Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 625 [Star River Paradise] One-Day Trip (1)

Good morning, everyone!

"Today is September 20th. Our reporter is currently at the gate of the Galaxy Park in TZ District, Beijing, waiting for this landmark building to open."

"【Xinghe Paradise】is Asia's largest large-scale film and television cultural theme park, jointly created by Xinghe Group, a well-known Chinese cultural enterprise, and many other well-known domestic and international cultural and tourism enterprises."

"The establishment of this park is a landmark achievement in my country's efforts to deepen cultural system reform and promote the high-quality development of the cultural industry."

It not only fills the gap in China's large-scale, high-tech, and IP-driven film and television cultural theme parks, but also establishes a complete industry chain loop from film and television creation to physical experience, and from online dissemination to offline interaction, marking a new stage of integrated innovation and upgrading in the development of my country's entire film and television cultural industry chain.

"This park ingeniously blends the essence of Chinese culture with cutting-edge modern technology, introduces advanced international management concepts, and vividly showcases the profound heritage and contemporary vitality of Chinese culture. It will become a new cultural tourism landmark that radiates across the country and influences the world, greatly enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the people, effectively enhancing the country's cultural soft power and its influence in international communication, and is a vivid practice and important milestone of my country's cultural confidence and self-reliance."

On the television, the morning news special was still introducing the situation and significance of [Galaxy Park].

The official news channel account on the Douyin platform has started live streaming.

As seen through the camera lens, the entrance to [Galaxy Paradise] is now packed with people, making it impossible to move.

Fortunately, there were railings to guide the flow of people, which led to long queues of tourists buying tickets. In addition, it wasn't too hot outdoors in Beijing at the end of September, and it was morning, which prevented any heatstroke incidents from occurring on site.

Even without any unexpected incidents, the TZ District government and the [Star River Paradise] park had already arranged a large number of police officers and volunteers to maintain order at the scene.

Meanwhile, not far from the main entrance, more than a dozen medical staff and several ambulances were on standby at any time.

Because of her status as a CCTV reporter, Wang Bingbing, as an anchor reporter, entered [Galaxy Paradise] before the other tourists.

The camera followed her the whole time, capturing the grand and imposing Chinese-style gate of the amusement park.

"Hello everyone! This is a special live broadcast from CCTV News."

With her baby face, Wang Bingbing flashed a sweet smile and greeted the viewers on the other end of the live stream.

She raised her hand to indicate behind her, and the morning light shone on the glazed eaves of the doorway, reflecting a rainbow of colors above her head.

The camera pans over her shoulder, and in the wide entrance plaza not far away, a stainless steel sculpture of the "Three-Body System" stands in the center of the fountain, gleaming in the sunlight and surrounded by rainbows stirred up by the fountain's mist, making it very eye-catching.

"We are currently at the entrance of [Star River Paradise] in TZ District, Beijing."

Most people are probably familiar with this, the largest film and television theme park in the country. Its developer, Galaxy Group, has contributed countless well-known and excellent films and television series to the audience over the past decade.

The number of viewers watching the live broadcast on CCTV has exceeded 100,000, and that number is still rising rapidly.

Most people are interested in Galaxy Park, an amusement park that claims to be comparable to Shanghai Disneyland.

However, some people clicked in because of Wang Bingbing's cute and endearing smile on the live stream cover.

In contrast to the CCTV live broadcast room, which had over 150,000 online viewers, Zhao Jinmai's live broadcast room had fewer viewers, but thanks to the theme of the opening of [Star River Paradise], the number of viewers still exceeded 30,000.

With a few minutes to go before the park officially opened, Zhao Jinmai and other tourists who had purchased VIP tickets waited patiently in the VIP lane.

Suddenly, a snow-white, futuristic-looking drone appeared in her phone's camera lens.

That was a patrol drone specially designed by DJI for [Galaxy Paradise], equipped with patrol, guidance and welcoming devices.

Zhao Jinmai waved to the drone, and the device immediately flew over and stopped in front of her.

"Dear guest, how can I help you?"

A pleasant female voice came from the drone's speaker. Wang Yuwen glanced at the guidebook that came with her VIP ticket and said with some delight:

"VIP guests can have this drone help them shoot an aerial video!"

"Forget it, there are too many people. Let's have it take pictures for us this afternoon."

Zhao Jinmai advised Wang Yuwen, and then made a request to the drone.

