Chapter 598 - 310: Ning Qiang: Giving Me Bad Reviews Is Useless! Strength Is What Matters
While the Internet Celebrity Young Master, Xue Qian, and Lin Gou were chatting, the movie began to play.
The three of them settled in to watch the film seriously.
The film’s opening visuals were truly excellent. The shots of the stationed base and the troop training were spectacular.
"Not bad at all," the Internet Celebrity Young Master couldn’t help but praise.
But the words had barely left his mouth when the first minor plot point arrived, and his expression turned damn awkward. A glaring logical loophole had just appeared.
He knew this wasn’t a good sign. The movie was poisoning the well right from the start, making people lose interest in watching any further.
As time went on, even Lin Gou sensed something was wrong. "Wang, the plot feels a bit off. Was it necessary for this woman to even be in the movie?"
Xue Qian remained silent. He had noticed many problems. As a member of the audience, there were plenty of flaws to pick at.
’Lao Cheng was right about all the problems with this movie,’ he thought.
As the plot progressed, the three could even hear people around them starting to complain:
"How does this movie have the guts to compare itself to *Red Sea Operation*?"
"The plot’s a logical mess. There are so many loopholes and irrational parts."
"This suddenly reminds me of what Chen Jincheng said. The director’s head must be full of mush."
"Annie’s setup as the villain is way too obvious. We can all see it at a glance, but the soldiers can’t? They’re just forcing them to be idiots."
"And has anyone noticed that the special effects get cruder the further you get into the movie? Is this a joke?"
"..."
Before the movie was even halfway through, people began to leave one after another, clearly very disappointed with the film.
This scene killed any last hope the Internet Celebrity Young Master had.
’Are the people at Dawan Film and Television all morons?’
’Or did the Dawan people just watch the first couple of scenes and make their decision then and there?’
He felt the latter was more likely. He could believe the people at Dawan were lazy, but he couldn’t believe they were this stupid. After all, it was his family’s company.
The three of them also left halfway through. They just couldn’t watch anymore.
"Let’s go see *Nameless* next," Lin Gou suggested.
The Internet Celebrity Young Master nodded.
’Just because *Huaxia Blue Helmets* is a failure doesn’t necessarily mean *Nameless* will be a success, right?’
They’d have to see it to know for sure.
A short while later, they bought tickets for the next available showing of *Nameless* and went inside together to watch it.
This film didn’t open with grand, majestic scenes or high-minded moral values. From the very beginning, it felt like it was set in the world of common folk.
But the Internet Celebrity Young Master and his friends suddenly noticed that the audience around them was watching with rapt attention.
He was a little confused.
The reason for his confusion was that he didn’t understand what "down-to-earth realism" truly was.
But very quickly, he found himself laughing.
It turned out to be a black comedy, and it wasn’t just him; the entire audience around him was laughing too.
The laughter was loud.
Especially when the plot reached the line, "I’ll get myself an AK, get you a rifle. We’ll make it big, make it strong, and create a new legacy!" The entire theater erupted in thunderous laughter.
Seeing this, even a complete fool would know this movie was going to be a hit.
"Chen Jincheng is really something else," Lin Gou couldn’t help but praise. "This movie is going to blow up, just like he said."
Eldest Young Master Wang nodded.
A movie that could make everyone in the theater roar with laughter was bound to be a hit.
The fact that Chen Jincheng could discern which film would be a hit and which would flop based on the available information before they were even released was absolutely incredible.
’No wonder he dared to acquire LeTV’s film division, and no wonder Boss Lei decided to finance him.’
Meanwhile, in another location, Lei Xiaojun was also watching *Nameless* with two friends.
He rarely went to the movie theater, let alone for a midnight premiere.
But today, he happened to be entertaining two friends and was also genuinely curious, especially after how President Chen had evaluated the two films.
His two friends were just as surprised.
They had never understood why Lei Xiaojun would agree to finance Chen Jincheng. Given all the buzz about Chen Jincheng online, they were also curious to see if things would turn out as he had predicted.
And now, they could hear the waves of laughter echoing all around them.
’This comedy is a real success,’ they thought.
It also proved that there was absolutely nothing wrong with Chen Jincheng’s judgment.
There was a movie theater near the hotel, and Chen Jincheng had also brought Little Su Fei, Li Xiaoyang, and Sun Yifan there to see *Nameless*.
It was mainly because the three girls wanted to see it.
So, he had no choice but to accompany them.
Halfway through the movie, they were laughing so hard that tears were streaming down their faces, their ladylike composure completely gone.
Their pleasant-sounding voices attracted the attention of the people sitting nearby. When they saw Little Su Fei and Li Xiaoyang clinging to Chen Jincheng’s arms on either side, they couldn’t help but feel envious.
’Even though they’re wearing masks, you can tell those girls have great figures and are dressed fashionably. That guy is so lucky.’
"Boss, this movie is really interesting," Little Su Fei couldn’t help but say.
"Yeah, it’s just like you said, Boss," Li Xiaoyang chimed in.
The adoration in their eyes as they looked at Chen Jincheng deepened.
...
That night, Sun Ji had also gone to the movies with two managers from LeTV Film and Television. They first watched *Huaxia Blue Helmets* and then *Nameless*, intending to make a comparison.
After all, their new boss’s opinion on the two films was causing a huge stir online, and they wanted to know if he was right.
Sun Ji had also been optimistic about *Nameless*. Now, after actually seeing the film and hearing the lively laughter around him, he knew it was definitely going to be a blockbuster.
"I didn’t expect our new boss to have such a good eye," one of the managers said.
The other nodded in agreement. "*Nameless* is indeed better than *Huaxia Blue Helmets*. Both movies are basically just as he described. If that’s the case, he should be able to bring some real development to us at LeTV Film and Television."