fictionpage Chapter 276: The Group Members Who Broke Through the Defenses and Old Tang's Early Screening
Chapter 276: The Group Members Who Broke Through the Defenses and Old Tang's Early Screening
On April 20th, very early in the morning.
The sunlight had just begun to shine into the streets of Jinghai City.
buzz~
At this moment, the man who had just woken up in bed was none other than Lao Tang, a well-known content creator in the tokusatsu (special effects) category.
He rubbed his sleepy face and then picked up his phone.
He opened his QQ group, "Old Tang's Special Effects Fleet," which he usually used to chat, joke around, and gather all sorts of weirdos and freaks.
[Group Chat: Old Tang's Tokusatsu Fleet (494/500)]
Old Tang: Bubbling.jpg
I love glue makers: @Old Tang Holy crap? Did I see that right? My brother Tang, did the sun rise in the west today? Getting up so early?
Aspiring to become a magnetic field maniac: I bet he didn't sleep at all, he probably just stayed up all night and broke through!
Xiao Chu didn't have Nan: The corpse came back to life, the glutinous rice turned black, the jade pendant exploded, and the talisman burned.
Slaanesh's Chosen: Old Tang must have been working on videos all night last night, hurry up and hand over what he's made!
Thirty years of professional dust removal experience: Someone stole your video, streamer, with the title: "My vocal cords are in a quantum state."
Old Tang looked at the teasing in the group chat, a smirk appearing on his lips, revealing a smile that was three parts mockery, three parts indifference, and four parts nonchalance.
Old Tang: Hehe, do you single dogs even know what the happiness of being a "real person" is? I've been up and breathing in the fresh air for ages.
Old Tang: Image.jpg
In the picture, on a commercial street, Lao Tang is holding his girlfriend's hand.
The group members who were just chatting about the meme suddenly became jealous, and the group chat exploded.
Aspiring to become a magnetic field madman: ? ? ?
Gu, you old scoundrel, give me back my razor blade: ? ? ?
The group of tall pine lamps that love to gurgle from time to time: He eva?
A professional ash collector for thirty years: No wonder I didn't sleep all night; it seems the awareness of fighting against exploitation is still insufficient.
Xiao Chu didn't have Nan: I need to verify the license plate (French pronunciation)
Slaanesh's Chosen: There's nothing wrong with the cards, Old Tang, check my acupoints!
Old Tang: 6
Looking at the bunch of clowns in the group, Lao Tang sneered and decided to drop today's ultimate bombshell.
Old Tang: You bunch of sour grapes, you have no idea what I'm up to do so early today. What's a little hand-holding photo? I'll show you something truly shocking.
Old Tang: Image.jpg
The group chat was silent for a second.
It was a photo of a ticket stub heavily pixelated.
Although the key information in the middle was obscured, the highly recognizable red and silver border and the faintly visible gold foil material still made it easy to spot the clues at a glance.
Going to lay the power cord: It's just going to see a movie, what's so great about it? What good movies are out lately?
Tyrant tasted the Yabo people's flesh sauce in his mouth: This ticket stub looks pretty high-end.
The group chat, suspected of being related to V50, has been disbanded: Wait... what movie has this color scheme?
Thirty years of professional dust removal: Special effects zone? Recent movies? Tickets for "Time Wars"?
Xiao Chu Nan: 666, privileged dog! Where did you get the tickets!
Slaanesh's Chosen: Isn't the movie supposed to be released during the May Day holiday?! Today is only April 20th! Ah! Did I time travel?!
Dreaming of becoming a magnetic field madman: Brother Tang, don't scare me, is it April or May now? Shouldn't I get paid today?
The group chat was instantly flooded with exclamation marks, and everyone realized the value of this ticket.
The movie isn't due for another week or so, but Old Tang has already gotten tickets!
Seeing that the time was almost right, Old Tang started showing off like crazy.
Old Tang: Ahem, since everyone's guessed it, I won't pretend anymore. I'll lay my cards on the table!
Old Tang: This is an invitation personally sent to my house by Gu Laozei! It comes with autographed tickets to an exclusive advance screening! Today, only a very small number of specially invited media personnel and the largest group of tokusatsu (special effects) content creators in the entire Xia Kingdom can see it! Gu Laozei specifically invited us to go to the advance screening to test the waters!
The group chat was completely filled with sarcasm.
I love glue makers: [What are you talking about.jpg]
The US dollar has gone up, but look at my British pound, has it gone up too? Gu Nan personally sent this to you? What have you done to deserve this?!
The God of Pure Love collapsed to the ground: Brother Tang, I'll be your girlfriend! Take me to see it! I can wear women's clothes!
Aspiring to become a magnetic field madman: [Kamen Rider: You bastard, you're not even human anymore.jpg]
Seeing the barrage of insults in the group chat, with jealousy practically burning through it, Old Tang decided to stop while he was ahead. He knew these viewers were just joking; if they really pushed him too far, they might bombard his comment section.
Old Tang: Don't rush, don't rush, everyone gets a share! I'm in a good mood today, so I'm treating everyone to a movie!
Old Tang sent a lucky draw red envelope.
"Old Tang's" red envelopes have all been claimed.
xxx has received your red envelope...
……
Old Tang sent out ten 100-yuan lucky draw red envelopes, spending a total of 10 yuan before the anger in the group was barely calmed down.
After calming the uproar in the group chat, Lao Tang took his girlfriend to Wanda Plaza in Jinghai City's best CBD area.
Because today's preview screening was mainly for promotional purposes, and the guests were mostly high-quality media professionals from the Ottoman and film/television sectors, the theater was essentially booked out for the entire day and was not open to the public at all.
