The Boss Behind The Game

Chapter 10

Chapter 10: CG Production

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

After confirming their methodology, Lu Wu and Bei Li started to discuss the story of their trailer. NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

They spent an afternoon talking about it. After confirming the outline of the story, Lu Wu held Bei Li’s hand and arrived at the Mansion of the Dead.

Looking at the dilapidated palace, Lu Wu waved his hand, immediately activating the artifact’s ability. A huge amount of Yin energy rushed in from all directions, gathering above the Mansion of the Dead.

Within a moment, a tumbling dark cloud was formed. It descended steadily before covering the entire dilapidated building while it continued to solidify.

Very quickly, a grand, majestic building appeared before them.

Huge black statues stood majestically before the gates while the tall black stupas touched the skies. The two huge gates were guarded by burly giants born of Yin energy. It was a sight to behold.

Now, Lu Wu floated upward as the Yin energy supported him from below. He stretched his hand again, and Yin energy gathered around his body densely, materializing into a shiny black armor.

Clouds of Yin energy were rolling in front of Lu Wu. Countless scary ghosts and monsters were formed within. These monsters were as tall as mountains! They had wings on their backs and terrifying faces.

“Turn it on!” Lu Wu instructed Bei Li who was beneath, holding the VR headset.

Receiving her instructions, Bei Li nodded vigorously, and turned the headset to record. She aimed the camera at Lu Wu as a flower of Yin energy bloomed beneath her, elevating her.

The story officially began.

On top of the dark clouds, countless scary demons were bellowing and screaming, rushing toward the ground in hordes.

At the same time, an angry roar came from within the dark clouds.

“King of Beiqi, do you think you can protect your people? The entire lands of Beiqi will soon be mine!”

Immediately, a heavy dark fog appeared. A humongous dragon head peeked out of the fog, its red eyes staring still at the land.

“Then we shall battle!” Lu Wu replied coldly.

“Will the mighty men of Beiqi go to war!?” Lu Wu raised his hand and beckoned those behind him.

“War! War! War!”

As the heavy footsteps were heard, Yin soldiers clad in full armor emerged from the dark fog.

Several tens of thousands of Yin soldiers raised their weapons and challenged the monsters in the air. There was not a single shred of fear in their eyes, but an endless desire to battle.

“Kill the enemies with me!” as Lu Wu cried out, all of the Yin soldiers levitated.

“War! War! War!”

A pitch black wind passed by. The flag of Beiqi was flying wildly in the air as the battle began.

It was a bitter fight. Dark figures fell off the sky unceasingly as severed limbs piled up on the ground. Countless soldiers sacrificed their lives, while the opposing army of monsters continued to suffer heavy losses under the Beiqi Army’s persistent resistance.

At the end of the battle, the Black Dragon King itself entered the fray, battling against the battered Lu Wu.

The battle between two bosses stirred up terrible gusts of wind. The dark clouds around them were ripped apart by slipstreams, revealing the blood red moon that hung tall above the skies.

But the Black Dragon King clearly had the advantage. When the victory was about to be decided, Lu Wu yelled out loud, and his body started to burn with black flames. He became a ball of fire and rushed toward the terrified Black Dragon King.

Suddenly, the Black Dragon King’s cries echoed in the air. The huge flames spanned a thousand miles, burning innumerable monsters, turning them into fireballs, and sending them down below.

The Beiqi Army ultimately won this battle, but they lost their leader, the King of Beiqi.

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The awesome Mansion of the Dead was also lit up by the falling sparks, and burned brightly, declaring the death of its master.

A rain of blood descended from the skies. Countless soldiers kneeled and bowed their heads down in remembrance of the great king who gave up his own life for the Land of Beiqi.

“Cut!” Bei Li shouted with excitement.

Lu Wu emerged in the sky again, and descended hurriedly.

The props and backgrounds reverted to Yin energy and were blown away, returning to their original state.

The magnificent backdrops created using Yin energy were super realistic, but they were all empty shells. They weren’t real, but they were amazing props for the shoot.

Lu Wu walked to the side of Bei Li, who was still excited. He took the headset from her outstretched arms and put it on.

The CG trailer started playing, and the scene started to develop from Bei Li’s point of view.

Seeing the graphics, even Lu Wu, the lead actor, was shocked. The rendering and effects were way better than other animations out there.

Also, since it was shot in real-time, Bei Li was constantly running around in the battlefield. The viewers were given a first-person view to see the fight for themselves.

More importantly, Bei Li was always at the right spots, capturing the gallant warriors’ determination, and the King of Beiqi’s somber sacrifice at the end.

They planned to do a few takes and pick the best. But Lu Wu was completely satisfied after watching the product, and decided not to waste any more time.

So, he dragged Bei Li back to the world of the living.

After copying the trailer onto his computer, he opened an editing software to do some video cutting and post production. They were ultimately satisfied after watching the final version.

Wu Guoyi did ask Lu Wu to send himself a copy of the CG trailer when it’s done, as a reference.

After all, a good trailer could attract many players. As a professional game developer, Wu Guoyi could give some pointers on what’s lacking in a trailer.

Lu Wu attached the trailer and sent it to Wu Guoyi through email.

Then, Lu Wu took out the Default Soul he picked up from the Player’s Market.

It shone a neon green in his hand, and the soul within it was still dancing around. Lu Wu began to think about the first NPC’s settings.

NPCs are obviously important in a game. Other than affecting the players’ experience, an interesting NPC might even get a player fanbase.

This was a challenge to Lu Wu, who had been in this industry for a few years.

In order to design this NPC well, Lu Wu began to study about NPCs, and read about a few NPCs with good reception from gamers. Only after discussing with Bei Li did he start to set up this NPC.

As it was a Default Soul, it was a pure soul. Lu Wu used 100 soul coins to activate it and shaped it into a humanoid.

Instantly, a black-robed, white-haired handsome young man appeared before Lu Wu.

After observing his work carefully, Lu Wu nodded with satisfaction.

A body materialized purely from soul coins was clearly stronger than one from Yin energy. Even as a newborn, its stats were equal to a Level 10 player.

But there was a fly in the ointment. The man’s eyes were dull, seemingly soulless.

Thus, Lu Wu used his artifact to implant memories and his duties as an NPC into the depths of the man’s soul.