Rebirth of the big era of online games

Chapter 417 Bell takes you to play "The Ark"

(I thought about it, since there is a limited time for free recommendations, starting to strive for daily million on New Year's Day, we can't waste editing resources)
"Hi, everyone, this is Man vs Wild from Discovery Channel, and I'm Bear Grylls."

In the latest episode of "Wild Survival Secrets", Mr. Pei did not parachute from the sky like he did in previous shows when shooting blockbusters. After landing, he started a variety of survival shows. Instead, he sat in a well-dressed studio to record the show.

In front of him, there is a computer, and behind him is a large screen, showing the screen on the computer desktop. There are more than 100 live audience sitting in the audience, and everyone is watching everything on the stage with great interest.

"As we all know, I made a bet with Fang Jie, a bet of 1000 million US dollars and a contract of sale. I must admit that I was careless about this..."

Before the words fell, there was a burst of low laughter from the audience, and Bell said immediately: "Of course, I think this rich man in Huaguo may be more sloppy than me..."

There was nothing wrong with this statement, but Bell emphasized the words "Hua Guo" and "rich man" in his tone, articulation and pause. The subtext is to belittle the Chinese people and the rich. A politically correct sense of humor, so the audience laughed again.

But strictly speaking, this has nothing to do with politics. After all, foreigners also hate the rich, and the British audience would like to see this rich guy get slapped in the face in public.

In fact, with Fang Jie’s worth and status, nationality is no longer a problem. The saying of laughing at the poor and not laughing at prostitutes is also applicable to the international community, especially to all capitalist societies that look at money. This is determined by the nature of its society. Yes, since the 1% of rich people can determine the fate of the other 99%, then it is not too much for the 99% to complain occasionally.

For the sake of money, Fang Jie has actually won the respect and even admiration of foreigners as early as when 51mai was listed, just like many foreigners in previous lives were fans of someone.

In short, this does not prevent everyone from making some harmless jokes. Anyway, they even make jokes about the president, not to mention that you are just a rich man. This is a kind of intimacy, and only people who treat you as themselves will make fun of you.

So Bell immediately made up for it: "Maybe there are audiences in front of the TV at the scene, many of them have not heard of Fang Jie and his Ark Project, so here is a short video, let us get to know it together. "

As he spoke, he operated the computer a few times and opened the video that he had made before.

"Fang Jie, a native of Huaguo, just turned 25 not long ago. Since he started his business at the age of 19, his net worth has exceeded 6 billion US dollars in just 600 years. He is the richest man in Huaguo and the third richest man in the world. He is known as Huaguo Game Business and IT industry guru, entrepreneurial genius, wolf of Wall Street, is one of the most influential people in the world..."

"The Ark Project he initiated, according to public data, has a total investment of more than 140 billion U.S. dollars, and has received responses from millions of people around the world within one year. Fangzhou International Infinite Partnership, which was born out of the plan, has already Many well-known Internet companies joined in one after another and became one of its partners..."

"The game "Ark: Survival Evolved", its main project, has recently become an international hot topic. During the three rounds of internal testing, no player in the game survived. Therefore, it was dubbed three times as a 'human extinction event', which caused huge controversy..."

After the video was played, the content was basically positive. It was Fang Jie's bragging and praise.

After watching the short film, Bell shrugged back at the audience and the camera: "Well, I admit, I really would make money without him...but if we were thrown on the primitive earth, I think, he Definitely not as long as I am."

This remark once again aroused applause and boos from the audience.

"So I made a bet with Fang Jie, if I can survive one year in "Ark" without dying, that is, survive for nearly one week in reality, then even if the challenge is successful, I will get a bet of 1 million US dollars. "

"In order to prove that this is a fair contest, I will live broadcast the whole 6-day survival challenge. I will show you the whole process live in front of the camera, and at the same time teach you some survival skills."

"In addition, our program team has also established an online live broadcast website, and everyone can watch the program online. During the period, if the audience in front of the TV and on the Internet are interested, they can also sign up to come to the program site at any time."

After hearing these words, some viewers couldn't help exclaiming, they didn't expect this episode of "Survival in the Wild" to be so big, it was broadcast live for 6 days, and the webcast was also opened, this thing is getting more and more interesting.

But what most people don't know is that Bell and the program team have already conducted a series of communication and cooperation with Fangzhou International in advance. This so-called survival challenge is actually just a game for audiences who don't know the truth. It's just a live show, the live broadcast website and live broadcast equipment are actually provided by Fangzhou International.

