Chu Yu's premonition was correct. Although the film was short, it was fast-paced, with a quick plot and plenty of exciting and heart-wrenching moments, making it perfect for watching in theaters. As expected, the box office turned out to be a hit.

Chu Yu and Zhong Buyi shared this good news with the lead actors, and everyone was quite surprised.

"20 million in box office revenue?"

Chu Yu thought they would be shocked by the box office results, but to her surprise, everyone looked dejected and said, "Only 20 million in box office? That's really low."

"Yes, movie tickets in Hong Kong are so expensive, yet the box office is so low. It's clear that our movies are really not popular."

This completely baffled Chu Yu. In an era when even having 10,000 yuan was a rare occurrence, wasn't 20 million yuan in box office revenue an astronomical figure?

Why did they react this way?

Zhong Buyi noticed her confusion and explained:

"A few years ago, a black-and-white film was released in mainland China. It sold more than a thousand copies, and at its peak, more than 30 cinemas in Beijing played it 24 hours a day. It is said that the number of viewers exceeded 400 million. Someone calculated that, based on an average movie ticket price of more than 30 cents per person, the film's box office was 100 million yuan. Of course, these are all speculations, and the official box office data has not been released."

Zhong Buyi is right. There are few movies in mainland China, and foreign movies can't get in. When a movie is released, it can be watched for a whole year, attracting hundreds of millions of viewers. Almost everyone has seen it.

Given China's population size, having hundreds of millions of viewers is really not a big deal.

Movie tickets in Hong Kong are very expensive, so this little box office revenue is definitely not enough.

But that depends on the total population of the port city.

"The total population of Hong Kong is only over five million, and the movie has been released for less than a month. The release date was randomly selected, not during holidays or prime time. The box office performance is already quite good. According to the accountant, Sun Yee City is contacting the media to help with promotion. If nothing unexpected happens, this movie may be the box office champion this year."

Box office champion?

Now everyone understands, this is actually the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong this year?

The script was written hastily, and the production team only managed to film it in 20 days. The movie was released in 30 days, so the results were a truly unexpected surprise.

Tang Zhenni became happy:

"Our first film has achieved such great success. Does that mean there will be a second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh film?"

Tang Zhenni really wants to film a sequel. Hong Kong has a developed economy, and filming there means staying in hotels and eating delicious food. It's more advanced than the mainland, and she feels comfortable there.

The important thing is that Hong Kong City offers high salaries, often 100,000 RMB, enough for her to earn for many years in mainland China. How could she possibly refuse?

The other actors shared the same idea.

The main reason this film achieved such good results is that the actors underwent several months of intensive training and were all full of energy and spirit.

In the words of Hong Kong media, he possesses a kind of uprightness and seriousness that is not found in Hong Kong artists.

In addition, the men are muscular and good at action scenes; the women are sexy and hot, and can be charming in many ways.

This group of mainland actors managed to capture the hearts of Hong Kong audiences.

“Yu Xiangwen just told me that they’re starting pre-production for ‘Young and Dangerous 2’ in October and they want us to polish the script,” Chu Yu said.

Zhong Buyi gave up resisting. Anyway, "The Businesswoman" was about to be finished filming and enter post-production. As a fresh college graduate who couldn't get any work, he had no complaints about having a role to play and earning money.

He finally understood that as long as the triads in Hong Kong didn't do anything outrageous, nothing else mattered. He only cared about making movies; he didn't care about anything else. As long as he could make good movies, that was enough.

Of the three Chu sisters, Chu Chu is the best cook. Recently, Chu Chu finished filming her scenes, and Chu Yu found her a school, the best private middle school in Beijing.

The private middle school had an open atmosphere, and Chu Chu's studies weren't too demanding. It just so happened that Chu Yu and Chu Xiang were home for the weekend, so Chu Chu went into the kitchen to cook some delicious food.

Chu Xiang filmed Uncle Cai cooking, and Chu Chu was able to follow along and learn to cook better than Chu Yu and Chu Xiang.

"Sis, I've modified the egg tart recipe a bit, you should try it."

Chu Yu was skeptical. Egg tarts were a Western dessert, and Chu Chu had never been to one before. How could she change it?

She picked one up and took a bite, and was immediately surprised. Uncle Cai's egg tarts were good, but they lacked milk flavor and the crust wasn't crispy enough. Chu Chu made some slight modifications, adding more milk flavor, and the crust tasted even better than before.

"Chuchu, I really didn't expect you to have such a talent for cooking."

Chu Chu smiled shyly. She didn't do well in school and was inconspicuous, unlike Chu Yu who was smart, good at making money, or Chu Xiang who was talented and creative.

She's really not good at anything. She got into acting in TV dramas through connections. She's not good at anything except cooking.

She would watch Shu Hui cook and remember it all. When she wasn't busy, she would cook for herself. Perhaps she had some talent, because her cooking was much better than Shu Hui's.

"Sis, the egg tarts I made are really delicious!"

Chu Xiang nodded repeatedly, almost swallowing her tongue because of the aroma. "It's especially delicious, even better than Uncle Cai's! I didn't expect you to be such a good cook at such a young age."

Chu Yu and Chu Xiang both agreed that Chu Chu's talent lay in cooking. They also thought that Chu Chu was good at acting, and if she couldn't get into university, she could enter the entertainment industry to act. If she didn't act, she could open a restaurant and work as a chef, which would be enough to support herself.

Chu Chu was quite happy and took it upon herself to modify the pasta recipe.

With the Yorkshire branch about to open, Chu Yu, Chu Xiang, and Chu Chu have come up with a lot of ideas for the opening activities.

They planned to hire a modeling team to walk the runway, but of course, they wouldn't be showcasing clothes; instead, they would be displaying Yorkham's food.

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