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Chapter 700: Hot Sale on the First Day
The New Year's Eve of 2019 passed in an atmosphere of national celebration.

Beijing, New Year's Day.

A bright red Porsche Cayenne was parked below a residential building in a high-end community on the Second Ring Road.

Not long after, a slim figure came out of the building. She was wearing a light brown woolen coat and a round-crowned lady's hat. She walked to the red Cayenne with elegant steps, opened the door and got in.

"Now that you're here, why don't you go upstairs and sit for a while?" the beautiful lady sitting in the passenger seat asked while fastening her seat belt.

"I feel a little embarrassed to ask you to come out during the Chinese New Year and leave your husband, Fu, at home alone to take care of the children."

There was also a very beautiful lady in the driver's seat, it was Da Tiantian who appeared on the Spring Festival Gala yesterday.

She bought movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth" on the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year and went out to watch it with her best friend Ying Er.

“What’s the big deal? I’ve been staying at home for more than a year since giving birth, and I’m a little depressed.

Fu Xinbo hopes that I can go out more often."

Ying Er and Jing Tian have known each other for a very long time, and they have always been very good friends.

She graduated from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama and has been in the industry for nearly 10 years. However, compared to "Jingtian who can't be made popular", she is less famous and is only a third or fourth-tier star.

In low-budget TV series and movies, she can barely get a female lead, but in those with a slightly larger investment, she can only play a supporting role.

In August 2017, Ying Er and her boyfriend Fu Xinbo made their relationship public, and in February of the following year, they gave birth to a beautiful daughter. It has been exactly one year now.

"You're going to start working again after the New Year, right?" Jingtian started the car and drove towards the scheduled cinema.

“Yes, I wasn’t famous to begin with, and now I haven’t had any works or exposure for over a year, so I’m almost unknown.

The agency has arranged a variety show for me, which will be recorded next month, so I’ll show off my face first.” Ying Er nodded.

"I didn't expect you to get married and have children so soon. Mr. Fu is a good person."

Jing Tian also knows Ying Er's husband Fu Xinbo. When she was filming "Legend of Ban Shu", he played the second male lead in it.

“I myself didn’t expect it, I can only say it was fate and destiny.

To be honest, I didn’t think my husband was that good at first. I don’t know what he was thinking at the time, getting married and having kids at such a young age.”

"You are taking advantage of me. Mr. Fu is so good to you."

"It's okay. He has nothing. If he had been bad to me, why would I have married him in the first place?" Ying Er said with a slightly raised corner of her mouth and a little proud.

"By the way, when will the TV show you mentioned be aired?"

"March 8th~" Jingtian, who was driving, replied casually.

"Women's Day
I feel Tiantian, you will definitely become popular this time.

That’s Gu Wei, known as the “domestic entertainment nanny”. Every actress who has worked with him has become famous.

After your TV series is aired, your traffic will definitely increase dramatically and you will become very popular!"

Jing Tian had told her about the filming of "Sito" a long time ago, and Ying Er has been following this drama of her best friend.

"I don't care so much about whether it's popular or not now. I just hope the audience likes my work." Jing Tian said lightly.

"You are taking advantage of me and still acting cute. You said this because you know you will become famous~"

"No way~"

"Tell me the truth, how do you feel about working with Gu Wei on a film?" Ying Er tilted her head to look at Da Tiantian with a gossipy look on her face.

"How does it feel?"

"Are you pretending to be stupid? That's Gu Wei, the top star in the domestic entertainment industry!

He is handsome, has a good figure, is a big boss, young and rich.

Many female celebrities in the circle hope to work with him in a film.

Didn’t you say before that you two played a couple in “Sito”? You worked together for more than two months. Don’t you have any feelings at all?
I do not believe."

“What’s the feeling? It’s just filming, it’s all work.

But we are really good friends.

A few days ago, I posted on Weibo to promote his new movie, and today I asked you out to watch The Wandering Earth." Jing Tian gave a very official explanation.

She really wanted to call herself Gu Wei's girlfriend, but it was not appropriate given their current relationship.

"good friend?

If you miss this opportunity to meet someone like Gu Wei, you will never have the same opportunity again.

He perfectly meets all my standards for choosing a partner, a true Prince Charming!
If I could become Gu Wei’s girlfriend, I would be willing to do anything.” Ying Er held her chin with both hands and looked forward.

"Wake up, stop being such a fangirl, your saliva is dripping out.

Aren’t you afraid that your husband Fu will be jealous if you say that? You are a mother after all.

