"My lord, she calls herself Wu Qingcheng," the guard answered.
"Wu Qingcheng?"
Ouyang Shuo's eyes narrowed.
China's players were no strangers to Wu Qingcheng. Among the top ten beauties in China, Wu Qingcheng was ranked fifth. It was said that she was devastatingly beautiful.
In reality, Wu Qingcheng was a superstar, a top movie star that was famous throughout the world. What was even rarer was that not only could Wu Qingcheng act in movies, she was also a famous director and had her own studio.
In the game, this superstar lost her usefulness and gradually faded from the sight of players. The only thing people remembered about her was her peerless looks.
It was because she was not prominent in the game that Wu Qingcheng's ranking was not high. In terms of appearance alone, Wu Qingcheng could definitely be ranked in the top three. She was on par with Feng Qiuhuang and Peerless Elegance.
Ouyang Shuo, who had been reborn, had a different impression of Wu Qingcheng.
Ouyang Shuo clearly remembered that in the fourth year of Gaia, Wu Qingcheng had made her first in-game movie, Country and Beauty. It instantly became popular throughout the country and the number of paid viewers on the forums exceeded 20 million.
All the scenes in Country and Beauty were shot in-game. It was beautiful and did not require any post-production. The actors were all professional gamers and they were all in action. There was no need for stunt doubles or special effects.
Even the costumes and props were real in-game equipment or custom-made by top professional gamers. It was exquisite and had a strong visual impact.
The filming equipment was specially requested by Wu Qingcheng from Gaia. It was a highly intelligent camera elf that was better than the filming equipment in real life.
Together with the excellent script and excellent editing, it was impossible for Country and Beauty not to become popular.
Of course, the most important factor was Gaia's support. Other than the exclusive camera elf, Gaia had opened a new viewing section on the forums.
In this section, players would be placed in an exclusive virtual space after paying. They would enjoy a 5D viewing experience that was similar to virtual reality. It was even better than the cinema in real life.
Gaia's actions were not specifically targeting Wu Qingcheng. Their true goal was to use this as an opportunity to enrich the entertainment lives of gamers.
After all, gamers around the world had to live in the game for ten years. It would be unimaginable if they did not have entertainment.
Wu Qingcheng's appearance was coincidental. Before filming, Wu Qingcheng was probably very nervous. She never imagined that it would become so popular.
Even if it was a movie made in the game, the cost was not really zero. Hiring more than a dozen main actors, thousands of extras, and manufacturing thousands of costumes and props had cost 600,000 to 700,000 gold coins.
The filming cost of the entire movie was around a million gold coins.
Wu Qing Cheng's risk had finally paid off.
With just this one movie, Wu Qingcheng earned millions of gold coins. She even made it to the top of China's Celebrity Rankings. Her fame was boundless.
The popularity of "The Beauty of the Country and Country" was the prelude to the rise of the gaming and entertainment industry. In the second half of the fourth year of Gaia, the entire game and movie industry experienced a boom. The scale of the industry exceeded ten million gold coins.
It could be said that this was an unexplored blue sea.
Looking at the time, "The Beauty of Country and Country" should be in the middle of filming. Thinking of this, the corners of Ouyang Shuo's mouth curled into a smile. He had roughly guessed why Wu Qingcheng would appear in Xingning County and why she would anxiously look for him.
"Ask her to wait in the side hall," Ouyang Shuo instructed.
"Yes, sir!"
…
In the side hall.
Wu Qingcheng held a cup of tea and frowned.
Deep down, Wu Qingcheng was a very prideful person. The arrival of the apocalypse, interstellar migration, virtual games, and a series of sudden changes had completely disrupted the rhythm of her life.
When she entered the game, Wu Qingcheng suddenly realized that she had nothing to do.
In the game, she was no longer a celebrity who attracted attention. She was mediocre. The real celebrities in the game were top-notch professional gamers or lords of the wilderness.
A celebrity in real life, no matter how beautiful she was, would not be interested in her.
Before entering "Onle Earth", Wu Qingcheng had never played any games. In her memory, other than work, there was only work.
Every move she made was under the spotlight.
After two years of silence, Wu Qingcheng could no longer hold it in. She wanted to do something!
And the only thing she was good at was making movies.
When Gaia activated the time limit for the exchange of achievement points, Wu Qingcheng gritted her teeth and exchanged a large amount of achievement points for game gold coins. She raised a total of 500,000 gold coins.
As a top-notch movie star, Wu Qingcheng's achievement points were not low, but they were definitely not high either.
With this exchange, there was no turning back.
Following that, Wu Qingcheng began to gather the studio members in real life and rebuilt "Qingcheng Studio" in the game. She began to write the script and plan the possibility of making a movie in the game.
However, the early stages were not smooth. Most of the studio members did not believe that making a movie in the game could make money, so they all rejected Wu Qingcheng's request.
Even so, Wu Qingcheng gritted her teeth and persevered.
The rise of electronic newspapers in the game had truly allowed Wu Qingcheng to see the light of hope.
