Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 424 Reality Synchronized with the Theme? Truly Explosive!

The promotional video is outrageous.

[In the broader gaming industry, this kind of behavior is extremely outrageous.]

Damn, if the gameplay demo hadn't been so long, I would have thought you guys were making an animation.

[It's all connected! The game's plot seems to link with the philosophical themes of the anime; it's giving me the creeps!]

"Seriously, officer? The first college student from our village went straight to Tsinghua or Peking University?"

Netizens were shocked.

After watching the entire promotional video, I only have three words to say.

[A big investment!]
A live demonstration might not be particularly explosive, but even animations will be met with skepticism.

However, if the in-game demo is lengthy, some dialogue is revealed, along with the ending music and animation.

It gives people an unimaginable sense of awe.

Too extravagant.

This animation, even after just one viewing, leaves a deep impression and is truly awe-inspiring.

Its high quality and meticulous craftsmanship are even enough to compete for awards and honors for outstanding short stories.

But now you're telling me this is just animation from a game trailer? Or even just a wrap-up animation?
The intensity is too high!
The star power and the stunning promotional video created a wave of buzz that required absolutely no additional push or assistance.

The entire internet was shaken by this, and gamers were so excited that they scrutinized every detail of the promotional video.

Although the game has not yet been released.

However, hearing that someone almost got a perfect score in a certain subject during a mock exam before the college entrance exam is enough to make one faint with excitement.

These footprints in the snow look so real!

Holy crap, my graphics card is burning out.

[This giant turtle is probably just for show. I can't even imagine what kind of immersive experience it would be if players could actually climb onto its back.]

[This dragon-fighting scene seems very likely to be a QTE (Quick Time Event) segment; it's so impressive.]

[Eastern Dragon! This is wonderful! I've had enough of those giant lizards. Finally, I can see this sacred feeling of thunder filling the sky!]

[Holy crap, I'm so eager! I want to play right now!]

[The plot is really interesting! The sophistry in the background combined with the ending animation really gets the feeling going!]

Besides analyzing gameplay footage...

What people are more curious about is the connection between animation and games.

This is also the work of many content creators on the internet.

Following the aroma, everyone came over, and after careful analysis, they discovered that there was a great secret behind it.

Many analytical videos appeared one after another within just three to five days.

Even the most in-depth analyses garnered over five million views, demonstrating the level of attention from netizens.

As more and more content creators provide analysis, the number of content creators on the platform continues to grow.

Hardcore experts are starting to enter the fray.

Among them is Zen Master Huizhen, who gained a large following by collaborating on analysis and explaining the true meaning of Buddhism after the last "Rebirth Mantra" became a hit.

Netizens started tagging Master Huizhen, and Master Huizhen didn't sit still. He quickly teamed up with several other content creators to make a collaborative analysis video.

However, Master Huizhen didn't make many appearances this time. The main creator of the content is a well-known story-oriented commentary creator in the gaming community.

The video's opening scene immediately made viewers lose their composure.

"I have never seen a game trailer with such an outrageously high level of artistry!"

"Are you fucking kidding me? This is such a waste of artistic resources. Even the artistic ingenuity of a promotional video is enough to overshadow many games themselves. Although I know it incorporates a lot of game content, this level is just outrageous."

"Moreover, the game's hidden meaning is so profound that we were amazed and our scalps tingled when we were analyzing it. It was something we had never seen or heard of before."

The content creator's complaints were even somewhat exaggerated.

After some initial amusement, netizens couldn't help but express their doubts.

[Knowing they're very strong, but still incredibly impressive, isn't it?]

[Isn't that unheard of? That's a bit of an exaggeration!]

Dude, don't flatter me, it scares me.

But soon.

The following analyses were from angles that most netizens were unaware of, and every detail made people exclaim "Holy crap!"

First up are the conclusions drawn from collaborative analysis and verification by scholars of Journey to the West and music content creators.

"What's really outrageous is that the background of the main character is explained right from the beginning of the music. Huang Mei is the bell-bearer under Maitreya. Can you guess what the instrument at the beginning is?"

"That's right! It's a chime, but the rhythm of this chime is completely chaotic in the overall musical direction. It's as if the plot is being clearly indicated through music theory, and all the chaos originates from the chime player! I've never seen such ingenuity and tight coordination before!"

【Holy crap?!】

【ah? ? 】

【Wait, this actually works? Isn't this an overinterpretation?!】

Netizens found it all incredibly absurd.

This is almost too much like a coincidence in reading comprehension.

only.

