Pei Qian, “Hmm? Why are they not selling it all of a sudden?”
Li Yada was at a loss as well. “I don’t know either. They only said that the author does not want to sell it anymore even if we were to pay more…”
Pei Qian could not help but feel amazed.
Hear, hear! What immediate effect!
This luck turned immediately after bringing Tang Yishu back.
Pei Qian tried very hard to suppress his happiness and said in a soothing voice. “That’s alright. Purchasing IP depends on fate as well. We can make our own original characters if we are unable to purchase enough Character IPs!
“We have so many employees in our company. We can choose a few at random and make original prototypes for the heroes in the game.”
This game was to be cannon fodder for IOI anyway, Pei Qian thought to himself. It was destined to make a loss anyway; why not give his employees the opportunity to entertain themselves and make themselves heroes in the game?
Li Yada thought about it. “Then, Boss Pei, can I put you into the game?”
Pei Qian nodded. “Of course, you can!” Li Yada continued, “We will probably make some artistic modification to the 2D creation of the image, is that alright?”
Pei Qian waved his hand. “No problem, absolutely no problem! Do whatever you like.”
“Alright!” Li Yada returned to her workstation happily. Pei Qian gave Tang Yishu, who was busy feeding Glabella, a sidelong glance and returned to office with satisfaction.
Li Yada opened a new file and decided to design an exclusive hero for Boss Pei on the spot. First of all, the setting for this hero should be a tank.
Boss Pei was just like a huge tree. His stalwart figure sheltered Tengda’s employees from adversities. Therefore, the setting for this hero should be tall, sturdy, and reliable. Boss Pei spared no expenses in striving for excellence in quality, and so his passive skills should be to use extra money to build more powerful equipment.
Boss Pei was an entrepreneur with dreams. He always walked right into areas that were not looked upon favorably by the others. He worked hard in these fields and reaped the rewards with his talents.
Boss Pei achieved greater success as his rivals, and fake reviewers continuously slandered him. Therefore, his first skill included both active and passive skills. His passive skill would be to accumulate rewards through the last hit. That would symbolize his diligence in certain fields.
In the event he received a certain degree of attack and got to kill or assist, the accumulated rewards would be converted to extra money.
There would also be a chance to stimulate fighting spirit, improve defenses, and sprinkle a lot of golden attack special effects around. It would cause damage to the enemy and slow them down a little.
Active release of skills could also cause the same effect.
Boss Pei controlled their time strictly and never allowed his employees to work overtime. He would force those who secretly worked overtime out of the office. That’s why Boss Pei’s second skill should cause a knockback effect on his enemies in a fan-shaped range. It would also prevent anyone from entering the range for some time.
Boss Pei was passionate about exploring new fields. Outstanding employees were deployed to be in charge of new business areas and achieved spectacular results. For that, Boss Pei’s third skill should be to throw a friendly unit across a certain range, causing a small amount of damage and slowing down the enemy unit within range after landing.
Finally, Boss Pei could continuously grow stronger and improve because he spurred himself on tirelessly.
Boss Pei’s ultimate move would be to spur himself on. His speed would be boosted greatly, and his health and resistance would be increased. At the same time, he would cause a small amount of damage back to himself which could frequently trigger one passive skill.
Li Yada then decided to design a unique image for Boss Pei.
He must be tall and stalwart as a tank hero. He should be a giant with broad shoulders and powerful arms. At the same time, he should have all types of weapons such as knives, swords, daggers, and spears-on his back since he frequently suffered sneaky attacks from his enemies.
It should be like the Goddess of Mercy, giving off divine Buddha light, and like Mahamayuri, the Great Peacock, who had a body made of both divine and demon at the same time.
This hero should continuously release attacks with golden special effects if he were to come under sneaky attack.
Finally, the name of this hero…
Guardian of Justice: Modest!
Li Yada believed that ‘Modest’, meaning humble, was the best word to describe Boss Pei’s noble character.
Li Yada was very satisfied with the completed design manuscript. “Hm, let’s make the concept art as soon as possible. I believe that Boss Pei will be very happy to see his personal hero appearing in GOG, right?”
Nonetheless, Li Yada knew that the players would not necessarily call this hero as “Guardian of Justice’ or ‘Modest’. They would most likely give him a whole new nickname.
“I wonder… what would the players call this hero?
“I can’t wait for GOG to launch.”
Pei Qian watched drama in his office while keeping his ears pricked at the movements outside his office.
“Glabella, come, here’s a dried fish for you!” “Eh? Why is our water cooler leaking? Call for repair now!” “F*ck, didn’t I just fix this bug? Why is it acting up again…?”
“Have you submitted the art resource? I’ll modify it again…” Some strange conversations were mixed in from time to time from normal work communications.
Pei Qian could not help but say. Tang Yishu’s halo effect was really immediate!
Yes, let’s just let her play her role in the company. What other qualitative changes could happen as the halo effect accumulated?
Tang Yishu arranged the litter box, food bowl, water basin, etc. and watched as Glabella peed in the litter box for quite some time before she carefully returned to her workstation. Tang Yishu avoided her colleagues’ workstations carefully as she passed by. It was as though she was afraid that she would bring bad luck to others if she was too close.
