Chapter 87
For the next period of time, all the crew members felt dizzy.
The box office also continued to rise, and at 9:50 in the evening, it finally exceeded 400 million, easily breaking the best record of any film opening in this period.
By this time, everyone felt satisfied.
According to the general rules of box office growth, after 10 p.m., the growth rate of the day's box office will slow down significantly. If it can increase by several million in the last two hours, it will be considered a very good result.
However, perhaps because the cinema temporarily added a number of late night shows, and coupled with the continued fermentation of word of mouth, in the last two hours, the box office curve actually jumped up slightly like a little mouse, once again breaking everyone's previous experience.
The data guy had already started to doubt his life at this time, but when he saw that the two major box office prediction platforms were also running around, his mood instantly improved.
It’s not that his level is too bad, but the performance of this movie is too bad!
At 12 o'clock midnight, the final box office performance of the premiere of "Two Little Guess" was fixed at 418 million. However, generally speaking, there will be millions of additional reports on the second day, which means that the box office on Friday will most likely reach 420 million.
Everyone looked at the small blackboard again. There was a single number on it with the boss's neat handwriting, which read 420 million.
It seems like my boss is not a human being, he is a god who can predict the future!
This time, not to mention Song Zhiyan, everyone else was completely convinced and felt that they were following a real God of Wealth. No wonder they could get rich.
Miaomiao couldn't help but smile as well, and completely put her mind at ease.
It seems that her script is indeed... not bad?
After realizing that her last success might not have been solely due to luck, the girl became more confident and felt that it would not be wrong to listen to her boss.
Xue Mi, who had inexplicably become a charlatan again, was taking a bath at home at this time. While bathing, she sneezed four or five times in a row. She rubbed her nose and wondered if she had a cold.
It’s strange, the water temperature is quite high!
Over the next two days of the weekend, as word of mouth continued to spread, the film delivered two very impressive results: 530 million and 550 million. In just three days of the weekend, it easily exceeded 1.5 billion.
Especially the reversal of decline on Sunday, which is another signal that the box office is full. Even many people in the industry couldn't help but talk about it for a long time, lamenting that another blockbuster movie has finally been released.
"Song Zhiyan, this guy, is really going to be shocked now." Some people were envious, while others were thinking about finding a project, trying to get involved with this famous director, or looking for opportunities to invest in his new movie.
Unfortunately, although Song Zhiyan is talented, he is obviously not a hard-working person. It takes him about two or three years to produce a movie. As for the next one... there is no sign of it for the time being.
At the same time, Miaomiao, whose results were equally impressive, also attracted a lot of attention.
In recent years, there are actually not many strong screenwriters in China, and even fewer strong young screenwriters. Especially people like this young girl, who always produces high-quality works, naturally became the object of competition among many companies again.
I heard that she is not a full-time screenwriter at Westwind Media, but also works as a planner?
Isn’t this simply neglect and a waste of talent?
When many competitors heard the news, they felt that their opportunity had come.
Xifeng Media doesn't respect talents, but they do. They offer all kinds of benefits, including a big contract as a big screenwriter. I don't believe that this little girl who has been neglected by the company will not be tempted.
Unfortunately, the naive and ignorant girl was still confused about this: Ah? Who was snubbed? Me?
It wasn't that the company didn't want to make her a full-time screenwriter, but Miaomiao herself didn't want to.
She is the kind of person who needs life experience before she can write anything. Work not only allows her to observe the world from more perspectives, but is also a particularly good way to relax.
Miaomiao usually doesn’t dare to tell others this last sentence outside the company because she might get beaten.
Who in their right mind would consider work as relaxation? There are so many happy things in this world, is there still something missing: work?
However, in West Wind Media, because of the good working atmosphere and plenty of time to rest and enrich oneself, everyone has a particularly obvious sense of relaxation. This kind of relaxation is simply not seen in ordinary companies.
For Miaomiao, who is easily nervous, this kind of atmosphere is the most comfortable environment.
So even if others praised her highly, she had no intention of changing jobs.
Besides, those who came to poach her, the company atmosphere was not as good as Xifeng Media, and even the money they offered was not as good as hers. She would have to be crazy to choose the worse side.
Faced with Miao Miao's casual rejection of their offer, a top entertainment company in the circle was a little confused.
