Looking at the closing elevator doors, Rong Yu's expression was unusually bewildered.

"Brother, am I being rejected?" Rong Yu asked, sounding rather aggrieved.

“That’s because they don’t know how to appreciate it.” Yin Chengjue quickly comforted him: “If I saw you crawling out of the bathroom mirror or the TV, I would be overjoyed, not scared.”

Rong Yu: "..." Putting aside the fact that I had to crawl out of those places after the plot was over... but judging from your preferences... are you serious?

Yin Chengjue keenly sensed disbelief in Rong Yu's eyes, so he leaned down and whispered in Rong Yu's ear, "Then let's go home and watch 'Ghost Trail' again, and you'll believe me whether what I said is true or not."

Rong Yu tugged at her mask again, trying to cover her face, which was starting to turn red.

Just then, the sound of running footsteps and a slightly excited scream came from behind: "It really is Little Fish! Little Fish, Mommy loves you!"

"Daddy loves you!"

"Baby, is that really you?!"

"Little Fish! Forget about that fake fan who closed the elevator door just now!"

The loud shouting on the street naturally attracted a lot of attention. People who had just come out of the movie theater or were about to go in all looked at Rong Yu, following the gaze of the girl who made the sound.

Since she had been recognized, out of politeness, Rong Yu took off her mask, smiled, and waved, saying, "Haha, it's nothing, I hope you enjoy watching..."

The moment Rong Yu took off his mask, those not far from him immediately took a big step back upon seeing his face!

A single "Holy crap!" perfectly captures the essence of emotion!

And so, this strange scene appeared on the street outside the movie theater.

Two men stood side by side in the crowd, and there was no one within five meters of them!

For the first time in his life, Yin Chengjue experienced what it felt like to be watched like this.

Moreover, this kind of onlookers did so in a strange way, where they would take a step forward and everyone else would take a step back.

You can still faintly hear someone exclaiming, "It really is Jingsheng!"

Can I ask him for his autograph?

"But he is Jing Sheng!"

"But he's the actor who plays Jing Sheng, right? I'd like an autograph!"

"But he's Jing Sheng! Are you going to take his autograph home to summon ghosts or spirits?"

"Can't it be for warding off evil spirits?"

As soon as Rong Yu spoke, the surroundings fell into an eerie silence, with everyone looking at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Rong Yu asked, "Is Jing Sheng, the character I played, really that terrifying?"

When asked this question, someone actually answered: "It's not a question of whether it's scary or not. It's that kind of expression that strikes straight to the soul and awakens the deepest fear in your heart! You understand?"

Rong Yu: "Hmm... So, are you guys here to ask me for an autograph, or are you worried that getting too close will awaken your deepest fears?"

Yin Chengjue suddenly spoke up: "Don't gather here and block other people's way. Everyone stand in an empty space and sign your names on your movie tickets within a limited time. If you are fans in the Yu Xiang Rou Si Weibo fan group, please come over and take a picture and upload it to the group. If any other fans are willing to come over and organize the order, please come over here."

Yin Chengjue checked the time and said, "Just half an hour. Thank you all so much for coming to support Xiaoyu's movie. The box office figures for the premiere of 'Ghost Trace' will be announced early this morning. Everyone contributed to that."

As Yin Chengjue spoke, he led Rong Yu to a slightly more open area, and the others quickly followed. Several fans had already found their Weibo groups to prove that they were fans in the groups and volunteered to help maintain the temporary autograph order.

“Um…you could be…” One fan had clearly recognized Yin Chengjue.

Yin Chengjue tugged at his mask and calmly said, "I'm Xiaoyu's temporary assistant."

People love to watch and join in the fun. Originally, because they had just seen the movie and were still a little wary of Jing Sheng's face, they joined the queue when they saw fans organizing to maintain order for the autograph session.

Anyway, they still have their movie ticket stubs in their hands. If they line up, they can get an autograph. It sounds pretty good.

Some people who had already thrown away their movie tickets saw everyone else taking their tickets to ask for autographs, and their herd mentality got the better of them, so they bought another ticket for the afternoon, since they were planning to watch another movie anyway.

Having had experience before, the big fans quickly organized the signing order, while Yin Chengjue naturally promoted the film: "Thank you all for supporting Xiaoyu's first movie. If you are interested, you can discuss the plot together on the official Weibo super topic of 'Ghost Trace', or on various forums and popular communication platforms. We will have official stations there to provide channels for everyone to discuss the plot together."

"Of course, we also look forward to everyone's film reviews. Positive feedback will determine whether a sequel to 'Ghost Trail' will be made," Yin Chengjue said.

