"Don't be impatient. Speak slowly and tell your mental journey in detail. Don't miss any details."
Zhu Xiaoce and Lu Zhiyao came to the room and sat down on the sofa in the living room of the suite.
Lu Zhiyao took the half-drunk Coke from the table, took a sip, and began to spit out the bitter water to Zhu Xiaoce.
"Director Zhu, I don't know if your method is not easy to use, or if I haven't grasped the essence. In short, I haven't figured out anything."
"You asked me to imagine every unit here as a living person."
"I kept reminding myself of this. It was okay at the beginning. I deliberately asked all the soldiers with residual health to hide behind, so no one died."
"But if you don't pay attention at the back, one of you will die. If you don't pay attention, one of you will die..."
"Later I discovered that the more I tried to treat all of these people as real people, the more I couldn't do it!"
"Because if I keep stressing to myself that they are living people, I won't be able to concentrate on thinking rationally and deal with the current battle."
"The more entangled it becomes, the more people will die."
"So in the end, the battle became more and more difficult, and I couldn't save the lives of these people at all."
"Even though I repeatedly lied to myself that these are real people, my subconscious mind was very resistant and kept denying this, so I simply couldn't think like you said..."
"In the end, I was confused and confused. Even if many people died, I felt indifferent. Everything was back to where it started."
"In short, nothing was gained."
Lu Zhiyao finished vomiting and looked at Zhu Xiaoce.
He originally expected to see an expression of disappointment or comfort on Zhu Xiaoce's face, but he didn't expect that Zhu Xiaoce raised his hand to signal him to stop talking and lower his head to think seriously.
Lu Zhiyao was stunned.
What do you mean? Did Director Zhu really find some inspiration from my words?
Are all directors so good at making up their minds?
Zhu Xiaoce frowned, feeling as if he had caught something, but it was not quite clear.
Mr. Pei requires the soldiers in the game to have their own ideas. Combined with the method of "breaking the dimensional wall", it is natural to think of the idea that "the soldiers in the game are actually real people".
But this idea has already been used by others. If you want to come up with something new, you have to dig deep into this idea and come up with something new.
Although Lu Zhiyao's mental journey cannot be directly used in the plot, it also provides some ideas that have not been thought of before.
for example:
Caring too much about whether these units are real people will affect your rational judgment. Not treating them as human beings can reduce sacrifices. This seems a bit ironic;
Because the game is a special carrier, during the process of playing the game, the subconscious mind will resist and deny the idea that "the characters in the game are all real people";
When too many people die, life becomes a number, and the highest commander will only fall into numbness and despair;
However, is it right to treat people completely as numbers? It seems to cause more problems...
Moreover, Lu Zhiyao was playing "Star Ocean 2", not "Destiny and Choice".
Imagine if it were "Destiny and Choice", every soldier would have his own ideas, and the gap between humans and Zerg would be even greater...
Many thoughts collided quickly, and Zhu Xiaoce suddenly felt inspired!
He hurriedly said: "Let me use the computer!"
Lu Zhiyao stood up quickly: "Okay."
Zhu Xiaoce quit "Star Ocean 2", immediately created a new document, and started typing on the keyboard quickly.
Lu Zhiyao stood behind curiously. After watching for half a minute, he said with some confusion: "Director Zhu, are you...writing the outline of the story from scratch?"
Zhu Xiaoce hurriedly said: "Of course not! I have hundreds of thousands of words of scripts on my office computer. This is just to briefly record the inspiration I just had."
"Don't interrupt my train of thought, and don't look at it. I won't be able to write if you look at it. Sit aside first."
After pushing away Lu Zhiyao, Zhu Xiaoce continued to tap the keyboard frantically, recording all the inspiration in his mind.
Lu Zhiyao was suspicious in his heart, but he was too embarrassed to look again, so he could only wait aside with scratches in his heart.
Zhu Xiaoce wrote very quickly, constantly adding and deleting.
"President Pei said that there is only one protagonist, Lu Zhiyao."
"Either there are no antagonists and it's all a one-man show, which means that the protagonist must have many changes in mentality to support the length of the entire movie."
"Now... it's five times, it's not enough."
"Hmm... maybe there is a rival actor, but the actor is not an actor."
"AI?"
"Well, if you want to break the dimensional wall, the protagonist must have the help of artificial intelligence to control the fleet through the game. Similarly, if the game itself wants to simplify the operation, it will definitely need some AI help."
"Since artificial intelligence is to exist in the movie, it must have a rivalry with the protagonist. Moreover, with the intervention of artificial intelligence, the protagonist's mentality can change many times."
