"You didn't figure anything out?"
"Don't be anxious. Speak slowly. Tell me about your journey in detail. Don't miss out on any details."
Zhu Xiaoce followed Lu Zhiyao to the room and sat down on the sofa in the living room.
Lu Zhiyao took a sip of the half-drunk Coke on the table and began to complain to Zhu Xiaoce.
"Director Zhu, I don't know if your method is not good or if I haven't grasped the essence. In short, I didn't figure anything out.
"You asked me to imagine every unit here as a living person."
"I kept reminding myself of this. It was fine at first. I deliberately let all the soldiers with low health hide at the back, and no one died.
"However, one died when I wasn't careful, and one died when I wasn't careful …
"Later, I realized that the more I wanted to treat these people as living people, the more I couldn't do it!
"That was because if I kept emphasizing to myself that they were living people, I wouldn't be able to concentrate on thinking rationally and dealing with the current battle.
"The more I struggled, the more people died.
"Therefore, in the end, the battle became more and more difficult, and I couldn't save these people at all.
"Even if I repeatedly lie to myself that these are all living people, my subconscious is very resistant and constantly denies this point, so I can't think like what you said at all …"
"In the end, I was confused and lost. Even if many people died, I felt indifferent. Everything returned to square one.
"In short, I got nothing."
Lu Zhiyao looked at Zhu Xiaoce after he finished complaining.
He had thought that he would see disappointment or comfort on Zhu Xiaoce's face. However, Zhu Xiaoce raised his hand and gestured for him to stop talking. He lowered his head and thought seriously.
Lu Zhiyao was stunned.
What do you mean? Did Director Zhu really find some inspiration from my words?
Are all directors so good at imagining things?
Zhu Xiaoce frowned, feeling as if he had grasped something, but it was not very real.
Boss Pei asked the soldiers in the game to have their own thoughts. Combined with the method of 'breaking the fourth wall', it would naturally make people think of the idea of 'the soldiers in the game are actually real people'.
However, this idea had already been used before. If he wanted to come up with something new, he would have to dig deeper into this idea and come up with something new.
Although Lu Zhiyao's mental journey could not be directly used in the plot, it also provided some ideas that had not been thought of before.
For example:
Paying too much attention to whether these units were real people or not would affect one's rational judgment. Not treating them as people would instead reduce the number of sacrifices. This seemed a little ironic.
Due to the special medium of the game, the players would subconsciously resist and deny the idea that the characters in the game were all real people.
When too many people died, lives became a number, and the highest commander could only fall into numbness and despair.
However, was it right to treat people as numbers? It seemed like more problems would arise …
Moreover, Lu Zhiyao was playing Starcraft 2, not Fate and Choice.
Imagine, if it was' Fate and Choice ', every soldier would have their own thoughts, and the gap between humans and Zergs would be even greater …
Many thoughts quickly collided, and Zhu Xiaoce suddenly felt inspiration!
He quickly said, "Let me use the computer!"
Lu Zhiyao quickly stood up. "Alright."
Zhu Xiaoce exited Starcraft 2, immediately created a new document, and began typing quickly on the keyboard.
Lu Zhiyao stood behind curiously. After watching for half a minute, he asked doubtfully, "Director Zhu, are you … writing the story outline from the beginning?"
Zhu Xiaoce quickly said, "Of course not! I have a script of more than a hundred thousand words in my office computer. This is just a simple note of the inspiration just now.
"Don't interrupt my thoughts, and don't look at it. I can't write if you look at it. Take a seat on the side. "
Zhu Xiaoce continued to type crazily on the keyboard after sending Lu Zhiyao away, recording all the inspiration in his mind.
Lu Zhiyao was suspicious, but he was too embarrassed to look at it again. He could only wait anxiously at the side.
Zhu Xiaoce wrote very quickly, constantly adding and deleting.
"Boss Pei said that Lu Zhiyao was the only protagonist.
"Either there are no other scenes, and it's all a one-man show. That means that the protagonist has to change his mentality many times in order to support the length of the entire movie.
"Now … it's five times, but it's not enough.
"Hmm … it could be that there are other scenes, but the other scenes are not actors.
"Artificial intelligence?
"Yes, if you want to break the fourth wall, the protagonist must have the help of artificial intelligence to control the fleet through the game. Similarly, the game itself needs a certain amount of help if you want to simplify the operation.
"Since artificial intelligence is going to exist in the movie, it must have a scene with the protagonist. What's more, the protagonist's mentality can change many times with the intervention of artificial intelligence.
