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April 14th, Saturday...

0 AM.

Lu Xiaoping, Vice-President of Vinci Media, brought the person-in-charge of the announcement of the Greyhound to the cinema near the company on time.

This cinema was considered a large-scale cinema even in Beijing. Lu Xiaoping had specially bought two tickets to the IMAX cinema this time. The entire cinema was two stories high. The huge screen and the sound of the panoramic view guaranteed the best viewing effect.

"Boss Lu, popcorn."

The person-in-charge of the announcement of the Greyhound carried two huge buckets of popcorn and handed one of them to Lu Xiaoping.

He was smiling on the surface, but he was cursing in his heart.

This person-in-charge was wronged. It was originally a happy thing to be able to watch a midnight movie, but that depended on who he was with.

It felt wrong to watch a movie with his boss.

What's more, he had worked overtime until midnight before coming over from the office.

He had already worked overtime for four to five hours. Strictly speaking, this movie should be considered official business. Thus, this person-in-charge was very unhappy. He was not in the mood to watch movies. He only wanted to go home and have a good sleep.

However, he had no choice. He was just a high-class society animal. He could act like a tyrant in front of his subordinates, but he could only be a grandson when he met Lu Xiaoping.

As for why this happened, that was a long story.

Lu Xiaoping felt that Tengda had backed down after hearing that Mission and Choice had been released. He further deduced that the quality of the movie was not good, so he deliberately hired fake reviewers to scam it.

Everything had been going quite smoothly at first. Tengda had not counterattacked immediately either. This made Lu Xiaoping feel like he had squeezed a soft persimmon. This scam was too comfortable. He could not stop himself.

However, he did not expect the situation to change two days before the movie was released!

The posts about 'Mission and Choice' on the internet suddenly exploded. The netizens were discussing it crazily as if they had been possessed. They did not even have a basic announcement, but they obtained a lot of attention!

On the other hand, GOG has updated a 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's influence in the country was huge. Once this new hero appeared, it added fuel to the fire, causing the initial popularity of Mission and Choice to burn up instantly!

Of course, this was only relative. It was more popular than ordinary movies. It could not be compared to a blockbuster that had invested a huge amount of publicity funds.

Even so, it was enough to make the movie tickets for the first day of Mission and Choice sold out.

The screening rate for Mission and Choice was not high but it was enough to show the audience's enthusiasm.

The series of events previously had made Lu Xiaoping rather arrogant, but now he was a little flustered.

Therefore, Lu Xiaoping ordered the person-in-charge of the announcement of the Greyhound to work overtime with him until midnight before coming to watch the midnight show of Mission and Choice.

He wanted to know how the movie would turn out and whether it would pose a serious threat to the Greyhound.

Even though Lu Xiaoping felt that the possibility of this happening was very low since the timing was already wrong. He did not dare to let his guard down and definitely wanted to take a look.

The tickets might be more difficult for ordinary people to get but it was definitely not a problem for Lu Xiaoping.

Lu Xiaoping's expression was serious as he waited for the movie to start.

He saw the discussions online. Some people said that 'Mission and Choice' was not because they were afraid of the Greyhound, but because of the 'Fantasy Battle Remake'.

Lu Xiaoping did not agree with this theory but he had to admit that it was possible.

He began to vaguely realize that Tengda had not given up on resisting. Instead, something terrifying was brewing...

As for the person-in-charge of the announcement of the Greyhound, he had just worked overtime for the entire night. He was yawning non-stop and could not muster any energy at all. He only wanted to go home and sleep.

Why wasn't Lu Xiaoping sleeping?

He had a car to pick him up when he went out as the Vice-President of the company. He also had a special lounge in his office so he could sleep anytime.

Many bosses would boast that they worked more than ten hours a day and only slept for four or five hours. They would use this opportunity to motivate their employees and paint a good picture. They would try to prove that they became bosses because they worked hard. Even if they worked hard, they could still become bosses. That was pure nonsense. Whoever believed it would be an idiot.

In short, the two of them fell into silence for different reasons. Occasionally, they would eat two mouthfuls of popcorn and watch the warm-up advertisement on the big screen.

The audience had already entered the venue. IMAX was already filled to the brim.

'Mission and Choice' did not have a premiere or a pre-screening. Tengda's confidentiality was ridiculously good, so there was no spoiler on the internet.

The audience in the cinema were discussing in low voices. Lu Xiaoping did not deliberately listen, but he roughly determined the source of these people from the conversations of the audience around him.

Some were hardcore fans who came especially for Lu Zhiyao.

Some were die-hard fans of Tengda Games and loyal supporters of domestically-produced games. They had specially come to see how Tengda had filmed the 'Mission and Choice' because it was' a disgrace to the domestic games industry'.

Some couples wanted to randomly pick a movie to watch and spend the night outside. However, the schedule today was rubbish. There were no good movies. They heard that this movie was shot by the original crew of Tomorrow is Beautiful. The quality should be guaranteed, so they decided to book tickets to watch it...

All in all, there were various sources of viewers.

Lu Xiaoping had a bad feeling because this situation meant that the audience for Mission and Choice was more diverse.

If the audience was more singular, for example, most of them were Lu Zhiyao's fans, the movie might not have enough momentum. There were only so many hardcore fans after all. If they could not break out of the circle after watching it, the box office would definitely plummet.

On the other hand, the audience was diverse, which meant that the chances of this film breaking out of the circle would be higher!

Of course, the key was still the quality of the movie itself.

Soon, the lights in the theater dimmed.

The movie officially began after a huge pile of logos on the big screen. The cinema quickly fell silent.

Once the movie started, it was the scene of Qin Yi waking up in the hibernation chamber, talking to AEEIS and becoming the new commander.

For gamers who had played Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content before, this opening was very easy to understand. That was because it was connected to the downloadable content.

It did not affect the audience who had not played before. That was because Qin Yi's memory fragments were inserted into the opening scene. It was mainly the scene of the decapitation operation in the nest and the deaths of his teammates.

Even though these images were fragmented and short, it was enough for the audience to understand the priorities and not be confused.

What's more, as the movie plot progressed, there would be memories of the 'decapitation strike' at certain key points, such as the 'realistic training'. It might not take long but it was enough to ensure the integrity of the entire story.

At the same time that Qin Yi took over the control panel and familiarized himself with the operation, the audience also saw the simulation of the first encounter with the Zergs with him. They also understood the background of this story through AEEIS's explanation.

...

Lu Xiaoping stuffed a handful of popcorn into his mouth. The light from the big screen shone on his face. The bright and dark light quickly changed, reflecting his slightly dazed expression.

He was shocked by how cool the movie was!

In the past, domestically-produced sci-fi movies were often perfunctory and not particular. For example, the clothing of the characters, the furnishings in the space capsule, the electronic equipment, and so on would obviously show signs of being cheap and pieced together. They were very insincere.

On one hand, it was because of funding. On the other hand, it was because of ability. However, it was more of an attitude problem.

That was because the directors of many domestically-produced sci-fi movies did not pay much attention to these details. They only wanted a "sci-fi feel" setting. The focus was on other aspects. For example, how to change the script according to the sponsors' requirements.

If their attitude was not good enough, these details could not be done well.

However, Mission and Choice were completely different.

There was no need to take a closer look at the differences in these details. One could tell with a slight scan!

