On September 4, 2019, director and screenwriter Dai Tielang passed away at the age of 89. The name Dai Tielang may be unfamiliar to many people, but the cartoon "Black Cat Sheriff" he directed is a household name. For people born in the 70s and 80s, this classic cartoon is the deepest childhood memory in the heart.
"Black Cat Sheriff" only has 5 episodes, why? The author checked a lot of information. In December 2014, the media announced the story behind the production of "Black Cat Sheriff" to the public. So, as it is said on the Internet, "Did director Dai Tielang be suddenly notified of his retirement?"
Dai Tielang's retirement was not in 1987. According to media investigations, "Black Cat Sheriff" was not Dai Tielang's last work. He later directed animations such as "Forest, Bird and Me" and "Police Dog Rescue Team". His real retirement date was September 1991. .
also said that there was a copyright dispute between Dai Tielang and Zhu Zhixiang, the author of the fairy tale "Black Cat Sheriff". This dispute does exist. The scientific fairy tale "Black Cat Sheriff" created by Zhu Zhixiang was published in 1982 and caused a sensation for a while. Book sales created 500,000 to 600,000 copies. In 1983, the Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio adapted the book into a cartoon, which was shown in cinemas across the country, and achieved good results. Each episode of
cinema version cartoons is signed by Zhu Zhixiang and paid for the authorship. However, after the "Black Cat Sheriff" animated comic strip began to be broadcast on TV, there was no "original author Zhu Zhixiang", but Dai Tielang received an adaptation fee of 24,000. All this was seen by Zhu Zhixiang. In June 1987, Zhu Zhixiang took Dai Tielang to court.
Zhu Zhixiang believed that Dai Tielang had infringed on the copyright and signature rights of "Black Cat Sheriff", and demanded that Dai publicly publish the report and apologize and compensate 10,000 yuan for economic losses. At that time, China's knowledge and copyright awareness was weak. The two sides went through 10 times of mediation. In the end, the two shook hands and made peace.
It is said that Dai Tielang himself paid 2,880 yuan in compensation from the remuneration, and Zhu Zhixiang withdrew the lawsuit in court. In 2013, Zhu Zhixiang mentioned in an interview that he and Dai Tielang gave a response to the copyright issue of "Black Cat Sheriff". He said: "Z2z
" (Dai Tielang) admits wrong, it's all right. That's it. Later, after the 1990s, Oriental TV wanted to film "Black Cat Sheriff vs. Aliens" and invited him to be the director. I said it didn’t matter. This is fine, and I don’t care about the previous ones. We cooperate very well. , If you encounter it now, it’s fine. It’s not because you’ve become enemies after the lawsuit. It’s not such a thing.” The real reason for
is neither the copyright issue nor the retirement of Dai Tielang, but the Shanghai Art Film Producer The factory itself encountered serious difficulties. Since 1986, a large number of talents have been drained from the US Film Studio, and these talents have basically flowed to foreign animation companies. This has brought a serious consequence. The quality of the works of the Meiying Studio has seriously declined, resulting in a sharp drop in income. Under such circumstances, "Black Cat Sheriff" can no longer be produced and released.
