Chapter 616 "Azeroth"

December 13th, New York time, is destined to be a day that will be remembered in the history of world gaming.

At this time in China, it is the hot Double 12 Online Shopping Festival.

On Double Eleven a month ago, China's online shopping hit an unprecedented 200 billion transaction volume, shocking the world.

Although Double Twelve is not as big a battle as Double Eleven, it is one of the few days in the year when there are relatively big discounts, so whether they want something or not, people will always go to Taobao and JD.com to take a look, and maybe they will suddenly have an idea. What's up?

At the same time, Luo Quan released one or two episodes of the 3D animation "Azeroth" on Netflix.

This animation was produced using Unreal Engine, and its image quality surpasses most 3D animations on the market, but what’s even more eye-catching is its plot.

The story takes place on a planet called Azeroth. It begins with the creation of the Titans. The four ancient gods rebelled and were later sealed. The scenes are spectacular and the background is grand. Just a simple world view is already dazzling.

Immediately afterwards, the protagonist of the story-the night elf wizard Illidan Stormrage appeared.

Compared with his brother, he has a handsome appearance and a pair of amber eyes, which are quite rare among the shadow elves and are considered a good omen for becoming a big shot.

Compared to his brother who is proficient in natural magic and druidry, Illidan prefers arcane magic and has achieved great success.

However, such a proud man has a tragic emotional experience just like the second male lead in many third-rate romance novels.

He was deeply in love with his childhood sweetheart, the Priestess of the Moon, Tyrande Whisperwind, but this beautiful and intellectual beauty of the night had a secret crush on Illidan's brother, Malfurion Stormrage.

A very typical love triangle, and although Illidan is the protagonist of the story, he is obviously not the protagonist of this relationship.

As a licking dog, he was qualified. Unfortunately, Tyrande was completely unmoved and only had Malfurion in his eyes.

As the saying goes, if you are frustrated in love, you will be proud in the workplace.

Illidan was extremely talented in magic and possessed powerful force at a young age. In an attack, he protected the night elf lord Ravencrest who was almost killed by a demon, and was successfully promoted to the high lord's personal mage.

However, the night elves did not know at this time that this powerful demon was actually just one of the many demons of the Burning Legion, and this terrifying legion was planning to invade Azeroth.

This is the entire plot of episodes one to two of the anime. Although it only lasts forty minutes in total, the protagonists are all sharply drawn and their modeling is also quite good.

Especially Tyrande Whisperwind, who is simply more elven than the elves in Lord of the Rings.

Moreover, purple skin color is more in line with the xp of certain groups. All in all, she is beautiful, so it is no wonder that she is remembered by her brother-in-law.

The audience is actually very concerned about it.

In addition to the characters, the wonderful story is also fascinating.

After the reorganization of classic Western fantasy characters such as druids, arcane, elves, and demons, they have a completely different feel from all previous works.

"A groundbreaking work in the Western magical world!"

This is a comment given by Time Magazine, and the vast majority of viewers agree. Compared with The Lord of the Rings, "Azeroth" has a stronger magical flavor.

The first episode of the TV series is free, and all subsequent six episodes are paid. Although there is only one paid episode so far, the payment rate has reached an astonishing 97%, which is equivalent to 97 people out of 100 people watching the episode. After one episode, I paid to watch the second episode.

The first episode was viewed by 4.3 million people.

This retention rate can no longer be described as outrageous, but truly outrageous, especially for a work like 3D cartoons that is not considered mainstream.

The current rating of "Azeroth" on Netflix is ​​9.9, which means it has taken off right from the start.

Luo Quan once again created a universe. Compared with Resident Evil, the Azeroth universe undoubtedly has a wider audience. The theme of swords and magic is an evergreen and popular theme among young people. As long as the quality is online, there will definitely be no shortage. audience.

Of course, given the audience, there will certainly be no shortage of controversies about the plot.

There are basically no problems elsewhere in "Azeroth". The setting is novel and mature, and the narration and character dialogue are as smooth as if there is a multi-million-word world history as a reference for the script.