Just like in the previous series of "Survival in the Wild", Bell didn't really eat those disgusting foods as food, it was just a display and posing of survival skills. Before eating those things, he ate them in advance After the antibiotics, when it was meal time, he was actually eating a normal and hearty meal with the staff.

Of course, this cannot deny the fact that Bell is a survival expert. He has indeed eaten those things and is good at various survival skills. It is just that there is a big difference between the actual operation and the program effect. It is very difficult to make a program effect by communicating with European countries.

But, the stakes are still real!

This is the biggest gimmick, and of course it will not be faked. Both Bell and Fang Jie need to use this gimmick to expand their popularity and influence. The key is that Fang Jie doesn't care about the money, so there is no need to fake it.

But Bell can't help but care about the $1000 million, even if he doesn't care, for the sake of the show, he can't care less.

So next, Bell said with some open eyes: "Although I think it is much easier to challenge the virtual world than the real world, but for the sake of money, it is a full 1000 million U.S. dollars, and I must take it seriously! OMG! With this money, I can retire! Whoever wants to do the hard work of "Wilderness Survival"!"

What the hell, you won't make "Wilderness Survival" after you make money?

Well worth it!

The audience off the court did not know who suddenly shouted: "Bell, go to hell!"

"Oh, nonono~"

Bell shook his finger at the audience in disdain: "Thank you for your sincere blessing, but I will not die, I will get the 1000 million!"

"Oh, don't~~~" Many audience members wailed jokingly as well.

"No, I'm not joking, this time I'm serious."

Bell scanned the audience very seriously, paused for a few seconds, then snapped his fingers suddenly, and then saw seven or eight unknown people coming out of the backstage one after another.

"Let me introduce, this is Simon, my accompanying assistant and cameraman. He followed up many shots in "Survival in the Wild". He almost followed everything I did in it, even better than me. It is harder and more dangerous, so he is also a survival expert, and this time he will accompany me into "Ark" for survival challenges."

"This is Mr. Warren. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, our team's geography expert."

"The lady over there is Dr. Sophia of the Royal College of Physicians, who is in charge of our medical insurance consulting work."

"And this one, Professor Rice, a researcher at the Biology Laboratory of the University of Cambridge."

"..."

After getting up and introducing a group of people, Bell grinned at the camera: "Our team includes authoritative experts in the fields of survival, geography, medicine, biology, computer, physics, chemistry, architecture, etc. We are determined to win the $1000 million. !"

During the speech, while the audience was exclaiming, more than a dozen staff members ran onto the stage. Some of them began to quickly arrange sofas, coffee tables, drinks and snacks on the stage, some arranged wires and network cables, and some in turn distributed a laptop to each of these experts.

As a result, the studio, which was originally extremely empty and simple, was suddenly packed full, with a solemn posture, it seemed that this was not a survival program, but a science program.

This is awesome!

But it's more of a joke.

It's just a game. As for making a fuss and making a fuss, is it so grand?
Are you sure you're not kidding me?

So after the audience exclaimed, they laughed out loud. No one thought that Bell would make such a fuss. At the same time, they also laughed at Bell for the $1000 million bet. When an expert comes to deal with a game, as the saying goes in Huaguo: How can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer?

Seeing the effect of the live show was so good, Bell felt a little sour in his heart, because Fang Jie helped him think of this routine, which is well versed in the essence of variety shows.

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved again, because he heard that Fang Jie was originally a master of variety shows in Huaguo, and he planned a variety of phenomenal variety shows. For variety shows, he is just a primary school student, so there is nothing to be unconvinced about. .

Cleaning up his mood, Bell said to the audience and the camera lens with a disguise: "Okay, now you can see, this is the team behind me. I must declare one thing: I did not cheat, I just did some necessary preparatory work in the early stage , and make all the preparations and the entire team public. After all, the bet doesn’t say I can’t do it.”

"Shameless!" A female audience shouted from the audience.

Bell was about to refute, when the female audience shouted again: "But I love you so much!"

"Hahahahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

Bell also laughed happily, and even put on a determined look, which made the audience laugh even more.

"Okay, we've already spent too much time on the opening, so let's get down to business."

After laughing, Bell regained his serious expression, picked up an object from the table, and while showing it to the audience, explained: "If you want to enter the world of "Ark", you must have the password U of the world of "Ark". It is said that players call it the "Ark Key", which is the key to open the gate of the Ark world. "

After plugging it into the computer interface, a software box with a key-shaped interface popped up on the big screen in the studio, and a row of 16-digit passwords were displayed inside.

