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Chapter 25 I found it

Time soon came early August. During this month and a half, Wang Yang continued his lifestyle of living in a quiet way and did the promotion of movies every day.

After two months of viral publicity, the effect has reached its peak. Now, there are no need for Lionsgate employees to post. Discussions about "Kevin's murder" will continue to be added on various online forums. One out of ten, ten out of ten out of ten. The more rumors spread, the more and more, the more diverse it is. The official website of "Spiritual - Ghost Record" was blocked and could not be opened, forcing Lionsgate to replace the official website server.

Some portals have also begun to report this online bizarre event. Yahoo's title is "Adapted to a movie by a supernatural murder?" However, this news report only explains the recent rumor on the Internet. It is just declarative and has no intention of investigating. After all, the viral propaganda technique of "Spiritual - Ghost Records" is magnified to the entire Internet history, not to mention it is magnified into the entire Internet history.

So in this report by Yahoo, Lionsgate and Wang Yang are extremely welcome. This is a free advertisement with very good results!

After the report was released, the traffic of the official movie website surged several times. Posts from various places such as communities and forums also began to show their desire to figure out whether the whole thing was true or false. This also indicates that the time for the movie to launch the market is ripe, and if it is not displayed, it will fail. When the media starts to seriously investigate this matter, the truth will soon surface. The audience who learned the truth will lose their curiosity and will naturally not enter the cinema.

The preparatory work for the release of "Spiritual - Ghost Records" has been completed. As early as a month ago, the movie passed the MPAA review. As expected, as Wang Yang expected, it was divided into a PG-13 level. A few days ago, Lionsgate also made twenty-five copies of the film and sent it to twenty-five cinemas in five cities including Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Today is the first day of the trial of "The Legend of the Ghosts". If the film does not promote the director or the actors, there will naturally be no premiere. It is for blockbusters. The movie's screening time starts at midnight and ends in the morning of the next day. Although it is the most suitable time for watching horror movies, this time is also used for sleeping, especially now in the summer vacation. Fans are satisfied after watching a blockbuster at night and spend money. Those who stay to continue watching the midnight show can imagine how many there will be.

The schedule and screening period are not good, but the market targets that this movie attracts were clear from the beginning. Those who are curious on the Internet will come to the cinema to watch it, not caring about whether the screening time is day or night. So Wang Yang is not very worried about the schedule. He does not rely on audiences who are unaware of it in advance, but just go to the cinema to watch movies and find entertainment.

Although the movie does not have an official premiere, it does not mean that Wang Yang does not have his own premiere. He is now with Jessica, and the two are driving to the cinema.

Wang Yang wore a brand new black dress today, looking serious, which set off his tall and upright figure, making him look "good in appearance". Jessica was also dressed very beautifully, with her fluttering brown hair and sweet and charming face, which made her look charming girlish.

In the Focus sedan, Jessica looked at the road conditions ahead and held the steering wheel in both hands. Wang Yang sat in the passenger seat, listening to the brisk radio music. Suddenly his cell phone rang, and he pressed the temporary play music button, took out his cell phone and looked at Jessica next to him, saying, "It was Rachel who called it."

Jessica turned her head quickly and looked at him, "Oh, let me say hello to her."

"Hi, Rachel!" Wang Yang nodded and answered the phone, in a happy tone, and smiled: "Jessica and I are going to the cinema, Jessica asked me to say hello to you!" As he said that, he put his phone to Jessica's lips, and Jessica smiled and said: "Hi, Rachel, good evening."

"Good evening, Jessica." Rachel's voice over there laughed normally.

After saying hello, Wang Yang put his phone back in his ears, looked at the dazzling night view in the city center outside the car window, and said excitedly: "We will see "Ghost Record" in the cinema soon, haha, it's really exciting!"

"It sounds so happy." Rachel responded to Wang Yang's words lightly. She suddenly seemed to be jokingly asking: "Is it only you and Jessica to see it? Wow, wow! Yang, are you dating?"

