After the New Year's Eve comes the Spring Festival. "Time and Space Rescue", which has been in preparation for nearly a year, has finally hit the big screen.
Because of Ye's father's affairs, Ye Fei has been a hot topic on the Internet recently, and the movies produced by Tianxi have also attracted much attention.
It is no secret that "Time and Space Rescue" has an investment of more than 300 million yuan, and you can find it with a simple search. Taking into account the share taken by the cinema and other miscellaneous expenses, the box office must reach at least 900 million to break even.
In today's era of explosive movie box office, 900 million may not sound like a lot, but that's for a comedy with many gags and lots of laughs. It is simply a fantasy for a cold-themed movie like "Time and Space Rescue" to achieve such results.
People generally have a negative opinion of this movie. After all, the Chinese New Year is a time for families to reunite. Wouldn't it be nice to watch a movie that is suitable for all ages? Who has nothing better to do than go watch a brain-burning sci-fi movie!
Considering that there were two other Lunar New Year comedies with particularly high audience expectations in the same period, it was no surprise that the number of screenings of "Time and Space Rescue" on the first day was low, and the final box office was only more than 40 million.
During the Chinese New Year, Gu Ruijia was so anxious that blisters appeared on the corners of his mouth. He called Ye Fei and said, "The box office of their New Year drama has reached 130 million, and we only have one-third of theirs! How can we continue to have fun like this?"
He said with a bitter face, "We will have a family dinner on the third day of the new year, and I will be ridiculed again then." Afraid that Ye Fei would think too much, he paused and added, "I am not blaming you, I just want to complain to you."
Ye Fei said "hmm" and minimized the call. While leaning against Yan Xiao and playing with the Traveling Frog, he said to Gu Ruijia, "It's okay, you'll be fine in a few days."
"You're just teasing me," Gu Ruijia sighed and grabbed her hair. "The results are so bad, the number of screenings tomorrow will be even lower. This cycle will repeat itself. When will it end?"
"Good things are worth waiting for," Ye Fei stretched out her long legs and lazily placed them on the stool of the coffee table, saying nonchalantly, "Let's take a step back and say that we are the kind of people who can't afford to pay the compensation?"
"Damn it," Gu Ruijia came to seek comfort, but after hearing this, he felt even more unsure, "Is money the key? I'm just afraid of losing face! And don't forget, Brother Xiao invested 200 million! You spendthrift old man."
Ye Fei raised her eyebrows and chuckled: "I didn't say anything, why are you so worried?"
"You fucking bastard--" Gu Ruijia was choked by him and her lungs hurt. She was about to curse him but suddenly remembered that today was the first day of the new year and she had to say something auspicious.
I had no choice but to swallow my anger, spit, and hung up the phone angrily.
"Boss Yan," Ye Fei threw away the phone, tilted her head and looked at Yan Xiao with a smile, "Your 200 million will be wasted."
"It's okay." Yan Xiao held his hand and said.
Ye Fei asked again: "Then next time I ask you, will you still vote?"
Yan Xiao said: "Throw it."
"It turns out that Mr. Yan is a hidden love-brained person." Ye Fei stood up and sat astride his thighs, teasing.
Yan Xiao didn't understand and looked at him silently, as if asking him for an explanation.
Ye Fei did not try to dispel his doubts. She bent down and kissed his lips, saying, "But I like it."
So Yan Xiao stopped asking. He held Ye Fei's waist and pressed him towards himself, deepening the kiss.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, major domestic entertainment media had already compiled news about the cold reception of "Time and Space Rescue". But I never expected that after just one night, the reputation of "Time and Space Rescue" would explode.
Song Wen is a director who is very good at telling stories. Although the movie is about science fiction, there are no difficult-to-understand settings.
He did not give long speeches through the characters' mouths, but instead mixed the world view and complex human nature into the story, allowing the audience to explore it for themselves.
The whole movie has a smooth plot and delicate emotions. It is not like some movies that you forget as soon as you watch them, nor is it like some movies that are so boring that you want to sleep after watching them. There are both funny and tear-jerking moments, which make people have endless aftertastes after watching it, and even want to watch it several times to dig deeper into the details.
Therefore, from famous film critics with millions of Weibo fans to ordinary audiences, almost all of them praised "Time and Space Rescue" when they mentioned it. A large number of heartfelt film reviews and recommendations continued to appear on forums and Weibo, causing the volume of movie topics to expand rapidly.
