"Kane, do you think a non-science fiction fan like me will like this movie?"

When entering the cinema, Lewis asked again. Although he was good friends with Liu Yukun, he didn't usually read science fiction novels, let alone "The Second World".

"I believe it will." Liu Yukun smiled and nodded, "Let's not talk about YU. Isn't Spielberg still worthy of your trust?"

"Let's go, let's go. If it doesn't look good, you have to treat me to two big meals."

"no problem."

The movie starts.

The first picture is a large screen on the outer wall of a building, which is broadcasting news.

The camera moved down, and people were hurriedly walking on the bustling street. Many people were holding a small object in their hands, which seemed to be a mobile phone, because some people were putting it to their ears and saying something.

"It doesn't seem too sci-fi..." Lewis whispered, "Isn't this just the popularization of mobile phones?"

Then we cut to the front of a mobile phone. The phone is very beautiful and has no buttons.

But in Lewis's opinion, it's not unusual. This kind of communication equipment has already been seen in movies, right? This one just looks more sophisticated in design.

"Oh, is this paying money? You can pay by scanning that small square... Isn't this too funny? I think it's better to pay with your fingerprint or swipe your card. This small square is too dangerous."

"Hey, why is there a Nike mobile phone? Oh...it turns out to be a mobile phone jacket. Why do you need this kind of mobile phone jacket?"

"What is this? A large mobile phone? But looking at the keyboard, it looks like a laptop."

"This TV is indeed quite big, but it's not as powerful as a 3D projection."

Lewis kept muttering in a low voice, basically commenting on every new thing he saw. Liu Yukun was used to it, as long as he didn't make a loud noise and didn't disturb others.

In fact, Liu Yukun could discover more things. For example, the mobile phones here are not the same, but are differentiated and hierarchical. Unlike many science fiction movies, all communication equipment is uniform.

People use desktop computers, tablets, mobile phones and laptops at the same time, and there are also many types.

Although all this does not look cool, it has a sense of reality. On the one hand, it benefits from the superb film technology, and on the other hand, the world is so detailed that it seems to be a real and tangible world.

This is the same as the novel, but the movie's images stimulate the senses even more intensely, making people jump right in.

The first twenty minutes of the movie are spent setting up a perfect world. At the same time, people's conversations and the news broadcast on TV are used to introduce the recent unrest in the city, with frequent violent incidents.

The city government reminds residents to be careful when going out.

However, the protagonist meets a group of people with special functions by chance. These people form an organization and call themselves the Awakened.

They claim that the world is being controlled by some unknown force, and hope that the protagonist can join in and fight with them against the mastermind.

The protagonist didn't believe it at first, because these people couldn't tell what force was controlling the world. They were like a group of headless flies, looking for the so-called mastermind every day.

However, before the mastermind behind the scenes has been found, the world has suddenly become chaotic. More and more people have special powers, of various types. Some can breathe fire, some can fly, some can see through things, and some have special abilities.

Infinite, some people will be deformed.

When he saw this, Liu Yukun was a little surprised, because it was different from what was written in the novel. But... as a movie, this plot looks quite interesting, at least the scene is very exciting.

At the beginning, the Awakened Ones organization was very happy to see more and more people having special powers. It attracted many members in a short period of time, and the organization continued to grow.

But later, because there were too many people and each had their own agenda, the organization was eventually destroyed in a war, and the entire world was reduced to ruins.

The protagonist has also awakened his superpower, and it is a very powerful ability. In this world, as long as he thinks about it, he can go where he wants to go.

During the civil war between the Awakened, the protagonist had been helping to mediate, but in the end it failed.

At the end of the movie, the protagonist is standing in front of the ruins in a daze. At this time, a scene is inserted. In a dark space, countless glass cabins are lined up in a circle, and there is a person lying in each cabin.

At this time, the voice-over said: Restart as soon as possible.

