085 Cyber Power
"Bang bang! Bang bang bang! The violent knock on the door pulled Emerson-Carter out of his wonderful sleep, and he pulled up the quilt and buried the whole person under the covers, hoping that this would block out the noise, and then continued the date with Catherine-Zeta-Jones in the dream, but the shouts outside became more and more excited, "Emerson! Emerson! ”
Emerson hated it so much that he couldn't help but yell, "Ah! He lifted the covers, angrily walked to the door and opened the room door, "Lily-Carter!" I'll kill you! Lily was his twin sister, and the two were born only seven minutes apart.
Lily looked up at Emerson's wake-up face, not scared at all, but patted Emerson on the cheek with a smile, "Trust me, you'll thank me." Lily pushed Emerson away, rushed to his computer desktop, and turned on the monitor, which immediately made Emerson scramble, "Hey! Hey! Don't mess with my computer! ”
Lily rolled her eyes directly, revealing an expression of nonchalance, "I know where your cheng/person/action movies are hidden, so there's no need to hide it." A simple sentence left Emerson devastated and glared at Lily in embarrassment and chagrin, "God, how could a boy in school want to ask you out!" ”
"Because I'm pretty?" Lily's crisp words made Emerson speechless, but Lily ignored Emerson's reaction and skillfully opened the webpage, "Remember the blog you introduced to me last time?" ”
"Javier Ulliel?" Emerson was stunned, and reacted after about half a second.
"Yes." Due to the poor internet speed, the page opened a little slowly, and Lily straightened up, "That blog is updated again today!" ”
Emerson had just woken up, and his head still couldn't turn around, "But, he's stopped updating for a long time, it seems like three months, right?" ”
This blog, written by Javier, an expatriate correspondent for the New York Times, was discovered by Emerson by accident. The blogs are all about the filming process of a movie called "City of God", but not only the filming, the blog has also updated a lot of Rio de Janeiro-related news content, like a gate, showing every reader a corner of the South American continent, so that people can see that on this continent, in addition to samba, football, beaches, sunshine, handsome guys, beautiful women, there is also an unknown side. The real and shocking side.
Before the advent of the Internet, the only way to get information about foreign countries was through the traditional mass media - television, newspapers and radio; However, in the 21st century, the birth of the Internet has led to the rapid rise of blogs, allowing people to access information from all over the world without leaving their homes. Even though Emerson had never been to South America, he could still get a glimpse of the real life of that mysterious continent through the words and pictures in Guò Javier's blog.
What's even more interesting is that this film called "City of God" attracted all the attention of Emerson, and he couldn't help but follow Javier's line of sight, little by little to get to know the director named Lancelot Strello, and follow the director's footsteps into the creative palace of film art.
It's amazing to experience and witness the whole process of a film from scratch to the completion of the shooting.
Emerson developed not only a keen interest in the "City of God", but also countless curiosities about the director. So, he didn't hesitate to share this blog with his friends, including his twin sister Lily. "City of God" has become almost the hottest topic of discussion in the past few months, and they have also met a large number of friends they have never met before.
But unfortunately, after the movie was completed, the blog stopped updating, and no related news spread. The mainstream newspapers didn't even make any move, and it was clear that an independent film was nothing to them. Emerson was disappointed for a long time, and he refreshed his blog almost every day, but he still didn't get anything.
Emerson looked at Lily in front of her, with a mysterious smile on her face, and the excitement between her eyebrows was like the soft and flexible feet of a ballerina. This made Emerson's eyes widen, and the incredible surprise was revealed, and Lily was obviously very pleased with the effect, and laughed brightly, "Because the 'City of God' is released!" ”
"What?" Emerson clenched his fists excitedly, "The movie is out?" After receiving Lily's nod of confirmation, Emerson's fists fluttered excitedly, "I know!" I knew it! Lance is a genius, a rare genius! No one should ignore his saviva! I knew it! Emerson jumped in his room.
