"How long have you been doing this? How far have you progressed? Have you ever gone out together? Have you ever paid attention to the paparazzi when you went out?"
Mo Chenghong held back his anger and blurted out a series of questions.
He looked at the two people sitting upright on the sofa, his expression as serious as a dean who discovered that his students were in a premature relationship, and he almost said something like calling the parents.
Xu Siyi leaned on the sofa, his hand touched Xu Qiao's palm, he moved his fingers, half covered his palm with his hand, and patted it twice as if to comfort him.
Mo Chenghong's eyelids twitched, and he stood up and squeezed in between the two of them and sat down with an expressionless face.
Xu Siyi glanced at him and replied, "Not long."
The two of them "confirmed their relationship" not long ago, and have only seen each other a few times since then.
Xu Qiao didn't want to squeeze with Mo Chenghong, so he stood up and sat on the sofa opposite: "He only picked me up and dropped me off at the studio."
Mo Chenghong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the answer. Fortunately, it was still in time to curb the seedlings.
Mo Chenghong sighed, put the documents in his hand aside, and adjusted the legs of his glasses: "Si Yi, Xu Qiao, I suggest that you two calm down."
"You are all in the rising stage of your career. I understand that young people are full of energy. Everyone has been young before, but why should you make things difficult for your career?"
Seeing that the two were silent, Mo Chenghong said, "It's okay if I saw it this time, but what if someone else saw it? If it gets out, it will be like a magnitude 10 earthquake."
Mo Chenghong took off his glasses and pinched his nose bridge, feeling a throbbing pain in his temple.
He sneered, "Okay, you all don't care. You don't care, but what about the other party? If this matter is exposed, Xu Qiao's career will probably be suspended. Si Yi, are you happy to see this situation?"
Xu Siyi frowned and looked up, meeting Xu Qiao's gaze.
Of course he didn't want Xu Qiao's career to be affected by him.
Mo Chenghong's voice declared the fact: "You two are not in love, is it so difficult to calm down and break up?"
You two are not in love. This sentence sounded like a warning bell in my mind.
Xu Siyi then realized that in Xu Qiao's heart, they were not in a romantic relationship. Xu Qiao might have a good impression of him, but it was far from the level of liking him.
Mo Chenghong sighed and handed him the document: "The Prodigal Son has been shortlisted for the main competition unit."
He came up to Xu Siyi just to tell him that the film festival had announced the shortlist.
"The Prodigal Son." Xu Qiao glanced at the poster in Mo Chenghong's hand. Two large characters written with a brush took up almost half of the poster. Below the characters was the back of Xu Siyi riding a horse.
Bright red cloak and silver armor.
It was a previously released movie. This movie was Xu Siyi's transformation work. Xu Qiao did not go to the premiere. But it was inevitable to see the promotion and know that it was a story about a prodigal son who wandered around the world with a pot of wine and a sword, and finally went to the battlefield for the justice of his country.
The loyal bones are buried in the green mountains, and the body is wrapped in the horse's hide. He is not glorious and has never been remembered. He is a small figure in the torrent of the times.
Xu Siyi has both popularity and strength. In the past few years, he followed the traffic route and is now seeking transformation. Winning the Best Actor trophy is the best proof of this. The Venice Film Festival is a good opportunity.
"The crew has contacted you. You will leave for Venice in a few days. After attending the film festival, you can also travel there to relax." Mo Chenghong knew that it was useless to say more now. Instead, it would easily arouse the rebellious psychology of young people. So he simply dealt with it coldly and separated the two for a while.
"Xu Qiao, you stay in China and prepare for the documentary filming and the training of the folk music orchestra." After a pause, Mo Chenghong said, "We will be apart for a while, and we can still be good colleagues when you come back."
"How about it?"
Everyone present understood what Mo Chenghong meant.
Xu Qiao raised his eyes and looked fixedly at Xu Siyi's deep pupils. His eyelashes were not long, but very dense. When the light shone down from above, his eyelashes separated the light like a comb, casting a small shadow.
After a moment, Xu Qiao looked away and nodded: "Okay."
Looking at his calm and unperturbed eyes, Xu Siyi felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over him from head to toe. His heart seemed to be squeezed back and forth by a pair of invisible hands, and his breathing unconsciously became heavier.
