The world is in trouble

Chapter 240 Desiring Death! Strategic Strike!
That evening, Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi met again.

And it's the same old place.

When I went there this time, the table was already full of dishes.

“Miss Wu, you’ve cut off my escape route and my biggest strategic ally. That’s incredibly ruthless!” Lin Xiao said.

Wu Lingxi: "If we don't act now, it will be too late."

"Although you have disabled the Alexa toolbar again, I can sense that your website traffic has been steadily increasing."

"Moreover, based on my understanding of you, once you've steadily risen to a certain level, you'll make a move that causes the entire website to suddenly experience explosive growth and then surpass others."

"I've already learned this lesson once."

In fact, Wu Lingxi's method is very similar to the battle between Renren.com and Kaixin.com back then.

Throughout the entire battle, Kaixin001 was consistently one step ahead, whether in various interactive features or mini-games. However, in the end, it ultimately succumbed to the influence of capital.

Renren eventually settled things with money and acquired Kaixin.com.

Renren.com's current approach is to create a fait accompli in the shortest possible time.

Once SoftBank officially abandons Facebook and, together with Yahoo, fully invests in Renren.

At the capital level, everyone would acknowledge Renren's victory.

Lin Xiao: "You've set a very bad precedent by inviting celebrities to join, and you actually paid them. I want to ask, how much did you pay Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie to join?"

Wu Lingxi: "A lot."

Lin Xiao: "Celebrities are the most vain. Once the first few people pay to invite them to join, they will start competing with each other. Every subsequent celebrity will need to pay to join, and they will compete with each other on price."

“We’ve spent so much money and made such a huge sacrifice to create this social platform. We should be in a dominant position, while celebrities should be in a vulnerable position.”

"As a result, what you're doing now is worsening the entire social media ecosystem."

"Won't this just make these celebrities even more arrogant?"

Wu Lingxi: "I know, but there's no other way. I have to win against you."

Lin Xiao coldly said, "I truly hate that you are all so uncompetitive!"

Historically, the Weibo wars were fierce and bloody, with everyone vying for traffic and celebrities.

There was another incident that severely damaged the prestige of Sohu's CEO, Mr. Zhang.

When Mr. Wang and Ms. S got married, Mr. Zhang from Sohu also attended the wedding. In order to generate traffic and promote Sohu Weibo, he livestreamed the wedding. As a result, Mr. Wang launched into a tirade, accusing Mr. Zhang of violating their privacy.

Mr. Zhang, such a big boss, was being verbally abused online.

In Lin Xiao's view, the key is to make his platform better and stronger, so that everything will fall into place naturally, making these celebrities have no choice but to join and use it as their most important channel for expressing their opinions.

Later on, this platform could even determine your traffic and whether you became popular.

That's why Lin Xiao set up his business in the entertainment industry, aiming to gain some kind of hegemony within it.

For example, the movie "Love is Not Blind" aims to show people the power of lightning and gradually make them submit to it.

But Renren.com, in order to beat Facebook, actually paid celebrities to join the platform. Is that considered groveling?
However, since we've already fought to this point, there's no point in saying anything more.

Lin Xiao: "I asked to meet with you today to discuss something."

"A bottom-line issue."

"Because in everyone's eyes, this is the final battle between Renren and Facebook, and both sides will use rather extreme methods."

"So I'd like to ask if we should set a bottom line."

"No one can cross this line."

Wu Lingxi sneered, "Back when you were organizing the school beauty and school hunk event, your methods were very dirty. You exposed photos of me when I was studying in the United States online and spread rumors about me."

Lin Xiao: "So? Should we still draw this line?"

Wu Lingxi stared at Lin Xiao for a long while before slowly saying, "Things are different now than they were before."

What's different?
You've been sexually harassed for almost a year, so is it different now?
“We’ll draw a line: we won’t harm each other’s private reputation, nor will we infringe on the privacy of each other or their families,” Wu Lingxi said. “It’s just a business battle, and we can’t let it involve their families.”

