I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Listening to the two people's inexplicable conversation, the third person thought that there must be something wrong with their brains.

He left the two of them behind and went downstairs to buy a coffee across the street.

After buying his coffee, he took a sip and was about to go back when he suddenly noticed that a door had appeared between the coffee shop and the clothing store next door.

The words written on the gate were: Ecological Park.

Having worked at the company for so many years, he's quite certain there's no ecological park here.

Curiosity led him to the door, where he heard the sounds of flowing water and birds chirping.

He pushed open the door and saw a girl in a white dress standing on the grass.

"Welcome to the ecological park, where the most natural scenery is displayed. I am your guide, Lin."

His heart skipped a beat.

Chapter 518 Urban Legends

In China, in the general discussion section of a well-known Chinese-language forum.

Amidst a pile of posts, both informative and trivial, a new post suddenly appeared...

[A paranormal event: The female ghost in the ecological park!]

Clicking on it will show you a long post from the original poster.

[...I'm telling you, it's true! I saw a ghost on my way home! I saw a shop suddenly appear on the street, and out of curiosity, I went to check it out. It turned out to be a botanical garden, with all sorts of flowers, plants, small animals, and a woman who even gave me a lesson on the ecological environment. But when I went back the next day, everything was gone!]

The replies below are also very genuine.

[No picture, no proof. We can hardly believe you if you don't post pictures.]

Did you meet an environmental princess who wants you to become a vegetarian?

Have you encountered a lunatic or something?

[I've encountered something similar. Later, the woman said that if I gave her 648 yuan, she could grant my wish. Why don't you try sending her the money?]

[The writing is terrible; there's absolutely no scary atmosphere. It needs to be rewritten.]

Originally, this post should have been like countless other posts, fading into obscurity after a period of time without any response.

But with some replies, the post gradually became popular.

[Holy crap, I thought I was drunk before. I saw the same thing, a house called Ecological Park, and there was a little girl inside. She was quite cute. How could I have forgotten to take a picture?]

[Wow, my cousin told me something similar yesterday. She said she also came across some kind of ecological park and even asked me to take her to the city's zoo and botanical garden this weekend. It's getting in the way of my gaming!]

[You guys are making it sound so real, are you using multiple accounts to generate traffic?]

[Yeah, let's share the group number and make money together!]

This morning on my way to work, I saw an ecological park right after I exited the subway station. It was in the food court across from my workplace. I went in and looked around, and the girls there were quite enthusiastic in showing me around. But when I wanted to take my colleagues there at lunchtime, I couldn't find it. It's really weird.

Speaking of this, I've seen similar comments on foreign websites I follow. If you say all domestic content is from paid trolls, then surely all foreign content is too, right?

I know this is a kind of collective unconscious delusion, which means that people process certain memories, and when others talk about them, they subconsciously believe that they have had similar experiences, such as failing a test or being rejected after confessing their feelings. You may not have actually had any of these experiences, but you will imagine them based on what others say.

[To the person upstairs: Failing a course is a real failure, and rejecting a confession is a real rejection. Promise me you won't lie to yourself anymore, okay?]

At first, some replies agreed with the original poster, and everyone thought they were just paid trolls trying to generate traffic on the forum. However, as more and more people shared similar experiences, and similar comments appeared on foreign social media, the content of the post seemed to become a little more credible.

The little girl in the ecological park has gradually become one of the urban legends in the forum circle.

Meanwhile, Lu Ban released the initial promotional video and posted a Weibo message on the Silent Project.

May 1st

Such a simple sentence, paired with a box of master tapes for copying, sparks the imagination.

Within minutes, hundreds of comments appeared under the Weibo post.

[Judging from this, it's 100% a new work!]

Holy crap, Director Lu, I've been waiting for your new movie for so long!

[Come on, it's just another movie that tricks people into going to see it and make them feel bad. I'll never go to the cinema to see one of his movies again in my life!]

Is it releasing on May 1st? That's impossible; I reckon the news will come out on May 1st.

[I knew it! All that fancy, live-action game stuff that Lu Ban was making before was pointless. He should just go back to making movies!]

I only went to see the previous movie because of spoilers, but this time I'm definitely going to the premiere!

Is Lu Ban going to try and break the record for the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide this time, and prove his strength?

News of Lu Ban's new work quickly spread around the world. After all, one of his previous films ranked among the top five at the global box office, and the other swept awards at three major art film festivals. If he only had one of these achievements, then Lu Ban could be considered a remarkable commercial or artistic director. But now, with both achievements combined, it's hard to say what Lu Ban's historical status will be.

After all, compared to directors who have created legends with every film and achieved great success in both box office and critical acclaim, Lu Ban is still too young, and no one knows whether he will make a mistake later.

Even if Lu Ban's career falters later, his current achievements will still secure him at least a dedicated section in film history textbooks, making him a topic for students' final exams, which is quite intriguing.

Most mainstream media outlets avoided mentioning other directors when evaluating Lu Ban, because it was difficult to weigh their opinions.

