Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 701 "Game Era 2" Easter Egg

On the vast grassland, the wind blew through the herdsman's disheveled hair. Although his features were not clearly visible and he looked no different from any other herdsman, the summer wind was instantly struck by his appearance.

Because the other person was just standing there casually, there was a sense of tranquility that blended naturally with the surrounding environment.

Heaven and man are one!

In an instant, Xia Feng's back was soaked with cold sweat.

Qi Danyun then walked to Xia Feng's side and stood beside him, both looking solemnly at Lang Lie, who was dressed as a herdsman, not far away.

During her journey with Xia Feng to find Daisy, she heard the other woman mention how terrifying Lang Lie was.

However, now that she was actually facing this person, she realized that Xia Feng's description of him was less than one percent of his true terror.

The two watched as Langlie, dressed as a herdsman, slowly strolled over, his steps even possessing a leisurely and graceful air.

Just now, when he heard Daisy mention Tony's death, Xia Feng was thinking about how to avenge Tony.

But now that he was actually facing him, Xia Feng realized that all he felt in his heart was fear.

But then, remembering that he was just in a game, and that even if he died, what difference would it make? He overcame his fear, stepped forward calmly, and faced Lang Lie directly:
"Aren't you dead?"

When Xia Feng asked, Lang Lie smiled faintly.

"Just because of Yesugei? He can't kill me."

He paused, shook his head and sighed, seemingly unwilling to talk to Xia Feng and the others any longer, and directly drew his longsword and attached it to his severed arm.

"You've been chasing me for so long just to kill Daisy?"
She's just a weak woman, powerless to fight back, and has no grudge against you. You, a great swordsman, would you stoop to her level?

While Xia Feng questioned him sternly, he also glanced around furtively.

To be honest, he wasn't confident he could defeat Lang Lie, so he tried to stall for time as much as possible.

Unfortunately, the yurts around here are very scattered, and the men of the tribe have already gone to graze their livestock, leaving only children and women.

Lang Lie did not answer him. With his longsword in hand, his aura changed, and he pounced on him.

With no way to dodge, Xia Feng drew his long sword and slashed straight at Lang Lie, who turned around and skillfully dodged the lightning-fast strike. At the same time, a faint sword light appeared in the void, beautiful and mysterious, dazzling Xia Feng and countless viewers in the screening room.

The battle between Langlie and Xiafeng can be considered the final climax of the entire "Game Era 2".

The fight between the two was designed by the best martial arts directors, and with the superb special effects technology of Xingdou Culture, the effect presented was not the light and shadow vortex and sword energy explosion of the past martial arts special effects, but a more sophisticated aesthetic beauty.

To embody the Chinese cultural concept of harmony between humanity and nature, Starlight Fantasy has put in a lot of effort.

In this battle, Xia Feng initially struggled to parry and defend, requiring Qi Danyun to assist him from the sidelines, but gradually turned the tide.

All of this was because, during the battle, the symbols from the I Ching that he had seen before, the content translated by Huang Ji, and the knowledge of astrology that Daisy recited beside him were organically integrated together under the immense pressure brought by Lang Lie.

Although Xia Feng did not understand the ultimate secret contained in these two things, even just a little insight was enough to raise his swordsmanship to a higher level.

The calculations of the I Ching, the guidance of astrology, and Xia Feng's existing knowledge of celestial phenomena were all organically integrated with his swordsmanship at this moment.

If Lang Lie's swordsmanship is a perfect harmony between man and nature, then Xia Feng's knife skills at this moment are like a gazelle hanging its horns or a butcher carving up an ox, penetrating the space between the thin and thick. The two are like needles against wheat awns, with flashing knife light and sword shadows, which can truly be described as extremely dazzling.

However, Xia Feng had some off-field advantages after being able to fight Lang Lie this time.

After all, he knew he was playing a game and wasn't afraid of death at all.

However, part of Lang Lie's target was still Daisy; he was unwilling to perish together with Xia Feng.

Qi Danyun, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, obviously noticed this as well. With a quick glance, she grabbed Daisy and the two of them rode away.

Seeing that his target was about to escape, Lang Lie was indeed distracted and fell into a disadvantageous position for the first time, with a corner of his clothes being cut off by Xia Feng.

