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After finishing the meal.
Strolling on the streets of a foreign country.
Su Rui and his group felt as if they were back in China, where Chinese people were everywhere. The street lamps brightly illuminated the surroundings, and houses around flickered with multicolored lights, as if it were a festival.
There were more security patrols than during the day.
It made them feel very safe walking on the street.
Back at the hotel.
The moment they entered the lobby.
They saw a huge movie poster in front of them, surrounded by quite a crowd whispering to one another. Without getting closer, they could see the large font on it.
--- "Civilization 2: Boundless Warfare"
Late night showing.
Global simultaneous release.
They could be sure.
It hadn’t been there when they left in the afternoon; it was put up after they had left. Seeing the poster, they suddenly remembered that Comet Film Company’s "Civilization" sequel was premiering tomorrow.
"What? We can watch it here too?"
A surprised voice rang out next to Su Rui, then she excitedly ran over.
The only somewhat rational other ’miss’ wasn’t much better, exclaiming, "Impressive, this one should earn even more than the last one, over ten billion RMB at the box office, so profitable."
Looking at the poster.
Su Rui, too, felt an urge to go see it right away.
Over ten billion RMB.
Second highest in global film history.
With one movie, the Comet Group had elevated the prominence of Huaxia films by another level, letting foreigners know that besides martial arts, Huaxia had such incredible special effects production.
About this company.
Su Rui had a very good impression.
Because he was also a fan of "Civilization".
Moreover, he usually liked to use Comet Video to watch TV shows and replays, and sometimes he would go online to read novels. It could be said that Su Rui was a loyal user of several of Comet Group’s companies.
"Director Su, let’s go have a look. The midnight showing is in Beijing Time, so it’s not too late."
The girl ran back, her face filled with excitement.
"This... okay, let’s go see if we can get tickets and how far the cinema is," Su Rui hesitated briefly then agreed.
The local time here was two and a half hours different from Beijing Time, so that amounted to basically only nine-thirty in Beijing—truly early for them, who didn’t need to adjust to a time difference.
"It’s not far at all, you can buy tickets right at the hotel front desk, and the cinema is on the other side of the hotel, just around the corner," the young lady had already scoped it out and pointed towards the front desk as she spoke.
"That’s pretty convenient then."
Su Rui said and went to line up.
He discovered that all four receptionists at the front desk could sell tickets, and soon it was his turn.
"Thirty RMB per ticket, how many would you like?" the front desk beauty asked with a smile.
"Five."
Su Rui handed over one hundred and fifty Asia Dollars. Thirty wasn’t too expensive. After paying and selecting seats, he received the five tickets. Then he noticed something different, "This is a 3D movie?"
He looked at the front desk with a surprised face.
"Yes, the cinema provides free 3D glasses, which need to be returned after use," the front desk beauty explained.
Though it was somewhat off-topic.
But Su Rui confirmed that this really was a 3D movie. So cheap? He recalled that the 3D ticket price for "Civilization: Soul of the Stars" had started at sixty or seventy in China and later dropped to around fifty.
But this thirty for a 3D ticket price.
Seemed too ’affordable’ didn’t it?
This made him start to doubt whether it was poorly made, hence the low price.
At that moment.
Someone nearby asked a similar question, but it hit the nail on the head.
"Why are your ticket prices so low here?"
"All movies are discounted in the first three days of showing here, after which they’ll return to the original price of fifty RMB." Hearing this, Su Rui finally understood—it wasn’t a problem with the movie quality but rather the company’s policy.
Checking the time.
It was starting in half an hour.
They hurriedly walked towards the movie theater.
A few minutes later.
Upon arriving at the movie theater, they finally realized why tickets for the first movie were still available—it turned out that the movie theater was huge, featuring three large halls, eleven middle halls, and two VIP halls.
It was indeed luxurious.
After ticket checking.
Holding their disinfected bagged 3D glasses.
They entered one of the middle halls and, although a bit full, each of them still got a cup of Cola, and the two ’mistresses’ also grabbed some popcorn, feeling something was missing without it.
"It’s starting soon, I’m so excited. Hu Li was really good in the first one, I especially like her."
"Me too, the most important thing is that she didn’t rely on any scandals to hype herself up. Even though she became a signed actress with Comet Group, she has still been acting in TV series, saying it’s to hone her skills, which I really admire about her."
"Is it possible that Comet Group doesn’t have enough resources, and that’s why she still does TV series?"
"How could Comet Group possibly lack resources? You might not know, but its shareholders include several prominent second-generation tycoons, who are very influential. I just forgot to ask who they were, but for sure, Comet Group isn’t short on resources."
"If that’s the case, then Hu Li is indeed very diligent."
"Of course..."
The two girls’ chatter just didn’t stop.
Soon.
The movie started.
The hall quieted down.
But as the movie played, the stunning sounds ebbed and flowed.
"YES, the special effects didn’t disappoint."
"Such a massive warship..."
"Hu Li looks more and more appealing."
"This planet is beautiful, too bad, the creatures on it are too ugly, they deserve to die."
"It’s totally worth it, even for a hundred bucks."
"..."
The movie lasted nearly three hours.
Once again letting people know what is called a visual feast.
Continuing from the first part’s beautiful and gigantic scenes, the main storyline began with space exploration and led to a civilization war, amid rivalries, exploring the future and hope of human civilization in the starry sky.
Lastly.
It even set up the pit for the third part.
Walking out of the cinema.
"After returning to China, I need to watch it again at the movie theater."
"It’s tough to even buy a 3D movie ticket back in China."
The girl beside provided a figurative bucket of cold water.
"Uh... that’s true, with so many people back home, then I’ll just go see it in 2D. The box office legend of Titanic is hard to surpass, so we should strive to help Huaxia movies secure the second to ninth spots."
"... You think big, is that possible?"
"Where there’s a will, there’s a way."
"..."
The meticulous and thoughtful production was visible to the audience, every scene was so refined and exquisite, earning this movie the approval and recommendation from all moviegoers.
Thus.
The favorable word-of-mouth of the second movie.
Made this movie top the entertainment headlines worldwide once again, Western filmmakers shouted again: "The wolf is coming." Being surpassed in their most proficient area indeed meant the wolf had arrived.
Since "Civilization: Soul of the Stars" was released.
Western major film companies all thought about making a comeback, thus investing massive funds into science fiction projects.
The box office phenomenon of Titanic was irreplicable.
And facing challenges.
Only by confronting them head-on could they earn respect; initially, they wanted to use their own movies to influence the screenings of the second part, but the second part came out too quickly, their movies were still not produced.
So there could be no impact.
For the third part.
They were definitely up for a real challenge with Comet Group.
