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Chapter 342: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is released, with a super Easter egg! (Seeking monthly votes)
The movie's opening credits were playing in the theater.

The Columbia Pictures logo flashed by with dazzling special effects, and the pages of Spider-Man comics rolled across the big screen like fragmented memories, exciting many die-hard Marvel fans in the theater... Then, the logo of Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Animation appeared.

The four little girls, including Liu Zhimin, sitting in the front row, wisely kept quiet.

Pairs of eyes stared intently at the opening of the comic book-style movie, where Spider-Man rambled on and on, then gave a wink!

The movie suddenly shifts to a black boy named Miles, who is scribbling on a drawing board. He has a popcorn-shaped hairstyle and headphones on his head. Suddenly, a lively drumbeat and melody fill the theater.

The intro to "Sunflower" begins with a gentle, ethereal humming of "ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy (ooh)".

The protagonist, Miles, casually swayed his body in his chair to the upbeat hip-hop rhythm playing in his headphones, chanting, "Ooh ooh ooh ooh~"

"Without a doubt, I can always control the situation."

"She's a bad girl~ but she always has a lot of tricks up her sleeve~" Gong Cheng's magnetic and slightly husky voice slowly rose as the movie scene shifted, and the protagonist Miles, with his signature thick lips, pouted and hummed along with the "Tarot" song in his headphones!

"Stop it, baby, my mind is a mess right now!"

"..."

"My hair? Is this the collaboration between Marvel and Sony that they were talking about? That's all?! But what's the name of this song? It's really good!"

Liu Zhimin was somewhat dissatisfied with Marvel and Sony's false advertising!
Kim Minjung nodded in agreement.

It's a complete scam!
"Unnie~ It's only been less than five minutes since the show started..."

Ning Yizhuo explained with a headache, "No matter how much Oppa enters the Marvel Universe, it'll probably just be a cameo!"
How could she possibly steal the spotlight from the male lead right from the start? However, looking around the theater, the exclamations and whispers from many fans and passersby clearly showed their excitement as they listened to the theme song playing in the movie.
The art style of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is quite appealing, judging from just these few minutes!

"Miles!"

On the big screen, the film is based on CG animation and cleverly incorporates a lot of traditional comic book elements. The protagonist's parents call from outside his bedroom door, telling him to pack his schoolbag. So he has to frantically take off his headphones, jump up from his chair, and exaggeratedly stuff a large stack of books into his schoolbag.

The headphones hanging around Miles' neck were still playing the song "Tarot" softly, only a little quieter.

"Without a doubt, I can always win her over with ease."

"However..."

The camera briefly pans across Miles' bedroom during the shot breakdown, showing bookshelves and scattered odds and ends, giving it a somewhat messy appearance. Then, the camera pans to a magazine on the table—the cover of the New York Daily News, featuring tarot cards in a street graffiti style, with a huge banner and bold black marker that reads: "The world's hottest pop star—Tarot—landes in New York."

The protagonist, Miles, hurriedly grabs his schoolbag and leaves the bedroom, leaving a blank frame in the shot.

Next to the closet in Miles' bedroom, there was a poster that looked like an album cover. Underneath the hand-drawn black frizzy hair, "Tarot's" graffiti-like eyebrows and eyes shone with an amber light. His slender figure had a neat but not stiff shoulder line, as if someone had lightly outlined it with a thick black marker, with a faint white edge at the edge, a kind of "outline enhancement" feeling often seen in comics... His frivolous posture had a touch of nonchalant relaxation, yet it also contained dynamic tension.

“TTarot Mo?”

"It really is!"

What drew gasps from the crowd was Tarot's image in the poster. Tall and slender, with a handsome face that exuded warmth, his exceptionally proportioned figure with broad shoulders and a narrow waist seemed to have been precisely drawn. The most striking feature was his body below the neck, wrapped in Spider-Man's iconic suit, in a hand-drawn style reminiscent of American comics, but not in the signature red and blue background.

Instead, hand-painted silver-gray accents are placed near the shoulder and waist lines covered in spiderweb patterns—essentially a Spider-Man poster without a mask. On the left side, half a hand-painted CD is labeled "Justice".

"..."

The fleeting shots and Easter eggs excited many of the Arcana members and fans present!

Liu Zhimin couldn't suppress the smug smile on her lips, even forgetting the mockery from those twelve mean guys from [IZ*ONE] not far away earlier.

Sony and Marvel are alright!

As the story of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse unfolded on the big screen, the audience and fans watched with rapt attention. Marvel and Sony's unique visual style and captivating plot, combined with the "Tarot" effect, made the movie even more immersive for moviegoers.