"Would you like to take a closer look? I believe that under these conditions, there should be no other company in the country that could offer a higher price than us." The other party said confidently.
Especially for a small company like Xifeng Media, which has neither scale nor strength, it is purely luck that it met two geniuses.
Miaomiao just smiled.
She was a very reserved girl. Even if she rejected someone, she would not want to embarrass them, so she said it very tactfully: "Sorry, I feel very comfortable at West Wind Media, and I have no intention of changing companies for the time being."
In fact, after the movie became a hit, the general manager of West Wind Media even talked to her and asked her if she wanted to set up her own independent studio, which would only be affiliated with West Wind Media but with relatively more free time and greater autonomy.
If it happened to an ordinary person, this would definitely be a great opportunity and they would want to start their own business, make more money and have a higher status.
Miaomiao refused directly.
Of course she wouldn't complain about having too much money, the problem is that she really doesn't want to manage people.
She has enough freedom in the company, and it's easy for her to manage herself, but if she is asked to lead a team... just thinking about it makes this socially anxious person feel anxious.
She felt that she was not suitable for management at all, and it would be more comfortable for her to be a writer.
The general manager smiled helplessly, realizing that she was also a useless person, and waved his hand and let her go.
As a result, this matter was brought up again by the company that poached her, saying that Xifeng Media was too unkind and was simply restricting her development.
Miaomiao: I’m sorry, it seems like I’m limiting my own development…
Not everyone wants to start their own business, so is there anything wrong with her being a little salty? !
"You can have greater development if you come out," the other party was still persuading earnestly, "especially in the economic field. If you want to make a lot of money, that kind of small company is definitely not suitable..."
"Both films I filmed have profit-sharing agreements. Can you give it to me?" Miao Miao became impatient with the persuasion and took a look at the so-called good contract. The annual salary was indeed high, and there was also a script bonus, but there was not a single word mentioned about the profit.
It's obvious that they're treating people as pawns. What's the point?
The head of the rival company, who was still boasting, fell silent in an instant.
There were dividends before, and there were dividends in both parts!
West Wind Media is sick! They actually gave a profit-sharing contract to a new screenwriter! How can this be true in the world!
According to the current performance of this film, Miaomiao is not unqualified to discuss this issue now, but... if there was nothing like this before, and they were just given one or two points, they would definitely be grateful. But if they had a profit-sharing contract before, they would not be able to bear it if the price increased randomly.
Xifeng Media is indeed worthy of its reputation. It is not a company that wants to make money at all. It is simply a professional charity in the entertainment industry!
The man's face turned red, and he tried to say a few words back. However, when he thought about the predicted box office of "Two Little Guessworks", and estimated that the girl in front of him, who was almost the same age as his daughter, earned more than him, he suddenly didn't want to say anything.
Although he has a big name, he is ultimately just a high-level corporate animal. As for dividends? What is that? I've never heard of it.
The senior office workers who were hit hard were even thinking of asking Xifeng Media if it was short of staff.
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The following week was the week when "Two Little Guessing" completely dominated the charts.
Even on weekdays, the box office of this movie has remained stable at around 300 million yuan. Even on Thursday, which was originally the coldest day, the box office even surpassed Monday, which once again shocked many people.
But after being shocked so many times, I probably got used to it.
After all, the most shocking thing is that the two prediction platforms have gone crazy again.
The predicted box office is 6.7 billion. I don’t know if this number was calculated by a dog’s brain.
More than half of the people don't believe it, and the other half choose to just wait and see. After all, the box office growth curve is too beautiful, and it is difficult to say anything about the predicted numbers for fear of being slapped in the face.
Anyway, the two previous films by West Wind Media have already slapped these self-proclaimed professionals in the industry in the face twice. As the saying goes, three times the limit, there is no such thing as a three-times-bad-one, and the number of people who want to challenge the experience of being slapped in the face for the third time is obviously much less than before.
Everyone has obviously learned their lesson. There are hardly any fools left at the forefront. To be honest, compared with the bustling and almost boiling box office, the comment section looks a bit deserted.
However, someone finally seriously analyzed why this comedy movie, which was originally considered a niche movie by many people, achieved such good results.
The reason is simple. First, it is funny. Second, it is family-friendly and accidentally hits the vast majority of movie-watching groups.
