Chapter 1346 - 506: Geely: I’m Here!

Chapter 1346: Chapter 506: Geely: I’m Here!

Qin Miao also quickly saw herself in the movie, where she trained alongside Wu Jing initially. Her training results were the best, arguably the strongest among the trainees.

However, the astronaut selection focused on overall capability, and the character played by Qin Miao in the movie was completely unable to pilot a spacecraft, leading to her elimination due to poor flying skills.

After seeing this scene, many people, including Qin Miao, smiled knowingly.

After all, everyone knows about Qin Miao’s achievement of becoming a two-time champion in F1 racing.

After that, Qin Miao was completely absorbed in the movie, without any distraction.

From Qin Miao’s perspective, the entire film was engaging, with no dull moments.

After watching the movie in its entirety, Qin Miao felt that she still wanted more.

Over two hours later, as the final Easter egg of the movie finished playing, Guo Fan and the other main leads stood up and bowed to the audience who attended the pre-screening, and as they pulled Qin Miao to leave, she waved goodbye to fans with a smile and whispered to Guo Fan beside her, "Director Guo, the movie was really great, your work is impressive!"

Guo Fan replied with a smile, "Your comment doesn’t matter much; what counts is the audience’s feeling."

Qin Miao nodded, then casually asked, "By the way, Director Guo, have you considered making a third film? From that Easter egg, it seems like there are clues for the third part?"

"Don’t worry, if funds are short, just tell me, I can decide on anything below a hundred million, but hey, can I see the third part by next New Year?"

Guo Fan seemed troubled upon hearing Qin Miao’s words.

Brother, practically half of my life went into completing this film, and you’re still thinking about the third? By next year? Should I just give you my life as well!

Despite these thoughts, he certainly couldn’t reply that way: "It’s in the plan, but we haven’t fully tied up the second one’s loose ends yet. However, I can tell you, the third will probably premiere in 2027."

Guo Fan paused here: "Speaking of the third... Qin Miao, I could arrange a schedule for you. F1 drivers get to rest during the New Year, right? You could come for another cameo, and I’ll arrange a cool scene for you, maybe wearing an exoskeleton - what do you think?"

Qin Miao clicked her tongue in surprise, waiting four years?

Though slightly reluctant, Qin Miao accepted the result since there was a four-year gap between the first and second movies.

As for the cameo?

Qin Miao knew that Wu Jing started with a cameo and ended up as the lead, and given his limited leisure time, Qin Miao declined.

After the event, Qin Miao and the others took a backstage group photo, because Qin Miao’s presence is such great promotional material that Guo Fan couldn’t justify using it only once.

As much as possible, he’ll exploit Qin Miao, a two-time world champion, for publicity.

Even though Qin Miao definitely won’t have time to attend future roadshows, in today’s digital age, using this photo along with those reporters’ coverage should attract a lot of attention from car enthusiasts online.

And Guo Fan’s hunch was spot-on.

Because many reporters were aware of Qin Miao’s celebrity status, which rivals top stars, and that his fanbase comprises affluent individuals, significantly more loyal than those of idol fandoms.

Therefore, countless reporters, having spotted Qin Miao and snapped numerous photos at the screening, neglected the movie in favor of writing about Qin Miao’s appearance at the event from their laptops right in their seats.

As soon as the movie ended, they published their articles immediately.

Instantly, the news of Qin Miao starring in The Wandering Earth spread across the internet.

Undeniably, Qin Miao’s achievement in F1 racing brought great joy to domestic car enthusiasts.

Many young people even view Qin Miao as their idol.

For veteran car enthusiasts, Qin Miao’s appearance is akin to having a longtime crush confess their feelings unexpectedly.

That surprise mixed with helplessness, a carefully nurtured affection, accurately reflects the sentiments of domestic car fans.

However, the car fans do harbor some discontent towards Qin Miao.

Because he tends to be overly low-key.

Besides appearing in F1 broadcasts, he only appears in his B game’s livestream channel and seldom shows his face while gaming.

But now is different.

Domestic car enthusiasts’ thrill upon receiving this news was akin to a spark meeting tinder.

And knowing Qin Miao also appeared in a film...

[Why didn’t you mention it sooner!]

[A pre-screen? Where’s the screening with Qin Miao? I must go see it.]

[Wow, mimicking Old Man, going off to make movies; aren’t you afraid it’ll affect your racing performance?]

[The person above, what kind of nonsensical rant are you on about? The Wandering Earth 2 wrapped up long ago, and do you have no idea about Qin Miao’s achievements this year?]

[Oh, exciting exciting, I must watch it!]

[I can’t stand another day on the 18th, I need to see Qin Miao’s screen debut now!]

[No worries, just wait until New Year, it’s not too far off]

...

The online buzz was indeed what Guo Fan hoped for, and judging by Qin Miao’s influence and domestic car fans’ anticipation, the news naturally shot up the Weibo trending list.

The real question now is how long Qin Miao’s news can stay on Weibo’s trending list.

After watching the movie, Qin Miao exchanged greetings with the main crew of The Wandering Earth, then left with a backup digital file of The Wandering Earth 2.

Of course, there was a price for this, which was Qin Miao posting about the film on all his social accounts, recommending his followers to watch it.

Simultaneously, Qin Miao also signed a confidentiality agreement.

However, such agreements are essentially procedural for Qin Miao.

After watching the movie, Qin Miao happily returned home to prepare for New Year celebrations, while Guo Fan and the rest of the film entourage had to keep promoting the movie everywhere.

To earn money for investors like Qin Miao.

Back home, Qin Miao naturally showed the film to his family.

Luckily, they have a decent projector setup, and the villa is spacious enough that watching via the projector didn’t lose much detail.

During this period, Qin Miao spent the New Year with his family.

At this time, Qin Miao also set aside his professional racing career to be an ordinary person.

Though he continued daily training, the volume was notably reduced, and most of his time was helping at home, although he was largely relaxing.

Soon, the New Year arrived.

Every year, Qin Miao was awakened by his mom at dawn, then began setting off firecrackers for ancestral rites.

Afterward, it was naturally time for breakfast.

Other than being pulled up early, triggering some irritability, the three elders at home made sure Qin Miao didn’t have to worry about anything, as those tasks were handled by Qimeng’s parents and Qin Miao’s mom, leaving Qin Miao and Qimeng to just enjoy the meal.

On New Year’s Day, Qin Miao’s movie The Wandering Earth 2 officially premiered.

Despite having already watched it, during New Year’s, the five of them, plus one expecting, went out to see the film again.

Though Qin Miao had already seen the big-screen version, while Qimeng and the others hadn’t.

So even though they knew the general plot, watching it again on the big screen with the other four was captivating, while Qin Miao browsed his phone.

While scrolling on his phone, Qin Miao saw domestic social media related to racing or cars overwhelmingly reporting the same thing.

[Breaking news: Geely reached a deal with Red Bull Group, successfully acquiring 90% of Toro Rosso’s shares! They become the largest shareholder of the Toro Rosso team, marking the birth of the first Chinese team in the F1 circuit!]

[Witnessing history! The first step for China in F1 events!]

[After Chinese drivers, now the F1 circuit finally has the first Chinese team, but can Geely make a successful start like Qin Miao in F1?]