The movement on Simon's side quickly attracted the attention of other girls, and they all came over. Of course, they all hope to go to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" tomorrow. If they can stay in Los Angeles for a few more days, , definitely better.
After chattering for a while, his eyes finally fell on Simon.
The girls all know very well that the person who can decide this matter is Simon Westeros.
Simon watched the cats fighting and bickering for a while, then saw a group of little girls stopping and looking at him. He nodded politely and said, "You can go as long as you want, but you must first get your parents' permission."
There was a burst of cheers.
Elizabeth was a little depressed when she saw Paris protesting against her, but the girl was not stupid and did not question Simon's decision in public.
After letting the group of girls continue to play for a while, dinner was ready and everyone began to move to the restaurant.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when we finished dinner.
Simon did not let a group of girls stay in the manor anymore. After all, he had a reputation as a playboy and did not want to be thought to be interested in underage girls. Moreover, he really had no interest in a group of young girls, so he insisted on sending them to the manor. They boarded the helicopter back to Manhattan and asked the housekeeper to arrange pick-up and drop-off in Manhattan to ensure that every girl was sent home.
After Elizabeth acted coquettishly, she finally stayed.
Simon didn't force it, but after sending the girls away, he picked up Jerry Hall from Manhattan and spent the night together.
The next day is Wednesday, December 20th.
At nine o'clock in the morning, a group of girls who visited Simon's villa last night all appeared on the dedicated tarmac of the Westeros system at JFK International Airport, along with a large group of parents who came to see their children off.
Although Elizabeth proposed the matter, at this time it looked like Simon was going to kidnap a group of girls to Los Angeles.
It is always inevitable that the melons and plums will fall.
Simon simply sent an invitation to the girls' parents. Anyway, the private Boeing 767 is a medium-sized passenger plane that can carry hundreds of people. Even if the number of 16 girls is multiplied by three and everyone brings their parents, it will still be less than five. ten people. What's more, there were actually less than 20 people from the family present.
Being able to contact Simon Westeros is something that even the upper class in Manhattan can only dream of. In fact, these talents understand the value of establishing a connection with Westeros. Therefore, some parents even really hoped that a certain young tycoon would be able to contact him. Take an interest in their daughter.
So, they originally came to see someone off, but in the end, they all boarded the plane temporarily.
Students in the United States have entered the winter vacation, but adults have not. Basically, they still need to work. However, it is nothing more than missing work for a day, and the worst possible thing is to fly back tomorrow. Compared with being on the line with Westeros, this is completely worth it.
Jerry Hall, who stayed at the manor in the northern suburbs of Greenwich last night, had the same plan, and intentionally or unintentionally played the role of hostess on Simon's private jet.
After the plane took off, Simon was also very enthusiastic. He even organized a temporary cocktail party in the cabin and chatted with a group of parents. However, a group of girls who were supposed to be the protagonists were rushed to the front cabin of the plane, which was not open to outsiders in the past. Open, a group of little girls is nothing.
Although it was an impromptu communication and most of the time it was just chatting, Simon gained a lot along the way.
After all, although there is no shortage of parents of girls who are old and wealthy children who are motivated and just enjoy life, most of them are Manhattan elites and are involved in all walks of life in this country.
Unknowingly, he has already stood too high. What Simon lacks most now is contact with various circles at the lower level. Otherwise, he might one day become the kind of person who eats minced meat.
Since they were the guests he invited, even if there were a large group of unplanned parents, these people might not lack apartments on the West Coast. After arriving in Los Angeles, Simon generously arranged several properties under his name for these people. Free choice of residence, not only a service team is provided, but no time limit is given.
Of course, next Monday is Christmas, and any discerning customer will basically leave before Christmas Eve.
The evening premiere of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is nominally hosted by Warner Bros. Pictures. It basically follows the promotion model of the summer release "Jurassic Park 2". This time it still chooses the Sacred Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. As a premiere venue, an IMAX screen was also temporarily installed.
