085 Network Power
"Bang! Bang bang!" The fierce knocking knocked Emerson Carter out of his wonderful dream. He pulled the quilt up and buried his whole body in the quilt, hoping that this way could isolate the noise, and then continue dating Catherine Zeta-jones in the dream, but the shouts outside became more and more excited, "Emerson! Emerson!"
Emer was so angry that she couldn't help but yell, "Ah!" He lifted the quilt and walked to the door angrily to open the room door, "Lily Carter! I'm going to kill you!" Lily is his twin sister, and the births of the two were only seven minutes apart.
Lily raised her head and looked at Emerson's face full of anger, not afraid at all. Instead, she patted Emerson on the cheek with a smile, "Believe me, you will thank me." Lily pushed Emerson away, rushed to his computer desktop, and turned on the display screen, which immediately made Emerson busy, "Hey! Hey! Don't move my computer!"
Lily rolled her eyes directly and showed an indifferent expression, "I know where your adult/action movies are hidden, so there is no need to cover them up." A simple sentence made Emerson full of scars and glared at Lily in embarrassment and annoyance, "God, how could a boy in school want to ask you out!"
"Because I'm beautiful?" Lily's straightforward words made Emerson speechless, but Lily ignored Emerson's reaction and skillfully opened the web page, "Do you remember the blog you introduced to me last time?"
"Javier Ulier?" Emerson was stunned for a moment, and after about half a second he reacted.
"Yes." Due to the bad internet speed, the page opened a little slow, and Lily stood up straight, "That blog has been updated again today!"
Emerson just woke up, but his head was still a little unsteady. "But, he has stopped updating for a long time, it seems that it has been three months, right?"
This blog, written by Javier, an expatriate reporter from The New York Times, was discovered by Emerson inadvertently. The updated logs on the blog are all about the shooting process of a movie called "City of God", but not just the filming, but the blog also updated many related news contents in Rio de Janeiro, like a gate, showing every reader a corner of the South American continent, allowing people to see the unknown side on this continent, besides samba, football, beach, sunshine, handsome guys, and beauty, there is also an unknown side. The real and shocking side.
Before the birth of the Internet, the only way to learn about foreign information was traditional mass media - television, newspapers and radio stations; however, after the 21st century, the birth of the Internet allowed blogs to rise rapidly, allowing people to learn about information from all over the world without leaving home. Even though Emerson had never been to South America, he could still see the real life of the mysterious continent through the text and pictures in Javier's blog.
What's more interesting is that this movie called "City of God" attracted all the attention of Emerson. He couldn't help but follow Javier's sight and met the director named Lancelot-Stralo little by little, and followed the director's footsteps into the creative hall of film art.
It is really a magical thing to experience and witness the entire process of a movie from scratch to completion.
Emerson not only developed a strong interest in "City of God", but also developed countless curiosity about the director. So he shared this blog with his friends without hesitation, including his twin sister Lily. "City of God" has almost become the hottest focus of discussion in the past few months. On the Internet, they also met a large number of friends they had never met.
Unfortunately, after the movie was completed, the blog stopped updating and no relevant news spread. The mainstream newspapers did not make any noise. Obviously, an independent movie was insignificant to them. Emerson was really disappointed for a long time. He refreshed his blog almost every day, but still had no gains.
Emerson looked at Lily in front of him. The little girl had a mysterious smile on her face, and the excitement between her eyebrows was like the soft and flexible feet of the ballerina, dancing gracefully. This made Emerson widen her eyes, and the incredible surprise was revealed. Lily was obviously satisfied with the effect and smiled brightly, "Because 'City of God' is released!"
"What?" Emerson clenched his fists excitedly, "Is the movie released?" After getting confirmation of Lily's nod, Emerson's fists waving excitedly, "I knew! I knew! Lance is a genius, a rare genius! No one should ignore his existence! I know!" Emerson jumped in his room.
As a result, my mother's voice came downstairs, "Emerson! Are you crazy? Stop!"
