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The last day of June.

The popularity of the Linmu Carnival has not passed.

But another topic has come from behind and successfully snatched the popularity of the Linmu Carnival.

Because "Ready Player One" is about to be officially released.

The publisher is not a fool.

The enthusiasm of the players is so high, and they have also seen the movie themselves, so their confidence in it is explosive. With the right

time, right place and right people, how could they not promote it on a large scale?

In fact,

the large-scale promotion of this movie has already begun, and two trailers have been released.

It's just that the content of the Linmu Carnival during this period is too explosive... It just suppressed this movie.

In addition, although the players are very enthusiastic about discussing this movie, most of them also regard it as the content announced by the Linmu Carnival as a whole, which makes it seem that it is not as popular as the Linmu Carnival.

But now the release date of the movie is approaching.

The Linmu Carnival can't suppress it.

After all, the Linmu Carnival is over, and there is still some time before the release of the game announced at the Linmu Carnival.

Players are so looking forward to the love letter of Ready Player One!

After all, whether it is Ready Player One or Super Smash Bros., they are just different carriers, but the surprises they give to players are the same.

With the release of the third and final trailer,   players

on major game forums have temporarily put aside the games that have not yet been released at the Linmu Carnival and started to discuss this movie on a large scale.   [Here it comes! The last trailer is released! The visual spectacle is simply too eye-catching! More crossover characters appear! ! ]   [Oh my god! I was so excited watching the trailer! What kind of viewing experience will the official release of the movie bring! ! ! ]   [Buy tickets! Start with three viewings! I am sure that Linmu Studio will definitely not disappoint this time! ]   [I think so too... but the problem is that I can't buy tickets for the first show! All the theaters near me are full! Why is it so exaggerated! Are you guys boosting the box office for Linmu Studio [funny]. 】   【If it were just gamers, it would probably not be full, but the guy above, look at social media... This movie is now on the hot search again. 】   【Ah? Is it that exaggerated? 】   【Actually, it's quite normal. "Super Smash Bros." is a gift exclusively for gamers, but "Ready Player One" is not... It also represents the popular culture and the entire subculture circle for so many years! Even if you are not a gamer, I guess you will be excited to see the Giant of Light and the characters in those classic movies and choose to watch it. 】   【I won't say anymore! Grab the tickets!!! 】   【...】   Yes.   On the first day of the premiere, the audience in some cities couldn't even get a ticket. You can imagine how exaggerated the popularity of the movie is.   And in the end.   The pre-sale box office of "Ready Player One" before its official release was as high as 300 million, reaching the top of the domestic film history pre-sale performance list, which directly silenced many film and television companies...   Tianhu.   "Hahaha, a game company makes a movie, but its pre-sale results are higher than 99% of the movies made by film and television companies. It's really embarrassing   ." Mou Feng couldn't help laughing when he saw a movie-related media report the pre-sale results of this movie as high as 300 million in a shocked tone.   Beside him.   Li Guangsheng was a little scared.   He always felt that.   Since this year's Linmu Carnival.   Mou Feng has been broken... Before, he would at least say a few harsh words to Linmu Studio.   But these days, don't say harsh words... He almost engraved the title of "Linmu Studio fan" on his forehead.   "Mou Feng... You are a Tianhu person."   Li Guangsheng couldn't help it and reminded him in a low voice.   "Fuck! Why hasn't anyone refunded the ticket yet! How about we drive to the suburbs tomorrow? I guess there are still tickets for the premiere of "Ready Player One" in the suburbs."   But Mou Feng's answer, not to say it has nothing to do with it, can only be said to be irrelevant.   Li Guangsheng: "..."   OK.   It's really broken.   On the other side.   Mou Feng actually heard what Li Guangsheng said.   But he didn't want to answer.   He wanted to enjoy these extremely happy days as a player.   As for those hardships... those hardships that he had no idea how to face, and the big moves that Linmu Studio would make for the next year, what should Tianhu do?   Let's think about it later.   "The only problem now is the quality of the movie."   Mou Feng refreshed the ticket purchase website with great interest.   There is no doubt that Linmu Studio can make games.   He knows the company's strength in game production better than anyone else.   But movies.   Although Linmu Studio tried a "Resident Evil" movie, that movie was relatively simple.   But this time is different.   With so many IP linkages, how far can Linmu Studio, a game company, go?   No one knows.   ...   The next day.   Six o'clock in the afternoon.   Linmu Studio.