But it is not easy to imitate the route of this movie.
First of all, the fact that it is funny alone is enough to stop most comedy movies from being a success.
Although Song Zhiyan is a smart guy and his taste in film selection was just so-so, he seems to be a natural comedian. He is particularly good at using light and shadow to create comedic effects, has a strong sense of rhythm, and is steady in his timing. This talent at least exceeds that of 99% of comedy directors.
As for the family-friendly aspect, it is actually not easy for a comedy movie.
There are many genres of comedy movies, and each has its own merits, but the public's sense of humor varies. What some people think is very funny may be offensive to others. This is why comedy movies have a high lower limit but a low upper limit.
Song Zhiyan's style, however, cleverly achieved a middle ground: light and gentle, with a lot of reversals. The former fits the public's funny points as much as possible, while the latter makes it easier for people to let go of their minds and just concentrate on laughing at the rhythm of the movie.
This is what makes this guy so powerful.
This movie was initially popular only among comedy audiences and viewers who were attracted by the previous movie. Later, as word of mouth exploded, the word of mouth quickly formed a torrent and soon swept in everyone around.
Some people don't like science fiction blockbusters, some people are not interested in heartwarming romance films, but few people can resist the temptation of laughing for an hour and a half - not to mention, it sounds like this movie is really well made.
The middle-aged female employee who had been sighing and complaining that she had to accompany her children every day and had no time to go shopping or watch movies, was tempted by her colleague and took her husband and children to see this movie.
The feedback after watching the movie was very good: the child, who had never been very interested in movies, kept imitating the scenes he saw in the movie after coming out of the cinema. As for the husband, who usually likes to lie on the sofa like a pile of garbage and has no interest in movies at all, I rarely said that if there are such movies in the future, I will continue to ask him to watch them with me.
There were also people who brought their parents to watch the movie, and the three of them laughed together. Although they laughed at different things, they could always find common ground.
There are also groups of young people from small towns who come to watch movies together. They come in a lively atmosphere and leave happily. Maybe they will bring more companions next time.
The box office of this movie has been rising rapidly as it has been spread from one family to another, and the growth has been so rapid that there is almost no sign of slowing down.
According to the general rules, the golden box office period of a movie is only the short two weeks in the early stage. As time goes on, the box office becomes weaker, and then it is quickly surpassed by new films.
However, this film, which is almost in its third week, still ranks first on the daily ticket sales chart, and compared with the pursuers behind it, it has an overwhelming advantage, leaving no breathing space for its competitors.
It wasn't until the fourth week that the box office growth began to slow down, but by then, the box office had already reached 6.5 billion yuan, and the remaining 200 million yuan could be earned slowly over a few months.
In other words, those two crazy prediction platforms were right again.
Abandoning logic and common sense, Westwind Media has another film that has entered the top 10 of the box office rankings, and directly landed at second place. It has won three battles and almost no losses, and has once again become a legend in the industry.
Who would have imagined that such a small company with no presence could be so powerful!
Some large companies found that they could not poach talents and began to consider acquisitions.
After all, if you can control such a promising film and television media company, the market value can increase a lot just based on the shareholders' expectations for the future, which is a good deal no matter how you think about it.
But the problem is that this tiny film and television media company is not listed on the stock market at all, and it is a private company wholly owned by someone. As long as the boss of this company does not give in, outsiders have almost no chance.
As the boss, how could Xue Mi be interested in a mere offer of a few billion yuan? After all, her yacht, including subsequent expenses, would cost about this much.
You want to buy her company with such a small amount of money? It's just a dream.
When quoting this price, the other company was not thinking that negotiation was not possible. It is a business deal. I offer a low price and you offer a high price. We can all sit down and have a cup of tea together and weigh the pros and cons. Then the deal can be negotiated, right?
But unexpectedly, the boss of the small entertainment company was not even interested in negotiating the price. He almost ignored our acquisition intention the entire time, and the rejection email was cold and blunt, leaving no room for negotiation for the other party.
As expected, everyone in this company, from the boss to the employees, is of the same character and does not follow the logic of the business world at all, making people feel particularly at a loss.
Even if this kind of small media company is on the rise now and seems to be doing well, if it suffers a few losses in a row, it will soon be left in disarray and there will be nothing to be proud of.