Liu Zhimin and her group had a very simple and straightforward idea!
They're determined to find more Easter eggs about their own Geigei in the movie...

"My brother is so amazing!"

Chou Tzu-yu recalled the two small scenes at the beginning of the movie and the Easter eggs about her brother. This can be considered a cross-dimensional influence, right? The world's hottest singer and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have crossed barriers to create a cross-border collaboration, and the movie "Parallel Universe" sounds amazing just from the name and this small collaboration!

That fits the theme quite well!

Mina, sitting next to Kim Da-hyun, stared thoughtfully at the big screen and blinked. "Justice"?
If she remembered correctly, "Justice" was a Major Arcana card in the Tarot... and "Spider-Man" represented the embodiment of "justice" to most teenage movie fans.

Could it be?

In addition, as the members all know, he is guaranteed at least four movie theme songs for Sony Marvel this time.

Sony's initial idea was for Makoto to compose all the background music for the entire movie, but Makoto didn't agree and only signed a contract for four songs. As is the usual practice for singers, these kinds of movie background music are usually included in an album and then released.

Especially for songs that received a good response, just look at the gasps from the audience when the opening interlude started playing, and you'll know that the song must be good!
It's really cool...

So, Mina calmly picked up her phone, opened JYP's official website, and sure enough... just minutes before the movie started, the company's official website released an announcement:
"Tarot (Gong Cheng), an artist under our company, will officially release his latest mini album "Justice" at 12 noon tomorrow. It contains a total of 4 songs."

Track List: 1. "Sunflower", 2. "Let Go", 3. "Hide", 4. "What's Up Danger"

(Image included)

Mina's fair fingers tapped on the accompanying image, which was the album cover, exactly the same as the one that had appeared in that frame of the movie. On the other side, the company also provided a poster of the "Tarot" Major Arcana card, "Justice," in a cyberpunk graffiti style.

It seems that it was also made by the production team of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse".

Following the brief official announcement, Mina looked at the last paragraph of the company's accompanying text: "Enjoy the movie! (Popcorn)"

"..."

……

Meanwhile, in Manhattan, New York.

Many insightful European and American film critics also opened the latest JYP announcement that was being widely circulated online. Thomas sat in the theater, put down his phone, and watched the movie playing on the big screen attentively.

I pick up a pen and write things down from time to time.

Being a film critic is a job where every second counts; if you're even a little late in publishing your review, you'll miss out on a huge amount of online traffic.

Thomas couldn't help but recall what the production team of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" said a few days ago during an interview with various media outlets in New York: "In this brand new Spider-Man animated film, the protagonist Miles is born in Brooklyn, New York, and is a black kid who loves hip-hop!"

When asked by various media outlets about how to collaborate with "Tarot," he said, "Spider-Man lives in New York, and New York, and all over the world, are fans of [Tarot]..."

Now, watching the movie, Thomas couldn't help but marvel at how ingenious the collaboration between the production team and "Tarot" was!

The film features a young black man who loves hip-hop music, and in the real world today, the most popular hip-hop superstar in the last two years is "Tarot". In the opening credits, the production team also marked the timeline (18 years) in the subtitles that represent the protagonist Miles.

It perfectly overlaps with the current real-world timeline, and the movie soundtrack and posters produced by "Tarot" appear in the headphones and bedroom posters in the movie without feeling out of place. On the contrary, it is a pleasant surprise and feels like it should be.

Furthermore, the timing of the Easter eggs adds a small climax to the early part of the movie. Most importantly, even now, as Miles is walking to school with his backpack and listening to music on the big screen, graffiti of "Tarot" occasionally flashes on the streets and walls of Brooklyn.

However, it was just a frame-by-frame technique, a fleeting glimpse that added to the dreamlike quality without affecting the main plot. The connection was seamlessly integrated... What was most unexpected was that "Tarot" simultaneously launched the release of its new album "Justice" in the real world.

"Justice" corresponds to Spider-Man, and also to the concept universe of "Tarot" itself.

To Thomas's surprise, the blurring of reality and illusion...

"Relax~"

On the big screen, Gwen speaks to Miles, who is clumsy and has his hair stuck to his hands.

"..."

……

Why is there a double image effect?

The private room was dimly lit, with only the light from the screen flickering across it, falling on Kim Ji-soo's face. She tilted her head slightly, blinked twice, and her long eyelashes cast a small, faint shadow under her eyes, conveying a sense of bewilderment as if she didn't quite understand.

"That's just the art style, and there are also frame-by-frame shots..."

Hearing the doubt in her soft voice, Gong Cheng smiled and explained. Marvel's reputation hasn't been great in the last two years, but he believed that this movie, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," might be able to salvage some of their reputation.

