Qin Yi was silent for a moment. "I'm just an ordinary soldier. I don't have the ability to command a fleet. I can't accept this mission."

"What about the previous commander?"

Aeeis's voice was devoid of emotion, as if merely stating an objective fact, "While executing the decapitation strike against the Zerg Queen, a large number of Zerg fleets also executed a decapitation strike against the command ship."

"The commander perished together with those Zerg fleets."

Qin Yi looked at Aeeis's abstract virtual image, somewhat incredulous. "The commander… sacrificed himself?"

Aeeis: "This is top secret."

"The ansible communication technology we use is similar in principle to the Zerg's hive mind. It can ignore spatial distance and achieve instant communication, but it is also susceptible to interference and has distance limitations. It is necessary to ensure that the commander is within a certain range of the battlefield."

"We can roughly determine the position of the Zerg Queen through ansible communication technology, and the Zerg can also roughly determine the position of the commander."

"The previous commander believed that he had completed his mission, so he used his sacrifice to severely damage the Zerg fleet."

"Captain Qin, As-371-45 squad isn't the only one sacrificing."

Qin Yi fell silent again. "Why choose me to be the new commander?"

"We shouldn't be lacking people willing to sacrifice themselves."

Aeeis: "For the position of commander of the joint fleet, there are two main selection criteria."

"First, he must have a firm will, be ready to sacrifice himself at any time, and be able to make rational and calm decisions under the immense mental pressure of possibly sacrificing himself at any moment."

"Those who only have theory but have never fought the Zerg on the front lines rarely possess this psychological quality."

"Second, he must have a full understanding of the Zerg's thought patterns and their terrifying nature."

"We need the commander to make decisions on key issues, rather than to command a specific battle. Making the right decisions is far more important than executing the right decisions."

"Humans are limited by their life forms, and the original command structure was too inefficient to defeat the Zerg fleet. This command mode almost led to our destruction."

"So, now the commander is only responsible for receiving battlefield information and making decisions."

"Collecting information, filtering information, integrating information, issuing specific instructions, answering questions for each soldier… are all done by Aeeis."

"Aeeis is conducting war simulations every moment, storing millions of war models. Before each generation of commanders sacrifices themselves, his command strategies and thoughts will be learned and absorbed by Aeeis, and the most successful tactical strategy will be sought through precise data calculations."

"Therefore, the commander does not need to command a specific squad to perform a specific task; these will all be the responsibility of Aeeis. The commander only needs to observe the battlefield and make decisions."

"Captain Qin, the Blue Star Joint Fleet High Executive Committee and Aeeis unanimously believe that you are the most suitable candidate for the next commander."

"Of course, humanity cannot entrust the fate of the entire joint fleet to a novice commander in the first instance. Aeeis will assist you in conducting extensive command training."

"You can waste a lot of time on meaningless entanglement, but every second you waste reduces the possibility of human victory by one point."

Qin Yi didn't ask any more questions. He silently sat for a few minutes, then stood up and came to the only console in the space, sitting down.

Aeeis: "Captain Qin, you are indeed the most outstanding soldier in Blue Star's history."

"I also hope that you can become the most outstanding commander in Blue Star's history."

The moment Qin Yi sat down, the entire space changed.

He seemed to be in an endless starry sky. Holographic imaging technology covered the cabin walls, and looking in any direction, up, down, left, or right, he could see the scene presented by the holographic images.

Aeeis: "The sphere on your right is the 'observation ball.' You can use it to quickly move and zoom the view. Different gestures on it, tapping and dragging with single or multiple fingers, can achieve different operation effects."

"The touch screen in the center can help you process the most urgent information and decisions. Some decisions require pressure-sensitive confirmation."

"The large screen in front of you will display a panoramic simulation of the battlefield to help you better understand the overall picture of the war."

"The screens on both sides of the large screen will display some less urgent information and decisions. You can choose to process what you think is necessary and operate it with air gestures."

"The buttons on your left can help you process some quick commands. When combined with the 'observation ball,' you can make more detailed and accurate observations and commands."

"Of course, you can also issue commands to Aeeis through the most primitive voice method. This is a good auxiliary command method, but don't rely on this method, because human language contains too little information. In the ever-changing battlefield, even if Aeeis has helped process most decisions, it is still possible to miss opportunities."

"The holographic images will display every corner of the battlefield in the first-person perspective."

"The following is a simulated image of the joint fleet's first encounter with the Zerg. You can use the console to observe the entire battlefield and familiarize yourself with the observation ball and various operations."

