Chapter 437: Visitors from the Galaxy (2)

As soon as this "classic clip" came out, those audiences who were not so nerdy and obsessed with the second dimension finally realized what Su Yun was "paying tribute" to - in the 1960s, the "Star Trek" series of long-running television series produced and released by Paramount Pictures was the science fiction enlightenment and youthful memories of a generation.

In Star Trek, the half-Vulcan, half-human First Officer Spock, played by actor Leonard Nimoy, has a signature move called the Vulcan salute.

In the plot, when the Vulcans use this function as a greeting, they also say the famous Vulcan blessing "Live long and prosper", which means "live long and prosper".

Perhaps many people think that they have forgotten this sci-fi memory from their adolescence, but in fact, when certain details touch the dust of time, those memories that were thought to be sealed will rush into people's minds unexpectedly.

Think about the character attributes of the main characters in the movie "Galaxy Quest". Don't they roughly correspond to the main characters in the original "Star Trek"?

Thinking of this, many people in the room subconsciously smiled knowingly.

However, compared to the reality where the alien first officer is more popular than the captain most of the time, in this movie the situation is reversed - in this movie, Jason, the commander, is the most popular one.

When he came out right after the first mate, Jason undoubtedly received the loudest cheers and applause. Then at the autograph session next to the coke board, Jason alone dominated the other five people sitting at another table.

Yes, five people - in addition to the first mate Alexander, the chief engineer Fred, the pilot Tommy and the repeater Gwen, the previously very enthusiastic and familiar host Guy also forced his way into their table under the pretext that he had played a minor role in an episode of "Galaxy Quest".

"You may not remember me, but I appeared in episode 81. Before the first GG episode, I was killed by a monster in a red shirt..."

There is no doubt that since people realized that Su Yun was playing with a meme, the subsequent memes have become easier to understand: the so-called "red shirt" means that in old TV dramas, when it is not convenient for the protagonist to die in a dangerous plot, some "new characters" wearing red uniforms will be arranged to appear.

These new characters, referred to as "red shirts", are usually minor characters and will inevitably be killed soon after, in order to highlight the danger of the current situation and to remind the protagonist and the audience of the danger...

Seeing his eager look, the four of them really couldn't chase him away.

Moreover, if the former co-stars would rather sit with a minor actor than with the "commander", it would be embarrassing for Garson...

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. As a big star who has seen the ups and downs of life, Jason doesn't care about this isolation at all. He chats endlessly with enthusiastic fans at another table, causing bursts of laughter.

Seeing how popular Jason is, and looking at the five people in front of him waiting for autographs who are obviously much shorter than him, I can only sigh with sourness that this guy is really popular and loved by fans.

At this time, an Easter egg of "Grave Robbers" arranged by Su Yun began to play: Johnny, who was studying professional courses at the university, brought several classmates he met in his spare time and came over to ask the "commander" Jason some technical questions.

Hearing him talking like a tech geek about the endless debate among them over the "quasar dilemma", Jason was half too lazy to bother to respond to him and half saw Gwen's charming gesture, so he walked over to another table, and then put his hand on Gwen's shoulder in front of the CP fans who were looking at him with longing: "No, that's just her opinion."

Thinking back to what I had said, “I think there was a spark between you and the commander in this episode and this part of the plot,” and Gwen’s stern denial, “No, nothing happened between us,” and taking another look at the ambiguous atmosphere between the two actors, CP fans immediately retreated with a smile on their faces, as if they had been hit and said, “I get it.”

Gwen was annoyed by his teasing and stirring up a scandal, so she stood up and walked away.

"Gwen!" Afraid that things would get out of hand and that she would really upset him, Jason called Gwen's name in a low voice while quickly chasing after her.

Unfortunately, halfway through the journey, Garsen was suddenly stopped by four Sami people who claimed to be from the Klaatu Nebula.

These four people wearing the same tight leather uniforms did not look like they were COSing from that TV series, but their outfits did look more upscale than many of the people present. The only difference was that the smiles on their faces were very stiff, giving the impression that they were smiling on the outside but not on the inside.

When these four people asked him for help, Jason thought they were the staff who came to invite him to a show, so he politely said, "Talk to my agent, remember to pick me up in a luxury car and keep it confidential," and then continued to pursue Gwen.

However, Gwen, who was taking photos with fans who were COSing as her, saw Jason coming over with a grin and immediately rejected him unhappily.

Faced with the gossipy looks from his fans, Jason had no choice but to make the excuse that he had to go to the toilet urgently.

