I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 317 Creating a phenomenal miracle!
"Zheng Wei, can I love you again?"

Slightly weathered, Chen Xiaozheng sat calmly in the aquarium, his eyes fixed on a certain spot.

He seemed to be looking at his own youth.

The 18-year-old college student who accompanied the girl next to him to see the dolphin show.

"Chen Xiaozheng!"

Zheng Wei smiled with relief: "We spent the most beautiful period of our youth together!"

"Thank you for being there when I turned 18!"

She smoothed a stray strand of hair, her gaze also fixed on the lake below the stage, and said calmly, "Neither of us owes the other anything!"

"Youth is meant to be cherished!"

"Thank you... for meeting you in the prime of my life!"

A tear rolled down Zheng Wei's cheek, while Chen Xiaozheng beside her smiled somewhat reluctantly, his eyes also glistening with tears.

……

Many of the Peking University students watching this scene were sobbing.

Some had tears in their eyes, while others hugged their partners; a sense of sadness permeated the entire venue.

Is this the end of the story?
Do college students' relationships never last?
"May I ask you one last question?"

A hint of reminiscence flickered in Zheng Wei's eyes as tears streamed down her face, but her voice remained crystal clear: "That time we came to the aquarium, what did you say to the animal trainer? Did he agree to let me touch the dolphins?"

"Ha ha……"

Chen Xiaozheng smiled through his tears, but the tears fell to the ground drop by drop.

He lowered his head, but the smile on his lips grew even wider.

If I had been braver that time, would the outcome have been different?

"Excuse me, hello, do you see that girl over there?"

"I want to propose to her today!"

"It's a pity I don't have money to buy a diamond ring... She loves dolphins the most, can she touch one?"

Wow!
Memories seemed to keep looping in Chen Xiaozheng's mind.

What finally returned to his face were the tears that slid down his cheeks and the irrepressible smile.

That expression of crying and laughing at the same time was heartbreaking.

Countless people can relate to this.

In the end, he shook his head and said nothing. Chen Xiaozheng hoped that Zheng Wei would remember him with this question, which might be an extremely selfish thought of his; or perhaps the reason he couldn't say it was the last bit of face he wanted to save for himself.

"I'm getting married on the 8th of next month!"

"..."

After saying this, Zheng Wei stood up and left resolutely.

Countless viewers cried their eyes out. Such a perfect couple, yet they couldn't end up together?
Zheng Wei still married her childhood sweetheart, Lin Jing.

The movie's ending did not provide this answer.

Because this is an open ending.

Chen Xiaozheng rushed into the wedding venue, and Lin Jing was about to make his appearance. Zheng Wei stared at the two men who had been entangled with her in her youth, and was stunned for a moment.

The three of them seemed to freeze in place.

A scene that seemed to transcend time and space appeared, showing Zheng Wei laughing and joking with Lin Jing and Chen Xiaozheng.

That was youth.

The youth of three people.

Everyone has their own expectations regarding who Zheng Wei ultimately chose.

Youth is full of regrets. This film is dedicated to the youth we have experienced or are experiencing now!

Love is Not Blind 2: So Young

Director: Guo Fan; Starring: Chen Jin, Zhu Yanmanzi

The ending theme song, "The Days of BJ East Road," played.

……

clap clap clap!
The moment the subtitles appeared, all the students, whose eyes were red from crying, burst into applause.

Passionate and sustained.

As the song "BJ East Road" played, many people in the audience were moved to tears.

Many men and women couldn't stop their tears.

Perhaps some of them are experiencing such a farewell, perhaps they are thinking about their future, whether they will end up like Chen Xiaozheng and Zheng Wei in the movie... or perhaps they are thinking about the farewell in their senior year of high school.

In short, a variety of emotions surged in everyone's heart.

"Thank you!"

Thank you for watching!

Guo Fan walked to the front of the stage and led the main cast in bowing to the audience.

Thunderous applause erupted once again.

"Does it look good?"

The emcee took a microphone and walked onto the stage, pointing it at the audience.

"nice!"

The entire stadium erupted in a chorus of shouts, echoing throughout the Qiu Deba Gymnasium.

"Ok!"

Those who remained silent were mostly nodding, their voices choked with emotion.

Whether a movie's positive feedback is genuine or not can actually be determined by listening to the audio.

If it didn't look good, the reaction wouldn't have been so strong.

It was truly beautiful; you could see it on everyone's face. It was a cry from the bottom of their hearts.

Squeak!

Guo Fan clenched his fist, feeling increasingly confident in his film.

In fact, as long as the word-of-mouth remains stable, he doesn't need to worry about the box office; because he doesn't need to worry too much about the opening day, marketing, popularity, etc.

The only concern is the much lower rating compared to the previous film, "Love is Not Blind".

Slightly inferior is still acceptable, but a serious decline in quality would damage his reputation as a director and his box office performance.

Fortunately, such a thing should not happen.

Aside from the students, Chen Jin and a few others who watched the film had a general understanding of it.

It was more successful and realistic than "Love is Not Blind".

Its rating might even be higher than this movie.

