Who said this top flow is crazy! This top flow is awesome!

Chapter 243, "The Girl," is the second big hit, topping the National Day box office.
Has the National Day film season ended this year?!

Obviously, yes.

Is it because the market environment is not good and the audience is not enthusiastic enough?
Obviously not.

So where does the problem lie?
—The entertainment industry.

It's all history!

Looking at the entire National Day film season, there are almost only this and that. If you ask me which one is the smelliest... viewers who have tried them all say they are all the same, so why bother arguing about which one is the worst?
The freshman girl who once cried because of "Girl" is a film fan.

She comes from a well-off family and never mentioned her family when she was dating her boyfriend in high school, nor did she mention that she might study abroad during college.

Therefore, they missed each other.

Therefore, "Girl" deeply moved her, making her already sensitive mind extremely vulnerable.

Then... she was filled with anticipation, wanting to see other real "blockbusters," comedies, and even crime films during the National Day holiday to distract herself and, incidentally, write a movie review for herself.

As a result, her movie-watching experience was far from pleasant and was full of setbacks.

On the day she watched the premiere of "Girl", she first took a nap, and then went to see "Rock" with great anticipation during the day - she is a fan of Ikeno, otherwise she would not have stayed up all night to see the premiere of "Girl".

So, Zhao Tai is very handsome, and she hopes that the actor Yu, who is advertised as "even more handsome than Zhao Tai," can help her "get through her emotional difficulties."

Hmm... I didn't get through it, and I became even more withdrawn.

In the movie "Rock Solid," the actor has a daughter who is in love with her boyfriend, who comes from a poor background. Then... the actor breaks up with her boyfriend.

When her dream became reality, she couldn't hold back anymore.

And speaking of the plot… what plot does "Rock Solid" have? The editing is chaotic, the filters are grotesque, there are all sorts of mismatched lip movements and disjointed plot segments…

Freshmen entered the cinema full of expectations, and left grumbling like everyone else.

Then came "Kunlun Mountain"... I won't comment. Director Lu is good at making garbage. What I can say for sure is that the special effects of this movie are okay, but they are still a long way from being top-notch. At the same time, everything else is history, as always, it's stinky.

Finally, the film she was most looking forward to was "Climbing One".

She doesn't like Wu Jing, but she really likes Zhang Ziyi. She thinks that kind of strong woman is very cool. Moreover, with both of them joining the cast, the lineup of "Climbing No. 1" is definitely the best among this year's National Day films.

More importantly, "Climbing No. 1" is a positive, inspirational, and patriotic film, so there's no way it would feature a romance storyline!
Finally, I can say goodbye to love forever!

she thought.

Two hours later, she walked out with vacant eyes, not knowing how she got home, how she turned on her phone, or how she wrote in the movie "Climbing One" and her viewing report:

[“Everest Love” made me hate Zhang Ziyi ever since. This year’s National Day film lineup was truly “epic,” everyone was giving their thesis presentations. Ugh, I actually watched all the bad movies released during this year’s National Day holiday. Is there anyone more resentful than me?]

[Oh, by the way, "Girl" was great. It was the only decent and high-quality film in this year's National Day holiday lineup. With its good looks, compelling plot, and inspiring message, it was a youth film, and my viewing experience was actually better than all the other films combined.]

The box office performance of "Girl" wasn't high... not as high as some other films. I'm starting to wonder if this is just my imagination, or if the world has changed so much that I don't recognize it anymore? I need to think about this.

She needs to think, and so do those who read this film review.

What's wrong with this year's National Day film season?
unimportant.

But as it turns out, their senses were right; the other groups were just giving their answers, and "The Girl" was definitely better than them!
On the fifth day of the National Day holiday, "Girl" proved this point with its actions.

On this day, with the spread of positive word-of-mouth and the influence of "Sunny Day", the girl's attendance rate rose to 30% for the first time. After jumping from 15% to 25% last time, it soared again, surpassing the second-place "Kunlun Mountain".

After the attendance of "Girl" increased for the first time, it remained stable at that level for the next few days. Therefore, although people were paying attention, they were more concerned about the ongoing heated debate between "Kunlun Mountain" and "Climbing One".

Unexpectedly, just one day later, "Girl" achieved a second leap forward.

Not only in terms of occupancy, but also in terms of box office, "Girl" broke its highest single-day box office record since its release, reaching over 2 million yuan.

