Chapter 304: Shenzhou VII goes into space, and The Martian is released

China Film Group, Han Shanping’s office.

As soon as Liu Zhouyi came in, he drank two large glasses of water without any hesitation.

"Is the interview over?" Han Shanping asked with a smile.

"It's over. I never thought the sports media could be so difficult."

Because of the huge popularity of Liu Zhou's acquisition of an NBA team, many sports-related media have requested to interview Liu Zhou, including some major media platforms such as CCTV.

Liu Zhou originally didn't want to be interviewed for the time being, but when he thought he could take this opportunity to promote the movie, he agreed.

However, he did not accept one or two media outlets individually. Instead, he selected more than a dozen relatively powerful media outlets and then brought them together for a joint interview.

The venue was a small auditorium in China Film Academy.

What Liu Zhou didn't expect was that these media may have made sufficient preparations and asked him about every detail about Liu Zhou's acquisition of the Warriors.

He even asked about his hobbies and interests as a child and his basketball games in college.

Liu Zhou had no choice but to patiently answer their questions one by one. There was nothing he couldn't say.

These media outlets were also quite knowledgeable and knew that Liu Zhou had a new movie coming out. After the interview, they took the initiative to say that they would help promote it.

This also made Liu Zhou feel that the saliva he had just shed was not wasted.

"Just be content. I don't know how many people would like to have the same treatment as you. Many people even pay the media to interview them."

Han Shanping said so, but he also had to sigh that Liu Zhou was truly a walking traffic star, causing quite a stir wherever he went.

Who would have thought that simply acquiring an NBA team would cause such a stir?
It even overshadowed "The Martian" at one point, and slapped itself in the face.

He had said before that he would make "The Martian" the hottest topic this month, but within a few days, this statement has become empty talk.

What made Han Shanping most speechless was that the person who slapped him in the face was actually his own people.

Fortunately, I didn’t say that publicly, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

"Boss Han, this incident shouldn't have any impact on the promotion of the movie, right?"

"No, having you as a link will actually be beneficial to the promotion of the film. You have directly infiltrated the sports circle."

"That's good. I won't participate in the next promotional activities for the time being. I'm too tired from running around these past few days. I need to rest for a few days."

"Okay, go take a break. The next publicity plan has been arranged."

Han Shanping didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Zhou wanting to take a few days off.

As a wealthy man, it is rare for Liu Zhou to be able to continue to promote for such a long time.

What's more, he had also seen Liu Zhou flying back and forth these days.

Two days later, the second trailer for "The Martian" was released.

Continuing from the first trailer, Qin Hao was injured but not dead, and returned to the Mars base to perform surgery on himself.

Qin Hao didn't use any anesthesia. He directly used a dilator to enlarge the wound, and then simply and roughly used tweezers to remove the foreign body from the body.

Watching the video, Qin Hao's body and face were covered in sweat, even his hair was wet, and his face was twitching slightly, the audience felt pain just watching it.

After treating the wound, Qin Hao took out a roll of gauze and bit it, then took out something that looked like a stapler.

Everyone was wondering why Qin Hao took out the stapler, but then they heard a slight sound.

"Crack!"

Qin Hao felt as if his neck was pinched and his eyes widened.

The wound that was bleeding just now was stitched up with a stapler.

Many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Even though they knew it was a performance, it still made their scalps tingle.

After sewing the wound, Qin Hao leaned back and closed his eyes.

His chest was heaving violently, his entire face changed color, his lips were purple, and there were slight twitches.

"Fuck!"

Someone couldn't help but utter a national curse.

"Exciting!"

"Brilliant!"

"Stapling with a stapler. Damn it, why don't you use knitting needles to sew?"

At the same time, countless people also saw this exciting scene on indoor and outdoor advertising screens in major cities, TV samples in shopping malls, movie theater screens, and TV stations at home.

Some audience members who enjoyed watching movies were excited all over.

There hasn't been a bloody horror movie in China for more than a decade since the late 1980s.

I didn't expect that a science fiction movie would reproduce such a slightly bloody scene.

In fact, this shot was asked to be deleted or modified during the review, but Liu Zhou did not agree.

This is a very popular scene in "The Martian". If it was deleted, it would detract a lot from the entire movie.

Later, thanks to the arguments and mediation of Liu Zhou and Han Shanping, this shot was retained.

Fortunately, it has been preserved. Looking at the audience’s reaction now, we can see how shocked and fond everyone is of this shot.

The trailer then continued, and that was the only exciting part. After that, most of the time, Qin Hao was sitting alone on the surface of Mars, looking up at outer space.

