Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 599: Phase Three Press Conference (Part 1)
"It's clear that everyone is quite satisfied with the content of the third phase!"

On stage, Wang Hao spoke with a hint of amusement in his voice.

Many fans in the audience echoed his words, shouting "Yes!" in unison.

"Alright, let's talk about the story of the third phase."

As Wang Hao spoke, the words "Dark Forest" began to appear in the cosmic sky on the large LED screen behind him. Then the words disappeared and reappeared as two timelines and silhouettes of more than twenty gray movies on either side of the timelines.

"Of course, before that, I would like to take this rare opportunity to introduce more friends to you. They are my colleagues who are involved in the production of each of our works."

Let me introduce you to Liu Wenwen, the General Manager of Xinghe Pictures!

Liu Wenwen, who is just over thirty, walked onto the stage in casual clothes, smiling and greeting the fans below. Although she was not wearing any makeup, her beauty was still undeniable.

A round of applause erupted from the audience, and Wang Hao kept calling out names.

"Our script supervisor Wen Pengcheng, producer Zhao Hetai, visual effects supervisor Wu Qian, props supervisor Jian Yongchang..."

People of all shapes and sizes, men and women, walked onto the stage and stood in a row next to Wang Hao, while also applauding their colleagues behind them.

And more and more people went on stage, until the entire stage was packed to capacity.

“I know there seem to be a lot of colleagues on stage today, but this is just a part of our Galaxy Pictures family.”

With the current perfection of Galaxy Group's film industrialization system, the number of people involved in the film and television production process has more than tripled compared to the past.

Almost all the films that people see and think are excellent are the result of the hard work and wisdom of hundreds or even thousands of behind-the-scenes film workers.

Today, in a nearby film studio, our colleagues may still be working tirelessly, all in an effort to present audiences with more and better film and television works.

So please give them a round of applause, because they are the greatest contributors to the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe].

Wow!
The audience erupted in applause, and everyone on stage was all smiles.

No one dislikes receiving praise and recognition, especially when their hard-earned film is recognized by a wide audience; this is the greatest commendation for them.

"Okay, thank you all for your hard work and for your support."

Many behind-the-scenes workers began to step down from the stage one by one.

"Of course, past achievements are history. Instead of wasting 90 minutes dwelling on past accomplishments, we should spend a little time talking about our future plans."

Next, I'll take you through the third phase of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe project plan for the next five years.

He turned his head and looked at the large screen behind him.

"Let's see what the first story is."

On the big screen, the first gray movie title turned into color, and between the lines were clips from the movie being played.

In the clip, a middle-aged foreigner dressed in a sharp suit, holding an umbrella, and acting like a British gentleman, is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.

"Ah, it's obvious, the agile British agent looks like a sequel to 'Kingsman'."

Wang Hao chuckled softly.

"As a Hollywood project of Galaxy Group, Kingsman is quite unique, and it has achieved considerable box office success in Europe and America."

Moreover, British intelligence agencies have also contributed significantly in their fight against the ETO and underground forces.

In Kingsman 2, the assassin organization 'High Table', which appeared before, may also make an appearance.

As for the future, films originally intended for overseas markets, such as *Kingsman*, *The Mechanic*, *Now You See Me*, and *The Chase*, may see more interaction.

The Chinese moviegoers at the scene weren't really concerned about whether the films Wang Hao mentioned, which were originally intended for overseas audiences, would have any future interaction with him.

Although, given Galaxy Group's standing in the industry, most of these co-productions have been released domestically and achieved decent box office results, they are still foreign stories after all.

With the rise of Chinese narratives in film genres today, people are naturally becoming less and less interested in Hollywood movies.

However, today's attendees are not just domestic movie fans.

Although in the past two or three years, due to international situation and conflict of interest, Hollywood has begun to block Star River Pictures' works and make things difficult for their films.

But once a cinematic universe gains momentum, it's very difficult to suppress.

Moreover, thanks to the good start of previous works such as "Project Gutenberg," "Taken," and "Inception," coupled with the high quality of subsequent works such as "Now You See Me," "Limitless," "The Mechanic," "The Rise of the Phoenix," "The Foreigner," "Kingsman: The Secret Service," "Point Break," and "Rampage," the Galaxy Cinematic Universe has a considerable number of loyal fans overseas, especially given the current trend of Hollywood films becoming increasingly homogenized, mindless, and politicized.

So when Wang Hao finished his introduction, the main actors and director of "Kingsman 2" came on stage, and the movie fans from Europe and America excitedly applauded.

After the applause subsided, the members of the "Kingsman 2" crew greeted the fans and audience, introduced the film, and promoted its upcoming release. Only then did Wang Hao begin to introduce the next movie.

The second movie title changed from gray to color, but this time the words depicted a different scene of decay, backwardness, noise, and chaos.

In these scenes, the protagonist is a middle-aged man whose face is both familiar and unfamiliar to everyone.

This man became well-known online over the past few years thanks to several short films and the catchy, addictive pop song "Little Apple".

He was unfamiliar because he had never appeared in the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] before.

Clearly, this is yet another new character in a cinematic universe.

Judging from these clips, this movie doesn't seem to be a big-budget sci-fi film.

"Alright, next let's welcome the creative team of 'Sheep Without a Shepherd': Director Chen Sicheng! And the lead actors Xiao Yang, Kim Da-mi, and Wan Qian!"

Although they weren't very familiar with the new story and characters, everyone still gave them a warm round of applause.

"I'm sure everyone is curious about what story the movie 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' tells. Let's have our director, Chen Sicheng, introduce it to you."

Chen Sicheng took the microphone and began to introduce the film to the fans in the audience.

The movie is set to be released in early December, so this is a good opportunity to promote it.