I watched it once at the preview screening and it was pretty good... The comic book style of the production, with its bold and expressive use of color, is like the protagonist Miles' world going from gray to vibrant, symbolizing his journey from confusion to awakening. At the same time, the film also uses color shifts instead of out-of-focus shots to increase the depth of field, making the film more trendy.

The effect of frame skipping is simple: it looks choppy but has a brief visual impact and lingering visual effect, making the movie more like a thick comic book...

Of course, all of this was what Gong Cheng heard from the production team when he went to Los Angeles a few months ago to attend a test screening.

"You know so much."

Kim Ji-soo watched the movie intently, finding it novel and entertaining. The plot was slowly unfolding, and a movie theme song produced by Gong Cheng played in the middle of the film.

"Of course!"

Gong Cheng accepted her praise without any embarrassment. Then, he turned slightly to the side, rested his cheek on the sofa, and looked at Kim Ji-soo, who was watching the movie intently with a smile in his eyes.

Her face, seemingly without makeup, was quite elegant, but under the occasional strong light from the screen, one could see some dark circles under Kim Jisoo's eyes beneath her light makeup.

Actually, he was a bit bored.

Once you've seen a movie before, watching it again isn't anything new...

"Don't stop me, let's go see a movie."

"If I don't understand, can you explain it to me?"

The private room wasn't very big, and the sofa in front of the screen was a two-seater, so close that even though Kim Ji-soo was watching the movie intently, she could still catch Gong Cheng peeking at her out of the corner of her eye...

No, it's staring at yourself openly and honestly.

Under his calm gaze, he didn't say a word, just stared at her silently, which made Kim Ji-soo's face slowly turn red.

You shouldn't be showing off in front of me that you've joined the Marvel universe!

Moreover, looking at the movie, Marvel's touches are quite evident... There are quite a few shots of the boy next to me, but most of them are like Easter egg-like posters, songs in headphones, or bus stop signs or graffiti on city streets.

How come this guy is like Spider-Man, everywhere?
For example, in Kim Jisoo's heart...

"Just ask me if you don't understand..."

Gong Cheng sniffed and pulled his down jacket up a little more. He looked at Kim Jisoo, who seemed a little uncomfortable with his gaze. Her feet, clad in white socks, were crossed under her brown wide legs, but she looked busy at the moment and pulled her legs up, her calves slightly turned to the side.

She would flick her hair one moment and then take a sip of cola the next.

After fussing around for five minutes, Kim Jisoo was exasperated and had gotten used to his gaze. She stopped paying attention to him and continued watching the movie that was still playing.

After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Miles' body undergoes astonishing changes, granting him superpowers such as venom blasts, camouflage, spider-like movement, superhuman hearing, and spider-sense. To investigate, he ventures into a restricted area of ​​the New York subway, where he witnesses Spider-Man battling the Green Goblin, while crime boss Kingpin activates the Super Collider to open a multiverse portal in order to save his wife and children. The battle ends tragically…

Sometimes I don't understand myself.

In the movie, the heavy night presses down on the streets of New York. Rain casts dappled shadows on the wet asphalt, while distant neon lights drift in, shimmering in the shadows. Miles walks aimlessly through the New York streets, his shadow stretched long by the streetlights, then broken into fragments with his dragging steps. He hangs his head, his shoulders slumped…

"I am possessed by a demon~ Please pray for me~ I need help~"

The movie's plot unfolded at a leisurely pace, and Kim Ji-soo was completely engrossed. Suddenly, the boy's husky voice rang out from the film beside her, "When you're in trouble, who do you turn to? When you're lonely, who do you turn to?"

The moment the song "Tarot" began, Miles stopped in his tracks. He looked up, gazing blankly at the streets of New York. The streetlights cast shadows on his face, highlighting the red marks in his eyes: "When you're feeling down, who do you turn to?"

With a cyberpunk aesthetic, the camera follows Miles's gaze.

Not far away, beneath the towering skyscrapers of downtown New York City, dazzling orange and blue lights flashed in succession, while a huge LED billboard displayed a face that made movie fans around the world gasp. The street graffiti style outlined "Tarot's" sharp yet warm features, with his blinking black hair and slightly messy layers.

The gradient color sweatshirt has a neon-like feel. The base is a gradient of purple and pink, like someone splashed two handfuls of fluorescent paint on a canvas. It shimmers with a gradient light from time to time as the camera shakes. The rhythm of the camera shake is perfectly matched with the background music and drumbeats that play in the movie!
"Oh mo!"

Times Square?

