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

Wang Jinsong's bewildered gaze seemed to ask, "What are you talking about?"

Zhang Hui hurriedly slammed the newspaper down in front of Wang Jinsong. Wang Jinsong picked it up, stared at it, and was dumbfounded.

According to the box office statistics for the Lunar New Year film season, Lu Yan's "Crazy Stone" ranked fourth. When Wang Jinsong looked at the box office figures again, his heart almost stopped beating.

"2800 million!"

Upon seeing the box office figures, Wang Jinsong dropped the newspaper in his hand, and the image of Lu Yan inviting him to be a producer last year flashed through his mind.

Lu Yan's three million investment yielded a box office bonus of thirty million. If only he had invested back then... God, what did I miss!

He actually missed this opportunity to make money!

"No!"

Zhang Hui: "Old Wang, what are you yelling about?!"

Wang Jinsong slammed his fist on the table, wailing in anguish, "I chose the wrong answer to this question!"

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The release of the box office figures from the China Film News swept through the entire film industry like a gust of wind.

In fact, every year during the Lunar New Year film season, it's a battle of titans, with countless blockbusters vying for the top spot and countless stars being swept away by this tsunami.

  

This year's Lunar New Year film season features the phenomenal international blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".

Later, there was the domestic film "Cellphone," which featured a star-studded cast including Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, and Fan Bingbing, and cost 1600 million yuan to produce.

There's also "Sound of Colors," starring award-winning actor Tony Leung, Miriam Yeung, Chang Chen, and others, which comes from across the region.

"Jade Goddess of Mercy" stars Zhao Yanzi, one of the four most popular young actresses, and Xie Tingfeng, a Hong Kong and Taiwan superstar.

Even Leon Lai got involved, joining forces with pop diva Faye Wong for the Valentine's Day release, "Big City, Small Things".

It's a true battle of titans. Before the box office results came out, everyone had high hopes for this year's films, with some saying that "Jade Goddess of Mercy" would become the top-grossing film in mainland China.

Some say mobile phones will win the championship, while others believe that Hong Kong films will be the biggest dark horse this year.

But no one expected that this year's biggest dark horse would be a dark comedy film that had never been paid attention to before.

Crazy Stone

Despite the presence of a film queen and renowned director Wang Quan'an, those in the film industry know that this is Wang Quan'an's first commercial work in his transition to acting.

For an art-house film director to think he could make a good commercial film with just three million, nobody had high hopes.

Compared to other productions that cost tens of millions, the "Crazy Stone" crew could be described as poor. Even Wang Quan'an himself didn't have much confidence in the film, let alone the domestic media and filmmakers.

But this one film broke records by grossing 29 million yuan at the box office, a box office miracle with a prize of 30 million yuan.

This is currently the pinnacle of low-budget productions in China, with box office revenue nearly ten times the production cost.

The China Film News even gave Crazy Stone a special label, recognizing it as the most beautiful film of the year.

In the eyes of investors and the media, your box office numbers are irrelevant; they're all bullshit.

Return on investment is the most important indicator. Lord of the Rings won the overall championship with a box office of 8000 million in mainland China. Is it the champion of this year's Lunar New Year film season?

No, The Lord of the Rings had a production cost of tens of millions, so it's only natural that it achieved this box office success.

"Cell Phone" had a total cost of 1600 million yuan, including marketing and distribution, and ultimately topped the mainland film box office with 5000 million yuan. Is it the king of the Lunar New Year film season?

No, the highest-grossing film during this year's Lunar New Year season was "Crazy Stone," which dominated the box office.

"Crazy Stone" raked in a staggering 2900 million yuan at the box office.

With a cost of less than 300 million, this nearly tenfold return is what makes it the uncrowned king in the eyes of investors.

Lu Yan, who single-handedly took on the roles of screenwriter, producer, executive producer, and investor, also had his own page in the China Film News.

Wang Quan'an didn't give him much credit, mainly because Lu Yan's script was good. Anyone with eyes can see that the script and director deserve a lot of credit for the movie's success.

There's not much to say about Wang Quan'an, a director who has won numerous awards; it's all the same old stuff, nothing new.

Lu Yan, a rising star, is definitely more worth watching, and his resume is simply amazing. His first acting role was in a film nominated for a Golden Rooster Award.

