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President Yao's intention was to spare no effort, including having Liu Minghao make up the 1.8 million himself.

He had already thought of it, but this was all he could do; there was no other way.

While his heart was bleeding, he also hated the screenwriter, but he overlooked the fact that as the director and producer, he had even greater control over the film than the screenwriter.

Whether a movie is good or not depends largely on its screenwriting.

However, the director is a more important acquired condition.

President Yao's cold gaze swept over everyone again, and then he said in a chilling tone, "The company's board members are very angry. After this is over, everyone will have to write a self-criticism. Each member of the film crew of the movie 'Lost' will have to write a work report. If you really can't do it, you can get out."

The sound rang out in the conference room. There was no microphone, but it struck everyone's ears forcefully and then landed on their hearts, causing them to tremble involuntarily.

President Yao glanced at everyone and said, "Also, please help me compile a personal profile of Xu Fan and send it to my office."

Someone agreed, and President Yao stood up, turned around, and left.

The meeting room was quiet for a while, then it finally erupted into a flurry of discussion.

But everyone looked at Liu Minghao with a special meaning in their eyes, as if all the mistakes this time were his fault.

The actors received their salaries, and the cinemas received their share of the box office revenue.

Their film and television company had to withstand the bombardment from all investors, including filling all investment gaps.

A film with an investment of 15 billion yuan will basically not be profitable if its box office does not reach 3 million yuan.

In every respect, the failure of "Lost" has taught Huazhou Pictures a great lesson.

As a top-tier director at Huazhou Film Studio, Liu Minghao can certainly afford to spend over a million yuan, but this is definitely a labor of love.

He was reluctant, but faced with pressure from President Yao of Huazhou Film Industry, he had no choice but to do so.

The only way is to use fake tickets; the box office revenue of 150 yuan can be artificially inflated.

It made no splash in the film market; the lake remained calm.

But at least Huazhou Films finally broke 100 million yuan in box office revenue before midnight on the sixth day.

Such results are no longer of any use.

On the last day of the National Day holiday, the seventh day of the release of the movie "Lost and Love", the box office reached 78 screenings and the occupancy rate was still as high as 85%. The box office exceeded 500 million yuan that day.

The betting agreement between Xu Fan and Liao Qicheng has been successfully completed.

Meanwhile, a piece of news went viral online, prompting even more people to go to the cinema to watch "Lost and Love".

According to the latest news from the National Public Security Department, a human trafficking gang of 17 people was arrested in a certain area of ​​Yunnan Province, and seven trafficked children were rescued.

This news shocked the nation, and netizens hailed it as a great success.

They clapped and cheered.

The Public Security Bureau even specifically thanked Xu Fan for the social phenomena reflected in the film "Lost and Found," and stated that the Public Security Bureau will work with major departments across the country to launch a strong crackdown on human traffickers.

The entire internet erupted in cheers.

The government's response and involvement fueled the deep hatred that countless human traffickers felt towards Xu Fan.

On the other hand, news that "Lost and Love" has surpassed 500 million yuan at the box office has been widely circulated online.

With box office revenue exceeding 500 million yuan, Fanxing Pictures launched a large-scale promotional campaign, resulting in a rapid increase in positive reviews from netizens.

One comment on Douban has received over two million likes.

The comment consisted of only one sentence: "Those who cried after watching 'Lost and Found', come gather here."

That one sentence prompted countless viewers of "Lost and Found" to subconsciously give it a like, and the likes gradually accumulated until they surpassed two million.

Xu Fan was shocked when he saw the news.

As the box office of the movie "Lost and Love" continued to rise, Xu Fan stopped paying attention to it.

That night, he poured himself a cup of tea.

While sipping tea, I opened the reward I received for completing a task after the successful release of the movie "Lost and Found" a few days ago.

Every time you open the task reward, the system notification will sound again.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission: assist Liao Fanxing in filming 'Lost and Found' until its successful release."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received the reward of the parallel world song 'Autumn Never Returns,' congratulations, host, you have obtained the identity of a suona master, and congratulations, host, you have gained +1 to your singing ability!"

The mission rewards weren't much, but Xu Fan still liked them.

"Autumn Never Returns" is a slightly melancholic love song. According to the introduction, in a parallel world, this song once became the most-played song of the year, and even after many years, it is still regarded by countless people as one of the classic songs that are endlessly memorable.

The fact that he was a suona master brought Xu Fan a slight sense of joy.

The moment the suona horn sounded, it captivated the entire audience.

As a leading representative of musical instruments, Xu Fan has had a unique love for the suona since childhood.

