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Chapter 214: The wildly popular novel "The Boss" receives rave reviews on Douban.

2:20.

The premiere of "The Boss".

As the movie ended and the lights came on, the cast and crew of "The Boss" sitting in the front row subconsciously turned around—even though they had received good "feedback" during the screening... but what's that saying again?

Official premieres are the least reliable!
Because those who come here to support us are either friends from the industry or die-hard fans.

Even if it's just a dissertation defense, everyone will awkwardly laugh and flatter.

Therefore, Chi Ye, Wu Zhenyu, Jin Sui, Director Chen, and others were still a little "uneasy" at this moment.

"It's beautiful, really beautiful."

"Oh no!! Coconut looked at me... Oh no, am I going to be drugged?"

"not sure."

"That's so wonderful!"

"???"

Fans in the back row gasped in surprise, while the many moviegoers in the front row had varying expressions: some were shocked, some were surprised, but most were simply engrossed.

—A decent commercial action film, a decent crime film, but the appearance and successful portrayal of the character Zhao Tai will raise the film's ceiling infinitely and have a decisive impact on Chi Ye's future career.

This is the subconscious thought that many people in the industry and major media outlets have at this moment, and it's how they evaluate the movie "The Boss".

"Congratulations, Ikeno."

Teacher Lü is quite busy. The reason he came this time was purely because of his personal friendship with Chi Ye. In reality, he is also a member of the Beijing circle. After showing his support, he has to go back.

Ikeno understood what he meant and didn't try to stop him. He personally saw him to the door and said, "Let's get together next time."

"..." Teacher Lü looked at Chi Ye with a complicated expression for a long time before nodding and giving a fair evaluation: "You acted really well...it didn't seem like acting."

Ikeno paused for a moment, then said directly, "It's good that you know."

"Hahaha."

Teacher Lü laughed, finding the familiar Chi Ye from the time of "See You". After laughing, she sighed in her heart - what a waste.

We're all friends, but those people in the Beijing circle are really something...sigh.

He didn't say much, but greeted Jin Xia, Shi Jinwei, Jin Sui, and Director Chen. He even added Director Chen on WeChat, saying that he would like to collaborate with him in the future, before leaving in a hurry.

"How is it?"

After watching him leave, Ikeno looked at the others—especially Pliers.

He knew that the jaws of the pliers were incredibly hard, and using her mouth as a reference, it shouldn't be too far off.

"……Okay."

Pliers added somewhat reluctantly, "It barely passed the mark."

"That's a sure thing."

Hearing this, Ikeno felt relieved.

Shi Jinwei: “?”

Meanwhile, Chi Ye wanted her aunt to call Jinming and ask for his opinion, as a further "insurance."

But the host had already come out from the stage, and after the screening, their creative team would give a brief on-site interview.

Cameras from various media outlets were turned on, and Chi Ye stood in the center of the big screen, saying only one sentence: "Zhao Tai is not worth pitying, but you can pity me, I don't mind."

"Hahaha."

The laughter from the audience diluted the "filter halo" that the character Zhao Tai brought to Chi Ye, and the interview officially began.

……

at the same time.

Holding her phone, Ling Han excitedly gestured to her sister, "It's so, so, so good! Sis, you have to tell Director Yang and the others, this Chi Ye... this Chi Ye... he could win Best Actor!"

On the other end of the phone, Ling Bingbing, a leading actress in Beijing's entertainment circle and a true A-list movie star, frowned: "Your tone is off, and... why did you go to see Chi Ye's movie?"

"...Sis, believe me, the filming was amazing, and the acting was amazing."

Ling Han gently advised, "If I go and tell them, they probably won't believe me. You should go instead."

Ling Bingbing: "..."

After the two sisters hung up the phone, she thought to herself: Chi Ye...the movie star?
Do these two words even match?

Seriously… my sister really is a sucker for good looks. After "My Love from the Star," she even became a fan of Yu Yan. I thought she wouldn't be so fickle anymore, but I never expected…

Sure enough, what was supposed to come came.

嗏

Why would a sci-fi blockbuster like "The Fortress of Shanghai" be afraid of a low-budget, small-scale crime film like "The Boss"?

They're not even in the same league, okay?

As she was thinking this, she looked up and met the eyes of a group of bigwigs from the Beijing entertainment circle, including Director Yang, Director Lu, and Director Feng.

Today, there are ten days left until the release of "The Fortress of Shanghai," but only five days remain for preview screenings. "The Fortress of Shanghai" is also the most important project for their entire industry recently, so the Beijing film circle has mobilized as a whole and started the pre-release roadshow.

"What's wrong? You look a bit off."

Director Yang raised an eyebrow: "Which movie does Ling Han want to act in this time?"

“…No.” Ling Bingbing thought for a moment and then said, “She just went to see ‘The Boss’.”

"...?" Director Feng, who was smoking nearby, was taken aback: "The Boss? What 'The Boss'?"

"Oh..." he said, then suddenly remembered, "It's today, right... I almost forgot."

