American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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To be fair, this trip to New York and Los Angeles on the Hughes One may seem dangerous, but in fact it was very safe.

Just as Xu Fu had predicted, as soon as Hughes I took off, Howard Hughes in the cockpit displayed a professional attitude. He skillfully guided the aircraft to its destination, Los Angeles, and his expression under his helmet became unusually focused and calm.

In the co-pilot's cockpit, Xu Fu looked down at the blurry clouds, as if everything was within reach.

"It's gorgeous, isn't it?"

Inside the cockpit, Hughes was in control of the aircraft, talking loudly to Xu Fu beside him.

"The feeling of being one with the sky is unforgettable; no matter how many times you experience it, it's as if the entire sky is in the palm of your hand."

"Indeed."

Nodding, Xu Fu could more or less understand what Hughes was thinking.

If that's the case, Hughes's dream of flying still needs to be realized with an airplane, and Xu Fu is a real creature capable of independent flight.

The feeling of surrendering your body to the sky without feeling embarrassed is truly captivating.

“I’ve always been considered a madman, but now it seems you’re just like me, no, you’re even mader than me, Xu Fu.”

Calmly controlling the plane's steering wheel, Howard Hughes turned to look in Xu Fu's direction and couldn't help but say something.

"If you're not crazy, how could you so easily accept my invitation to fly back to Los Angeles?"

Even Howard Hughes himself was unsure of his piloting skills, but it was Xu Fu who agreed to the trip without hesitation.

"Perhaps it's because I'm confident you'll get me to my destination safely."

In response, Xu Fu offered no explanation, but simply kept rambling on and on.

Upon hearing Xu Fu's answer, Howard Hughes gave him a deep look before turning his gaze to Hughes One.

"You're very talented, Xu Fu. Would you be interested in learning how to fly an airplane with me?"

"I'm very happy."

"Xu Fu?"

Walt Disney Studios, Los Angeles.

Lillian looked at Xu Fu, who appeared in the studio, with a surprised expression on his face.

When did you come to Los Angeles?

At her prompting, Walter quickly walked out of the studio, his face full of surprise.

"just now."

After greeting Walter, Xu Fu looked him up and down, lingering particularly on the man's messy hair, before replying.

Noticing Xu Fu's gaze lingering on his hair, Walter explained somewhat awkwardly, "You came so suddenly, I didn't even have time to prepare."

Normally, Walter would have received word of Xu Fu's arrival long before meeting him and would be in high spirits, but Xu Fu's visit this time was quite unexpected.

Walter reached out and took the hat from his wife Lillian, put it on to cover his slightly messy hair, and changed the subject to Xu Fu's visit: "Just got off the train?"

No, I didn't come by train this time.

"Not a train?"

After hearing Xu Fu's answer, Walter couldn't help but look at his wife, Lillian, and then, as they both looked at him with confusion, Xu Fu talked about his mode of transportation for the trip.

"In fact, I arrived on Hughes' new plane."

"Hughes? Howard Hughes!"

Responding to his master's name, Walter looked at Xu Fu standing before him with a mixture of surprise and admiration. It was no secret that Howard Hughes built airplanes in Holywood, but this was the first time Walter had heard of someone daring to fly a Hughes-made plane, and that this person had actually survived.

"So, what's it like flying?"

Walter, just as curious as he was, couldn't help but ask another question.

"It's not too bad, although it's a little uncomfortable to sit on."

As an aircraft designed during the Great Depression, Xu Fu naturally did not expect a perfect aircraft; at least in terms of seat time, the Hughes aircraft was considered a good choice.

"But compared to taking a steam train, the time difference was huge, and it took us almost six hours to get to Los Angeles."

"Six hours!"

Walter was shocked to hear from Xu Fu about the time required for the flight.

He traveled by steam train from New York to Los Angeles, a journey that took days; he wished airplanes could shorten the time to just a few hours.

"Walt."

Noticing the impatience in her husband's eyes, Lillian had to warn him: "I won't let you fly any plane, especially not a dangerous one like the Howard Hughes, God knows."

Halfway through her sentence, Lillian seemed to realize that someone had sat on Howard Hughes in front of her, and hurriedly apologized to Xu Fu.

"I'm sorry, Xu Fu, that's not what I meant."

"No, I can understand."

Xu Fu had nothing to say about this; after all, even Howard Hughes himself admitted that flying the plane he was in was a rather crazy decision.

"Although air travel is not yet considered a safe mode of transportation, I believe it will become one of the most important modes of transportation for Americans in the future. In fact, Hughes has already begun designing a commercial aircraft, so it may not be long before you, Walter, and Lillian can fly from Los Angeles to New York in just a few hours on such a plane."

"If that day ever comes, I will definitely contact your newspaper first."

At this point, the idea of ​​the airplane was only described by Xu Fu, and even Walter himself did not actually believe Xu Fu's version.

