Chapter 372 "Hurricane 2" Easter Egg
Chapter 372 "Hurricane 2" Easter Egg
"Turn left, eight seconds, slow down, uphill, music from the bar, a traffic light, go straight, turn right at the intersection..."
The streets of Seoul at night are still brightly lit. Even after midnight, men and women are still shuttling back and forth between bars, restaurants, hotels and internet cafes to start the next stage of their nightlife.
At this time, a car speeding on the street would not attract much attention.
Although its speed is a bit fast, this is Seoul, a bustling metropolis. Every night after midnight, there are always some drunk rich second-generations speeding on the road, so no one is surprised.
But no one knew that the person in this speeding car was not some rich second-generation, but a killer.
Brian was driving, muttering to himself, carefully recalling the feeling he had just recorded in the container, and reversing the route of the truck.
He remembered that the truck that was towing him stopped for a moment on the way. It was obvious that the other party was waiting for something at that time. Maybe that was the gang's temporary base.
Brian is worthy of being the former commander of the Hong Kong Special Police Team. Even though he is old, his professional ability is still excellent and he has not fallen behind much. He quickly relied on his memory to successfully lock the location where the truck was parked.
That place was not a dark alley or a remote street, but rather a high-end hotel that was brightly lit and looked extremely luxurious.
It seemed that those filthy beasts and jackals had never hidden in dark corners, but had swaggered around in human skins and appeared before the public in broad daylight.
Brian parked the car in a dark corner not far from the hotel. While observing the situation on the opposite side, he checked the gun in his hand. At the same time, he did not forget to check the surrounding map on his mobile phone to determine where the nearest ferry terminal to the hotel was.
According to his estimation, if the other party wanted to leave Seoul quickly, since it was impossible to take a plane, they could only go by water.
Sure enough, things happened just as Brian expected, and he soon saw the gangsters walking out of the luxury hotel.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Brian is not a righteous man. He just stepped on the accelerator and the car roared towards the group of people.
boom!
The car driven by the male protagonist Brian crashed heavily into an enemy car, knocking down and crushing several enemies.
The sudden change scared the old gang leader, but he had experienced many assassination attempts by his enemies and reacted very quickly. He jumped into the car in front with skills that were not in line with his age.
"go!"
At the old boss's order, the driver, who was his nephew, started the car immediately.
In the current situation, as long as he, the leader, is still alive, even if his subordinates and family members are arrested by the police, he can still use his family connections in South Korea to make a move.
On the contrary, if he died here today, those dignitaries who had cooperated with him would surely be eager to cut off ties with him.
By then, even if his subordinates and relatives were still alive, their ending would be extremely miserable.
boom!
boom!
The roar of the two cars' engines was exceptionally loud on the streets of Seoul at night. Just by listening to the sound, one could feel the lightning speed.
Brian followed closely behind the gang leader's car, his eyes full of determination, and increased his speed to the limit, not letting go.
The two cars drove one after the other, and thus staged a car chase scene, which is also a standard feature of modern action movies. Almost every movie of this genre will have this kind of scene.
However, even though the plot was old-fashioned, if you were actually in the cinema and had seen the previous plots, the final scene still successfully made movie fans excited.
Especially when the high-speed light and shadow on the big screen coordinated with the passionate music to form an all-round three-dimensional effect, the audience couldn't help but clench their fists, grit their teeth, and cheer for the male protagonist Brian in their hearts.
Fortunately, God seemed to be helping the male protagonist. Because of the obstruction of the car in front, the gang leader's car had to slow down and turn onto another narrower road. In the end, because he was a foreigner who was not familiar with the road conditions, he got into a dead end.
boom!
Brian's car slammed hard into the rear end of the car in front of it, squeezing it against the wall and successfully forcing it to stop.
But when he defeated the bodyguard who acted as a driver and dragged the old gangster leader out of the car like a dead dog, the old man burst into laughter.
"You thought you won? You're done!"
The gang leader, his face covered in blood, yelled and looked at Brian with malicious eyes, as if he wanted to enjoy his miserable appearance when he died.
Then there was a gunshot and Brian suddenly fell to the ground.
However, the smile on the gang leader's face came to an abrupt end, because Brian, who had fallen to the ground, quickly covered his bleeding ear and stood up shakily.
Obviously, the killer who was hiding in the dark just now missed the target.
"impossible!"
The old gang leader seemed to find it difficult to accept this situation.
"That's the killer from the Continental Hotel!"
"It seems that the level of the killer you are working with is not very high."
Brian didn't seem to be afraid of the Continental Hotel mentioned by the gang leader at all. He raised his hand and shot the other party in the chest with two shots.
"You can't... kill me, I'm for... Gulu... Gulu..."
Before the old gang leader could finish his words, blood gushed out of his mouth due to the wound in his lung, completely interrupting his thoughts of continuing.
At this time, the police rushed over because of the call from people around, but all they saw was the gang leader lying on the ground twitching and obviously dying.
As for Brian, he had already disappeared into the night, leaving only a few words floating in the night wind, as if responding to what the gang leader had just said.
"No one can touch my family, no matter who they are!"
At the end of "Taken 2", the things about the gang boss and transnational human trafficking seemed to have never happened, and dissipated like smoke that night.
Brian also successfully avoided a lot of trouble because the big shots above tried to cover up the news. Not long after, he boarded the plane back to Hong Kong with his daughter and his recovered wife.
The scene finally freezes in the sunny airport, with Liu Qianqian boarding the plane with her father and mother, forming a warm and beautiful picture, and also drawing a perfect ending for the "Taken" series. Yes, there will be no "Taken 3" or "Taken 4" in the future.
