Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 621 The Darkening Path of the Filial Son
December is quickly approaching.

The filming of "World of Warcraft" was easy and smooth.

After a brief period of discomfort at the beginning, the crew members quickly integrated into the new environment.

It was at this time that they discovered that they also had a considerable number of fans in another land.

In addition, including the convenience of life, China is much more convenient than America.

Seeing this, Zhou Mo casually suggested that they could come to China more often for development in the future.

When many people in the crew heard this, they immediately asked to sign a contract with Zhou Mo.

In the past few years, there were actually many big-name stars who came to China to film movies.

For example, Christian Bale and Zhang Yimou's "The Twelve Beauties of Nanjing".

For example, Tom Cruise also filmed "Mission Impossible 3" in China.

These people are generally attracted by the reputation of domestic directors, such as Zhang Yimou and Jiang Zemin, as well as their super high pay.

Now, Zhou Mo also has influence in this area.

A month's shooting did not make everyone in the crew feel tired. Instead, everyone was very energetic.

Henry, in particular, had the most scenes every day, the longest shooting time, and had to wear heavy armor, but he always looked lively and energetic.

Zhou Mo asked him, since you are so excited, why not shoot the trilogy at once?

Henry didn't feel that Zhou Mo was joking at all. Instead, he happily agreed and suggested that Zhou Mo could give him more time to familiarize himself with the plot.

Zhou Mo was speechless. This must be the fighting power of a game geek.

However, the idea was eventually shelved.

the reason is simple.

Zhou Mo and Henry can withstand the high-intensity shooting, but others cannot.

Especially De Niro, who complained to Zhou Mo every day that he had nothing to do.

In "World of Warcraft", he only made a cameo appearance as Terenas Menethil, the king of Lordaeron and the father who was stabbed by Arthas with Frostmourne.

There is not much plot, and it basically only exists in Arthas's memories.

In order to highlight the tragedy of Arthas, Zhou Mo made some adjustments based on the original plot.

During Arthas's journey, whenever Arthas showed hesitation, desperation, or weakness, the scenes that his father had taught him would frequently appear in his mind.

"My son, you will eventually become the new king of Lordaeron!"

"Glory. Every member of the Menethil family must sacrifice everything for the glory of the family, even their lives!"

"Protect, love and help your fellow citizens, they are the foundation of your existence."

"You must do everything well and cannot make any mistakes. This is your responsibility as the crown prince!"

"Others can, but you can't, because you are my son, Arthas, and you will be crowned king in the end!"

As a king, Terenas was also the king of the most powerful human kingdom in Azeroth. To be honest, he had done his best to educate Arthas.

Find a dwarf to teach him the ways of the enemy, and a paladin to teach him virtues and how to lead troops.

Let him get in touch with the army early and allow him to fall in love with Jaina.

However, for Arthas, all these teachings supported him but also became a pressure.

He was too young and had not experienced any hardships.

His status as a prince made him live among flowers and wealth all year round, which invisibly increased his arrogance and rigidity.

His identity as the crown prince made him subconsciously put all the burdens on his shoulders.

Muradin taught him the skills of fighting, but did not give him the boldness of the dwarves.

Uther taught him the virtues of chivalry, but that was too pure for a crown prince.

Alsace is such a collection of contradictions.

On the one hand, he has the stubbornness of a prince, and on the other hand, he takes his responsibilities very seriously.

Arthas was tormented by this contradiction, but he had no one to talk to.

The Lord of Dread, who was good at manipulating people's hearts, discovered this and cleverly designed a "Road to Depravity" to lead this brave and fearless prince step by step into the abyss.

At first, Arthas was able to remain true to himself.

He witnessed the cruelty of the orc warlocks and the evil methods of the curse sect to turn humans into ghouls.

But his belief in the Holy Light allowed him to keep his mind clear.

Although he was angry in his heart, he was still able to control his behavior.

Until something happened during the journey that made him unable to remain calm any longer.

A little boy that Arthas met before the journey began.

Little Timmy.

Little Timmy was captured by the werewolves, and Arthas rescued little Timmy at the request of his mother.

When returning to his mother, little Timmy once asked Arthas.

"Your Highness, what about those people who were captured by the beastmen besides me?"

When Arthas heard the question, he gently placed his right hand on Timmy's head and rubbed it, speaking softly.

"I'll bring them back."

At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince did not have any paranoia or hatred. All he had in his heart was selfless love for the people.

He firmly believed that he could protect the people in the country and drive out those messy green-skinned beasts.

He is the crown prince.

He must protect the safety of the people.

Until he saw that tragic scene——

When Arthas successfully killed Kel'Thuzad, he saw a thin figure in a cage.

A ghoul.

This ghoul doesn't bite people. Instead, it is very timid. Whenever someone approaches it, it covers its head and tries to hide.

Arthas recognized the identity of the ghoul from the remaining clothes on it at a glance.

Little Timmy.

"Your Highness, what about those people who were captured by the beastmen besides me?"

"I'll bring them back."

The conversation with little Timmy seemed to keep echoing in my ears.

Past promises, confidence, and responsibilities all turned into sharp swords piercing Arthas' heart at this moment.

He tried various methods, including healing spells, medical potions, and even holy light, to restore little Timmy to normal.

However, all this was of no avail.

Even when the holy light touched little Timmy, the latter let out an extremely painful wail, and his skin was quickly corroded as if it had encountered sulfuric acid.

"What have I protected?" Arthas kept asking himself.

At this moment, he began to question the Holy Light.

The change in little Timmy made Arthas determined to kill Mal'Ganis.

At the same time, a piece of news shocked Arthas.

The corrupted food of the Cult of the Damned has been transported to Stratholme.

(End of this chapter)