"The movie 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' is a crime film that takes place in Thailand, and it is also the origin film of the character Q in the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]..." After Chen Sicheng's introduction, he aroused some interest among the movie fans.

After all, judging from the previous first and second phase films, the character Q is likely a clone created by Dr. Chen Ang using cells from his former lover, Lin Yun.

Now that Evans has been arrested and imprisoned by the special agents at the end of the second phase, judging from this Q origin movie, it is likely that Dr. Chen Ang and Q's role will be expanded in the subsequent third phase.

Just thinking about this made some movie fans even more excited.

In their view, Dr. Chen Ang, played by Wang Zhiwen, is undoubtedly a more charismatic villain than Evans.

If Dr. Chen Ang's role is expanded in the later third phase, with this major villain and the ever-present threat of the Trisolaran civilization, the entire story of the [StarCraft Cinematic Universe] will likely become even more exciting.

After Chen Sicheng introduced "Sheep Without a Shepherd," the next work to be revealed was not a movie, but a TV series, a space science fiction TV series with a rather unique theme.

The Star Cleaner!
This comic, which Wang Hao originally selected in Japan, is now being co-produced by Galaxy Group, NHK, and TV Tokyo. It mainly tells the story of a considerable amount of space debris floating in outer space after the events of the movie "Gravity".

To address this issue and ensure that human space exploration plans are not hindered by space debris, the United Nations has decided to form a space debris cleanup team specifically responsible for resolving this problem.

The TV series "Star Cleaners" tells the story of this group of people, whose team includes not only Chinese and Japanese, but also Black, White, and Russian people.

The series is also planned to be broadcast on television stations around the world, not just in China or Japan.

After introducing these appetizers, it's finally time for the main course.

"The first big-budget film in the third phase of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe will be released in China during next year's Spring Festival."

Its name is—Wolf Warrior 3!

Crash.

Amidst thunderous applause, Wu Jing led the main creative team of "Wolf Warrior 3" onto the stage, waving and greeting the fans.

Meanwhile, in the official Douyin live stream, comments like "I want to see this!" flooded the screen.

"Hello everyone, I am Wu Jing, and Liu Peiqiang is the director and lead actor of the movie 'Wolf Warrior 3'."

"Hello everyone, I am Richie Jen, and I played Gao Deng in the movie 'Wolf Warrior 3'."

"Hello everyone, I am Yu Bo, and I play Zhang Ying in the movie 'Wolf Warrior 3'."

"Hello everyone, I am Yang Yang, and I play Xiao Nai in the movie 'Wolf Warrior 3'."

"Hello everyone, I'm Xie Miao..."

The cast and crew of "Wolf Warrior 3" introduced themselves one by one, and just by glancing at them, it was a veritable gathering of stars.

The cast includes not only characters from "Wolf Warrior 1" and "Wolf Warrior 2", but also many characters from other works in the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, some of whom are foreign actors.

After these people finished introducing themselves, Wang Hao temporarily took on the role of host and interviewed Wu Jing and the others, asking them about their experiences filming "Wolf Warrior 3".

Almost every actor complained about this issue, saying that "Wolf Warrior 3" was the most difficult and tiring film they had ever made.

Because compared to "Wolf Warrior 1" and "Wolf Warrior 2," which were limited to a single location or country, "Wolf Warrior 3" will have a much larger scale.

With the story set against the backdrop of eradicating the remaining bases of the ETO organization, they had to travel to several countries for filming.

In addition, the increased intensity of the battles undoubtedly increased the difficulty of filming the movie.

According to director Wu Jing, this was a challenge he faced right from the start. To make the film well, he almost had to pass by his home three times without going in. Fortunately, his wife Xie Nan fully supported him, which saved him a lot of trouble.

After chatting with the creative team, the first official full-length trailer for "Wolf Warrior 3" finally started playing on the LED screen.

The trailer opens with the cosmic flickering scene from the ending of the movie "The Three-Body Problem 1".

On the desolate border Gobi Desert, the fully armed members of the Wolf Warrior squad all witnessed this scene. Some of them looked surprised, while others had solemn expressions.

"We never know when danger and difficulty will come."

On the streets of Shanghai, there were only a handful of pedestrians, and everyone seemed to be in a hurry.

In Busan, South Korea, a large number of troops have surrounded the city. From the perspective of drones, countless zombies are attacking the army's defenses.

In addition to this, Europe, Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and almost every part of the world have experienced various kinds of chaos, large and small, due to the actions of the ETO organization.

"We don't know if we will ever be able to meet the people we care about again."

Liu Peiqiang was on the phone with his wife, Han Duoduo, who was sobbing uncontrollably on the other end.

At an airport, Su Xiaolin, who had just returned to China, saw Qin Feng waiting for her as soon as she got off the plane. She immediately ran up to him and hugged him.

In the United States, zoologist Davis frantically searches for his gorilla companion George, but to no avail, and can only drown his sorrows in alcohol.

"Of course, we also have to face both visible and invisible enemies."

boom!
Amidst the deafening explosions, the Wolf Warrior squad, in tactical formation and under the cover of drones and armored vehicles, advanced toward a fortress.

In the vast desert with its rolling yellow sand, strange things slither swiftly underground. Amidst the churning sand, dark green scales can occasionally be seen, creating a very eerie scene.

On the vast African savanna, a vulture soars through the sky, suddenly lands on the ground, and with a tumble, transforms from a vulture into a hook-nosed white man.

"We do not know where the future of our planet will lead."

Familiar faces gazed blankly into the distance, at a future now uncertain due to the existence of aliens.

"However, the only thing we can be sure of is that as long as we live, our fight will not stop, and the mission to defend our motherland and people will not end."

We will continue to fight, fight on and on, and unite all forces that can be united to fight on.

Until the day of complete victory arrives!

(End of this chapter)