Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 132 Only Unity (2-in-1 Chapter)

(I made a small revision at the end of the previous chapter. If you didn't see the revision, you can go back and take a look. It's okay if you don't read it; it won't affect the plot.)

Jiang Yang knew that his request was most likely unreasonable.

Each script has a different creative approach.

A fusion, though it sounds simple, actually involves a tremendous amount of effort and dedication.

But it's so hard to choose! Every story feels like it could actually happen to astronauts, and each one has its own shining moments...

Then let's make things even harder for the screenwriters; I'll take the blame.

After the script was reviewed by the group, Sun Changhe announced again: "From this moment on, everyone has 45 hours and 39 minutes of free time."

Before the deadline, you must arrive at the hibernation base to begin the next round of hibernation.

Now, dismissed.

Jiang Yang knew that Sun Changhe would go to the World Building to learn about and familiarize himself with what happened during hibernation.

Gu Changshan will go to the military, Lu Zhaoming will go to the Academy of Sciences, Chen Yusheng will go to the Aerospace Technology Research Center, and even Zhou Yu will go to the Academy of Social Sciences.

Every hibernator has their own things to do.

They must do this to ensure their knowledge and vision remain up-to-date, to stay aligned with the real world, and to keep their thinking at the forefront. Only then can they quickly get to work when the second harvest of the Reaper civilization arrives.

Although Jiang Yang doesn't need to go anywhere, he will still receive a comprehensive briefing on recent events, allowing him to know what major events have occurred during this period.

After another round of studying and shopping, Jiang Yang and the others went into hibernation once again.

After he woke up again, a new script was presented to Jiang Yang.

This time, many exciting plot points were seamlessly integrated, with smooth logic and natural emotions, winning unanimous praise from the hibernators.

"I heard that the production team locked more than a dozen screenwriters in a mountain villa, not allowing them to leave for 24 hours a day. It took them more than a month to complete this version of the script."

Jiang Yang's eyelids twitched.

I have no idea what those screenwriters are saying about me behind my back...

"The filming period is 200 days, and it is expected to be released in 10 months..."

Jiang Yang silently calculated: "That is, after 6 hibernations."

A hint of anticipation crept into his heart.

Six awakenings and periods of hibernation passed quickly. On this day, the hibernating team gathered in the screening room.

Looking at the screen, at the actors and the environment, whose appearances were different but whose temperament and style were almost identical to those in his memory, Jiang Yang's thoughts drifted back to those repeated cycles, as if he had personally entered the screen.

A shopping mall in Daihui City.

It was nearly midnight. Normally, the mall would be deserted by now. But this time, it was bustling with people.

Even restaurants and toy stores that usually close early have extended their opening hours.

The rooftop cinema lounge was packed with hundreds of people. This was even after some had to wait on other floors because it was too crowded.

Sales of popcorn, cola, and various snacks are booming like never before. Employees stand in front of the popcorn counter, their small shovels almost smoking as they swing them around.

Everyone was anxiously waiting for a specific time to arrive.

Midnight.

Because after midnight, that movie would begin its global release.

The clock, in its anxious pace, slowly ticked to 11:50.

"You can enter now!"

The ticket inspector shouted at the top of his lungs, and the crowd immediately began to converge on the entrance.

Ticket stubs were torn off one by one, and the crowd flowed like a river, heading to different screening rooms.

This cinema has a total of 15 screening rooms and over a thousand seats. At this moment, all of the thousand seats are sold out, with not a single seat available.

According to the cinema manager, his cinema was not the only one that was packed.

The rest of the cinemas in this city, and even in other cities, and in other countries—oh right, now that the world government has been established and the world is unified, those countries are no longer called countries, but have been renamed regions, and the cinemas in the other regions are the same.

"This movie is really popular..."

The cinema manager looked at the crowded people with a hint of envy and a slight sense of regret.

I'd love to see it too, but unfortunately, it's my duty to stay here.

