98: Chapter 98: No more pretense, I'm laying it all out – the props are all real!

When the netizens saw the Weibo post from The Wandering Earth and the comment from Xu's Heavy Industry...

Instantly, everyone was stunned!

What is going on?!

Why does it seem like what The Wandering Earth and Xu's Heavy Industry are saying implies these props are all real?

That's impossible, right?

Would a company really build these juggernaut-like mechanical props just to film a movie?

Setting aside whether they even could be built...

Even if they were, it would cost a fortune and take a massive amount of time.

Who would be willing to spend so much money and energy to build film props that would be destroyed after only a few uses?

No way, no way...

Most netizens were skeptical.

After all, if this were true, it would be too inconceivable.

They had never heard of any film company building actual, functional props for a movie.

Thus...

To resolve the doubts in their hearts, the audience flocked to The Wandering Earth's official Weibo to ask questions.

"Little Blue Star, what exactly is the deal with these props? Why does it sound like you guys are saying they're real?"

This question instantly received many likes, pushing it straight to the top of the hot comments.

However...

After waiting for a long time, there was still no reply from the The Wandering Earth official account.

Just as everyone thought the officials wouldn't answer...

Director Guo Fan caught the scent and came over to reply personally.

Director Guo Fan: "Hello, these props were all personally designed and authentically built by Xu's Heavy Industry."

"Because the film props are made of real materials, many scenes saved us the trouble of creating special effects. This saved us a lot of time and allowed for an early theatrical release."

Director Guo Fan explained the blogger's question in detail.

As a result, seeing his direct answer, the netizens completely lost their composure.

"Holy crap!"

"I don't understand it, but I am deeply shocked!"

"We discussed for half a day how lifelike these props were and how realistic the special effects were... and in the end, you're telling me these damn props are all real?"

*Hiss*... Simply terrifying!"

"I'm convinced! One dared to make the request, and the other dared to build it for real! I have to say, Xu's Heavy Industry and Guo Fan Film Industry are truly the Wolong and Fengchu of our era!"

"I'm curious, how did you convince each other to trust one another and collaborate like this?"

"..."

Seeing that Director Guo Fan had answered directly, the netizens were naturally unwilling to let the other party—Xu's Heavy Industry Group—off the hook.

So...

After a round of searching, they returned to Xu's Heavy Industry's Weibo, wanting a more accurate and detailed answer.

After all...

Those 'props' with such a strong sci-fi vibe were too cool; they were practically intoxicating!

"Moshi moshi, is Xu's Heavy Industry there?"

"Can you tell me about these film props?"

"Stop lurking and hurry up and post some high-definition uncensored big pictures. This child wants them so bad!"

"Waaaah, the props you built... are actually real! This is... too freaking shocking!"

"Director Guo Fan said those props are real. May I ask Xu's Heavy Industry if this is true?"

"..."

Wang Qian was monitoring everything happening on Weibo in real-time.

She immediately took her phone and ran to Xu Hao's office.

She showed the netizens' comments on Weibo to Xu Hao.

"Chairman Xu, what should we do?"

Wang Qian asked.

Admittedly, this was a situation she hadn't anticipated.

Previously...

Xu's Heavy Industry's Weibo was filled with all sorts of negative noise.

She didn't expect things to change like this now.

This made Wang Qian feel a bit helpless, yet also somewhat amused.

Putting aside those netizens who loved being sarcastic, the others were actually quite cute.

Xu Hao took Wang Qian's phone, looked at the comments, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Standing beside him, Wang Qian accidentally caught this sight and was momentarily dazed. A faint blush appeared on her fair face, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

She pressed her legs together and hid her hands behind her back, her fingers interlacing tightly.

She lowered her head, not daring to look at Xu Hao again.

"These netizens certainly know how to 'judge the situation'."

Xu Hao joked.

Then he fell into thought for a moment, remembering what Elder Zhou had told him on the phone yesterday.

Returning the phone to Wang Qian, he spoke slowly:

"A while ago, because of Baili Heavy Industry Group and some of Xu's Heavy Industry's own operational issues, we suffered a lot of groundless accusations."

Wang Qian nodded and continued listening to Xu Hao.

"Although those negative voices gradually vanished after the Dragon Kingdom officials announced their investment in Xu's Heavy Industry, making it a state-owned enterprise..."

"It was, after all, like a fox borrowing the tiger's majesty. Many netizens aren't truly convinced."

Xu Hao crossed his fingers and rested them in front of his chin.

His eyes lowered slightly, flashing with a sharp glint.

"In that case, let's take this opportunity to make a name for Xu's Heavy Industry!"

"Don't the netizens want high-definition uncensored big pictures? Post them! Post them all! Let them see their fill!"

"At the same time, upload the combat demonstration videos of the Doomsday Vehicle, the A-225 Transport Aircraft, and the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha. Let the netizens have a feast for their eyes and see the true strength of Xu's Heavy Industry!"

Xu Hao said with sweeping momentum.

Wang Qian was slightly startled, took a deep breath, and her gaze became determined.

"Yes! I'll go arrange it immediately!"

With that, Wang Qian didn't hesitate and immediately set about posting on Weibo.

At seven o'clock in the evening.

Just as the general public thought Xu's Heavy Industry would ignore their requests like last time...

The official account of Xu's Heavy Industry, which was like a cold and aloof god, posted several Weibo messages in a row.

Seeing the notification for their 'Special Follow', netizens instantly swarmed in and clicked through.

The first things they saw were high-definition pictures.

They were all of the Doomsday Vehicle, the A-225 Transport Aircraft, and the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha.

This made the netizens who had been waiting anxiously overjoyed, feasting their eyes.

Just as they thought that was it...

After waiting for about half a minute...

Xu's Heavy Industry posted three more video Weibo messages in quick succession.

In their state of excitement, the netizens didn't even think before clicking play.

As a result...

What they saw were shocking scenes of the Doomsday Vehicle speeding across the wilderness.

Like a steel beast, the Doomsday Vehicle charged forward across the desert at an incredibly high speed.

Its powerful engine kicked up layers of sand and dust.

It was so fast that only a grey-black afterimage could be seen on the wasteland.

Seeing this, they were instantly dumbfounded!

Without waiting to calm down, they clicked on the other two videos.

The result was seeing the A-225 slide down the airport runway and take to the blue sky.

The low roar was like a dragon's bellow, echoing through the clouds.

The last video was behind-the-scenes footage from The Wandering Earth.

Actor Wu Jing, wearing the full-body Powered Exoskeleton Mecha, was sprinting madly across the desert plains, moving as fast as a cheetah.

In addition to that, he demonstrated various other movements: long jumps from a standstill, mountain climbing, mid-air rotations, martial arts, and more.

These high-difficulty movements all looked so simple and fluid after he put on the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha.

Seeing these pictures and videos, the netizens were completely stunned!

They left comments one after another to express their shock.

"Too badass!"

"I lack the words to describe it; one 'holy crap' shall suffice for the world!"

"Building real props just for a sci-fi movie. He's really... I'm crying!"

"Is there some mistake? You guys call these... props?!"