This man knows how to hype

Chapter 404 You are only one step away from becoming an artist
Promotional video?
New Paradise looking for immortals?
After hearing this, Zheng Yuanxian was still confused, but he still took out his phone and started searching.

I wouldn’t know this without searching, but I’d be shocked if I searched.

The promotional video was only released for an hour, but it was incredibly popular. On the Douyin platform alone, it received over 10 likes and over comments.

Of course, Zheng Yuanxian feels that the popularity of a TV series’ promotional video has nothing to do with him.

So, he just sighed, "This boy is really popular," and then started watching quietly.

The video starts playing.

Slightly mysterious music sounded, and several aerial shots of Wangxian Valley switched back and forth.

Then a mechanical yet not mechanical male voice came: "Dear passengers, hello, welcome to the new paradise, ahead is the reception area of ​​Wangxian Valley."

If there are people from Earth here, they will definitely feel this voice is very familiar, because it sounds like Moss in "The Wandering Earth".

Along with this voice, the scene changed and two men stood together. The camera followed their subjective perspective and looked around the high-tech reception desk.

Gulixiati, wearing a white tight skirt, appeared in front of the two people and stretched out her hand and said, "You two, I am your receptionist."

The music suddenly became louder at this moment.

A boat-shaped aircraft with an ancient design appeared in the picture. As the camera moved forward, the two men had changed into ancient costumes.

They lay on the side of the boat, looking down at the Wangxian Valley below.

Amid the gusts of wind, one of the men excitedly said, "Wangxian Valley is a fairy-hero theme park created by Moss Group. It has more than 5,000 realistic intelligent robots of various forms and over a hundred story lines."

"The most important thing is that here, you can do whatever you want!" another man took over the conversation and laughed.

The screen switches again.

The heroine played by Lv Qinyao opened her eyes from the bed.

The next second, she went out wearing coarse linen clothes and carrying a bamboo basket full of herbs.

At the door, she greeted her father who was cutting herbs: "Dad, I heard yesterday that monks from the outside world will come today. I'm going to the market to sell some herbs."

"Be careful not to conflict with them."

"Hey!" Lu Qinyao turned around, smiled sweetly and waved.

The camera turned again.

The two men looked at Lv Qinyao who was setting up a stall on the ground from a distance and whispered, "Is it her?"

"It's her. I've seen her in the park's promotional video. She's Qingyao, the little medical girl."

The sound dropped and the picture switched.

There were two other men standing in front of Lu Qinyao.

They clasped their fists and said, "Little fairy, we see that you are graceful, with bright eyes and white teeth. Uh... Anyway, you are very beautiful. Do you want to practice dual cultivation with my two brothers?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the camera first gave Lu Qinyao an expression of extreme surprise and anger.

Then there was a scene of a bamboo basket falling to the ground, and the pace of the promotional video suddenly accelerated.

Fighting scenes, the park's office area, other main actors and other scenes keep appearing, and a chaotic world quickly unfolds on the screen.

After these scenes ended, Lu Qinyao was seen in a woodshed with disheveled hair and blood on her face, holding clothes to cover her body.

He looked at the camera with a horrified expression and kept shrinking into the corner: "No, no!"

The screen cuts to her subjective shot. The two men who had just requested to practice dual cultivation with her are putting on their clothes while showing hideous smiles.

The next second, one of the men slashed with a sword.

There was a "swish" sound of a sharp weapon chopping meat, and the screen went black.

Lu Qinyao woke up slowly from the bed again. There was no fear in her eyes, nor did she seem to be having a nightmare. It was as if what had just happened had never happened at all.

The background music of the promotional video also became soothing again, but this soothing was accompanied by an indescribable weirdness.

The scene switched again, and Lu Qinyao carried the bamboo basket and went out.

Passing by the door, she said to her father who was cutting herbs, "Dad, I heard yesterday that monks from the outside world will come today. I'm going to the market to sell some herbs."