Finally, with the introduction of a real-life friend, Wu Qingcheng and the lord of Xingning County reached an agreement to invest in "Country and Beauty".
Xingning County invested 100,000 gold coins and provided the filming location. Other than that, Xingning County also provided assistance in terms of weapons, equipment, skills, and talents.
Without these, the movie could not even be started.
Stumbling about, everything was ready, and the movie finally started shooting.
Unexpectedly, disaster suddenly fell from the sky.
In less than a month, Xingning County was captured by Shanhai City. The lord of Xingning County was teleported to the capital and could not fulfill his promise. The entire movie was put on hold.
Wu Qingcheng felt despair.
Especially during the war, the entire production team was almost destroyed by the Shanhai City army. After the war ended, they were constantly being interrogated.
It was almost impossible to restart the filming of the movie. The previous investment was about to go down the drain, and the actors that they had painstakingly hired all terminated their contracts.
The production team was about to be dismissed.
At this moment, there was unexpected news of He Yue Wuyi patrolling Chaozhou County. Wu Qingcheng was like a drowning person who saw a glimmer of hope in the midst of despair.
That was why she paid him a visit today. She did not know what effect today's conversation would have.
…
Half an hour later, Ouyang Shuo arrived at the side hall.
"Lord Wuyi, I've heard so much about you!"
For some reason, when she saw the young man walking slowly into the hall, Wu Qingcheng felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness.
The man in front of her was about the same age as her. His face was chiseled and handsome, but his expression was indifferent. It was neither warm nor unapproachable.
There was not a trace of aggressive aura on him.
For some reason, Wu Qingcheng felt flustered.
In real life, Wu Qingcheng was an international superstar. She had seen all kinds of situations, but at this moment, she lost her sense of propriety.
The man in front of her was like an unfathomable ocean.
Even the big shots in real life did not give Wu Qingcheng such a strong sense of oppression.
Wu Qingcheng felt more and more uncertain.
"Miss Qingcheng, I've long heard of your great name. I'm a loyal fan of yours." Ouyang Shuo lightly smiled and sat down on the seat of honor.
"Is that so?" Wu Qingcheng's eyes lit up, but her expression turned gloomy. "Unfortunately, I'm already past my prime." As a top-notch actress, Wu Qingcheng was good at grasping the tiniest of expressions. Every frown and smile was enough to make one's heart flutter.
Ouyang Shuo was unmoved. He smiled and said, "How is it past my prime? In my opinion, the movie industry has great potential in the game industry. "
Time was precious. Ouyang Shuo did not want to beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Do you really think so?" Wu Qingcheng was really surprised.
This was the first time that someone had the same opinion as her. Even the previous Lord of Xingning County had only agreed to it because he coveted her beauty and had ulterior motives.
During the filming, Wu Qingcheng was harassed quite a bit.
Even so, Wu Qingcheng did not give up. She defused the other party's attacks while speeding up the filming. Such professionalism was commendable.
"Of course." Ouyang Shuo nodded.
Wu Qingcheng glanced at him. Seeing that he did not seem to be lying, she gradually became more confident. She also knew that a man of his status would not stoop to lying.
Using this as an excuse, Wu Qingcheng told him all the difficulties she had encountered.
"You want Shanhai City to take over?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Wu Qingcheng nodded. "If we can reshoot the movie, I'm willing to give up another 10% of the profits." As she spoke, she passed the cooperation agreement she had signed with the Lord of Xingning County to Ouyang Shuo.
The agreement she had signed with the Lord of Xingning County was a 60-40 split. Giving up 10% of the profits meant that the profit would be square.
For this movie, Wu Qingcheng had invested 500,000 gold coins. If the profits did not reach her expectations, she would go bankrupt.
Giving up 10% of the profits required a lot of determination and sincerity.
Ouyang Shuo took the agreement and skimmed through it.
"How is it?" Wu Qingcheng was a little nervous.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head.
"This is already the biggest concession I can make." Wu Qingcheng frowned and her face gradually turned pale. She did not expect the other party to be such a greedy person. He had forced her to the edge of the cliff.
Ouyang Shuo smiled as if he had seen through Wu Qingcheng's thoughts. He said, "I think you misunderstood."
"What do you mean?"
"Shanhai City has occupied Xingning County. As the lord, you have the responsibility to defend your territory. Naturally, you will accept all the old debts. The agreement you signed with Xingning County will be carried out in its entirety. "
"Really?" Wu Qingcheng was overjoyed.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said nothing.
"Thank you, thank you so much!"
Wu Qingcheng stood up excitedly and wanted to shake his hand to express her gratitude. Seeing that he had no intention of doing so, she awkwardly sat back down.
She could not hide the excitement on her face.
It was not that Ouyang Shuo was arrogant, but he was used to the etiquette in reality.
Shake hands? No one dared to do that to him.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and dissolved the awkwardness. He asked, "I have a suggestion. I wonder if you are interested?"
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