Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 562 Goodbye, Edward

The premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 11" on November 27, 2012, is destined to be talked about by Twilight fans all over the world for a very long time.

That group photo on the red carpet became the most widely circulated photo in all entertainment news reports on the day the premiere ended.

Thanks to the promotion of previous seasons, Chen Nuo, who had been absent for a long time, finally appeared at the premiere of the final film, thus fulfilling the biggest wish of Twilight fans for many years—that everyone would be there.

Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Chen Nuo stood side by side, with the entire cast of the "Twilight" family behind them. Bathed in the flashing lights, that moment seemed to freeze a generation's youth in time.

In the background, countless young men and women waved various light signs and posters.

Some people were crying, some were laughing, and many more were screaming with excitement.

The headlines in entertainment media were almost identical:

"A final group photo of the Twilight Saga."

This premiere also set a record—the Hollywood Walk of Fame was temporarily closed, and the entire Hollywood Boulevard from the Chinese Theatre to the Highland Center was under lockdown. Police estimated that about 1.2 people crowded both sides of the red carpet that night, making it the largest premiere in Los Angeles film history.

The next day, the media began comparing it to the London premiere of the final Harry Potter film in 2011.

Although 1.5 fans waited all night in Trafalgar Square in London back then, considering the difference in venue and the number of years the show aired, this time, the Twilight farewell red carpet was equally spectacular and no less impressive.

On November 29, 2012, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 was officially released in the United States.

Susan, who used to have to be lowered by a rope from her bedroom to go out in the early hours of the morning to watch "Inception," finally doesn't have to take that risk this time.

On that day, she bought her tickets three days in advance at the best cinema in Baton Rouge, which had the best sound system and screen.

However, when she and three of her female roommates drove to the movie theater after 11 p.m. and entered the theater, they were surprised to find that almost 80% of the seats were already occupied.

The four of them found seats together in a corner of the second row. As soon as they sat down, a slightly chubby redhead girl whispered, "OMG, guess who I saw? Vanessa!"

Susan exclaimed in surprise, "What! Phil, are you sure you didn't see that wrong?"

Another Black girl asked urgently, "Where is she?"

A pretty brown-haired girl said, "How could she be here? Didn't she say she didn't like Twilight?"

Fei'er said, "She's right behind, in the middle right seat, sitting with a handsome guy with black hair."

The Black girl said, "How come I didn't see him? Wait, I saw him, fuck, it really is him."

Susan said, "OMG, she saw us too... Fuck, that bitch is giving us the middle finger!"

"Don't be afraid of her, come on, let's do it together. Listen to me, 1, 2, 3, 4—fuck you!"

"Damn it! Quick, put it down!"

"Damn it, we're doomed! With so many people, they might think we're fucking them!"

"Shit, no, no, turn around, don't look!"

At Susan's prompting, all the girls who had caused trouble turned around, shrank back, and buryed their heads in the sand like ostriches.

"That bitch is despicable."

"Yeah, yeah, the most important thing is, didn't she say she doesn't like Chen? And that she's always mocking our Twilight Sisters? What's she doing here today?"

"The devil knows..."

The female classmates around her were whispering among themselves, but Susan seemed lost in thought. After a while, she suddenly asked, "Hey, do you guys know who the handsome guy next to her is?"

Phil glanced back and said, "I don't know him, but he's really cute. Wow, wait, I know who he is. Do you guys know that there's a Chinese exchange student on the school's soccer team?"

“I don’t know. But I really want to know how Louise met him. She’s just a freshman like us,” the Black girl said.

"Yeah, damn Vanessa, how did she get here so fast! Looks like they're on a date?! OMG, what does he see in her? Flat chest, no butt, and look at those freckles on her face!"

Hearing the girls around her say that, Susan felt a pang of jealousy.