The IMAX screen displayed all sorts of details in front of the audience, including Qin Yi's space suit, sleeping capsule, the commander's control panel, and so on. It looked like it was indeed a product of future technology and it had a strong sense of authenticity!

Of course, one of the most important reasons for this was that there was only one realistic scene in the movie.

Zhu Xiaoce would naturally spend a lot of money on these things. He could modify them repeatedly, design them repeatedly, and perfect them.

However, the gamers did not know this. They had seen a space cabin scene that was much more realistic than other domestically-produced sci-fi movies at the beginning of the movie. Everything in it left a deep impression on them. Such a shock was incomparable to other movies. It could allow the audience to enter the zone quickly!

What was even cooler was the image displayed on the surrounding cabin walls when Qin Yi used the controller.

According to the plot setting, the moment Qin Yi sat down, the surrounding cabin walls would be covered by holographic image technology. It was as if he was in the endless starry sky. Looking from all directions, he seemed to see the real scene in the universe.

What's more, Qin Yi could use the controller to constantly change the perspective. Be it moving, shrinking, or jumping, the surrounding scene would change in real time.

The commander and the actual scene of the battlefield were separated in traditional movies. They could only be displayed by cutting the camera. There would be a slight feeling of dislocation.

In Mission and Choice, the commander's actions and the actual scene of the battlefield were fused together. Qin Yi was like a ghost shuttling through the endless starry sky, commanding the battle. Not only did it make the entire scene smoother and more coherent, but it was also richer in visual impact.

In fact, there were green screens all around when they were filming. The intense battles in space were all made with special effects.

However, they had invested a lot of money into the special effects after all. What's more, compared to using special effects to make a spaceship, using special effects to make a spaceship would seem more realistic. Therefore, the special effects and exquisite setting were perfectly combined, making the audience feel like they were really in it!

For sci-fi movies, the scariest adjective was' fake '.

Once the scene or details made the audience feel fake, no matter how good the story was, the audience would not be able to continue watching it.

On the other hand, Mission and Choice was extremely realistic whether it was in real life or special effects. That was why it had a preemptive effect from the beginning, shocking all the audience!

Lu Xiaoping realized that the situation was not looking good. His indifferent expression had turned stiff.

On the other hand, the person-in-charge of Greyhound, who was originally drowsy, became awake immediately after seeing this opening!

Chapter 976: Shocked by This Movie!

"That can't be. Could the entire movie be this precise?"

"How much would the props and special effects cost?"

Lu Xiaoping was very confused because the details of Mission and Choice had far exceeded his expectations!

Lu Xiaoping might have heard some rumors that Tengda had invested a huge sum of money into the new movie but he had only listened casually and did not take it seriously.

That was because bragging was the norm in the industry.

It was just like how in ancient times, a strength of 100,000 could be boasted to be about 500,000. In any case, they could bluff as many people as possible.

Buying IPs and hiring big-name actors for a movie would cost a huge sum of money. Then, they would add publicity and marketing budgets. They might say that they had invested a few hundred million yuan, but in reality, they did not have much money to spend on movie production.

Lu Xiaoping had originally thought that 'Mission and Choice' was just a domestically-produced sci-fi movie. The ceiling of domestically-produced sci-fi movies had always been there. It was not that high at all.

However, Lu Xiaoping was very confused now.

Was this really a domestic movie?

This detail was no different from those Hollywood blockbusters that had spent huge sums of money!

Could it be that Mission and Choice had really saved the IP money and the remuneration of the big-name actors, saved the publicity budget, and invested all the money into the production of the movie?

Lu Xiaoping only had one thought thinking of this possibility: crazy!

This was not just a risk, but a suicide!

It would be no different from courting death if it was another production team doing this. Of course, the production team would not do this because the sponsors would definitely not agree.

However, Tengda was different.

Obviously, Fei Huang Workspace was not committing suicide. They dared to do so because they had strong confidence in the movie 'Mission and Choice'. It could still beat all games in the same period and break out of the siege because they believed that even without regular publicity!

Lu Xiaoping realized that there was a huge problem with his judgment!

Previously, he had thought that 'Mission and Choice' was because he was not confident and wanted to avoid the prime time slot. However, he realized now that it was impossible.

The quality of this film would probably be a killing machine in the Golden Week. How could it be afraid of the Greyhound?

Things were not looking good...

Lu Xiaoping continued watching with great trepidation.

...

The plot that followed could be said to be full of twists and turns, climaxes one after another. There was time for toilet breaks the entire time. It was filled with all sorts of twists and turns. It was too much for the eyes to take in.

The entire movie's story revolved around Qin Yi's character. The audience's emotions were also affected by Qin Yi's character.

It might be a one-man show but Lu Zhiyao completely supported the role through his acting skills and completed the task of stirring up the audience's emotions.

The entire story could be roughly divided into the following stages:

In the first stage, Qin Yi became the commander. He understood the scene of the defeat of the humans and Zergs through the simulated battle. He understood the need for communication between the commander and Ansible. He accepted the position of commander and trained seriously.

In the second stage, Qin Yi began to undergo simulation training after completely familiarizing himself with the operation of the control panel. Everything was going smoothly at first, but after adding the "realistic elements", the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. The human army was defeated. In order to increase the chances of winning, Qin Yi slowly began to get used to accepting the data and suggestions of AEEIS and gradually became an emotionless command machine.

In the third stage, Qin Yi saw the scene of his original AS-371-45 team carrying out the mission and finally made the same decision as the previous commander. Qin Yi finally understood the actions of the previous commander in the midst of conflict and struggle. He made many painful choices for victory.

In the fourth stage, everyone thought that Qin Yi was ready but what they got in return was a cruel slap in the face in reality. In the deduction of the final battle, even if they completely followed AEEIS's suggestion, humans would still be defeated.

Qin Yi almost fell into a state of collapse. He no longer believed that humans could win this war. No matter the system lied through it's command, they could not win the war.

In the fifth stage, Qin Yi realized that it was wrong to use cold data to measure everyone's value. The original commanding method had indeed increased the efficiency of the battle to a certain extent but it was absolutely impossible to use the Zergs' tactics to fight the Zergs and turn all the soldiers into cold machines. Thus, Qin Yi chose to tell the truth to all the soldiers. He used a speech in a desperate situation to rekindle everyone's beliefs, and the war turned around once again.

In the sixth stage, the high-intensity thinking overwhelmed Qin Yi's body. He felt the consciousness of the Zergs in his coma. The Zerg Queen showed him the truth of the past. It turned out that the war between humans and Zergs was started by humans. The Zerg Queen's behavior in the Zergs' nest was an attempt to communicate with Qin Yi. However, she only succeeded now.

On the surface, Qin Yi acted as if he wanted to make peace, but in reality, he lied to the Zerg Queen, carried out the decapitation operation and directly established victory.

In the seventh stage, Qin Yi, who thought that the war had ended and wanted to retreat, was betrayed. The command ship he rode charged into the swarm of insects to commit suicide. He did not expect that after the secondary queens were all beheaded, he, who had the consciousness of the nest, became the new brain of the swarm of insects.

At the end of the movie, there were actually two areas of suspense.

The first suspense was whether the Executive Committee or AEEIS decided to betray Qin Yi?

AEEIS's words to Qin Yi pushed all the blame to the Supreme Executive Committee, creating a feeling of "when all hares are killed, the hounds will be stewed and eaten". However, in the conference image of the Supreme Executive Committee, AEEIS said that Qin Yi took the initiative to seek death, and the committee members were very regretful.

