Chapter 420: 414: Family Banquet

Chapter 420: 414: Family Banquet

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No professionals were allowed to participate, and everything was shot from within the game. Making use of the game’s built-in system and with only the simplest post-production processing, no filming equipment was used. All the characters were created with the game’s built-in character creation system. To avoid issues of portrait rights, all key characters featured were based on the actual appearances of the game’s creators.

Such detailed rules intrigued many who were interested in the movie, leading them to the official website to learn more. Numerous media onto this story with a scrutinizing attention soon started accumulating their findings and claimed, “This could represent an unprecedented reform in the film industry! If so, the cost of film production might drop to unimaginable levels.”

“Firstly, there’s no need for any filming equipment, as everything is done within the game. The largest expense, at most, would only be the time fee charged by the game. What’s that, two cents per hour? Can that even be considered a cost? It’s affordable even for common folks. In fact, this movie, scheduled for screening in 2662 cinemas across the North Federation in a week, has been made by a group of ordinary Flame Nation gamers. The production costs are unimaginably low. So, what might the box office figures be? Even with box office earnings of 10 million Federal coins, the filmmakers would definitely be in profit!”

“Could this low-cost approach instigate a revolution in Floral Village’s filmmaking process?” Indeed, the discussions sparked by the media almost made Finn Lewis laugh out loud. With countless film critics and directors from Floral Village joining in, this game-inspired movie quickly became the eye of the storm.

As a result, countless people within the North Federation learned about the movie, which was entirely produced using game content. Naturally, HQ Film Company didn’t miss this golden opportunity for publicity. Two trailers and some film brochures were spread across the entire North Federation in no time.

At this critical moment, Finn Lewis found himself facing a significant event: accompanying Kay Lee to her grandfather’s birthday celebration. He arrived in the West Swallow Province two days before the North Federation premiere of the movie, “Seven Nights Prince”.

Kay’s grandfather was from West Swallow, but not in the central city. Instead, he lived in a small county town near the Black Dragon Pool in Randy County under Meadow Mountain City. As the name suggests, the town was located near a large reservoir – the Tri-Fork Reservoir – originally known as Black Dragon Pool. Although small, the town was well developed and constructed.

“It depends on who these commoners are. I’m really nervous right now,” Finn said, trying to lighten the mood with a smile.

Kay covered her mouth and giggled. She then reassured him, “Don’t worry. My grandfather is a really nice person.”

“I trust your judgement,” Finn responded, nodding with a smile.

It didn’t take long for them to arrive at Kay’s grandfather’s house in Olivia due to the small size of the county town. The house was not exactly within the county town, but in a small village nearby which was clearly prospering. A newly laid tarmac road led straight to the entrance of the village where every pathway had been reinforced. Kay’s grandfather’s house was towards the east end of the village, a two-story villa that didn’t hugely differ from its neighbors.

The only difference was, it had a considerably larger yard with a half-human-height wall. Even from a distance, you could see the two-acre enclosure within the yard, filled with a variety of vegetables. At that moment, seven or eight cars, most of them expensive, were already parked in the yard.

The sight of these cars made Kay slightly tense, but she exhaled deeply, quickly returning to her relaxed state. Finn knew what was worrying Kay, and he reached over to pat her hand.

Their car immediately caught the attention of the people in the yard. When Finn parked at the entrance, someone walked out of the yard to greet them. Upon exiting the car, they saw an elderly man approaching. He was thin, but moved swiftly, with a high cheekbone structure. Although his hair had already turned silver and was short, it was clear he was in great health.

“Is that you, Kay?” The old man’s voice was heard before Finn and Kay could even open their car doors.