World's Strongest Troll

Chapter 356 The Tragedy of Group Tasks (5)

Recently, the virtual reality industry is rapidly growing with a huge boom worldwide.

Due to the development and prosperity of virtual reality, many existing industries suffered a fatal blow and were declining, but in return, new jobs were created and attracted attention, and the entire human society was changing at a very rapid pace.

- Collapsing travel industry. Tears of the world's famous tourist destinations in decline.

-The broadcasting industry is astonished at the huge drop in revenue. Controversy over cuts in celebrity fees.

-The public away from TV. Recently, the craze for virtual content that the whole world is crazy about.

Starting with the Fantastic Universe, which was born due to Mizunisa's aggressive, reckless, and even ignorant indiscriminate investment of funds, numerous travel and leisure-themed virtual travel destinations are created, and the travel industry suffers a fatal blow. In addition, countless creations created with lucid dreams exploded a huge bomb in the broadcasting area.

“Is this crazy? The performance fee is half of what it used to be?”

“That... what is that all of a sudden? Are you just going to cut the ads?”

“Is it difficult to match the unit price...? What the hell is that...”

“Didn’t we finish talking about casting one person from our agency? yes? Did you just decide to completely implement this work in virtual reality?”

Lucid Dream, a facility that can turn your imagination into reality.

As soon as the world began to know how much the production cost could be reduced differently through it, the entire paradigm of the production method of existing movies and dramas began to change completely.

“Where is this! You promised me that you would make my debut in the film industry this time!”

Se-hyeong, one of the people who saw blood due to the paradigm shift. When he heard the news that the film production that was being promoted was suddenly overturned, he shouted at the manager with a very angry face.

“I’ve even written the contract, but you’re going to cancel it while paying a penalty here? Isn't that manufacturer crazy? I’ve already spread the press release, but if I cancel it like this and feed that water, how will I handle it in the future?”

Sehyung, who once enjoyed great fame as a super popular idol who commanded Korea. However, as time passed and junior idols began to step in, the light began to fade. He had prepared and waited for a long time to start a new life as an actor. When the first button went off in an instant, he was very angry, but Sehyung's manager sat down with a complicated expression on his face and let out a big sigh.

“Huh..... Sehyung, let's talk honestly. You know this is the Octopus game that was just released, right?”

“I know. You mean that octopus head movie, right?”

Hundreds of people kidnapped by an unknown organization wearing octopus masks. This death survival movie, in which each of those who lived a miserable life at the bottom of society, risked their lives to play a fierce game with a huge prize money, recently brought a hot wave around the world.

“There are 2,124,359,231 spectators worldwide. 1 spot at the box office for the longest period of time. In the first month of its release, it reclaimed the top spot in all-time box office revenue worldwide. Besides that, do you know how much the production cost of that movie, which showed ridiculous levels of performance in numerous areas, completely replaced the existing rankings, and raked in a huge amount of money?”

Slightly taken aback by the manager's question, who spoke in a rapid-fire tone in a very excited tone, Sehyung blinked for a moment before answering with a slightly intimidated look.

“I don’t know... how much is it?”

And at Sehyung's question, the manager spread his palms out.

“5.... billion?”

At those words, the manager vigorously shook his head from side to side. And Sehyung opened his mouth in disbelief at his words.

“Five million won.”

“yes....? 55 million won?”

Sehyung was startled. And he asked in an argumentative tone as if it made sense.

“No, does that make sense? How many special effects were put into the movie, and how many actors and extras were there? Moreover, considering the huge scale of the set, it is absolutely impossible with 5 million won.”

A story that makes no sense. And the manager agreed with Sehyung's story. A meaningless level of budget that would go out just with the daily wages of passing extras without any lines. But in this Octopus game, it was completely different.

“It is impossible in real life. But if all of that is an illusion, it is possible.”

“Imagination...?”

“okay. Illusion.”

No money, no recognition, no plausible career... A work created by an unknown creator with only a rich imagination.

Octopus game.

The only money he spent making this movie alone without anyone's support or help was just 5 million won for living and food expenses during the production period of 4 months.

“With that many manpower, a huge and vast set, the need to direct dozens of times the actors you picture in your head, and the tricky coordination of the location and the need for paperwork, everything is completely created and completed in one person’s head. It's done. And that without any support or investment.”

The birth of an enormous super-popular IP that has earned trillions of dollars and will continue to earn more in the future. However, the film industry was literally astonished at the fact that neither enormous capital nor technology, nor the acting skills of famous actors nor the directing skills of a filming team were required to create these creations.

“Since the Octopus game was born, it must be difficult for other investors to understand that investing tens of billions of dollars to make a movie that might be successful. If you do well, you can make astronomical profits with minimal capital.”

“But until now it was like this...”

“Until now, it was like that. But not in the future.”

The manager who cuts off Sehyung and speaks dryly and coldly. He stood up and told Sehyeong about this heartless and cold reality that had changed overnight.

“Now it seems that the public and the world have come to a situation where they don’t care about actors’ fame and acting skills. Hyung Se-ah, I feel bad about this, but... I think it would be better to look for a different career path.”

The world was changing so rapidly.

Rather than actors in movies and dramas, which are real but clearly fictional stories.