"Be careful not to conflict with them."

"Hey!" Lu Qinyao turned around, smiled sweetly and waved, just like before.

Then, the screen went completely black.

Subtitles began to flash.

【《New Paradise·Wang Xian》】

【Xu Xiyu's works】

[On August 8, Tencent Entertainment Video was officially launched]

"It's gone just like that?" Zheng Yuanxian complained instinctively after reading it. No, I was enjoying it so much, and it's gone just like that?

Obviously, netizens who watched the promotional video had the same idea as him.

[Who do you look down on? I just put out this little bit of content and it seems like everyone has no traffic]

[I'll give you a number. One hundred episodes at a time. Don't release them one by one like you're constipated. Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare to take a break like that.]

[Brother, wake up, this drama only has 10 episodes]

[I said that Ah Dan has a secret. The Beginning has 12 episodes, and the New Paradise: Wangxian has 10 episodes. Maybe the other episodes will only have 8 episodes. It’s getting shorter and shorter.]

[It is also possible that they plan to shoot several seasons, imitating the model of American TV series]

[Brothers, I discovered something. Reality really has a place called Hope Valley! ]

Seeing this, Zheng Yuanxian was stunned and couldn't help muttering, "Is this true? Is there a fairy valley?"

As mentioned before, Wangxian Valley is a newly renovated scenic spot. When the person in charge there, Lu Fengliang, came to find Xu Xiyu, Wangxian Valley was still under construction and the things inside had not yet been inspected and accepted.

Even now, some things are still not ready and it is only in the trial operation stage.

Therefore, even though Hua Qing mentioned that the filming of "New Paradise: Wangxian" was started in Shangrao Wangxian Valley when it officially announced the project, it did not attract much attention from netizens.

Now it is different, more and more netizens have discovered that there really is a Wangxian Valley. Combined with the line in the promotional video, "Wangxian Valley, a fairy-hero theme park created by Moss Group, has more than 5,000 realistic intelligent robots of various forms and more than 100 story lines."

This immediately aroused people's interest.

A bunch of people started leaving comments on Wangxian Valley’s official account.

[Wow, this is so generous. In order to promote the scenic spot, they directly invited Ah Dan to shoot a TV series, right? ]

[After all this time, it turns out to be a promotional video for a scenic spot? Let’s go, I don’t want to be a leek]

[What’s wrong with the scenic spot promotional video? Some TV series are hyped up, but in the end they are not as good as the promotional video. Isn’t it enough if the plot is well-filmed? ]

[You are so self-aware when being a leek. You are amazing]

[You are really amazing for being so persistent in being a hater]

[No, I don’t care about the announcement of the promotional video. I just want to know, are there really more than 5000 lifelike robots in Wangxian Valley? ]

"Pfft~~ Pujiezai, so abstract, you can even ask such a question." Zheng Yuanxian couldn't help laughing after seeing this comment.

However, he was no longer happy the next second.

Because just after he scrolled down the video out of habit, he suddenly discovered that Huaqing’s official account and Happy Valley’s official account jointly released another video.

The content of this video is very simple.

Meng Chengming stood in front of the camera and said: "Hello, everyone. The large-scale live-action immersive interactive drama "New Paradise: The Truman Show" starring me will be launched in the new park of the Pengcheng Overseas Chinese Style Town in a week.

This drama adopts the method of watching movies + real-person participation and interaction. Some tourists will have their own identities and scripts. It is expected to last 4 and a half hours. This is a brand new attempt, so we are looking forward to your arrival. "

"What the hell?" Zheng Yuanxian was dumbfounded. "Wait, no, that's not right. We were just talking about "New Paradise·Wangxian". What the hell is "New Paradise·The Truman Show"? "

He was dumbfounded, but netizens reacted quickly.