Kim Jisoo couldn't help but cover her mouth and gasp, turning to look at Gong Cheng with admiration in her eyes!
Despite the well-soundproofed private box, screams and shouts suddenly erupted from several other theaters nearby at the same time...

"This shot is probably the one with the longest screen time I've ever been in."

Gong Cheng chuckled as he spoke, pulling his large hand out of his down jacket and accidentally touching Kim Ji-soo's small foot, which was lying to the side.

The highlight of the collaboration is the scene in the movie, which uses LEDs to cut into one's own portrait. However, unlike the previous Easter eggs, this is a long "video" hand-drawn shot, lasting only a dozen seconds and accompanied by the song "Let Go". This short duration does not affect the development of the plot, but rather blends better with the background music and the protagonist Miles's state of mind at this time.

"Then I'll have to take a good look!"

Kim Jisoo nodded, looking somewhat excited!

This "young deungpo bastard" is really something else!
Lost in her joy, she didn't notice that her unintentional movement had caused her foot to brush against Gong Cheng's hand...

……

"Oh my!"

"So incredibly handsome!"

"Oppa!"

Shouting loudly in the theater is considered very impolite. However, the twelve people in the IZ*ONE seats, including Jang Won-young, Kang Hye-won, and Miyawaki Sakura, did not show any aversion to the continuous exclamations around them, because the scenes in the movie in front of them were simply too crazy!
Even they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "How dare they criticize others?"

Zhang Yuanying glanced at the four trainees who were almost fainting from happiness not far away, then turned her gaze back to the big screen.

With her long, delicate eyelashes fluttering slightly, her innocent face revealed a sense of pride, surprise, and admiration...

In my line of sight, "Tarot's" facial features are as clear as a close-up in a comic book panel. His sharp eyebrows and eyes have a slight hint of nonchalant melancholy, while his amber pupils, like glass beads immersed in neon tubes, exude a sense of aloofness and coldness. The frame-by-frame image of him picking up a silver microphone and singing in the LED screen perfectly overlaps with the theme song of the movie "Let Go" and his singing and the performance in the building.

When you're lonely, who do you turn to?

When you're feeling down, who do you turn to?

In the movie, Gong Cheng's face appears in a coordinated display similar to an advertisement on an LED screen in a New York building. His facial features have a casual, hand-drawn feel, and his expression, frame by frame, resonates with the audience as the song plays. To the beat of the drums and the soft humming melody, the dappled neon lights of New York streets and the ceaseless rain shower the LED screen. The conspicuous raindrops, mixed with the cars on the street, fall precisely on the sides of "Tarot's" expressive cartoon face.

"I just want to roar! I just want to explode!"

"I just want to give up~ I just want to give up~"

"I~~"

The short clip, lasting only a dozen seconds and accompanied by the film's theme song, flashed by, leaving many in the audience immersed in the vivid sensory experience of "breaking down the fourth wall"...

"How awesome!"

"I want to make this wallpaper!"

Holding popcorn, Jiang Huiyuan stared at the movie screen in front of her, dumbfounded. The visual effects of the ghosting and the frame-skipping technique enhanced the sense of depth and comic book feel of the picture. The ten-second bonus scene was awesome!
Especially the way the song was sung, which sounded like an advertisement, and the moment when the black-haired guy and "Tarot" trembled their eyes and sang softly in the movie, it was like a live performance, which was very impactful and catchy.

"That's amazing!"

She tilted her head and spoke softly to Zhang Yuanying.

Zhang Yuanying pursed her lips, subconsciously biting her moist lips, and nodded!
It's more than amazing...

She raised her fair, slender hand and took a picture of the movie screen, intending to send it to her oppa as a celebration, perhaps with a message like, "Oppa~ Congratulations~ Your new movie is a huge hit~ Even though it's just a cameo scene, it's really amazing~"

"Oppa~ Do you remember me? I'm Won Young!"

But as she put down her phone, a bitter look flashed across Zhang Yuanying's pure and innocent eyes.

The problem is that she doesn't have any contact information for that oppa at all. The sense of distance she felt when recording PD48 has become increasingly suffocating since her debut. How can I describe it?

Just like Zhang Yuanying often looked up at the night sky with her small face after the event ended...

As for how far that sense of distance truly is, only you can truly understand...

These feelings are not just unfounded romantic notions from a young girl. On the contrary, after many senior figures in the industry tried to get close to that oppa in the past two years but failed, a saying has circulated: "If you want to work with Tarot, look to the heavens... You'll understand the distance yourself!"

To put it nicely, it's called a sense of distance or high emotional intelligence; to put it bluntly, isn't it just a huge gap?

"Tarot" sounds cool!

……

Why are you taking off my socks?!