After everyone had entered, and as the promotional video began to play, everyone fell silent.

"In XXXX AD, the Eastern Lunar Satellite detected an unidentified extraterrestrial object in the lunar region. After further exploration, scientists confirmed that this extraterrestrial device was designed to release high-energy neutrino fluxes that could target human genes."

A crisis capable of destroying an entire civilization has quietly emerged…

The film opens with a concise introduction to the background, then quickly cuts to a series of decision-making and mobilization scenes.

Even though they knew the crisis had passed long ago and that humanity had ultimately won, the audience couldn't help but feel their hearts pounding.

In each screening room, thousands of viewers fell silent, their attention completely focused on the screen.

Once the type of crisis was identified and the action plan was determined, a general mobilization began.

Factories worked around the clock, and workers would take short breaks in the rest room when they were tired, eat a few bites of bread when they were hungry, and stay at their posts even when their eyes were bloodshot.

In the research buildings, researchers in white coats walk so fast it seems they can fly, as if their feet are on springs.

Finally, one giant rocket after another arrived at the launch site, and astronauts entered the hastily constructed rockets without hesitation, then lined up to fly into the sky.

"Comrades, for the country, for civilization!"

One of the astronauts who participated in the mission left behind his last shout before the rocket exploded.

At this moment, tears quietly appeared on people's faces.

It turns out that, at a time and in a place unknown to us, so many people made so many sacrifices to resist the apocalypse and continue civilization.

It turns out that our lives today are not without cost and taken for granted, but rather there are people carrying the burden behind the scenes.

As the movie unfolds, viewers' emotions rise and fall. The story continues.

The road to the moon is so difficult that with every step forward, an obstacle appears as insurmountable as an insurmountable chasm.

But each time, this obstacle is overcome.

And unlike other films that rely on a flash of inspiration from one person, the birth of a genius, or the emergence of a superhero to overcome obstacles, this film relies on ordinary people.

They can't fly or teleport, they can't transform, they don't have superpowered armor; they're as ordinary as any passerby you might see anywhere else.

They only had one thing.

A steadfast belief and the courage to never give up.

They paved the way with their blood and sacrifice, overcoming the insurmountable obstacle step by step.

The consequences were also clearly presented to the audience.

Some astronauts perished in space when their cabin caught fire.

Some astronauts' equipment malfunctioned and failed to slow down, causing them to crash directly onto the moon and be smashed to pieces;
Some astronauts failed to reach orbit, and their spacecraft drifted directly into the vast depths of space, never to return.

Until the astronauts landed on the moon, the 13 astronauts finally arrived at the entrance of the underground passage. They spent a lot of time assembling the incredibly complex "minibus" with their superb skills. Then, 12 of them drove the vehicle, while Zhao Jianguo followed on foot, and they all entered the lunar underground passage. The main event was about to begin.

In the real world, even Jiang Yang didn't know what the astronauts encountered in that passage, let alone anyone else.

This part of the story could only be developed by the screenwriters themselves with the assistance of scientific advisors.

This part of the plot is also the one Jiang Yang is most satisfied with. It was at his request that this part of the plot was set up this way.

Seeing the astronauts take turns getting off the bus, risking their lives to buy time to maintain the minibus and ensure it kept moving forward, and then collapsing to the ground one by one, the female audience members' eyes filled with tears again.

As they approached the end of the passage, the wheels were "corroded" into half, losing their power to continue. Even though they knew it was just an artistic interpretation, people couldn't help but feel their hearts pound.

Even when they saw that Tong Zheng's spacesuit had also leaked, and another astronaut tried his best to push the hydrogen bomb over with his back but ultimately failed, people couldn't help but feel nervous, even though they knew that the end of the world had passed.

