Chapter 286 Meeting and Preview

Xia Yan, who got up early in the morning and flew to the imperial capital, is still letting the makeup artist do his makeup backstage. ඏ ♦ ♦♦

But in my ears, I can already hear the restless sound of fans entering the venue.

"It feels like a big star giving a concert."

"The boss is so popular now."

In the company, Xia Yan's two assistants said with a smile.

"It's okay." Xia Yan said.

"It doesn't matter whether I'm a celebrity or not. I don't need them to like me. I hope they like my works."

After all, for Xia Yan, his pursuit of material things is not high. Even if the money earned by Cyberpunk Edgewalker may be a little worse than Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the gap will not be too big in terms of its popularity.

Magic Circle has earned Xia Yan more than one billion, and Cyberpunk will be very close to this figure. Xia Yan’s previous works, such as Journey of Youth and Unknown Flowers, have also earned hundreds of millions in income over the past few years. There are also more than 100 million parasitic beasts, plus Initial D’s 300 million from last year to this year, and Sword Art Online’s nearly 400 million.

Of course, it will take time for funds to arrive for some works.

In the Dragon Kingdom two-dimensional industry, the limit of a top work is an annual income of several hundred million Dragon Kingdom coins. Mo Yuan's annual income of one billion is already the ceiling within the ceiling. But the problem is that Xia Yan is not a work. In recent years, six or seven of his works have been serialized simultaneously.

Xia Yan's combined income from these works in the past few years has made him an industry capital giant with assets of more than 2 billion yuan.

This money is enough for him to spend ten lifetimes.

Then why is he still working so hard now?

The reason is naturally that he can derive pleasure from his career as a creator in Dragon Kingdom. Bringing the outstanding works he saw in Yuan Qing's memory to the Dragon Kingdom, and then seeing these works being liked by people in the Dragon Kingdom, is his pleasure in itself.

Xia Yan got up from the makeup chair.

He is wearing a white suit, his hair has been trimmed and styled, his skin is delicate, his eyes are sharper and more energetic than usual due to the makeup, and his facial features are handsome.

When his two assistants saw this, they served him another meal of rainbow farts.

Xia Yan didn't waste much time.

Walked out of the dressing room.

Outside the house, Tang Yin, who was wearing a red dress, folded her hands on her chest, and her eyes lit up when she saw Xia Yan's appearance today.

"Okay, I feel like you are getting more and more handsome now." Tang Yin walked up and helped Xia Yan adjust his collar.

"That's for sure. After all, when you are your boyfriend, he must not be too good-looking." Xia Yan was not modest at all and said looking at Tang Yin's face.

"You start to feel proud after just saying a few compliments to you?" Tang Yin said with a smile.

"Okay, no more nonsense. Thousands of fans are waiting for me outside. It won't be good if I eat them."

Xia Yan looked at Tang Yin, put his arm around her waist, then quickly leaned in, kissed her on the lips, then quickly backed away, and walked towards the entrance passage when she didn't respond.

"After this fan meeting, I'll go to the Imperial City in the afternoon and then go back to the Magic City in the evening!"

Tang Yin and Xia Yan have been dating for three months. Although they often behave like this between the two, her heartbeat will accelerate slightly after each time.

After all, it was the first time for her and Xia Yan to fall in love, and both of them were a little more reserved. Looking at Xia Yan's back, she covered her chest with her palms, took a deep breath, and then exhaled heavily.

After Xia Yan walked into the entrance passage, which was dozens of meters away, the further he walked, the more he could hear the cheers of the audience in the venue.

And finally when Xia Yan appeared on the stage.

Fans standing and sitting throughout the venue cheered collectively.

The huge sound made Xia Yan, who was in the center, even have a tinnitus for a few seconds.

The ratings of Modu TV1 have soared significantly at this moment.

"Damn, old thief Xia Yan is so handsome?"

"I feel like I can just become a star and film an idol drama."

"He has good looks, and he has money to hire a stylist to design and make up according to his appearance. That's for sure."

"You're rich, talented, and handsome. I'll go, God is so unfair."

"My whole family left when I was still a teenager, and I was all alone. You have been working hard in the industry all by yourself and you haven't mentioned it at all!"

"It's just a fan meeting for the release of a BD for an animated theatrical version. Why is it so exaggerated? I don't have time to go there, but if you look at the people standing there on TV, it's too exaggerated."

"Although Xia Yan, the old thief, does a lot of promotion for his works, he also has a basic knowledge of making videos online for promotion. We don't see offline fan meetings like this once every few months. There must be a lot of people!"