Then the camera changed and came to the spacecraft.

"The spacecraft's fuel can no longer support a return to Mars. The next window for returning to Mars is two years from now."

Captain Zhang Ziyi announced the bad news to the team members with a serious face, and the other members of the space team also looked heavy-faced.

The trailer ends here. "That's it?"

"Breaked again?"

"They know how to edit, and they succeeded in whetting my appetite."

"So the hero is left alone on Mars, and it will take at least two years before he can be rescued?"

"It's more than two years, plus the flying time!"

"The Martian tells the story of a male protagonist who encounters a storm and is mistakenly believed to be dead, and then his teammates all run away, and on the way back to Earth they discover that they are still alive, is that right?"

"No, I want to ask what does the window period mean?"

"You don't understand this. Girls have their periods at a fixed time every month, and there is also a fixed time that is best for launching a rocket from Earth to Mars."

"Oh, then when is the best time to launch a rocket? Why two years?"

"..."

“Both Mars and the Earth revolve around the sun. If Mars moves to the opposite side of the sun, not only is the distance far, but there is also the sun between us, so spacecraft cannot pass through.

The window period is when Mars and Earth meet, which happens about once every 26 months.”

"Straight A student!"

"Great God!"

"understood!"

"26 months, plus the flight time, doesn't that mean the hero will have to stay on Mars alone for nearly three years?"

"I remember when the old polar bear disintegrated, the astronaut in space didn't stay for three years because no one wanted him, right?"

"No, the point is, shouldn't it be that a person on Mars for three years, how is he going to survive? There won't be enough food, right?"

"Not only is there no food, but there is no one to talk to for three years. I must be going crazy."

"Even if the hero can survive these three years, can he really be rescued?"

"Were you so distracted by the trailer that you forgot that the name of this movie is The Martian! If the Martian couldn't be saved, it wouldn't be called that."

"That's right."

"I am looking forward to this movie more and more. I can't wait to see how the interstellar rescue will be carried out."

……

The two trailers basically revealed the most anticipated parts of the movie.

There are more and more discussions online about the male protagonist’s situation on Mars, eating, drinking, oxygen, and how to be rescued, and they are becoming more and more heated.

In an era without false data, large-scale water armies, and brainless fans, in the film industry, the most attractive thing is always the movie, not the stars.

In addition to online news and heated discussions on the four major portals, offline media such as Southern Weekend, Southern Metropolis Daily, Yangcheng Evening News, China Youth Daily and Beijing Evening News have also begun to focus on reporting on the movie "The Martian".

It is now late September, and the promotion of "The Martian" has reached its final and most intense moment.

After resting for a few days, Liu Zhou, who has recovered, has started to resume business.

However, as time came to September 25th, the promotion of "The Martian" temporarily stopped.

In the evening, many people, including Liu Zhou, sat in front of the TV.

Tonight is the day when Shenzhou VII is launched.

On TV, leaders of the space agency appeared on the platform of the test command building.

At exactly 21 o'clock, the spacecraft was refueled and ready to launch!

"Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

"emission!"

"boom!"

The Long March 2F rocket took off into the sky with a deafening roar and flew rapidly into space!
At this time, Liu Zhou couldn't help but feel excited and clenched his fists.

Even though Liu Zhou had already experienced the docking of the space station, he couldn't suppress his excitement at this moment.

This is how China's aerospace industry overcomes obstacles step by step and climbs upward.

The launch was successful, all data and indicators were normal, and the spacecraft then entered the predetermined orbit.

At this time, the TV screen also switched to the cabin. The three astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng greeted the people of the country and the world in front of the camera and reported that they were in good condition.

At this moment, everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but cheer, and some astronauts couldn't help but shed tears.

From the first manned spacecraft Shenzhou V, to the two-person spacecraft Shenzhou VI, to this multi-person space flight, all of this is the result of the silent and hard work of Chinese astronauts.

Shenzhou VII not only realized multi-person manned space flight, but also marked the first time that Chinese people walked in space, realizing the first space walk in Chinese history.

This also makes China the third country capable of sending people into space and conducting space walks.

The next day, all major official media outlets came out to report the successful launch of Shenzhou VII.

After the Olympics, the successful launch of Shenzhou VII became another major event in China this year.

On the third day, September 27th, the premiere ceremony of "The Martian" will be held in the Great Hall.

It was not until this point that some people in the industry finally understood why Liu Zhou decided to release "The Martian" during the National Day holiday.

(End of this chapter)