novelraw Chapter 73, "The Terror Live," is released.
Chapter 73, "The Terror Live," is released.
"Is it really that obvious?!"
Huang Min didn't seem embarrassed at all. He smiled and asked, "How did you figure out I wanted to date your Sister Su?!"
"I am your own sister"
Huang Yun said seriously, "If you didn't want to date someone else, you wouldn't be treating your own sister like this. Brother, you're going a bit too far now." Huang Yun's tone was reproachful when she said the last sentence.
"hehe"
Huang Min chuckled twice.
He didn't refute his sister, mainly because he did have some feelings for Su Qing.
This woman is highly capable at work and has excellent skills in handling emergencies. In addition, she is very beautiful and has a great figure. Even though she usually appears in a relaxed commuter style, her waist and hip curves are soft and smooth, with just the right amount of fullness.
It would be a lie to say I have no thoughts about spending all day with you.
After all, at his age, he has strong physiological needs. He hadn't thought about it much because he was busy with work recently, but once he relaxed, these needs became particularly strong.
But that's normal.
man!
The real problem is the lack of demand.
"I'm here to work for you."
Su Qing finished the drink in the can, then squeezed it flat with her fingers and threw it with great precision into the trash can three or four meters away from the balcony.
Huang Min's gaze froze for a moment, then he smiled and commented, "You've got quite the strength in your hand. I'm sure you've trained. Don't worry, I told you the first time we met that I'm not that kind of man. Ultimately, it's up to you."
Don't let me down.
Su Qing spoke very formally.
No, it won't.
Huang Min said seriously, "I'm a man with principles, but... you don't have a boyfriend, right? If one day you suddenly develop feelings for me, then we can give it a try. If you never do, then forget it."
Before Su Qing could speak again, Huang Min waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'm not joking with you anymore. Actually, things are fine as they are now. Sometimes maintaining a cooperative relationship makes it more comfortable to get along. It's not necessarily a good thing if we really go our separate ways."
How much will "Live Stream" gross at the box office!?
Su Qing asked, "Whatever you do, don't say you didn't have a general idea of what you were making in the movie!"
"Didn't you ask Teacher Zhou Nian...?"
Seeing Su Qing tilting her head and staring at him, Huang Min paused, knowing that Su Qing wanted a definite answer.
After a slight hesitation, Huang Min said in a deep voice, "As long as Changkong Media can maintain its box office performance for three days, and within those three days, the cinemas will not reduce the screening rate of 'The Terror Live' or move it to midnight screenings due to low attendance, once word-of-mouth spreads, this movie... I don't know where this movie will ultimately end up, but a box office of one or two hundred million is definitely not a problem."
"Are you sure!?"
Su Qing pressed for an answer.
"You know better than I do how good the movie is."
Huang Min laughed and said, "However, in the end, it depends on what our competitors are doing. There's an interesting phenomenon in the film industry: besides the hard indicator of film quality, there's another indicator for how well a film will perform at the box office. That is, the quality of the films released at the same time. If there are three or four high-quality films released today, then we'll be in trouble. Because when the quality is equal, it comes down to the director, the lead actors, and the publicity. We don't have any advantage in these areas. But if there are only one or two decent films, that's our chance. But... the possibility is slim, after all, this is the summer season."
Several films flopped in July.
Su Qing suddenly spoke up, saying, "There's only one film that broke the 2 billion mark at the box office."
"We can't possibly pin all our hopes on our competitors failing!"
Huang Min gazed at the sky bathed in the glow of the sunset outside the window: "We want to make a fortune with 'The Terror Live,' and everyone in the industry thinks the same way. I heard that the director of that movie called 'Wind Chaser,' which was released today, drank so much with investors that he suffered a stomach hemorrhage and spent half a month in the hospital. I wonder if all that effort was worth it!"
......
Early the next morning.
In her studio apartment, the first thing Su Qing did upon waking was to turn on her phone. Upon seeing the box office data for "The Terror Live" sent to her by the publicity director of Changkong Media, a look of disappointment appeared in Su Qing's eyes.
The screening rate at four points.
The occupancy rate was less than five percent.
The daily box office was only 700,000.
However, she quickly calmed down. Both Teacher Zhou and Huang Min had predicted yesterday that the box office performance on the first day of the film's release would be very poor, so the current situation was understandable.
This was only achieved by creating buzz by framing several famous directors. Without that kind of publicity, Su Qing probably wouldn't even have earned 300,000 yuan.
The other side of the city.
Footsteps came from downstairs. Before the figure appeared, the voice came: "Lin Wan, Lin Wan." Lin Wan, who had just finished washing her son's face, came out of the bathroom with Xiao Bai.
"The box office figures for 'The Terror Live' yesterday are out: only 730,000 yuan. The attendance rate is ridiculously low."
Zhang Xiaohua said with a beaming smile.
She had been so worried these past few days that she couldn't sleep, fearing that "The Terror Live" would do well at the box office and that Huang Min would be completely out of her and Lin Wan's control. She never expected that after holding it in for so long, he would just let out a fart.
The opening day box office was 730,000... This was in August after the summer season. Even though the production cost of this movie was only five or six million, it would take at least 13 million to recoup the investment. It seems that Changkong Media also spent more than 20 million on publicity for this movie. Zhang Xiaohua didn't know the specifics.
In any case, judging from the figure of 730,000 in a single day, it is impossible for "The Terror Live" to recoup its production costs, because theaters will not allow the film to continue to be screened at a rate of four percent. The situation was already bad, and if the screening rate drops further, there will be no hope at all.
"Seven hundred and thirty thousand!?"
Lin Wan was taken aback, then burst out laughing.
"I told you long ago, don't take him to heart. He ruined himself, and look what happened! This single-day box office... the theaters didn't even make back their labor and utilities costs."
Zhang Xiaohua said with a smile.
At this moment, the huge weight that had been pressing on her heart finally lifted.
It's estimated that it won't be long before theaters adjust the screening rate for this movie. However, to the surprise of the two, the theaters gave "The Terror Live" a four percent screening rate today.
On its second day of release, The Terror Live grossed 1.3 million yuan.
Simultaneously.
The movie's rating has also dropped.
Two minutes past nine.
It surpassed "The Storm" by a full ten points, which grossed 200 million yuan in a single day. More importantly, it was the highest-rated film among the movies released in August.