jiāng zi yá

姜子牙

Jiang Ziya

nǐ xiàn zài dào dǐ zài gàn shén me

你现在到底在干什么

What do you think you are doing

jiāng zi yá jiù shì jiǎng shù le fēng shén zhī hòu

《姜子牙》就是讲述了封神之后

Legend of Deification is about after the apotheoses

jiāng zi yá cóng shén bèi biǎn wèi rén

姜子牙从神被贬为人

Jiang Ziya was demoted to an ordinary human being

zhòng xīn zài chéng wèi yī gè bù yī yàng de shén de zhè me yī gè gù shì

重新再成为一个不一样的神的这么一个故事

And later became a different deity

dà dì zi jiāng zi yá

大弟子姜子牙

Chief disciple Jiang Ziya

xiàn zhòng guī

现重归

Now return

zhòng shén zhī zhǎng

众神之长

As the chief deity

wǒ shì lián hé dǎo yǎn

我是联合导演

I am the co-director

jù tǐ fēn guǎn suǒ yǒu shì jué shàng de

具体分管所有视觉上的

Taking care of all visual aspects

cóng chuàng yì dào zuì hòu de zhí xíng

从创意到最后的执行

From initial ideas to the final execution

nián chū guó qù xué le diàn nǎo dòng huà

2000年出国去学了电脑动画

In 2000 I went abroad to study computer animation

yán jiū shēng bì yè jiù jìn le bào xuě

研究生毕业就进了暴雪

After completing my graduate study I worked in Blizzard Entertainment

lí zhí zhī qián shì jiǎo sè de zǒng jiān

离职之前是角色的总监

Later left as the director of character design

jiù shì dài lǐng tuán duì qù chuàng lì zhì zuò suǒ yǒu de de lǐ miàn de jiǎo sè

就是带领团队去创立制作所有的ip的里面的角色

My job was to create all the characters with my team

huí guó lái zuò jiāng zi yá shì shén me dōu méi yǒu

回国来（做）姜子牙是什么都没有

While with the Legend of Deification project

wǒ men shì suǒ yǒu dōng xī cóng tóu kāi shǐ

我们是所有东西从头开始

We started from scratch

zěn me yàng bǎ fēng shén de yǔ zhòu yào dǎ zào hǎo

怎么样把封神的宇宙要打造好

To build a new universe

qián qián hòu hòu de cān yǔ de yǒu duō rén

前前后后的参与的有1000多人

More than 1,000 people participated in the project

duō gè jìng tóu huā le jiāng jìn yī nián bàn de shí jiān

1700多个镜头，花了将近一年半的时间

Over 1,700 shots, took a year and a half

wǒ men qù zhǎng bái shān cǎi fēng

我们去长白山采风

We explored the Shanghai Mountains

cóng qīng tóng qì cóng jiǎ gǔ wén

从青铜器、从甲骨文

From bronze ware to Chinese oracle bone inscriptions

cóng jiàn zhù de fēng gé

从建筑的风格

From the style of buildings

cóng yī fú de wén yàng kuǎn shì de shè jì

从衣服的纹样、款式的设计

To the pattern and style of clothing

fāng fāng miàn miàn dōu yào zuò chū gè zhǒng gè yàng de kǎo jiū de yī jù de shè jì

