This director lacks vision.

Chapter 306 Box Office Boosting

Gao Yuanyuan quietly got up and hid in the shadows to observe.

To create a more stimulating atmosphere, only a dim wall lamp was turned on in the next room.

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't see it very clearly.

However, Meng Ziyi's long, shapely legs stretched right under the wall lamp.

Her toes were painted with red nail polish, making her small feet appear even whiter and more delicate.

Gao Yuanyuan swallowed subconsciously, then quietly returned to bed and shook Nazha awake.

"What are you doing..."

Naza was sleeping soundly when Gao Yuanyuan shook her awake, and she started to be grumpy.

She was about to question him when Gao Yuanyuan covered her mouth.

Shh~ Don't speak loudly, I'm going to show you a good show!

In Gao Yuanyuan's view, catching someone in the act of adultery requires witnesses, and it would be more interesting to bring Nazha along, which would also help to unite the two sides.

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan's mysterious expression, Nazha's curiosity was piqued.

She peeked along with Gao Yuanyuan.

At this moment, Jiang Yifeng and Meng Ziyi switched positions, and the light shone brightly on Meng Ziyi's bear mouth.

Gao Yuanyuan muttered under her breath, "I didn't expect Xiao Meng to be so well-endowed."

Naza stared wide-eyed, even his nostrils flared, completely shocked and losing all composure.

"no……"

She spoke very loudly, but fortunately Gao Yuanyuan reacted quickly and covered her mouth, which was being pricked.

Jiang Yifeng also happened to pat Meng Ziyi on the butt, covering up the sound of the slap.

Gao Yuanyuan reminded her, "Keep your voice down."

Naza nodded, returned to the bedside, and said in a low but urgent voice, "Aren't they cousins? How could they do such a thing?"

Then it dawned on me.

“Cousins ​​are more exciting, and Mengmeng is pretty too, no wonder the uncle made a mistake.” Naza grabbed Gao Yuanyuan’s hand and said, “Let’s pretend we don’t know anything, so as not to embarrass the uncle and cousin. If necessary, I can cover for the uncle.”

Gao Yuanyuan: "..."

Seeing that silly look on his face, Gao Yuanyuan said speechlessly, "Is it possible that your uncle and Xiao Meng are not cousins?"

Naza immediately retorted, "Impossible, right? Look how much Mengmeng and I look alike. Uncle and I look like a married couple. She must be Uncle's cousin."

Besides, if it weren't for my cousin, why would I need to do it so secretly!

Gao Yuanyuan tried to explain, "Although Lao Jiang likes to have fun, he still knows his limits. You should know that."

Besides, look at how Lao Jiang has never had any contact with Meng Ziyi's parents; they don't seem to be relatives."

Upon hearing this, Naza hesitated.

Gao Yuanyuan said, "It's simple to find out what's going on. We'll just go and catch them in the act, and interrogate them thoroughly!"

Gao Yuanyuan specifically woke up Nazha to ask her to be a witness, but Nazha shook her head.

"Whether it is true or not, I think we shouldn't try to catch them in the act."

Gao Yuanyuan looked puzzled: "Why?"

“The uncle likes this kind of sneaky thrill. We don’t need to bother him. This is what you taught me, Sister Yuanyuan: don’t be a woman that the uncle will hate.”

Gao Yuanyuan: "..."

The knowledge that was taught to Nazha before has now become a boomerang, piercing Gao Yuanyuan.

Naza continued, "And secrets are most valuable when no one knows them."

We'll pretend we don't know anything now, and later we can use this secret to manipulate Mengmeng and get her to side with us.

If we rush out and expose this now, Mengmeng will give up and explode, and then we won't be able to control her.

Given her long-standing relationship with the older man, she might just join his harem, giving us another rival.

What the hell!

Upon hearing Naza's analysis, Gao Yuanyuan's eyes widened, and she was extremely shocked.

Is this still Naza?

Such a sophisticated method?
Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but touch Naza's forehead and say, "Who are you? Get off my idiot Naza right now!"

Naza was amused and laughed heartily, then quickly covered her mouth.

She raised her round little head and said in a low voice with pride, "I recently finished watching The Legend of Zhen Huan and also watched other palace dramas like War and Beauty. I learned a lot!"

You can't go wrong by listening to me!

After thinking about it carefully, Gao Yuanyuan realized that what Nazha said made sense.

