Chapter 398: Edge of Tomorrow

The film project that Su Yun intends to launch this time to shift the focus is a time-cycle theme, which is also one of the films that Tom starred in later generations: "Edge of Tomorrow".

There are many time loop themes, and if handled well, it is easy to achieve a small win-big outcome. For example, the classic movie "Groundhog Day" released in 1993 is one of the excellent works on the time loop theme.

In addition, movies such as "Happy Death Day", "Source Code", and "The Cruise" can also be regarded as this type of time loop movies. The main core plot is that the protagonist uses the infinite loop of the golden finger to repeat again and again, and finally experiences many wrong routes, and then tries his best to achieve a perfect ending.

However, given that she has sufficient capital and special effects technology, and still wants to attract as much attention as possible, there is no need for her to adapt small- and medium-budget stories like "Groundhog Day" or "Happy Death Day". Instead, she should make the most of Tom's still-hot popularity and launch a three-in-one combination of "science fiction action endless loop" to give the audience a double visual and spiritual shock.

By the way, let all science fiction fans and science fiction film practitioners review the "fear of being ruled by Mary Sue" - since "Artificial Intelligence", she has not produced a science fiction masterpiece in the orthodox sense for a long time.

Of course, one of the main reasons for choosing the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" is that the male and female protagonists of "Edge of Tomorrow" are evenly matched and each has their own outstanding roles. It is more suitable than "Groundhog Day" where the male protagonist is outstanding or "Happy Death Day" where the female protagonist is outstanding.

Although neither of them mind being each other's partner, since there is a way to have the best of both worlds, why not do it?

This time she doesn't need to act cute or pitiful, but instead uses her real strength to blow the minds of the male protagonist and the audience: in the storyline of "Edge of Tomorrow", the heroine is the first person to gain the ability to recycle in the war with aliens, and she relies on the ability to recycle to restart the battle again and again, and finally evolves from a rookie to a war goddess who is widely promoted by the military in a "short time".

The male protagonist was originally a high-ranking civilian official. Because he expressed his fear of going to the battlefield, he was punished by the general who looked down on cowards and was thrown into the recruit camp as a deserter. In the battle with aliens, he accidentally gained the ability to circulate. When he was confused, he happened to meet the female protagonist who had lost her ability to circulate due to injuries. So, the two of them worked hard to get along with each other, and finally eliminated the alien leader, changed the ending of human failure, and started a new chapter.

This kind of storyline is a typical Hollywood commercial action blockbuster, but it also has a "novel" plot that is beyond the current commercial action blockbusters. Coupled with the fact that many people like to watch Tom wearing a military uniform and flying a plane, making a blockbuster movie in which he wears a military uniform and drives a mecha will definitely be very gimmicky and profitable...

And with the "scandal" surrounding the two protagonists, it would be really difficult for this movie to be a hit.

However, Su Yun could never have imagined that the early publicity for this movie would not only spark a wave of discussion, but also attract some super-love-minded people - they righteously said: What we want to watch is not "Edge of Tomorrow", but "Moana"...

It's such a ready-made topic and popularity that there's no need to write a script. It can just follow the storyline of childhood sweethearts, falling in love on the set, secretly dating, accidentally getting exposed, and finally getting married!

Perhaps because this flight accident did not cause much casualties, people all felt that this overly dramatic experience was more exciting than the movie.

So, they wanted a happy ending like in a movie...

Unfortunately, Su Yun would never do what these love-minded people wanted. After finalizing the movie project "Edge of Tomorrow", she immediately seized the opportunity to devote herself to the preparation work and ignored them at all.

However, what Su Yun could not have imagined in the future was that because her love brains were too good at making up their own mind, and the theme of "Edge of Tomorrow" was also special, not long after it was broadcast, her love brains forced her to give it a nickname, which was called "The Marriage Proposal"...

Of course, this is all a story for later.

Now that Su Yun has to avoid the limelight and prepare for the early stages of the film and write the script, Ovitz decisively proposed to take Tom away by force: first, to prevent him from doing stupid things again; second, to arrange his schedule and try to make time for Su Yun's new film shooting.

"Forget it. He's been very busy lately. Let him rest here with his family. I'll go to San Francisco to see my friends and contact them if there's anything." Su Yun took the initiative to say.

It was a rare opportunity that Tom's family was about to come to the vicinity of Hermosa Beach, and Tom hadn't been reunited with his family for a long time because of work, so Su Yun naturally couldn't bear to see him come for nothing.