"Who do you think he is! The old thief is now basically very close to being the number one person in the history of the two-dimensional industry. In the past, when we said which cartoonist was great, some people would say whose novel was more interesting. When we say which novel is great, There will be some gossips saying that if the storyline of which anime was serialized into a novel, the popularity of this novel would definitely be overwhelming. But there is no need to argue now. The old thief's Initial D and Sword Art Online are both in the top ten in terms of volume sales. Animation is the number one salesperson in the history of BD. No one else can compete with the old thief. He holds a press conference. This person is just a bastard, don’t be six!”

"I still hope that the new comics by Lao Zei and Sword Art Online will reach the first place in history in terms of sales volume of each volume. In this way, the three industries will be at the top. It has never been done before, and there will be no one in the future."

On the Internet, a group of Xia Yan fans watched the press conference and chatted in the group.

As for the scene, Xia Yan began to explain some information about Cyberpunk 2077 to the fans.

The plot of the work will definitely not be revealed by itself, but the world view of the work will be explained to a certain extent.

And the 2077 movie version will be linked with Edgewalker.

First of all, in the parallel world game, there will be a broadcast after entering the game, which plays that an unnamed female corpse was found on the moon, and the specific identity is unclear.

This thing is actually very scary when you think about it carefully.

The birth of the animation Edgewalker itself was very bumpy. The Polish CD Projekt, which only knows how to make games, even rejected the scripts created by the screenwriters of the animation company in the island country at the beginning, and once wanted to delete the character of Rebecca, saying that the double-gun loli was inconsistent with the cyberpunk world view.

It was the animators in the island country who communicated with the game company in various ways, and then they agreed to keep the character of Rebecca.

But the animation script itself, at the request of the game company, was actually darker than the Edgewalker animation.

Just like the information about the female corpse on the moon that only appeared in this game, after the Edgewalker animation came out, many game fans speculated whether she was Lucy who landed on the moon a year ago and died there after committing suicide for David on the moon.

After all, it is possible to go to the moon, so the cost is needless to say. An unknown female corpse? Lucy, who is a hacker, got a fake identity to avoid the pursuit of Arasaka Corporation and went to the moon, and then died on the moon. Of course, no one can find out her true identity.

Of course, this dark plot is just the speculation of fans. No one, whether it is the game company or the animation production company in the parallel world, admits or opposes this statement.

Xia Yan also naturally kept these little easter eggs in the 2077 theatrical animation. As for how the fans of Longguo guess, that is their business.

There are several similar plot linkages with Edgewalker in 2077, which can be regarded as Xia Yan's little easter eggs. It depends on whether the fans can find them themselves.

Xia Yan worked hard on the stage to promote the details of the Cyberpunk 2077 theatrical BD. Finally, it was time for fans to ask questions.

The computer on the scene randomly drew, and soon, a girl was drawn.

"Teacher Xia Yan, I want to ask. Lucy, will she appear in 2077?" The girl asked curiously.

At the beginning, it was a difficult question to answer. Xia Yan thought for a moment.

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"This question cannot be revealed."

Xia Yan would definitely not spoil this kind of content.

"Then is the plot of Mr. Xia Yan 2077 a tragedy or a comedy?" A boy was picked to ask.

"Well, I think it is a relatively happy ending, but many viewers may think that I am portraying a tragic story again."

Another ambiguous answer, but fans also understand that for the sake of BD sales, Xia Yan will definitely not give the answer accurately. Once the answer is revealed before the puzzle is thrown out, it will be worthless. But speaking ambiguously also represents a lot of things.

Soon, the fans who were picked one by one threw out questions one by one.

"Teacher Xia Yan, will Cyberpunk 2077 be the last animated theatrical version of this work? Will there be 2078, 2079 and other theatrical versions in the future? We will try to make this work into a big IP."

"Teacher Xia Yan, do you like Madoka Magica more or Edgewalker more?"

"Teacher Xia Yan, is it possible for David to be resurrected? With the technology of Arasaka Corporation, memory fragments can be extracted from the brain of the dead Tanaka, so it should not be a problem to extract his personality information from David's brain tissue."

When a fan asked the above question, Xia Yan's expression froze.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Good question, this lady's imagination is indeed rich. Indeed, this technology exists in Night City, and in Cyberpunk 2077, there will be a character who saves personality information in this way."

Xia Yan is talking about Johnny Silverhand, an important character in 2077.

Extracting brain memory and storing personality data in a chip can be realized in this work.

His words instantly made the fans in front of the TV and at the scene excited.

Xia Yan did not say that David would appear in 2077, but fans would imagine it themselves!

Well, the news that should be released has been released. This is a release meeting for a theatrical animated film, and Xia Yan does not want to make it too long.

Finally, Xia Yan will draw a fan and enter the next process of the event.

Another cute girl came to the scene in Lucy's sexy costume.

When she stood up and projected the screen on the huge screen behind Xia Yan, many men at the scene cheered.