Now that Meng Ziyi isn't clarifying the relationship and continues to pretend to be her cousin, at least no one will be added to the harem group.

Moreover, Gao Yuanyuan also really liked this feeling of sneaking around.

She had just seen Meng Ziyi and Jiang Yifeng playing games, which could easily ignite a wildfire.

Thinking of this, Gao Yuanyuan and Nazha lay down on the bed together again.

The two women couldn't sleep. Although the sounds from next door were very faint and muffled, they came through intermittently, which only made them feel more intense.

……

Another night passed.

Gao Yuanyuan thought that Nazha had really grown up, but it was a complete misunderstanding.

Naza had no guile whatsoever; once he discovered the secret, he couldn't hold back at all.

The next day, he sent a message to Meng Ziyi and laid his cards on the table.

Cousin, I know about your relationship with that older man. I saw what happened last night.

Let's go for a hot air balloon ride together; I have something to tell you.

When Meng Ziyi saw the message, he was so frightened that he almost dropped his phone. He felt guilty, as if he had been caught cheating, and cold sweat broke out on his face.

She replied:

Why ride in a hot air balloon?

I have some secret things to tell you. It's the most private place on the hot air balloon, where no one can eavesdrop on our conversation.

So, wasn't your cousin-in-law clever? Hahaha!

Upon seeing the message from Nazha, Meng Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief. Nazha's sister-in-law was still as simple-minded as ever, especially the last "hahahaha," which was Nazha's standard catchphrase when sending messages.

After thinking about it, Meng Ziyi decided to tell Jiang Yifeng about it.

Jiang Yifeng said, "You invited Nazha to watch the sunrise at 5 a.m. tomorrow."

Meng Ziyi understood instantly.

Jiang Yifeng asked Meng Ziyi and Nazha to watch the sunrise together, meaning they would be watching the sunrise together.

Meng Ziyi was not opposed to this, after all, he had been exposed to it for two or three years.

I was just a little nervous. Aside from that, I was mostly excited and having fun.

"Got it. That girl is trying to bully me. Cousin, you have to teach her a lesson!"

Naza has no idea how to manipulate people; he's completely outmatched.

Just as she was excitedly trying to get her hands on Meng Ziyi, she discovered that Jiang Yifeng was also on the hot air balloon.

Naza's expression stiffened for a moment, and he said, "I'm sorry, I've come at the wrong time."

Jiang Yifeng put his arm around Meng Ziyi, reached out to Nazha, and said, "No, you've come at just the right time."

Naza hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse. She walked directly onto the hot air balloon and leaned against Jiang Yifeng.

Jiang Yifeng had Nazha in his left arm and Meng Ziyi in his right arm.

Two delicate and beautiful faces, and they even look very alike, like twin lotus flowers.

He's incredibly lucky with women.

He kissed Meng Ziyi first.

Meng Ziyi still felt guilty in front of Naza. She was embarrassed, so she only dared to lean in slightly to let Jiang Yifeng kiss her.

But Nazar is a veteran player.

After Jiang Yifeng kissed his cousin, he turned around and saw her pouting, rosy lips, already waiting obediently.

He turned around and kissed Nazha, making a loud, suggestive kiss that made Meng Ziyi feel very uncomfortable.

The hot air balloon slowly rose, reaching an altitude of several tens of meters.

Seeing Jiang Yifeng's handsy behavior, Naza suddenly realized what was going on and said, "No wonder you've been so keen on riding in hot air balloons these past few days, cousin! So that's why!"

……

Jiang Yifeng achieved another small goal: putting Nazha and Meng Ziyi together.

Although Nazar did not quite grasp Meng Ziyi's intentions precisely, she still gained something from it.

Meng Ziyi has indeed started to lean towards Nazar's side, after all, she still wants to protect her cousin's identity.

As for Gao Yuanyuan, she turned a blind eye to Meng Ziyi's lack of interest in joining the harem.

Not only that, Gao Yuanyuan would also retaliate by having Jiang Yifeng take her to Meng Ziyi's room to play games.

This also allowed Meng Ziyi to witness the prowess of his seniors.

Jiang Yifeng had a great time in Hokkaido for eight days.

They finally returned to Beijing by chartered plane on February 17th, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

After returning to China, Jiang Yifeng stayed at the company for two days to handle some matters, and then began promoting the idol drama "Youth With You".

The series consists of 18 episodes and will be broadcast simultaneously on Yangshi and Sohu Video on March 20th.