A small number of media outlets that like to stir up trouble love to criticize one while praising another.

[Rising director Lu Ban is about to become the first person in history to achieve this]

[A director from the East is about to complete his cinematic legend]

[Where exactly does Lu Ban fall short compared to other directors?]

Titles and content like these compare Lu Ban to other accomplished directors, either praising Lu Ban to the extreme or exaggerating his abilities, seemingly trying to belittle other directors and their works to the point of worthlessness, which has aroused considerable opposition.

Many people have this mentality: if you say that so-and-so is the greatest person in history, most people will object and want to discuss with you their fighting strength and historical status.

If you take a step back and say that so-and-so is very capable and ranks among the top in history, then there will be far fewer opponents.

Of course, diodes are the most important type of product; they are either the best in the world or the worst, and no other opinions are tolerated.

Lu Ban didn't care about these comments. He just felt that simply leaving his name in textbooks related to film studies was not enough for what he was doing now.

What he's doing now is making his mark in history books, dedicating a whole chapter to it, and making it a nightmare for students during exams.

Lu Ban respects all his seniors.

But now it's a new era.

Arguing about these things in the face of foreign pollution is pointless; we might as well all come and watch his movie.

May 1st, midnight.

The Silent Project updated its Weibo account, and at the same time, all of its video website accounts simultaneously updated a new video, which was only a little over a minute long and was a trailer.

Lu Ban's new work, contrary to many people's expectations, is a disaster film.

Chapter 519 Super Volcano

Wellington, an ordinary office worker, is in a lot of trouble lately. He and several of his colleagues who also witnessed the ecological park and the girls inside have now become the laughing stock of everyone.

In Europe and America, if a grown man were to talk to others every day about seeing a little girl, he would most likely be warned by the FBI. While Wellington might not be that despised, his frequent ramblings still made people keep their distance.

Moreover, Wellington, perhaps influenced by that girl, also began to pay attention to things like the environment, ecology, and natural history.

He actually goes to the library to study on weekends!

Moreover, he was not fighting alone. Through the internet, he discovered that many people, like him, had once accidentally entered an ecological park full of green grass and met a beautiful young girl who was telling them about her life.

These people come from all over the world, but they have come together for the same goal.

Today is May 1st, Labor Day, a day off.

Wellington doesn't have to work a make-up day for this holiday, which was fought for in support of workers' rights; today is a genuine extra day off.

In the library, Wellington greeted his colleagues.

The two are currently studying the mass extinction event between the Permian and Triassic periods.

According to their findings, more than 90 percent of the world's species went extinct during the Late Permian period, including trilobites.

The prevailing theory is that massive volcanic eruptions in the Sichuan region and northern Siberia were one of the key causes of this extinction.

Due to recent abnormal weather in the South Pacific, there were huge and prolonged storms in the equatorial doldrums in the past two years, which even caused cruise ship accidents and resulted in many casualties.

This year, a volcanic eruption caused a small country to lose all communication, and they have not been able to make contact since.

Therefore, the two of them felt that perhaps the mass extinction that had occurred in history would happen again. There is an old saying in the East that "by learning from history, we can understand the rise and fall of dynasties." Studying past disasters can help us survive better in the future.

To this end, they also joined some chat channels for wilderness survival enthusiasts, but these wilderness survival enthusiasts seemed to be a little different from what they had imagined.

For example, the most frequently discussed topic in the channel is how people can survive the zombie outbreak. Many people who are usually active in the discussion and seem to be experts talk eloquently about building bunkers, stockpiling ten years' worth of food, preparing weapons, and so on, accompanied by photos and videos.

Wellington couldn't help but ask in the channel: "I think a supervolcanic eruption like Yellowstone is more likely than a zombie attack on humans. If a supervolcano tens of kilometers away from us erupts, how do we survive?"

His question was met with a silence that lasted for more than ten seconds.

Then, the big shot typed out a line of text.

"I think your worries are completely unnecessary. Our lives are peaceful, how could a supervolcano erupt? Let's talk about the zombie siege instead."

Seeing this, Wellington did not continue arguing with the other party.

These people have no idea of ​​the power of nature!

After studying for a while, Wellington took out his phone to take a break.

After scrolling through a few Douyin videos, he came across a short video.

This short video comes from Silent Media, Lu Ban's company, and is a trailer.

Wellington had seen Lu Ban's films, and his assessment of the director was that he was quite talented, but not to his taste.

Like some famous works, Wellington acknowledged that "War and Peace" is an immortal masterpiece, which does not contradict the fact that he fell asleep after reading it for more than ten minutes.

It's my own lack of aesthetic sense, not the book's fault.

The same applies to Lu Ban's movies.

Wellington still prefers to watch family-friendly movies, even if the characters in the movies aren't very intelligent, as long as it's entertaining.

Lu Ban's films are all too heavy.

However, to be fair, the visual experience of the movie "Land of the Bounds" is still very strong. Whether it's the heart-stopping tidal wave of beasts during the monster attack, or the raging waves and massive storms on the sea off the island, these are all ultimate visual experiences.