Don’t forget that when you come out to play, people are still at home looking after their daughter for you,” Da Tiantian reminded helplessly.

"I think it's not enough. Even if I'm a mother, I can still have an idol. Song Dandan said that Zhao Zhongxiang is her idol. Isn't it normal for me to like Gu Wei?

By the way, I have watched a lot of his TV series in the past two years while raising a child at home.

I am following the currently popular drama "The Story of Minglan" every day.

I originally thought Minglan and Gu Tingye were a perfect match, but you’re my bestie, so after [Sito] is aired, I’ll switch to supporting you and Gu Wei as a couple!"

"thank you."

The two of them walked and talked, and soon they reached their destination.

Jingtian parked the car in the underground garage. The two of them came out wearing masks and waited for the elevator to go upstairs.

"Actually, I don't think I need to wear a mask now. I guess no one will recognize me," Ying Er said somewhat melancholy.

"Don't be so sentimental. You're such a beautiful woman. If you don't wear a mask, you'll attract everyone's attention."

"Haha, Tiantian, you're right. The beauty is there. Even if she's not famous, she still has this face." Ying Er was like a little child, her mood changing every now and then. She became happy again after hearing Tiantian's words.

The two took the elevator to the cinema on the top floor, and as soon as they walked out, they saw that the cinema hall was packed with people.

"Wow, there are so many people coming to watch the movie today!"

"It's the Spring Festival period. In the past two years, everyone has developed the habit of watching movies during the Spring Festival. There will be no shortage of people during the Spring Festival holiday."

The lobby of the cinema is filled with posters of several popular movies, with "The Wandering Earth" in the center.

Gu Wei is wearing a red protective suit and is located in the middle of the poster. On his left and right are Zhao Jinmai who is wearing the same outfit and Wu Jing who is wearing a white space suit. Wu Mengda, Li Guangjie, Meng Ziyi and others are behind the three.

"I feel like you have a special relationship with Gu Wei, otherwise why would you come to support his movie on the first day of the Chinese New Year?" Ying Er stood in front of the huge poster of "The Wandering Earth" and looked at the characters on it. "But then again, Gu Wei is really handsome. Even with a shaved head and wearing such an ugly protective suit, he still attracts attention."

"Don't sigh, I'll go get the tickets, and you can also buy some water and snacks."

"Oh well."

In the crowded cinema, the two big stars wearing masks to redeem tickets and buy things did not attract attention.

Not long after, Jingtian and Ying'er lined up to enter and sat at the back of the theater.

"What are you going to do after the movie?" After sitting down, Ying Er took off her coat and put it on her legs.

"How about going shopping and then having a meal?"

"Then it's settled"

The theater was filled with audiences of all ages, including adults, the elderly, and children.

The reason why there are so many comedy films during the Spring Festival is that during this seven-day holiday, many audiences come to watch movies as families.

Comedy films are suitable for all ages and are suitable for the whole family to watch.

The lights in the theater went out, and the big screen showed scenes from far to near, from the earth under the starry sky to a sandy beach at the seaside.

"Grandpa, what is hydrogen?"

"Hydrogen is the fuel that my dad uses to drive his rocket."

In front of a bonfire, Wu Jing, holding the child, and Wu Mengda sat on a portable picnic bench, with a tent and an off-road vehicle behind them.

"Liu Qi, when one day you can see Jupiter without a telescope, Dad will come back."

"Where are you going?"

"Dad has a mission to perform, the most important mission in the world!"

The child fell asleep, and Wu Jing continued to explain to Wu Mengda.

"After I leave, you will be Liu Qi's only guardian. You can directly obtain the qualification to live in the underground city without drawing lots. This is also the only way for you and Liu Qi to survive."

After the two finished speaking, the camera switched and the narration sounded: At first, no one cared about this disaster. It was just a wildfire, a drought, the extinction of a species, the disappearance of a city.
Nearly 4 minutes of narration and images let everyone understand the background of the story of "The Wandering Earth".

The sun is expanding and aging rapidly. In a hundred years, it will engulf the entire Earth. In three hundred years, the solar system will no longer exist.

In order to cope with this catastrophe, mankind showed unprecedented unity, and the United Government decided to build 4.2 planetary engines to push the Earth out of the solar system and fly to a new home light years away.

At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the voyage, the United Government gathered global forces and spent 30 years to build the "Navigator" International Space Station. Faced with the increasingly harsh surface environment, everyone in the world drew lots to enter the underground city equipped with the planetary engine to get the qualification to survive...

