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A few days later, the film's opening week box office results came out.

First: "You Are the Apple of My Eye" (5120 million views).

Second: "Cell Phone" 2360 million.

Third: Infernal Affairs III: End of Infernal Affairs, 2050 million.

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"Boss! Fifty million! Fifty million for the first five months!"

Ning Hao suddenly let out a strange cry and jumped up, almost knocking the chandelier off his head.

He wandered around the office like a headless fly, clutching that report as if he wanted to stick it on his forehead and run around naked.

"We crushed Feng Xiaogang! Even with Andy Lau and Tony Leung as the two acting legends, 'Infernal Affairs 3' was utterly crushed by us! Am I dreaming? Pinch me, quick, pinch me hard!"

Yu Le sat in the boss's chair, calmly picked up his thermos, and blew on the goji berries floating on top.

"Promising."

He didn't even lift his eyelids, and reached out to push away Ning Hao's outstretched face.

"Sit down. Don't shake it, it's making me dizzy."

Ning Hao couldn't sit still.

The moment his bottom touched the chair, he bounced up as if he had a spring in his body.

"No, why aren't you reacting at all?"

Ning Hao leaned on the desk, staring at Yu Le with an expression as if he were looking at an alien.

"That's fifty million! At this rate, breaking 100 million in total box office is a sure thing! Breaking 100 million, man! You can count the number of directors in China who can break 100 million on one hand! I'm... I'm going to be at the top just like that?"

Just yesterday, he still considered himself a poor director making underground films.

I woke up today and I'm about to enter the "100 Million Yuan Club"?

This feeling is even more unreal than winning the lottery jackpot.

Is it difficult to break 100 million?

Yu Le took a sip of tea, her tone as calm as if she were asking what to have for dinner.

"They don't even look at how much money we've spent on advertising and marketing."

In its previous life, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" also grossed 30 million in its opening week, although 30 million a few years later is far less valuable than 30 million today.

But the publicity and marketing cost seven million.

In this day and age, apart from blockbusters like Zhang Yimou's "Hero", who would dare to spend seven million on marketing and promotion for a youth film?

In addition, with SARS just over, young people who were cooped up were looking for a place to have fun.

The fire that ignited with "You Are the Apple of My Eye" was fueled by both favorable winds and excessive gasoline.

If it doesn't explode, that would be truly bizarre.

"The film has to be good too!"

Ning Hao was still excited, rubbing his hands together, his face crinkling into a wide smile.

"I just checked the online reviews, and wow, they're all rave reviews! The Douban rating has soared to 8.3! That's an 8.3! So many art films don't even get that score!"

He quickly walked around the table, skillfully turned on the computer in front of Yu Le, and typed in the Douban URL.

On the screen, the entry for "You Are the Apple of My Eye" was prominently listed.

Liu Qianqian's profile in the poster, with her hair tied in a ponytail, is pure and captivating.

In the rating column, the bright red "8.3" was particularly glaring.

The comments section below was even more lively.

Five stars! I'm crying so much! This is my youth!

[Ning Hao is awesome! The cinematography is superb, capturing the ambiguity and regret perfectly!]

Who says domestic youth films only feature abortions and car accidents? This is the kind of youth we want to see!

Although I hate to admit it, Xue Zhiqian sang really well. I'm going to listen to this song a second time just for him!

Ning Hao pointed at the comments, his fingers trembling.

"See that?! See that? The eyes of the masses are discerning! This time, I've truly stood up!"

Yu Le glanced at the screen.

8.3 points.

It's 0.1 points higher than in the previous life.

It seems that Ning Hao really put in the effort, but most likely he focused on Liu Qianqian's looks.

"Alright, stop showing off."

Yu Le put down the thermos and tapped her fingers lightly on the table.

"This is nothing. Hurry up and prepare for the filming of Legend of Sword and Fairy."

"You Are the Apple of My Eye is just a stepping stone. I want everyone to know that anything produced by Xianyu Entertainment is guaranteed to be a masterpiece."

"With this title, investors will line up to give us money for whatever we want to film in the future."

Ning Hao watched Yu Le's figure.

To remain so calm in the face of such a joyous occasion.

That's magnanimity.

This is the situation.

No wonder others are the bosses while I'm just an employee.

"Alright!"

Ning Hao took a deep breath, carefully smoothed out the crumpled report, folded it neatly, and stuffed it into his inner pocket.