Lin Xiao: "Okay!"

"Then let's draw this bottom line."

Wu Lingxi shifted her gaze elsewhere and said, "We absolutely cannot expose the other party's nude photos."

what? !

Then, she turned her face away and picked up the cup.

Lin Xiao: "We must decide the winner and the loser, and also determine life and death!"

Wu Lingxi: "Now that the battle is over, let's also decide life and death!"

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Within Renren.com.

Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi had a long price list on their hands.

These are all the prices paid to A-list celebrities to join Renren.com, and there are many contracts involved.

The rules are very clear: after these celebrities join, they must post a certain number of updates and photos within a week, and interact with fans a certain number of times, etc.

Hong Kong circles, Beijing circles, and so on.

Huayi, as a close ally of Renren.com, is the most loyal, and the celebrities under its agency signed cooperation agreements at very low prices.

Compared to the prices charged by Hong Kong celebrities, it's incredibly low.

They had only one goal: to help Renren completely destroy Facebook.

Moreover, Huayi also holds a stake in Renren.com.

Of course, they signed dual contracts, which appeared to be very expensive on the surface, allowing these celebrities to boast and compete with each other within the industry.

This is another huge expense.

But... in order to beat Facebook, in order to destroy Facebook, we had no choice but to sign.

This time, Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi were on the same page.

Once both parties have signed, the funds can be disbursed.

Next, a steady stream of celebrities will join.

"It's all worth it. With the arrival of celebrities, our traffic is skyrocketing every day, and even the number of registered users is also skyrocketing."

………………^^^
Facebook, on the other hand, did not hold a grand ceremony to welcome celebrities to the platform.

They remained very firm, offering no compensation whatsoever, simply extending an invitation, maintaining their superior attitude.

So far, all the stars in the Lightning series have joined.

The official accounts of Zhejiang TV, Shanghai TV, Jiangnan TV, Hebei TV, and Guangxi TV, as well as all their hosts, have all joined the platform.

A small number of Hong Kong celebrities, such as Donnie Yen and Leung Ka-fai, have joined the platform.

After the invitation was sent out, Zhou Xingchi did not join, but his company's official WeChat account did.

but……

His company's official WeChat account has also been added to Renren.com.

This way, neither side is offended.

In addition, almost all departments of Aurora University, as well as the university administration, received invitations.

Moreover, there were two invitations, one from Renren and one from Facebook.

The school leaders even held a small meeting about this matter.

For Aurora University, both are equally important.

Both Renren and Facebook originated from Aurora University.

Lin Xiao was also mentally prepared that Aurora University would have official accounts on both websites.

result……

This is indeed the case for most departments; they have established official accounts on both websites.

However, Aurora University's official announcement chose Facebook instead of Renren.

obviously……

That high-ranking school leader was on Lin Xiao's side.

Or rather, he also came to agree more with Lin Xiao's ideas.

Even if Liao Feng was dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything, since Aurora University was a very high-level institution.

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In the following period, Renren and Facebook extended invitations to a large number of public figures, including almost all first-, second-, and third-tier celebrities, to join their platforms.

Almost everyone could smell it.

Renren and Facebook are locked in a decisive battle.

Big names in Beijing and Hong Kong's entertainment circles have recorded video messages announcing their new presence on Renren.com and welcoming their fans to support them.

The two largest entertainment circles have clearly sided with Renren.com.

In comparison, Renren.com adds far more new celebrities per day than Facebook.

At this moment, the bigwigs in Hong Kong and Beijing's entertainment circles were extremely pleased.

Er Gou, you've finally met your match!
When you were running rampant before, you trampled on our dignity. Did you ever think that one day you would need our help?
Now you need celebrity endorsements, let's see who pays attention to you.
The movie "House of Flying Daggers" will be officially released nationwide on September 28.

