Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 116, "The Fairy Castle," is officially released! A new trademark for swords and roses! $3 million in its opening weekend!

September 30, 2017, Saturday, China time.

Strictly speaking, it's only been a short time since midnight.

At this very moment, in many countries in the Western Hemisphere, it's shortly after the end of the workday on Friday, which is prime time for movie screenings.

At the same time, "The Fairy Castle of Dresden" was released simultaneously in more than 50 countries and regions around the world.

Magic City.

Shanghai Cinema, Hall 1!

This cinema is an old friend of Lu Yunzhou's, one of the largest cinemas in Shanghai, and the main venue for the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Many premieres of major Chinese and foreign films are held at this cinema.

"Master, I'm back again. It's been a long time."

As die-hard fans of Lu Yunzhou, many people already knew that the premiere would be held in Hall 1 of the Shanghai Cinema, and the entire theater's tickets were snapped up long ago.

Like the premiere and internal screenings, the event also attracted many partners, especially the media, in addition to fans.

After all, the media needs to go back and write articles after watching the movie, and they also need to do follow-up publicity for the film.

But fans are the most important thing.

"It hasn't been that long. Only a month."

Lu Yunzhou pretended to be very familiar with this fan and greeted him with a smile.

Then, the staff immediately presented a beautifully crafted little gift box.

"Master, is it Kou Rui's scarf again?"

The young fans at the front of the line felt a mix of emotions when they saw the small gift box that Lu Yunzhou had his assistant bring out.

How could I possibly accept this?

I already took a scarf from Kou Rui last time.

Although this scarf is not yet officially sold in stores, someone listed it for 2000 yuan on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app), and it was snapped up instantly.

After Milan Fashion Week, Kou Rui became an instant sensation and began to compete with Dolce & Gabbana in every way. However, due to production capacity limitations, Kou Rui's products became even scarcer.

Scarcity is one of the key attributes of luxury goods.

"The brand new logo design is different from the last one. I hope you like it."

The original Cornet logo, similar to Chanel's, is simple and clean, but not very distinctive.

After Christine Lacroix joined the company, the first important thing she did was to redesign the logo for Cora.

A new trademark should be recognizable, powerful, and convey a positive and uplifting message.

"Wow!"

"Sword and Rose?"

"Does it symbolize the love between a knight and a princess?"

"I like!"

After the young fan opened the gift box, she quickly saw a red and black silk scarf. The design was very simple, but it had an indescribable sense of high-end fashion.

Apart from that, the trademark has indeed changed.

In the lower right corner of the scarf, there is an elaborate embroidered pattern that transforms the English letters of "Kou Rui" into the shape of a sword and a rose.

A knight's longsword pierced through the entire Cornet logo.

Besides, the letters are like roses growing on this knight's sword, intertwined vines, blooming with fragrance, yet also thorny, possessing a mysterious princess-like stubbornness and wildness.

When the gift box was opened, the silk scarf had a faint fragrance.

It's absolutely intoxicating.

"Master, could you help me put this on?"

The little fan made a slightly unreasonable request.

"I'm not very good at it. But—no problem."

When Lu Yunzhou agreed to the request, the few fans in front who had heard it immediately screamed.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"What happened?"

"Why are so many people screaming up ahead?"

The young fans at the back of the line were unaware of what had happened ahead and whispered among themselves, asking questions.

Fans quickly learned that Lu Yunzhou had gifted Kou Rui a brand new trademark silk scarf. This scarf, themed "Sword and Rose," tells a romantic love story and is very beautifully designed.

In addition, Lu Yunzhou personally put a new scarf on one of the fans.

What kind of experience is this?

Immediately, the young fans in the back of the line shouted frantically, "Hurry up, you guys in front! Don't dawdle! Let's get to my turn already!"

"Honey, you smell so good."

While Lu Yunzhou was bending down to put a scarf on her, a young fan suddenly took a deep drag of her breath next to him.

She's kind of like a female version of a pervert.

Seeing this, Tian Xiwei, who was standing nearby, felt a surge of anger in her small fists, and she really wanted to punch this person and send him flying dozens of miles away.

"Useless Xiaotian, you still have to look to me."

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Liu Haocun smiled innocently and gently, stepped forward, and blocked Lu Yunzhou's path: "Big brother, there are too many people behind us. If this continues, at least half of them won't receive a gift. Let me help you distribute the gifts."

"Alright."

Lu Yunzhou turned to Tian Xiwei and Zhang Tianai: "You two should help out too. Let's finish distributing the gifts as soon as possible."

After finishing this show, they still have to go to the next one.

This event must continue for at least the first three days of the weekend.

With positive word-of-mouth spreading over the first three days, coupled with his various perks for fans, which movie can compete with him?

The biggest competitor during this year's National Day holiday is "Never Say Die".

This is Happy Twist's second comedy film after "Goodbye Mr. Loser," and it is currently still in its peak period.

Unfortunately, Shen Teng is not the protagonist of this movie.

But during the promotion, Shen Teng was promoted as the center of attention, luring the audience in and making them pay!

However, during the National Day holiday, people are just looking for fun. Being able to lure audiences in and have them watch is a skill in itself. As long as they feel they got their money's worth afterward, that's fine.

However, Lu Yunzhou is currently in a period of high returns.

The reputation of "Crazy Racer" is also very good.

In addition, the grievances Lu Yunzhou suffered at the Golden Rooster Awards made many casual fans feel indignant on his behalf and want to give him a small reward with movie tickets.

After all, just a few days ago, Lu Yunzhou had triumphed in Milan, becoming the most sensational guest at Milan Fashion Week as a Chinese person.

He's been trending on social media every day for the past few days.

Domestic netizens are extremely curious about Lu Yunzhou's movie.

Therefore, "The Fairy Castle of Dresden" had a screening rate of 30% during the National Day holiday, while the second-ranked "Never Say Die" could only get 20% of the screenings.

Hendrik Willem Van Loon's "The Foreigner" will have to be further compressed, only getting about 15% of the screenings!

Screening rates depend on the film's cast.

However, if a movie doesn't perform well at the box office after its release, theaters aren't stupid; they will naturally make internal adjustments.

It's impossible not to make money when there is an opportunity.

Therefore, the most important thing is to make a good movie that pleases the audience.

"Even if it's a terrible movie, I'll accept it!"

"Kou Rui's new silk scarf is absolutely gorgeous, and the feel of it is amazing. I reckon it could fetch at least 3000 yuan on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app)!"

"Just now, when Zhouzhou helped me put this scarf on—I made a decision in my heart. At that moment, I considered myself to have married him."

"From now on, no matter what my husband films, I will support him."

"As long as he doesn't cheat on me, that's fine!"

As long as Lu Yunzhou doesn't make an official announcement, which fan wouldn't be obsessed with his behavior of throwing money at his fans?