Kaishan Research Institute.

Zheng Xin stretched his body, looked at the draft of the business plan he had written, and couldn't help sighing again.

Although he barely wrote something for the iteration of switch.

But he found that it was really difficult to bring new experience to players at the hardware level... He was not very satisfied.

As for the hardware that made people shine outside the switch, he didn't even have the most basic idea.

It was very annoying.

"Muse..."

Zheng Xin thought of this and couldn't help but open his hands, looked at the ceiling, and shouted Muse.

But unfortunately, nothing came.

Of course.

In fact, he didn't hope to find a breakthrough in a short time. After laughing at himself.

Zheng Xin stood up, packed up his things and prepared to go to the premiere of "Ready Player One" after work.

The works within Linmu Studio are open to all internal staff, whether it is games or movies.

So Zheng Xin didn't have to grab tickets at all, and directly got the tickets for the premiere through internal channels.

As for this movie.

He is looking forward to it.

After all, he is not a staff member of the product department. If the game involves hardware, he at least has a concept, but the movie is except for the staff of the motion capture studio.

It can be said that other staff members of Kaishan Research Institute have never had any contact with it.

He is just an ordinary audience.

In this case, Zheng Xin is of course looking forward to it.

So soon.

After leaving Linmu Studio,

Zheng Xin put the next-generation console behind his mind and turned to check the discussion about the movie.

When he saw countless people looking forward to the movie, he was in a very good mood.

His steps after work were a little lighter than usual.

It was nine o'clock in the evening.

Zheng Xin went out on time and came to the largest cinema near Linmu Studio.

As soon as he entered the door.

He saw the huge "Ready Player One" movie poster at the door of the cinema.

And four or five people were surrounding the poster, looking for Easter eggs on the poster.

"That's BT, right?"

"It should be. This should be a Tyrannosaurus Rex? A mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex? A character from the 1983 film "Mechanical Wars"?"

"You're really good at hiding Easter eggs in posters, Linmu Studio... Wait, what's this?"

"Li Yu, stop looking, it's about to start."

"Wait, I think there's more Easter eggs."

"Haha, idiot, let's go."

"..."

Zheng Xin glanced at those people and had a slight impression of the name Li Yu, but for a moment he couldn't remember who it was...

But he didn't dwell on it, shook his head gently, and walked into the theater.

More than ten minutes later.

When Zheng Xin finished using the toilet, took popcorn, Coke, and walked into the theater, he was still shocked even though he was mentally prepared.

It was full...

The entire theater was full of people except for a few seats.

The movie hadn't started yet, but the entire theater was bustling with people.

He was stunned for half a second, then smiled, and walked to his seat while saying "Excuse me."

It was a coincidence.

On his right sat the player named Li Yu.

At this moment,

Li Yu was still discussing the Easter eggs on the poster with his friends, looking like a fanatic fan.

On the other side of Zheng Xin was a father and son. It seemed that the son brought his father to watch a movie.

The son, who looked to be in his twenties, was looking forward to the next movie.

But the father seemed very calm, just sipping Coke, and then said: "The movie tickets are a bit expensive, but you can actually watch it on your computer at home."

"Just think of it as accompanying me." The son waved his hand and interrupted his father.

Although it was still harmonious

, there were obvious differences.

Zheng Xin looked around, scratched his head, and was a little worried about the next viewing experience.

However,

he didn't have much time to think.

Soon,

the lights in the theater were turned off.

Then,

the screen went dark.

Both Li Yu and the father and son next to him stopped talking and looked at the screen.

Zheng Xin also dispelled unnecessary thoughts and cast his eyes on the screen.

The next second,

the screen lit up.

The movie started playing.

The moment the Linmu Studios logo appeared, cheers rang out.

Very enthusiastic.

Affecting the entire theater.

Li Yu, the son of the father and son, who was beside Zheng Xin, all started cheering.

Of course.

Including Zheng Xin.

Except for the father of the father and son, he looked around in confusion, then looked at the screen.

No.

The logo is just playing... Why are they cheering?

