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Virtual reality is not only a science and technology, but also a popular literary and artistic subject.

Hot items emerge in endlessly!

However, the works are mainly concentrated in the field of novel or animation. Live-action is limited by various reasons, and the works are rare.

Although the film of the relatively well-known IP Ready Player One is good, it is very much like a reskinned version of a Hollywood science fiction blockbuster, which feels a little less interesting.

The live-action drama The Kingpin, which is extremely popular in China and has great influence in the entertainment industry, is more like another carrier of e-sports culture.

And the live-action version of Sword Art Online...

forget it!

Although Meng Lang did not see what the final product looked like, based on experience, he speculated that it was probably another tragedy that had been turned into a real person.

There are many excellent novels, excellent comics and even excellent animations on this subject at home and abroad.

But live-action dramas are indeed rare!

Ready Player One is considered a masterpiece of this genre. Apart from this, Meng Lang can't even think of any other work that is more representative.

The reason is difficult to say clearly.

The existing CG special effects technology can already disguise the real thing from the fake. There is no lack of skills to capture the scene or picture you want.

Then there is only one answer...

The producers do not pay much attention to the popular culture represented by ACGN. They do not want to take risks and invest in such a work that may lose all their money.

But Meng Lang dares!

In the past, he had no capital and was as humble as an ant.

They always complain that the development of virtual reality technology is too slow and they cannot play those virtual online games. They also complain about the producers, why don't they make a few works with the theme of virtual world?

Now, he has capital!

He can realize his dream.

Although limited by the level of technology, it will not be possible to play real virtual online games for a while. But this does not prevent him from realizing his dream of making a virtual online game...

The special effects are no problem!

Star Wars could be made decades ago, so why is it difficult to make a virtual world now?

The question is, what story to tell?

And game background!

First of all, it must be clear that in order to increase the influence of the work and the audience coverage, Huaxia Thinking’s “virtual online games” are not advisable.

After all, there is a cultural gap...

Foreigners’ money must also be earned!

Therefore, those popular game-themed novels on certain Chinese websites are most likely not suitable.

The story is so local!

To cater to overseas markets, the background setting of the game must not be too boring and difficult to understand, and the story must be exciting, or at least attractive.

Then what else is there to say...

Meng Lang slapped his forehead and immediately selected his target to shoot Sword Art Online.

Grandpa Tong is quite suitable!

The background of the game is basically a Western fantasy, which is not difficult for foreigners to accept.

The story is pretty good, at least much better than Meng Lang making up a story.

After determining the goal, the next step is to further improve the setting of background characters and write a draft plan based on this goal.

But Meng Lang is filming Ultraman Mbius, so how can he have time to tinker with this?

So, he could only find Lin Jin.

After telling Lin Jin the basic background framework, including the main character lines, Meng Lang let him play freely.

No need to rush, take your time!

Looking at the young man with a sad face, Meng Lang smiled and said, I'll give you half a year, that should be enough, right?

I'll try my best!

The boss opens his mouth and the employees run away.

Meng Lang didn't know how much psychological pressure his sudden whim caused to Lin Jin.

At the moment, he is lecturing the future and preparing to film the 29th episode of Ultraman Mebius, The Farewell Day.

This is a very crucial episode!

In this episode, Mirai revealed his identity, answered the question Why does Ultraman want to protect the earth?, experienced defeat, fought side by side with Instructor Taylor, and understood the meaning of partner...

This is also the beginning of shaking people!

Before this episode, the most in the future was to team up with Shikali to kill the old monster, and there were no other Ultra brothers to appear.

But after that, almost all the brothers returned to Earth.

Taro returns first!

The earth is about to face a powerful enemy, and young Mebius may not be a match. In order to preserve hope, Ao's father decided to recall the future to prevent him from sacrificing his young life.

Future said that he is not afraid of sacrifice and he wants to continue fighting...

But he is really too young!

Ao's father's warning made Xiaomeng realize that the enemy he was about to face might not be that simple.

So he made all kinds of unusual actions and wanted to leave as much as possible without any regrets.

But Xiang Yuanlong saw through it.

Long didn't know that Future was Mebius, and he thought that Future wanted to quit GUYS.

