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Chapter 241 "The Girl" - First Explosion: Stabbing Zhang Guoshi First

The ending of "The Girl" is very clever, precisely capturing an atmosphere of "regret".

It seems that Zhou Ye and Shen Jiayi are very likely to be together, but various camera shots, the open ending, and Zhou Ye's classic forced smile at the opening all foreshadow regret.

However, its overall viewing experience is free from any melodramatic elements or forced conflicts.

"Abuse" includes car accidents, cancer, infidelity, and abortion.

"Regret" is simply accepting what comes naturally.

In everyone's life, during the youthful stage, we will all encounter our own regrets. We may live with those regrets for the rest of our lives, or many years later, looking at our virtuous wives and children, we may accept them with a smile and tell them about our naive selves back then.

Regret is not a negative emotion; it is an indispensable "beauty" in life.

Only regret can leave one feeling unsatisfied, vividly remembered, yet without any deliberately melodramatic twists; it's just the hazy feeling of waking up to the new morning sun.

Therefore, the appearance of "Girl" is indeed as the trailer for "Sunny Day" suggests, with Ikeno and Shang Youshu taking everyone on a replay of "everyone's" youth.

Students will be captivated, and middle-aged people may find new insights after watching it.

Everything unfolded so naturally, and when the beauty of regret was perfectly presented in the form of film, it became a rare and spiritual masterpiece.

Well... that doesn't stop everyone from "cursing" Ikeno from the ditch.

"Xiao Chi, look at you! I told you long ago that this ending wouldn't be good, but you wouldn't change it. Now you're going to get yelled at!"

Shang Jie secretly cried her eyes out again in the front row, forgetting that she was with Chi Ye this summer, and started "pouring out" at Chi Ye.

The output from the Shang family was as weak and limp as ever.

Ikeno glanced at her but didn't say anything.

This summer, unusually, she didn't refute Sister Shang. She just frowned and asked in confusion, "Teacher Chi... how can you write such a script... do you have any regrets about your youth?"

Chi Ye was taken aback when he met those charming and bright peach blossom eyes.

Sheng Ning, who was getting up to leave, glanced at him, curled her lip in disdain, then looked at the group of women surrounding Chi Ye, paused, and turned to leave without looking back.

"No, I got the inspiration from reading youth novels."

Chi Ye remained unfazed: "Besides, screenwriters are just like authors. Do fantasy authors really time-travel?"

This summer, she looked at him suspiciously.

Ok…

She frowned and thought for a long time, then realized it made sense, and then…

"Was the kiss comfortable?"

"what?"

Chi Ye was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and subconsciously looked at Sister Shang... Huh? Where is she?!

The woman who had been so assertive in questioning him just moments before had vanished without a trace, running faster than a rabbit.

"Uh, well... I ate canned herring that day..."

"Teacher Chi."

This summer, she stared at him for a long time and said, "You're being naughty."

Chiye: "???"

This summer, she has already withdrawn her gaze and turned away, walking outside with a "frosty" expression.

Chi Ye stared at her retreating figure for a long time, and only after she had completely disappeared did he rub his temples in annoyance.

"Haha."

Just then, Shi Jin, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, chuckled and said gleefully, "Oh, was that a comfortable kiss? Hmm~ Let me explain, I was filming... How could I make a mistake while filming? Oh dear, I'm not as dramatic as you..."

She directed and starred in both roles, changing her tone and playing two characters, thoroughly enjoying herself.

Chi Ye stared at her, not being polite at all: "Are you out of your mind?"

Shi Jinwei: “?”

"Pliers, your kissing scene is gone."

Chi Ye shook his finger as he walked in the direction where Jin Xia had disappeared.

Shi Jinwei stood there stunned for a long time before she suddenly realized what was happening. She opened her mouth, but remained silent for a long while.

"Holy crap...no...what...what does this have to do with me?!"

"Also, where's Sister Shang? Don't you love gossiping? Why aren't you coming to eat this big juicy gossip?!"

……

The first batch of films scheduled for release during the National Day holiday almost all finished their premieres around the same time.

At this stage, it's too early to tell whether the films are well-received or not, but box office results and other data are already starting to reveal some clues.

First, there are the three most popular titles, both inside and outside the industry: "Rock Rock," "Kunlun Mountain," and "Climbing One."

Due to various reasons such as cast, subject matter, and marketing, the three films achieved extremely impressive box office results on the first day of the National Day holiday.

Among them, "Rock" broke 200 million yuan at the box office on its opening day, "Kunlun Mountain" grossed 220 million yuan, and "Climbing No. 1" grossed as much as 250 million yuan thanks to the participation of Wu Jing, Teacher Zhang and many top-notch actors.

Thanks to the promotional efforts of films like "Sunny Day" and Ikeno's fans, "Girl" also reached 130 million views, even though its screenings were mostly taken up by other big-budget films.