Then, more and more "coincidences" made netizens believe that this was a perfectly integrated, deliberate design!

"Why did I immediately recognize it as Buddhist chanting? It wasn't the chanting of 'yeah yeah,' but rather the structure of the bass lines. The parts that were hard to hear clearly were arranged using samples of chanting!"

"The low, indistinct chanting, the high-pitched, lustful singing, all accompanied by the disordered sounds of the chime bells—this is Little Western Paradise, this is Black Myth. This music, at its core, is simply too dark!"

The content creator's explanation left many netizens slightly stunned.

Because, from the perspective of animation alone.

Who knew that so many interpretations were hidden in the seemingly ordinary first half of the music, which was just setting the mood?

Beneath the high notes of singing, in the forgotten corner of the low notes, there is surprisingly a deep sample of Buddhist chanting.
Holy crap! It's incredibly thin!

【I'm starting to get goosebumps!】

"In our previous collaborative analysis, we mentioned that the design of the Rebirth Mantra was most likely derived from Huang Mei. This time, we can be certain that the main character in this story is Huang Mei. Even the background dialogue is definitely from Huang Mei. This is also reflected in the conversation between the old turtle and Jin Chanzi, the master and disciple, at the end of the animation. They can be considered as senior brothers."

Followed by.

The content creator then began to deconstruct the entire story based on what was shown in the animation.

It turns out that Huang Mei, who believed in the inherent evil of human nature, first shot an arrow and then drew a target. In order to obtain the experimental data he had fabricated, he even changed the basic logic of the experiment and conducted an experiment on the inherent evil of human nature in a small village.

Experiments are meant to prove the truth, but Huang Mei only wanted to prove what he believed, which went against the original purpose of the experiment.

This led to Jin Chanzi's saying, "Turning the effect into the cause."

Followed by.

The scene then shifts to Zen Master Huizhen.

“All literary and artistic works that depict Buddhist elements cannot avoid the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, but few people explain the essence of these three poisons.”

"Greed, anger, and ignorance give rise to pride and doubt, and all of these stem from attachment to self."

"Perhaps, the core idea of ​​Huang Mei's storyline is encapsulated in this part of the game: the boundless sea of ​​suffering constructed by 'self-attachment'." "What is self-attachment? Self-attachment is not the same as what people usually call persistence; it is more like the extreme obsession of a troll."

Zen Master Huizhen's serious remark about "nitpickers" really amused netizens.

But amidst the laughter, one can actually understand the meaning behind the Zen master's words.

As expected, Zen Master Huizhen continued to speak, and netizens felt they gained a deeper understanding of the animation and the content of the promotional video.

“A mistaken perception of the individual and of oneself, coupled with prejudice, breeds greed, anger, and ignorance. A mistaken perception of the world, in turn, creates obstacles, and all that is before one’s eyes is illusion.”

“I said in a live broadcast a long time ago that the saying ‘Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha’ is not what it seems on the surface. A Buddha is a person, an enlightened being. Putting down the butcher’s knife brings self-awakening, not escaping the punishment of karma.”

"And the butcher's knife here is obsession, or rather, ego, a kind of wrong perception, a concrete manifestation of greed, anger and ignorance, ignoring, distorting or even escaping the objective world."

[The butcher's knife?]

Wait a minute! Holy crap, I think I understand now!

【Seriously?! This is ridiculous!】

Netizens were taken aback.

I recall that in the actual gameplay demo, the main character turned into a red-bottomed macaque exuding black energy.

In a demonic state with bloodshot eyes, he slashed at the clay Buddha, wielding a butcher's knife!

Thinking about this, no one can help but feel a chill run down their spine.

as predicted!

Master Huizhen's words further confirmed this idea.

"Huang Mei is clearly trapped in his ego. In the game, why does the protagonist become a red-bottomed macaque, holding a butcher's knife and facing the clay Buddha? This is actually due to his inner obsession. He is trapped in his ego and cannot put down the butcher's knife, which reflects Huang Mei's inner state."

"In this game segment design, it is clear that it has fallen into the extreme remarks made by Huang Mei in the background dialogue, such as not killing, because hatred will never end."

【Holy crap!!】

[Amazing!]

[Flawed perceptions and extreme obsessions led to Huang Mei's humanistic experiments in the animation, which is why Jin Chanzi said he was "putting cause and effect in reverse"—holy crap! It all connects! My scalp is tingling!]

Why do we say that? Let's analyze it.

Zen Master Huizhen is still giving back.