[Galaxy Cinematic Universe] is not [Marvel Cinematic Universe], the development of its story does not rely on a certain character, and Wang Hao does not like to add tails to things, so some stories are over and done with, and there is no need to continue filming them like traditional Hollywood series of movies.
What's more, after the two "Taken" movies, the value of Liam Neeson, the leading actor, has skyrocketed. The cost-effectiveness of shooting a sequel to "Taken" in the future will be very low.
Of course, although there will be no sequel, Liu Qianqian and Brian may appear in other movies and TV series in the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, but that is another story.
At least for this moment, the Taken series is completely over.
But even if it's over, it still has to contribute some residual heat.
There are also two Easter eggs at the end of this movie, pointing to the next two movies in the Galaxy Cinematic Universe.
The first easter egg is the port where the gang was found trafficking people across borders. After Brian left, Captain Li, played by Ma Dong-seok, was ordering his subordinates to count the abducted children and was preparing to arrange for someone to send them to a temporary residence to rest, and then see how to contact their families.
Just as the police were counting the number of people and collecting information, a familiar figure among the trafficked Korean girls took advantage of the darkness and chaos to sneak away.
This girl is none other than Zhao Xiumei, played by Song Zue, the little girl who was separated from her sister in the post-credits scene of "The Man from Nowhere".
As for another easter egg, Brian, who successfully returned to his home in Hong Kong, welcomed an uninvited guest.
He was a foreign man dressed like an old-fashioned British gentleman, wearing a neat suit and gold-rimmed glasses. Even in sunny weather, he still held a black umbrella in his hand as if he was holding a cane.
"Harry!"
Brian seemed to be familiar with this foreign man dressed like an English gentleman and he called out his name directly.
"Thanks for last time."
The man named Harry nodded modestly. "You're welcome. After all, you are helping us, so I have to ensure your safety."
Brian welcomed his friend into his home and asked with a little curiosity:
"I remember that you guys always focused on maintaining a balance with the underground forces in Europe. Why are you so radical this time?"
Harry, who was sitting down, sighed when he heard this, took the coffee handed to him by Brian, and then said:
“Is there a possibility that it’s not that we are too radical, but that those guys are about to lose control?”
"How is that possible? Are they crazy?"
Brian frowned, seemingly in disbelief.
"You are an official organization. Since those guys are called dark forces, they are naturally shady. How dare they? Aren't you afraid that the officials of various countries will reach a consensus and work together to strangle you?"
Harry put his hands on the umbrella handle, a heavy look on his face, and said:
“Perhaps it’s because you are backed by a big country in the East, so you don’t feel it so obviously. In fact, the international situation has been gradually getting worse a few years ago.
Competition between major countries is becoming increasingly fierce, giant multinational corporations are becoming more unscrupulous, and even the rats hiding in the gutter have become much bolder.
We can clearly feel that behind all this, there is an invisible big hand manipulating everything. It has great power and seems to be preparing to stir up greater disputes, or even - war!
In order to protect this hard-earned peace, we have lost many good people in the past few years..."
"But I'm retired, Harry!" Brian leaned back on the sofa and said, "You can't count on a retired old guy to fight for life and death again. There's nothing we can do about the Korean incident this time."
Harry smiled when he heard this, and didn't seem to be angry about Brian's refusal.
"No! No! No! We at Kingsman still have some humanity in us and will not allow retired people to return to the battlefield.
It’s just that we recently recruited a group of new blood and needed an experienced senior to give them some guidance.”
The post-credits Easter egg of "Taken 2" left endless reverie for fans of the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe".
This film has also made great progress internationally and reaped a lot of box office revenue thanks to the reputation of its predecessor and the connectivity of the film universe.
After the global box office exceeded 2 million US dollars in the first week, "Taken 2.46" swept 1.71 million US dollars worldwide in the second week, and then in the third week, it took in 5 million US dollars worldwide. Its cumulative box office has successfully exceeded million US dollars.
In this way, the Galaxy Group not only recovered its investment through box office revenue alone, but also made a huge profit.
At the same time, the only film competing with it in the North American market was the 3D re-release of "Titanic", which was still worth watching.
As for others, such as "American Pie 4: American Reunion" and "Scary Movie 5", they are all vulnerable.
However, after the global box office exceeded 5 million, the performance of "Taken 2" inevitably fell into a downward trend.
On the one hand, although "Taken 2" is exciting, the subject matter of the entire film is still a traditional action movie. Whether in terms of big scenes, special effects or lineup, there is still a certain gap from Hollywood's top productions.
The fact that the global box office has exceeded 5 million is an extraordinary performance in itself. You have to know that the original version of this movie only made 3 to 4 million. Now with the supervision of Wang Hao and the support of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], it has gone a step further.
As for the other side, of course April ended and May came, and another Hollywood comic-adapted blockbuster finally made its debut.
On May 2012, 5, the finale of the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Hollywood A-level comic-adapted movie "The Avengers", which brought together superheroes such as Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, etc., was officially released in North America amid the anticipation of countless comic and movie fans around the world.
The die-hard fans who had been waiting anxiously for a long time came like a tide, filling the midnight show of "Avengers" to the brim.
In just one night, 2500 theaters in the North American market took in $1870 million, surpassing the previous superhero movie midnight box office record set by "Batman: The Dark Knight."
At the same time, this also sounded the clarion call for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to set sail and move towards legend.
(End of this chapter)