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Qin Jun was a film critic...

He hadn't been optimistic about this film and had come this time specifically to find faults...

But seeing this, he had his first impression: "The shots and special effects are very sophisticated, and the sense of immersion is incredible..."

Then the scene shifted to a small town on Earth. Outside a dilapidated building in the town hung a hilarious sign: Institute of Cutting-Edge Universal Technology!

Inside, a young man was looking at the sky: "The sun has disappeared. In eight minutes, the Earth will fall into eternal darkness!"

A young girl snuggled beside him: "Brother Yuan, will the sun ever come back?"

"No... unless we find a new sun!"

Qin Jun frowned; this was Gao Yuan! Although his acting was good, it felt a bit jarring. After all, he had just seen him looking high-spirited on the news, yet he appeared so destitute in the movie...

Linzhou, Universal Cinema...

Lin Mei was also here watching the premiere. This movie was essentially born right before her eyes. She watched as Gao Yuan wore a device, and then images continuously appeared on the screen...

Whenever there was something illogical, the "experts" nearby would explain to Gao Yuan what it should look like. Then Gao Yuan would close his eyes, and the revised footage would reappear...

Lin Mei had never seen a movie made like this before...

At this moment, she saw the female lead appear in the movie...

The image was of herself, giving her a very special feeling. Could it be... Brother Yuan is hinting at something?

Other employees of Black Fish Technology also recognized that the female lead was Lin Mei. The way they looked at Lin Mei was as if they were looking at... the boss's wife!

The plot progressed on the screen...

Half a year ago, the protagonist Gao Yuan had deduced that the sun would disappear because he noticed subtle changes in the micro-particles of sunlight projected onto Earth, sensing that a wormhole was approaching...

He had even calculated the mass of this wormhole...

After the wormhole absorbed the sun, it would disappear due to internal energy turbulence, only to reappear ten light-years away...

Soon, the protagonist was appointed at a time of crisis, and the heavy burden of saving humanity was suddenly thrust upon his shoulders!

Ordinary people watched for the plot...

But professionals looked for the intent.

Why did Gao Yuan make this movie...

Because the movie depicted life twenty-some years in the future, a life that sparked the imagination. In 2045, everyone wore Constant Temperature Clothing. Intercity transportation was no longer ordinary cars but Low-altitude flying vehicles. Humans had designated lanes at different altitudes; when the protagonist looked up, the sky was densely packed with flying vehicles...

Because disaster was coming, everyone was flocking to the big cities...

People no longer used ordinary mobile phones to communicate, but a "wrist machine" worn on the wrist. Even the shut-ins weren't playing mobile games; instead, they wore Game helmets and played while lying in bed, while some spent their whole time sleeping and dreaming...

All the futuristic equipment in the film bore the prominent logo of "Black Fish Technology"!

This kind of advertising continued until the protagonist began to save the Earth...

Antimatter drilling vehicles built underground cities for humanity...

Interstellar tour buses carried humans to the Moon to build Human Frontier Bases...

Grand spectacles, realistic scenes, and ubiquitous advertisements for Black Fish Technology... these made up the film.

Two hours later...

Earth completed the Underground City transformation and the construction of Planetary Engines, heading towards Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light-years away.

The final shot was of a lonely Earth flying through the vast deep space...

Then the credits rolled...

Qin Jun felt a bit lost. How should he put it? The plot was ordinary, following a superhero template, but this superhero was different from Western ones. The superhero in earth rescue relied on advanced technology...

Whereas superheroes in Western sci-fi movies either relied on mutations or equipment, and it was all about fighting monsters...

But earth rescue was about construction...

Perhaps the two cultures caused this difference.

Gao Jianfei, a reporter from the Economic Daily sitting next to Gao Yuan, looked excited at the end and asked the woman beside him, "Did you understand it?"

"The plot isn't complex; you could even say it's very simple. No twists, no secrets! It's a straightforward story about a young man from a small town in Xia Country saving the Earth... but fortunately, the special effects are truly amazing, and the music is good too! I expect it to be a hit... many classics are very simple!"

The woman was a reporter from Movie Weekly, so she was analyzing it from a cinematic perspective...

But Gao Jianfei shook his head: "You only saw the surface. Think about why Gao Yuan made this film."

"Why?"

The woman asked back.

"Advertising! Didn't you see the product placement throughout the whole film? It's all Black Fish Technology... but I only realized at the end that it's not just advertising; it's Gao Yuan telling the world his ambitions... The protagonist in the film is Gao Yuan himself. His hometown is in a remote mountainous area, and after he went bankrupt, no one cared about him..."

"And haven't you noticed? The Constant Temperature Clothing in the film... along with the wrist machine, interstellar buses, Low-altitude flying vehicles, Antimatter drilling vehicles, 3D printers, and even Construction Insects! Two of these technologies are very familiar; they're both technologies that Black Fish Technology has already developed..."

"So I have reason to believe that this is Gao Yuan's plan for the future. He will implement all the black technologies in the film step by step over the next twenty years..."

The woman was stunned for a moment...

"Is... is that possible?"

"I don't know, but Gao Yuan definitely thinks so! Haha, I have an idea for my article tonight... Oh, and let's go give it a rating. earth rescue should be one of the two best sci-fi movies in recent years... mainly because the special effects are explosive, and the 3D technology is awesome... putting on the glasses feels like being in outer space! Especially the part about compressing Jupiter—it was mind-blowing. Such a massive Jupiter started collapsing from within until its volume shrunk eighty times... then, due to the immense pressure, fusion began inside, literally turning a giant planet into a star..."

"The imagination is incredible, but the key is that the special effects technology is even more incredible..."

The woman nodded...

"True, though there are flaws, they don't overshadow its virtues. I'll give it five stars..."

After hearing their words, Gao Yuan silently stood up and walked out of the cinema...

It seemed his goal had been achieved: first, advertising, and second, a grand showcase of Black Fish Technology's future products.

Manufacturers who understand will switch industries early to avoid decline!

But those who don't understand can just wait for bankruptcy...

Gao Yuan returned to his hotel, and at that moment, Zhang Baiyi walked in...

"Old Gao, you're still resting here? We're being smeared... Look at the ratings. Out of thirty thousand people who rated it, over twenty thousand gave it one star... Dammit, these water armies are too crazy!"

Gao Yuan had no idea about this...

"Who did it?"

"I don't have proof, but I know who did it. The only other sci-fi film out at the same time as ours is the Hollywood blockbuster 'Interstellar Rescue.' Even the title is similar... and 'Interstellar Rescue' is produced by 30th Century, a prestigious studio with big stars... but after today's premiere, the word of mouth isn't great! The special effects are weak, and the plot has major flaws! They're definitely suppressing us for fear of being overtaken..."

"It couldn't be them, could it? You're right, 30th Century Film Company is a prestigious name, and we're newcomers in the film industry... Doing this wouldn't benefit them!"

Gao Yuan said after a moment of reflection.

But Zhang Baiyi was clearly unconvinced: "If not them, then who? The first-day box office isn't even out yet, and someone's already targeting us. This trend isn't right. Our overall screening rate isn't high; we're only showing in Universal Cinema, and our national screening rate is only 7.2%! We don't even have the capacity to compete for the box office champion... Who do you think is smearing us?"

"Maybe it's... the Public Intellectuals?"

Public Intellectuals?

Zhang Baiyi suddenly realized: "You're right, it's very likely... a film only released domestically in the Universal Cinema Circuit, with its reputation and box office not yet established, poses no threat to anyone, yet it's being smeared... These loyal dogs are just too eager to protect their masters!"