"I heard that director Wang Hao will be promoting the movie 'The Martian' at the Aerospace Science and Technology Museum today. Can you take us there directly after the park opens?"

"Okay, received." The drone gave an affirmative reply.

It was finally 10 o'clock, and Galaxy Park officially began to accept tourists. The noise at the entrance suddenly increased by eight octaves, and staff began checking tickets at each ticket gate.

Unlike Shanghai Disneyland, Galaxy Park does not restrict visitors from bringing food into the park. However, security checks are still mandatory, and some items are also prohibited inside Galaxy Park.

Examples include scooters, controlled knives, pets, self-heating hot pot, and foods with pungent odors like durian.

Zhao Jinmai and her group naturally didn't bring any of these things. They entered the park almost immediately through the VIP channel and, guided by the drone overhead, jogged towards the aerospace technology zone.

"Currently, the BJ [Xinghe Paradise] Resort Area mainly consists of Xinghe Theme Park, BJ Xinghe City Avenue, Xinghe Cinema Hotel and Wanda Resort Hotel."

The first phase of the Galaxy Theme Park is further divided into seven zones.

Wang Bingbing stood in front of a huge LED map of the park, pointing to the projects on it and introducing them one by one to the viewers in the live broadcast room.

"These are: Wild Beasts Theme Area, Military Theme Area, Dreamland Theme Area, Exotic Style Theme Area, Chinese Style Animation Theme Area, Special Experience Area, and Aerospace Technology Theme Area."

Next, everyone can follow me to experience the charm of the entire [Galaxy Paradise]. A large number of tourists have already entered the park, and the crowd is pushing Wang Bingbing and her group forward.

The interior of the entire [Galaxy Park] is a "Möbius strip" style circulation route, or you could say the road is like a horizontal "8".

After entering the gate and crossing the bridge, Wang Bingbing and her live-streaming team found themselves in a huge plaza with a sculpture of the "Three-Body Problem" galaxy. In front of them were three paths, each leading to a different place.

The route on the right runs along the Xiao Taihou River and mainly features military-themed areas and wild animal-themed areas.

The middle route consists of the Dreamland themed area and the Exotic themed area.

The route on the left is geared towards a younger audience with traditional Chinese animation and aerospace technology themes.

Wang Bingbing and her group chose to walk in a figure-eight pattern, first heading towards the military-themed area and the wild beast-themed area on the right.

Just as they stepped onto the right-hand road, Zhao Jinmai and her group, heading to the left, were panting as they prepared to pass through the traditional Chinese animation-themed area.

The animation IP projects currently being collaborated on in this region mainly include Xinghe Group's own projects such as "Monkey King: Hero Is Back", "Ne Zha", "Under One Person", and "Fox Spirit Matchmaker". At the same time, the company has also acquired many established animation IPs from Shanghai Animation Film Studio, such as "Havoc in Heaven", "Lotus Lantern", and "Ne Zha's Brain".

Zhao Jinmai and her group strode forward and, at the very front of the crowd, saw the "Nezha Conquers the Sea" immersive water screen theater located by the river. A long, narrow pool had been dug out there, near the river.

According to the project description in the app, the performance is a combination of "circular water screen projection + live special effects + mechanical props". The core plot is "flooding Chentang Pass", and actors will dress up as Nezha, the Dragon Prince, the three Dragon Kings and other characters.

Yes, although the animation of "Ne Zha 2: The Demon Child's Brain" is still in the production stage, that doesn't stop [Star River Paradise] from putting together a stage play first.

Following the "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" theater, there is also the "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" 4D flying theater, which is equally suitable for children.

Children can join the Monkey King Sun Wukong, soaring through the clouds to "make havoc in the Heavenly Palace," battling against heavenly soldiers and generals, and fighting against Yang Jian and the Four Heavenly Kings.

The seats will shake, clouds will billow, and when Sun Wukong is no match for the heavenly soldiers and generals, children can even shout loudly to cheer on the Great Sage and help him defeat the enemy.

In addition, the battle scenes here have two style modes: one is the animation style of Shanghai Animation Film Studio, which has a more youthful feel, and the other is the animation style of "Black Myth: Wukong", which is more suitable for older teenagers.

Two different styles of performances were held alternately. Guo Junchen was quite interested when he passed by the venue, but after looking at the program schedule, he saw that the upcoming performance was in the style of "Shanghai Fine Arts Institute", so he gave up the idea and decided to come back later.