After testing the waters in the summer and gaining popularity, it continued to promote for half a year. In addition to 3,417 regular movie screens, this time "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" opened on a total of 26 IMAX screens in North America during the same period, including 15 blocks belong to the IMAX theater invested and built by Oden Cinemas, a subsidiary of Daenerys Entertainment Group, and the other 11 blocks are museums, science and technology museums and other places from various places that meet the screening conditions.
Historically, the first IMAX film to be shown at normal movie length was Disney's 2D animated film "Fantasia 2000" in 1999.
Now, although there are only 26 screens nationwide, there is no doubt that the title of "Fantasia 2000" has been won by "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". The previous summer release, "Jurassic Park 2" The IMAX premiere was just a test screening.
It’s not that Simon doesn’t want a movie that is completely independently funded and distributed by Daenerys Entertainment to occupy this title, but it’s a pity that it was not fully ready for “Jurassic Park 2”. Choosing the much-anticipated "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" can also maximize the publicity effect of IMAX technology.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the red carpet ceremony of the premiere of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" officially began.
Because of the universal popularity of Superman and Batman, the number of movie fans gathered near the Sacred Civic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles was several times greater than at the premiere of "Jurassic Park 2" in the summer. It can be described as a huge crowd to participate in the red event. The number of stars supporting the film during the carpet ceremony is no less than that of the summer release of "Jurassic Park 2."
Although they were guests invited by Simon, the girls and their parents who had just arrived from New York in the morning were not treated to the red carpet. Even Jerry Hall did not join in the fun. Compared with the red carpet, women are still more willing to be a certain person. In the role of temporary hostess, Simon also gave her the task of entertaining these guests.
In the past, even though many people knew that she was the lover of Westeros, there was always a feeling that her name was not justified.
After this time, Jerry Hall has completely confirmed his identity.
Unlike other wealthy lovers who are often looked down upon by others, Simon Westeros' real lover is very valuable.
After all, a certain man's current status is so high that even the women around him can only be looked up to by most people. Such a man and more women are completely natural in many people's subconscious mind, and it would be abnormal not to have them.
There were 16 girls in total, and the accompanying families, a total of 39 people, quickly found their own pretty good seats in the auditorium.
This is a seat reserved by the organizer for some temporary needs.
When the Sacred Civic Auditorium is used to host the Oscars, the audience often can only follow the cameras and focus on the big names and celebrities in the front row, so they cannot have a very intuitive understanding of the auditorium. In fact, the Holy Civic Auditorium, which opened in 1926, has a full capacity of more than 6,000 people and more than 30 extra seats, which is nothing at all.
six o'clock.
The red carpet ceremony ended and all the audience took their seats in the auditorium.
It was already dusk and a large number of movie fans outside were still noisy. Inside the Sacred Civic Auditorium, after the host made a brief speech, the lights were dimmed and the screening began.
On the IMAX screen with stunning effects, the movie begins with an urgent crisis.
In the metropolis, the braking system of a city train full of passengers suddenly lost control for some unknown reason. If effective rescue is not provided, it will rush into the sea at the end of the track.
In this plot, Simon referred to the Tobey Maguire version of "Spider-Man 2" in his memory.
On the big screen, the shocking IMAX effects combined with the oppressive scene after the train lost control made all the audience hold their breath and concentrate. Many people's first reaction was that Superman would inevitably come to save the crisis.
This is a common opening trope for many movies.
It is commonly used because it is effective.
It can catch the audience's attention immediately.
Just as everyone expected, in the footage brought by the TV station's live helicopter, when many people were helpless about the runaway train, the figure of Superman appeared in the sky.
Then, in the highly anticipated way, Clark Kent adopted a rescue method similar to Spider-Man in Simon's memory, intending to stop the train on his own. With Superman's strength, this should have been an easy task. Whether it was the crowd in the movie or the audience outside the screening hall, they all took it for granted that this would be the opening wedge of Superman showing off his power.
However, the plot this time did not develop as many people expected.
When Superman used his body to block the front of the train and slowly exerted force in an attempt to stop the train, when the initial effect appeared, two heavily armed soldiers suddenly appeared in the train cab. Even though he clearly felt hostility, Clark Kent did not believe that these human soldiers could harm him, so he continued his mission.