It was you who said to give it a try, and it was also you who agreed to break up.
"Then you two can talk." Mo Chenghong stood up, walked out the door, and said before closing the door, "I believe both of you have the ability to handle things well."
The huge lounge returned to silence. There was no chandelier on the ceiling, and the ring light was soft. Xu Qiao glanced at Xu Siyi. His face was cut into distinct shadows by the light. He pursed his lips slightly, and his expression did not look good.
Xu Siyi leaned on the sofa with his eyes downcast. When he saw Xu Qiao stand up and walk towards him, his gaze moved and the two of them looked at each other.
Xu Siyi curled his lips and turned his head away.
"No matter whether you can win the Golden Lion trophy or not," Xu Qiao said, "You have been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival. Your transformation has been successful."
"Don't let this affect—"
"Are you concerned about me?" Xu Siyi interrupted him.
Xu Qiao paused for a while and then hummed.
He was not sure what kind of feelings Xu Siyi had for him, and just as Mo Chenghong said, he could not delay him at this time.
The fluctuating anxious mood calmed down at once, and what came up was an inexplicable astringent pain in the chest.
Xu Siyi held his fingers and gently rubbed his thin white hands with his thumb. These hands had calluses from recording the "Survival" documentary, and there were still many small scars on them that had not completely disappeared.
"It's not as serious as Brother Cheng Hong said." Xu Siyi's eyebrows were sharp, but his voice softened, "I don't want it to end."
Xu Qiao stared at their intertwined fingers and felt a flutter in his heart.
"I'm leaving." Xu Siyi said in a low voice, "I'm going to Venice in a few days. I may be back in a while. Take care of yourself, take safety measures when filming the documentary, and..."
He hesitated for a moment, then pulled Xu Qiao over, held him in his arms, grasped his waist, rested his forehead against his, and rubbed his nose against his.
"Wait until I come back, don't look for anyone else."
Xu Siyi soon flew with the crew to Venice to attend the film festival, and Xu Qiao's life returned to normal. He ran between the studio, the gym, and the folk music orchestra. When he was free, he would attend meetings with Gao Ming to advance the progress of the game.
The game closed beta date is coming soon.
This is the first closed beta test of Doomsday, and the entire Star-Pointing team is very nervous.
Since Dianxing was founded, they have put almost all their energy into developing the game Doomsday. At this time, the game can only be regarded as a semi-finished product, but the evaluation of the first closed beta players can already show some problems.
There are not many places available for this closed beta test. One thousand players will be randomly selected from the registered players to participate, and their data and suggestions will be recorded.
Dianxing also gave Xu Qiao a place. He downloaded the game in advance, and after the closed beta started, Xu Qiao chose to enter the game.
The first thing you enter is the career selection and character creation interface. In order to facilitate data statistics, the naming function is not open this time. The 1,000 closed beta players are distinguished by numbers, from 1 to 1000, assigned according to the order in which they enter the game.
After creating the character, Xu Qiao entered the game. The game was not yet fully completed. At this time, most of the world map was gray, and only two or three areas were lit up for selection.
Due to limited manpower and funds, Gao Ming meant that after the game is officially launched, they would recruit more staff to continue the subsequent production. This level is already their limit.
After clicking into the area and a brief loading time, Xu Qiao was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.
The modeler's skills are very good. He presented the world he drew so well that it feels familiar.
There are ruins, dilapidated streets and crumbling billboards.
There was the sound of water dripping from the eaves and the eerie roars of strange creatures in the distance.
Xu Qiao moved his view and looked up at the sky. Neither sunlight nor moonlight could be seen. The only thing visible was the broken sky. The turquoise light gathered like the aurora, dazzling and bringing a little light to the world.
But that extremely beautiful light is the culprit of the end of the world.
Survival games have a high degree of freedom and there are no mission guidelines. Even the game interface is very simple, with very few buttons, and you have to figure everything out on your own.
Players who were randomly teleported in were standing on the streets, controlling their characters to run around and familiarize themselves with the operations.
The comments on the world channel are refreshing very quickly.
[This scene is amazing!]
[Where is the game guide? I can’t find it.]