Therefore, for a small company like this, the wisest option is to sell its shares, cash out and leave, because large companies have countless ways to force you to sell your company, and by then, you may not be able to sell it at the current high price.
Unfortunately, this young boss is not very sensible, so we can only use other means...
The entertainment industry has never been a place as clean as water. In other words, it is just like a toilet that has not been cleaned properly, full of filth and dirt, and is typically dirty and messy.
The bosses of these entertainment companies usually look like decent people, but in reality, who knows whether they are actually human or ghosts.
These people have always used many means, some normal and some abnormal, some visible and some invisible. As long as it can be used and can make money, who cares whether it is legitimate or not?
However, before taking any action, the first thing to do is to get to know the background of the boss of Xifeng Media thoroughly, so that you can make the best use of the opportunity and hit the target with all your might.
But for some reason, this boss had even made a cameo appearance in his own movie before, so he wasn't a particularly low-key person. But when I really wanted to investigate carefully, I found that I couldn't find out anything.
At most, some people knew her name and that this woman was rich. As for the rest, it was like being shrouded in a fog and was difficult to find out.
We haven’t even found out where this woman lives!
Those bigwigs in the entertainment industry who had coveted Xifeng Media before and thought that this small company must have no background finally became alert involuntarily.
It seems that this woman's background is not simple!
At first, these people just thought that Xue Mi either had a good father or was with a good man.
But after further investigation, she found out that her father had gone bankrupt and died long ago, and as for the man, there was no trace of him at all.
This woman seemed to be simply a lucky rich woman who inherited a large fortune. Her mother had died a long time ago, and her adoptive father was also dead. It seemed that she had no one to rely on.
"Rich? No matter how much money you have, can it be better than fists?" Wang Laowu - now changed his name to Wang De, originally made his fortune by hanging out in society. Even though he later changed his name to a more elegant one, he still couldn't get rid of his ruffian air.
He first entered the entertainment industry with the idea of supporting prostitutes and running clubs, but later found that this line of work made more money than his previous one, so he transformed it into a serious entertainment company - although the word "serious" was just self-boasting.
Although he has become a serious businessman, Wang De still occasionally reveals the unruly temperament he had when he was a gangster. Especially when nice and polite discussions fail to achieve his goals, he feels at ease and chooses to resort to more gray means.
Especially for vulnerable groups such as women and children, this trick is simply ineffective and works every time.
The boss of Xifeng Media is a woman, so methods like honey traps are obviously not going to work, so they can only consider other methods. Anyway, no matter what, this self-righteous girl can always be made to accept the beating of society.
Wang De sent someone to investigate Xue Mi's daily routine. He was just about to talk to her in person, but before he could leave, he was visited by some people.
The other party looked gentle and polite, wearing a uniform and looking very businesslike, but Wang De couldn't help but tremble with fear, wondering if he had done something wrong that led to these uniforms being brought over.
The other party's leader smiled at Wang De warmly, but unfortunately the words he said made Wang De feel as if he was in the cold winter, shivering all over.
No one knew where the other party had dug up his past dark history. Opening an unregulated club was already the least serious crime. The most troublesome thing was murder.
He didn't do it on purpose. It was just that the small boss was too stubborn. He opened a small restaurant in such a good location that didn't make any money and was determined not to sell the restaurant to him. In a rage, he was a little bit harsh and ended up with the small boss who couldn't hold on and died. He was also helpless.
Later, he drove overnight and dumped the man's body into the wilderness, a place that was absolutely uninhabited. He also spent half a day digging a deep pit and buried the man in it, thinking that it was foolproof and would never be found.
Who would have thought that after so many years, these things would still be discovered.
Wang De no longer had the domineering look in the company. At this moment, he was like a sieve, which came out with a bunch of things when he shook it, and he couldn't stop.
At this time, he no longer had the mind to think about Xifeng Media. The most important thing he had to do now was to save his life.
Xue Mi was also the security chief of the special laboratory. When I mentioned this matter to her briefly, I was surprised to realize that this incident had actually happened.
It's just that the guy was too useless, and the security chief was too capable, so they found him easily and solved a missing person case that had remained unsolved for a long time, which was considered a good thing.
Xue Mi said that she was still frightened, but in fact she just patted her chest twice in a pretentious manner, and then continued to do what she was doing, leisurely enjoying her wealthy life. Other people in the entertainment industry who were also ready to make a move were suddenly frightened.
