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Then, the producer’s name appeared: Emma!
After the 20-second trailer was over, the name of the movie finally appeared on the screen: ‘The Ant Queen’!
The film fans stared blankly at the screen, unsure what they had just seen in the last twenty seconds. In fact, they had lost interest in the rest of the film because of the trailer they saw.
A large number of the film fans inside the theater tried to confirm what they saw amongst themselves. Some even began to talk to strangers.
“Just then, that was…”
“I’m trying to figure that out too. Was I seeing things?!”
“I recorded the last few seconds; the part where the name of the film appeared. You guys saw correctly, it was ‘The Ant Queen’.”
Hence, for the first time ever, the audience asked the theater staff to replay the trailer of ‘The Ant Queen’!
And, for the staff, it was the first time that they saw the audience get so excited over a trailer.
But, their request was too much…
Since they couldn’t get what they wanted, the film fans quickly ran out to buy tickets for the next film screening, just so they could watch the trailer again.
As Kaleidoscope made an agreement with the theater to only screen the trailer of ‘The Ant Queen’ there, the film fans had no other way of seeing it. Even if they had the ability to film it on their phones, as soon as they posted it online, it was immediately removed. This helped the film maintain a sense of mystery.
But, even though it was exclusive to the theaters, the number of viewers were already shocking.
Plenty of film fans got what they wanted and watched the trailer for a second time. This time, because they paid extra attention to it, they spent the twenty seconds watching in seriousness, afraid that they’d miss out on the finest detail. Finally, everyone confirmed that the male lead was Eric, the director was Qiao Sen and Zephaniah – and the producer was Emma!
“This film is of a high quality with good effects. This looks nothing like the recently leaked videos.”
“Woah, that’s amazing! As soon as the ant appeared, I nearly jumped out of my seat in shock!”
“If this is the actual completed film, then the recently leaked videos must have been fake.”
“Obviously. A sci-fi film is different to other films, it can’t possibly improve this much in just a few days. Someone must have been trying to slander Emma and this is her actual film.”
“It’s over, just watching twenty seconds and I’m all hyped up. I must say that Kaleidoscope is great at business. They are only showing the trailer in the theaters and limiting it to showing once per film.” This particular post from a netizen also included a photo of all the film stubs he had collected from the day and a caption that read, “All this, just to watch the trailer of ‘The Ant Queen’!”
“Objectively speaking, compared to the videos recently released, the trailer in the theaters definitely contains the essence of Emma. This is more like the type of story that Emma would make. As long as filming and acting is involved, she would always put in 100%.”
“So many people were ridiculing her before. Now that the real trailer has been released, let’s see what they have to say.”
Actually, a mere twenty seconds trailer wasn’t enough to completely clarify everything.
After all, it wasn’t hard to compile the best parts of a film into twenty seconds.
So, even after the film critics heard about the trailer, they still couldn’t provide a proper review. All they could do was exp**ss their disgust in the leaked videos.
Who was so shameless as to create them?
But, due to Emma, Eric and Kaleidoscope’s serious approach, film fans also treated the film seriously.
At least, they no longer treated it casually. Even though she was slandered prior to releasing her trailer, Emma was not flustered by something so trivial. This proved that Emma wasn’t easily influenced by the outside world; she was a calm and stable person.
The managers at the theaters were probably laughing like crazy. Although the trailer didn’t change anything dramatic, it did help them receive more profits over the weekend…
Soon, news that the trailer for ‘The Ant Queen’ had been released began to circulate. This time, Emma could no longer conceal how cool she was…
“The statistics for the trailer release are in my hands. Whether it’s the level of hype, interest or others, this is currently the hottest topic. Emma, ‘The Ant Queen’ is definitely going to be a big hit!”
As soon as Lisa received first hand information regarding ‘The Ant Queen’, she immediately waved it in front of Emma, but Emma was not excited by it at all.
“Come have a look at something,” Emma stood up from her laptop and placed Lisa in her seat.
“What is it?”
“I’ve watched it many times and studied every single frame. And, finally, I discovered this,” Emma pulled the video progress bar to a specific time and paused the video. She then zoomed in to the bottom of the video and pointed out a slightly visible logo to Lisa.
“But, what does this mean?” Lisa asked.
“What do you think I discovered when I researched into this?” Emma opened another website; one where Han Xiuche’s manhuas could be viewed. She then opened the last frame of each of his manhuas and compared it to the paused frame of the video.
“Do you understand now?”
As soon as Lisa saw it, she was both shocked and angered, “Tell that jerk to come out and kneel! He actually dared to do something like this?”
