Chapter 252: Huge Response and the Release of Edge of Tomorrow

"The first Golden Statue winner in mainland China - Fu Dalong!"

"With so many stars gathered, the Hong Kong Film Awards may become the biggest event for Chinese-language films!"

"Fan Bingbing wins Best Actress, a mainland actress wins the Golden Image Award for the third time!"

"The Hong Kong Film Awards regained its vitality, and the first prize for Chinese-language films is well deserved!"

"Hollywood superstar Keanu Reeves arrives at the Academy Awards!"

"False prosperity, the Academy Awards have lost their biggest feature of Hong Kong films!"

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Liu Zhou's prediction was correct. After the end of this year's Academy Awards, the sensation it caused was greater than any previous one.

The dispute over the reform of the Academy Awards is still going on, and it is clear that some media and filmmakers have not given up.

But they obviously chose the wrong time. Compared with those voices that were pessimistic or criticized the reform, after the awards ceremony, the voices of the media and filmmakers who were in favor were much louder.

We are not fools. This year's Academy Awards was more lively than any other before, and had a greater influence than any other before.

No one agreed with this in the past. Firstly, no one took the lead in doing this, and secondly, they were still a little reluctant to let go of their face. After all, the glory of Hong Kong films in the past was created by people like them.

But compared to face, eating is obviously more important.

After this Academy Awards, the Hong Kong film industry will begin to merge with the mainland film industry, and most of them will have a chance to make a living.

Therefore, now that the facts have become a fait accompli, most people no longer cling to their once narrow-minded ideas and support the reform of the Academy Awards.

At this time, the opposition voices from the Hong Kong circle are relatively small, while the opposition voices from Taiwan are relatively loud, which is quite ridiculous.

People in the industry are also looking forward to what this year's Golden Horse Awards can come up with, given the success of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

In addition, Fan Xiaopang won the Best Actress award again after Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Gongzi, which also caused a sensation.

Fan Xiaopang's fame has grown rapidly in the past two years, and he has starred in the hit movies "The Blade of the Immortal 2" and "New World" in succession.

Her movie box office performance is second only to Zhang Ziyi and much better than Zhou Gongzi.

Winning the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards again this time has made Fan Bingbing's popularity and fame surpass that of Zhou Gongzi and Zhang Ziyi.

Although Fan Bingbing has always had some concerns about the role of Jinsuo, it is undeniable that it was this role that made her very popular among the people, in no way inferior to Zhou Gongzi.

Moreover, after joining Golden Harvest, Fan Xiaopang has not been involved in any messy scandals, and his current image is very good.

So this time, Fan Xiaopang won the Best Actress award, which completely made up for her shortcomings.

With the promotion of Golden Harvest, Fan Xiaopang has become one of the most popular female stars in China, on the same level as Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Gongzi.

As Zeng Li is gradually retiring, Fan Bingbing will receive more resources from Golden Harvest.

As long as she doesn't do stupid things like she did in her previous life, then with the help of Golden Harvest, she will definitely become an iconic actress like Liu Xiaoqin and Gong Li.

In addition to this Best Actress, this year's Academy Awards' new judging rules, luxurious jury, star-studded red carpet, and even the nomination for Best Actor have all attracted a lot of attention.

However, the above are not the most popular ones in the subsequent reports. The most popular one is that Fu Dalong won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards.

Although everyone knows that this year's Academy Awards is said to have undergone an unprecedented reform, most people still did not expect that the Best Actor award would be given to a mainland actor.

Because the Hong Kong entertainment industry has always valued the Best Actor award the most and has always held it tightly in its hands.

The Best Actress award has been given out to outsiders many times, but the Best Actor award has never been won by anyone outside the Hong Kong circle.

But this time, Fu Dalong won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards for his outstanding performance in a niche movie like "Tengu".

This not only made everyone realize that the reform of the Academy Awards was serious, but also made Fu Dalong, who had only a little fame before, become a popular star in mainland China.

Because the media reports on the Academy Award winner the most, some media even dug out Fu Dalong's resume.

This is because there is no powerful agency behind Fu Dalong. If there was, Fu Dalong would be even more popular and could even become a top male actor in mainland China.

