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

Chapter 56 We're the ones who sell the genuine stuff!
8 month 6 day.

early morning.

The weather was gloomy.

Wearing a mask, Deng Hairong followed the lawyer and hurriedly entered the audio-visual sales area of ​​Zhongguancun.

Although it's very early...

But at this moment, the Dingjin Electronics City in Zhongguancun was already bustling with people.

They squeezed and pushed their way through the crowd, at one point struggling to breathe.

Finally, they stopped when they squeezed into a stall called "Audio-Visual World".

He saw an acrylic board erected at the "Audio-Visual World" booth, with the words "Officially Licensed Superman 2" written on it, which was very eye-catching under the lights.

A dense, dark mass of people, everywhere you look, are there people buying DVDs...

They went into the stall.

Seeing a series of messy discs on the stall, the most eye-catching one was an officially licensed "Superman 2" disc.

The area was packed with people, young people with cash in hand, scrambling to buy the official DVD of "Superman 2"...

Listening to the surrounding chatter, they heard that the official DVD of "Superman 2" had been sold out in just about an hour after they entered the booth.

What remains are a few CDs that are not for sale but are available for rent.

Such phenomenal sales should have made Deng Hairong happy, but at this moment, Deng Hairong felt increasingly cold inside.

Yesterday, many people from Tianyu Media conducted undercover investigations at various audio-visual product stores, and ultimately, they obtained data that was infuriating.

In reality, many video retailers reported that "Superman II" sold very well, far exceeding the figures reported by DVD distributors, but the final reported figure was only 50,000 copies.

According to the data department's conclusions, piracy of "Superman 2" has become rampant in the market. While 5 legitimate copies are being sold, at least 10 pirated copies are being sold!

Besides pirated copies being sold...

What's even more infuriating is!
In the market, the terrible movie "The Man from Nowhere 2," which claims to be an authentic film and is just trying to ride on the coattails of "Superman 2," is even more desperate to leech off "Superman 2."

"Boss, 'Superman 2' is sold out. How about 'The Longest Nite 2'? It's super popular online and it's officially licensed..."

Deng Hairong stared intently at the smiling face of the owner of "Audio-Visual World," then secretly slipped him a copy of "The Distant Man 2"...

"Here's 15 yuan, that's about right. Here's the officially licensed 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2,' plus a bonus Easter egg..."

"..."

Deng Hairong stared at "The Distant Man 2," his heart burning with rage, but he finally nodded and spent fifteen yuan to buy a copy.

……

Half an hour later, when I returned to the office and opened the officially licensed copy of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2"...

When he saw the so-called "exciting Easter egg"!
His eyes widened!

What did he see?
He saw a poster that came with the "Far Away 2" DVD!
What did he see in the poster?
I saw a close-up photo of a sexy female superhero wearing a tight-fitting plastic bodysuit that accentuated her perfect hip curves!

Then, below it, a line of text reads: "【《The Distant Ones 2: Reboot》is coming soon!"

and many more!

This is what's known as the "extra egg".
After a long silence, he lowered his head and stared at the data on the screen!
2003, April 8.

After the official DVD of "Superman 2" entered the market, countless discs bearing the official license of "Superman 2" appeared overnight in DVD and VCD sales areas across China.

Because the primary market is subject to official regulation, all audio-visual product stores are fully compliant. The titles "Superman 2" and "The Longest Day in Chang'an" are clearly stated, and the differences between "Superman 2" and "The Longest Day in Chang'an" are also indicated and noted, making it easy for people to understand at a glance...

but……

To Deng Hairong's shock!

Despite the clear labeling, there were still quite a few people buying "The Distant Ones 2" on the primary market...

8月4日这天，《迢人2》的光碟卖出了8000张，其中一级市场占了2100多张……

By August 5th, this number had already exceeded 15000, with nearly 4500 sold on the primary market. And these were people who bought the tickets knowing full well that the movie wasn't "Superman 2," and knowing it was a terrible film...

Upon seeing this data, Deng Hairong's face turned terribly grim.

