Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 441 The Dark Horse! "The Shadow Room" brought Ma Xun at least tens of millions of dollars!
"I never expected you to be this kind of princess."

"Hmph! You've had your fun and now you're criticizing me?"

"That's biased of you, it's like you're just unhappy."

"Ma Xun, you're such a bastard!"

"Haha...that's a bastard who can make you feel good too."

"You... hum!"

Clearly, Annie is still a level below Ma Xun in terms of witty banter.

But actually, she wasn't angry.

Moreover, Anne is currently very interested in something.

"Can you tell me? What exactly did you do?"

"You mean I'll attack you from behind..."

"Fuck! That's not the problem!"

"Look, you've used words that start with F."

"You, you know what I want to ask."

Annie couldn't help but laugh. Fortunately, she guessed correctly; Ma Xun certainly knew what she wanted to ask.

Ma Xun's answer was also quite interesting.

"Right now, the timing seems alright."

What is this nonsense?

Anne Hathaway is a smart girl, and perhaps she is indeed somewhat lost in the sea of ​​desire, her mind almost emptied by Ma Xun's actions.

But since they had some basic skills, they quickly realized what was going on.

"You mean, we're going to see this movie?"

"That's right, let's hear the feedback from these movie fans on site."

"Well, that makes sense."

"Ha, take it."

Goodness, the two of them had already expended a lot of energy and physical strength, and now they're going out to see a movie.

It seems that Ma Xun has also adapted to the American lifestyle of staying up late at night.

Of course, they also didn't forget to replenish their energy.

Cola, popcorn, fried chicken... you can make all of these while watching a movie.

To be honest, food was indeed cheap in the US at that time.

Therefore, I don't feel bad about eating as much as I want.

But the two of them weren't there to eat; the important thing is...

"Hey, hey, don't just focus on eating," Ma Xun kindly said to Annie.

"Why do you care so much about me?" Annie was definitely hungry.

Clearly, the intense exchange between the two had taken a toll on them.

Fortunately, after Ma Xun's reminder, Annie focused on listening to the 'comments' of the fans around her.

"Wow! This movie is fucking terrifying!"

"Fuck! Who the hell came up with this?!"

"That red-faced devil is fucking... Fuck!"

American movie fans tend to use words that start with the letter F when they speak.

Well, actually, this is even more true on the internet in the US.

They just think it's cool to use words that start with F.

Although they themselves are not yet aware that they actually have very little talent for swearing.

And now, in this movie theater, especially during this midnight showing.

The midnight show that Ma Xun and Annie were rushing to was already considered quite late.

Therefore, there weren't many people.

But this obviously makes these American movie fans even more eager to speak out.

They were quite loud, and although they lacked manners, it was exactly what Ma Xun and Annie wanted.

At first, there was nothing particularly special about it; these American movie fans were mainly commenting on the film.

To be fair, the movie "The Haunted House" is indeed very scary, and with Ma Xun's addition, the scaryness is amplified even further.

Look at the situation now; it's scared many Americans so much that they're cursing and swearing.

Of course, things can't always be this scary; there needs to be some relief.

So, when this scene came up, the moviegoers in the theater started 'commenting' on other things.

"I have to thank that bastard Dylan. If he hadn't dragged me into some kind of lottery, I would never have known there was such a horror movie."

"Hey buddy, you participated in that lottery too?"

"Yeah, what, you too?"

"Of course! By the way, did you get it?"

"We didn't get it. We need more people."

"Oh f***! Me too, really... just how many people do we need to recruit?"

"I don't know, but there are some rewards."

"That's right, that's right, you can get some good stuff in the game."

"Never mind, that game is fun anyway."

This is interesting!
Anne heard what she wanted to hear.

She immediately pulled Ma Xun aside and whispered, "Why?"

Ma Xun chuckled and whispered, "What? Why?"

Why does that game attract so many people?

"Maybe it's because they like playing this game."

"You, you need to be serious."

Clearly, Anne was starting to lose her composure.

But explaining this in detail would be quite a hassle.

Ma Xun didn't have that much time right now, so he could only give a brief explanation.

"greedy."

"This……"

"I'm just taking advantage of a common trait among humans on this planet. Everyone is greedy, and this little game amplifies that trait."

Anne was stunned; she had gotten the answer she wanted.

But I never expected that the answer would be so profound.

"You're just lying."

"So what if I'm lying?"

Ma Xun readily admitted it, which further broke Annie's defenses.

You see, Anne Hathaway is a very conceited girl; she always thought she was excellent and smart enough.

But in front of Ma Xun, she was like an idiot!
This was somewhat unacceptable to her, but it was also one of the reasons why she always wanted to do things with Ma Xun.

It's always better to work with someone smarter than someone stupid, right? Besides, Ma Xun is pretty good at that.