Obviously, there were two possibilities: One was that AEEIS had deceived both Qin Yi and the Supreme Executive Committee, and had effortlessly killed a human military genius, clearing the obstacles for him to take over the entire human army in the future. The other was that a portion of the Supreme Executive Committee had instructed AEEIS and acted hypocritically.

These two possibilities were hinting at two different sequels in the future: 'Machinery Crisis' or 'Civil War'.

The second suspense was that Qin Yi, who was in the body of the Leviathan Beast, had inherited the consciousness of the Zergs. His body had also been transformed by the Zergs into a special life form. He was a soldier and naturally loyal to humans, but he had suffered the most shameful betrayal.

Would Qin Yi choose to lead the Zergs for revenge? Or would he take another path? Could he still be called a human? How would he know about himself?

It was obvious that he would only be able to find out the contents later.

...

The grand scene of the interstellar war was too much for the audience to take in. Some people were so immersed in such shock that they even forgot to exclaim.

From the defeat of the Zergs at the beginning, to the small-scale realistic training, to the large-scale battle in the vast starry sky and the surface of the planet...

All the war scenes in the movie were gradual and escalating. The audience followed Captain Qin Yi from weak to strong. They witnessed the grand war between humans and Zergs in the universe step by step.

What shocked Lu Xiaoping was that even though the special effects of this movie were very cool, it obviously did not only have special effects.

The movie had also done very well in terms of narrating the story and moving the audience's emotions!

On the whole, the war scene of the movie was constantly upgrading, but the emotional tone at each stage was constantly fluctuating like a wavy line. There were high and low points, showing a state of spiraling up in the fluctuation. It was completely unpredictable.

Other movies often show this content through conflicts between characters. For example, when in a difficult situation, a member with different personalities in the team would propose different solutions. Intense debate would make the audience in front of the screen frustrated. In the end, when everyone's opinions were unified and they overcame difficulties, the audience would feel that their emotions were released.

This was a common trick used in many artistic works. It might be old-fashioned, but it was useful and there was no risk.

However, he managed to hold on to the emotional tone of the movie alone through his own performance and the cold artificial intelligence electronic voice AEEIS in Mission and Choice!

This feeling made Lu Xiaoping think of a one-man movie two years ago. It was about the protagonist being buried alive in a coffin in the desert. The protagonist was constantly exploring and using various props around him to survive. In the end, when he thought that dawn had arrived, he only felt despair.

In that movie, the entire process was a one-man show by the protagonist. However, it brought continuous suspense to the audience. The unique perspective, superb shots, and twists and turns of the plot allowed the movie to successfully obtain a box office miracle that year. It earned twenty million US dollars at the cost of three million US dollars. It was a huge success.

On a certain level, Mission and Choice had the same effect as this movie.

The protagonists of both movies were trapped in a small space. They struggled hard, faced with an unknown fate. Even though they failed time and time again, they were still determined to fight.

They had all withstood the test of acting skills in the one-man show. They had single-handedly supported the entire movie's emotions and even allowed the audience to perfectly immerse themselves in the movie.

The difficulty of such a performance was very high. It was like a huge gamble. All the chips were placed in the same game. Once they succeeded, they would make a lot of money. However, once they failed, they would lose everything.

The difference between the two was that their emotions were different.

The protagonist who was buried alive was in a coffin. It was extremely narrow. The despair he endured came from the dual destruction of his mind and body. The audience was like the protagonist. Their perspective was severely limited. They were in a cramped, depressed, and despairing state the entire time.

On the other hand, Qin Yi might be in the space capsule but he could see the real situation around him through the holographic wall. His vision was not restricted at all. The despair he had endured was more of a mental torture, the pain of bearing the fate of mankind alone.

Both of these performances were a serious test of acting skills, but it seemed to be more difficult in the near distance.

That was because most of the despair that Qin Yi endured came from his spirit. The entire setting and environment could not play much of a role in his emotions. At this time, if he wanted to stir the players' emotions, he had to place all his hopes on the performance that was close to the road.

The good thing was that he had completed his task very well. He had given his best acting skills ever since he debuted.

It even made Lu Xiaoping feel that he was not looking at a dead end, but another person, or... Captain Qin Yi himself!

Ever since he finished filming Tomorrow is Beautiful, his acting skills had improved by leaps and bounds.

Previously, many people had criticized Lu Zhiyao as' toxicity in the box office 'and' excessive acting '. However, Lu Zhiyao's acting skills seemed to be improving from Tomorrow is Beautiful to Mission and Choice. They went from being outgoing to being reserved. Those exaggerated expressions were all gone. What replaced them was a more exquisite psychological and meticulously designed micro-expressions. He seemed to have completely integrated into the role!

In the last scene of the movie, Qin Yi woke up in the incubation pool of the Leviathan Beasts. His eyes suddenly opened, and the camera zoomed in.

There seemed to be too many complicated emotions in his eyes.

In fact, it was also a close-up at the beginning of the movie. However, Qin Yi had woken up from the hibernation cabin at that time and he had woken up in the incubation pool in the Leviathan Beasts at the end.

The two eyes seemed to have something in common. However, the background, the protagonist's appearance, the subtle expressions, and especially the eyes were worlds apart.

The hibernation cabin and incubation pool were like a uterus. This scene obviously symbolized Qin Yi obtaining a new life.

However, Qin Yi played the role of the human commander and the Heart of the Zergs in this new life.

The expression at the end of the video lasted for a few seconds before it cut to the next scene just like the beginning of the movie.

His thoughts spread rapidly in space. All the larvae in the incubation pool surrounded him and became an extension of his consciousness.

Then, the camera zoomed up to the starry sky outside the Leviathan Beast. The wandering terrifying Zerg suddenly opened its eyes and sped up towards the endless starry sky!

A large number of Zergs followed behind the Leviathan Beast like a comet with a long tail, disappearing into the depths of the screen.

The movie ended at this point, and the list of cast members appeared on the big screen.

The ending song sounded. It was an impassioned war song. It described the scene of a soldier about to go to war.

This song should have been very inspiring, but the scene accompanying it was the scene of the human soldiers cleaning up the mess, the Leviathan Beast carrying Qin Yi and finally disappearing into space. This song was filled with an inexplicable sense of sorrow.

Bam! The lights in the theater came on.

It was only then that many of the audience snapped out of their daze. They could not stop praising 'Holy sh*t' and 'awesome'!

"F*ck, that's awesome!"

"I really didn't expect this ending!"

"I haven't had enough yet. The tickets were really worth it!"

When Tomorrow is Beautiful's premiere ended, most viewers felt that it was amazing.

That was because Tomorrow is Beautiful's performance on many key issues was rather obscure. As a storyline film, there were not many memorable scenes. After watching it, one would feel a little suffocated. One had to watch the reviews while savoring it in order to understand the deeper meaning.

However, Mission and Choice was a totally popcorn-worthy film. The entire process was filled with scenes of various space wars. Emotions were rolling up and down like roller coasters. There were low points and high peaks. The emotional experience was extremely exciting.

Thus, most viewers could only describe their feelings with one word after watching Mission and Choice: 'awesome'!

The impact from the sensory impact was more direct and intense. Especially the last scene with Qin Yi's eyes and the ending song, it allowed the audience's emotions to be released at the end. It was satisfying to the peak but at the same time, it left a lasting aftertaste.

