Chapter 1514 Very Good, But Swap Them

Pei Qian felt that this name should be straightforward and lack any pretense, right?

"The Future You Choose" was actually hinting to all players and viewers: your current actions of sending money to Tengda will ultimately lead to the outcome depicted in the game and movie.

This is what you chose, so don't blame me if this future actually happens!

So, stop sending money!

Please, let Tengda lose a little!

This name could be seen as a warning to all players and viewers, and it was also because Pei Qian didn't want Tengda to earn money too quickly.

Many people currently had overly high expectations and fantasies about Tengda, which Pei Qian felt was a huge obstacle to his goal of losing money. He had to find a way to dispel them, or else the consequences would be endless.

Moreover, this name was very unpretentious and straightforward, so the possibility of it being misunderstood would be correspondingly reduced.

If he had chosen a name similar to "Dark Empire," describing Tengda as a vast and dark empire, although it would have a good metaphorical effect, it might also convey a feeling of "Wow, the Tengda Empire is so awesome," which could backfire.

The others didn't ask much, just silently recorded it.

Deliberation, they could all deliberate!

The name often represented the core idea that Boss Pei wanted to express. As long as they could understand it thoroughly, they would definitely be able to pinpoint the core content expressed by the story.

Pei Qian looked around and found that everyone had an expression of careful thought, and suddenly felt a burst of panic again.

Still felt uneasy!

Although he had said so much, everyone present was a master of imagination, and there was no way to guess what kind of stories they would come up with!

After considering it, Pei Qian felt that it was not enough to just do this, he had to be more specific.

He first looked at Zhu Xiaoce.

Among everyone, Pei Qian felt that Zhu Xiaoce was the biggest threat, especially in terms of interpreting the plot, he was the most capable of twisting it.

For example, the failure of "A Beautiful Tomorrow" was all Zhu Xiaoce's fault!

Therefore, this was an object that needed to be closely monitored.

Pei Qian asked, "Director Zhu, do you have any ideas about this subject matter?"

Zhu Xiaoce perked up: "Boss Pei, this subject matter is excellent. After listening to your words, I was deeply inspired!"

Pei Qian's expression instantly became serious: "Oh? Tell me, how do you plan to shoot this movie?"

Zhu Xiaoce organized his thoughts and said, "I think this movie has something in common with 'A Beautiful Tomorrow,' but the plot must not repeat 'A Beautiful Tomorrow,' right?"

Pei Qian thought for a while: "Right!"

If it repeated "A Beautiful Tomorrow," what if it became popular again? Wouldn't that be terrible?

Zhu Xiaoce continued, "Then this time, we must take a violent resistance route."

"The easter egg of throwing a gun at the end of 'A Beautiful Tomorrow' was actually the plot interface I left for the sequel to 'A Beautiful Tomorrow.'"

"Of course, this movie will not be made into a sequel to 'A Beautiful Tomorrow,' but the principle is the same."

"My idea is this: the protagonist is the leader of the resistance army, and his mission is to lead all the people at the bottom to resist the tyranny of the Tengda Group, and fight against a large number of company military employees and law enforcement robots."

"Of course, the protagonist must have strong combat capabilities. Through genetic potions, bionic chips, and prosthetic limb modifications, he gains powerful combat capabilities. Because only in this way can he defeat powerful enemies."

"Therefore, the protagonist's performance may be like some action blockbusters, fighting many enemies alone, and may produce some seemingly unreasonable famous scenes, but they are absolutely thrilling and exciting."

"In this process, we can show the desperate cyberpunk world in more detail. For example: the protagonist is hidden among the vagrant groups at the bottom, describing the life details of the vagrants in that world; the protagonist goes to assassinate some company executives, focusing on showing the luxury and splendor of these executives."

"For another example, we can portray the powerful firepower of company military employees and law enforcement robots, emphasizing the suffocating sense of oppression like a torrent of steel; and the ubiquitous monitoring probes and network monitoring can highlight the terror of the Tengda Group's high-pressure rule."

"Advancing layer by layer in this way can achieve the effect you want to achieve."

Pei Qian remained noncommittal and asked, "What about the final result?"

Zhu Xiaoce said, "The final result is of course the same as you said, the protagonist will inevitably fail!"

"But I think this failure should not be the kind of failure where they are directly wiped out and the protagonist dies."

"If it's just this simple failure, it may not have much effect, and the sense of frustration it brings to the audience is not strong enough. They may mistakenly think that the Tengda Group is too strong, and even develop a kind of strong-worshiping mentality, which may dilute the ideas we want to express."

"I think this failure should be that the protagonist constantly transforms himself in battle after battle, from genetic potions to mechanical arms, to various high-intensity bionic chips. Every time he transforms, the protagonist becomes stronger, but at the same time, he is further away from being a normal person."