Chen Jin had watched it several times and had certain expectations; Zhu Yanmanzi, who was next to her, was seeing the finished product for the first time, so tears kept welling up in her eyes; Nazha, who was more emotional, also had red eyes.

"Then the rest of the time is up to everyone here!"

"Is there anything you'd like to ask the production team?"

Before the emcee could finish speaking, many people had already eagerly raised their hands.

"I wanted to ask Zheng Wei, oh, you mean Zhu—"

"Zhu Yanmanzi!"

The emcee offered a reminder.

"Excuse me, Zhu Yanmanz, did Zheng Wei ultimately choose Chen Xiaozheng or Lin Jing?"

One is her childhood sweetheart, the handsome and outstanding boy next door whom she has admired since childhood; the other is a model student in college who has truly come to understand love. It is indeed a difficult choice.

"I am not Zheng Wei!"

Zhu Yanman smiled slightly and looked at Lin Genxin and Chen Jin: "From the perspective of the roles, both boys are excellent!"

So there isn't a definitive answer!

"What if you were Zheng Wei?"

"Um... I should choose Chen Xiaozheng, because that's what true love looks like!"

Zhu Yanmanz answered very seriously.

In fact, many people present would have made the same choice. This is not because Chen Xiaozheng is the main character, played by Chen Jin; but because of the character Lin Jing's setting, who is like an older brother who grew up with Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei does not understand this liking, which is actually infatuation, not love.

Chen Xiaozheng is the only boy Zheng Wei would be willing to die for; this is the kind of love a girl dreams of.

"Chen Jin, if you were Chen Xiaozheng, would you be with Zheng Wei?"

As expected, college students' questions cannot be compared with those of professional film critics.

The film critic asked some insightful questions, such as the details of the filming... But college students just want to know their idols' views on love and their opinions on the film characters.

"will not!"

Chen Jin shook her head decisively: "Youth is full of regrets. What you love is actually the image of that girl from your youth. So many years have passed, there's really no point in being together again!"

"The reason why 'white moonlight' remains 'white moonlight' is because of the beauty it evokes in your memory; but reality is often—"

"I added my first love, whom I hadn't seen for 20 years, on WeChat at a reunion. I chatted with her every day, checking in on her whenever I felt like it, and it felt like we were in a relationship. Finally, we met up and went for a walk, and I listened to her talk about insurance for an hour..."

"Hahaha!"

The whole place burst into laughter.

Zhu Yanmanzi, who was standing next to him, covered her mouth and turned away. This guy was making such a dry joke with a straight face.

But in fact, Chen Jin wasn't joking; this was reality. "Where's Lin and Xin?"

College students are now going after everyone present!
The group of people were talking about their views on love, and after the preview screening finally ended, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the atmosphere at the scene was indeed very enjoyable.

From the very beginning of the movie screening to the atmosphere of the Q&A session, everyone was completely absorbed.

The feeling of youth is just so wonderful.

Fortunately, Chen Jin and Zhu Yanmanzi can still understand, but Lin and Xin are saying goodbye to their youth.

"These next few days everyone will have to visit other universities, and then on Singles' Day, we'll attend Alibaba's global premiere celebration gala for 'So Young'!"

"Let's go, let's eat!"

Chen Jin was there making arrangements, and they randomly picked a restaurant.

……

In the following days, "So Young" held preview screenings at several universities in Beijing.

Thanks to the spontaneous promotion and dissemination by college students, the film was welcomed by many students even before its release.

Its reputation among students continues to rise.

"The media says that 'So Young' is the mainland version of 'You Are the Apple of My Eye,' but I disagree. I feel it's better made than 'You Are the Apple of My Eye'!"

"I also think that the ending of 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' was too regrettable, while 'So Young' left room for imagination!"

"I still prefer 'You Are the Apple of My Eye'!"

"Both are good, but 'So Young' will be released in theaters!"

"I'd say they're both around an 8 out of 10, but I like Chen Xiaozheng. Ke Jingteng is destined to never find a girlfriend!"

"Wrong. Anyone can become Ko Ching-teng, but not everyone can become Chen Hsiao-cheng!"

"Ko Ching-teng won't do either. 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' is Giddens Ko's autobiography. Can you become Giddens Ko?"

"Giddens Ko wasn't particularly outstanding in junior and senior high school..."

"..."

Douban, Weibo, Tieba... many places where college students like to gather are basically discussing "So Young", and they all compare it with "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

After all, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" is incredibly popular right now, the number one youth film across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Although it hasn't been released in mainland China yet, the rampant piracy means that almost every college student has seen it.

Therefore, it's quite normal to compare the two films.

The media is also setting the pace.

If "So Young" is poorly made, that kind of tension is a harbinger of box office failure; but if two movies have similar reputations and are both youth films, then such comparative promotion can be considered a great gimmick.

At 8:11 AM on November 5th, pre-sales for "Love is Not Blind 2: So Young" officially began.

Didi, Alibaba, Weibo, and other platforms have been promoting the movie "So Young" for several days, and tickets can be purchased on Taobao.

With all three companies launching their initiatives simultaneously, their momentum is undeniable, showing a strong tendency to sweep through the mainland film industry.