As a result, my mother's voice came downstairs, "Emerson! Are you crazy? Stop it! ”
Emerson had to stop, and then he stared at Lily with wide eyes, both of them with big smiles on their faces, and the excitement that could not be concealed rolled in their eyes. Emerson waved his right fist again, "I'll just say, Lance's movie will definitely find a place to be released!" Andy can come over and lick my ass/hole, haha! Lily said she couldn't understand the way Emerson and his best friend, Andy-Isaac, got along. So, where is the movie released? I'm going to the cinema today! ”
"Sundance." Lily's answer made Emerson's jubilant expression freeze for a moment, and he was stunned, but then he reacted, "Sundance, of course it's Sundance, and it's only Sundance!" Emerson nodded again and again, and at this time the web page was already displayed, and Emerson hurriedly went to the computer, opened the web page and began to read.
"'City of God' Premiere Arrives at Sundance: Seven Minutes of Standing Ovation!"
"Seven minutes! Jesus Christ! Emerson screamed in dismay, looked back at Lily, and the two of them came directly to a high-five, and then Emerson began to read carefully, "Lancelot brought his debut film to Park City to participate in the world-renowned independent film industry Sundance, and I followed in his footsteps and set foot in this thunderous but never arrived virgin/woman/land, joining this carnival feast of independent films......"
"At the end of the premiere, the audience collectively stood up and gave a long-lasting round of applause to the 'City of God', which lasted for seven minutes, and everyone in the audience dedicated their reverence and praise to Lancelot...... The audience question session lasted for an hour, and the audience's enthusiasm was far beyond imagination...... Immediately after the movie, the 'City of God' became the focus of everyone's discussion......"
Emerson read the entire article in detail. Obviously, Javier didn't know anything about the Sundance Film Festival, and this was his first appearance in Park City, but it was precisely this kind of layman's jerkiness that made the reader feel more immersive, almost immersive, as if he was surrounded by the snow-capped mountains of Park City at this time, feeling the boiling of the movie maniac.
"I'm going to Park City!" Emerson stood up at once, his eyes flashing with irrepressible excitement.
Lily gestured to a corner of the screen before speaking, "There are more than six hundred people who share your thoughts. Emerson looked at it, and the blog had 50,000 views at this time, and more than 600 comments had been generated, and almost all of them expressed their desire to be able to enjoy the grand occasion at the scene, "This article was only updated last night. ”
In other words, in less than twelve hours, everyone's reaction was detonated. In the past, 50,000 views in such a limited time was simply an unimaginable number. It can be seen that Javier's blog has a strong influence on the Internet today.
"Then what are we waiting for!" Emerson waved his hand haughtily and was about to set off.
"We're so close to Park City, but we've never been to Sundance, and I took you there last year, and you still dislike me for having too unique tastes." Lily complained mercilessly. They live in Salt Lake City, and Park City is only a twenty-minute drive from their home. But the Carter siblings never went to the Sundance Film Festival, just as New Yorkers rarely visit the Statue of Liberty.
Emerson smirked twice and scratched his head, "Then this year will be the first time!" Emerson picked up the car keys from the table and said cheerfully, "Let's go, I'll drive!" ”
Lily didn't move, but folded her hands over her chest, "Are you sure you want to start like this?" ”
Emerson looked down, only to find that he was still wearing pajamas, and he had not washed, he casually threw the car keys on the bed, pulled his clothes out of the closet, dropped the sentence "wait for me", and then walked quickly towards the bathroom.
Lily was not in a hurry, turned around and sat down in front of the computer, opened her blog, and typed the title, "For the first time in my life to participate in Sundance - for Lancelot Strello, go!" Then he enthusiastically recorded his mood at the moment and his expectations for the "City of God".
By the time Emerson had finished tidying up, Lily had just finished writing, and after uploading, the two siblings turned around and walked downstairs, and soon the sound of the car's engine starting was heard. At the same time, the number of views of the blog that remained on the computer screen was slowly rising, and after about ten minutes, the first message appeared, "Let's go." Then, a second message also appeared, "Let's go!" ”
The storm on the Internet has just begun.
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