China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 470 The spinning top

September 30, 2018, Beijing, Blue Ocean International Cinema.

Zhou Junpeng and his girlfriend Qin Yanan were sitting on the leather sofa in the theater lobby holding large buckets of hollow chips, juice and Coke respectively, watching the movie trailers that were played in turn on the electronic display.

"There are too many people today."

Qin Yanan held her boyfriend's arm and looked at the huge crowds of people filing out of the elevator again. The crowd density in the cinema hall had once again increased significantly.

This reminded her of the grand occasion of going to the cinema with family and friends during the Spring Festival.

"I have never seen a movie at this time before. When I booked the tickets, the software showed that there were quite a lot of empty seats, but I booked the tickets early..."

Zhou Junpeng was also a little stunned, and reopened the ticket purchase software: "Oh, the seats are all full, and the first row is actually full. You are also ruthless. Fortunately, I booked early."

He and his girlfriend are both students of the same class at Beijing Normal University, but one is majoring in digital media art and design, and the other is majoring in Chinese language and literature.

Naturally, the two of them had watched movies together before, but they never came to the cinema on the eve of National Day.

Zhou Junpeng was even a little surprised. He directly integrated the opening of the movie into the DreamWorks animation logo. This was an opening that he had rarely seen before.

Then the screen followed the top and the hand holding the top and finally came to the old man's face.

"Isn't this that robot called?"

Amidst the whispering discussion among the audience in the theater, the unshaven and embarrassed Luo Chen was brought opposite the aging Pan Yueming.

They were two classmates who had a good relationship with Zhou Junpeng and stayed away from school. They usually liked Chen Jingxing's movies, so we made an appointment to watch "Inception" together.

The elevator door opened again, and Zhou Junpeng saw a familiar figure in the distance, and quickly stood up and waved hello.

Under the dark sky, only the bright moon and the faint starlight contributed the light that allowed the audience to see the outline clearly.

It is indeed Luo Chen, but he has an unshaven face, which is completely different from Luo Chen's previous image, whether in Chen Jingxing's movies or other film and television works.

Top!

Got the question so quickly?

"Inception" has been promoted with two concepts: maze and top, but the emergence of tops so quickly was somewhat beyond Zhou Junpeng's expectations.

The waiter put a pistol on the table, and the old man continued to eat.

We retreated from the choppy sea all the way to the beach.

"What the hell?"

"..."

"I saw one before, many, many years ago...it belonged to a man, and I dreamed about him..."

The person opposite is Pan Yueming, but it is young Pan Yueming, not an old man.

The shadowy white light dappled with the waves on the sea surface.

It's just that Zhou Junpeng and his girlfriend took advantage of this movie viewing to go out for a meal, so they arrived at the theater first, which was considered a betrayal of revolutionary friendship.

"...and this."

The two boys originally wanted to buy some snacks and drinks, but they stopped after seeing the long queue in front of the counter.

Today is the premiere day of several domestic movies during National Day. College students are more enthusiastic and action-oriented than office workers, whether they are chasing stars or watching the movies they are looking forward to.

"Hey, isn't this Chen Jingxing's usual style? Mysterious, isn't that what "Signal", "Source Code" and "The Matrix" are all like?"

Under the clear illumination of the flashlight, a cry of surprise rang out in the theater.

Zheng Wei looked at the many familiar dolls, cups and other products placed in the cabinets behind the counter, including characters from Kung Fu Panda, The Return of the Monkey King, and animated TV series such as "Sky Warriors"

role in.

Following Zhou Junpeng's wave, two boys squeezed through the chaotic crowd.

"What are you here for? To kill me?"

A spinning top.

Under the moonlight, one could barely make out a person, a man.

The room is still the same room, and the table is still the same table, but the status and age of the two people have changed greatly.

"WALL-E!"

"Hey, what do you mean by this top?"

This is the opening animation logo of DreamWorks that everyone is familiar with.

The waves crashed against the rocks, and a black figure washed up on the sand on the beach.

Pan Yueming stared at the top, feeling a little lost and obsessed.

"He was unconscious, but he kept calling your name, and...

Qin Yanan pulled her boyfriend's arm in surprise.

Zheng Wei said angrily: "You guys were going to kiss me on a date at this shopping mall restaurant. Of course you came early. There were so many people today. I only had to wait for five minutes for the elevator."

"Really? That's interesting." Another boy was a little excited: "Although "Gravity" and "The Martian" are also good, I still prefer Chen Jingxing's early brain-burning science fiction films."

But what followed was not that kind of ethereal and beautiful sound, but the low sound of music that sounded like a crisis was approaching, filling the auditorium.

Even boys who have long lost their childlike innocence have an urge to buy the collection, especially since it includes their favorite animated characters.

