Chapter 301 Melee
“Tick-tock…tick-tock…”
The second hand on the wall rotates one tick at a time, making a clear and pleasant sound, like water dripping onto the ground.
The time came to three o'clock in the afternoon.
In the recording studio of the building, staff members with signs hanging on their heads were walking around, and the atmosphere was a little tense.
In the center of the recording studio, the six brothers in the dormitory sat on a long soft sofa, opposite them was the host of the show, and behind them was a large screen.
“Hoo…Hoo…”
Li Defu took a few deep breaths, his chest heaving. It seemed like he had no place to put his feet, sometimes he crossed his legs, and sometimes he placed them stiffly in front of him.
The other roommates reacted similarly to him. They were all a little nervous. After all, it was their first time in front of the camera. They were not as calm as they were in front of the fans just now.
Su Xia, on the contrary, was much calmer, in stark contrast to her previous performance.
Li Yun, who was in charge of receiving them, pursed her red lips and chuckled, "Relax, it's just a recording in the afternoon and it will be broadcast in the evening. It's not a live broadcast."
“Luckily it wasn’t live.”
"Yes, if you are willing, you can still participate in the subsequent production and delete the clips you are not satisfied with."
"Ah?" Li Defu was stunned. "Is it really possible?"
"OK."
“That’s great!”
Li Defu heaved a sigh of relief, clenched his fists, and said with a lot of confidence, "I want to delete all the scenes where I am not handsome enough!"
He Lie, who was sitting next to him, suddenly laughed: "Doesn't that mean all the footage will be deleted? What do you want them to play?"
Li Defu: “…”
In fact, everyone in the dormitory knew that they were able to come this time most likely thanks to Su Xia.
Because they found that the game company only sent an invitation email to Su Xia at first.
At that time, after several minutes, Su Xia did not reply, so the game company sent them another email, obviously intending to ask them to bring Su Xia over with them.
Moreover, in the script just now, the most questions were about Su Xia.
In the following recordings, Su Xia should have far more shots than the others.
"Brother Su, why are you so calm?"
Li Defu tilted his head and asked in surprise.
"You'll get used to it." Su Xia looked calm, relaxed, half leaning on the sofa thinking about the game.
"As expected of Brother Su. Such steadiness would be seen as the demeanor of a great general in ancient times!" He Lie gave a thumbs up in praise.
“…”
After a round of intensive arrangements, the recording finally began.
The host said some relaxing words at the beginning, and after a few jokes, the other roommates also relaxed a lot.
Everyone was talking and laughing, as if they were chatting about family matters, and as they were chatting they began to ask some common questions about the script.
Half of these questions are about life gossip, and the other half are related to games.
As expected, the topic was about Su Xia for more than half of the time, almost digging out his entire family.
When the game was almost over, Li Defu finally asked the question: "How can the game be so realistic? It feels no different from our real world."
“This is actually very simple.”
The host smiled and replied, "The development of modern games is largely limited by the hardware level. As long as this problem is solved, everything else can be easily solved."
"Oh...that makes sense."
“Yes, you all must have played Red Dead Redemption, right?”
"Um."
“How do you feel about the realism of Red Dead Redemption II?”
"It's very real." Li Defu answered seriously, "I was addicted to this game for more than two months. I almost couldn't tell reality from reality... One morning when I got up from the dormitory, I dazedly put myself in the role of the protagonist, wondering why I was in this strange place and whether I was kidnapped. It took me a while to react..."
"Yes, this is the charm of the game, it allows you to experience a different life." said the host with a smile.
Moreover, when playing Red Cousin 2, players are just playing as Arthur Morgan and experiencing his life.
But in the world of looking up at the stars, players only need to play themselves.
The host said that thanks to the support of the VR Honeycomb hardware system, players can really enter the game world instead of just facing the computer screen.
In the past, only a very small number of rich people could experience this feeling.
But now, cheap honeycomb systems are spread all over the world, and in some places they are even free. Even children in the slums of Indonesia and the barren areas of Africa can experience another kind of beauty in the gaming world, successfully bringing players all over the world into a new era - the era of looking up at the stars.
"Oh, there's one more thing..."
Li Defu asked cautiously: "Will our programs really be seen abroad?"
The host nodded: "Yes."
"Well, I want to speak freely."
"Just say it."
"Well... well, I'm very dissatisfied that Red Dead Redemption 2 didn't become the best game of the year. I think it is the best of the year. Thank you."
"You're welcome." The host still had a smile on his face. "In fact, this game is the best in the hearts of countless players. It doesn't need any honors to prove itself."
"Damn, that's a very good point."
Li Defu touched his nose angrily, feeling that he shouldn't have said that just now, which made him seem narrow-minded. He decided to ask them to cut it after the recording.
Back to the game configuration, the host once again promoted the VR hive developed by Blizzard in front of the camera.
With the addition of this top-notch hardware, any game world will appear incredibly real.
Players don’t need to buy expensive graphics cards or other hardware themselves, just come to the Honeycomb Building to experience it.
