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Chapter 161: Dazzling Charm!

Miss Lucy is so pretty!
As Tobir watched the silver-haired girl playing and laughing on the moon at the end of the film, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He is a die-hard Sony fan.

Last year, Sony unveiled the PSP handheld console, touted as the 'Walkman of the 21st century,' after E3. He was incredibly excited and spent the entire year gathering information about it.

A few days ago, a prop called 'PSP-10000' appeared in the third trailer for "The Edge Walker", which quickly spread throughout the digital enthusiast community.

When reporters inquired with Sony Computer Entertainment, their response was vague, stating that they had indeed collaborated with Virgil Tran, the director of "The Edge Walker."

But what you see in science fiction movies is fake, just a conceptual demonstration of features. Sony's first-generation handheld console was actually called the PSP-1000.

Even though it was just a concept showcase in a science fiction movie, it was one of the few opportunities to learn about this mysterious and powerful handheld console. So he didn't hesitate to grab a preview ticket for the movie and be among the first to see it.

The PSP-10000 was a memento from David's mother, Gloria. David had previously looked down on it, but after his mother's death, he was inseparable from it.

The movie truly showcased the powerful capabilities of this futuristic handheld device in every aspect, and Tobirin was very satisfied.

However, at this moment he didn't care much about the PSP anymore; his thoughts were completely absorbed by the plot of "The Edge Walker" and the beautiful Miss Lucy.

The movie was great, really great.

Tobian knew his childhood neighbor, Sam's family, which was exactly like David's family.

He had never met his black father and was raised by his mother alone. He was an average student but a very good basketball player.

He was completely devastated after his mother was accidentally shot and killed by thugs while shopping at a convenience store.

Sam also joined the gang, but he didn't meet a generous and responsible older brother like Mann in the movie, nor did he have an angel like Lucy to save him.

Tobien heard that he was killed in a gang fight, just like an unnamed extra in a movie.

Watching this movie, Tobirin felt that it didn't feel like a story set in 2076, but rather that it felt very 'familiar'.

There's a post-credits scene that reveals the male lead has been targeted by the evil Arasaka Group from the very beginning. The sequel will likely focus on the main characters battling this big boss.
He will definitely come to the cinema to see the sequel when it comes out.

As the post-credits scene ended, a thunderous cheer erupted in the theater. Tobirin was taken aback, only then remembering that this was a preview screening, and the creators would have some interaction with the fans after the movie.

As the host introduced the characters, the main characters from the movie appeared one by one.

Laurence Fishburne, who plays Mann, was the first to appear, and the audience applauded enthusiastically.
He is no longer Morpheus, the mentor who guides Neo the savior, but in "The Edge Walker" he becomes David's good older brother Mann, both of whom give people a strong sense of security.

His hair had grown back, and although he didn't have the exaggerated modified prosthetic body that Mann had in the movie, his hairstyle and clothes were exactly the same as in the movie.

Following them, Dorio, Pira, Falco, and Rebecca appeared in turn. When the male and female leads, David and Lucy, came out, the cheers in the theater almost lifted the roof off. Roddy whistled loudly and excitedly slapped his friend Durand on the shoulder:
"Look, look, apologize to me! Before, you complained that the movie tickets I bought were too far forward and the viewing experience was bad. Now, how's the viewing experience?"

"Sorry Roddy, but Lucy is even prettier in person than in the movie!"

When Miss Lucy did what she often did in the movies, tucking that long, slanted fringe behind her ear,

When those distinctive orange eye makeup accentuated the allure of her eyes, Duren felt his heart pounding wildly.

I heard that Lucy and David are also a couple in real life. Duren, who had previously felt sorry for the male protagonist who lost his family in the movie, suddenly found this young Asian guy an eyesore!
Alvin and Chen Guofu stood in a corner of the theater, watching the lead actors interact actively with the enthusiastic fans. Their faces were practically frozen with smiles.

While Virgil is the soul and core of "The Edgewalker," essentially the brain, Alvin is the spine, controlling the specific operation of the entire project.

I initially thought collaborating with Virgil, this incredibly young and stubborn Asian, would be quite challenging.

After all, this project had been rejected once before by the former president, John Culley. In the end, Virgil took a different approach and successfully got the project approved by Sony's headquarters.

However, throughout the entire project cycle, apart from some initial conflicts between the Chinese and American teams during the initial adjustment period, their subsequent interactions were surprisingly harmonious.

Even among pure Hollywood teams, it's quite common for conflicts to arise in films due to differences in ideas, interests, or personal feelings, disrupting the normal filming process.

However, the filming of "The Edge Walker" went smoothly, although the budget was somewhat overrun, with the production cost reaching $8400 million, but this was still within the normal range.

This collaboration with Virgil was the most worry-free one he had in his more than ten years in the industry, and it was clear that this would be a successful film series.

Having a track record of developing successful film series is extremely valuable in Hollywood, and it plays a crucial role in further advancing his career.

For the development of the sequel, Alvin vowed to get at least $1 million in budget from Columbia Pictures!

Chen Guofu was marveling at how Chen Yuan had once again created a miracle.

The image of that young man slamming his fist on the table in the Tokyo teahouse, vowing to make Fan Binbin the leading lady in a movie and to make the world acknowledge her charm, is still vivid in my mind.

Now he really did it, Lucy, she really transcended cultural and racial prejudices and won over the hearts of these black and white people.

This has never happened in Hollywood before. Even Chen Long, with his countless fans, has only managed to change the audience's impression of him through his formidable talent and reckless style, using one film after another.

However, the stereotypes about him have also become more pronounced. It is foreseeable that if Chen Long's movies stop being action-oriented or shift to less cheerful and serious themes, his box office performance will definitely be affected.

Fruit Chan could list a whole host of reasons for the success of "The Edge Walker": it capitalized on the cyberpunk craze sparked by "The Matrix," the gang culture was familiar to American audiences, the characters were stylish and trendy, and the action scenes were unconventional.
But the most important reason is that it completely relies on an amazing character design that touches people's hearts!

Box office success does not equate to cultural success. Many Chinese-language films even actively cater to Western aesthetic tastes, exacerbating these prejudices.

Fan Binbin's portrayal of Lucy showed people that Asian women can be so assertive, so sexy, and so charismatic!
Sometimes, cultural export doesn't necessarily mean showcasing the good things our country already has to outsiders; breaking down some bad prejudices can also be considered cultural export!
(End of this chapter)