Then the scene cuts back to the protagonist, who stares blankly at the whole world being rebuilt, the destroyed buildings re-standing, the dead people resurrected, and the silent world suddenly became lively again.

Everything is as if nothing happened.

The news was being broadcast on the big screen outside the building, exactly like the one at the beginning of the movie.

Then the movie ends.

Watching the curtain call, Liu Yukun fell into deep thought. The movie's explanation of the real world is obviously not as detailed as the novel, and only one scene is revealed at the end.

Why did Spielberg do this? To make the movie more dramatic or to prepare for a sequel?

"Why are you still in a daze? Everyone is almost gone."

Lewis, who was standing next to him, patted Liu Yukun on the head and said, "Well, the movie is very good, and you won't have to eat a big meal. Especially when the Awakened Ones fight later, it was so exciting and exciting."

Liu Yukun smiled. Sure enough, different audiences have different perspectives. However, it also shows that Spielberg does understand the audience and knows what the audience likes to watch. The adaptation in the second half of the movie does give the audience more sensory stimulation.

The rhythm also picked up instantly, completely different from the novel.

"By the way, didn't you notice that there are a lot of advertisements in the movie?" Liu Yukun asked.

Lewis shook his head, "Advertisement, what kind of advertisement, I didn't find it."

"Didn't you notice that the mobile phones inside are basically Motorola? One section even shows Motorola's second-generation mobile phones?"

"Isn't this to reflect the history of technological development? What's the problem?"

"What about Nike? Some people have phone cases with the Nike logo on them."

"Whatever this has, it's not all from Nike. I think there are some other elements, and I think the Nike shell is quite nice and eye-catching."

"..."

Liu Yukun had to lament that the advertisement for this movie was really well done and could make people remember it, but it also made people unable to realize that it was an advertisement.

Liu Yukun even felt that the Premier League match shown in it was just an advertisement.

It was already late, and the two of them followed the large army out of the cinema. As Lewis was walking, you suddenly turned your head and looked at Liu Yukun, as if you had discovered something extraordinary, "Kane, have you noticed that the world in the movie is all

Is it fake? The sleeping people who appear in the hatches at the end are real human beings. They are just controlled by something, so they are living in a dream?"

Liu Yukun burst out laughing. Even if he hadn't read the novel, it shouldn't have taken him so long to realize it. With the scene at the end of the movie and the voiceover, he should be able to guess a lot of things.

Isn’t the phrase “restart” obvious?

What Liu Yukun had been thinking just now was why the whole world went back in time after the reboot, but the protagonist didn't. The reason was not explained in the movie, or it was hidden in the previous plot, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

There are many differences between the movie and the novel, which surprised Liu Yukun because it gave him double happiness.

When the movie ended just now, Liu Yukun noticed that the film's art director and prop director included YU's name, which meant that Yu Dong was involved in the design of the props, and those mobile phones and laptops were most likely made by Dong.

Lewis prefers exciting plots, but Liu Yukun pays more attention to the near-future technologies that appear in them.

Many of these designs are reasonable if you think about it carefully. If this movie is popular enough, will it lead the future design trend of electronic products?

Will those technology companies use the things that appear in the movie as a template to update their technology?

Or maybe those Motorola mobile phones that appear in the movie are actually concept products designed by Motorola itself?

Liu Yukun shook his head. He couldn't understand these questions at the moment. He planned to pay attention to the news seriously in the past few days. There will definitely be news that will report these things. There will also be professionals who will analyze the movie and maybe see some valuable insights.

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He turned around and looked at the audience members who were walking out together. It could be seen that most people liked the movie very much and were still discussing it enthusiastically after coming out.

And even though it was so late, people were still entering the cinema one after another, rushing to the next show.

Perhaps the premiere was placed at zero o'clock just to test the audience's enthusiasm.

In any case, "Second World" is destined to succeed.

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The success of "The Second World" exceeded everyone's imagination. Although it missed the summer release, it caused a sensation as soon as it was released.

