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Chapter 244 The King of Cards, Sister Shang: Do you understand the value of a white moonlight?
"The daily box office has been surpassed."

"Looking at it now, could it really be Ikeno?!"

"..."

The investors of "Climbing One".

The producer made a phone call to Yuena and several other behind-the-scenes companies, then put down his phone and looked at Wu Jing, Teacher Zhang, and others in bewilderment.

Someone suddenly brought up the old topic again.

Previously, everyone thought it was impossible for Ikeno to be behind it, and it turns out that it was indeed the case.

They quickly discovered that it was the Beijing entertainment circle and the producers of "Kunlun Mountain" who were behind the scheme.

He's a seasoned expert on internal strife, so it's normal for him.

But seeing the aggressive stance of "Girl" today, one can't help but wonder if... Ikeno was also secretly involved?

Otherwise, how do you explain that "Girl" even "Climbing One" got "beaten up"?!

"A youth film... just one youth film... I don't quite understand, is it really that good?"

Wu Jing was equally puzzled. In fact, he, along with all the main creators of "Climbing One," were extremely shocked and uncomfortable.

It's like the boss and the second-in-command are fighting, and then the underling suddenly slaps them both and shouts: "Get back, you two! I'm the boss!"

It was full of magic and surprises, but judging from the atmosphere of this year's National Day film season, everything seemed perfectly logical...

"We'll have to keep an eye on Ikeno from now on."

As Wu Jing was pondering and preparing to discuss the issue of being robbed of screening slots with others, Teacher Zhang, who had been looking down, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Shall we release the scores today?"

Everyone was stunned.

When it comes to ratings, the release date is naturally determined by various rating agencies. However, in the Chinese entertainment industry, most viewers still primarily rely on Douban ratings.

There are also requirements for Douban's rating system. For example, "The Boss" was known for its rapid rating release. Subsequently, it started its meteoric rise thanks to its high reputation after the rating was released.

As for this year's National Day film season... perhaps all the investors know their own limitations, or perhaps they have experienced the "Shanghai Fortress" incident.

Almost all films that receive attention from mainstream media have tacitly chosen to release their scores at the very last minute, waiting until there's no time left to delay.

This will at least guarantee their initial box office performance.

As for "Girl"... Ikeno is a disgusting person. He deliberately timed it this way. Otherwise, if I released it and you didn't, you would have the rhetoric to whitewash and criticize, which would be absolutely unacceptable.

If I'm going to mess with you, I'll kill you in one go!

This is the code of conduct that Ikeno has always adhered to.

"It seems like... today is the 5th, right? Soon it will be the 6th..."

Wu Jing glanced at her watch, knowing that the time for a life-or-death decision had come.

The monsters and demons of this year's National Day film season are about to be revealed under the bright sunshine.

Did we buy points?

The producer of "Climbing One" frowned and looked at the producer with worry—before "Girl" surpassed their box office, they could have considered themselves the near-champion of this year's National Day holiday box office.

But only those involved know their own situation. Given the mixed reviews of "Climbing One," it's hard to say what will happen after the ratings are released.

The producer paused for a moment, then looked at Wu Jing.

Wu Jing was dumbfounded: "I'm an actress, what the hell are you looking at me for?"

"...It's impossible to buy them. Too many people are eyeing them. TV series are easy to buy, but movies are hard to watch."

The producer rubbed his cheek: "I just gave them a heads-up, they'll do just a little bit..."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

The so-called "doing a little bit" might just be a face-saving effort to get some positive reviews, but it won't affect the overall evaluation and rating.

Is this... okay?
"What's with all those expressions? Be more confident, even the worst performance can't be too bad."

Seeing this, the producer frowned and scolded, then looked at Wu Jing: "Right, Ms. Wu?"

Wu Jing: "...If you say so, then so be it."

Everyone: "..."

As they were chatting, the date arrived at October 6th. Teacher Zhang immediately clicked on the Douban page, and then her eyes lit up: "The scores have been released."

"How many?!"

The producer immediately went over and was delighted: "6.8? Not as bad as I thought."

"6.8..."

The others were also invigorated.

A score of 6.8 is clearly acceptable for a commercial film. Although it falls short of their initial target of 7 points, it is not unacceptable.

"Quickly check the ratings of the other companies."

Someone urged Mr. Zhang to exit the interface. Without even searching, the ratings of several popular movies released during the National Day holiday had already been pushed to the homepage, and he could see them just by clicking on them.

"The Rock" has a rating of 6.5 and over 40 reviews.

"Kunlun Mountain" has a score of 4.4 and has been reviewed by over 34 people.

