Chapter 177 "Book Travel" Experience Hall 2

After all, only a minority of people choose relatively unpopular books like "Youwei Caotang Notes", and the vast majority of people choose their favorite classics and characters.

Xu Shengkai is such a person. He chose the participation mode of "Journey to the West". He did not have enough points himself, and the points for the participation mode were purchased from others at a high price.

He originally thought that the so-called "traveling through a book" was that the park used technology to turn text into a holographic movie, just like a fantasy haunted house. However, after entering, he found that it was not quite the same.

The first difference is the size of the world map.

The map of the fantasy haunted house is of a fixed size. Once you want to explore farther, you will be blocked by a layer of air wall. However, it is different in the "Book Travel" experience hall. The world map will expand with the characters' actions.

For example, the opening scene shows Tang Sanzang reuniting with his mother. When the main setting is the temple where Tang Sanzang lives, he can only move within the temple. Once he leaves the temple, the outside world is a vast expanse of white and empty. The world map will only expand when Tang Sanzang actively steps outside. Or, he can use various methods to get Tang Sanzang to leave in order to expand the map.

Once that place is noticed or approached by the main character, it will remain there and will not turn back into a white area.

The second difference is the character's experience.

The fate of the characters in the fantasy haunted house is fixed. No matter what identity the tourists participate in, the NPCs in the fantasy haunted house will repeat the same fate without exception.

However, in "Book Travel", this aspect is very free and has a lot of room for manipulation. The fate of the characters can really be changed. The first action Xu Shengkai took to change the fate of the characters was to prevent Tang Sanzang's mother from committing suicide.

He said to Tang Sanzang's mother, "You were a victim. Why did you have to die? Wasn't the Tang Dynasty very open-minded? Now that you've finally escaped suffering, shouldn't you live a good life, or find a good partner to marry? Why did you have to die?"

Xu Shengkai knew that although the setting was the Tang Dynasty, Journey to the West was written during a time when women were most oppressed, and he wasn't sure if his move would succeed. But to his surprise, it actually did!

Xu Shengkai was very happy about this, and when Tang Seng set out on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, he followed him. He met Sun Wukong who was pressed under the Five Finger Mountain safely along the way, and stopped him before Sun Wukong was about to put on the golden hoop.

After that, the plot of the whole book changed completely. Before wearing the golden hoop, Sun Wukong had not been tamed yet. When he found out that Guanyin and the Heavenly Court were plotting against him, he became furious and attacked the Heavenly Court again.

Xu Shengkai was just about to watch Sun Wukong unleash his mighty powers when he inexplicably died...

A blank screen appeared before his eyes, and then the exit of the tour room appeared before his eyes. The park's announcement sounded in his ears, "Dear visitor, your tour experience has ended."

Xu Shengkai walked out of the tourist exit with a pensive look on his face.

At this time, a reporter was conducting a live report in the hall of the "Book Travel" Experience Hall. The reporter was Fang Jiu from Jinan City TV Station.

After more than half a year of experience, her temperament has become very calm and capable, and her live broadcast room is now gathered with many cloud tourists who are unable to come to the park during the Spring Festival.

"Now let's interview the tourists who have just come out of the 'participation mode'." In the camera, Fang Jiu walked up to Xu Shengkai and interviewed him about his views on the park's new project, the "Book Travel" experience hall.

Caught off guard by the interview, Xu Shengkai froze for a moment, then burst into a confidant, boasting about the "Book Tour" experience center in front of the camera with such enthusiasm that one might almost think he was receiving promotional fees from the park. He recounted his experiences in "Journey to the West" and said, "I just figured out how I died. It must have been the Heavenly Court and the Buddha who killed me. They thought I ruined their plans!"

After listening to Xu Shengkai's story, the audience was collectively shocked.

Oh my god, is "book travel" really that powerful? Will the characters and story logic really change because of the intervention of "outsiders"? Isn't this the real book travel?

He's right! The Western Buddha and Heaven in Journey to the West are so hypocritical. You even have to pay to enter the Buddha's gate!

——Xu Shengkai is just too weak in the movie. It would be better if Paradise supported adding cheat codes.

——I agree with the above post. Novels about traveling through time and space are so popular now. If the theme park also follows the trend and adds a system for tourists, plug-ins and cheat codes, it will definitely be more popular!

——Ahhh, I can’t wait to go and play. I want to be in “Dream of Red Mansions” and slap Baoyu a few times when he eats the girl’s rouge.

Xu Shengkai himself was clearly also concerned about his weak combat power. He said on camera, "I want to enter Journey to the West again. This time, I'll choose immersive mode. I want to be the Tathagata Buddha. When Sun Wukong wreaks havoc in the Heavenly Palace, I won't cheat him. When demons and monsters harm people in the mortal world, I won't care about their backgrounds. I'll crush them all with the Five Finger Mountain..."

