Chapter 601 - 311: On a Rampage! Cornered at the Hotel
Upon hearing this, the Internet Celebrity Young Master hung up immediately.
’See the bigger picture?’
He really did "see the bigger picture." He opened Weibo and posted again: "What the fuck is wrong with Dawan Film and Television? I haven’t even started grilling you on your review process, and you couldn’t even filter out a trash film like this? And you still have the nerve to tell me to see the bigger picture?"
"My family really raised a bunch of fucking losers. I have no doubt that with you people managing Dawan Cinema, it’ll probably have to be sold at a loss within a few years."
His words were the very definition of "seeing the bigger picture."
As soon as it was posted, everyone understood: Dawan Cinema had tried to pressure the young master.
After all, *Huaxia Blue Helmets* had far too many bad reviews and an overwhelming amount of negative publicity.
But Dawan Cinema clearly hadn’t expected this young master to go on a complete rampage, turning on his own people and going for the jugular.
All at once, Dawan Cinema found itself put on the spot and trending online.
If *Huaxia Blue Helmets* flopped, a whole group of Dawan Cinema’s managers would probably be out of a job.
Chen Jincheng hadn’t expected this either. He was supposed to be the main character in this drama, but now that the young master had suddenly gone nuclear, he was reduced to a spectator enjoying the show.
This whole incident with the movie *Huaxia Blue Helmets* hadn’t happened in the other world.
In that world, the movie had flopped without a sound, and Dawan Cinema certainly wasn’t about to publicize a failed investment for their own embarrassment. They had quietly swept it under the rug.
But things were different now. With all the hype, it was impossible for Dawan Film and Television to bury it. Crucially, they had provoked that one young master who, when he went on a tear, would even attack his own people.
「Time passed.」
In the time Eldest Young Master Wang was on his rampage, a day flew by.
At noon the next day, the first-day box office numbers for *Nameless* and *Huaxia Blue Helmets* were released.
*Huaxia Blue Helmets*, as expected, came in first with a box office of 25 million.
*Nameless*, on the other hand, brought in over 14 million, ranking third.
Chen Jincheng saw the data. The first-day box office for both movies was much higher than in the other world.
Especially *Nameless*, which had doubled its earnings.
This was because of the higher exposure in this world.
However, tomorrow was the critical point. *Nameless* was about to experience a box office explosion.
On the other side, when Ning Qiang saw the data, he finally felt a sense of vindication.
He immediately took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo: "Haha, in the end, the box office does the talking. We’ve taken first place for now. Why has that layman gone quiet? And what about that prodigal son?"
This was aimed directly at Chen Jincheng and the Internet Celebrity Young Master.
He even tagged them both.
But before Chen Jincheng could say anything, the Internet Celebrity Young Master charged out again, directly responding on Weibo: "Popping the champagne already? Have you seen today’s numbers?"
Below it was a comparison chart, showing the box office data for tickets already sold for the second day.
But this screenshot showed some bizarre box office data.
*Nameless*: 26 million box office.
*Huaxia Blue Helmets*: 4 million box office.
These numbers were somewhat unbelievable.
The movie *Huaxia Blue Helmets* had just earned 25 million at the box office. But on the second day, even though it was only midday, it had only sold 4 million?
At this rate, the box office might only reach a little over 10 million by evening.
In contrast, *Nameless*’s box office for half a day had already surpassed the entire first day for *Huaxia Blue Helmets*. At this rate, wasn’t it on track to sell 50 million by the end of the night?
The crucial part was that *Huaxia Blue Helmets* currently had 35% of the showtimes, while *Nameless* had far, far fewer.
So, this box office comparison made everyone’s jaw drop.
Everyone who saw it was utterly shocked.
If this was the case, *Nameless* was about to pull off a major upset.
Clearly, due to its terrible reputation, *Huaxia Blue Helmets*’s box office was about to fall off a cliff.
But Ning Qiang obviously hadn’t noticed and was still busy popping champagne.
So, everyone who saw the data started tagging Ning Qiang, adding a simple question: "Thoughts?"
Meanwhile, Ning Qiang soon noticed the flood of @ notifications.
Confused, he clicked on it and was taken to the Internet Celebrity Young Master’s Weibo, where he saw the data comparison chart.
His expression changed instantly. "How is this possible? It’s fake!"
With that, he immediately went to check the data.
When he personally saw the half-day data, his vision nearly went black.