The audience stood up and could not wait to share their feelings with their companions.

"That's awesome! The special effects of domestic sci-fi movies can actually be done to such an extent? It's really comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster! I was dazzled the entire time. There was no scene at all!"

"Indeed, Tengda's films are awesome! They will never disappoint!"

"It's not too much to invest a few hundred million yuan into this film, right? It's a pity that there's not enough publicity and the screening schedule is not high."

"It doesn't matter. Would a film of this quality not be popular?"

"In the end, Qin Yi's handling was really too good. I thought it was a cliché plot of different species shaking hands and building a beautiful universe together. I'm comfortable!"

"Your acting is not bad. I feel like Boss Pei has a manual to use. It was a toxicity in the box office previously. Now, your acting skills have improved visibly. It really feels like you're a movie king!"

The audience was full of praise. Obviously, the actual effect of this movie far exceeded their expectations!

Even though the audience came to watch the movie for various reasons, most of them did not have unrealistic expectations.

Everyone knew very well what the state of domestically-produced sci-fi movies were in. If the producers of Mission and Choice were not Tengda but some other company, even if they were some very rich big company, the audience would not come to watch midnight shows as lab rats.

That was because no other company could obtain as much trust as Tengda.

What's more, there wasn't much publicity for the movie to begin with. Most viewers thought that it might be a "small but beautiful" movie. In other words, it would have many merits but also obvious shortcomings.

However, they realized that it was not the case at all after watching the movie. This movie had far exceeded everyone's expectations in every aspect!

This mentality had indirectly raised the audience's evaluation of Mission and Choice.

This was just like going to a restaurant for a meal. If it was a restaurant with high praises on the internet, customers might feel that it was not only famous but also hard to forget. However, if it was a nameless restaurant in an alley, customers would definitely be very surprised and unforgettable even if they tasted similar!

Lu Xiaoping and the person-in-charge of the announcement of the Greyhound did not stand up immediately with the other audience. Instead, they fell into silence.

They had not spoken a word since the movie started.

The person-in-charge was shocked by the movie. He was originally sleepy but now he was very excited. The last scene lingered in his mind, and the image could not be dispersed.

"Mission and Choice" might be a competition, the better it performed, the worse the situation for Greyhound would be. However, the person-in-charge was not in the mood to consider this for the time being because he was completely conquered by this movie. He could only admire it from the bottom of his heart!

After a long time, the person-in-charge said, "There shouldn't be any more Easter eggs... right?"

Lu Xiaoping nodded silently. "Yes... maybe."

The person-in-charge said, "Then, Boss Lu, let's go?"

Lu Xiaoping: "Let's go..."

He was in low spirits.

They had come to watch the midnight premiere today with the mentality of watching a joke. They had not expected themselves to become a joke.

There were still many audience members who had not left the venue. They were obviously waiting for the Easter egg.

However, Lu Xiaoping judged that there should be no more Easter eggs. On one hand, it was because the lights in the cinema had already been switched on. On the other hand, it was because the entire story had been told very clearly. There was no need for Easter eggs to continue preheating the next part of the story.

Strictly speaking, the entire story should end when Qin Yi was betrayed and sent to the Zergs by AEEIS.

The Supreme Executive Committee of the United Fleet had a meeting and Qin Yi had woken up in the body of the Leviathan Beasts. These two plots were more suitable to appear as Easter eggs.

However, these two plots were too important. What's more, they were very long. If they were to make Easter eggs, it would feel like they were being cut apart. Thus, after much consideration, Zhu Xiaoce decided to put these two plots at the end of the movie. It would be very effective to match the ending song.

Lu Xiaoping also made the judgment based on this reason. There should not be any Easter eggs in the movie.

However, some images appeared beside the rolling name list just as the two of them were about to leave.

There were no Easter eggs in the end, but there were other things.

These were some NG scenes that were shot when the road was very close!

He faced the green screen and repeated his lines over and over again. He would perform in different ways. Sometimes, he would stop in the middle of the act if he was not satisfied. He would repeat it continuously.

He had to act out the same emotion at least five or six times on the road. After careful consideration, he would choose the one that he was most satisfied with.

There was also a close shot with the AEEIS Fully-Automated Smart Bickering Machine.

In the view of the audience, many performances that were very Lu Zhiyao were actually very good. However, he was still not satisfied with the end of the road. He continued to act it over and over again. Every plot had to be perfect.

These scenes were not bad, they paled in comparison to the actual scenes.

The audience who stayed behind were basically die-hard fans.The lights in the cinema were already switched on but they still insisted on watching the end with the thought that there might be Easter eggs.

Unexpectedly, they really got a pleasant surprise!

"Holy sh*t, how many times did he have to shoot the same scene?"

"Lu Zhiyao's so ruthless. I feel like he's a little obsessed. He said the same lines in several different ways. The effect is better each time. On the other hand, he's definitely much better than those fresh meats who don't even memorize their lines and only know how to mouth their lines!"

"Strictly speaking, even though he was very close to being a professional, he did not have much acting skills in the beginning. He was not much better than the fresh meat celebrities, However, he was different from the fresh meat celebrities. He was not satisfied with the praises of his fans. Instead, he kept strictly insisting on himself and honing his acting skills. That was why he could bring us such exciting performances like Tomorrow is Beautiful and Mission and Choice!"

"Indeed, the improvement in acting skills is visible to the naked eye. The movie tickets were so worth it. It was a killing!"

"Many people in Tomorrow is Beautiful said that they were very close to Tengda's script and that their acting skills were led by Zhang Zuting. Now, this saying should collapse on its own, right?"

"Indeed, a single person holding up a movie worth hundreds of millions of yuan. There's no need to discuss the positioning because he's the only actor!"

"We should be able to get rid of the title of 'toxicity in the box office' now, right? If two movies performed so well in a row, he would most likely become a true Best Actor in the future!"

The audience was filled with emotions. Even those who had no feelings for Lu Zhiyao were sincerely happy for his improvement.

There have been more and more popular movies in recent years. All sorts of fresh meat celebrities had contributed their acting skills to various so-called 'big productions' movies. Many viewers could not stand it anymore.

On the other hand, he was on a completely different path from those popular fresh meat celebrities. He could obviously rely on his looks, but he had to rely on his talent. He had put in unimaginable effort for this. How could he not like him?

Finally, the final credits of the movie and the NG scenes of Lu Zhiyao were all played.

The few remaining audience members finally left in satisfaction. Their hands were not idle either as they quickly posted a message on their WeChat Moments.

Lu Xiaoping and the person-in-charge of the Greyhound walked out in a daze, as if they had lost their souls.

On one hand, he was shocked by the contents of the movie. On the other hand, he was extremely worried about the current situation of Vinci Media and Mission and Choice after watching Mission and Choice.

He was too hot-headed at that time and provoked a terrible opponent!

There was a price to pay for scamming such a movie.

Lu Xiaoping's plan had been built on the foundation that Mission and Choice were not of good quality. That was why he had come to scam and increase the popularity of Greyhound.

However, if the two movies were compared, and Greyhound was rubbed against the ground, all the popularity that it had gained previously would be backfired!

If Greyhound won, it would be domineering and confident. However, if it lost, it would be sour and a clown.