"What did Ling Han say? Did she get cut off? Haha, I told him long ago that a pretty face is useless. When it comes to quality traffic, it has to be Yu Yan."

Director Feng coughed up phlegm and looked with satisfaction at Yu Yan in the corner.

Yu Yan forced a smile, her face flushed with embarrassment.

To be honest, he was slightly jealous and dissatisfied when he heard that Ling Han had actually gone to see the midnight premiere of "The Boss" today.

Ling Han is a very popular actress born in the 00s in the entertainment industry, with a very strong momentum. She has stated in public on many occasions that she likes Yu Yan the most, to the point of being crazy about him.

But... since you like me so much, how can you support my "arch-enemy's" movie?
It's one thing for you to watch it, but you also supported the premiere and contributed to its box office... This really hurts me.

Yu Yan inwardly grumbled, but dared not show the slightest displeasure on her face—Ling Han was Ling Bingbing's younger sister. Ling Bingbing was not a fake big star like Xu Yingying; she was a true big star, no longer limited to the domestic entertainment industry and Southeast Asia, but with high international recognition.

“No…” Ling Bingbing saw everyone’s reactions, paused, and then expressed her meaning tactfully: “She said… ‘The quality of ‘Big Boss’ is okay, and Chi Ye’s acting is… okay too.”

"The results shouldn't be as bad as we thought."

"Ok?"

Everyone was startled.

"good?"

Director Lu sneered, "She wouldn't actually be bewitched by that face, would she? Bingbing, I'm not trying to be mean, but your sister really only cares about looks and not her brains..."

"Watch your mouth. What are you yelling about? You think watching a movie is class struggle?" Ling Bingbing raised an eyebrow and retorted rudely, "What did she do to you? Why do you always talk about her like that?"

Director Lu's expression stiffened, and after glancing at Ling Bingbing's displeased eyes, he waved his hand helplessly: "Alright, alright, if she says it's good, then it's good. Anyway, we can tell whether it's good or bad during the day. I hope it's 'good' so that other people in the industry won't say we're bullying people."

"...You guys chat, I'm going to rest for a while."

Ling Bingbing waved her hand, but secretly called her sister again to test the "truth".

……

Once the movie is officially released and its content is "publicly known," by the second day, we can get a general idea of ​​whether it's good or bad, as well as its box office performance and momentum.

But no film company could wait until the next day, and "The Boss" was no exception.

At this moment, inside the Wanda Cinema office at the premiere.

"The Boss" is Ikeno's first film after "My Love from the Star," so he made a point of working overtime tonight and didn't leave, just to wait for the box office data of the first screening of "The Boss"—of course, the box office data of cinemas nationwide.

Only from this data can they see the upward trend of "The Big Boss" box office... although it's still too early to tell.

"So, how much is the national box office for 'The Boss' now, excluding pre-sales?"

The manager asked the data personnel.

"...It's hard to tell much from the first screening...So far, most people bought tickets in advance and came specifically to see the premiere...Putting those aside, the box office for the first screening is probably around 2000 million."

The data analyst looked up and said, "Judging from the occupancy rate, it's not bad."

The manager exclaimed, "Twenty million?!"

He was slightly disappointed.

The end of the first screening does not mean that the 2000 million is only the box office of the first screening. In fact, after midnight, "The Boss" started pre-sales in theaters across the country and even throughout Southeast Asia.

The current box office of 2000 million is the sum of all screenings after midnight, representing today's box office sales.

Looking at it this way...

It can only be said that the 100 million yuan pre-sale box office of "The Boss" has already "emptied" Chi Ye's fans, and the current support is obviously not as strong as it was on the day of the pre-sale.

"Relying solely on fans won't be enough."

The manager stroked his chin, weighing the gains and losses—because on the Dragon Boat Festival, the momentum of "The Boss" was at its peak, and with Ike no Ike as the undisputed top star, their cinema gave "The Boss" 30% of the screenings... Other cinemas in mainland China did the same.

As for places outside mainland China... apart from Hong Kong, there are actually fewer places than mainland China. To put it bluntly, they didn't expect "The Boss" to make much money. The reason for importing this movie was purely for the name "Professor Chi," to make it easier to fleece Chi Ye's fans.

In Taiwan, even the promotional posters for "The Boss" were changed to the title and name of "Professor Chi's First Film," with the words "The Boss" so small they were almost invisible.

It's true.

"Actually, it's not too bad. With the 100 million yuan from pre-sales, 'The Big Boss' has already grossed 120 million yuan on its opening day, which is a very impressive achievement."

The data analyst laughed, "Judging from this growth trend, it's probably quite far from the 200 million expected on the first day."

The manager nodded: "That's what we were talking about. The pre-sales were so strong, and before the release, the media were all clamoring for it to break 200 million, breaking the record for the highest-grossing opening day for a Chinese crime film... Expectations have been really high, sigh..."

He shook his head and waved his hand: "You guys take turns resting... I'm going home first, I'll check again tomorrow."