"This password is randomly generated and sent by the Ark system, and it is bound to my identity information, which has a unique identifier, so even if you see my account and password now, you cannot use the same account and password to log in to the game. "

After Belkopp said a word, he said: "This time we got three such "Ark Keys" from Fangzhou International, which means we have three accounts, and it can also be said that I actually have three opportunities to challenge .In the words of Hua Guo, what is this called... Yes, there are no more than three things, which means to try the same thing, preferably not more than three times in a row. This is an oriental philosophical thinking. "

Having said that, Bell winked at the camera playfully: "Thank God, I thought there was only one chance..."

This time, more audience members began to shout that Bell was shameless.

Originally, as a well-known explorer, he already had a great chance of winning the challenge of "Ark". As a result, not only did he invite experts in various fields to back him up, Fangzhou International also foolishly gave him three chances, so The subtext is that this challenge is sure to win.

Now the audience who originally chose to side with Bell gradually changed their mentality, and suddenly began to sympathize with Fang Jie and his "Ark" in their hearts.

Because people are sympathetic to the weak, originally everyone would have a fight, but the weight of victory has been added to one side, and the other side, such as Fang Jie and his "Ark", has become the object of everyone's sympathy. Hope to see Bale get slapped in the face.

However, this was originally the result of Bell, or the careful planning of both parties, because if you jump out of this level, from the perspective of the organizer, it is actually a win-win for everyone.

If Bell hadn't been slapped in the face, he would get a $1000 million bet, and Fangzhou International would get sympathy from the public, attracting more people into the pit, and even though the defeat was glorious, it would not have a negative impact on the quality of the game itself, after all Bell's pre-preparation is really bullying, this is an unfair contest.

And if Bell fails the challenge, or is occasionally slapped in the face during the process, the program will show results, and the ratings will explode, which also represents a steady stream of wealth. No publicity fee is given, after all, people have hard work without credit.

On the other hand, if the challenge fails, it also proves the difficulty of "Ark" survival, so that the "human extinction event" will happen again, creating a bigger gimmick and everyone's challenging psychology.

In short, no matter what the outcome of this challenge is, neither side has any losses, only benefits. This is why the two sides hit it off, and why Bell deliberately made it so grand.

Of course, Bell will not tell the audience about these inside stories, but carry out the routine to the end, and by the way, he also helped Fangzhou International popularize the game "Ark" to the audience, after all, he uses people's money to do things for others.

"We have already installed the game "Ark" on the computer before, now let's see what kind of game this is."

"This is the "sailboat" icon, click on it...enter the account password...oh, after logging in to the game, there is actually a game animation...the evolution history of human civilization, how should I put it, I feel that the creativity is quite good, especially the sketch I like the basic painting style very much, simple but not simple..."

"Game Nickname: Bell, Gender: Male, Character Avatar: Random; Place of Birth:..."

Having said this, Bell looked up at the fellow of the Royal Geographical Society: "Mr. Warren, do you have any good suggestions in this regard? What kind of geographical environment is more suitable for human survival?"

Hearing this, the audience was in an uproar. Unexpectedly, the game hadn't officially started yet, and it was still in the character creation stage, and the professional support team had already started to help.

This is still a challenge, you must win!

Warren was watching the live broadcast on his laptop at this time. After being picked up by Q, he adjusted his glasses frame, raised his eyes and said, "I don't usually play games, and I don't know much about the map mechanism of Ark World. I only heard about Ark World. The world map was created to simulate the original earth environment, and it is said that a lot of money was spent on it.”

After a pause, Warren said seriously: "Since it is an environment that simulates the real earth, I can only refer to the real environment and give some theoretical suggestions: I think you should choose a place with a pleasant climate, flat terrain, and species A geographical environment with rich and abundant rainfall is more suitable for human survival. There are many areas on the earth that meet this condition, you'd better tell me a general area, so that I can give more specific suggestions."

After Bell listened carefully, he didn't seem to intend to follow the expert's advice, but smiled and looked at the camera: "Which place on earth do you think I should choose to land on? Why don't I choose the desert? I'm just as confident to survive. Only the challenge is difficult!"

The audience was dumbfounded when they heard that Bell was going to choose the desert area, but within half a second, Bell rolled his eyes: "How is that possible? That's 1000 million US dollars! 1000 million! Am I crazy? Why do I want to challenge such a high level of difficulty? As I said just now, I am serious this time, for the sake of the 1000 million, I would rather honestly stay in a calm, safe and worry-free place to pass the challenge period!"

