Chapter 1244: The Shocking Thirty Seconds
The Bird’s Nest covered an area of more than 200,000 square meters.
The gorgeous lights and shadows s.h.i.+ned in the clouds of white mist, coming from all corners of the stadium.
Director Liu leaned over and stood in front of the backstage control system of the stadium. He stared closely at the monitoring screen, and finally, he let out a long sigh.
The National Day was in a few days.
This was probably the last rehearsal.
Fortunately, no accidents occurred, and the rehearsal show met all the expectations perfectly.
The shots taken by 21 wide-angle cameras distributed in the venue were clear and crisp. The staff sitting as spectators in the stadium were also completely stunned by the immersive lights and colors. They were so shocked they nearly forgot to breathe.
Ou Haifeng stood behind Liu Wei this whole time. He clenched his fists and trembled with excitement. He suddenly clapped a few times. When Wu Yuanhang saw the claps, he quickly snapped back to reality and began to clap himself.
Clap clap clap!
The applause in the control room lasted for nearly a minute.
After the applause stopped, Ou Haifeng didn’t know how to express his feelings. His voice was shaking from the adrenaline.
“This is perfect!
“This is the most perfect show I have ever seen!”
Before this rehearsal, he was still a little nervous. He was worried because this was the first time Director Liu had used this equipment, and he had no holographic shooting experience. He thought Director Liu might not be able to fully demonstrate the magnificence of the holographic system’s special effects.
But now, it appeared that his worries were totally redundant. Forget about satisfying the people of the country, once this celebration show was over, the whole world would be jealous of this technology.
“It’s finally done…”
Director Liu raised his arm and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He showed a smile of relief on his face and joked.
“Do you think this will steal the show from the military parade?”
He thought that Director Ou would agree. However, Director Ou merely chuckled and said, “That… would be a little difficult.”
A little difficult?
Director Liu strangely looked at him.
“Why?”
“After all, holographic projection is just a holographic projection. It’s not real, and the military parade…” Ou Haifeng coughed and said, “You think Academician Lu has no hand in that?”
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The Jinling Inst.i.tute for Advanced Study.
Lu Zhou was sitting in the director’s office and calling his family.
“Dad, are you free these days?”
“Your dad has nothing but free time, why?”
Lu Zhou could hear in the background the voice of the news anchor on the television. He guessed that his parents were probably eating.
Lu Zhou felt a little hungry when he thought of his mother’s cooking. He could almost smell the food through the phone. He cut the small talk and went straight to the point.
“Want to go to Beijing?”
Lu Bangguo put down the chopsticks and focused his attention on the call.
“For what?”
“To watch the military parade.”
“I watched it a few years ago, I’d rather not go this year.”
“This year is different!”
Lu Bangguo was amused.
“How is it different? Isn’t it just walking in a formation? When I was young, I partic.i.p.ated in our factory’s military training. It’s not like I haven’t walked in a formation before.”
As Lu Zhou felt the generation gap between him and his parents, he sighed and said, “Sigh… Anyway, I bought the tickets for you guys. Just treat it like a holiday and come relax for a few days.”
“You little rascal, making decisions for me now? Who’s the father here? All right, I’ll go with your mother. You should take care of yourself. I don’t want to see you all single and skinny in Beijing.”
Even though his father was complaining, Lu Zhou could tell that he was actually quite happy.
His father loved to act unenthusiastic and cool.
Although he said that he didn’t want to go to the military parade, being able to sit in the special seats would allow him to brag to his work friends.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, “I can’t. I tried, but this is how I am. I can’t gain weight.”
“Yeah, right, I’d be grateful if you eat on time every day. You haven’t eaten dinner, right?”
“How did you know?”
“I am your father!” Lu Bangguo smiled and said, “Okay, enough joking around, go eat some dinner, I’m hanging up!”
Lu Zhou hung up the call and was about to go to the cafeteria. On the other hand, a promotional video about the National Day celebration show appeared on major Internet platforms.
The t.i.tle of the video was “Us”, and it was around 30 seconds long.
In less than 30 minutes, the total number of views had exceeded 30 million and was steadily approaching 40 million.
The video showed an old coal-powered train. The train creaked as it moved forward across a yellow gra.s.sland, pus.h.i.+ng gray smoke from its black chimney.
The words Woosung Road appeared on the video screen on a wooden sign. The sounds of gunfire and shouting could be heard in the distance.
The gunfire gradually became louder and noisier before finally fading away. It turned into the sounds of children’s laughter. A high-speed rail train flashed by, and the wooden sign turned into a modern sign, with the words “Shanghai Railway Station” across it.
The camera panned to the sky.
Then, something shocking happened.
The camera began to zoom out faster and faster, through the clouds and through the atmosphere. Suddenly, a stadium appeared.
Yes, a stadium.
Everything that appeared in the video was confined within this stadium.
The video transitions were smooth. The lights and sounds of the gunfire were realistically re-enacted by the holographic lights, restoring the past perfectly.
This wasn’t a promotional trailer!
This was a story!
People were shocked by the visuals!
This was more exciting than most domestic blockbuster movies!
Of course, there was no plot.
After all, it was only thirty seconds. However, thirty seconds was enough to make everyone look forward to the celebration show.
Director Liu, who directed this trailer, had achieved his goals.
Less than an hour after the trailer was released, online discussions about the National Day show had exploded!