Show the game's promotional video.

Those were Huang Mei's lines.

The Buddha said, "The suffering of sentient beings is mostly due to their failure to keep the precepts and their indulgence in desires."

"If you ask me, that's bullshit!"

After the clip was played.

Zen Master Huizhen spoke softly.

"Nonsense! When monks utter foul language, reject things that do not conform to their own thoughts, and harbor resentment, this is called 'anger.' They disregard the Buddha's words. As disciples and believers, this is naturally a form of 'arrogance.'"

"Huang Mei's self-proclaimed Buddha status at Xiao Leiyin Temple is, in the original work, a manifestation of transgression. Why transgression? Because of his greed, his greed for fame, fortune and status, and his greed for recognition in Buddhism."

"It is precisely because of this that one becomes increasingly entrenched in self-attachment, going down a dark path. As Jin Chanzi said, it is laughable and pathetic to be stubbornly attached to one's own erroneous perceptions and unwilling to see the truth. This is what is called 'ignorance'."

"Does Huang Mei really not know that he is wrong? In fact, he knows very well, but he is too deeply entrenched in his ego and can't get out of it. He keeps trying to prove himself, but he also keeps denying himself and trying to make excuses for himself. This is the meaning of doubt."

"Yellow-browed man is greedy, unable to get what he wants, angry, prone to rage, ignorant, stubborn, arrogant, and prone to egoism, doubtful and rejecting the truth."

"All five poisons are present, and it all stems from attachment to self!"

Netizens are in a state of shock.

Among them are several long-time fans.

Longtime fans will naturally recall that in a previous promotional video, Zen Master Huizhen spoke about the essence of Buddhism.

An exploration of cause and effect.

Buddha is a human being, so Buddhahood is a state of enlightenment, representing not magical power but wisdom.

What kind of result you get depends on what kind of "cause".

Huang Mei, however, was fixated on the result of "Buddha," thus distorting the "cause," turning the result into the cause—a truly astonishing summary in a single sentence.

Even in this one sentence.

Even the image of Jin Chanzi's wisdom has been fully established!

"So, Huang Mei said 'bullshit' to the World Honored One, and this anime and this piece of music are also titled 'Bullshit'!"

"The lyrics say that human desires are the way of heaven, but the song title is 'Fart'!"

"The creative team also used the artwork to negate Huang Mei and said 'fart' to him!"

The content creator has returned.

This brought an even greater shock.

What has been unearthed again is a real-world counterpart that has even transcended the game and the story.

Because, the next moment, the content creator started looking up the online discussions about the animation that had taken place in the five days since its release.

People who watched the animation didn't all share the same thoughts.

[Huang Mei had already won, wasn't he right? The animation is depicting the wickedness and greed of human nature.]

[What are you talking about, Huang Mei himself? You haven't let go after all these years? Isn't this deliberate baiting? You've tested human nature countless times, always succeeding at least once. What does this pure baiting prove?]

But you can't deny that Yellow Eyebrows truly proves that human nature is greedy and treacherous.

To prove that a mule can't carry heavy loads, you keep increasing the load until the mule dies from exhaustion. Then you happily declare that mules indeed can't carry heavy loads. Isn't that a fallacy?

Isn't this just a bet on whether human nature is inherently good or evil?

[Nonsense! Jin Chanzi clearly said that cause and effect are interdependent. He didn't choose good or evil, but rather "or." The fundamental cause of human nature's goodness or evil lies in the environment and guidance we receive after birth!]

The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the woman is reasonable.

A simple anime has sparked countless discussions.

They held their own opinions and argued with each other.

But the content creator then summarized something that made all the viewers think about it with a chilling feeling.

"Do you see that? Aren't these viewers also caught up in their obsessions, just like Huang Mei? And some viewers who have already reached the Red Temperature stage have gone from being obsessed to being obsessed with their own ego?"

"In the comments section, has the debate about concepts and theories gradually degenerated into a polarized argument? Has it even started to turn malicious, with everyone forgetting the discussion itself and obsessing over winning or losing?"

"The story of Huang Mei all originated from [Zhi]!"

This moment, this sentence.

Like a thunderbolt from the blue, it exploded in the minds of the audience!
【! ! ! 】

[Holy crap! I'm like I've been struck by lightning!!]

[The creators of Yellow Eyebrows are conducting experiments in the animation, while the creators of Black Monkey are conducting real-world experiments?!]

[It dawned on me! This has shocked me for a whole year!]

I'm completely numb!!

(End of this chapter)