Not love him for a lifetime?

These fans came to see the movie, spent 100 yuan to buy an IMA ticket, and ended up receiving a luxury silk scarf. It's not about making a profit.

That's dozens of times the profit!

In addition, they also have a wonderful memory that they will never forget!

Decades later, if they have their own children, they can look up Lu Yunzhou's photos and the movie "Dreston's Fairy Castle" and tell their children this story.

This was a small matter for Lu Yunzhou, but for these fans, it was something they could brag about for a lifetime.

If they just flaunt this behavior online, wouldn't other celebrities' fans be green with envy?

As for whether other celebrities can imitate this?

It's impossible to imitate!

For Lu Yunzhou, this scarf can be valued at 200 yuan at cost price, but for other celebrities, they would have to spend more than 2000 yuan to buy it!

So all that work for them is just them working for their fans, isn't it?

Therefore, on this track, no one can imitate Lu Yunzhou!

Moreover, there is one advantage to doing this.

He essentially spent a small amount of money to completely ruin the movie, greatly boosted the fanbase, and also gave Kou Rui a major setback.

That's like killing three birds with one stone!

"Yunzhou, we have prepared 1 silk scarves for the movie's release—enough for you to distribute to all your fans during your promotional tour."

"1 silk scarves cost 200 million yuan to produce. Even if we calculate based on the factory price of 2000 yuan, it would only cost 2000 million yuan."

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"But the publicity effect this generates will definitely exceed 200 million!"

Leaving aside the promotional effect on the film.

At least in this month, the promotional efforts of the Kou Rui brand, and the number of times it appeared on Weibo's trending topics, were comparable to winning a top advertising bid on CCTV.

Ji Rujing had great admiration for Lu Yunzhou.

It's not easy to be a good actor.

Being a good director is even more difficult.

Running a business well is an art.

She had only ever seen Lu Yunzhou run this business like an art form!

"As long as the fans are satisfied."

"After all, we make a living off our fans, so naturally we have to treat them well."

Maintaining good customer relationships is essential.

This is the first principle of doing business.

These fans are not Lu Yunzhou's fans, but his bread and butter.

Every time he saw these young girls, his smile was very genuine, and his concern for them came from the bottom of his heart.

Even though these young girls were sweating profusely from their anxiety in the crowd, he didn't mind at all and patiently and gently put silk scarves on them.

"You spoil them so much, how could they not be devoted to you?"

Ji Rujing has also seen some celebrities who portray themselves as doting on their fans, but those celebrities still show a superior attitude when facing their fans.

Just like an emperor facing his subjects.

But Lu Yunzhou didn't care about any of that; he was genuinely happy to see these fans.

Although Ji Rujing knew very well that Lu Yunzhou was so happy because he saw a large amount of money about to flow into his pocket.

It's not because I genuinely adore those fans.

But who cares?

Every fan who has met Lu Yunzhou will fall completely in love with him—because he always makes those young girls feel that if they work a little harder and get a little closer, they can have a relationship with him.

Fans love to dream like this.

As an idol, Lu Yunzhou is good at weaving this kind of dream for his fans.

"Sister Ji, why haven't I seen Xiaomeng today?"

On such important occasions, Wang Ran would always stay close to Lu Yunzhou like a girlfriend, never leaving his side.

But today, Wang Ran didn't come, which surprised Lu Yunzhou.

Moreover, Lu Yunzhou had just sent messages and made phone calls to Wang Ran, but Wang Ran hadn't replied to any of them, which made Lu Yunzhou feel a bit uneasy.

"Maybe it's because she doesn't feel like she's the female lead and doesn't want to come over and be jealous of you." Ji Rujing didn't know what was going on with Wang Churan, so she just made up an excuse.

"That's possible."

Lu Yunzhou nodded slightly. He had already noticed that Wang Ran was a jealous person.

However, her jealousy also stems from caring about him.

If he wasn't jealous, then he would have to question Wang Churan's feelings.

"Mom, something was off with you just now."

As soon as school was over, the young heiress Hu Lianxin brought her mother and took the high-speed train from Shenzhen to the movie premiere.

Unfortunately, she arrived late and ended up at the very back of the queue.

Therefore, Lu Yunzhou has ended the perk of helping to put on the scarf and instead explained to everyone that there wasn't enough time, so they would shake hands or hug instead.

Just now, Hu Lianxin was standing behind her mother in line.

I watched as her mother went up and hugged Lu Yunzhou tightly. If she hadn't urged her from behind, the hug would probably have lasted a long time.

"Something's not right?"

Mrs. Hu gave a soft hum, then put the red and black silk scarf that Lu Yunzhou had given her around her neck; it was just enough to cover her face.

The air blown out by the air conditioner.

"I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong. But I feel like you shouldn't be behaving like this."

"After all, you're an adult, you're over 40. You're still a fan of celebrities like me? You're still showing off the scarf your brother gave you? You're still posting about it on social media?"

"You're so naive!"

"Quickly delete all the photos on your WeChat Moments—I'll post them!"

Hu Lianxin never expected that while she was still touching the silk scarf, her mother had already pouted, made a peace sign, turned on a beauty filter, taken a photo, and uploaded it to her WeChat Moments.

The accompanying caption reads: "[Invited to the premiere of 'The Fairy Castle of Dresden,' thank you Zhouzhou for the scarf, my little brother is so thoughtful!]"

Hu Lianxin was really drunk.

She had considered countless possibilities, but she never expected to encounter this situation.

"Mom, do you really think anyone will believe what you post on social media?"

Hu Lianxin's mother claimed that she was invited to attend the movie premiere, and that Lu Yunzhou gave her a silk scarf, adding in an ambiguous tone that her younger brother was very thoughtful.

It made her seem like some kind of entertainment industry mogul with unparalleled connections.

This struck Hu Lianxin as utterly unbelievable.

"My former girlfriends at the TV station believed in this."

Hu Lianxin's mother gave a soft snort, turned off her phone, and then comforted her daughter, saying, "Sweetie, be good, let Mommy have my way this time. I won't fight you for it next time."

There will be a next time?

Next time, I'll be in college and I'll be free.

I would only bring you along if I were a fool.

"By the way, honey, is LDC their company? After we finish watching the movie, Mommy will get you a necklace tomorrow. It'll be your belated birthday present from last month. Don't be angry anymore, okay?"

The mother coaxed Hu Lianxin back into a good mood with just a few words.

"That's more like it."

Hu Lianxin pouted and reluctantly agreed.

If you receive a gift, then that's a different story.

Meanwhile, at Wang Ran's home.

The atmosphere, however, was quite silent.

Even though it was past midnight, Wang Chiran's father was wide awake and sat in the living room, refusing to let Wang Chiran go out.

As for Wang Ran's phone, it had been completely smashed.