Kim Ji-soo blinked as she drank her cola and watched a movie when she suddenly felt a chill on her ankle. She turned her head to look at Gong Cheng as if she had been electrocuted.

She glanced down at her ankles; Gong Cheng had pulled them down halfway, revealing half of her arch.

"Your feet are so cold, I was thinking of warming them up for you?"

"You don't appreciate it?"

Gong Cheng smiled awkwardly, and on a sudden urge, he hooked it with his fingertip.

Actually, he thought tonight's date was pretty good, peaceful and uneventful. In the face of increasing pressure, he actually preferred quiet moments, like now... But the only drawback was that Xiu Xiu was beside him!

I wonder if she wore stockings because she was afraid I'd touch her and cause my balls to bulge?
"...How can I accept your kindness when you're being a scoundrel?"

Kim Jisoo blushed and found it funny when she saw his shameless behavior!
There's no one else who can be this shameless!
She quickly withdrew her foot, turned to the side and continued watching the movie, too lazy to deal with him, as she was engrossed in the film!
After watching nervously for a minute, Kim Jisoo glanced at Gong Cheng's bored expression, then grabbed the top of her white socks and ripped them off, revealing her fair arches and purple manicured nails. She then crumpled the socks into a ball and threw them at Gong Cheng, yelling, "Take it! Pervert!"

You think you can't handle me?

Having completed all of this in one go, Kim Jisoo smiled smugly.

"..."

Gong Cheng looked bewildered, picked up the sock with his fingers, and gave her a look that was both funny and exasperating. "Why are you giving me socks?"

"Still pretending?"

"What are you pretending to be!"

"What did I pretend to be?" Gong Cheng asked in surprise, throwing the socks aside. What did that mean?
Kim Jisoo pursed her lips, her mouth so pursed it could hang an oil bottle on it. Her eyes swept over him and then quickly looked away, with a hint of disdain mixed with helplessness, as if she were looking at an ignorant child: "I understand if you have a few quirks. Nobody's perfect."

She moved closer to Gong Cheng, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of disappointment, "How did you get such a perverted hobby? You like girls' used socks? Aren't you disgusted...?"

"??"

Gong Cheng's eyes widened in disbelief. He was stunned for a full two seconds before he realized what she was talking about. He almost choked on his breath, and pointed at her fair, exposed arches of her feet, both angry and amused: "Kim Jisoo, what are you saying?!"

"I'm a foot fetishist, not a fan of used items, are you crazy?!"

He felt utterly smeared and wanted to explain! Original flavor? That's truly perverted! How could someone with a slight obsession with cleanliness have such a fetish?!
But as soon as he finished speaking, Gong Cheng saw Kim Ji-soo wink sweetly with a smile, and immediately blushed and turned his head away!

"So you have a foot fetish?"

Kim Jisoo opened her mouth, her eyes curved into crescents, her lips pursed in a smile, and she drew out the last syllable with a mischievous and teasing laugh: "You should have said so earlier, but... you're still a pervert!" she added definitively.
Then, in a good mood, she turned her head to look at the movie on the screen.

However, her delicate features and the corners of her mouth occasionally let out a soft laugh, "hh!"

"Don't laugh!" Gong Cheng gave her a helpless look.

"I don't have a foot fetish..."

Kim Jisoo had a smirk on her lips. She's a pervert!
"Axi..."

Gong Cheng rolled his eyes and muttered a curse under his breath! Our Master Gong has top-notch mental fortitude!
Then, glancing at Kim Jisoo's feet with her calves sideways on the sofa, he reached out and grabbed them, which was considered perverted!

Then let's do something weird!
"Hey! You're not allowed to touch me!"

Kim Jisoo felt the wrapping sensation on her ankle when Gong Cheng suddenly grabbed it. Her face, which was trying to suppress a laugh, flushed red instantly! She turned her head and bit her lip, giving a warning!
"You're the one my foot fetishist is touching!"

Gong Cheng tickled the soles of her feet, then his hand unconsciously reached down to touch the fair calves hidden beneath her loose brown trousers; the skin was soft and supple.

"You're riding a horse!"

Kim Jisoo struggled twice, but couldn't break free!

Then she felt a rubbing sensation on her ankle. Her voice trembled slightly as she glared at Gong Cheng, but her tone was weak as she said, "There, there's very sensitive..."

Miyeonna~
Your boyfriend touched me, you saw it, right? I couldn't resist, I was passive...

"Arasso!"

Gong Cheng yawned and said something, then threw Kim Ji-soo's foot aside with obvious disgust, "How boring!"
It's not that Jisoo is weak, it's that she's weak after being touched!