方方面面都要做出各种各样的考究的依据的设计

All the design is based closely on our research

jiāng zi yá shì yǒu jiǎ gǔ wén de yī jù

姜子牙logo是有甲骨文的依据

The logo of Jiang Ziya is based on oracle bone inscriptions

jiāng zi yá tā de gè xìng shì yī gè lǎo gǔ bǎn

姜子牙他的个性是一个老古板

Jiang is an old-fashioned man

tā shì tǐ zhì nèi de chǎn wù

他是体制内的产物

He is a product of the ruling system

suǒ yǐ wǒ men zài tā de liǎn yě hǎo

所以我们在他的脸也好

So a big part of his face

tā de zhěng gè shēn tǐ de jiǎn yǐng yě hǎo

他的整个身体的剪影也好

And the general shape of his body

tā yǒu hěn duō sān jiǎo xíng de shì jué de gòu chéng hé zào xíng

他有很多三角形的视觉的构成和造型

Are constituted of triangles

guǐ mí xīn qiào

鬼迷心窍

You are obsessed

xiàn zài jiù ràng nǐ xiàn yuán xíng

现在就让你现原形

Reveal your true self

shēn gōng bào

申公豹

Shen Gongbao

nán èr hào shēn gōng bào

男二号申公豹

The secondary character Shen Gongbao

tā shì yī gè hān hàn zi

他是一个憨汉子

He is kind of a blockhead

méi tóu méi nǎo de liǎn fāng fāng de

没头没脑的，脸方方的

Silly, with a square face

dà dà liě liě bǎng dà yāo yuán

大大咧咧，膀大腰圆

Always seems unconcerned, tall and sturdy

dàn shì xià pán yòu hěn xiǎo

但是下盘又很小

But the lower part of his body is disproportionately small

tā shì yī gè xià pán bù wěn de rén

他是一个下盘不稳的人

Looks unstable

yǐ qián de shì wǒ dōu jì bù qǐ lái le

以前的事我都记不起来了

I can't remember anything

zhǐ yǒu zhè zhuó zi

只有这镯子

The bracelet is my only connection to the past

nǚ zhǔ xiǎo jiǔ shì yī gè hěn qīng yíng hěn róu ruò de rén

女主小九是一个很轻盈很柔弱（的人）

The female protagonist Xiaojiu is a light person, very soft

dàn shì fēi cháng biāo hàn yǒu diǎn xiǎo mán héng

但是非常彪悍，有点小蛮横

Meanwhile she is tough and a bit imperious

ěr duǒ shàng huì yǒu yī gè dāo kǒu

耳朵上会有一个刀口

She has a scar on her ear

gē xià hú yāo ěr duǒ qù lǐng shǎng

割下狐妖耳朵去领赏

Cut off the fox demon's ear for reward

jiù wǒ

救我

Save me

gē le tā ěr duǒ

割了她耳朵

Cut her ear

dà jiā yī zhí zài shuō jiāng zi yá de yǔ máo de pī fēng

大家一直在说姜子牙的羽毛的披风

People have been talking about Jiang Ziya's feather cape

dàn zǎi xì kàn qí shí tā bù shì yǔ máo

但仔细看其实它不是羽毛

But it's actually not feather

tā shì shù yè de jīng mài

它是树叶的经脉

It's leaf vein

tā shì zì rán dǎo xiàng tā bù shā shēng

他是自然导向，他不杀生

He is nature-oriented, he doesn't kill

zhī qián wǒ men yě zài kǔ nǎo

之前，我们也在苦恼

We were worried

jiāng zi yá tái cí yòu hěn shǎo tā yòu hěn gǔ bǎn

姜子牙台词又很少，他又很古板

That Jiang Ziya has few lines, and being an old-fashioned man

guān zhòng huì bù huì hěn tǎo yàn tā

观众会不会很讨厌他

Would he be liked by the audience

sì bù xiāng zhè gè jiǎo sè zuì zǎo de chū fā diǎn jiù zài yú

四不相（这个角色）最早的出发点就在于

Sibuxiang(the character) was inspired by the idea

gū dú de rén biān shàng zǒng shì yǒu yī gè xīn líng de huǒ bàn

孤独的人边上总是有一个心灵的伙伴

That lonely people always have a soulmate in their company

bù rán jiāng zi yá zěn me néng gòu jiān chí xià lái

不然姜子牙怎么能够坚持下来

Or it'd be impossible for him to carry on

jiāng zi yá hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn

姜子牙，好久不见

Long time no see, Jiang Ziya

jiǔ wěi

九尾

Jiuwei

yù gào piàn lǐ miàn yě kàn dào le hěn duō jiǔ wěi de jìng tóu

预告片里面也看到了很多九尾的镜头

You can see a lot shots of the nine-tailed fox in the trailer

