A heavy rain dispersed the desperate heat wave in Yanjing City.
Zhou Yang got off the plane and sat in the car.
Xu Mei, the co-pilot, looked at the box office data of "Infernal Affairs" in each region over and over again.
The more she read, the angrier she became. She knew there was definitely something fishy about the data, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find any problems.
Not to mention that she couldn't find the problem...
Even the analyst she hired looked at the data and shook his head in embarrassment, feeling that there was nothing wrong with the data.
"Pre-sale tickets do not represent the final box office..."
"The refund data is all stuck in the time conflict between "Superman 2" and "Infernal Affairs"..."
"The schedule of "Superman 2" is obviously aimed at "Infernal Affairs". Often when "Infernal Affairs" starts, "Superman 2" has not finished screening. When "Superman 2" ends, "Infernal Affairs" has just been played.
At Central, it is impossible for a movie fan to watch two movies at the same time..."
"On the other hand, "Night Walker" happens to be staggered with "Superman 2". The staggered number of shows will easily allow "Night Walker" to win the box office..."
"This is a commercial arrangement for the theater chain. Unless it really affects the core interests of the country, it is difficult for the relevant departments to directly intervene in the regulation, otherwise it will be very sensitive..."
In the car.
The analyst next to him was carefully analyzing the film schedule between "Superman 2", "Infernal Affairs" and "Night Walker" with Zhou Yang.
The streetlights illuminated Zhou Yang's cheeks, making them appear faintly.
Zhou Yang listened expressionlessly, looking at the receding scenery outside the car window from time to time, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
"It's actually easy to understand the theater chain's thoughts..."
"With the same film schedule, the price of a "Superman 2" movie ticket is twice that of "Infernal Affairs", and the profit is also twice as high for them. Although some overseas sharing fees and taxes will be deducted, the overall price is still higher than that of "Infernal Affairs".
"Infernal Affairs" is more profitable, so they will naturally choose "Superman 2"..."
"Chinese films do not have any local advantages. The ultimate reason why animated films like "Panda Man" can reach a box office of 700 million is because of the high price of a movie ticket and the gimmick of Hollywood animation... Although [Chongyang]
The word "flattery" is now disgusted by many people, but in fact many people just accept this..."
"What can I do? If you fall behind, you will be beaten!"
"We in China can't make movies, at least we can't make blockbusters like "Superman 2" in China..."
After the analyst saw that Zhou Yang did not respond, he continued to unfold the data on his own, and began to follow Zhou Yang from the theater chain's point of view and continue to analyze the theater chain's ideas.
After finishing the analysis, I sighed a few words slightly.
When he found Zhou Yang still looking out the car window expressionlessly, he pushed up his glasses and finally stopped talking.
"Even if "Superman 2" is okay!"
"But Nightcrawler definitely stole the box office!"
“Absolutely a steal!”
"I swear!"
"Why "Night Walker"? His popularity and charisma on the Internet are not as good as ours in every aspect... Mr. Xu, don't talk to me about scheduling issues! Apart from scheduling issues, he is definitely stealing the box office.
!”
The atmosphere in the car became depressing, but it didn't last long. Xu Mei gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, so angry that she almost exploded.
She said this angrily.
But after saying this, she found that no one responded to her.
Zhou Yang, who was in the back seat, was still staring out the window in silence.
Xu Mei looked at Zhou Yang and felt that Zhou Yang seemed to be completely isolated from the world and unaffected by anything.
The car drove all the way to the entrance of Huaxing.
Countless reporters surrounded the entrance of Huaxing, but these reporters were all guarding Song Qianqian.
On July 22, the total sales of the physical album "Sunshine" officially exceeded an astonishing 350,000 copies!
I thought this was already a record, but no one would have thought that in less than a month, after the movie "Infernal Affairs" became popular on the Internet, Zhou Yang's melancholy eyes instantly became the male god in the hearts of thousands of girls, and even "Sunshine"
The MV also became popular again, which naturally boosted the sales of the album "Sunshine"...
Victoria Song has naturally become the favorite in the eyes of these reporters.
"I just can't understand. "Infernal Affairs" has given the album "Sunshine" a second life after being sold for a long time! Now the soundtrack of "Infernal Affairs" dominates Qgou Music! You said his movie has not been
Stealing box office? Who would believe it?"
Seeing Song Qianqian getting out of the car and being interviewed by everyone, Xu Mei said these words viciously again.
"But it's done so cleanly that you can't find any clues at all..."
"Aren't Mr. Zhou's fans also collecting evidence everywhere? But so far, they haven't received any feedback, right?"
Analyst Mr. Xu sighed.
The car stopped in Huaxing's yard.
Zhou Yang and others returned to the company under the escort of security guards.
After returning to the company, Xu Mei glanced at Zhou Yang cautiously.
She didn't feel anything when she was in the car, but when Zhou Yang got out of the car, she felt an inexplicable chill.
Zhou Yang has never been so silent as now.
From the time I got off the plane to now, I haven't said a word.
This is very abnormal.
It's so abnormal that it's scary.
"Sister Xu, go to bed early today."
"Mr. Zhou, you..."
"I'm fine."
Zhou Yang's house is on the top floor of the company.
When getting on the elevator, Zhou Yang glanced at Xu Mei and showed a smile.