"No, haha!" Wang Yang couldn't help but look at Jessica with a smile. Jessica, who couldn't hear their calls, made a playful face with a smile, and said, "Are you talking about me?" Wang Yang shrugged at her, and explained to Rachel, "You know, Zachary, like you, cannot go to the cinema; Joshua went to another cinema to investigate the situation there, so that's it."

In fact, Joshua originally wanted to go with them to watch it, but his idea was strangled in the cradle by Jessica, and then Joshua went to another cinema and went to see the premiere of his first movie in his life with Wang Yang. Jessica didn't want to take Joshua's noisy guy, just like she and Yang. But now she was a little depressed when she listened to Wang Yang's words. Why did Yang explain these things to Rachel?

On her phone, Rachel suddenly sighed in disappointment and said, "Yang, I really want to fly to Los Angeles to the cinema to watch "Ghost Records", but you asked me to hide at York University and not show my face. It's really crazy!" She said a little angrily, "God", and she immediately apologized, "Sorry, Yang, I just feel very unwilling to accept it. The movie I starred in is about to be released, but I can't watch it. To be honest, I really envy you, this will be a very unforgettable experience."

"I'm sorry, Rachel." Wang Yang apologized sincerely. He could hear that Rachel was very unhappy. This was the first time he heard Rachel lose her temper. She was always so elegant, smiling slightly, revealing two sweet dimples, but she would also lose her temper.

In fact, he really hoped that Rachel would come to Los Angeles and everyone would watch the movie together, but Lionsgate Company was not allowed. What if someone recognized Rachel in the cinema? Wearing sunglasses, hats and masks? Isn’t that more noticeable? In order to ensure that the preview stage of the movie is not surprising, Lionsgate Company still chose extreme caution.

Wang Yang could only comfort and smile and said, "But you will definitely see it, Rachel, I think Toronto will be screened soon."

"No, I will go to Los Angeles to watch it." Rachel's tone replied calmly, and she smiled and said, "Okay, so I won't bother you anymore. There is no need to watch a movie, so I have to go to bed, good night!"

"Okay. Good night, Rachel." Wang Yang hung up the phone, sighed slightly, and said helplessly to Jessica next to him: "Rachel is a little unhappy. She has always been looking forward to seeing herself on the big screen, but now..." He shook his head and couldn't help but sigh; "If everyone can go and see it together, Rachel, Zachary... everyone is here, how happy you would be, Jessica."

"Well..." Jessica nodded gently. Of course, they were happy to go to see it together, but they would be happy and happier when they went to see it. She sympathized with Rachel in her heart and understood Rachel's annoyance; but she was very happy and excited. She and Yang went to see the premiere together to witness an important moment. This feeling was really good.

She was witnessing Yang's dream completion process. When she was a child, she heard Yang say that she would become a director and make movies when she grew up. After reunion, she witnessed Yang from making up her mind to writing a script, preparing for filming, starting filming, seeking distribution, and now the movie is about to be released. She witnessed every step of the way, and she saw the hardships and joys throughout the whole process, which made her feel very happy.

Jessica thought about this and couldn't help but look at Wang Yang next to her, and her heart beat quickly with a little unscrupulous attitude. He was not as naive as his peers, wise and mature, sticking to his ideals, talented and humorous. Compare Jack Frank and others, those disgusting pleasing and showing off, Yang seemed so "cool", and he would soon become the youngest director of the film released...

Hi, what are you thinking about? Jessica! She shook her head, interrupted her thoughts, and continued to drive intently.

The cinema they visited was the "Vita Projector" cinema they met and reunited on the same day. Because this cinema is in the city center and is very close to several universities such as Southern California, it became one of the shortlists for Lionsgate Company. Then Wang Yang chose it as one of the twenty-five preview cinemas.

After parking the car in the parking lot, Wang Yang and Jessica came to the Vitae Projector Cinema. It was almost 12 a.m. Although the lights were bright, there were not many customers in the cinema ticket hall.

