April 14th, Saturday …
At 0 AM.
The Vice President of Vinci Media, Lu Xiaoping, arrived at the cinema near the company on time with the person-in-charge of the publicity for Greyhound.
This cinema was considered a large cinema even in Beijing. This time, Lu Xiaoping specially bought two tickets for the IMAX cinema. The entire cinema was two stories tall. It had a huge screen and panoramic sound, ensuring the best audio-visual effect.
"Boss Lu, popcorn."
The person-in-charge of the publicity for Greyhound carried two huge buckets of popcorn and handed one of them to Lu Xiaoping.
He was all smiles on the surface, but he was secretly cursing in his heart.
The person-in-charge felt wronged. It was supposed to be a happy thing to be able to watch a midnight movie, but it depended on who he was with.
It didn't feel right to watch a movie with her boss.
What's more, he had worked overtime until midnight today before coming over from the company.
He had already worked overtime for four to five hours. Strictly speaking, this movie should be considered official business. Thus, the person-in-charge was very unhappy. He was not in the mood to watch the movie. He only wanted to go home and have a good sleep.
However, he had no choice. He was only a high-level social animal. It was not a problem for him to act like a tyrant in front of his subordinates. However, he could only be a grandson in front of Lu Xiaoping.
As for why this happened, it was a long story.
Lu Xiaoping felt that Tengda was afraid after hearing that Mission and Choice had been moved up. He further deduced that the quality of this movie should not be very good, so he deliberately hired fake reviewers to scam them.
Everything had been going smoothly at first. Tengda did not retaliate immediately. That made Lu Xiaoping feel that he had pinched a soft persimmon. This scam was too comfortable. He could not even stop.
However, he did not expect the situation to suddenly change two days before the movie was about to be released!
Posts about Mission and Choice on the internet suddenly exploded. Netizens discussed it crazily as if they were possessed. There was no basic publicity, but it still received a lot of attention!
On the other hand, GOG had updated its new version. The new hero, Skylark, had officially appeared. Her appearance and story background strongly hinted at Mission and Choice, causing another wave of discussion!
It had to be said that GOG had a huge influence in the country. The appearance of this new hero was like adding fuel to the fire, causing the early stages of Mission and Choice to burn up instantly!
Of course, this was only relatively speaking. It was more popular than ordinary movies, but it still couldn't compare to blockbusters that had invested a large amount of money in publicity.
Even so, it was enough to sell out the tickets for the first day of Mission and Choice.
The screening rate for Mission and Choice might not be high but it was enough to show the audience's enthusiasm.
The previous series of events had made Lu Xiaoping quite arrogant, but now he was a little flustered.
Therefore, Lu Xiaoping ordered the person-in-charge of Greyhound's publicity to work overtime with him until midnight before watching Mission and Choice's midnight show.
It was to confirm what the movie was like and if it would really pose a serious threat to Greyhound.
Although Lu Xiaoping felt that the possibility of this happening was very small, after all, his schedule had already been staggered. However, it was better to be safe than sorry. He did not dare to let his guard down and definitely had to come and take a look.
For ordinary people, it might be difficult to get tickets, but for Lu Xiaoping, it was definitely not a problem.
Lu Xiaoping's expression was serious as he waited for the movie to begin.
He saw the discussions online. Some people said that Mission and Choice's promotion was not because they were afraid of Greyhound, but because it was related to Fantasy Battle Reset.
Lu Xiaoping had no choice but to admit that it was possible even though he did not agree with this statement.
He began to vaguely realize that Tengda had not given up on resisting. Instead, they were brewing something terrifying …
As for the person-in-charge of the publicity for Greyhound, he had just worked overtime for an entire night. He was yawning non-stop and could not muster up any energy now. He only wanted to go home and sleep.
Why wasn't Lu Xiaoping sleeping?
That was because as the Vice-President of the company, he had a special car to pick him up. There was a special lounge in the office so he could sleep at any time.
Many bosses bragged that they worked more than ten hours a day and only slept for four or five hours. They used this to motivate their employees and paint a picture, trying to prove that they had become bosses because of their hard work and that they could also become bosses if they worked hard. That was pure nonsense. Whoever believed it was a fool.
In short, the two of them fell silent for different reasons. Occasionally, they would eat popcorn and watch the warm up advertisement on the big screen.
The audience had already entered the venue. The IMAX hall was already full.
There was no premiere or pre-screening for Mission and Choice. Tengda's confidentiality was ridiculously good. Thus, there were no spoilers online so far.
The audience in the cinema were discussing softly. Lu Xiaoping did not deliberately listen, but he could roughly determine the origin of these people from the conversations of the audience around him.
Some were hardcore fans of Lu Zhiyao who had come specially for him;
Some were die-hard fans of Tengda Games and loyal supporters of domestically-produced games. Mission and Choice was the 'shame of the domestic games industry', so they specially came to see how Tengda filmed it;
Some couples had wanted to choose a random movie to watch and spend the night outside. However, today's schedule was rather rubbish. There were no good movies. They heard that this movie was filmed by the original cast of Tomorrow is Beautiful and the quality should be guaranteed, so they decided to book tickets to watch it …
All in all, the audience came from all sorts of sources.
