"Hi, Pete, does this episode of "Variety" introduce any good movies?" Williams asked his roommate who was reading a magazine while holding a dumbbell to exercise his arm strength. On the wall in front of him, a poster of Bruce Lee.

Pete flipped through the Variety Magazine and said without looking back: "Uh, let's see, oh, six new films will be released next week, a clay cartoon "Super Invincible Head Dog: The Curse of the Human Rabbit" by the British company Ademan."

"Oh, don't mention such disgusting movies, watching clay animations will make you laugh."

"Okay, actually, I think Ademan's cartoon is pretty good... Well, there is the romantic comedy "Stealing High Heels" starring Cameron Diaz."

"Bastard, can you tell me some normal movies?" Williams threw the dumbbell to the ground, picked up the arm and folded it around, "Do you see the old woman pretending to be pure? She's also a romantic movie, a bastard."

"What about "The Horror of the Heart", starring Al Pacino."

"This is a good suggestion, is there any more?"

"The Gospel? Oh, no, it sounds a bit boring. How about "Love Waiter", released by Lion Gate Films, is talking about a funny waiter."

"Who starred?"

"Ryan Reynolds, it seems that he is the one in "Shocking Scream".

"I haven't heard of it. I'll wait until someone else has read it before reading it. Do you want to go and see it? After saying so much, it seems that we can only watch "The Essence of Liberty"?"

Pete shook his head: "No, no, no, actually I have better suggestions."

"What, say, bastard!" Williams said, then lowered his arm and picked up a puller, pulled one on the left and one on the right.

"A science fiction film. "Source Code" directed by Wan Xiaohu, it sounds very exciting."

"Who is Wan Xiaohu?" Williams was puzzled.

Peter exaggeratedly: "Oh, my God, you don't even know who Wan Xiaohu is? How could you tell others that you are a movie enthusiast?"

"Is there anything strange about this? If you like watching movies, you need to know who the director is. Do you like eating eggs and still care about the egg laid by the old hen? Besides, this Wan Xiaohu is very famous?"

"Oh, Williams, you're too ignorant, I'm going to strip you of the title of movie enthusiast and fire you from all positions in the movie fraternity."

"Come on, there are three people in the Brotherhood of Shit Movie. You have to count your cousin who has not finished high school. How can you not mention it? Tell me, who is that Wan Xiaohu."

Pete shook his head and raised the Variety Show magazine: "Did you see, this person is Wan Xiaohu."

The magazine is sealed. It is a poster with tens of thousands of little tigers staring at the front with expressionless faces. Their facial features are not delicate, and their three-dimensional sense is clearly defined. Their hair, which is neither long nor short, is combed into a standard 37-7-open manner, and the feeling of a successful person suddenly comes to his face.

"Asian?"

"To be precise, Chinese, Hollywood upstart, known as superstars, and have unlimited potential."

"Chinese director? I know how Zhang Yimou, Wu Yusen, Li Yan, Wan Xiaohu appeared, and he is still known as a super new star? I watched "Batman: The Moment of War" this summer. That director, named Nolan, is also called a super new star. Super new star in love, are they worthless street titles?"

"Christopher Nolan, the director of "Memory Fragments", is also a newcomer in Hollywood. However, compared with Wan Xiaohu, Nolan is a little worse, because Wan Xiaohu is better than Nolan in all aspects, younger, more productive, and more profitable... Williams, you should listen carefully to me and tell you who is Wan Xiaohu!"

"I hope I'm not going to be blown out if I made a movie or two."

"No." Pete said as if honored, "Wan Xiaohu, born in 1980..."

"What? In 1980, bastard, you're nonsense. He's only 25 years old, 25-year-old Hollywood super-new star director? Pete, you've learned humor."

"Please don't interrupt casually. Look at the pictures of "Variety Show". If you see, he is so young. He started directing movies in 2000, when he was in his sophomore year, and made seven movies in five years, with a total box office of US$720 million, of which "Wanted Order" had a single film of US$452 million."

"What? Did he shoot the "Wanted Order"?"

"uh-huh."

"Oh, my god, I love "Wanted Order" to death, Jessica Alba is my dream "qingren"!" Williams shouted.

Pete smiled slightly, as if he felt very fulfilled about reversing Williams's perception: "It's more than that, do you know who made the super classic "Saw" in horror movies?"

"It's not that it was also taken by Wan Xiaohu, right?"

"why not."

"Oh, My-God, I always thought "Saw" was the most exciting horror film I've ever seen, and "Wanted" was the most exciting action film I've ever seen. I can't believe it was actually made by a Chinese, and I always thought it was made by a big director in Hollywood."

"Do you remember the "Butterfly Effect" we discussed before? It was also filmed by him."

