Chapter 3649: Film Project (Part 13)

The screening was held in New York. It was already spring, but New York hadn't completely gotten rid of the bleak midwinter atmosphere. There was still coolness in the morning and evening. The media people and film critics wearing evening dresses were shivering with cold, and still had to professionally take photos at the door. A stretched luxury car stopped at the entrance of the Siegfried Theater. Stark, wearing a black suit and sunglasses, got off, and the shutter sound seemed to be a lead rain in Broadway.

Stark waved his hands left and right, walked up the steps paved with red carpet, and entered the building. He shook hands with Director Ke Lisi waiting at the door and said: "A wonderful half-year time. Have you realized the magic of magic, brother?"

"Of course." Director Ke Lisi laughed from the bottom of his heart and said, "More magical than I imagined. I have never filmed such a wonderful movie work in such a short time. Go, I have reserved a seat for you."

Stark raised his eyebrows at Strange who was getting a drink from the waiter on the other side. Strange made a "you'd better be honest" gesture to him and continued to turn around to be busy with his own things.

"Oh, Miss, you are here too." Ke Lisi walked over and shook hands with Natasha in a red dress and said, "Where is Nick? Did those furry little guys find trouble for him again?"

"Turned the sky upside down!" Natasha waved her arms, shook her head and said, "He absolutely shouldn't have agreed to Wang Da to help her take care of the cats, or three cats. The first day they arrived at the base, I thought Nick really resurrected the Tyrannosaurus Rex."

Immediately after was Coulson. He also walked up and hugged Ke Lisi and said: "As the first movie director to cooperate with S. H. I. E. L. D., Mr. Columbus, you have given us a good impression of the film industry."

"Better not be too good." Ke Lisi shrugged and said, "Either never go to Hollywood."

Strange walked over, shook hands and hugged Natasha and Coulson very formally, then raised his glass and said: "Thank you very much for S. H. I. E. L. D.'s cooperation in publicity. I didn't expect you to have a few people who can work."

Natasha rolled her eyes helplessly and said: "If I tell you that all the publicity and promotion work for the movie was actually completed by the two of us, you definitely won't be surprised, right?"

"Yes. After all, if you let the KGB and Hydra do it, it's hard to avoid them adding some private goods inside. You two are one of the few people who can be trusted. Are you?"

"If you didn't see the sickle and hammer in the opening of the film, she definitely is." Coulson clinked glasses with Strange and made a joke.

"Hey, you guys came so early." Steve and Peter came together, and they walked in one after another. Peter rubbed his hands and said: "Where is the popcorn seller? Is there a big bucket of popcorn and a big cola set? I want extra ice. It's best to have another vanilla ice cream..."

"Don't say that in front of the director." Strange pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "You are here to appreciate the amazing creation of the great Director Columbus, not to eat popcorn!"

"Uh, sorry." Peter touched his nose a bit awkwardly, "I don't watch movies very often. So what's the difference between now and watching movies in the cinema usually? Do I have to express some feelings or something?"

"No need." Ke Lisi patted his arm, pointed to the other end of the hall, and said, "There is popcorn over there. Cola is hit by yourself in the machine, any size cup is fine. Ice cubes and ice cream are in the cabinet next to it, but don't put too much. There might be children at the scene."

Peter looked in that direction and found that it was a mess: a group of children were lying on the freezer picking ice cream, and a group of people holding popcorn buckets almost half their size were waiting in front of the popcorn machine. And their well-dressed parents could only wait on the side helplessly.

"Many film critics brought their children." Ke Lisi also looked over there and said, "And our little actors. Most of their parents are here. But clearly, if your child can do magic, you have no way to stop him from eating three ice creams in an hour."

A familiar voice came from the door. Several people looked back and saw the radiant Wang Da holding a child in each hand walking in from the door, Jarvis following behind her.

"Oh, my God." Ke Lisi walked up and squatted down, touched the head of one of the children and said, "These are your two sons? They are so big?"

Even more shocked was Strange. He walked over and picked up the other one from the ground and said: "How can they both walk? I remember the last time I saw them, they were still babies wrapped in swaddling clothes."

"They are both over two years old, and they can already speak. Come, call uncle." Wang Da teased her two sons. Little Billy could already see a few looks of Wang Da, inheriting Wang Da's red hair and fair skin, a pair of brown eyes spinning around.

"Uncle!" He shouted at Strange, making Strange smile with a face full of wrinkles.

Jarvis walked over and picked up the other child. They stood at the door and talked for a while, then went to buy popcorn together.

When Charles walked in, the whole hall lit up. Ke Lisi looked at him, stuttering and unable to speak. Strange and Charles hadn't said a few words before being pulled aside by Director Ke Lisi: "Is this your friend? How old is he this year? Is he still studying?"

