the longest dream

Chapter 290 First Day Box Office
"The box office on the first day is out!!"

In the early morning of the next day, just as Zhang Qing got up, Zhao Qiang quickly ran in waving a piece of paper. Her pretty face was blushing, and her eyes were shining with excitement.

Zhang Qing was also happy, and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Zhao asked them to work overtime yesterday?"

Zhao Qiang shook her fist at him and said, "It's just counting the votes on paper and then counting them. So many accountants can't even do this well, and they have to work overtime. Wouldn't it be ridiculous? Last night I was mainly busy summarizing! Guess which place has the highest box office?"

Zhang Qingdao: "Pingjing? Or Magic City?"

Zhao Qiang laughed and said, "Wrong, the first place is Huadu Yuezhou! There are [-] cinemas in Guangdong Province, [-] yuan screens, and yesterday's box office was [-] million yuan!"

Zhang Qing was surprised: "So tall?"

According to the historical process, future generations can have a box office of hundreds of millions a day, but that is decades later. Now it is very good to have a box office of three to four million a day, let alone just one city?
Zhao Qiang was also very excited, and continued to read aloud: "The second place is Shanghai, with a box office of [-] million! The third place is Pingjing, with a box office of [-] million! Just these three cities, yesterday's one day The box office is [-] million! Including the box office of other cities across the country, yesterday’s box office was [-] million! It broke the record of the American blockbuster "True Lies" the year before!"

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "It's done!"

Zhao Qiang was still excited, and said: "In a while, let people go to the street to buy newspapers and read the reviews on the newspapers."

Zhang Qing said with a chuckle: "The higher authorities attach great importance to this project, and the Ministry of Culture has paid attention to it. Which newspaper dares not open its eyes and say bad things? There is no need to pay attention to it in China. With such a large amount of resources poured into it, "Huang Feihong" will definitely become popular. We still have to do it." Look at Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Island's box office is hot, and Nanyang's box office will be guaranteed."

After Zhao Qiang gave him an angry look, she ignored him and ran to the telephone booth to make a call.

Zhang Qing walked to the window, saw the roses and pomegranates in the courtyard blooming beautifully, and the vines had covered the veranda. He was in a good mood. He took out his mobile phone and dialed Qi Juan.

"Hey?"

The phone rang for a while before it was connected, and Qi Juan's sleepy voice came.

Zhang Qing laughed and said, "Did you sleep so soundly?"

Qi Juan heard the voice, giggled and said: "Last night, I drove Shanshan to the Demon City at night, and slept a bit late."

"Fuck!"

Liu Shanshan's words came from next to her, and she said angrily: "A certain person drove me around the movie theaters in Shanghai yesterday, watching them one by one, five or six times, and refueled three times, just for a certain bastard's movie. !"

Qi Juan persuaded: "If you say that, wouldn't he be more proud? Wouldn't it be bad if he lost his braids."

Liu Shanshan disagreed: "How dare he stick his braids up? He's up..." After a pause, there was a babble of laughter suddenly, and I don't know what came to mind...

Qi Juan smiled and cursed and pushed her best friend away, and then said to Zhang Qing: "Is there a result at the box office?"

Zhang Qing said: "I called you as soon as I received it."

Qi Juan smiled and said, "How much?"

Zhang Qing said: "[-] million, breaking the record."

Qi Juan was pleasantly surprised: "So tall?" She said and repeated it to the side.

Turning around, he asked again, "Does it mean that it will definitely break through [-] million?"

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "It should be fine."

Liu Shanshan's voice came again: "Damn it! Just like that, you became a billionaire again?"

Zhang Qing laughed and said, "If you want to split the bill, you will probably get one-third of it in the end. But judging by the trend, the box office may reach more than [-] million. Liu Shanshan, do you want to eat barbecued pork buns? I treat you."

"You stinky fart!"

Liu Shanshan said angrily, but then laughed again, and said, "Juanzi, your bungalow can be tidied up, don't save money, it's best to make it into a palace! I want a guest room!"

Qi Juan said speechlessly: "Return the palace... Do you want the working-class brothers to kill us? It really is the most poisonous to women's hearts. Do you need a room? Hang up, I want to start a war."

Zhang Qing laughed and said, "Okay."

But just as he hung up the phone, the phone rang again. After he connected, Li Suzhi's voice came from inside: "Zhang Qing, is the box office out yet?"

Zhang Qing hurriedly said: "Just came out, Auntie. Yesterday's box office was [-] million, breaking the record."

Li Suzhi smiled and said, "Congratulations. Before nine o'clock tonight, sort out today's box office data, and then come to the bar."

Zhang Qing replied: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Zhao Qiang who was walking over, and said, "Maybe it's about the theater."

Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "I'll hurry up and get the notification. Before nine o'clock in the evening, I'll get all the real-time data."

"Ah."

Just as Zhang Qing responded, the phone rang inside. The two looked at each other and entered together. Zhang Qing answered the phone and said "Hello", and Wang Zitong's voice came from inside: "Qingzi, yesterday's box office data is out!"

"How many?"

Zhang Qing asked.

Wang Zitong said happily: "[-] million!"

Zhao Qiang wondered from the side: "I remember that the box office of "God of Gamblers 2" on the first day seemed to be more than [-] million. Why is it only more than [-] million?"

You must know that the ticket price on Hong Kong Island is more than double that of the mainland. That is to say, the number of moviegoers on Hong Kong Island is twice as small as that of Guangdong and Shanghai.

