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Chapter 94 The hype is insane! (Third update)
"Has it not recovered yet?"

"no!"

"Damn it, why did it collapse at this time..."

"Nearly 100,000 users suddenly flooded in, and the server couldn't handle it!"

"Where's the backup server?!"

"We are activating the backup server, but it will take time!"

"Damn it, I told you long ago, we should rent the most expensive server, damn it..."

"The server is one issue, Mr. Yang, but there are also bugs—there are just too many!"

"..."

9 month 11 day.

Seven o'clock!
[Movie House] Company.

Countless staff members frantically began troubleshooting the server...

The customer's phone nearby kept ringing, and the young woman answering it was about to explode!

Yang Bo kept wiping away sweat, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the already lagging interface of [Movie Home], excitedly directing the staff to continuously debug the server and backend.

He had actually anticipated that [Movie Home] would see a surge in traffic after the release of the movie "The Haunted Village".

but……

He never dreamed that this surge in traffic would be so astonishing!
从9月9日开始到9月11日，两天时间，【电影之家】的网站注册用户从10万，猛增至了18万！
In just two days, he gained 8 new registered users, which completely exceeded his expectations!
What was even more unexpected was that in the past two days, nearly 10 data accesses have suddenly flooded in from all directions, especially in the last few hours!
These 10 visits not only overwhelmed the servers of [Movie House], but also crashed the newly opened [Pre-sale Mall] interface!
【Movie Home】Initially, it was just a website established by Yang Bo and a few movie enthusiasts. A few days ago, the server was replaced, and it was thought that it would be almost usable. However, unexpectedly, so much data rushed in at once that it crashed the server!

After finally getting a backup server to share the load, they discovered that [Movie Home] had made a mess of code when it was first built, all for the sake of convenience. It was like a pile of crap.

This time, the server was hit, and the website was riddled with bugs. It crashed several times during trial runs.

Time passed little by little...

The customer service phone rang even more frantically!
Seeing that the customer service representative was struggling to cope, Yang Bo finally got impatient and took matters into his own hands, explaining the current situation of [Movie House] to the grumbling users.

It wasn't until around 11 o'clock that [Movie House] finally returned to normal operation...

Several programmers collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Ding Haiqiang, the head of the back-end data department, was already exhausted...

But when I saw the actual number of visits and access data in the backend, my eyes widened in surprise!
He suddenly jumped out of his chair and stared at the screen as if he'd seen a ghost!

"My grass!"

"What's wrong?" Yang Bo walked over instinctively.

Immediately afterwards, he saw the number of registrations and visits on [Movie House]!

In just over ten minutes, the number of visits to [Movie House] has exceeded an astonishing 15!

The number of registered users has exceeded 20, a truly astonishing feat!

Meanwhile, the reopened [DVD pre-order section] saw a surge of nearly 5 visitors...

"Pre-orders for the discs have exceeded 2000!"

"2030 pictures!"

"2056!"

"2100 pictures!"

"2320 pictures!"

"..."

Yang Bo stared in shock at the DVD pre-sale area in the [Movie House]!

At first, the number of orders increased by a few at a time, but after more than ten minutes, the number of orders started to increase by dozens at a time!

Half an hour has passed!
The growth rate even exceeded 100...

By midnight, Yang Bo was stunned to see that the number of discs available for pre-order had increased to an astonishing 3000!

The company's account already has a deposit of around 24000 yuan!

I grass!

It seems that buying tickets online is feasible!

Just as Yang Bo was making a buzzing sound, there was a knock at the door.

Immediately afterwards...

Yang Bo went out and opened the door, where he saw Zhou Yang leading Li Dongqiang in.

"President Zhou!" Yang Bo hurriedly went to greet him.

"Is the server ready?" Zhou Yang looked at the staff who were slumped in their chairs, busy as bees, and finally asked Yang Bo.

"It's all set, Mr. Zhou. Selling discs online and delivering them offline—that's feasible. We now have around 24000 in pre-orders in our company account. It's not a lot, but this 24000 represents a breakthrough from zero to one! This attempt is feasible, at least in the disc industry!" Yang Bo pulled Zhou Yang to the main unit, pointing to the rapidly increasing data on it.

Just now, while I was chatting with Zhou Yang, the number of records, which was originally 3000, had already surged to 3030...

These users primarily transfer money into their accounts via online banking...

"Oh, that's good!" Zhou Yang nodded, then looked at Li Dongqiang: "Mr. Li, these past two days, you've investigated the actual situation of offline stores. Are customers' acceptance of online shopping okay?"

"good!"

"How many cities have our official channels covered in the last two days?"

“According to the data report below, in the past month, our legitimate partners have covered 4 provinces and nearly 35 prefecture-level cities across the country. Each city has a dedicated store in charge. In addition, through a hierarchical management model, we have temporary stores in nearly 200 counties. The people in charge of these temporary stores are basically those who previously laundered pirated goods. However, the accounting is currently a bit chaotic. There are many issues and it’s a real headache. There are many cases of underreporting, false reporting, and selling both legitimate and pirated goods at the same time…” Zhou Yang, Li Dongqiang, and Yang Bo walked into the office.

As soon as he sat down, Li Dongqiang excitedly took out a set of data and placed it on Zhou Yang's table.

