Hell Terror
Lu Zibing only dared to think about the word "coincidentally" in his mind but did not say it out loud. However, the phrase "same subject matter" came out of his mouth accidentally.
The comments were much more direct than his:
[Won't it be awkward to be in the same production team and choose the same topic? ? If you want to follow the trend, at least wait until the show is over. ]
[Whoever is ugly will be embarrassed if they wear the same clothes. Anyway, I have never seen Sheng Pingsha's works before. I just think that this approach is not like the style of the "old artist" you mentioned before, haha. 】
[Ah, the same island murder... I feel like this retro theme will become popular next. ]
Of course, everyone in Lu Zibing's live studio was leaning towards Director Shang. He saw that the wind was not blowing and was afraid that someone would use it to make a fuss, so he quickly opened his mouth to force a change: "Ahem, anyway, let's take a look first. Without comparison, we have no right to speak. I still have a good impression of Senior Sheng!"
Sheng Pingsha has been famous for a long time, and his storyboards, camera movements, etc. are certainly first-class, and he has his own unique style.
Coupled with the various hardware in place, after watching it for about ten seconds, Lu Zibing can honestly say that the quality of this trailer is definitely better than Director Shang’s previous "Evil God".
The entire trailer is dark in color, low in saturation, and has a smooth rhythm. After watching it all, it is easy to see the general direction of the story.
The background of "Wizard's Island" is set in the last star calendar. The male protagonist attends a party on a small boat. There are thirteen people on the boat, including his old friends and new people brought by his friends.
But when the party on the boat was in full swing, a storm broke out and they were lost in the rough sea. In desperation, the boat drifted to the edge of an island. Everyone got off the boat and found an empty villa on the island.
The crowd had no choice but to temporarily stay in this island villa. Unexpectedly, this was just the beginning of the killing, and then thirteen people died one after another, and from beginning to end, the blood was accompanied by a wizard's ballad.
"What do you think?" Lu Zibing did not comment after watching it, but asked the comments.
Although he hasn't started watching "Infinite Heartbeat" yet, out of interest, he has looked up a lot of related information during this period and can tell some of the routines with his eyes closed.
For example, there may be hatred between the people involved, and there may be more than one murderer; or, the real murderer is not any of the people present, but an "outsider" who is outside; at the same time, if the game is more complicated, there may be "hitchhiking murder"...
There are practical reasons why detective stories are declining today. The reason why detectives in the past needed to deduce from minute details was because the tools humans had at that time were not powerful enough to obtain the complete truth.
By the end of the last star calendar, criminal investigation themes had become the mainstream. Nowadays, with interstellar technology, there are almost no crimes that cannot be solved, and the method of tracking down the murderer has become quite simple.
But it doesn’t mean that people no longer like the feeling of tension and suspense. The fact that Shang Jingyan’s “The Witch in the Snowstorm” has been so popular is that it hits the unsatisfied psychology of the audience.
Her choice of infinite flow is just right. It is neither the old-fashioned background of the previous star calendar, nor does it frame the characters in a restricted scene. The addition of supernatural elements makes everything confusing.
The audience may not think so deeply, but their feelings will be expressed intuitively:
[It seems exciting at first glance, but I always feel like something is missing. ]
[I just have one question: What is the essential difference between this and the previous Star Calendar's Lonely Island Murder work? ]
[But I think it's pretty good. I'll watch it after it starts airing. ]
Lu Zibing dared to bet that those viewers who said "I want to go and see it" were most likely looking for a substitute - "Infinite Heartbeat" was not good enough, and now there is a new movie that looks good in every aspect, so why not go and take a look.
[Hey, that's not right. I suddenly realized that there is a reincarnation element in Sheng Pingsha's novel? ? ]
[Host, please rewind and look at the 30-second mark. The color of the clothes is a clear indication! ]
[Wow, that seems interesting. I'm really interested!]
Lu Zibing was stunned. Reincarnation?
He looked at it again to confirm and found that it was true.
At this moment, Lu Zibing's expression was a little subtle: "..."
All I can say is, this is hard to judge.
To be precise, the reincarnation theme is nothing new. It was Shang Jingyan who made it popular again and associated it with horror. After "Ocean of Mobius", the reincarnation routine has been quickly filmed into a flower by dream builders.
Sheng Pingsha really thinks of himself as Shang Dao's meal replacement, two of them together!
There are 12 characters in total, including reincarnation and murder on a deserted island. Lu Zibing finds it too complicated and brain-burning just thinking about it.