However, it is only the emotional scenes that make quite a few groups feel uncomfortable.

Why is Illidan so handsome? He obviously has the face of a protagonist, but he is a bitch.

And Malfurion looks like an uncle who grew up eating seaweed, but he can be licked by the goddess.

This is completely unreasonable!

Illidan's fans are complaining about him, and Malfurion also has fans. This wise and equally talented archdruid is also very popular.

The most important thing is that the goddess also likes him, so his popularity is actually not low.

Now in the plot, the relationship between the two brothers is relatively harmonious, but in reality, fans on both sides have started rounds of heated arguments.

Luo Quan, who knew the direction of the plot, just laughed. Now it was just an argument, and he would probably have to curse directly in the future.

The two brothers have always been in a relationship of love and murder in the plot. Unfortunately, Illidan went to too extreme and went astray in a single thought. Even if he regretted it, it was too late after all.

And this is just one of the most representative villains among the many villains in World of Warcraft.

But in comparison, she liked another one more.

He was the prince of the human kingdom. When he was born, the whole forest called his name, and he became known as a filial son.

The scene in which this character appears can be said to be one of the climaxes in the plot of World of Warcraft.

And because this plot is so exciting, Luo Quan even started to warm up for it in the first season.

The way to warm up is to use a song as the theme song of "Azeroth".

The song is a heavy metal song called "The dawn".

After the song was released, it immediately topped the Billboard Hot Songs chart.

The song begins with a melodious piano sound that is slightly desolate, followed by extremely explosive heavy metal guitar music and extremely exciting drum beats.

This is an out-and-out war song, suitable for appearing in most burning video remixes.

For "Azeroth" fans, this song "The Dawn" is quite satisfying.

Although there are no lyrics, the overall sound is full of indescribable tragedy, impassioned but also filled with endless regrets.

It's not a divine song, but it's memorable.

For fans of Chinese dramas, there are still some doubts.

The translation name of the song given by Luo Quan is "Prelude to the Dead", but the villain in the first season obviously looks like a devil, so why not call it "Prelude to the Devil"?

Luo Quan did not explain the fans' doubts, but just asked them to look forward to it.

As for all the answers, we have to wait until the World of Warcraft game is released to truly reveal it.

Generally speaking, the Warcraft cartoon has been very popular since it was aired, and excellent stories will become popular wherever they go.

Next, as long as we operate it well and avoid the key thunder and lightning that Blizzard once killed, it won't be a problem to make World of Warcraft the world's number one MMORPG.

She has played a lot of similar games in this world in the past few days. Whether they are new ones or the ones called classics, they cannot be compared with World of Warcraft.

Comparing the two, I have the obvious advantage!

However, although the plan unfolded very smoothly, if it is to be completely launched, more people will be needed to help complete it.

At present, the company has 500 people. It is enough to make stand-alone games, but if you want to make a large-scale role-playing online game, especially an ultra-high-definition masterpiece made with a next-generation engine like Unreal Engine, this is far beyond the reach. not enough.

Therefore, Luo Quan had already arranged for Li Jiang to continue the recruitment plan before the release of "Azeroth".

Recruiting people costs money, which is equivalent to the fact that the money earned from this cartoon just passed through Luo Quan's pocket and was distributed again in the blink of an eye.

But she is not short of money now. On the one hand, the two movies she made before have been taken off the shelves one after another, and she has made a lot of money after the box office settlement.

On the other hand, the much-anticipated "Frozen" is finally about to premiere.

As if to celebrate the advent of this ice and snow fairy tale, New York received a heavy snowfall.

However, the cold weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of moviegoers. Because it was a weekend, many parents took their children to watch the movie together.

Since it's a fairy tale, the plot must be family-friendly, and the starring roles are some of the hottest stars at the moment. It's perfect to have some fun over the weekend.

As for director Luo Quan, he returned to the hospital early after hosting the premiere.

If it is not necessary, she will basically not leave her mother's ward.