The film's official WeChat account, online activities, and announcements about new scenes have all been moved to Renren.com.

Zhang Weiping also specifically told reporters, "Those who act justly will find many supporters, while those who act unjustly will find few. This is the consequence of Er Gou's lack of social skills; he won't be able to cause trouble for long."

"I believe that with the help of Renren.com, 'House of Flying Daggers' will definitely create a brand new box office miracle."

When asked by a reporter what his box office expectations were for "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Weiping replied...
Zhang Weiping: "3 million!"

"A movie like 'Love is Not Blind' can make around 1.45 million yuan. With such a big production, such a star-studded cast, and such a good movie, 'House of Flying Daggers' should make at least 33 million yuan!"

"A few years ago, our film 'Hero' set a box office record of 2.5 million yuan, so only we can break the new box office record."

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That is, on the same day!
Flash Entertainment held a press conference.

Director He Ping, who originally belonged to the Beijing entertainment circle, has officially established his own studio and signed a contract with Flash Entertainment.

The dust has finally settled.

"Director He Ping has always wanted to go international, and of course we at Lightning Entertainment want to help him realize his dream. We also believe that Director He has the ability to do so."

"His first project with us was the TV series 'Squid Game'."

Many media outlets were taken aback. After all, Director He is a renowned director. After accumulating a huge reputation and betraying the Beijing entertainment circle, your company, Lightning Entertainment, actually let him direct a TV series?
In the current mainstream discourse, movies are considered high-class, while TV series are considered inferior.

Gao Changhe: "This is a TV series co-produced by China, the United States, Japan and South Korea. It cost ten million US dollars and only has 10 episodes."

"So don't treat it like an ordinary TV series."

"This TV series is intended to be distributed worldwide and will serve as an important cultural export calling card for our country."

"I believe this TV series will achieve unparalleled success."

"Even more successful than Britain's Got Talent."

After the press conference ended, many reporters swarmed around again, but this time they were interviewing Lin Xiao.

"President Lin, Mr. Zhang from New Pictures said that you have many supporters when you are virtuous, but few when you are not, and that you won't be able to keep going for long. What do you think?"

Lin Xiao ignored him.

"Mr. Lin, New Pictures' 'House of Flying Daggers' has been officially released. What do you think the box office performance will be like?"

Lin Xiao said, "I'm not optimistic."

The reporters couldn't help but get excited; they had a story to tell!

Reporter: "Mr. Lin, this movie cost hundreds of millions to make and has so many superstars, how can you think the box office will be bad?"

Reporter: "Mr. Zhang from New Pictures said that 'House of Flying Daggers' will gross over 3 million yuan. Do you think it can reach that?"

Lin Xiao: "3 million? Half of that is about right."

"I even think that 'House of Flying Daggers' won't surpass 'Love is Not Blind' at the box office!"

These words caused an uproar among the media present.

This is truly shocking.

Zhang Guoshi's "Hero" grossed 2.5 million yuan a few years ago, setting a box office record.

So far, the overall reputation of "House of Flying Daggers" is better than that of "Hero".

At the premiere, many film critics had already shared their opinions, saying that "House of Flying Daggers" made up for the lack of storytelling in "Hero".

This year is a typical big year for movies, with films like "House of Flying Daggers," "A World Without Thieves," "Kung Fu Hustle," and "The Last Day" all being huge hits.

Among them, "House of Flying Daggers" is definitely a heavyweight.

Many people are really hoping it will break the box office record of "Hero".

And yet you actually said its box office might not be as good as "Love is Not Blind"?
Its investment was dozens of times that of "Love is Not Blind," and its cast, director, and so on, after conversion, were at least dozens of times that of "Love is Not Blind."

In the past, Lin Xiao would not have been so domineering and assertive, nor would he have said such things. Instead, he would have left the task of firing the cannon to Gao Changhe.