Afterwards, they passed by a "Wan Yuan Tree" from the anime "Fox Spirit Matchmaker". Next to the tree, they could see small shops in the park selling grilled sausages, snacks and drinks, as well as red ribbons and love locks tied to the tree.

It's clear that this 10-meter-tall banyan tree is primarily targeting young couples.

There's also the "Under One Person" parent-child excavator featuring "Sister Bao'er Burying People" and the "Mountain and Sea Cute Creatures Carousel".

Parents can accompany their children to operate an excavator and dig for prop models such as "Feng Baobao's kitchen knife" and "Zhang Chulan's student ID" in the "Back Mountain of Longhu Mountain" themed sandpit. Hidden props can be redeemed for "Na Du Tong" employee ID commemorative cards.

There is also a voice interaction device for Bao'er Jie at the edge of the sandpit, which can be used to shout "Bury him" and has a hilarious effect.

The latter replaces the traditional carousel with cute mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and animated IP characters. When it spins, different characters will shout out their own lines.

As for others, such as "Nadutong Express Station," it sells peripheral toys such as "Tushan Fox Ear Hairband," "Nezha Universe Ring," and "Monkey King's Golden Cudgel."

"Baolian Lantern Dessert Shop" sells desserts such as lotus root starch, sweet soup, and ice cream served in lotus bowls, as well as various snacks such as "Nezha Wind and Fire Wheel Pastry" and "Peach Cookie".

After passing through this whimsical Chinese-style animation-themed area, the most eye-catching Mars technology exhibition hall in the aerospace technology-themed area will soon be right in front of you.

"Dear viewers, what appears before us now is a special mini-theater in the military-themed area of ​​[Galaxy Paradise]. The staff on stage are wearing mechanical exoskeletons from the 'Wolf Warrior' movie series. When you arrive at the military-themed area, remember to take a photo with them first."

Wang Bingbing, who had arrived at the military-themed area, stood in front of the "Wolf Warrior Legend Scene" stage and gave an introduction.

Behind her, the towering "Xingtian III" mechanical exoskeleton was waving at the tourists, attracting the attention of many children and young men who took photos with it.

When the crew member piloting the "Xingtian III" mechanical exoskeleton raised his mask, revealing Xie Miao's face, it drew gasps of surprise from many moviegoers.

Originally, the park intended to invite Wu Jing to play the role of the mecha pilot, and Wu Jing did not refuse. However, after the promotion of "Wolf Warrior 3", Wu Jing suffered a relapse of her old injury and had some problems with her waist and legs, making it difficult for her to move around. Therefore, Xie Miao, who played Li Hongqi in the "Wolf Warrior" series, was replaced.

After Xie Miao finished his performance driving the "Xingtian III" mechanical exoskeleton, Wang Bingbing interviewed him briefly before continuing inside.

Behind the small stage theater of the mechanical exoskeleton is a landmark building with a sign that reads "Logistics Department of Special Affairs". It is only from here that visitors can enter the military-themed amusement area, which is surrounded and sealed off by fences.

Wang Bingbing and the others went straight inside. Once inside, they found that the space was quite large, and the interior decoration style was very similar to the special affairs department base in the movie "Ball Lightning".

One half of the space is filled with various props, including military weapons toys and camouflage clothing, while the other half is a mission reception center, where a number of tourists are already gathered in front of the oval-shaped service counter.

Given Wang Bingbing's and others' status, they were naturally very eye-catching. As soon as they entered, available staff members immediately came forward to greet them.

It was through the staff member's explanation that Wang Bingbing and the viewers in the live stream learned exactly how to play in this military-themed area.

"So before entering the military-themed area, visitors need to go to the reception desk at the logistics department to register their identity information and receive a 'Special Personnel ID Card' with a chip, right?"

As Wang Bingbing watched the staff register her identity, she smiled and confirmed, and the staff nodded, continuing the explanation:
"Yes, of course, if you are in a hurry, you can also follow our park's WeChat account, register online in advance, and pick up your ID card directly from the self-service card machine on the side."

"It would be more formal to just go directly to the front desk."

Wang Bingbing smiled as she accepted the ID card from the staff, then held it up in front of the camera so that viewers in the live stream could see it clearly.

The card resembled a regular employee ID card. On the right was a beautiful portrait of Wang Bingbing, wearing a white lab coat and glasses, exuding an intellectual air. On the left was her name, gender, and job title: "Level 1 Researcher, Ball Flash Research Lab".

(End of this chapter)