Chapter 101101. Zombies are coming

Gal Gadot's apartment.

With Judy and Barry Farley leaving, Eric was the only one left in the living room.

I turned on the TV and jumped to the HBO channel. It was only 7:40 and there were still 20 minutes before "The Walking Dead" started.

Looking at the water glass on the table and the obvious red lipstick mark on the edge of the glass, Eric picked it up and walked to the kitchen.

He turned on the faucet and rinsed it clean, then nodded with satisfaction . When you don't like someone, often everything about him is wrong, and you will hate even the good side of him.

It took only 2 minutes to finish all this. Eric sat on the sofa, looking at the Nokia in his hand, and couldn't help missing the smartphones of later generations.

In the subsequent mobile phone wars, Apple was of course the one who had the last laugh.

As a Chinese, although Eric doesn't have a good impression of Apple, he has to admit that it is absolutely the only dominant company in the world.

However, Apple phones have not yet risen, and Nokia is still the big brother in the industry.

Although this time is not the best time to buy Apple stock, it is still appropriate.

Unfortunately, the funds available to Eric were really stretched, and he had no extra money to buy stocks. Especially after his last conversation with his father, he realized the other party's difficulties.

MGM now has more than a dozen projects launched at the same time, including a number of low-budget horror films, and even though the films are not fully invested in one go, the pressure is still great.

Especially since there are big productions like "Transformers" and "Frozen" with an investment of more than 150 million US dollars. In another month, Weta Digital will have to pay the second payment, which will be tens of millions of dollars.

There is also debt owed to the bank. Currently, 50 million US dollars of principal has been repaid, but the interest is still huge. By June, it will be time to repay the interest for the second quarter.

Eric doesn't have much that can be used as collateral for collateral now. The most valuable thing is his 16% stake in Hasbro. To be more precise, part of it has been used for loans, otherwise he and Elena would have been taken to court by JPMorgan Chase.

In principle, you can continue to mortgage the remaining part, but a total loan is not a good idea. It's like smoking opium, the more you smoke, the more addicted you become. The bank doesn't give you money for free.

The second way to relieve the financial pressure as quickly as possible is to re-list the company. However, after discussing with his father, they both felt that now was not a good time. As long as they could hold out until "Transformers" was released, MGM's market value would at least double.

Money! Poor!

So don’t envy those who drive a Mercedes-Benz, maybe they bought it with a loan.

"Eric, what time is it?"

Gadot walked out of the bathroom, she was wearing a bathrobe, with some damp hair draped over her shoulders.

The picture of a beauty emerging from the bath, even without makeup, she is still very beautiful, especially that pure aura that makes her exude temptation.

"Let me see, there are still two minutes until 8 o'clock."

"What! Then I won't have time to blow dry my hair."

"Just blow it, beautiful lady. Although I can't wait to hug you, I also heard that wet hair can make women feel uncomfortable."

Gadot laughed and said: "But I don't want to miss the show. The beginning is very important. If you skip it, you will miss the key information."

Eric pointed at himself and said, "Look here, look who I am, baby. The person sitting on your sofa is the writer and producer of The Walking Dead. If you want, I can get the content of the next few episodes now."

"Hahahaha. You're right. How could I forget your identity? Well, I'm going to blow dry my hair first. You can tell me the plot later."

The sound of a hair dryer was heard in the bedroom, and Eric's eyes shifted to the TV screen.

With the roar of a yellow lion, the plot officially begins.

In the small town, a police car was parked on the side of the road, and the male protagonist Rick was chatting with his colleague Sean.

The content of the chat was mainly about family. Rick said that his relationship with his wife Lori had been tense recently, while his good buddy Sean said it was nothing, that quarrels between couples were common, and that he could help to mediate.

The subsequent plot has changed from the original time and space. In the original time and space, the two police officers went out to intercept the criminal's car.

But Eric thought this was too unrealistic. Usually, when encountering such a criminal fleeing with a gun, at least dozens of police officers would be dispatched, and a single spike would be very weak.

So it was changed to a scene where a patient's family was causing trouble in the hospital, and Rick and Sean went to deal with it, but the other party suddenly pulled out a hidden dagger and stabbed Rick.