The following content has nothing to do with Lu Zhiyao. It mainly involves space scenes. In short, the human joint fleet encountered the Zerg for the first time, and as a result, each fleet fought on its own, and they were quickly overwhelmed by the endless sea of Zerg, leading to a rout.

…

Lu Zhiyao subconsciously flipped back, but there was nothing more.

This was the part of the script that Zhu Xiaoce had given him. Lu Zhiyao wasn't even sure which part of the movie this scene was from, whether it was the beginning or the middle.

Although this scene was a bit disjointed, Lu Zhiyao could roughly understand his role.

The protagonist, Qin Yi, is a soldier who has retired from the front lines. For some reason, he is entrusted with an important task to start training with the help of artificial intelligence and serve as the commander of humanity against the Zerg.

The overall framework of this plot is not particularly unusual. There are actually quite a few similar themes.

Moreover, Lu Zhiyao knew that this movie was related to President Pei's newly developed RTS game. Since this movie would also serve as the plot cutscene CG for the RTS game, having the protagonist's scenes related to players playing the RTS game would be a pretty good approach.

What Lu Zhiyao was more concerned about was the role he was going to play.

Judging from this scene alone, the acting difficulty was too high!

In this scene, Qin Yi's emotional changes were actually quite complex:

Feeling fortunate to have survived;

Feeling pain when recalling the death of his comrades;

Feeling confused when realizing that the mission was completed but the war was not over;

Feeling anger when learning that the commander had deliberately concealed information;

Feeling lost when learning that the commander had sacrificed himself;

His heart went through a brief struggle and choice when he learned that he had been appointed commander, but he quickly accepted his responsibility as a soldier…

More importantly, Lu Zhiyao couldn't perform these emotions in an exaggerated manner.

Because Qin Yi's identity was that of a soldier, he had always put life and death aside when performing tasks, and his psychological quality was very strong.

The script also stated that Qin Yi's emotions didn't fluctuate much, and there was no hysteria. Most of the time, he just silently listened to Aeeis introduce the situation.

In other words, he had to perform the complex emotional changes mentioned earlier with very few expressions.

Moreover, all the scenes were basically acted in front of a green screen, and various cool scenes would be added in post-production, but Lu Zhiyao couldn't see them, relying entirely on his imagination.

There was no one to act with, just an emotionless artificial intelligence with an electronic voice.

The makeup, costumes, and props were also relatively simple, because according to the plot, Qin Yi had just recovered from his injuries and woke up from the hibernation pod, so it was impossible to make it so fancy.

In short, whether this thing could be filmed well depended entirely on Lu Zhiyao's acting skills.

The eyes of all the audience would be focused on the protagonist, and the artificial intelligence's voice and the cool special effects around him were all just icing on the cake.

If the acting was bad, no matter how cool the special effects were, it would be meaningless.

Lu Zhiyao silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He had indeed said before that he wanted a challenging role.

But this role seemed a bit too challenging.

Zhu Xiaoce arranged the outside work and returned again. "How is it? How are you understanding the role?"

Lu Zhiyao felt a lot of pressure. "Director Zhu, this is too challenging. I've never tried such a role before."

"To be honest, I don't have the confidence to play it well. If this play fails because of my poor acting skills, then…"

"Director Zhu, if you have a more suitable candidate…"

Zhu Xiaoce was a little confused. What did this mean? Was Lu Zhiyao going to back down?

Don't! The key is that if you don't act, we can't find a more suitable candidate here!

Zhu Xiaoce quickly said very seriously: "No, this role was tailor-made for you by President Pei! It's perfect for you!"

"President Pei said that this role is very suitable for you. You must not lose confidence in yourself. President Pei and I both think you're fine!"

"Playing this role well will definitely lead to a major breakthrough in your acting skills!"

Lu Zhiyao was dubious. "Really? Is that what President Pei said?"

Zhu Xiaoce nodded sharply: "That's right, President Pei specifically asked you to play it."

There was no way, now he had to bring out President Pei to build confidence for Lu Zhiyao.

Acting skills are a kind of ability, but it also depends on attitude.

If the actor himself doesn't have confidence, how can he act well?

But if President Pei gives Lu Zhiyao a buff, then there's absolutely no problem!

Lu Zhiyao fell into deep thought: "President Pei trusts me so much?"

"Could it be…"

"The reason why he didn't give me the script before was because he was afraid that if he gave me the script, I wouldn't dare to come?"

Zhu Xiaoce was silent for two seconds: "That's right, that's how it is."

Lu Zhiyao considered again and again, and nodded seriously: "Okay, since Director Zhu and President Pei trust me so much! I am willing to accept this challenge!"

"I will definitely not disappoint President Pei's expectations!"

"Let's shoot!"