Various parts were scattered all over the ground.

"Song Yameng, you silly girl, you've been fooled, do you know that?"

Wang Churan's father felt like the sky had fallen: "If it weren't for a friend of mine attending the Kou Rui brand dinner, I wouldn't have known that he had a girlfriend in Italy. Moreover, she was his family's pre-arranged fiancée."

"He's been lying to you for so long—and you're still going to go back to him?"

"This matter cannot be left unresolved! I will make him pay for deceiving my daughter!"

Wang Ran's father received 200 kilograms of betrothal gifts from Lu Yunzhou. He thought Lu Yunzhou was planning to marry Wang Ran directly after she graduated from university.

He was very happy to have such a capable son-in-law as Lu Yunzhou.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Yunzhou actually had a fiancée in Italy, and everyone in the Lu family knew about it. What will happen to his daughter, Wang Churan?

How dare they try to deceive his own daughter! — This is simply outrageous!

"What fiancée? What era are we living in? Still using that kind of nonsense!"

Wang Ran was fully aware of Lu Yunzhou's situation.

However, she certainly couldn't use that as a reason to communicate with her father.

At this moment, Wang Ran said righteously, "You said it yourself, it's your fiancée in Italy—then think about it, where is Yun Zhou every day? Unless it's something important, he's too lazy to go to Italy! Guess why? Because he only wants to be with me, and doesn't want to go to Italy to be with his fiancée."

Is that right?

That makes some sense.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ran's father was taken aback: "You mean, it was an arranged marriage within the family, like a marriage between wealthy families? Lu Yunzhou wasn't actually happy about it. That's why he's been hiding in China, in a cold war with his parents?"

In this situation, what else could Wang Churan say?

At that moment, she nodded gently, sighed, and said, "Actually, I've known for a long time that he has a fiancée in Italy. He didn't lie to me. He told me all of this."

At this point, Wang Ran brought up an old topic again: "Dad, if you had a mistress, would you give her 200 kilograms of gold?"

Wang Churan's father shook his head decisively: "Of course not! I'm not stupid! The mistress is after my money, how could I possibly give her money? I'll just let her see the money."

Wang Churan nodded firmly, agreeing with her father's idea.

"Yes!"

"You can just let the mistress see the money; there's no need to give it to her. But Yunzhou gave me a lot of money, so I can't possibly be the mistress."

Just then, Wang Ran suddenly froze, turned her head and stared coldly at her father. The next moment she realized what was happening and shouted into the house, "Grandma!"

"My little darling————"

Wang Churan's father also seemed to wake up from a dream, immediately covering his daughter's mouth and dragging her into the room: "My little darling, what are you yelling about in the middle of the night? Are you trying to drive your old man crazy?"

Wang scoffed a few times, a hint of disdain on his face: "Dad, you just admitted to having an affair!"

Wang Ran's father said earnestly, "Honey, you don't understand. It's tough for men to work hard outside. Sometimes, it's unavoidable, and you can't help yourself. But I promise, it definitely won't affect the family's situation."

Wang Chiran said with a disdainful look, "What's the point of talking to me about this? I'm talking to my mother. My name is Wang Chiran now. You should talk to my stepmother about this. Talk to your good son about this."

At this point, Wang Cherishly raised her head arrogantly: "You're the one keeping a mistress on the side, and you still have the nerve to talk about Yunzhou? Yunzhou has never lied to me!"

At this moment, Wang Churan's father was utterly defeated.

Speechless.

As a man, he understood what Lu Yunzhou was thinking.

However, as Wang Ran's father, he didn't want his daughter to be deceived by a man, nor did he want her to become some nameless mistress.

But Wang Ran's reasoning was quite sound: who would give 200 kilograms of gold as a betrothal gift to a mistress?

This left Wang Ran's father quite perplexed.

Could it be that he's mistaken?

"I'm going home. Don't you dare say anything bad about Yunzhou in front of me anymore."

Wang Ran snorted and picked up his broken phone from the ground. He tried to turn it on several times, but it was no longer usable.

Hey.

I need to spend money to buy a new phone again.

"Get in the car."

Not long after Wang Churan went downstairs, she saw a nanny van parked outside her residential compound.

As soon as she came out, Tang Yan poked her head out of the nanny van and gestured for Wang Ran to get in quickly.

"The third son?"

Wang Churan was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously got into the car and said irritably, "What are you doing here? Did you come to laugh at me?"

"What third sister? You brat. Remember, call me 'sister' outside."

Tang Yan was truly exasperated. Wang Ran was making a big deal out of nothing, calling her "Third Brother" every day, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Third Sister, what are you doing here?"

Although Wang Churan called her "sister," she absolutely refused to remove the word "third" from Tang Yan's name.

"I can't contact Yunzhou, so I'm coming to your house to take a look."

Tang Yan briefly explained the situation, pulled Wang Cheran along, and said to the driver, "To Huangpu Bay."

Why go to Huangpu Bay?

Wang said warily, "Have the driver take me home. I don't want to go to Huangpu Bay."

"What are you thinking? Would I possibly harm you?"

Tang Yan gently tapped Wang Cheran's head: "My newly renovated house cost me over 5000 million yuan. From now on, you don't need to live in your little house anymore; move in with me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Cherish scoffed, "Third Sister, I have my own house, why would I live with you?"

Wang Ran knew exactly what Tang Yan was thinking.

Although Tang Yan invited him to stay at her mansion, once he moved in, Wang Ran would realize what it meant to be forced to bow one's head under someone else's roof.

As the saying goes, there's no place like home.

It's because they're free and at ease in their own little world.

Moreover, Wang Churan felt that although her house wasn't big, it wasn't bad either. Lu Yunzhou might prefer living in a small house with her.

"Jing Tian lives next door to me."

Tang Yan's words completely stunned Wang Churan.

She turned around instantly, her brows furrowed tightly: "Why did you move in with Jing Tian?"

"You're overthinking again."

Tang Yan patiently explained, "Your apartment is in an ordinary neighborhood, with lots of people and eyes. Your relationship could be exposed at any time."

"Move in with me, and your privacy will be guaranteed."

"You see, if I hadn't told you, you wouldn't have known that Jing Tian also lives in my neighborhood."

The name Jing Tian is a guarantee of privacy. Anyone who dares to expose Lu Yunzhou will have Jing Tian exposed as well.

"Alright, let's do it this way."

Tang Yan rubbed Wang Ran's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Second sister, don't be unhappy. I know that he cares about you the most."

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Cheran's lips involuntarily curled upwards, but she couldn't help but stubbornly retort, "Why don't I think so?"

Tang Yan sighed and said, "He couldn't contact you, so he sent people all over the world to look for you. If I disappeared, would he be this worried?"

Hey.