This plot is very slow, but it is indispensable to the whole film. Some shots at the beginning also set the tone for the visual effects of the entire film.

“Wow, it’s so grand and magnificent. I’ve never seen such special effects in previous domestic films.

The sun, the earth, planetary engines, the international space station, and a digital underground city.

As long as the special effects of subsequent movies maintain this level, this movie will be a masterpiece! "

In the theater, some audience members were talking in low voices as they watched the various grand scenes on the big screen.

"Gu Wei hasn't appeared yet, but Wu Jing showed up first. Looking at the poster, the kid Liu Qi is Gu Wei when he was a kid.

It’s really not wrong to watch these two people’s movies.”

After the background was explained and the four big words "The Wandering Earth" appeared, the main film officially began.

Time flies. Seventeen years later, Liu Qi has grown up and Gu Wei also officially appears.

Liu Qi lost his mother at a young age and his father was far away. He was raised by his grandfather and inevitably felt resentment towards his father whom he had not seen for seventeen years. With a yearning for the world above ground, he secretly left the underground city with his sister Han Duoduo and successfully came to the surface of the earth.

"Han Ziang, senior driver, the Third Transportation Committee of Beijing reminds you that there are thousands of roads, but safety is the most important. If you drive improperly, your loved ones will shed tears."

In a world where the ground was covered with ice and snow, Gu Wei took Zhao Jinmai to start grandfather's transport vehicle, and a prompt sounded from the console.

"Haha~ This will definitely become one of the golden lines of this movie," Ying Er whispered while holding the popcorn bucket and eating.

Jing Tian beside him also nodded, feeling that this line was a bit brainwashing.
The camera changes as the duo of protagonists moves forward, showing a world of ice and snow, various futuristic heavy machinery, and huge planetary engines spewing flames. The audience in the theater was stunned and completely shocked by the special effects shots in the film.

In fact, the special effects of "The Wandering Earth" are not better than those of Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters, and are even relatively rough in many aspects.

However, because it is a domestic science fiction film, the audience's expectations are actually very low, and they are naturally surprised to see the unexpected big scenes in the end.

As expected, the two kids were caught while stealing the truck and were put into the detention center.

My grandfather Wu Mengda went to redeem the person, but when he failed to bribe him he was also imprisoned together.

On the navigator space station, Wu Jing was about to retire, but the space station sounded an alarm, saying that the Earth's flight trajectory was affected by Jupiter's gravity, the probability of collision increased, and planetary engines around the world failed one after another.

On the ground, during the earthquake, the three protagonists escaped from the detention center. They originally wanted to return to the underground city, but they met a rescue team led by Li Guangjie, who took Liu Qi and his party to the Hangzhou underground city to restart the planetary engine.

The group trudged on a difficult journey, and the grandfather played by Wu Mengda died in an elevator shaft accident. From the character's inner monologue, the audience learned that Han Duoduo was his adopted child.

Gu Wei and Zhao Jinmai cried at the top of their lungs and were heartbroken, and many moviegoers also had tears in their eyes.

There is nothing "old" in this revised plot. Although Liu Qi, played by Gu Wei, is rebellious, he has always respected his grandfather who raised him.

Wu Mengda's performance was undoubtedly outstanding. He portrayed the image of an elder who devotes his whole heart to his grandchildren vividly. The scene of his sacrifice naturally earned many tears from the audience.

At this point, the movie enters its second half.

After a short rest, everyone learned that the Earth was about to fall into Jupiter, and in seven days, the entire Earth would be destroyed.

The time left for humans may be less than a day, because as the distance from Jupiter gets closer, the atmosphere will soon be drained and everyone will die.

When everyone was in despair, Liu Qi thought of a way to save the earth after communicating with Wu Jing who was far away in the space station.

Go to Sulawesi 3 to ignite the planetary engine, thereby igniting Jupiter and using the shock wave to propel the Earth out of Jupiter's gravity.

"Wang Lei, the shock wave from Jupiter's explosion could push the Earth away from Jupiter.

Come on, let's light Jupiter!" In the snow, Gu Wei, wearing a red protective suit, shouted to the rescue team leader who had given up in the distance.

".Oh my god, it's on fire!"

“Someone will always stand up, why not me?”

"Fuck, this is explosive!"

"With the special effects and the plot, I give this movie full marks. I can't believe this is a science fiction film made by Chinese people."

"I believe Mr. Gu Wei will not be wrong. This is the best movie I have seen this year!"

