassoonasitdid?

hisissocoincidentalit'slikeasetup!

he Blogger naturallydidn'tdaretoexplicitlystatethedeeperimplicationsofthisvideo,buthewouldn'tmisssuchimportantinformationeither,sohespokeverysubtly,hintingatitjustenough.