Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 204 New Record

After the premiere, "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" will have a "Zero Hour Operation".

The film will be released at midnight on October 10st in theaters with the necessary conditions in some major cities in China.

The film will be screened nationwide tomorrow during the day, and the midnight screening can only be considered a warm-up. The midnight screening alone can also show to a certain extent the public's expectations for the film.

The midnight screenings of "Hero" were almost all sold out.

The midnight show of "House of Flying Daggers" had an attendance rate of over 80%.

President Han is very much looking forward to the performance of "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" at the midnight show, and the capital must have arranged a midnight show.

After the premiere, he made an appointment with Cao Yang to go to the Xingmei Cinema in Beijing to watch the midnight show.

The actors still have to do promotional work early tomorrow morning, so no matter whether it is Li Xiaoran or Gao Yuanyuan, no matter how much they want to go to the midnight show with Cao Yang, there is no way.

"Brother, just the two of us tonight? That would be too boring."

Cao Yang asked tentatively. He wanted to know whether Mr. Han really treated him as his own. This had something to do with his subsequent plans.

President Han was silent for a moment, then patted Cao Yang on the shoulder.

"Why are you so troublesome, kid?"

Then he laughed and said, "Well, I'll bring a good friend with me tonight. If you have a good friend, bring one with you too, and we'll go to the midnight show together. It's also good to bring a friend with you, so you don't have to watch the movie again and it's a bit boring."

"Okay, senior brother, it's settled. I'll drive to pick you up at 11 o'clock?"

"No need, let's meet at Xingmei at half past eleven."

So, Cao Yang thought about it and called Dong Xuan, asked her to dress up, and said he would take her and her friends to watch the midnight show in the evening.

Among the women who have close relationships with Cao Yang, only Dong Xuan has not yet become famous in the film industry. If President Han knows about the relationship, it will only benefit Dong Xuan.

Different circumstances create different personalities.

Ever since Dong Xuan followed Cao Yang, he probably took everything lightly because his starting point was too high.

Apart from "Snow Goddess Dragon", she has hardly taken on any other TV dramas. Even though "Snow Goddess Dragon" was very popular and many TV dramas wanted to invite her to take advantage of her popularity, she was not interested.

In the film industry, because she has participated in many of Cao Yang's films, even if she is a supporting role, she is still quite famous. In addition, with the popularity of Goddess Dragon, many films have also invited her.

She doesn't care about the main role or the supporting role, she only takes positive roles without passionate scenes, giving people a very Buddhist feeling.

When Dong Xuan heard Cao Yang say that he wanted to take him to meet his friends, his eyes suddenly lit up and he was very happy.

Yes, she automatically filtered out the things she wanted to watch at midnight and only focused on the message that Cao Yang wanted to take her to meet his friends.

Before hanging up the phone, Dong Xuan asked quietly, "Do you want a single ponytail or a double ponytail?"

What's with the single ponytail or double ponytail? I don't understand what you are talking about.

Cao Yang said without hesitation, "Let's keep it in a ponytail tonight. This will free up one hand for other things."

"Hate……"

Dong Xuan hung up the phone happily, and then thought about how he should dress.
girl?

Young woman?

Urban beauty?

A strong woman in the workplace?
Bah, bah, what are you thinking about? It's all Cao Yang's fault. He's always doing all this messy stuff. It's obviously a serious gathering of friends, why am I thinking about these things?

"Just put on some light makeup. It's late at night, there's no need for heavy makeup."

Dong Xuan muttered to himself and began to act.

When Cao Yang came to pick up Dong Xuan, it had been more than an hour since he called her. However, Dong Xuan hadn't finished putting on her light makeup yet...

"Okay, just put on some makeup. You'll have to remove it when you get back in the evening. Aren't you tired?"

Cao Yang looked at his watch and saw that it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening, so he urged again: "Hurry up, I have an appointment with someone at eleven thirty, and I have to drive there. Even if I am late, I can't be too late, right?"

"Okay, okay, is it eleven o'clock so soon?"

Dong Xuan shook his head and looked at himself in the mirror again, seeming to feel a little regretful that he didn't have time to paint it more perfectly. But never mind, just leave it at that. He couldn't let Cao Yang be late.

This place was not far from the agreed Xingmei Cinema, and there was not much traffic at night. When Cao Yang arrived, he saw that there was already a long queue at the Xingmei Cinema.

He had an idea, parked the car, and took Dong Xuan to the end of the line.

Dong Xuan smiled softly. She understood what Cao Yang meant and asked the young man in front of her, "Handsome boy, are you here to watch "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox" too?"

