From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Silence. The entire Wiltshire Theater screening room was devoid of any sound.

Not a deathly silence, but the kind of quiet where you could clearly perceive the disarray of breathing and heartbeats, where trivial noises and clamor floated in the air, and minds surged. Everyone was immersed in their own mental storm, temporarily without the time to engage in discussions with others, unsure whether they had sorted out their thoughts, merely exchanging glances.

An undercurrent, surging; yet remaining still.

And then.

Someone lowered their voice, cautiously squeezing out words in the silence.

"Jesus Christ, is that the end?"

"In his view, it was the only choice."

"But…"

"But, we always expect ourselves to be able to save the world like a superhero, but real life often pushes us into a desperate situation step by step."

"Maybe, he didn't need to…"

"But he believed it was necessary."

A rustling sound, subdued discussions, the storm in their minds inadvertently leaking out a little, quickly stirring the stuffy air of the screening room.

Once it started, there was no stopping it.

Following the sound, in the gradually brightening light of the screening room, familiar profiles could be seen—

Ansen and Heath.

Clearly, Heath was not satisfied, holding his breath and sitting愣愣in place, looking left and right at the well-behaved, upright audience, ultimately swallowing his words, looking up at the sky, and exhaling a depressed breath.

That appearance was truly too funny, making people unable to help but smile.

Beside him, Rachel sighed softly, a hint of dimness showing on her profile.

"Perhaps, this is precisely the most helpless part of fate, he traps himself, and it seems that no matter how he tries to solve it, he still can't find the answer."

"So, you also believe that, in this way, everyone can ultimately achieve happiness?"

Rachel looked at Ansen—

What did this sentence mean?

A small circle of audience members around them all turned their heads to look over, focusing their attention.

Ansen decisively shook his head, "No."

Huh.

A chorus of gasps rippled through the surroundings.

This made Ansen look around, "Hey, the movie's over, there's no Q\u0026A session today, so, if you're planning to go home, you can leave now."

That dismissive gesture made the surrounding audience let out a series of low chuckles.

"What about you?" An audience member boldly asked.

Ansen lightly shrugged, "This is also the first time I've watched the complete version of the movie, I have many thoughts and questions now, and I urgently need to discuss them."

Nicholas's eyes lit up: Bingo!

So, Ansen simply moved the film festival mode to the Wiltshire Theater tonight.

Wonderful!

Incredibly wonderful!

Looking at the scene before him, one could tell that the surrounding audience members were all in a state of amazed commotion, not in a rabid fan mode, but shifting into a film fan mode.

Precisely, a movie like "The Butterfly Effect" that ignites a brain storm needed such a moment, not the media's pursuit and film critics' praise, but everyone colliding from their own perspectives.

Let the film return to the audience.

After Ansen's bomb stirred up layers of ripples, he didn't continue to say much, but turned to look at Rachel, returning to the previous topic.

"In my opinion, the ending, frozen at the moment when Andrea lies on the hospital bed, is where everything ends. The scenes that follow are all Evan's own fantasies. He believes that his disappearance can bring happiness to everyone, but this is just his wishful thinking."

Before Rachel could speak, Heath immediately followed up, "But, why?"

Ansen, "Jason."

What?

Who?

Wow?

The rustling sounds beside them simply couldn't stop, it was incredibly lively.

However, Nicholas liked this kind of atmosphere, different from the premiere.

In fact, post-screening dialogues are common, but there are still differences.

The post-screening talks at film festivals allow the creative team and the audience to have in-depth dialogues about the film. The quality of the post-screening often depends on the quality of the audience and the artistic cultivation of the creative team.

The post-screening talks at premieres are occasions for film companies to promote their films. The post-screening dialogues often revolve around behind-the-scenes stories or promotional templates, basically just commercial mutual flattery.

Before their eyes, New Line Cinema was indeed daring, actually continuing the free and open style of tonight's premiere, completely opening up the restrictions on post-screening talks.

Moreover, it wasn't a dialogue between the audience and the creative team; the creative team also integrated into the scene as audience members, engaging in conversations on an equal footing.

The entire atmosphere was completely different, a cheerful and joyful feeling permeated between ease and comfort.

There was no pressure from work, no test of social skills, and no marketing tasks.

Let the film return to the film.

A seemingly simple action returned to simplicity, handing over the initiative to the audience.

Not only brave, but also confident.

Just this attitude alone meant that "The Butterfly Effect" crew had already won.

What's more, don't forget that the audience capacity of the Wiltshire Theater is twice that of the Chinese Theater. If you deduct the special guests invited by the film company, such as reporters, producers, film critics, and sponsors, then the true film audience of the Wiltshire Theater may be three to four times that of the Chinese Theater.

Then, New Line Cinema's actions also meant that they completely handed over the word-of-mouth to the audience.

Tomorrow's market reaction was worth anticipating.

Interesting, this was truly too interesting.

But Nicholas didn't have time to think about these marketing and distribution strategies now, his attention was completely captured by Ansen.

There, Ansen didn't pause.

"The movie has emphasized twice that Andrea had unfortunately miscarried three times before, and Evan is equivalent to the fourth time. What does this mean?"

"And Jason?"

"In the previous three times, Jason always stayed by Andrea's side, never abandoning her. So why, after the fourth time, could Jason no longer endure all of this?"

"In the ending we saw, Andrea and Jason broke up, and then married another stranger, having a healthy 'miracle baby'."

"This is unreasonable."

Therefore, Ansen believed that the happy and perfect ending displayed on the big screen was just Evan's wishful thinking.

Rachel immediately grasped the key point, "Huh", she gasped, looking at Ansen with a bewildered expression, "Jason tried to kill Evan when he was in the mental hospital, just to save Andrea."

First, this shows that Jason deeply loved Andrea.

Second, this also shows—

Heath also followed the rhythm, "You mean, Jason has been going back to the past through photos, and then became obsessed to the point of mental disorder, he was doing it to save Andrea?"

"Like Evan trying to save Kaylee?"

"And Jason failed every time…"

Heath's brain directly crashed, not continuing to finish the sentence.

The surroundings were filled with bewilderment, and then someone said with hesitation and disbelief, "You mean, Andrea's previous three miscarriages were all because Evan ended his own life?"

As soon as the words came out, the scene was filled with gasps.