As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 319 Movies and Reality

The cinema is a journey for a group of people in a noisy environment, doing one thing together with a group of strangers at the same time and in the same space.

Everyone's emotions are on a similar frequency because of the movie.

Therefore, being able to watch the same movie is a matter of fate.

Zheng Li nodded and said, "Okay."

The Harry Potter Sequel is just an alias given to it by the public. In fact, the official name of Warner Bros. is: Horatio and Gringotts.

The protagonist of the Horatio series is obviously Horatio. The series is a brand new story based on the Harry Potter world view and takes place in 2027.

Warner Bros.' ambition is to use this series to interpret the process of the integration of the magical world and the real world.

There are both conflicts and cooperation between the magical world and the real world.

The name Horatio comes from a military strategist in English history, which implies change. In history, Horatio is known as the soul of the English navy.

How could the Warner brothers, who would not even avoid Merlin, avoid the English military strategists?

Warner Bros. is an American company, not an English company.

The series became a bit sluggish towards the end as Merlin, the former great wizard, never appeared in public again.

Warner Bros. wants to shoot a new series to cater to the current situation on Blue Star where magic and the real world are merging.

Therefore, the time point was deliberately chosen as 2027 to increase the audience's sense of involvement.

It is also thirty years after the beginning of the Harry Potter novels and twenty years after the end.

There is no doubt that Warner Bros. has added more social elements to "The Mystery of Dumbledore", showing its ambition to expand the Harry Potter worldview.

They hope to upgrade and expand the worldview based on the Harry Potter series, unfold a huge politicized magical world, and reflect the complex struggle of adult concepts.

If Dumbledore Mysteries showed the politicized wizarding world of the past, then The Horatio Series attempts to show the future.

Try to use an adult perspective to deduce the part of the Harry Potter world that combines magic and reality.

In reality, Merlin brought magic, but he set the threshold for magic at a very high level, and only the top talents could obtain magic.

After the spread of magical events in London, London became the best observation sample for the "Horatio" series of films.

Most of the scenes of the film were shot in London. The script was revised during filming and many elements exploring reality were added.

Li Miaomiao: "Okay, let's go to Huaihai Street. There are many movie theaters there, and we can go shopping around after the show. Do you want to have a drink tonight?"

Zheng Li agreed again: "Okay, but what if you drive after drinking?"

Li Miaomiao replied: "It's okay. Just ask a designated driver to take me back first and then take you back. The car will be parked downstairs of your house. I'll pick it up when the time comes."

Li Miaomiao was a little surprised that Zheng Li agreed to drink, because she didn't know how much Zheng Li could drink.

Although I heard from others that Zheng Li did drink a little at the dinner in Wuzhen.

But she didn't know exactly how much she drank.

At the same time, even when Zheng Li was invited to the internal dinner of the Science and Technology Innovation Department, he basically did not drink.

Li Miaomiao could never guess that Zheng Li learned to drink from a few old drunkards in Europe.

Zheng Li likes to drink some sweeter cocktails.

When the clone drinks, the feeling will be transmitted back to the original body.

A little delay at best.

If scientists on the blue planet knew that biological information transmission can also transmit senses, they would go crazy.

In fact, if we can use the technology of the Mage Alliance, it is not difficult to realize virtual reality.

The difficulty lies in developing virtual reality technology based on Blue Star's technological route within Blue Star's existing framework.

"Hey, Horatio, give me two Ten Second Acne Creams, and some Love Potion."

"Sorry, love potions are prohibited items. We don't sell them here."

In the first part of Horatio, his identity and the background of the story are mainly revealed.

In the Harry Potter world of 2027, magic has appeared in the vast "Muggle" world, and the initial integration of the Muggle and wizarding worlds has been completed.

At this stage, Weasleys' Wizard Witch shops were open in cities all over England, and Horatio was an employee of a Weasleys' Wizard Witch shop in London.

Magic items sold in the Muggle world require dual certification from the Ministry of Magic and the English government.