Several months into the semester, she has become the focus of much discussion due to her beautiful appearance and figure, and has many suitors. However, her plans to find a boyfriend remain elusive. This is because the proportion of Chinese or Asian boys at Louisiana University is very low.

She once vowed that her first boyfriend in college would be like Chen, with black hair and black eyes, but now...

Ugh.

However, this feeling didn't last long. After sitting for a while, the four girls found that the few seats left in the theater were filled up in the next ten minutes or so, and they all became excited.

"This is the midnight showing! My God. It's completely sold out. Is that even possible in Baton Rouge?"

"Have you noticed? They're all our peers."

"Otherwise, what kind of daddy or mommy do you think would come to see Twilight?"

"No, you're wrong. Look over there, they're all elderly people."

"Oh shit, it really is. What are they doing here? How could that be?"

"I understand! Phil, they must be here because of Oscar!"

"Haha, yes. Very likely! So, Twilight's box office will definitely be great this time! Hehe, so those annoying film critics won't keep saying that Twilight is a fan movie, making it seem like nobody else is watching it."

"but."

"but what?"

"But these people are very picky. If Chen doesn't act well or the movie is slightly bad, they will definitely have a lot to say."

“Impossible! We’ve already seen the first part of Breaking Dawn, and Chen acted so well,” Phil said resolutely to the black girl. “Charlotte, Chen will definitely act even better in the next part!”

Will it be so?
As Susan waited with bated breath, the theater lights dimmed, and the final installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn 2, began.

The plot of this film continues from the ending of the previous one. This is a storyline that girls have been looking forward to for a year. When the vampire with golden eyes appeared on the big screen, everyone was immediately immersed in it.

In this finale, Bella has been completely transformed into a vampire. For the first time, she opens her eyes in her newborn form, possessing extraordinary power and keen senses, and is finally able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Edward as an equal.

Together, the two protect their daughter, Renesmee, a half-human, half-vampire.

However, when the news reached Italy, the ancient vampire royal family, the Volturi, mistakenly believed that Renesmee was the "Child of Immortality," a taboo in the vampire world. So, under the pretext of eliminating heretics, they raised a large army.

Faced with annihilation, the Cullen family begins to gather vampire allies from around the world: an ancient brother and sister from Egypt, a mysterious huntress from the Amazon rainforest, and warriors from the icy lands of Northern Europe. Unbeknownst to the human world, a world-shaking vampire war is about to erupt in this remote town.

As the two sides faced off across the snow-covered valley, everyone in the movie theater held their breath, a great battle about to erupt.

And this is the end of the Twilight Saga—

Love, hate, family, and fate will all come to an end here.

As Carlisle charged forward, he was captured and beheaded by Aro, the Volturi leader, a tremendous scream erupted in front of the screen, and screams echoed throughout the theater. The audience never expected that the gentle and resolute family leader would fall at the very first moment of battle.

Immediately afterwards, Jacob transformed into a giant wolf and roared as he pounced, putting Alice and Jasper in dire straits. One by one, familiar faces fell amidst the blood and fire.

Meanwhile, Edward desperately protects Bella and Renesmee amidst the chaos. His figure is repeatedly crushed into the snow and rises again covered in blood, until he collides head-on with Aro. The screen is almost filled with the anger and murderous intent of the two.

Seeing that handsome face obscured by blood,
Those golden eyes still shone brightly amidst the cold wind and raging fire.

Seeing him, despite his battered and bruised body, still standing with his arms outstretched, fiercely protecting Bella and her daughter,
Susan covered her mouth, tears welling in her eyes; she could hardly bear to look anymore.

She heard someone in the audience crying out, "NO! NO!"

However, just as Edward raised his hands, ready to fight Arrow head-on, seemingly about to die together, and Susan almost forgot to breathe, at this most desperate moment of the battle, when all hope was nearly gone...

The scene stopped abruptly.

Arro's eyes snapped open. It turned out that all of this was a "premonition" Alice had given him after he touched her. The real battle hadn't broken out, but the grim fate ahead filled Arro with fear. He finally chose to back down.