"Not touching it anymore?"

Jisoo's voice drifted out softly, a hint of disappointment she herself didn't realize lingered at the end. She subtly curled her toes, her heart pounding. Had she struggled too hard just now, offending him?
She was fully prepared to let this pervert touch her feet.

"Inside~"

Gong Cheng responded with a sound that sounded like a laugh, and then lowered his head to rummage through his shoulder bag. The zipper rattled as he pulled out a pack of wet wipes, carefully wiping his hands, even between his fingers.

This scene caught Kim Jisoo's eye for a moment, then her face tightened instantly, the disappointment she felt earlier replaced by anger. She abruptly raised her foot and kicked him hard in the leg, shouting angrily, "Who the hell do you think you are?!"

Watching him crumple up the used wet wipes and toss them into the trash can, she got even angrier, glaring at him with a mixture of shame and anger: "My feet aren't dirty! I don't have athlete's foot! And you call that regular maintenance? What are you doing wiping them? Who are you trying to impress!"

"It's unhygienic in the end..."

Gong Cheng said weakly, glancing meekly at Kim Ji-soo's almost frantic expression.

"hehe!"

"You damned bastard!"

Kim Jisoo gritted her teeth, her eyes twisted in a grimace as she glared at Gong Cheng! "Damn it, one day I'll make you lick my toes!"
Immediately afterwards, she angrily turned her head away and went to watch the movie!

What do you mean by "newborn"?
"..."

As the film progresses into its later stages, the New York night is thick and inky, with skyscrapers outlining the city's unique and bustling silhouette under the neon lights. Miles is wearing a brand-new black Spider-Man suit, topped with a casual jacket, and his Air Jordan sneakers gleam faintly in the dim light.

"That's it, Miles~"

"Leap of Faith!"

With just two simple lines of dialogue, something within Miles seemed to stir like thunder, and emotions surged like a tidal wave, washing over his heart and making him determined to face his mission and that god-given ability... Suddenly, he leaped!
In the instant Miles leaps off the building, his inverted, plummeting figure is captured on camera, while the bustling New York cityscape under the night sky assaults the eyes of the audience, and the theme song from "What's Up Danger" begins to play.

"I would say, 'Long time no see, you rascal!'"

"I would say, 'Long time no see, you rascal!'"

Interspersed with flashback scenes, the camera then cuts back to Miles's weightless fall.

I've traveled a long way to knock on your door!

"I don't care about right or wrong..."

The husky, dynamic vocals of "Tarot" paired with the rhythm of the "Leap of Faith" in front of us, the song following him as he falls, the drumbeats getting denser and denser, Miles suddenly shoots out a spider web, wandering among the skyscrapers under the New York night, which also made many movie fans realize the turning point of Miles' growth from a naive high school student to Spider-Man.

"Oh, I bought it!"

"It's so hot!"

"..."

The emotions evoked by the movie and its theme song instantly drew gasps from the theater. In the hundreds-seat auditorium, many film critics and loyal Marvel fans stared wide-eyed, their blood boiling as they watched the scenes unfold.

"Sony and Marvel's choice to have Tarot play a theme song was incredibly forward-thinking!"

"Charge! Charge! Miles!"

Inside the theater, a child was excitedly waving his fist, dressed in a Spider-Man costume.

Sitting in the front row, Cruise secretly marveled. She also thought that this collaboration between Marvel and "Tarot" was very well done, and could be said to be a landmark in the history of animated films. The fusion of reality and the Marvel Universe seemed to really fit the theme, just like the title of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"!

Moreover, the movie's theme songs are all incredibly catchy and perfectly match the film's style!
Two of the tracks were not produced by "Tarot," but the four tracks he produced almost all closely followed the rhythm of every moment of the protagonist Miles' growth and transformation!
"..."

……

Kim Ji-soo watched the adrenaline-pumping moment in the movie with great excitement, wanting to share it with Gong Cheng.

"Did you see that? That last bit..."

But when she excitedly turned her head, she noticed that Gong Cheng had fallen into a deep sleep at some point. His already tall figure was sunken in the sofa, his long legs casually draped over the small table in front of him, the popcorn bucket piled on the corner of the table was squeezed crooked, and his neck was awkwardly pressed against the back of the sofa, the line of his Adam's apple was taut and looked uncomfortable.

He was covered with his long down jacket...

The light from the big screen in the theater flickered on his face, his long, thick eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyes. His usually playful lips were pursed into a natural curve, revealing a rare hint of docility.

Kim Ji-soo's excitement suddenly subsided. She smiled, her eyes crinkling into soft lines, and stared at his handsome profile for a while before cautiously shifting her body.

