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Chapter 93 Getting Closer to Science! (Second Update)
"Approaching Science" is a science popularization television program launched by CCTV-1.

The program aims to promote the spirit of science, disseminate scientific ideas, advocate scientific methods, and spread scientific knowledge. Each episode is guided by a news story, which tells the scientific issues behind the news hotspots and important issues in the development of science. It provides scientific explanations for the focal points, hot topics, doubts, difficulties and new phenomena in social life, and records scientific events truthfully. It also popularizes the concept of "revitalizing the country through science and education" and has a high viewership among the public.

It airs every Monday and Thursday at 8 p.m. on CCTV's Science and Education Channel.

Zhang Dezhu really enjoys watching the TV series "Approaching Science." Almost every day at 8 o'clock, he sits in front of the TV to watch it.

The evening breeze blows.

Zhang Dezhu brewed himself a pot of tea and watched the movie "The Cursed Movie" on TV while drinking it.

On the TV.

Under cool lighting, the host, dressed in a light gray business suit, appeared on camera with a serious expression.

Behind him, a blurred clip of grayish-blue knuckles emerging from the ground was projected...

That's a screenshot from the movie "The Haunted Village".

Immediately afterwards...

"Moviegoers were carried out of the cinema late at night..."

"During film production, we encountered numerous events that science could not explain..."

"Spiritual games, vengeful ghosts, cinematic hallucinations, movie murder cases..."

"The producer repeatedly denied the allegations, refused interviews, and closed the midnight premiere. Is there something else going on, or... is it a curse?"

"Welcome to 'Approaching Science,' viewers. I'm your host, Ding Lei. Today, we'll be revealing the truth behind this terrifying late-night movie theater incident..."

"..."

On the screen, a profound interrogation is accompanied by a sinister and terrifying melody, especially the eerie singing interspersed within the melody...

It made the air in the whole room seem to carry a bit of chill!

Zhang Dezhu subconsciously tightened his clothes, and then focused intently on "Approaching Science".

On television, the camera first focused on the old signboard of Feihe Cinema, and then introduced the history of Feihe Cinema...

From its glory days in the 1990s to its decline in the year 2000, and then through several owners after the year 2000, it seemed as if each owner was cursed after taking over [Feihe Cinema]. Those who did business saw their businesses plummet, those who ran companies went bankrupt, and those who speculated in stocks lost everything...

The atmosphere created for [Feihe Cinema] during the program made Zhang Dezhu's heart pound...

Immediately afterwards...

The reporter on the show interviewed a young producer named Zhou Yang...

Zhou Yang seemed very flustered during the interview!
"Don't take pictures!"

"Don't be afraid, trust science!"

"There are no psychic games, yes, there are no psychic games..."

"Don't take pictures!"

"You can't take pictures here!"

"Please, you can't take pictures here. This is just a prop, there's no curse..."

"..."

The camera lens was constantly shaking.

And the young man was waving his hands frantically, seemingly refusing the interview and the camera, as if he was trying to cover something up.

Ultimately, the reporter's attempts to interview the producer were unsuccessful...

In the end, one reporter continued the investigation, while the other interviewed the few movie fans who had just been carried out.

"It's scary!"

"I saw hair in the movie theater. Damn it, I was watching the movie and suddenly a hair fell out of my head..."

"Yes, I don't know where the hair came from, it's terrifying, but everyone else says there isn't any! Don't come to see this movie!"

In the footage, one of the moviegoers is desperately inhaling oxygen, his voice trembling, clearly still shaken!
The camera then switched to another audience member, who walked out trembling with fear.

"While watching the movie, I think I saw a disheveled person suddenly appear in the aisle next to me, and then, in the blink of an eye, that person disappeared..."

"I was watching a movie when I went to the bathroom and suddenly blood started flowing from the faucet. It was terrifying! But when I called my friend over, the faucet was back to normal..."

"This movie is terrifying!"

"do not look!"

"Don't look!"

"..."

Pale-faced, terrified moviegoers took to the camera and recounted the hallucinations they had experienced while watching the film, their voices trembling.

After interviewing each and every terrified audience member...

The camera then switched back to the creative team behind "The Haunted Village," but the team avoided discussing it.

Finally, Ding Rong, the actor who played the lead role of "Xiao Ming," made his appearance.

"When we were filming the movie, in order to make it more realistic, we played a psychic game, and in that game, we actually saw a shadow..."

"..."