"Then I'll work for you! I'll do whatever you tell me to do! Um... when do we start secretly... cough, learning from 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy'?"

"What's the rush?"

Yu Le threw a bank card out of the drawer.

"Take it."

Ning Hao caught it in a flurry of activity.

"What... what is this?"

"bonus."

Yu Le sat back down in his chair and crossed his legs.

"Go buy yourself some decent clothes and get a haircut. You're about to become a director worth hundreds of millions, don't look like a homeless person all the time. This collaboration with Tangren is about representing the face of us 'salted fish' (a derogatory term for people who work in the entertainment industry), don't embarrass me."

Ning Hao held the card in his hand; it felt incredibly hot.

He sniffed, his eyes feeling a little hot.

"Boss, you're being too polite... I don't care about appearances..."

"I care."

Yu Le ruthlessly interrupted his emotional outburst.

"Besides, this money isn't just for nothing. When you get to the film crew, treat everyone to meals and drinks. Li Guoli and his gang are all seasoned veterans; they're very tight-lipped. If you want to get the real information out of them, you'll have to spend a lot of money."

Ning Hao paused for a moment, then grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

"Got it! Sugar-coated bullets, huh? I'm good at that!"

He put the card in his pocket and patted his chest.

"Don't worry, once filming starts, I promise I'll learn it perfectly! I'll even find out which company orders their crew's boxed lunches!"

Watching Ning Hao stride confidently out of the office, Yu Le shook her head, a smile playing on her lips.

This kid really has the makings of a bandit.

The office door had just closed when it was pushed open a crack again.

A fluffy little head peeked in.

Liu Qianqian blinked her big eyes, holding a freshly opened bag of potato chips in her hand.

"Yu Le, what's wrong with Director Ning? He was walking down the corridor just now, laughing like an idiot, and he even bumped into the wall."

Yu Le waved.

"come over."

Liu Qianqian slipped in like a kitten and casually handed Yu Le some potato chips.

"Want some? Tomato flavored."

Yu Le took a bite from her hand; it was crunchy.

"He's so happy he's gone crazy."

Yu Le pointed to the computer screen.

"Look, your Shen Jiayi is famous."

Liu Qianqian leaned closer, looking at the screen full of positive reviews and the astonishing box office figures, her mouth slightly agape, forming an "O" shape.

"Fifty million...more than ten thousand?"

The little girl clearly didn't have much of a concept of this number, but she knew it must be a lot.

"So, does that mean I've become a rich woman?"

She turned her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Yu Le with anticipation.

"Dream on."

Yu Le flicked her smooth forehead with his finger.

"Your salary was already given to your mother. This is the company's money, it has nothing to do with you."

"You stingy person!"

Liu Qianqian covered her forehead, huffed angrily, and stuffed a handful of potato chips into her mouth, her cheeks puffed out like a hamster.

"Then I want a raise! I want... I want lots and lots of money!"

"What do you need so much money for?"

Yu Le looked at her with amusement.

"Buy some delicious food!"

Liu Qianqian spoke with righteous indignation.

"And...and I need to buy gifts for my future younger siblings! I've already decided: I want to buy them pure gold longevity locks and super-sized strollers!"

When this was mentioned, the little girl's eyes softened considerably.

Yu Le's heart softened.

This girl may seem delicate at times, but she's actually more tender-hearted than anyone else.

"OK."

Yu Le ruffled her head, making her long, smooth hair all messy.

Liu Qianqian dodged his clutches, tidied her hair, and suddenly seemed to remember something, looking at Yu Le with a serious expression.

"Oh right, that Li Zhaohua..."

"What's wrong? Did he bully you?"

Yu Le raised an eyebrow.

If that tech geek dares to give his little fairy a hard time, he'll smash those expensive workstations right now.

"no……"

Liu Qianqian shook her head, her expression a little strange.

"He...he seems a bit off."

"Something's not right?"

"He hasn't been eating or sleeping for the past two days. He's just been holding that computer, typing on the keyboard and talking to himself. I just passed by the special effects studio and heard him shouting something like 'Ten Thousand Swords Technique,' 'Heavenly Sword,'..."

Liu Qianqian shrank her neck.

"And... his smile is so creepy, almost like Director Ning's silly expression just now."

Upon hearing this, Yu Le laughed instead.

This is a case of going astray.

It seems this kid is really treating "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" as his destined magic weapon.

"It's alright, he's practicing his skills. Once he's mastered his divine skills, the Immortal Sword will be secure."