Usually in this type of consciousness-swap plot, one character usually appears less frequently, with the other taking the lead. However, in this movie, Ah Xing, played by Gu Yun, has quite a few scenes in the first half. If you want the audience to feel no sense of disharmony while watching the movie, it depends on the hard work of the two actors behind the scenes.
This is also the reason why the filming period of Wei Lan's film is still so long even though the actors have ample schedules. The shooting period of "Star Wars" is also not short, because there are too many big-name stars and it takes too much time to coordinate their schedules.
Ah Xing's consciousness unexpectedly woke up from Lu Xing. Ah Xing was not a fool. In other words, people who had lived in the wilderness since childhood had much higher adaptability and psychological quality than city citizens. After the initial net amount, Ah Xing quickly learned about Lu Xing's identity by searching through his identity documents at home.
This is the city citizen that the wilderness residents most desire. He has a considerable fortune and his family also owns some shares in the "New World" game company group. He can sit and count money every day without having to work.
When Ah Xing received the day's financial returns sent by his manager, he counted the digits in disbelief.
"As expected of a citizen, a person from the wilderness cannot earn so much money in his lifetime..."
After getting familiar with Lu Xing's identity and the novelty wore off, Ah Xing sat in front of the TV at Lu Xing's house, on which was playing an advertisement for the game "New World" for citizens of the city.
The more he looked, the more gray his face became.
After realizing that not only himself, but all the people who came from the wilderness to join the new world, had their bodies merely serving as containers of consciousness for the city residents, veins bulged on his forehead and he punched the sofa in an effort to endure it no longer.
At this moment, Ah Xing's expression suddenly changed, and after a few seconds, he woke up again from coma.
When Lu Xing woke up, he saw himself sitting on the sofa with the TV on and the advertisement of New World playing. He was shocked and confused. He looked at his hands, but still felt uneasy. He quickly went to the bathroom to look in the mirror. When he saw the familiar face in the mirror, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Still in front of the mirror, his appearance this time is completely different from before, and the audience can tell at a glance that Lu Xing himself is back.
Lu Xing made a call: "What's going on with your garbage system? Should I go directly to Mr. Jiang, who is in charge of the technical department, to complain?"
The customer service of New World quickly explained: "Mr. Lu, please don't be angry. This should be just an accident. Because you did not wait 24 hours before switching to a new character, there may be some problems with the connection of consciousness. I will immediately contact colleagues in the technical department to check your previous game data and get back to you as soon as possible, okay?"
"Hurry up!"
After hanging up the phone, Lu Xing's face darkened. He subconsciously stood up and walked towards the consciousness connection device. It seemed that it was his habit to vent in "New World" when he was in a bad mood. However, after walking a few steps, he seemed to have thought of something, and stopped with lingering fear, turned around and walked into the bathroom.
It seems that he doesn't dare to touch this game easily before the game company's investigation results come out.
The next morning, the director's perspective focused on a close-up of Lu Xing's face.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils slowly shrank back to normal size in the dim light of the early morning. Then he sat up in bed and looked down at his body.
This action tells the audience that Ah Xing is back, because if it was Lu Xing from yesterday, he would not be surprised to find himself in bed.
Ah Xing got up from the bed and saw a round ball at the head of the bed flashing yellow light. He reached out to touch it, and a 3D projection popped up from the ball, revealing a miniature projection of a female customer service representative in uniform, with a projection of an inspection report that was larger than her body next to it.
"Mr. Lu, your game data report has come out. According to the investigation, your consciousness fluctuated during yesterday's game. This may be related to the fact that you did not change your character after 24 hours..."
"...Based on our past cases, you may experience intermittent amnesia and some extra memories in your brain during this period, accompanied by mild dizziness, vomiting, etc.... Please do not play games for three days. If you still feel unwell after three days, you can go to the hospital for treatment..."
After hearing the message, Ah Xing's first reaction was to stand up and walk back to the consciousness docking device and return to his own body, but after just two steps, he paused. He thought about it, then walked back, stretched out his hand, pressed the red 'delete' button on the spherical projection, and deleted the message.
Obviously, Ah Xing, who had never seen the life of city citizens, wanted to see it for himself.
The movie's soundtrack became upbeat and bright at this time, and the audience was excited. They followed Ah Xing's perspective and opened Lu Xing's cloakroom.
Like Ah Xing in the movie, the audience also looked stunned.
The cloakroom is as long as a corridor, with neatly arranged clothes inside. There is also an intelligent voice prompt next to it: "Today's temperature is 26 degrees, the ultraviolet rays are moderate, and the temperature is suitable. The smart butler has prepared a clothing matching plan for you. You can choose the applicable scene for today."