Wang Churan was cheered up by Tang Yan's two words and instantly felt that Tang Yan wasn't so bad after all. In fact, she could even ask Tang Yan for advice if she encountered any problems.

The two chatted in the car for a while, and Wang Ran gradually let go of his hostility towards Tang Yan.

Just then, Tang Yan suddenly spoke up: "By the way, Xiaomeng, do you know about Hu Bin and Guanxi's father?"

What? What?

Wang Churan was young and had never heard of this gossip before. It was so shocking that she couldn't quite process it for a moment.

However, she opened her phone and searched.

Really!

Impressed!

"You don't want Yunzhou to become like this in the future, do you?"

"So, you don't need to worry about such a small thing—it's more important for the few of us to make the most of our lives together."

Tang Yan offered Wang Churan a few words of heartfelt comfort.

In Hong Kong, the gossip about rich second-generation heirs dating female celebrities is something nobody cares about; it's just something to talk about over tea.

Female celebrities might even fight over this rich second-generation heir.

But if a rich second-generation suddenly dates a male celebrity, then things will get really interesting.

Wang Churan was still young and had not seen the darkness of the world or how extravagant the lives of the rich were.

Let's not talk about the domestic situation.

The wealthy in Europe are even more shameless.

Lu Yunzhou must be quite knowledgeable.

In addition, he once shielded Jing Tian from a bullet and went through a life-or-death ordeal. Since then, he has completely let go of his inhibitions.

From then on, Ji Rujing stopped stopping Tang Yan from rushing headlong into the fire.

"Are you tired?"

Last night, Lu Yunzhou attended two roadshows.

Besides the premiere, he also went to a cinema 5 kilometers away overnight to give fans a treat, staying up until 3 a.m.

Besides him, Liu Haocun, Tian Xiwei, and Zhang Tianai, the supporting actress, also went along.

I'm really tired.

It's even more tiring than putting on a fashion show in Milan.

However, this film is crucial to whether Lu Yunzhou can break into the ranks of world-renowned commercial film directors, so he put in all his effort.

We only slept for five or six hours last night, and everyone was exhausted, but we still managed to get up.

Because today is National Day, the holiday has officially begun, and the box office will only be higher than yesterday, so the roadshow activities need to be in full swing.

"Big brother, I'm the female lead. Even if I die, I'll die on the front lines."

Although Liu Haocun looks like a delicate flower, his eyes are very determined.

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She also understands that she has hit the jackpot in her life, being able to star in a super visual blockbuster with an investment of 1.5 million US dollars at the age of less than 20.

Apart from her, no other actress in China has ever received this kind of treatment.

Even Jing Tian, ​​whose mysterious background has been the subject of much speculation, did not receive this kind of treatment in her debut film.

Now, people online are saying that Lu Yunzhou is her godson.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so filial.

"Brother, you know me. My physical condition is much better than yours. Right now, I feel like I'm bursting with energy."

Tian Xiwei was the most energetic among them.

Lu Yunzhou didn't know what Tian Xiwei ate to grow up strong, but he had never seen Tian Xiwei look weak.

Always full of energy.

She's such a vibrant and energetic girl.

"How about Xiao Ai? Is she tired?"

As long as Zhang Tianai doesn't seduce him or try to take shortcuts, Lu Yunzhou thinks that Zhang Tianai is a very hardworking female celebrity.

Her acting skills are also quite good.

She also has a great figure.

Aside from changing her age, she has no other flaws.

"good."

Every time Zhang Tianai was with Lu Yunzhou, she couldn't help but look at Tian Xiwei next to her—because Tian Xiwei had called her an old woman.

so awkward.

But after the movie screening, Tian Xiwei never spoke ill of her again.

Because she captivated Tian Xiwei with her acting skills in the movie.

Whether you're a man or a woman, having ability will earn you the respect of your peers.

"Let's go then."

Lu Yunzhou waved his hand, and the nanny van was arranged. Today's work began again.

"Big brother, have a drink."

Although Liu Haocun and Zhang Tianai said they could hold on, they were already half-dead and closed their eyes to rest after getting into the car.

Only Tian Xiwei was full of energy.

"Is it only available in lime flavor?"

Lu Yunzhou glanced at the Pulse that Tian Xiwei handed him; it was almost the only vitamin drink on the market.

Lu Yunzhou really liked the taste of Pulse; it was sweet and sour, with a youthful flavor.

"The peach flavored one, I finished it all."

Tian Xiwei smiled a little embarrassedly.

"It's okay, I'm not picky."

Lu Yunzhou took a sip of his drink, closed his eyes to rest, and asked Tian Xiwei, "Has anyone posted data in the group? What was yesterday's box office?"

After midnight, data from all over the world will begin to be collected.

"Brother, please wait a moment while I take a look."

Tian Xiwei took out her phone and searched through the WeChat group. There was a lot of chat history mixed with some data.

She quickly found the domestic box office data and exclaimed in surprise, "2.6 million!"

Upon hearing this number, Liu Haocun and Zhang Tianai both turned around with excited expressions.

Liu Haocun urged impatiently, "What about the data from North America and Europe? Tell me quickly."

At the same time, Liu Haocun took out a calculator and silently calculated that 2.6 million RMB was approximately 3900 million USD.

"North America, let me take a look, $2400 million."

Among a series of screenshots, Tian Xiwei found the data from North America.

As she said $2400 million, she clenched her fist tightly.

The film has grossed nearly $65 million in China and North America combined. Its opening weekend performance was absolutely phenomenal.

"Britain, about $300 million. Goodness, the British don't give us any face at all."

"Germany, about $500 million, not bad."

"Italy, $200 million? That can't be right. But considering Italy's economy and population, it seems alright."

"France, $140 million. Do they not like watching special effects blockbusters?"

"Spain, a little over a million US dollars."

Tian Xiwei switched to the calculator on her phone, stacking numbers on top of each other while complaining.

At the same time, she also had to switch from euros to dollars.

After calculating for a long time, Tian Xiwei let out a sigh of relief and said to Lu Yunzhou with some helplessness, "A little over 1300 million US dollars!"

"It seems like we've overestimated Europeans' spending power."

China, North America, and Western Europe are the three major voting blocs.

However, at present, this film is far ahead at the box office in China.

In North America, there is actually a greater degree of tolerance, especially since Lu Yunzhou's actions during the New York shooting have made him extremely well-known in North America.

In addition, North American audiences were getting a bit tired of Marvel's superhero special effects blockbusters, so it was a rare treat to see a visual blockbuster that combined Eastern fantasy with European castle style, plus Lu Yunzhou's superb performance, which brought them some freshness.

Therefore, the box office performance was quite good.

On the contrary, Europeans—from a box office perspective—did not particularly appreciate this subject matter.

As for the Middle East —

Before the film's release, Lu Yunzhou had a chance encounter with the Queen Mother of Qatar, and through her influence, he managed to secure a theatrical release in the Middle East.

