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Chapter 59: Song Hao's True Value! Box Office Still Rising! (Please Read On! A Must-Read!)
Early the next morning.

Song Hao stretched and got out of bed.

I slept very soundly.

When he picked up his phone and turned it on, he found that the phone was frozen.

999+ WeChat messages.

More than thirty missed calls.

What's happening here?
Surely "The Flowers of War" won't be taken down from streaming platforms?
I opened WeChat and took a look.

I found that all the messages were congratulatory.

Whether they had only met once before or were in frequent contact, everyone came to offer their congratulations.

Wang Chuanjun even posted several messages in a row: "Director Song, that's impressive! 1.8 million yuan at the box office on the opening day!"

[It's already reached 2.1 million!]

[It's reached 2.3 million!]

Song Hao was both amused and exasperated. Had Wang Chuanjun been up all night last night? He was posting a message every two hours, even more anxious than Song Hao himself.

Besides Wang Chuanjun, Jin Chen, Zhang Yixing, Ni Ni, Dong Dawei, and others also sent messages.

He clicked on each one and looked at them, then left a brief reply or two.

The rest were mostly people I hadn't been in touch with before, but who suddenly sent me messages last night to exchange greetings and congratulations.

Song Hao suddenly thought of a sentence.

After you become famous, you'll be surrounded by good people.

Looking at these messages and missed calls, he felt the reality of it all.

He checked the time and found it was still early, so he put on his shoes and planned to go for a run.

Before leaving, Song Hao opened Douyin (TikTok), intending to use the time while getting off the elevator to see what people thought of "The Flowers of War".

The first video I clicked on on Douyin (TikTok) was titled: "[Never Forget National Humiliation, Revitalize China!]"

In this video, a little boy wearing a red scarf is holding a calligraphy brush and carefully writing these large characters.

He looked very serious.

The large characters on the Xuan paper were also written very neatly.

Finally, his mother stood with him, holding up a sheet of Xuan paper with a solemn expression, and said: "Never forget national humiliation, revitalize China!"

This video garnered 100,000 likes and nearly 10,000 comments.

Song Hao also felt it was very meaningful, so he gave it a thumbs up.

Immediately afterwards, he started watching the next video.

The next video shows a young female college student holding her diploma, standing earnestly at the entrance of Tsinghua University, saying: "I am a third-year history student. I have decided to spend a year collecting more historical evidence from the War of Resistance against Japan, so that that country can fully recognize the crimes they committed back then! Never forget national humiliation, revitalize China!"

Similarly, the video garnered over 100,000 likes and even as many as 20,000 comments.

Out of curiosity, Song Hao clicked into the comments section.

The comments section was filled with the same sentiment: "Never forget national humiliation, revitalize China!"

This surprised him.

Why is it that when I woke up today, all I saw were these patriotic videos?

To verify this, Song Hao watched several more videos.

The results showed that seven out of ten videos touched on this topic.

On Douyin's trending topics list, the words "[Never forget national humiliation, revitalize China!]" have consistently ranked at the top.

Upon seeing this, Song Hao immediately realized what was happening.

Could it be that this is a spontaneous act of patriotism by everyone after watching "The Flowers of War"?

Just then, Ni Ni called.

"Hey."

"Director Song, have you watched Douyin?" Ni Ni's sweet voice came through.

"I'm watching it now."

Ni Ni laughed: "Today, Douyin and Weibo are all spontaneously promoting patriotic behavior. Some people have even found photos of evidence of crimes committed by that country back then and are preparing to donate them to the Jinling Museum free of charge. It's all because of our film 'The Flowers of War' that everyone has started to pay attention to the events of the War of Resistance against Japan again."

"That's great." Song Hao was also surprised, not expecting everyone's patriotic sentiment to be so high.

He then remembered something and reminded her, "When you filmed this promotional video before, you participated for almost no pay. I have also discussed with the investors and cultural tourism officials that 10% of the final box office profits will be given to all of you actors, distributed according to your roles."

"Director Song, you're such a good person," Ni Ni teased. Song Hao interrupted, "Hey? Don't give me that 'good guy' card."

"I can't bear to give you the 'friend card' either."