Fortunately, Tengda’s desks were very large. There was a large gap between workstations; therefore, Tang Yishu was not too awkward.
She sat down cautiously on the office chair and was surprised at the comfort of the coziness of the chair. She leaned back carefully and shrank herself into a ball with embarrassment.
She had used a computer before in the computer class in school but had never seen such magnificent dual monitors. That huge desktop seemed to draw her in.
She pressed the keys carefully which immediately returned a crisp ‘click’ sound, scaring her into withdrawing her hand immediately.
This sound was much louder than the keyboard in the computer class.
However, Tang Yishu stretched her hand out towards the keyboard and mouse again when she saw everyone around her typing furiously on the keyboard. She opened the webpage to check the homework assigned by her computer class teacher.
There were all sorts of games installed on the computer, but Tang Yishu did not know what these colorful desktop icons were. She surfed the internet in silence.
She turned her head towards Glabella, only to find that little back cat playing with the green plants in the office. She then turned her eyes to the computer again with relief. Suddenly, a girl with a round face and huge eyes came to her. “Hello, Tang Yishu, right?”
Tang Yishu stood up hurriedly. “Hello.”
Hao Yun smiled. “Aiya, there’s no need to stand up. I’m Hao Yun from the HR department. This is your internship contract.”
“Your monthly salary will be 3,000 yuan. No fixed working hours. Take a look and sign if there’s no problem.”
Tang Yishu accepted the internship contract and read it from beginning to end.
The content of this contract was very simple. There were neither pits nor traps
. There was no problem except for the high pay.
Tang Yishu looked up at Hao Yun. “The pay… is a little… too much.”
Hao Yun smiled. “No, this is Tengda’s normal pay scheme.”
She took out a wad of money from her pocket seeing Tang Yishu sign the contract. There were ten pieces of 100 yuan bills. “Boss Pei asked me to advance this amount of salary to you so that you can buy some warm clothes. The weather is getting colder. The company’s heating might be warm, but the difference in temperature indoors and outdoors is rather huge. It’s very easy to catch a cold.
“Have lunch with us later. The Fish-Catching Take-Out is delicious.”
“Al-alright.” Tang Yishu nodded hurriedly, somewhat at a loss.
Her clothes might be thin, but her heart was warm and fuzzy. That was probably not due to the heater in the office.
November 26, Friday…
Pei Qian was in the car, heading to the filming site of Tomorrow is Beautiful’.
The filming location was a local studio in Jingzhou. There were not many great scenes in the whole film. It was just a few simple scenes if one were to analyze it.
The capsule space where the male lead stayed, including the large screen in space; the futuristic urban scenery; talent show event location; the male lead’s mansion…
These scenes were not difficult as long as the costumes, makeup, and props of each character were more refined. The scene just had to look more futuristic.
Some of the more complex scenes were done using the green screen, waiting to add on special effects. Anyway, not many of such scenes required special effects.
The capsule that the male lead stayed in was set up in no time. Many scenes were taken here; most of them were one-man shows. The scenes were simple and easy to shoot; therefore, the priority was naturally higher.
Shooting in this scene could commence while many settings for other scenes were being built.
Pei Qian looked for Zhu Xiaoce when he arrived and then came to the shooting scene.
The staff was busy. Pei Qian did not know what they were doing and did not want to ask some more so he followed behind Zhu Xiaoce.
Zhu Xiaoce probably thought that Boss Pei was here for inspection so he put his best forward and commanded his staff to do the same.
Pei Qian was here purely to take a look. He had not filmed a movie before so it felt very exciting to him. It was said that the crew had to burn incense and pray for blessings before filming, but Pei Qian didn’t see such a setup. He didn’t care about it anyway.
He just wanted to join in the fun and see if he could create some setbacks for the filming of this movie.
Chapter 341 - An Act Triggered by a Can of Beer
Chapter 341 An Act Triggered by a Can of Beer
The scene that was about to be filmed was the male lead’s aimless life in the capsule before meeting the female lead.
The living space of this capsule was very small. The relatively tall Lu Zhiyao’s head was only a dozen centimeters below the ceiling. The decoration of the entire capsule was simple and futuristic. There were no extra decorations.
In the place where a television screen should be was a large green screen. Television programs would be synthesized in later stages.
There were also a few props for shooting such as fast food, relief meals, potato chips, and beer.
Of course, these props were custom-made. Some special stickers were attached to the outside of ready-made long cans of beer in the case of beers. On the one hand, they were used to cover the original trademarks; on the other hand, it was used to highlight the background setting of this world.
In addition to the fictitious trademarks printed on the beer cans, there were some colorful advertisements. The setting in this futuristic world was for advertisements to be so pervasive that even beer cans were not spared after all. Lu Zhiyao then lay in the capsule and started the shoot.
First, it was a few shots of him doing nothing in the capsule and watching commercials on the television.
These scenes were relatively easy to take. There was not much acting required; therefore, it was done quickly after a few shots.