However, the Middle East has a very small population.

Their previous estimate for the total box office in the Middle East was around $1000 million.

But now it seems that we may have been too optimistic.

"Brother, the Europeans are really disrespectful."

Tian Xiwei was very dissatisfied with the box office performance in Europe.

How come it's only $1300 million?

Converted to RMB, it's not even over 100 million.

These are 5 countries.

"There are forty or fifty countries in Europe. This is only the first day of the movie. Besides, Europeans don't have a national day."

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Lu Yunzhou was not surprised by this.

October is typically a slow period for movie releases in Europe.

There are reasons why blockbuster movies don't choose to be released at this time.

On the contrary, the North American box office exceeded $2400 million, which surprised Lu Yunzhou.

In this light, the market dynamism in North America is indeed impressive.

Meanwhile, Europe has been affected by the European debt crisis, and its economic situation has not been particularly good in the past two years. As a result, the size of its film market has been gradually surpassed by China.

The Chinese film market has been really impressive these past two years.

There's a reason why Hollywood is so eager to curry favor with the Chinese film market.

For Hollywood, the Chinese film market is their goddess. Hollywood has been "licking their boots" for almost 20 years.

Many Hollywood movies are optimized for the Chinese market by adding Chinese elements, such as Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, Iron Man 3, and Pacific Rim 2.

Hollywood is the real "lapdog" of the Chinese market.

After all, the customer is king, and Chinese audiences are genuinely more willing to buy tickets to watch movies than Europeans.

Making good movies that please Chinese audiences will naturally lead to good box office results.

The same principle applies in reverse.

If Chinese films want to achieve good box office results abroad, they also need to please foreign audiences.

As a product, if you don't make your customers happy, why would they buy from you?

"In summary, the combined box office revenue on the opening day across China, North America, and Europe was close to $8000 million."

"Box office figures from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Australia haven't even been included yet—"

Ji Rujing said to Lu Yunzhou with great joy.

"fine."

Lu Yunzhou estimated that the film's box office revenue in these countries combined should be around $1 million.

However, the exact amount will depend on further developments.

This is only the first day.

Not in a hurry.

"Sisters, according to authoritative predictions, the movie 'Zhou Zhou' should have grossed over 1 million US dollars on its opening day worldwide!"

"That's 1 million US dollars!"

"Have those old men at the Golden Rooster Awards ever made a film that grossed over $1 million at the box office?"

"They won't give Zhou Zhou an award—we'll use box office numbers to make up for it! Let Zhou Zhou be the uncrowned king of Chinese directors!"

"Zhouzhou currently has 5000 million followers on Weibo — if each follower buys one movie ticket, the average price is 36 yuan."

"Just one yuan can contribute 18 billion yuan to the box office of Zhouzhou!"

"When passersby see this movie with such high box office numbers, they'll naturally want to come and see for themselves—at that rate, it won't be difficult for this movie to break 40 billion or 50 billion!"

"Sisters, can we do this? Let's get this first wave going! Then the movie will be a thing of the past!"

"Breaking a record!"

"How about setting a small goal—$10 billion?"

Similar remarks were echoed in countless fan groups, with some members having coordinated their rhetoric and stirring up trouble.

If anyone raises an objection.

It will immediately be flooded with all sorts of comments, nothing more than saying, "It's just a movie ticket for 36 yuan, or two cups of milk tea."

If all else fails, find a boyfriend online, tell him you're having trouble getting food, and ask him for 36 yuan.

Here it is!

If you can't even do this, you're a complete failure as a person — send me your account number, and I'll transfer you 36 yuan!

"Sisters, please support me."

"If the movie flops, he'll just retire from the industry and become a rich kid—we'll hardly see him on screen again."

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"He also won't hand out luxury scarves to all the fans at every roadshow event."

"He'll only ever be kept by a rich woman, and she'll have exclusive access to him."

"We will never allow porridge to go from being a public good to being the private property of some rich woman—I bought shares in Zhouhuang, and I will never allow this stock to be delisted."

That statement has some merit.

In the eyes of his fans, Lu Yunzhou has been objectified into a public good.

If fans are unwilling to pay for Lu Yunzhou's public service, Lu Yunzhou will become the private property of a wealthy woman, privatized by her, and directly delisted.

Imagine Lu Yunzhou being imprisoned in a dungeon by a rich woman, making seafood porridge for her every day. A group of fans suddenly feel like they've been cuckolded.

Even if it's just to keep her brother chaste and prevent him from having to compromise in front of rich women, they still have to buy tickets to support him!

Moreover, Lu Yunzhou really spoils his fans.

Online, a huge number of fans who received the Kourui silk scarf are showing off their purchases online.

The remaining fans who didn't receive a gift will just feel that they were unlucky this time, and that they can try their luck next time.

But if the movie doesn't do well at the box office, there won't be a next time.

In order to receive a gift from Lu Yunzhou next time, they have to support him!

Besides, the movie was very good.

The support from fans has led to a steady increase in box office revenue.

Meanwhile, the film's promotional expenses also began to take effect.

Major film and television magazines around the world have begun to offer seemingly objective reviews of the film.

Actually, I spent money.

1. Variety: A groundbreaking visual aesthetic. Dresden's real-life castle and the Gothic Cologne Cathedral—director Lu Yunzhou brings classical oil paintings to the screen.

A Guardian article states: Director Lu Yunzhou has ingeniously pioneered a new business model that deeply integrates luxury brands with film. It's not just simple product placement; the entire film's world is tailor-made for Kouri Fashion. This business model may become a textbook example of cross-industry marketing in the global entertainment industry!

—Cahiers du Cinéma: The film's narrative blends Eastern sense of destiny with Western fantasy epic, rejects cheap, assembly-line special effects, and features profound emotional cores in its characters, completely breaking away from the common Hollywood template.

Major authoritative media outlets around the world have given it high praise.

The film's publicity agency immediately reprinted it in newspapers and social media around the world, bombarding the media with its message.

They use brainwashing-style marketing to target movie fans from all walks of life.

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In short, this movie is very elegant and unique, featuring not only visual special effects but also a variety of fresh fantasy elements.

And, the Kou Rui aesthetics pioneered by director Lu Yunzhou for this film.

As for the film's content and the use of various famous paintings in the film—none of these were mentioned.

Because this is a commercial film.

After watching, viewers will naturally have their own interpretations.

If this is an art film, then the focus of its promotion should be to pay tribute to the predecessors of the Renaissance, to Caravaggio, and to Levitan.

Three days after the movie's release.

A leading Chinese media outlet also gave its approval: Director Lu Yunzhou's new film has broken the West's prejudice against Eastern commercial films.

In addition, the three art medals that Lu Yunzhou received in Italy have been repeatedly mentioned by the media.

