To talk about the movie "Blue Planet Apocalypse", we have to start with last year's Game of the Year awards.
There was a famous banquet and ball following the awards ceremony of the First Division League.
Afterwards, Ning and Feng introduced Mingyan to a bigwig in the film industry, and the three had a pleasant conversation.
This bigwig is from Golden Ring Pictures. He showed great interest in the plot of "Blue Star Apocalypse" and even played the game himself after the awards ceremony.
Not long after Mingyan returned to the Sixth Star Province, he received a business cooperation invitation from Golden Ring Film Industry.
The other party spent a huge sum of money to buy the film and television rights to "Blue Star Apocalypse" and stipulated in the contract that filming must begin within a year and a half, otherwise a huge penalty would be imposed.
The fact that they signed such a contract already demonstrates their sincerity, and what's even more commendable is their willingness to discuss the film's content with Blue Star Studio.
When the final production team for "Blue Star Apocalypse" was confirmed, there were two expatriate staff members from Blue Star Studio.
One is the script planner in charge of the script content, and the other is the historical background consultant—working in collaboration with another consultant from the Blue Star Research Institute.
After review and rewriting by a professional screenwriting team, the main storyline of the film was finalized around the beginning of this year.
Adapting a game IP into a movie is no easy task; these are two completely different art forms.
Looking back at past video game adaptations, most have only managed to achieve mediocre results, merely tapping into the nostalgia of gamers and generating buzz among casual viewers.
Preserving the original storyline while maintaining a fresh feel and adhering to objective logic is actually more difficult than recreating a classic storyline—it requires a high level of understanding of the game's plot itself.
Fortunately, more than half of the writing team had actually completed the original "Blue Planet Apocalypse".
Even if it's not a complete playthrough, it's at least a "video playthrough".
According to their leader, it's like this:
“Being a screenwriter isn’t about working in isolation; you also need to stay informed about current events and the trends in popular genres. Blue Star Doomsday won Game of the Year and Best Story, so it’s definitely something we should learn from.”
“When screenwriters learn, it’s not just about casually watching or playing around. We call this ‘film analysis.’ We have a very strict correspondence table, recording all the plots in the original work chronologically, and then analyzing the logic, conflicts, and character portrayals of each segment in detail, striving to understand every strength and weakness of the plot.”
With such a top-notch screenwriting team, the script for the feature film "Blue Star Apocalypse" was quickly completed at the beginning of the year.
In February, the movie had already officially started its promotional campaign and was about to begin filming.
It's almost July now, and with filming officially wrapped, promotional ads and posters are everywhere, with related news appearing all over the place.
Bluestar's official website naturally didn't forget to recommend it, which also generated a lot of buzz on player forums.
Mingyan now has a considerable understanding of these StarCraft players; he knows who they are without even checking the forums.
There will definitely be people clapping and cheering, just to fill the post;
There will be discussions about the movie's actors and plot, including some self-proclaimed prophets;
Some people will share screenshots of their save files from over ten playthroughs or all achievements;
There will also be requests for game updates...
When will "The Hero" finally be released?! It's been almost half a year! Give us some new information!!!
Clearly stated: "..."
What do you mean by "half a year"?
It's only been two months since the last Blue Star Carnival, how come it's rounded up to "half a year"?
Have those who urge for more updates really resorted to any means necessary?!
Regardless, I clearly don't want to miss the premiere of the "Blue Star Apocalypse" movie.
The premiere is scheduled for September 9th, avoiding major events such as League of Legends Season 4, which can completely prevent players from being overwhelmed with other commitments.
Of course, Mingyan had already seen the sample footage before that.
Incidentally, the actress who played Russell, the female lead in "The End of the Blue Star," once visited Mingyan.
When she auditioned for Russell, she was just an unknown, obscure actress who took the bus alone on the day of the audition.
Unexpectedly, after "Blue Star Apocalypse" won the Game of the Year award, she became an instant sensation and her value skyrocketed!
More importantly, she left a "goddess" impression on a large number of players, and this kind of positive popularity is a dream that every star can only dream of.
To ensure her participation in the Blue Star Doomsday Movie, Jin Huan has offered her an exorbitant salary that is hard to refuse.
This actress is also very grateful. She made a special trip to Lanxing Studio to thank Mingyan for his "kindness in recognizing and recognizing" her back then.
“I remember that I had a cold that day, and my skin and voice weren’t in good condition. I was afraid that the interviewers would leave without giving me a chance,” she said. “You gave me the most precious opportunity.”
Mingyan said, "No, it's mainly because your understanding is spot on. Of the three candidates at the time, you were indeed the most outstanding one."
After hearing this, she smiled beautifully: "But you still went against everyone's wishes and chose me. You may not know, but I still remember that scene vividly, and I am always very moved when I think about it."
Just as Mingyan was about to say something, there was a knock on the office door.
He clearly stated, "Please come in."
Then Comrade Xia Cheng walked in from outside.
Clearly stated: "?"
Xia Cheng glanced at the actress sitting opposite Ming Yan and said, "You guys continue, I'm just passing by. By the way, just a reminder to Boss Ming, it's almost time to go downstairs for lunch."
—Someone can knock on the office door and walk in just by walking by!