The lights dimmed, a final note from the soundtrack echoing through the empty set. Lucas slumped into his chair, the day's exhaustion settling in his bones. His mind replayed the final scene, Aron's desperate plea for survival, a raw echo in his memory. Suddenly, his phone buzzed, snapping him back to reality.
It was Liza, her voice crackling with excitement. "I just saw the pilot! You were..." her words tumbled over each other, overflowing with a fan's adoration. Lucas chuckled, baski...
2024-01-19 00:28:42 +0000 UTC
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By late November, a flicker of excitement ignited within Han Jin-Sang, Chairman of SamStar. Months of tireless effort had yielded hundreds of thousands of their new flip phone model, brimming with potential. Yet, the looming question of potential malfunctions held little sway. Testers would meticulously comb through each unit, ensuring initial functionality. Marketing gears were already churning, poised to propel the phone into the market.
However, just as SamStar primed its launch, a ...
2024-01-19 00:24:40 +0000 UTC
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In November 1997, amidst the turmoil of the Asian financial crisis, Japanese conglomerate KiShin embarked on a series of strategic acquisitions.
Targeting financially distressed South Korean chaebols (conglomerates) like Hyundai Motors and Lucky Gold Group, KiShin leveraged its substantial resources to acquire valuable assets at bargain prices.
These acquisitions, including notable deals for Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Kia Motors, and Korea Telecom, sent shockwaves t...
2024-01-18 04:37:19 +0000 UTC
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Day one in the Bluejohn's clutches.
Despite being lauded for his exceptional acting, Lucas remained humble. Even a single off-kilter moment was enough to send him willingly diving back into the scene, eager to perfect it. Danny, the director, witnessed this dedication firsthand, impressed by the young actor's raw talent and relentless pursuit of excellence. He'd seen his fair share of stars, but Lucas shone differently — a supernova of talent was still adjusting to the spotlight's gl...
2024-01-18 02:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Phish's "Fluffhead" pulsed through Lucas's headphones, a rhythmic counterpoint to the flurry of activity around him. The underwater scene loomed – a baptism of sorts in the azure heart of Homestead Crater. This volcanic womb, nestled within the Wasatch Canyon, held a different kind of magic for today's shoot.
Amidst the controlled chaos, Lucas was a study in stillness. His Aron exuded a quiet intensity, honed years before on rock faces like these. In Kristi and Megan, played with eth...
2024-01-18 01:48:00 +0000 UTC
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Around the month of September, SamStar chairman contacted Shin.
Shin smiled as he knew what the SamStar Chairman was up to.
And sure enough, after talking on the phone, Han Jin-Sang was practically asking for KiShin's investment.
But Shin knew how to capitalize on the situation; he aimed to leverage the full potential of the patented technologies for mobile phones jointly owned by KiShin and SamStar.
Certainly, SamStar didn't agree immediately, as what KiShin sough...
2024-01-18 00:25:57 +0000 UTC
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The month of June passed by like lightning, and in July, the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis that has been awaited by Shin for quite some time finally occurred.
And as Shin expected, it started with Thailand, facing mounting foreign debt and currency pressures, abandoned its fixed exchange rate peg with the US dollar.
The Thai baht rapidly depreciated, triggering a domino effect across the region.
Investors, fearing devaluation in other regional currencies, began withdrawing ...
2024-01-17 06:44:31 +0000 UTC
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The sun-baked canyon floor stretched before Lucas, a canvas under the watchful gaze of boom mikes and distant cameras. Director Danny Boyle, sweat beading on his brow, gnawed on his lip, his eyes glued to the monitor. This was it. Aron's first encounter with Kristi and Megan.
The camera crew huddled beneath sun-bleached tents, their whispers muffled by the desert heat. A cameraman, his lens trained on the dune's crest, held his breath. Lucas, now fully Aron, emerged, a solitary figure ...
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The Utah sun beat down on the desolate canyon floor, baking the red rock like terra cotta.
Sweat beaded on Lucas's brow, stinging his eyes as he wrestled the dusty mountain bike out of the truck. Around him, the production team buzzed with contained chaos; cameras glinted like metallic predators eyeing the scene.
Lucas, transformed into Aron for the cameras, ran a calloused hand across the bike's worn frame. It wasn't a sleek, carbon-fiber beast but an honest-to-goodness mountai...
2024-01-17 00:43:08 +0000 UTC
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On May 9, 1997, the Pokémon Center, along with the anime and manga hub establishments, was finally completed in the Akihabara District, Electric Town.
In fact, other companies that were also building establishments in Akihabara District, Electric Town, were also completed.
Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Suzuki, Tora, Mitsubishi, Toyota, etc., are the ones that agreed to rent on KiShin's property land.