However, he didn't have much time to react, because after the logo was briefly shown, the movie officially started.

The rhythmic BGM suddenly sounded, which made people feel happy and joyful!

It was the masterpiece of the most representative rock band in the 1990s in this world.

In the theater, cheers rang out again!

And this time, the father, after being stunned for a while, also smiled softly, revealing a nostalgic look.

In this nostalgic and dynamic music.

The fictional city of the movie appeared on the screen, and the protagonist began to introduce himself while coming down from the building block-like floor.

The general background of the story is actually not complicated.

Just like the name of the game in the movie, compared with reality, the game Oasis is a real oasis.

The future world is terrible.

On the way down, the protagonist can also be seen in the background that most people are actually wearing VR glasses and immersed in the virtual world.

After a short self-introduction.

The protagonist came to his secret base, an abandoned RV.

He skillfully fixed himself on a machine similar to a treadmill, then put on gloves. After preparing everything, he took out a VR goggle from his backpack and slowly put it on his head.

[We call it... Oasis]

As this sentence sounded.

The camera turned to the inside of the VR glasses.

The dazzling light extended infinitely forward... It was like leading the audience on the scene to travel through VR together.

Planets, worlds... appeared on the screen with the introduction of the protagonist.

Here, there are pixel-style worlds, worlds on the verge of destruction, game worlds, and movie worlds...

Just as the protagonist said.

Here, there are only things you can't imagine, nothing you can't do.

And when the worlds appeared one by one, the unparalleled visual effects were matched with exciting BGM.

The entire theater.

All the audience was almost instantly attracted and immersed in it.

It was so shocking.

The only word Zheng Xin could think of was... magnificent.

Is this... the virtual world of the future in Lin Yao's eyes?

After a brief introduction, the picture directly came to a position similar to the birth point, and countless characters were walking out of the light gate.

The male protagonist, who had a smug look just now, also turned into a game character and walked out of it.

In addition to the male protagonist,

various characters familiar to the audience flashed by.

In the theater,

suppressed exclamations of excitement began to be heard frequently.

Zheng Xin was also excited, because he also saw many characters he was familiar with...

cartoons, real people, and even non-human species.

And that's not all.

When the male protagonist contacted his friends,

the screen turned to the other side.

The Death Planet in the game that specializes in death battles.

When the movie introduced other supporting characters... more characters familiar to players began to shine.

There are characters in classic movies, characters in comics, and of course... characters in games under Linmu Studios.

Let's put it this way.

No matter what the audience likes, as long as they like pop culture, they can always find something familiar to them.

This, coupled with the unparalleled visual effects, is simply a pleasure.

Now,

the audience's exclamations can no longer be suppressed.

"Hey, son, was that a tea farmer just now?"

"! Do you know "Back to the Past"?"

"Ah? Son, was that the one who died the Suffering Monk?"

"Do you know the movie "Yongle"?"

"The one who flashed by just now was Freddy?"

"Have you seen "A Nightmare on Elm Street?"

"..."

Next to Zheng Xin.

The father, who was very calm at first and complained that the movie could actually be watched at home, couldn't hold it anymore after seeing this. He started to watch it and asked his son excitedly in a low voice. His

son was confused.

Zheng Xin smiled knowingly, and then looked at the big screen with expectation, his face also full of excitement.

The visual impact brought by the movie is of course far more than that.

The first act is not even over yet.

The movie first introduces the entire game called "Oasis", and then introduces the "easter egg" and the story of the founder of the game.

Then.

It is the part where the protagonist participates in the car race for the easter egg, and at the same time introduces the villain and the heroine in the film.

The car scene in the movie can be said to be the most important scene in the first act of the movie.

Visual wonders, awesome!

As various types of racing cars whizzed by, various obstacles or track traps appeared one by one.

Speed ​​and passion, coupled with various impressive old elements, were reinterpreted.

It was like a carnival!

"Fuck it--"

"King Kong!!"

"Wow--"

The whole theater was filled with exclamations.

Zheng Xin was among them, and he didn't find it noisy at all!

Damn!

How can you not cheer in such a scene? ?

But it's a pity.

Although the racing segment was simply a carnival, the male protagonist did not reach the finish line in the end, but only met the female protagonist.

The emotions were slightly interrupted.

