The lights were still flickering on the top floor of Yiyang Entertainment. Zhou Yiyang stood up and looked at the street view outside the window. Suddenly, he said, "I think we should move to a new building."
At this time, Guan Fei walked in quickly with undisguised joy on his face.
Zhou Yiyang looked down at the time. It was 11 o'clock in the evening.
The good news coming out at this time is most likely related to the movie box office.
He sat down again and casually flipped through the mountain of cooperation requests.
"The first day box office is out?"
"Yeah." Guan Fei took a deep breath and said impatiently, "In the last few hours, the attendance rate of 'Charlotte's Troubles' reached 50%, ranking first in the same period. If it weren't for the scheduling restrictions, the box office would have been much higher."
Zhou Yiyang did know from social media platforms such as WeChat Moments, Weibo, and Douyin that "Charlotte's Troubles" had a very good reputation. However, he did not expect that this time the reputation would be converted into box office revenue so quickly.
He thought it would take two or three days!
"As for the film schedule, I've contacted the CEOs of the two largest domestic cinema distribution companies," Zhou Yiyang said, fiddling with his phone. "Starting tomorrow, our schedule will move up to second place."
"So the first place is still 'The Return of the Dragon King'?" Guan Fei pursed her lips. She was not very surprised by this result.
"Yeah," Zhou Yiyang nodded. "After all, they've signed contracts, so the first three days of screenings are guaranteed. However, as a special effects blockbuster, 'The Return of the Dragon King' will mainly occupy the IMAX screening schedule. 'Charlotte's Troubles' will probably have a higher screening schedule in regular theaters. This should be a significant boost to the box office market in third- and fourth-tier cities."
"That's great," Guan Fei said happily. She had already imagined the scene of President Zhou sharing the profits. "Our reputation spread very quickly this time, and many public accounts are promoting it. And since it's a comedy, the ticket price is not expensive. Many people think that if a comedy has such a high reputation, they will definitely not lose out by watching it, so they all bought tickets. If it was a special effects blockbuster, I don't think it would have achieved this effect."
"I now feel that the potential market for comedy films is huge. My relatives back home who hardly ever watch movies all went to see 'Charlotte's Troubles.' It's the poor quality of previous comedies that has led people to mistakenly believe this genre has no future."
"That's a good analysis," Zhou Yiyang stretched. "You should be off work now. The box office is out, and the reputation is good. There's nothing else for us to do."
After Guan Fei left, Zhou Yiyang opened his mobile phone and saw today's box office report.
The first place is still "The Return of the Dragon King", which tops the list with a score of 147 million.
The second place was the dark horse "Charlotte's Troubles", which came from behind and broke 100 million on the first day, stopping at 119 million.
Given its high reputation, many organizations have boldly predicted that this movie's box office performance will surpass "The Return of the Dragon King".
The investment in "Charlotte's Troubles" is not even half of "The Return of the Dragon King". It can be said that Zhou Yi Yang is likely to make a huge profit this time.
Tang Yue spent the entire evening reading all the positive comments about her from the influential Weibo users. She was as happy as a butterfly ready to dance at any moment.
"I didn't expect that I was just a supporting role this time, but I left such a deep impression on everyone!" Tang Yue laughed.
"That's normal," Su Yin sat next to Tang Yue, playing with her hair. "After watching the movie, we still remember many characters. And Tangtang, you have a talent for comedy!"
"And the song you and Luo Chen sang was really good," Wang Xingrui said, having listened to the ending theme song in the theater before leaving. "I think your character pairing this time will attract quite a few fans."
"But the biggest contributors are definitely Jiang Yang and Pang Li," Lin Xuan'er said with a smile. Seeing the artists from the same company thriving, they weren't jealous but happy for them. "They're the ones who post the most pictures on my WeChat Moments. I didn't realize it before, but they really have a great chemistry."
"That's right," Tang Yue said with a smile, "On the set, they were also very close in private. They must have known each other for a long time. They felt like an old married couple."
Jiang Yang and Pang Li saved a lot of money through variety shows and supporting roles. The house they rent now is near the company and is a high-end apartment.
Although the two did not live together, they were neighbors next door.
They were lying on their respective beds at this time, and without exception, they were all grinning foolishly at today's box office report.
Before anyone made this movie, they would never have thought it would be a box office hit.
Their initial idea was to have some soup during the National Day holiday and make a profit.
But they never expected that they not only drank the soup, but now they even ate the meat.
Could it be that the spring for comedians is coming?
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The seven-day National Day holiday passed in a flash, and those film critics who had predicted that "Charlotte's Troubles" would flop were all slapped in the face.
In seven days, "Charlotte's Troubles" reversed its decline from the first day (higher than the previous day) to the fifth day, with a cumulative box office of 970 million, breaking the record for the highest box office during the National Day period and becoming the highest-grossing comedy film in China.
Miaoyan's box office forecast for "Charlotte's Troubles" has also been rising rapidly from the initial 400 million yuan. Now it has even started to make false predictions, predicting that "Charlotte's Troubles" can exceed 2 billion yuan.
If this result is true, this year's box office champion may change hands.
It's just that a comedy film broke 2 billion, even many viewers who watched the film and acted like crazy to promote it thought it was impossible.
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