"These people know it's a terrible movie, a pile of crap, but they still want to see just how bad it is? Are these people crazy?"

"President Deng, China has over a billion people. Even the most niche films have a certain user base... especially among those who are curious and morbidly interested. Even some disgusting DVDs that we can't stand to watch or that are like eating shit, are secretly bought and watched by some people. Not to mention..."

"..."

Deng Hairong stared at the barrage of criticism on the internet's "Movie House" forum, then took the data and looked at the box office figures for "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2" over the past two days!
A total of 8 cinemas across the country are showing "Monkey King vs. Superman 2"...

These days, almost every movie theater has been filled with curious moviegoers.

They contribute thousands, even tens of thousands, of yuan in box office revenue every day...

He then looked at the comments on [Movie House].

"I went to see it in the theater, and it was indeed terrible!"

"Holy crap, this is outrageously rotten!"

"Holy crap...it's really bad, the netizens weren't lying to me!"

"..."

Looking at the series of comments, Deng Hairong closed his eyes.

Just at this time……

There was a knock on the office door!

Immediately afterwards...

A young man from the data department rushed in!

"Mr. Deng!"

"The sales of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2' on the secondary market have gone crazy! In some places, it's selling for more than the original version!"

"..."

Deng Hairong took the data in shock!

Upon seeing the data above, my pupils constricted sharply!

Second and third-tier markets!
Most of them are small counties across the country.

The official copy of "Superman 2" costs 20 yuan.

However, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2," which claims to be an official copy and includes a bonus Easter egg, is outrageously selling for 22 yuan a copy!
Moreover, and more importantly, a huge number of people actually went and bought it like idiots!

After watching it...

Deng Hairong suddenly stood up!
He slammed his hand on the table, his face turning ashen!
he knows!
If this continues!
Then the entire Superman 2 project would be ruined!
"Ministry of Justice!"

"Give me a draft lawyer's letter!"

"I'm going to sue them!"

"I'm going to sue them to death!"

..............................

Friends!

Time is money!

"Speed, speed!"

"Remember, we sell genuine products; it's a legitimate business!"

"Let's not have any psychological burden, speed, speed!"

"However, besides speed, we need to keep a close eye on everything that Superman 2 is doing, including websites, news, on-site data, the Superman 2 project team's box office performance, and all decisions and market feedback..."

"If they're fast, we have to be even faster!"

"We need to add more exciting posters to the Easter eggs!"

"I've already seen the comments online, and everyone thinks this promotional poster is awesome!"

"But we must not be complacent; we must strive for even greater progress!"

"Yes, we don't do pornography, but we can legally skirt the line, the closer to the line the better, the more exciting the better!"

"..."

[XuanShi Entertainment]!
Li Dongqiang sat in the office of [Xuan Shi Entertainment] with a group of young people who made pirated CDs.

They watched as Zhou Yang, spittle flying, held up the original DVD of "The Distant Man 2" and kept explaining the "techniques" for the upcoming episodes.

Just at this time……

There was a series of knocks on the office door.

Immediately afterwards...

Director Shen Long, who was filming "The Reboot," rushed over from the set, hurriedly bringing a lawyer's letter.

"Mr. Zhou, something terrible has happened! They've sued us!"

"..."

Zhou Yang frowned slightly after receiving the lawyer's letter.

Then, looking at Shen Long, he asked a completely unrelated question.

"Director Shen, our film 'The Distant Friend: Reboot' will be released on August 15th, is that alright?"

"No, Mr. Zhou, I'll listen to you. We've been investing heavily, and with that money, we have all the equipment and everything else. Plus, with this movie, we have a detailed shooting plan, so the problem shouldn't be that big... As for the special effects, we have three teams working on them almost every day. While they may not be the best, they're definitely better than 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2'... Mr. Zhou, this movie is definitely not a bad one!"

"it is good!"

"Mr. Zhou, this lawyer's letter, we..."

"It's alright, go ahead and film. We live in the sunshine, and the police station is just a short distance away. Nobody will dare to do anything to us!"

"But we..."

"Remember, we deal in legitimate products!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)