Chapter 405 The Truman Show (Additional Update 13)
A week passed.
Soon it was time for the first performance of "The Truman Show".
If there is a way, hard work pays off.
He also said that it is indeed easy to make money from being taken advantage of.
After spending a lot of money, Zheng Yuanxian still got the tickets from scalpers.
Not only that, he also signed up for himself in the role registration channel and won a relatively good role.
His identity is a newsstand owner.
Every morning after Truman went out, he would come to him to buy a newspaper.
However, Zheng Yuanxian still didn't understand. What if he just stayed at the newsstand and Meng Chengming left? How would he know what he was doing?
I don’t know why he went there, what’s the point?
Hu Ningwei, Hu Ningtian, and Cheng Yunqing, who were invited by Xu Xiyu, also had the same doubts.
However, Xu Xiyu never explained on the way.
Wait until the scene.
He pointed to the tall building in the center of the performance area and said: "Did you see the four screens on the roof? All performances can be watched directly through this big screen. When passing the node, the pre-filmed content will also be on the screen. Broadcast.”
"Passing the point? Pre-shooting? What do you mean?" Hu Ningwei asked confused.
"Let me take the game you usually like to play as an example. "Wangxian" is an open world game with fixed NPCs in fixed places.
Visitors can wander around by themselves, communicate with NPCs when they meet them, and then take on a task. They can choose to complete it, in which case they will receive corresponding rewards and follow-up, or they can choose not to complete it.
But "The Truman Show" is equivalent to a chapter game with a fixed process. In the entire plot line, several nodes are designed, and these nodes will be gradually unlocked as time progresses.
After unlocking, there will be a special video to give the audience information to help the audience connect the whole story. Do you understand what I say? "Xu Xiyu said.
"Oh, let's play for a while and give a show, right?" Hu Ningwei understood now.
"That's pretty much it." Xu Xiyu nodded.
But Hu Ningtian and Cheng Yunqing were a little confused. They didn't play games.
Ever since, Cheng Yunqing said doubtfully: "I still don't understand."
“I can’t explain it. Anyway, the performance area is so big and is basically arranged on a straight road. Most of the performances will be completed in this road and the buildings on both sides.
In other words, for outdoor performances, as long as the audience in the performance area can basically see it with their eyes, and the actor is wearing a microphone, his voice can be heard by the whole audience.
As for indoor dramas and dramas with specific scenes, you can watch them on the big screen. Just think of them as interactive dramas. "Xu Xiyu didn't know how to explain it.
"Hey, Xiyu, I just saw that there is a screen on the square at the entrance. Can it be viewed from there?" Hu Ningtian asked curiously at this time.
"Yes." Xu Xiyu nodded.
"You have a good conscience. I don't think you need to buy a ticket there." Cheng Yunqing was happy when he heard this.
Hearing this, Xu Xiyu shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not a matter of conscience. It's also part of the performance, and it's the highlight."
"What do you mean?" Hu Ningwei asked curiously.
"You'll know later." Xu Xiyu gave up.
Time passed by slowly.
The square outside was packed with people, and many people even raised their mobile phones to broadcast live to the big screen.
Everyone in the performance area also took their places, and their mobile phones were stored. Because in the setting of "The Truman Show", there is no such thing as a smartphone.
Speaking of which, the audience on the other side of the earth knows the background setting of "The Truman Show".
But the audience here at Blue Star didn’t know. In order to ensure the effect of the performance, it is also to give the audience a stronger sense of participation and immersion.
Therefore, the director did not tell the audience the setting background of "The Truman Show".
He just emphasized that if it was a broadcast announcement, it meant that it was a need for plot performance, and everyone just had to pay attention to cooperate.
Against this background, the performance officially begins.
The large screen on the central high-rise building and the large screen outside started playing a video simultaneously.
The content of the video is very simple, just like the original version, interviews with the director, Truman's wife, and good friend Ma Long.
During the interview, they all talked about "The Truman Show", which was even a bit bragging.
If such a video is placed in a movie, everyone will know that it is plot content, and it can be roughly inferred from this interview that Truman lives in a fictional world. Because the director has made it clear.
But here, both the audience in the performance area and the audience in the square thought that this was a preparatory tidbit before the start.
In other words, they didn't even realize that the show had already begun.
