novelraw Chapter 96's opening day box office was not ideal.
Chapter 96's opening day box office was not ideal.
Chapter 96's opening day box office was not ideal.
While eating breakfast, Tian Xiwei picked at her porridge bowl, recalling how she had snuggled in Lin Feng's arms the night before, the cool touch of the collarbone chain against her skin, and the intimate moments she was too shy to talk about. A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
"Weiwei, why are you so happy today?" Liu Haochun looked at her curiously. "You've been smiling since you woke up this morning."
Tian Xiwei was about to say "because Brother Feng gave me the necklace" when she was suddenly kicked under the table.
She snapped back to reality, quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, and mumbled, "I was thinking that once 'Making a Name for Ourselves' becomes a hit, we can prove those who looked down on us wrong. Just thinking about it makes me happy!"
She glanced at Raymond Lam secretly. Last night, he insisted on leaving a mark on her neck, saying, "That way no one will dare to mess with you." But when she got dressed this morning, she found that the red mark couldn't be covered up at all, so she had to change into a turtleneck T-shirt.
Even that beautiful collarbone necklace couldn't be "showed off" in front of Hao Chun, which is a bit of a pity.
Over the next two days, we traveled from one city to another.
On August 12th, "Fame and Fortune" was officially released. Tian Xiwei was a little disappointed. With only 15% of the screenings, it was not only lower than "Love O8O"'s 20.9%, but even "Call of Heroes" had 2.8 percentage points more screenings.
"Brother Feng, with so few screenings, can you manage?" She tugged at Lin Feng's sleeve, her voice filled with worry.
"You can do it," Raymond Lam patted her hand. "When 'Take My Brother Away' started showing last year, the screenings were also low, but it still broke 500 million in the end, didn't it? Once the word-of-mouth picks up, the screenings will naturally increase."
Liu Haochun nodded in agreement, "I saw the audience's reaction during the roadshow, and everyone really liked the movie. The audience will definitely support it when it's released."
Even so, the night of waiting for the box office figures was still exceptionally long. Tian Xiwei kept refreshing the real-time box office data, her fingers swiping back and forth on the screen.
"She's out!" she shouted, and all eyes turned to her phone.
"Fame and Fortune" grossed 3123 million yuan on its opening day.
"Love O2O" garnered 4327 million views, and "Call of Heroes" 3523 million views, placing them third.
"Only 30 million?" Tian Xiwei's voice trembled slightly. "The Tomb Raider Chronicles broke 100 million on its first day. Do we still have any hope?"
Liu Haochun pursed his lips and remained silent. Although he knew that the box office on the first day would not be very high, this number was still much lower than expected.
"What are you afraid of?" Lin Feng picked up his phone, opened the ticketing app, and said, "Look, our attendance rate is pretty high."
He paused for a moment, then said, "We're not relying on fans to boost box office numbers, but on word-of-mouth. Trust me, we'll definitely pick up the pace later on."
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As he spoke, he dialed Li Yi's number, "Push out the word-of-mouth data, especially the 8-point rating on Douban, and screenshots of positive reviews from the audience, spread it across all platforms, and attract more casual viewers to watch the movie."
After hanging up the phone, he looked at the two girls' worried faces and said, "Don't look so gloomy, you'll find out tomorrow."
But the online mockery was overwhelming. Fans of "The Lost Tomb" and the top star's fans, as if they had won a battle, flooded the trending topics with comments like: "3000 million? You dare to brag? That's not even a fraction of my idol's!" and "The king of extortion is confirmed, he should just collapse already!"
But soon, viewers who had seen "Rise of Fame" and Raymond Lam's fans retorted: "Is an 8-point movie comparable to a 5-point flop?" "We rely on quality, not fan-driven data!" "I suggest those who haven't seen it go watch it; don't be fed up with bad movies and then think they're great!"
Tian Xiwei looked at the online argument on her phone screen, her hands itching to join in, but Lin Feng stopped her. "Don't make things worse. Reputation isn't built through arguments."
Tian Xi reluctantly put down her phone, but a surge of determination lingered in her heart.