At first, netizens thought these people were water armies. However, when you click on their homepages, you will find that they are all accounts that have been used for a long time and have strong traces of their personal lives.
People are curious and follow the herd. Even if they don’t want to buy something, once they see a long queue, they will unconsciously stand at the back of the line. Besides, it’s boring to stay at home. Either I get scolded by my mom or urged to get married by my dad. I might as well spend a few dozen dollars to go out and watch a movie.
Just like that, the next day the box office of "Time and Space Rescue" directly exceeded 150 million, which made Gu Ruijia, who had been monitoring the data online, feel a little relieved.
However, this was just an appetizer. From the third day onwards, the box office really showed a spurt of growth. Before three o'clock in the afternoon, the single-day box office had exceeded 100 million, and the total box office exceeded 400 million, shocking everyone.
At this point, "Time and Space Rescue" became completely popular.
The film achieved great success in both word-of-mouth and box office, breaking the 1 billion mark on the fifth day of its release. No one was worried anymore that Ye Fei would not be able to recover his costs. Instead, they began to drool over how much money he would make in the end.
Gu Ruijia had a good New Year. For the first time, he felt proud in front of his relatives and he still walked light-heartedly to work.
In the end, "The Time Traveler" ended perfectly with a box office of 5.1 billion.
The success of this movie has brought Tianxi from being an unknown entity in the industry into the eyes of more investors. Everyone in the company seemed to have received a shot of adrenaline and has become much more motivated than last year. Everything seems to be thriving.
His career and relationship were developing smoothly, and the case that Ye Fei had been waiting for finally had a result.
Because the social impact of killing one's wife and children is so bad, the most experienced criminal police officers were involved in the interrogation of Ye's father and Zhao Jin. At first, Ye's father denied murdering his wife, but he never expected that Zhao Jin had kept the physical evidence for fear that Ye's father would turn against him and put the blame on him.
Not only did he leave evidence of the money Ye's father had transferred to him, he also recorded his murder plan when Ye's father came to his house to get sulfuric acid.
At this point, the truth of this case that had been dormant for twenty-one years was finally revealed.
There are no conflicts or disputes. It was simply because of Ye's father's morbid self-esteem that he was eager to erase his history of relying on women to get to the top, but he was reluctant to give up the property in his wife's hands. When all his wife's family members were gone, he became murderous.
Using 500,000 yuan as bait, he found Zhao Jin as a helper. First he poisoned Ye Fei's mother, and then he tampered with her medical records, successfully making everyone believe that his wife died of illness.
After knowing this ridiculous reason, Ye Fei was silent for a long time. Under Yan Xiao's worried gaze, he forced a smile and said, "Let's wait for the verdict."
The net of heaven is vast and wide, and nothing can escape it.
At the end of March, the verdicts on Ye's father and Zhao Jin came down.
Ye's father was sentenced to death for intentional homicide in the first instance, while Zhao Jin, as an accomplice, was only sentenced to sixteen years. Zhao Jin had no objection to the verdict, but Ye's father was unwilling to accept the decision and filed an appeal.
Ye Fei was not surprised at all. Ye's father was a scumbag who treated other people's lives as worthless but cherished his own life very much. But no matter how much he struggles, the final result will be the same.
The second trial had not yet begun, and Ye Fei's lunar birthday had arrived.
In his previous life, he deliberately wore glasses and an old-fashioned suit to look serious, and no employee dared to celebrate his birthday. But this life was different. His assistant found Gu Ruijia and organized a simple birthday party during lunch break without telling him.
The custom-made birthday cake is not big, but it is made with great care. The whole thing is milky white, with light golden chocolate drizzled around it. On it is a mini version of the Feixiao Technology Building, with a line of words in front of it: Happy birthday, Mr. Ye!
The employees did not give any gifts, but they recorded a birthday video for Ye Fei together. Whether contracted artists or office staff, all of them appeared on the show.
Listening to the sincere blessings, Ye Fei felt warm in her heart. She cut the cake with a knife, raised her eyes and smiled, "Thank you everyone, I will treat you to afternoon tea later, order whatever you want."
This immediately caused cheers and applause.