Moreover, it's a youth romance film.

"You Are the Apple of My Eye" swept across Southeast Asia, except for mainland China, and became the box office champion in various regions around the continent.

Now, the media is boasting that the mainland has "So Young," which can rival "You Are the Apple of My Eye."

College students who like to drive sales figures are now almost all spontaneously buying tickets on Dida and Taobao, showing a trend that could surpass the popularity of "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Not to mention Chen Jin, Guo Fan, Chen Su, Zhu Yanmanz, almost the entire film science, as well as the main actors of "So Young", are all looking forward to the box office on the first day of pre-sales.

Breaking the record for first-day pre-sales shouldn't be too difficult.

Many movies did not have high pre-sales on the first day.

Transformers 3 topped the charts with 936 million, while Love is Not Blind only garnered a few hundred thousand on its opening day.

This time, "Love is Not Blind 2" has generated a particularly large following, especially considering that it also carries the popularity of "Love is Not Blind" and "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Drip!

Chen Jin's phone suddenly rang.

This is information about Song Zhongjie, the person in charge of Dida.

"Ugh, the app crashed!"

Chen Jin chuckled at Song Zhongjie's message: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"We've already prepared several extra servers, but the traffic was unexpectedly high. I suspect there are scalpers also trying to buy tickets..."

"No way?"

Are movie tickets being scalped now?
Chen Jin hadn't heard of movie ticket scalpers in years. It seemed like back when Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was being sold for hundreds of dollars a ticket. How would anyone make money by getting a ticket for "So Young"?

"Singles' Day!"

"Everyone wants to see the midnight showing on Singles' Day!"

"Tickets are being snapped up everywhere!"

What the hell!

Chen Jin understood immediately after Song Zhongjie said that.

Phenomenon!

The reason why the box office of "Ne Zha 2" is so outrageous is because watching "Ne Zha 2" has become a social phenomenon. It's as if anyone who doesn't watch it is out of touch with society, and those who have seen it are showing off their tickets on social media.

Especially for watching IMAX 3D dual-laser giant screen.

There are only five of these screens in all of China, and a few more are in museums. Later, museums even started showing these things to make money.

The most outrageous thing is that the movie was so popular that tickets were released in theaters and auditoriums all over the country.

Even after two months of being outside the designated area, tickets still need to be snapped up, and the venue is still packed every day.

While the current version of "So Young" isn't quite that exaggerated, Chen Jin can still understand the girl's desire to show off during the midnight showing of "So Young" on Singles' Day.

I'll leave the ticket-buying to my shrewish boyfriend; we'll just chat on WeChat Moments about it on Singles' Day and he'll issue the ticket stubs directly.

If Xiaohongshu had been developed a few years earlier, it would probably be flooded with girls posting pictures of this movie.

The phenomenon of "So Young" has already emerged among young people.

Most importantly, what's better than the future is that you can actually book a hotel room after watching the movie, which makes the value and cost very high.

Men are quite willing to go to the movies and have sex with girls in hotels.

Therefore, the items sold at midnight on Singles' Day became highly sought-after.

"All sold out! In just 25 minutes, all the tickets for the midnight screenings in the central urban areas of several major cities were sold out!"

"Including the 15 minutes of downtime..."

"..."

Chen Jin was clearly stunned when she saw the chat message from Song Zhongjie.

He had expected the tickets for the midnight show on Singles' Day to sell well, because it was a Friday and a special date like November 11, 2011, but he didn't expect them to sell out so quickly!
In just 10 minutes, all the midnight screenings in first- and second-tier city centers were sold out?
"This is going to create a phenomenon..."

Chen Jin was already hesitant to even think about the opening day box office of "So Young," let alone the pre-sales. It seemed like the film wasn't aiming to break records.

Instead, it creates a movie-watching craze.

"Aren't you going to say something?"

Guo Fan saw Chen Jin staring blankly at her phone, and everyone present was extremely anxious.

Chen Jin maintained this pose for several seconds!
"I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?"

Chen Jin suddenly addressed the group of people present.

"bad news!"

Everyone said in unison.

"The bad news is that there aren't enough tickets for the midnight showing on Singles' Day!"

"What's the matter?"

Is this bad news?
"In major cinemas in several first- and second-tier cities, midnight screenings are completely sold out. I reckon the scalpers are making more money than we are..."

"..."

Guo Fan blinked, and many people only then realized what was happening.

"The...the midnight showing is sold out?"

"Yes, there's simply not enough to meet demand!"

Chen Jin could easily imagine that once the hype built up over the next week, tickets for the midnight showing would easily sell for over 100 yuan each.

Young girls who want to show off don't care about the price; they only care about the emotional value.

They have to jump on this bandwagon, no matter how much their boyfriends spend on it.

As for the boys, for the sake of the little head's beauty, they resolutely bought scalped tickets, not hesitating to do so.

"What's the good news?"

Zhu Yanmanzi quickly asked.

"Yes, good news!"

"The good news is..."

Chen Jin grinned: "We've already set a new pre-sale record for a midnight show!"

"Cut~~"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Damn, aren't these two messages the same thing?!

(End of this chapter)