I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 36 Damn it!
The curtains blocked out the sunlight.

The napkins were neatly arranged beside the bed.

The DVD player was making a series of clicking sounds.
In a dark room.

Liu Jun's initial excitement gradually turned into a sense of bewilderment...

The exciting scene I had imagined did not seem to materialize.

Instead, after a period of darkness, a series of advertisements suddenly appeared!
"【A Liang Fast Food】Eat with peace of mind, use with confidence, and get the second item half price!"

……

"This story is sponsored by the best car repair group in China, [Siling Auto Repair Shop]!"

……

Looking at this series of advertisements, Liu Jun was completely stunned!

Over the years, he has watched countless films, and he has never seen a blockbuster with product placement...

This operation left him dumbfounded!

Is this a new look?

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, and after watching the commercials, he silently stared at the movie!

The movie, titled "Incredibles 2 vs. Beasts!", has finally started airing...

Just as Liu Jun regained his interest, staring excitedly at the screen, ready for a thrilling battle!
Suddenly, a Chinese male superhero appeared on the screen, suddenly ran onto the battlefield, and then fought fiercely with a masked Sun Wukong...

wrong!

Does this kind of movie even have a plot? Cosplay? That's pretty awesome...

Could it be that the Monkey King under the hood is a beautiful woman?
its not right!
With that figure and those features, how could she possibly be a beauty?
Liu Jun took a deep breath!

I continued reading...

But the more I looked at it, the more something seemed off!

Once Sun Wukong and Yan Shuangying, the Chinese superhero, started fighting, the battle just wouldn't end!

And what's worse, this is a new movie, so why are all the actions the same?
After seeing Superman repeatedly throwing punches and Sun Wukong constantly falling to the ground, Liu Jun even suspected there was something wrong with the CD. He patted the DVD player...

Then he realized it wasn't the CD that was faulty, nor was the DVD player broken or stuck; it was the damn thing!
This movie is just repeating the same actions and the same plot. Its level of madness has reached an extreme!
He stared intently at the screen!

Even now, he still felt a sliver of anticipation, hoping that as the two of them fought, the girl who appeared to be from Japan would appear on screen, and then a series of indescribable action scenes would unfold...

but……

After watching for ten minutes and seeing that the battle on the battlefield was going on and on, he began to realize that something was wrong!

Fuck!
The movie not only played repetitive actions, but also, damn it, some parts were constantly slowed down!

Could he have been scammed?

Undeterred, he pressed the speed-up button on the DVD remote!

Then, his eyes widened!

What did he see?
He saw that the slow-motion scenes started to play normally after being sped up, but the chaotic plot left him dumbfounded!

He stubbornly watched until the very end...

I realized that throughout the entire movie, not to mention the girl from the island nation, there wasn't a single female animal that appeared!
The plot is absolutely awful; it's completely nonsensical!
"Fuck me!"

this moment!
He slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage!
Take that "Incredibles 2 vs. Beasts!" movie out of the DVD and stomp on it!
A moment later, he lit a cigarette, regained his composure, and glanced at another exciting movie, "Beasts and Supergirl 2: Passionate Bed Battle".

He took a deep breath, opened the disc he had bought for 40 yuan, and inserted it into the DVD player...

Oh shit!

Such an expensive disc should have some surprises, right?
but……

"【A Liang Fast Food】Eat with peace of mind, use with confidence, and get the second item half price!"

"This story is sponsored by the best car repair group in China, [Siling Auto Repair Shop]!"

"【A Dong's Convenience Store】, the number one convenience store in the world!"

"..."

What the hell!

The moment he stared at the familiar image and the familiar advertising slogan...

The last glimmer of hope and the last vestige of fantasy in his heart had completely vanished!

I'll do it!

He was breathing heavily, his face flushed!
My emotions have reached the brink of collapse...

After a long while, he stared at the next one, the ten-dollar premium version of "Superman 2"!
He closed his eyes to calm himself for a long time before finally opening them.

Could it be that this is "Superman 2"...?

impossible!

If that's really the case, then this boss is absolutely insane!
Finally, I took out one of the discs and inserted it into the DVD player...

He stared intently at the movie.

"【A Liang Fast Food】Eat with peace of mind, use with confidence, second item half price!" "This story is sponsored by 【Siling Auto Repair Shop】, the best auto repair group in China!"

"..."

A familiar voice...

A familiar scene...

Familiar plot...

wrong!

The high-spec version, damn it!

The same advertisement played twice, just like a virus!

At the same time, the bizarre, repetitive movements actually doubled!
Insert the second disc into the DVD player!
then……

What did Liu Jun see?
He saw the same advertisement, the same storyline...

Oh shit!

The premium version, aside from being longer, having a more attractive cover, and occasionally including some random, completely unrelated plot points...

Others!
They're all fucking identical!
"I'll fuck you!"

That moment.

A roar came from inside the house.

He completely lost his composure!
He was planning to destroy everything...

A moment of silence followed.
Finally, I gritted my teeth!
Oh shit!

I can't be the only one getting scammed!

..............................

"Holy crap! What movie is this?!"

"Damn it, I'm going crazy, what's going on..."

"Has the footage of 'Superman 2' been leaked?"

"No, this isn't just a leak of Superman 2 footage, this is... insane!"

"..."

2003, April 7.

There are three days left until the release of the Hollywood blockbuster, "Superman 2".

The publicity campaign is in full swing...

It started with some small vendors in Zhongguancun, Beijing, and then it spread to the surrounding pirated CD markets, secondary and tertiary markets...

Superman II: A Better Tomorrow!
Superman II: Global Mission!
Superman 2: Journey to the West World!
……

DVDs bearing the title of "Superman 2" or similar extended films began appearing in major video and audio markets across the country like a plague...

These names are so outrageous they'll leave you speechless...

That's fine!

What’s more important is!
Some pirated DVDs are shameless enough to brazenly display the words "Superman 2" on them!
But when everyone excitedly clicked on these movies, they were dumbfounded!

Fuck!
They're all terrible movies that are just a sham!

....................................

The day before the nationwide premiere of "Superman 2"!
[EE-Media Entertainment]

Deng Hairong received a phone call in his office.

His expression changed drastically after he finished the call!

"What did you say!"

"You mean that lousy movie is now riding our coattails in the nationwide pirate market and selling like hotcakes?"

"and many more!"

"Can you say that again!"

"What did you say!"

"You mean this bastard Zhou Yang, with a bunch of punks, is actually contacting second- and third-tier cinemas all over the country, claiming to offer free licensing and a 20/80 revenue split with the cinemas?"

"They plastered posters for 'The Longest Nite 2' everywhere... even on the telephone poles at the premiere venue for 'Superman 2' in Yanjing, they had 'The Longest Nite 2' movie posters plastered on them?"

"Damn it, what are the security guards good for?!"

"..."

Deng Hairong listened to the voice on the phone.

He suddenly stood up from his chair...

(End of this chapter)