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Jim was a little confused about Zhang Yang's train of thought. Was there any connection here?

Zhang Yang could only give him some general information about the fact that Xiao Rizi and Han Guo were sworn enemies. Xiao Rizi reacted so strongly, and Bangzi would definitely be even more excited when he saw it.
In a society where cults are rampant, once I get excited, I will make impulse purchases.

Jim is also a smart man. After hearing this, he drew inferences from it and asked: "Should we promote this vigorously in China?"

"No, do we still need crooked ways in China? I am enough for you."

The popularity of the movie "Oppenheimer" alone in China is equivalent to the popularity of all the other actors combined.

After Zhang Yang finished talking, he chatted for a few more minutes and then stood up to say goodbye.

Jim shook his hand and said, "OK, see you at the TCL Chinese Theater tomorrow."

They arranged the premiere of "Oppenheimer" at the Chinese Theater.

Zhang Yang shook hands with him and then stood up to say goodbye.

That afternoon, he had another uneventful roadshow with Leo and Depp, which lasted until the 25th.

Around five in the afternoon, Zhang Yang once again came to the Chinese Theater at Hollywood Highland. This was his second time holding a premiere here.

Today's premiere was held a little early, starting at 5:30, which would be a bit late according to normal time, after all, it lasts three hours.

"Two years have passed in a flash." Zhang Yang arrived at the theater entrance and sighed to his assistant. Two years seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye. Perhaps the most obvious change for him was that his son had grown up.

"Director Zhang, please go in quickly." Bodyguard Xiao Zhao suggested to Zhang Yang seriously.

There was no road closure for this premiere, and there were bustling crowds of people all around. And because of what happened in his daily life, he had to be extra careful, after all, that nation was known to have many perverts.

Zhang Yang nodded and walked into the theater. In the lobby, he saw audience members who had bought tickets queuing up to receive premiere gifts.

The Paramount employee who was hosting the event saw Zhang Yang coming in and immediately came over with three gift bags. After a few words of greeting, he handed the gifts to the three people.

Zhang Yang opened the paper bag and found a movie ticket inside.

There is also a black mug, a black Oppenheimer culture T-shirt, and a polyhedron-shaped mushroom bomb keychain.

"The preparations for your American premieres are getting richer and richer." Zhang Yang remembered that at the last premiere of "Joker", it seemed that there were only movie tickets.

The Paramount employee said with a smile: "We always want to make sure that their premiere tickets are worth the money they paid for."

Zhang Yang sensed something was wrong: "How much are you selling the tickets for the premiere this time?"

"$500."

"What? Are you guys at Paramount crazy about money?" Zhang Yang was shocked.

Movie tickets in the United States generally cost around $10 each, and premieres are slightly more expensive at $20-30. They directly raised the price by several times. Doesn't this damage his reputation?
The IMAX hall of the Chinese Theatre has only about 1000 seats, and even if all of them were sold, they wouldn't cost much.

"Director, there are too many people who want to attend the premiere of this movie. We have no choice but to raise the price." Paramount employees seemed to be complaining, but it looked like Versailles no matter how you looked at it.

He didn't lie. There were so many big-name stars at the premiere. Not to mention the others, Scarlett's fans alone could buy all the tickets.

"And you see, they are all proud of having bought the tickets." He pointed at the audience who were queuing up to get souvenirs, and they all looked happy indeed.

Zhang Yang didn't say much. Strictly speaking, he was only the director and producer of this film, and the producer was Paramount.

He nodded and walked directly into the IMAX room of the theater.

The movie's leading actors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Johnny Depp, and Larson are chatting.

Among the group of people, several leading actors have already put on Oppenheimer's cultural T-shirts.

"Leon, Scarlett, did you get the souvenirs in advance?" Zhang Yang was a little surprised to see that they had all changed their clothes.

"Just go there." Scarlett smiled and pointed in a direction. It was the bathroom.

"Do men still need to go there? Just change directly." Leo waved his hand indifferently.

"Leon, you don't care, but Zhang Yang is different. He is the movie emperor recognized by that man." Scarlett joked. She was very unhappy with that family, so she couldn't help but be a little sarcastic.

Except for Leonardo DiCaprio and Depp, everyone else laughed out loud. The interaction between Zhang Yang and that man was so dreamy. No one knew what that man was thinking.

Is he really a friendly force?

The group of people were chatting and laughing for a while, and then Jim came over with a group of people.

Walking with him were not only Americans but also Chinese. If nothing unexpected happened, they should be personnel from the Los Angeles units of both sides.
I don't know if he came to join in the fun or if he had other ideas. After all, Zhang Yang has become too famous recently thanks to that person.

As they approached, everyone exchanged pleasantries. Because the film had already been screened before, and there were many big-name stars, Paramount did not invite too many people this time.

After Jim and his friends arrived, everyone sat down in the front row and a fancy performance began on the stage, which felt a bit like a circus, worthy of being a Chinese theater.

After the performance, Zhang Yang took a dozen big-name actors onto the stage. After a casual conversation, everyone returned to their seats and the movie screening officially began.

Most of the audiences who came today were immersed in the movie involuntarily. When the screening time reached about two hours, Zhang Yang covered his ears again.