The restrooms at comic conventions are always a hive of activity. Jason finally found a cubicle to be quiet, but he heard someone outside whispering and laughing loudly: "What a ridiculous show, a bunch of rubbish, coming here to spend 15 bucks to get an autograph - these guys haven't acted in years!"

"They're making a living from this TV show!"

"And that Jason, who was pestered by a bunch of idiots and asked questions over and over again, really thought he was a space commander..."

"I know that the other actors can't stand him - have you heard his friends scolding him behind his back? He has become a laughing stock among his friends. It's really sad..."

Thinking back to the scene where he was sitting alone at a table while others were crowded at another table, and thinking about what was said outside, Jason's eyes dimmed instantly: It turned out that they were jealous of him because he was too popular, but they still maintained this friendship, allowing him, who had the most fans, to sit at a table alone to avoid being crowded by fans...

Thinking of this, Jason fell silent during the signing time, just like Alexander who had a stern face throughout the whole process as if he was a professor marking students' homework, and became a signing robot.

The lively place was just like a hit TV series in the past, but it became deserted in the blink of an eye. After Jason signed the last name on the stack of books, he looked up and saw Johnny and his friends coming to him to ask the unfinished question.

"This is just a TV show. There is no quantum flux, no auxiliary power, and no damn spaceship!" Jason stood up angrily, "Do you understand?!"

The good-natured conductor who used to be able to talk and joke with the kids suddenly lost his temper, shocking not only Johnny and his classmates, but also the surrounding fans and the other protagonists.

But Jason didn't seem to care about maintaining his own image at all, and left angrily on the spot as if he didn't care about his relatives.

"Honestly, I've never seen him lose his composure like that in front of his fans." At night, in the apartment that looked quite cheap and crowded, Gwen talked on the phone with Alexander, who also rented another cheap apartment.

"I've said it before, his mental state is unstable." Alexander has never been used to this male lead who has a different personality from him and always steals the limelight from him in TV dramas.

The call between the two old friends who have shared weal and woe is still going on. On the contrary, in the luxurious villa, the lonely Jason drinks glass after glass. However, anyone who knows a little about wine can see that the wine's packaging is rubbish, silently hinting that the popular leading actor in the eyes of Gwen and others is actually just an out-of-date artist who is already a little short of money.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be an hour and a half late for the 20th anniversary party of his milestone TV series just to make some extra money.

The core of this comedy is a tragic narrative technique, which can arouse an inexplicable sense of sadness and helplessness in the workers who once dreamed of flying into the universe and soaring into space.

Who doesn't want to be like the commander played by Garson, shouting the slogan "Never surrender, never give up" and persevering to the end, fighting for the great dream of protecting universe peace?

Unfortunately, the iron fist of reality makes it impossible for those whose backs have been bent to utter such words anymore.

In just ten minutes, the film was already full of jokes, laughter and tears. Just when the audience was guessing that Su Yun was going to make a spiritual sequel to The Dark Knight, Jason, who was hungover until the next day, was suddenly woken up by the Sami people from yesterday.

Seeing that this group of staff dressed like aliens were really so sincere and drove a stretched luxury car to the door to pick him up, Jason, who was still half drunk, quickly got up and got in the car.

Listening to the leader in a daze, he said that their planet was attacked by Cyrus from the planet Fatucle. After failing in negotiations and battles, they could only look for the great Commander Garsen to help them according to the historical documentary that was stranded on their planet. Garsen nodded vigorously: this group of staff members who were always in uniform were very sensible. They explained the plot arrangements to him during the journey without him saying anything.

Very good, it saves time and facilitates communication. I think it should be a very easy private job...

Anyway, he still had half an hour before he had to rush to the other place, so he might as well take the private job first, get the money, and then go to the other one.

Jason was thinking this, but he didn't notice at all that his "stretched luxury car" was flying into the air amid the cheers and laughter of the audience.

His drunken and drowsy mental state, coupled with the fact that the Sami people's technology and driving skills were so advanced, allowed him to go directly into the interior of the spacecraft, and he thought it was a luxurious set that was built with great care and money.

After praising the scenery with satisfaction, Jason, in front of the trembling Sami people, proudly and heroically started to have a passionate argument with General Cyrus, who had already slaughtered the entire Sami planet and left only this one spaceship man, across the big screen.

The "actor" on the opposite side looked like a lobster spirit. He knew at first glance that he was the villain that he was going to defeat. In order to save time, Jason said that he wanted to improvise and issued one attack command after another on the spot. He sent all the particle cannons and bombs on the spaceship to General Cyrus on the opposite side who still thought he had won and was arrogantly saying that he wanted Omega 13, technicians, and you octopuses to surrender and do hard labor for mining on our planet...