[It seems there is no guide? The operation is easy to use, but I don’t know what to do]
[My god, there are so many interactive scenes in this game. You can ride the broken bicycles on the roadside, repair the broken cars, and pick up tiles and flower pots]
Xu Qiao controlled the character to leave the street, and the sound of footsteps could be heard as he walked.
There is a difference in the sound of stepping on concrete and mud, and occasionally there is water sound when stepping into a puddle. Gao Ming and his team are really attentive and have paid great attention to details.
There were only a thousand players in this closed beta test. Apart from the NPCs, most places were empty with no one in sight. Xu Qiao slid the mouse to identify the direction below.
He was the one who provided the world map to Gao Ming. The restored scene was very familiar to him. Xu Qiao couldn't tell how he felt about restoring the book world he had experienced in this way.
After identifying the surrounding scenes, Xu Qiao realized that the headquarters of the survival team he joined in the book world was not far away. He wondered whether Gao Ming had restored those buildings.
After entering through a small path and making many twists and turns, we came to the deserted street filled with sewage and from time to time we saw rats the size of weasels running by, bumping into broken bricks and tiles, making clear noises in the quiet street.
Players are born and land randomly, but the locations are controlled in the safe zone, which is the main street.
No one should come here in the short time.
After passing the last dilapidated building, Xu Qiao saw a small supermarket.
This is it.
Xu Qiao controlled the character to walk into the small supermarket. He thought it would be empty, but after entering, he saw a figure.
Subconsciously, he thought it was an NPC, but then Xu Qiao noticed that there was a number 379 on his head.
He stood in front of the shelf, neither interacting with the props nor walking back and forth to explore the scene in front of him. It looked as if the player placed the character here and left the computer.
But Xu Qiao immediately ruled out this possibility because 379 also discovered him and took a step towards him.
Xu Qiao looked at the screen. For some reason, the sound of his heartbeat became more obvious, as if it was beating right next to his ear.
The game had just been launched, and all players were born in the safe zone on the main street. If you didn't come here on purpose, it would be impossible to find this place at this time.
"Game tester?" Xu Qiao finally couldn't help but click on his avatar and sent a conversation message.
379 did not answer him.
After a moment, his figure disappeared from the spot. Xu Qiao knew that he had logged off and quit the game.
Xu Qiao clenched his hand around the mouse, took a deep breath, withdrew his fingers stiffly from the mouse, and dialed Gao Ming's number.
"How is Xu Qiao? Is he surprised by our results?" Gao Ming answered the phone quickly, and a proud voice came out.
Xu Qiao didn't want to exchange pleasantries with him, and asked directly: "Gao Ming, do you have internal testers for this closed beta test?"
"Of course there is." Gao Ming replied, somewhat confused as to why Xu Qiao asked this.
"What's the serial number?"
Gao Ming reported a few numbers. Xu Qiao closed his eyes and found that 379 was not among them.
"Can I retrieve the movement trajectory of player No. 379?" The agreement for this closed beta test states that recording the player's in-game movement trajectory is also within the scope of monitoring data and is not considered a privacy violation.
Gao Ming hesitated and asked, "It can be adjusted, but what's the matter?"
"Adjust it." Xu Qiao closed his eyes, "Help me."
Although Gao Ming was curious about why Xu Qiao insisted on getting this player's data, he still went to get it. He was very efficient and quickly retrieved the data: "Strange, this 379's movement trajectory, I'll send it to you, you can take a look."
Gao Ming sent a map with 379's movements marked with red lines. It can be clearly seen that from his birthplace to the small supermarket hidden in the building complex, he moved almost without any detours.
I went straight to the small supermarket with a clear destination.
This means that player 379 definitely knows this place. It is not impossible that he walked there by accident, but Xu Qiao subconsciously felt that this would not be the case.
"Xu Qiao, have you told anyone the map information?" Gao Ming couldn't help but ask.
This small supermarket is a hidden place in the game. It is very important in the early stage of the game and involves the subsequent development of power. If players explore it, they can get a lot of benefits.
Xu Qiao shook his head: "No."
"That might just be a coincidence." Gao Ming muttered.
Xu Qiao took a deep breath and squeezed his phone tightly: "Can you pull up the authentication information of this player?"