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Chapter 173 Challenge
Movie?

Zhou Kuang was stunned for a second, then immediately came to his senses.

Now it’s time to serve the main course!

The other party came to me just for this matter.

Zhou Kuang could see Wang Fu's movements out of the corner of his eye. He paused with his chopsticks, obviously having heard these words.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

A movie adaptation of "The Netherworld"?
You should know that the protagonist in "The Netherworld" is a legendary hermit crab, not a human being.

The enemies are all kinds of strange monsters from the original Shan Hai Jing, and they are not human either.

How would this be adapted into a film?
An animated film?
So Zhou Kuang said it simply and clearly.

"Appreciate further details."

Mr. Huang smiled and said as if he had expected his reaction.

"Have you heard of Asia United Pictures, another company of which I am a major shareholder?"

Zhou Kuang shook his head slightly, but the other party didn't get angry and continued.

"Our company is quite well-known in the industry. In recent years, we have launched several hit films, ranging from popcorn blockbusters to family-friendly films to art films. We have our hands in them all!"

"This year, we released the comedy film 'Supercar Superstar,' which grossed nearly 1.5 billion yuan in China."

"Our creative team is very professional, you can rest assured."

Zhou Kuang listened and nodded slightly.

Although he doesn't understand the film industry, he has almost nothing to do with it except occasionally going to the cinema to watch movies.

Zhou Kuang usually chooses IMAX theaters to watch movies. It would be great to buy some popcorn and go in to watch the movie.

I have to say, the popcorn sold in the cinema is really delicious!
Ahem, I’m off topic!

Zhou Kuang was distracted for a second, and quickly brought his thoughts back to what the other person said.

A box office performance of 1.5 billion should be considered pretty good, right?
He remembered that the few highly praised movies he had seen had only slightly higher scores than this.

As Mr. Huang spoke, he picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, but his eyes were always on Zhou Kuang, observing his reaction.

"Our top director, Huang Renxiong, is a big fan of 'The Underworld'."

"He directed a movie that grossed over $1 billion, and another that grossed over $500 million."

"The latter is also a science fiction film."

"He wanted to make Netherworld into an epic fantasy masterpiece, combining live-action with animation and special effects."

"Our special effects team will be 100% faithful to the original work and bring the monsters from the game to the big screen."

"We believe that Director Huang Renxiong has the ability to make 'Underworld Mountains and Seas' a hit movie in theaters."

Zhou Kuang did not comment immediately, but was lost in thought.

The fact that the other party's company has produced a movie with a box office of 1.5 billion yuan shows that it does have certain production capabilities, and the other party is very interested in this subject, which is naturally even better.

However, Zhou Kuang knew too little about the film and television industry, so it was impossible for him to easily authorize "The Netherworld Mountains and Seas".

The IP of this game is too important to him and Megvii Games.

This is different from peripheral products. No matter how bad they are, they will not affect the essence of the IP.

Moreover, Zhou Kuang’s review is very strict, and it is highly unlikely that such a thing will happen.

But movies are different.

Movies are also a form of artistic creation, and when comparing their popularity with games, it’s hard to say which one is more popular.

All we can say is that both have their own considerable audience groups.

If authorization is given to the other party, it is naturally impossible to copy it exactly.

Since movies and games are two different media, their narrative methods are naturally different.

If the plot is adapted to the screen as is, regardless of whether the game's plot is perfect or not, the movie will not be good.

"Not bad."

Zhou Kuang was vague and did not give a clear answer.

Mr. Huang has a strong ability to read people's expressions. Seeing Zhou Kuang's reaction, he knew that this matter could not be settled immediately, so he smiled and said.

"Mr. Zhou, I understand your concerns. Netherworld Mountain and Sea is your hard work, so you can't just give it away lightly."

"However, if you have time, you can come to our company and take a look."

"You might feel more at ease if you could see our production team."

“Even Director Huang Renxiong would be very happy to meet with you and discuss his views if he is lucky enough.”

Zhou Kuang's mind was racing. He didn't reply but looked at Wang Fu.

