I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 226 Shocking!!

Chapter 226 Shocking!!
July 4th night.

Inside the office of the Shanghai F1 racetrack.

Lin Guodong stared at the constantly rising data related to "The Lord of the Rings: The Second Ring" on the computer screen, feeling a surge of irritation.

He looked out the window.

Outside the window, the lights illuminated the entire racetrack.

The racetrack was empty; spectators had gradually left.

"Still can't get in touch?" He dialed his assistant's number for the third time, his voice slightly irritated.

"President Lin, Zhou Yang's agent, Zhang Jingya, said he's overseas, but she doesn't know his exact location, and she can't contact him either. Other senior executives at [Xuan Shi Entertainment] don't know where he is... His phone and cell phone seem to have been switched off since 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings' was released..."

Lin Guodong looked out the window at the empty space.

It was still empty.

But the screams from the "drift recreation performance" of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings" on the track during the day are still echoing in Lin Guodong's ears.

Wilson, the head of the International Formula 1 organizing committee, has made his intentions clear: he agrees to consider a race in China...

The Audi co-branded race car has become a trending topic, and its popularity is rising day by day...

Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot, and at this crucial moment...

This man suddenly disappeared?
"Keep attacking! Contact all the brands that have worked with Zhou Yang!"

"Ok!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Guodong was speechless!
Oh shit!

Why did you have to disappear now of all times?
Do you know that all that's left is that crucial shudder from you?
He hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and dialed the number again: "Spread the word, I'm willing to spend 35 million to invite Zhou Yang to come and support us! If we can sign the contract by the end of April, we can add another 5 million in signing fees!"

"it is good!"

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Early in the morning of June 4.

【Huashang Brothers】

The buzz on the internet has gone crazy!
[International Formula 1 Racing Committee Chairman John Wilson: China Grand Prix will be considered for this year's F1 season!]

[The Lord of the Rings: The Second Ring rekindles hope for the China event and attracts the attention of international tournament chairpersons!]

John Wilson, in an interview, stated that he wanted to talk to Zhou Yang about film...

The news that Lin Guodong is willing to spend 4000 million yuan to invite Zhou Yang to be the spokesperson for the F1 China Grand Prix has become a trending topic!

【…】

Liu Jinghua stared blankly at the news headlines!

Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the office door.

"The box office figures for the 17th are out!"

"How many?"

"The Lord of the Rings grossed 26.5 million, and The Lord of the Rings II grossed 9.1 million. Due to its popularity, 14 cinemas across the country are frantically adding screenings of The Lord of the Rings II. With the support of Audi and online esports events, The Lord of the Rings II has completely broken into the mainstream, and many people who don't usually watch movies have gradually become interested in The Lord of the Rings II..."

Liu Jinghua took the box office data and glanced at it, his heart trembling slightly!
At this moment, judging from the current popularity, there is still hope that "The Lord of the Rings" will reach the top in China.

However, its influence and popularity were far less than they had imagined.

She never dreamed that such a movie would have such a terrifying aftereffect!
At this moment, she vaguely remembered the advice Zhou Yang had given her when they met.

“We can collaborate on films, and jointly develop the subsequent copyrights, but the premise is that we need to be on equal footing, not that I bring my team to join your company…”

Zhou Yang's voice kept echoing in Liu Jinghua's mind.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that she had missed out on a huge opportunity.

Besides that!

"There's another piece of news, but I don't know if it's true or false!"

"what news?"

"John Wilson, chairman of the International Formula One Racing Committee, has considered making a movie. He previously contacted Hollywood screenwriters to help write a racing movie, but they didn't seem satisfied. Do you think it's possible for Zhou Yang..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinghua was slightly startled, and then his brows furrowed.

Whether it's true or not, we need to adjust our strategy now.

"Contact Zhou Yang and tell him we're willing to work with him to develop the sequel to the film! We can also license our Lord of the Rings merchandise to him..."

"Mr. Liu, we can't get in touch with him..."

"Can't get in touch?"

"Yes, not only can we not get in touch with him, but even Lin Guodong can't reach him. It's as if Zhou Yang has vanished all of a sudden!"

"???"

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4 Month 19 Day!
The Lord of the Rings grossed $2670 million!
《魔戒2》980万 4月20日，《魔戒》票房跌至2500万人民币！

The box office of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings" continued to rise after six days of release, reaching a staggering 10 million!
On April 21, The Lord of the Rings' box office revenue dropped by 24 million RMB.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings still grossed 10 million at the box office!
On April 22, "The Lord of the Rings" grossed 21.2 million, officially surpassing 200 million!
The box office for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings" also dropped to $8.7 million, officially breaking the total box office mark...

……

4 month 29 day.