"This is Professor X!"

"What?!"

"Mutant leader Professor X Charles Xavier! The one with the stinky face next to him is Magneto Erik Lehnsherr!"

Ke Lisi rushed to Charles in one step, shook hands with him, and then said: "Long admired, Professor. In fact, I have always been very concerned about the living conditions of mutants, committed to adding bricks and tiles to the cause of anti-mutant discrimination. I think not only mages can film movies, mutants can also fully use movies to call for opposition to discrimination..."

Strange slapped his forehead with a palm.

Charles looked in a good mood. He smiled and nodded, listened very seriously, looked at everyone who talked to him with those blue eyes, and even made people briefly forget that the German man standing behind him had a terrifying reputation, beautiful and gentle without caring about anyone's life or death.

Soon, Magneto and Professor X also went in. Loki came again. Today she wore a light blue gauze skirt, a head of black curly hair reaching her knees, tucked behind her head with a hairpin, looking quite youthful and energetic.

"I didn't expect to see you on the movie screen one day." Loki shook her head and said, "I think you can spoil the plot for me. How did you act?"

"So-so." Strange pursed his lips and said, "It's just perfectly playing a majestic and loving headmaster."

As a result, Ke Lisi saw Loki and his eyes lit up again, walked over and shook hands with him and said: "Hello, this Miss, I don't know..."

"Loki Odinson."

"Oh, hello, Miss Odinson... wait. This name is a bit familiar? Thor's brother?"

"In fact, I don't have a specific gender." Loki smiled at him and said, "You can call me Mr. or Miss."

"So that's it." Ke Lisi nodded and said, "In fact, I am very interested in the culture of Asgard. Since I heard about you, I have had some ideas in my mind. I think humans should indeed understand the culture of Asgard through more channels. Movies are a good medium..."

People came one after another, talking in the hall, congratulating each other with smiles, chatting about things related to the movie. When the movie was about to start, Strange walked into the screening hall, and several groups of people were distinct:

Sitting in the front were media and film critics. The director quickly walked over to interact and greet them. Sitting a little behind on the left were crew members, including actors. Little actors were brought by their parents and sat at the back.

Sitting in the middle and a little behind were S. H. I. E. L. D. and the Avengers. The members of the Avengers sat in a row. Strange chose to walk over and sit with them. And Wei En sat at the far right of this row, holding Pikachu in his arms, and eating a big bucket of popcorn with Peter next to him.

On the far right were investors, producers, distributors, and producers, etc. Most of them brought their families and children. Children ran around between the seats. Looking at this situation, they should have asked for autographs from the Avengers members.

A few minutes later, the cinema went dark, and the movie started playing. Everyone quieted down. Accompanied by the logo of the producer, an ordinary street in the Bronx, New York, appeared on the screen.

The front row immediately sounded with chattering discussions. After all, most people had seen mages building houses on short video platforms, and they thought the opening would make a big movement.

Immediately after was the slightly boring daily life of the protagonist: a drunken father, a messy home. A little hooligan threw a lit garbage bag into their house. The protagonist cursed and threw the garbage out again, rushing out of the yard to find them trouble.

No matter how you look at it, it had nothing to do with magic—until a hippo wearing gold and silver appeared in his yard swaggeringly.

When the Hippo Goddess appeared, there was a gasp in the cinema. And the Hippo Goddess came over early and sat in the corner of the cinema, most people didn't notice her. Only her two foster daughters burst into screams:

"Mom! Mom!! Look!! You appeared!! My God, you acted simply too well!! You will become an Oscar Best Actress!! You are really my pride!!!"

The Hippo Goddess hugged her two foster daughters with her thick arms, shook the little ears on her head, looking very proud.

The contrast brought by the slightly boring daily life and the Hippo Goddess with rich visual impact made everyone's spirit lift at once. Watching the protagonist scared to sit on the ground by the hippo, the children burst into laughter. Seeing the Hippo Goddess use a magic light to knock down the drunken protagonist's father, they cheered again.

Immediately after, the protagonist carefully took the admission notice from the Hippo Goddess's hand. Accompanied by the gradual unfolding of the notice, the content appeared in front of the audience. The golden flower-style text gradually enlarged and became the title of the film—"Ilvermorny."

Immediately after was the scene on the train. The communication between the protagonists had no highlights, nothing more than showing the character's personality. Film critics began to record, seemingly pondering the evaluation later.

However, when the exterior of the train was displayed, there was another gasp in the cinema. The aerial train drove over the lush forest and passed through the lake where mist rose.

And when that huge Gothic castle appeared on the screen, there was a short silence in the cinema, and then a deafening cheer erupted.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3650 =====