Its daily box office not only surpassed that of "The Rock" and "Kunlun Mountain", but even "Climbing No. 1" was surpassed.

— Reaching the top spot, winning the single-day box office champion for the first time during the National Day holiday.

The total box office jumped from fourth to third place, surpassing "The Rock" at 650 million, and is only tens of millions away from the second-place "Kunlun Mountain".

It's expected that we won't even have to wait until tomorrow; just looking at today's pre-sale schedule, it will surpass that.

Yes.

The screenings of "Girl" are booming.

With such a high attendance rate, and it's a commercial film, are those cinemas and theater chains stupid?
Obviously not.

Even if Xu Yingying moaned a few more times on the bed, it wouldn't stop Xingmei from making money!
They also cannot prevent other cinema chains that are not closely related to them from making money.

In less than two days, numerous cinema chains, including Northwest Circle, Beijing Circle, Bohai, and Wanda, which previously had very few screenings of "Girl," have begun to give "Girl" a skyrocketing amount of screenings, welcoming the arrival of its new "father."

The initial screenings of "Girl" were indeed severely squeezed. At least half of the screenings were taken over by the three legendary films, which resulted in the film only having a little over 10% of the screenings nationwide at the beginning of its release.

When the attendance rate first soared, some quick-reacting theaters had already noticed "Girl". "Girl" snatched most of the audience away from "So Young" and "Rock Solid" with 5%, which brought their screenings to 17 or 8%.

This is already the share of a popular, best-selling movie.

Today, with the box office success of "Girl", cinemas across the country have once again made "tactical adjustments" to their screening schedules for "Girl".

In fact, many cinemas that reacted quickly had already started doing this before, while those that reacted slowly are only starting now.

As of now, cumulatively, "Girl" has accounted for a staggering 35% of screenings on that day!

It is only 37% weaker than "Climbing One" and several times stronger than "Kunlun Mountain" and "Rock Rock"... As for why the gap is several times... because "Girl" relies almost entirely on screenings from these three companies.

"Kunlun Mountain" had its screenings reduced by 13%, and "The Rock" had its screenings reduced by another 5%, for a total reduction of about 10% of its screenings. "Climbing No. 1" had the fewest screenings, but the fact that "The Leader" had its screenings reduced is abnormal in itself.

Both companies were stunned, as was "Climbing No. 1." Big names from both inside and outside the industry who were paying attention to this bizarre National Day box office battle remained silent for a long time.

Everyone had only one thought in their mind—why?!
What is this thing?!

A youth film with an investment of just over 100 million yuan only got 35% of the screenings during the National Day holiday?!

We fought tooth and nail here, our heads were practically turned into dog heads, and you're telling me your box office and attendance rates are higher than ours?

Why wasn't there any "rumor" before?

Everyone was stunned and bewildered. They felt that the outburst of "Girl" was both reasonable and unexpected.

Mainly...

It had too little investment, and its subject matter was so niche, how could it get such good screenings and box office returns?!

Is this going to be another "Better Days"?
Many people subconsciously have this thought in their minds because the four-character actor became famous with a youth film, which made him famous overnight and set a box office record for youth films in the history of Chinese entertainment.

But... will "Girl" be the second "Better Days"? Or will Ikeno be the second "Four Characters"?
"What's going on? How come so many of our screenings have been taken away?!"

late at night.

The producers of the film "Kunlun Mountain".

They finally stopped fighting with "Climbing One" because they discovered that their real opponent wasn't "Climbing One" at all, but rather the teen film "Girl," which they hadn't even given a second glance...

For a moment, everyone was in a daze, and at the same time, they were extremely shocked, angry and terrified—they finally realized in a daze that this scene...why did it look so familiar?
You're a "big shot" too?!
You didn't say you were a "big shot"!

Director Lu's "glory days" are over. Holding his phone, he yelled at Xu Yingying, "Hurry up and get your old flames to come up with a solution! How can we give away so much? Are we even going to make a profit?!"

On the other end of the phone, Xu Yingying felt disgusted when she heard his words: "Are you sick? Speak properly, why do you keep bringing up your old flame?"

"No, sis, the problem is, we haven't even broken even on our investment yet, we were just about to make money, and then Chi Ye snatched it away... No, why does he love to steal other people's thunder so much!"

Director Lu is indeed in a very bad state of mind right now.