At the hospital, Rick was taken directly to the operating room.

Then there were some vague memories. Sean often came to visit me and brought a bouquet of flowers every time. My wife Lori came a few times at the beginning, but she didn't show up later. Even Sean stopped coming after that.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but I seemed to hear screams and gunshots. Rick woke up slowly and looked at the withered flowers next to him, which meant that Sean had not appeared for a long time.

At this moment, a pair of cool little hands suddenly grabbed Eric's neck from behind: "Zombies are coming!"

Eric raised his head and looked up at the sky: "If all zombies look like you, I think all men in the world would hope that the end of the world would come soon. Oh, and Judy too."

Gadot giggled a few times before sharing a kiss with Eric.

"Well, although I really want to continue tasting it, this position is not very friendly to my cervical spine."

"So what do you want to do?" Gadot blinked.

Patting her thighs, the girl sat up obediently, leaning her whole body in Eric's arms, and the two of them half-lying on the sofa.

"OMG! When I see this environment, I can imagine what kind of disaster this place has experienced."

On the TV screen, as Rick explores the hospital, the surrounding environment appears before the audience.

The corridor was in a mess, the lights were flickering, the floor was covered with broken glass, and the walls were bloodstained, but the blood had obviously dried and there were still a lot of bullet holes left.

It was obvious that there had been a fierce battle here, which corresponded to the shouting and gunshots Rick heard in a trance.

Rick wanted to make a phone call, but the signal was cut off. He could only search aimlessly, and everything made him confused.

At the same time, it also confuses the audience, who want to know why it turns out like this and what will happen next.

Just like Gadot, originally the two of them were playing with each other by drawing circles with their hands, but now her hands have stopped moving and her eyes are attracted by the plot, and all this took less than 3 minutes.

This is the excellence of "The Walking Dead", it is tense and exciting, and can capture the audience's hearts in an instant.

Suddenly, Eric felt his hand being tightly grasped, because the first corpse appeared on the TV screen. It was a female corpse that had been gnawed away to the point that only a skeleton was left, with a little flesh hanging on it. It looked very scary.

This kind of scene is rare even in large-scale movies and is very impactful.

If this kind of scene is discovered during MPAA review, forget about getting an R rating, and it will most likely be labeled NC17.

"Gadot, are you scared?" Eric asked softly.

"No, just nervous, he's going to go to that door and it says don't open it!"

Bang, bang, bang! As if it smelled the breath of a living person, the iron door kept banging against it, and suddenly several filthy and rotten hands stretched out from the gap between the iron doors.

Frightened, Rick turned around and left in a hurry, dragging his weak body and struggling to walk out of the side door of the hospital.

As soon as the door was opened, a wide-angle lens appeared and the entire hospital was presented to the audience.

Obviously, some buildings here and around have been reduced to ruins.

When the camera moved down to the ground, countless white body bags were piled on the ground, abandoned ambulances were parked in a disorderly manner, and a large number of corpses were piled in the truck beds.

Flies were crawling all over the body, and Rick opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.

This shot is very impactful. Eric was shocked when he first saw it. The feeling of doomsday was created instantly.

Looking at Gadot, I saw that she was frowning and her expression became more nervous.

Rick then walked to the military camp not far from the hospital. Unfortunately, it had also turned into ruins, as if it had experienced a great war.

"Is the world ending?" Gadot looked at Eric and asked.

"Yes, the army is gone, and of course the world no longer exists. This is a story about a survivor trying to survive. Look, he found a bicycle."

Gadot's attention returned to the TV again. When Rick was about to ride away on his bike, the half-zombie not far away suddenly moved, making a low roar and biting towards him.

Gadot was shocked by the sight of only half of the body. She tilted her head slightly and said, "Eric, how was this shot? It's a little scary."

“Originally, they wanted to use special effects, but Darabont just found a dwarf actor and put him in makeup and that was it.”

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"Well, after listening to you, I don't feel scared anymore."

After that, Rick is riding a bicycle home. In the end times, a patient is riding a bicycle. The contrasting pictures makes people smile.

