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Chapter 312 Movie Release, Teng Huatao's Advantage Lies with Me
The day after the premiere, the movie "Up in the Wind" was officially released, but...

Few people paid attention to this news; online discussions were all about "The Beginning," especially after episode 6 aired, when the real culprit was about to appear.

Most of the discussion revolved around who the murderer was.

Is it a middle-aged man with an old suitcase, or a woman in a gray suit carrying a pressure cooker?

Teng Huatao looked at the internet and his face darkened.

Despite the heated discussions, none of them concerned his book, "Waiting for the Wind."

At yesterday's premiere, Feng Xiaogang warned Teng Huatao that the film's subject matter was somewhat niche, a road trip healing film, which is considered an unpopular genre in China.

Because it's a niche product, we need to increase our promotional efforts; otherwise, the audience won't even know what it is.

Moviegoers are different from other audiences. They spend real money to go to the cinema, and they won't spend money just because of a new concept.

Instead, they prefer things that are familiar.

Upon hearing Feng Xiaogang's words, Teng Huatao felt a chill run down his spine.

Although Feng Xiaogang is not a great person, as a pioneer of commercial films, his words still have some reference value.

Then, in the next moment, Teng Huatao felt a surge of anger.

Damn it, my movie is almost out, why are you only telling me now?

Besides, I'm broke a long time ago!

In that case, wouldn't I be subject to Qi Hui's wrath...?

Feng Xiaogang, being a shrewd man, noticed Teng Huatao's anger and swallowed back the curses that were about to come out.

Damn it, you idiot!
If it weren't for your father's sake, I would have slapped him long ago.

Watching this scene from the side, the Wang brothers couldn't help but chuckle. This Teng Huatao really is... well, quite unique!
Watching these people leave, Teng Huatao took several deep breaths. It wasn't a big problem; good wine needs no bush.

It's just a matter of inadequate promotion. My song "Waiting for the Wind" is of such high quality that it's just waiting for word-of-mouth to spread so it can make a spectacular comeback!
There are many examples of movies that, despite inadequate marketing and promotion, turned their fortunes around through word of mouth.

Wasn't Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" just like that?
No problem, the advantage is in my hands!
Teng Huatao took deep breaths repeatedly to encourage himself and boost his confidence.

……

There is very little discussion about "Waiting for the Wind" online.

That's how the media is; they only see the new faces and never the old ones.

Teng Huatao only needs to focus on making movies, but there are many more things to consider when it comes to entertainment news reporting.

"@Jingtian, miss, how many more times are you going to get bombed? Waaaaah... It breaks my heart to see you like this!"

"Haha, Qi Hui is jealous, he's jealous of Lu Xiaoyu."

"I would feel bad too. It's clearly just him and Miss Jing Tian teaming up. If Lu Xiaoyu joins in, it will be a different story."

"Ah~ Jing Tian is so cute, the way she smiles when she looks at Qi Hui is so adorable!"

"Upstairs, she only has eyes for Qi Hui, you have no chance!"

"Damn it, there are still several hours before the show starts. Who is the murderer? I'm so curious!"

"I think it was that man. That suitcase looks really heavy; it's obviously meant to contain a bomb."

"No, it should be that woman. The more inconspicuous a person is, the more likely they are to be the murderer!"

"That man was unremarkable. He didn't say a word, just an ordinary-looking middle-aged man."

"Could they be working together?"

"Is Qi Hui doing this on purpose? He always times it so precisely."

"Damn it, just like an unfinished author who cuts off chapters, did this bastard attend a chapter-cutting class at Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform)?"

"RNM, update now!"

"Exactly, is this how we treat our VIPs?"

On iQiyi's official Weibo account, a bunch of people are frantically urging for more episodes.

Perhaps the pressure to release more episodes worked, or perhaps it's because today is the first day of Teng Huatao's movie's release, but iQiyi actually released the latest two episodes.

I don't know if it was intentional or accidental.

Netizens have stopped urging for more episodes and are flocking to watch the show. The question of who the murderer is has been bothering them for two or three days.