What's more, it is not convenient for her to go back to Hong Kong now, nor is it convenient for her to stay here any longer. When she woke up yesterday morning, she seemed to have seen several figures sneaking past in the corridor.

Because of previous flight accidents, many flights were suspended or rescheduled, but many newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong had a few people staying in major cities in the United States to monitor international news and publish "overseas editions"; once they got the "wind", they drove over directly from the surrounding areas, which was not a difficult task.

In the past few days, apart from discussing work with Ovitz, she spent the rest of her time making phone calls to report her safety and explain things. She talked until her throat was dry. Only then did she manage to appease a large number of people who cared about her and prevent them from trying every possible way to fly over to see her...

However, there are two people who would better require her to take the initiative: Bourne, who was traveling to relax after filming the movie, and Chen Boyang, who was studying music in San Francisco. Because of their geographical advantages, the two were too close to each other, so they each made it clear on the phone that they must meet with Su Yun to confirm her safety before they could feel at ease.

She already has Tom in front of her and the paparazzi behind her. If two more young men join in, the situation will definitely get even more complicated - what will happen then?

That's why she proposed the idea of ​​leaving first, to separate the culprits who would create chaos in advance, so as to prevent them from getting together and starting another century war... then the paparazzi would benefit from it.

Seeing that Su Yun was determined to leave, Tom thought for a while and realized that being too entangled would only make people hate her, so he could only say goodbye to Su Yun reluctantly: It doesn't matter, he still has a movie to film with Su Yun, and even if Su Yun wants to leave, at most she will only be away for a short period of time and will be back to him soon...

"Are you so confident that she will leave?" Ovitz asked with interest.

Tom threw up his hands helplessly: "What else can I do? It's not easy for me to go with her, nor for her friends to come over. It's better to let her handle it herself - I believe she can do it."

Hearing this, Ovitz looked at him in surprise: "I didn't expect that after this accident, you have become a little more mature and understand the ancient Chinese saying of 'retreat to advance'."

Ovitz was very interested in Chinese culture. Whenever he had free time, he would study ancient Chinese books from time to time. He could recite some common idioms fluently.

"I don't really understand what you're talking about..." Tom shook his head in confusion, "But the most important thing is that I know there are two people waiting for Mary over there - those two people are rivals, restraining each other, Mary shouldn't be so easily fooled..."

With this thought in mind, Tom felt at ease.

However, after Su Yun flew to San Francisco, she directly found a restaurant and booked a small private room, where she had lunch with Bowen and Chen Boyang in a very peaceful manner.

Perhaps because he had seen so many local customs and natural beauties during his travels in recent years, Byrne had changed from his former rebellious self to a more peaceful and calm Buddhist. After meeting Su Yun, he acted more like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

From the postcards he sent her one after another, Su Yun could probably guess what he was thinking: it's not that he no longer has feelings for her, but he doesn't want to get involved in the dispute and cause her more trouble, so he would rather be an old friend who could make her feel happy from the bottom of her heart when they meet forever - that's enough.

Moreover, he has also clearly recognized his own character and competitiveness through the baptism of time and travel.

If things start off too well, without perseverance, it will be difficult to face the challenges rife with difficulties and a greater chance of failure.

He couldn't give Su Yun much help, and most of the time he was asking her to take care of herself. Although Su Yun might never mind, he did mind.

Maybe he couldn't be the one to accompany her forever, but if he did, he would definitely be her eternal safe haven when she was distressed and confused.

This way, you always have the option of a way out, which is much safer than constantly worrying about gains and losses and fighting until you are red in the face.

Compared to Bourne's calmness, Chen Boyang, who had hurried over after hearing the news that Su Yun was coming, seemed extremely excited.

After quickly opening and closing the door, he ignored Bourne who was sitting next to him, rushed straight to Su Yun and looked her up and down. After confirming that she really had no injuries on the surface, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" After sitting down for a while and realizing that there was something a little wrong with Su Yun's eyes, Chen Boyang asked in confusion.

"Given your personality... I thought you would be more excited." Although Su Yun did not say it directly, the meaning was not difficult to understand.

Hearing this, Chen Boyang shook his head slightly: "Although I am indeed obsessed with perfection, when it comes to the choice between your safety and your scandal, I will always choose the former."

"The happiness that you can appear in front of me safely is far greater than the unhappiness that person brought to me." He looked into Su Yun's eyes and said very seriously.