Old Tang brought his girlfriend to the cinema lobby, went to the registration desk to sign in and enter.
As soon as he entered the hall, Old Tang was stunned.
This isn't a movie screening; it's a massive offline meetup with industry peers!
The lobby was full of familiar faces: popular commentators from the film and television section, hardcore researchers from the special effects section, and writers from various film and television public accounts.
The most eye-catching person was Gu Nan, who was standing in the center of the hall, chatting and laughing with several media people.
Gu Nan was dressed in a casual suit and looked extremely energetic. When Lao Tang approached, Gu Nan recognized him at a glance.
"Hey, Old Tang's here."
Gu Nan greeted him with a smile, "That Agul review video from last time was quite good, very insightful."
Upon hearing this, Old Tang was flattered and immediately straightened his back.
"Director Gu, you flatter me! Your drama is truly brilliant!" Old Tang casually pulled out his phone, leaned close to Gu Nan, and said, "Director Gu, can we take a picture together?"
Gu Nan was quite easygoing and cooperated by making a gesture.
Old Tang snapped a group photo and immediately posted it to the QQ group, continuing to show off.
Old Tang: Image.jpg
Old Tang: Look who's here! Old Gu himself is greeting guests at the door! He even recognized me and said my videos are good! Brothers, that's real prestige!
The group was quiet for about two minutes.
Immediately following, a barrage of emojis and images began.
Slaanesh's Chosen: Image.jpg
In the photo, Old Tang's face has been photoshopped into a drooling, lewd dog head, rolling his eyes, sticking out his tongue, making a peace sign with both hands, and looking longingly at Gu Nan. The caption reads: "Gu Daddy, please be more generous."
The logo is a steamed bun in the bottom right corner.
Thirty years of professional dust removal: It's a limited edition, ooh-ooh fairy, Old Tang!
Master Qiu (Striving for Excellence Version): This episode was amazing!
Xiao Chu Nan: Where is God?
The group chat, which was suspected of being V50, has been disbanded: Don't you think it's sacred?
Tyrant tasted Yapool meat sauce in his mouth: Holy Thunder, but it was definitely astringent [doge.jpg]
Slaanesh's Chosen: Sigh. What is the meaning of life, really?
"The US dollar has risen, but look at my British pound, has it risen?" This is still a leaked message.
Gun-taka Matsutomo, who loves to gurgle and chatter from time to time: But... [Bowling has a second throw.jpg]
Old Tang was so angry when he saw these pictures that he almost had a stroke.
Old Tang: [Kamen Rider Black lying in the water: No one can save this planet anymore.jpg]
Damn it! You photoshopped my handsome face like this?!
I'm not posting anymore! I'm going to watch a movie!
Time flew by and it was already 9:30.
By this time, almost all the audience members for the first preview screening for social media at 10:30 had arrived, and they gradually entered the largest IMAX theater.
Old Tang and his girlfriend found a prime spot in the center and sat down.
Just as everyone was discussing this, Gu Nan took the microphone and walked in front of the big screen.
The previously noisy theater instantly fell silent.
Gu Nan glanced around at everyone, smiled, and spoke clearly throughout the room: "Good morning, media representatives and content creators. Welcome to the advance screening of 'The Great Battle of Time and Space'."
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
Gu Nan pressed his hand down, his expression becoming slightly serious, and began to explain today's movie-watching rules.
After the explanations were finished, along with a bunch of polite words, it was time for the movie to start.
The lights in the theater went out instantly.
The big screen lights up.
Without any unnecessary words, after the logos of Chasing Light Pictures and various sponsors flash by, the scene cuts directly to the main topic.
It was a scene of ruins in the dead of night.
The city was utterly destroyed, and the ruins looked incredibly desolate in the night.
Amidst the ruins, a colossal monster is wreaking havoc.
It's Gobu!
Gob, the classic monster that made a stunning appearance in the very first episode of Gaia, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression!
Gob let out a deafening roar, and his massive foot crushed a building.
Amidst the ruins on the ground, Takaga Yume was running frantically.
The surrounding area was filled with flying gravel and billowing dust.
During the run, I stumbled and the blue sapphire cone fell to the ground.
Old Tang held his breath and stared intently at the screen.
In the scene, with the Blue Sapphire Cone right in front of her, I mustered up my courage, braved the falling rocks, and rushed forward step by step to pick up the Blue Sapphire Cone.
"Gaia—!!!"
With a roar, a red light shot up from the ground, and Ultraman Gaia's massive body crashed down into the ruins, engaging in a fierce hand-to-hand combat with Gob.
The visceral impact of each punch and the deep bass of the collapsing building made Old Tang, sitting in his seat, feel his blood boil.
Just as Gaia seized Gob's weakness and was about to unleash the Photon Ice Blade to deliver a fatal blow!
"Click!"
A sudden click of a key was heard.
The image on the big screen suddenly froze, and then the image showed rough, snowy stripes and distortion, similar to those on an old videotape.
The camera suddenly zoomed out.
The earth-shattering monster battle that just happened was actually just footage playing on an old-fashioned television set.
In front of the television, a third-grade elementary school student named Xiao Mian was sitting cross-legged on the floor, holding a remote control in his hand.
"That's too much! It's about to start a fight!" Xiao Mian complained.
I heard my mother urging me to go to sleep from behind.
Old Tang sat in the chair, his mouth slightly open.
There was an unexpected twist right from the start?
Will you break the fourth wall right from the start?
In the world of film, Gaia was originally just a television program.
The real show has only just begun.