This feeling was like a boxer entering the ring. He had originally thought that the other party was a weakling and had said all sorts of harsh words before the competition. He had already bragged about his awesomeness. However, he did not expect to see the other party's arm thicker than his thigh when he took off his jacket and went on stage.

How was he to fight then!

The two of them remained silent. They knew very well that the current situation was bad enough, but in fact, this was just the beginning!

Chapter 977: Qiao Liang's Surprise

At the same time, in Jingzhou...

Qiao Liang had just exited GOG. He looked at the time. It was already two in the evening.

He yawned, took out his cell phone to check his fan group.

"Mission and Choice's movie is too exciting!"

"I just came out of the movie theater. I haven't had enough of it yet!"

"The final ending is amazing. Do you want to know the plot?"

Qiao Liang's face darkened at that moment. He looked at his watch. It was time for Mission and Choice to end!

Based on his hand speed after being single for more than twenty years, Qiao Liang caught the person who might spoil the entire show on the spot and muted him for five hours.

"I don't have to say much about what happens when spoilers go out, right?"

Once Qiao Liang appeared, the group chat became active.

It might already be two in the morning, most of the people in the group were gaming geeks. It was also a weekend, so many people were still awake.

They could not let Teacher Qiao, who skimmed off lazily, off the hook!

"Old Qiao finally appeared?"

"Hahaha, Brother, you've caught a big fish. Old Qiao, who hasn't appeared for a long time, has appeared again!"

"Take care, warrior! See you in five hours!"

"Old Qiao, where's the new video? Tell me, how long have you been ditching us? It's been such a long time, and only one episode of 'Trash Games Diss' has been released. Don't you have a conscience if you only watch games that other UP Masters have done badly?"

"Don't criticize him. Old Qiao has no heart."

"We'll forgive you if you start a live-stream now to make up for your mistakes!"

Qiao Liang immediately replied when he saw the fans in the group chat denouncing him. "Don't rush me, don't rush me. The new video is already being made! Everyone, sleep early. Good night!"

Then, Qiao Liang slipped away.

He could not go to the fan group anymore. Out of habit, Qiao Liang scrolled through his WeChat Moments. He did not expect to find information about Mission and Choice again!

"Check in! This movie is amazing. I didn't expect domestically-produced sci-fi to be this good!"

"Lu Zhiyao's acting is amazing!"

"Highly recommended. You will not regret watching this movie!"

"I didn't expect this movie to be so outstanding even with the plot of a rubbish game like Mission and Choice, especially the final battle..."

Qiao Liang was almost exposed. At the last second, he stopped looking down and quickly left.

"There must be something wrong with these people spoiling others on WeChat moments!"

"I'm so angry. Why does it seem like everyone has gotten tickets to the midnight show but I didn't!"

Qiao Liang was speechless.

He had actually wanted to buy tickets for the midnight show but he had not expected them to be sold out so quickly.

Jingzhou might only be a second-tier city, and it would not be difficult to get a ticket. However, there were many Tengda fans in Jingzhou!

There were too many people fighting for the midnight show. That was why the tickets for the nearby cinemas were sold out at the speed of light. In the end, Qiao Liang only managed to get tickets for the afternoon show.

Of course, given Qiao Liang's relationship with Tengda, it would not be difficult for him to ask Fei Huang Workspace for a movie ticket. However, he felt a little embarrassed and could not bring himself to do so.

He might only be a dozen hours late but he still had to face the crazy dance of spoilers.

Qiao Liang sighed. It seemed like he could only force himself not to look at any social media software.

Whether it was novels, movies, or games, they were most afraid of spoilers.

At first, the director had racked his brains to think of a plot twist. Players who watched the movie normally would exclaim "Holy sh*t" when they saw this. However, some idiots who had watched the movie in advance felt like they were in a drama. Not only did the reverse plot that the director racked his brains to think of lose its effect, but it also severely affected the audience's experience of watching the movie.

All in all, everyone had the right to punish these spoilers!

Qiao Liang quickly washed up and prepared to go to bed.

However, he did not feel sleepy at all after tossing and turning in bed for a long time.

He took a long nap today until five in the afternoon. When he woke up, he drank some coffee, so he was still very excited.

Those words lingered in his heart for a long time coupled with the spoilers praising the movie 'Mission and Choice', unable to dissipate. It was like a playful tickle, always gently teasing his most vulnerable part, making him itch uncontrollably.

Qiao Liang subconsciously wanted to play with his cell phone for a while after rolling a few times on the bed. However, he realized that he could not do that.

That was because, be it on social media or on various forums, it was possible to meet spoilers of Mission and Choice!

He could not surf the internet. That made him feel hopeless.

After staring blankly at the ceiling for a while, Qiao Liang sat up in bed and decided to play games for a while before sleeping.

"Sigh, it's a pity that 'Fantasy Battle Remake' has not been released yet. We have to wait until tomorrow morning."

"It would be great if I could play the Fantasy Battle Remake. I could also prepare the material for the next episode of Products of the Gods."

"What should we play then?"

"I've already completed Black Ink and Clouds. Even though this game is very outstanding, it's still far from the standards of Products of the Gods. I don't have a good idea for making videos..."

Qiao Liang looked at the screen filled with games and did not know which game to play.

He had played most of the games here. Those that he had not played were not to his liking and he could not continue playing.

He had already completed the game 'Black Ink and Clouds' a while ago, and 'Fantasy Battle Remake' would only be released at 10 AM. He could not play it now.

It would be very stiff if there was no suitable game to play.

Suddenly, Qiao Liang recalled the spoiler dog's words.

"Someone on the internet said that the movie version of the plot of 'Mission and Choice' was completely modified from the original work."

"How can we change that?"

These words lingered in Qiao Liang's mind, causing him to feel genuinely confused.

That was because he had played the original trashy game of Mission and Choice before. There was no plot at all.

The only place that looked like the plot was the few lines on the promotional poster, such as "Your hometown, Blue Planet, is being threatened by the Zergs". That was not considered a plot, right?

What's more, the game did not even show this bit of plot. There were only a few lines in the dialogue text. It was extremely perfunctory.

Yet, someone actually said that the movie plot of 'Mission and Choice' was modified according to the original work?

"Could there be some hidden plot in the original work that I did not see?"

"That can't be. They used the background of the original novel at the very most..."

Qiao Liang switched on his computer and scanned his desktop with this suspicion. Then, he remembered that he had deleted the game.

Qiao Liang's habit was to update all the games automatically. However, he would delete the rubbish games that he no longer played.

As a veteran gamer and game UP Master, Qiao Liang's computer and internet speed were the highest. However, the landlord did not have any surplus food. The hard disk space might be huge but it would still make people very unhappy if it contained a bunch of rubbish games.

'Mission and Choice' was an extremely lousy game to begin with. Qiao Liang only downloaded it to make a video. Once the video was completed, he would immediately kick the game out of his computer.

However, he had not expected to enter the game again after that.

However, that did not matter. He could just install it again.

At that time, the game sizes were only tens of megabytes. Given Qiao Liang's internet speed, he would be done in a few seconds.

After opening the "classic domestically-produced games collection", he realized that there seemed to be more games in it, including the "Black Ink and Clouds" that had been officially released a while ago.

The priority of Mission and Choice was directly transferred to the end of the compilation. It had to be flipped many times before it could be reached.

"Did the official platform think that this game was very embarrassing, so they placed it in last place?"