Because Lin Xiao's entertainment industry strategy had already achieved some results, and had already made celebrities have a certain respect for Lightning Entertainment.

result……

Renren.com's actions have further damaged many of the gains previously made by Flash Entertainment.

They spent lavishly to attract celebrities, fueling the arrogance of the entertainment industry. Crucially, they also made people in the entertainment circle believe that Facebook was about to lose.

Look, Renren.com is experiencing a surge in traffic, with a large number of celebrities joining every day.

And your Facebook, there are only a few.

People in the entertainment industry are masters of changing their tune with the wind; this pessimistic prediction is sure to get them moving.

Then, Lin Xiao wouldn't mind slapping him hard again.

"The End of the World" is our grand finale this year. It can't be released yet, but with "Love is Not Blind", I can still beat your heavyweight "House of Flying Daggers".

Our little production can still take you down.

You lot, behave yourselves.

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That evening, Lightning Entertainment and Bona Film Group jointly decided to extend the release of the digital key for "Love is Not Blind".

Furthermore, we contacted various theater managers again to increase screenings of "Love is Not Blind," especially in large and medium-sized cities.

When Mr. Zhang from New Picture heard Lin Xiao's words, he was almost furious, but also amused.

Your film "Love is Not Blind" is about to be taken off the screens. Although it did have a good box office performance before, its box office revenue has almost dropped to zero recently.

You're actually comparing it to a heavyweight film like "House of Flying Daggers," which has an all-star cast?

Have you lost your mind?

So he launched another attack.

"The leader of the Er Gou cult has gone mad. He has completely lost his mind because Facebook is going to lose to Renren.

"Out of anger, a cornered dog will jump over the wall!"

Lin Xiao will not reply to him anymore.

Gao Changhe, however, took the bait and said directly, "President Zhang, don't forget our 100 million bet!"

"Stop bragging and let the box office results speak for themselves!"

"If you lose, donate 50 million."

"If we lose, we'll donate 50 million!"

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When "Crazy Stone" was released, Lin Xiao did not mobilize Er Gou's fan group.

Even when shows like "Lurking" and "The Brain" aired, Er Gou's fan group wasn't mobilized.

And even now...

It still hasn't started.

Moreover, it doesn't need to be activated.

Because Er Gou Jiaozhu has dedicated fan communities in major cities across the country.

The core members have already begun to organize and mobilize.

I watched "Love is Not Blind" for the second time!
Now is the time when Master Er Gou needs us the most.

In their view, this was an extremely difficult battle, requiring the organization and mobilization of many people, costing a lot of money, and with very little hope of victory.

But in reality... the historical box office of "House of Flying Daggers" was only around 1.53 million yuan. That's a mere ten million yuan more than the current box office of "Love is Not Blind"!

However, Er Gou's fervent fans took it as Don Quixote charging towards the windmills.

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Liao Feng arrived at Happy Party Company (formerly Zulong Studio).

When will Perfect World be available for closed beta testing?

Li Qing: "The earliest we can conduct technical testing is next March."

This is several months earlier than historically.

Liao Feng frowned.

March next year?

By then, the opportunity will have passed, and neither Yahoo! nor SoftBank will give him that much time.

They must conduct technical testing immediately within a few months, and then launch internal testing.

The so-called internal test is almost equivalent to the public test.

You don't have to make money, but you must have a massive number of online users.

If the number of online users reaches around 200,000 to 300,000, it will demonstrate huge profit potential.

That would convince Yahoo! Group and SoftBank Group.

"In November, we will conduct technical testing, and then briefly transition to internal testing!"

"By February, the number of concurrent online users had exceeded 20!"

Liao Feng stated his request directly.

Immediately, Li Qing, the person in charge of Perfect World, was astonished and puzzled: "This, how is this possible?"

"Mr. Liao, we can't do it this way."

"Rushing the schedule like this will cause problems."

