It has to be said that Qin Lang had actually been coveting this for a long time.
Because he grew up under the oppression of his older brother, he always compared himself to his older brother in everything.
He'd been unhappy and resentful for a long time.
From childhood to adulthood, he had always wanted to steal his older brother's things, but he had never succeeded.
He succeeded this time, and even though it happened after his older brother died, he felt incredibly satisfied.
Especially after experiencing Zhao Ruxi's charm, he understood why his elder brother liked this woman so much.
That's great!
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Now that we're all doing well, I certainly won't abandon you."
"I don't want anything to happen to you, I haven't had enough fun yet."
Hearing his brother-in-law's lewd words, Zhao Ruxi clenched her fists in humiliation, but she was puzzled to find that when she was insulted, she actually had a perverted feeling.
It seems like they quite like it...
Thinking about it, Zhao Ruxi felt extremely ashamed and indignant, but for the sake of her younger sisters and her future prospects, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.
"Sister-in-law, don't forget your promise. You need to hurry up and take care of your younger sisters."
"Let them deliver it themselves when the time comes."
"Don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise to you."
"I'll take care of your company from now on, and I'll also look after your sister."
"As for Zhao Chen's matter, I will find someone to mediate later and try to resolve it completely from the root."
Upon hearing Qin Lang's words, Zhao Ruxi couldn't help but look at him again.
"No, don't even think about making peace. Zhao Chen will never agree to it."
“I know his personality too well, and we had some past conflicts with him.”
"You should know quite well that because of this, he will never forgive us and will only think of ways to take revenge."
"So don't waste your time, or you might just create even bigger trouble for yourself."
As soon as Zhao Ruxi finished speaking, Qin Lang grabbed her face with a smile and said, "What, are you teaching me how to do things?"
"Don't forget who you are now. Do you still think of yourself as the eldest sister-in-law?"
Even when my brother was still alive, you weren't my real sister-in-law!
"Calling you 'sister-in-law' is giving you face, don't be ungrateful!"
Hearing Qin Lang's words and seeing his now somewhat deranged state, Zhao Ruxi was frightened. She nodded tremblingly and admitted her mistake:
"I'm...I'm sorry, darling, I won't say things like that again."
"Please let me go."
Seeing the woman's pleading expression, Qin Lang finally revealed a smile, and gently patted her face as he released his grip.
"If we had done it this way a long time ago, wouldn't it have been fine? Stop talking nonsense in the future."
"Your fate is in my hands. What I say goes!"
"That's my style. Don't say those discouraging things again, or you won't fare any better!"
Zhao Ruxi nodded heavily, two lines of tears streaming down her pretty face. Seeing her pitiful appearance, Qin Lang felt no pity; instead, he felt an even stronger urge to torment her…
But the Zhao sisters' bad luck seems to have only just begun.
Zhao Chen was able to find out more or less about what was happening at the Qin family's place.
After all, he also had his own people in the Qin family; isn't that standard practice?
In addition, he has his own hacking skills, which allow him to quickly capture a lot of important information.
As a result, Zhao Chen quickly gathered information about some of Qin Lang's dirty deeds.
"This guy is really a beast. His older brother just died, and he's already going after his sister-in-law."
"Also, Chen Lihua is going to marry into the Qin family. It's a good thing he hasn't officially invited her over yet, otherwise it would be quite a show."
"Now that Qin Feng is dead, will Chen Lihua still insist on marrying him?"
"And now that Qin Feng is implying this, should I spread the rumor that Chen Lihua is a jinx to her husbands?"
Since the Chen family is actually thinking of joining forces with Qin to deal with the Zhao family, then don't blame him for using some tricks.
As for what consequences Chen Lihua will face, Zhao Chen said she deserves it.
After all, what's a little reputational damage compared to being involved in this kind of family feud? The worst is yet to come.
So Zhao Chen acted immediately and quickly spread the rumor.
It's not difficult to do this. Just say it a few times in these upper-class ladies' circles, and people will spread it more and more exaggeratedly, turning it into a rumor.
Even though we live in a modern society, many people still believe in some mystical beliefs when it comes to these top families.
Some even particularly enjoy attributing things to metaphysics.
Therefore, once Chen Lihua has such a reputation, the two families will probably have to think twice before forming an alliance through marriage, and whether it can actually happen is another matter entirely.
And in fact, it really was just as Zhao Chen had thought.
The Qin family now places great importance on feng shui and metaphysics, after all, they have suffered one setback after another, and they feel that everything is going wrong, and that there is really a problem with the feng shui.
In that case, the marriage between Chen Lihua and Qin Feng is naturally off.
However, the Qin family suffered a death, and the Chen family's reputation was damaged.
The two failed to collaborate and instead suffered a huge loss, leaving them feeling extremely depressed.
In particular, Chen Lihua did nothing wrong; she was just sitting at home when disaster struck.
He spent all his time studying in his own yard and never thought about going out to meet people.
Even so, an unexpected incident still occurred. Even though Chen Lihua's mindset has changed a lot, she still feels like she wants to vomit blood.
These past two days, Miss Chen has been throwing things more frequently. Chen Lihua, who had previously become quiet and elegant, seems to have suddenly reverted to that shrewish young lady.
Of course, Zhao Chen wouldn't care about these things at all; he would just secretly fan the flames.
In particular, he launched a series of coordinated attacks on the marriage between the two families.
First, they eliminated Qin Feng, then ruined their reputations—a win-win situation. Now, it's impossible for the two families to form an alliance again.
Having quickly divided the opponent's forces, Shen Qingyue, who knew the whole story, couldn't help but give her future husband a thumbs up:
"Honey, you're getting more and more amazing! Haha, if those two families knew the truth, they'd probably be spitting blood."
