My wife is in my arms

Chapter 999 Box Office 4

A summer night.

It wasn't late at night, and at this time of day, certain places in the city were particularly lively, such as barbecue stalls, shops selling various drinks, and shopping plazas.

Right now, in the cinema in the shopping mall.

Laughter could be heard intermittently from the theater showing "Goodbye Mr. Loser." The first month of the summer movie season had ended, and the films that were released at the beginning of the month had finished their run last night.

No matter how unwilling the investors or directors are, the total box office has become a fixed formula, which means that since no one can change the outcome, they can only concede defeat.

Today marks the start of a new month.

Once this month ends, the summer movie season, which is the most likely to produce blockbusters besides the Spring Festival season, will be completely over. So today, not only is "Goodbye Mr. Loser" being released, but there are also several other films.

It's said that these past few years have been a winter for the film industry, but even though it's been a cold winter... even though each entertainment company has reduced the number of film projects it initiates, the total number of films produced by all these entertainment companies combined is still quite large, just much less than the hundreds produced a year in previous years.

Another burst of laughter followed.

Two men who had bought other movie tickets were about a third of the way out of the theater and heading to the restroom when they heard laughter. Curious, they heard the laughter again as they left the restroom.

"I rely on"

One of them asked, puzzled, "Is it real or fake inside?!"

"Let's go in and take a look."

His companion, who came to see the movie with him, went straight into the theater showing "Goodbye Mr. Loser," and the two of them found empty seats and sat down. As for the fact that they bought tickets and watched a third of the movie... if they could get a refund, they definitely would have.

A jumbled mess of editing techniques.

A plot with absolutely no logic.

And... those tearful moments that seemed rather awkward.

As they entered, the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was playing when Yuan Hua reached out to touch Qiu Ya's hand, but she refused and mentioned Xia Luo's behavior. He looked up and shouted "No, no, no!" Then the teacher appeared.

"Isn't this Yuan Hua? What's wrong?!"

The teacher, holding the textbook, asked with concern.

Surprisingly, Yuan Hua said in a tearful tone, "I can't do this problem, I can't do it, it's too difficult," and then knelt down on the ground.

The two people who had just entered couldn't help but laugh.

As they laughed, laughter erupted again from the theater. Even though they hadn't seen the previous episodes, the two were still thoroughly enjoying themselves. Soon... came the title of "Three Good Student and Outstanding League Cadre," and the classic scene "My Dad is the District Chief." The two burst into laughter.

after the end.

To catch up on the entire storyline, the two bought two tickets to "Goodbye Mr. Loser" and watched it again.

Today is the first day of the release of "Goodbye Mr. Loser". The screening rate is not high, only around 7%. Even so, the occupancy rate is not very high. This is mainly because the cast of this movie is somewhat lacking compared to other movies.

The male lead, Shen Jiaming, has acted in several comedies, but the response has been lukewarm.

The female lead, Li Li, is in a similar situation.

The director is somewhat famous, but he hasn't made a film in many years. Zhang Yi is a singer and television actress, and Xu Qingya has never acted in a movie before.

The only well-known figure is Zhang You, the producer and screenwriter of this film. The film's promotion has also focused primarily on him. However, even though no one can question Zhang You's singing and music composition abilities, his film "Ta Ya," which he starred in last month, not only performed poorly at the box office but also lost money.

This combination lacks a compelling reason for moviegoers to watch the film, so there haven't been any ticket shortages yet. Outside the window, a gentle night breeze blows.

It was already eleven o'clock. Zhang You, who had just fallen asleep in the second bedroom, was awakened by a stench that sounded like a cesspool exploding. He frowned and came out of the room.

Upon seeing him appear, the adults and two children in the second-floor living room were all stunned.

Jiang Yiren remained in the position of using a small fork to pick up the noodles, staring blankly at Mr. Zhang who had suddenly appeared. Not long ago, she had specifically checked the room to make sure her husband was asleep before daring to start eating.

Unexpectedly, the two children, who had been looking at the aroma, ran out shortly after the soup started brewing, so the three of them each made a bowl.

"Dad, do you want some?"

Realizing what was happening, Xiaoshan pointed to the instant noodles in front of her and asked, "Luosifen (river snail rice noodles), it smells really good."

Hearing Xiao Zishan say this, Zhang You finally realized where the strong stench in the living room was coming from. It turned out that the toilet hadn't exploded, but rather that the singer had taken her two children to eat snail rice noodles.

No wonder the smell is even stronger than the stench from a toilet explosion.

I won't eat it.

Zhang You shook his head, then looked at the singer in her pajamas with a sheepish grin, and said, "Why aren't you sleeping at this hour? You're just feeding these two kids this!"

"It wasn't that I wanted to give them food; they saw me eating and insisted on having some too."

Jiang Yiren quickly explained, "Besides, snail rice noodles only smell bad, but they taste really good. I was just a little hungry and remembered I had a few boxes of snail rice noodles left from last time, so I made some. I was mainly waiting for the daily box office results of 'Goodbye Mr. Loser,' which our family invested in..."

"Mom, we'll eat what we want, why are you saying so much?!"

Before Jiang Yiren could finish speaking, Xiao Zishan slurped a long strand of snail rice noodles into her mouth and said, "You said you weren't afraid of my dad, but I think you are."

"I'm not afraid of anything, I'm just respecting your dad."

Jiang Yiren retorted.

"Eat up, eat up!"

Zhang You found the air conditioner remote and turned off the central air conditioning. Then he opened all the windows in the second-floor rooms and felt much better. After doing all this, Zhang You said as he passed through the living room, "If you're pregnant, go to bed early. I'm not worried, so why are you?!"

"..."

Jiang Yiren rolled her eyes discreetly as she drank the soup from the snail rice noodles.

Who can be more magnanimous than Mr. Zhang?

With so much money invested, how come things are still stable? It seems that apart from the passing of that female fan, which has been a bit difficult for her husband to let go of, he has been quite open-minded about everything else.

Just as Jiang Yiren was thinking this, she heard her husband say again, "Since you ate snail rice noodles, for the next week, Zhang Zishan and Li Ran, neither of you are allowed to come to my room. And Jiang, you're the same."

Done.

Zhang You turned and walked towards his room, his voice still ringing out, "I don't know what's so good about this stuff, the smell is making me a little dizzy. Also, don't wait any longer, if you want to see... your manager will definitely come and tell you tomorrow morning."

"Dad, can I have some of the money you earned this time?!"

Xiao Zishan's voice came.

"Zhang Zishan, you have too many scenes. Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, brush your teeth a few more times with Li Ran. There are several toothbrushes in the bathroom sink drawer. Brush for five minutes, then switch to another toothbrush and brush for another five minutes. Why do you have to eat this kind of thing? It's going to kill you."

(End of this chapter)