"So Young" grossed 90 million, and with the rest of the films added together, the total box office on the first day of the National Day holiday reached 800-900 million, a scene of booming revenue.

Of course, the other "small fry" are not noticed by the industry insiders or outsiders. Everyone only cares about the first place. During the National Day holiday, the three legendary films that were hyped up before their release are naturally the only protagonists.

"Two hundred and fifty million...first place in attendance...and this is only the first day, the word-of-mouth hasn't even spread yet, this result is too exaggerated, haha, as expected of Wu Jing."

The capital city, another Wanda Cinema.

The manager looked at the box office rankings for the first day of the National Day holiday and the various data for "Climbing No. 1". Needless to say, the box office performance was outstanding, and even the occupancy rate was far ahead of "Climbing No. 1".

What does occupancy rate mean?
When it comes to movie theater scheduling, it's not just about box office revenue, but also about occupancy rates.

To put it simply, the occupancy rate represents a film's true potential and earning potential. A higher occupancy rate indicates a film's strong appeal or significant conversion rate of its marketing and distribution, making it easier to generate a viewing frenzy and helping to continuously increase theater screenings.

Cinemas use this data to adjust film scheduling in order to maximize profits.

The same applies if the occupancy rate is low.

"So Young is not doing well. It has the third lowest attendance rate and the box office is not good either... We need to squeeze some of its screenings out to give to the other three movies."

After scanning the data, the manager made a decision.

"...Which three?"

The deputy manager asked instinctively.

The manager was taken aback, then laughed and scolded, "Is that even a question? What do you think? Of course, it's the 'Three Phantom Gods'!"

The deputy manager hesitated: "Aren't you going to give us 'Girl'? I saw that their attendance rate on the first day seemed pretty good, ranking fourth."

"No need for this, this was bought by Chi Ye's fans." The manager waved his hand: "The first day is always high for popular movies. This 130 million, more than half of it was bought by Chi Ye's fans. Popular movies are different from movies by famous actors and directors. Look at 'So Young,' don't you understand?"

"Youth films are not well-received during the National Day holiday. People want to watch big-budget movies during the National Day holiday. Who wants to watch low-budget youth films?"

"Makes sense."

The deputy manager nodded, because popular celebrities like Chi Ye did indeed have this "tradition" and habit on the opening day of a movie, and even if Chi Ye himself came, he couldn't refute it.

—The pre-sales of "The Boss" and the first day of sales of "Girl" were indeed driven by his fans "doing data".

Not only were those directly involved aware of this, but those in the industry and the cinemas were even more aware of it, which is why the manager made this decision.

In fact, his decision was correct. If all else fails, just wait a few more days. Truly good movies will gain popularity through word of mouth, and the decision will naturally be made based on the audience's preferences, adjusting the release schedule accordingly.

But... in the National Day holiday season, facing "epic bosses" with almost all big-budget productions and award-winning directors, can a youth film like "Girl" make theaters adjust their offerings accordingly?

The manager thought it was impossible.

Even fans of Ikeno, both inside and outside the industry, thought it was impossible.

Because the upper limit of the subject matter of "Girl" is limited. Even if it is filmed in a very interesting way, there will still be an insurmountable barrier between it and special effects blockbusters, big-budget films, and large-scale films.

Fans sometimes blindly "protect their idols," but privately they know better than anyone else where their idol's achievements and abilities have reached their limits.

Of course, while considering various rational factors, no one has thought about what would happen if the so-called blockbuster was not actually that entertaining, or even a bit disappointing.

October 2nd marked the first day of the National Day holiday, and this year's booming film market has already ignited the entire entertainment industry.

"Today's pre-sale results are pretty good; I feel like they'll be similar to the first day."

"Congratulations, Lao Lu. I knew you could do it. You're not like Lao Yang."

"Hey, we're still a bit behind. Wu Jing's grandson earns so much more... Speaking of which, did he have a fortune teller predict that? How come all the movies he's made since 'Wolf Warrior 2' have such high box office?"

"Kunlun Mountain", a scene from an offline roadshow.

Director Lu's phone had been ringing non-stop since last night, constantly connecting and disconnecting. In less than two days, he seemed to have become ten years younger, displaying the demeanor and bearing of a top figure in Beijing's entertainment circle.

Seeing this, Director Feng and others in the same industry gritted their teeth in anger, thinking to themselves, "Why didn't you flop this time?"

The special effects in "Kunlun Mountain" are indeed quite good, so Director Lu hasn't completely flopped yet.

What made him even happier was that Ikeno seemed to have truly lost his aura this time.

Yu Yan was a breakout star, and she hasn't recovered from the impact of "The Fortress of Shanghai" yet. Now, it seems that "Girl" has received decent reviews, though not as explosive as "The Fortress of Shanghai"... but that's okay.

If your box office performance is poor, it's because you're a bad person.