"Compared to other games, Looking Up at the Stars does not require very high configuration , which is why it is successful," said the host.
"yes."
Several roommates agree with this. For games like Big Cousin, with the graphics quality set to the highest, it is difficult to maintain a full 60 frames even with a 3090.
Speaking of which, the game with the highest configuration requirements is not Red Dead Redemption 2, but last year's annual game "It Takes Two".
The reason is simple. This game does not require any hardware, but it requires two people to cooperate to play together.
Most game geeks are single.
Time slowly came to 4:30 in the afternoon and the recording of the program was almost over.
The company invited everyone to stay for dinner and said that they could participate in the subsequent production until the finished product was completed.
Li Defu really wanted to stay, so the clips where he wasn't handsome enough were deleted.
But the director Yu Wenshuxue declined: "I'm really sorry, we have an offline party with some gaming friends today."
"It's okay. Just remember to come to the New Year's carnival."
Anyway, the Chinese New Year is only a few days away, so Blizzard Company is not in a hurry and once again invites several people in the dormitory.
In response, everyone looked at Su Xia and asked for her opinion.
Su Xia said it was no problem: "Sure, come back during the Chinese New Year."
In this way, a group of six people got on a special car and embarked on their journey back to school.
It was almost six o'clock in the evening when I returned to school. The night comes early in winter, and only the last ray of sunset remained in the sky.
…
Meanwhile, some of the alliance members who came to the offline gathering today were walking around their school.
"It's so beautiful. Is this the university campus?"
Broken Sword looked around, a trace of envy flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Everyone stood by the lake. Long weeping willows hung down into the lake. The fish in the lake were playing freely among the willow branches. The lakeside was full of students holding books and reading aloud.
"It turns out that there are real students studying by the lake. I thought that everything in TV dramas was fake." Broken Sword sat on a bench by the lake, took a deep breath of the evening breeze, and was filled with envy.
At the same age, some people still have the opportunity to continue their studies, while others are struggling to make a living.
Bing Lei stared at him with wide eyes and asked, "Broken Sword, you haven't been to college?"
"No, what's wrong?" Broken Sword shrugged.
"Don't you always say that you are a high-level intellectual?"
"Yes, intellectuals of a high professional level, or senior intellectuals for short."
“…”
"This guy didn't even finish vocational high school!" Duan Jian's friend nearby exposed him mercilessly.
"I ran away after studying for half a year and went to work in a black factory. A few months later, I beat up the boss in the black factory and ran away again. I don't know how many times I ran away... I was also arrested twice for fighting. In the end, I had a criminal record and no one wanted to hire me. I almost ran away to Sanhe, that hellhole, to become a big shot."
Hearing this, Bing Lei was shocked: "Been in police station, a social person?"
Broken Sword spread his hands and said innocently: "I was young and frivolous, and I couldn't stand some things."
As he spoke, he pursed his lips, pointed at North and said, "This guy has been to jail as many times as I have."
"ha?"
Bing Lei stared at his good brother beside him in shock. He never expected that the innocent-looking North was also a social person.
"Why are you looking at me?"
North shuddered all over. Why did the topic suddenly turn to him?
Bing Lei asked him, "Brother , why do you often go in there? Is it because of fighting?"
North stammered, "Yes... yes..."
"You don't look like you can fight."
Bing Lei was a little skeptical.
"Hehe, it's not a fight." Broken Sword took over the topic, glanced at North who was pale, and continued: "There is a village in the city where he rented a house. There are many poor young ladies in it. He is kind-hearted and every time he passes by, he will take out a few hundred yuan to support those young ladies. As a result... every time Uncle JC sweeps the h, he is there."
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, Bing Lei seemed to have discovered a new world and looked at his brother beside him again.
North's face flushed, his eyes widened, and he asked, "How can you slander someone's innocence like this?"
"I'm telling the truth, why are you blushing?"
“…”
North was not convinced and immediately started arguing with Broken Sword.
The two argued for a few words, and soon brought up the embarrassing past of the rest of the alliance members. Several other guys who were watching the show were also drawn in, and an offline melee began.
The verbal fight soon turned into a fist fight, and everyone started fighting.
Not far away, a woman in redwood clothes held her forehead and sighed, "Ah, what kind of people are these? Why do I feel like I'm on a pirate ship?"
"Sister Hongyan, why don't we run away? They don't look like good people." A girl of about sixteen or seventeen blinked and suggested leaving when she saw the chaos ahead.
"Forget it, it's our first offline gathering."
Hongyan sighed, her beautiful eyes like water, looking at the ripples on the lake and said: "Be patient and wait for Pharmacist Su to come back."
"Yeah, Pharmacist Su is even more handsome in real life than in the game. Wait a moment." said another girl in her early twenties.
Just at this time, Su Xia and his group arrived at the lake.
Li Defu suggested taking the path along the lake, as there were many girls reading on this path in the evening, and everyone agreed.
However, as soon as they arrived at the lake, they saw the melee.
"Huh? Is there a fight?" Li Defu became interested.
