On January 25, the Golden Globe Awards came to an end; On January 27, the Oscars announced the list of nominees; On February 1, Super Bowl XXXIII kicked off with a bang at Reland Stadium in Houston.

After getting off work on Friday, Phillip-Cook and his friends drove straight to Houston to prepare for the annual Super Bowl weekend. Standing in the midst of the surging crowd at this time, looking at the mighty line behind him, Philip said triumphantly to his companions, "Look, I've told you a long time ago, we have to come here in the morning, otherwise it will take at least two hours to enter the stadium." "That exuberant look does not look like a thirty-four-year-old at all, and in the world of sports, the spiritual age of all men is forever stuck in the age of passionate youth.

"Even if you stand in line, so what! I missed the Super Bowl last year, and I was thinking about it all year. This time, even if Jasmine doesn't agree, I must come! Guy-Vance excitedly held up the support banner in his hand, looked at the noisy crowd around him with excited eyes, and yelled at his friend, "Even if I line up, I'm willing!" He was even a year older than Philip, but his euphoria was even more flamboyant.

This made Philip look up and laugh.

"Grass! Patriots are champions! "Let's see how the Black Panther abuses you today, so that Brady can't find the north!" ", Brady only needs a finger to get you home, let's teach you what a champion is today!" "Go back to that backcountry of Foxburg! A little white face who only plays with intrigues! ”……

Not far away, the bickering of fans became more and more turbulent, the fans of the two camps were tense, and the noise of the scene was pushed to the extreme in an instant, at this time there were still a full ten hours before the opening of the Super Bowl, but the smell of gunpowder was already in the air.

As the number one sport in the United States, football has more appeal in the United States than any other sport, and even baseball, ice hockey and basketball must be sidelined. As the final battle of rugby every year. The Super Bowl is the highest honor in the NFL league, equivalent to the NBA, the Eastern champion and the Western champion finally compete for the championship together, and the Super Bowl is the stage for the championship duel between the American League and the National League!

The two teams competing for this year's Super Bowl are → ♂ ♂ →, the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers.

Philip also raised his voice and shouted there, "Get home!" Patriot! Then he looked back at Guy and laughed, "You'd better put away the handkerchiefs first, or they're going to attack us en masse." ”

Both Phillip and Guy are die-hard fans of the Indianapolis Colts, who made the playoffs under the leadership of leading quarterback Payton Manning in the 2003 season. and entered the American League finals in one fell swoop, but unfortunately lost to the New England Patriots, and finally watched the sworn enemy enter the Super Bowl stage. Therefore, the two of them are naturally opponents who support the Patriots, and they clearly stand in the support camp of the Black Panthers.

At this time, a young man standing next to him chuckled and pointed to Philip and Guy's clothes, "I think you have been exposed. ”

Looking down, they both wore Payton's number 18 jersey. In a flash. Everyone burst into laughter. The young man didn't mind, pointing to the Panther jersey on his body, "Let's kick the Patriots back to Foxburg together!" ”

Shaells stood at the back of the crowd and watched the boiling sea of people in front of him. I can't wait to scream and scream, "Ahhh Jimmy-Kane, who was standing next to him, also raised the T-shirt in his hand, thought about it, and quickly put the Patriot jersey he had just purchased onto his body. Jumped and shouted with Sean, "Pai duì!" Pai duì! Pai duì! ”

Two young men in their early twenties, jumping in place. Soon, the surrounding people gathered one after another, no matter what team it was, the fans all gathered around, jumping and playing with the train, and shouting frantically, "Pai duì!" Pai duì! ”

The temperature outside the Rylant Stadium is rising, and even the bitter cold of winter can't dampen the enthusiasm of the fans.

Sean turned back to Jimmy and shouted cheerfully, "I sued you!" "He's not a fan, he's a senior at the University of Houston, and they don't have much interest in football and usually play basketball. But Sean believes that they should enjoy the tail of youth wantonly before they enter society in their final college career. This year's Super Bowl happened to be held in Houston, so he snapped up Super Bowl tickets early and planned to join the national gala.

The same goes for Jimmy, who flashes a big smile at Sean and keeps shaking his head in disbelief, "God! It's paradise! ”

There is no doubt that every year's Super Bowl is a carnival that is even grander than Christmas, and the Chinese/Chinese media even jokingly called the Super Bowl the "American Spring Festival Gala". Every Super Bowl weekend can not only attract at least 100 million viewers, but also have a ratings of 40 to 60 percent; And the total revenue of just one weekend and three days can far exceed the income of the Summer Olympics and the Football World Cup, and it is currently the most commercially valuable sports final in the world.