"Nine times.
"The protagonist's mentality changes nine times. Each time, the story moves forward a little more and gets closer to the final truth.
"What's more, don't forget that the protagonist is a strong-willed space warrior. He won't have too many expressions. Therefore, you have to try to show a contradiction:
"The plot is completely unexpected by the audience, bringing a strong plot tension, but the protagonist is always strong, calm, and rational. Only at the end does he have a little emotional fluctuation, and every time his mood changes, he has to use very subtle expressions to express it …"
"There is only one protagonist, so this protagonist must leave a deep impression on the audience.
"Tell a good story and create a good protagonist. From Boss Pei's point of view, this should be enough. "
Zhu Xiaoce wrote about five hundred words, checked it, and nodded in satisfaction.
This was the most essential story outline, but it had to be adjusted and refined repeatedly if he wanted to write it into a script.
At that thought, Zhu Xiaoce put the game book in his backpack and took it away. "Alright, Movie King, your work is done. I'm very inspired! I'll go back and make up for the missing parts of the script, and then we'll prepare to shoot immediately! "
Lu Zhiyao asked uncertainly, "Director Zhu, are you sure the script is only missing a little?"
Zhu Xiaoce chuckled. "It was a lot, but it's not bad now! Have a good rest and shave your beard. I'll send you the first part of the script soon. "
Lu Zhiyao was stunned. "Are you going to give me the script in batches?"
Zhu Xiaoce nodded. "Of course, to let you better adapt to the role. I'll make a move first! "
Zhu Xiaoce turned and left after he finished speaking.
Lu Zhiyao scratched his head in confusion.
He felt that his words had really inspired Director Zhu Xiaoce.
However, he still could not imagine what the script would be like …
…
Zhu Xiaoce returned to Fei Huang Workspace and called Huang Sibo and the scriptwriters together for a short meeting.
"What do you guys think of my idea? If it's possible, we'll start immediately and finish the script as soon as possible.
"While we're writing the script, we can also start the preparatory work."
The scriptwriters all looked surprised. "Impressive, Director Zhu! This story is not only very well integrated with the game, but the characters' personalities are also very outstanding. The development of the story is also very unexpected … "
Huang Sibo nodded repeatedly. "Very good! What's more, the content of the movie is very compatible with the game. I already have an idea of how to do the game! "
Only one scriptwriter frowned slightly. "However, Director Zhu, I feel that this ending is a little forceful and not natural enough.
"Of course, there's nothing wrong with shooting it this way, but some audiences might not be able to accept it.
"Can you think of a way to leave some foreshadowing and hint at the beginning?"
Zhu Xiaoce was silent for a moment. After careful consideration, he nodded. "Yes, they might feel that way. However … the content at the beginning is already very complicated. There's no room for this foreshadowing.
"What's more, if the hint is too obvious, the audience might guess it directly. That might cause all the mysteries buried to collapse.
"Or …
"We can leave some foreshadowing outside the movie and deliberately lead people to misunderstand. However, when the mystery is revealed at the end of the movie, everyone will feel that it is unexpected and reasonable."
Huang Sibo thought for a moment. "We can do this! Shang Yang Games is making downloadable content for Tengda's original game. I'll ask them to help make a related downloadable content. Not only can we hide the foreshadowing, but we can also warm up the new game in advance! "
Zhu Xiaoce nodded. "Alright, everyone, follow the outline of the story I just gave you to perfect the script. Be more efficient these two days and hurry up to finish the script!"
The scriptwriters nodded and went to work with great motivation.
Zhu Xiaoce gave Shang Yang Games a call and explained his intentions to Wang Xiaobin.
Wang Xiaobin was silent for a moment. "If it's a sci-fi theme … there really isn't a suitable game. Why don't we make it in Ocean Stronghold?
"We can make an independent plot for Ocean Stronghold. We can redo everything from the protagonist to the monsters."
Zhu Xiaoce was elated. "Alright, FPS games are more suitable. That's because FPS games are first-person games. It would be more immersive and easier for players to understand what I want to express. "
"What's more, Ocean Stronghold has a huge player base. The publicity effect would be better."
"I just don't know if it would affect your original development plan?"
Wang Xiaobin: "No, I haven't decided on what to do. If you have a better plan, of course, I'm willing to use it. What's more, Tengda Games is developing Destiny and Choice. I can use many art resources directly. The workload won't be that big. "
Zhu Xiaoce was elated. "Alright, I'll send you the outline of the story soon. Let's put it in the downloadable content of Ocean Stronghold!"
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