Wayne's goals in producing this promotional video were, firstly, to publicize the SilverWing50PolarLight team. Secondly, it was to advertise and let more people know that they were not just cashing in, but a genuine, professional team!
The goal was to attract even more talents!
To make this project bigger and to have more lasting development, it was necessary to attract new talents, especially after Fang Zhao left for military service. To prevent the team's ranking from dropping, they had to add even more talents.
This time, they could use this opportunity to pull in a wave of popularity.
Wayne wanted to tell those e-sports athletes who wanted to jump ship or had yet to find a new employer: Come here, you don't have to do anything else. You don't have to think about what to eat for three meals a day, don't have to worry about your health, don't have to worry about any material worries, because all of this will be done by a professional team!
Come here and just play the game to your heart's content!
Although this SilverLight team had only been established for a short period of time, the conditions that could move people were already sufficient.
First, they had the ability. Not to mention AliveAfter500Years, this young team had even successfully obtained an invitation to this year's Fiery Bird annual conference. They had potential and a bright future!
Second, they had money! With the backing of an entertainment giant like Silver Wing, they did not lack funds. Whether it was logistics or equipment, they definitely did not lose to those veteran e-sports clubs!
And after this promotional video was released, Silver Wing's publicity department would also push it from behind the scenes.
Just as Wayne hoped, following the release of their first promotional video, the public's attention was on them.
On the internet, both professional and non-professional gamers were in a heated discussion.
"Blinding the eyes of the 9th generation and 10th generation. In terms of equipment, they are already about the same as the Big Five."
"Let's dig up the average monthly salary of the SilverLight team!"
"I want to join the SilverLight team. Is it too late?"
"Is Silver Wing going to be Yanzhou's number six?"
"I just want to know which one of them is AliveAfter500Years!"
"The one using the 10th generation is definitely him, but I don't know who it is. He still hasn't shown himself. The silhouette that appeared in front of Jinro in the promotional video should be him, but I can't see his face clearly. I don't know if it was filmed in-game or in real life. "
"Silver Wing has two 10th generation consoles? All I know is that Jinro's boss, Fang Zhao, has one. "
"Perhaps AliveAfter500Years is Fang Zhao. After all, Fang Zhao also has a 10th-generation console. Didn't he get into a fight a while back? I heard that he defeated quite a few people single-handedly. With such strong combat power, it might be him."
As soon as that netizen finished speaking, someone replied, "Hahahahaha!"
"I'm laughing so hard. Someone like Fang Zhao?"
"That's obviously not the case!"
"As someone who was born and raised in District 79 and followed the SilverLight team on the run, I observed them carefully. Fang Zhao's temperament is different, so we can eliminate him."
"The one who said that one person beat several people in a nightclub fight. There's no video and no truth. It's all a rumor! How could you believe such nonsense?! Besides, even if it was true, how could fighting be the same as playing a game? In any case, I don't have a good impression of Fang Zhao. I heard that he has always been suppressing Jinro and the others. How sinister. "
"The brother in front, you also know that rumors can't be trusted. Not a single member of the SilverLight team has said that Fang Zhao is suppressing them. It's just some people spreading rumors. Also, looking at Fang Zhao's style of music, he doesn't seem like a sinister and cunning character."
"You may know a person for a long time, but you don't know his heart!"
"Wind from an empty cave might not be without reason. One look and you can tell that Fang Zhao is the kind of person who doesn't know anything other than composing music."
"Fang Zhao is just a composer. Silver Wing let him be the leader of the SilverLight team because he brought up the virtual projects department. Actually, he is just a layman. I've never heard of him playing games before."
"He has a backer. It's not like it's anything rare."
"Is it a tragedy of the industry or the shamelessness of capitalists for a layman to lead an expert?"
"That means that Fang Zhao might have taken out his 10th-generation console to let someone else use it. Other than the 10th-generation console displayed by the Fiery Bird branch company in Yanzhou, there are only eight 10th-generation consoles. Silver Wing can't possibly have two. The question comes back to it. In that case, who exactly is AliveAfter500Years? "
"Did anyone notice that there is still one person who didn't show his face in the promotional video?"
...
Jinro and the others had seen the discussions online.
As the youngest member of the team, Schwarzer's experience was limited. At the start, when the promotional video had been released, he had sat there and laughed foolishly at the comments online. When he had watched the promotional video, he had felt like an actor watching his first movie. He had felt a little bashful and a little pleased with himself. But towards the end, when more and more people guessed AliveAfter500Years's true identity, he could no longer laugh.
