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Chapter 48, Section 50. Just ask me, is it going to explode or not? (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

"You guys should go to the cinema and see for yourselves the audience; it's hilarious."

At the Cooper's house, Eric, Warren, Bordeaux, and Judy sat in front of the television, which was showing footage from a movie theater.

As for Billy, he hasn't returned from England yet. Michael Dobbs, the author of "House of Cards," is not just a writer; his main profession is politician, a Conservative MP and special advisor to the government, and he's very busy every day.

Billy had been trying to arrange a meeting for a long time, but the other person only agreed to meet him recently because he was on vacation.

On the television screen, groups of young people were seen entering the movie theater, buying tickets for Shark Tornado, and chatting as they waited for the movie to start.

"Trust me, I was browsing IMDb last night when suddenly a lot of comments appeared under 'Jaws,' all talking about this 'Sharknado,' saying it's a groundbreaking work comparable to 'Jaws.' I definitely have to watch it."

"Comparable to 'Jaws'? You must be kidding. That's a Spielberg film. I've never even heard of this director. Anthony Ferrante, do you even know who he is? And this AK Films, are you sure they're not an arms dealer?"

"Jeff! Don't plant prejudices in your mind before watching a movie; that's wrong. Spielberg was a newcomer before he made 'Jaws.' Who knows if Anthony Ferrante will be the next Spielberg?"

A young couple was eating ice cream when the girl frowned and asked, "Charles, why do we have to watch this movie? Date A Live is clearly better."

The boy shook his head: "Lola, Howard recommended it to me. He saw it yesterday and said it's absolutely awesome. We have to see it."

"But I want to watch Date A Live."

"Don't rush, after we finish watching 'Sharknado,' we can continue watching 'Date A Live.' The night is still long."

Judy asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are all the ticket buyers young people? Aren't there any other age groups in the audience?"

"Because the main promotional strategy we adopted was to post and comment online, and most people who like to surf the internet are still young people."

"Besides, young people like to be silly. If I'm unlucky, I can't let others be spared. Office workers don't have that kind of free time."

Bordeaux brought over a plate of beer: "Isn't this kind of advertising strategy considered fraud?"

Eric laughed heartily: "It's about movies, art. Everyone has a different understanding and pursuit of art, how can that be considered fraud?"

"Have you ever seen a movie that received 100% positive reviews? 'The Godfather'? 'The Shawshank Redemption'? '12 Angry Men'? Nobody can do that, that's art!"

The three nodded, seemingly agreeing.

On television, the next scene showed the group of people walking out of the screening room, clearly having been tricked and flying into a rage.

"This is the classic movie you were talking about that rivals Jaws? Are you out of your mind? This is the worst movie I've ever seen!" a young man yelled at his friend.

The other person whispered, "It's rare to see a movie this bad. Isn't it groundbreaking?"

"you"

"That makes sense!"

"Lola, Laura, don't be like this, don't look at me like that. How about we go watch Date A Live? Didn't you want to watch it? Please, don't go."

The little girl in the picture sighed, "Charles, let's call it a day. My head hurts, and I feel like a shark is eating it."

Then a voice-over chimed in: "Then you should have just killed it with a billiard cue!"

A burst of laughter erupted in the movie theater.

"Poor Charles! Warren, you've ruined that lad's chances; he won't be getting his reward tonight."

Warren chuckled maliciously, "So, do you think he'll be angry? And if he's angry, will he continue to recommend 'Sharknado' to his friends?"

"Bing go! That's human nature, he'll definitely do it!" Eric snapped his fingers.

Clang!

The two clinked glasses and downed their beers in one gulp.

This situation arises from teenagers spontaneously spreading the message in order to seek psychological balance, further amplified by online trolls.

The box office results for "Sharknado" on its second day showed a threefold increase, reaching over $4 million, breaking even and turning a profit.

Upon receiving this data, the entire AK Films team cheered, knowing that "Sharknado" was about to make a fortune.

On December 18th, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was released, and the Battle of Helm's Deep began. The cavalry from Rohan fought a decisive battle against the Orc army on the screen. The exaggerated momentum created a magnificent war effect, like a raging warhorse charging into the distance.

On December 19th, the iron cavalry from Middle-earth swept across the entire North American film market, and all other films were affected without exception, suffering devastating defeats.

"Sharknado" was no exception, with its box office dropping to just over 2 million on the third day. This was because many people who had finished watching "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" chose to see "Sharknado" to refresh themselves.

This downward trend lasted for three days until the end of the opening weekend of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, when the monster's most powerful phase finally passed.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King grossed $62 million in its opening weekend, still a long way from Spider-Man 1.

In addition, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" grossed $8800 million in its opening weekend, which also failed to break the record of $1.13 million set by "Spider-Man 1".

Spider-Man 1 has firmly secured its position as the top-grossing film in its opening weekend until next year.

With the end of The Lord of the Rings' period of popularity, coupled with Bermahadi's approval of another 50 dollars to hire online trolls for promotion, Sharknock, whose popularity had declined somewhat, has regained its momentum.

On the sixth day, the box office returned to 3.5 million, and on the seventh day, it reached 4.4 million. The total box office for the first seven days was 12.7 million. After deducting production and marketing costs, the company had already made a profit of 4 million US dollars.

Compared to the screening scale of 435 cinemas, the box office of 1270 million is really insignificant. Generally speaking, this kind of movie will reduce its scale in the second week and then be removed from the big screen after the second week.

But Sharkshot was an exception, because while the box office of all other movies continued to decline, its box office continued to grow.

This phenomenon is rare, and when it does occur, it usually indicates that the film is of excellent quality, has received rave reviews, and has been spontaneously promoted by movie fans.

Regardless of whether it's a good or bad reputation, I'm just asking you, isn't it explosive?

So after the first week's box office results were released, especially after seeing the growth chart, Harry Cooper made a bold move to expand screenings to second-tier cities, and the number of cinemas showing "Sharknado" increased to 970.

In the Christmas battle, that opportunistic fox is about to unleash its power.

A humble author is pleading online!

(End of this chapter)