Emerson had to stop his movements, then stared at Lily with wide eyes. Both of them had big smiles on their faces, and the unconcealable excitement rolled in their eyes. Emerson waved his right fist again, "I said, Lance's movie can definitely be released in a place! Andy can come and lick my ass, haha!" Lily said she couldn't understand how Emerson got along with his best friend Andy-isaac. "So, where is the movie released? I'm going to the cinema today!"
"Sundance." Lily's answer made Emerson's cheering expression frozen for a moment, and he was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted, "Sundance, of course it is Sundance, and only Sundance is the only one!" Emerson nodded repeatedly. At this time, the web page had already been displayed. Emerson quickly reached the computer, opened the web page and started reading.
“The premiere of ‘City of God’ landed in Sundance: the glory of seven minutes of standing up and applause!”
"Seven minutes! Jesus Christ!" Emerson screamed in surprise and looked back at Lily. The two of them slammed and celebrated each other. Then Emerson began to read carefully. "Lancelot came to Park City with his debut to participate in the world-renowned independent film industry Sundance. I followed his footsteps and for the first time I entered this virgin land that was well-known but never arrived, and joined this carnival feast of independent films..."
"At the end of the premiere, the audience stood up together and dedicated long-lasting applause to the 'City of God'. Within seven minutes, the applause could not dissipate for a long time. Each audience dedicated their respect and praise to Lancelot... The audience's questioning session lasted for an hour, and the audience's enthusiasm far exceeded their imagination... After the movie ended, 'City of God' immediately became the focus of everyone's discussion..."
Emerson read the entire article in detail. Obviously, Javier knew nothing about the Sundance Film Festival. This was his first appearance in Park City, but it was precisely this kind of arrogance of the layman that made the readers feel more immersive. It could almost be said to be immersive, as if he was surrounded by the snow-capped mountains of Park City, feeling the boiling enthusiasm for films.
"I'm going to Park City!" Emerson stood up suddenly, his eyes flashing with an uncontrollable excitement.
Lily pointed to a corner on the screen, and then said, "There are more than 600 people who have the same idea as you." Emerson looked over. This blog had 50,000 views at this time, and more than 600 messages were generated. In the comments, almost everyone expressed their hope to enjoy the grand occasion on the spot. "This article was only updated last night."
In other words, it triggered everyone's reaction in less than twelve hours. In the past, in such a limited time, 50,000 views were simply unimaginable numbers. It can be seen that Javier's blog has a strong influence on the Internet now.
"Then what are we waiting for!" Emerson waved generously and planned to set off directly.
"We are so close to Parker City, but we have never been to Sundance. I took you to you last year, and you still think that my taste is too unique." Lily complained mercilessly. They live in Salt Lake City, and it is only a twenty-minute drive from home to Parker City. The advantage of the location is beyond doubt. However, the Carter and his sisters have never been to Sundance Film Festival, just as New Yorkers almost never visit the Statue of Liberty.
Emerson giggled twice and scratched his head, "Then this year will be the first time!" Emerson picked up the car key from the table and said readily, "Let's go, I'll drive!"
But Lily did not move, but folded her hands on her chest, "Are you sure you want to start in this state?"
Emerson looked down and realized that he was still wearing pajamas and had not washed up. He threw the car keys on the bed, took out his clothes from the closet, threw the words "Wait for me", and then quickly walked towards the bathroom.
Lily was not in a hurry, turned around and sat down in front of the computer, opened her blog, and titled, "I participated in Sundance for the first time in my life - set off for Lancelot-Stralo!" Then she happily recorded her mood at the moment and her expectations for "City of God".
When Emerson finished sorting out, Lily just finished writing it. After uploading, the two siblings turned around and walked downstairs. Soon the sound of the car's engine starting came. At the same time, the number of viewers on the blog left on the computer screen was slowly increasing. About ten minutes later, the first message appeared, "Get off." Then, the second message also appeared, "Get off!"
Chapter completed!