"Oh-Oh-Oh, Oh-My-God! "Butterfly Effect" is also a classic science fiction film. It can almost be said to be a masterpiece! This Wan Xiaohu is so amazing. I only found out today that this guy is really... Bastard, Pete, didn't you tell me earlier! By the way, what was his new movie you just said just now?"

""source code"."

"Yes, "Source Code", hurry up and book tickets online. I want to see "Source Code" as soon as possible. I now officially announce that I am a fan of Wan Xiaohu. Wow, after Bruce Lee, I have a new Chinese idol. I always thought that one day Jet Li would become my new idol. Now I am a director, wow!"

Williams shouted, put the puller down, and took out the numbs from the bed, whimpering and beating in his mouth, waving the numbs randomly.

Pete became much calmer. He put down the Variety Show magazine, turned on the computer, logged into the ticketing website, and started booking tickets: "As you wish, I am also looking forward to this science fiction film. Because I am also a fan of Wan Xiaohu."

Click, click the mouse.

Two more tickets for "Source Code" are available in North America.

It is precisely movie fans like Williams and Pete that have increased the pre-sale ticket share of "Source Code" bit by bit. According to data released by North American ticketing websites Movie-Tickets, IMDb and others, as of October 7, the pre-sale box office of $8.4 million was received, before the release of "Source Code" on the weekend, which ranked first in this week's pre-sale box office.

October is the off-season for movies in North America and is also the battlefield for small-cost movies. The pre-sale box office of 8.4 million is far beyond Wan Xiaohu's expectations and many media expectations.

Faced with a great pre-sale ticket form, box office experts revised the original prediction of the opening performance of US$10.5 million and changed it to US$13.5 million.

"The premiere of "Source Code" and subsequent previews have excellent reputations. Wan Xiaohu also has a large number of fans in North America, so he should be able to achieve good results." - Film critic Richard Rees is usually responsible for predicting box office in his column, and this is the analysis.

"Wan Xiaohu is a Chinese director with extraordinary magic. His combination with Chen Kun is very popular in North America. This is true for "Butterfly Effect" and "Wanted Order"." - Thomas Derek, editor-in-chief of "Film Observer", is also very confident.

"Source Code is a good story. But it is obviously not suitable for mass releases, and there are not many attractive points, and I am not optimistic about it." - John Lee, a columnist of Daily Movie Intelligence, has different opinions.

Whether it is flattery or bad news, North America is ready to release the movie, and overseas places have also made arrangements. Needless to say, the mainland has not been released in October, and even the blockbuster "Myth" starring Cheng Long was released half a month in advance.

Back then, one movie "The Sound of the Wind" and one movie "Wanted Order" were killed too hard, which led to the mainland film industry. Wan Xiaohu was afraid of being avoided.

"Are you ready for the Source Code journey?"

Mtime Time Internet celebrity letters were slaughtered, promoting the movie, and the trailer for the first edition was also raised.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is not available!

October 7th will arrive soon.

"Give me two tickets for the Source Code." An Asian young man wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap told the ticket seller. This is the Santa Monica Cinema, a small cinema, and the largest hall only accommodates 85 people.

The ticket seller looked at the computer screen: "Sorry, the two "Source Code" in the afternoon have been sold, and now there is only one left for the evening. Are you willing to wait? If you don't want to, you can watch "Super Invincible Master: The Curse of the Human Rabbit", a great cartoon, or "Stolen High Heels", a romantic film, which is very suitable for two people to watch together."

"Do you have no tickets for "Source Code"? Wait a minute, I'll discuss it." The young man didn't seem to be upset, but instead left the window proudly, and walked to a blonde girl who was looking at the poster in the hall.

The beauty also wears a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a mask.

The young man casually hugged the blonde's waist and blew it in her ear: "Dear, the tickets for "Source Code" are sold out. Which one should I watch for cartoons or romance?"

"Cartoon, Tiger."

"OK, I'll buy tickets now." The young man walked back, "two pictures of "Super Invincible Master Dog: The Curse of the Human Rabbit..."

After getting the ticket, the young man and the blonde girl hugged each other and left the hall to go to the cinema, leaving the ticket seller to mutter: "I seem to have seen this Asian man somewhere, well, I must have seen it."

At this time, a magazine "Variety Show" placed on the table reminded her, quickly picked up the magazine and opened it, and flipped through the poster inside. On it, Wan Xiaohu's avatar was so handsome.

"I just said that I must have seen him. It turns out that he is the director of "Source Code"." The ticket seller hummed proudly, then put down the magazine and continued to sell tickets.

Santa Monica is close to Hollywood, just a ten-minute drive away. Don’t see too many big stars and directors here. Just Wan Xiaohu can’t arouse too much interest from ticket sellers.

At most, it's just a little more topic after meals.

In this way, Source Code is released.
Chapter completed!