The young man turned around and saw that it was a beautiful woman. He immediately smiled. Before he could answer, he was blocked by a girl in front of him, who looked at Dong Xuan vigilantly.

"Yes, we are here to watch 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox'."

The girl answered on behalf of the young man.

Dong Xuan laughed, then took Cao Yang's arm and said:

"We did the same. We heard that this movie won the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival. It's also Cao Yang's first experimental film, and it has such a huge investment, so we wanted to see it firsthand."

"Really? It's the same idea as ours. Since we don't have to work tomorrow for the National Day holiday, we want to watch a movie early, right?"

Cao Yang ignored their conversation. Almost all the people queuing here were young people, probably mostly young white-collar workers and students, most of whom were there out of curiosity and wanted to have a sneak peek.

"Let's go."

Cao Yang said this and nodded to the young man and girl who were still chatting.

"Let's go buy something and come back later."

Dong Xuan explained with a smile, then took Cao Yang's arm and left.

"That guy looks really arrogant and doesn't say anything. I don't understand how such a beautiful girl can find a boyfriend like that..."

The young man secretly watched Dong Xuan leaving. This girl had a good figure, good temperament, and was beautiful. It was such a pity.

"I think he's okay, cool, very elegant, and handsome..."

The young man immediately changed the subject, "Xiaoying, do you think that girl just now looks like a celebrity? The one who played the female dragon...?"

The girl thought about it and quickly shook her head. "No, the Dragon Goddess is so cold and beautiful, so pretty and elegant. She is far inferior to the actress who plays the Dragon Goddess. There is no comparison."

……

Cao Yang brought Dong Xuan to the manager's office of the Xingmei Cinema, only to see that the office door was open and President Han was sitting in the manager's seat.

Well, there is no problem at all for Mr. Han to sit in the manager's position.

The full name of Star Cinema is China Film Star Cinema Chain Company, which is currently the largest inter-provincial cinema chain in China. There are China Film Star Cinema cinemas in every slightly larger city in the country, and China Film is the largest shareholder.

China Film Star Media is also the only holding cinema company under China Film Group.

President Han looked up and saw Cao Yang. He stood up and waved to the side, "Haven't you always wanted to meet Cao Yang, the most famous director in our country? Come, this is my junior brother Cao Yang." He then said to Cao Yang, "Junior brother, this is my good friend, Xu Qing."

"Director Cao, hello, hello. I am from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy, class of 88. I have long wanted to meet our school's internationally renowned director. Only after meeting you did I realize what it means to be truly young and promising."

Xu Qing was very enthusiastic, and walked over with a smile on her face. She gently held Cao Yang's hand, maintaining appropriate strength and duration, and then stayed for a while before letting go.

Moreover, when shaking hands, she skillfully leaned forward slightly, and her low-cut dress exposed almost three-quarters of her breasts.

While shaking hands, she also maintained eye contact, looking into Cao Yang's eyes with tenderness and sincerity.

The corners of her eyes are slightly downturned and the tails of her eyes are upturned. This feature makes her eyes full of affection and charm. Her eyes look affectionate and full of watery feeling.

A pair of peach blossom eyes, looking at dogs with deep affection.

Cao Yang finally saw it, it felt like she was seducing you anytime and anywhere.

Maybe it's an illusion.

Just as Cao Yang was thinking this, he discovered that when he let go of his hand, Xu Qing, whether intentionally or unintentionally, drew a circle on the back of Cao Yang's hand with his little finger!
Well, if it’s not intentional, you can’t draw a circle.

Cao Yang glanced at President Han, who was smiling and seemed not to have seen it, or even if he had seen it he didn't care?

Well, I heard that Xu Qing’s boyfriend Liu Bo ran away from debt last year and lived a simple life. Xu Qing also met a young real estate boss and bought two apartments in the high-end apartment of “Liangma Mingju”. The young real estate boss often comes over…

This lady is so awesome, she can move freely among so many people.

Cao Yang stroked it carefully again.

Liu Bo, chairman of a certain group, had been together with her since 97. At that time, Liu Bo was already married. For her, he divorced his original wife in 99. This relationship lasted until 03 when Liu Bo ran away.

It seems that during this period, there were rumors that Xu Qing and Wang Zhiwen had reunited?
This year she found another young real estate boss.

In addition, I don’t know when she started getting together with Mr. Han. It seems that Mr. Han was still helping her until 09.

The key is that these people treat her very well, with luxury cars, luxury watches, apartments, film and television resources, and some even divorced for her...

The only thing left in Cao Yang's mind was "服" (admiration)!
I can’t afford to offend you.

"Yeah, I know you. You are the Dragon Goddess. I watched that TV show a lot. I have heard that there is a beautiful and cool junior girl in our school. I finally see her in person."