This is not entirely due to the rise of "Girl" and the loss of screenings for "Kunlun Mountain".

The main reason is that during this period... to be precise, within this past week, he has enjoyed the feeling of being "high and mighty," and has boasted countless times at various events and gatherings...

He's already bragged about it and put on a show, practically branding himself with "I, Lu Taijun, am the most awesome boss in the film industry this year" on his forehead. He even says "I'm awesome" to his wife in the middle of the night.

And now you're telling him he's not awesome, he's an idiot...

Anyone would find this unbearable, let alone Lady Lu, who values ​​"face" more than life itself.

This is outrageous!

"...I think you should calm down first. I told you guys before that 'Girl' has a very good reputation, but you insist that youth films are the same as art films, and that the attendance and word-of-mouth of niche films don't count... Now you're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"I've invested a lot of money, and I can't even recoup my costs, you understand?!"

Director Lu was stunned by the scolding.

"I've realized it now, you really have no sense of responsibility at all. Even Chi Ye knows to promote the people around him, but all you do is complain!"

Xu Yingying angrily hung up the phone, feeling equally conflicted and upset.

What upset her wasn't anything else, it was the money!

Despite the hype surrounding "Kunlun Mountain" these past few days, it's all been built on massive spending. Considering the total investment, "Kunlun Mountain" hasn't even broken even at the box office yet.

Without Ikeno, they might have barely broken even, but with Ikeno... they might not even be able to break even.

How could she not be upset?

"Chiye...Chiye..."

She put down her phone, squinted, and began to mutter to herself, the image of Ikeno's face appearing in her mind...

Why couldn't I have tried harder back then? Even if it was just sleeping with him a few times... it wouldn't have been a loss.

These are all my projects, all my money!
……

"This money should all have been mine! Mine!!"

at the same time.

Yue Na Headquarters.

As Mr. Liu listened to the voice of one of the investors of "Rock" on the phone, he was inwardly roaring with rage, his expression a mix of emotions.

That's right, Yuena invested in several films during this year's National Day holiday, including "Rock" and "Climbing No. 1".

These two films were undoubtedly blockbusters from the moment they were announced, and were highly sought-after by countless companies in the industry. In the beginning, Yuena paid a considerable price to secure investment for these two projects.

Their original thought was that even if they lost money to gain publicity, as long as they could enter the film industry and get the title of investor in one or two blockbuster movies, it would be good.

嗏

It seems likely they won't get any of them.

What's even more disheartening than not getting any rewards is that their rivals are making a killing again.

Mr. Liu was very puzzled and confused. He wondered if there was a problem with the company's feng shui... or if Goujian's departure from the company took the company's feng shui with him.
Otherwise, how do you explain that every film he makes becomes a hit? It's just a low-budget youth film, how could he achieve such success?
Is there any hemp in this river?!
Mr. Liu shuddered and thought of Yu Yan again... They were both top-tier celebrities, so why was there such a big difference between them?
Di Lingling.

Just then, the phone rang.

When Mr. Liu picked it up and took a look, his mood worsened.

—As expected, it was a call from the production company of "Climbing No. 1".

……

Chaotian Entertainment.

Today, holding a glass of red wine, he stands alone on the company's rooftop, facing the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows. He raises his glass and gazes into the distance: "The beauty of film lies in its art..."

"Mr. Ming, it's fortunate we didn't invest in those movies this time. Judging from the situation, I might just make a fortune again... no, he already has. He has 700 million in box office revenue now, and the total investment was 100 million. How many times is that a return on investment?"

The assistant beside him looked on with admiration: "You have such a discerning eye."

Jinming smiled slightly and asked with concern, "No one knows, right?"

The assistant was taken aback: "Huh?"

I'm not entirely satisfied with today's and tomorrow's results. To put it bluntly: "Nobody knows I secretly submitted a small amount of material to 'Girls,' right?"

"Oh, nobody knows. It was...it was the landlady who told Xiaxia herself. Nobody else knows."

"That's good."

Jinming breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head smugly: "Those ordinary people only think that I lost money, but they never thought that even though I lost so much, why do I still have money?"

"...Isn't it because your wife is rich?"

The assistant kept these words to himself, but didn't dare to ask.

But now that he's seen it, he nods frankly: "Yes, my wife is rich, but how does she make her money?"

The assistant was stunned, then suddenly understood, and felt a chill run down his spine... He remained silent.

(End of this chapter)