The commercial hub was nearing completion, with a few buildings y...
2024-01-16 22:44:16 +0000 UTC
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It was already August 14, 2009, and Lucas' mock-up scenes were able to satisfy the director and the casting director.
The crew felt it won't be long before the filming will begin, as Lucas was about to finish the books regarding engineering and medical knowledge.
Lucas was quite confident that he will deliver an exceptional performance. After all, he actually amputated his right arm in his Mind Workshop or Mental World, and his stuck mental body was finally able to get free from...
2024-01-16 03:40:54 +0000 UTC
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Lucas was gradually getting used to the room. He noticed that there are hidden cameras around the corner but ignored them.
The production probably will monitor him through the room.
The room was locked, but Lucas had necessary foods inside, along with a bathroom and a small kitchen beside it.
Lucas looked at himself in the bathroom mirror, and he could see the changes in his body.
The reason for the physical training was for Lucas to be at least similar to the phys...
2024-01-15 22:04:14 +0000 UTC
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In Japan, cosplay events were already quite common and became quite popular after KiShin initiated a cosplay event years ago.
Other anime studios collaborated to also initiate an event for cosplay. On April 1, 1997, April Fool's Day, a major cosplay event took place.
It was a collaboration among corporations to host a manga and anime convention, attracting thousands of attendees and boasting a dedicated cosplay section.
KiShin was one notable corporation that joined force...
2024-01-15 20:11:32 +0000 UTC
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Around March 1997, a certain Anime in Japan caused seizures to hundreds of children in the country.
The one responsible for it, the anime studio under Tora Corporation, apologized and compensated the ones affected.
When Shin heard of this news from TV, he remembered that Pokémon episode was the cause of such an incident. However, since Shin specifically instructed the anime studios not to feature a sequence of flashing lights and intense colors due to it being a seizure-inducin...
2024-01-15 20:11:04 +0000 UTC
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In Los Angeles, Century City, in a Californian cuisine restaurant.
The restaurant named Spago, shimmered like a desert mirage under the California sun. Sunlight ricocheted off the glass walls, casting playful diamonds onto the crisp white tablecloths.
Inside, a symphony of clinking cutlery and hushed conversations pulsed beneath a vaulted ceiling studded with twinkling lights.
Lucas just ate the dessert, and across from him, Danny Boyle, with his unruly shock of hair and ...
2024-01-15 04:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Lucas has auditioned for the film project "127 Hours" every day, and, quite so far, Lucas could feel that the directors were showing signs that he could be picked for the role.
Although it was just Lucas feeling, he just felt it was a good sign for him.
And in the week of Lucas attending auditions, he was informed by the directors to analyze each performance, discuss strengths and weaknesses, and might select potential call-backs for further exploration.
It is expected th...
2024-01-14 23:37:01 +0000 UTC
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Around February, KiShin has been able to successfully collaborate with Japanese universities and research labs leading in robotics, haptics, and VR technology development.
The same could be said for the USA as well. KiShin has a good and strong presence in the country, and KiShin was able to collaborate with prestigious American universities and research institutions with strong neuroscience and engineering programs.
Since KiShin has headquarters in Silicon Valley, it also has a...
2024-01-14 19:18:50 +0000 UTC
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KiShin has been planning a research project called "NerveGear." KiShin also started a dedicated neuroscience department, and the company is planning to staff it with top researchers on sensory perception and processing.
Few top researchers already joined the neuroscience department of KiShin, and the team is researching would map the neural pathways for sight, touch, and proprioception (Body Awareness).
Research brain regions responsible for spatial awareness and balance.
2024-01-14 15:51:55 +0000 UTC
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In the dimly lit studio, the silence stretched thicker than the dust motes dancing in the warm spotlight. Lucas Knight, still buzzed from the raw intensity of his audition, watched as Danny Boyle and Donna Isaacson exchanged murmured whispers, while Aron Ralston also seemed to join the conversation.
Finally, Danny straightened, a subtle twinkle in his eye.
"Lucas," Danny said, leaning forward in his chair, "You brought fire in that performance. I can say that you really had pote...
2024-01-14 02:42:19 +0000 UTC
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After the audition, Lucas stayed at a budget-friendly motel near the Fox Searchlight headquarters. It only takes a short drive, located on Century Park East, close to Century City shopping – there, Rodeway Inn.
Lucas settled in the place for now, as he is required to audition for the role of "Aron Ralston" for a full week.
Around noon, Lucas stepped inside the Fox Searchlight headquarters, and the young, beautiful receptionist already knew Lucas but still recorded his info bef...
