Chapter 229 Prelude to Going Abroad
It was late at night at Jingyuan's home.
Song Ci stood at the door of the study, looking at Miss Liu who was still sitting in front of the computer surfing the Internet, and urged her softly:
"It's already past 1 o'clock, go and get some rest, Shishi."
It was nearly 10 o'clock when the premiere ended. The two of them had a small gathering with Wang Sicong, rushed to the second show and had a midnight snack. When they returned home, it was almost twelve o'clock.
Liu Shishi stared at the computer screen, dragging the mouse with her hand, and responded without turning her head: "Go to bed immediately. I'm reading the review of "First Love" on Weibo. You should rest first, dear."
Song Ci shook his head helplessly, knowing that his girlfriend's mind was completely focused on the movie at the moment, and turned around and went back to the bedroom.
After a long while, Liu Shishi finally stretched her body, loosening her stiff neck and shoulders from sitting for so long. She glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the screen and exclaimed, "Oh, it's already past 2 o'clock!"
I quickly turned off the computer and tiptoed towards the bedroom. The bedroom door was half-open, and a dim light shone through the crack.
Liu Shishi quietly pushed open the door and saw a bedside lamp emitting a soft glow. Song Ci had not rested yet. He was half lying on the bed, reading a book attentively.
"You haven't slept yet, Yi Yi."
Song Ci seemed to be too engrossed in reading. He spoke only after a long while, his calm tone carrying a special kind of affection.
"I'm waiting for you."
When Liu Shishi heard this, her pretty face turned red and she whispered, "You don't want to do anything bad again, but I'm not convenient today, so we can only sleep on a plain bed."
"What were you thinking? I was just waiting for you, but I didn't know that more than an hour had passed in the blink of an eye."
"Oh." Liu Shishi stuck out her tongue playfully, and sat down on the edge of the bed next to Song Ci. She glanced casually at the book in his hand, "New Book of Tang!"
After saying that, Auntie Liu turned sideways and lay in her boyfriend's arms like a lazy cat, and asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly reading history books again?"
Song Ci put his arm around his girlfriend's slender waist and said, "I've been idle for a long time. I want to write a new book about the history of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, so I've been reading Tang history recently. Let's go to bed!"
Liu Shishi put her head on Mr. Song's chest and listened to his strong heartbeat: "I can't sleep!"
"Nervous about the movie's box office?"
"A little bit! But I just checked Weibo and Douban and the audiences gave "First Love" quite good reviews, so I am quite looking forward to the box office."
Song Ci stroked Miss Liu's jade back, as if to comfort her: "Don't worry, I think it will be no problem for the box office to reach a small target."
He also watched the movie, which was of high quality. Moreover, youth films are rare in the domestic film industry nowadays, and this genre is relatively new to the audience.
Coupled with adequate publicity and support for film scheduling, the box office should not be too bad, and there is a good hope of hitting 100 million yuan.
"A small goal?"
"That's 100 million."
Upon hearing this, Liu Shishi's expression suddenly became strange, and she couldn't help but tease, "Dear! I suddenly realized that you are really good at pretending. One hundred million is just a small goal!"
After that, she held up Mr. Song's handsome face with her hands, kissed him on both cheeks, and said with a smile, "But I like the way you pretend to be cool without realizing it, so cool."
Song Ci curled his lips. Miss Liu definitely didn't understand the origin of "small goal". He just spoke too quickly and didn't pay attention, and actually snatched away the classic scene of Lao Wang.
"Okay, stop being crazy and take a rest. I have to go to the United States tomorrow afternoon."
"Oh, right! How long will you stay in the United States this time, dear? It's a pity that I have to promote the movie and don't have time, otherwise I would accompany you to visit the United States. I have never been to North America."
Song Ci was planning his schedule in his mind. He would first go to Riot Games in California to inspect the development progress of League of Legends, which was related to the future layout of Tengda Group in the game and e-sports market.
After that, he had to go to Wall Street to meet Paulson to discuss matters such as closing short positions. These two things combined would take at least a week.
"If everything goes well, I will return to Peking on the 8th."
Liu Shishi nodded obediently: "Okay, if I have time I will pick you up at the airport."
Song Ci reached for the lamp switch, yawned, and urged again: "Go to bed!"
"Wait, one last thing!"
"Anything else?"
Liu Shishi leaned lightly on Song Ci, with her arms around his neck. Under the ambiguous dim light, she stared straight at her boyfriend. There seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes, but she pursed her lips and said nothing, just staring at him quietly.