The box office figures for August 13th were released early the next morning.
"Love O2O" 3852 million, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" 3672 million, "The Lost Tomb" 2786 million.
Tian Xiwei looked at the "second place" sign and jumped up excitedly: "Brother Feng! Look! We got second place!"
"I told you, things would get better and better."
Liu Haochun also breathed a sigh of relief, "Great, at least all those roadshow trips weren't for nothing."
But this joy didn't last long before it was overwhelmed by a bombshell news story: Wang Baoqiang suddenly posted on Weibo announcing his divorce from his wife.
With a "buzz," the top ten trending topics online were all about Wang Baoqiang. Hashtags such as #WangBaoqiangDivorce# and #HeartacheForWangBaoqiang# instantly went viral, even pushing the box office comeback of "Fame and Fortune" to the sidelines.
In the hotel room, the three of them were scrolling through the news when they were all stunned.
"Is this...is this real?" Tian Xi's eyes widened in disbelief. "Weren't they always so loving?"
Liu Haochun frowned as well, "Teacher Baoqiang looks so honest, how could he have encountered such a thing? It's so pitiful."
Lin Feng remained silent, but he knew in his heart that this incident had broken out at this very moment in his previous life, and it had dominated almost all entertainment headlines.
He patted the two of them on the shoulder and said, "It's hard to tell what's true and what's false in the entertainment industry. Let's just observe and not make any unfounded comments."
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"But he's so pitiful," Xiaotian still felt indignant, "and this is disgusting!"
"You can't see into someone's heart," Lin Feng sighed. "Outsiders can't understand these things. Alright, stop looking and get some rest."
He looked at Liu Haochun, "I have to go back to the 'Hello, Old Times' set tomorrow. I've already missed a week, they must be waiting for me there."
"Yes," Liu Haochun nodded.
That night, netizens who stayed up all night were busy gossiping about Wang Baoqiang, and even the box office comeback of "Fame and Fortune" didn't attract much attention.
On the morning of August 14th, the airport terminal was filled with buzzing discussions. "Have you seen the news? The Wang Baoqiang incident is so dramatic!" "More than that, I heard his agent even transferred money out of the company account."
Listening to the two white-collar women in the front row chatting enthusiastically, Tian Xiwei couldn't help but take out her phone to refresh Weibo.
The hashtag #Wang Baoqiang's wife transferred assets and his agent was fired# is still trending at the top of the hot search list, with over a million comments below.
"Brother Feng, do you think this is true?" She turned to look at Lin Feng beside her, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Lin Feng was messaging Li Yi, urging her to continue pushing out the positive reviews of "Make a Name for Yourself." Upon hearing this, he raised his eyes and said, "Whether it's true or false is not our concern. Things in the industry are very complicated."
Tian Xiwei still finds it hard to accept, "The characters he plays are all honest people, and he seems like an honest person. How could he encounter such a thing in real life?"
"Acting is acting, and life is life." Raymond Lam put away his phone. "Don't think about these things."
But for them, the more important thing right now is the filming of "Hello, Old Times". With only half a month left before the start of school in early September, he and Liu Haochun's scenes together must be filmed as soon as possible.
When I arrived at the film set at noon, the production crew were squatting next to the equipment, holding boxed lunches in their hands, and chatting about "when did those two start dating".
In the dressing room, the makeup artist was touching up her makeup, saying as she applied eyeliner, "I've known for a while that something was off about them."
When Zhou Ming saw Lin Feng, he smiled and waved to him, "You've finally arrived! I was just about to send you a message."
"Senior brother, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Lin Feng walked over and handed him a bottle of iced cola.
"No rush," Zhou Ming said, taking a sip of his cola and lowering his voice. "Have you seen what happened with Wang Baoqiang? It's all over the industry. I heard he went directly to the police station to file a report last night and even sent a lawyer's letter."
"I saw it, and it's quite heartbreaking."
"That's right," Zhou Ming sighed. "Men, sometimes it's not a good thing to trust people too much. You said he treated his agent like a brother, but the agent cheated on him so badly that he's almost emptied his savings."
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