The sofa made a slight creaking sound, and she froze immediately. Seeing that he hadn't woken up, she breathed a sigh of relief and slowly moved closer to him.

"..."

As they got closer, Kim Jisoo could see the faint dark circles under Gong Cheng's eyes. He didn't wear much makeup... She reached out and gently touched his cheek with her fingertips to make sure he wasn't awake before carefully supporting the back of his neck and slowly pulling him towards her shoulder so he could lean on her shoulder and sleep more comfortably.

After a series of small movements, she adjusted her posture to make her shoulders more stable, and then pulled the down jacket up a bit to cover his shoulders. Only after doing all this did she look down at the person leaning on her shoulder, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn upwards again…

"Here, you bastard, I'll lend you my strong shoulder!"

With a soft laugh and a whisper, Kim Ji-soo continued watching the movie. She had thought that this guy would flaunt his achievement of entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe tonight, but he hadn't mentioned it once all night. However, the entourage that Marvel and Sony were giving this guy was really grand!

She couldn't help but feel proud of Gong Cheng!

"I thought you'd be eager to show off your achievements to me..."

She spoke softly again, but with her clear eyes turned to the side, she gazed at Gong Cheng's usually sharp eyebrows, which now revealed an unconcealable weariness. His even breathing carried a warm breath that brushed against the skin on her neck like a feather, making her involuntarily shrink back, but her heart softened completely.

Just thinking about how this guy was holding a concert at the Metropolitan Stadium just over two hours ago makes me feel a pang of heartache.

"...Keep being smug, you little bastard!"

The soft whispers of blessings, mixed with movie dialogue, flashed by in the small private room!
……

"The movie 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' unleashes the comic book's unrestrained imagination, overflowing with expressiveness far beyond that of conventional films in its camerawork, color, characters, and music. It's also about Black people: rap music, graffiti on the walls, and heavy accents all scream Brooklyn! At the same time, it's about Tarot: the movie's soundtrack, the LEDs in Times Square, the iconic vocals, and the equally popular pop & hip-hop superstars in a parallel universe."

"Tarot's collaboration with the Marvel Cinematic Universe gave us a profound sense of the explosive feeling of the dimensional barrier being broken down. Just like in New York today, you can see posters about Tarot and hear his music in any area. As one of the world's greatest pop stars, his achievements are even more exaggerated and legendary than those in the movies."

"At the same time, this is also a movie about youth, and even more so, a movie about you. You will definitely find your own shadow in it: the hero behind the Spider-Man mask can be anyone..."

"Finally, I want to say that in today's hip-hop music scene, which is popular among Black people, some Black fans often say online that 'Tarot has stolen the talent of Black people,' referring to his talent in hip-hop music. But gentlemen, this time, you have to buy Tarot's new album!!!"

In a Washington, D.C. movie theater, film critic Paul immediately opened his laptop and began editing a review the moment the film ended, deeming the experience unpleasant.

In short, it's a very good movie, and the theme song "Tarot" is still great!
But just as he was looking down to continue editing, a series of exclamations suddenly came from the theater, "Oh my god!"

"Shit! What did I just see?!"

"Hundreds of Spider-Men? Is this a trailer for the second movie?"

Film critic Paul curiously looked up at the big screen playing the movie's ending theme, and then his eyes widened!
As the end credits roll, a small frame suddenly appears on the dark left side of the screen. Usually, movies will show some streamers, trailers, or behind-the-scenes footage here.

...In the post-credits scene, in a vast white space, the same comic book style is used, but Spider-Men wearing different colored suits stand in varying sizes. Some are muscular, while others are of normal build. There are red and blue suits, black and white trench coats, Japanese-style mecha suits, and even some oddly shaped ones like Spider-Ham from the movies. These Spider-Men from different universes stand in this mysterious space...

The audience members glanced around and saw at least a hundred "Spider-Men." When the camera focused on them, each "Spider-Man" looked at the camera in a different pose.

As the camera pans, it suddenly zooms out, transforming into a sharp, overhead view, like a white dove passing through the crowd of "Spider-Man." In the shot of the space, there stands a tall figure with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his V-shaped waist extremely eye-catching, and a silver-gray spiderweb suit.

"My hair?!" Film critic Paul stood up from his seat, his pupils twitching violently!

If he remembered correctly, in the opening credits of the previous movie, in the poster in the protagonist Miles' bedroom, "Tarot" was wearing a silver-gray Spider-Man suit.

"My God, that's so crazy!"

"This can't be true?!"

Film critic Paul stared at the back of the figure on the screen who hadn't turned around yet, gasped, and suddenly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.

