Chapter 472: Nezha? Demon Child!

Song Ge had always deliberately maintained his cultured and elegant image.

But looking at the scene from *Monkey King: Hero is Back* before him, the shock in his heart was truly beyond measure, and he couldn't help but blurt out a curse.

He could feel that, just this sequence of melting stone into armor and waving flames into a robe, the budget was absolutely Burning like crazy!

Is this just melting giant rocks?

Is this just burning a cape?

No, this is all money!

Loads and loads of money!

Song Ge had never imagined that a domestic Animation film could reach such a level.

Is this the terrifying aspect of a 150 million production budget?

And don't forget, *Monkey King: Hero is Back* is a 3D film.

Honestly, there is a gap between 3D films and 3D films.

Some effects are very poor; when you put on the 3D Glasses and take them off, there is basically no difference, other than the picture being a bit blurrier.

This kind of film is just a scam, using so-called 3D technology to fool people and raise ticket prices.

This type of behavior is very disgusting, and the way they go about it is particularly ugly.

Many viewers feel incomparable disgust toward such films, mainly not because of the money, but because it is very uncomfortable.

You have to know, some people do not like wearing 3D Glasses.

Especially when this type of film first became popular, many cinemas didn't provide those clip-on glasses at all. For people who are already nearsighted, when you are wearing your own prescription glasses, you have to wear another pair of big, heavy 3D Glasses over them.

After watching a movie, your ears and nose will be very uncomfortable, especially the ears, where the skin is more fragile.

But Luo Mo is spending real money on the 3D aspect; the costs spent here are definitely a large margin higher than the *Monkey King: Hero is Back* on Earth.

3D films on Blue Star have just formed a trend.

Many viewers will specifically open their wallets to enter the Cinema for this kind of visual effect.

Like the film *Across the Future* that Song Ge shot, it was a Comedy, yet it was forced into 3D.

In *Monkey King: Hero is Back*, there is a massive amount of action.

Whether it's at the beginning or in the subsequent content, the Monkey's action scenes take up a huge proportion.

That feeling of the staff sweeping out from the screen will make the audience shout in excitement.

Therefore, after the Monkey melted stone into armor and waved flames into a robe, the second scene that made many children in the Cinema unable to hold back their gasps occurred.

He pulled the Ruyi Golden Cudgel out of his ear!

There is a very unique design here; the Golden Cudgel does not appear directly, but is manifested by golden light.

The level of coolness here definitely has a massive bonus.

The Great Sage floats in the air, with Chaos below him opening its bloody maw.

The moment it lunges toward the Great Sage, a dazzling golden light flashes directly, not only severing one of Chaos's limbs but seemingly tearing the entire earth apart!

Throughout the entire process, you cannot see the shape of the Golden Cudgel.

It wasn't until that golden light left a deep trench in the earth that a close-up of the Great Sage was shown.

It was this shot of him holding the Golden Cudgel; the entire Golden Cudgel seemed to break out of the big screen, as if it were about to poke the audience in the face!

This Golden Cudgel, which seemed as if it were about to touch the tip of one's nose, shattered Song Ge's confidence and arrogance.

It can be said that from the moment the magic seal began to shatter, from the moment the Monkey began to recover his magic power and turn back into the Great Sage, Song Ge wanted to watch almost every scene again, or rather... watch it several more times!

This is a very terrifying thing!

It's too cool, it's truly too cool!

You have to know, this film was released on Earth in 2015. After so many years, if many people happen to see this segment of the Drama online by chance, even though they might have already watched it no less than ten times, they still feel it's Burning, feel it's cool, and feel their blood boiling!

To Luo Mo, you laugh at me for spending 150 million, asking what kind of thing I can produce?

Then, I will give you the answer!

……..

……..

The final fight scene in *Monkey King: Hero is Back* did not last very long.

The whole process is very fast, and every second makes people feel both Burning and cool.

In fact, as long as you push the climax to the extreme in an instant, allowing people to enjoy multiple layers of satisfaction visually and spiritually, all the preceding setup will not become a burden.

The entire final process, in the *Monkey King: Hero is Back* on Earth, was ridiculously short.

After all... there was no money!

Luo Mo did lengthen this segment, extending the time for many scenes where the effects were maxed out.

He made this part of the Drama more dazzling, cooler, and more blood-boiling.

However, it still upheld his consistent characteristic—short, concise, and punchy.