There were more smart people this time. Larson, Scarlett Johansson and others, who had experienced it once, covered their ears faster than Zhang Yang when Leo's narration began in the movie.

Jim not only covered his own ears, but also reminded people on both sides to pay attention.

Then, a shocking explosion was heard in the movie, which scared many of the audience. When they calmed down, the movie slowly came to an end.

The premiere officially started at 5:30, and the performances and speeches by the main creators took nearly half an hour. When the movie ended, it was almost 9 o'clock in the evening. Zhang Yang once again took the five main actors, Leo, Scarlett, Depp, Larson and Matt, to the stage.

We asked for feedback from the audience and exchanged a few words with them, and the premiere was almost over.

There were not many other guests at the premiere today, but there were quite a few media reporters. After the premiere, they quickly surrounded Zhang Yang and his group and began asking questions.

The most frequently asked question is about the release of "Oppenheimer". It was originally scheduled to be released worldwide, but now it is not going to be a good release without it.

Zhang Yang seemed very calm in the face of all these cameras. He pointed his arm at Jim and said, "I'm just the director and producer of this film. Paramount is in charge of the distribution of the film. You should ask him." He used the legendary method of shifting the blame.

The media reporters were now bold and shoved the microphone directly in front of Jim, without considering his face as one of the five biggest bosses in Hollywood.

But Jim is also an old hand. He said calmly, "Don't worry, we are communicating with Xiao Rizi. Oppenheimer will definitely be shown there."

Look, this is the confidence that Americans have when facing their daily lives. As your boss, he will take care of your emotions, give you face, and let you vent. It's okay. You won't take it too seriously, will you?

Jim's attitude made the reporters' cameras flash continuously, and they all felt that there was something interesting to watch.

Zhang Yang and others also took the opportunity to break out of the media encirclement, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the people around him and waved his hand with a relaxed look: "Everyone, the movie-related matters are finally over, everyone go back and relax!"

"Zhang Yang, you can relax now, but I still have to continue making movies." Leo touched the back of his head helplessly.

He has been so busy lately that he has no time to find a girlfriend. Fortunately, the heroine of the "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" crew is a top model, and they can communicate with each other.

The group of people dispersed amid laughter.

Zhang Yang returned to the hotel. Before entering the suite, his assistant reminded him, "Boss, the Rotten Tomatoes score for Oppenheimer is out."

"How many?"

"Freshness 92%. Overall 93%."

"Not high!" Zhang Yang's "Parasite" has a freshness rating of 99% and an overall score of 93%.

"It's already higher than "Joker."" The freshness rating of "Joker" was only 86% at the time, and the final comprehensive score was also 86%.

As for "A Beautiful Mind", it's only 75%.

Zhang Yang nodded and didn't care, then turned around and went back to the bedroom to sleep.

Starting at midnight on the 26th, "Oppenheimer" was officially released worldwide, with 3870 theaters showing it in North America. There is no way around it, this is the disadvantage of R-rated movies.

From this day on, the Twitter trending search ranking in the United States entered a magical moment.

At 26 noon on the 12th, John from Princeton University and his classmates walked out of a movie theater.

"The saying 'The Emperor of Movies' really lives up to his reputation. Zhang Yang's movies can be said to be unrivaled in the world. They are truly amazing!" John danced with joy and expressed his love for the movie to the classmates around him.

"John, we all know this, you don't need to be so excited." His classmates were a little helpless about John's excitement.

"So amazing..." John kept spitting and expressing his emotions.

"Hey, didn't you say you wanted to be an internet celebrity? Do you have any good ideas?" The classmates couldn't stand John's complaints and directly hit his sore spot.

"Uh..." John's excitement was mostly gone after this, and this group of classmates really spoiled the fun.

They gradually became silent along the way and slowly returned to the school.

Today is not the weekend, but Friday. They skipped classes to go to the movies. However, American universities are very strict in some aspects and very relaxed in others. They can make up the classes they missed today later.

After having lunch at school, a group of people returned to the dormitory and started playing freely.

John opened TikTok again without realizing it. After scrolling for a while, he saw a video of an Asian face.

In the video, he righteously criticized the movie "Oppenheimer".

It is immoral to say that the film directed by Zhang Yang did not speak for the victims' daily lives, but instead stood from the perspective of the perpetrator, the United States, and made a legal defense of the use of mushroom bombs.

"Shit, why don't we throw away others but just you guys?" John could see that this user was a nobody.

After John finished cursing, he saw that this little guy was still broadcasting live, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

He studied science and his knowledge of history was not good, but he could look up information. He opened Google and searched, and wow, look what he found, it turned out that Xiaori had attacked their ZhenXang a long time ago.

"Hey, guys, I have a good idea. Would you like to help me?" John clapped his hands and asked his roommates for help.

"Why, have you come up with another good idea to become an internet celebrity?" a roommate joked.

"YES!" John said the word in a very affirmative tone.

After he finished speaking, he told his roommates about his thoughts.

"Guys, are you willing to help me realize my dream of becoming an internet celebrity?" John looked at his roommates sincerely.

The others took a few glances and said loudly at the same time: "YES." They said so, but they didn't think John would succeed at all.

They didn't know that a public opinion war that swept across the United States had just begun, so suddenly and so unexpectedly, all because of a movie "Oppenheimer".

(End of this chapter)