’With 35% of the showtimes, how could *Huaxia Blue Helmets* possibly have only made a little over 4 million?’
’They must have mixed up our box office numbers with *Nameless*, right?’
’This kind of data entry is so irresponsible.’
He immediately took out his phone and called a person in charge at Dawan to get them to solve this problem right away.
As soon as the call connected, he blurted, "President Cao, the box office stats are wrong! They’ve taken the 4 million box office from *Nameless* and put it under my *Huaxia Blue Helmets*!"
Hearing this, a grim voice came from the other side: "So you’re not delusional enough to think that *Nameless*’s 26-million-plus box office is yours, are you?"
"Isn’t it?" Ning Qiang asked.
An angry tirade came from the other end of the line: "With that piece of shit movie of yours? You think you’re worthy? I’m completely screwed because of you this time! I can’t believe I fell for your bullshit and thought your trash film could compete with *Red Sea Operation*!"
Ning Qiang was stunned by the scolding. Just as he was about to speak, the other party hung up.
’But what did he mean by that?’
’The box office data isn’t wrong?’
’How could that be possible?’
’How could it be this low with a 35% showtime allocation?’
He checked the showtime data again. It was 35%.
But suddenly, he was astonished to find that the 35% showtime allocation had suddenly become 5%.
And *Nameless*’s showtime allocation had suddenly become 45%.
Obviously, cinemas ultimately had to schedule showtimes to make a profit.
Realizing that *Huaxia Blue Helmets* was a dud, and was even being crushed by *Nameless* despite its few showtimes, they had directly reallocated the showtimes to *Nameless*.
This sudden change in showtimes made Ning Qiang feel as if his head had been struck by a heavy blow. He was stunned for a long time, unable to understand how this could have happened.
The new showtimes also caused the box office numbers to diverge precipitously in the afternoon.
*Nameless*: 75 million.
*Huaxia Blue Helmets*: 8.2 million.
These numbers shocked everyone.
*Nameless* had emerged as an unstoppable dark horse.
As for *Huaxia Blue Helmets*... words could not describe the disaster.
Only then did everyone go back to read Chen Jincheng’s words, and they suddenly thought: ’Holy shit, he’s incredible!’
Wasn’t it true? Everything he said was right. Now, that Ning Qiang probably wouldn’t dare to make a peep.
When Sister Hong saw this data, she finally understood what her boss meant by a "precipitous box office collapse."
Isn’t *Huaxia Blue Helmets* a perfect example of a precipitous collapse?
Then, she also went to the hotel lobby to welcome the management from LeTV Film and Television, or rather, the future management of Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television.
At this moment, a car was rapidly approaching the hotel where Chen Jincheng was staying.
Sun Ji sat in the car with another manager, looking at the news online, especially the latest updated data for *Nameless* and *Huaxia Blue Helmets*.
The terrifying gap created in just half a day left both of them with expressions like they’d seen a ghost.
"This new boss of ours is a little terrifying," Sun Ji remarked with emotion.
The manager next to him nodded. "Even though we were optimistic about *Nameless*, we couldn’t be too sure about *Huaxia Blue Helmets*. But now, it has completely flopped, just as the new boss predicted."
Sun Ji smiled and said, "This is a good thing for us. It can make Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television an instant success. I hope we can persuade the new boss to start a few projects this time."
The manager beside him smiled and said, "Yeah. We’re about to meet him, and I’m suddenly getting nervous!"
The car stopped at the hotel. As soon as Sun Ji got out, he dialed the number for Sister Hong from Er Shi Xingchen.
She would be their direct superior from now on, so as soon as the call connected, he spoke respectfully, "Sister Hong, we’ve arrived."
"I see you." Sister Hong, from her spot in the lobby, saw the two of them enter and went up to greet them. They exchanged pleasantries.
Just then, they suddenly saw a pretty girl walk by, holding her phone and sending a WeChat voice message: "Chen Jincheng, I’m at your hotel in Beijing. Don’t forget you owe me one."
"???"
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The trio—Sister Hong and the two men—froze. ’Did we just stumble upon some juicy gossip about the boss?’
Their gazes fell upon the young woman. She had a fantastic figure—her waist and bust were both flawless. She had now taken a seat on a sofa in the lounge and seemed to be deep in thought.
Sister Hong stared at the young woman, and a flicker of recognition crossed her face. She said in surprise, "It’s her! I can’t believe she tracked him down to the hotel. Looks like the boss hasn’t made good on his promise to her yet!"