"Why do I see on the Internet that you guys are selling love potions?"

Horatio looked at the brown freckled boy in front of him with a helpless expression, and then the clerk beside him said, "Maybe you are looking at the Weasley's Wizarding Shop Guide from twenty years ago."

Beneath the peaceful world lies an undercurrent of crisis, and magical resources are limited.

A crisis had once broken out. During the initial integration of the Muggle world and the wizarding world, some people took advantage of the abnormal exchange rate between gold Galleons and British Pounds in the wizarding world and directly broke through the monetary system of the wizarding world.

In order to solve this problem, Gringotts fully cooperated with the Bank of England, and England helped it with digital transformation.

This also caused some wizards to hate ordinary people, believing that Muggles were the cause of their huge losses.

Later, as the adjustment became more in-depth, the Muggles made more magic-related demands, and they needed to master magic.

But magic resources are limited, and conflicts arise.

The first part of Horatio places the conflict in the cooperation between Gringotts and the central bank, with the Bank of England trying every means to force Gringotts to give up its interests.

The interest here is in magical artifacts, and the English government wants to acquire Gringotts' magical items.

Apart from the Harry Potter series, other stories centered around Harry Potter do not like to set the main scenes in Hogwarts.

Hogwarts only appears briefly in the movies.

The new series only uses the Harry Potter world view, and the adult fairy tale aspect of it is further reduced.

If we say that the Harry Potter series is a good combination of fairy tales and adult content.

Rowling made a very universal, realistic and adult expression in the later period, but the element of love runs through the whole text, and the fairy tale attributes are not lost due to the adult expression.

In the Fantastic Beasts series, the political elements are further emphasized, the love element between Dumbledore and Grindelwald seems pale and superficial, and the fairy tale attribute is already very weak.

As for the Horatio series, it is hard to tell that this is a movie set in a fairy tale background. The elements and jokes in the movie are all very adult.

It is full of metaphors for the real world.

The first film shows the Prime Minister stepping down, and George Weasley's comment on this incident is a direct satire of the real world:
"Oh? The Muggle Prime Minister resigned? He should go and learn some acting from Lockhart. Even I can see through his poor acting skills.

But he was better than Fudge in that he knew to resign."

When this scene appears in the movie, anyone who pays attention to English politics will smile knowingly.

Not to mention that Boris is no longer in office, even if Boris is in office, Warner Bros. is not afraid of offending him at all.

In the Western world, governments are more constrained than capital. The movie is more exciting, at least more exciting than the mystery of Dumbledore.

Since you can discover many elements related to the real world, the sense of immersion is very strong.

But after watching it, Li Miaomiao had a lot to say: "How do you feel?"

Zheng Li replied: "It's OK. I think it's better than the Merlin and Dumbledore Mysteries I watched before."

Li Miaomiao nodded and said, "Because the rhythm is tighter, and there are no inexplicable emotional scenes.

This is an improvement, and it also presents a completely different magical world from before.

The Muggle and wizarding worlds blend well together.

But I always feel that it is not like the Harry Potter series, although the director wants to use various elements to remind us that this is the world of Harry Potter.

From George Weasley and Weasley's Joke Shop, to Harry Potter who is about to retire as the Head of the Auror Office, to the goblins in Gringotts, these elements remind me that this is the world of Harry Potter.

But its core seems to be telling me that the fairy tale is over, you are already adults, and it's time to face the adult world.

I still feel very touched after watching it. ”

Zheng Li: "I roughly understand what you mean. It's just a movie. The real world is far more cruel than a movie."

Li Miaomiao explained: "I think it's still very much to my taste, and I don't think the reason for the emotion is because of the cruelty.

Instead, Batman is used as an example. The previous Batman series were all superheroes who could call the shots and do whatever they wanted in Gotham City.

It was not until Nolan's Batman trilogy that global audiences got to know Batman again. Batman is also an ordinary person who can get hurt, fall down, and lose confidence.

I feel sad because of the change in style.

