Unbeknownst to many, the National Day passed without a sound.
Throughout the holiday, the most eye-catching thing was Huo Yuanjia's box office.
When Huo Yuanjia's popularity began, the box office began to explode. No matter where it was, no matter which cinema it was, it was always full, without exception!
Seven days after the National Day holiday, Huo Yuanjia's box office had already exceeded 500 million. That was when Huo Yuanjia was not expected to do well in the beginning. Otherwise, it would have been even higher!
As for I am Hero, apart from the two days before the holiday, the box office for the next few days was sluggish. Furthermore, its reputation was getting worse, and the box office for the entire holiday was barely over 90 million.
Those two movies were already on fire before they were released. Shi Lei mocked Y's Kungfu, Wu Han had a conflict with Y, and Chen Feng and Li Tai were at odds. All of that meant that the two movies could not coexist!
However, no one had expected Huo Yuanjia to crush I am Hero in such a dominating manner.
The entire film industry was in an uproar!
A script provided by a newcomer, a director who had just entered the film industry, a has-been star, and a group of actors who were not even considered stars. All of them forcefully supported such a high-quality movie!
Furthermore, some professionals analyzed the movie and concluded that the investment for Huo Yuanjia was not more than 30 million. That was because, apart from special shots and props, there was almost no need to burn money!
However, it was such a low-budget movie that broke the box office of 500 million in just seven days. This was simply unimaginable!
That was a seventeen-fold increase!
Most importantly, that was not the end. Many people predicted that Huo Yuanjia's popularity was far from over. It was only a matter of time before the box office exceeded 1 billion!
At that moment, everyone thought of a single word — Y!
This letter, once again, proved to everyone that it was a miracle!
To come up with such a heaven-defying script in such a short period of time just because he was angry with Shi Lei, Y was a genius among geniuses.
On the other hand, I am Hero alone had hired celebrities that added up to no less than 50 million. Coupled with the many sensational special effects, it was announced to the public that it had invested more than 100 million!
That was a huge loss for them.
At first, many people thought that Huo Yuanjia's popularity had something to do with the National Day holiday. They thought that after the holiday, the box office would slow down.
However, the truth was the exact opposite!
On National Day, many people went on vacation and did not have the time to watch a movie. At this moment, hearing the praises of Huo Yuanjia from the people around him, he immediately wanted to buy another ticket!
Even though the holidays were over, the box office from Monday to Friday had been sold out. It was still a scene that was hard to come by!
Such a scene could only be described as spectacular. None of the movies released at the same time could stand in the way of Huo Yuanjia's brilliance!
On the other hand, the number of people watching the other movies plummeted. An incomparably strange scene appeared in the cinema.
The seats for Huo Yuanjia were filled, while the seats for the other movies were empty!
Many of them did it once, twice, or even thrice!
In response to this phenomenon, the cinemas immediately announced that they would continue to increase the number of screenings for Huo Yuanjia, increasing the number of screenings to 80%!
The film crew that premiered at the same time as Huo Yuanjia felt bitter.
When a movie was released, the most frightening thing was to encounter a blockbuster. A blockbuster would suck up a large amount of box office earnings, causing the box office earnings of other movies of the same period to be insufficient. Encountering such a monster, one could only blame one's bad luck!
Some of the movies that had yet to be released had even announced that they would delay their release, obviously to avoid Huo Yuanjia's spotlight!
In response to this, there were even more cheers.
[F * ck! Huo Yuanjia has finally increased its screenings. Hurry up and buy the tickets!]
[I knew Huo Yuanjia's screenings would increase. Its reputation is too explosive!]
[I'm planning to watch it thrice, just so Huo Yuanjia defeats the foreigners. The more box office earnings, the better!]
[Tsk, I watched it four times during National Day! Once with my girlfriend, once with my classmates, once with my brothers, and once with my parents!]
[My parents said that this movie was good. They watched it with relish.]
[Listen to me, everyone. Watch more and push the box office earnings up! We want to show the foreigners!]
[Top commenter! Well said! Everyone, let's unite. I'm prepared to support another vote!]
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Huo Yuanjia incorporated too many elements. There was Kungfu, dignity, and most of all, patriotism!
This made many people's blood boil. They held their breath and wanted to show the foreigners!
Such an explosive scene slapped the faces of I am Hero's crew swollen.
Shi Lei, in particular, could only feel his face burning. Below his Weibo, a bunch of people were mocking him, [Does your face hurt?]
Even if he knew Kungfu as well, it was not difficult to tell from the movie that his skills were a far cry from Y's. After all, Y did not even need to make an appearance. All he did was act as a director and he was already able to film such an exciting fight scene!
Shi Lei's mouth was bitter. He could not help but feel regret.
If he had not wanted to ride on the hype and taunt Y, Y would not have made a bet with him to film the movie. Huo Yuanjia would not have existed either. Now, he had really shot himself in the foot!
Chen Feng was in a worse state than him. I am Hero's screenings were greatly reduced, and it was estimated that it would be taken off the shelves soon. The 30 million he invested would probably only return two to three million. That was a huge loss.
That was equivalent to having half a foot out of the film industry. After all, it was too difficult to make a good movie with that little money. Moreover, even if he were to pull in sponsors and investments, after this incident, no one would be willing to sponsor him anymore.
Ye Lingchen did not pay much attention to all that.
He spent the holidays with his parents, and was now preparing to return to school.
However, Xiao Feifei gave Ye Lingchen a call early in the morning.
"Congratulations, Great Screenwriter Ye," Xiao Feifei teased. "No, I should call you Tycoon Ye now."
"Sister Feifei, what's going on?" Ye Lingchen smiled bitterly.
"You really don't know, or are you playing dumb?" Xiao Feifei smiled and said, "You're famous now. With just one movie, you can be considered a first-rate screenwriter. Moreover, Huo Yuanjia's box office has already exceeded 500 million. You're going to be rich!"
"That much?" Ye Lingchen raised his brows slightly. He still had 500 million on him. Did he have some good fortune recently?
"That's right. You're a screenwriter, half a director, and you've invested 10 million. A conservative estimate is that you'll get 30% of the box office!" Xiao Feifei gasped in shock. "If the box office exceeds one billion, you'll get 300 million! I've been in the industry for so long, but I've been left in the dust in an instant! "
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