Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 260 Analysis Trend
After watching the second trailer of "Lucy", Vincenzo was very excited.

Because the unknown plot was completed, he quickly wrote in his blog: "Through watching the trailer, I sorted out the plot of the movie "Lucy"."

"The story begins when Scarlett is persuaded by her boyfriend to deliver the silver-white box. We don't know what's in the box, but it may be related to Scarlett's superpowers."

"After Scarlett entered the hotel, a shooting occurred and her boyfriend died. Scarlett was also taken to the villain's room by security."

"Two voices appeared here, one old and one young. I speculated that they might be the voices of the villain's father and son. After magnifying Scarlett's shocked eyes fifty times, I could vaguely see a person covered in metal. Just like the mechanical prosthesis on the poster, I think this should be a cyborg, perhaps the villain's son."

"Immediately afterwards, I captured a video at 1 minute and 12 seconds, where Scarlett can be seen fighting with others in the room. The red and yellow colors in this scene are exactly the same as the sculpture and the place where Scarlett was kidnapped. So I speculate that after being kidnapped, Scarlett accidentally came into contact with something, gained abilities, and then started fighting with the villain's son."

"After dealing with the villain's son, Scarlett's brain development continues to soar. At 1 minute and 21 seconds, the scene in the surgical gown, for now, I guess she wanted to go to the hospital to understand her condition, but was surrounded by the police."

"And most importantly, I discovered that these superpower scenes were not created by Scarlett alone. Because the hands that cast telekinesis had manicures on them, which was inconsistent with Scarlett's character. So there must be other superpower villains in the movie."

"There are also these bombers. I found out that the model is the B-52 bomber, which is currently in service. So I suspect that there should be a country in the movie. Maybe the mastermind behind this is someone in the military."

After writing his analysis of the trailer, Vincenzo looked over it with admiration and clicked send.

Then he sent the link to his article to major film and television forums.

Then I drank a Coke and looked at the number of visits to my website with anticipation.

Before long, the numbers that had been quiet began to jump, 1, 2, 5, 10,

In a short while, there were hundreds of views.

"How fast!" Vincenzo was excited. This was the first time he felt the joy of traffic. He clicked on the article and found that two comments had already appeared.

Horror Glasses: I think the villain father-son theory is a bit problematic, I think he's more like the villain's younger brother.

"That's right." Vincenzo thought about it and didn't send a message to refute.

Anyway, there isn't much dialogue between the two people in the trailer, so it's really hard to judge their relationship.

He turned around and opened the video website again, and found that the level of brain development on the screen had reached 7%.

"It's really fast. If nothing unexpected happens, maybe it will reach 20% tomorrow. What materials will be released by then?"

"Tang, your idea is really cunning." At the same time, Jimmy, who had just got off work, came to Tang De's office to chat with him.

"Twenty, forty, sixty percent. Look at these forums, some viewers are already asking their family members to register accounts to watch the videos." Jimmy put the bulky IBM notebook on his legs and talked excitedly.

"This is a win-win situation. The website gained more users, and I gained more attention." Tang De smiled and said, "After they have seen 100%, I will release the third trailer."

"That's really bad, Tang. The audience is just like a fish that has taken a bite, and they have all been hooked into a black bass." Jimmy sighed, and then asked: "By the way, what are the materials for these nodes?"

Tang De shrugged: "This is a trade secret."

"Come on, Don, tell me quickly." Jimmy was also very interested in the movie "Lucy" and wanted to know more.

"Okay." Seeing that he was unwilling to give up, Tang De could only answer truthfully: "It's the behind-the-scenes footage and the makeup photos of the actors."

"Is that all?" Jimmy was stunned. He felt that this was not in line with Tang De's style. It was too plain.

"That's enough. We can't let these audiences be satisfied. If they are satisfied, no one will watch the movie." Tang De is well aware of the importance of laying the hook. For him, every new material is to attract the audience to further become curious.

"Well, it seems I have to watch it myself."

A week later, the brain development level of "Lucy" on video websites had reached 85 percent.

This week, Vincenzo, Mirren and others have been paying attention to the materials released by "Lucy".

At the 20 percent mark, the crew released a behind-the-scenes footage.

In the behind-the-scenes footage, you can see various fighting scenes, as well as the presence of troops and fighter jets. Although it is only a brief glimpse, the high-standard production of the film can be seen from many details.

At the same time, director Tang De also appeared to talk about the difficulties of shooting 3D movies.

It was at this time that everyone noticed the 3D vision that the movie had been promoting.

"Is 3D really shocking?" Vincenzo has never seen a 3D movie. He only knows that in a month, "Avatar", which claims to have invested 2.5 million yuan, will be released. Maybe then he will know whether 3D movies can be successful.

Forty percent of the film's material is the reflections of several main actors. They discussed some interesting things about the filming process, which makes people think deeply.

Sixty percent of the film's material is a set of pictures, in addition to Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, there are also villain Rob Sally and Choi Min-sik.

Vincenzo was surprised by the appearance of these two people, and what was even more surprising was the cybernetic bodies on them.

Especially Rob Surrey, his silver and black cybernetic body looks extremely cool, with tough metal style, precise components, and mysterious metal patterns on his face. You can feel his unique aesthetic style just by looking at him.

"This style is awesome! It's the perfect combination of flesh and machines!" Vincenzo felt itchy after seeing it, and thought he could also paint silver-white metallic patterns on his face and pretend to be a villain in the movie.

And there is even more that can be interpreted from this set of photos.

Especially the structure of the world view, which suddenly became clear.

"It turns out to be cyberpunk." After looking up related styles, Vincenzo finally knew the source of the movie's worldview.