Jiang Yifeng is preparing to film the Pacific Rim movie, and won't have time to promote the TV series with the crew afterwards, so he's participating in the promotion in advance.

He had previously recorded several episodes of a program in Japan, and it was the same thing.

Jiang Yifeng still values ​​Youth With You very much.

The market for youth idol dramas is quite large, and the key is that they are very good at promoting actors.

After the 101 girl group members went solo this year but did not disband, they will each film some dramas.

Fengxing Media also plans to make a push in the idol drama market, having already initiated several idol drama projects at the beginning of the year, including both modern and historical idol dramas.

The drama "Youth With You" also serves as a model for Fengxing Media's upcoming dramas.

For idol dramas, not only does the drama itself need to be of a certain quality, but it also needs to be combined with various data and marketing to generate the greatest possible buzz.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yifeng is now too famous, and people's attention is no longer on his idol dramas.

On the afternoon of February 21, Jiang Yifeng accepted a joint interview with several media outlets.

During the interview, the reporter asked, "In the past two years, more and more of our country's films and television dramas have been exported overseas."

Fengxing Media has sold several TV series for high prices. The Legend of Zhen Huan is expected to be broadcast on HBO. Cheng Kaige has also collaborated with Netflix. You yourself have also gone to Japan to film the second season of The Hunt.

Our co-production with the United States, John Wick, grossed $6.7 million worldwide.

What are your thoughts on this phenomenon? Does it mean our cultural export capabilities are becoming increasingly powerful?

Jiang Yifeng replied, "I can only say that there has been overall progress, but we still need to keep working hard."

Personally, I hope that more and more Chinese films and television dramas will be exported overseas, but the current situation is still quite difficult.

Thanks to the rise of streaming media, our Fengxing Media has gained some influence overseas.

Other companies need to catch up.

As far as I know, "Empresses in the Palace" will not be broadcast on HBO. The first Chinese TV series to be broadcast on a US cable television station should be "Youth With You".

We have reached an agreement with HBO.

Jiang Yifeng's words were quite honest, and he also revealed some inside information. He took the opportunity to promote Youth With You by referencing the rumors about Zhen Huan and HBO.

Another reporter asked: "The box office of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons has been very strong recently, reaching 1.1 million yuan on its opening day, breaking the record set by John Wick."

The film has grossed over 10 billion yuan in just ten days, constantly breaking records for fast-paced chases.

What are your thoughts on this situation? Do you think this movie can surpass John Wick and become the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history?

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "It's just about inflating box office numbers, I have nothing to say about it."

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is not just a movie, but also Zhou Xinchi's attempt to test the waters in the capital market.

Before the film was released, Zhou Xinchi had already gone public through a reverse merger and become the major shareholder of Bigo Group.

During the film's theatrical run, Bingo Group's stock price surged.

This is a typical manipulation tactic: using news of a movie's box office success to drive up stock prices, and then profiting from the stock market.

With the rise of entertainment capital, this approach will become increasingly common in the film industry.

Even without Jiang Yifeng's appearance, the previous Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons had already boosted box office numbers.

The film grossed 10 billion yuan in its first two weeks, but ultimately only grossed 12.5 billion yuan, just breaking the box office record of "Lost in Thailand," which is quite obvious.

Furthermore, Zhou Xingchi later sued Huayi Brothers, claiming that he had signed an agreement with Huayi that he would receive additional dividends if the box office exceeded 5 million, and demanded that Huayi pay him more than 8000 million in dividends.

As a result, Huayi stated in court that the agreed box office revenue refers to the distributable box office revenue of the production company, which totaled only 3.14 million yuan.

By working backward from this data to the actual box office figures, it can be seen that the total box office figures for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons were inflated.

Of course, the amount of water added wasn't excessive, so no one investigated it further.

Now that Jiang Yifeng has appeared, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons has gone even further in boosting its box office to increase exposure and drive up its stock price, directly reaching 1.1 million yuan on its opening day.

Jiang Yifeng knew the box office data for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons in his previous life, and he also knew about the tricks involved.

He didn't want to indulge Hua Yi and Zhou Xingchi, so he directly said that the movie was being manipulated at the box office.

Actually, that was quite polite; Jiang Yifeng didn't mention washing the rice.

But from the reporter's perspective, this was a major, shocking news story.

That evening, the news that "Jiang Yifeng questioned the box office manipulation of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" went viral across the internet.

(End of this chapter)