Xu Mei looked at Zhou Yang worriedly, and finally could only watch the elevator close and then rise to the seventh floor.
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"The trees are beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy them..."
"In two years, I have risen too fast, and my rise too fast will inevitably affect the interests of some people..."
"I have a close relationship with Mr. An, so these people will not quarrel with me on the surface, but behind the scenes, they will make some small moves..."
After making himself a cup of tea, Zhou Yang went alone to the viewing balcony outside the house.
The seventh floor is not that high.
But the advantage is that the location is quite good. There are no high-rise buildings in front of it, and Zhou Yang can see far away places.
After the rain, Yanjing City was covered with mist. I looked at the feasting and feasting in the distance and fell into deep thought.
In the distant sky, a burst of bright moon penetrated the clouds, shining its bright light on the land.
Zhou Yang felt that this place was really beautiful for the first time.
He poured himself a cup of coffee and tasted it carefully.
The box office of "Infernal Affairs" was inexplicably suppressed, Xu Mei was very angry, and Zhou Yang felt quite gloomy.
However, depression and anger will not help solve the problem. Instead, they will hurt the body and affect one's subjective judgment.
When something happens, you have to find a way to solve it.
Zhou Yang took out a notebook from his arms and, by the light, wrote down the names of directors he knew well. After finishing writing, he rubbed his head again.
"I'm not sure who they are now, but they should be Cao Bangguo, Jiang Ge and others..."
"Of course, there are also those people from the Chinese Directors Association. Apart from them, I can't seem to think of anyone else."
He muttered to himself.
A gust of wind blew and he closed his eyes.
This world is a jungle wrapped in the masks of civilization, etiquette, fairness, harmony, etc.
The law of the jungle seems to have always been the theme of this world. Whenever night falls, there will be a pair of eyes staring at me under the cover of night.
No one knows who the owner of the eyes is...
Is it the person who laughs with me during the day, the person who praises me, or the person who admires me...
Should we continue to be silent about Buddhism as before, or...
Zhou Yang shook his head and finally opened his eyes.
He suddenly laughed.
The laugh was quite sarcastic.
"I really failed, as a..."
Traveler!
He sighed in his heart.
Then, he stood up from the chair and walked step by step to the armrest of the balcony. He looked at the bright and beautiful city and remembered the first time he walked to the Berlin International Film Festival and the awards ceremony.
The audience was stunned, surprised, and shocked.
All eyes are on...
Then, thunder came in waves like a tide.
Unexpectedly, it has been more than a year since I attended the Berlin International Film Festival.
He knew that he was already the little guy who could barely breathe when he met the coal boss.
"I have suffered so much, endured so many grievances, been a grandson for so long, and lived conscientiously for so many years..."
"Next..."
"This is my time!"
"Everyone shall witness my time!"
After he softly said these very unreasonable words, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, as if he could dig out three rooms and two living rooms on the ground with his toes.
After returning to normal, he narrowed his eyes.
The film schedule information for "Superman 2" came to his mind.
"Let's try how much appeal I have..."
"You can snipe me, maybe I can snipe you too?"
He took out his cell phone and called Xu Mei.
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night.
Deep.
Lin Xiaoxiao's phone rang.
"Infernal Affairs" has such a low box office, so there is obviously something wrong with it.
Even though it’s due to film schedule, it’s still weird!
Three days!
Lin Xiaoxiao and Miao Miao have been mobilizing fans to collect various data on how "Night Walker" stole the box office.
In the past three days, fans have been getting nothing.
After all, there are millions of box office tickets scattered all over the country. If you really want to steal a little bit and plan it in advance, it will be difficult to find out!
Everything in major theater chains is very normal.
However, hard work pays off.
No data on "Night Walker"'s box office theft could be found in big cities. In some remote small cities, some problems with box office data were finally found.
"Wanda, Yongxin, Macquarie and other theater groups are suspected of showing "Night Walker" in some remote places as empty screens or ghost screenings..."
"I went to that theater and found that the tickets for "Night Walker" were fully booked, but after I entered, I found that the movie was playing, but the entire screening hall was empty..."
"In addition to the box office success of "Night Walker", "Superman 2" also has a problem. The movie "Infernal Affairs" is obviously playing, but the box office sales are tickets for "Superman 2"..."
"There are still some people who bought tickets for "Infernal Affairs", but when it was released, they canceled their tickets almost at the same time... and replaced them with "Night Walker" and "Superman 2", every city, every day, almost
There is a group of people in every show, some of them are staff, some are summer workers who have signed an agreement, and they use the internal ticket sales mechanism to forcefully lower the box office of "Infernal Affairs"..."
"..."
When Lin Xiaoxiao received the call, she was immediately furious!
"Is there any evidence?"
"Yes, I took a video!"
"good!"
Just when Lin Xiaoxiao hung up the phone, her cell phone rang again.
"What? Zhou Shuai! Oh my God, Zhou Shuai is coming to our Yangcun?"
After she received the news, she was very surprised and went crazy with excitement.
Then the phone rang again.
This time, the call came from Miao Miao.
"Sister Xiaoxiao!"
"Miaomiao, what's wrong?"
"All the theater chains are bullying us, Zhou Yang. I think... the two of us should just buy a theater chain, or let's open a theater chain company and specialize in playing Zhou Yang's movies. These people are so bully!