"Do you want to stop it? The punishment for fighting in school is very severe, right?" He Lie said.
"Stop what? Go watch a play!"
"That makes sense. Let's go together!"
“…”
Several people in the dormitory walked over to watch the game, intending to eat some fresh melon.
But as soon as he approached, the head of the department, Yuwen Shuxue, noticed something was wrong and frowned, saying, "Why do those two guys fighting look a bit like North and Broken Sword?"
"The other two seem to be the King of the Golden Horn and the King of the Silver Horn."
"And there are Brother Watermelon and Sister Peach from the Fruit Family..."
"Damn, they are all acquaintances..."
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the group of people involved in the melee were all senior members of the Resistance Alliance, and each of them was a team leader.
The people watching the fight were also acquaintances.
Bing Lei was carrying a bag of melon seeds and was eating them while watching them fight, with no intention of stopping them.
This guy even spits melon seed shells everywhere. He has no sense of public morality at all.
Li Defu took out his cell phone and said, "In the afternoon, they sent me a text message saying they had arrived."
"Yes, they also sent me a text message." Director Yu Wenshu nodded, "They said they wanted to go shopping in the city. Many of them were visiting Jincheng for the first time."
The brothers in the dormitory originally planned to go back to the dormitory to change clothes and then meet up with everyone else.
But they didn't expect that this group of people would give them a surprise here.
Li Defu watched for a while and saw the clue: "No, North's body is not as strong as Broken Sword. He can't withstand two punches."
He Juze shouted, "Master Nuo, don't confront him head-on, attack his bottom lane!"
"Um?"
North was distracted and glanced at everyone out of the corner of his eye. He was unable to dodge and was hit hard by Broken Sword. His chin was almost broken.
He gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain and dizziness, and punched the broken sword in front of him.
But Broken Sword is a guy who often goes to jail for fighting, he is very agile in dodging.
He took a half step back, lowered his body, dodged his head left and right, and dodged several punches in a row like his neck was a spring. Then he smiled: "Hehe... Pharmacist Su is here, so we don't play anymore..."
He suddenly rushed forward, blocked North's chaotic attack with a snap, concentrated his strength on his elbow, and hit North's chest hard.
North groaned, felt a pain in his chest, coughed violently twice, and was almost suffocated by the impact.
This was not the end yet. Broken Sword took advantage of North's loss of balance, grabbed his right arm, hooked his foot, and knocked North down.
"Bang!"
North fell heavily into the flower bed next to him, crushing a large area of poor flowers and plants and even breaking the sign that prohibited treading on the flowers and plants.
In just a few seconds, the outcome was decided, it was so fast that it was amazing.
Seeing this, the other guys who were fighting also separated.
After all, Su Xia and the others have arrived, so there is no need to fight any further.
The people watching the game were amazed.
Li Defu said: "I never thought that Broken Sword is actually a master in real life?"
"Nonsense, just look at the scar under his eye and you'll know he's not someone you can mess with."
"Is that a scar? I thought it was a tattoo from his chuuni years."
“…”
Everyone walked over while chatting.
Seeing them, several beautiful sisters from the Hongyan team smiled happily and came forward to greet them.
Bing Lei hurriedly put the bag of melon seeds into his pocket, then whistled and kicked the melon seed shells beside him into the grass as if nothing had happened.
Broken Sword laughed loudly and reached out his hand to North who was lying on the ground: "Haha, are you okay?"
"My bones are almost broken. Are you okay?" North stared and touched his chest. He was almost killed.
"Then I'll let you punch me twice?"
"Forget it." North shook his head, "You should drink three glasses of wine as punishment when you have dinner tonight."
"No problem." Broken Sword agreed readily.
"That big beer glass, filled with Erguotou, not a single glass less."
"Nima, you should just punch me twice..."
Just like this, many team members of the Resistance Alliance met in an extremely weird atmosphere.
Upon hearing the news, members who were wandering around other places in Jincheng also rushed over.
At seven o'clock in the evening, everyone booked a few large private rooms at the hot pot restaurant outside the school, which was just enough to accommodate ten tables of people. There were brothers and sisters from all over the world, and it was extremely lively for a while.
There are still many people who cannot come due to various reasons, and they are sharing the excitement and joy with everyone across the screen.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the festive atmosphere is very strong everywhere.
As soon as the banquet started, Bing Lei found Su Xia with a glass of wine in hand: "Pharmacist Su, let me toast you first!"
"good!"
Su Xia did not refuse and picked up the glass and drank it all.
Just as Bing Lei left, North came again and said with a smile: "Pharmacist Su, I want to toast you too!"
"OK."
He drank another glass of wine, and the hot liquor burned from his throat to his stomach, as if it was going to burn through his intestines.
As soon as North left, Broken Sword came again, as if it was planned.
"Pharmacist Su, can we have one brother?"
"All right."
Su Xia felt that the situation was not good. He glanced at the other tables and found that everyone was staring at him. Everyone had a full glass of wine. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
As the top master, he might have to lean on the wall to get out tonight.