After all, the circle is so small, and everyone has heard about Wang De's methods and cruelty.
But such a person fell down so suddenly that when he fell into the water, there was not even a splash. It was a bit scary.
I heard that Wang De's case involved a lot of people. Not only did he get into trouble, but his protector was also dragged into the water. For a while, everyone involved was in danger, fearing that they would be implicated as well. That would be a pure unprovoked disaster.
There are various speculations about Wang De's sudden misfortune.
Some people think that this person simply committed too many sins and his fate was up, which is why he suddenly met his end.
Some people also think that he must have offended someone he shouldn't have offended and was taught a lesson. Otherwise, some things cannot be found out unless you specifically investigate.
However, Wang De has always been domineering and has offended many people. Even if he made a list, the names could fill several pages. It would take a while to identify the suspicious person.
Although it is difficult to be sure, there is a rough range. Unfortunately, Xue Mi is definitely not included in it.
After all, she had attended a few so-called upper-class gatherings when she suddenly became rich, but later found this circle boring and went to have fun on her own, so she was not well-known. Even if many people had heard of her name, they didn't even know what she did. They just thought she was a rich orphan who inherited a large fortune and had no one to rely on, and that was all.
This kind of nouveau riche has never been looked down upon, especially one who doesn't even have a family. No one would believe that she has the power to directly bring a cancer into the entertainment industry.
However, the cancer is gone, which is definitely a good thing for other competitors who value Xifeng Media.
In this circle, Wang De's methods are notoriously dirty. Compared with him, others are obviously much gentler, but if they are more law-abiding, that is purely like coaxing a kindergarten kid.
Not to mention other people, even these people themselves wouldn’t believe it!
After hearing that Xue Mi was a single wealthy woman with no one to rely on but a huge amount of money, more than one person started to think about having an affair with her.
If I could successfully coax this woman into my arms, wouldn't that huge amount of wealth become my own?
Even though some entertainment company bosses are bald and have beer bellies, they probably can't deceive such beautiful young rich women, but what is the most abundant thing in the entertainment industry? Of course they are handsome men and beautiful women!
Especially some young men who have perfect figures and looks. Although their acting skills are terrible, they have a lot of tricks to coax people. What they are best at is coaxing rich women to give them money. Isn't this just what their major is for! You can use it directly.
As a result, before the person who committed the romantic disaster met his true identity, the company was investigated again.
There are definitely not many companies in the entertainment industry that can withstand careful scrutiny. In other words, companies like West Wind Media are unique and most companies don’t want to learn from them, nor can they.
As a result, the company soon made headlines for tax evasion and falsification of financial statements. Because the amounts involved were so huge, the boss and the accountant were thrown in jail, and they are unlikely to be released in the next few years.
The young handsome guy who was carefully selected was also caught. It was said that he was involved in fraud of large amounts of money. The sentence would probably not be too light.
This entertainment company, which was once quite influential in the entertainment industry and had many young and handsome actors under its belt, was inexplicably and unexpectedly destroyed. It is truly puzzling.
This time, someone finally realized that these two groups of people seemed to have suffered because they wanted to make things difficult for the single rich woman.
That's why people in the entertainment industry tend to believe in metaphysics. In this kind of situation, the first thing they consider is not which powerful state agency took action, but instead they think that Xue Mi is lucky enough to have suppressed all those unlucky guys.
Compared with the law, it is obvious that metaphysics is more fearful to these people.
After Xue Mi knew this: ...Okay, just make a random guess, as long as the result is correct.
Although these people had not had the chance to dance in front of her, to Xue Mi, who already had little patience, she felt that these people were just like a group of buzzing flies that gathered around at the slightest smell. The thought of it made her feel sick.
But on second thought, it was like the evil dragon was originally preparing to start the meal with great interest, but unexpectedly became the meat on the chopping board.
It feels a bit funny for some reason.
After two incidents happened in succession, these supporters of feudal superstition in the circle finally seriously considered whether their fortunes could withstand it.
The answer is obviously no.
The best choice, of course, is to keep to yourself and not get into any trouble, so as not to bring yourself into trouble and regret it later.
