"Of course it is! This isn't just a matter of a few million; it's the difference between first and second place at the box office on the opening day!"
When her best friend expressed her confusion, Dilraba gave a very serious answer.
"Okay, okay, you're right."
Liu Xirui shrugged, indicating that she had nothing to say.
In her view, whether it's "My Old Classmate" or "You Are the Apple of My Eye," they are all films from the same company, so what's the point of arguing about who gets first or second place?
Unfortunately, her best friend Dilraba was extremely persistent about this, which Liu Xirui simply couldn't understand.
After all, even if you got the highest box office on the first day, they didn't say they would give you the title of "President Xu" as a reward, so why are you so happy?
Reba didn't care what Liu Xirui was thinking; she was just happy.
For the past few months, she and Liu Yifei had been in a state of subtle competition, yet neither could gain the upper hand.
Whether it's their performance during filming or the popularity of the theme song...
Now that both films have been released, a winner has finally emerged in terms of opening day box office.
Isn't that something for her to be happy about?
Just as Reba was laughing to herself, Liu Xirui suddenly remembered something and spoke up:
"By the way, what's the situation with that film directed by Shen? How much did it gross on its opening day?"
Hearing this, Dilraba finally came to her senses and smiled, saying:
"It's no wonder that such a terrible movie can't have high box office numbers. It only made 36 million on its opening day, and I think it will definitely drop further afterward."
Therefore, his so-called "Promise of the Stars" is not even worth comparing with "My Old Classmate," it's just "that..."
Liu Xirui gets a headache whenever she hears Dilraba being compared to "You Are the Apple of My Eye," and quickly interrupts:
"Okay, okay, stop with the 'that' and 'this'."
"Now that you've taken the top spot at the box office on opening day, shall we open a bottle of nice red wine to celebrate?"
Dilraba's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she nodded immediately:
"Okay! Of course we should celebrate, I'll go open the wine right now!"
...
"Sister Yifei, don't be sad. It's only less than two million behind first place, really..."
On the other side, Liu Yifei's younger cousin, upon hearing the news, was quietly comforting her.
But before she could say more, Liu Yifei looked up in surprise and asked in confusion:
"I'm not unhappy, Xiaomi, what are you talking about?"
"You're not unhappy, Sister Yifei? You lost to Sister Dilraba this time, are you really not unhappy?"
Yang Mi was taken aback and asked again, somewhat disbelievingly.
Liu Yifei smiled, shook her head, and said:
"What's there to be unhappy about? 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' made 50 million in box office revenue on its opening day. We should be happy."
It doesn't matter whether it's first or second place; it's not like we lost to anyone else, they're both Director Xu's films.
"Um...you're really broad-minded. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be happy!"
Yang Mi gave a thumbs up and said this.
However, her attention quickly shifted to the third-place ranking on the opening day's box office chart, and she said with a grin:
"Sister Yifei, you see, I knew back then that an old man would never make this kind of movie."
"See, I was right. It's only thirty-six million, far less than what our Brother Xu has."
"Actually, it's not bad. It made more than 30 million on the first day. This movie shouldn't lose money."
Liu Yifei, however, had a different opinion and continued:
"You should know that there are many more movies in the film industry that lose money after their release."
To achieve this, Director Shen does have some ability, but he's naturally no match for Director Xu..."
If Director Shen Shanchuan, who was already feeling down, could hear Liu Yifei's words, he might burst into tears.
I was a master of youth campus dramas six years ago, and now I'm not losing out and people are saying I'm 'some talent'? Is that a compliment or a mockery?
...
The next morning, Mr. Xu's group of fans also learned about the box office results.
Then, the comment section exploded instantly:
[Mr. Xu is truly amazing; with two similar films released, they immediately took first and second place.]
Indeed, they didn't give anyone else a chance at all; they earned more than 15 million more than the third-place finisher.
Um, speaking of which, isn't this third place winner the one who was all the rage before, the 'Promise of the Stars'?
[Hahaha, what kind of master of youth campus dramas is he? He's nothing compared to Director Xu!]
"Of course! When it comes to Director Xu, even the greatest masters have to kneel before him, and this Master Shen is no exception."
...
Before, after listening to those people's nonsense, I really thought that this Master Shen would be Director Xu's formidable rival.
But as it turns out, I was overthinking it; Master Shen simply wasn't qualified to be Director Xu's rival!
[After all, he was a master six years ago; he's outdated by today's standards. He probably doesn't even realize it himself.]
"That's right, the theme song of Director Xu's movie was already a hit first."
As soon as everyone heard the song, they knew the show was watchable, and it was exactly the kind of youth campus drama we wanted to see.
Sigh, despite so many lessons, these people who want to beat Director Xu refuse to accept any of it. It's unbelievable.
...
If Xu Lu's fans can accept this result...
Those netizens who had previously praised Shen Shanchuan were all shocked when they saw the box office figures.
"What happened? How could Director Shen lose so badly? The gap is too big!"
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