Besides being a renowned commercial film director and a fashion icon, he is also a world-renowned young artist.

The domestic financial and fashion sector.

The praise for Lu Yunzhou's film is so high that it's almost like they're trying to extol him to the heavens.

Countless financial news headlines can be categorized as—"A movie revitalizes a century-old luxury brand."

Following this, these financial media outlets began to analyze, from a brand marketing perspective, how Lu Yunzhou revived Kou Rui and made overall plans for her recovery.

Such business acumen is truly astonishing.

Because Lu Yunzhou revived a luxury brand with a single movie, leading to a surge in sales across the entire brand.

When the once-defunct, century-old haute couture brand, Kouri, reappeared before the world, it was like a fallen princess returning to the palace, transforming herself into a new queen!

"Finally finished three days of running. I'm exhausted."

The first three days are crucial for a film, determining whether it will be a hit or a complete flop.

Therefore, Lu Yunzhou, dragging his tired body, drank both Gatorade and Red Bull, and lost several pounds in three days.

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The first weekend's battle is finally over.

"Brother, you must be exhausted these past few days?"

Wang Churan saw that Lu Yunzhou was pale and had lost a lot of weight, and felt sorry for him and wanted to take him home.

"Making money is never easy."

Lu Yunzhou felt perfectly at ease enjoying Wang Ran massaging his shoulders and serving him tea and water.

However, he didn't drink it himself, but instead handed it to Liu Haocun and Tian Xiwei first: "Xiao Cun and Xiao Tian, ​​you've suffered because of me."

The two men quickly waved their hands: "Brother, please don't say that."

Zhang Tianai didn't come to the company; after finishing her work, she went back to her own company. This time, she certainly got a lot of exposure.

He received numerous film and television offers.

They all cast her as the beauty icon to play these alluring and seductive enchantresses.

"Sister Ji, please report the data."

"Let's savor the joy of victory."

After being exhausted for so long, Lu Yunzhou felt he couldn't continue this job without some psychological support.

No matter what kind of job you do, positive feedback is very important.

"Young Master, I love you to death."

Upon hearing this, Ji Rujing first hugged Lu Yunzhou and gave him a big kiss: "You've broken another super record!"

"In its opening weekend, the movie 'The Fairy Castle' grossed 7.5 million yuan in China! With the current exchange rate of 6.65, that's about 1.12 million US dollars."

"The box office in North America was $7800 million!"

"The opening weekend box office in the five Western European countries was $4700 million!"

"Japan, South Korea, and Australia together grossed $3900 million in their opening weekend!"

"Add in the box office revenue from other countries—our film's opening weekend gross exceeded $3 million!"

"Generally, only Marvel's super IPs have this kind of data!"

Ji Rujing was very clear that although the film was excellent, the greater credit belonged to Lu Yunzhou himself.

In the past two years, Lu Yunzhou has been one of the most talked-about celebrities in the world.

All those top-tier superstars from Europe and America combined can't match Lu Yunzhou's ability to create buzz!

"Young Master, the success of this film means you have truly become an international superstar! A top director of international commercial films!"

Ji Rujing said excitedly.

Making a good movie doesn't necessarily mean the director will become famous.

For example, how many people know which director made "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"? Many people can't even remember right away.

In this time and space, if you go out on the street and ask who made the movie "The Fairy Castle", you'll find that...

Anyone who knows this movie knows that it was directed by Lu Yunzhou!

Because Lu Yunzhou himself is even more famous than the movie. He used his massive online following to boost the film!

of course.

The power and aesthetic impact of the film will benefit Lu Yunzhou himself, enhancing his talent and fame.

To solidify the status of a global superstar!

"Show me the specific data."

"The box office figures for Japan and South Korea are much higher than I expected."

Lu Yunzhou never expected that the opening weekend box office of Japan, South Korea, and Australia would be similar to that of the five Western European countries.

This is so illogical.

At that moment, Lu Yunzhou took the tablet computer from Ji Rujing's hand, opened the South Korean box office analysis, glanced at it for a few moments, and then suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that when this film was released in South Korea, there weren't many other big releases at the same time. Furthermore, South Koreans really enjoy watching fantasy visual blockbusters.

His film secured over 70% of the screenings in South Korea!

No wonder the box office is so impressive.

Even though the five Western European countries have fallen on hard times, their film markets are still relatively developed, with many art films available domestically, which diverts box office revenue.

As for Japan, this country really likes the tragic aesthetics created by Lu Yunzhou, as well as this kind of story of destiny, reincarnation, and rebirth.

In addition, as fellow Asians, Japanese people naturally feel a sense of identification with this film.

"Of the 3 million US dollars, how much will the eldest brother get?"

Tian Xiwei is very concerned about this matter.

If they work themselves to the bone only to have all the money go to someone else—she'd rather just lie down and relax.

"Based on the previous situation, the producers will receive 40% of the film's global box office, which is 1.2 million US dollars."

Studio 8, accounting for 10%.

Huace Media also holds a 10% stake.

Fosun Pictures also invested 10%.

"The rest is Yunzhou's personal lead actor salary and the director's studio's remuneration."

According to industry norms, a director's studio typically receives 10% of a film's profits, and Lu Yunzhou owns approximately 60% of this studio.

In addition, as the lead actor, he also receives a share of the film's profits.

In total, Lu Yunzhou is estimated to account for about 50% of the film's revenue!

"About fifty or sixty million US dollars."

While Ji Rujing was still silently calculating the accounts, Lu Yunzhou smiled at Tian Xiwei and said, "Little Tian, ​​you've worked hard these past few days. Whatever you want, your big brother will buy it for you."

"Making fifty or sixty million US dollars in three days?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiwei's eyes widened. She ran to Lu Yunzhou's side, grabbed his arm, and looked at him with admiration: "Big brother, you're so good at making money—how can you spend all this money by yourself? Let me be your concubine. I'll help you spend it."

Wang Churan saw that Tian Xiwei was seducing Lu Yunzhou right in front of her, and even jokingly said that she wanted to be Lu Yunzhou's concubine.

She couldn't help but feel an itch in her big feet, and a strong urge to stomp on someone.

But at such a happy moment, Wang Ran had nothing to say except to glare at Tian Xiwei a few times, not wanting to ruin the atmosphere.

"What concubine? Don't talk nonsense."

Lu Yunzhou pulled Wang Ran over and made her sit on his lap. He whispered in her ear, "You've worked hard these past six months. I'll buy you whatever you want."

"No."

Wang Churan shook her head slightly and smiled sweetly at Lu Yunzhou: "Heaven has already given me the best. I can't be too greedy."

"On the contrary, Oda and Tsuyoshi should be treated well."

There is a distinction between close and distant relationships.

Our own people don't need to be rewarded; only outsiders need to be rewarded.