2024-01-13 22:21:18 +0000 UTC
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The PC video game "Fallout" came out first in January before the PC video game "StarCraft," and it was just the first few days since "Fallout" was released, but many gamers in the USA or Japan gaming community were talking about it.
Well, the PC video game "Fallout" contained a sensitive topic, after all. And that is: War.
Although the gamers in the KiShin website gaming community faithfully discussed the charm of the game, many people posted their own opinion about the game nar...
2024-01-13 19:18:33 +0000 UTC
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On January 9, 1997,
In the USA, California.
James entered his room and turned on his computer by pressing the button on the computer.
The Windows logo in the startup appeared and loaded before the computer fully booted up.
James then pressed the eject button of the CD slot, and the CD slot ejected. James put the CD of a video game, "Fallout."
Excitedly rubbing his hands together, James installed the video game on his computer.
"I'll finally be able to...
2024-01-13 15:35:15 +0000 UTC
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Lucas entered the studio, and he saw the set up of the soundstage mimicked that of the narrow canyon built with weathered plywood, while the background wall was green.
"So this is the studio of Fox Searchlight..." Lucas muttered as he looked around the studio.
This is Fox Searchlight studio after all, and with Fox Searchlight, the indie darling of Hollywood, Lucas has been dreaming to be able to enter the studio in his previous life, but now, he can finally enter the soundstage ...
2024-01-13 04:07:32 +0000 UTC
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Sunlight bled through the windows of the Fox Searchlight studio.
Hollywood churned with its usual manic pulse, oblivious to the drama unfolding within these soundproof walls. Inside, a parade of actors sweated their way through recreations of Aron Ralston's harrowing ordeal in Bluejohn Canyon.
The studio facility, with the setup of a narrow canyon built from weathered plywood, painted in sun-bleached desert hues. It wasn't grand, but it felt real, an echo of the Utah chasm that ...
2024-01-12 20:09:17 +0000 UTC
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The video games "StarCraft" and "Fallout" have it's advertised as a small banner in the KP Software, further making people aware of the video games that were about to be released on January 20, 1997.
Online gamers were booming in popularity at the end of 1996, and if there were functions such as chatting, the online gamers were definitely having a competition of words in video games such as "Doom" or "Quake"...
In Tokyo, Japan.
In KiShin Rules Headquarters, in the Chairma...
2024-01-12 18:13:16 +0000 UTC
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Warner Bros. has spent a significant amount on the marketing of the film "Space Jam," but on its third day, its box office sales started going downhill.
The box office on the third day was 8 million dollars. Although it was already good box office sales for the day, it was possible due to Warner Bros.' ongoing promotion of the film "Space Jam." Warner Bros. also kept spending a huge sum in marketing.
Although the box office sales of "Space Jam" already declined on the third day,...
2024-01-12 15:19:32 +0000 UTC
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The airplane from New York had just reached the Los Angeles International Airport. The place was quite busy and bustling as usual; it was such a busy airport.
Inside, the terminal bustles with a symphony of languages and accents. Businessmen tap away on laptops, their suits slightly rumpled after long flights. Young backpackers clutching tattered Lonely Planets mingle with families herding sleepy kids and overflowing strollers. A gaggle of teenagers in ripped jeans and band tees blast ...
2024-01-12 04:16:08 +0000 UTC
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Lucas was currently in disbelief, his expression carried a sense of confusion. He muttered, "Is it just a lucid dream or...?"
He was definitely not high on substance or something, but he really felt like he was transported to another place—Bluejohn Canyon—and the memory was still fresh in his mind.
Usually, even in lucid dreams, he wouldn't be able to remember so clearly.
So basically, the original owner of this current body of his, "Lucas Knight," was actually in the...
2024-01-11 20:24:07 +0000 UTC
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On the first day, the box office result of "Spider-Man" was 14 million dollars, while the movie "Space Jam" had a first-day box office of about 22 million dollars.
Some Warner Bros. executives even celebrated the first day box office results of their movie "Space Jam," but of course, while they're partying, they know that the battle between themselves and KiShin Pictures was not yet over.
Warner Bros. desire to completely beat KiShin Pictures one-sidedly, but doubt that's possib...
2024-01-11 14:41:13 +0000 UTC
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In the USA, the "Spider-Man" movie teasers kept appearing on television channels.
Warner Bros. was particularly not that happy.
It was because the "Spider-Man" film was about to screen in USA cinemas on November 15, 1996.
It just exactly faced off the screening with their film "Space Jam", the movie starring Michael Jordan himself.
And Warner Bros. spent a lot on that film "Space Jam"; it was around 80 million dollars. They were initially hopeful for that film, as ...
2024-01-11 14:40:03 +0000 UTC
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