"The protagonist wins the war against the Tengda Group at the cost of abandoning his attributes as a normal person. After the victory, the resistance army replaces the Tengda Group, but people cannot truly abandon the convenience brought by high technology."

"Therefore, the things left by the Tengda Group must still be used and inherited. The resistance army naturally inherits these things and arranges corresponding people to manage them. However, mastering these resources can be used to seek benefits for oneself. In the cyberpunk world, the material prosperity and the top's extravagant life have reached an extremely extreme state."

"At the end of the story, the protagonist drags his wounded body after the battle, comes to the tallest building to overlook the entire city. He has paid everything to overthrow the Tengda Group and has become a life that can only be maintained by genetic potions and mechanical arms, but at the end of his success, he falls into deep confusion."

"In the end, he leaves this world with a complex expression."

"I think this can also correspond to the title 'The Future You Choose' and let the audience have rich associations."

Pei Qian pondered for a moment, but did not respond.

Because he felt that Zhu Xiaoce's idea seemed okay on the surface, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was a problem.

But if he said there was a problem… he couldn't say exactly where the problem was.

Zhu Xiaoce seemed to be designing according to Pei Qian's requirements, and the ending basically met Pei Qian's expectations.

But it always felt weird somewhere, not particularly satisfactory.

Pei Qian looked at Yu Fei and Ye Zhizhou again: "What are your thoughts on the game side?"

Yu Fei was a little ashamed: "I… the current plot still needs to be changed a bit, and I don't have any good ideas yet."

Ye Zhizhou hesitated slightly before saying, "I do have some inspiration in terms of design."

"Since it's a game, the biggest difference from a movie must be the gameplay-driven aspect. This kind of world view is relatively easy to create diversified gameplay."

"I think the protagonist in the game can be a small person at the bottom of society. Although this society no longer has any upward channels or space, he still wants to climb up at all costs."

"The entire game process can take more than ten hours. In the early stage of the game, he hangs out in street gangs, doing petty theft and street trading. His combat methods are limited, and he can only run when he encounters powerful enemies, accumulating his money and connections."

"Then, start introducing the combat system. The protagonist can obtain guns and participate in gang fights or street gun battles. The gameplay of the game also changes from petty theft to violent robbery, and the crime is upgraded."

"As the game enters the middle stage, the protagonist participates in more and more violent incidents, and his connections become wider and wider. He can act as a contact person to issue tasks, or lead his younger brothers to complete large-scale tasks together."

"However, the limitations of the class make it impossible for the protagonist to become a superior person even if he has already made a name for himself in the underground world, so he implements a dangerous plan, targeting a young, upper-class rich man."

"The protagonist spends a long time collecting data, using bionic chips to learn the behavior patterns of this rich man, collecting his DNA samples, and using the loopholes in the security company to successfully kidnap, kill, and replace this rich man."

"After obtaining the identity of the rich man, the protagonist starts to use the rich man's resources to whitewash himself on the one hand, and continues to use legal or illegal means to make profits on the other hand."

"But in the end, his identity is revealed, and the Tengda Group dispatches overwhelming law enforcement units to wipe out the protagonist's power in one fell swoop."

"At the end of the story, the protagonist's subordinates betray him, and those who are killed are killed. Only the protagonist is left to resist stubbornly in the apartment on the top of the building."

"But facing the overwhelming law enforcement units of the Tengda Group, he falls into despair and jumps off the top of the building."

"But the law enforcement units did not let him go. When he was in a free-falling state, they opened fire intensively, causing him to explode into a firework in mid-air."

"I mainly considered it from the perspective of gameplay. The protagonist's identity changes in the early, middle, and late stages can bring players different experiences, and the protagonist's sense of powerlessness at the end will allow players to feel the tragic and helplessness when facing the Tengda Group."

Pei Qian was silent for a while.

He finally heard what was wrong.

These two ideas had too much of a sense of deja vu!

Zhu Xiaoce's idea was very similar to *The Matrix*, wasn't it? Ye Zhizhou's idea was a bit like *GTA*.

Then this definitely wouldn't work!

If this was made, wouldn't the movie and game both explode?

But these two people's ideas completely followed Pei Qian's requirements, and even if Pei Qian wanted to change them, he couldn't think of how to change them specifically.

Pei Qian was silent for a moment and said, "I see it now, you two are all skilled in your respective fields."

"I don't really have any good modification suggestions for these two ideas."

"But, I think you two should switch your ideas."

"Director Zhu, your idea should be given to Yu Fei and Ye Zhizhou to make a game; Ye Zhizhou, your idea should be given to Director Zhu to make a movie."