Pei Qian thinks that this name should be straightforward enough and unflattering enough, right?
"The future you choose" is actually a hint to all players and viewers: if you send money to Tenda now, the final result will be what is shown in the game and movie.
This is your choice, so don’t blame me if this happens in the future!
So, don’t give away money!
All right, let Tenda lose some money!
This name can be seen as a warning to all players and viewers, and it is also because Pei Qian does not want to see Tenda making money too fast.
Nowadays, many people have excessive expectations and illusions about Tengda. Pei Qian feels that this is a huge obstacle to his own loss of money, and he must find a way to eliminate it, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
Moreover, this name is also very unflattering and straightforward, so the possibility of being misunderstood is accordingly reduced.
If we choose a name similar to "Dark Empire" and describe Tenda as a huge dark empire, although it also has a good metaphorical effect, it may also convey to everyone that "Wow, Tenda Empire is so awesome."
Feeling that this may be counterproductive.
No one asked any questions and just recorded it silently.
You can figure it out!
The name often represents the core idea that Mr. Pei wants to express. As long as you can understand it thoroughly, you can definitely find the core content of the story.
Pei Qian looked around and found that everyone was thinking attentively, and suddenly felt flustered again.
It still feels unsafe!
Although he has said so much, everyone here is just thinking about it, and they have no idea what kind of story they will come up with!
After thinking about it, Pei Qian felt that it was not enough to achieve this level. He had to be more specific.
He looked at Zhu Xiaoce first.
Among all the people, Pei Qian felt that Zhu Xiaoce was the biggest threat, especially in terms of his interpretation of the plot, as he was the most able to distort it.
For example, the failure of "Better Tomorrow" was all Zhu Xiaoce's fault!
Therefore, this is an object that needs to be focused on.
Pei Qian asked: "Director Zhu, do you have any ideas about this subject?"
Zhu Xiaoce perked up: "Mr. Pei, this subject is very good. After listening to your words, I was deeply inspired!"
Pei Qian's expression suddenly became serious: "Oh? Tell me, how are you going to make this movie?"
Zhu Xiaoce sorted out his thoughts and said: "I think this movie has something in common with "Better Tomorrow", but the plot must not be the same as "Better Tomorrow", right?"
Pei Qian thought for a while: "Yes!"
What if "Better Tomorrow" becomes popular again if it is repeated? Wouldn't that be a failure?
Zhu Xiaoce continued: "Then we will definitely take a violent resistance route this time."
"There is a gun-throwing easter egg at the end of "Better Tomorrow", which is actually a plot interface I left for the sequel to "Better Tomorrow"."
"Of course, this movie will not be made into a sequel to "Better Tomorrow," but the principle is the same."
"My idea is this: the protagonist is the leader of the resistance army, and his mission is to lead all the people at the bottom to resist the tyranny of Tenda Group and fight against a large number of corporate army employees and law enforcement robots."
"Of course, the protagonist must have strong combat capabilities. Through genetic medicine, bionic chips and prosthetic modifications, he can gain powerful combat capabilities. Because only in this way can he defeat powerful enemies."
"So, the performance of the protagonist may be like some action blockbusters, with one against many, some famous scenes that may not seem reasonable, but they are absolutely thrilling."
"In this process, we can show the desperate cyberpunk world in more detail. For example: the protagonist lurks among the low-level homeless people and describes the details of the life of homeless people in that world; the protagonist goes to assassinate some company employees.
The high-rise buildings focus on expressing the luxury and prosperity of these high-rise buildings.”
"For another example, you can depict the powerful firepower of company army employees and law enforcement robots, emphasizing the suffocating sense of oppression like a torrent of steel; and the ubiquitous surveillance probes and network surveillance can highlight the terror of Tenda Group's high-pressure rule.
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“By advancing step by step, you can achieve the effect you want.”
Pei Qian was noncommittal and asked: "What about the final result?"
Zhu Xiaoce said: "The final result is of course what you said, the protagonist must fail!"
"But I think this kind of failure should not be the kind of failure where the protagonist is directly wiped out and dies."
"If it is just such a simple failure, it may not have much effect and the frustration it brings to the audience is not strong enough. They may mistakenly think that Tenda Group is too strong, and even develop a mentality of admiration for being strong.
, this may be a dilution of the thoughts we express."
"I think this kind of failure should be because the protagonist constantly transforms himself in battle after battle, from genetic medicine to robotic arms to various high-strength bionic chips. Every time he transforms, the protagonist becomes stronger, but
At the same time, he is further away from being a normal person."