Lu Xiaoping felt that something was wrong. That meant that the audience of Mission and Choice was more diverse.
If the audience was more singular, such as most of them being fans of Lu Zhiyao, then the movie might not have enough momentum. After all, there were only so many hardcore fans. If they could not break out of the circle after watching it, the subsequent box office would definitely plummet.
On the other hand, the diversity of the audience meant that the chances of this film breaking out of the circle would be higher!
Of course, the key still depended on the quality of the movie itself.
Soon, the lights in the theater dimmed.
After a bunch of logos appeared on the big screen, the movie officially began. The cinema quickly quietened down.
The movie opened with Qin Yi waking up in the hibernation chamber, talking to AEEIS, and becoming the new commander.
This opening was actually very easy to understand for gamers who had played Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content. That was because it was connected to the downloadable content.
It did not affect the audience who had not played it before. That was because the opening scene was interspersed with some fragments of Qin Yi's memories. It was mainly the scene of his teammates dying in the Zergs' lair during the decapitation operation.
These scenes might be fragmented and very short, but it was enough for the audience to understand the past and not be confused.
What's more, as the movie progressed, memories of the 'decapitation operation' would be interspersed at some key points, such as the mission in the 'simulated training'. It might not be long, but it was enough to ensure the integrity of the entire story.
As Qin Yi took over the control panel and familiarized himself with the operation, the audience also saw the simulation of the Alliance Fleet's first encounter with the Zergs with him. They also understood the background of the story through AEEIS 'explanation.
…
Lu Xiaoping stuffed a handful of popcorn into his mouth. The light from the big screen shone on his face. The light changed rapidly, reflecting his slightly dazed expression.
He was stunned by the cool scenes in the movie!
In the past, domestically-produced sci-fi movies were often perfunctory and careless. For example, the costumes of the characters, the furnishings in the space capsule, the electronic equipment, and so on. It was obvious that they were very cheap and pieced together. They were very careless.
On one hand, it was because of the problem of funding. On the other hand, it was because of the problem of ability. However, it was more of an attitude problem.
That was because many directors of domestically-produced sci-fi movies did not pay enough attention to these details. They only wanted a setting with a "sci-fi feel". They focused on other aspects, such as how to change the script according to the requirements of the investors.
If the attitude was not good enough, these details could not be done well.
However, Mission and Choice was completely different.
There was no need to look carefully at the difference in these details. One could clearly feel it with just a slight scan!
The IMAX screen presented all sorts of details in front of the audience, including the space suit that Qin Yi was wearing, the hibernation cabin that he had slept in, the commander's control panel, and so on. It did look like a product of future technology, and it had a strong sense of realism!
Of course, there was a very important reason why it could be done to this extent. This was the only real scene in the movie.
Zhu Xiaoce could naturally spend a huge sum of money to repeatedly modify and design these things to achieve the most perfect state.
However, players did not know this. At the beginning of the movie, they saw a space capsule scene that was more realistic than all other domestically-produced sci-fi movies. Everything in it left a deep impression. This kind of shock was something that other movies could not compare to. It could make the audience quickly enter the state!
What was even cooler was the image displayed on the surrounding cabin walls when Qin Yi used the control panel.
According to the plot setting, the surrounding cabin walls would be covered by holographic imaging technology the moment Qin Yi sat down. It was as if he was in an endless starry sky. No matter where he looked, it was as if he could see the real scene in the universe.
What's more, Qin Yi could also use the control panel to continuously change his perspective. Whether it was moving, zooming, or jumping, the surrounding scene would change in real time.
In traditional movies, the commander and the actual scene of the battlefield were separated. They could only be shown by cutting the camera. There would be a slight sense of separation.
In Mission and Choice, the commander's actions were merged with the actual scene of the battlefield. Qin Yi was like a ghost shuttling through the endless starry sky and commanding the battle. Not only did it make the entire scene smoother and more coherent, but it also made it more visually impactful.
In fact, the surroundings were all green screens during filming. The intense battles in space were all made by special effects.
However, they had invested a huge amount of money in special effects after all. What's more, compared to using special effects to make humans, using special effects to make spaceships would look more realistic. Thus, the special effects and the exquisite setting were perfectly combined, making the audience feel as if they were really in it!
The scariest adjective for sci-fi movies was' fake '.
Once the scene or details made the audience feel that it was fake, they would not be able to watch it no matter how good the story was.
On the other hand, Mission and Choice was extremely realistic, be it the real scene or the special effects. Thus, it had the effect of gaining the upper hand from the beginning and shocked all the audience!
Lu Xiaoping realized that the situation was not good. His originally indifferent expression had already stiffened.
On the other hand, the person-in-charge of Greyhound, who was originally sleepy, woke up instantly when he saw this opening!
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