He laughed dryly twice and said, "I hope Senior Sheng can grasp the main film well."
As soon as Sheng Pingsha’s trailer came out, the fans of Exiled Galaxy were excited.
The murder on the deserted island and the murder by ballad are a classic combination, but Sheng Pingsha also chose the element of "witch", also with thirteen people, and even the ballad was sung in the voices of a father and son.
This is definitely not plagiarism, but everyone can see that he is clearly trying to use Shang Jingyan's popularity to return to the public eye.
Even if someone of Shang Jingyan's generation had done the same, it wouldn't have caused such a big controversy, but Sheng Pingsha happened to be the "former number one" and Shang Jingyan's elder.
As a junior in the same program crew, Shang Jingyan can't say anything, and perhaps in order to prove harmony and love, she has to come out and endorse Sheng Pingsha - this approach is really not very kind.
Some former fans were shocked when they heard the news. How could the dream builder they once loved become like this?
The heat continued to ferment. The next day, Sheng Pingsha posted a dynamic: [I released a new work trailer, but I didn’t expect it to cause controversy. Please don’t compare my work with Shang Xiaoyou’s work. It’s not good for both sides [fist]. ]
A few seconds later, the top comment was: [? I'll call you Senior Cha from now on.]
Unfortunately, it was quickly blocked and deleted.
——Lu Zibing has already determined that Sheng Pingsha is targeting the meal replacement market of Shang Jingyan’s audience, but it is obvious that Sheng Pingsha himself and the people who still support him do not think so.
As soon as Sheng Pingsha made this move, this side immediately took the moral high ground.
[Shang Jingyan's fans, stop being ky. The Island of Murder has been around since the last Star Calendar. Has it been patented and monopolized by you now? ]
[It is normal for a subject to attract similar ideas. If you are not happy with it, don’t shoot it. I think Director Sheng can definitely surpass his predecessor! ]
[They are from the same production team, maybe they have discussed it beforehand. You guys are just arguing here, don’t let the person behind it slap you in the face later.]
V066.
"Wow, I'm so angry! How can you divert the focus like that? The problem isn't the same subject matter!"
Jiang Yu was so angry that he almost dropped his laptop. "What a joke! I don't believe that Sheng Pingsha didn't expect it to cause controversy!"
You can also see some familiar faces in it - Director Shang’s haters.
This group of people are really diligent and pay more attention to Director Shang's every word and action than his fans do.
Jiang Yubai was depressed: "I didn't expect Sheng Pingsha to be such a person."
He used to really like "The Long River Under the Moon".
He couldn't figure out what benefit Sheng Pingsha would gain from doing this. After many years of comeback, his first work was full of controversy.
But after seeing the change in the direction of public opinion on Starnet, he understood. Sheng Pingsha wanted controversy, because controversy would bring popularity. Otherwise, if he just released a new work, how many people would be willing to click on it?
The public doesn't care about grudges, they only care about the work. As long as the quality of "Wizard Island" is good enough, he will be considered successful.
The old artist who was once as quiet as a chrysanthemum turned around and took the black and red route, which had to shatter people's filters.
Although the Jiang siblings believe that Shang Jingyan is the best, she is too young after all, and they can't help but worry: Will the public think that "Wizard Island" is better in the end?
The hotel where the "Wandering Kitchen" production crew stayed.
Guan Gaoyang was extremely excited these two days, and he even opened a small account to mock Jingmihua in a show of strength.
Unexpectedly, when he shared this with Hua Feitian, Hua Feitian spat out a word in annoyance: "Copy cat."
As soon as he heard it, he knew it was Sheng Pingsha. Guan Gaoyang almost couldn't breathe: What's the matter, didn't you say you hate Shang Jingyan?
"Ah, this isn't a copy, right? Didn't you say you wanted to make a Snowstorm Villa-style theme..." Guan Gaoyang was halfway through his words when he saw Hua Feitian's dangerous look and quickly swallowed his words, "I was just kidding. How can you be the same as him?"
He turned off his laptop and angrily condemned: "You are right, I also think that what he did was not authentic."
Guan Gaoyang actually knew what was wrong with Sheng Pingsha's behavior, he was just being stubborn.
"You clown, don't mention him in front of me anymore." Hua Feitian made the final decision.
She had recently felt that she and her boyfriend had different values, and she couldn't even remember why she had fallen in love with him in the first place.