As soon as he finished speaking, another 3D projection appeared on the platform in front of Ah Xing. They all looked like Lu Xing, but they were wearing different styles of clothing, such as sports, casual, and formal.
“Wow…”
Not to mention that the audience had never seen it, even Ah Xing, who was also a man from the future, had never seen such a luxurious scene.
The next moment, the view moved to the restaurant. Ah Xing, wearing casual clothes, sat at the bar, eating steak with a knife and fork without being used to it.
The view moved without stopping to the door of the luxury apartment, and Ah Xing had already opened the door.
The transition here "compresses" time through spatial progression, increasing the coherence of the picture and removing useless plots. It is another editing technique that can be used as an example in film and television analysis classes at drama academies.
When Ah Xing came outdoors, he was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Even though he got out of the luxury car wearing Lu Xing's expensive clothes and others looked at him with envy, he still looked at the world in the city with curiosity.
In the wilderness, there are basically radioactive garbage and pollutants, and there are no green plants at all. Ah Xing walked to the green plants curiously. The child next to him had already pulled off a branch to play with. He just reached out and touched the green leaves without picking them off.
Ye Jingran had such a mature and handsome appearance, but at this moment he revealed an exceptionally pure and simple look in his eyes, which made the audience who were watching the movie feel an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
Ah Xing walked around the city for a long time, seeing this future city that integrated greenery and modern technology. The music here was melodious and full of hope. The city was clean and beautiful everywhere, and the people looked gentle and polite. Unlike the wilderness, it was filled with endless vigilance and crime. This was obviously the city world that Ah Xing once longed for.
The scene changed and Ah Xing went to a place similar to a martial arts training ground.
"Mr. Lu, we have the intermediate combat memory strip you want. However, in order to prevent the memory strip from overstimulating your mind, we need to confirm that your body already has the basic combat skills."
Ah Xing was stunned: "Ah? How to prove it?"
The service staff said: "You need to defeat the primary training robot before you can do this."
"This?" Ah Xing looked at the robot the other party was pointing at and took two steps towards it. A red light appeared on the robot's head as a warning, and then it swung its fist at Ah Xing.
Ah Xing gave a neat side kick, followed by a shoulder throw, and knocked the robot to the ground.
As the service staff stared in amazement, Ah Xing stepped on the robot with green light on its head, a little unsure: "Do I need to take it down?"
"No, no, you can buy the intermediate combat memory strip now."
Ah Xing showed a smile of fulfillment, but suddenly, his smile froze and the screen flashed again in the audience's perspective.
"Sir, what's wrong with you?"
Ah Xing's face turned ugly, he clenched his teeth and waved the seller away: "It's okay."
His ugly expression continued until he returned to Lu Xing's apartment. It was obvious that Ah Xing's consciousness was actively resisting Lu Xing's awakening.
Feeling the screen flicker getting stronger and stronger, Ah Xing staggered, quickly took off his clothes, ran back to the bedroom, and fell on the bed.
The clothes he dropped along the way were picked up by small flying household robots.
After a while, Lu Xing woke up from his bed, saw that it was dark, and then felt a wave of muscle fatigue. He got up to check, and thanks to the overly convenient technology, there seemed to be nothing unusual in his home.
The audience also breathed a sigh of relief.
Having tasted the sweetness, Ah Xing went to the weapons store again the next day. Lu Xing's status was very high and it seemed that he had membership in every store he entered.
The audience once again saw this somewhat crazy future world. Many physical skills can be downloaded directly into the brain, but it takes effort to practice in order to fully utilize them.
In comparison, the cost of acquiring knowledge has been reduced to the lowest level. As long as you have money, you can obtain knowledge and resources. These things are within reach for Lu Xing, but he is too lazy to learn them. For Ah Xing, a resident of the wilderness, these are things that he would never be able to access in his lifetime.
Ah Xing discovered a new world. While hiding his existence, he frantically purchased knowledge and skills to learn like a sponge.
A series of short plot clips made the audience feel very excited, and the process of the protagonist leveling up would be a refreshing plot no matter if it was placed in a novel or a movie.
'It's like using a cheat to play a game and get an infinite amount of skill points'
"This setting is so cool. It would be great if we had something like this in real life. We could just transfer the correct memories without worrying about making mistakes. It would save us a lot of learning costs."
"I feel like it should just be like an image playing in the mind, which is impressive. To truly master the skills, one still needs the blessing of personal comprehension."
While the audience was thinking about how to acquire skills in this world, the critics were thinking about something deeper.
The resources controlled by the upper class are something that the lower class will never be able to access in their lifetime. The class monopoly in the movie world is not only reflected in economic resources, but also in knowledge and skills. When a standard lower-class person obtains the same educational resources, he will even cherish the opportunity more and perform better than those who are born with these resources.
This seems to begin to touch upon a proposition - Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?
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