"That's not right either. If you feel embarrassed, why don't you just delete it from the compilation?"

"Hm?"

"Something's not right. There's an update?"

"Holy sh*t, dozens of gigabytes?"

Qiao Liang was stunned. He could not believe his eyes.

The original 'Mission and Choice' was a rubbish game from more than ten years ago. Its size was only dozens of megabytes.

However, Qiao Liang was shocked to discover that Mission and Choice had been updated. The capacity of the update package was about the same as the original number. The original unit was megabytes, but now it was gigabytes!

That was a thousand times more than the capacity of many AAA games!

Qiao Liang looked at the download speed. The download and installation time should take almost an hour.

"What's happening?"

"Gasp... Could it be..."

A terrifying guess appeared in Qiao Liang's mind when he connected it to the discussions online.

Previously, some people had guessed that since Tengda had produced a film called Mission and Choice, why would they not produce a game called Mission and Choice? As a game developer, Tengda would definitely produce one!

However, there was no concrete proof of this conjecture. Everyone might be looking forward to it but no one was really sure that Tengda would create a game called Mission and Choice.

What's more, everyone felt that even if Tengda wanted to produce a remake of Mission and Choice, it would definitely be reposted in the official shop and do publicity again. It would be a completely different start.

It was impossible for the game to be updated on the old game even if they were to create the 'Fantasy Battle Remake' after all. They would definitely create a new game.

It was even more impossible for Mission and Choice to be mixed with the original rubbish game!

Thus, even though Qiao Liang had heard of this conjecture and felt that it made sense, he had not expected Tengda to create an update on this old game!

Qiao Liang rubbed his eyes. He thought that the night was too deep and that he was too sleepy.

However, the update package for tens of Gigabytes was real!

Mission and Choice's production company had long closed down. The game now belonged to the official platform.

The official platform couldn't possibly be the one who updated this update, right?

Mischief? That's impossible. It's been half a month since April Fool's Day.

Qiao Liang suddenly perked up. He felt that there seemed to be infinite possibilities in these dozens of gigabytes!

He did not expect there to be a surprise?

Chapter 978: A Different RTS Game

The download speed of the official platform was very stable and download progress was steadily increasing, but it still required some time.

Qiao Liang took a can of Coca Cola from the fridge and sat in front of his computer, thinking about playing something to pass the time. However, he could not help but check the progress bar for updates every once in a while.

"I feel like I'm dreaming about ten years ago..."

Qiao Liang still remembered that his family had spent a huge sum of money to buy a computer when he was in primary school. The screen was very small and the CPU was very big. There was also a small water pipe speed of less than 100K on the internet. Even looking at the webpage and adding pictures was very slow. What's more, it was limited in traffic and time. If he did not pay attention, the time would be over.

At that time, Qiao Liang had to calculate carefully every time he went online. Once he searched for strategies online, he would jot them down in his notebook. Then, he would play standalone games that he could not pass.

Later on, his speed increased a little with the broadband. Qiao Liang began to download games online. At that time, he could download games with a speed of a few hundred kilobytes. Sometimes, he had to download more than ten gigabytes. At times, he had to download a few or even dozens of hours.

Qiao Liang's mood at that time was exactly the same as it was now. Every now and then, he would check the download progress.

Once the game was downloaded, he would install it excitedly. Then, he would enter the game and see the beautiful CG... That would be the most beautiful moment.

At that time, Qiao Liang had to fight with his parents if he wanted to play computer games. He was always on tenterhooks, afraid that he would be scolded if he was caught.

However, he played too many different games after he became independent and became a UP Master. No one cared about him playing games anymore. Instead, he no longer felt excited.

He would often forget to play the game after buying it, or would never pick it up again after playing it.

It had been a long time since he had experienced the feeling of joy after downloading a game.

However, for some reason, he suddenly had this feeling again!

At this time, it was very similar to the nervous and expectant feeling when he had secretly climbed up in the middle of the night to play on the computer in his study room without being discovered by his parents.

Mission and Choice had finally been updated with Qiao Liang's eager mood!

However, Qiao Liang noticed that even though the update had been completed, it was still downloading at the back end.

That was because the current tens of gigabytes of content were the basic content of the game, including the game itself and the two or three plot images at the beginning.

In order to ensure the best viewing effect and the quality of all the images could not reach the level of movie theaters, but they were basically of super high-grade blue ray quality.

However, this also meant that the film took up a lot of space. It was almost the same as the game itself.

The production team deliberately separated the two downloads in order not to let players download too much content in one go. Players could start the game early by downloading the later videos at the back end.

During the game, the video of the plot would be downloaded.

There were no changes to the 'Mission and Choice' icon after the update. There were no changes to the game's details page either. It was still the original advertisement with a sense of age, like a breeze, and a few very awkward slogans.

Qiao Liang even suspected that if some players had started an automatic update, they would not have realized that Mission and Choice had such a huge update if they did not look closely.

However, this made Qiao Liang look forward to the game even more!

Qiao Liang calmed himself down and entered the game.

The originally trashy 'Mission and Choice' did not have any opening CG. After entering the game, it was a very rough title image. There were only a few simple options like starting the game, loading the game, setting, and so on.

On the other hand, after entering the first chapter of the game, they had only placed a picture that could be called a PowerPoint. He used a few lines of words to briefly introduce the background story before entering the game.

This attitude was very perfunctory and ridiculous even in that era. The games in the same period were all mosaic style, there would still be many CGs in the title and film after all.

In fact, games like Fantasy Battle were already very good at CG back then. At that time, it looked very amazing and even surpassed new games that were released several years later.

However, the updated Mission and Choice had become completely different!

After the black screen and a few logos, a pair of tightly shut eyes appeared on the screen.

The pair of eyes were tightly shut, but one could tell that the eyeballs were moving rapidly. His brows were slightly furrowed, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, as if he was experiencing a terrifying nightmare.

Qiao Liang was stunned.

"Isn't this CG level too high?"

"He's no different from a real person!"

Qiao Liang had seen some AAA games with huge investments in CG. The pores on their faces could be seen clearly.

However, he had never seen anyone who knew this much!

The next second, the camera zoomed in and Qiao Liang saw the man's face.

"...Isn't that Lu Zhiyao!"

"This isn't making it realistic? This is real! This is not CG, this is a movie!"

Lu Zhiyao flipped over and sat up in the hibernation capsule which opened automatically on the screen. Qiao Liang instantly understood. No wonder it was so realistic. This was not CG!

"In other words... Boss Pei put the movie in the game?"

"Doesn't that mean that I bought the game and got the movie for free?"

"Or is buying the tickets to the movie equivalent to buying a free game?"

"Er... that doesn't seem right."

"That doesn't matter. However, if we mix the movie with the game, there would be a problem with the plot, right?"

Qiao Liang had played many games before after all. He was instinctively a little worried when he saw how the game and movie were combined.

In fact, there were indeed some companies overseas that had used live-action filming to create game CGs, but that had been around for some years.

What's more, most games companies did not use this method after that. Since it did not become mainstream, it meant that there was a problem with this method.

For example, the plot of the game was divided. The plot of each chapter might be divided into more than ten parts. They were not closely connected. They would choose the most exciting parts of the plot to make CG.

As for the middle part, it could be filled with game content.

However, the plot of the movie had to be coherent. It would naturally conflict with the game plot.

"Perhaps they intercepted a part of the movie's plot?"