However, Lang Lie was able to retreat successfully in the end, and he also seized a horseman and began to chase after Daisy and the other two. Xia Feng naturally followed closely behind him.

And so, the four of them rode across the grassland in a two-in-front, two-out-back formation. Xia Feng would occasionally spar with Lang Lie from behind, but because their horsemanship was only so-so, they didn't have many opportunities to fight on horseback.

However, after chasing for only a short while, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves came from ahead of Daisy, and the soldiers of the Borjigin tribe returned.

When Daisy saw the burly man, Yesugei, who was leading the group, she couldn't help but smile.

Seeing this, Lang Lie, who was chasing from behind, also pulled on the reins, knowing that things were hopeless, and prepared to retreat first and then look for an opportunity.

Xia Feng was unwilling to let this opportunity slip by. He glanced at Qi Danyun in the distance, smiled, and then leaped towards the slowing Lang Lie without hesitation.

Faced with Xia Feng rushing towards him, Lang Lie naturally thrust out his sword. However, he did not expect that Xia Feng was already prepared to die, letting the sword pierce his chest. He then grabbed Lang Lie and knocked him off his horse.

Just as the two of them fell off their horses, in reality, the floor of Xia Feng's room was also successfully blown up from the floor below, and he, lying in the game pod, fell down along with the entire floor.

Because of the time difference between the game and reality, the two events occurred almost simultaneously. In the last second, Xia Feng, who was clinging tightly to Lang Lie, had already seen the Borjigin tribe cavalrymen in the distance, drawing their bows and nocking arrows.

"ah----"

Xia Feng, holding Lang Lie, fell off the horse and landed on the ground. The game pod and the floor slammed onto the floor below. Xia Feng screamed and sat up from another game pod, subconsciously looking at his chest.

In perfect condition!

He let out a long sigh of relief and turned to look around. At that moment, Shi Qiang's face appeared in front of him.

"Comrade Xia Feng, welcome back!"

Around him, in this sci-fi-themed room, were several other hibernation pods, in which the figures of Huang Ji, Qi Danyun, Daisy, Tony, and others were clearly visible.

In the outermost hibernation pods, there were even more people that Xia Feng knew, people he had met in the fantasy game world and the "real world".

Only then did memories flood his mind like a tidal wave.

He remembered: he was Xia Feng, but not the notorious bandit Sun Wukong; he was a renowned street urchin, the son of Hu Bayi, and a staff member of the China Special Affairs Department. As for this mission…

He turned his head to look at the center of these hibernation pods, where there was a larger hibernation pod, and inside lay an old man with a withered body and white hair and beard.

If you look closely, you'll find that the old man's face is extremely similar to that of the High Priest of the Sun Church of Egypt, Deslie's grandfather, the old Taoist priest of the Extreme Taoist Temple, and the founder of the "Real Illusion" game in the "Real World".

At this moment, another hibernation chamber opened, and Huang Ji woke up right after Xia Feng.

Upon seeing him, Xia Feng said, "Dr. Huang, I will now recite the Astrology manual for you from memory."

However, Huang Ji smiled and waved his hand, walked to the hibernation pod in the very center, looked at the alien inside which was already a corpse, and laughed:

“No need. When I learned that Daisy was hiding in the Borjigin tribe, I had already guessed the general idea of ​​the secret that ‘Dongwanggong’ knew.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience realized what was happening.

It turns out that these two "Game Era" movies are about the same kind of dream within a dream as "Inception".

No, there should be traces of "Source Code" and its influence in this.

As the plot unfolds at the end of the movie, the audience finally finds out.

It turns out that even the "real world" that Xia Feng experienced after leaving the game world was fake.

To be precise, it was yet another layer of the game world.

According to the content of the last episode of "My Love from the Star", the special affairs department should have successfully found the tomb of "Dong Wang Gong" or "Lu Dongbin" with the help of Hou Mingyu and Hu Bayi, and excavated the alien's body from it.

Then, using special dream-entry equipment, based on the principles in "Source Code," they read the residual radio wave information on the body of "Dong Wang Gong," scanned his still-preserved brain, and thus constructed a game world. Xia Feng and others then entered it to steal secret knowledge about ancient times and peek into what happened on Earth, especially during the period of the separation of heaven and earth.

