"A sweet treat to kick off the new year, I love campus dramas the most!"
"I had so much fun watching this, it's a great campus comedy!"
"Everyone's acting was superb, and Seventeen is so beautiful! I want to screenshot every frame and use it as my computer screensaver!"
"Ugh, I can't buy tickets! All the tickets here are sold out QAQ"
"I'm relieved to see how popular my daughter's movie is."
Viewers in the live feed posted photos of their ticket stubs, almost all of which were positive.
*
Xie Yunzhou returned to the company and asked, "What's going on?"
Planning Department Manager: "After discussions, the production team of 'Sky Blue' said they would not accept investment."
Xie Yunzhou frowned slightly. "Didn't we agree on this before? Why are they going back on their word?"
"The production team found a suitable female lead, and after weighing the options, they decided to reject our investment."
Xie Yunzhou's only requirement for investing was that the female lead be predetermined.
Everything was going well before, but the other party suddenly changed their mind.
"Add more money." Xie Yunzhou's reply was simple and blunt.
The planning manager wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "We've already increased the price to nine figures, but they still won't budge."
Xie Yunzhou: "Add more money."
Upon hearing Xie Yunzhou's instructions, the planning department manager immediately called the person in charge of "Sky Blue".
After arguing back and forth for a while, the planning department manager reported to Xie Yunzhou: "The other party said they can't pre-determine the female lead, but they can give us the role of the female supporting character, and we only need to collect the original investment amount."
Xie Yunzhou: "Only the female lead."
Since it's for Shi Xi, then it should be the best for her.
The planning manager looked troubled as he continued to argue with the other party on the phone.
But the other party refused to budge.
Despite the lure of money, the other party persevered.
The planning department manager spent several tens of minutes trying to persuade them, but then shook his head, "President Xie, the other party still won't agree."
"Who is the female lead they want to choose?" Xie Yunzhou asked.
If you can't resolve the issue with the investors, then go find the actress they've chosen.
"They were unwilling to disclose it, saying they wanted to keep it a secret."
Actually, they guessed that Xie Yunzhou might cause trouble for the female lead, so they kept it a secret.
Xie Yunzhou held out his hand. "Give me the phone."
When they spoke to a different person, the other party still wouldn't budge, but their words implied that they still wanted to invest.
Xie Yunzhou: What good is that?
"Even if you don't tell me who my female lead is now, I'll still find out who you've chosen once filming starts," Xie Yunzhou said calmly. "Perhaps she doesn't necessarily want to participate in your drama."
After listening to his half-threatening, half-seductive words, the person in charge of "Sky Blue" finally told Xie Yunzhou about the female lead they had chosen.
Xie Yunzhou narrowed his eyes slightly. "It's her."
The person in charge of "Sky Blue" said: "President Xie, this has nothing to do with her."
If you are unwilling to invest, we can discuss it further.
But don't target the actress; she's a very good actress and the most suitable candidate.
Xie Yunzhou: "..."
The person in charge of "Sky Blue": "We haven't announced the casting of the female lead to the public yet. Mr. Xie, can you help us keep this a secret?"
Xie Yunzhou: "Okay."
It's just a small matter.
Xie Yunzhou doesn't actually care about things in the entertainment industry, and he doesn't have anyone who talks about gossip.
After hanging up the phone, the planning manager looked at Xie Yunzhou's smiling face and felt even more frightened.
Is Mr. Xie laughing in his anger?
Xie Yunzhou: "Draft a normal investment contract and remove the requirement to designate a female lead."
Planning Department Manager: Huh?!
The planning manager left the office, completely bewildered.
What happened?
The assistant brought in coffee. "Boss, the box office situation is already being handled."
Xie Yunzhou nodded. "Let me know as soon as you have any news."
*
The next day, everyone was eagerly anticipating the opening day of the two films.
Which movie actually grossed more?!
Netizens reacted as if they were watching a lottery draw.
The website that compiles the statistics promptly released the opening day box office data for the two films.
"The Cyborg" grossed 69.21 million on its opening day.
"Genki Girl" grossed 130 million yuan on its opening day.
[Seeing the company name, you know Shi Xi won.]
[This is outrageous! "Genki Girl" is way better than "Resident Evil"?]
[It seems like "Genki Girl" isn't generating as much buzz as "Resident Evil"! Is the box office performance inflated?]
Immediately after the data was released, some people began to doubt the authenticity of the box office figures.
"Oh wow, 'Bio-Man' is generating a lot of buzz, but isn't it mostly people criticizing it as a bad show?"
"You're already upset because of the high box office of 'Genki Girl'? Fans have contributed tens of millions to the box office, so breaking 100 million is a piece of cake, isn't it?"
[Some fans are so easily satisfied. My idol, Nanwan, didn't even boast about its 1.2 billion yuan box office success like this.]
[No, so what if the box office breaks 100 million? These days, movies break 100 million in no time.]
"So why didn't 'Resident Evil' break 100 million views?"
[Nan Wan isn't the female lead; she's just a supporting actress. "Bio-Man" is a terrible show to begin with.]
Nanwan's fans are also divided into two types:
Some people think the movie is great and want to keep praising it.
Another group felt that the movie was so bad that it dragged down Nanwan.
Shi Xi was also surprised when she saw that "Genki Girl" had grossed 130 million yuan on its opening day.
Yesterday, Han Chuan said that the box office would probably reach 50 million, and she was already very satisfied.
I never expected it to break 100 million!
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