Wang Zitong laughed and said, "It's already pretty good. "God of Gamblers 2" is a sequel, starring Li Qifa. "Once Upon a Time" is an original movie. There are so many on the first day, which is beyond many people's expectations. There may be more today, Mr. Zhong Qu posted an article on "Ming Pao" praising it, it has been a long time since I have seen such an authentic Hong Kong Island martial arts blockbuster. Many stars are also praising it. How much is the box office in the mainland?"

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "[-] million, this data can be told to "Ming Pao" and let "Ming Pao" publish it."

Wang Zitong exclaimed: "Damn it! How could it be so tall?"

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "This movie was released with a great reputation in the mainland, and it cost [-] million in publicity and distribution fees. In addition, the people in the mainland are not like the people in Hong Kong Island, so they haven't seen much over the years. Now that such a blockbuster is released, it will definitely arouse everyone's enthusiasm. Please tell Director Bai and Sister this news, and let Xu Zhong come back as soon as possible to promote it."

"it is good!"

Wang Zitong hung up the phone excitedly.

Zhao Qiang's face was not very good-looking, and she said, "Why is it so small?"

Zhang Qing reassured: "They still recognize big stars over there. Besides, it's a film cast and filmed in mainland China, and the protagonist is still a newcomer from mainland China. It's already a big surprise to have this achievement. As long as the word of mouth spreads, the second part will be released. The box office will be higher."

Before Zhao Qiang could speak, Zhang Qing's cell phone rang again. Zhao Qiang said with a smile, "It's getting busier and busier. You may need someone to answer the phone in the future."

Zhang Qing chuckled, and after answering the phone, he said with a smile, "Teacher Bai, how did they find you?"

Bai Qi said with a smile on the other end of the phone: "The editor-in-chief of "Pingjing News" is my classmate, and now all the media want to interview you, but they have no way to ask. There is also the reporter from "Youth Daily", Wu Jia , Your old acquaintances are here, and they came to your house. They originally came to your house, but it is said that the guards of your house will not let them in, and they will not even give a report?"

Zhang Qing sweated and explained: "It's not the guards, it's the security. Because the recording studio is next door, the protection of the sound source is very important..."

Bai Qi laughed and said: "Yes, yes, there have been a lot of accidents in the past few years. It's a good thing for you to have this awareness. How about it, do you have time? They are waiting here now, and they can't fight , I can’t catch up, and I can’t afford to offend the uncrowned king.”

Zhang Qing said apologetically, "Teacher, I'm going to go now."

Bai Qi said "hmm" and said, "Go directly to the multimedia classroom in the humanities building, we will wait there."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Qiang asked concerned: "Is it an interview with you?"

Zhang Qing nodded and said: "With so many resources occupied, it is impossible to hide away. You continue to work at home, and I will go to school."

Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "Okay. Aunt Thirteen's dolls, Huang Feihong's dolls, and a lion dance were prepared at the toy factory. In addition, the printing factory and the toy factory also made related peripherals. This time, It should make a lot of money."

Zhang Qing touched the bridge of his nose and said, "Will people be jealous if you continue to make money like this?"

……

"Congratulations, you succeeded again."

In the multimedia classroom of the humanities building, Wu Jia with flaming red lips and long wavy hair looked at Zhang Qing and said with a smile.

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Thank you."

Wu Jia stared at Zhang Qing, his eyes were full of inquiry, which could easily cause pressure. Even through the lens, his eyes were still sharp, and said, "Can you tell me how much profit your Dujuan culture has made this year?"

Zhang Qing smiled and said: "I really don't know the specifics. It's about [-] million, and the profits in other cities should be higher. However, all these funds have been used for store expansion, and they are constantly recruiting laid-off workers. So far, Du Juan The total number of cultural employees is close to [-]. This means that millions of wages will be paid every month."

Wu Jia said with a smile: "But as far as I know, all the profits of Dujuan Culture have basically been transferred abroad, and they have also borrowed a large sum of money from the bank, and they have also been transferred abroad. Regarding this matter, you Is there anything to explain?"

Bai Qi's expression changed suddenly, and he said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Have you investigated clearly..."

Zhang Qing waved his hand and said with a smile to Bai Qi: "It doesn't matter, teacher, you can tell others everything."

After all, he said to Wu Jia: "You have made a mistake in principle."

Wu Jia shrugged and said with a smile, "I would like to hear more about it."

Zhang Qingdao: "Hong Kong Island has been an inalienable land of the Chinese nation since ancient times. It is not called a foreign country."

The female reporter of "Pingjing News" laughed and said, "Sister Wu, this is a very serious interview accident."

Wu Jia's complexion changed, his eyes fluctuated, he nodded and said, "Okay, I admit this mistake, and I am willing to apologize to you. However, you haven't answered my question yet."

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "You are in news, you should know "Ming Pao", right?"

A flash of understanding flashed in Wu Jia's eyes, she smiled deeply, and said, "You mean, these funds were transferred out to buy Ming Pao?"

As far as she knows, Ming Pao has not had any large-scale equity transfers recently.

Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "No, I'm telling you that the money is used for something more important than the acquisition of "Ming Pao". I'm doing what I can for the spread of Chinese movies and Chinese civilization. What is it specifically? , I will not disclose it for the time being. But until this time next year, today, I can accept another interview with you, and then I can tell you."

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(End of this chapter)