Wang Fufu asked from the heart.

"Mr. Huang, what is your relationship with this Director Huang Renxiong you mentioned?"

Mr. Huang did not shy away from it.

"He is my own brother."

Not surprising then.

Zhou Kuang thought to himself.

It seems that Asia United Pictures Co., Ltd. is the family business of the Huang family.

No wonder the person who negotiated with me before wanted to introduce Mr. Huang to me.

This person's identity is more complicated than I imagined!

Mr. Huang continued to talk to Zhou Kuang about the film adaptation, and Zhou Kuang asked questions from time to time.

After the meal, both the host and the guests were very happy.

Zhou Kuang just said that he would go back and think about it. Mr. Huang naturally would not object and told him to contact him anytime if he had any ideas.

Back in the car, Zhou Kuang stopped Wang Fu.

Since both of them had been drinking, they naturally couldn't drive.

"Xiao Wang, call a designated driver."

"Ok."

At this moment, Zhou Kuang suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Ding!"

"Trigger the hidden mission!"

[Hidden Mission: Find an S-level director to adapt "Netherworld Mountain and Sea"]

[Restricted items have been issued]

[Eye of God (Customized Edition) (Movie and TV Edition) (Limited Time Edition)]

[Introduction: This ability allows you to observe any director in the film and television industry who actively attempts to adapt "Netherworld Mountain and Sea." This ability is valid until the mission ends.]

Zhou Kuang was shocked!
The system has come with a task!

Ever since the last time he entered the space and was tortured to death by Todd and "The Elder Scrolls 5", there has been no news from the system.

After coming out of the space, the abilities I gained still existed, and I could use the system's mall, backpack, and other systems, but there was no message on the task interface.

I did complete all the tasks, but I didn't get any clues about getting new tasks afterwards.

until today.

After having a meal with Mr. Huang, a hidden task was triggered.

The task was to find an S-level director to adapt "Netherworld Mountains and Seas".

He was originally still hesitating whether to get involved in the film and television industry.

Even if you just give the adaptation rights and don't have to take care of it yourself, it is still a significant decision.

But since the system has issued the task, I have no choice but to adapt it myself.

But what does this S-level director mean?

Zhou Kuang breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the description of the props released by the system. He didn't want to use points to redeem the props used to identify talent in the film and television industry.

Zhou Kuang has reserved a lot of props he wants in his mind, but he doesn’t have enough points to redeem them!
He didn't have time to redeem these props and abilities related to game production, not to mention the film and television industry which had nothing to do with him.

Even if it was for making money, there was no need to waste his precious points like this.

But now the system has given him the corresponding props. Although he doesn't know why the system is so generous, Zhou Kuang still accepts it with peace of mind.

Just take it and use it.

After a while, the designated driver came riding a small foldable bicycle.

Zhou Kuang patted Wang Fu on the shoulder.

"Take a taxi and go back to rest today. You've drunk quite a bit, so go to bed early."

"Ok."

Wang Fu nodded, and a warm feeling rose in his heart.

……

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……

When Zhou Kuang returned to the company the next day, he immediately found Feng Qi.

As soon as the two met, Zhou Kuang went straight to the point.

"How's the transplant progress?"

"Not bad." Feng Qi replied, and then said: "Brother Kuang, you've been very busy lately!"

In the past few days, he went to see Zhou Kuang several times, but was told that he was out.

Zhou Kuang scratched his head embarrassedly.

In recent days, he has been looking for people to have dinner with, asking about film adaptations, and preparing for the adaptation of "The Netherworld Mountains and Seas".

Before doing anything, he is willing to spend more time and consult multiple parties so that he can have a more comprehensive understanding.

"I came to you earlier to tell you that I have some ideas about the new game."

Feng Qi said with excitement in his eyes.

"Oh?"

Zhou Kuang also immediately became interested.

You should know that the porting work of "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" is only used to hone and integrate the new members of the Kuangshi Games team.

Hong Nianlong's studio and Qingyan Studio are both small-scale operations at the current stage.

What truly represents the future of the company is still the next work of the "Youming Shanhai" production team.