When he took out the bomb and, relying on its kinetic energy, used himself as a shield to "blast" the hydrogen bomb into the weightless cavity, and when they saw Tong Zheng leap over in the last moment of his life, once again using himself as a shield to detonate the bomb and accelerate the hydrogen bomb, the male audience members couldn't help but tear up.

only……

In the post-apocalyptic base screening room, Jiang Yang looked at Professor Lu Zhaoming next to him: "Isn't this over-the-top? Is it really possible to use the impact of a bomb in real life?"

Professor Lu Zhaoming said in a low voice, "This was done after rigorous scientific testing to confirm that it was truly feasible before we dared to film it this way."

Jiang Yang nodded slightly.

In screening room after screening, audiences who had been on tenterhooks, their attention completely focused on the screen, finally witnessed the film's ending.

The energy from the hydrogen bomb explosion turned the lunar surface upside down, while the people at the ground base watched as the clock smoothly passed midnight after a tense moment of waiting.

The apocalypse did not come, and human civilization continued, but the astronauts were left on the moon and could never return.

Ultimately, in order to combat the potential second harvest, all nations around the world united, and a world government was established.

"Fellow countrymen, in the face of this crisis, only unity can save us."

One person's strength is small, but when 80 billion people unite, they can unleash a power that can shake the heavens and the earth...

The film concludes with a global speech by the head of the World Government Decision-Making Group.

In the screening room of the hibernation base, Jiang Yang stood up in silence.

"We will never know what you encountered in that underground passage, how you resolved the crisis and difficulties, and ultimately saved our world."

But I think the acting in this movie was passable, because I know that if the difficulties you encounter are the same as those in the movie, you will definitely do the same thing as those actors, disregarding everything and risking your lives to cross that final distance.

Let these images replace those you actually experienced and live on forever in people's minds..."

In the city cinemas, the lights in the screening rooms gradually came on. People sat silently in their seats, reluctant to leave.

Left with no other option, the cinema manager had to play the bad guy and assigned people to go from theater to theater urging everyone to leave: "The movie is over, please leave as soon as possible, there are other people who want to see it next time..."

A surging crowd converged on the cinema exit. At the entrance, audience members waiting anxiously for the next showing were already gathered.

Outside the cinema, night had fallen, and due to light pollution, only a few stars could be seen in the sky.

This night seemed unchanged, yet everything seemed different from before.

In those two short days of lucidity, Jiang Yang saw the film's box office surpass 50 billion worldwide, and the momentum showed no signs of slowing down.

The characters portrayed in the film, whether ordinary workers or scientists with important responsibilities, have left a deep impression on the audience.

The image of the 64 astronauts who went on the expedition is especially deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Numerous discussions and countless words of praise have emerged in the online world.

"Whenever there is a crisis, our civilization and our country always have heroes who step forward. This has been true in history, it is true now, and I believe it will be true in the future."

"This hero isn't Superman who wears his underwear on the outside; it's ourselves. Only we ourselves can save us."

"There has never been a savior, nor do we rely on gods or emperors! To create human happiness, we must rely entirely on ourselves!"

"Damn the Reaper civilization! How dare they do this! If they come back again, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Watching this movie also brought back memories of those few days more than ten years ago... Back then, the team leader called us back to work overtime..."

When he woke up after another period of hibernation, he saw that the film's box office had soared to over 700 billion yuan, giving it a commanding lead over the second-place film.

With the release of this film, Jiang Yang also saw some amazing changes taking place in the world through the briefing.

The voices of the opposition were once again greatly weakened, the authority of the World Government was further enhanced, and the powerful image of the Reaper civilization became more deeply ingrained in people's minds, giving everyone a profound sense of crisis.

But this sense of crisis did not break people's spirits or plunge them into despair. Instead, it gave them more courage and made them more united around the World Government.

People have clearly come to realize one thing.

In the face of crisis, only unity prevails. With unity, there is no enemy we cannot defeat.

Just like the ordinary people in the movie, the workers, engineers, scientists, and astronauts.

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(End of this chapter)