"What? Will there be a sequel to 'Ghost Trail'?" Everyone showed interest, and Rong Yu also looked at Yin Chengjue with some surprise.

Yin Chengjue calmly said, "Yes, but it's a companion piece to 'Ghost Trail.' Characters from 'Ghost Trail' will appear, but the plot and characters will be different, and the protagonist will be different as well. You can look forward to it."

After a brief half-hour promotion, Yin Chengjue gestured to the fans, who immediately stopped anyone who wanted to come up for an autograph.

"I'm very sorry, if we continue, we'll really have to pay the venue fee. The company doesn't reimburse this expense outside of official business hours. Thank you for your understanding. We will arrange a special autograph session later, and we will post the details on Weibo. Thank you very much for your support. That's all for today." Yin Chengjue bowed solemnly to the crowd.

Rong Yu followed suit with a bow: "Thank you all for your support. It's already noon, time to go have lunch. Let's meet again next time for a formal autograph session!"

The fans who maintained order also said, "Thank you everyone for supporting Xiaoyu!"

"Can you add me on Weibo?"

"If you like Xiaoyu, you can also check out his starring role in 'Blood Mist'!"

"Those interested can join the group to get the pictures! Once you join, you're one of our brothers and sisters!"

"A professionally edited photo for warding off evil spirits, don't you guys want one?"

"A red dress flutters, a smiling face enters the dream, a smile from a little fish surpasses countless worldly pleasures, join the group and everyone gets a picture, ward off evil spirits and dispel all malevolent influences, everyone pass by and don't miss it!"

Others: "..." Are you sure you're promoting your idol?

Yin Chengjue: "..." What kind of evil-repelling picture is this? Are these fake fans?

That evening, the entire crew was active in the "Ghost Trail" WeChat group, eagerly anticipating the premiere's success.

Director Mo, in particular, has forwarded more than a dozen short articles in the group chat.

#Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war; mindset determines future success or failure#

#Don't dwell on immediate gains and losses; what we need to do is learn from our experiences and move forward with determination.#

#The process of striving is the process of accumulating experience#

Although Director Mo didn't say a word, every short message he forwarded to the group showed his unease at that moment.

Director Mo clearly put a lot of effort into this film.

As the midnight deadline approached, messages in the WeChat group dwindled, with everyone focused on the data after the deadline.

Yin Chengjue thoughtfully sent a countdown message on WeChat.

When the time came to 00:00, the WeChat group exploded once again!

"How was it? How was it?"

"Have the data been manipulated yet? What's the box office figure?"

"What should I do! I'm a little afraid to look!"

"I took my whole family today, and we watched three shows in a row! I've done my best!"

"Has the data been generated yet?"

Although it was past midnight, it would still take some time for the various cinemas showing "Ghost" to calculate and upload data and aggregate movie ticket purchase data.

So even though it was past midnight, everyone still had to wait for almost an hour before getting firsthand information about the premiere's box office figures.

Yin Chengjue cleared his throat and long-pressed the voice message button in the WeChat group: "I won't bother with the pleasantries, let's just announce the final results. The opening day box office for 'Ghost Trail' is 300 million! That's the same as 'Chase'."

After the voice message was sent, there was an eerie silence in the WeChat group.

The initial glimmer of hope seemed to have been shattered by the final phrase, "break-even."

Yin Chengjue knew this would be a blow to morale, so he continued, "But we need to understand that this is the final data we obtained after giving everyone a free movie ticket with their ID card. In other words, on the opening day, the vast majority of viewers were watching the movie a second time, or even multiple times. The fact that we were able to get such box office data under this trend of free tickets is already very impressive!"

After that was said, the WeChat group became active again.

"Yes, yes! We're different from 'The Chase'! Our movie is free for everyone the first time, and you only have to pay for the second time. That means everyone who watched 'Ghost' today has seen it more than twice! Even if all the fans of all the artists here combined their efforts to boost the numbers, they couldn't achieve this effect!"

"Yes, yes, yes! If our videos aren't good, passersby will only watch them once and leave, and the data won't even come up. If it all depends on fans watching out of love, where would we get so many?"

"So we should be happy!"

"But... if we didn't offer so many free tickets, and each theater only offered a few hundred free tickets... wouldn't our numbers be even better?"

After these words were spoken, there was another strange silence in the WeChat group.

Everyone has a mobile phone, so naturally they can see what happened before that Mingqian's fans made a fuss.

If Mingqian's fans hadn't made such a scene on the official Weibo account, Yin Chengjue wouldn't have directly announced that everyone's first ticket on the premiere day would be free, giving those fans a slap in the face for their self-righteousness.