Of course, he couldn't learn it, nor had he ever learned it.

I just see those people playing the suona on TV, and they seem really amazing.

He never had the chance before, but now he has become a master of the suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument).

He felt that his suona skills were not too bad at this point, which was his third master title after becoming a piano master and a guitar master.

The existence of the suona is quite unique. Unlike common instruments such as the guitar and piano, it cannot be played anytime and anywhere.

The performance of the suona sometimes focuses more on the atmosphere.

As Xu Fan absorbed the information about the suona in his mind, he couldn't help but marvel at the remarkable research that the Chinese nation has done on musical instruments.

As for his singing ability, which increased by 1, Xu Fan was already used to it.

Those natural changes in voice are usually hard to notice.

But it's true that my singing skills improved naturally while I was singing.

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===Chapter 221 A Bet's a Bet (Please support the official QQ Reading subscription, thank you)===

Xu Fan studied the mission rewards for a while, then turned off the lights and went to sleep.

After the seven-day holiday, students returned to school, and white-collar workers who work nine-to-five resumed their 9-to-5 lifestyle.

Huazhou Films' film "Lost" ultimately couldn't survive for long and was beyond saving, so they had to cut their losses.

The film was pulled from theaters on the tenth day after its release, with a total box office of 111.23 million, ending in a dismal failure.

According to reports, Liu Minghao, the director of the film "Lost" produced by Huazhou Film Studio, has resigned to take responsibility for the incident.

Of course, these are all things to follow.

The day after the National Day holiday, Xu Fan got up and went for a morning run and made breakfast as usual.

Then he left home and headed towards Starry Night Pictures.

It's time to fulfill our promise to Liao Qicheng.

As Xu Fan's agent, Zhao Feiyang was naturally summoned by Xu Fan.

Hearing Xu Fan talk about the betting agreement, Zhao Feiyang was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Xu Fan in disbelief and asked, "Hey Lao Xu, were you this confident before the movie was even released?"

Xu Fan waved his hand and said, "The result is already quite obvious, isn't it?"

Zhao Feiyang was truly convinced.

He didn't know if Xu Fan was being reckless or overconfident, but his composure was indeed impressive.

Xu Fan asked, "Our studio should have a cooperating lawyer, right?"

Zhao Feiyang said, "I talked to Mr. Liu from Tencent. They have a legal team that will assist our studio with legal matters. We just need to pay them."

Xu Fan did not object and said, "Tencent's legal team is quite good."

Everyone knows that Tencent's legal team is extremely renowned throughout the country.

The two arrived at Starry Sky Pictures. The girls in the lobby already knew Xu Fan and quickly came up to him, saying, "Mr. Xu, President Liao is already waiting for you in his office."

Xu Fan smiled slightly and stepped into the elevator next to him with Zhao Feiyang to go upstairs.

Xu Fan knocked on the door of the chairman's office and entered.

Liao Qicheng and Liao Fanxing were both there.

Upon seeing Xu Fan arrive, Liao Fanxing stood up and said, "Mr. Xu, you've come."

Liao Qicheng remained seated, simply saying calmly, "Sit down."

Xu Fan nodded slightly and walked over to sit down.

Liao Fanxing sat next to Liao Qicheng, while Zhao Feiyang sat next to Xu Fan.

Liao Qicheng used tongs to pick up two cups from the steaming tea tray and placed them in front of Xu Fan and Zhao Feiyang. Then he carefully poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Use tweezers to pour out the tea from the teacup, then refill it.

Liao Qicheng then smiled and said, "Try the tea I brewed."

Zhao Feiyang glanced at Xu Fan, who then picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

The tea is slightly bitter upon tasting, but not astringent.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Excellent tea!"

Liao Qicheng said, "Fanxing lost his bet with you. How about we settle the accounts according to your rules after the box office results are tallied?"

Xu Fan nodded and said, "Of course."

Liao Qicheng shook his head and said, "Small in stature but big in confidence."

Xu Fan smiled slightly and glanced at Liao Fanxing.

Liao Fanxing said, "Dad, ever since I met Mr. Xu, he has always been so confident, as if he always has victory in his grasp."

Liao Qicheng nodded and looked at Xu Fan, saying, "I'm willing to accept the loss, but I'm a little reluctant."

Zhao Feiyang didn't speak, but took out a simple agreement from his bag. Xu Fan said, "I believe that Elder Liao is not a person who breaks his promises."

Liao Qicheng glanced at the documents in Zhao Feiyang's hand and paused for a moment.

Then he laughed out loud, and then stopped laughing.