"Moreover, according to our business intelligence, 'Zhu Xian' will not be able to conduct closed beta testing until at least the middle of next year. As long as we do it earlier, we can become the first 3D online game in China."

Liao Feng: "The plan has changed now."

"Technical testing needs to be conducted before November, and then we should move to internal testing as soon as possible!"

Li Qing: "Hong En will not agree."

Historically, the founder of Hongen Online established Perfect World and merged Joyful Faction (Zulong) into it.

But the world has changed. With the strong entry of Renren.com, Zulong Studio now has two major investors: Renren.com and Hongen Online.

Renren Group is the major shareholder.

Liao Feng: "Just stick to this goal. I'll go and persuade President Chi."

After Liao Feng left, Li Qing slammed his fist on the table.

Playing the piano haphazardly, giving nonsensical commands!
Do you understand games?
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Next, Liao Feng found Mr. Chi of Hongen Online and explained his purpose.

"I disagree!"

"The test is scheduled for around March next year, so it's unlikely to change."

"What if the game has problems if it's released so early? And the game won't be able to be in its best condition."

Liao Feng: "Hasn't the company already conducted internal testing? The game quality is very high, even amazing."

Mr. Chi: "Internal testing within the company is small-scale. Once large-scale testing begins, the environment will be completely different, and problems that were not exposed before may very well come to light."

Liao Feng: "Then let's increase the budget, find external help, find top technical experts, and have the entire team work overtime. With a generous reward, there will surely be brave men. We must conduct technical testing in November and then quickly start internal testing."

"Some things can't be solved with money; they require time." President Chi: "President Liao, doing this is too risky and completely unnecessary. Why?"

Liao Feng: "Because we don't have time. International giants only have so much patience. We need to prove to them within a few months that we have huge profit potential."

Mr. Chi thought to himself, "That's you, not us."

He had certainly heard that Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi had come up with a vicious plan: they went directly to Yahoo and SoftBank, aiming to cut off Lightning Group's international escape route.

President Chi: "For the sake of game quality, I disagree with conducting technical testing in November. We've invested so much; if problems arise, I can't afford the consequences!"

The meeting ended somewhat unpleasantly!

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Liao Feng returned to Renren Group and immediately convened a meeting.

"The other shareholder of the game 'Perfect World' does not agree to conduct technical testing in advance," Liao Feng said bluntly. "But SoftBank Group and Yahoo Group have given us too little time."

"So we have no other choice."

Three options!

"First, we acquired all of Hongen Online's shares in the game 'Perfect World' at a premium, making it our sole proprietary product, so we can have complete control over it."

Everyone was stunned; that meant paying a huge sum of money.

Because at such a crucial moment, you can't blame others for asking for an exorbitant amount.

Because the current quality of "Perfect World" is very good, it has a high expectation of success.

This product is coming out next year, and you're asking them to give up their shares now? Unless you offer an extremely high price.

"Mr. Chi invested around 30 million in this game, while we invested over 50 million."

“We bought his shares at a three-fold premium.”

That's 1 million!

The shareholders present looked at each other in bewilderment.

Renren Group previously had a relatively ample cash reserve, but Renren Video burned through a lot of money, spending a significant amount of money to attract a large number of celebrities to join the platform.

Now they have to spend another 100 million to buy back all the remaining shares of Perfect World?

"After acquiring the remaining shares of Perfect World, we will spend money to find an excellent team from around the world and make a final push for the game in the last month."

"In addition, we are officially competing with The9 for the exclusive operation rights of World of Warcraft in China."

Originally, The9 had already acquired the operating rights for World of Warcraft a few months ago.

However, in this world, Nine City has two huge competitors: Renren.com and Tencent.

The matter remains unresolved to this day, with Blizzard's asking price rising due to competition.

The shareholders present felt a chill run down their spines.

This is going to cost a lot of money again.