On the poster wall of the ticket hall, Jessica was surprised to find the figure of "Artistic - Ghost Record" in the corner. She waved to Wang Yang excitedly and said, "Yang, come here! Look, the poster of "Ghost Record"!"

"Wow! Is that right?" Wang Yang hurried over and saw the poster of "Ghost Records" on the wall. The poster was designed very simply. In the middle is a picture of a dark bedroom, which is the bedroom of his apartment. The top and bottom of the poster are covered with black, with some advertising slogans written "Do you know what happened when you sleep?", "Don't watch the murder case of possessed evil spirits for too long!" There is also the logo of the Lion Gate Company, etc., without information from producers, directors, and actors.

"That's great..." Wang Yang stretched out his hand and gently stroked the poster on the wall. Jessica looked at him with a smile, her eyes filled with warmth.

Although the poster was only posted in a corner that cost a lot, Wang Yang was still so excited that he almost trembled. His movie poster was posted on the poster wall of the cinema! He clenched his fists and smiled at Jessica, "Let's go in!" Jessica nodded.

"Hello, we want two tickets for "Artistic - Ghost Records"!" At a glass ticket counter, Wang Yang smiled in a good mood. He looked at the middle-aged fat white ticket seller looking for tickets. He took the opportunity to ask: "Hey, man, how is the ticket sales situation of this movie? Are there many people watching it?" Jessica immediately looked at the fat ticket seller with a look of wanting to know.

The fat ticket seller took out two movie tickets in a dead state and handed them to Wang Yang. He said lazily: "Oh, this movie? Don't worry, young man, the seats inside are empty." He looked at Jessica, his eyes lit up, and he became energetic, blinked at Wang Yang and said: "You are such a lucky guy. Remember, don't make such a big noise."

Wang Yang and Jessica were both stunned. Jessica walked away awkwardly and angrily. Wang Yang rolled his eyes at the ticket seller, speechless and didn't want to explain anything. After paying two tickets of $12, he and Jessica walked to the No. 2 movie hall.

There are really not many people in the dark cinema hall, there are only a few audiences. Although the movie is still more than ten minutes away, the ticket sales situation in this game is obviously not very good.

"Yang, it's nothing. There are twenty-five cinemas. Maybe this one is just a little deserted." The two stood at the top of the cinema, and Jessica comforted Wang Yang with words.

Wang Yang gave her a look of "Don't worry" and said, "I'm fine, Jessica, don't worry about me. In fact, this situation is within my expectations. As long as someone comes to see it, it's good that they leave the cinema and recommend their friends to come to see it. This is the most important thing." He smiled and shrugged, saying, "You know, there is always the first person to eat crabs. When they eat crabs, others will know that crabs are delicious. As long as this movie scares them, the more scares them to death, the more they will instigate their family and good friends to come to see it. People are like this. They are scared and hope that others will be scared too, and then they will make fun of those people. Look at you, they are so scared!"

This is also a viral marketing that leaves the Internet. Whether it can achieve this effect can scare the first batch of viewers by watching movies.

Jessica nodded. She was frightened when she first watched it. Then, as Yang said, she then hoped to see Ailin and other good friends being frightened. She smiled and looked around the scattered audience in the seats below and said, "Well, I think they will be scared!"

The cinema where nearly 500 people can sit was empty, so they could find seats at will without having to take a seat. They still sat in the same position when they met last time and leaned on the back of the chair. Wang Yang asked Jessica with interest: "Hey, I remember that day, we actually sat together in such a large cinema. Wow, it's amazing! Jessica, why would you sit here?"

Jessica shook her head and smiled at him, "I don't know, this is my movie-watching habit. When I enter the cinema, I like to sit in this position." Wang Yang praised with a thumbs up: "Good habit, this is the best place to watch movies!" Jessica nodded and said, "I think so too."

In fact, there are some things that both of them have forgotten. For example, when Wang Yang was a child, he once said to Jessica, "Do you know where the best location in the cinema is? Ha, don't know, I'll tell you..."

The two chatted for a while, and it was soon the start time of the midnight show at 12 o'clock. There were not many new audiences in the movie hall, and there were still scattered stars, with less than 10% of the people sitting in the audience.