As Wang Churan spoke, she glared fiercely at Tian Xiwei.

Tian Xiwei pretended not to see it and chuckled.

Liu Haocun, standing nearby, saw Tian Xiwei launch a charge for love, only to be firmly blocked by Wang Churan, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Tian Xiwei's reckless approach is definitely not going to work.

Sometimes, women should learn from the Hunan five-step snake, hiding in the dry grass so that no one can find it, and then taking a bite like lightning.

It will be an unforgettable experience for any man.

After all, if the bite site is not treated in time, the flesh will rot completely, and how can one not remember it for life?

"Xiao Meng, book a hotel and have a big meal."

After the opening weekend box office results were released, Lu Yunzhou decided to take a short rest for one night and continue the offline roadshow the next day.

Because offline roadshows really work!

However, he has to move to another city.

He has almost completely drained the potential of Shanghai.

He is preparing to go to Hangzhou.

Because Zhang Ruonan has returned from Italy and gone back to school.

He couldn't favor one side over the other and stay in Shanghai forever.

Wang Churan pulled Tian Xiwei and Liu Haocun out together.

Inside the car, Wang Cherished Tian Xiwei several times before finally unable to hold back and whispering, "Xiao Tian, ​​I know what you're thinking. But don't you think you're going a bit too far? We're sisters, and you're always thinking about my man? Can't you learn a thing or two from Cunzi?"

I should learn from her?

Haha.

Tian Xiwei couldn't help but want to throw her head back and laugh out loud; Wang Cheran had absolutely no sense of propriety.

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Although Liu Haocun remained silent, he was actually quite wicked and would definitely teach Wang Ran a lesson she would never forget.

"Boat Girl, how long has it been since you checked the group chat?"

Tian Xiwei suggested that Wang Ran shouldn't be so aloof sometimes, and could occasionally take some time to check the latest developments in the group chat.

What's going on in the group chat?

Wang Churan hasn't opened her fan group for a while.

Seeing that Tian Xiwei's eyes looked a little strange, she became curious and opened the group chat to take a look.

[The Supreme Guard of the Emperor of Porridge, Universe's Number One Detachment.]

The group's name has also been changed.

They used to be a fan group in Shanghai, but now they're the number one team in the universe, and they're no longer called the Congee and Rice Family, but have become the Congee Emperor's Imperial Guard.

"Xiao Hu, when are you going to attack Xuanwu Gate?"

"Almost there! Sisters, I chat with my brother every day and send him lots of pictures of my long legs—he—"

I've left them speechless every time.

"I asked him if he could take me to the Shanghai Theatre Academy for registration next year, so I could enjoy the same treatment as a boat hostess. Guess what he said?"

You'll never guess!

"He begged me, 'Please don't apply to the Shanghai Theatre Academy—I absolutely have to go and ruin the Central Academy of Drama!'"

Why do you think he would say something like that?

"It took me a long time to realize that he must be unable to resist my charm and was afraid that if he saw me often, he would fall in love with me. So, he could only physically keep me away from him."

"I'm not going to apply to the Central Academy of Drama. I'm going to the Shanghai Theatre Academy. I'll wear those sexy little skirts every day, showing off my long legs, and strut around in front of him."

"Let's see how long he can hold out."

Seeing this, Wang Ran couldn't help but press harder with his finger, and the phone screen started flashing again.

My brand new phone is broken again!

Tian Xiwei, standing to the side, reached out her hand, urging Wang Ran to take a deep breath and not to be angry. Because of this incident, countless fans...

Things are happening every moment in the group.

Just as men fantasize about beautiful girls, women also fantasize about handsome men.

Especially in places where a group of women are together, the frequency of making lewd jokes is far higher than many people imagine.

"Boat Girl, haven't you realized this problem yet?"

"Even if it weren't me, there would be someone else. Look at Hu Lianxin, she's much bolder and more shameless than me."

"—My legs have grown a lot longer too."

"Instead of guarding against me, you should be guarding against her!"

Tian Xiwei sighed softly and looked at Wang Cheran: "Speaking of which, this is also your fault. You're the one who ruined the atmosphere of the whole group."

Is this my fault?

Wang Churan's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Of course it's your fault."

Tian Xiwei leaned closer and whispered through gritted teeth in Wang Cheran's ear, "You're the first one to become a 'little aunt'! If you hadn't broken the rules, even Sister Tangtang might not have been able to swallow her pride."

Since Hu Lianxin became the group admin, the group has been revitalized with super energy because of her explosive chatting style and her crazy enthusiasm for taking down Xuanwu Gate.

The enthusiasm of the group members was even higher than when Wang Churan and Tian Xiwei were the group leaders.

Wang Churan and Tian Xiwei pretended to want to become empresses, but ended up actually becoming female celebrities by Lu Yunzhou's side.

They are no longer just ordinary fans.

On the contrary, Hu Lianxin, as soon as she became the group leader, showed great ambition and shouted every day that she would take down Xuanwu Gate, which made her more popular among the group members!

"Sisters, before we conquer Xuanwu Gate, let's first send our brother to the throne!"

"Get the online fan-made content going!"

"Get all the hand-drawn illustrations of Fairy Castle and Master Li's song of destiny working."

"Is anyone a big influencer on Douyin or Xiaohongshu? Please share more about the scarf worn in the movie, and the little black dress worn by Xiaotian."

Hu Lianxin is quite loyal.

Besides her obsession with "taking down Xuanwu Gate," she also did a lot of serious things, such as promoting the movie like crazy and helping Tian Xiwei with the promotion.

"no problem!"

"Our Imperial Guard has now completed its reorganization—when it comes to fan organization, we are unmatched across the entire internet!"

Hundreds of thousands of core fans have been incorporated into the Imperial Guard.

The Imperial Guard really does give out benefits.

For example, the spots for internal film screenings almost always end up in their hands.

80% of the high-end luxury scarves that Lu Yunzhou distributed ended up in the hands of this group.

They could also easily obtain LDC discount coupons through Lu Yunzhou's studio.

Lu Yunzhou gave them benefits.

They reported various kinds of popularity to Lu Yunzhou and generated various data for him.

This has already formed a fan economy ecosystem.

[Lu Yunzhou, without relying on Hollywood capital, self-funded the creation of an epic fantasy, while simultaneously reviving century-old Italian haute couture, achieving cultural export and commercial leadership—a unique feat in the Chinese entertainment industry!]

In an instant, hundreds of thousands of fans mobilized on various social media platforms, praising Lu Yunzhou's data as leading the domestic entertainment industry.

This behavior annoyed fans of other celebrities.

Because Lu Yunzhou's box office performance is indeed very strong, and his appeal is also very powerful.

Their idol couldn't beat them.

However, for some reason, they found these slogans hypocritical, annoying, and draining.