At that moment, a sparse clapping sounded in the theater.

As the noise gradually subsided, a tranquil valley suddenly appeared on the big screen.

Everyone held their breath instantly. Because they all knew in their hearts—this was the true ending.

The setting sun casts its golden glow, wildflowers sway gently in the breeze, and distant snow-capped mountains appear and disappear in the thin mist.

The man standing on the grass, just like when he first appeared in the movie, captivated every viewer—male or female—making it impossible to look away.

His golden eyes shone brightly in the sunlight, making him seem to exist between reality and illusion.

He gazed gently at the woman before him, the camera slowly zooming in.

Everyone could clearly see the trembling in his eyes and the indescribable emotions within them.

When he uttered those words, countless people in the theater held their breath:

"Bella, don't be trapped by the present, we have eternal time."

Susan felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, making it difficult to breathe.

And so, the camera froze.

This is the last image of the entire Twilight series—frozen on his face.

Suddenly, the screen went completely black. Music began to play softly, and the lights in the theater gradually came on.

Lines of text began to appear.

Susan didn't get up, and no one else in the entire theater stood up either.

Everyone was still immersed in the emotions from just now, unable to calm down for a long time.

Just then, Susan's tears finally fell.

She didn't cry during the most brutal moments of the battle, but now her tears fell like pearls from a broken string.

She whispered to herself in her heart:

Goodbye, Edward.

At that moment, countless young women across America thought these words aloud.

But at this very moment,
Suddenly, a melodious tune began to play from the movie theater's sound system.

Susan looked up in surprise and saw that the images that had been displayed on the big screen were now back on.

It was a colorful book.

The book flipped through the pages rapidly, revealing the names of Bella, Edward, Jacob, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Rosely, Emmett… and even the Volturi family.

With each name, classic scenes from the entire series flash back on screen:

—Bella and Edward made eye contact for the first time in biology class.

Edward plucked a leaf in the rainforest, revealing skin that shimmered like diamonds in the sunlight.

Jacob transformed into a giant wolf and angrily charged into the snowy forest.

Alice twirled lightly, like a dancer.

—The entire Cullen family swings bats on the baseball field.

Finally, when the name "Edward Cullen" appeared on the page, the pages that had been turning ceased to turn.

The scene then shifts to his eyes, which shimmer with golden light. He slightly curves the corners of his mouth into a gentle and relieved smile, as if bidding farewell to the audience.

In that instant, the entire theater fell silent, with only the eyes on the big screen watching everyone, stirring up an indescribable bittersweet feeling of longing in everyone's hearts.

Then, accompanied by soft and melodious music, the image of him and Bella embracing tightly on the grass appears, the camera gradually zooms out, and the picture finally stops on the page that has been turned to "Forever".

The entire theater was silent for two seconds, then erupted in a wave of applause.

But this is not the end.

After the black-background subtitles started scrolling again, behind-the-scenes footage that no one had seen before began to appear on the big screen.

Kristen Stewart sticks out her tongue at the camera in her wedding dress, Taylor Lautner wrestles in the snow, Ashley Green swings back and forth on a wire, and then...

"what--"

Susan screamed, covered her mouth, and giggled shrilly.

On a beach, Chen Nuo was taking off his shirt while talking to the director. Suddenly, he noticed the camera and smiled.

And so, as I watched, I...
I don't know when, but all the images disappeared, and only the subtitles started scrolling.

Then, people finally started leaving the theater.

Susan saw a Black girl and a Black boy walking out, chatting and laughing. Before they left, the Black girl turned and gave her a smug smile.

But by this point, Susan was no longer bothered by Vanessa's provocations.

Phil said, "Sigh, is it really over like this? Why can't they make one every year and keep making them forever?"

“Perhaps the story ends here.” Susan stood up and said, “Let’s go.”

(End of this chapter)