I'm conquering Hong Kong entertainment with two billion US dollars.

Chapter 77 First Day Box Office

May 2th, 10:00 AM.

When Chen Xinjian pushed the door open and came in, he was carrying the black-covered notebook as usual.

"Mr. Lin, the box office figures for 'Prince Charming' are out. From 7 pm to midnight last night, five hours, it grossed HK$350,000 in Hong Kong."

Lin Dong leaned back in his chair, gesturing for him to continue.

"That's a very nice number."

Chen Xinjian tapped his finger on the page, "We screened 72 cinemas, and the occupancy rate was close to 60%. Our people conducted random surveys at the entrance of each cinema—about 60% of the audience who went last night were there because of Andy Lau."

He turned a page in his notebook. "I also had all the morning papers collected. Ming Pao's film review section gave it four stars, with the headline 'Wong Jing makes the most serious women's film of his career.' They said Ms. Jiaxin was stunningly beautiful on screen, and several film critics were praising her look and charisma."

Oriental Daily News praised it more directly, but Apple Daily remained the same, saying that the film was a large-scale music video that Mr. Lam spent money to make for Li Jiaxin.

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Lin Dong chuckled, not taking it seriously.

"However, the real wind isn't in the newspapers."

Chen Xinjian closed his notebook, his tone becoming more serious. "This is the news that came back this morning from the people I sent to stake out several cinemas."

At two cinemas in Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, groups of professional women were already queuing to buy tickets for the dry shows. These women weren't Andy Lau fans—they were there for Ms. Li.

Lin Dong picked up the Pu'er tea on the table and took a sip. He had a premonition after Wang Pangzi finished editing the footage, but a premonition is one thing, and having the data on the table is another.

It seems that his first profitable film investment should be "Prince Charming".

"Okay." He put down his teacup. "Show me the data again when it comes out later."

Chen Xinjian nodded, closed his notebook, stood up, and turned to leave.

Not long after the door closed, there was another knock from the outside. Zhou Huiming pushed the door open and entered, bowing slightly.

"Mr. Lin, Ms. Fan Binbin is waiting outside. Is now a convenient time for you to meet her?"

Lin Dong closed the survey report on the target audience of "Prince Charming" and placed it on the corner of the table. "Let her in."

When Fan Binbin pushed open the door, she was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a dark blue long skirt, and her hair was tied into a ponytail with a light blue hairband.

She stopped in front of the desk, clasped her hands in front of her, and gave a slight bow. "Boss."

"Sit down." Lin Dong gestured to the chair opposite him.

Fan Binbin sat down, his back ramrod straight.

She's a smart woman. Her boss just returned from Beijing, and as an artist, she needs to quickly show her loyalty, report on her recent situation, and make sure her boss remembers her.

The boss just came back the day before yesterday. That's Li Jiaxin and Zhang Baizhi's territory. If she shows up, it will make Li Jiaxin or Zhang Baizhi feel threatened.

Yesterday was the premiere of "Prince Charming," so the boss didn't come to the company all day.

So, today is the perfect time to come.

"How's your acting class going?" Lin Dong asked.

"My teacher said my basic skills are pretty solid, but I still need to work on my breath control when delivering lines. I take Cantonese lessons every day, and I can understand about 70-80% of what I hear now, but I still can't speak it very well," Fan Binbin answered honestly in a sweet tone.

Yesterday, Michelle Reis mentioned her to him, saying that her acting teacher reported that she was very ambitious, talented, and most importantly, willing to work hard.

"Are you getting used to your place?" Lin Dong asked again.

"It's great. It's close to the company, so it's convenient to walk to class every day. My mom has already gone back to the mainland. She said she can't help with things here, and that I should just work hard with the boss myself."

Lin Dong nodded, quite satisfied with her. This girl always had a good sense of propriety; she didn't say a single unnecessary word when reporting, nor did she complain or seek credit.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Filming for 'New Love Generation' will begin soon. If you encounter any problems after joining the crew, contact the company immediately. The company will take care of it for you."

Fan Binbin's eyes lit up. She stood up and bowed to Lin Dong. "Thank you, boss."

Her upper body was lowered, and the collar of her white short-sleeved shirt opened slightly with her movements, revealing a corner of her already well-developed breasts, which were faintly visible in the shadow of the collar.

As she straightened up, she noticed that Lin Dong's gaze was still fixed on her.

She didn't flinch. She didn't raise her hand to cover her collar, nor did she blush and lower her head.

She simply stood there, letting him look at her with an open and natural air, a faint smile playing on her lips.

She even had a slight hope that Lin Dong would let her stay or send her over.

Deep down, she understood a very basic truth: a man may not cherish something that is offered to him for free, even if it is his first time.

So she had to remain reserved and wait for him to speak.

Lin Dong turned his gaze away, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then waved towards the door. "Go on."

Fan Binbin felt a slight disappointment, but she didn't show it on her face. She put on a demure smile again and bowed once more. "Boss, I'll be going now."

She turned and walked out. She didn't pause or look back when she reached the door.

No rush. She told herself. She was younger than everyone else, not even seventeen yet. Time was on her side.

Not long after she left, Zhang Baizhi came in with an actor's contract.

"Dong-ge, the contract for 'Star Wish' has been sent over. I just had my colleagues in the legal department take a look, and they said there are no problems."

As he spoke, he walked over to Lin Dong, placed the contract on the table, took one of Lin Dong's hands, and rubbed it against his face like a kitten.

Lin Dong smiled and let her be.

At this moment, Zhang Baizhi said again, "Brother Dong, how about I treat you to lunch? Director Ma offered me 30 yuan for the role."

After the company takes its cut, I still have 9 left, enough to treat you to a fancy meal.

Lin Dong had no reason to refuse, so he smiled and nodded, "Sure, no problem. Remember where you first treated me to dinner? Let's go there!"

How could Zhang Baizhi not remember? His face immediately flushed slightly, and then he nodded happily.

"Brother Dong, let me tell you, the original idea for the male lead in this movie was to cast Jin Chengwu, but he had to turn down due to scheduling conflicts. Now I hear they're planning to cast Richie Jen."

Lin Dong listened to her excited story without interrupting her. Perhaps at this moment, she felt proud because she had gotten the role herself, and was the female lead.

Unlike "King of Comedy" or "The Adventurers in Tsim Sha Tsui", it's all because of Lam Tung.

"Also, Dong-ge, don't worry, there aren't many intimate scenes in this movie. Even the only kissing scene was filmed using a camera trick."

As Zhang Baizhi said this, she looked like a girl waiting for praise.

"Okay, I understand!" Lin Dong rubbed her head.

"hey-hey!!"