After all, everyone likes to see beautiful women.

"I want to ask Teacher Xia Yan, Cyberpunk Edgewalker, from now on, the data in all aspects is not as good as your previous Magical Girl Madoka. What do you think of what many of your haters on the Internet say, that Madoka Magica is the peak of your creative career. What do you think of this statement?" The girl smiled and squinted her eyes.

"Well, it's a difficult question to answer." Xia Yan thought for a while and said.

It just so happened that this girl's topic could also allow him to smoothly connect the next live event seamlessly.

"It is true that even I find it difficult to surpass the achievements of Madoka Magica. But to say that it is the best work of my creative career is to underestimate me." Xia Yan looked at the girl and dozens of shots on the scene and said with a smile.

"So, what I am going to talk about next is this topic."

Xia Yan glanced at the employees of his company under the stage and nodded slightly.

Soon, a ten-second scene appeared on the big screen behind Xia Yan.

[To protect important matters, pure power is needed. ]

A male voiceover sounded.

Then the next scene. Huge mechas floating in the sky, an endless torrent of tanks on the ground, and both sides fighting with guns.

The invincible white war god mecha and black devil mecha duel in the air

A beautiful girl with green hair stood next to a black man wearing a helmet and a cloak.

[The world, obey me! ]

The man in the helmet spoke confidently

This ten-second PV animation was specially made by Xia Yan's men in time for the release of Cyberpunk 2077BD.

First of all, there is no mecha animation in the Dragon Kingdom plane, and there is not even a work like Gundam.

So, the first five seconds of this ten-second animation, the scene of the overwhelming torrent of high-altitude mechas

Instantly made thousands of Xia Yan fans at the scene silent.

Even Xia Yan's fans in front of the TV were excited.

What is this?

What are those giant robots in this trailer? How can they be so handsome?

The fact that Dragon Country doesn't have mecha animations doesn't mean that there is no market for such things. It's just that the creators of Dragon Country didn't think of this idea.

But mechas are a man's romance no matter what plane they are in.

The scene of controlling a giant robot

The smooth and handsome high-altitude circus chase in those few seconds, and at the end, Lelouch wearing a helmet made a domineering declaration, "The world surrenders to me!"

This PV actually didn't reveal any plot, but from the first shot to the end of the picture, it firmly attracted the attention of fans.

If Puella Magi Madoka Magica is the subversion of Dragon Country's magical girl-themed animations, then the rebellious Lelouch is actually the founder of mecha war animations in Dragon Country's plane.

Because Dragon Country did not have Gundam, EVA and other mecha works before, Lelouch would become the originator of this type of animation by default after the birth of Dragon Country.

This is also one of the reasons why Xia Yan thinks that the animation Lelouch will achieve good results in the industry after it is broadcast in Dragon Country.

It is also one of the bases for his next words

"It is this work, "Code Geass!", which will be broadcast in April next year." Xia Yan whispered to a group of fans at the scene.

"I believe that its achievements will exceed Madoka Magica!"

This is another purpose of Xia Yan's release conference.

With the help of the popularity of Cyberpunk Edgewalker at the moment, help Lelouch to fight GG.

They are all Xia Yan's works, and the fat water should not flow to outsiders. If there is traffic, it must be taken.

"Although this work has not been broadcast yet, I will randomly give away a rare refined photo of CC, the heroine in the work Lelouch, in the anime bd of the first part of the theatrical version of "Cyberpunk 2077" to be released in Dragon Country the next day. There are a total of 10,000 copies. Whether you can buy this limited edition anime bd with a small gift depends on your luck."

"What about the hero of this work?" The girl who stood up before said subconsciously at this time.

"Lelouch's refined poster." Xia Yan smiled slightly.

"Of course, it will be included in the anime bd of the second part of the 2077 theatrical version to be released next month. There are also 10,000 copies randomly included in the anime bd box. Who can buy it depends on luck."

At this point, Xia Yan's goal has been achieved.

After a one-hour fan meeting, after slightly revealing the relevant attractive information of Cyberpunk 2077, Lelouch and Cyberpunk 2077 anime bd were jointly marketed.

At this time, a group of fans at the scene came back to their senses from the ten-second preview PV of Lelouch.

Deafening cheers resounded throughout the hall.

Although it was only a ten-second preview PV, under Xia Yan's extremely tempting guidance

Xia Yan believed that it could surpass Madoka Magica's work.

The animation will be broadcast in April next year, but in the 2077 theatrical version BDs released the day after tomorrow and next month, there will be a chance to get the official promotional posters of the heroine and hero of Lelouch in advance

This information is circulating in the minds of fans.

Xia Yan, the old thief, he really knows how to mobilize the enthusiasm of fans to buy the 2077 BD animation!