FUCK!

After the audience reacted, someone immediately yelled, "You're kidding us for a long time, and for the 1000 million, you really don't even want the basic dignity of a survival expert. It's too shameless and has no lower limit!"

Bell didn't care so much, and turned to Warren and said: "I will choose the European region, preferably in the UK. I am British, and this is my hometown. No one knows the local natural environment better than me. !"

Warren nodded slightly: "Yes, relatively speaking, I am also more familiar with the natural and geographical environment of my country. If we choose it as our birthplace, we will have an advantage and a greater chance of winning."

"What about the specific place of birth? Do you have any suggestions?"

After Bell asked a question, he explained to the camera lens: "The amazing thing about this game is that you can choose the place of birth freely, as long as you enter the corresponding latitude and longitude coordinates, you can precisely locate the place of birth within 1 square kilometer of the specified coordinates. Within the scope. What we have to do now is to find a suitable environment for survival, and then spend a while there without any worries, and we will get 1000 million US dollars!"

Before the words finished, Warren took over the conversation, adjusted his glasses frame and said, "The most pleasant environment and climate in Europe is the maritime temperate climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, with small temperature difference, the lowest is 4°, and the highest is not much." It will exceed 30°, and the precipitation is stable, especially in our mainland, which belongs to the typical oceanic temperate climate. In theory, any place in England is more suitable for human survival, especially for survival experts like you."

"However, since it is a $1000 million challenge, we should choose the best. I think the southeast or eastern part of the Isle of England is the best choice."

When he said this, Warren actually brought up a geographical map of the UK and displayed it on the big screen, then used the mouse to delineate an area, and continued to explain: "I think here, and here, that is, Near London, on both sides of the Thames River, there are mainly plains, flat terrain, low-lying terrain, abundant water sources, and the most suitable place for survival, followed by..."

Well, it was originally just a game survival challenge show, but it was turned into a British geography science teaching.

But the audience watched it with gusto. They didn't expect such profound knowledge of geography to be involved in playing the game, which was a bit interesting.

After Warren's speech, Bell said: "Then choose the London area? We are more familiar with this area! Hahaha, I have already seen 1000 million US dollars waving to us!"

Biologist Rice put forward a different opinion at this moment: "No. The plain area is indeed relatively safe, but the species diversity is not enough, the resources are relatively poor, and it may not be suitable for survival. I think we should choose a place with more complex terrain. As a place of birth, such as the Pennine Mountains, although survival is relatively more difficult, there are more choices."

However, Rice's suggestion did not attract everyone's attention, and even the audience felt that Rice was deliberately throwing cold water on everyone in order to show his presence.

It is comfortable to think about being able to choose a safer plain to live in. Why is it so uncomfortable to go to an area with complex terrain?

After some discussion, Bell finally chose his birthplace and positioned the coordinates as: 51°30′ north latitude, 0.1°5′ east longitude.

Well, it is the coordinates of the London Civic Center.

British people who do British programs naturally have to live in the UK, and choose the civic center of the British capital as their birthplace. This is very politically correct and has a very strong sense of substitution for the British audience. There is nothing wrong with it.

But the problem is...Fang Jie is not stupid.

Or the animals are not stupid.

Since the plains, especially near the water sources of rivers, are suitable for biological survival, this is naturally the habitat of countless animals on the primitive earth, and they are in groups.

Therefore, in the world of Ark that simulates reality algorithms, this area is a paradise for wild animals.

When Bell chose the coordinates of his birthplace, and when the official screen of the game was just unfolded, before he could clearly see what the game interface looked like, he found that the full screen represented various wild animals, such as bison, lions, etc. He was surrounded.

Or to be precise, he suddenly got into this group of wild animals, and then it was like a big stone was thrown down on a calm lake. The circles are still coming together.

Then, within three seconds, he died.

Trampled to death by wild animals.

When the system popped up a dialog box and saw that the above content reasonably explained the cause of his death and the logic of the algorithm, the audience, including Bell, fell silent.

All stupid.

A lot of experts were invited over and discussed for an hour. As a result, it only took three seconds to enter the game, and then it died...

This……

Baby, can you be more funny?

At this moment, his assistant, Simon, had just logged into his account, and before he had time to enter the coordinates to enter the same area, he saw the current scene, so he stopped what he was doing unconsciously, and stared at the big screen in the studio in a daze for a long time .

At the same time, I was very grateful: Fortunately, I didn't go in with Master Bei, otherwise...

(End of this chapter)