Chapter 621: Azeroth

New York time, December 13th, this was destined to be a day to be remembered in world game history.

In China, this was the hot Double 12 online shopping festival.

A month ago, Double 11, China's online shopping created an unprecedented 200 billion turnover, shocking the world.

Although the formation of Double 12 wasn't as big as Double 11, it was also one of the few days in a second that had relatively large discounts, so no matter if people wanted things or not, people would always enter Taobao and JD to take a look; maybe they would suddenly have an idea?

At the same time, Luo Quan released the first two episodes of the 3D animation "Azeroth" on Netflix.

This animation was produced using the Unreal Engine, and the image quality killed the vast majority of 3D animations on the market, but what was even more eye-catching was its plot.

The story took place on a planet called Azeroth; the beginning was the creation of the world by Titans, the four ancient gods making chaos, and then being sealed; the scene was spectacular, the background was grand, and just a simple worldview made people feel dazzled.

Immediately after, the protagonist of the story—Night Elf Wizard Illidan Stormrage—appeared.

Compared to his brother, he had a handsome appearance and a pair of amber eyes, which were quite rare in the Night Elf group and were considered a good omen that he would become a big shot.

Compared to his brother who was proficient in nature magic and Druidism, Illidan liked arcane magic more and had quite high achievements.

However, such a proud son of heaven had a tragic emotional experience like many male leads in third-rate romance novels.

He deeply loved his childhood sweetheart, the Priestess of the Moon—Tyrande Whisperwind—and this beautiful and intellectual Night Elf beauty had a crush on Illidan's brother—Malfurion Stormrage.

A very typical love triangle, and although Illidan was the protagonist of the story, he was obviously not the protagonist in this relationship.

As a lick-dog, he was qualified, but unfortunately, Tyrande was completely unmoved, and there was only Malfurion in her eyes.

Just as the saying goes, frustrated in love, successful in the workplace.

Illidan was talented in magic, possessed powerful martial arts at a young age, and in an attack, protected the Night Elf Lord Ravencrest who was almost killed by demons, successfully promoted to the personal mage of the Great Lord.

However, at this time, the Night Elves didn't know that this powerful demon was just one of the many demons of the Burning Legion, and this terrifying legion was planning to invade Azeroth.

This was the entire plot of the first and second episodes of the animation; although they added up to only forty minutes, several protagonists were depicted with distinct edges, and the modeling was also quite excellent.

Especially Tyrande Whisperwind, who was even more elven than the elves in Lord of the Rings.

And the purple skin was more in line with the xp of certain groups; in short, it was beautiful, no wonder she would be missed by her younger uncle.

The audience was actually also missing her.

And besides the characters, the wonderful story was also fascinating.

Classic Western fantasy characters like Druids, Arcane, Elves, and Demons, after being reorganized, burst out with a feeling completely different from all predecessor works.

"A pioneering work of the Western magic world!"

This was the comment given by Time Magazine, and the vast majority of the audience agreed. Compared to Lord of the Rings, the magic flavor of "Azeroth" was also more intense.

The first episode of the TV series was free, and the following six episodes were all charged; although only one episode of paid plot had been released so far, the payment rate reached an astonishing 97%, equivalent to 97 out of 100 people watching the first episode and paying to watch the second.

And the number of viewers for the first episode was 4.3 million.

This retention rate could no longer be described as outrageous, but truly heaven-defying, especially for a 3D animation work that wasn't considered a mainstream work.

Now "Azeroth" had a score of 9.9 on Netflix, belonging to the state of taking off at the start.

Luo Quan once again created a universe; compared to Resident Evil, the Azeroth universe undoubtedly had a wider audience; sword and magic was a popular subject that was evergreen in the young group; as long as the quality was online, it would absolutely not lack an audience.

Of course, with many viewers, there would certainly be no lack of controversy about the plot.

"Azeroth" basically had no problems in other places; the settings were novel and mature, and the narration and character dialogues were as smooth as if there were a script reference of millions of words of world history.

However, only the emotional drama made quite a few groups feel uncomfortable.