The most important thing is that this time involves a lot of advertising, and the cooperative brands are also trying their best to help promote it. Motorola's stores put movie posters next to the newly released mobile phones on the day the movie was released.

Many people who don’t know about the movie are curious, how come someone selling mobile phones is still promoting a movie?

Universal itself probably didn't expect that this time they didn't make much effort, but their marketing efforts were stronger than they imagined, and the channels were terrifyingly numerous.

I don’t know about other cities, let’s just say New York and Los Angeles. It’s hard for people to walk on the road without seeing something related to “Second World”.

There are movie theaters, bookstores, mobile phone stores, computer stores, and even clothing stores.

"What kind of movie is "The Second World" and why can it be seen in so many places?"

More people entered the cinema with curiosity.

After the movie came out, analysis of the movie became overwhelming.

It was well received, and of course, many of the first batch of positive reviews were planned.

Many people have begun to study the near-future technology that appears in movies, and there has been controversy about scanning QR codes to pay. Some people think that this method of scanning QR codes to pay is redundant and unsafe, and it is not as good as paying by credit card. It just looks simple.

While everyone was arguing, an organization from Neon issued a statement claiming that they had developed a basic QR code based on the description in the novel.

As long as the technology is mature and security can be guaranteed, it is entirely possible to replace card payment. He also listed the various advantages of scan code payment, indicating that perhaps scan code payment will become mainstream in the future.

However, the problem of scanning QR code to pay does not lie in scanning QR code. There are many other problems that need to be solved.

After the first week, Universal held a press conference, and Spielberg also attended. During the meeting, he told reporters, "There are many things in this movie that you need to discover. The Second World is more than just a name."

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As soon as Spielberg's words came out, he immediately attracted the attention of various media.

What does this mean?

What is the Second World more than just a name?

Is this Spielberg's pretense to attract people to watch the movie again and again, or is there really a lot in the movie waiting for people to discover?

Some people went to the cinema to watch the movie many times out of curiosity, and eventually discovered many things that they didn't discover the first time they watched it.

Basically, every picture has a small idea. In the movie, whether it is a mobile phone or a computer, there is a complete set of logic when displaying the operation screen.

The icons on each mobile phone are carefully thought out. The same icon, when clicked, has the same function, and there is no difference in operation. This means that the production team has designed a unique icon for each mobile phone and each software.

A complete set of operating actions.

Every QR code that appears in the movie is different.

The costumes of everyone who appears in the movie are different from those of modern times.

There is not a single car on the road that is a current model.

Even the music is completely original, including the popular chart songs that students listen to, all of which are new songs produced by someone else.

Previously, Universal Studios announced that the production cost of this movie was US$80 million, but some people still didn't believe it. When someone uncovered these things, those who had doubted it immediately shut up.

However, this movie is actually much cheaper than Jurassic Park, because many of the costs have been shared by advertisers, and the actual investment by himself is not very much. It is also because of this that Spielberg dares to spend money like this.

And the movie's box office did not live up to its cost investment.

The first weekend box office came out quickly. "The Second World" successfully surpassed "The Lion King" released in the summer with an opening box office of 42 million, becoming the first weekend box office champion this year, behind "Jurassic Park" and "Batman"

"Return" later became the third highest-grossing film in North American film history.

You know, this result was achieved in October. People can completely believe that if it had been earlier, it would have probably broken the opening record of "Jurassic Park".

But that doesn't matter anymore, because "Second World" has performed strongly and has caused a whirlwind in the United States. What people are looking forward to now is how far it can go and whether it can become another movie that stands at the top of the box office in film history.

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Next, it will first surpass this year's "The Lion King" and "Forrest Gump" to become this year's box office champion, and then launch an attack on "E.T.", which is at the top of the North American box office.

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"The Second World grossed $42 million in its opening weekend."

In the office of Wu Mengcheng, general manager of China Film Company, his assistant excitedly reported to him the box office performance of "The Second World" in North America.

