Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

The local secretary was so angry when he heard the sounds coming from the loudspeaker.

What bastard is pulling such a joke this late at night? They're a heavy industrial city, with a ton of production to do. If they do this, will they even have the energy to go to work tomorrow?

However, before he reached the city government, he discovered that the originally dark sky began to quickly turn red, and then before he could react, the ground began to shake.

At first he thought it was an illusion, but within two seconds, the shaking of the entire earth made it impossible for him to continue riding. He immediately jumped off the bicycle, threw it aside, and began to try hard to maintain his balance.

But it was no use. In less than three seconds, he had to lie on the ground, and his body began to move up and down with the vibration of the ground.

The secretary watched in horror as the city, which had been peaceful just a few seconds ago, was turned into ruins bit by bit in just a few seconds!

Ten seconds passed, and the shaking of the ground became more and more violent. All the bungalows had collapsed in the past ten seconds. And now, the buildings also began to crack and collapse bit by bit.

In fifteen seconds, all the buildings collapsed, and the city that was once prosperous in the eyes of the secretary became a ruin before his eyes.

Eighteen seconds later, the roar began to drown out all other sounds except the screams around him.

Twenty seconds later, the entire city was completely destroyed, with no buildings taller than three meters. Fires blazed everywhere, devouring many innocent people.

Twenty-three seconds later, the ground stopped shaking, and the city began to be filled with cries and screams. The secretary struggled to stand up, looking at the collapsed houses around him, and the only thing left in his heart was luck!

If it weren't for what happened tonight, the massacre would have just begun. I don't know how many lives would have been lost in this city with a population of one million!

The secretary walked blankly to a nearby ruin and looked into the distance. Although he couldn't see clearly due to the smoke and dust, he could see that there were no towering buildings in the entire city, only ruins!

On Zhao Cheng's side, after opening the door of the broadcasting room, he asked the committee member to drive everyone out of the building. Only he kept repeating the news of the impending earthquake on the radio.

The moment the ground began to shake, Zhao Cheng grabbed a stool, smashed the glass, and jumped out of the third-floor window.

Fortunately, the earthquake had just begun and the vibration was not yet the strongest. After a roll to the ground to relieve the force, Zhao Cheng stood safely in front of the soldiers who were anxiously waiting for him.

"Instructor, there's an earthquake!" The soldier wanted to go to Zhao Cheng to protect him, but the shaking of the earth made it impossible for him to move.

"No need to come over, get away from the building immediately! If the building collapses, it will easily bury us all! Go!" Zhao Cheng shouted anxiously.

The soldiers and staff have now lost their ability to think and can only passively receive Zhao Cheng's information, trying hard to get away from the government building.

In less than five seconds, even Zhao Cheng had to lie on the ground.

Fortunately, they were already far away from the building, otherwise they would have been buried here today!

In ten seconds, Zhao Cheng watched the building crack and crumble. In twenty seconds, the entire city hall was razed to the ground. In twenty-three seconds, the shaking gradually subsided. Zhao Cheng struggled to his feet and spat a few times, clearing the dust and dirt from his mouth.

Looking up, Zhao Cheng couldn't help but sigh that everything seemed so insignificant in front of the power of nature.

At this time in Beijing, at Zhao Cheng's home in Meichang Hutong, Pingping woke up the children as soon as the earthquake struck, picked up the two children beside her and ran out. Ye Juan and Tian Dan did the same thing.

Because Xiuzhi was in another room and couldn't hold the older children, she could only wake them up and ask them to run out of the room quickly.

Only after all the Zhao family members were in the yard did the women breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Cheng's guess was really accurate. A few days ago, when he saw flocks of birds migrating, he said that an earthquake might happen and asked us to be prepared. I didn't expect that an earthquake would really happen today!" Pingping also looked relieved.

Before Zhao Cheng led the team on a training session, he specifically told them to be careful these days. Although there should be no problem with their house, they still had to be prepared for the worst!

"Looking at the situation, the earthquake might be not far from our Peking, maybe in Langfang or Tangshan! I really hope Zhao Cheng doesn't get caught up in it!" Tian Dan's face was also full of worry.

"He probably won't be able to make it. Isn't he going to Dagu, Tianjin? It's far away from the earthquake center." Ye Juan also looked worried.

"Didn't Brother Cheng tell us to build an earthquake shelter in case of an earthquake? I heard that it will rain soon after the earthquake, so we should build it quickly. Otherwise, what will happen if such a young child gets wet in the rain!" Although Xiuzhi was also worried, she also knew that the most urgent thing now was to do as Brother Cheng instructed.

Build the earthquake shelter to ensure that the children are not exposed to the rain, especially Wei Yu, who is still young and must not get cold.

So several women immediately started to act. In fact, the main body of the earthquake shelter is very simple, just a few pillars covered with a tarpaulin.

Zhao Cheng had already set up the framework for them before leaving, so now all they had to do was cover it with the tarpaulin. Soon, a few people had built the shed and let the children take shelter inside.

In Peiping, Hua and Li, who were in charge of the work, also received the news.

"What happened? Where did the earthquake happen?" Li asked.

"It feels like it's near Tianjin. We don't know the specific situation yet, and the next notice hasn't come up yet! Let's wait a little longer." Hua said.

"Oh, what should I do? An earthquake like this happened so late at night, and even Beijing felt it so strongly. What a massive earthquake! I don't know what the damage is, but please don't let there be too many casualties!" Li could only pray that there wouldn't be too many casualties. As for property damage? How could human life be more important?

Soon, a secretary came running in.

"News! The epicenter of the earthquake was in Tangshan. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck around 3:00 AM! The epicenter was 12 kilometers deep!"

The secretary breathlessly handed the report to Li who was anxiously waiting.

Looking at the report, they both felt it was over. With such a shallow earthquake source, how much damage would it cause to the ground? How many people would die?

"Alas, this is a troubled time!" Hua said.

"Order the surrounding area to rescue immediately! We can't delay any longer. Time waits for no one!" Li said.