Why was Illidan like this, obviously a male lead face, yet a lick-dog.

And Malfurion looked like an uncle who grew up eating seaweed, yet could be licked by a goddess.

This was completely unreasonable!

Illidan's fans were speaking for him, and Malfurion also had fans; this wise and equally talented Great Druid was also very popular.

Most importantly, the goddess also liked him, so his popularity actually wasn't low.

Now the relationship between the two brothers in the plot was still harmonious, but in reality, the fans on both sides had already started a round after round of fierce arguments.

And Luo Quan, who knew the plot direction, just chuckled; now it was just an argument, it was estimated that they would be scolding directly later.

These two brothers had always been in a relationship of loving and killing each other in the plot, but unfortunately, Illidan was too extreme and walked on a crooked path due to a thought; even if he repented, it was ultimately too late.

And this was just one of the many villain roles in World of Warcraft that was most representative.

However, compared to it, she liked another one more.

He was the prince of the human kingdom; when he was born, the whole forest called his name, and he was also the "filial son" known to everyone later.

The scene where this character appeared could be said to be one of the climaxes in the plot of World of Warcraft.

And because this plot was too wonderful, Luo Quan even started to warm up for it in the first season.

The way of warming up was to use a song as the theme song of "Azeroth."

This song was a heavy metal music, and the name of the song was "The Dawn."

After the song was released, it directly landed on the top of the Billboard hot song list.

The beginning of the song was a slightly desolate and pleasant piano sound, followed by an extremely explosive heavy metal guitar music and an incomparably exciting drum beat.

This was a song that was undoubtedly a war song, suitable for appearing in most burning-style video mixes.

For the drama fans of "Azeroth," this song "The Dawn" made them quite satisfied.

Although there were no lyrics, the whole thing sounded full of indescribable tragedy, impassioned but with endless regrets.

It couldn't be said to be a divine song, but it was thought-provoking.

For Chinese drama fans, there were some doubts.

The song translation given by Luo Quan was "Undead Overture," but the villain in the first season looked obviously like a demon, so why not call it Demon Overture?

Regarding the fans' doubts, Luo Quan didn't explain, just let them look forward to it well.

As for all the answers, they had to wait until the World of Warcraft game came out to truly reveal them.

In short, the World of Warcraft animation was sought after by many; a good story would be popular no matter where it went.

Next, as long as it was operated well and avoided the key thunder that Blizzard once stepped on, making World of Warcraft the world's number one MM wouldn't be a problem.

She had also played quite a few similar games in this world these past few days, whether they were newly released or those called classics, they couldn't be compared with World of Warcraft.

Comparing the two, the advantage was obviously with her!

However, although the plan was

Currently, the company has 500 staff members, which is enough for making single-player games, but if they want to create a massive role-playing online game—especially a high-definition masterpiece made with a next-generation engine like Unreal Engine—this number of people is far from enough.

Therefore, before the release of "Azeroth," Luo Quan had already arranged for Li Jiang to continue the recruitment plan.

Recruiting people costs money, which means the money earned by this animated film just passed through Luo Quan's pocket before being spent again in the blink of an eye.

However, she is not short of money right now; on one hand, the two previously released films have gradually finished their theatrical runs, and after the box office settlement, she has already made a fortune.

On the other hand, the highly anticipated "Frozen" is finally about to have its premiere.

As if to celebrate the birth of this icy fairy tale, a heavy snowfall hit New York.

However, the cold weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the moviegoers; because it was the weekend, many were parents bringing their children to watch it together.

Since it is a fairy tale, the plot is definitely family-friendly, and the leads are some of the hottest stars right now, so coming to show support and relax on the weekend couldn't be better.

As for the director, Luo Quan, she returned to the hospital early after hosting the premiere.

Unless necessary, she basically won't leave her mother's hospital room now.

Nearing the birth, the family members are nervous, and Aunt Luo Ni is actually very nervous too.

Although she gave birth to Luo Quan, that was nearly twenty years ago.