Song Hao knew that Ni Ni also loved to talk back, so he pretended not to hear her: "Okay, I'm going for a run. Let's talk another day. Keep an eye on the box office."

"Okay, another day."

After hanging up the phone, Song Hao glanced at the box office figures.

The current box office is 2.7 million yuan. Based on this trend, the box office on the second day should be able to surpass the opening day's performance.

Thinking of this, Song Hao was also pleased.

"This is just the beginning. Let the word-of-mouth spread a little longer, and let the dust settle a little longer."

Mango station.

Director Wu Tong is reviewing the scripts for each episode of "Directors, Please Speak".

With less than a week until his show's recording, he had to hurry.

Just then, there was a knock on his office door.

"Enter."

Then the assistant walked in.

Wu Tong glanced at her and then asked, "Xiao Qing, is something the matter?"

Xiao Qing explained, "Director Wu, the opening day box office figures for Song Hao's 'The Flowers of War' are out."

Wu Tong initially didn't care and continued looking at his script. He replied, "How much?"

"1.8."

"Ah."

Wu Tong responded instinctively.

Two seconds later, he suddenly looked up, his eyes wide, and asked, "How much?"

"1.8 million." The assistant took out a tablet and handed it to Wu Tong.

Wu Tong looked intently at the webpage on the tablet, then broke into a bright smile: "I won the bet."

He then asked, "Did our production team invite Song Hao?"

"Team leader Liu from the planning team has already taken care of it; a letter of intent was signed a couple of days ago," the assistant replied.

"That would be fantastic!" Wu Tong beamed with joy. "When directors Zhang Chengmou, Chen Kai, and Song Hao all appear on the show together, the effect will definitely be amazing. Plus, since director Tang Guorong and Song Hao have a history of conflict, we can deliberately design some storylines where directors Tang and Song compete for talent, making the show even more interesting!"

The assistant agreed, saying, "Our show will definitely be the highest-rated variety show of the year!"

Wu Tong looked at the tablet again, gazing at the ever-increasing box office figures.

At this moment, he hoped more than anyone else that the box office could rise further.

This makes his invitation to Song Hao to participate in the variety show "Directors, Please Speak" even more valuable!
So he immediately made a bold decision.

"Today, all the staff on the show will go see director Song Hao's 'The Flowers of War'! Let's help him boost the box office!"

The news brought joy to everyone on the production team.

Soon, Wu Tong booked an entire theater, and everyone on the "Director, Please Speak" team made a special effort to support Song Hao's film.

Just as everyone was engrossed in watching, Director Zhang's assistant, Xiao Liu, called Liu Yiquan from the planning team to inquire about the specific schedule for the subsequent recording of the program.

Upon seeing the incoming call, Liu Yiquan immediately answered the phone, stepped out of the theater, and asked in a low voice, "Assistant Liu, hello, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, Director Zhang just wanted to ask when the first episode of the show will be recorded?"

"The first episode will be recorded in about two days, starting in about five days." Because the sound system in the theater was too noisy, Liu Yiquan suggested, "Can I send you an electronic copy of the schedule later?"

"Sure." Assistant Liu asked curiously, "Team Leader Liu, are you in a meeting?"

"No, our program director invited everyone to come down and support director Song Hao's 'The Flowers of War' today as a team-building activity, so we're watching the movie in the theater right now. Sorry, I'll send it to you when I get back later," Liu Yiquan explained.

Assistant Xiao Liu nodded: "Oh, I see. It's alright, it's nothing serious."

After hanging up the phone, she said to Director Zhang, who was standing next to her, "Director Zhang, the production team will send us an electronic version of the schedule later."

Director Zhang nodded, then, as if remembering something, asked, "What did they say they were doing on the phone just now? Watching a movie?"

"Yes, all the staff went to see Director Song's 'The Flowers of War'," Assistant Liu explained.

Upon hearing this, Director Zhang's face gradually darkened.
The new week has started, and the current data is quite good. The editor says there's a good chance of making it to the top three in the rankings, so please keep reading and vote every day.

I guarantee that once it's listed on Sanjiang, it will sell at least 10,000 units per day for a month!!
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(End of this chapter)