Chapter 2 You told me this was a game CG?
"Let me see what fun videos have been updated today."
Eight o'clock in the evening.
In a university dormitory.
After finishing a day's classes, Zhou Zheng opened Bilibili and watched videos as usual.
As a military enthusiast.
Apart from some exciting programs, his homepage is basically filled with military exercises, war-themed movies, games and other content pushed by big data.
I feel uncomfortable if I don’t brush my teeth several times a day.
My roommates also have their own hobbies. As soon as they come back, they lie on the bed with their mobile phones and computers, immersed in their own little world.
"Huh? A homemade 2D horizontal war-themed animation?"
Suddenly, Zhou Zheng's eyes were attracted by a video on the interface, and a look of curiosity appeared on his face.
There aren't many people working on this kind of subject matter these days, not to mention the most unappealing 2D horizontal version, which doesn't reflect the tension of war at all.
"Could it be another masterpiece that you've been proud of after studying animation for three years?"
Zhou Zheng smiled, and all kinds of funny scenes of modeling emerged in his mind. He tapped the screen with his finger.
When the video opens, the first thing that comes into view is a sunny golden field, accompanied by a light piano and a low narration.
There is only a couple in the picture.
The husband is cleaning straw in the field, while his wife is holding her child under a tree and looking at his back affectionately, creating a harmonious and warm picture.
“It’s actually pretty good?”
Zhou Zheng was slightly surprised, but gradually became attracted by the content of the video.
But at this moment, the music took a sudden turn for the worse, becoming more and more hurried, with a hint of anxiety and uneasiness, and the pictures in the video also began to change rapidly.
When the war broke out between the two countries, several soldiers broke into the couple's farm, forcibly took the husband from the enemy country away and deported him.
Bombers flying across the sky, troops charging into battle, deafening gunshots and roars, corpses constantly flying...they filled the entire screen in a blink of an eye.
The overwhelming sense of oppression and the grand background music made Zhou Zheng feel nervous, as if he was really on a battlefield.
However, fate did not give them a chance to breathe.
A few days later, the wife's father also received a conscription from his country and had to go to the battlefield to find his son-in-law, but was eventually drowned in endless blood and fire.
Wait until everything returns to calm.
The rapid music slowed down and the low narration sounded again.
When I looked at the picture again, there was only a hunched figure standing on the ruins, looking at everything in front of him.
Then scenes flashed by.
The family was broken up and the wife and children were separated.
There were also those who were struggling to survive in the smoke, crying while holding the corpses.
The final scene freezes on a cross stuck in the middle of the battlefield. The four big words "Brave Heart" gradually appear, and the red font seems to be stained with blood.
…
…
Zhou Zheng sat in front of the computer in a daze, his brows furrowed unconsciously, and he felt a lot of anger and depression in his heart.
The fierce fighting of those soldiers on the battlefield and the figures of their families at home looking at me in anticipation from afar echoed in my mind, and I was speechless for a long time.
It’s obviously just a seven or eight minute animation.
But it gave him the feeling of experiencing an epic blockbuster.
“What an awesome video!”
After coming back to his senses, Zhou Zheng finally couldn't help but exclaim.
It's not like he hasn't seen animations like this one with war as the theme.
But I have never seen an animation that can portray emotions so realistically through images. It perfectly restores the cruelty of war!
This was not what shocked him the most.
What he found most unbelievable was the production level of this animation, which was simply astonishing!
The number of frames contained in the light bomb explosion can be described as burning money every second. You can almost clearly see the trajectory of each shrapnel and the feedback from the impact after it disperses.
This is more than just a simple animation.
It's a work of art!
In the form of animation, a real battlefield is presented to the audience!
"Which company is so generous? Is this a trailer for a blockbuster movie?"
In Zhou Zheng's impression, only large film and television companies can achieve this level of animation.
It was released so quietly, are they afraid that others will know?
With a strange smile, Zhou Zheng scrolled down.
But when he saw the video tag below, his expression suddenly froze.
(Game CG)(Single-player game)(Brave Heart)(Memories of an Angel)(Healing)
"WTF!?"
"You're telling me this is a game CG?"
Zhou Tong almost jumped out of the bed, his eyes wide open.
This abnormal behavior also attracted the attention of other roommates, and they all looked up.
"What's wrong? You're so scared. Did the anchor you follow turn off the beauty filter?"
"Haha, I think it's probably true. Wasn't there a guy named Qiao who was exposed before?"
"People nowadays would rather believe in their photoshopped selves than look in the mirror."
"Yes, yes, yes, you still say that my foundation is not good. Even if I use the beauty filter, it will be useless. I am really laughing."
The roommates were chatting with each other, and soon the dormitory was filled with laughter.
"No, it's not. " Zhou Zheng blushed and quickly turned the computer screen around, "It's this animation, you guys come and take a look at this animation!"
…
In just one night.
The video released by Chen Lin became popular and spread quickly in a small area.
The game sales reached an astonishing...more than thirty copies.
"really."
Looking at the sales page, Chen Lin, who had just woken up, lost all desire to sleep.
In fact, he had anticipated this result long before the game was released, so it was not too surprising.
The success of a game is not just about quality, it also includes fame and promotion.
He is not one of those big companies with resources.
It would be strange if it could become popular without any fame or publicity.
The plot in novels where a random game happens to be released and a big streamer happens to play it, and then it becomes a huge hit, is totally unrealistic.
Because when he released the game last night, he had already sent private messages to all major game anchors through the platform to recommend this game to them.
But in the end, not a single one was actually downloaded.
Some didn't even look at it.
"Fortunately, I made two preparations."
Chen Lin opened the video website and was about to check out the effects of the promotional CG when a phone call suddenly came in.
He took a quick glance and saw that it was the game studio he had worked with the most before, so he picked up the phone immediately .
"Chen Lin, I have an action program here. Would you like to do it?"
As soon as the call was connected, a familiar voice came from the other end.
"You asked me to outsource the work, don't you know my current situation?" Chen Lin said in surprise.
Five out of his ten orders were provided by the other party. Seeing that he was a recent college graduate, they would basically give him priority when there was an order.
Although they were all small orders, they helped him a lot.
To cooperate with him now would be tantamount to taking the risk of offending Huan Hai, and not everyone has the courage to do so.
" Haha , a small studio like ours can't climb up to Huanhai's high branches, so naturally we don't need to curry favor with them like those companies do."
The person on the other end of the phone laughed at himself, his voice full of sarcasm.
Perhaps it is because it is a small studio that we can empathize with Chen Lin’s experience.
Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Forget it. I have a better place to go now. Thank you for the time, Lao Song."
"What do you mean? Did you really change your career?"
Old Song paused for a moment before he responded, his voice sounding a little more tired: "Ah... well, you're still young, you can try more, come to me if you need anything in the future."
"Yes, I will..."
Chen Lin opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but a large number of messages suddenly appeared on the video website he had just opened, which stunned him.
"I have something else to do. I'll hang up now."
Hang up the phone and open the message interface.
In just one night, his background messages had soared to 999+!