At this time, the movie hall was very quiet. The audience looked at the big screen in front of them, and saw the Lions Gate logo appearing on the screen. A few seconds later, the big screen turned into darkness. Then Kevin, played by Zachary, appeared. He took a selfie in front of the camera and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am Kevin! This is our new home!" The movie was not re-edited, and the screening version was the version that Wang Yang used to seek for release.

On the screen, Kevin walked around the apartment with a DVD player in one hand, filming the kitchen, bedroom and other places of his and Mill's new home, and introduced happily.

"Oh...!" In the dark cinema, the audience suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, and was "scared" by the strong shaking camera of Kevin Traveling Apartment. The big screen could not save the poor quality of the DVD player. As the camera swayed, the screen was blurred everywhere.

Wang Yang suddenly felt a little nervous. Will these limited audiences accept the panning camera, the rough picture quality? He vaguely heard a man's voice in the two and three rows of audiences in the back saying, "Jesus! Is anyone crazy? Oh, is this a movie? Oh my God, why is this happening..." Then, he heard someone say, "Man, don't you know? This is edited from a real DVD video tape, this Kevin is actually dead..."

The movie was played on. After more than 30 minutes, Wang Yang let go of the tension and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. No one left the seat! The first half hour was a level for the movie. After watching it for more than half an hour, he usually watched it until the end of the movie. The audience in the movie hall was indeed more and more involved. Even the small discussions in the audience behind him were gone. Only occasionally, some heavy breathing and exclamations could be heard.

Wang Yang looked around and smiled at Jessica next to him in a voice, "Hey, it seems pretty good!" Jessica also looked happy and said, "Well, the good show is behind them, they will be scared to death."

When the movie comes to the back, there are more and more terrifying places. The audience sees Rachel's crazy performance in front of the mirror, and their scalp is numb; when they see ghosts flashing through the TV screen in the hall, their hearts are almost suffocating. These psychological terrifying techniques have successfully scared themselves, and their mental strings are getting tighter and tighter, to the point of collapse.

Soon, the movie came to the end. Listening to Kevin's screams, one more desolate and powerless, looking at the empty bedroom, the entire cinema rang one after another, "Oh my god". Some of the audience hugged their heads, some subconsciously shrank their bodies. Kevin's screams made them feel cold, they had goose bumps all over, and even their bodies trembled slightly uncontrollably.

"Tait tread..." The most scary part of the movie is coming. Listening to the footsteps in the corridor, all the audience held their breath, and Wang Yang became nervous again. Whether they can scare them to succeed depends on this...

The footsteps stopped, and a few seconds later, Kevin was suddenly dumped in!

"Ah!!! Ah--" The audience in the cinema suddenly started to scream wildly. They were so scared that they had only an instinctive reaction left. They couldn't help screaming, and there was also the sound of the audience falling down. Someone was so scared that he turned back. The audience screamed and lost control, and some shouted in a crying voice: "Help, help!"

Wang Yang looked at them, listened to these screams, his fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were wet. Isn’t this the dream he pursued? He made people crazy about his movies, he did it, look at these frightened audiences, he did it! He succeeded!

"Yang, I'm proud of you." Jessica next to him said to Wang Yang gently. She took out a tissue and handed it to Wang Yang, smiled, and said what Wang Yang said to the reunion of the sky: "Maybe you need this."

"Thank you, is this my return?" Wang Yang smiled and took the tissue, wiped the corners of his eyes, and pressed his sore nose. He looked at the audience around him who were still in shock, and sighed with a smile: "Jessica, I'm just so happy. I just think 'Wow, that's great!' Look at them, with their screams, I feel that it's all worth it. What can I bear in the past grievances and setbacks? Look at it now, it's great!"

Jessica said softly: "I know, Yang, I know." She thought about what Wang Yang had gone along the way, and was also full of emotion. She looked at Wang Yang and said: "Yang, this is what you have been pursuing since childhood."
Chapter completed!
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