Although it is full of Harry Potter elements, the description of the economic crisis and the explanation of the reasons behind Muggles' hatred of wizards made me realize that this is no longer a fairy tale.

It is no longer the case in the Harry Potter series that only pure-blood wizards are hostile to Muggles, Muggles are also hostile to wizards.

The world is not just one side, but complex and diverse, and the new Harry Potter series is closer to the real world.”

“When the last Harry Potter movie was released, I was just in middle school. I went to the cinema with my friends and simply thought it was good.

Later, I left school and came to Suzhou with you to start a business. When I was bored at night, I re-watched the Harry Potter series of movies.

The entire series of movies begins and ends at Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

Harry Potter's last glance back as he left the platform made me realize that my student days were over.

In the new series, it starts with the workers in Weasley's store. Combined with the content inside, the Harry Potter series will not always be a fairy tale.

It will also grow over time.”

In so many years of working career, Li Miaomiao has become very skilled in controlling her emotions, and only lets them out when she is with Zheng Li.

When talking about this change, Zheng Li could clearly feel the other party's melancholy and helplessness.

Zheng Li thought about it and could understand the melancholy of ordinary people.

Even mages cannot resist time, let alone mortals.

The brevity of mortal life requires various so-called rituals to commemorate the passing of life at certain stages.

Enrolling in school, graduating, working, getting married, having children, etc.

Zheng Li: "Actually, if you want, you can go back to study for a doctorate and experience student life again."

Li Miaomiao immediately refused and said, "Forget it, I don't have any plans for the time being.

It was annoying enough to get an MBA, let alone a PhD.

And the way I go to school now is different from before.

There are so many people around me trying to please me that it doesn't feel like I'm going to class.

Very strange. "

Because Li Miaomiao and the others were watching a movie on Huaihai Road, a very prosperous street in Gusu, and they were still in the cinema on Huaihai Road.

The couple walking in front of them vaguely heard the conversation between Li Miaomiao and the others. They felt very dissatisfied and thought that the people behind them were too pretentious.

The man walking in front turned around and greeted them quickly, "Hello, Mr. Zheng, Mr. Li, I am an employee of the Development Department of Kechuang Future."

He is an employee of the Science and Technology Innovation Department and can see photos of Li Miaomiao and Zheng Li in the internal office environment every day.

I recognized the identities of the two people at once.

Li Miaomiao smiled and said, "Hello."

Zheng Li nodded.

The man turned his head and thought to himself: I must complain in the group. I went to see a movie on Friday and actually ran into Mr. Li and Mr. Zheng on a date. This was a huge win.

Then I thought: Alas, it’s a pity that I don’t dare to take a photo. If I could take a photo, I could definitely sell it to self-media and make some money.

Make more money and win more.

When the man turned around, he saw his girlfriend looking at him curiously. He waved his hand and made a gesture to wait and talk.

After she left Zheng Li and Li Miaomiao's sight, the woman asked, "Who were those two just now? You almost bowed 90 degrees."

The man explained in a low voice: "The chairman and general manager of Kechuang Biotechnology."

"Zheng Li and Li Miaomiao?"

"Yes."

"Wow, the rumors online about them being a couple are really true?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe they are just friends." The man analyzed rationally.

"How can two friends go to the movies together?"

"How is it impossible? I have already..."

"What did you say before? Tell me the truth!"

This was just an episode in Zheng Li and Li Miaomiao's date.

There are over 10,000 employees in Suzhou Science and Technology Innovation Department, so it is normal to run into them on Huaihai Road.

Li Miaomiao didn't care too much. You know, even though there were only two of them, there were still several security personnel assigned by the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau lurking around.

“I didn’t expect such a coincidence that I could actually meet the staff of the Science and Technology Department.

I guess in a couple of days you’ll be able to see relevant comments and photos on the anonymous channel of the internal forum.”

The internal forums of science and technology companies do have a real anonymity mechanism, and there has never been a case where an employee's anonymous complaint had his true identity revealed.

(End of this chapter)