It got longer, yet it seemed like it didn't grow by much.

From the logic of the Drama, it really couldn't be filmed in a long-winded way.

After breaking the magic seal, what level is the Monkey at?

What is needed is the effect sung about in *Wukong*—this strike, calls for you to turn to ashes and dust!

If, in this situation, they still fought back and forth and then had a final power-up, that wouldn't fit the character design in everyone's hearts.

The reason many viewers went to the Cinema for a second or third viewing was precisely because of that strong sense of wanting more.

When Chaos was annihilated, amidst the impassioned background music and the sound of drumbeats, Old Pig raised his head and looked at that Back Shadow.

"Great Sage!"

The unconscious old monk Fa Ming also opened his eyes, looking upward in disbelief.

Immediately following this, all the audience members in the Cinema heard a familiar, childish voice.

That was the voice of Jiang Liu Er!

"Great Sage—"

This little monk had called out "Great Sage" too many times throughout the entire film.

The Great Sage turned his head abruptly, and the movie ended right there.

The screen plunged into darkness, and Luo Mo's singing began to play.

Amidst the singing, the final visuals and credits appeared.

Song Ge sat in the Corner, not leaving his seat.

He didn't leave because he felt he was quite famous and didn't want to be recognized; he had to sneak out, and he had to be fully disguised.

But damn it, why aren't you audience members leaving!

Almost everyone remained in their seats; some were sitting, some were standing, but they were all just waiting there.

"What's the deal? Is listening to a song in the Cinema that enjoyable?" Song Ge was speechless.

From a certain perspective, a film that used such a technique of leaving things unsaid to make the audience spontaneously wait and not leave, wanting to see if there were any post-credits scenes or the like, was already a tremendous success!

This phenomenon of people not leaving made Song Ge feel an even more intense sense of crisis.

He immediately took out his phone and began checking if "Monkey King: Hero is Back" had a post-credits scene.

Some cinemas were quite thoughtful with their service and would place a sign at the entrance of the Cinema hall; if there was a post-credits scene, they would tell you on the sign that there was one at the end of the film.

Undoubtedly, the cinema he came to today did not have such thoughtful service.

After checking on the ticketing app, Song Ge couldn't help but say in his heart: "There really is a post-credits scene?"

This caused a huge stir in Song Ge's heart.

Movie post-credits scenes generally fall into a few categories.

Some show you behind-the-scenes footage, or deleted scenes put into the credits, or perhaps some famous Actor making a Surprise cameo.

There are others that are actually just... setting the stage for a sequel!

"Could he have started working on a sequel after throwing 150 million into production costs, without even caring if he could break even?" Song Ge felt he was definitely overthinking it.

"Impossible, it shouldn't be."

"How much confidence would that take, and how much risk would one have to be taking!"

And the big screen inside the Cinema soon gave him the answer.

Seeing that the credits, visuals, and song had finished, the screen went dark for a brief second.

Immediately after, new visuals began to appear.

Many audience members immediately put on their 3D Glasses, only to discover that the post-credits scene was quite thoughtful (cost-saving) and had no 3D effects.

A somewhat lazy voice began to emerge.

"I am a little demon, carefree and at ease."

"I kill without blinking, I eat people without salt."

Amidst the lines of voice-over, the visuals constantly changed, showing the commoners in Chen Tang Guan hiding from... that dark-circled Nezha!

This Nezha not only had heavy dark circles but also looked like a hoodlum.

His Back Shadow as he lay half-reclined on the eaves was that of a hoodlum.

He walked with both hands tucked into his waistband, also like a hoodlum.

The things he did didn't seem like good deeds either.

From his character design to the words he muttered, he broke everyone's conventional impression of Nezha the Third Prince!

Yet, in the Havoc in Heaven sequence at the beginning of "Monkey King: Hero is Back," this "bad kid" with dark circles had left such a deep impression on the audience.

Many children were shouting directly: "Mom! I want to see Nezha!"

"Ah! It's the Nezha we just saw!"

Song Ge huddled in the Corner, his lips twitching.

Undoubtedly, Luo Mo was even crazier than he had imagined!

"Is this guy a lunatic!"

He actually started another new project!

After finishing the Great Sage, he was now doing Nezha!

What was he trying to do? What on earth was he trying to do?

Amidst Song Ge's infinite astonishment, at the very end of the post-credits scene, several large characters were heavily slammed onto the big screen.

—"Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child"!

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