However, these people calmed down, but the security captain did not stop for the time being. After all, he had already investigated and did not care about magnifying the problem. It happened that the higher-ups had long been dissatisfied with the messy entertainment industry, so a good cleanup could have a slightly positive impact on the public's mental state.
As a result, a major investigation in the entertainment industry quickly expanded from a point to a surface.
There aren't many people in this circle who have been involved in murders like Wang De, but most of them are not very clean. Especially the bigger the company, the more filth they harbor and they cannot withstand investigation at all.
The result is that the more you delay, the more there are, just like poking an ant's nest, a bunch of messy things popped up, and some people, in order to redeem themselves from their crimes, even make accusations everywhere. And they don't make random accusations, and basically everything they confess can be verified. We can only say that this person was definitely an expert at eating melons before, and he probably didn't miss any melons in the circle.
After this incident, nearly tens of billions of taxes were recovered. In addition, a wave of corrupt officials were cleaned out. The entertainment industry, which was originally turbid, finally became clean and upright for once.
Anyway, in the end, almost everyone with a little power in the circle felt insecure, and no one thought about buying that small film company anymore.
Xue Mi quietly knocked the wooden fish for herself again, feeling that she had done a great deed and couldn't help but feel a little proud. How could this be?
In this storm, Westwind Media became one of the few companies that lost less and stayed out of it completely.
The main thing is that this company is really clean. Apart from being a little bit lazy, it pays taxes on time, abides by laws, and has absolutely no illegal operations that step into the gray area. Naturally, it has no worries about being investigated.
The result was that, in this storm where everyone was in danger, Westwind Media became the big ship that was stable enough, and took the opportunity to attract a group of industry elites and several very good idol star potentials.
Many people believe that Xifeng Media will definitely be able to seize this opportunity to rise and become a well-known large-scale entertainment company.
The only person who was unhappy about this matter was the general manager of Xifeng Media.
Who could have imagined that he had been following the rules all his life, just wanting to work easily until retirement, but as a result, just because he made the least mistakes, he became the focus of attention in the circle, a rising big shot. He said he was very tired!
Not only is my mind tired, my body is even more tired.
After all, with so many things piling up at the same time, he barely even has time to make wolfberry tea!
This is simply unbearable!
As the founder of the salted fish world, he naturally chose to rise up and resist, and absolutely could not be dominated by work.
The so-called resistance of the general manager of Western Media is not a protest with drums and gongs, but a subtle and silent approach. He strives to spread his "salted fish spirit" to all walks of life. When everyone has a similar mental state to him, he will naturally be inconspicuous.
——This is the general manager’s ultimate pursuit, to become a happy salted fish with no sense of existence.
His efforts soon paid off.
This company has been completely infected by his lazy fish temperament. Although there was a little confusion at the beginning and it was slightly impacted by the internal circulation trend coming in from outside, soon, as other newcomers were quickly assimilated into the company, the work of the management team was instantly reduced a lot.
Are you not happy on vacation? Isn't it good to get off work on time? Given a choice, who would be willing to work overtime all night just to earn just a little bit of overtime pay - or even no overtime pay at all!
The group of elites who had just come in originally thought that the problems they might face were rejection by the company's former employees, difficulty adapting to the new jobs, and other problems that might be encountered in normal job changes.
As a result, after they came in, they found that their biggest worry was which day to choose as the third holiday, or whether to implement a flexible working system. After all, seeing those old employees going to get off work and going home like this, they never have to worry about traffic jams, which is really great!
As for the content of the new job, Xifeng Media has always emphasized autonomy - in short, the boss and the general manager are very open-minded and especially encourage subordinates to exercise their subjective initiative - as long as they don't bother themselves.
The result is that as long as the plan looks reasonable, it will be easily approved. Even the funding will be more generous than other companies, giving you more room to develop.
In short, whether you want to curl up or lie down, or want to curl up while lying down, you will never find a more suitable environment than here.
The only thing that bothers the amateurs a little bit is that overtime is not encouraged here. If you want to take on more work, it is not impossible, but you can only improve your work efficiency. Otherwise, you have to wait until the next working day.
On this point, companies with more stringent and detailed regulations will not be shown any leniency at all, and a "no" means a "no".
As a result, many people unexpectedly discovered that their work efficiency has been greatly improved compared to before, which is also a big surprise.
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