If we could understand the ins and outs of this, we might be able to take the initiative when the Trisolarans invade in the future.

As for what secret Dongwanggong knew,
Due to time and length constraints, Game Age 2 did not reveal this to the audience at the end. To find out, we may have to wait for Game Age 3.

Even though the secret wasn't revealed, audiences were still very satisfied with the movie "Game Era 2".

Whether it's the grand battle between the Song and Jin dynasties in the first half of the film, or the one-on-one duel between Xia Feng and Lang Lie in the second half, both are very captivating.

Furthermore, there are two post-credits scenes at the end of Game Age 2.

In the first post-credits scene, Xia Feng, Qi Danyun, Huang Ji, Qin Yanni, and Hou Mingyu, the male lead from "My Love from the Star," are already sitting on a plane, seemingly heading somewhere.

"Dr. Huang, do you think that Genghis Khan really obtained alien advanced technology from the Shaohao Kingdom?"

"This is undoubtedly true. Do you remember what Temujin's Mongol family was called?"

The Golden Family!

Another figure is Qiu Chuji, also known as Changchun Zhenren, who was a disciple of the Quanzhen School.

The Quanzhen School of Taoism originated with Laozi, and Wang Xuanfu, known as the "Eastern Emperor," is considered its founder.

This sect inherits the teachings of Laozi, follows the teachings of Donghua Dijun, and receives the teachings of the two patriarchs, Zhengyang Dijun Zhongli Quan and Chunyang Dijun Lü Dongbin. It was founded by Chongyang Quanzhen Kaihua Fuji Dijun—Wang Chongyang.

Now that I've said that, the various connections involved can't possibly be just a coincidence.

Huang Ji's words, as an Easter egg, raised many questions, leaving many movie fans eager for more.

Unfortunately, unlike the previous two installments which were filmed consecutively, "Game Era 3" was directed and produced by a director from another company under Wang Hao's management.

So we'll have to wait until next year to see this movie.

The second Easter egg in "Game Era 2" involves another film that will be released in the future.

In the bonus scene, Shi Qiang is in a dream space, reporting the situation to some senior officials of the United Government in a conference room.

The specifics of what was reported were unclear, as the sound from the speakers was quite noisy, but several virtual images stood out prominently in front of him.

In particular, three of them, on blurry colored blocks, are labeled with 【Candle Dragon】, 【God Shao Hao】, and 【Guanghan Palace】, respectively.

With this, the post-credits scene for the movie "Game Era 2" officially came to an end.

The audience left the theater in an orderly manner, but compared to some of Wang Hao's past films, the audience seemed less interested in discussing "Game Era 2" this time.

It's not that this movie is bad, but the well-developed pacing and mature story content leave little room for discussion.

This can also be seen on online platforms. On Zhihu, under the question "How would you rate director Wang Hao's new film 'Game Era 2'?", some netizens who have seen it gave it positive reviews, saying it was "worth it".

Another group of netizens said that the movie was good, but it didn't contribute much to the plot development of the movie universe. It was the kind of movie that you could watch or not watch, and it didn't affect your understanding of the entire movie universe at all.

Some netizens on Douban also commented that they found it all rather pointless.

I understand that director Wang Hao wants to break through in terms of genre, but I can only say that this kind of film is best left to directors like Zhang Yimou and Lu Yang. Director Wang, you've already experienced it; in the future, you should focus on more important science fiction films.

The movie is very good. The special effects and war scenes are well worth the ticket price. The battle between the protagonist and his opponent in the later part of the movie, and the way the kung fu is expressed as "one with nature", are also very impressive. Director Wang Hao has proven his strength and made a breakthrough in this new genre.

However, perhaps because domestic directors have already made too many martial arts and historical films in the past, while "Game Era 2" is eye-catching, it's hard to say that it represents a significant breakthrough.

Despite mixed reviews online, "Game Era 2," as a key film during this summer season, still garnered considerable box office success.

On its opening day, "Game Era 2" grossed 5.1 million RMB, and in the following days, its box office performance remained stable at around 4 million RMB.

According to estimates from relevant ticketing platforms, the total box office revenue for "Game Era 2" is expected to reach 40 to 50 billion yuan.

All I can say is that Wang Hao and the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" brand are incredibly effective.

(End of this chapter)