He became interested in this style and started looking for cyberpunk-related works.

Mirren doesn't have much feeling for the cyberpunk style. Although it is cool, it is not enough to motivate him to take action.

He and Judy are now looking at the materials released at the 80% node.

It was a video of a speech by an unfamiliar brain scientist. The video was shot from a candid perspective, and one could see many people listening to the brain scientist's lecture.

And what he was talking about was the topic of the degree of brain development.

"The human brain is actually an infinite treasure..." The brain scientist succinctly explained his speculations on brain development and the current scientific progress of mankind.

At the same time, various real cases and projects currently being researched in the United States were also shown to everyone.

At the end, he also brought out Area 51, aliens, and experiments by the former Soviet Union as evidence. In the United States, Area 51 is a well-known military base, and whether there are real alien bodies in it is also a topic of discussion.

However, now brain scientists have combined aliens and brain development together, which makes sense.

Mirren and Judy were fascinated by the video. After the video ended, Judy asked Mirren: "Is brain development really that powerful? A 500% increase in IQ? Super memory? And all kinds of special abilities?"

"I don't know, but I think what the experts said is right. Maybe aliens are humans whose brains have been developed to more than 50%." Mirren replied.

"Then how could they die?" Judy was puzzled.

"Because although their brains are highly developed, their bodies are very fragile. They must have a spaceship to protect themselves. If the spaceship fails and crashes, they will not be able to survive."

This is the speculation of the brain scientists in the video.

Judy frowned. "But why would the spacecraft malfunction? This is unscientific. They are so advanced."

"Yeah, I don't know." Mirren shrugged and said casually: "Maybe the earth has some protection measures?"

Then he added: "Okay, don't worry about the details. We are only 15% away from unlocking the third trailer."

"But my friends have all seen it." Judy shook her head.

"Mine too." For the first time, Mirren was troubled by the fact that he didn't have enough friends.

"It seems that we can only go to the forum and invite a few people to watch the video."

Just as audiences were discussing "Lucy" in full swing, "Avatar" finally hit North American theaters on December 12.

Tang De was also invited to attend its premiere ceremony.

After being stopped by reporters, he was asked: "Tang, which one do you think will have a higher box office, Lucy or Avatar?"

This question was a bit sharp, but Tang De responded with a smile: "I believe that Cameron's Avatar will be a masterpiece in film history. This movie will create a wave of 3D movies and let every movie fan experience the charm of 3D movies."

"Lucy is also a 3D movie. We used the same technology as Director Cameron, and the visual expression is equally mature. So if you think Avatar is good, then you will think so about Lucy, too."

The reporter was caught off guard by Tang De's advertisement and didn't get the answer he wanted, so he looked a little embarrassed.

But Tang De didn't care about him and walked straight into the cinema.

More than two hours later, the premiere of "Avatar" came to an end. At the same time, movie fans from all over the world shouted that this movie was ahead of its time!
“Although the story is a bit old-fashioned, the movie creates a whole new Pandora world!”

This is the unanimous evaluation given to it by all media and film critics. Although everyone is not so satisfied with Cameron's story, the effect of the 3D movie is so outstanding that it directly covers up all the shortcomings.

"Avatar" quickly became a box office hit.

It broke through $100 million, $200 million, and $300 million.

After 32 days of release, the North American box office alone reached a staggering $5 million!
This is already the global box office of many blockbusters.

But "Avatar" only took one month, which exceeded the record of 45 days set by "Batman: The Dark Knight".

The film's global box office performance was even more astonishing, reaching 13 billion RMB in China and 1 million USD in Russia, with a global total of 13 billion USD.

One month, $18 billion.

There is no doubt about Cameron's ability to make money, and he has once again proved his status as a top director with his strength.

Suddenly, all the Hollywood film companies put 3D movies on the agenda. Even for movies that had already been shot, they wanted to add 3D to get a piece of the pie.

It was at this moment that Tang De’s promotional plan became clear, and advertisements began to be placed on major radio stations, television stations and billboards.

"This is the best 3D movie after Avatar!"

The advertisement is very concise, with only one slogan, but it is eye-catching enough.

After seeing this slogan, many viewers focused their attention on this movie.

“Is it really that 3D effect like in Avatar?”

“Are there any battle scenes?”

"Is it also an alien planet?"

"Can the story be more interesting?"

These questions rained down on the news media, and they quickly mobilized people to carefully watch the content of "Lucy" and answer them in the article.

And Vincenzo is undoubtedly one of the people who has benefited the most from this wave of attention.

Because Norton Eye officially recommended a number of high-quality articles, including Vincenzo’s blog.

As a result, his blog attracted more than 999 users in just two weeks, which led to more than comments on each of his articles. Everyone was discussing the content of "Lucy" and praising his hardcore analysis, which made him extremely happy.

He simply struck while the iron was hot, borrowed a camera, and started shooting his own film analysis videos.

After spending a whole day, he finally finished his first video.

Normally he doesn't write so slowly, it can only be said that being on camera is really not an easy task for him.

After his video was released, the traffic growth was not as good as his blog. It only gained 2,000 views in one night, and there were only a few comments.

Vincenzo felt that it was his lack of fluent speaking that dragged down the video.

"Maybe I should wear a mask?" He looked at the gorilla masks on the wall and thought that he could try a different style. Wearing a mask should allow him to be himself again.

In addition to Vincenzo, other analyses of the plot of "Lucy" also received a lot of traffic. For a time, analyzing "Lucy" seemed to have become a trend in the movie section. Everyone was scrambling to publish new arguments to prove that they were the bloggers who understood "Lucy" the most.

(End of this chapter)