In the cab, the two soldiers also methodically took out the special bullets they carried at all times, loaded them, took aim, and then shot at Superman. Although he looked serious, Clark Kent had no intention of dodge, because the train was getting closer and closer to the end of the track.
Bang—
The exploding special bullet hit Clark's chest and did not even damage Superman's special suit. However, a plume of green smoke dispersed from the exploding bullet.
In the auditorium, many people, whether they were DC Comics fans or not, reacted immediately when they saw the green smoke exploding on Superman.
Kryptonite.
Superman's nemesis.
This is a conspiracy!
The two soldiers finished shooting and left without looking back.
At the front of the train, even if you hold your breath, the green smoke begins to seep into Superman's body quickly as if it is alive. After a microscopic special effect in which kryptonite powder invades Superman's body and causes Superman's heartbeat to slow down, the screen once again focuses on the confrontation between Superman and the train. The audience discovered that Superman's face, neck and hands exposed outside the suit suddenly turned gray.
The train that had started to slow down suddenly seemed to lose control again and accelerated suddenly.
Amid the exclamations on and off the screen, even with every last effort, the train finally roared out of the end of the track, taking Superman and all the passengers with it into the deep sea.
From Superman's perspective, the screen suddenly went black.
Once again, there are various reports about "Superman's failed rescue", and since the Battle of Metropolis in "Man of Steel", Superman has saved runaway planes, prevented war in Africa, etc. His glorious resume.
Although Superman slowed down the train to buy time for the rescue, and Superman finally woke up from the water and personally participated in the subsequent rescue, 12 people still lost their lives in this disaster.
Controversy ensued.
And, people also thought again about the pain caused by the Battle of Metropolis.
The discussion turned to whether Superman should be restricted, whether Superman should be at the mercy of human governments, or even whether Superman should exist? !
These chaotic media and public discussions are accompanied by the opening credits, and finally focus on a mysterious large underground laboratory.
Just by seeing the 'Luthor' signs everywhere in the laboratory, people can think that this is the territory of the villain Lex Luthor.
Needless to say, the depiction of Superman’s nemesis in various comics, film and television works over the decades is just the DC movie universe series controlled by Simon, starting from the opening "Man of Steel" to the latest "Suicide Squad", Lake Although S. Luthor's scenes have always been very few, they have been fully foreshadowed.
This time, the extra scenes finally began. Even without background introduction, all the audience knew Luther's identity, and it would not be awkward at all. The conflict between Lex Luthor and Superman has already been mentioned in the first film. Luthor's father died in the Battle of Metropolis. Therefore, the plot of this movie is both Luthor's revenge and This villain was motivated by jealousy and desire for Superman's power.
This is also the biggest advantage of the cinematic universe.
Including the opening Kryptonite.
Many background details can be shown and introduced through different movies, so that there is no need to waste too much time telling the origin.
On the big screen, Lex Luthor soon appeared, along with scenes of Kryptonite being extracted from fragments of the Kryptonian spacecraft in the laboratory, and Luthor's remarks to his beautiful assistant about places where poisonous snakes are often found. You can find references to herbs that can control snake venom.
Superman is a poisonous snake in Luthor's eyes, and kryptonite is the herb that restrains 'snake venom'.
The disaster of a runaway train at the beginning is exactly an experiment of Lex Luthor.
When the female assistant asked Luthor if he planned to kill Superman, Luthor shook his head. Killing Superman was not his purpose. He wanted to discredit the human gods revered by the public and completely eliminate them from soul to body.
At the end of this episode, Lex Luthor and his female assistant left the underground laboratory and went all the way to the top of the Luther Building. Across the bay, they could see the sky above another city on the opposite side, faintly appearing under the illumination of a large searchlight. A giant bat pattern.
That's Gotham.
After standing on the top of the building and looking at it for a moment, Lex Luthor showed an evil smile on his face and murmured: "There should be a party for those guys to get together."