Guessing was guessing, but why did it start flaming Fang Zhao?
Schwarzer carefully looked at Fang Zhao. Only when he did not see any signs of Fang Zhao getting angry did he relax. After all, if he was the one being doubted and being pinned with some groundless accusations, he would definitely not be happy.
Dorrian, who was texting someone, saw this and smiled at Schwarzer. "Don't pay too much attention to the comments online. You will get used to it when you encounter more things in the future."
"I'm just thinking about how they will react when they find out the truth."
Besides discussing the identities of the characters in the promotional video and guessing who AliveAfter500Years really was, there were also many online gamers who conducted in-depth analysis of the short scenes that had appeared in the promotional video.
"I sorted out the gun models that appeared in the promotional video. If I hadn't sorted them out, I wouldn't have known. SilverLight's equipment isn't bad. I just don't know if they made it themselves or bought it from a studio."
"When I saw the scene at the end of the promotional video where the truck exploded, I even specially tried to follow the trend and record a scene of someone shooting up the truck and walking toward the camera with their back facing the flames. In the end, the truck didn't explode even after being shot full of holes in the fuel tank. Who succeeded? Share your experience. "
Very quickly, there were technical emperors who started researching how to shoot up the fuel tank like in the promotional video and produce the desired explosion.
There were also people who copied the scene in the promotional video where they broke through the window and got themselves seriously injured.
Many people learned how to drift or drive while fighting monsters. Quite a few people tasted the bitter fruit.
In the end, gamers understood that those cool scenes and actions were really not something anyone could replicate. It was also because they understood the difficulty that more and more gamers started paying attention to the SilverLight team.
All sorts of factors led to a strange scene. This year's sixth-ranked SilverLight team received more attention than the other nine teams!
In the global gaming magazine Rising Dragon, the SilverLight team was always ranked in the top three in terms of attention, surpassing many established e-sports clubs. This was also part of Wayne's plan. The reason he had kept Fang Zhao's identity a secret was to whet the appetite of the masses. This way, they could garner more attention, and with more attention, their reputation would grow.
On Jan. 6, the entire SilverLight team was on holiday and went home to pack.
On Jan. 7, a flying transport bearing the Silver Wing insignia left Qi'an City, carrying over 100 people.
Zu Wen and the others from the Polar Light team of the virtual reality project had also received permission to tag along. It wasn't just them. The gaming department had also been allocated spots.
The invitation letter had a limit of 100 people, so besides the medical staff, assistants, managers, and other team members, there were also people from other departments tagging along. Some were in charge of publicity, some were in charge of external communications, and some were in charge of team members' safety.
On the flying transport, Wayne was explaining to Fang Zhao.
Due to the promotion of the first promotional video, the accompanying music had also become known to the masses. This time, the electronic style was especially in line with the mainstream public's aesthetics. A few businesses took a liking to it upon hearing it and contacted Silver Wing to purchase the rights.
The price offered was reasonable, and they were willing to postpone the use for a month. After all, the influence of the promotional video had a time limit. Nowadays, with the advanced internet, the popularity of the promotional video would plummet in a week. In a month, it would more or less cool down. Other people could use the accompanying music for other purposes. Logically speaking, it was fine.
However, Silver Wing had different opinions, especially Wayne, who strongly objected when he found out.
"I was still talking to the copyright department this morning. They wanted to sell it, but I didn't let them. If they don't give up, they will probably contact you and persuade you to agree. Fang Zhao, I'm not trying to cut off your source of income. I'm just telling you about the drawbacks. "
In the cabin, the people closest to Wayne and Fang Zhao were the main team members. They knew that Fang Zhao's songs could sell for a lot of money, and they had just heard Wayne say that someone wanted to purchase the rights to the promotional video's accompanying music. Just as they were lamenting that Fang Zhao could rake in a small fortune, they heard Wayne trying to persuade Fang Zhao not to sell it. Curious, they pricked up their ears to listen.
Wayne did not purposely avoid them. He continued explaining, "If it was the government or some other gaming company or film company that wanted to purchase it, I wouldn't jump out to stop them. For example, when the Yanzhou military used the third movement of the "100-Year Period of Destruction" in their promotional video, the results were great. Everyone benefited, so there was no need to stop them. But this time, it was different. The owner of a large supermarket chain wanted to buy it. But according to my experience and understanding of them, with their personality, they would usually use this type of music only when they were having an event. The flow of people there is also very high. If you let everyone get used to it and develop a conditioned reflex, every time they hear that song of yours, they won't think of the might of the SilverLight team, but of the sale, the sale, the sale! Clearance, clearance, clearance! Rush to buy, rush to buy! Go all out, go all out! Are you guys willing? "
Everyone: "..." Absolutely not!
