I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 157 This guy is a fucking swindler who cheats women out of their money!

this world!

It has been completely turned upside down, to the point that even Liu Jiasheng wouldn't recognize it!

January 5th to January 7th!
In just two days, the rating for "Love Rollercoaster" on [Movie House] has dropped to a low of 4.6!
Keep in mind, this is a 10-point scale, not a 5-point scale!
This is the lowest and worst movie rating in the history of [MovieHome], bar none!

He even posted a film review titled "A Gentleman Like Jade, Unparalleled in the World," which garnered nearly a thousand comments...

The entire piece is full of insults; the phrase "drenched in dog blood" wouldn't be an exaggeration at all.

However, despite being such an epic flop, tickets were incredibly hard to come by!
Moreover, judging from the box office data and other popularity data released by [Changkong Film and Television], this movie seems to be a box office hit!
On January 5th, the box office was 450,000 RMB!

On January 6th, the box office reached 470,000 RMB! [Changkong Cinemas] opened several new cinemas, and at the same time, other smaller cinemas also used [Changkong Cinemas]'s connections to purchase film rights. As a result, almost every cinema was packed!

On January 7th, although the box office figures had not yet been released, the market's explosive growth made Liu Jiasheng realize that his understanding of the market was flawed!
In just 5 days, it seems like a sure thing that the box office will surpass 200 million!
Two million isn't a lot, but don't forget, Mr. Zhou has been blacklisted by other cinema chains. Now, his only cooperating cinema chains are Changkong Cinemas and Mr. Zhou's own Feihe Cinemas!

Moreover, movie tickets are another matter...

on the other hand……

The DVD market!

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Early in the morning of June 1.

【Tianyu】

The moment the latest set of data from "Love Rollercoaster" was placed on the table!
Xu Haibo stared blankly at the box office figure of 50!

this moment……

He felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his perception!
wrong!

It's definitely not a problem with my own understanding!
In the history of Chinese cinema, there has never been a film that has been criticized like this that has managed to achieve box office success!
Ah!
This movie, which was criticized by the entire internet, not only did not get worse, but its daily box office actually started to rise against the trend inexplicably?
Who believes this?
They must have inflated the box office figures!

"Has the data investigation department investigated this? Is there anything wrong with this data...?"

“There’s nothing wrong with this data…” The assistant standing next to him stared intently at the contents of the screen and shook his head.

"It must be box office manipulation; otherwise, such data and results wouldn't be possible. Keep a close eye on this movie, and if there are any problems, post them online immediately..."

"Well, Mr. Xu, actually, even if the daily box office exceeds 50, it's not a big deal in the film industry. Mr. Xu, do we need to focus so much attention on Zhou Yang?"

"This is a malignant tumor, and I have a feeling that if we don't suppress it now, it will become a bigger problem!"

"it is good!"

The assistant nodded and turned to leave.

Xu Haibo's face was gloomy, and Zhou Yang's disgusting smile appeared in his mind.

Some time ago, that bastard put Tianyu Media in the eye of the storm, almost jeopardizing its IPO...

Although they have extricated themselves from the turmoil, they have paid a heavy price!
For some reason, ever since he met Zhou Yang, Xu Haibo had a very strong thought in his mind: if he didn't get rid of this cancerous tumor before it grew strong enough, then sooner or later it would become a major threat to them!

After suppressing his emotions, he continued to work on the screening of other domestically produced films.

[Tianyu] will be listed in March, while the end of January is the Spring Festival season, which is a fiercely contested period for the film and television industry!
The five major film studios have already started promoting their spring holiday movies!
They also have a martial arts Lunar New Year film called "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," which is about to premiere!
They will now dedicate all their resources to this film.

……

On January 7th, Xu Haibo spent the entire day busy with various matters related to "People in the Jianghu".

I was so busy that it was already past midnight on January 8th!
Just as Xu Haibo was preparing to take a good rest...

The office door opened.

Immediately afterwards, the assistant rushed in, his face filled with shock!

"Mr. Xu, the DVD sales of the movie 'Love Rollercoaster' are going crazy!"

Upon seeing the assistant hand over a copy of the DVD data for "Love Rollercoaster" published by [Movie House]...

He suddenly stood up from his chair!
I stared at the movie in shock!

"This is fucking data manipulation!"

He couldn't help but swear!
Next!

They kept a close eye on the fact that the DVD of "Love Rollercoaster" achieved an astonishing sales figure of over 3 copies sold on its first day!
My ears are ringing!
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"impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"How is this going?"

"This doesn't make sense!"

"Is this fake? This bastard has no shame, he'd do anything to make the sales figures look good?"

"..."

5:1 AM on January 8th.

Li Mingrui was awakened from his sleep by a series of phone calls.

Still half-asleep, he was startled after answering the phone. He quickly dressed and rushed to [Hua Xiang Entertainment] in Taiwan.