"The protagonist won the war against Tenda Group at the cost of abandoning his attributes as a normal person. After the victory, the resistance army replaced Tenda Group, but people cannot truly abandon the convenience brought by high technology."
"So, those things left by the Tenda Group still have to be used and inherited. The resistance army inherited these things naturally and arranged corresponding people to manage them. However, by mastering these resources, they can seek benefits for themselves
, in the cyberpunk world, material prosperity and top-level wealth have reached a very extreme situation."
"At the end of the story, the protagonist drags his body after the battle to the tallest building and overlooks the entire city. In order to overthrow the Tengda Group, he gave everything he had and became a man who could only rely on genetic medicine and machinery.
He used his arms to maintain his life, but at the end of his success, he fell into deep confusion."
"In the end, he passed away with a complicated expression."
"I think this can also correspond to the title "The Future You Choose", allowing the audience to have rich associations."
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and did not respond.
Because he felt that Zhu Xiaoce's idea seemed okay on the surface, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that there was something wrong with it.
But there is a problem...but I can't tell what the problem is.
Zhu Xiaoce seems to have designed it according to Pei Qian's requirements, and the ending is basically in line with Pei Qian's expectations.
But I still feel like there's something weird about it that doesn't make people particularly satisfied.
Pei Qian looked at Yu Fei and Ye Zhizhou again: "What do you think about the game?"
Yu Fei felt a little ashamed: "I... the current plot needs to be changed a little, and I don't have a good idea yet."
Ye Zhizhou hesitated for a moment and then said: "I do have some design inspiration."
"Since it is a game, the biggest difference from a movie is definitely the gameplay driven. This world view is relatively easy to create diversified gameplay."
"I think the protagonist in the game can be a small person at the bottom of society. Although this society has no channels and room for advancement, he still wants to climb up at all costs."
"The entire game process can last more than ten hours. In the early stages of the game, he mingled with street gangs, doing some petty theft and street trading. His fighting methods were limited. When he encountered powerful enemies, he could only run away and accumulate his own strength.
Money and connections.”
"Then, the combat system was introduced. The protagonist could obtain firearms and participate in gun fights or street shootouts. The gameplay also changed from petty theft to violent robbery, and crime escalated."
"As the game enters the middle stage, the protagonist participates in more and more violent incidents and has wider connections. He can then serve as a connector to release tasks, or lead his younger brothers to complete large tasks together."
"However, class restrictions prevent the protagonist from becoming a master even though he has made a name for himself in the underground world, so he implements a dangerous plan and targets a young, upper-class rich man.
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"The protagonist spent a long time collecting data, using bionic chips to learn the rich man's behavioral patterns, collecting his DNA samples, and through the security company's loopholes, successfully kidnapped, killed, and replaced the rich man."
"After obtaining the status of a rich man, the protagonist starts to use the rich man's resources to whitewash himself, while on the other hand, he continues to use legal or illegal means to gain profits."
"But in the end, his identity was exposed, and Tenda Group dispatched overwhelming law enforcement units to wipe out the protagonist's power."
"At the end of the story, the protagonist's men rebelled and were beaten to death. The protagonist was left alone to resist in the rooftop apartment."
"But facing the overwhelming law enforcement units of Tenda Group, he fell into despair and jumped from the roof."
"But the law enforcement unit did not let him go. They opened fire intensively while he was in free fall, causing him to explode into a firework in mid-air."
"I mainly think about it from the perspective of gameplay. The changes in the protagonist's identity in the early, middle and late stages can bring different experiences to the players, and the protagonist's sense of powerlessness at the end will make the players feel the feeling of facing the Tenda Group.
Such tragedy and helplessness.”
Pei Qian was silent for a moment.
I finally heard something was wrong.
These two ideas have such a strong sense of déjà vu!
Isn't Zhu Xiaoce's idea similar to "The Matrix"? Ye Zhizhou's idea is a bit like GTA.
Then this definitely won’t work!
If this happens, wouldn't it be a double explosion of movies and games?
But the ideas of these two people completely complied with Pei Qian's requirements. Even if Pei Qian wanted to change it, he couldn't figure out how to change it.
Pei Qian was silent for a moment and said, "I can see that both of you have special skills."
“Actually, I don’t have any good suggestions for modifications to these two ideas.”
"But, I think you two should change your ideas."
"Director Zhu, give your idea to Yu Fei and Ye Zhizhou to make games; Ye Zhizhou, give your idea to Director Zhu to make a movie."