“I should have noticed this before. Have you forgotten? He has always had a thing for sci-fi, so it’s not surprising that he’d be able to create a video like this,” Emma sighed before she closed her laptop.
“Why did you close it! Your should take a screenshot of it and slap him in the face with it…”
“Just this isn’t enough to give a face slap. After all, anyone can make a video like that, so he’s bound to deny it. Don’t forget how he denied the other embarrassing things he’s done,” Emma replied.
“What should we do then?”
“Since we know he’s the one that’s been playing tricks behind-the-scenes, then it’s easy to handle. It’s better than not knowing anything. The important thing now, is to figure out how he knew we’d be releasing our promotional trailer and whether it had something to do with someone in my fan club. I think figuring this out would help us be more cautious in the future.”
“Right now, he’s in the open and we’re in the shadows, so we hold the advantage!”
“That’s true,” Lisa nodded. “I can’t believe he’s still trying to hurt you. How much must he hate you to be so persistent.”
“Go investigate the fan club in private and take note of his next move.”
“Don’t worry, I’m the best at digging out rats!” Emma made an OK gesture.
This Han Xiuche was honestly a piece of r*bbish that didn’t know who he was up against!
To join Emma’s fan club, one had to go through a strict selection process. However, there had been no new members recently. So, a detailed investigation had to be held to determine if information had actually been leaked via the fan club.
Lisa contacted the president of the fan club to ask her a few questions in private.
From the club president, Lisa gained a few answers.
“Lisa, I’ve been the club president for a long time. Every time there’s been a request for confidentiality, the club has been able to maintain it. So, I don’t think it’s likely that anything was leaked by us. After all, the fan club is made up of loyal fans that have been around for many years. They should be able to differentiate right from wrong.”
“So, if something was actually leaked, then someone must have somehow sneaked in amongst us.”
“We can’t be too rash when investigating this matter, so take note of your member’s actions and see if there are any abnormalities. We can use that as the direction for our investigation,” Lisa said to the club president.
“What kind of abnormalities?”
“For example, sudden changes in their lifestyle, or perhaps, if they appear online during times that they aren’t normally online, or they are oddly quiet when they normally talk a lot. If you discover a person like that, don’t make any reckless moves. We simply need to be aware,” Lisa explained.
“I understand, Lisa. If someone wants to hurt my Emma and use the fan club to do it, I won’t let them off easily! That’s much too evil!”
“Sorry for troubling you,” Lisa went offline after talking to the club president. There was nothing else she could do other than wait for the culprit to reveal himself.
“Although Han Xiuche happened to help you this time, we still can’t avoid his secret attacks!”
After hearing this, Emma let out a laugh, “Did you think we only have Han Xiuche to worry about? Why don’t you check what other international films are being released this year. There should be another good show when that time comes.”
Other sci-fi films depended on looks and fans. Who was as serious as Emma was?
Films in the domestic market only ever cared about viewership. When it came to special effects and post production, they simply had to treat it casually and they’d make a decent profit. But, Emma’s appearance meant that things were about to change for them. For producers that liked to take the easy path, this was a timely warning.
But, standing in the way of someone’s money-making path was as bad as killing their loved ones!
“OK, if we come across a situation like that, what can we do? We have no choice but to take evasive action! Either way, I trust in you,” Lisa said as she shrugged her shoulders.
Because of the release of the first trailer, Emma’s film once again jumped to the top of the anticipation list.
While everyone admired the post production and special effects, they were also interested by the fact that Eric was the male lead of the film.
Of course, now that she announced the release of her new film, it was time for Emma to end her low profile status. It was time she reappeared in the entertainment industry with her new identity. After all, she had promised that she’d return.
So, she was going to attend the latest film festival.
This was also Eric’s decision. ‘The Ant Queen’ was following a standard marketing plan, so Emma was going to cooperate and appear at whatever events that required her attendance.
[Emma to attend New York Film Festival!]
[Emma makes a high profile comeback with ‘The Ant Queen’]
[Emma returns after one year. Have you undergone any changes in this time?]
Afterwards, Emma reappeared in the lobby of Kaleidoscope after a year of absence. This was the first time she appeared in front of Kaleidoscope’s staff since she announced her retreat from the entertainment industry and withdrew from Kaleidoscope. But, the people at Kaleidoscope were still as respectful to her as before because, in their hearts, they admired her as much as they admired Eric.
“Hello, Emma!”
“Good morning, Emma!”
“Are you here for a meeting, Emma?”
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