Without the support of Hong Kong entertainment circles and Francis Ng, it's clear whether his first self-financed film as the lead actor can withstand the box office pressure!

When the sun shines brightly, all things become visible!
“He’s too selfish. He only thinks about making money for himself. Take the movie ‘Goblin’ for example. I wanted Li Qian to play the female lead, but he wasn’t happy. He said that the second female lead was more suitable for Li Qian. You tell me, his company hasn’t even grown big yet, and he’s already so selfish.”

"In other words, can someone with this kind of personality achieve great things? Who would allow him to do so? Even Wu Jing has to compromise with us, so what is he?"

In the Northwest circle, a certain bigwig who had asked someone to speak to Chi Ye in hopes of getting his niece the female lead in "Goblin" shook his head and commented, "Just wait and see how many people will kick me when I'm down this time."

"Uncle, stop talking. Ichino and I have a good relationship too."

Li Qian frowned as she listened from the side, signaling to her uncle not to be so prejudiced against Chi Ye.

"You just don't understand."

Uncle pointed at Li Qian: "It's not that I'm prejudiced against him, it's just his behavior after he became famous. Look at who in the industry isn't prejudiced against him?"

Everyone laughed when he finished speaking.

Zhang Guoshi, without changing his expression, picked up his tea and took a sip.

Someone nearby laughed: "Old Zhang, are you regretting it now? You were too conservative before. If you had been a bit more ruthless and said that Lao Yu's character was ten times stronger than Zhao Tai, our box office would have been even higher."

The Imperial Advisor glanced at him and smiled speechlessly: "No one would believe it if it were too exaggerated. We can't exactly do another one-shot take, can we?"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter again.

Da da da.

Just then, footsteps sounded, and a member of the production team rushed over: "It's out! Today's box office and attendance figures are out."

Are we still third?

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to this, and they became quite concerned.

— In the past two days, "Rock Solid" has consistently ranked last among the "Three Gods" in terms of screenings, attendance, and box office due to its subject matter. This is not good for the director, who previously starred in "The Wrath of the Gods"!
The cast of "Rock Solid" is just as good, how could it be inferior to Lu Taijun and Wu Zhanlang?

"No, it's not the third one."

Upon hearing this, the frowns on everyone's faces relaxed: "Haha, I knew it! I took a quick look at that 'Kunlun Mountain' film yesterday, and it was really badly made, too chaotic..."

The production team paused, looked at everyone, and added awkwardly, "We're fourth today."

"what?!"

Everyone was stunned, and even Uncle Li Qian, who had just been laughing and criticizing "Kunlun Mountain," was taken aback.

"Fourth?! It's gone down instead of up?!"

He realized what was happening and blinked, looking bewildered: "What's going on... Who overtook us? It couldn't be 'Kunlun Mountain' or 'Climbing One'... Weren't they always ahead of us?"

"……"girl"."

Everyone: "What?!"

The creators were equally bewildered at the moment, because while box office data could be viewed in real time, accurate data such as occupancy rates required waiting for some time. So it wasn't until now that they had received the latest official data.

The latest data shows that on the third day of the National Day holiday, "Girl" jumped from fourth place, which was previously not noticed by everyone, to third place, squeezing out "Rock Solid", one of the "three god-tier" films that is generally considered to be far superior to them.

The difference between the two was more than double.

For example, the opening day occupancy rate of "Rock Solid" (the average data for the whole day, not calculated by theater) was as high as 24%. In the industry, a occupancy rate of more than 20% is usually considered to be a high-profile film, while 15% is considered a passing grade. The highest occupancy rate of "The Battle at Lake Changjin" starring Wu Jing and Yi Yangqianxi was around 35%-40%.

"Girl" had an occupancy rate of 11% on its opening day, 15% on the second day, and 25% on the third day, overtaking "Rock Solid" which had dropped to 22%, and successfully defeating "Rock Solid," one of the three top films in the National Day holiday box office, for the first time.

Of course, this may also be due to the fact that "Girl" had far fewer screenings than "Rock Solid". With fewer screenings, the occupancy rate would naturally be higher. With more screenings, it seems normal for the occupancy rate to be surpassed. There are too many such examples in the industry.

嗏

It's normal for films with fewer screenings to have higher occupancy rates than those with more screenings, but for you to exceed that by 10% in a single day is highly abnormal!

There are only three possibilities for this leapfrog growth: either the audience concentration is high, or the cinemas are giving Ikeno special treatment during certain times, or... the word-of-mouth effect is starting to take hold.

As established figures in the film industry, they naturally knew that neither of the first two possibilities for "Girl" would exist.

Therefore, there is only one answer.

— The movie "Girl" received rave reviews, and the first reason for this was that it offended renowned director Zhang Yimou.

　I'm moving tomorrow and driving a long distance, so I'm asking for leave in advance. I'll make up for tomorrow's update later. Please be aware.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)