But now, Ma Xun is actually more powerful than Annie imagined, this is really...

"What happens after that?"

"After what?"

"What are your plans for this game in the future?"

"It depends. You need to understand that this game and this so-called lottery mode are two different things, understand?"

"you……"

"If the game is successful, I might go into more depth to develop it in the future. But if after some testing it turns out to be not very good, then the game will end its life. But if the game has a chance, then I will support its development."

Ma Xun actually held back a detail when he said this: the lottery mode and the game are separate; he only talked about the game.

"What about the lottery?" Clearly, Annie wasn't going to let this go.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "This is just an event, why would we keep doing it?"

Yes! That makes sense!
The key point is that this model can't be used forever, because we're not trying to create a very large software application.

Moreover, this is not the era of smartphones.

Ma Xun couldn't create a shopping website like Pin Dao Dao.

Therefore, this can only appear in the form of an event at present.

Of course, Ma Xun wouldn't just ignore this model.

He just can't do this right now, but he'll definitely do it when the opportunity arises.

There is one thing you must understand.

The success of Pindaodao is definitely not just due to its "cut-on-one" model; it is also supported by a huge physical industry and a mature online shopping model.

It's really not working now. Even on shopping websites, our country can't compete with the US.

People in later generations probably won't remember, but eBay, the shopping website, is very popular in the US right now.

But more than a decade later, it has basically disappeared from our country.

It's nothing serious, just do it and you'll definitely succeed.

Just like Taobao, which was 8848 before Alien Horse, it is the most awesome shopping website right now.

As the saying goes, the new waves of the Yangtze River push the old waves forward.

We'd better not be the ones left behind...

Given Ma Xun's current situation, if he were to rashly start an online shopping business, he definitely wouldn't succeed. He's not in this industry, he can't dedicate much energy to it, and he doesn't understand the technology.

So, let's wait for the right opportunity to act.

But back to the present, he certainly wouldn't say much to Annie.

But this woman was just too curious.

"If this pattern continues..."

"Something could go wrong."

“I don’t think you’re afraid at all, and besides…”

Do you want to hear the real key points?

"What? What exactly is the real key?"

"How much do you think this movie cost?"

"You, you mean... $1500 million, this cost..."

"Your Highness, just guess."

Ma Xun had already steered the conversation to this point, but unfortunately, Annie's eyes still seemed to reveal curiosity about the previous topic.

But in reality, for Ma Xun... the cost of the film "The Inner Chamber" would definitely shock people if it were revealed.

Ma Xun would certainly not tell the truth to anyone; he only remembered that the cost of this movie in the original timeline was about $150 million.

He wasn't sure if it was really that much.

As for now... well, he'd rather die than tell.

But what about Annie?
The movie "Insidious" has reached its most terrifying part.

Ma Xun then covered Annie's mouth.

The two kissed for a very long time.

Stop asking, you chattering foreign girl.

After that kiss, something inside Anne was awakened once again.

She thought about it again.

……

"Dark Horse! Insidious Room Creates a Box Office Miracle!"

"The Infernal Chamber" has received high praise!

"This is a perfect fusion of Eastern and Western horror elements!"

The Halloween season hasn't really started yet, but Insidious's performance has already shocked the entire Hollywood.

No one expected this movie to be so outstanding.

After all, this is a relatively unknown director and a completely new type of horror film.

Is it feasible to incorporate Chinese ghost and monster elements into an American horror film?

If you ask the senior brother, he might say there's no point.

After all, this isn't a superhuman leg kicking a soccer ball.

However, the current box office results have completely silenced all the doubts!

Insidious was released in late September, but before October even began, the film had already grossed over $30 million.

Although, for a Hollywood movie, $3000 million at the box office is not much.

But don't forget, this is a horror movie. From a box office statistics perspective, horror movies rarely gross over 100 million.

There doesn't seem to be a horror film that has grossed over $100 million at the box office yet.

Of course, if we strictly classify some movies as horror films, then yes, there are some.

Anyway, for a low-budget film to gross $3000 million, it can already be considered a great success!
Moreover, this movie has only been released for a short time.

The road ahead is still long.

Naturally, influenced by the success of this film, Columbia Pictures paid even more attention to James Wan's other work, Saw.

This is interesting.

Do we still need Ma Xun to take action?

Should he implement that lottery system?

Obviously, this time it was completely unnecessary.

In that sense, the Americans were fooled one less time.

With such an outcome, Ma Xun is about to reap a net profit of at least ten million.

As for how many tens of millions, we'll have to wait and see.

He went back to China first.

There's no other reason than that our Golden Eagle Awards are about to start, and the Lunar New Year film battle is also about to begin!

These are all tough battles!

(End of this chapter)