His second role earned him nominations for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards and the Tokyo International Film Festival.

These two films alone represent a peak that many people could never reach in their lifetime, and everyone thought Lu Yan would become a rising A-list celebrity.

But this guy turned around and went into production, writing his first script and making 30 million at the box office with a budget of 3 million.

What else can I say? I've already given it to you.

Such amazing talent leaves one speechless with envy; some people are just so extraordinary, it's like they've been given a cheat code.

Lu Yan was lauded in the newspapers, who praised him as a brilliant talent, a rising star in Chinese cinema, and a genius screenwriter.

Wang Quan'an, who should have received the most attention for his successful career transition, was instead overshadowed by screenwriter Lu Yan.

On the day the newspaper was published, Popular Television, Entertainment Weekly, and Performing Arts Weekly all contacted Lu Yan through the school to invite him for interviews.

In the end, Lu Yan only accepted the interview invitation from Popular Television.

Compared to the success of "Crazy Stone", the performance of other Lunar New Year films was rather dismal.

The box office performance of "Jade Goddess of Mercy," starring Zhao Yanzi and Xie Tingfeng, was dismal, earning only a little over 90 yuan in its first week in Beijing. Critical reception was far below expectations, and it was heavily criticized.

The final total box office was less than four million. Although the production cost is unknown, just looking at the cast, you know it must have been no less than ten million. It was a huge loss.

The box office performance of Tony Leung's "Sound of Colors" in mainland China was not very good, even worse than "Jade Goddess of Mercy". It only made more than HK$60 in its first week in Beijing. However, I heard that the box office in Hong Kong was better, so it is estimated that it will not lose much money.

Leon Lai's "Big City, Small Things" only grossed eight million at the box office, which should barely cover the cost.

The worst performer has to be "Flying Eagle," starring Yang Ziqiong, Ren Xianqi, and Li Bingbing. It reportedly cost as much as HK$1.2 million to produce, but only grossed HK$1400 million at the box office, a loss so bad that even one's own mother wouldn't recognize it.

Sit at the same table as "Jade Goddess of Mercy" and be fellow sufferers.

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HD District, Chuihong Garden

Room 426 on the fourth floor, Liu Yifei's room

To the left of the entrance is Liu Yifei's wardrobe, and the first thing you see upon entering is a Simmons bed.

The bed was covered with a messy blue-gray velvet quilt; Liu Yifei didn't have the habit of folding the quilt.

Opposite the bed is a large bookcase filled with books, and on either side of the headboard is a dressing table on one side and a computer desk on the other.

At her computer desk, Liu Yifei was browsing Tianya Forum.

"Hmph! You say I have no acting skills? I'll blind you all with my talent one day!"

Liu Yifei slapped the table and twitched her nose; even when she was angry, she looked incredibly beautiful.

Aside from Lu Yan, the only person who could make Liu Yifei so angry is her lifelong enemy, Tianya—Okamoto136.

Recently, Liu Yifei, the biggest internet troll leader, decided to learn from her close friend Shu Chang's advice to "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Let's find out who this Okamoto really is and see if we can find him.

It can only be said that Liu was still a bit childish at this point. Once he matured, he would most likely treat it as an annoying fly and not take it to heart at all.

By recently digging deeper into this Tianya account, Liu Yifei discovered a strange phenomenon: as her character became a hit online, Okamoto, who was originally isolated and helpless, also gained a group of fans.

This is utterly absurd; the enemy's forces have actually grown stronger.

Just as Liu Yifei was struggling with her decision, she suddenly came across a summary of the box office figures for the Lunar New Year films. She suddenly remembered that Lu Yan's movie seemed to be releasing its box office figures today, so she quickly clicked on it.

Ten seconds later

Liu Xiaoli, who was cooking in the kitchen, suddenly heard a piercing scream coming from her daughter's room. Then she saw Liu Yifei, dressed in her pajamas, running out of the room.

He rushed up to her, grabbed her hand, jumped up and down, and shouted excitedly.

"Mom... Lu Yan's movie grossed 3000 million!!!"

Liu Xiaoli was annoyed and wanted to let go of her daughter's hand, but when she heard what Liu Yifei said, her mind went blank, as if she had been elbowed by Mamba.

His mouth dropped open in astonishment: "What...what did you just say?"