So, someone left a sarcastic comment: "He's a playboy, he's had at least three girlfriends, surely no one doesn't know that by now?"

Shortly after he said that, his private messages exploded.

He was verbally abused so badly that he had no choice but to delete his account and run away.

In the fashion world.

Christian Lacroix's courtly Baroque style has seen a resurgence in popularity following the release of the film "The Goblin Castle".

Whether it's historical depth or artistic quality, under Christian Lacroix's redesign, Cora has gradually gained an edge in its competition with Dolce & Gabbana.

"Damn it!"

"Kou Rui is so impressive now!"

"Giliola (Kou Rui's current successor) was directly taken away. Originally, Kou Rui had already gone bankrupt under her management, but unexpectedly, Lu Yunzhou revived it."

"I'm so envious of Gigliola!"

"If a small brand like ours could be acquired by the LB Group while retaining the family name and receiving a portion of the shares and management rights, I would sell it to them immediately."

"His movies are absolutely fantastic. Most importantly, he can leverage the film's intellectual property to boost brand popularity—that's an incredibly clever tactic. No one can easily replicate this marketing strategy!"

Many second-tier designers in the fashion industry, as well as owners of some small and medium-sized family brands in Italy with a history of over 100 years, are incredibly envious of the Kou Rui family at this moment.

Kou Rui had already gone bankrupt once before.

There are quite a few of these century-old shops, especially tailor shops or fashion houses, in Italy.

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However, very few brands can be revived through acquisition like Kou Rui did.

Kou Rui's current trajectory can only be described as soaring to new heights!

Seeing how much money Kou Rui's family made by following Lu Yunzhou, many people wanted to sell their family brands to Lu Yunzhou.

Milan.

Marangoni Institute.

Zhang Ruoyao has been enrolled for a month now.

"Ruoyao————"

There was a Korean female classmate who got along quite well with Zhang Ruoyao; they often ate together.

Because both of them have East Asian features.

At this moment, the Korean female classmate pulled Zhang Ruoyao aside and asked with a surprised look, "I just looked at your Instagram, there are a lot of photos of you with the superstar Lu Yunzhou, do you know him?"

"Yes."

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Zhang Ruoyao originally wanted to say "brother-in-law," but changed her words at the last minute: "He is my cousin. I got into this school because of his connections."

This Korean got into this design school based on his own merit.

Zhang Ruoyao got in through connections.

According to Zhang Ruonan, her biggest task in entering this school was to help her family discover several talented designers.

"What? He's actually your cousin?"

Upon hearing this, the Korean female classmate's eyes widened with excitement: "Do you know how much buzz he generates on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter? Kou Rui, Borsalino, LDC—these are the hottest fashion topics right now."

Zhang Ruoyao smiled at her classmate.

Of course I know.

I follow this every day, how could I not know?

"Ruoyao, Lu Yunzhou is your cousin. Why didn't you tell me before? You're too low-key. If I hadn't followed you on Instagram, I probably would never have known this secret."

This South Korean female student used to be a bit aloof.

Moreover, she completely looked down on Zhang Ruoyao's academic performance, thinking that Zhang Ruoyao was just a rich second-generation who was lazy and didn't know how to live.

But she didn't have many friends at school, so the two of them had to stick together to avoid being bullied if she was alone.

Now she realized that the only person who might be bullied in Italy was her, a Korean—who would dare to bully Zhang Ruoyao?

Qatar.

Queen Mother Moza was in her palace, repeatedly trying on Cora's haute couture clothes.

"Destiny?"

"I wonder who I was in my past life? And who I will be in my next life?"

After reading "The Fairy Castle of Dresden," the Queen Mother began to believe in fatalism.

She wasn't a big believer in fatalism before, but after witnessing everything Lu Yunzhou showed in the post-credits scene, she couldn't help but believe it.

In addition, netizens have been speculating wildly that one of Lu Yunzhou's incarnations might be Leonardo da Vinci.

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During the two years Leonardo da Vinci disappeared—actually, he didn't disappear; he simply went to northern Italy to check on the seal of the Abyss.

After being tainted by the power of the abyss, Leonardo da Vinci gained all the abilities he had in his previous life.

One of the most typical abilities is the mirrored text of the left hand!

In the history of the world, apart from Leonardo da Vinci, only Lu Yunzhou could write mirror characters with his left hand with great skill.

Moreover, the notes are exactly the same as Leonardo da Vinci's.

Is this a coincidence?

It's impossible!

Because no one would spend a lot of time imitating or practicing this left-handed mirror script.

This is a pointless thing.

Therefore, many people who believe in fatalism have also begun to believe that Lu Yunzhou is the reincarnation of Leonardo da Vinci!

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Is Lu Yunzhou really Leonardo da Vinci?

This topic has been generating a lot of buzz online.

Lu Yunzhou himself would never get involved in this topic, nor would he take the initiative to answer it.

He wouldn't spend his marketing budget on this topic.

Because if marketing fails, it can easily backfire.

However, many subtle hints and details given in the movie were unearthed by netizens after the movie's release a few days ago.

"Brothers, listen to me—I've discovered a secret!"

"At 23 minutes and 56 seconds into the movie, Master Li looked at Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus and wrote a line in his notebook."

"You all need to go see this!"

"He didn't just write it randomly; his line of writing is exactly the same as the handwriting in Leonardo da Vinci's manuscript."

After this person finished speaking, it immediately caused a huge uproar on the Internet.

Immediately afterwards, many others chimed in, saying, "That's right, I noticed it too. I rewatched the movie and finally understood what he wrote!"

The text reads: "500 years from now, the devil will rise from hell! Silence will fall on earth. The world will be white!"

"I don't understand what that sentence means—but I searched online and found that Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519."

Year."

"500 years from now, that's 2019? Isn't that the year after next?"

"This sounds like a prophecy."

"Anyway, two years will pass quickly. Then we'll know the answer!"

Regardless of what the prophecy meant, Lu Yunzhou wrote mirror-image text with his left hand that was exactly the same as Leonardo da Vinci's notes.

For online communication, stories that are half-true and half-false are the most attention-grabbing.

Netizens are discussing it with great enthusiasm.

This has led to a continuous increase in the film's popularity.

After the opening weekend, box office revenue in China and North America began to decline in the following week. However, box office revenue in Europe actually increased instead of decreasing!

Because, in addition to the five Western European countries, this film has begun to be gradually released in more than 40 other countries.

besides----

A seemingly unimportant message appeared on Lu Yunzhou's phone, yet it brought a smile to his face.

[Saxony State Tourism Agency: Moritzburg October ticket bookings +340%!]

[Director Lu, thank you for everything you've done for Saxony! You will always be a friend of Saxony. Respectfully yours, Master Li of the Black Forest.]

The client is the big spender; as long as they're satisfied, that's all that matters.