Hua Feitian didn't get the love from her parents, so she instinctively wanted to seek the feeling of being pampered and spoiled in an intimate relationship. As a fellow dream builder, if she has talent, she is more or less arrogant, but Guan Gaoyang is different.
Originally, they were just trying it out, but fans objected. The more the outside world didn't let her do something, the more she wanted to do it, so she talked about it in a high-profile manner until now.
...Forget it, Hua Feitian shook her head in her heart. She still liked Guan Gaoyang.
She turned on the computer and began to concentrate on selecting a chef.
Humph, Shang Jingyan has actually filled her chef position, she can’t fall behind!
X71, as the system, could see the commotion of the Star Network most clearly. It felt like its CPU was about to burn out from anger: [What a great senior! He is simply a mentally retarded person! He is so annoying! He is so annoying!]
Because the core rules include "no swearing", X71 can only curse with words like "mental retardation" over and over again, and the destructive power is very limited.
Shang Jingyan: [. ]
She was a little annoyed at first, but she almost laughed when she saw X71.
[Don't be angry. If you are angry, he will achieve his goal.] Shang Jingyan comforted him, [The more such things happen, the more you need to stay calm.]
It would be a lie to say that I'm not disgusted at all. No creator can remain completely calm about such things.
But the other party hasn't even released the feature film yet, so if she makes any move now, it would be exactly what they want, directly adding another wave of popularity.
Shang Jingyan thought that the "truth, goodness and beauty" in literary and artistic works seemed to have no effect on the essence of human nature. All the things in the interstellar world were just entertainment industry events that she had seen in her previous life, but in a different skin.
The production crew must be very embarrassed now. She saw Qin Xiao sent her an expression of [tired and crying]. It was obvious that Sheng Pingsha had never informed them about this incident.
Shang Jingyan thought about it, knocked on the small windows of the other people one by one and asked a question. After receiving positive replies, he edited a status.
Jingyan All v: [Preview, my small kitchen is a horror style from the underworld^_^]
An audio clip is also included.
Fans and onlookers from all sides were waiting for Shang Jingyan to express his opinion. They rushed to see the new status alert in a second, but their attention was diverted after seeing it.
What is the horror of the underworld?
Everyone had anticipated the "horror" element, but they had only been guessing what style of horror it would be.
I couldn't wait to open the audio, but the screen was pitch black. There was only a male voice in the background that sounded like an old opera actor, sighing three times: "Today's banquet, I hope both the guests and the hosts will enjoy it——"
"Bang, bang, bang", after three night watchmen's sounds, a piece of stringed and bamboo music took over, with faint and noisy laughter. In the last three seconds of the audio, all the sounds disappeared, and a smiling ghost face with its tongue sticking out appeared, which almost made people drop the computer in their hands.
Ghost Face raised his hand and tapped the screen, saying, "You must come."
The screen went black.
[Fuck, this is hell, I got goosebumps in an instant! ]
[It’s Chinese horror, right? I guessed it right!!]
[Ahhh damn it, Director Shang, you knew we couldn't go right now, but you still told us to go! ]
Shang Jingyan was the first one to promote the show under the name of the program. Seeing this, Hua Feitian quickly uploaded a 30-second trailer. The remaining three dream builders followed suit, but Sheng Pingsha was the last one to fall behind.
In a neat row, Qin Xiao sent a message to Shang Jingyan: [!!!]
Visibly crying with joy.
When Shang Jingyan refreshed the page again, #The Wandering Kitchen Preview# was already at the top of the hot searches. The popularity of the five dream builders exceeded the original #Sheng Pingsha comes out again#, diverting most of the attention.
In the next few days, Sheng Pingsha calmed down for the time being, and the program team promoted the program in an orderly manner. However, when Shang Jingyan saw him offline, she felt that he was quite resentful.
——It seems that he had originally had a beautiful dream, hoping that all attention would be focused on himself and his new work before the show started, but now it has been ruined.
Moreover, the preview he sent out when he was scouting the location and formation was very mediocre and didn't make any splash at all.
Shang Jingyan had expected this, because according to the arrangement of the program team and her private questions, others had already made advance notices during that period. But Sheng Pingsha probably didn't, because he was busy with his own masterpiece.
Facing Sheng Pingsha's expression, Shang Jingyan looked back with a kind smile: It's just that the publicity effect you expected was not achieved, so why can't you stand it?
The two of them didn't get along well at the start of the filming, and the rest of the group knew everything about the subsequent confrontation, just sitting there watching.