"However, this is quite a waste. I keep feeling that it might be difficult to deal with the details."

"It would be acceptable if it was an ordinary gaming company that was not particular about the details. However, Tengda has always been a perfectionist. Boss Pei would not allow such a small flaw to exist."

"Or is there a better solution?"

The plot was very exciting and Qiao Liang did not have much time to think about such nonsense. These thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment before being temporarily sealed.

The high-definition E-Sports display and game earphones might not be the most perfect viewing experience, but they were definitely not bad.

Qiao Liang was quickly attracted by the plot of the game.

CGs in other games were basically meant to be used as adjustments. The reason why they were limited by funds would not be long. It was mainly to let players enter the state of mind as soon as possible.

However, the plot of Mission and Choice was obviously very long. It was not a short segment of the plot, but a complete story.

After Qin Yi accepted the position of commander, AEEIS introduced the various functions of the control panel to him, including the observation ball, touch screen, the surrounding holographic images, and so on.

After Qin Yi officially started the operations, Qiao Liang's computer screen switched to the game screen seamlessly.

Qiao Liang realized that he had naturally taken over Qin Yi's role without the title of the game, the plot chapters and story outline.

AEEIS's voice continued, but this time it was directed to the players.

AEEIS did not directly use words such as "mouse", "keyboard", "controller". Instead, it vaguely said "turning perspective", "choosing troops", and so on. This was to prevent players from acting.

Instead, a simple icon appeared on the screen. For example, when a mouse was needed to choose a unit, a simple mouse shape and arrow would appear on the screen, which was outlined by white lines. It would hint players to do the relevant operations.

The entire UI was almost identical to the UI in the movie. The freedom of view was also very high. The entire scene would seem bigger after closing in even though it was completely incomparable to the holographic image in the movie, compared to other games that locked on to the God's perspective.

The plot of the first stage was very simple. It only guided players to get used to controlling the game's perspective and watch the simulation of the Alliance Fleet's defeat after encountering the Zergs.

After the game ended, it switched to the movie seamlessly.

The scene that was originally controlled by players became a movie scene. It displayed the content in a grander way.

However, they were freer to act in the game. What's more, they took much longer than the movie. Thus, they did not feel that the plot was repetitive. Instead, it strengthened the impression that the plot had in players' hearts.

What followed was the second plot and actual combat, the third plot and actual combat...

Qiao Liang realized that Mission and Choice seemed to be different from other games.

In other games, it was mainly based on the game's content. Plot CGs were inserted into the game's content and played an embellishing role.

On the other hand, 'Mission and Choice' was actually a story plot movie that connected the beginning and the end, connecting the entire story. Instead, the game's content was interwoven into embellishments.

The difference between these two methods was that the former gave people a very strong sense of closure. Every chapter and checkpoint was actually more separated, and the connection was not very natural.

Some of the new stages of the game had to be loaded and read bars. That was even more unfriendly to players.

However, 'Mission and Choice' made people completely unable to feel the gap between the chapters.

This was similar to how many plots were used to create AAA games.

Traditional methods were to read bars during the transformation of the scene. However, these plots would be directed to AAA games to make the players' experience more coherent. They would do some special treatment during the transformation, such as the collapse of the tunnel, the protagonist crawling in a narrow cave, and so on. At this stage, if they read the contents of the scene at the same time, there would never be a reading screen.

On the other hand, Mission and Choice had obviously done the same. Plot films were being played between the two stages. The next stage had been completed while gamers were watching the movie.

The connection between the film part and the game part was perfect through the ingenious arrangement of the plot. It did not give players any abrupt and unnatural feeling.

He might not have come into contact with the real combat part, but the gaming experience at the beginning made Qiao Liang feel that this new 'Mission and Choice' was definitely completely different from all the RTS games before!

Chapter 979: More Immersive Than All RTS Games!

Captain Qin Yi followed AEEIS's guidance and familiarized himself with the control panel's usage in the plot image. He began the basic operations training.

In the game, Qiao Liang followed AEEIS's guidance and familiarized himself with the game's operating mode. He also fought in the basic stages.

At first, Qiao Liang knew that this was an RTS game and was worried that he would not be able to play it well. However, he did not expect the game to be much simpler than he had imagined!

Qiao Liang had played some traditional RTS games before, such as Star Ocean and Fantasy Battle. However, they were not very good. He would only be tortured if he fought others.

That was because traditional RTS games had very high requirements for players. Not only did they have to fight multiple battles but they also had to have very high APMs. What's more, they had to be very familiar with the various tactical details.

If he met an opponent who was slightly stronger than him, it would be a one-sided abuse.

Qiao Liang was not a genius player to begin with. He was just a little smarter and more persevering than ordinary people.

Otherwise, he would not have suffered so much when he played Repent and be Saved.

However, Mission and Choice was different from other RTS games. There was no need to give accurate orders to every unit. It was enough to give orders to an entire unit.

AEEIS would constantly strengthen this concept during the teaching process.

Simply put, players often needed to do a lot of micro-operation in Fantasy Battle and Starcraft. For example, the most basic operation was to "pull troops". The disabled soldiers in a team had to be pulled away. This operation could avoid losses on their side, not give the enemy experience, break the enemy's formation, and so on.

Whether they could pull the troops well or not would directly determine the players' team battle ability. The gap between experts and rookies would also be infinitely widened because of this operation.

That was because resources and units in traditional RTS games were too important. They had to be carefully calculated. Most of the time, heroes would bring five or six soldiers to fight the opponents. The impact of losing a soldier would be huge.

In the constant collision of these details, the gap in resources between the two sides gradually widened, and the stronger side gradually determined the victory.

This was a classic RTS game approach. Of course, it could not be wrong. However, its problem was that the threshold of the game was too high. For players who could not achieve these, the fun of the game would be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, Mission and Choice simplified these operations directly on the game mechanism. Even if it could not be done, it would not affect the game's experience.

There were gains and losses. After discarding these minute operations and meticulous planning of resources, Mission and Choice had a lower difficulty and a grander scene.

The map of Mission and Choice was extremely vast, and the perspective was very free. After players made some simple operations, they had a lot of time to think about the next step, watch the intense battle on the battlefield and check the feedback of the various troops.

Movie-level plot images, huge scenes in the game, and extremely low difficulty level gave Qiao Liang a good first impression of this game.

...

It was also his first time coming into contact with the entire control system. He had also started training from the simplest battle. Qiao Liang felt very immersive.

He thought about it carefully and felt that it might be because the entire plot was more ingenious.

In most RTS games, many protagonists would work together to drive the plot.

For example, in 'Fantasy Battle', different races had different heroes, and each hero had its own storyline.

In the entire game's plot, players had to constantly change their positions. One minute, they might be controlling the A hero to fight B hero, and the next, they would be completely reversed.

Of course, it did not mean that this traditional method was bad. Most successful games had their own gameplay. There were pros and cons.

The advantage of this approach was that the game could accommodate a very large and diverse worldview. It could also highlight the epic feel of the entire story.

However, the problem was that players were basically playing the game from God's perspective. There was no sense of immersion. The emotional experience was more separated from the protagonist's emotional experience most of the time.

The plot of Mission and Choice took a different approach.

The entire plot focused on Captain Qin Yi alone. AEEIS did not overshadow the main character at all. It only used an unassuming and emotionless electronic voice to constantly remind Qin Yi to do various operations.