At this time, Zheng Yuanxian, the owner of a newsstand, looked on with some boredom. While watching, he complained: "Good guy, you have to brag a bit before the performance."
At the end of his rant, Meng Chengming opened the door and walked out of the house, and the outdoor performance officially began.
He also said the famous line: "In case I never see you again, then I wish you good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
One thing to say, Meng Chengming is still very famous in domestic entertainment.
However, at this time, driven by the novelty of role-playing, the tourists played their roles seriously without even looking at Meng Chengming.
Seeing that they looked so presentable, Zheng Yuanxian couldn't help but said happily: "It's quite like that. I don't know how long they can last."
He wasn't just talking nonsense. Don't look at how serious these tourists are now.
After a certain period of time, these people's eyes will definitely be locked on Meng Chengming. In fact, if the phone hadn't been confiscated, someone might have been holding it up uncontrollably and started taking pictures.
In Zheng Yuanxian's opinion, this was something that greatly ruined the experience, and it was also the aspect where he felt the performance was a bit nonsense.
If everyone in the audience is watching Meng Chengming, what sense of immersion is there?
But it won't be long before he realizes how wrong he was.
Because, in the context of "The Truman Show", it is a reasonable reaction for everyone to look at Meng Chengming. They are all "actors", so they have to cooperate with the director team to pay attention to the protagonist "Truman".
Of course, not only Zheng Yuanxian is unaware of this, but other viewers are also unaware of this.
Everyone now only knows that the story takes place in a place called "Taoyuan Island". We know that Truman has lived on Taoyuan Island for thirty years and has a gentle nurse wife, Amei.
The show continues.
As Truman was walking on the road, a stage spotlight fell from the sky and hit the ground with a bang.
This movement not only startled Truman, but also Zheng Yuanxian who was not far away from him. He turned to the person pretending to read the newspaper and whispered: "Is there something wrong with the props?"
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"I don't know." The person who read the newspaper shook his head. The director told him not to be surprised if any problems occur, everything is part of the plot.
But Zheng Yuanxian hoped from the bottom of his heart that there was something wrong with the props and that the performance would be ruined on the first day.
Unfortunately, just after Meng Chengming got in the car.
A broadcast sound came from the sky above the performance area: "Fm105.7 traffic broadcast, now a piece of news is being inserted. An airplane broke down while flying over Taoyuan Island and parts fell off. Fortunately, no one was injured."
As soon as the broadcast came out, Zheng Yuanxian almost laughed out loud, and then said to the people reading the newspaper: "What kind of retarded script is this? All the parts were torn out of the plane."
"It's a bit strange." People who read the newspaper also found it a bit strange.
"Hey, do you think this is interesting? Why don't I think it's interesting?" Zheng Yuanxian said deliberately belittling.
But this man who reads the newspaper is obviously different from him. He comes to inquire about the situation. The man who reads the newspaper comes to actually experience the "live person immersive theater".
Therefore, after hearing what Zheng Yuanxian said, he couldn't help but said: "I said you are really interesting. This is just the beginning. I can't stop complaining about you."
After saying that, he moved a little further away because he felt that Zheng Yuanxian was quite disappointing.
When Zheng Yuanxian saw this, he was about to say something, but he saw Meng Chengming walking towards him: "Good morning, Old Wu."
"Good morning, Teacher Meng." Zheng Yuanxian replied instinctively, but after saying that, he realized something was wrong and was about to change his mind.
But Meng Chengming had already shown a puzzled expression: "Teacher Meng?"
"Sorry, sorry, I got up too early and my mind is still confused. Truman, don't mind." Zheng Yuanxian changed his words quickly.
"You don't mind. Here's a copy of today's newspaper, and a fashion magazine for my wife." Meng Chengming's performance was quite smooth. After taking the newspaper and magazine, he smiled and turned away.
The old man who was reading the newspaper just now couldn't help but come up and complain: "I said you are here to cause trouble, right?"
"What's this word? Why should I make trouble?" Zheng Yuanxian frowned and realized that he had indeed made a slip of the tongue just now.
"There was something wrong with you from the beginning. No, I have to keep an eye on you. If you do this again, I'll call the director." The old man said quite dissatisfied.
"Hey, what a slip of the tongue. Why don't you listen to the explanation?" Zheng Yuanxian hurriedly defended.
However, what the two didn't know was.
Meng Chengming being called his "real name" is also part of the plot plan.
(End of chapter)