Sitting in the taxi, Robin-Heizer couldn't help but straighten his waist, looked at the vast array of cars stretching in front of him, the wide and straight street had no end in sight, and glanced down at the watch on his wrist, there were still twenty minutes before seven o'clock, which made Robin frown slightly, "Jesus Christ, I've already left the house an hour early, what the hell is going on?"

"This is New York. The taxi driver raised his eyes, cast a shallow smile through the rearview mirror, and spread his hands to show his helplessness.

Robin tugged at the buttons of his shirt, "I know." But it's not even seven o'clock, what the hell is going on? Not even on Monday. ”

A native New Yorker, Robin spent his childhood on the Upper East Side, his youth on the Lower East Side, and then moved to Long Island after having children, and for forty-five years of his life, he knew everything about the city. It's Wednesday, and Robin left the house early to avoid the morning rush hour, but ended up stuck on Fifth Avenue.

The taxi driver shrugged, "I suggested that if we went around to Twelfth Avenue and then turned back, we would be a lot faster." But ...... "But the passenger refused, so he couldn't do anything about it."

"I thought Fifth Avenue wouldn't get crowded until after seven o'clock. Oh, God. Robin was so anxious that he had to unbutton a shirt and catch his breath.

Raising his chin again and looking at the past, Robin was thinking, there are still four streets, whether he got out of the car and walked over on foot, the speed is relatively fast, but the distance of four streets, when he arrives at the destination, whether he is going to sweat profusely, this is absolutely fatal for today's important meeting.

At this moment, the figure of a girl outside the car window ran over quickly, wearing a long red dress, flying in the wind, leaving a dazzling brilliance, the long soft hair fluttering in the wind, outlining the wanton and madness of youth, Robin's eyes couldn't help but be a little distracted, thinking of his son.

Seventeen years old, the age of youthful bloom.

"Hurry, hurry, we're going to be late, haha. The girl turned around and shouted happily, beckoning her little friend, and then a group of young people chased after her, still shouting, "Didn't you say nine o'clock? What are you doing in such a hurry?" "I can see the young master again today, oh yes!"

"Is there any special event in Times Square today?" asked Robin, still looking at the group of young people.

"It's not Times Square, it's Rockefeller Square. The taxi driver said familiarly, "'Today Show', the studio is there, there is a live performance today, the guest is Lan Li Hall, do you know him? The one who won the Oscar this year, didn't there be a movie released last week, I heard that it was very good, I plan to go to the cinema tomorrow night off." ”

Robin's doubts were not answered, but became even more confused, "'Today's Show'? Isn't there a show recorded every day?

"Well, you don't know that, do you? Now these young people are so fanatical that someone pitched a tent at Rockefeller Plaza last night. The taxi driver said in amazement, "Even NBC itself was frightened, set up protective measures overnight, sent a security team, and maintained order at the scene, and the morning radio news said that it was estimated that at least 10,000 people arrived at the scene today, but it seems that the number exceeded expectations." ”

Robin's brows furrowed, and while he began to become irritable because of the delay in his business, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and continued to ask, "Ten thousand? Do you know why?"

……

NBC's morning news program, "Today Show", which is the most ace morning program in the entire North American region, has held the ratings champion of the morning schedule for 30 years, and at its peak, the number of viewers can even exceed 10 million, which is incredible for the morning program, almost equivalent to dominating the entire market.

In the early 90s, ABC's morning news program "Good Morning America" overtook and suppressed the "Today Show" for a time, but the good times were short-lived, and soon NBC regained the throne again, and since 1995, it has maintained until now, which can be called the absolute king of the morning schedule.

The "Ellen Show" that Lan Li once starred in was also a morning show, but the ratings and viewership could not be compared with "Today's Show".

This news program has set countless records, such as the fish tank live broadcast room they set up in Rockefeller Plaza, allowing everyone who passes by to watch the live broadcast of the news, and even appear on the live screen of the live broadcast to greet the audience, and for example, they have created a number of different sectors such as politics, society, entertainment, sports, finance, etc., to spend the morning time with audiences in different fields.

The Today Show has now grown into a four-hour live show that covers the entire morning viewing time.