Song Ci stopped urging her, his eyes were as gentle as water, he looked at Miss Liu's pretty face and waited patiently.
There was silence in the bedroom for a moment, with only the two people's gentle breathing intertwining and entangled.
After a long while, Liu Shishi slowly spoke: "Dear, "Chinese Paladin III" is about to be completed, and Sister K promised several of us the leading actors.
After the filming of this drama is finished, I will reward everyone by organizing a trip abroad during the New Year's Day at the end of the year. Can you come with me? I will give you an unforgettable birthday abroad."
Song Ci was a little hesitant. At this time of the New Year, the group's affairs were always busy. He was afraid that he would not be able to spare the time, so he prepared to politely decline.
"Don't reject me! Your birthday is very important!"
Liu Shishi was quick with her hands and eyes, and she pointed her delicate finger at her boyfriend's lips. She had been planning Mr. Song's birthday next year for a long time. If the male protagonist didn't show up, all her preparations would be in vain.
Song Ci held the hand that was blocking her lips, feeling the warmth of the little hand. His ambition was no match for Miss Liu's gentleness, so he finally compromised: "Okay! Where are you going to play?"
Seeing her boyfriend agree, Liu Shishi smiled brightly and said, "There are three choices: the Egyptian pyramids, the Swiss snow-capped mountains, and the Greek Aegean Sea! Whichever one you choose, I will tell Sister K and we will go there."
Song Ci thought about it and said, "Forget Egypt. I can't stand the heat, and the security there is not as good as Europe. Switzerland and Greece are fine."
"Okay!" Liu Shishi nodded. Now that Mr. Song was accompanying her, she had to consider her boyfriend's safety. The security conditions in Africa were indeed not as good as those in EU countries, and the snow-capped mountains and the sea were more romantic than the pyramids.
"Anything else?"
“No more!”
"Can I turn off the lights and go to bed then?"
"Why are you so sleepy? Can't you chat with me if you have nothing to do?"
"Sister, it's already 3:21 in the morning. It will be dawn soon!"
"Okay, let's go to sleep!" Liu Shishi was no longer willful. She lay down on her side, holding Mr. Song's hand, and prepared to fall asleep.
Time flies, and a week has passed in a flash. In the blink of an eye, it is October 7th, the last day of the National Day holiday.
At this time, Liu Shishi, who had been promoting the movie "A Little Thing Called First Love" for several days in a row, has returned to the "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" crew in Hengdian.
At noon, the crew finished the morning's filming, and several leading actors took advantage of this rare break to take a short break and wait for the crew to start eating.
Liu Shishi was wearing an elegant blue wide-sleeved fairy dress. She was lying in a rocking chair, looking at her mobile phone, looking leisurely and contented.
Hu Ge was peeling fruit and serving the girls beside him.
On the other side, Yang Mi, who also rushed back from the Red Mansion crew, was chatting with Tang Yan.
"Yan Yan, you really don't want to go to Switzerland with us? It's a rare opportunity for us to go abroad."
Tang Yan smiled helplessly: "I can't help it, I just can't adjust my schedule. "Storm and Cloud 2" is a big production starring superstar Guo Fucheng. I can't give up the opportunity to participate in this movie."
Although she also wanted to travel to Switzerland with her two besties to appreciate the exotic scenery and relax, when it comes to her career, the opportunity to star in a big-budget film is more important.
"Okay!" Yang Mi looked distressed. Liu Shishi was now vaguely wary of her. Normally, without Tang Yan acting as a "lubricant" to reconcile the relationship between the two, the scene was a bit awkward when she and Tang Renyijie were alone together.
She could also understand Tang Yan's feelings. After all, big productions in the circle are hard to come by, and every opportunity to participate is precious. No actor would give up such an opportunity for traveling.
But Yang Mi changed her mind and decided that this time out could be a good opportunity to coax Liu Shishi more. She was the future boss lady, so they had to maintain a good relationship with her.
"Mi Mi, have an apple." Hu Ge, who had peeled the fruit, was very attentive to Yang Mi.
"Thank you!" Yang Mi took the apple graciously, raised her eyes to look at Tangren No. 1 with a flattering look on her face, feeling very complicated.
Hu Ge's feelings for her were obvious. During the filming period, they spent every day together and were affectionate with each other when they were acting their roles. Unconsciously, she also developed some feelings for Hu Ge.
But when she saw her younger sister Liu Shishi found a top-notch boyfriend like Song Ci, she felt a little unwilling, and always felt that her man couldn't be much worse than Song Ci.