"Okay, I heard from the front desk that the audience response has been good. Maybe the word-of-mouth will come out tomorrow and the price will rise even more."

The data personnel nodded.

The manager smiled and said, "Wish us success!"

"success!"

……

It was during the day, at nine o'clock in the morning.

During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, many people stayed at home to rest, while others went out to play.

Online, as the sun rose, the popularity and discussion surrounding "The Boss" finally increased.

—After a night of fermentation, more than one group of viewers have already seen "The Boss". Starting from the midnight premiere, the cinema that gave "The Boss" the most screenings has even shown "The Boss" four times.

Therefore, the well-deserved reputation of "The Boss" and Ikeno's groundbreaking performance finally erupted like a volcano on the morning of this year's Dragon Boat Festival, instantly transforming from a calm lake surface into a raging explosion of lava.

#Reviews of "The Boss"#
#Zhao Tai#
#Ikeno's revolutionary#
#IKE野 doesn’t look like the one he acted#
#Wu Zhenyu: Chi Ye is the most talented young actor I've ever seen#
#Shang Youshu rents out a theater in Singapore to watch "The Boss"#
Related trending words, at a certain moment, seemed to gush out as if they were free—don't doubt it, it was Jin Sui and Chi Ye who bought trending search terms, um... a predetermined time. They observed countless spontaneous opinions, but they were too scattered, and they needed a "time" to gather and explode.

Now, the node has arrived.

As soon as the trending topic emerged, countless viewers and movie fans who had been eagerly anticipating the film since the early hours of the morning, and who had barely slept, began to collectively erupt.

"#Reviews of 'The Boss'# The most awesome and best crime film of the year!"

"#Ikeno Cho Tai# Ikeno's acting skills are absolutely underestimated; he will definitely win Best Actor in the future!"

"#Zhao Tai# is too crazy!! He's really crazy to my core. I never thought that one day I would become a fan of Chi Ye's acting skills."

Why is the hashtag #ZhaoTaiElevatorScene# trending so low?! This year's biggest surprise in the crime genre is Hong Kong films. Also, Francis Ng and Chi Ye's performances were absolutely phenomenal. I held my pee the whole time, and I'm watching it again with my partner today!

"#The Boss's Box Office# 140 million, holy crap! It looks like it's about to take off."

"#IkenoActing# @Ikeno, you have a face like that, and you're telling me you're a villain? I'm afraid of Zhao Tai, but seeing his face, I'm really... mesmerized!"

"#What exactly is Zhao Tai's ending?# I can only say that the director and screenwriter are too good at this. The ending of the movie is so suggestive that it makes your scalp tingle. Was Zhao Tai really sentenced? He personally killed his father and older brother, and then he developed a mental illness... It's not even faked, it's real. After he got out, he perfectly inherited the group... I can only say that the screenwriter is dancing in shackles. He's really amazing."

"#The Scale of 'The Boss'# This film pushes the limits of censorship in mainland China. It is indeed quite daring, and what's most outrageous is that the mental illness is real! Isn't this a kind of 'getting involved'? And Xu Zhe's last line... This movie is not just a commercial film, it's worth watching twice."

"..."

Overwhelmingly positive reviews, explosive popularity, visibly exploding, and rising.

Ikeno's first film after "My Love from the Star" already garnered a lot of attention. The production company's marketing campaign was just a prelude. As it turns out, movies are indeed different from TV series. If the quality is good enough, countless casual viewers will buy tickets for you.

Yes, amidst the terrifying surge in popularity, this time, Ikeno's fans were no longer the "main force." Countless passersby, those who had seen "Big Boss," and ordinary moviegoers became the unofficial promoters.

The significant difference between them and the fandom is that they discuss the plot, how amazing the plot is, and the countless new fans who are shocked by Chi Ye's subversive acting and attracted by the "madness" of the character Zhao Tai.

……

That same afternoon, the producers of "The Boss" proactively applied for score release, which was among the fastest among many films, demonstrating their high level of confidence.

That evening, "The Boss" officially received its rating on Douban.

Countless passersby, viewers, and people inside and outside the industry who were completely "shocked" by the commotion that day all clicked into Douban and saw the score that the big shot had given on Douban.

Title: Boss

Genre: Crime/Action/Drama
Rating: 8.2.

Number of ratings: 103044.

Everyone was stunned.

—8.2… It’s actually 8.2?
As we all know, a score of 6 or above on Douban is considered passing. For most commercial films, a score of 7 is already something to brag about, and it can even lead to a significant rebound in box office revenue.

For example, the most talked-about thing by fans was that the first battle of the four-character actor's transition to the film industry was an 8.0, with a box office of 16 billion yuan, thus "becoming famous overnight" and starting his journey to become a billion-yuan actor with a huge lead over other young actors in the Chinese entertainment industry.

And now... "The Big Boss" has a score of 8.2... Doesn't that mean...?

The people in Beijing's elite circle felt a chill run down their spines, a sudden and extremely bad premonition rising within them.

(End of this chapter)