Xu Qing turned around and hugged Dong Xuan, then held Dong Xuan's hand.

"You are my junior schoolmate. We are both from the acting department. Unlike Director Cao and Director Han, they are both from the directing department. They are too embarrassed to call me senior or junior brother."

Her social skills are really amazing. If you didn’t know her, looking at how intimate she is with Dong Xuan, you would think they are very good friends.

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and peach blossom eyes do have a natural affinity that makes people seem to let down their guard.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Han. You can call me Mr. Han or Director Han. This is my friend Dong Xuan."

Cao Yang quickly interrupted and said to the two sisters who seemed to have a "very good relationship": "As for you two, I won't introduce you two. You can just call her Sister Qing."

"What's with Mr. Han or Director Han? Just follow Cao Yang and call me Senior Brother."

Afterwards, everyone chatted for a while, and President Han asked the two to go watch a movie first. He called the manager of the theater over, mainly because he wanted to find out about the midnight show.

After asking, Cao Yang and Mr. Han had a general idea.

Although this movie has earned 200 million before it was released, to say that it does not attach importance to the domestic box office would certainly be disrespectful to authority.

For Mr. Han’s position, making money is not the main thing.

The domestic box office of Cao Yang's film is what President Han cares most about. After all, it is a task assigned by his superiors.

As long as it is a task, it is undoubtedly the top priority for China Film Corporation, which has the Chinese character in its name, even if the purpose of testing the market has already been achieved.

This China Film Star Cinema opened three screening halls at midnight to screen "Nine-Tailed Demon Fox".

The tickets for the 36-person VIP room have all been sold out, while the actual number of people attending the two screening halls with a capacity of 370 and 440 seats has reached an occupancy rate of more than 9.5%.

Based on the pre-sale ticket situation, only two tickets have not been sold. The remaining vacant tickets are probably for those who have not come yet or have other things to do and cannot come.

The manager was very thoughtful. Not only did he count the number of people present, he also checked the status of pre-sale tickets based on the seating arrangement.

This situation is already very satisfactory. This is the midnight show, and the country has not yet formed the habit of watching midnight shows.

"I remember the midnight show of Hero grossed 80, right? When the box office came out, it shocked the entire film industry."

President Han said softly.

You have to know that in 02, the box office of many domestic movies was only a few hundred thousand. The midnight show of Zhang Yimou's "Hero" exceeded the total box office of many movies. How could the film industry not be shocked?

"Mr. Han is right. The midnight screening of Hero grossed 80 yuan. This year, this record was broken by Director Zhang's House of Flying Daggers, which grossed 170 million yuan. This achievement once again shocked the film and television industry."

The cinema manager smiled and explained to Mr. Han, then continued:
“However, whether it is Hero or House of Flying Daggers, the attendance rate of the midnight show at China Film Star Film Studio is not as good as that of The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

I just called a few other theaters, and the occupancy rates are similar to here, all over 90%.

Director Cao's film should be able to break the record of House of Flying Daggers and set a new benchmark."

Look, why can he become a cinema manager? He gets things done without being told, and people feel comfortable listening to his words.

When she returned home in the evening, Dong Xuan seemed very excited. Cao Yang took her out and introduced her to others. This was more important to her than anything else.

First there is the single ponytail, which the riders still like very much and is very suitable for spurring the horse.

After one round, she said she wanted to give Cao Yang a surprise.

Cao Yang waited for about ten minutes, and then saw the dragon goddess Shangguan Yan walked in with a strand of hair in her mouth.

With this outfit, that sharp temperament and eyes, it’s as if the goddess Long Shangguan Yan walked out of the TV.

"It's easy to save your life, but it's very difficult to save your heart. You have too many things weighing on your mind, so you're not happy even when you smile. And I'm willing to give up everything in the world to get you to smile sincerely."

"The Dragon Goddess" came over and said while lifting Cao Yang's chin.

Oh, you are rebelling against me.

"Really? Then use some special way to make me smile sincerely!"

Cao Yang pulled back his hand and reached in.

Then her eyes lit up, she lifted up her costume skirt, and said, "Turn back and bite that strand of hair."

"Thief, I, Shangguan Yan, would rather die than surrender!"

The dragon goddess bit a strand of hair in her mouth and glared at Cao Yang with eyes as sharp as knives and a cold temperament.

Yes, very good, keep it up, that's it.

As a director, Cao Yang felt that Dong Xuan was full of drama at this moment.

The next day, President Han called early in the morning and said excitedly that the box office of last night's midnight show had reached 220 million, setting a new record.

(End of this chapter)