Zhou Yang took the data and glanced at it...

When he saw a series of false reports, concealments, and secret private transactions, Zhou Yang's emotions did not change!
This team was formed too recently, and most of the members came from humble backgrounds. Now is the time for rapid, unregulated growth, so some things can only be turned a blind eye to!

After reviewing the data, Zhou Yang looked at Li Dongqiang: "Mr. Li, I've been thinking about this. Could you contact all the managers across the country and tell them we need to input all their contact information into the computer database of [Movie House]?"

"Mr. Zhou, you mean..."

"I want them to set up a temporary team specifically to connect with netizens across the country on [Movie House]. Tell them that we'll provide them with wholesale goods and authorization. For those who don't have the funds, they don't need to stock up on goods or open a store. They just need to set up a shipping point. Once a sale is made on the computer, the netizens can go to the nearest shipping point to pick it up... After they pick it up, they'll all contact your team. You'll then tally the actual sales, and once the sales figures are tallied, we'll pay them all at once..."

"Okay, what about the partners for those physical stores?"

"We don't need to worry about our physical store partners; they can sell however they want. We're just adding more online channels..."

"Okay!" Li Dongqiang nodded.

He checked the time!

He then hurriedly walked out the door and started making phone calls.

Having started out in the piracy business, he knows very well what popularity is and what speed is crucial!
Just after Zhou Yang finished speaking, he looked at Yang Bo: "Mr. Yang, let's make some minor adjustments to [Movie House], add some contact information and addresses of our partners, and open up the [pre-sale area]..."

"Okay!" Yang Bo nodded, took a sip of water, and excitedly walked forward: "I'll go take care of it now!"

"Ok!"

After giving his instructions, Zhou Yang prepared to take a short nap in his office.

The phone rang.

Zhou Yang glanced at the number and saw it was an unfamiliar one.

Immediately afterwards, I answered the phone.

"Mr. Zhou! Hello..."

"Hello……"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Dong Qichang, and I am the head of the marketing and copyright departments at Huaying International Cinema Circuit..."

"Ok?"

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

"Director Li, the popularity of our 'A Better Tomorrow' has been completely stolen by that movie 'Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen,' oh no, 'The Haunted Village'!"

"what!"

"Today, all the major film review websites on the internet are filled with information about the movie 'The Haunted Village'... We can't compete with them at all in terms of popularity!"

"How can it be!"

The director of "A Better Tomorrow" is Lee Yee-keung, one of the rising young directors in Hong Kong in the 90s.

It's already 4 a.m.!

But Li Yiqiang did not rest; instead, he kept his eyes glued to the box office figures for "A Better Tomorrow"!

On September 9th, "A Better Tomorrow" grossed an astonishing 15 million RMB at its premiere...

On September 10th, thanks to securing more screenings in theaters, "A Better Tomorrow" did not see a drop in box office revenue after its premiere; instead, it increased to around 18 million RMB!

However, by September 11th, the box office of "A Better Tomorrow" began to decline sharply, dropping to 12 million...

1200 million is not bad, but the decline is very abnormal!
Just as he was feeling vaguely uneasy and wanted to investigate, there was a knock on the office door, and then his assistant rushed in in a panic, showing him a popularity statistic for "A Better Tomorrow"!

Watching and watching...

Li Yiqiang was slightly shocked, then his eyes widened in disbelief: "Why are so many media outlets and newspapers publishing news about 'The Mountain Village Corpse' instead of our news? And why are all the newspapers that cooperate with us reporting that 'The Mountain Village Corpse' is terrifying?"

"Because of sales figures, those damned media outlets have discovered that as long as they use the gimmick of 'The Haunted Village' scaring people to death, their newspaper sales double. The [China Film News] just announced their sales figures; today alone, they sold nearly 4 copies, twice as many as when they reported on our 'A Better Tomorrow'! Some unscrupulous newspapers have even used photos from 'The Haunted Village' to create all sorts of sensational headlines like '666 people were scared to death' or 'go crazy watching the movie'..."

"..."

"Not only these media outlets, but the [1819 program team] even made a special episode to debunk these rumors... And the program 'Approaching Science' even split it into two parts, taking two days to produce a program that dispelled feudal superstitions and popularized science..."

"..."

"Damn it, the movie's popularity has already taken off and can't be suppressed!"

Just as the assistant was excitedly saying these words.

Immediately afterwards...

The phone rang.

The assistant answered the phone!

Then his eyes widened!
"what happened?"

"Damn it, Huaying International, which promised to give us an extra 20% of screenings, suddenly went back on their word and changed it to around 10%!"

"what!"

Li Yiqiang suddenly stood up!
"It seems they've acquired the film distribution rights to 'The Haunted Village'!"

"what!"

(Third update delivered...)
(Actually, I also want to update more and write more. The average daily subscription is now 6600. In 8 days, it has increased by more than 3000. I have never seen my books increase so quickly before. The more chapters I update, the more money I can earn... Nobody would turn down money.)
(But I really can't write fast, I'm afraid I'll mess it up...)
(Okay, once I've adjusted myself and am in good form, I'll give it my all!)

(I really don't have any drafts saved...)
(End of this chapter)