"Girl" has a rating of 8.2 and over 35 reviews.

"8.2?!"

After everyone glanced at the first two and saw that they were not as good as their own, they were overjoyed, especially the 4.4 of "Kunlun Mountain", which was a great boost to everyone's morale - as expected of you, Lao Lu, you are always far ahead on the track of pulling a lump!

But when they saw the third rating for "Girl", everyone's minds went blank.

8.2? !
A commercial film with a 8.2 rating?!
This scene...it looks so familiar...another "Big Boss" movie?!
The problem is, this is different from the theme and cast of "The Boss"!

Shang Youshu, a box office poison, and Chi Ye, a "newcomer" playing the male lead for the first time...

Everyone's heads were buzzing. 8.2 is an extremely high score for a commercial film. The movie "Big Boss" once opened with a score of over 8. Although it has recently dropped to 7.9, it created a box office miracle at the time.

Hmm... a box office miracle with a small investment and a huge success.

The current film, *Girl*, also has a small budget, also received a score of over 8 points upon release, and even features the same lead actors…

Ikeno's first leading role film after "leaving" the Hong Kong film industry did not perform as poorly as everyone had expected or hoped.

You say that Douban ratings don't represent everything, let alone box office results... and that's true.

However, considering the current environment and atmosphere, among a host of blockbusters with average scores of only 5 or 6, and with "Girl" already starting to explode in box office and word-of-mouth, then the explosive power contained in this score is incomparable.

To reiterate, there's a reason why Ikeno timed it so precisely; he wanted to time it at the most difficult moment for everyone else, so that "Girl" could stand out.

—What he wanted was never to provide timely help, because "Girl" had already provided itself with "charcoal." What he wanted was to raise the ceiling of "Girl" and take it to the next level based on its existing success.

"...Chiye, Chiye...is going to be promoted."

Looking at the score, Teacher Zhang felt as if he had returned to his first meeting with Chi Ye during the show "Actors, Please Take Your Seats".

She had already foreseen something. ...

On October 6th, "Girl" officially began its "upstairs" run.

Chi Ye "promoted".

On this day, "Girl," which had been slightly declining after topping the box office with 2 million yuan the previous day, began its first major reversal with a score of 8.2 on Douban, which looked down on all the big films.

As of the early morning of the 7th, "Girl" had a staggering 250 million yuan in box office revenue in a single day, surpassing the second-place "Climbing One" by 100 million yuan, and "Kunlun Mountain" and "Rock Rock" by many times.

The total box office didn't even have to wait until the daytime of the 7th to successfully surpass 10 billion yuan, taking a total of six days to reach 10 billion yuan in box office revenue.

That evening, news of the word-of-mouth marketing and box office success of "Girl" dominated the trending topics and Douyin (TikTok).

#Girl's Box Office#
#You Are the Apple of My Eye# #Top 1 on Three Major Platforms#
#Zhou Ye Shen Jiayi#
#Girl (Douban rating: 8.2)#
#Highest score during the National Day holiday#
#……#
Despite consistently generating buzz, fans of "Girl" were overwhelmed by the marketing of other big-budget films, leading to a collective outburst from those who couldn't find like-minded individuals, resulting in a surge of trending topics and discussions.

It has also sparked heated discussions on Weibo and Douyin.

"Highly recommended! It's great, you should watch it!"

"If my youth were Zhou Ye, I would die."

"Sister Shang is truly the epitome of a 'white moonlight' (ideal beauty); is there any 'school beauty' more beautiful than her?"

"Every boy has a Shen Jiayi in his heart, and every girl has been a Shen Jiayi who never got an answer."

"It's so real it's heartbreaking. What we missed back then wasn't love, but the courage to give it our all."

"I've already watched it three times. Thank you, Ikeno and Shang-jie, for giving me a chance to relive my youth."

"Shang Youshu's Shen Jiayi is the purest white moonlight in all youth films, without exception. She is the pinnacle."

"The scene where they make a phone call after the earthquake is the most delicate confession scene in my heart in Chinese films."

"Ikeno's scriptwriting skills are truly impressive; no wonder she won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Screenplay. She strikes a perfect balance between chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) and deep emotion, avoiding melodrama and only creating moments of regret. Also... the school heartthrob is so adorable!!!"

After other films were subjected to various brainwashing and blatant hype from marketing accounts, the explosive ratings and box office success of "Girl" were met with a barrage of exaggerated praise.

Of course, there are paid trolls among them... but if your own quality is high enough and your competitors are incompetent enough, then without a doubt, you will be the only one!

A rhythm needs to be set, but whether it can ferment and expand requires real hard power.