Next was the scene of eating relief meals.
There was a special dining area in the capsule opposite the bed. It was enough for one person. There was a small screen on the wall next to the table and a food outlet.
The small screen had a green screen for now. An ordering menu would be created with post-production special effects. This small screen would loop various food advertisements when it was not used to order food.
This scene was simple as well. The male lead would receive his relief meal for the day when it was time for food. Watching the various delicacies looping on the small screen while he consumed his relief meal spelled nothing but tragic.
Lu Zhiyao sat by the dining table and looked at the food outlet numbly.
It had become a routine at fixed timings so Lu Zhiyao had no expectations at all.
The mouth of the food outlet opened with a ‘click’. A package that looked presentable dropped out of the meal outlet onto the dining table.
Lu Zhiyao tore the seal—which seemed to be foil-expressionlessly, exposing the black and white powder within.
“What is inside?” Pei Qian asked quietly.
“Milk powder and chocolate powder,” Zhu Xiaoce replied in the same manner.
Pei Qian nodded. “That’s fine.”
This sh*t is at least edible. It seemed like he did not need to give Lu Zhiyao more money.
Lu Zhiyao took the tray and brought it to the water receiving port next to him to add warm water to it. He then stirred it evenly with the small spoon provided in the tray. Of course, the entire process was mundane and meaningless.
He then picked up the spoon and fed himself mouthful by mouthful.
Lu Zhiyao was staring at the small screen next to him while eating. It might be a green screen now, all kinds of cool delicacies would be advertised on it in the special effects during later stages.
Lu Zhiyao watched the green screen with a different gaze. His eyes showed a yearning for these delicacies and some subconscious little actions such as swallowing saliva and licking his lips.
“Cut!
“The expression just now was too much. You watch these advertisements every day according to the plot. There is no need for such a big reaction, just show some instinctive reactions to delicious food.
“It was great otherwise. Ok, let’s start
again!”
Director Zhu Xiaoce would point out the parts he felt were inappropriate immediately. Lu Zhiyao did his best to cooperate.
This scene was done after a few shots as well.
Pei Qian sighed slightly at the side. This Lu Zhiyao actually knew how to act, eh?
It felt as though he had been holding his breath in the participation of Tomorrow is Beautiful.
Lu Zhiyao was nicknamed ‘box office flop’. His acting skills were alright, but it was inevitable for him to be criticized by the audience.
The most common criticism was that he was too handsome, arrogant, and was overly exaggerated in his acting.
Yet Lu Zhiyao was acting as a decadent person very seriously. He might be handsome and was not too decadent, but the feeling of decadence was present. It soon began to get busy as they prepared for the next scene.
“Boss Pei, the next scene is the highlight,” Zhu Xiaoce said to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian, “Hmm?”
Zhu Xiaoce pointed towards the few cans of beer at the corner. “There would be a close-up of beer drinking.
“The male lead has won many quiz coins from participating in the quiz game on the television. He, therefore, rewarded himself with a can of beer.
“Lu Zhiyao did not touch any beer since he came from Jingzhou so that he could act it out well.
“He even gave up drinking water for disgusting drinks like Hey Song Sarsaparilla, Oldenlandia Water… Dong Fang Shu Ye[1]… “All that just to be able to
show an impressive and lasting act when he drinks the beer.”
Pei Qian, “…Is there a need to sacrifice so much? Are those drinks even fit for human consumption? It’s just a movie; there’s no need to throw life away…”
Director Zhu Xiaoce smiled. “This is just the self-cultivation of a qualified actor. Even Mr. Zhang Zuting is full of praise for Lu Zhiyao’s acting.”
Once again, Pei Qian was at a loss for words.
There was really no need to try so hard!
The consequences would be unimaginable if he managed to make it into a classic on the huge screens that topped the hot searches!
However, Pei Qian did not know how Lu Zhiyao should act either. He could only watch and remain on high alert.
At the beginning of this scene, Lu Zhiyao first acted out the entire winning process against the green screen.
The anxiety he felt while waiting for the results of the television show, the exhilaration when he knew he obtained a small fortune and then heading to the meal outlet to purchase a can of beer with great expectations.
After two or three takes, they started the beer-drinking scene.
Lu Zhiyao came to the small screen next to the meal outlet and pretended to operate on the green screen. His expression was dramatic: the joy of profiting from the quiz retained a smile on his face. The hint of expectation when he put the beer to his lips and the subconscious licking of his lip after he drank it.
Pei Qian, who was beside Zhu Xiaoce, clearly saw Lu Zhiyao’s series of micro-expressions. He suddenly felt a slight wave of nostalgia for the young hunk that could only shout 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
Plonk. A can of beer fell out of the meal outlet.
Lu Zhiyao grabbed it with excitement immediately. He could see droplets formed on the slightly chilled can of beer. He pulled open the lid with a ‘psss’, raised his head… gulp, gulp, gulp..
Lu Zhiyao only stopped after he drank half a can. He sighed with a face full of happiness and satisfaction. He looked at the can of beer in his hand contentedly.
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