The people in the copyright department did not think much of it. After all, after a month, the promotional video would not have much influence. Perhaps no one would pay attention to it anymore, so they might as well sell it for a little more money. But Wayne felt that this might cause the team to be ridiculed.
He was on the road to realizing his ambitions, and Wayne would never do something that would cause trouble for himself. No matter how much money the other party offered, he would not agree. That was why he was trying to persuade Fang Zhao.
As a contracted composer, Fang Zhao did not completely belong to him. The company could sell it, but Fang Zhao had to agree. Since he could not persuade the people in the copyright department, Wayne tried to persuade Fang Zhao directly.
"It's not just this time, Fang Zhao. Although I have always been in charge of the gaming department, I have seen and experienced many things. Every year, there are many cases of a good song being forcefully led astray by the buyer. If you encounter similar situations in the future, you have to be careful. If you use it wrongly, the power of the original image left behind by the audience will crumble under the influence of people with ulterior motives, "Wayne said.
Fang Zhao listened to Wayne's advice seriously and nodded. "I understand."
Actually, even if Wayne had not said anything, Fang Zhao would not have casually sold his own work. Back when the Leizhou side had wanted to purchase the rights to use a certain movement of the "100-Year Period of Destruction" series, Fang Zhao had given them some suggestions. He had specific requirements for which part of the film and how long it should be used.
Only when he got Fang Zhao's reply did Wayne relax.
Jinro and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. They did not need to be associated with a supermarket sale.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot to ask you." Wayne remembered something and asked Fang Zhao, "Did you get your driver's license?"
"I did."
"You got your flying car and flying transport licenses?"
"Mmhm."
"That's good. As a celebrity, it is better to have your own driving license. After all, bodyguards are not by your side at all times. If you are surrounded by fans, you can find a way to escape in the nearest shared flying car. Huangzhou's entertainment atmosphere is heavier than Yanzhou's, and there are many people watching you. So, after your identity is exposed, you either don't go out or be extra careful when you do. "
...
By the time they reached Huangzhou Imperial City, it was already afternoon.
It was not that the flight from Yanzhou took too long. Given the speed of the New Era flying transport, it would not take that long to get from Qi'an City to Imperial City. However, there were more inspections after entering Huangzhou, especially in Imperial City, which was even stricter. Stopping and stopping, they had already wasted the afternoon.
Imperial City was the name of the city. It was the political, financial, and cultural center of Huangzhou. At the same time, it was also where the Union Government headquarters was located.
Fiery Bird's headquarters was set up in the north of Imperial City. The hotel arranged for them was near the Fiery Bird headquarters building and belonged to Fiery Bird.
The flying transport landed in the designated area, and they had to walk to the hotel from there. It was only a distance of about 100 meters, not too far.
However, the moment they stepped off the flying transport, they felt the atmosphere change.
The road from the airport to the hotel was about 100 meters long, and the sides were filled with media in filming equipment!
As soon as they had seen the Silver Wing insignia on the flying transport, the media from every continent had been excited.
It was not the pursuit and interception of the virtual world in a game, but the dazzling lights of reality. The mood was also completely different from the irritation and disgust of the game.
Live broadcast vehicles with the logos of famous television stations from every continent and small flying transport filming in the air were frantically filming in the area allocated to the media.
There was no clicking sound from the Old Era's filming equipment, but there was the unique sound of their operation, as if they were radiating electric currents.
The sound of one machine was not loud, but what about hundreds of them?
The air was filled with restless particles.
The focus of the machines brought attention from all over the world, forming a formless pressure that filled the surroundings.
Even though they had already been informed of what they would encounter on the way here.
Even though they had seen many videos of previous annual conferences.
But when they were actually standing here, many people were so nervous that they did not know what to do with their hands.
Jinro, Dorrian, and the others had been through a lot, so they could still be considered calm. Jinro was not nervous at all, but the rest of the team was different.
Even Schwarzer, who had been chattering and laughing in the flying transport, did not know how to react. All he could do was put on a taut face, but deep down, he was incomparably excited. If he had a tail, he would have wagged it with all his might. This was the first time he had truly realized that he had become a star. Even though he was just a small star that did not stand out among the crowd.
Everyone's reactions were captured by the filming equipment and transmitted to every continent.
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