After entering the office and sitting down in a chair, I stared at the box office figures for "Love Rollercoaster" that my assistant had brought me...

Look at the 3 sales figures above!
And when the online DVD store in [Movie House] received over 8 pre-orders, he was stunned!
Immediately afterwards...

When he learned from his assistant that the reservation data from [Movie House] was all the most accurate data, his head was buzzing!

One day!
3 copies sold! In just 2 days, total pre-orders exceeded 8 copies!

This is an incredibly popular and phenomenal number in the entire CD/DVD market, specifically the legitimate market!
The film that created this sales boom is actually the one that was scorned, disdained, and criticized by the entire internet, the entire entertainment industry, and all filmmakers!

This made Li Mingrui think he was seeing a ghost!

"Based on our company's database and our team's analysis, the data is genuine, with minimal inaccuracies, and..."

"And what?"

"Zhou Yang's merchandise is selling like crazy. In fact, today, the sales of his photobook—well, if that's true—are going to surpass Chen Liang's!"

"How can it be!"

Li Mingrui watched as his assistant opened the laptop and clicked on another newly opened reservation section of [Movie House].

There aren't many products in this pre-order area; they're all posters, merchandise, and photos of Zhou Yang!
A scene that made Li Mingrui question the meaning of life unfolded!

Overnight, Zhou Yang's poster pre-orders exceeded 7, and his photo album sales surpassed 1 copies!

Looking at all these data points!

Li Mingrui was completely speechless!

But the most unsettling part is yet to come!
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1 month 7 day.

On an ordinary morning, the official DVD of "Love Rollercoaster" hit the market.

The price isn't too expensive; a box containing two discs (side A and side B) costs 9 yuan.

However, when this disc entered the market, it instantly caused a huge uproar!
In just 18 hours!

3 discs sold out in one go!

Not only were the CDs sold out, but even the Zhou Yang merchandise, photo albums, and posters that had been prepared in advance were swept away like a whirlwind, and the sales shocked everyone!

1 month 9 day.

What shocked Chinese filmmakers even more was what happened next.

In just seven days since its release, the box office of "Love Rollercoaster" has skyrocketed from its initial opening weekend gross of 400,000 yuan. On January 8th, it even surpassed 600,000 yuan, bringing its total box office to over 335 million yuan!
On January 10th, the box office continued its upward surge, surpassing 650,000 RMB and bringing the total box office to over 4 million RMB!

1 Month 11 Day!
The three major cinema chains in China have still not released the film and are still negotiating with Zhou Yang, continuing their efforts to block him.

However, some smaller cinema chains have gradually sensed the market's enthusiasm and have begun to acquire the screening rights for "Love Rollercoaster"...

On January 12, as some smaller cinemas began to follow suit, "Love Rollercoaster" broke the 1 million yuan mark in daily box office revenue!
On January 13th, the daily box office exceeded 1.2 million, and the total box office officially surpassed 5 million, steadily climbing upwards...

While box office success is one aspect, what's most astonishing is Zhou Yang's DVD sales. From the 7th to the 13th, in just seven days, a total of 1 million copies were sold, exceeding the sales of "Love Ferris Wheel" by more than 200,000 copies during the same period...

Such astonishing data left Li Mingrui in disbelief.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mingrui received a call from their company's marketing analysis team.

"Although this movie is terrible, according to our marketing department's research, we found that it perfectly caters to the female market!"

"More than 70% of the viewers are women, and girls aged 18 to 23 are the main consumers of this film!"

"We are shocked!"

"Honestly, we never imagined that the female market would have such crazy spending power!"

"..."

Not long after I finished the call!
The assistant rushed in, looking somewhat incredulous.

"Mr. Li!"

"Nowadays……"

"A website called 'Zhou Yang's Home' suddenly appeared on various movie forums..."

"When I clicked in, the [Zhou Yang's Home] already had over 2 users!"

"..."

Immediately afterwards...

He saw his assistant turn on the computer and open the website for "Zhou Yang's Home"!

After taking a look...

Li Mingrui's pupils constricted sharply!
Next!

Seeing a series of comments, and a series of handsome photos of Zhou Yang!
Li Mingrui's expression changed drastically!
He got it!
He got it!

Oh shit!

This bastard cheated children out of their money, and now he's cheating women out of theirs!

filming?
Ah!
What movie is it?
That bastard is a fraudster!
"Mr. Li, I just received another piece of news..."

"what news?"

"Just now, Li Mei, the head of the internationally renowned clothing brand [KSA] in China, publicly called out to Zhou Yang in front of the media, inviting him to audition for the role of their spokesperson!"

"What? [KSA]? Isn't that the international endorsement brand that Chen Liang has been fighting for for over a year? [Tianyu] has poured countless resources into promoting Chen Liang to get this endorsement, how could they let Zhou Yang... Ha, maybe it's just that bastard Zhou Yang hyping it up himself, just ignore it..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)