This star is going to the moon

Chapter 488 The enemy praises you, there must be something wrong! "Legendary Delay King" and "Legendary Pay King"!
"Is this news really going to be announced at the press conference?"

Guo Fan stroked his stubble and said, "I have a feeling that something is not right."

"What if the Americans play us? What if they back out after we announce it in public? That would be a huge problem."

"Although I don't want to boast, when The Wandering Earth became so popular that it transcended the film and television industry and became part of the national cultural strategy, the Americans will definitely have their eyes on it."

"Hollywood only allocated a few dozen screens for the first film, but now they're offering 3500 screens for the second. There's definitely something fishy going on here!"

Gong Ge'er also sensed something was amiss, but...

It's worth noting that Hollywood's own blockbusters typically open in around 4000 theaters, while they strictly control the release of Chinese blockbusters, allocating them to only a few dozen or a hundred theaters at most.

This is true for both "The Wandering Earth" and "Ne Zha".

When they went to discuss the overseas release, they found that the people who had previously made things difficult for them were now unusually warm and friendly, and directly opened "The Wandering Earth 2" in 3500 theaters.

Although it doesn't yet reach the opening level of Hollywood's own blockbusters, it's already a "strong support" for Chinese films entering Hollywood.

The most outrageous thing is that Hollywood not only does this in North America, but also claims to use its authority to secure theaters in other parts of the world!

Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er: "???"

Why has Hollywood undergone such a transformation?

Surely they don't think that because the first "The Wandering Earth" movie was such a huge hit, they're supporting the second one and just want to get a piece of the pie?
Is it really true that "capitalists will do anything for XX profits"?
But capitalists also have their limits. According to Hollywood's past standards, shouldn't the second film be boycotted after the first one is a huge hit?

Americans talk about freedom and cultural tolerance, but in reality, they are quite resistant to the cultural dissemination by Chinese people.

Hollywood also serves the US's grand strategy.

But this time...

Gong Ge'er really doesn't understand it.

As the saying goes, when your enemy criticizes you, it means you've done the right thing.

When your enemy praises you, you should consider whether you have done something wrong.

Hollywood's attitude towards "The Wandering Earth 2" is somewhat like that now.

However, The Wandering Earth 2 did not include the "swearing" that Americans love in its plot.

Instead, it speaks of the grand themes of "great unity of the people of the world" and "a community with a shared future for mankind."

The main character is not a "high-class face" with slanted corners and squinty eyes.

Instead, they are Lu Yun and An Fangfei, a handsome young man and beautiful woman who absolutely represent the top aesthetic standards of the Chinese and American people.

How can we praise this?
It's important to understand that this isn't the honeymoon period between the two countries, and the US isn't going to offer any positive assistance to China.

It's not just simple praise, it's...

"Are they trying to flatter us to our detriment?"

Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er were completely baffled, so they went to Lu Yun and An Fangfei to discuss it.

After all, Lu Yun and An Fangfei are not only the male and female leads of the film, but also major investors. In addition, their positions give them access to far more information than a director and a screenwriter.

After listening to their preliminary analysis, Lu Yun's super brain quickly connected a large amount of known information and gave a rough answer.

Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er were right; Lu Yun did indeed know more information, especially the crucial "spy acting in a movie" incident. So this might actually be a case of praising someone to death, just not in the same way Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er understood it.

Once he realized the problem, Lu Yun felt relieved. After all, the premise for the other party's "praise to kill" strategy to be implemented was that their "spy plan" could succeed, but their spies had already been turned by Lu Yun, so how could it possibly succeed!
Therefore, their current "praise to death" will only have the "praise" stage, not the "kill" stage.

They wanted to see Lu Yun make a fool of himself, but in the end, only Lu Yun got to watch them make a fool of themselves.

"Don't worry, since they dare to give it to us, we'll take it."

Lu Yun said confidently, "Our domestic films have finally managed to penetrate the American market, you must seize this opportunity!"

Having received Lu Yun's assurance, Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er immediately set to work with great enthusiasm.

Not only did they hire authoritative translators to create accurate, expressive, and elegant dialogue, but they also hired reputable dubbing studios to produce excellent dubbing for various countries, ensuring that audiences from all countries could enjoy the show without difficulty.

Just like Lu Yun said, they finally had such a great opportunity that was even more romantic than their honeymoon period, so they couldn't afford to lose face!

Once Lu Yun understood the Americans' thoughts, he became more enthusiastic about participating in various activities related to "The Wandering Earth 2," so he would definitely be there on the day of the Golden Rooster Awards.

While he was waiting for the press conference for "The Wandering Earth 2", a super big event happened in the aerospace field at the end of 2021.

The James Webb Telescope, known as the "King of Delays" and the "King of Money," has finally been launched.

The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope.

Although it weighs 6.5 tons, which is only slightly more than half the weight of the Hubble Space Telescope, its primary mirror is made of gold-plated beryllium and has a diameter of 6.5 meters, which is more than five times the area of ​​the Hubble Space Telescope.

(Comparison image)

Of course, this is mainly because they differ in their observation capabilities, design, and technology.

Hubble primarily observes ultraviolet, visible, and part of the infrared spectrum.

Webb primarily observes the near-infrared and mid-infrared bands, allowing him to penetrate dust clouds and observe more distant celestial bodies.

Therefore, its primary mirror is different from the single Hubble mirror; its primary mirror is composed of 18 mirrors pieced together.

The Webb Telescope's observation band dictates that it must operate in extremely low temperatures, so it is equipped with a sunshade and a cryogenic system, allowing it to operate in an environment close to absolute zero.

That's equivalent to about -273 degrees Celsius!
Its five-layered, giant silver sunshade is very large, almost the size of a tennis court.

Its 18 mirrors can be folded in two rows; otherwise, they wouldn't fit into the Ariane 5's 5.4-meter diameter fairing.

The Webb Space Telescope, with its layered structure and technology, is quite complex and is one of the most complex projects in NASA's history.

Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, which is located in low Earth orbit and can be repaired by sending astronauts on the Space Shuttle, it is different.

Hubble has been repaired several times throughout history, but it has not been repaired since the Space Shuttle was retired.

This is another reason why the successor, the Webb Telescope, was designed.

The Webb Telescope is located at the Sun-Earth Second Lagrange Point, about 150 million kilometers from Earth, which allows it to operate far from Earth's interference.

However, because it is too far from Earth to send astronauts for maintenance, its design and manufacturing must be flawless.

Otherwise, it will have to be scrapped if there is a problem.

Because of this, its titles of "Legendary Delay King" and "Legendary Pay-to-Win King" have continued to accumulate!
The reason Lu Yun was so interested was because this thing was three years younger than him!

(End of this chapter)