To get a sacred object that makes your wish come true. This is probably a dream that many human beings have had since ancient times. Perhaps, they were praying such a wish to the stars and moon or imagining it in their mind while lying on bed. 得到一件神物，可许你愿望成真。这可能是人类自古至今，都曾暗搓搓对着星星月亮、或是蜷在被窝里梦想过的好事儿。 For instances, Russian writer Pushkin wrote a fairy tale about a fisherman who catches a gold fish which promises to grant him three wishes if it is released. With The Thousand and One Nights, also called The Arabian Nights, the Aladdin oil lamp has become one of the most famous tales. 所以，在俄国作家普希金的童话里，有渔夫抓住一条神奇金鱼，它愿意用三个愿望赎回自由。在《一千零一夜》里，更有阿拉丁神灯这样耳熟能详的故事。 Interestingly, in the recent Hollywood film Wonder Woman 1984, granting a wish has also featured as the theme to develop the storyline. Centering on an ancient object called the "dreamstone", the tale discovers how greedy wishes could turn into big disasters if they are not controlled. 甚至在不久前，连“神奇女侠”也把许愿这个执念变成故事主线，讲述当愿望变成难以抑制的欲望时，会引发多大的灾难。 Compared to such a series topic, the upcoming animated film Wish Dragon — which will be released on Jan 15 — is told in a light-hearted and easy manner. 相比之下，将于1月15日上映的动画电影《许愿神龙》，清新又轻松。 On the first day of 2021, the movie held more than 3,000 advanced screenings in multiple cities in China. Jackie Chan, who lends his voice to the title character, the dragon, showed up in a Beijing cinema on Jan 1 after he underwent two nucleic acid tests and was quarantined for 14 days under COVID-19 prevention protocols. 2021年新年的第一天，这部影片在国内多个城市举办3000场提前点映活动。为片名中的头号大主角“神龙”进行配音的成龙，也在隔离14天、做了两次核酸检测之后，现身北京影院的元旦观影活动。 The dragon voiced by Chan is probably the cutest and most lovely dragon character ever depicted in Chinese cinema. It's pink from the horns to the toes, and fuzzy. 成龙“演”的这条龙，大概算得上中国有史以来最软萌可爱、可捏可抱的龙王了。全身都是少女心的粉红色，竟然还是毛茸茸的。 Once a ruler in the human's world, he was transformed into the "wish dragon" as a punishment from the heaven. Forced to reside in a green tea pot, the dragon has to help 10 people respectively fulfill three wishes, as the pardon conditions to be allowed to return to the heaven. 这位龙王据说曾是人间帝王，因为种种原因遭天界贬罚为“许愿神龙”，禁锢于一盏翠绿茶壶之中，只有帮十个人实现他们的三个愿望后，才能重返天界为仙。 Ding Siqi, a young man living in Shanghai's Shikumen area, stumps upon to get the pot. But his wish is a surprise to the dragon. Refusing to become a super-rich or achieve supreme power, all Ding wishes to get is to reunite with his childhood friend, a young girl named Lina. 住在上海石库门弄堂的小伙子丁思齐偶尔得到这个茶壶，他许下的愿望却很傻白甜。不要富贵滔天，也不要手握重权，他心心念念的，是曾经的青梅竹马俐娜。 Interestingly, the movie is not merely a romantic love story. From Shanghai's distinctive alley lifestyle to nosy neighbors and the mouth-watering snacks, this Aladdin tale-like story set in contemporary China panoramically demonstrates the unique personality of Shanghai. 但有趣的是，这部影片并不仅仅是一个浪漫的爱情故事。在这个中国版的当代阿拉丁故事，从逼仄的弄堂生活、爱管闲事的邻居到令人垂涎三尺的本地小吃，上海特有的烟火气一览无遗。 Earlier this year, director Chris Appelhans attended a forum remotely during the Shanghai International Film Festival. To conduct research, Appelhans traveled to Beijing and Shanghai, interviewing many Chinese people. He asked them: "If you could wish for anything and if you had three wishes, what would those three wishes be?" 今年早些时候，上海国际电影节举办时，导演克里斯·艾伯翰斯曾做客线上论坛，说他在前期调研时，在北京、上海采访了许多人，他对他们问了同样的问题：“如果让你许的三个愿望都能实现，你最想许什么愿？” One of the turning points for the director is that when he interviewed three boys and asked them the same question. The first boy didn’t hesitate, saying that he wished to have a BMW car. The second said he wished there would be world peace. But the last one thought very hard about the question, finally saying that: "I wish that my parents were younger so that I could spend more of my life with them." 一个对剧本创作的转机之一，是当导演采访三个男孩的时候。第一个男孩说，我要一辆宝马。第二个男孩说愿世界和平。可最后那个小男孩却认认真真想了很久，说：“我希望我的父母能变得年轻些，我可以陪伴他们更久。” Appelhans was very touched by the boy, whose wish has inspired the tale of Wish Dragon. 艾伯翰斯为之感动不已，这个小男孩也成了他创作《许愿神龙》这个故事的缪斯。 At the start of this new year, what will you wish if you happened to get a wish dragon or are asked the same wish question? 新年伊始，如果有人突然对你问出同样的问题，如果你能拥有一条“许愿神龙”，你想许个什么愿望呢？ 记者：徐帆
