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Lu Heng smiled as he handed out 3D glasses to the arrivals—yes, he had taken on the job of a theater attendant and personally distributed glasses to every guest and audience member attending the premiere. He thanked each guest who had come to show their support, and his humble manner left quite a few people flattered and overwhelmed.

However, following the custom of adapting to the host, no one chose this moment to discuss film and television projects unrelated to Havoc in Heaven with Lu Heng. Everyone took their 3D glasses, entered the screening hall, and found their seats—

After watching Atlanta, a blockbuster with a blend of Western science-fiction and fantasy styles, nearly the entire world had been stunned by its realism and its immensely impactful visual effects.

Thus, most people were curious about Havoc in Heaven, which was seen as a film following in Atlanta's wake. Although Lu Heng and the film's creators had repeatedly stressed that Havoc in Heaven was a purely Huaxia mythological film, containing even more Huaxia elements.

Still, given how constrained Huaxia films had been in terms of special effects for many years, some people genuinely worried that this ambitious Huaxia myth would ultimately fail to escape the awkward rhythm of imitating Hollywood, resulting in something neither fish nor fowl. Others did not doubt the professional integrity of Lu Heng and Heng Xuan Studio, but they worried that Havoc in Heaven might pursue a "Huaxia style" too excessively, running into the ever-present cultural barriers between East and West and ultimately leaving Western audiences unable to understand it.

While the screening guests quietly indulged in their own concerns, the lights in the theater dimmed at eight o'clock that evening, and the film officially began.

An orchestral piece rich with Huaxia flavor began to play. A