Come to think of it, when she gave birth back then, Eric was also by her side. At the time, several other mothers in the hospital envied her, saying she had found such a handsome foreign husband, but they didn't know it had actually taken her so many years to finally reach a happy ending with Eric.

I remember when I gave birth to Luo Quan, it didn't seem to be too much of an ordeal.

When Luo Quan was still in her belly, she was very well-behaved; she didn't usually make much of a fuss, and she was rarely woken up by her when sleeping at night.

Later, as the baby grew into an adult, she almost never caused her any worry; she could simply be listed as a model among the "neighbor's children" in the Ten Most Touching People of China.

But Luo Xi is truly a little ancestor; her level of liveliness is several grades higher than her sister's.

So impressive before even being born, what will she be like when she grows up a bit?

This girl, it seems, is not one to put one's mind at ease.

"Daughter, what do you plan to do in the future? Do you intend to keep being a star?"

The time spent with her daughter has become much less in the past two years. Now that the mother and child are sitting together, Aunt Luo Ni often talks to Luo Quan about life.

Mainly her daughter's life; as a mother, that is what she cares about most.

"I suppose so." Luo Quan nodded: "Being a star is quite good; there are many people who like me, and it gives me a great sense of achievement."

"But, I see quite a few trolls scolding you too; there are often such people on Weibo." Aunt Luo Ni looked closely at her daughter's face and suddenly realized that her daughter had become increasingly womanly at some point.

Although her daughter was very beautiful before, there was always a hint of childishness between her brows, and she would occasionally speak in a babyish tone.

In the two years of being a star, she has matured a lot and has also become even better-looking.

"If you aren't envied, you're mediocre. Most of these people scolding me are just jealous of me; there's no need to pay them any mind." Luo Quan smiled easily, indicating she didn't care at all about these negative comments.

"Speaking of which, are you really not considering relationship issues?" After beating around the bush for a long time, Aunt Luo Ni brought up this topic again.

"Mom, didn't I say already? I don't have that thought." Luo Quan looked at her mother with some helplessness.

"I'm actually quite worried." Aunt Luo Ni's tone was a bit low, "Although your father is performing very well now, you know how those ten-plus years before were; it's impossible to say there are no grievances.

I'm afraid that because of your father's relationship, you might develop fear or rejection toward the entire male population, and that would be truly terrible."

Luo Quan's mind recalled that period of time, but she didn't seem to feel any resentment or complaining emotions.

"Luo Quan" had been very sensible since she was little; although she lacked fatherly love, she relied on her mother even more.

And her mother always tried hard to cherish her with double the love, so "Luo Quan" didn't actually have many negative emotions toward her father from childhood to adulthood.

So what if there's no dad? She had made it through all these years; being a single-parent family never meant a lack of anything—it mainly depends on one's mindset and environment.

Moreover, such a family can also make a child feel the preciousness of relatives more deeply.

Facing her mother's worry, Luo Quan held her hand and said softly: "Mom, I have never made this choice because of my dad; I simply don't have that thought.

Can you just look at me as someone who doesn't want to find a partner, okay?"

"If you were really a lesbian, that would be fine; at least you'd have a companion when you're old. If you really end up alone for life, the outcome would be too bleak."

Hearing this, Luo Quan smiled helplessly; so her mother was worried because of her grandfather's experience.

Her mother's grandfather had divorced her grandmother, and in his later years, he suffered from Alzheimer's and had a strange temper, which broke the family's hearts.

In the end, he also died miserably in bed.

Her mother probably witnessed all of this, so she developed a psychological shadow and is very persistent about finding a companion.

Actually, it's not without reason—a single tree cannot make a forest—but Luo Quan feels she doesn't have that necessity.

After persuading her mom with a few words, this topic finally came to an end.

At the same time, the box office results for the first round of "Frozen" have also come out.

Not counting the theaters that haven't finished screening, it has already exceeded ten million dollars.

This box office result is already the best performance of the entire 2018, second only to "Titanic"!

On Twitter, the film "Frozen" is already showing a trend of taking over the screen.

What is mentioned most is the divine sisterly bond between Queen Elsa and Princess Anna.