"Fuck it," Gu Ruijia said sourly while chewing a piece of cake after the party. "We are both bosses, why do you have a birthday blessing video but I don't?"
"Maybe..." Ye Fei pretended to think seriously, and smiled as Gu Ruijia asked for advice humbly, "It's a character issue."
"Get lost!" Gu Ruijia finished the last bite, threw the tray and fork into the trash can, and pointed at Ye Fei's desk, "The gift is over there, remember to open it when you get home."
"Can't we tear it down now?"
Gu Ruijia said, "No." After a pause, he reminded her, "Remember, you must not open it in advance."
What are you doing? So mysterious. Ye Fei was not very curious, so she sneered and put the gift box aside.
When he got home with the gift box, Yan Xiao was already waiting in the living room. There was an exquisite cake box on the coffee table.
"You're back so early today?" Ye Fei bent down to change her shoes.
Yan Xiao said "yes", and then said: "Today is special."
"What's the special method?" Ye Fei sat next to him and asked the question while opening the present.
"It's your birthday," Yan Xiao said, "Happy birthday."
Ye Fei threw the wrapping paper into the trash can, opened the paper box inside, and looked at Yan Xiao: "Didn't I tell you this this morning?"
Yan Xiao said: "Say it again."
Ye Fei curled her lips and wanted to say something else. But when he saw what was in the box, the expression on his face gradually froze.
"No wonder I was told to open it when I get home," Ye Fei sneered, taking a look at the huge box of condoms, "Gu Ruijia, that bastard, just didn't get beaten enough."
Coincidentally, just as he finished speaking, Gu Ruijia called and said with a mean smile, "How is it, buddy, are you considerate?"
Ye Fei threw the condom aside and said calmly, "Oh, it can't be used."
Without waiting for Gu Ruijia to ask, he continued, "It's too small. I bought it according to your size." He paused and added meaningfully, "No wonder."
"It's okay, don't feel bad about it. I won't tell anyone. How about it, buddy, you're considerate, right?"
Gu Ruijia: “…”
Gu Ruijia hung up the phone without saying a word.
Can’t cure you? Ye Fei raised his eyebrows and put down his phone.
"Don't pay attention to him, he's just having a seizure." Ye Fei moved closer to Yan Xiao and reached out to tear open the cake. "Today is worth it, I can eat birthday cake twice."
"Twice?" Yan Xiao asked.
"Yes," Ye Fei took the box away and told Yan Xiao, "A colleague from the company bought it."
Unlike the cake ordered by the assistant, Yan Xiao's cake was square and didn't have so many decorations. The black cake was divided into two parts. The left side was drizzled with blue chocolate sauce and a pile of blueberries were neatly arranged on it. The right side was written with the words "Ye Fei, happy birthday".
Simple and generous, a typical Yan Xiao style.
Ye Fei held the knife and cut off two pieces, handed one to Yan Xiao, and said, "But I still like the one you bought."
Yan Xiao said "Really?" in a calm tone, as if he was not happy about Ye Fei's words, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
After the two of them finished their respective portions of cake, Ye Fei rubbed his stomach in distress. Cream is something that makes one sick of it so easily. He wiped his mouth and was about to say that he couldn't eat anymore when he saw Yan Xiao take out a jewelry box from the pocket of his home clothes.
Ye Fei's heartbeat suddenly quickened. He slowly put down the fork in his hand and looked at Yan Xiao.
Yan Xiao also looked at him, then opened the jewelry box and took out a ring.
"Ye Fei," Yan Xiao called his name and said, "On Gu Ruijia's birthday, I saw that he was very happy to receive the gift, so I thought you should be happy too."
"I'm sorry for lying to you when we got married, but I can't find a way to get close to you."
"I've always wanted to tell you," Yan Xiao said, "From the first time I saw you, I wanted to marry you."
Ye Fei lowered her head. The ring on her ring finger was made of platinum, with the pinyin of Yan Xiao's name engraved in cursive script, and a small and exquisite diamond embedded in the middle of the letters.
Pure and shining, just like Yan Xiao's love for him, always the same, without any impurities. He picked up the remaining ring in the box and put it on Yan Xiao's hand.
"I'm very happy," Ye Fei said, finally admitting without hesitation, "If I didn't have any feelings for you at the beginning, I would never have signed the contract."
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