Standing in the VIP box, looking at the stadium that is gradually filled, even through the glass, the noisy and earth-shattering heat and sensation can still be clearly felt from the slight tremor on the soles of the feet, "How many people can be accommodated here?" Lance asked curiously.

"Seventy-one thousand five hundred." Ron-Wolf, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "What a spectacular new course, isn't it?" ”

Reland Stadium, which opened only a year ago as a high-tech stadium, is the first time a major event has been reported.

"If it's the Green Bay Packers standing on the pitch, it's even more spectacular." A sly smile appeared on Lance's face, which made Lang stunned. Long is the current general manager of Green Bay Packers, and this year Green Bay lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the playoffs and was unable to go further. "So, who are you supporting tonight?"

Lang looked at Lance, but smiled silently, while Gawain, who was standing next to him, waved his fist, "No one supports it." Neither of them is pleasing to the eye. One sentence made everyone in the VIP box chuckle.

"What's your favourite player in the league? I mean, except for Gawain. Long avoided Lance's topic and asked a question instead.

"Peyton Manning." Lance gave his answer without any hesitation.

Lang raised an eyebrow and looked surprised, "Interesting choice." It's no wonder that Gawain doesn't like the New England Patriots either, "So, you're a Colts fan." ”

"No, I'm a Peyton Manning fan." Lance's answer was succinct and then added. "I'm a Packer fan." This made Lang smile heartily.

"By the way, Tom Cruise is in the VIP box next to him, would you like to visit him?" Lang looked in a good mood, "I mean, you're colleagues, aren't you?" ”

It's like a layman looking at the NFL, it's a narrow circle that everyone should know each other more or less, when they meet in strange places. will politely say hello. The same goes for a layman's view of Hollywood, and while Lance and Tom have never met, Lang doesn't.

Lance hesitated for half a second, then nodded. "Why not?" He handed the champagne in his hand to Gawain, who was standing nearby, and then walked out of the VIP box side by side with Lang.

Tonight, for the "day after tomorrow", is a crucial occasion. Not because of the Super Bowl, but because the trailer for "The Day After Tomorrow" is coming to the Super Bowl, which will determine the quality of the next promotional offensive of the "Day After Tomorrow". Important Cheng dù is definitely no less than the list of Oscar nominees announced four days ago!

Since 1987, when the NFL introduced live performances by top singers to halftime shows, the Super Bowl has skyrocketed in commercial value and has become one of the world's most important entertainment extravaganzas, connecting the sporting event with the entertainment industry.

&nbichael-jackson) at the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show, which attracted 130 million viewers, and no one has been able to surpass it to this day; In 1996, "Independence Day" chose to play the movie trailer during the halftime show, which achieved unimaginable results, and brought the commercial value of the halftime show to the extreme.

Now, a 30-second ad slot at the Super Bowl halftime show can sell for a whopping $2 million! And for a 90-second movie trailer, the average cost is more than five million dollars! But major brands are still stealing their heads, and they even need to bid through guò to buy an advertising space!

Under Lance's arguments and insistence, the crew of "The Day After Tomorrow" spent $6 million to buy a 99-second advertising space, which will play the first trailer of "The Day After Tomorrow" before the Super Bowl halftime show, hoping to use a platform like the Super Bowl to turn the wave of the greenhouse effect in the past five months into audience support for "The Day After Tomorrow". It's a matter of success or failure!

Therefore, Lance personally came to the Reland Stadium, and under the matchmaking of Gawain, entered the VIP box of the Green Bay Packers, and watched the effect of the "The Day After Tomorrow" trailer on the spot; At the same time, it can also make adjustments to the follow-up publicity plan at the first time. Compared to the Super Bowl itself, the "day after tomorrow" is the focus of Lance's attention.

As for visiting Tom Cruise, it was an unexpected surprise.

The annual Super Bowl game was soon underway, and the first half of the game looked a bit dull, and it seemed that all the players were a little tense. Halftime was fast in coming, and Guy stood up and patted Philip on the shoulder, "Let's go, go to the toilet and fix it!" ”

Not only Guy, but Sean and Jimmy, who were sitting in the other corner of the court, also stood up, and a large crowd around them stood up, bustling about topics like "toilet", "beer", "smoking", etc. Philip was about to grab Guy and tell him that going to the bathroom at halftime would be squeezed to death, and that the halftime show would be exciting...... But at this moment, a sharp shout came from the big screen, "Stop!" ”

This roar like thunder made everyone's movements reflexively stop. (To be continued.) )

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