Seeing everyone's gazes directed at him, Dazhuang slapped his forehead and quickly said apologetically:
"Sorry everyone, I got a little excited just now and forgot about this."
Our Daxu Culture took first and second place at the box office on the first day, so Director Shen's work ranked third.
"The Promise of the Stars" grossed 36 million on its opening day, which is 15 million less than our Director Xu's film..."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned somewhat surprised.
Although after learning that "You Are the Apple of My Eye" and "My Old Classmate" won second and first place respectively, it was impossible for Director Shen's "Promise of the Stars" to be even higher.
But when they learned that the other side's box office figures were so much worse, everyone felt quite incredulous.
Various discussions are naturally inevitable:
"This is too outrageous. Didn't the internet praise Director Shen to the skies before?"
I thought we'd really met a formidable opponent this time, and then... that's it?
"Yes, it's a difference of fifteen million, which is not even in the same league."
And this is only the first day; who knows how things will develop afterward? It's a bit outrageous.
"I knew our Director Xu would definitely win, and seeing these statistics now, it's no surprise."
"But isn't Director Shen supposed to be a master of youth campus dramas? How come he's such a disappointment?"
...
"I remember many industry insiders thought that Daxu Culture might lose this time, but now..."
"Do you think you can trust what the experts say? If those guys really had foresight, the box office wouldn't have flopped."
"That's true. In the past two years, none of our Director Xu's men have been able to defeat us, and it's the same this time."
"If you ask me, that Director Shen is just famous."
He was impressive before, but that was because he hadn't met someone even more impressive. Now that he's met our General Manager Xu, of course he has to kneel down!
...
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, any previous worries had vanished without a trace.
It's just that it's not quite as lively as the Daxu Culture area.
On the other side, where Director Shen Shanchuan was, the atmosphere had dropped to freezing point.
"How is this possible? Only 36 million in opening day box office? Could this data be incorrect?"
Like everyone else, Shen Shanchuan now doubted the accuracy of the data.
In fact, he did not doubt the 36 million.
He just wondered why his 'Starry Night Promise' was ranked third.
And the first and second place entries were, coincidentally, works by Xu Lu.
Upon hearing Shen Shanchuan's words, the investors' expressions also turned grim.
They originally thought that by finding Shen Shanchuan, with his reputation as a master of youth campus dramas, they would definitely make a fortune at the box office.
Based on the current data, the situation remains unclear.
If it were simply that youth campus dramas haven't been popular lately, resulting in poor box office numbers, that would be understandable.
However, DaXu Culture's two youth campus dramas each grossed over 50 million yuan on their opening day.
Therefore, attributing low box office revenue to the unpopularity of the film genre is definitely not an option.
So there's another possibility: the movie that Shen Shanchuan made on the other side was of poor quality!
But the other party was already a master of youth campus dramas six years ago, so how come the films they made were of poor quality?
With that in mind, the investor laid his cards on the table:
"Director Shen, there's no problem with the box office data for the first day. I've had it checked multiple times."
What other possible reasons do you think there might be? Is there any chance this film will become a hit?
Hearing this, Shen Shanchuan's face turned even uglier.
But he still refused to believe that there was a problem with his own work, so he said with a straight face:
"It seems that the other side has a better marketing and distribution strategy, which is why we lost the first day's box office."
But don't worry, we still have a chance. Maybe the data will go up by tomorrow.
"I hope so!"
Upon hearing this, the investors decided to give Shen Shanchuan, the 'former master of youth campus dramas,' another chance.
Shen Shanchuan nodded repeatedly and said:
"It will definitely go up. There is absolutely no problem with the quality of my film. As long as the word-of-mouth is good, the box office will not be a problem. It will definitely rise in the future."
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Not to mention Director Shen, who was trying to cheer himself up.
Those in the film and television industry were all quite surprised upon hearing the news:
"The first day of 'The Promise Under the Stars' was so short? With Director Shen's talent, this shouldn't be the case."
"Yes, even six years ago, Director Shen's works were already very successful at the box office."
Moreover, achieving 30 million in box office revenue back then was much more difficult than achieving 30 million in box office revenue today.
"I'm also puzzled. Could it be that Director Shen has been out of the spotlight for too long, so his fame has declined significantly?"
"That's possible. After all, Director Xu Lu's fame has soared in the past two years, while Director Shen hasn't had many works."
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"I was quite surprised by Director Xu's performance. I thought he was going to fail miserably this time, but he still performed so well."
"That's right. Making two similar movies at the same time is like child's play, but I didn't expect both movies to do so well at the box office."
"Is Director Shen going to lose this time too? That would be truly shocking."
"If Director Shen loses, the title of master of youth campus dramas will probably change hands."
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If people in the film and television industry were only slightly surprised after hearing the news...
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