The seventh episode begins with some of the experiences of Lao Jiao, a middle-aged man.

He's a manual laborer with a daughter preparing for high school entrance exams, and he's working hard to pay for her tuition.

As the audience watched this scene, some became even more convinced that Lao Jiao was the murderer.

Give the murderer a tragic experience to make his character more complete.

Doflamingo in One Piece is like that.

If not, then why spend so much time developing this character?
As for the woman in the gray suit who got on the bus with Lao Jiao, carrying a heavy pressure cooker and swaying back and forth... that shouldn't be her; she looked quite harmless.

Of course, there are also those who disagree with this view. However, the series did not provide room for discussion; the scene focused on the male and female leads, and after a brief discussion, Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun decided to tackle the easier questions first.

First, rule out the woman with the pressure cooker as a suspect, then figure out how to deal with this middle-aged man carrying the old suitcase.

Then, Li Shiqing appeared and asked Aunt Guo for help under the pretext of her period.

They even recklessly rummaged through people's bags, only to find, just like before, a pressure cooker inside.

The investigation ended in failure. After a brief discussion and analysis, Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun ruled out Aunt Guo as a suspect.

When the female lead, Li Shiqing, forcibly pried open the pressure cooker, the auntie in the pot didn't react much; she didn't resist or push or shove.

Therefore, she is not a suspect.

Since Aunt Guo is less of a suspect, then the middle-aged man, Lao Jiao, is extremely suspicious.

The two immediately devised a plan: when they arrived at the station, they would forcibly snatch the suitcase and throw it off.

Time passed, and they approached the station, just as the two were about to make their move.

Old Jiao opened his suitcase and took out the sanitary napkins that the female lead, Li Shiqing, "needed".

The suitcase was tattered and worn, but Lao Jiao was completely innocent.

This plot twist left the audience completely stunned.

They considered many possibilities, but they never expected that the suitcase would be opened in this way.

However, since it wasn't a suitcase, the pressure cooker, which had already been ruled out as a suspect, is the most likely bomb!

"run!"

Xiao Heyun shoved Li Shiqing, turned around and ran back into the car, then suddenly squatted down to snatch the pressure cooker.

However, Aunt Guo clamped her legs together, and the camera slowly zoomed in, focusing on her expressionless face, her eyes numb and indifferent.

It was as if he wasn't holding a bomb, as if what was about to be destroyed wasn't ten lives.

She showed no emotional fluctuation when Qi Hui saw through her disguise.

The next moment, the pressure reducing valve was pulled up, bringing with it a lead wire.

Boom!

Flames erupted and swept across the area.

The bus was reduced to ruins once again, and ten lives were lost.

"Fuck!"

"I never imagined the murderer would be her?"

"I considered many possibilities, even the driver played by Captain Long guessed it, but I never expected it to actually be this woman holding the pressure cooker!"

"That's so unexpected!"

"Unexpected my foot! Didn't we already eliminate those two people before?"

"This play was fantastic, absolutely fantastic!"

"My membership was totally worth it, it was so enjoyable!"

"Don't be shocked, guys! There's one more episode. Let's watch it first!"

"Oh right, there's one more episode! I almost forgot!"

……

the next day.

As soon as the box office figures were released, Teng Huatao immediately called his assistant to urge her to bring him the data.

Then...then he saw the opening day box office figures for "Up in the Wind":

1473 million.

When Teng Huatao received and saw this data, he was stunned and dumbfounded.

He couldn't believe that the box office on the first day would be this low.

At this rate, it's unlikely that "Up in the Wind" will even break 100 million at the box office.

In his estimation, the first day's box office should be at least 50 to 60 million, if not 100 million.

At the very least, we need to recoup the 50 million production cost.

however……

"Impossible, this is impossible..."

With a buzzing sound, Teng Huatao's head spun, and he felt the world spinning around him.
"No, no, as long as word spreads, everything will be alright..."

This is the last thing Teng Huatao's assistant heard him say before he collapsed.

(End of this chapter)