Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1732 - 822: The Problem with the Opening Ceremony

Chapter 1732: Chapter 822: The Problem with the Opening Ceremony

Our movie?

If it weren’t for Will’s call, Yan Fei would have almost forgotten about his artistic creation!

For Yan Fei, the passion for writing books only lasts for a while. He’s finished the second part of the desert island survival story, but he hasn’t completed the revision and adjustments, so he tossed it aside. He’s been busy sweet-talking with his wife every day, where would he find the mood or time to think about novels!

When Will mentioned the movie, he remembered that he had sold the film rights to his novel "When the Aircraft Carrier Met the Dinosaur" quite a while ago, and now the movie is already made.

However, what Will said made Yan Fei realize he was mistaken: "The movie release date has just been announced with a portion of the trailer released. The actual release date is on Valentine’s Day..."

Even so, that’s quite fast.

Shooting a movie in over four months, truly a remarkable director, that’s for sure.

In fact, Yan Fei watches few movies and doesn’t really follow entertainment news. The director of the aircraft carrier meets dinosaur movie is indeed a big shot. Not to mention how many awards he’s won for his films, just looking at similar movies you’d know.

Similar disaster films like Jaws, action films like Saving Private Ryan, and Jurassic Park related to dinosaurs.

And this year, Steven Spielberg happened to be shooting a military film about a paratrooper division, giving him ample experience for shooting a film that blends military action and sci-fi monsters with aircraft carriers meeting dinosaurs.

At this moment, Will was watching a movie trailer. An aircraft carrier was sailing in the ocean; everything was normal, soldiers reporting signals in the signal cabin, briskly walking in the ship cabins, training on the deck... Then finding out the signal was lost, and the surrounding escort ships were nowhere to be seen. As they puzzled over the situation, suddenly a Tylosaurus shot out of the sea in the distance, revealing its fangs at the aircraft carrier...

This is movie magic; realistically, a Tylosaurus couldn’t leap that high. Aircraft carrier decks are high off the sea; if a Tylosaurus could leap that high, why not just fly into the sky!

Will felt like that Tylosaurus bursting out of the sea, completely exhilarated. He felt as if his dream of becoming a director had come true, even though he hadn’t given a single piece of advice during the movie’s production. But this movie, the publication of the original novel, up to the confirmation of its rights, were all his doings...

"Dear Xiao Fei, you have to go too. It’s an opportunity for us to see Hollywood. That used to be where I dreamt of going, where I dreamt of becoming a great director, but then..."

"But then you ended up becoming a great chef," Yan Fei interrupted him. "Don’t worry, I’ll consider it carefully. If needed, I’ll definitely go."

"No, no, no. I’ve checked the dates, this trip won’t interfere with your New Year..."

"New Year?" Yan Fei was puzzled, then thought about the calendar. "If you hadn’t mentioned it, I’d have forgotten. Those days I’m preparing for New Year, I simply can’t leave. Can’t go, can’t go..."

"It won’t interfere!" Will was immediately anxious; if Yan Fei didn’t go, how could he go legitimately!

He immediately started persuading earnestly: "I’ve calculated the dates. We’ll go after celebrating New Year’s at home. On the second day of the New Year, visit the mother’s family; on the third day, visit the uncle’s. And from the third to the fifth day, after visiting relatives, we set off. Just in time to arrive by the eighth day for the opening ceremony. After attending the opening ceremony, we’ll stay a couple more days and come back in time for Lantern Festival to eat dumplings..."

Yan Fei was moved at that moment. Look, here’s a foreigner who’s only been in China for a few years, and now he knows the sequence of visiting relatives during the New Year so well. Truly, China’s five thousand years of civilization is impressive; the assimilation ability is strong. If you only listen to the phone, who would believe that this guy, speaking with an authentic Provincial City accent and knowing customs so well, is actually a foreigner!

"Alright then!" Under Will’s persistent persuasion, Yan Fei finally relented. "I’ll go back and discuss it with my wife..."

"What’s there to discuss? Shouldn’t you surprise her with something like this?" Will suddenly felt he’d found a better reason. "Think about it, what could be more surprising than taking your fiancée to the other side of Earth on Valentine’s Day to attend a renowned director’s movie premiere? Plus, you wrote the original novel; it’s simply the best Valentine’s Day gift."

"Attending a grand premiere with many celebrities, I bet Xu Xing will be very happy. No matter their age, women can’t resist fashion much. Do you know how happy Qingye was when I told her this news? I’m sure Xu Xing will be very happy too..."

That reason was quite compelling!

Yan Fei was truly tempted at that moment; while he had agreed earlier, he was insincere. Who loves going out during the New Year; isn’t a big family reunion supposed to happen at home? But if, as Will said, his wife would be particularly willing to go... that would be a different story!

But the surprise Will mentioned surely wouldn’t work; if it were another day, it might be possible. But those days are precisely over the New Year, and as long as Xu Xing isn’t married yet, she’ll still have to visit some relatives at home...