Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 686 The case is solved! A complete joke.

With Enlight Media's actions causing such a stir, "Painted Skin" experienced a significant setback, resulting in a sharp drop in box office revenue on its opening day.

On the internet, those netizens who are unaware of the truth are most easily swayed by such seemingly "righteous" accusations.

"Holy crap! Really? Enlight Media actually cheated on box office revenue? That's shameless!"

"I knew it! Even though 'The Legend of the White Snake' is bad, it shouldn't have such a poor box office performance. Turns out, it was sabotaged. Hang in there, Mr. Yang!"

"Hehe, upstairs, are you guys really stupid, or are you pretending? Those few crappy pictures are supposed to be evidence? They're obviously photoshopped, okay? This 'thief crying 'stop thief' trick can only fool elementary school kids like you."

As a result, the daily box office of "The Legend of the White Snake" miraculously rebounded to over 1500 million on that day.

"Painted Skin" saw its box office drop below 1000 million.
Meanwhile, "The Warmest 30 Days of My Life" continues its strong performance, bolstered by high praise. On the third day of the National Day holiday, its daily box office surpassed 30 million yuan for the first time.

On the fourth day, although the overall market declined somewhat, it remained strong and held the 2900 million mark.

As a romantic film with an artistic flair, this achievement can only be described as "stunning".

Of course, the credit for this is inseparable from the support and assistance of several terrible films such as "Painted Skin," "The Legend of the White Snake," and "1911 Revolution."

[“Warm 30 Days” surpasses 100 million yuan in four days! Setting a new record for the fastest domestic romantic drama film to reach 100 million yuan!]

[Case solved! It turns out that the "two hundred million" Liu Yifei mentioned referred to was the box office revenue for the seven-day National Day holiday!]

From "Bad Genius" to "30 Days of Warmth," Liu Yifei has become the new "box office queen"!

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For a time, jokes about "two hundred million" became a popular meme online.

"Oh, I see. I misunderstood. Oh dear, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"Two hundred million for National Day, right? Got it, I'll go see it tomorrow!"

Netizens are having a blast.

The film and television industry was really lively during the National Day holiday.
But after Yang Zi spent two days trying to get things done, there was still no progress, leaving even industry experts like Chang Tian puzzled.

In Huayi Brothers' office, Wang Zhonglei sat with his legs crossed, watching the farce unfold, somewhat bewildered by it all.

"What is Wang Changtian doing? How could he let a newcomer like him bully him like this?"

Although Enlight Media entered the film industry later.

However, ever since Enlight Media's first film caught up with Starry Night Pictures, it has been making rapid and ambitious plans.

In particular, the sheer power of its ground promotion capabilities is second to none in the industry.

No one dares to underestimate this company that crossed over from the media industry.

At this moment, the most arrogant person was none other than Yang Zi himself.

"that's it?"

He chuckled, his arm around Huang Shengyi beside him, his face full of disdain. "I thought his lighting skills were anything special."

Two days have passed, and it seems that only "The Legend of the White Snake" has received a few more negative reviews.
He no longer cares about the negative reviews, since he's already said on Weibo that he's been hired by online trolls.

However, what the public did not know was that a "verbal battle" that could be described as the ugliest and most shameless in the Chinese entertainment industry was about to erupt.

As evening fell, just when everyone thought that Enlight Media had "backed down," all sorts of "dirt" about "The Legend of the White Snake" exploded online like a geyser.

First, countless netizens began posting on Weibo their evidence of being forced by cinemas to buy expensive popcorn combos when purchasing tickets for the movie "The Legend of the White Snake".

Following this, a professional film data analysis blogger used technical means to uncover that "The Legend of the White Snake" had a large number of "ghost screenings" in cinemas in many cities across the country.
Meanwhile, Enlight Media's marketing team went all out, delivering the most fatal blow in addition to the multi-million dollar worth of low-quality special effects.
Countless posts and media reports came from all directions.

"Zhao Yazhi's Bai Suzhen felt like she came down from heaven to earth; while Huang Shengyi's Bai Suzhen felt like she came from heaven to earth."

"From 'Heaven on Earth'? No wonder he plays a vixen so convincingly. Those alluring eyes, that swaying hips, tsk tsk tsk, he's clearly practiced a lot."

These remarks spread like wildfire online, like a virus.
The timing was also perfect; we chose the evening when traffic was at its peak.

Yang Zi and his Juli Film & Television were completely stunned.

Although they organized an online army to try to fight back, their pitiful "fighting power" was utterly insignificant compared to Enlight Media, which built its reputation on "media" and "public opinion."

"That's an exaggeration, that's just light."

"It's best not to provoke them unless necessary. Wang Changtian has just calmed down, but that doesn't mean they won't dare to make a move."

"Goodness, that's a deadly move right from the start! Who can withstand that? Huang Shengyi's doomed!"

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For a female celebrity, what kind of rumors are the most damaging?

It is naturally a "pornographic rumor".

It spreads widely and is highly damaging; clarifying it would be extremely difficult, if not extremely painful.

It might even take more than a decade to gradually clear its name.

"I admit defeat! The Legend of the White Snake has also lost!"

Faced with this overwhelming barrage of public opinion, Yang Zi finally couldn't take it anymore.

He posted a long article on his Weibo account, announcing his surrender.

"From this day forward, Juli Films will halt all film projects that have not yet been assembled and cease all film investment! Seeing such filth behind the noble cause of culture, I admit defeat! I acknowledge my crushing defeat!"

These sullen words even contained a hint of threat.

The next day, Huang Shengyi faced the media cameras, tearfully denying the rumors.

Just as this dirty war of words was escalating and leaving countless onlookers stunned, the box office data for the last three days of the National Day holiday was also released.

Thanks to its strong word-of-mouth, "The Warmest Thirty Days of My Life" maintained stable box office performance in the last three days of the National Day holiday, raking in over 8000 million yuan.

After seven days in theaters, the cumulative box office easily surpassed 2 million yuan.

This time it really came true.

"Xixi, you've got a good plan, haven't you?" Shu Chang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise while having dinner with Wu Chen and Liu Yifei.

"I don't!"

Liu Yifei was both amused and exasperated.

She really just wanted to be humble, so as not to make too many promises and embarrass Wu Chen if she couldn't deliver.

The media and netizens also made some jokes about it.

"The 200 million target for National Day has been achieved. What are your expectations for the future? Tell us, and remember to be more specific this time."

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Just then, Wu Chen's phone rang.

It was the secretary from the General Administration who called.

"Director Wu, we've seen what happened during the National Day holiday. Are there any shady posts about '30 Days of Warmth'?"

"we do not have."

Wu Chen responded with a faint smile.

It seems that the holiday is over, and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has finally had enough and is going to take action to rectify the situation.

"Okay, thank you, Director Wu. We understand."

Sure enough, that very evening, a large number of posts on Weibo arguing about "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Painted Skin" began to be deleted.

However, both films, mired in a war of words, have already suffered heavy losses.

In the last few days of the National Day holiday, both films saw a significant drop in daily box office revenue, and their critical reception both fell below the 4.0 mark, the passing grade for "bad movies".

The final box office figures, even after the National Day holiday, barely exceeded 100 million yuan, showing a close competition.
(End of this chapter)