Chapter five hundred and fifty-four powerful potential
When Qi Zihao came out of the cinema with the two girls, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.
The running time of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is 90 minutes, and it takes 3 hours to watch it again, plus the time in between, so it is naturally very late to watch the second scene.
Jiahui began to worry: "Ah, it's very late, my family must be worried."
But Nihui didn't care: "What are you afraid of? I didn't even call you. It's not too late now!"
Qi Zihao said considerately: "I will take you home now, and we will take a taxi."
When they arrived, the three of them took the subway, which was cheap but definitely not as convenient as a taxi. Qi Zihao finally gained courage in the evening and knew that he must not be stingy to please girls.
Isn't it just for now that he takes advantage of the holidays to work and make money?
Jiahui hesitated: "That would be too expensive."
In the evening, Qi Zihao invited her and Nihui to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story" twice in a row. He also bought a lot of snacks to stuff Nihui's mouth. Not to mention there were a lot of them, it must have cost three to four hundred yuan.
And Qi Zihao, like her, is obviously not a child of a wealthy family.
Taxis in Xiangjiang are not cheap.
Before she finished speaking, her sister Nihui pulled her forward and said, "Stop being so nagging, take a taxi!"
Jiahui was dragged away by Nihui, and Qi Zihao quickly followed behind them.
But when he passed by the peripheral product store in front of the theater, his steps involuntarily slowed down.
The small shops around the movie were doing good business, and there were a lot of people crowded inside, most of them couples. And where they gathered around, there was a large promotional poster for "A Chinese Ghost Story" hanging.
Obviously, what everyone is buying are the peripheral products of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Qi Zihao was a little surprised. He didn't pay attention when he first came here. He didn't expect that this ghost movie has peripheral products for sale. Generally speaking, the peripheral products sold in Xiangjiang Cinema are basically from Hollywood blockbusters, especially comic hero movies.
"Oh, look at this Ning Caichen doll. It's so cute. I want to buy it!"
"Boss, I want this set of figures!"
"I like Yan Chixia. This sword is so handsome. How much does it cost?"
"I want Nie Xiaoqian"
The chattering voices of the customers in the store made Qi Zihao hesitate as he walked out the door.
Just as he reached the door, he stopped and touched his pocket, with a look of struggle on his face.
After a moment, Qi Zihao gritted his teeth, turned around and rushed towards the store.
By the time he ran out of the cinema, two girls had been waiting outside for four or five minutes.
Jiahui was not angry or dissatisfied, but Nihui shouted: "Have you fallen into a trap? You made us wait for such a long time, and our family called us!"
They thought Qi Zihao went to the toilet.
Qi Zihao did not dare to provoke Nihui, so he walked quickly to Jiahui and handed over the items he had just bought.
"Ah Hui, this is for you."
What he gave to Jiahui was a set of limited edition dolls from "A Chinese Ghost Story". There were four figures in the set, namely Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia and the tree spirit grandma.
This set of dolls is very beautifully made. The clothes, accessories, and hair are completely customized according to the stills. The characters have lifelike expressions and are a bit cute. They are very beautiful when placed in a wooden box.
Of course, the prerequisite for beauty is the price. A set is 388 yuan without discount. Qi Zihao grabbed the last set!
"ah!"
Jiahui didn't expect that Qi Zihao just went to buy a movie doll as a gift for herself, and she was stunned.
She blushed again, waved her hands quickly and said, "This is too expensive, I can't have it."
Nihui's eyes lit up and she grabbed it without hesitation: "Sister, if you don't want it, then it belongs to me!"
Jiahui was shy and anxious: "Nihui!"
She actually liked this set of dolls, but she didn't want Qi Zihao to spend so much money, so she felt very conflicted.
Qi Zihao scratched his head and said, "Let's go."
Hailing a taxi on the side of the road, Qi Zihao took the two sisters to the downstairs of their home.
"Ah Hui, goodbye"
Jiahui, who said nothing the whole way, nodded and pulled Nihui up the stairs.
Qi Zihao watched the two figures disappear at the top of the stairs, feeling lost.
After standing there quietly for a moment, he turned around and prepared to leave.
His own home is nearby, so he let the taxi go first to avoid spending more money.
This night's date made Qi Zihao lose a lot of money he had saved from working part-time.
But he didn't feel the least bit distressed.
"Qi Zihao!"
Qi Zihao had just taken a few steps when he suddenly heard a familiar call from behind.
He turned his head in shock and saw Jiahui, who had just gone upstairs, ran down again and rushed in front of him.
"Thank you!"
After saying thank you, Jiahui stood up on her tiptoes and kissed Qi Zihao on the face as quickly as a dragonfly touches water. Then she ran away like a frightened little rabbit and disappeared on the stairs again in the blink of an eye.
Qi Zihao seemed to be under a petrification spell, and it took him a long time to wake up from the cold wind blowing through the long street.
He raised his head in disbelief and touched the spot on his face where Jiahui had kissed him.
Hehehe giggled.
Booking two movie tickets for "A Chinese Ghost Story" was undoubtedly the most correct and luckiest thing he did!
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On February 21, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was officially released in various theaters in Hong Kong, with a first-day box office of 3.28 million with 18.75% of the film schedule.
The box office of "Painted Skin" that day was 5.9 million, nearly twice that of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Judging from the box office data, "Painted Skin", which has been released for a week, has completely crushed "A Chinese Ghost Story", and the latter seems to be unable to pose a threat to the former's market position.
However, many people in the industry learned a piece of news at the same time, news that surprised them.
That is the peripheral products of "A Chinese Ghost Story", which sold 2.65 million on the same day. Including the box office, the result is 5.93 million, which is 30,000 more than "Painted Skin".
"Painted Skin" also has peripheral products, but they are very few, only a few sets of posters and photos, and the sales volume is negligible.
This feels incredible!
You must know that not long ago, after it became known that Lu Chen Studio spent money to order a large number of "A Chinese Ghost Story" peripherals, many people in the industry treated it as a joke.
They felt that Lu Chen didn't know that the sky was the limit. Movie peripheral products were the exclusive property of Hollywood blockbusters. A China-Hong Kong co-production with an investment of only 20 to 30 million yuan actually produced a large number of peripherals. That was like throwing money into the water.
Just put it in the warehouse to eat dust!
But the reality is not what these people imagined. "A Chinese Ghost Story" actually sold more than two million copies on the first day. If there is no trick in it, then