"Nine times."
"The protagonist's mentality changes nine times, and each time the story moves forward a little further, closer to the final truth."
"And we can't forget that the protagonist is a determined space warrior and doesn't have too many expressions. So we have to work hard to present a contradiction:"
"The plot is completely unexpected by the audience and brings strong plot tension, but the protagonist is always strong, calm, and rational, and only has a little emotional fluctuation until the end. Every time the mood changes, he must use a very subtle expression
Show it..."
"There is only one protagonist, so this protagonist must impress the audience."
"Tell a story well and create a protagonist. In Mr. Pei's opinion, this should be enough."
Zhu Xiaoce wrote about five hundred words, then checked it over and nodded with satisfaction.
This is the most essential outline of the story, but if it is to be written into a script, it needs to be repeatedly adjusted and refined.
Thinking of this, Zhu Xiaoce put away the game book and put it in his backpack to take away: "Okay, actor, your work is done, I am very inspired! I will go back and make up for the little bits that are missing in the script, and then we will
Get ready to start filming immediately!”
Lu Zhiyao asked with some uncertainty: "Director Zhu, are you sure the script is only a little bit off?"
Zhu Xiaoce chuckled: "It used to be a lot worse, but now it's not so bad! Have a good rest, shave your beard, and I'll send you the script for the first part soon."
Lu Zhiyao was stunned for a moment: "Do you still want to give me the script in batches?"
Zhu Xiaoce nodded: "Of course, to help you adapt to the role better. I'm leaving first!"
After Zhu Xiaoce finished speaking, he turned and left.
Lu Zhiyao scratched his head in confusion.
I feel that what I said really inspired Director Zhu Xiaoce a lot.
But I still can’t figure out what this script will look like...
…
Zhu Xiaoce returned to Feihuang Studio and directly called Huang Sibo and the screenwriters together for a short meeting.
"What do you think of my idea? If possible, we will start work immediately and seize the time to complete the script."
"While writing the script, the preliminary preparations can also be started."
The screenwriters all showed surprised expressions: "Awesome, Director Zhu! This story is not only well integrated with the game content, the character's personality is also very outstanding, and the story development is also very unexpected..."
Huang Sibo also nodded frequently: "Very good! And the content of the movie is really consistent with the game. I already have an idea about how to make the game!"
Only one screenwriter frowned slightly: "But, Director Zhu, I think this ending is a bit of a forced reversal and not natural enough."
"Of course, there seems to be nothing wrong with filming like this, but some viewers may not be able to accept it."
"Can you think of a way to lay some foreshadowing and give a hint?"
Zhu Xiaoce was silent for a moment, and then nodded after thinking carefully: "Well, there may be a little bit of this feeling. But... the previous content is already very complicated, and this foreshadowing cannot be included."
"What's more, if the hint is too obvious, the audience may guess it directly, which may cause all the puzzles buried to collapse."
"or……"
"You can lay a little foreshadowing outside the movie to deliberately induce misunderstandings, but when the mystery is revealed at the end of the movie, everyone will feel that this is unexpected and reasonable."
Huang Sibo thought for a while: "That's okay! Yangyang Games is making DLC for Tenda's original game. I went to them to help make a related DLC. It can not only foreshadow the plot, but also warm up the new game in advance!"
Zhu Xiaoce nodded: "Okay, then everyone will perfect the script according to the story outline I just gave. It will be more efficient these two days, so hurry up and complete the script!"
The screenwriters nodded one after another and went to work with full motivation.
Zhu Xiaoce, on the other hand, called Shangyang Games and explained his intentions to Wang Xiaobin.
Wang Xiaobin on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment: "If it is a science fiction theme... there is really no suitable game. How about making it into "Sea Fortress"?"
"We can create an independent plot for "Sea Fortress" and redo everything from the protagonist to the monsters."
Zhu Xiaoce was very happy: "Okay, FPS games are more suitable. Because FPS games are from a first-person perspective, they have a stronger sense of immersion, and it is easier for players to understand what I want to express."
"Moreover, "Sea Fortress" has a massive player base, so the publicity effect will be better."
"I just don't know if it will have any impact on your original development plan?"
Wang Xiaobin: "No, actually I haven't decided how to do it yet. If you have a better plan, of course I would be willing to use it. Moreover, Tenda Games is developing "Destiny and Choice", and I have many art resources.
You can bring it over here and use it directly, the workload is not that big.”
Zhu Xiaoce was very happy: "Okay, then I will send you the summary of the story soon, and let it be included in the DLC of "Sea Fortress"!"