Feverish actress cried after being angered by haters, but discovered the real culprit was at her bed

The staff member greeted Wang Quan'an with a smile, saying, "Director Wang, congratulations! 400 million in box office in the first week is not bad."

Wang Quan'an lowered his head, then suddenly raised it. He looked at the staff member, then at Lu Yan, and grabbed the staff member's arm with intense excitement: "How much do you want! 400 million!"

The staff member handed over the documents, pulled away from Wang Quan'an's hand, and rubbed his aching arm: "Yes, the box office in the first week was four million, and the data we have now shows that the box office in the second week is estimated to far exceed that of the first week."

Wang Quan'an's expression shifted from gloomy to cheerful, all he could hear was his staff saying four million, four million!!!

They grossed four million in their first week! Is this a dream?

So much money! In his mind, this low-budget film would be lucky to make a million in its first week, but now it has quadrupled.

As a director who has been in the industry for a long time, Wang Quan'an certainly knew what this meant, and he recouped his investment in the first week.

This is heading straight for detonation!

It grossed four million in the first week; the box office revenue thereafter is immeasurable.

Moreover, as the staff just mentioned, the data from various regions shows that the figures are still soaring this week, with no signs of slowing down, which indicates that the box office is about to be a huge success.

Judging from the box office figures, it's going to reach at least 15 million, considering there are still three weeks left in the run.

  

At this moment, Wang Quan'an suddenly regretted not being bolder and investing more back then; otherwise, he could have made a fortune now.

"Hey, get away from me!"

Yu Nan snatched the documents from Wang Quan'an's hand, her long, slender eyes opening and closing as she covered her mouth.

Not only did it gross four million at the box office, but data analysis also showed that "Crazy Stone" received very good reviews and has been rated as a first-class film by China Film Group, which will adjust the release schedule and allocate resources to theaters.

They've been promoted to a higher level! This means their ranking recommendations will improve further, resulting in greater traffic exposure.

But what shocked Yu Nan the most was that they were originally scheduled for the second tier, but now they had snatched the first tier spot and secured a place there. This kind of situation is extremely rare.

It has only appeared in those dark horse films.

Crazy Stone has that potential!

Yu Nan punched Lu Yan's shoulder hard: "You scared me to death just now."

Lu Yan: "I didn't say the box office was bad. I thought it would make eight million."

He was actually a little disappointed when he heard that the box office was four million, because he had estimated that it should have been more than eight million in the first week.

Yu Nan rolled his eyes and explained, "Apart from some films that were already destined to be huge hits, most films only start to gain traction in the second week, during which time word-of-mouth builds up. Four million is already a lot."

How much did it cost us?

Yu Nan was still very happy. He had invested 500,000 yuan, and now that the rock was about to explode, she could make money. How could she not be happy?

After listening to Yu Nan's explanation, Lu Yan suddenly realized, "That's right, their attention level doesn't have the explosive impact of 'Cellphone,' which puts them at a disadvantage. Even if they take off, it will only be after word-of-mouth spreads in the second week."

This wave is inexperienced.

To be honest, Yu Nan didn't expect "Crazy Stone" to achieve such high success after its release. You have to know that the film only cost less than 300 million yuan, and in reality it may only have cost 290 million yuan.

Of the movies released during the same Lunar New Year season as them, those with a production cost of less than 1000 million yuan mostly had lower box office returns in their first week than "Stone".

Originally, she thought a total box office of 10 million would be enough, but now, judging by the current situation, it will be at least 15 million, depending on how it goes.

Unpredictable strength.

Yu Nan nudged Lu Yan's arm, signaling him to take out the prepared red envelopes for the staff.

An unwritten rule in the industry is that if a box office hits a big box office on the first visit, you should give a red envelope as a blessing.

After leaving China Film Group, Lu Yan returned to school and specially invited eight senior students from the editing team to a celebration banquet, which was also a private thank you dinner.

If it weren't for their efforts to turn the tide, this film probably wouldn't be released yet.

Lu Yan also gave everyone a 2,000 yuan red envelope, which is equivalent to a month's salary for an average person. The editing fee Lu Yan had originally given was already quite substantial.