On the screen... Spider-Man in his silver suit has his back to the camera, but in front of his tall figure is a three-dimensional long mirror. The camera changes angle, slowly lowering to the ground with a low-angle shot, focusing on the mirror in front of his back.

Immediately afterwards, the silver-white Spider-Man raised his hand and ripped off the mask's headgear. The simple action contained dynamic tension, as if hand-drawn anime lines would explode from his side at any moment.

As he removed his hood, the fans in the audience held their breath!

And on the screen, his face was finally reflected in that 3D long mirror.

It was a face that seemed nonchalant yet dazzlingly bright, with clear, light brown eyes that were now curved in a mischievous smile. His handsome features were accentuated by a slight smirk, and the diamond stud in his left ear reflected several brilliant rays of light, giving him both a wild, street-smart vibe and the exaggerated vibrancy of a cartoon character…

He grinned at his reflection in the mirror.

"Shh-"

The screen suddenly went dark.

The silence lasted only half a second before the theater erupted in chaos!

"TTTTTTarot?!" someone shouted at the top of their lungs, their voice cracking, as if they couldn't believe their eyes.

"Oh my god! What a rip-off!"

"Oh my god, is Tarot really going to be coming to Marvel?! What an Easter egg!"

Many people covered their heads with their hands and shouted with surprise!
“Crazy…” the film critic, Paul, muttered in shock, before continuing to edit his film review!

In his view, this Easter egg not only revisits and connects to the foreshadowing at the beginning of the movie, but also, with the scene of hundreds of Spider-Men in the same frame, it may also indicate Marvel and Sony's ambitions for the next Spider-Man animated film.

……

In a Manhattan cinema.

Jisoo covered her mouth in shock, staring at the boy beside her with disbelief in her eyes. It was an Easter egg left in the movie!

She glanced over to the side; Gong Cheng was still fast asleep.

So I didn't bother him. I really wanted to ask him if he was really going to be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
But I still want him to sleep a little longer...

"..."

After calming my shocked mind for a while, the movie had already ended.

Kim Jisoo swallowed hard, staring at Gong Cheng's face so close to hers. She couldn't help but lower her head, bringing her rosy lips to the corner of his mouth and gently touching it.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head away with a guilty conscience, staring blankly at the movie that had already ended.

……

After Gong Cheng woke up, the two walked out of the movie theater together.

A biting wind whipped at their faces. Gong Cheng pulled his scarf up tighter, stretched, and pulled Kim Ji-soo toward the parking lot. He yawned, then smiled and asked, "Did you enjoy the movie?"

"Want to go to the movies with me again next time?"

With that, he got into the car.

"We'll talk about next time... But the movie was pretty good!"

Kim Jisoo got into the passenger seat and stole a glance at his expression. It seemed that she hadn't been caught stealing a kiss from him?
"Yeah, that bastard was sleeping so soundly." She said reproachfully, but with a smile on her face. "Besides, you weren't watching a movie there, were you? You were catching up on sleep, weren't you?"

"Hey!"

"...I forgot to take a picture, damn it!"

Gong Cheng had just started the car when he suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering that Jin Dayu had specifically told him before coming to the cinema to take lots of photos and update them on Instagram.

“Kenchana, I have the photos, I'll send them to you.”

Kim Jisoo said without any nervousness, and then picked up her phone to send him photos, including some she had secretly taken of him sleeping, but she couldn't send those!

"By the way, I saw you wearing a Spider-Man costume in the post-credits scene of the movie. What's going on?"

"You're not really going to be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, are you? Not in a crossover...?"

She raised her face curiously and asked expectantly.

"A post-credits scene?"

Gong Cheng thought back carefully to what the production team had talked about with him in Los Angeles, then shook his head with a wry smile and denied it: "Ani, how could that be!"

"Those hundreds of Spider-Men are a preview... my words are just a gimmick!"

"Sony and Marvel want to see how well the first 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' is received. If it is, they will probably start making a sequel. And the post-credits scene with me and those hundreds of Spider-Men is the biggest gimmick!"

"It's just marketing... At worst, they can give the second movie a few more shots like the first one..."

He smiled, stepped on the gas, and explained a few words.

Whether it's movies or music, everything needs a gimmick to facilitate marketing! As for whether it's fraud or not?

Since spring, Sony has been marketing "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" as "Tarot lands in the Marvel Cinematic Universe," but seeing the positive response today, as long as the details of the crossover are well-made, movie fans will soon forget those marketing rhetoric.

On the contrary, they still get excited about every round of marketing!

"By the way, wasn't I handsome in the post-credits scene?"

Gong Cheng suddenly asked a question.

"Handsome!"

(End of this chapter)