[So, if I go, there is a high chance that I will play opposite you? ]

[Damn, has the world really developed to this point? When I watched a play before, I was close enough to the actors, but now I can even act in it myself? ]

[Okay, okay, that's how it should be. Why do I always have to watch you guys perform? Now it's my turn to perform.]

[I have a question. I have never been able to memorize texts or scripts since I was a child. What should I do? ]

[Then please respectfully invite the compassionate and merciful Bodhisattva, Namo Performance Buddha, to possess your body! ]

[Don’t invite me. If you can’t remember, let me do it. I don’t believe that there are so many seats for this kind of performance.]

[To be honest, it is indeed difficult to get a ticket]

"What the hell? No, can we still play it like this? Can we earn back Meng Chengming's appearance fee?" Seeing this situation, Zheng Yuanxian really couldn't understand it.

It's right that he doesn't understand.

Since starring in "Dying to Survive", Lao Meng's positioning of himself has changed.

In his own words: "I, Meng, am a person who wants to be a performing artist."

Therefore, Xu Xiyu secretly organized him to rehearse "The Truman Show" and film some content at the same time.

This movie is quite a classic, but to be honest, it was produced a little too old, and some of the settings in it may not be acceptable to today's audiences, and may not achieve good box office results.

Apart from anything else, the concept of "Thirty Years of the Truman Show" alone is enough to argue with the nitpickers to death.

Because in reality, no one would watch this kind of program for 30 years. It cannot stand up to careful thinking, and the content of the program will be really boring, especially for those who are used to watching short videos and fast-forwarding when watching TV series.

But if The Truman Show is turned into a live-action interactive immersive drama, the feeling will be different. It is like breaking the fourth wall.

"Breaking the fourth wall" is the core of the IP of "New Paradise".

By then, no matter whether they are the audience watching on site or the audience participating in the performance, as long as they enter the theater, they will automatically enter the world of movies.

At that moment, they will gain a common identity, that is, "audience", and this audience refers to the audience in "The Truman Show".

All logical flaws and setting flaws will be offset by the feeling brought about by the fusion of reality and plot.

In this way, everyone can fully experience the emotions and thoughts expressed in "The Truman Show".

This is actually similar to "Westworld".

The protagonists in these two works do not know that they are "actors" and do not know that their lives are being "manipulated" by countless people.

They are manipulated and then break the manipulation, and at this moment of breaking the manipulation, the audience will gain great emotional resonance.

As long as the audience can resonate with it, the IP of "New Paradise" will be a success.

Once it is done, we can create more "New Paradise" stories and make them into movies, TV series, or even animations and games.

At the same time, performance teams can also be organized to perform offline.

Meng Chengming’s appearance fee is expensive, but a mature performance team no longer needs Meng Chengming to perform.

Of course, it is still unknown whether the IP will be successful or not.

Anyway, Zheng Yuanxian's heart was almost chilled.

On Earth, Chimelong only has two parks and some hotels.

But on the Blue Star side, Chimelong is thinking about expanding its business content.

In other words, if the subject matter of "New Paradise·Wangxian" can be said to be inappropriate, then Chimelong may not be unable to do this project that can be launched in the new park of the Overseas Chinese Style Town.

Even if we can’t do it now, what if Hua Qing creates another “New Paradise” in the future?

Or, could Huaqing simply build a "New Paradise" story based on the current situation of Chimelong? Who can say for sure?

"It's over. I'm really going to get scolded this time." Zheng Yuanxian felt a headache.

At this moment, a piece of news that made him even more worried appeared: "The Truman Show" released a ticket purchase link.

After seeing the link, Zheng Yuanxian clicked on it without any hesitation, intending to grab a few tickets and take people over to see it for themselves, and by the way, see if he could copy it... no, see if he could learn from it.

However, he was soon dumbfounded.

Looking at the [Sold Out] message on the screen, he couldn't help but say, "Fuck, there are only ten seconds left and the tickets are gone already??!"

(End of this chapter)