As he spoke, he said goodbye to the reporters and hurried to buy tickets. Of course, he still found someone to buy points.

The initial stage of the immersive mode is quite similar to a fantasy haunted house. As soon as you enter, you land in a vast white area, and then a large number of character names pop up for him to choose from. Xu Shengkai found that the Buddha option was gray, and he didn't want to dress up as Sun Wukong, so after choosing and choosing, he chose Bodhi Patriarch.

Bodhi Patriarch is a very high level cultivator and is Sun Wukong's true master. This time, Xu Shengkai and Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace and even attacked the Western World. In the end, he discovered that the Buddhas below in the West were all transformed by monsters, and the Buddha was the incarnation of one of the Four Evil Gods.

Xu Shengkai: ...

So in the end it became the familiar monster-fighting segment again?

Fortunately, points can be earned by defeating monsters here, and apart from this, no other places have been changed. In the end, the logic of the story is also smooth, which made Xu Shengkai give it a very high evaluation.

In the hall of the experience center, reporter Fang Jiu interviewed several people in succession and unexpectedly met two familiar elderly people, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Lin.

The audience also felt very close to them when they saw them.

Fang Jiu asked, "Which classic book are you two planning to read?"

Uncle Zhang: "In "Dream of the Red Chamber", I want to be the emperor, make Lin Daiyu a princess, and make Lin Ruhai a high official. I want her to live a life of wealth and glory, and no one can bully her."

Uncle Lin: "In 'Water Margin', I want to be the county magistrate. Before Song Jiang kills Yan Poxi, I'll chop him up first, and then arrest all those murderers and put them in jail!"

The audience began to cheer, but Fang Jiu, as a reporter, could not join in the applause. Instead, he said, "If this is the case, the classic will lose its original charm and meaning..."

Uncle Lin shook his head. "If they wanted to preserve the original spirit of the classic, then why would I come to the park? Isn't the point of coming here to have fun?"

Uncle Zhang also shook his head. "I just want the people I like to live a happy and fulfilling life. I don't care if they become successful or not!"

Fang Jiu wanted to say more, but the two men waved their hands impatiently. Uncle Zhang said, "Don't interfere with my book journey!"

It’s amazing that the old man has also learned such a fashionable word.

After the two old men finished talking, they left side by side, their backs revealing an air of impatience.

Less than a day after the opening of the "Book Travel" Experience Hall, it quickly took the entire Internet by storm. This was because, in addition to the real experience of traveling through a book, visitors discovered that they could export and edit their own experiences of traveling through the book and upload them to the Internet. Soon, various "book travel" videos spread across the entire Internet.

Some, like Xu Shengkai, were driven by a deep sense of guilt and decided to become a major character to help change the protagonist's life. Some, like Xia Qingqing, were so inspired by the story they witnessed that they couldn't help but share their experiences. Some, like Uncle Zhang and Uncle Lin, wanted to change the fate of certain characters in the book, but ended up living out their own lives.

What's even more astonishing to netizens is that the characters in "Book Travel" are completely different from those in the existing film and television series, and they are obviously not the same actors who were hired to play them, but they are very true to the original work. Even if their appearance is different from what they imagined, their temperament and demeanor are completely plucked from the book!

Fans of the original novel were so excited that they rushed to the official Weibo of Fantasy Park to comment. Some admired the park for restoring the original novel, some thanked the park for making their dream come true, and some asked the director how he did it.

Readers of the popular online novel, who had already expressed interest, were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes, asking everywhere if Fantasyland was really that magical. If they could sell the book rights to Fantasyland, would they no longer have to worry about ruining the original work?

At the same time, the film and television industry has also felt a profound sense of crisis. Original scripts have been declining in recent years, while adapted IPs have been increasing. This is largely due to a shift in the creative climate. The industry is no longer focused on quality and artistry; the pursuit of profit and traffic is now a common sight. In this context, rather than focusing on original scripts with uncertain prospects, it's better to directly acquire popular novel IPs that already have a large audience.

In recent years, in order to promote actors, many novels have been ruined by the film and television industry. Now that Fantasy Park has done this, doesn’t it mean that they will have no chance to take shortcuts in the future?

As the saying goes, blocking someone's financial path is like killing their parents. Fantasy Park's actions have certainly left plenty of people in the film and television industry fuming with rage, but what can they do? Fantasy Park is now a behemoth. Who dares to cause trouble for it like those uploaders and companies did back then?

Some are happy and some are sad.

When the "Book Travel" experience center became very popular, the four major churches finally couldn't wait and decided to go and find out what it was like.