Until Impreza shows up!

The robot Impelezza was the enemy that Xiao Meng could not fight against, and he easily defeated Xiao Meng. If Taylor hadn't arrived in time, humanity would have been doomed.

“Good performance!”

Meng Lang called Ren Laiwei to his side and explained to him: But there is something wrong with his eyes. At this time, Mebius is ready to sacrifice to protect the earth. There should be no hesitation or hesitation in his eyes.

I see!

Future nodded, and then asked: The next step should be to act with senior Tao Zhao, right?

right!

After Mirai woke up, he had a conversation with Long. Answered the question Why do Ultra Warriors protect the earth? and then met Tao Zhao.

This scene doesn’t exist in the original version!

It's understandable, after all, the original version of Taro didn't appear in human form, so how could he have a role?

But the PD version has a human body!

So Taylor's scene became different from the original version.

Implezza appears again!

After receiving the notice, GUYS dispatched urgently. Menbius also wanted to go, but was stopped by Tao Zhao.

Can't!

In your current state, can you really defeat Impreza? Tao Zhao scolded, Mumbius, your mission has been completed, leave it to me!

But……

There is no but! The reason why I let you go back is to make you stronger, accumulate more strength, and cope with unpredictable battles!

Then Impereza...

I can use Ultra Bomb!

What? That wasn't sealed by you...

Taro!

Before Mirai finished speaking, Tao Zhao raised his right hand, the Ultra Badge shone brightly, and turned into Ultraman Taro.

Taro used Ultra Bomb!

Impelaza first exploded, then reorganized and came back to life!

With the red light flashing, Taylor was obviously unable to fight anymore. At this time, his teammates also found the future and encouraged him not to give up and continue fighting.

It's up...

How could Impereza, who gave even Taro a headache, be defeated so easily? Xiaomeng transformed and then fell.

But the bond of friendship allowed him to gain new power, evolve into the Fire Hero form, and finally defeat Impreza.

Accompanied by an explosion...

Looking at Future, who was laughing and playing with his teammates in the distance, Tao Zhao murmured to himself: Partner... Mebius, Impereza is just a vanguard. There are more terrifying enemies waiting for you. .

I understand, Instructor Taylor!

Future responded: No matter what test I encounter, I will always believe in my partners!

The conversation ended and Taylor left.

As the core turning point of the plot, and also the first return of the Ultra Brothers, episodes 29 and 30 have come to an end.

From this moment on, the future identity is no longer a secret.

Although it was not a secret before...

Captain Qishui probably already knew the identity of the future. After all, he had a close relationship with that adult, so there was no reason Yan Tou would hide it from him.

certainly!

The Earth where Mebius is located, the Ultra Brothers have visited and fought many times, and have formed a deep friendship with humans.

Therefore, it won't be a problem if his identity is exposed in the future, and he can still stay in GUYS.

Taro is the first Ultra Brother to return, but certainly not the last.

As the plot enters the middle and later stages, the familiar Ultra Brothers will not only return one by one, but will even have exclusive plots.

For example, Eddie...

There are many Ultra Brothers returning from Yusri's dream, and there are also many exclusive plots arranged by the screenwriter.

But the drama that touched Meng Lang the most and left the deepest impression on him was undoubtedly Eddie Returns. Every time I relive it, I am always moved to tears by the teacher-student relationship.

Leo’s plot is also good.

However, I was less moved and more shocked by Toutie Xiaomeng who received Leo's flying kick.

This is too reckless!

But when it comes to recklessness, the re-enactment of the famous scene of taking light from the chest that returned from the first generation is considered a classic among classics.

One thing to say!

The return of the Ultra Brothers may sound like a publicity stunt, but Membius' handling of it is really good.

The new generation should really learn this!

The return of the seniors should have brought emotions and tears, recreating childhood classics, but why did you step on them as a stepping stone?

What a nonsense!

If you want to play the emotional card, you have to face up to the status and strength of the seniors. Blindly advocating the new and suppressing the old will only be counterproductive and cause a lot of criticism.

Mebius did a pretty good job.

The return of the seniors not only has their own exclusive plot, but their strength has not been weakened too much...