The total U.S. box office of "The Fugitive" they originally planned to introduce was only 180 million US dollars, which will basically be surpassed by "The Second World".

Since then, their choice of "Second World" this time is definitely a wise choice.

Wu Mengcheng said with a smile, "What's so strange about this? Now in the United States, the name Spielberg represents the box office. If "The Second World" performs well in the follow-up, maybe it will be among the top three in the U.S. box office list.

Spielberg will take care of it all by himself."

"There are also the top three in the global box office list." The assistant added with a smile.

Wu Mengcheng shook his head and said, "According to my observation, the global box office of "The Lion King" is very likely to exceed that of "E.T.". Let's ignore their charts. From this year onwards, our domestic charts will be

It’s about to be opened.”

He leaned back and sighed: "I don't know when our domestic movie box office list will be hundreds of millions of dollars."

The assistant was speechless, Mr. Wu really dared to think.

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One week after "The Second World" was released in the United States, "The Butterfly Effect" was also released in China.

"The Butterfly Effect" took in 9.8 million at the box office in its first week.

This result is certainly not good enough compared to "The Second World", but "The Butterfly Effect", as the first domestically split movie in the true sense, has performed very well at the box office.

In other words, every additional dollar of tickets it sells now creates a new record.

It was not easy for "The Butterfly Effect" to be split. It took a long time to review the film, and it passed through several hands, and finally it was transferred to China Film Company.

Regarding the split of "The Butterfly Effect", China Film Company did not publicize it at all, and it was carried out quietly.

After getting the first week's box office data, Feng Xiaoning called Yu Dong immediately and told him the good news.

Yu Dong was also very happy after hearing the news. Although the box office is not high, it is very meaningful. And if it performs well, the total box office in the future should exceed 30 million.

This kind of box office, even if it is not the first one, is not bad.

The cost of "The Butterfly Effect" was only 1.8 million, which means that the cost has now been earned back.

Let’s talk about China Film Company. It is said that they spent 3.5 million to buy this movie. Even so, they got their money back and then just focus on making money.

"Congratulations, Director Feng, you are now the most popular director in the country." Yu Dong congratulated with a smile.

Feng Xiaoning also laughed, "Don't make fun of me. Compared to your other movies, I can't watch this one at all. I'm afraid I'm at the bottom."

"Not necessarily. The ticket sales of "The Butterfly Effect" should be higher than that of "Soft Knife."

"If you don't take into account the box office of "Soft Knife," it won't be comparable. Your other two movies, the lowest one is "Groundhog Day," which also grossed US$100 million. "The Butterfly Effect" will probably become one of the movie adaptations of your novels.

The first one to gross less than $100 million."

When it came to "less than 100 million U.S. dollars," Feng Xiaoning couldn't help but laugh harder. "The Butterfly Effect" didn't mean that its box office was less than 100 million U.S. dollars. It was still far away from 100 million U.S. dollars.

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In the editorial department of "Flower City".

"Lu Mengping, your letter."

"Well, just put it here."

Lu Mengping looked at the pile of letters on the table, and then moved her eyes to the "Reference News" in her hand.

Recently, "Reference News" has almost become a private report of Yu Dong, and there is news about him every now and then.

The box office of "The Second World" exceeded US$42 million in its first week. Reports say it is already the third highest-grossing film in American film history, which is quite impressive.

Lu Mengping recalled the scene when she went to see Yu Dong. She was quite surprised when she saw Yu Dong. She didn't expect that Yu Dong turned out to be such a handsome young man.

At that time, Yu Dong had just become famous, and her fame was not as good as it is now. She tried to get an appointment for a manuscript, but she didn't get it.

Later, she wrote several letters to Yu Dong, but they all disappeared and there was no news.

"I couldn't get a date before, and I can't even get a date now."

Lu Mengping sighed, picked up the letter on the corner of the table, and prepared to start the day's work.