Zhao Chen hugged his wife and said with a smile, "That's because my wife did a great job too. You were the one who covered for me before."
"Incidentally, he also helped me spread some rumors, which left the Chen family completely dumbfounded."
That's right, some operations still require Shen Qingyue's help to relay.
Of course, Shen Qingyue wouldn't say these things herself; she could just ask someone else in the circle of wealthy women to say a few words on her behalf.
Anyway, he won't personally step forward to do something that would offend people.
In this way, the young couple worked together and quickly turned the tide.
Of course, Zhao Chen was also quite busy on the surface. Recently, because the game was about to be released, he also started to pull some strings to speed up the review process.
Soon, the hero's work will be ready for promotion and online release.
Although Zhang Weiping was no longer there to carry out new operations, Zhao Chen still had the necessary talent under his command, and he quickly launched the promotion of the hero on a massive scale.
As a result, there has been a great deal of promotion both online and offline.
Even on billboards in train stations and subways, many are posters for superhero movies.
In this context, anticipation for the film has reached its peak, with many people asking when it will be released.
So, through Zhao Chen's connections, Zhang Yimou finally became the first to hold a film premiere at the Great Hall of the People.
This is a rare honor, after all, the Great Hall of the People was originally used for serious business.
To suddenly have a hero hold the movie premiere here is an unprecedented attempt and a breakthrough.
When Zhang Yimou heard this news, he was incredibly shocked.
"Good heavens, boss, this is it."
"You can even get a reservation at a place like the Great Hall of the People, you're really something."
"I rarely admire others, but I really have to admire you."
Although Zhang Yimou's words sounded a bit like flattery, they were truly from the heart.
After all, he never dared to even dream of having a movie premiere at the Great Hall of the People.
Now, he has actually become the first person to eat crab, setting a precedent.
This has already caused a huge uproar in the film industry.
Many bigwigs envy Zhang Yimou for having such a powerful boss.
This connection is incredibly powerful.
However, Zhao Chen just smiled and replied, "Alright, Director Zhang, it's really not a big deal."
"With your example, more and more people will hold their premieres here in the future."
"So it's not surprising, but as the first person to try this, you are indeed easy to remember."
"There's nothing special about that. What people remember are your classic works, and that's enough."
Hearing Zhao Chen say that, Zhang Yimou was immediately moved and excited, feeling that he had truly chosen the right person to follow.
Having such an opportunity, one can naturally make a new attempt in the future.
It must be said that this is indeed a rare, symbolic success.
So, amidst this overwhelming publicity campaign and after this grand premiere...
The film "Hero" was officially launched and grossed 11 million yuan on its first day.
It was a resounding success in its first battle, and the box office of Hero continued to rise, accumulating 300 million yuan a month later!
It's worth noting that the total box office revenue for that year was only a little over one billion.
It's already a miracle that Zhang Yimou's film accounted for 30% of the total box office.
However, in terms of domestic box office revenue, it actually lost money.
Because the investment in this film has reached an astonishing 240 million.
Of course, while it's said to be that many, it's actually not that many.
Saying more is to save face and to give people a stronger impression.
However, regardless, the investment of 200 million is still real. Hmm.
According to the box office revenue sharing algorithm, with such a high cost, the production company would need to achieve 600 million in box office revenue to break even. Now that they have only received 300 million, they are naturally in a loss-making situation.
However, Zhao Chen was not in a hurry, because he knew very well that the real money-making opportunity for this film lay in the international market.
You should know that this movie was ranked number one among the ten best movies of the year by Time magazine in its previous life.
It has been hailed as a masterpiece abroad and has achieved remarkable box office success.
It grossed $177 million at the box office, which, at the exchange rate at the time, was nearly 1.4 billion RMB.
Therefore, in terms of overall revenue, the film was actually profitable.
Of course, this was nothing to Zhao Chen; whether he made money or not didn't matter.
What he wanted was to make Crystal Entertainment famous, achieve instant fame, and also make his woman a star – a win-win situation.
So, being able to make some money now is naturally a bonus for Zhao Chen.
Of course, the international channels for heroes have not yet been opened up. These things are handled by professionals. Zhao Chen believes that the achievements of heroes in this life will only be better than in the previous life.
Because the domestic box office of the previous generation of heroes was only 250 million yuan.
As a result of his efforts, the box office has now reached 300 million yuan, which speaks volumes.
Therefore, at this moment, Zhao Chen has even greater confidence in operating in the global market.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yimou has been enjoying a period of great success lately.
He knew that although the domestic box office market hadn't made money, he was still very confident about the response in the global market.
Even if they didn't make money on the surface, they were still box office champions.
This honor is enough to prove his level and value as a director.
"Director Zhang, you've been doing very well lately. Do you have any new ideas for the future? Just tell me if you have any."
"If you want to perform even better, don't hesitate to do it; I will fully support you."
When Zhao Chen saw that Zhang Yimou had come to find him, he smiled and said to the famous director.
Fan Xiaopang was very well-behaved, pouring tea and water for them, while Li Zi, on the other hand, also learned to be very virtuous and served them well.
Of course, there's also Li Shuangbing. These people are now Zhao Chen's personal attendants.
It was such a feast for the eyes!
Of course, all the women knew very well that they were now tied to Zhao Chen's warship, and they had to perform well to gain more of Zhao Chen's favor.
There wasn't much of a competition for favor, after all, Zhao Chen was too powerful. Even if the sisters joined forces, they might not be a match for him.
So the sisters usually get along quite well.
But they still need some pampering. They'd be very happy to be with a big shot like Zhao Chen, even if they had to share with others.
Seeing this scene, even Zhang Yimou couldn't help but say enviously, "Boss, you really know how to enjoy life! But I did come here with some new ideas!"
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