Liao Feng said, "Gentlemen, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. How much more so should we, whose opponent is the Lightning Group? Since this is a decisive battle, we must use all our strength."

"Although there are no successful precedents for online games from Europe and America in China, World of Warcraft is extremely successful in North America and even worldwide."

"And the Yahoo! Group and SoftBank Group that we want to win over understand World of Warcraft."

"Once our Perfect World test is a huge success, with over 20 online players, and we've also secured the rights to World of Warcraft, that's double insurance."

"That alone proves our strength."

"And our Renren Video is experiencing a surge in traffic and users."

"So, when the time comes, we won't ask for 3 million US dollars, but more!"

"If SoftBank and Yahoo invest in us, it will mean the complete failure of Facebook. We control three business clusters: social, video, and gaming!"

"What will our market capitalization be if we aim for an IPO in the US by the end of next year?"

"Two billion dollars?"

"Two billion US dollars?"

"Even more!"

"What is this small sacrifice compared to the enormous profits?"

The shareholders of Renren Group were stirred up and, in the end, voted unanimously to approve Liao Feng's proposal.

Renren.com has been so successful lately that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a meteoric rise.

Most importantly, when Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi are completely aligned, the other shareholders will no longer be able to sway them.

The combined shares held by these two individuals are simply too many.

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After gaining the support of the board of directors, Liao Feng once again approached Mr. Chi of Hongen Online, requesting to acquire shares in the game "Perfect World".

After thinking for a while, Mr. Chi quoted a price.

"Twenty million!"

Liao Feng's face immediately turned cold.

Are you taking advantage of the chaos?

This is more than just making outrageous demands.

Your maximum investment in this game is 30 million, and now you're asking me for 200 million?

"Mr. Chi, that's enough!"

"We'll all see each other again in the future."

Next, the two sides entered into intense negotiations.

Mr. Chi made some concessions, but ultimately he held firm on the price of around 1.5 million and refused to budge any further.

Even though Liao Feng brought up his powerful connections, President Chi gritted his teeth and resisted.

In business negotiations, everyone should trade fairly. You can't just use your background to pressure people all the time, can you?
Furthermore, why would you need to mobilize such enormous power and resources for a mere tens of millions?

That doesn't make sense, does it? Business is business, and I'm not your enemy.

Renren Group, on the other hand, is under immense pressure to carry out its decisive battle and can hardly afford to waste time.

Ultimately, the board of directors of Renren Group made concessions and agreed to spend 1.3 million yuan to buy the shares of the game "Perfect World" held by Mr. Chi.

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Lin Xiao heard the news.

Renren Group spent 1.3 million yuan to buy all the remaining shares of "Perfect World", and now the game is completely owned by Renren.

Moreover, Renren Group also mobilized its extensive network to bring in outstanding international teams to make a final push for the Perfect World game.

We plan to conduct technical testing in November, and then move to internal testing as soon as possible.

Moreover, Renren.com offered an even higher price to compete with The9 and Tencent for the exclusive distribution rights to World of Warcraft, which would cost tens of millions of US dollars.

The licensing fees alone amounted to several million US dollars.

Moreover, the advertising expenses before the game becomes a paid service, amounting to several million or even tens of millions of dollars, need to be deposited into a special account.

Furthermore, when signing the agency agreement, it is also necessary to pay the copyright fee for World of Warcraft for the next four years.

Of course, the parties are still negotiating and vying for this agency right, and it has not yet been finalized.

But Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi are really crazy.

In order to completely defeat Facebook and to secure investments from Yahoo! Group and SoftBank, they are undertaking an unprecedented gamble.

Aren't you afraid of your cash flow completely drying up by playing like this?
Finally, Xia Xi said, "That famous saying is absolutely right."

"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad!"

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10 Month 5 Day!
The box office figures for the previous week were published on the Sichuan Pacific website.

"House of Flying Daggers" grossed 85 million yuan in its opening week! (as of October 3rd)
"Love is Not Blind" grossed 17 million yuan last week!
The entire industry was in an uproar once again.

