If they had remained ignorant, it would have been fine. But now that they knew, now that they understood their world was a virtual one and even their bodies were merely virtual constructs, they naturally were unwilling to continue like this, nor did they wish to lose their memories and reincarnate.
Therefore, in the end, everyone present unanimously chose to become Ding Yun's subordinates, working for her.
In exchange for obtaining true physical bodies.
And becoming truly living beings.
"That is acceptable. I have specially selected two identities for you: one is a mountain villager, and the other is an overseas immigrant. Obtaining identity documents for the outside world is not easy, and these two identities are the most convenient to forge without drawing suspicion.
If you choose the mountain villager identity, your final educational attainment will naturally be relatively low, limiting your career options. I will most likely arrange for you to work in the entertainment industry.
Concurrently, I will imbue you with the necessary knowledge.
If you choose to be an overseas immigrant, I will try my best to set your original cultural background higher.
Then you will primarily pursue careers in research and business!
The specific choice is up to you!"
Creating false identities within network databases was easy, but making a false identity truly ingrained and believable was difficult, especially when embedding it in densely populated areas or near acquaintances. A simple inquiry into the forged registered residence could easily lead to exposure.
Only by creating obscure mountain identities, perhaps from villages that have long since vanished, or overseas identities that cannot be deeply investigated, could one remain safe and minimize the risk of exposure.
After listening to Ding Yun's analysis and asking a few more questions about what research and business entailed, everyone made their decisions.
A majority chose the overseas immigrant identity.
Only a small portion, who genuinely did not wish to pursue research or business and felt that modern celebrities were vastly different from past actors and seemed quite interesting, opted for the mountain dweller identity. Ding Yun had no objections. She quickly and effortlessly created personalized identification documents for each of them in their chosen directions, utilizing low-level artificial intelligence and quantum supercomputing.
She then imbued them with the knowledge necessary for their future work, along with enhancements to their intelligence, motor skills, and other abilities. Once each of them reached a level that Ding Yun found satisfactory,
she began the process of materialization.
She did not use the faith power gathered upon herself, but rather the faith power they had accumulated through the previous series of television dramas and films.
The materialized individuals were essentially gifts, born from what was already theirs.
In a short while, Ding Yun's bedroom was filled with handsome men and beautiful women, their appearances largely indistinguishable from those in the virtual divine realm, all looking near-perfect and flawless, with skin smoother than a baby's.
This was quite normal, as they had just been materialized, free from any impurities. Their bodies had not yet undergone oxidation, so their perfect skin and health were perfectly reasonable.
However, once they began eating and breathing,
their perfection would gradually decline.
With a healthy lifestyle and regular sleep, the decline might be slower. An unhealthy life would hasten it. But regardless, as long as they didn't court disaster, their appearances would remain largely unchanged for the next decade, and with makeup, they could still maintain a semblance of their former selves for twenty years.
Ding Yun had informed them of this to help them retain their freshness for longer, preventing fans from experiencing too much disillusionment when time inevitably took its toll.
After individuals were materialized, Ding Yun naturally continued her work, busy filling in loopholes, arranging jobs for them, setting up holographic world companies, applying for various patents, and even manufacturing holographic world helmets.
That's right, Ding Yun intended to reveal her hand.
She planned to disguise her virtual divine realm and release it directly as a holographic world, thus avoiding future issues with fans hounding the network accounts of lead and supporting actors in her virtual divine realm dramas and films.
If fans wanted to see the actors, they could directly enter the holographic world, which was her virtual divine realm, for meet-and-greets, saving everyone the trouble of traveling.
As for whether the fans would accept this,
Ding Yun couldn't concern herself with that.
She had already materialized the virtual characters that fans had poured their genuine emotions into, and she would directly inform them that the subsequent characters were virtual beings. If they still couldn't accept it, what more could she do?
Her actions were already as generous as possible.
And could not be considered deceitful.
As for the origin of the holographic technology, the individuals Ding Yun had materialized with foreign immigrant identities would be instrumental. Ding Yun had already prepared the narrative: during their most desperate financial moments, she had invested in them, allowing them to successfully break through the relevant technology. In gratitude, they not only gave her a significant share of the company but also collaborated with her on the "Great Zhou" series, which would be used to promote the holographic world.
However, the overall preparations were quite lengthy.
Compiling various patents, safety assessments, company registrations, and the design and production of holographic world helmets were not things that could be accomplished overnight; it would take time.
Fortunately, the profits from the previous drama were sufficient for Ding Yun's endeavors, so she wasn't in any hurry. She quietly focused on her business, and the second series, which had already been edited, was not released.
She planned to release it later, after the holographic world was launched, and honestly inform everyone that all the people within were holographic world virtual beings before broadcasting it.
...
Meanwhile.
The investigation results for the Hong Group were also largely concluded.
Those who deserved to be arrested were arrested, and those who deserved to be punished were punished. The only unfortunate aspect was that Hong Taoyang and his son Hong Xingwen were not seriously harmed and had both been released.
This was primarily because their company's involvement in most criminal cases was minimal. For example, when they arranged for the demolition of a plot of land, they merely instructed the person in charge to complete it within a specified period.
How the person in charge went about it was of no concern to them.
The person in charge reported to various levels downwards, passing through several hands before reaching the local level, where local employees then engaged local thugs and ruffians to cause trouble.
They even resorted to illegal means to complete the demolition task.
How could this possibly implicate the father and son?
Of course, this was only part of the reason. Another significant factor was that the Hong Group still had many ongoing construction projects and pre-sale properties that had not been delivered. If the father and son were completely eliminated, who would deal with the resulting mess?
Furthermore, after the incident, they actively appeased and compensated the affected parties and obtained their understanding.
They even made a significant financial commitment to restart many of the stalled projects and guarantee the delivery of all pre-sale homes, allowing them to escape unscathed.
However, after this ordeal, their family suffered immense losses. Their stock prices were greener than the moss on a turtle's back. If their family hadn't been in the real estate business, with their primary assets being properties and their bank loans not yet due,
they would likely have gone bankrupt.
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