The show, accompanied by eerie music, dark visuals, and rapid editing, repeatedly throws out the concept of a cursed "spirit medium game"...

Furthermore, the program interviewed some Taoist priests and metaphysicians, and under their serious and earnest warnings, the program rendered the concept of "seeing people from another world through psychic games" in a chilling way.

The program even took several screenshots from the movie, some blurred and some unblurred, to enhance the suspense and leave Zhang Dezhu stunned.

but……

When Zhang Dezhu saw a woman dressed in opera costume, singing, shrouded in layers of eerie backgrounds... he was stunned!

He rubbed his eyes!

and many more!

this person……

Why does he look so much like his daughter, Zhang Jiali?

..........................................

Horror movie.

In the film industry, the groups are very fixed.

Its audience is not as large as that of commercial films; its main audience is basically young people.

Horror films don't even rank among the top-grossing films in global box office history.

Even the most famous horror film in the world, "The Doll of Horror," only grossed around $1000 million worldwide.

Although its box office performance is not particularly impressive compared to other film categories worldwide.

But the production cost of "The Curious Doll" was only $11!
Yes!

You are not mistaken!

With a global box office of around $1000 million and a production cost of only $11, the return on investment is nearly 100 times, something that countless blockbuster films would never even dream of.

Even more surprisingly, the peak of "The Curious Case of the Doll" was not after its global premiere, but rather after the premiere ended, which marked the beginning of its profit peak.

From 1998 to the turn of the millennium, it has been roughly estimated that in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia, the official videotape of "The Curious Case of the Doll" sold nearly 2000 million copies worldwide, and the official CD sold over 1000 million copies...

From the year 2000 to 2002, the number of pirated CDs in China alone was approaching 30 million!
Even though it's been almost five years since "The Curious Case of the Doll" was released in 2003, the Chinese pirate market still sees nearly a thousand discs entering households every month, scaring one curious movie fan after another.

This group, although not large within the broader category of film.

But if you shoot it well, the reach will be quite amazing and it will last quite a long time!

……

"Wait, is President Zhou in the news again?"

"It seems so, they're on the [1819] news again!"

"Holy crap... what is this movie? Is it really that scary?"

"..."

Early morning on December 9th.

It started with [Movie House], and then gradually spread to major online film review platforms and various film and television media.

A headline titled "The Movie 'The Haunted Village' Terrifyingly Killed People" went viral and became a trending topic...

Along with this trending topic, a news segment was broadcast in the morning special edition of the "1819" program.

In the news, people saw a familiar figure: Zhou Yang, who had been reported for fraud, fought against piracy, and appeared on the "1819" program for copyright infringement, once again appeared in the sight of all viewers.

In this episode, Zhou Yang repeatedly clarified that his movie was not scary and tried his best to prove that his team had taken a series of corresponding precautions during the movie screening.

However, his excited demeanor made people suspect that there was something fishy about this movie...

Some netizens who were initially skeptical began to gradually become suspicious.

Immediately afterwards...

They climbed onto the [Movie House], saw the [Movie House], and were completely captivated!
Everyone's talking about the movie "The Haunted Village," wondering just how scary and terrifying it really is...

At the same time, they saw that many netizens had posted various photos on the [Movie House] forum.

Some lay on the ground panting...

Some were leaning against the wall...

Some were so frightened they cried, and after leaving the movie theater, they collapsed to the ground, and no amount of pulling could get them up...

Some even desperately needed oxygen after being rescued by staff...

……

The images made the hearts of some thrill-seeking young people pound!

This movie!
Is it really that exciting?
The evening of June 9.

In the horror movie section of the "Movie House" forum, a group of loyal horror movie enthusiasts rushed into the forum after watching the movie offline...

He started praising the horror movie in an excited tone, constantly exclaiming how scary and exciting it was...

Some even used adjectives like "surpassing 'The Curious Case of the Doll'" and "the best Asian horror film" to describe this movie!

The growing number of praises stirred the hearts of these niche enthusiasts, and they subsequently flocked to offline events like madmen…

Unfortunately!

This movie is still only available in 6 theaters, and those 6 theaters have already been sold out!
Immediately afterwards...

They logged onto the "Pre-sale Mall" in "Movie House" again, and finally clicked into it.

But found...

The pre-sale store completely crashed today!

Not only is the pre-sale online store completely frozen!
Even the Movie House app crashed due to the lag!

(End of this chapter)