But looking at Fu Dalong now, he seems to be very low-key. He has refused most interviews and even rejected recruitment by big companies such as Huayi.

It seems that Fu Dalong has maintained his original intention and has not lost himself because of his sudden fame.

Liu Zhou will not be able to see the subsequent sensational coverage of the Academy Awards for the time being.

Because after the Academy Awards, Liu Zhou briefly learned about the situation of Golden Harvest Hong Kong Company and then boarded a flight to Los Angeles.

"Edge of Tomorrow" will be released nationwide in the United States on April 26th, and the premiere will be held on the 24th.

It was already the 21st, and time was very tight.

After Liu Zhou arrived in the United States, he adjusted to the time difference and then participated in the publicity plan formulated by Lionsgate.

Although Liu Zhou has not been in the United States for more than a month, Lionsgate has continued to promote "Edge of Tomorrow" in an orderly manner according to plan.

The main supporting actors are Nicolas Cage and Anne Hathaway, who were both popular stars in Hollywood at the time, so the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" still attracted quite a bit of attention.

"Edge of Tomorrow" can be said to be the most important project of Lionsgate this year, so they have also paid enough attention to this movie.

Lionsgate not only held the premiere of Edge of Tomorrow at Hollywood's most famous Chinese Theater, but also mobilized a large number of connections and invited more than one hundred star directors to attend.

Throughout late April and early to mid-May, "Edge of Tomorrow" was the most watched movie in the United States.

On April 24th, Liu Zhou, as the main creator and a well-known director in Hollywood, welcomed the guests together with Anthony Edwards.

Liu Zhou also had to accept the favor of Lionsgate this time. Their arrangement was equivalent to introducing some of their Hollywood connections to him.

Of course, whether Liu Zhou can grasp these connections depends on his own ability.

But no matter what, Liu Zhou still has to keep this love in his heart.

The Chinese Theater has nearly a thousand seats in total. In addition to guests and media reporters, there are also hundreds of lucky movie fans.

When everyone was in place, Liu Zhou brought Nicolas Cage and Anne Hathaway onto the stage.

However, this segment did not last too long. The three of them stayed on the stage for more than half an hour before leaving.

Then the movie officially began, and the audience in the audience focused all their attention on the big screen.

The company logos of Lionsgate and Liu Zhou's studio in the United States flashed by, and bursts of roars immediately came from the theater's top-notch speakers.

The picture came out more than a second late, it was in black and white, there was some lag, and the picture quality was not very clear. It felt like the black and white TV at home when I was a child, with many dots on it and a very textured feel.

What came into view next was that iconic buildings around the world were instantly hit by countless fireballs and collapsed.

The Kremlin, Buckingham Palace, the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Egyptian pyramids, the White House which has been bombed countless times in Hollywood movies, and the Statue of Liberty.

Soon, countless alien monsters covered with tentacles appeared on the big screen. More than ten tentacles swung across a large area, and fireballs shot out of their mouths to shoot down bombers in the sky. In just 30 seconds, everyone was drowned by the sounds of various planes, cannons, warships, tanks, armored vehicles, rockets and alien monsters attacking.

Then all the sounds stopped, and the picture flashed, and what appeared on the big screen were ruins. Everywhere was scorched earth, and there was no one alive.

Only at this time did human voices appear, and an impassioned male voice began to introduce the current situation of the earth.

Alien monsters invaded and all continents in the world fell in just three years, leaving only one base as the last refuge for mankind.

In just one minute, the background is explained.

Liu Zhou knows very well that as a popcorn movie that will be forgotten soon after watching, the most important thing is a compact plot with no boring parts.

So "Edge of Tomorrow" does not drag on, there is no nonsense at the beginning, and it goes straight into the plot.

The huge explosion and the appearance of the alien monster immediately caught the audience's attention and made everyone want to continue watching.

"Buzz. Buzz."

"Boom. Boom."

"Da da da da."

“Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle.”

After the background was introduced, before the audience could catch their breath, a new round of war scenes began. Countless soldiers were killed, and overwhelming aliens rushed towards them desperately under the missiles and artillery fire.

Although the fierce battle lasted only more than ten seconds, it still made the audience's adrenaline surge.