It's an illusion, but more than anyone else, I'm enthusiastic about virtual characters who live in a world that feels like reality.

People paid attention to those who have more original and rich imagination than anyone else and the stories they create.

called creators.

To so many ‘real' people around the world.

* * *

The forerunner of all reals and the real of reals.

Jaekyun Lim.

He had a very hazy expression on his face as he watched Chae-yeon, who was sitting in her own room and chattering about something with her laptop in front of her.

“Jaekyun. Jaegyun? Are you listening to me?”

“huh....? Yes....?”

In his head, Jae-gyun was envisioning a brilliant future with Chae-yeon decades later. Jaekyun, who had even imagined his future grandson and returned to reality, hurriedly wiped the saliva from his mouth and smacked his lips.

“I’m sorry. missed it for a second what were you talking about?”

“Comparing the data you and Jaeyoung investigated with the data Taesu and I investigated, there were some contradictions. I asked what you think about these things.”

“okay....? Wait a minute...”

Jaekyun, who was checking the parts Chaeyeon had marked with narrow eyes, soon realized what she was talking about and nodded his head confidently as he opened his mouth.

“ah. This is what Professor Taehoon Kim talked about before. There is a thesis that analyzes the efficiency and dynamics of synchro rate and implementation ability in the process of using lucid dream, and a result that there is a significant correlation has been derived. ..”

Jae-Gyun, who explains quite high-level theories and related papers. Chae-yeon, who had been listening to his story with a serious face, smiled broadly and shouted as if she understood it now.

“ah! So, I got the completely opposite result. Well, when I was researching, I didn't think about the efficiency related to the synchro rate, but if I substitute the number of non-conforming people with low efficiency, your data will be correct. Jaegyun as expected! amazing!”

Jae-kyun's shoulders go up at Chae-yeon's words of praise with a thumbs up. He laughed and scratched his head.

“lol. I had a hard time reading through each and every paper.”

Jaekyun proudly points to the piles of books and printed papers in one corner. Seeing this, Chaeyeon looked at Jaekyun with a startled look and said,

“really? Did you really write all of this by yourself? Jaeyoung isn’t doing anything?”

“Yes....? Oh no.”

“No, what is it? I can see it just by looking at it.”

“Hehehe.....”

Jaekyun smiles awkwardly at Chaeyeon’s knowing words. Chaeyeon, who looked at him gently, nodded as if she understood.

“Well... I don't really have anything to say about your partner either. It was the day we were finalizing the report, but Tae-soo had suddenly fallen out because he had an affair.”

In the midst of the assignment, he still participated hard by pretending to help. However, today, the day when the final report was to be completed, he was suddenly notified of his absence.

“why? What's going on?”

When Tae-soo's story came out, Jae-gyun flinched momentarily. However, Chaeyeon shrugged her shoulders at his question.

“I don't know? There is an event in the house that I have to participate in or something... I’m not interested.”

“okay....?”

“Yeah.....”

“.....”

In an awkward silence as they momentarily run out of things to say to each other. While Jaekyun was struggling with what to say in this situation, Chaeyeon packed her things and stood up.

“Then, it seems to have been sorted out to some extent, so I’ll wake up first. I decided to run my friend’s part-time job as a pinch hitter tonight.”

“Are you going already?”

Jaekyun makes an expression of regret too openly. However, seeing him like that, Chaeyeon smiled and answered with a playful tap on the shoulder.

“later. I'm on vacation now, so if you have time, would you like to go see a movie together?”

“W A movie?”

“huh. Is that octopus game? I haven't seen that yet.”

Then Chaeyeon whispered in his ear with a charming voice.

“I was saving it on purpose to see it with you.”

At those words, Jaekyun's face turned red. Chae-yeon waved at Jae-gyun, enjoying his restless reaction knowingly or knowingly, then opened the front door and left.

Tiririk.

After she left, Jae-gyun was left alone.

Then he grabbed his chest with one hand and took a deep breath.

“Haa.....”

Even just seeing her face, just being with her, even hearing her voice, her heart beats involuntarily. However, when he heard what Chaeyeon had just said, Jaekyun's heart started beating like crazy to the point of worrying whether it was really about to explode.

“Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...”

Jaekyun started to laugh while crouching on the floor alone like someone who had gone out of his mind. The laughter started to grow louder, and soon the floor started to burst into laughter.

“Keuhehehehe... hehehehehehehehehe.”

Watching a movie together with Chaeyeon.

Jae-kyun, who was filled with happiness and felt this pounding heart that made him laugh just by imagining it, soon heard the doorbell ring loudly.

“huh? what....?”

A doorbell that doesn't normally ring. However, Jae-kyun, who opened the front door inadvertently thinking that the delivery he ordered would arrive soon, froze when he saw three people standing in front of him.

“female. Are you Jaekyun?”

Men with strong physiques wearing black suits and shiny shoes. Seeing the men he had never seen before, smiling and calling out their names, with rugged faces that looked unusual at first glance, Jae-kyun smelled the typical predators that were hunting for their prey.

‘Sir.....' Jae

-gyun, who was always in the prey of being eaten by predators, realized that he was being fucked in a realm close to instinct.

Feeling the intent to kill emanating from them with all the senses of the body.