This unusual development focused Zhou Junpeng's attention.

A bright moon slowly emerged from the bottom of the sea.

Luo Chen raised his head at Pan Yueming's trembling voice and looked at the old man in front of him. He seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember him.

As the camera moves away, a cliff enters the frame, followed by a huge black shadow standing on the cliff.

A look of pain gradually appeared in his eyes.

Luo Chen, who kept playing with the top, was talking to the person opposite.

The novelty is why the audience is surprised by it.

It stands to reason that on the eve of the National Day, many people are traveling back to their hometowns, or preparing to travel back to their hometowns, so it should not be the biggest movie-watching wave during the National Day period.

The camera moves closer to the top of the elegantly rotating top...

Speaking of posters, Zheng Wei pointed to the huge poster that covered almost an entire wall, with a small black top standing on a table.

It's just the energetic, handsome Luochen.

As the waves hit the man's body again and again, two black figures holding rifles approached the man lying on the beach not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Until his eyes fell on the top on the table, Luo Chen's expression began to solidify, as if it was something important.

Luochen lay on the table, grabbing the food on the plate and eating it hungrily.

While greeting everyone to stand up and line up to enter the theater, Zhou Junpeng said: "I saw on the Internet that some reporters who participated in the media preview said that this is a particularly brain-burning movie."

One has to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination, and the other has to prepare for the school recruitment of DreamWorks. These are major events related to their future and destiny, and even whether they can continue to be together in the future.

The aging and disfigured Pan Yueming put it on the table and rotated it - it rotated gracefully on the shiny ebony.

"Let me tell you, all the posters around here are for "Inception", and there is only one for "The Count of Wulong Mountain"."

A withered hand covered with age spots picked up the small top that fell on the table.

However, at a glance, it is mainly young people, especially college students.

A small top was gently placed on the table.

"I think "The Martian" is better than "Gravity"..."

He still has this on him..."

Immediately afterwards, the bright moon did not shine through the dark clouds as usual, forming the name of DreamWorks, but the picture began to regress.

"How come cinemas are still selling these things? They weren't even available when I came here last time."

Although "The Martian" was released during the National Day holiday last year, he didn't come to the theater until daytime on October 3, and he felt that the number of people at that time was not as good as now.

Another exclamation.

Zhou Junpeng adjusted his sitting posture, leaned comfortably on the back of the seat, and soon immersed himself in the dark sea on the big screen amidst the sound of waves.

Then one hand grabbed the spinning top and played with it.

When a well-known star actor shows a novel and unprecedented image and costume in a movie, the audience will definitely be surprised and excited, even a bit like an Easter egg.

"Hey guys, there's still Unit 1!"

Although it is the National Day holiday, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger, and the two of them are going to watch a movie to relax.

"No wonder, DreamWorks is pretty good at making money. I have the urge to take that Unit 1 home."

However, there are many universities around this cinema, including not only Beijing Normal University, but also Beijing Film University, University of Posts and Telecommunications, University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, etc.

"I know what this is..."

"I prefer space themes, especially realistic science fiction disaster films like "Gravity."

"Interesting...this opening is very special."

We quickly entered the theater and found our seats. While the four of us were discussing whether to take a ride or not, the movie officially started.

"This can't be..." Zheng Wei carefully distinguished the face on the big screen that was full of wrinkles and aged in an unbelievable way: "It can't be Pan Yueming..."

"Is it Luochen?!"

In order to prepare for the fall recruitment, Zhou Junpeng has learned more about DreamWorks in detail these days: "Last month, DreamWorks already took control of Blue Ocean Cinemas. It is normal to sell these things."

Zhou Junpeng nodded and confirmed in a surprised and amused mood: "That should be it."

"How did you get here?"

Qin Yanan just went home during the summer vacation. During the National Day, she had to concentrate on reviewing for the postgraduate entrance examination, so she didn't go home. Of course, a small part of the reason was to accompany her boyfriend.

Even though many people have to go home, there are still a lot of people staying in school. After all, they usually go home during summer and winter vacations, so there are not many students who don't go home during the National Day holiday.

A castle-like building.

The owner of the hand is a man wearing a well-fitting suit and his hair is meticulously combed - Luo Chen.

In a large and luxurious restaurant, a waiter reported to a figure sitting at the table with his back to the audience.

It's like the spinning top at the end of the trailer and on the poster.

Qin Yanan showed off the weird-looking little robot doll in her hand: "There are a lot of these dolls over the counter."

Zhou Junpeng looked at the big screen with some confusion at first, and then Zhang Ruoyun in a suit appeared on the other side of the table.

This made him suddenly realize that this might be a memory or a flashback.

But just now it was a transition.

Very smooth, very silky transition.

(End of chapter)