Suddenly, in a close-up shot, an alien monster was accurately hit by a missile dropped by a bomber. It exploded with a bang, and the entire big screen was instantly filled with fire.

It lasted for a full ten seconds before the first leading actor officially appeared.

The male protagonist is a colonel staff officer at the Pentagon, doing civilian work.

Then another protagonist appeared. Anne Hathaway was one of the first users of the exoskeleton mecha developed by the military, and they were also the top special operations forces.

Due to the use of this exoskeleton mecha, the war between humans and alien monsters has come to a stalemate.

In order to give mankind confidence, Anne Hathaway was portrayed as an idol of a generation and was called the War Rose.

Later, with the optimization of exoskeleton armor generation after generation, the army's individual combat capabilities were gradually enhanced, and humans have even begun to fight back.

It seems that the situation for humanity is very good.

Then the camera changed and the male protagonist was sent to the front line and became a new soldier in the military camp.

As movie fans who have watched countless movies, many people can guess the general plot of a movie just by watching the beginning.

Everyone saw this and speculated on the next plot:

A civilian staff officer, through the blood and fire of war, becomes a great soldier, defeats the alien monsters, and saves humanity and the earth.

Thinking of this, everyone still felt a little disappointed. This kind of plot is a bit old-fashioned in Hollywood.

But the subsequent beach battlefield plot once again captured the audience's attention.

The male protagonist was thrown into the battlefield without much training, and the female protagonist also put on an exoskeleton armor and carried a machete more than one meter long on her back, ready to fight.

Everyone in the entire base was mobilized, and rows of mecha soldiers boarded transport planes and were airdropped to the front line.

Hundreds of bombers and fighter planes of various types took off, and rows of warships sounded their horns as they set sail.

Liu Zhou gave a full range of shots for this grand scene.

There are dense swarms of fighter jets in the sky, and an aircraft carrier battle group at sea is also ready to go.

What follows is the scene of soldiers landing, but what no one expected is that not long after, the male and female protagonists died one after another.

Seeing this, the audience couldn't help but exclaim.

Less than twenty minutes into the game, the heroine hasn’t even appeared for five minutes, and both the male and female protagonists are dead?

However, before the audience could recover, the scene suddenly changed.

At this time, the scene returns to the beginning. Nicolas Cage looks around in a daze, and then sees a familiar scene with an incredible look on his face.

But now the audience reacted.

Is this another similar routine to "Source Code"?
"Source Code" is restarted every eight minutes. Does "Edge of Tomorrow" have to be restarted every day?
As the plot unfolds, the audience finds that they were right in their guess, they really die once a day!
After discovering that he could not die, the male protagonist had been using robots to give himself extreme special training in the base until he became a real special forces soldier.

Then there was the beach battlefield. Nicolas Cage kept exploring the way with his life, figuring out every dangerous place ahead and the attack points of the alien monsters.

Team J also constantly revised its plans and routes to identify and fill in the gaps.

In the end, after countless resets, the male protagonist finally found the right path.

Team J also successfully captured the leader who controlled the alien monster and brought him back to the base.

But this also caused the leader to summon a large number of alien monsters to attack the base.

Due to the large number, the base fell quickly.

In the end, everyone in Team J ran out of ammunition and food and had to use their own flesh and blood to buy a little time for the protagonist.

The heroine also died to protect the hero.

After spending some time together, the male and female protagonists naturally developed feelings for each other.

But the male protagonist had no choice but to watch his lover die in front of him.

At this point, except for the protagonist, almost all the troops were wiped out.

In the end, after a fight, the male protagonist finally used explosives to kill the leader who controlled the alien monster, and he himself was engulfed in flames.

The scene changes again, and Nicolas Cage finds himself reset again, and this time earlier, back on the plane heading to the base.

After getting off the plane, the male protagonist still looked around blankly.

However, cheerful music was playing at this time, and the latest battle results were also being broadcasted in the base. Humans had begun to counterattack the alien monsters and regain lost territory.

Following the camera, the male protagonist discovered that the members of Team J were training, just like before the war.

Finally, Nicolas Cage came to the heroine's training base, just smiled with relief and turned away.

There is a suspense here, and no one knows whether the hero and the heroine will be together in the end.

(End of this chapter)