Judging from the plot, this part is actually a bit of a joke. A method that so many scientists and scholars around the world have not thought of was thought of by Liu Qi, a maintenance worker.

However, the audience who have already empathized with the film will not care about this, and the subsequent plot of the movie also explains this bug.

Liu Qi's idea was correct, but it was not enough to ignite Jupiter because the ignition distance of the planetary engine was not enough.

So his plan doesn't actually save the Earth.

At the critical moment, Wu Jing, who was far away in the "Navigator" space station, decided to sacrifice himself. After separating from the hibernation capsule, he drove the space station into the planet's engine fire.

The space station has 300,000 tons of fuel, and the explosion diameter can reach 5,000 kilometers. Ignite the space station and you can ignite Jupiter!

".Son, I'm sorry, Dad has to go on a mission again. This is the most important person in Dad's life."

In the cockpit, Wu Jing looked at the photo of his family of three in his hand, and his eyes gradually became moist.

"You said you would come back when I could see Jupiter. You lied." On the ground, Gu Wei was wearing protective clothing and looking at the sky under the red sky, his voice trembling.

The estrangement and grudges between the father and son have long disappeared, and their deep affection infects every audience watching the movie.

".Since I had a child, I found that my tear point is a little low." Ying Er looked at Wu Jing who was engulfed by flames and Gu Wei who was shouting silently on the big screen, and took out a tissue to wipe away her tears.

Da Tiantian also blew her nose.

Not to mention all the audience in the theater, more than half of them were quietly wiping away tears, mostly the elderly and girls.

Jupiter was set on fire and Earth was saved.

Three years later, a brand new Gu Wei brought Zhao Jinmai to the surface and started his grandfather's transport vehicle again, but now he has become a formal driver.

".Liu Qi, junior driver, the Beijing Third District Transportation Committee reminds you that there are thousands of roads, but safety is the most important. If you drive improperly, your loved ones will shed tears."

“.This plan will last for a hundred generations.

However, we don't know what kind of home the new sun 4.2 light-years away will bring.

But starting today, human courage and perseverance will forever be engraved under the stars.

This long cosmic journey of 2500 years, with both despair and hope, is known as the "Wandering Earth Project"!

The majestic narration ended and subtitles rolled on the big screen.

The lights in the theater also lit up, and all the audience felt as if they were in another world.

After a long while, someone got up and walked out.

Following the crowd, they walked outside the cinema, holding Jingtian's arm.

“.This movie is so cool, I haven’t seen such a shocking movie in a long time.

What are you doing?"

Da Tiantian took a photo of the movie ticket with her mobile phone.

"I'll post a Weibo post"

"Please, do you have to promote it so hard? People who don't know you might think you are the heroine."

"Just tell me whether it looks good or not?"

"nice."

"That's great. What would you like to eat later?"

"I'm still breastfeeding, so I'll eat something light."

"Okay, you have the final say."

For an excellent science fiction film, special effects are important, but the plot cannot be left behind.

The simple piling up of special effects is Exploder's Transformers, with only "Boom Boom" fighting and various large spaceships and robots.

If we go by Hollywood standards, "The Wandering Earth" can only be considered a qualified science fiction film.

But considering the current state of domestic science fiction films, "The Wandering Earth" is a groundbreaking work and a milestone film in Chinese science fiction films.

The special effects, plot, actors' acting skills and so on have reached heights that were difficult to achieve in previous domestic science fiction films.

The most important thing is that with "The Wandering Earth", future domestic science fiction films have set a benchmark.

Just compare it with it to see if it works.

The first day of the Lunar New Year in 2019 is known as the first day of the "most tragic Spring Festival period in history."

[The Wandering Earth] relied on the fame of Gu Wei and Wu Jing to earn 3.54 million yuan at the box office, far exceeding the 2 million yuan of "Original Space" on the first day, ranking second in the box office of movies on that day.

[Crazy Alien] achieved a box office of 3.78 million yuan and ranked first with its high screening schedule and high-profile publicity.

[Speeding Life] ranked third with 2.85 million, and [The New King of Comedy] ranked fourth with 2.74 million.

The remaining movies such as "Integrity", "Detective Pu Songling", "Boonie Bears: The Wild Age" and "Peppa Pig Celebrates the New Year" did not break 5 million yuan on the first day, and were basically around 6 or million.

According to Maoyan data, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the total box office of the mainland film market exceeded 15 billion, setting a new domestic single-day box office record!

(End of this chapter)