Transforming into twin actresses, offering a glimpse into the cutthroat world of entertainment.

Whether it's box office or word-of-mouth.

But unexpectedly... it lost after the premiere.

The ratings, popularity, and word-of-mouth for "The Person in the Painting" are all lower than those for "The Haunted Village".

Even the "three-second man" couldn't be this fast!!!

It's outrageous!

Especially in terms of buzz, how come their big-budget film with a 300 million investment isn't even as popular as that trashy little movie with a budget of less than 20 million?

Are the audience blind?

What happened to the senior members teaching the newcomers the rules? Are we going to have the newcomers teach us instead?

Tang Yong really wanted to slap the two dogs to calm them down.

"The audience who liked 'The Man in the Painting' must have all gone to sleep; they're not like these people who are too scared to sleep by horror movies."

"Moreover, The Man in the Painting will definitely have a higher opening day box office than The Haunted Village!!"

"Take a nap, and by tomorrow morning, the popularity of 'The Person in the Painting' should have picked up!"

Tang Yong thought to himself as he smoked his cigarette.

The more he browsed the web, the angrier he became, so he simply turned off the computer, washed up, and prepared to go to bed.

"I hope that when I wake up tomorrow morning, I'll see that the popularity and word-of-mouth of 'The Person in the Painting' have already surpassed that of 'The Haunted Village'," Tang Yong murmured to himself before closing his eyes.

Chapter 288 This box office is insane! First day box office champion!

Xiaodan posted her film review at four in the morning.

It's not because she's a workaholic.

It's not that I can't sleep because of the music.

Whenever Xiaodan closes her eyes, she worries that the blue-clad female ghost with her hair covering her face will appear in the room.

It was the middle of summer, but she felt a chill in the air.

After thinking it over, she simply got up, turned on all the lights in the house, sat in front of the computer with her long legs crossed, and wrote a movie review.

In fact.

She always felt like someone was behind her when she was typing.

This movie caused me a lot of PTSD.

I almost got played to death by those twins.

As a renowned film critic, Xiaodan's film review immediately attracted countless "night owls" upon its release.

She commented as follows:

"The Haunted Village is the scariest horror film of the year, bar none!" Xiaodan concluded.

Then, she began to express her feelings.

"It was already very late at night, but I couldn't sleep at all after watching the movie until I arrived at the venue. Scenes from the movie I hadn't seen recently kept replaying in my mind, and I would instantly get goosebumps; the sight of a blue washcloth would make me feel cold, and I would think of that woman; and I was even afraid to listen to You Mingyue's songs with operatic elements..."

"Why is Chu Renmei so terrifying? Because she challenged my previous understanding of the horror movie world. In previous horror movies, the evil spirits that caused harm could usually be dealt with, such as using talismans, black dog blood, peach wood swords, roosters, etc. But these were completely useless against Chu Renmei. I don't know if you noticed, but there was a scene in the movie where Chu Renmei casually picked up a talisman left by a master and played with it, as if it had no effect on her at all."

“Other movies leave us a way out, giving us some sense of security. Even Youmingyue’s other horror movie, ‘The Ring,’ leaves us with a way to break the curse. But Chu Renmei has no solution.”

"She can appear even during the day, and can seep into our lives through the water pipes in our homes. She is ubiquitous and always there. What's even more terrifying is that she can transform into someone you know, only to turn around and find a pale, dead face with black lips. Even in a noisy crowd with all the lights on, you might see her clinging to someone's back... You could say that this is a ghost that doesn't follow the conventions of supernatural novels or movies at all."

“We can imagine that the pool of water will evaporate or flow into the sea... Will Chu Renmei’s resentment spread to all parts of the world through these mediums? This is very similar to Sadako. Sadako harmed people through USB drives, while Chu Renmei harmed people through water... What’s terrifying is that water is everywhere.”

"But what's even more terrifying is that Chu Renmei: 'She kills without regard to basic laws. Li Qiang, whom she doted on as a child, was killed by her for leaking secrets; A Ming, who had no grudge against her, was also killed by her... She kills entirely based on her mood...'"

"..."

"All ghosts will eventually be subdued. It also means that fear and gloom will finally be dispelled, but this time, everyone died. The long credits at the end of the film show that only Zhiyu and Xiaomei survived. This brings endless despair! The post-credits scene tells us that her killing spree has not yet stopped..."

"..."

Xiaodan wrote a film review of over two thousand words.

The ranking of film reviews on Starry Sky Network is based on the number of likes or selected reviews. Her film review was pushed to the top as soon as it was published.

Countless viewers resonated with the film.

Xiaodan's film review perfectly expressed their feelings: it wasn't that they weren't brave, it was that this movie was too terrifying.

However, at this very moment, a pair of twins were sleeping soundly.

Because Zhao Jingmai and Kana were both frightened, they said they couldn't sleep.

So, they had no choice but to reluctantly sleep with one of them embracing a beautiful woman.

Fortunately, the bed is big enough.

The four of them slept in one bed, but it wasn't too crowded.

4P achievement achieved.

……

Nothing was said that night, so I'll omit 100,000 words.

early morning

sunny.

The sky over Shanghai is a clear, cloudless blue.

Pedestrians hurried along, rushing to work.

The first thing Tang Yong, the director of "The Person in the Painting," did upon waking up was to check the popularity and reviews of the film on his phone.

then……

He was so angry he wanted his phone to just die on the spot.

After one night, "The Person in the Painting" not only failed to crush "The Haunted Village", but now the whole internet is discussing "The Haunted Village".

As more and more film reviews appeared online, the popularity of "The Haunted Village" continued to rise, even higher than before.

This is absolutely outrageous! It's ridiculous!

It's just a horror movie!

And it's a low-budget horror film!

When did horror movies become able to compete with blockbuster movies?

Tang Yong began to question the meaning of life.

I'm starting to doubt whether I can understand the aesthetics and tastes of these viewers anymore.

"Has the world really changed?" he wondered.

……

Tang Yong was in a bad mood, but some people were in an even worse mood than him.

He is the director of "Dragon City," another film with a budget of 300 million yuan released during the August summer season.

His name is Zhou Xuehai.

Despite his films only grossing a total of 3 billion yuan so far, he is more popular than Tang Yong.

Zhou Xuehai is a new director who has achieved what many directors cannot in a lifetime with just three works, winning numerous awards.

He is a rising star director recognized by both industry insiders and investors, with extremely high commercial value.

Having achieved fame at a young age, he was naturally extremely arrogant.

After learning that You Mingyue was going to use a horror film to dominate the summer box office, he posted a Weibo post with similar thoughts to Zhou Yong, saying something like, "My path is not one that anyone can follow, and those who try to follow me will die."

He didn't mention You Mingyue in his words, but everyone knew who he was referring to.

That's because Zhou Xuehai became famous overnight with just one movie during the summer season.

He didn't take You Mingyue seriously; besides, it was just a horror movie, child's play.

Zhou Xuehai's fans also thought so, and before the release of "The Haunted Village," they were all jumping around on the internet.

But at that moment, Zhou Xuehai saw the explosive popularity of "The Haunted Village" and realized the seriousness of the problem, so he quickly deleted the Weibo post he had made.

However, netizens and the Moon Worship Cult still have memories of the past.

……

the next day.

The premiere results for each film have been released.

"The Haunted Village" topped the box office on its opening day with a box office of 2.35 million yuan.

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At the same time, it also made history for horror films.

Before this, no horror film had ever achieved such results, not even a horror film that grossed over 100 million yuan on its opening day.