Chapter 322 Best of the Year
Qin Yongming slept until noon before waking up.
When he woke up, he was lying on the bed at home with a severe headache. He was confused for a moment.
How did I get back?
I think my father must have been mad last night because I made a fool of myself in front of so many people!
Qin Yongming sighed, and stayed in the room for another half an hour before coming down.
After washing up, he walked out of the room.
"Master!" The maid was serving below.
"Where is the master?" Qin Yongming asked with concern.
"Not awake yet!"
"Not awake yet?" Qin Yongming was a little surprised. What was going on?
"Well, you were all drunk last night, and the army's car... brought you back."
The maid's words were quite polite. She originally wanted to say that she was carrying it back, but she changed it to sending it away at the last minute.
I think the young master would be more receptive to this.
After hearing this, Qin Yongming's head and face were covered with sweat.
He could imagine what the word "send" meant.
My head hurts when I think about it.
"Master, I'll go get you something to eat."
"Well, go ahead!" Qin Yongming waved his hand.
I came to the living room, sat down, picked up the newspaper on the coffee table, opened it and took a look.
Unlike his father, who is only interested in current affairs news, he is more interested in entertainment gossip or sports news.
Today's sports news in Beijing Evening News reports on the English Championship League.
This is also a very interesting change in many domestic news newspapers over the past year, that is, they have frequently paid attention to Southampton.
In the 16th round of the Championship, the Saints beat Coventry 6-0 away from home and took the lead in the Championship standings.
Three days ago, in the 15th round of the Championship, Southampton defeated Middlesbrough 3-0 at home and Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick. In this round, Southampton's center forward Drogba also scored a hat-trick and had an assist.
Two of the world's top center forwards staged a goal-scoring competition in the Championship!
With the support of stars such as Neymar, James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos, Vidal, Strootman, Neuer, Javi Martinez and others, Southampton is invincible not only in the Championship League.
Even in the Europa League, the Saints won four consecutive group games and qualified as the group leader in advance.
"Fuck, with such a huge squad playing in the Championship, it's normal for them to win. Is it worth your bunch of media reporting all day long? Isn't that annoying?"
When Qin Yongming saw the news about Southampton, he thought of Yang Huan and what happened last night.
That boy got the beauty, and maybe he was staying at the banker's house last night.
Whenever he thought that Zhuang Ziqing belonged to Yang Huan from now on, his heart felt a burning pain.
"Sooner or later, I'll make you pay!"
I flipped over the sports page and entered the entertainment section.
The most eye-catching headline news was actually related to Yang Huan.
"Love Is Not Blind" has received rave reviews before it was released. This is the first time in the history of Chinese films that they have been released in Korean theaters!"
After all, it is the Beijing Evening News. In addition to publishing this news, the report also includes interviews with senior executives of Miracle Entertainment and an exclusive interview with Ryu Jin-hoon, CEO of Korean distributor Soobo Cinemas, as well as comments from neutral third-party film experts.
Without exception, all three parties are very optimistic about the box office prospects of Love Is Not Blind.
The top management of Miracle Entertainment even made bold statements in the interview, threatening to break the dominance of Hollywood blockbusters in the Chinese film industry, and to make a difference in South Korea, Japan and even Southeast Asia.
"Fuck it, a movie with a 9 million investment, with slogans so loud that people who don't know would think you invested 90 million. Do you really think that movie fans are fools?"
Sure enough, when I looked down, it was still on the same page, but another piece of news was published at the same time.
A former senior executive of Miracle Entertainment blasted the boss of Miracle Entertainment, Yang Huan, in an interview with Beijing Evening News, saying that Yang Huan did not understand the rules of the film market at all, and that he was an outsider leading insiders and forcing Love Is Not Blind to be released on November 11.
"This is a very stupid behavior. I dare to conclude that under the impact of many Hollywood blockbusters and the squeeze of many high-quality domestic commercial blockbusters, this low-budget movie will not gain anything!"
"The highest grossing? If it can sell for 5 million, that's good enough!"
But even with such diametrically opposed opinions, Qin Yongming still sneered.
"Damn it, this ad is so well-made, one guy praises the other and the other one criticizes. Anyone who sees it knows that these two guys are acting in unison!"
As he said this, Qin Yongming angrily threw the newspaper on the coffee table.
I took out my cell phone, found Qian Duoduo’s number, and called him.
"Hey, Fatty Qian, it's me. How's that thing I told you?"
Qian Duoduo on the phone laughed, "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, I can handle this kind of trivial matter with just one phone call. Their movie will definitely not be shown!"
"That's good. Your Qian family's cinema chain occupies such a large market share in the country. If we don't let them show the movie, I don't believe they can still make a high box office. They will lose a lot of money!"
Qian Duoduo smiled and nodded, "If they really can't bear it, I think they might give in and come to our theater to seek cooperation. I have already told them that they will ridicule them as much as they can to vent their anger for you, Young Master Qin!"
"Okay, Fatty Qian, you're such a good brother!"
"By the way, Mr. Qin, I need your help with something."
"Well, you say!"
"Our company wants to acquire a piece of land..."
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"Extra, Extra, tonight at 10 o'clock, Longhai Cinema will hold the premiere of Love Is Not Blind in advance!"
In WeChat Moments, some people began to forward a message released by a celebrity account of Longhai Cinema.
"Is this true? Didn't it say it will be released tomorrow?"
"It's tomorrow, which is after twelve o'clock tonight. Now it's an early premiere, like an event!"