zhè gè shì duì dòng huà shī lái shuō yě shì yī gè tóu tòng de shì qíng

这个是对动画师来说也是一个头痛的事情

It's been a big challenge for our animators

yīn wèi zhì zào yī gēn wěi bā yǐ jīng hěn nán le

因为制造一根尾巴已经很难了

One tail is difficult enough to handle

wǒ men hái yǒu gēn wěi bā zěn me qù píng héng tā

我们还有9根尾巴，怎么去平衡它

Let alone nine of them

tā yī huì shì tè xiào yī huì yòu biàn chéng rén

它一会是特效，一会又变成人

This moment it's a fox and the next moment it becomes a human

yī huì yào gēn jiāng zi yá hé shēn gōng bào qù zuò duì kàng

一会要跟姜子牙和申公豹去做对抗

Now it fights with Jiang And Shen

yī huì ér yòu yǒu tái cí de biǎo yǎn

一会儿又有台词的表演

Next it has lines

wǒ men zuì hòu yǒu hěn yì shù de fāng fǎ jiù shì jiě jué le zhè zhǒng wèn tí

我们最后有很艺术的方法就是解决了这种问题

Our solution turned out to be artistic

tiān tíng de tǐ xì běn shēn shì yī gè zhì xù hé quán wēi de xiàng zhēng

天庭的体系本身是一个秩序和权威的象征

The heaven court is a symbol of systematic order and authority

wǒ men qí shí shì fēi cháng kè yì dì shè jì

我们其实是非常刻意地设计

We therefore deliberately infused symmetry into our design

zhè zhǒng duì chēng xìng qù tǐ xiàn tā zhè zhǒng měi gǎn

这种对称性去体现它这种美感

To demonstrate the beauty

fǎn zhī jiù shì zài běi hǎi jiǔ guǎn wán quán shì zá luàn wú zhāng de

反之就是在北海（酒馆）完全是杂乱无章的

Instead it's completely messy in the north sea hotel

xīn lóng mén kè zhàn de hùn dùn de měi

新龙门客栈的混沌的美

The beauty of the hotel is found in its chaos

yǒu rén yǒu yāo jiù shì yī gè zhōng guó rén de jiāng hú

有人有妖，就是一个中国人的江湖

A mixed bag is a Chinese Jianghu

dà jiā huì bǎ wǒ men qù gēn nǎ zhā bǐ jiào

大家会把我们去跟哪吒比较

We are often compared with Ne Zha

dàn shì qí shí zhì zuò de liú chéng dōu fēi cháng bù yī yàng

但是其实制作的流程都非常不一样

When in fact the production is very different

wǒ hé chéng téng bǎ měi guó hěn xiān jìn de dòng huà lǐ niàn dài huí lái

我和程腾把美国很先进的动画理念带回来

Cheng Teng and I brought the advanced animation concept back from the US

jiāng zi yá de tuán duì hé xiàng mù

姜子牙的团队和项目

The team and the project

wǒ men huā le dà liàng de jīng lì hé yù suàn zài qián qī

我们花了大量的精力和预算在前期

We spent a huge amount of energy and budget at an early stage

duì zhì piàn hé gōu tōng de liú chéng yě zuò le hěn zǎo de guī huà

对制片和沟通的流程也做了很早的规划

And we made plans early on about the process of production and communication

wǒ jué dé zhè gè shì zài liú chéng shàng miàn yǒu yī xiē shí yàn de

我觉得这个是在流程上面有一些实验的

The process had been experimental

duì yǐ hòu de xiàng mù huì yǒu jiè jiàn de yì yì

对以后的项目会有借鉴的意义

And it might be useful for future projects

cóng jīn wǎng hòu wǒ men dào dǐ gāi xìn shén me

从今往后，我们到底该信什么

From now on, what exactly shall we believe

gòng míng de dì fāng gèng duō de shì zài yú

共鸣的地方更多的是在于

The film probably strikes a sympathetic response among the audience

xiàn zài yòu jiā shàng yì qíng

现在又加上疫情

Amid the epidemic

rén zài kàn bù dào jié guǒ de nì jìng hé kùn jìng zhī zhōng

人在看不到结果的逆境和困境之中

When the results are unclear in adversity

zěn me yàng jiān chí zǒu xià lái

怎么样坚持走下来

How do we stick to it

yào jiān xìn zì jǐ xiāng xìn de dōng xī zuì hòu néng gòu chéng gōng

要坚信自己相信的东西最后能够成功

Believe that what we believe will prevail in the end