Tang Yan was sharp-eyed, she covered her mouth and laughed secretly, she teased coquettishly: "Old Hu, it's not okay for you to only have Mimi in your eyes, we are all friends, you can't be too partial, what about me and Shishi?
"I have them all. I'll peel them right away." Hu Ge's thoughts were revealed. He scratched his head, chuckled, and continued to work.
Yang Mi shook her head gently, as if she wanted to throw all these worries away.
No one can predict the future, and if true feelings arise, no one can control it. As for the relationship between Hu Ge and I, we should just take it one step at a time.
So he took a big bite of the apple in his hand, and without thinking any more, he turned to ask Sister Yi: "Shishi, how is the box office of your movie?"
Liu Shishi opened her red lips and was about to answer, but she caught a glimpse of Cai Yinong holding a few documents in his hand and walking hurriedly towards the rest shed. She quickly stood up and greeted him, "Sister K!"
Cai Yinong came to them eagerly and excitedly, "They are all here!"
"Ms. K!" "Mr. Cai!"
"Sister K, yesterday's box office figures are out!" Liu Shishi's beautiful eyes were shining and her face was full of anticipation.
She was busy filming in the morning and had no time to ask about the box office performance of "First Love" yesterday.
Cai Yinong was delighted and raised the materials in his hand: "I came here to talk about this. Congratulations to you, Shishi. As of yesterday, the cumulative box office of "First Love" officially exceeded 40 million."
"Wow, 40 million in box office in six days, this result is amazing."
"If this continues, the box office will exceed 100 million!"
Yang Mi and Tang Yan were full of envy and exclaimed repeatedly.
Even Hu Ge, who was standing silently at the side, couldn't help but look at Liu Shishi twice. If the box office exceeded 100 million, the career of the little junior sister would take off completely.
Although it was expected, Liu Shishi couldn't help but feel ecstatic. As long as the box office continued to perform normally and didn't fall drastically, she might become the heroine of a billion-dollar movie in the future.
Once you have proven your abilities on the big screen, your status in the circle will rise significantly, and you will probably be offered various brand endorsements and high-quality scripts.
"In fact, First Love could have performed better. However, it was released during the same period as Painted Skin and The Dark Knight, and these two films are the biggest winners of the National Day holiday."
Cai Yinong looked regretful and handed a report to Yijie, "I don't know what Tengda Culture considered, but they scheduled "First Love" and "Painted Skin" to be released during the National Day."
Liu Shishi took the latest box office report and looked at it carefully.
Let’s not talk about “The Dark Knight” for now, that is a blockbuster in the Hollywood “Batman” series and there is no comparison.
Among all the Chinese-language films, the one with the most outstanding performance is "Painted Skin". The film was released on September 26 and the box office exceeded 100 million yuan in 6 days.
As of yesterday, exactly ten days after the film was released, the box office has soared to 152 million yuan. Such a rapid growth is astonishing.
"Director Teng told me before that the National Day period is the golden period second only to the Spring Festival period. People only have time to go to the cinema during the long holiday, which can accommodate two or three blockbuster movies.
Moreover, from October to the Spring Festival, there are blockbusters released every month and the competition is very fierce, so Tengda Culture released both films during the National Day holiday.
But no one expected that the box office performance of Painted Skin would be so amazing. But I am already satisfied that First Love has achieved the current results. "
Cai Yinong nodded. It was estimated that Tengda Culture had not expected that the box office performance of Painted Skin would be so popular:
"Although the current box office of First Love is not bad, but since there is hope of breaking 100 million, we still have to give it a try. I will arrange for more people to issue press releases for promotion, and Tengda will also make efforts."
Sister Yi smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Sister K."
After talking about the box office, Cai Yinong said mysteriously, "I have some great news here, do you want to hear it, Master?"
The first sister remained calm, but Tang Yan, who was standing next to her, could not hold back her curiosity and started to shout, "Mr. Cai, please stop keeping us in suspense and tell us any good news you have!"
Yang Mi and Hu Ge were also surprised. They looked at the female president whose excitement was evident in her words and waited for her to speak.
"You are really patient!" Cai Yinong looked at Liu Shishi's calm appearance, smiled and teased, and then handed the other document he had been holding in his hand to Sister Yi, "Take a look for yourself."
Liu Shishi lowered her head slowly, and when her eyes fell on the content on the materials, her eyes suddenly widened.
Then the corners of his mouth lifted up uncontrollably, revealing a smug smile filled with infinite joy.
(End of this chapter)
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