"That's right. Look at what the news said. All the main actors, including Yoona, Psy, Zhang Wen, Zhang Jiayi, etc., will be there. I heard that many people from the film industry will also be there to cheer!"
"Really? That would definitely be a star-studded gathering!"
"Who said it wasn't? Didn't you see so many celebrities on WeChat forwarding it and saying they would go to the scene to cheer?"
"No way? That's amazing!"
"What is the origin of this movie? Why is it so popular recently?"
“How could Yoona and Psy’s first movie not be a hit?”
"I heard that the Koreans came to buy the copyright and offered 3 million US dollars, but we refused. They insisted on being treated like a Hollywood blockbuster and bring honor to our Chinese-language films. That's awesome!"
"Is this really true? Oh my god, I have to support it!"
"No doubt about it. I don't watch domestic films in the first place, but just for this incident, I will definitely pay for tickets to watch!"
"I'm looking forward to it too. I heard from people who have watched the preview that this movie is really awesome and very down-to-earth!"
"I've watched it too. The famous film critic Xiao Zhuo said that this movie is the best Chinese-language movie of the year!"
"I noticed it too. Xiao Zhuo recommended it. It's always good!"
"Yeah, I was planning on watching the midnight premiere tonight!"
"I can't wait. I want to go to the advance show at 10 o'clock. Who can get a ticket?"
"The 10 o'clock advance screenings are all free tickets. However, I heard that Longhai Cinema is having an event. If you forward the news to your friends, you'll have a chance to win a prize. I heard that singles can win two prizes. There are a total of 200 free tickets!"
"Wow, that's awesome, I'll quickly forward it!"
"I'm going too!"
Not long after, countless netizens were frantically forwarding this message on WeChat Moments. The news that Love Is Not Blind would premiere two hours earlier quickly attracted strong attention throughout Beijing and even the whole country.
"Love Is Not Blind? What movie?"
“A work directed by Deng Huatao!”
"Who is he? Who is the lead actor?"
"He doesn't seem to be famous, and he hasn't acted in any movies. The lead actor is Lin Yoona, a Korean superstar, Psy makes a friendly guest appearance, and Zhang Wen, who is very popular in the TV series, is the male lead."
"That's it?"
"Yes, that's it!"
"Wow, these days, if a Chinese movie doesn't have Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Chow Yun-fat, it's ok, but at least it should have Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, and Donnie Yen. Without these, what's the point of watching it!"
"Hey, seeing you say that, I know you're not a movie fan. This movie is of high quality. People who really understand movies know that the Koreans paid millions of dollars to buy it, but we refused to sell it. We had to force them to make it according to the standards of Hollywood commercial blockbusters before we released it in Korea. This is the first time in the history of Chinese movies, you know? The first time!"
“Is it true that Chinese movies can be so awesome?”
"Isn't this nonsense? Didn't you see everyone scrambling for tickets? This is the best Chinese-language film of the year!"
"Wow, I have to go grab it right away!"
Soon after, a WeChat celebrity revealed some shocking news on WeChat and uploaded several photos.
"I heard that some netizens smashed a movie theater because they couldn't watch Love Is Not Blind. I want the truth!"
This piece of news immediately became popular and was reposted by countless netizens.
"That's amazing. It's just a movie, isn't it? Is it that serious?"
"Yeah, just smash it!"
"Hey, isn't this the Qian's Cinema in our city? I'll go ask around!"
"The one above, if you have any inside information, you must expose it immediately. Do you still remember the ethics of the gossip party?"
"Hurry up and find out, hurry up and expose the news!"
Not long after, the whistleblower came back.
"I live in a second-tier city. I called my friend from the Qian Cinema Chain and asked him about the smashed cinema. It was absolutely true. I was surprised. Their cinema has a strong background. With the support of the Qian Consortium, who would dare to smash it?"
"After asking this, I found out that the Qian's Cinema Chain will only show Hollywood commercial blockbusters tomorrow. Even the screenings of several domestic blockbusters are pitifully few. They have also banned Love Is Not Blind. As for the reason, my buddy is of low rank and doesn't know. He just knows the order from his superiors. It seems that they think this movie won't make any money, so they're all showing Hollywood money-making blockbusters!"
"As a result, a group of young people rushed to reserve the midnight screening of Love Is Not Blind tonight. The Qian's Cinema recommended the midnight premiere of Real Steel, but the young people didn't want it. It seems that the manager of the Qian's Cinema said that only the ignorant can watch domestic films these days. This pissed them off, and the two sides started arguing, and finally the police were called in."
"When the police arrived, they asked about the situation, severely reprimanded the cinema manager and asked him to apologize in public."
The whistleblower's explosive revelations immediately received responses from many netizens, including some in the film industry.
"As far as I know, what the OP said is true!"
"I'm a veteran filmmaker. Can I say this is a common situation? Good movies are buried like this! Can I tell you that Love Is Not Blind is the best domestic film I've seen this year?"
"Qian's Cinemas is too shameless, we must boycott it!"
"I was one of them at that time. The people at Qian's Cinema Line are awesome. It's ok that they don't support domestic films, but they also call people who watch domestic films idiots. There are still such people these days!"
"I suggest that we boycott Qian's Cinemas from now on!"
"Yeah, damn it, there are actually people like this who are treacherous!"
"This is outrageous! I will boycott it and never go to Qian's Cinema to watch a movie again!"
"Let's go to Longhai Cinema, where Love Is Not Blind has a lot of screenings scheduled!"
"Okay, support Love Is Not Blind! Support domestic films!"
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