First of all, "House of Flying Daggers" truly lived up to expectations, becoming the undisputed number one box office hit of the year in its opening week.

Historically, this film grossed $51 million in its opening week, but it only lasted for three days in its opening week.

This time, the first week lasted a full six days, and it also coincided with the National Day holiday.

But this result is undoubtedly still quite impressive. Normally, the total box office is three times that of the opening week.

"House of Flying Daggers" might break 2.5 million.

It really could break the box office record of "Hero".

Of course, "Love is Not Blind" was also terrifying. It had almost no box office revenue before and was about to be taken off the screens.

But because Er Gou Jiaozhu wanted to teach the entertainment industry a lesson by forcibly extending the key, surprisingly many fans actually supported it and watched it a second or even a third time.

1700 million, that's hundreds of thousands of tickets.

His fans are truly loyal and enthusiastic.

Even so, the fans were exhausted.

Based on this trend, even if it is forcibly extended, it will be difficult for "Love is Not Blind" to exceed 1.75 million yuan in its final box office.

So Er Gou's boast that he would defeat "House of Flying Daggers" with this movie will ultimately fall flat.

On October 5th, New Pictures held a celebration party to mark its box office surpassing 100 million yuan.

"A minimum of 2.5 million, aiming for 3 million!" Zhang Weiping declared boldly at the celebration banquet.

However... just one week later.

10 Month 12 Day!
The Sichuan Pacific Cinema Line website has once again released last week's box office data.

"House of Flying Daggers" grossed 3500 million!
"Love is Not Blind" grossed 9 million!
Shortly after Zhang Weiping made his bold statement, the box office of "House of Flying Daggers" plummeted in its second week, dropping by 60%.

Upon receiving this data, Zhang Weiping felt a chill run down his spine.

To everyone's astonishment, they discovered...
Judging from this trend, Master Er Gou's words are not just empty talk.

The final box office of "Love is Not Blind" may actually surpass that of "House of Flying Daggers"!
If that really happens, then... that would be truly terrifying.

A small-budget production with an investment of a few million has managed to bypass the release schedule, first defeating the star-studded "The Twins Effect II", and now it's going to defeat the heavyweight "House of Flying Daggers"?
Don't worry about whether Er Gou is overdrawing his fans' purchasing power or forcibly prolonging his life.

But... grades are grades.

Many celebrities in the entertainment industry were pessimistic about Facebook and instead paid to join Renren instead of Facebook.

Now Er Gou slapped him hard across the face.

Wake up!

Think carefully about which side you want to take before you rush to celebrate.

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Of course, that was just a skirmish on the sidelines.

The real battle is still between Facebook and Renren.

10 Month 15 Day!
Renren.com announced that the number of users accessing Renren Video alone has officially exceeded ten million!

Renren Video surpassed YouTube to become the number one video website in China and also the number one video website in the world.

10 Month 16 Day!
Renren.com held a grand press conference.

It has been announced that Perfect World, the first domestically produced 3D MMORPG, will officially begin its technical test on November 1st!
At that time, Renren Group will take up the banner of national games.

at the same time.

Tencent quietly launched new content.

QQ Zone is officially launched!
finally come!

This is more than six months earlier than in previous years.

However, it came silently, like an assassin.

Meanwhile, Lightning Industries quietly launched a new product that appeared in the Facebook app.

YY Voice!

In addition, Facebook also released some new content.

YouTube's social networking system has been officially launched!
This is the real killer feature of video websites: the user-sharing system that has historically elevated YouTube to legendary status.

Compared to the huge momentum of Renren.com.

Facebook's two actions both seemed rather understated.

Even if both actions are strategic in nature.

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Note: I'm an hour early now! My benefactors, please don't hold back your monthly tickets, please give them to me! I bow in gratitude!

(End of this chapter)