This star is going to the moon

Chapter 177: Premiere of "Devil's City Fortress"! Guo Fan's high IQ speech!

As August approached, Huang Xiaoming's "Mingxue" of "I don't care what you think, I only care what I think" began to spread.

At the same time, a certain live streaming platform issued an announcement, stating that the "Lolita turns into an aunt" incident was independently planned and deliberately hyped by the anchor "Qiao Biluo", and it will be permanently banned from now on.

On the 2nd, the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty signed by the United States and Russia expired, and then they accused each other of being responsible for the expiration of the treaty.

At the same time, trade frictions between the poor country and the small country have also escalated.

On the 3rd, Sri Lanka's Chandrayaan-2 sent back the first set of photos of the Earth.

At the same time, a shooting occurred at a Walmart supermarket in Texas, USA, killing 20 people and injuring more than 20 people.

Although this was a tragedy, it made the Indians laugh and they gave sharp comments.

Our country, Bharat, is about to become the first to land on the South Pole of the Moon, but the Americans are waging war, not only quarreling with the Russians but also carrying out massacres within their own borders.

[No wonder they never landed on the moon again. I even doubt whether their previous moon landings were real.]

[Not only that, but in the last four days of last month, two American planes crashed: a trainer plane that killed a student and instructor, an F-18 fighter jet that killed a pilot, and seven tourists were injured.]

The US has been accusing us of being the country with the most plane crashes, but in reality, it is the country that has the most plane crashes. We haven't had any plane crashes in Bharat in recent times.

This proves that our country is the great one, and the US will decline and be replaced by us.

Chandrayaan-2 has completed four orbital maneuvers around Earth. It will soon fly to the South Pole of the Moon. If water is detected there, we will immediately conquer the Moon instead of waiting decades to return to it.

[Yes, under the leadership of the old immortal, our Bharat is developing rapidly and will soon become a superpower. Even the Americans need our help. All the CEOs and engineers of their technology companies are from Bharat.]

My goodness, the true American fans couldn't stand this and immediately started arguing with Indian fans online.

"Hou Lixie, what are you talking about? So far this year, you've already crashed ten planes, which is more than the combined total of us and the Russians!"

[You guys who don't use toilet paper when you go to the bathroom and eat with your hands, it's because our tech companies have been hacked by you that accidents happen all the time!]

[We should follow the Commander-in-Chief's orders and expel all of you stinking fellows from the country!]

They should all be driven away. I heard from the guy next door that these Indians poop on the beach. Maybe the beach where you're sunbathing is filled with their shit!

[Gift Crab! Son of the Beach!]

The external disputes have not affected the domestic situation. One of the biggest hot topics in the country right now is "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", which was released just a week ago. Many of its records are already approaching "The Wandering Earth", which has a box office of over 60 billion yuan.

Because of this, the crew of "Magic City Fortress" is quite happy.

The fourth day is the day when the premiere of "Magic City Fortress" is held in Beijing.

Not only fans of the leading actors came to the scene, but also many invited media reporters, celebrity friends and other directors and producers.

Of course, there are also a small number of "real audiences" who come to join in the fun.

While the movie was showing in the theater, the main creative staff was holding a meeting backstage, and everyone had a smile on their face.

"I just took a sneak peek and the atmosphere was really good. It looks like we're in for a win this time."

"That's right! 'The Wandering Earth' pushed the upper limit of domestic sci-fi blockbusters to around 65 billion yuan. If nothing goes wrong with 'Nezha', it will also push the upper limit of the box office for general domestic films to around 60 billion yuan. Then the most conservative estimate for our 'Magic City Fortress' is 50 billion yuan!"

"Oh, you're really too conservative. 'The Wandering Earth' is basically a male drama, and the female characters are not outstanding. Luo Yun, a top male star, can only attract female fans. Our Lu Han in 'Magic City Fortress' attracts female fans just as much as Luo Yun, and Miss Shu Qi can also bring in a large number of male fans. No matter how you calculate the box office, this will not be worse than 'The Wandering Earth'!"

"That's right. With the passionate performances of Mr. Lu Han and Ms. Shu Qi, and Director Teng directing the entire process, our "Magic City Fortress" has the potential to raise the box office ceiling of domestic science fiction blockbusters to 70 billion!" Lu Han and Shu Qi were frequently mentioned during the discussion, and the two kept nodding in greeting with smiles.

The two are very happy now, and they both expect that "The Fortress" can really reach 70 billion at the box office, which will instantly make their fame and status reach the top!
Director Teng pondered, "70 billion is unlikely."

"Because someone interviewed me before and described The Wandering Earth as a romantic space poem, and asked me to describe The Fortress of Devil City as something more hardcore science fiction."

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"Everyone knows that hard science fiction has a higher tone, but the plot is more profound and the threshold for viewing is higher. It cannot attract ordinary audiences like popcorn science fiction blockbusters like "The Wandering Earth", so Mr. Liu's conservative estimate of 50 billion is more reliable."

After listening to Director Teng's profound analysis, everyone nodded in agreement: "Yeah, that makes sense."

"It's a shame, but 50 billion isn't bad."

"It can be considered as a contribution to domestic hard science fiction. Although this step is difficult, someone has to take this step, and it is us who will do it."

In the cinema, Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er were almost unable to hold back.

Guo Fan whispered to Gong Ge'er, "I can't take it anymore. No wonder this movie invited Lu Yun to the premiere, but Lu Yun didn't come. I finally know why."

Gong Ge'er complained, "I wouldn't have come if I'd known. It's raining today. I wonder what the media will write about it. Will they say, 'Chinese sci-fi continues to carry on, and the creators of 'The Wandering Earth' braved the rain to support 'Fortress of the Magic City'?"

"Stop talking, I already have the image in my head," Guo Fan said helplessly, "The host will definitely ask us to give a speech praising the movie, but how do we do that?"

"Don't ask me, I also need to think about what to say later..."

Their conversation was heard by the audience behind them, who also looked forward.

After the movie was over, the main creative team came on stage to be interviewed and the fans applauded wildly, making the atmosphere very lively and a scene of "full of vitality and everything competing to flourish".

Some of the invited stars spoke and praised the movie, and soon asked about Guo Fan.

The host said, "Hurry up and pass the microphone to Director Guo. Director Guo and Director Teng should be in a 'hero appreciating hero' situation right now."

Guo Fan: "..."

He took the microphone, thought for a moment, and said, "Ehmm... I also work on science fiction films. I understand the difficulty of those special effects scenes very well. I know how much sweat and tears are put into each special effects shot..."

Director Guo blah blah spoke a lot about his empathy for the technical staff's difficulties, and finally added: "I wish "Magic City Fortress" a big hit!"

After saying this, Guo Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief and handed the microphone to Gong Geer.

Gong Geer: "...I am very happy to be invited..."

Soon, news about the premiere of "The Fortress of Devil City" was released everywhere.

The stars who were invited to watch the ceremony gave positive comments, believing that the film was a "hardcore science fiction" that demonstrated the Chinese people's ability to shoot science fiction films.

The reputation among "ordinary audiences" is also very good, and they all praise it.

Mingpai’s fans were even more amazing, occupying all the comment sections to praise "The Fortress of Devil City".

Even Director Guo praised "Fortress of Devil City," so it seems that "Fortress of Devil City" is sure to be a box office hit.

[Wait, why does it feel like Director Guo has something else in mind?]

(End of this chapter)