It must have been peeled off a little!

How does not cutting reflect the power of the protagonist Mebius? However, the magnitude of the weakening is not large and is still within the acceptable range of the audience.

This is very good!

The Return of the Seniors scene lasted about eight or nine episodes in total, and it took Meng Lang half a month to finish filming this part.

But he was exhausted.

I just wanted to take a two-day break and give myself a holiday, but it just happened that Kamen Rider Sword ended.

No time to rest!

As soon as the ending of Kamen Rider Sword was aired, it caused an uproar on the Internet.

On the one hand, everyone was moved by Kenzaki's sacrifice, but on the other hand, they questioned the production team, whether the ending was suspected of being bad?

This makes Bai Cang very passive.

He is a producer, but he is not a screenwriter! He didn't write this ending, so why did he get scolded again for no reason?

certainly!

Being scolded was just a joke. At most, everyone raised questions, but it did not rise to the level of insult.

The key depends on what he says.

Is Kamen Rider Sword bad?

It doesn't count!

Yan Tao replied: At most, it has an open ending, and it won't rise to the level of a bad ending.

The key is that the world will not be peaceful until Joker is eliminated, and until the end of the plot, there is no telling what will happen to Kenzaki and Hajime Aikawa in the future.

Li Wanbo smiled bitterly and said: The audience reacted so strongly because they probably feel sorry for Kenzaki and hope to give him a happy ending.

I think so!

Meng Lang nodded.

The audience is making a fuss now, shouting bad ending. It's just because they feel sorry for Kenzaki's choice and want to see the follow-up.

Is there any follow-up?

The answer is yes!

By the time Kamen Rider King airs, Kenzaki and Hajime Aikawa's problems will be solved.

But this way...

To be honest, relying on the King of Time to solve the problem is a bit of a fool's errand.

It's like two farmers arguing over the ownership of a cow. As a result, immortals descended from heaven and used magic to conjure a second cow, one for each person.

It looks like the problem is solved!

But in fact, this is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause. The question of Whose cow is it? is still unresolved.

Let's go back to the whole side story...

Meng Lang pondered: Arrange for Hajime Aikawa and Kenzaki to meet regularly. The ending may not necessarily be a happy ending, as long as the audience believes it.

Okay, let's do it!

Just when Shirakura wanted to hang up the phone and announce the gaiden plan on Twitter to appease people, Meng Lang asked again: How is Kabuto? Can it be broadcast as scheduled?

no problem!

Bai Cang said confidently: The first three episodes have been filmed and can be broadcast at any time.

That's good!

Meng Lang breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously: Where is Dasen? What is he busy with recently?

I heard it's a theatrical version of Dragon Knight, but I forgot the specific content...

Let him stop for a while and take time to come to Jiangchuan. I have something to discuss with him! It's a very important matter!

Is it something important?

Bai Cang asked curiously: President, is it convenient to disclose it?

It's nothing. I think he's a little tired of always filming theater versions! Just in time, I have a TV series planned here, and I plan to let him try it!

Meng Lang was talking about Sword Art Online.

The story of Grandpa Tong would be more suitable to be filmed by Neon People. Otherwise, I don’t know what the film will look like.

Moreover, he also wanted to talk to Omori about the New Decade of Kamen Rider.

It’s time for President Ono to retire!

As soon as he retires, Shirokura will have to take over. After Shirakura became the new president, he probably wouldn't have time to bother with Kamen Rider anymore, so Omori became the only choice to take over.

This is not about killing the donkey!

Meng Lang had asked Bai Cang before whether he preferred to be a producer or engage in some management positions.

Bai Cang chose the latter without hesitation.

Who can stand being scolded every day? I'm not a masochist. Of course, a management position is more suitable for me!

He said so.

Meng Lang couldn't, let him continue to be the producer, and then promote Da Sen to the president, right?

This guy Omori...

Looking horizontally and vertically, he doesn't look like a qualified helmsman. Although Shirakura has a bad reputation, at least he is more reliable as a president than Omori.

After all, Meng Lang was also afraid.

What if you don't follow his will and get kicked by a horse?

It's a bit late to come back