"Girl" has the raw talent to back it up, and it continues to rock.

Others, both inside and outside the circle, remained bewildered and continued to break down.

"...This person is disgusting. Knowing he has a good reputation, he still chose this time to release the scores!"

Director Lu was scrolling through his phone at night, and every time he scrolled through a page, it was a post about "Girl." He kept scrolling through other pages and it was still there. He ended up blocking and disabling countless "I don't like" tags before he finally got some peace and quiet.

But as the saying goes, you can lie to your brothers, but you can't lie to yourself.

Director Lu's current behavior already has a hint of self-deception. He sees the outside world "full of" information about "Girls" and, in order not to be "disturbed," refuses to accept reality and forcibly blocks out all news.

Xu Yingying found this cowardly behavior despicable, but she had no time to talk to Director Lu, because at this moment, everyone realized that the real "big" thing for this year's National Day film season was about to begin.

Although the seven-day holiday is coming to an end, the hot season and the lull in the market will still exist.

What is the purpose of "Girl"?
Can it surpass "Climbing One"?

Currently, "Girl" has surpassed "Climbing No. 1" in terms of screenings, occupancy rate, and daily box office. The only remaining metric that is still missing is the total box office.

"Climbing No. 1" led the box office with 11 billion yuan, while "Girl" had just over 1 billion yuan. While "Girl" enjoyed a critical reception with a score of 8.2, "Climbing No. 1", as the "big guy in the goblin pile", opened with a score of nearly 7 points and was also making a strong showing with the Wu Zhang combination.

Can it be surpassed?
There's no need to watch "Kunlun Mountain" and "The Rock" anymore. Rather than saying that the director and director Lu were beaten black and blue by Chi Ye during this National Day holiday, it's more accurate to say that their own productions are subpar.

The only thing everyone is concerned about right now is the situation of "Climbing One".

If even "Climbing No. 1" is surpassed by "Girl", then... this low-budget youth film may really become the biggest dark horse in the history of the National Day film season in the past decade.

Even Chi Ye and Shang Youshu will truly "rise to prominence" because of this.

In fact…

The two have already begun their "ascension".

……

"Little pond, little pond, am I pretty?"

"Girl" Shanghai stop, roadshow.

Sister Shang puffed out her chest and lifted her buttocks in front of the mirror in an affected manner, unusually concerned about her image and paying attention to her clothing, with a smug look on her face: "How is this dress?"

"Is this what they call a pure goddess, the nation's white moonlight?"

Chi Ye glanced at her swaying buttocks and thought it best to remind her: "Stop sticking your butt out, your tummy is about to show."

Sister Shang: “…”

Like a rooster suddenly defeated, she looked dejected as she returned to normal, sighing, "Xiao Chi, can you please stop discouraging me? I finally 'gained my confidence'..."

Were you insecure before?

Chi Ye is strange.

He was genuinely curious because he considered himself to know Shang Jie quite well, and judging from her demeanor, she didn't seem to be lying.

"...lack of self-confidence."

Shang Jie frankly admitted: "I have never thought of myself as a goddess... but everyone says so, so I just listened to it."

Chiye: "?"

He raised an eyebrow and carefully examined Sister Shang. After confirming that she wasn't deliberately showing off, he nodded and said, "You really don't have the demeanor of a goddess."

"Ok?"

Sister Shang was taken aback. Although she knew that Chi Ye was telling the truth, she felt inexplicably frustrated and disappointed. She looked at Chi Ye expectantly and asked, "Do you think so too? Chi Ye, why do you think so?"

Ikeno paused for a moment, then said bluntly, "The goddess will not be a marksman."

Sister Shang: "...Xiao Chi, believe it or not, if you say that about me again, I..."

She felt disgusted and swallowed back: "Anyway, please stop talking about me, okay? Just pretend those things never happened."

Ikeno nodded: "This is bad."

Sister Shang: "Go back to browsing adult websites, let's not talk to each other anymore."

Seeing that she had reached her "limit" again, Chi Ye stopped teasing her. He just looked at Shang Jie's vain expression and the undisguised smugness on her face and asked, "You seem so happy lately... Didn't you say you didn't care about your career?"

Why do you think I didn't make any demands?

Chiye was stunned.

Sister Shang glanced at him indifferently: "If given the choice, who wouldn't want to achieve results? Do you think I enjoy eating, drinking, and having fun? Do you think I'm content to remain so laid-back? I had no choice..."

Ikeno didn't speak, just stared at her.

Sister Shang seemed a little guilty. After a pause, she muttered, "Okay... I am that kind of person. I do like it."

(End of this chapter)