When the new recruits came out of the office, their expressions were blank.
It took a while for them to finally come back to their senses.
Led by Jassy, they were assigned to experienced employees, helping them with simple yet complex tasks to reduce their production pressure.
The experienced employees also got their assistants as desired.
"Master, what kind of game are we making? The promotional image looks awesome!"
Beside Old Li, the new guy's eyes sparkled as he stared intently at the things on the computer.
Although it was only a small part, he could tell that this was a very powerful game.
Even the game engine they were using was something he had never seen on the market!
Its powerful functions and smooth production were simply incredible!
"Don't look, this is our studio's self-developed engine. You just arrived today, so your task is to quickly familiarize yourself with the engine so you can help me with texturing."
A self-developed engine!
They actually have their own engine?
At this moment, he didn't know how to describe his feelings.
It was like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden; he was so shocked by all sorts of things in the studio that he couldn't speak.
The other new recruits who had just joined were also like this.
After their positions were assigned, gasps of surprise never stopped, echoing throughout the entire office area.
Meanwhile, inside the office, Chen Lin was still discussing the cg movie's actors with Song Laoda.
Although he could directly generate the movie by consuming wealth points, it could only generate characters that existed in the game, and the visual presentation effect was not impactful enough.
It had to be real people to convey that immersive feeling.
Moreover, he didn't want to spend too much money on hiring actors.
Instead of hiring those delicate and ridiculously expensive young idols, it would be better to let Song Laoda, this rough man, take the stage; at least he would look somewhat like a hunter when fighting.
Most importantly, Song Laoda saved money!
He was definitely his best option at the moment.
"No, no, with my appearance, how can I be the movie's protagonist? That's too embarrassing!" Song Laoda shook his head like a rattle-drum.
He really couldn't imagine how ugly he would look appearing in the movie.
"Why not? The studio's director as the protagonist, the publicity effect will definitely be first-class, and it won't cost any money!" Chen Lin persuaded.
"But I'm not an actor. Making games is fine, but for filming, I'd just stare blankly and recite numbers. It would be bad if I messed up the movie."
"You can rest assured about that. I'm not asking you to act in some tragic drama; you just need to do some motion capture and multi-angle shooting. I'll fill in the rest with special effects."
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely!" Chen Lin said confidently.
His system might not be good at other things, but it was very good at making CG.
He only needed to record Song Laoda's character motion images into the game files, and they could be extracted through the game to directly create a cg movie.
Even if someone asked later, he would have plenty of reasons to explain, such as special effects synthesis.
Song Laoda clearly still didn't quite believe that special effects could achieve such a level.
But considering that the studio's funds were indeed tight, after a long silence, he finally nodded: "Alright then, if it's just some simple motion capture, I don't have a problem."
In his opinion, Chen Lin probably wanted to make a short film similar to a large-scale battle scene to showcase the game's combat style, probably a few minutes long, and it shouldn't take too much time.
"When do you plan to shoot?" he asked.
"These next few days, the sooner the better," Chen Lin thought for a moment and said, "This movie also needs some passerby extras. When the time comes, you can grab anyone who's free to record together."
"Leave it to me." Song Laoda rubbed his sore eyes, feeling a headache coming on.
Fortunately, they had purchased a set of motion capture equipment in advance for developing the new game, so they didn't have to go outside to record.
Otherwise, he would never have been willing to personally take the stage.
After asking about the specific shooting requirements, he didn't waste any more time, stood up, left the office, and came outside, tapping the whiteboard next to him.
"Everyone, stop what you're doing for a moment."
"Director Chen just said he needs to pick a few supporting actors to film a cg movie. Anyone interested can come sign up; it won't take too much time."
The entire office area was quiet.
Everyone looked dazed, as if they had suddenly been petrified by Medusa.
They... as supporting roles for a cg movie??
What kind of ridiculous joke was this?
They must be kidding!
"Song Laoda, are you sure you're not joking?" After a while, someone finally couldn't help but ask.
"Do I look like I have the leisure to joke with you?" Song Laoda's expression darkened, his serious demeanor showing no hint of joking.
Now the employees were even more stunned, gasping and leaning back.
"Director Chen really said that?"
"He's asking us programmers to film a movie??"
"That's too casual!"
"Exactly, unless Song Laoda is the male lead!"
Song Laoda: ...
All employees: ???
"Holy cow, did I hit the nail on the head? Song Laoda, you're going to be the movie's protagonist!?"
"Pfft hahahaha... I can't, I'm going to die laughing here today. Song Laoda is actually going to be the male lead!"
"As expected of Director Chen, even his choice of actors is so unique."
"Let Old Li go for this kind of thing too. His forehead clearly shows the hairstyle of a strong person, perfect for this kind of movie."
"Agreed! Strongly suggest Old Li be the second male lead!"
"Stop talking, I'm already visualizing it."
In an instant, laughter spread throughout the entire office area.
Especially after hearing that Song Laoda was going to be the male lead, the experienced employees laughed so hard that tears almost came out, clutching their stomachs and convulsing.
Several girls heard the news and rushed over, their eyes shining as they stared at Song Laoda.
"Song Laoda, do you think I can join in the filming? A female supporting role is fine!"
"Me too, me too! Preferably a role with lines!"
Song Laoda's eyelids twitched, almost unable to resist cursing, but he finally sighed: "Forget it, it's just motion capture anyway, it won't take much time. I'll have someone set up the stage later. Anyone who's free can come and try."
After speaking, he ignored these guys and went to the dedicated empty studio on the other side of the floor to start preparations.
The employees, meanwhile, were discussing animatedly, curious as to why Chen Lin wanted them to do this.
As behind-the-scenes workers, they were unwilling to do such public-facing things; whoever went would be an idiot.
"Oh, right, Director Chen said that those who participate can get a 300 yuan bonus every day."
At this moment, Song Laoda, who had left, suddenly remembered something and turned back to add.
Boom!
The entire office area instantly erupted.
The experienced employees all got up from their workstations and rushed into the studio like they were in a 100-meter dash, scrambling for position.
"Hello, is this Director Su?" Just as the employees were jostling and pushing, in the office, Chen Lin picked up his phone and dialed Su Peng from Bilibili's marketing department.