When Qi Zihao came out of the cinema with the two girls, it was already 11 o 'clock at night.
"A Chinese Ghost Story" was 90 minutes long, and it would take three hours to watch it again. Plus the interval in between, it was naturally very late after watching the second scene.
Jia Hui began to worry. "Oh, it's so late. My family must be worried."
Nihui didn't care. "What are you afraid of? They haven't called yet. It's not too late now!"
Qi Zihao said considerately, "I'll send you home now. We'll take a taxi."
When they came, the three of them took the subway. It was cheap, but it was definitely not as convenient as a taxi. Qi Zihao finally became courageous at night. He knew that he must not be stingy to please girls.
He used the holidays to make money. Wasn't it for this moment?
Jia Hui hesitated. "That's too expensive …"
At night, Qi Zihao treated her and Nihui to two episodes of "A Chinese Ghost Story". He even bought a lot of snacks to stuff into Nihui's mouth. There were definitely at least three to four hundred yuan.
Qi Zihao, like her, was obviously not a child of a rich family.
Taxis in Xiangjiang were not cheap.
Before she finished speaking, her sister Nihui pulled her and ran forward. "Don't be long-winded. We'll take a taxi!"
Jia Hui was dragged away by Nihui, and Qi Zihao hurriedly followed behind them.
But when he passed by the peripheral product store at the entrance of the cinema, his footsteps involuntarily slowed down.
The small shop near the movie theater was doing well. There were a lot of people crowded inside, most of them couples. And the place where they gathered was a large promotional poster of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Obviously, everyone was buying the peripheral products of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Qi Zihao was a little surprised. He didn't notice it when he first came. He didn't expect that this ghost movie would have peripheral products for sale. Generally speaking, the peripheral products sold in Xiangjiang cinemas were basically from Hollywood blockbusters, especially comic book heroes.
"Ah, look at this Ning Caichen doll. It's so cute. I want to buy it!"
"Boss, I want this set of figurines!"
"I like Yan Chixia. This sword is so handsome. How much is it?"
"I want Nie Xiaoqian …"
The voices of the customers in the store made Qi Zihao's footsteps to the door become hesitant.
Just as he walked to the door, he stopped, touched his pocket, and showed a struggling look on his face.
After a while, Qi Zihao clenched his teeth, turned around, and rushed toward the store.
When he ran out of the cinema, the two girls had been waiting outside for four or five minutes.
Jia Hui was not angry or dissatisfied, but Nihui shouted, "Did you fall into a latrine pit? We've been waiting for such a long time that even our family has called us! "
They thought that Qi Zihao had gone to the toilet.
Qi Zihao did not dare to provoke Nihui. He quickly walked up to Jia Hui and handed her the items he had just bought.
"A Hui, this is for you."
What he gave Jiahui was a limited edition doll set of A Chinese Ghost Story. There were a total of four dolls in the set, namely Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia, and Granny Treant.
This set of dolls was very exquisitely made. The clothes, accessories, and hair were all custom-made according to the stills. The characters were lifelike, and there was even a hint of cuteness in them. They looked very beautiful in the wooden box.
Of course, the precondition for beauty was the price. A set cost 388 yuan without any discount. Qi Zihao grabbed the last set!
"Ah!"
Jia Hui did not expect that Qi Zihao had just gone to buy a movie doll for her. She was stunned.
She blushed again and quickly waved her hand. "This is too expensive. I can't take it."
Nihui's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, she grabbed it and said, "Sister, if you don't want it, it's mine!"
Jia Hui was embarrassed and anxious. "Nihui!"
She actually liked this set of dolls very much, but she did not want Qi Zihao to spend so much money. She was very conflicted.
Qi Zihao scratched his head and said, "Let's go."
Qi Zihao stopped a taxi on the side of the road and sent the two sisters downstairs.
"Goodbye, A Hui …"
Jia Hui, who had not spoken along the way, nodded and pulled Nihui up the stairs.
Qi Zihao watched the two figures disappear at the top of the stairs, feeling lost.
He stood quietly in the same place for a moment, then turned around and was ready to leave.
His own house was nearby, so he let the taxi go first just now to avoid spending more money.
The date at night cost a lot of money that Qi Zihao had saved from working.
But he did not feel the slightest bit of heartache.
"Qi Zihao!"
Qi Zihao had just taken a few steps when he suddenly heard a familiar call behind him.
He turned his head in shock and saw that Jia Hui, who had just gone upstairs, had run down again and ran to him.
"Thank you!"
After saying thank you, Jia Hui tiptoed and kissed Qi Zihao's face like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water. Then, she ran away like a frightened rabbit and disappeared back up the stairs in the blink of an eye.
Qi Zihao seemed to have been petrified. After a long time, he was awakened by the cold wind blowing through the long street.
He raised his head in disbelief and touched the place on his face where Jia Hui had kissed.
He giggled.
Booking two tickets for "A Chinese Ghost Story" was undoubtedly the most correct and luckiest thing he had done!
…
On February 21st, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was officially released in various cinemas in Xiangjiang and earned 3.28 million yuan on the first day with 18.75% screening.
The box office of "The Painted Skin" on that day was 5.9 million, nearly twice that of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Judging from the box office data, "The Painted Skin", which had been released for a week, had completely crushed "A Chinese Ghost Story". The latter seemed to be unable to pose a threat to the former's market position at all.
However, many people in the industry learned a piece of news at the same time, a piece of news that surprised them.
That was, the peripheral products of "A Chinese Ghost Story" had sold 2.65 million yuan on the same day. With the box office, it was 5.93 million yuan, surpassing "The Painted Skin" by 30,000 yuan.
"The Painted Skin" also had peripheral products, but they were very few. There were only a few sets of posters, and the sales were negligible.
This was inconceivable!
After all, when people found out that Lu Chen Studio had spent money to order a large number of "A Chinese Ghost Story" peripherals, many people in the industry talked about it as a joke.
They felt that Lu Chen did not know the immensity of heaven and earth. Movie peripherals were the patent of Hollywood blockbusters. A China-Hong Kong co-production with a mere investment of 20 to 30 million actually produced a large number of peripherals. That was equivalent to throwing money into the water and waiting to be left in the warehouse to collect dust!
However, the reality was not as these people had imagined. "A Chinese Ghost Story" actually exceeded 2 million yuan on the first day. If there was nothing fishy about it, then …
That meant that this movie had great potential!
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