However,

the sense of anticipation also rose.

How can such a difficult track reach the finish line?

Zheng Xin was very curious, Li Yu was also very curious, and the father and son next to him, both the father and the son, were also very curious.

And when the male protagonist finished looking up the information.

He appeared on the track again, and then... drove his car backwards instead of forward.

Then, he went directly from the bottom of the track and went backwards to the finish line without any hindrance.

Li Yu, who was next to Zheng Xin, opened his mouth directly: "Ah?"

Many viewers in the theater couldn't help it, and they all exclaimed, and then couldn't help laughing.

Zheng Xin was stunned, then looked at the screen and reacted.

He couldn't help but laugh.

Very happy.

As a player, as a staff member of Linmu Studio.

Of course, he had participated in the "Easter Egg Adventure" segment of the first Linmu Carnival.

The last Easter egg in the "Easter Egg Adventure" segment of the first Linmu Carnival was to talk to the poster girl, the maid, and then... walk backwards through the seemingly closed wall.

Because when Lin Yao designed it, she referred to this movie.

By chance,

the final effect was that

all the players of Linmu Studio immediately thought of that Easter egg.

At that moment,

all the players couldn't help laughing.

Whether it was sentiment or self-satisfaction.

In short, at this moment, the players were really happy!!!

"...Great!"

Next to Zheng Xin.

Li Yu watched the male protagonist reach the end backwards, and the virtual avatar of the game creator appeared and gave the male protagonist the key.

He couldn't help but waved his hand gently.

As the movie continued, the male protagonist told his friends that more people had found the trick and also obtained the Easter egg.

Then the perspective was given to the villain, and the in-game Easter egg score list appeared on the screen, listing the names of the characters who had found the Easter egg.

In addition to the male protagonist and his friends, at the bottom, there was another ID... Redundant.

The character with this ID did not appear in the movie.

Many people did not even notice the extra ID.

But Li Yu saw it.

He was stunned.

Then, his first thought was... why did his game ID appear in the movie?

And soon, he figured it out.

Because he was the number one player in this year's "Easter Egg Adventure"... It was he who revealed the existence of the movie "Number One Player".

So, he is also the number one player...

"... Linmu Studio, it's really great!!!"

Li Yu thought of this. Although he knew that this ID would not be noticed by many people.

But he still felt as if he had hit the bubble called "happiness" head-on.

The whole person felt like floating.

Zheng Xin heard Li Yu's sigh in a low voice, but he could no longer pay attention to him.

Although the plot entered a stable period after the male protagonist of the movie obtained the first Easter egg.

But this does not mean that the fun has decreased.

There are still countless elements that he is familiar with...

What superheroes in American comics, what robots in old movies, and what super props in board games.

Every familiar element appears, accompanied by a simple but kingly story.

It brings an extremely good viewing experience.

The climax of the second act is undoubtedly the part where the protagonists enter a classic horror movie.

The movie reproduces the setting of that classic horror movie one-to-one!

This time,

it was the fans' turn to cheer.

"Ah..."

"What horror movie!"

"Hahaha." The atmosphere

in the entire theater

has completely risen!

And Zheng Xin's arms... are all covered with goose bumps!

Seeing this,

his only feeling is... those guys in the product department! They are really awesome! ! !

It's really great! ! !

"Ready Player One" is more than two hours long, nearly two and a half hours.

The movie began to slowly advance the audience's emotions from the first act.

When the climax of the second act came,

the audience had already completely fallen in love with this work.

But.

At this moment,

all the audience still couldn't think of what the third act, that is, the end of the movie, would bring.

They just followed the development of the plot and continued to watch with expectation.

So.

When the villain took the lead and blocked the location of the last easter egg with powerful props.

The male protagonist had no choice but to shout to all players, calling on all players to take back the game world together.

Then.

On the glacier.

All the players came.

The male protagonist raised his hand and shouted: "Be the first to find the key."

Countless characters rushed up from behind him.

Shouted together.

The music sounded.

Everyone in the theater... exploded instantly! All fell into a spiritual climax! !

! Exclamations and screams came one after another!

"Bloodrayne!!"

"Altaïr!!"

"Jack Cooper!"

"Catwoman!"

"Ah!!!"