In this undercurrent and with everyone's anticipation, "Galaxy Wandering Kitchen" finally started airing——
This season's program will be broadcast live and divided into five perspectives. In the first episode, five groups of amateur diners will visit the stores to unveil the mysteries of five small kitchens one by one for the audience.
This approach has raised everyone's expectations, not to mention the competition between the guests. As soon as the show started, the number of viewers had risen to a terrifying number.
"Why is it so slow?"
Jiang Yuran looked at the road ahead and felt like ants were crawling in his heart.
——She and her brother were so lucky that they both got the status of diners of Shang Jingyan's group. The anchor Lu Zibing from the Gamma Galaxy also came to V066, but unfortunately he didn't get the first sign, and he was very unwilling during the live broadcast.
She and her brother were going to explore the restaurant today, but for some reason Director Shang chose the longest route. Before they even arrived, Sheng Pingsha's group was almost eating!
Jiang Yuran's own laptop screen was also playing Sheng Pingsha's group's live broadcast, and he gritted his teeth as he watched.
The style of Qingxunmu Restaurant is only the most basic restaurant style in StarCraft. Now the latest trendy way of playing is called "holographic restaurant".
Equipment is installed in the restaurant to combine the real and the virtual. Diners can be in a tropical rainforest one second and at the bottom of a coral reef the next. They can also choose to have their favorite virtual characters sit opposite them and dine with them.
Except for the real thing in your mouth, everything else can be simulated. Even the appearance of food can be modified - many people use this method to deceive their vision and lose weight.
Moreover, because it is based on reality, diners do not need to connect to the star network to experience it, and people with externalization disorders can also enjoy the visual feast.
The appearance of Sheng Pingsha's small kitchen is several times more stunning than his previous trailer. It is in the martial arts style of his famous works, and the overall design is like an inn in "The Moonlit River".
This inn was built in the desert, providing clean water and fresh food to travelers passing through the desert.
The yellow sand was desolate, and camel bells were ringing. When the diners arrived, a young man appeared with a smile. He was handsome and clear-headed. Judging from his facial features and appearance, he was the male protagonist of "The Long River Under the Moon"!
[Ahhh! He is the boy I loved the most in the past. Just for this reason, I will also vote for Sheng Pingsha! ]
[The scenery is so beautiful, he is worthy of being the best at that time. 】
[The memory of watching "The Long River Under the Moon" when I was a child suddenly came to my mind. I miss it so much...]
The barrage of comments was excited. In essence, Sheng Pingsha adopted the "selling feelings" theme restaurant model mentioned by Shang Jingyan earlier. Looking at all of Sheng Pingsha's works, his own style is not martial arts at all. The only work under this label is "The Long River Under the Moon".
But amid the wave of praise and memories, few people pointed this out.
Jiang Yuran glanced at it from time to time, and the next time he lowered his head, his face was full of question marks: "?"
What is Sheng Pingsha doing?
After the diners sat down at the table, they accidentally saw a bloody human leg exposed in the kitchen!
[I was shocked. Ahhhh what's going on! ]
【Oh my god, it’s so exciting to eat in a restaurant like this. 】
[Is it a setting of a human flesh inn? ? Is it also a horror style? ]
Sheng Pingsha has indeed created a similar plot, in which the protagonist overturned the evil-hearted inn and rescued the people in the kitchen who had not yet been killed. Now that he has moved this setting to his own small kitchen, it cannot be said that he is imitating Shang Jingyan.
The comments were also shocked. Some people applauded the novelty, while others raised doubts:
[Uh... If the diners are supposed to stay at a shady inn, will they really not be discouraged? I don't even dare to eat this dish.]
[Am I the only one who feels uncomfortable? The setting of this restaurant is clearly the same as the one in "Moonlit River", which is a very beautiful memory of my childhood. Why did they turn it into a villain setting...]
[I also feel weird.]
Shang Jingyan had designed a similar food street in the theme park earlier, where tourists could buy strange, bloody and twisted foods, but Jiang Yuran inexplicably felt that it was more acceptable than Sheng Pingsha's design.
She couldn't tell the subtle difference between the two, and could only curse her life in the dark, saying, "How come he also used horror elements!"
Jiang Yuran was worried about his dream builder, and thought anxiously: He has brought out the horror flavor, and it is also Chinese style, what should Director Shang do...
With trepidation, the program crew's car finally drove to the small kitchen of Shang Jingyan's group.
