However, due to the gap of several hundred million, although Xu Mingyang felt uneasy, he did not pay too much attention.
Until noon the next day, he and his agent stared at the data on the tablet with ugly expressions.
"This...isn't it really a scam?" the agent said doubtfully.
According to today's real-time box office statistics, "Prison Train" has just reached around 20 million, while "72 Hours" has already exceeded 60 million!
And yesterday’s full-day box office reached an astonishing 110 million!
Today's box office forecast is 1.5 billion.
Judging from the current data, this prediction is considered conservative, and it would not be surprising even if it reaches 200 million.
After all, the morning time period is generally when the box office is at its worst, so it would be good to have at most a quarter of the entire day.
So, "Seventy-Two Hours" can sell more than 200 million today?
If this is the case, it can be said that the gap between the two sides has almost been eliminated.
"Let someone check it immediately! See if they cheated on the box office!" Xu Mingyang yelled.
The one-billion-dollar gambling agreement gave him trouble sleeping and eating at this moment, and he had to treat it with caution.
The agent also knows the importance of this matter, not only about money, but also about face.
If he really loses, Xu Mingyang will become a joke in the industry from now on.
But the results of the investigation made them even more uncomfortable.
"Seventy-Two Hours" has no trace of box office success. Except for the box office in the first few days, which was concentrated in certain cities, the rest of the box office was very regular.
The viewing time and box office distribution are completely in line with market rules. If this is also a box office win, it can only be said that their methods are too superb.
But the less obvious the clues were, the more difficult it was for Xu Mingyang to accept it.
"They most likely didn't promote it. This film should have become a hit on its own. I asked someone about it and found that the reputation was very good and it aroused widespread social repercussions. It is said that Fan Hongru from the General Administration personally helped promote it." The agent said.
He hesitated and then said: "Otherwise, we just admit it..."
"Recognize it? Why should I admit it?" Xu Mingyang glared at him angrily and said: "They must have used some special means, otherwise how could a reality-themed film be as good as mine! Since we can't find them to watch it
If there is evidence from the box office, then we will create the evidence ourselves!”
"Make it yourself?" The agent was stunned for a moment: "You mean...let someone fake the box office?"
"That's right!" Xu Mingyang said with a sinister look on his face: "Take out 80 million and ask someone to brush them. When the box office statistics come out tomorrow, we will publish the evidence of box office brushing! By then they will even have a hundred.
I can’t even explain clearly with my mouth!”
The agent was very hesitant: "Wouldn't it be too insidious to do this? Moreover, even Fan Hongru supported this film, we..."
"What's wrong with Fan Hongru! We are in normal market competition, he has nothing to do with it!" Xu Mingyang looked gloomy and said, "I must not lose! There is a billion dollar gambling agreement. If I lose, will you pay for me?"
The agent didn't have one billion to help him pay. Seeing Xu Mingyang's insistence, he had nothing to persuade him.
In the entertainment industry, such private malicious competition methods emerge in endlessly.