Perhaps it was really the case that a random punch killed the old master. Jason gave random commands and launched a fierce attack, and actually temporarily repelled Cyrus' army.

Seeing that the screen opposite had gone black, Jason thought that the performance was over, so he got down from the conductor's seat and hurried to the corridor.

The confused Sami leader hurriedly chased after him. When he heard Jason say that he wanted to go back, he became even more anxious: "If you go back to Earth, what about the negotiation? You have already opened fire on him..."

"I had already told you to fire all your artillery shells at them, even if his spaceship is very strong..." Jason said impatiently as he walked in the direction indicated by the Semis, "Well, if Cyrus is not dead yet, then you can come to me again, and I will bring my team to help you..."

"Thank you, you saved our people." The Sami leader hugged him with gratitude, and then handed him an interstellar communicator that was modeled after the prop from the TV series "Galaxy Quest".

Seeing the Sami leader and several of his men leaving the room, Jason, who was standing on a strange white circle, had not even finished saying "Where is my luxury car", his body was completely wrapped by a wave of transparent gel surging out of the white circle.

Then, in front of the astonished eyes of Jason and the audience, the room went dark and bright, revealing a huge nebula image.

In such vast beauty, the aquamarine planet is particularly eye-catching.

Jason was catapulted from the spacecraft, leaped into space in his physical body, and returned to Earth through a black hole. At this moment, the hangover that he had not yet recovered from was finally awakened by the shock.

At the same time, Gwen and her friends, who had finally found a job as guests at the opening ceremony of an electronics store, were trying hard to smile and speak the words of GG in front of a handful of reporters and passers-by.

Even Alexander, who was always stern both in and out of the play, put aside his principles with his octopus head and stiffly recited the classic line "Haha bless you".

After finding out their current location, Jason was extremely excited and ran over here in a hurry. On the way, he bumped into Johnny and his group who were here to get autographs. In his haste, Jason picked up the peripheral of the imitation communicator in Johnny's hand by mistake.

Johnny picked up another imitation communicator that looked the same but felt completely different from the real thing, and looked at Jason's back as he ran away, his expression even more confused.

So, Jason, who was holding a replica communicator and claiming that he really met aliens and boarded a spaceship last night, was looked down upon by Gwen and the others. They told him that all the leading actors had one of these and asked him to stop getting drunk here.

Still reeking of alcohol, Jason quickly clarified: "This is real! Can you use it to communicate with aliens? Hello, Protector, I'm the commander..."

"I really can't stand him." Tommy, the youngest and most aggressive driver on the team, was the first to stand up and leave.

The others were too lazy to argue with this drunkard and stood up to follow Tommy's footsteps.

Jason, who had been found by the Sami people and told that the situation was not good, looked at the old man who was getting ready to leave in a bad mood and kept shouting: "Guys, we are a team, can you come with me? This is not a prank..."

"Gwen, you know me best..."

"You know, Jason, how you treat us is one thing, but you shouldn't have treated your fans like that yesterday!" Gwen glanced at Johnny and others who were still standing in the shadows downstairs in the distance, and got into the car without looking back.

As soon as she sat down, she heard Tommy yelling that he was going to beat up Jason. Gwen sighed helplessly: "Kid, I really didn't expect you to be so angry..."

"Actually, I think we should take this job. Otherwise, I don't know if he will come to us next time..." said Chief Engineer Fred.

"He's drunk, do you think he's really talking about work?" Alexander responded unhappily.

The next moment, the four of them were shocked. After taking a look at the uniforms on the others, they rushed out of the car again and finally found a female Sami who was left behind by Jason to pick them up.

"Are you all going aboard?" the Sami woman asked.

"Yes, we are a team. Either we act together or we don't act at all." Gwen said confidently, thinking that if she didn't get this job announcement, she might not have money to pay the rent.

Guy, who came with them to run around, saw that they seemed to have a new announcement, and immediately ran over excitedly: "I'm also in this team!"

"Okay, the commander let me stay here and continue the transmission. Four people will be transmitted immediately and one person will be transmitted later." After the female Sami saw that Chief Engineer Fred was buying bread, she explained the situation into the communicator.

"I look forward to seeing you all again on the spaceship. That's all." After saying this, the Sami woman disappeared into the air.

This sudden transformation and the white circles that suddenly appeared under their feet finally made Gwen and the others realize that something was wrong.

"Guys, what's going on?!"

"OMG——"