161: physical book

Little Wright looked at the game on the tablet, not yet knowing how to play, as watermelons began to fall.

Talon smiled and reached out, gently swiping across the tablet, and the watermelon was sliced in half.

"Look! Fruit Ninja!"

Little Wright understood!

He started swiping on the tablet; this Fruit Ninja game was quite simple and perfect for Little Wright to play.

He just had to be careful, as bombs would occasionally fall.

Now that Little Wright was finally not bothering him, Talon finally had time to continue playing plants vs. zombies.

The game design was quite interesting; plants could be used to fight zombies, but if there were too many zombies, you couldn't win with just a few plants.

Moreover, if you weren't careful, your brains would be eaten by a zombie that had snuck in when you weren't looking.

Talon played like this for a long time.

Meanwhile, the students at Zhu Guang Studio were also nervously staring at the backend data.

Although this wasn't the first game they'd made, it was the one that determined whether they could earn money in the future.

If this could make money, they could continue on the path of game production in the future.

If it flopped completely, their future would be difficult.

After all, they were clinging to such a powerful backer, yet they still couldn't produce results.

Wouldn't that mean they might not be suited for this path at all?

"It's profitable! It's profitable!" a student shouted.

Immediately, a large group of people crowded around to look. "It really is profitable; it's already over a thousand yuan!"

"Awesome!"

"Many people are playing the dress-up game, and people are playing your kitten game too."

"The most played is plants vs. zombies. As expected, the boss is the boss, sigh."

As they chattered away, Ye Bai instructed them to keep a close eye on things.

He, meanwhile, began preparing to film the TV series the great qin empire: fission.

Of course, he didn't forget to add new heroes to Honor of Kings.

There were still too few heroes at the moment, which didn't make for very good matches.

He had been too busy lately and only managed to release Zhang Fei first.

Ye Bai planned to release King of Lanling, Nakoruru, and Li Bai after a while.

He would steadily release about two heroes a month.

In this way, there would be more Jungler heroes.

Soon, Ye Bai joined the film crew.

The mini-games did not disappoint; although they weren't as profitable as Honor of Kings, they made up for it with sheer volume.

When people got tired of playing other games, there would always be someone who wanted to play a mini-game to relax.

Of course, the largest audience for mini-games was still children.

Usually, they didn't have much free time to play games, and the holographic pod at home might not be available for them, so these mini-games were very convenient.

They could be played on phones, tablets, and computers.

Even if they didn't like one mini-game, they could play others.

As soon as they opened the webpage, it was like entering a gaming paradise.

Perhaps because Wandering God was currently at the height of his fame, no one went out of their way to seek attention.

The key was that they didn't even know how to find fault.

Should they say the mini-games were crudely made and set game production back ten years?

But they had already reached a conclusion on this matter before: games were made for people to play.

As long as the players were happy, that was all that mattered.

If someone spoke out like that, they might be scolded with, 'Your game isn't even as fun as a mini-game.'

Wouldn't that be a total loss of face?

So, they could only endure it.

——

"This is a grand scene; you can't be so stingy when filming it," Ye Bai said while reviewing the footage on set.

"Also, you extras, perk up! If it's a battle, fight properly. Are you dancing with that limp-wristed fighting?"

"Look at these few people, what are they even doing?"

"Right now, you are the people of the State of Qin, the warriors of the State of Qin. Your country is about to be annexed, and your loved ones might die because of your weakness on the battlefield!"

"You need to show some grit!"

"Again!"

He shouted his reprimands, and the set fell silent.

Bao Zan didn't dare to speak loudly either; this was his first time collaborating with Ye Bai, and if all went well, he would likely work under Ye Bai for a long time.

He hadn't understood Ye Bai's filming style before, but now that he did, he would naturally try his best to align with it.

In the holographic space, yellow dust filled the air and dark clouds obscured the sun.

Soldiers of the State of Wei were clad in bright armor, while opposite them stood the soldiers of the State of Qin in coarse hemp clothing.

Densely packed arrows fell like raindrops, and the battlefield was filled with the sounds of slaughter.

"Kill!"

Ye Bai stared from behind the holographic camera.

At the same time, he didn't forget to tell Bao Zan, "For these large-scale battle scenes, you can use more high-angle shots to let the audience know this is a grand battle that determines the fate of the nation."

"It's not just a brawl between a small group of people; you want the audience to feel the insignificance of the individual and the cruelty of war, but also see the majesty and power of the military formations."

He had polished this scene for over ten days, and now it was finally starting to take shape.

Ye Bai wasn't overly harsh; once this part was over, he shouted, "Cut!"

"Take a thirty-minute break. Assistant Director Bao, take them through a review of the positioning just now; there are still a few problematic spots."

As soon as he said this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Many people collapsed directly onto the ground, panting heavily, both from physical exhaustion and the mental pressure of Ye Bai's high demands.

However, this didn't matter much to the extras; they were paid by the day, so it was the same amount of money regardless of how they filmed.

As for the main actors, they didn't have any complaints either; this was a good film, and they all hoped to film it well.

Of course, for those who were just coasting along, Ye Bai would kick them out without mercy.

While he was still studying the footage, Editor sent him a message.

[Big White, we've produced the physical books in bulk. According to the plan you agreed to last time, we've sent a batch over. Just sign them and send them back to us (acting cute).]

Ye Bai only remembered after seeing her message, and he replied with a 'Received.'

However, he didn't expect Editor to play a trick on him.

He had originally said he would sign five hundred copies of romance of the three kingdoms, but he didn't expect Editor to send him five hundred copies each of romance of the three kingdoms, journey to the west, and one thousand and one nights.

Truly despicable.

Because of this, Ye Bai was busy filming during the day and had to find time to sign books at night.

Time flew by, and soon it was the day the physical books went on sale.

The official promotion had been done in advance; not only were they sold online, but they were also distributed to offline bookstores.

Shu Yuanqing carried his briefcase, preparing to buy a copy of his favorite romance of the three kingdoms to keep for his collection.

To his surprise, as soon as he reached the bookstore, he was startled by the crowd inside; the bookstore was packed with people, and there was even a long line.

They were shouting, "Boss! Give me a copy of romance of the three kingdoms!"

"I want journey to the west! Give me journey to the west!"

The owner was squeezed so hard he had to stand on a table, holding up two books. "Last two copies! They're all gone once these are sold!"

"How about you take a look at one thousand and one nights?"