Then we meet the Morgan father and son, and the director tells the audience the current situation through them.

Rick began to recover under the care of the Morgan father and son, until the father and son faced the decision of whether to completely kill their mother who had turned into a zombie. The first test of humanity in "The Walking Dead" arrived.

"Eric, if this really happened to you, what would you do? Would you be able to do it?"

Eric nodded without hesitation: "I have to do it, even if it's the person I love the most."

"Why? Wouldn't you feel sorry for her? After all, she is your wife or mother!" Gadot frowned.

"Yes, I know. But the dead are gone. Is it okay to let them live in this form? And I have to protect my living family. The living are more important than the dead."

"If I were a corpse, and I still had my thoughts after transformation, then I would definitely want to die, as long as it can protect those who are still alive."

Gadot climbed onto Eric's neck and kissed his face gently: "I agree with this answer. If it were me, I would do the same."

The two of them lingered for a while, and Rick on TV had already brought Morgan and his son to the police station. A hot bath eased the tense plot, and the weapons found in the police station made the protagonist seem less powerless.

On the way to Atlanta, Rick contacted Sean using the car radio, but the signal was too poor and they did not recognize each other.

Sean has now become the leader of a small team, which also includes Rick's wife Lori and son Carl.

Just when the audience thought that Sean was a hero who saved his brother's wife in the apocalypse, he had already rolled together with Lori.

Gadot stared at all this, pointed at the TV and asked: "Wait a minute, let me think about it, Rick just took out a photo of his wife, this woman, right? Does that mean his wife is having an affair with his best brother?"

"Yes, this is the end of the world. Under the pressure of survival where death is imminent at any time, the shackles of morality have become increasingly weak."

Gadot shook her head: "These two actors are going to be criticized badly. The audience won't think so much. Most people can only see what is in front of them."

"Then let them curse. A drama always needs villains. We can't let these emotionless zombies be villains."

"You mean, this Sean?"

"I didn't say that. I don't know how Darabont would shoot it."

“But aren’t you a screenwriter?”

"I was just kidding you!"

"Damn, you're getting worse honey."

The time came to 8:50, 10 minutes before the end of the first episode, and the next classic shot appeared.

In the far corner, a man and a horse are riding on the road leading into Atlanta. On the left are rows of abandoned vehicles, one next to the other, very crowded, with no end in sight. Zombies can be vaguely seen in the cars.

On the right side is a derailed train with many broken bones around it.

After entering Atlanta, the horses felt threatened and began to neigh, but this behavior instead attracted the siege of zombies.

Rick escaped on horseback, but met Love at the corner, where a whole street of zombies gathered.

After seeing Rick, the zombies rushed over immediately.

Soon, the space for escape was completely compressed by the tide of zombies. Rick fell off his horse, and the horse was knocked down and eaten by the zombies.

Faced with thousands of zombies, the audience realized that the weapons Rick got from the police station were completely useless.

Moreover, these zombies move very quickly, which is far from comparable to the zombie movies we usually watch.

The atmosphere of despair was at its peak. Gadot once again tightly grasped Eric's hand and stared at the TV screen intently.

Rick was seen escaping into an abandoned tank, but it was still useless because the zombies were even pulling open the entrance cover of the tank.

Rick was in a desperate situation. He knew there was no hope of escape and prepared to shoot himself.

Just then, a voice came over the radio.

"If you want to live, follow my orders!"

The mysterious voice on the radio paused, and the camera finally froze on Rick's terrified expression.

The Walking Dead Episode 1 is over!

Seeing the behind-the-scenes credits start to pop up on the TV screen, Gadot stared at Eric speechlessly: "That's all? That's all?"

Eric spread his hands and said, "What else do you want? The first episode is a 60-minute special, and it's already been an hour, girl."

"What! So fast? I didn't feel anything at all. Tell me what happened next." Gadot asked eagerly.

"Can't tell, you're making me break my NDA, girl."

"Hehe. How about I exchange something for you?"

Eric hesitated for a moment and pretended to think: "Then we need to see what it is."

"How about this?"

"Well she's worth a lot!"

(End of this chapter)