From time to time, guests are invited to attend the show, including live performances by singers, which has become a frenzied part of countless audiences, and each time it can attract a large number of audiences to Rockefeller Plaza to enjoy the performance.

Incidentally, Good Morning America, the biggest competitor of the Today Show, has a live broadcast room in Times Square, which is just a few blocks away. Therefore, it is not uncommon for Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza to have performers at the same time, which can always create a huge crowd heat wave above Manhattan.

However, the city is home to some of the world's biggest, liveliest and craziest New Year's Eve countdowns, all happening right here in Times Square. Therefore, people have long been accustomed to the head-to-head competition between the two shows.

It's another weekday, another live broadcast day, and Rockefeller Plaza is once again in a surging crowd, but today's crowd seems to have far exceeded expectations, and it is still pouring in, dense enough to make the dense crowd faint on the spot.

Rockefeller Plaza is a recessed box plaza in the middle, and the small plaza in the center is transformed into an ice skating rink every winter, becoming another option for families, surrounded by restaurants and underground shopping malls, and stairs at the four corners lead up to the ground floor and into the surrounding office buildings, and the street is wide enough to accommodate two motor vehicles in parallel.

At this time, on the square recessed in the center, a red stage was set up on the right side of the live broadcast room of the "Today's Show" fish tank, and a huge poster of "Edge of Tomorrow" hung on the wide stage, as well as a humanoid board of all the characters in the movie, including the members of the J team, two sets of sofas used for interviews in the center, and many instruments of a live band.

With the stage as the center, the crowd spreads without any gaps, covering the entire square without the slightest gap, and in the blink of an eye, the central square is already full, and then the crowd begins to stretch towards the ground floor along the staircase, and the continuous influx of people is filling the spacious ground street little by little.

Judging from the current momentum, there is still no end in sight.

Lauren Mesler stood in the midst of the surging crowd, unable to move forward or backward, unable to move at all, turned his head, and then saw the stunned expressions of his friends, Lauren laughed happily, "Look, I told you, today's scene is definitely stuffed, three hours in advance, you can't squeeze in at all." ”

Lauren, the fan who was injured at last year's premiere of "Fighting Cancer," finally graduated from high school this summer and is about to come to New York for college, the New York of her dreams. Because, Lan Li lives in this city, as if even the air is different.

On the occasion of the premiere of Edge of Tomorrow, Warner Bros. issued an official response to the limited-edition merchandise, saying that all the mysteries will be revealed on the "Today Show" stage on June 13, when Lan Li will appear as a guest on the show. Today is June 13th.

Due to the frenzy caused by the limited periphery and the early spoiler of the itinerary, this issue of "Today Show" has attracted countless attention on the Internet, and young college students have said that on the day of the live broadcast, they will definitely go to Rockefeller Square to cheer.

Originally, people took it for granted that the live broadcast of the "Today Show" could gather 5,000 viewers, which was already incredible, but apparently, people forgot that this was Lan Li-Hall.

NBC TV officially announced the time of the guest's appearance, which should be around 10:30. But now there is still some time before seven o'clock, and the whole square is almost crowded. Lauren and his friends were not able to get into the infield at all.

Tessa Briden pouted in frustration, "Don't they sleep? I thought no one was paying attention to the live broadcast of The Today Show!

Hope, William, and Graham were all in Los Angeles for the premiere of Edge of Tomorrow, but then they had to deal with their final exams, so there was no way to fly to New York. So, Tessa and Lauren converge and lead their friends to attend.

Looking at Tessa's complaints, Lauren laughed hehehe, "This is a good thing, it shows that the young master's support is increasing, not to mention, our location here is also good, not far from the stage." ”

Lauren, Tessa and the others were now standing on the top of the stairs, near the stairs on the side of the stage, and there was no way to go on, and it was impossible to turn around and go up, so they had to stand on the top of the steps to enjoy the performance.

"Isn't this the VIP box in the theater?" Lauren's optimism and positivity made Tessa laugh, "You say, will the young master perform today?"

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When Robin arrived at Rockefeller Plaza, he saw the real sea of people, the vast and turbulent rolling heat wave, which was jaw-dropping.