Cao Kun waved his hand, and the armored corpse appeared in front of him.
Looking at the armored corpse with one arm missing, even though it had been repaired, the Yin energy on its body was still several orders of magnitude weaker than that of the silver-armored corpse.
Cao Kun estimated that if the Ironclad Corpse and the Silver-Armored Corpse were to clash, the Silver-Armored Corpse would only need one move to instantly kill the Ironclad Corpse.
"receive!"
With a hand seal, Cao Kun transformed the two armored corpses into two puppets, which he then collected and hung on his waist.
Then, Cao Kun walked to the corner of the wall, where several pottery jars were standing.
Cao Kun opened one of them, and saw a small black dot moving rapidly inside.
The black dot is so small that you can't see it clearly unless you look closely.
But if you look closely, you'll find that it's a small ant.
However, this ant is too small; you'd probably need a high-powered magnifying glass to see it clearly.
Cao Kun reached out, and the little black dot affectionately crawled onto his hand, scurrying around in his palm.
Looking at the small black dot in his palm, Cao Kun smiled.
The ant poison has been successfully created.
With a flick of his wrist, the small black dot disappeared.
It wasn't stored in his system space, but rather hidden somewhere on his person.
Anyway, it's so small, it can hide anywhere and no one will find it.
Then, Cao Kun opened another jar, but it was empty; there was nothing inside.
Cao Kun looked regretful.
The attempt to create this earthworm gu failed.
Assimilated by the drug's effects, nothing was left.
Fortunately, the mosquito gu, leech gu, and stone gu were all successfully created later.
Both the cicada gu and the earthworm gu were failed to be refined.
This is normal; there is always a probability of failure in Gu refining, and it is never 100% successful.
The Stone Gu is not actually a stone; after it is refined, it is just some powder.
Once these powders are sprinkled on stones, and someone touches those stones, that person will be affected.
A person afflicted with the Stone Gu will have their stomach become increasingly hard, eventually turning into something like a stone.
Then I became constipated, couldn't poop, and my stomach started to hurt more and more.
That's why the man dared not eat anything anymore, and couldn't eat anything at all.
This causes the belly to get bigger and harder, while the person gets thinner and thinner.
Ultimately, he died in agony from this torment.
Other types of Gu also have their own effects, which will not be discussed here.
Having successfully crafted the Silver Armor Corpse and several types of Gu, Cao Kun was in high spirits.
But that's not all the good news.
Tomorrow, "Saw" will be officially released.
"That plan seems ready to begin."
Cao Kun looked in a certain direction and muttered to himself.
Horror movies generally don't hold premieres, otherwise it would ruin the atmosphere that the movie is trying to create.
The same goes for Saw.
When the time came, the theaters that had signed contracts with Universal began showing the film as agreed.
Universal guarantees at least 1,000 screens, and Universal has done so.
Moreover, it was exactly 1000 yuan, no more and no less.
I won't buy a single extra piece of Universal.
If the contract hadn't been so firm, they wouldn't have dared to take the risk of asking for 1,000 yuan right off the bat.
However, it turned out that those 1,000 screens were worthwhile.
The next day, early in the morning, Cao Kun's phone rang.
As soon as Cao Kun answered the call, he heard an excited voice:
"Mr. Cao, we succeeded! We succeeded!"
Upon recognizing James Wan's voice, Cao Kun knew that yesterday's box office figures should be in.
In those days, box office statistics were not as convenient as they are in later years; they required multiple statistical calculations to arrive at a result.
Cao Kun asked, "How much?"
James Wan shouted, "$18.87 million, $18.87 million, Mr. Cao! We were the box office champion yesterday!"
"Not bad," Cao Kun said casually.
The box office results were not unexpected.
After all, it's a large-scale issuance.
They also capitalized on the popularity of "The Blair Witch Project".
He would only be surprised if the box office hadn't been this good.
Of course, Cao Kun was in a good mood after recovering his costs and making a profit in just one day.
James Wan: "Mr. Cao, I apologize for my previous doubts about you."
Cao Kun: "Yes, I accept your apology."
Hearing Cao Kun's emotionless voice, James Wan seemed to have been doused with cold water and was no longer so excited.
He said a few words quickly and hung up the phone.
Ray Warner quickly asked, "What did Mr. Cao say? Are you happy to hear about the box office results?"
James Wan: "Mr. Cao was very calm, as if everything was within his expectations."
"No way." Ray Warner was not too convinced: "We never even dared to dream of such a high single-day box office."
Actually, I'd be very happy if the total box office reached this number.
"Mr. Cao, how could you have foreseen this?"
James Wan, reflecting on the whole process, asked, "Did you notice something? Throughout the entire filming of 'Saw,' Mr. Cao remained remarkably calm."
His emotions seem to never change.
It was as if everything was within his expectations.
Upon seeing our script, he offered neither praise nor criticism.
But he readily provided the funds to let us make this movie.
We completed the preparations in 5 days, and he was not surprised.
We completed the filming in 15 days, and he was not surprised.
We completed the post-production in 5 days, and he was not surprised.
Now, he's not surprised at all about this single-day box office result…
James Wen's expression changed: "Now, I suddenly find Mr. Cao a bit scary. How can an ordinary human being be so calm?"
Have you ever met someone who's always this calm?
Ray Whannell suddenly felt a chill run down his spine: "Now that you mention it, Mr. Cao does seem a bit scary."
So, should we continue to cooperate with him?
James Wan: "It's too early to talk about this now, let's talk about it later."
Cao Kun had just hung up on James Wan when Sivis called.
Sivis was equally excited.
The success of a film certainly doesn't come from this.
However, the successive successes of "The Blair Witch Project" and "Saw," which he strongly promoted, made a significant difference.
During the phone call, he praised Cao Kun highly.
"Master Cao Kun, judging from this trend, we should have no problem getting more than $150 million in box office revenue worldwide."
However, the main period of revenue for horror films is usually the first two weeks. After that, the box office will decline very sharply.
You need to be mentally prepared.
Cao Kun grunted in response, seemingly not taking it too seriously.
After three days of its opening weekend, "Saw" grossed a whopping $47.63 million, successfully taking the top spot at the weekend box office.
However, without the hype of "The Blair Witch Project," its momentum waned, and its box office revenue declined day by day.
Two weeks later, just as Sivis had predicted, the box office of "Saw" plummeted.
However, by this time, Saw's domestic box office had already exceeded $60 million.
Its global box office exceeded $130 million.
Including the two weeks of release, the total box office should be around $160 million to $180 million.
This box office is far higher than in another world.
However, Cao Kun was still not satisfied.
Thus, his meticulously prepared plan began.
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