After briefly introducing Xu Fu's mode of transportation to and from Los Angeles, the topic quickly shifted to the new animation being developed by Disney.

The animated film *Lakeside Symphony* is still in production. Starting with *Flowers and Trees*, Disney switched from black-and-white animation to color. In the final episode (of the series),...

Donald Duck is an animated character created by Xu Fu, who first appeared in the animated series as Mickey Mouse's friend.

Due to the length of the animation, the early Donald Duck was not very three-dimensional, but the slightly grumpy little duck wearing a sailor hat still left a deep impression.

In this regard, Walter was already preparing an episode featuring Donald Duck, and had even written to Xu Fu to ask for his thoughts. Now, Xu Fu's sudden visit naturally gave Walter the opportunity to continue preparing the plot, and for this purpose, he even planned to ask Xu Fu to write a script specifically about Donald Duck.

Aside from Donald Duck's debut, Disney, or rather Walt Disney, has so far been more focused on creating a new animated film, Snow White, which will be Disney's first feature-length color animated film since Flowers and Trees, and Walt Disney has high hopes for it.

However, the production of "Snow White" was not without its challenges; on the contrary, the entire animated film proved to be difficult to make.

Chapter 717 Dwarf

At Disney Studios, Xu Fu saw parts of the original animation of Snow White created by Walt Disney and others.

In the early days of the animation industry, it was always labor-intensive.

Due to technological limitations, animation during this period was primarily hand-drawn, with each frame often drawn one after another.

The Disney studios were filled with people hunched over their workbenches with pens in hand.

"this?"

Standing behind the Disney artist, Xu Fu saw him look at his face in the mirror, frown for a moment, then continue working, casting a questioning glance at Walter standing nearby.

"Animation creation tip: Observing changes in facial expressions in a mirror can bring pencil drawings to life."

In response, Walter explained with his usual expression.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the workbench, the accomplished artist paused his work, picked up his brushes, and made sure he hadn't made any mistakes while creating the figures.

Compared to Xu Fu's previous visits, there are many more people working at Disney Studios.

According to Walter's explanation, the vast majority of them were recruited for the filming of the new movie "Snow White" for 167.

Producing a feature-length animated film is more complicated than imagined. Disney not only faces financial difficulties but also equally enormous technical challenges.

After passing through the workshop where the lake symphony was made, everyone quickly arrived at the filming location of the movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".

The first thing that catches the eye is the conspicuous dwarf-style refill on Walter's desk.

As the second most popular cartoon characters after Snow White, Disney was naturally very careful in creating these dwarfs. To differentiate them from their own characters, Walt Disney not only created different appearances for them but also developed different roles for each of them, which can be immediately distinguished by their names.

For example, Dreamer in Seepyadj is a dwarf who, under Walter's design, can never fall asleep and likes to doze off, but he will open his sleepy eyes to react if something interesting is about to happen.

Other goblins, such as SneezyadjSneezy, HappyadjHappy, and GrupyadjAngry, were each given a different role by Walter to prevent them from becoming supporting characters in the Snow White movie.

Of course, such a rich character design isn't all good. At least when it came to finding voice actors for the seven dwarfs, Disney went to great lengths to gather seven distinct individual voices. Walt Disney searched almost the entire studio staff and has only managed to find six actors to voice the seven dwarfs so far. As for the voice actors for Dobby, Hubert, and Lake Egg, ... none of them were suitable.

"If that's the case, why not leave it on the tape and then talk about it later?"

Faced with Walter's persistence, Xu Fu offered his own solution, or rather, this was what Walter himself later did. Because he couldn't find a suitable voice actor for a long time, he simply had Hutu Egg not say anything in the film.

"In any case, there are already enough talking goblins; a goblin that can't speak is even more unforgettable."

"You're a genius, Xu Fu!"

Undoubtedly, Xu Fu's advice helped Walter solve a long-standing problem, for which he was delighted and full of praise.

After successfully solving a problem that had been bothering him for a long time, Walter seemed a little flustered. Lillian, who was beside him, smiled at Xu Fu, appreciating his mood.

In addition to the dwarf figures, Xu Fu also saw the main cartoon characters known as Snow White, as well as the prototype for the prince from Walter Reed Studios.

According to Walter, he deliberately chose real-life figures as the prototypes for the two characters in order to better engage the audience with the animation.

For example, Prince's character was based on the famous actor Douglas Fairbanks, the first movie star to settle in Beverly Hills and the husband of "American Sweetheart" Mary Bickford. He and David Griffith formed the "iron triangle" of America's golden age of silent films. This couple, along with David Griffith, formed the "iron triangle" of America's golden age of silent films.

In 1919, he founded the Pretty Country Company with Charlie Chaplin, David Griffith, and his wife Mary Bickford to distribute their films.

Douglas was also one of the founders of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its first president.