The Lord of the Rings has surpassed 2.8 million RMB at the box office, with daily box office dropping to 700 million RMB. Although its potential has been almost exhausted, there is still a great chance that it will break 3 million RMB and top the Chinese box office chart.

Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings' daily box office dropped to 3.5 million, and its total box office officially exceeded 100 million, becoming the first film in the history of [XuanShi Entertainment] to break the 100 million mark!

However, just when everyone thought that someone like Zhou Yang, who loved to ride the wave of popularity and was so shameless, would be making a fortune in the Chinese film industry, they discovered that Zhou Yang had actually disappeared.

Zhou Yang has never responded to the invitation from Audi China.

There has been no response to the invitation from the Shanghai F1 Racing Organizing Committee to be Zhou Yang's spokesperson. It is said that Lin Guodong is searching the world for Zhou Yang, but he can't find him...

Reporters surrounded all the staff of [Xuan Shi Entertainment] almost every day, but strangely, the staff all looked completely bewildered...

All they knew was that Zhou Yang had gone overseas to film a movie and had taken a large group of security guards with him, but they had no idea where he went or what movie he was filming!

Starting from April 15th, reporters from major media outlets frantically dialed Zhou Yang's phone, but the call always went unanswered.

The paparazzi who were staking out the company entrance of [Xuan Shi Entertainment] worked day and night in shifts, but they couldn't even catch a glimpse of Zhou Yang.

When pressed for details, agent Zhang Jingya could only helplessly say, "Mr. Zhou is currently handling business overseas, and we cannot disclose his specific schedule."

Even more strangely, executives from Zhou Yang's favorite fast food restaurant, "A Liang," as well as his partner brands and close friends, all said they "haven't been in contact with him at all recently." A reporter attempted to track his whereabouts through flight records and discovered that Zhou Yang apparently went to the US on the 14th to film "Twilight," but hasn't returned, and the official "Twilight" account has not made any response.

Zhou Yang's disappearance did not diminish the internet's interest; on the contrary, it fueled the discussion...

On the internet, speculation about Zhou Yang's "disappearance" is intensifying.

Some suspect he's deliberately hiding to create buzz; others speculate he's secretly preparing a new project.
There are even rumors that Zhou Yang has been "placed under house arrest" for offending powerful capitalists!
But none of these rumors have been confirmed at all...

"Where did he go?!"

This topic has been trending on social media for a long time, continuing into May...

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5 month 6 day.

Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The Twilight crew.

After filming the last set of shots, Catherine and Mia silently watched Zhou Yang in the camera lens.

Catherine and Mia paid no attention to the news that was causing a stir in China.

For the past month, they have been filming the movie "Twilight," and Zhou Yang has also stayed on set, cooperating with the filming, and seems to have had no contact with the outside world.

This Chinese man's acting skills are amazing, and what's even more amazing is that he seems to be able to read minds. Often, he can express feelings that you can't describe yourself with just a look.

Moreover, his scenes were filmed exceptionally smoothly. Whenever it was his scene, he either nailed it in one take or, after a few takes, quickly got into perfect performance mode, which was unbelievably smooth...

He seemed very busy.

During the day, he would spend half the day filming "Twilight," and the other half, and the first half of the night, he would often gather a group of relatively unknown extras from "Twilight" and spend the whole day hiding in the basement of the film set, seemingly tinkering with something...

Moreover, he used about 50% of the blood in the film crew, not only that, but also a series of traps they prepared for "Twilight"...

He dragged them all into that dark office!
This includes animal traps, shackles and saws, old-fashioned cassette tapes and television sets, as well as some dismembered limbs discarded by film crews...

Neither of them knew what Zhou Yang and his group were doing in that abandoned basement!
All they knew was that, after spending half a day with Zhou Yang in the basement, the group of extras who had followed him all seemed to have been traumatized, as if they had seen a ghost...

Several times during lunch, several people would vomit upon seeing meat, and even the sight of red things would make them shudder.

Because the filming schedule for "Twilight" was very tight, and they were under a lot of pressure, and since Zhou Yang hadn't caused any significant impact on the filming, they didn't pay attention to what he was doing.

Until the morning of May 6th.

"Director Catherine, are all the editors on your show available right now?"

"It's empty, why?"

"Oh, I filmed a little something, can I borrow your crew's editor for a bit?"

"Oh, okay, but Zhou Yang, what exactly did you film? It's not our 'Twilight'..."

"No, I was thinking, since the editors on the set are free anyway, I'll have them help me edit some small parts..."

"what?"

"By the way, could you contact Paimon's film division?"

"Yes, you are..."

"I'd like them to help me look at movies and see if there are any opportunities for collaboration..."

"Huh? Wait a minute, Mr. Zhou Yang, you wouldn't have said that you used our crew's resources to shoot a movie these past few days, would you?"

"..."