He gave a total of 100,000 to the eight people, with each person receiving at least 10,000. This amount of money was definitely a very considerable sum for Zheng Donglai and the others.

For Lu Yan, this editing fee was well worth it, considering that Wang Hai, that idiot, received more than that.

In the afternoon, Lu Yan received another call from his lawyer. Wang Hai's case was almost resolved. In fact, Lu Yan had already attended a court hearing in January.

Wang Hai requested a private settlement, but Lu Yan wouldn't tolerate it and insisted on taking it to court. He had plenty of time and money to play along.

The movie was almost ruined because of this idiot. Lu Yan couldn't swallow this insult and was determined to disgust Wang Hai.

The school has recently started its summer break, and most students have already gone home. Lu Yan had to apply to stay at school.

There's nothing I can do; I have too much going on in Kyoto, and I can't go back anytime soon.

Liu was quite happy and often came to the school to ask Lu Yan to go shopping, but Lu Yan was always the one carrying the bags.

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Approaching the Spring Festival

The festive atmosphere of the New Year is quietly approaching. For the elderly in Beijing, the New Year celebrations officially begin on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month when they offer sugar melons to the Kitchen God.

There are more stalls selling Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, honey offerings, and daffodils on the streets. Many elderly people in the alleys still retain the habit of making Laba pickles and Laba garlic. They buy the materials early at the Dongmen Street Market and make them at home.

Besides New Year's goods, visiting temple fairs is also a highlight of the first month of the lunar calendar. Liu Yifei had never been to a temple fair before, so she invited Lu Yan to go to the temple fair together.

The temple fairs in Beijing are not only numerous, but also diverse. The Temple Fair at Ditan Park is hailed as a modern version of the Qingming Scroll, though Lu Yan doesn't know why it's called that.

The Baiyun Temple Fair preserves traditional Beijing customs such as riding donkeys to the fair, while the Changdian Temple Fair focuses on old Beijing folk culture, with giant candied hawthorn skewers erected along the roadside as landmarks.

Lu Yan and Liu Yifei were strolling through the Changdian Temple Fair, simply because they had candied hawthorns there.

After visiting the temple fair, since it was still early, Liu Yifei suggested going to see a movie. Since it was going to be a movie, of course they would watch "Crazy Stone".

The two chose the Daguanlou Cinema on Dashilan Street outside Qianmen in Xuanwu District.

In this day and age, there were no apps for buying tickets; you had to queue at the ticket counter. Two tickets cost 90 yuan, which was quite expensive in reality.

After buying the tickets, they also bought some snacks, peanuts, and popcorn. The two of them went into the movie theater, but Lu Yan regretted it as soon as they entered. He had forgotten that movie theaters in this era were not as comfortable as those in later times.

It still feels like the movie screenings in the village when I was a kid. The chairs are all hard, and there are people smoking and eating sunflower seeds. It's messy and the environment is really hard to describe.

In fact, modern cinemas like Huaxing Cinema are already starting to appear. They offer soft, comfortable seats, large screens, and immersive surround sound. Of course, they come at a high price.

He wasn't bothered by anything, but he was worried that Liu Yifei wouldn't like it. However, Liu was so engrossed in the movie that the entire theater was filled with joyful laughter.

"No way, I'm dying of laughter! Those three idiots!"

"The screenwriter is a genius; they got the real gem and then put it back."

Every bit of dark humor made the audience burst into laughter. Lu Yan also found it funny, but he was, after all, a modern person with a higher threshold for laughter.

I found this movie just okay, although it was quite funny.

If you're laughing so happily, won't you be even happier when I make "Detective Chinatown"?

The two-hour movie ended in the blink of an eye, and even after leaving the theater, the audience was still eager for more, discussing the plot and praising it endlessly.

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

Lu Yan and Liu Yifei walked out of the movie theater. At this moment, snowflakes began to fall outside, and the ground was covered with a thin layer of white, like white sugar.

Liu Yifei followed in Lu Yan's footsteps, walking on the brightly lit street. The cars and pedestrians on both sides of the street seemed to become mere background figures.

After walking several hundred meters, Liu Yifei suddenly stopped, nervously rubbing her hands together, and said softly, "Lu Yan... wait a moment."