It is naturally impossible to wait until the transplantation work is completed before starting to consider it.

It's a little late to even consider it now.

But in short, he did assign this task to Feng Qi before.

"I want to challenge open world games."

Feng Qi said firmly.

Zhou Kuang didn't say anything after hearing this, but thought about it.

Open world games are naturally the mainstream in today's gaming industry.

No matter what game it is, once it is labeled as an open world, its value immediately soars.

As the saying goes, bigger is more beautiful!

And open world games are big enough.

If the open world is done well, it can indeed add a lot of color to the game.

Unlike traditional games with linear plots or small-scale levels, open world games give players greater freedom.

Freely explore the map, freely choose the order in which to complete the main and side quests, and freely choose which stronghold to capture.

This sense of freedom became a much-needed breath of fresh air for players and immediately became a new trend in the industry.

Another point is that this large map allows players to explore continuously, which indirectly achieves the production team's goal of filling the game content and extending the game time.

The epitome of these is naturally the French company that produces canning machines, destroys neon shrines, and questions the bloodline of a certain neon emperor.

"The culmination of all" can also be abuse, in other words.

Early open world games were indeed full of design sense, giving players who explored the map plenty of surprises.

However, as more open world games emerge, elements in the games inevitably begin to be repeated, even mass-produced and copied and pasted.

Players explore question marks one by one, but apart from the different locations, everything else feels pretty much the same.

Even the design of the stronghold and the enemy's attack form are no different!
This is so infuriating!

Perfunctory! It's just fucking perfunctory!

Manufacturers know that players may not explore every corner, so naturally they won’t make the game seriously.

It is very likely that even after careful production, not many players will actually explore every corner and collect every item.

As a result, there is little benefit and positive feedback from carefully developing this content.

Now that Feng Qi said he wanted to challenge the open world gameplay, Zhou Kuang was not surprised at all.

Because when developing "Youming Shanhai", there were many contents that restricted the other party's design.

As a soul game, it is naturally impossible for "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" to cram in too many tasks, treasure chests, strongholds and enemies like an open world game.

In fact, Feng Qi hopes to have these things more.

Although it has no impact on the quality of "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" itself, it is more of a personal style consideration.

"Sure." Zhou Kuang uttered these two words, then asked, "What kind of open world game do you want to make? What type of game?"

The open world is just an element in the game and does not represent the game itself, so Zhou Kuang must ask Feng Qi what type of game he has in mind.

"My current consideration is still melee-style action games."

Feng Qi replied.

Zhou Kuang nodded slightly.

This is a wise choice, as simply changing the game style is already a huge task.

Especially at the level of 3A games, even changing a small subsystem in the game may trigger a chain reaction.

If the game still wants to maintain a similar feel to the previous one, the developers have to spend a lot of time debugging the game.

This is different from what ordinary people imagine. They spend more time on this kind of thing than they imagine.

"As for the subject matter, the one I'm thinking of right now is martial arts."

Martial Arts!

When Zhou Kuang heard these two words, his heart skipped a beat.

Martial Arts!

It can be said that this theme can naturally arouse players' nostalgia, and countless early martial arts novels have laid the foundation for people's impression of this theme.

But precisely because of this, there are only a few games that can do well with martial arts themes!

Thousands of troops cross a single-plank bridge!

The past is a vast sky, but if you can't get through it, it is an abyss!

This subject is too difficult to work on.

And unlike the action module of the Soul series, martial arts is inherently a high-speed combat module.

In this case, the time spent on the combat system would not just be doubled, but dozens or even hundreds of times!
Zhou Kuang fell into deep thought, wondering whether this subject matter was feasible.

But after thinking about it, he still felt that this idea was too difficult.

He raised his head and looked at Feng Qi. The other party's eyes were unusually firm, which made him stunned.

Feng Qi knew very well the difficulty of this subject, but with the successful experience of "The Netherworld Mountains and Seas", and during this period of time, he re-evaluated the team's strength after the addition of new members.

Feng Qi thought that they might as well give it a try!
(End of this chapter)