Zheng Xin was so excited when he saw this scene that he trembled all over and couldn't help but hold the handrail tightly.

And Li Yu next to him and other audiences did the same.

The battle began.

More familiar characters appeared one by one!

The audience was so excited that they couldn't even speak!

Because... their entire teenage years, youth, those science fiction movies we watched, those classic anime, those classic games we played...

almost all appeared! !

The audience had imagined the same screen, the fantasy of "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong"! All realized! !

Perhaps, after leaving the theater, everyone has to return to a peaceful life.

But at least.

At this moment.

All the audience seemed to be in a gorgeous dream. A dream... that made people excited.

And this is just the beginning.

The last scene.

The biggest climax.

Of course, it is still that...

in the movie.

The player army faced the villain army and charged to the death.

But the villain BOSS turned into a mechanical monster, and the player army was once in despair...

Then.

At this time, one of the protagonist camps summoned...

Gundam!

And! The Giant of Light!

When the Japanese player in the protagonist group said "I will attack in the form of Gundam" on the plane, he jumped down and turned into a Gundam.

At the same time, on the ground, the iconic transformation action of the Giant of Light appeared, and the player gradually turned into a Giant of Light wearing a leather suit.

When three giant monsters were entrenched on the battlefield.

When the Gundam rushed towards the mechanical monster with a beam sword in one hand and a red shield in the other.

When the giant of light made a wave-shooting posture.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

The whole theater.

Immediately, a huge cheer that seemed to penetrate the thick soundproof wall rang out!

Carnival!

For all the audience.

For the audience who likes to play various games, watch various science fiction movies, and various pop cultures.

This is tm!! It's a carnival!!

"I can't sleep... I can't sleep... I can't sleep!!!"

Zheng Xin's armrest was almost broken by him.

He muttered to himself, trembling with excitement.

How can this not make people excited!

And Li Yu next to him was even more exaggerated. He jumped up from his seat in an instant!

Really jumped up.

Then suddenly remembered that he was in the theater, he immediately sat down again, and began to put his arms around his friend's neck and shook him hard.

His friend was not much better.

The calmest person

was probably the father next to Zheng Xin.

But at that moment, he couldn't help but tremble.

It's conceivable

that in fact, he was not so calm in his heart.

And the movie

continued .

It didn't end at the climax.

When the villain used the map killer to kill all the players, the foreshadowing was recovered.

Only the male protagonist was still alive.

The resurrection coin appeared.

This element.

Even people who have never played the game can smile knowingly.

And when the male protagonist finally found the final easter egg, the incarnation of the founder of "Oasis World" appeared again and asked him to sign the agreement.

The male protagonist's keen insight

made the audience on the scene feel inexplicably refreshed.

Then.

It was the end of the story.

The real "Oasis World" game producer appeared

in a small attic.

The game producer handed the props representing the world of 'Oasis' to the hero.

Then, he took his childhood self out and prepared to leave.

This also means that

the audience's magnificent dream is about to end.

Li Yu looked at the screen, looking at the slightly lonely and strange producer, and was reluctant to let him go.

Is this the end?

No more three hours of broadcasting?

He couldn't help but think.

And on the screen.

The hero looked at the producer who was about to leave, and couldn't help asking: "Then what are you?"

The producer of 'Oasis World' did not answer, but smiled and said goodbye to the hero, and then whispered: "Thank you, thank you for playing my game."

Li Yu: "..."

The white-haired old man on the screen seemed to be the director, saying thank you to the players on behalf of all classic games.

It seemed to be saying thank you to the players on behalf of someone.

Li Yu was stunned when he saw this.

He was more inclined to think that this represented that person...

because "Easter Egg Adventure", because of the car in the first scene of the movie, because of the gameplay of finding Easter eggs... all reminded him of that person.

More importantly... in his mind, if there is a game producer who can make such a game one day.

Then... it must be that person.

So, at that moment.

Li Yu was really stunned and thought a lot.

Then, his eyes were a little moist, and he said excitedly:

"Linmu Studio... This is really one of the best gifts I have ever received. In the two-hour movie, I saw full of sincerity! Full of fun! Full of feelings!"

"This is the most sincere movie I have seen so far!"

"I really like it!!"

"I like it very much!!!"

(End of this chapter)