The first letter began with a self-recommendation from a newcomer, spending a lot of space expressing his admiration for himself, and then began to introduce his works and publishing resume.

To be honest, after seeing the self-recommendation letter, Lu Mengping lost interest in his manuscript. If the self-recommendation letter is written like this, how can the work be any better?

However, Lu Mengping still read the manuscript seriously and responsibly, and finally found that her hunch was right, and the other party's novel was nonsense.

The second letter, without a self-recommendation letter, was a short story. The writing technique was very immature, and although the handwriting was ugly, it was quite neat. Lu Mengping patiently replied to the other party, gave some verbal encouragement, and declined the other party's offer.

Manuscript.

The third letter was a manuscript that was rejected last time. The other party revised it, but the revision made it worse.

The fourth letter was a medium-length article. It was well written. If it was polished and polished, it might be possible to publish it, but not in "Flower City". Lu Mengping recommended several magazines to the other party.

The fifth letter...

"Lu Mengping, let's go eat."

When a colleague came to call Lu Mengping to eat, Lu Mengping was about to read the sixth letter. The letter was already in her hand and had been opened. She felt the thickness and found that it was okay, so she just read it before going to eat.

As soon as she opened the letter, Lu Mengping's eyelids jumped because she saw the word "Yu Dong" at the bottom.

She then turned around and looked at the address on the envelope. It turned out to be Jinling Art Institute. She had read too many manuscripts just now and didn't bother to read this.

Did Teacher Yu Dong write a manuscript for me?

"Hello, Teacher Lu Mengping, I have been very busy before and I didn't bother to reply to you. I hope you can forgive me..."

Yu Dong apologized for not replying to the letter, and then briefly said that the manuscript he sent was a 20,000-word novella called "Tree Cave".

Lu Mengping couldn't wait to open "Tree Hole". As soon as she saw the manuscript, she felt a sense of happiness in her heart.

Not only because this is Yu Dong's manuscript, but also because of this word.

Look, he is already such a famous writer, and the manuscripts he writes are still so meticulous and neat. On the other hand, the previous few people either have ugly handwriting, or they just rely on their good calligraphy and are so prosperous that it is difficult to recognize them anyway.

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After reading that kind of manuscript all morning, my eyes suddenly became clearer when I saw Yu Dong's manuscript.

"Yao Xiang raised his head, and a drop of rain fell from the sky and hit the tip of his nose... This heavy rain reminded him of the night two days ago..."

It's still a flashback, the story goes back to two days ago.

There was a big tree in the village, and there were various legends about it. Yao didn't believe it, so he came to check it out two nights ago, and he got stuck in the hole of the tree.

Seeing this, Lu Mengping laughed out loud.

It turns out that from the perspective at the beginning of the story, Yao Xiang is already stuck in the tree hole.

The flashback was over and the story moved on. Yao Xiang had no strength left. His perspective was that there was a tree hole left, and a bird in the middle flew to the hole and looked at him for a while.

He opened his mouth and made an unclear sound, wanting to beg the bird to save him, but before he could finish his words, the bird flew away and he fainted.

When he woke up again, everyone in the village was surrounding him.

It turned out that he was rescued from a tree hole.

Later, Yao Xiang gradually became the magic stick in the village.

After reading the novel, Lu Mengping smiled. Teacher Yu Dong will not disappoint anyone. I read the novel of more than 20,000 words in one sitting without stopping at all. Yu Dong's control of the rhythm of the novel is already perfect.

Perfect bottom.

Lu Mengping even felt that Yu Dong's language had something different than before.

The ending of the novel impressed Lu Mengping the most.

The description of Yao Xiang raising a black bird at the end of the novel echoes the previous bird, which seems to indicate that Yao Xiang is not only deceiving the villagers, but actually he himself has believed in those mysterious and mysterious things in his heart.

Perhaps, he thought that he was saved because the black bird understood what he said.

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