Jiang Yuran was stunned when she walked into the area. She knew why Director Shang chose the most remote address - the space here is really big!
“It’s so dark…”
It was pitch black all around. She looked carefully and saw a faint green light not far away, as if it was reflected by ripples on the water.
Looking up, there are rock caves and stalactites above your head, as if you are underground.
As my vision gradually adjusted to the darkness, I could see the underground river next to me.
【Ahhh, it’s finally our Director Shang’s turn! 】
What place is this simulation?
[Director Shang mentioned the “hell” wind, could it be…]
Faint music floated in the silence, and it seemed to be mixed with countless overlapping chanting sounds, but when one listened carefully, one could not hear it clearly.
[Hiss, my back is hairy, you are worthy of being Director Shang! ]
[Although I haven’t seen any buildings yet, it feels very Chinese, so magical. ]
【Want to walk along the river? 】
After just one look, everyone felt the difference between Shang Jingyan and Sheng Pingsha. Shang Jingyan's scenery seemed more "real" and more eye-catching.
Could it be the difference in mental strength? Jiang Yuran thought as he walked towards the light by instinct. Along the way, he saw boats floating on the underground river beside him, all with a little green light on.
Because the atmosphere was great, the diners were not impatient. After walking about 200 meters, a warm light finally appeared in front of them.
Those are two red lanterns.
They swayed in the wind like two bright red eyes.
Lanterns were hung under the eaves. When I got closer, I found that there was a huge mansion building lurking in the darkness.
Jiang Yubai looked up at the words written on the plaque and took a deep breath.
The four characters "Yancao Difu" inlaid with gold and silver looked particularly eerie and terrifying under the blood-red light!
"You guys are finally here, why are you so slow?"
There was the sound of iron chains, making a series of clear rings in the darkness.
The diners let out a low cry of horror. Walking towards them were two figures, one thin and one fat. Their appearances were reflected in the dim lanterns:
The one on the left is wearing white, smiling, with his tongue hanging out of his mouth; the one on the right is wearing black, has a fierce look, and there are traces of blood and tears under his eyes.
Both of them had pale faces and looked lifeless, and both wore tall hats, one with the words "Fortune at First Sight" written on it, and the other with the words "Peace in the World" written on it.
Jiang Yuran had read a lot of papers about the Chinese underworld when he was playing Building 18, and he immediately said, "It's the Black and White Impermanence!"
"Why are you shouting so loudly? It's not like we haven't seen each other for a long time." Bai Wuchang picked his ears and his voice was high-pitched.
The Black Impermanence said in a deeper voice: "Let's go, the banquet has already begun."
The diners started to get agitated, and Jiang Yuran quickly realized that Director Shang had even made a scenario in this virtual restaurant!
But what role do they play as diners? It sounds like they will be attending the underworld banquet with the ghost couple.
"Oh my god, it's so realistic..." "Am I a guest at the party? It feels like I have really traveled through time." "Look, we have also been changed by the holographic simulation!"
Jiang Yuran was both excited and scared. He looked down at his body in the light and let out a scream.
Her lower body turned into a gradient transparent color, just like a ghost in hide-and-seek!
The cold door was pushed open by the Black and White Impermanence, and in an instant, the noise inside poured out. Jiang Yuran opened his eyes wide, and a lively banquet scene appeared in front of him.
Ebony tables and chairs, bronze candlesticks, golden flames, colorful and gorgeous. Various delicacies were placed on the eight-immortal table, all of which were tempting in color, aroma and taste.
The waiters at the banquet were all ghost messengers dressed in black, with their faces covered with cinnabar and yellow talismans, so their appearances could not be seen; behind the screen was a "hellish orchestra", with a bone girl holding a pipa, a vine spirit beating a wooden drum, and a fox demon playing the zither...
This unexpected visual impact made people want to scream, and the barrage instantly boiled over:
[Oh my god! Ahhhh so scary, but also so attractive! ! ]
[Urgent, urgent, urgent, I need this, I strongly recommend Shang Dao to start a chain restaurant! ]
[I want to eat there too! 】
Bai Wuchang took the bronze wine cup handed over by the waiter and laughed at everyone, "My old friends, today is a feast in the underworld. I hope you all will enjoy it!"
Jiang Yuran was fully immersed in this moment, and no longer thought about Sheng Pingsha or not. There was only one thought in his mind -
No one’s design can be more brilliant than this “Feast in Hades”!
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