That way, the players would naturally place themselves in the role of Qin Yi.

Add to that the fact that AEEIS would speak directly to players during the game strengthened this sense of immersion.

As the plot progressed, the players' emotions also changed according to Qin Yi's emotions. They could even empathize with him more than in the movie.

One obvious point was the change in players' emotions when they added the "realistic elements".

Before joining the 'realistic elements', the players were like Qin Yi, 100% of the soldiers who followed orders. They would fight whatever they were directed, and the entire battle process was very smooth.

After the players made some simple instructions, AEEIS's artificial intelligence would refine these instructions. Therefore, the human army looked unstoppable. The players' mentality was naturally the same as Qin Yi's. They unknowingly swelled.

However, after adding the 'realistic elements', the soldiers suddenly had their own thoughts. Most of the time, they would disobey orders and do something that made people angry.

The morale of the entire army had collapsed before many losses had even appeared. They scattered in all directions. The players were so angry that they were half-dead. The feeling of pride and complacency from before had also disappeared.

At this time, AEEIS would guide the players' operations and provide some data analysis. The players would naturally make the same choice as Qin Yi after realizing that the effect was not bad after trying.

After the players made their choice and completed this part of the game, Qin Yi would make the same choice in the plot image to further enhance the players' immersion.

The experience was slightly different from traditional RTS games.

Traditional RTS games would mostly issue targets before letting players take action.

Most of the time, the players did not do what they wanted to do when commanding the battle. Instead, they did what the mission required.

However, in Mission and Choice, most players would make similar choices as Qin Yi through clever plot arrangements. That way, players would be more immersive and understand Qin Yi's situation and behavior.

...

Time passed by without him knowing.

Qiao Liang was completely immersed in the game and could not stop!

This feeling was similar to some of the more outstanding movies overseas.

The special characteristic of such games was that they would use a movie-like plot to run through the entire game. The entire process would be fast-paced and full of twists and turns.

'Mission and Choice' had achieved a balance between film and game.

Players would play the game for a while. Once they were tired, they would enter the plot and relax.

The plot acted as a starting point and threw a new problem for gamers, creating a sense of anticipation. Once gamers had seen enough of the plot, they would enter the next stage of the game. This cycle continued.

On top of that, the game's immersion was extremely strong. In the second half of the game, Qin Yi's anxiety, confusion, and despair could even infect the players in front of the computer, causing the players to also want to continue the game with such anxiousness.

Qiao Liang felt like his emotions were being played in the palm of 'Mission and Choice'. It was a strengthened movie experience!

Qiao Liang had roughly deduced that the game's plot and movie content were probably the same when he played till the mid-point!

The content was exactly the same but the game and movie experience had their pros and cons.

The advantage of the game was that players could experience it personally after every plot. The game was an interactive art, and players had much more freedom in the game than in the movie. On the other hand, if players made decisions based on their own will in the game just happened to be consistent with the decisions made by the protagonist in the movie, it could exponentially strengthen players' sense of immersion and their sense of identity with the protagonist.

This sense of participation was incomparable to movies.

The advantage of the movie was that the experience was better.

The content of the movie was much more concentrated compared to the game. The entire emotional process had been compressed. What's more, the movie theater's big screen and sound system were much better than the players' computers and headphones.

Thus, Qiao Liang had thought that he could refund the movie and use the game to freeload the movie. However, he no longer thought that way.

After playing the game, he wanted to go to the cinema even more!

Such an impressive setting and special effects, and Lu Zhiyao's acting skills were so good. How could he enjoy watching this film on his own computer's small screen? It would be a waste even if he was on big television!

He had to go to the cinema to watch such a good movie.

On the other hand, movies could not replace games because the game gave players a sense of participation and immersion that movies could not achieve.

"Boss Pei is so crafty!"

"He actually used this method to earn two batches of my money!"

"However... I hope that I can come here a few more times in the future!"

Qiao Liang's wallet might have been dealt a double blow, but he had also received double happiness.

"That's strange. The problem of the plot splitting that I was worried about did not appear?"

"How did they do it?"

More than half of the entire plot had passed. Naturally, this was no longer a secret. Qiao Liang understood after some thought.

The most important thing to do was to arrange the plot.

The plot of "Mission and Choice" could be said to be Lu Zhiyao's one-man show, or it could be said to be a scene between Lu Zhiyao and AEEIS. However, no matter what, such an arrangement was a combination of risk and opportunity.

The risk was that all the audience's eyes were focused on Lu Zhiyao alone. If his acting skills were superb, the audience would feel great; if his acting skills were bad, the entire movie would be dragged down by him and fall to rock bottom.

In addition, the plot of the entire story was actually divided into stages. The connection between the stages was very natural, but the stages were very clear.

Thus, when such a plot was incorporated into the game, gamers would have a strong sense of participation and immersion. At the same time, the plot and video would be perfectly connected to the game.

Thus, gamers would not think that the game was split. Instead, they would think that the entire game was very coherent!

"There's actually such a plot?"

"My gaming knowledge has been subverted again!"

After figuring this out, Qiao Liang was amazed by the game.

It was impossible for games to achieve this effect even if they were to change movies or movies.

He had to set up the game and movie together. At the same time, he had to consider the two different artistic carriers of the game and movie. He had to combine their shortcomings and strengths, and then use his deep understanding of the two arts to combine the two perfectly with a plot!

The most important thing to achieve this was not ability, but courage.

Qiao Liang believed that there were many people who could write games and movie scripts that were suitable for games and movies. However, bosses who dared to use the same script to make games and movies and invest huge sums of money should be extremely rare in this world!

The plot continued.

The storyline of the game was exactly the same as the movie. It was only because the players were more immersive and had a longer time that the feeling was stronger.

At the final stage of the plot, Qin Yi's speech boosted the morale of all humans. In the final battle, Qiao Liang suddenly realized that the soldiers who did not listen to orders previously had suddenly changed. Many people were willing to sacrifice their lives in order to defeat the Zergs. The communication of "Humans Live On Forever" was jumping rapidly on the screen...

For some reason, Qiao Liang suddenly felt tears welling up in his eyes.

He knew very well that this was just a game and that the soldiers inside were all fake programs. However, for some reason, he felt that these soldiers really had life in that instant.

Qiao Liang instantly understood Qin Yi's complicated feelings as he watched them charge towards the Zergs and sacrifice themselves. Coupled with Lu Zhiyao's exciting performance, Qiao Liang's heart was filled with mixed feelings.

On the other hand, after seeing Qin Yi being betrayed and becoming the new ruler of the Zergs, opening his eyes and flying into the universe, Qiao Liang was deeply shocked. He did not come to his senses for a long time even when the screen turned black and the production team list appeared.

The entire game process was not very long because the film itself only had a capacity of two hours. The game's stages were interlaced between the plot, extending the entire plot to about six hours.

Of course, this was the most basic game's difficulty duration. Players could experience higher difficulties after clearing it, and the game time would increase accordingly.

It was already morning outside.

Qiao Liang was a little sleepy but he was more excited!

The game would automatically follow the previous plot before the plot was completed. The title picture and various new game models appear only after the story mode ended.

There were many game models but Qiao Liang was not in the mood to study them. He only had one thought in mind – to recommend the game like crazy now!

Of course, Qiao Liang's body could not take it anymore. The most important thing now was to have breakfast and catch up on sleep.