As the birth approached, her family members were nervous, and Luo Ni was actually very nervous too.

Although she gave birth to Luo Quan, it was almost twenty years ago.

Speaking of which, Eric was with her when she gave birth. At that time, several pregnant women in the hospital were envious of her, saying that she had found such a handsome foreign husband, but they didn't know that she and Eric were actually in a relationship. It took so many years.

I remember that when I gave birth to Luo Quan, I didn’t seem to have suffered too much.

When Luo Quan was still in her belly, he was very well-behaved and didn't make much noise. She rarely woke him up at night when he went to bed.

Later, when the baby grew up, she hardly had to worry about it. She could be considered a model among the children next door who moved the top ten people in China.

And Luo Xi is really a little ancestor, and her liveliness is several levels higher than that of her sister.

It's so powerful before you're born. How can you get it when you grow up?

This girl doesn't seem to be a worry-free person.

"Daughter, what are you planning to do in the future? Do you plan to remain a star?"

In the past two years, the time spent with her daughter has become much less. Now the mother and son sit together, and Luo Ni often talks about life with Luo Quan.

Mainly, it's her daughter's life, and that's what a mother cares about most.

"Probably so." Luo Quan nodded: "It's good to be a star. There are many people who like me, and I feel a sense of accomplishment."

"But, I see there are a lot of people scolding you. There are often people like this on Weibo." Luo Ni looked at her daughter's face carefully, and suddenly realized that her daughter had become more and more feminine. .

Although my daughter was very beautiful in the past, her eyebrows were always a little immature, and her words occasionally sounded milky.

In the two years since I became a celebrity, I have matured a lot and become more beautiful.

"It's mediocre not to be jealous. Most of these people are just jealous of me when they scold me. There's no need to pay attention to it." Luo Quan smiled easily and said he didn't care about these bad comments at all.

"By the way, do you really not consider emotional issues?" After wandering around for a long time, Luo Ni talked about this issue again.

"Mom, didn't I say that I don't have this idea?" Luo Quan looked at his mother helplessly.

"I'm actually quite worried." Luo Ni's tone was a little low, "Although your father is doing very well now, you also know what happened in the past ten years. It is impossible to say that he has no complaints.

What I'm afraid of is that if you fear or reject the entire male group because of your father's relationship, that would be really bad. "

Luo Quan recalled that time in his head, and he didn't seem to feel any resentment or complaint.

"Luo Quan" has been very sensible since he was a child. Although he lacks father's love, he relies more on his mother.

And her mother always worked hard to protect her with double love, so "Luo Quan" actually didn't have too many negative emotions towards her father since she was a child.

So what if I don't have a father? After all these years, being a single parent never means missing. It mainly depends on the mentality and environment.

Moreover, such a family can also allow children to feel the preciousness of their relatives.

Facing his mother's worries, Luo Quan held her hand and said softly: "Mom, I never made such a choice because of my father, I just simply didn't have such thoughts.

Just think of me as a Txl who doesn’t want to find a partner, okay? "

"It would be great if you were really Les. At least you would have a companion when you get old. If you were really alone all your life, the end would be too miserable."

Luo Quan smiled helplessly when he heard this. For a long time, his mother was worried because of her grandfather's experience.

Because my mother's grandfather divorced my grandmother, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years and had a weird temper, which made the whole family angry and sad.

In the end, he died miserably in bed.

My mother probably witnessed all this, so she had a shadow in her heart and was very persistent in finding a companion.

In fact, it is not unreasonable. A single tree cannot become a forest, but Luo Quan feels that she does not have this need.

After a few words of persuasion with my mother, the topic finally came to an end.

At the same time, the first-round box office results of "Frozen" have also been released.

Not counting the theaters that have not finished playing it, it has now exceeded 10 million US dollars.

This box office result is already the best result in 2018, second only to "Titanic"!

On Twitter, the movie "Frozen" has gradually become a trend.

The most mentioned one is the fairy sisterly love between Queen Elsa and Princess Anna.