February 21st was another Monday that he did not feel like working.
Last weekend, Pei Qian had been deeply hurt by the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe complex in Lincheng. He had been bedridden at home for two days.
Of course, he had not done nothing during those two days. He had continued to pay attention to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and the 'Top Student, Come Quick' application in Lincheng.
The more he observed, the less optimistic he was. Things were spiraling out of control!
Lincheng's Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was even more popular over the weekend. ROF Computer-Installation and Fish-Catching Take-Out showed no signs of stopping either. There was only one word to describe it: profit!
The 'Top Student, Come Quick' application was also strange. It was getting more and more popular. Pei Qian was starting to panic. He had a feeling that it would be listed in the next second.
Of course, Pei Qian knew that the company could only be listed after three years of normal operations. However, he could not allow the project to continue expanding like this.
Pei Qian was in despair. He had been thinking about where he should spend the extra money over the weekend.
Should he open dozens of Upwind Courier stations in Lincheng?
Or should he give more money to Zhang Yuan's Esports Club that had yet to be established?
Ai, how worrying!
Pei Qian had been thinking about this for the entire weekend. In the end, he could not think of a good solution and could only give up for now.
On Monday, he had to crawl out of bed early, wipe his tears, and continue moving forward.
That was because he had more important things to do today.
The movie was going to be released tomorrow, and Boss Pei had no confidence at all.
It would be great if there was a pre-screening. If the pre-screening was bad, Pei Qian would be reassured in advance.
However, he was also worried that if the pre-screening was very good, the box office on the first day would explode, and the movie schedule would increase. What if it entered a vicious cycle?
Wouldn't a single mistake cause everlasting regret?
Thus, after much consideration, he decided not to pre-screen it.
Since he had already chosen the awkward date of February 22nd, it meant that he had decided to make a big deal out of it. Both the reputation and the box office would be bad on the day of its release. After that, the movie schedule would get worse, and the box office would plunge …
That was the script that Prime Minister Pei had in mind.
"I've been too busy recently. I haven't had time to pay attention to the movie. I wonder how the preparations are going.
"The movie introduction and movie schedule should be out on the ticket-buying app, right?
"I'll leave all these things to Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce. I don't know if they can do what I want.
"Logically speaking, these two are newcomers and don't have any resources. They shouldn't be able to get any showtimes or promotions, right?"
"Hmm, then you can rest assured."
"Let's wait and see. At the same time, we can also see the strength of the movies released at the same time and see if they can fight."
After struggling for a while, Pei Qian decided to download a Gou Yan application to buy tickets.
There are three main points:
How are the publicity materials for Tomorrow is Beautiful coming along?
How was the screening rate for Tomorrow is Beautiful?
What were the movies that were released at the same time? Were they good enough?
As long as these three points were confirmed, they could roughly tell if the movie would fail or not.
He opened the professional version of the Gou Yan app and clicked on the "Upcoming Release" column. Tomorrow is Beautiful indeed appeared.
However, Pei Qian was slightly stunned. He suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Tomorrow is Beautiful was placed first on the list of upcoming releases, and there was a small label on it: 37,000 people want to watch it!
In other words, Tomorrow is Beautiful received the most attention out of all the movies that were released recently!
At that moment, Pei Qian felt that something was amiss!
However, the experienced Boss Pei quickly calmed down.
He quickly flipped through the movies at the back and found that they were all mediocre movies.
Romance, comedy, animation, drama … there were all kinds of movies, but they were the kind that one would not want to watch after glancing at the posters and names.
Logically speaking, it was possible for the movies to be released at this time to run into European and American blockbusters, but they did not.
"What a pity, why aren't there any European or American blockbusters joining in the fun?!"
Pei Qian was pounding his chest and stamping his feet.
"On the bright side, it doesn't mean anything that this application has the most people wanting to watch it. After all, the competing movies are all repulsive. Beating them does not mean that Tomorrow is Beautiful will definitely succeed …
"Wait.
"The movies that are about to be released at the same time are all repulsive. That doesn't seem to be a good thing …
"Doesn't that mean that Tomorrow is Beautiful will not have any competition?
"No, no, there are still movies that are currently being released."
Pei Qian quickly clicked on the 'Currently Screening' tab to check the movies that were being released.
At the moment, movies that were popular during the Spring Festival and Valentine's Day were still being screened. Tomorrow is Beautiful did not stand out as much when compared to these movies.
Pei Qian quickly scanned the movies that were currently being screened.
Carnival for Love, a young male idol romance movie, rating 7.1. After eight days of screening, box office earnings on the first day were 18.4 million yuan, cumulative box office earnings of 127 million yuan, estimated total box office earnings of 190 million yuan.
Dangerous Partner, a European action movie, rating 7.5. After ten days of screening, box office earnings on the first day were 14.46 million yuan, cumulative box office earnings of 87.77 million yuan, estimated total box office earnings of 135 million yuan.
Legends of the Night, rating 6.8. It was a domestically-produced action movie adapted from a well-known IP. After fifteen days of screening, box office earnings on the first day were 17.68 million yuan, cumulative box office earnings of 124 million yuan, estimated total box office earnings of 138 million yuan.
There was no need to watch the rest of the movies. They could not be compared to these three movies.
Pei Qian felt slightly more at ease when he saw these three movies.
A young male idol movie, a European blockbuster, and a domestically-produced action movie adapted from a major IP. Each of them had their own strengths, and they looked much more reliable than Tomorrow is Beautiful.
These movies had been released for some time, but their box office earnings were still quite good today. It looked like they would be able to create a lot of trouble for Tomorrow is Beautiful. Pei Qian was quite satisfied.
Pei Qian clicked on Tomorrow is Beautiful's publicity page, wanting to see how the promotional material for the movie was prepared.
Tomorrow is Beautiful
Tomorrow is
Film/Sci-Fi/Suspense/Drama/2D
Lu Zhiyao/Zhang Zuting/Lin Ruyi/Zhu Xiaoce
February 22, 2011/93 min
There are two Easter Eggs that appear at the end
In the future, technology was highly developed, but the standard of living of ordinary people plummeted. Their lives were limited to fast food, three hours of freedom to go out, and ubiquitous video advertisements. A pair of lovers (played by Lu Zhiyao and Lin Ruyi) were unwilling to live such a life. They decided to resist this unfair fate and bravely pursue their dreams. However, they had no idea what kind of fate awaited them …
There was also a cast list, trailer, stills, and so on.
What was worth mentioning was that Pei Qian actually found his name in the cast list. He was the screenwriter of this movie, but he did not have a profile picture.
"Hmm … the movie's introduction doesn't really meet my requirements, but it's not too far off. I don't think many people would read something like an introduction."
Pei Qian had originally thought that he would try his best to sell dog meat when promoting the movie. For example, he would use the guise of 'sci-fi romance masterpiece' and 'healing series'. After the movie was released, the audience would enter the cinema and find out that they had been deceived. They would definitely curse and cause the movie's reputation to collapse.
However, it seemed inappropriate for Boss Pei to personally ask about such a small matter. What's more, he had forgotten about it as he was busy.
However, looking at the current label and introduction, it probably would not have a strong appeal to the audience. What's more, it seemed too late to change it now.
That was all he could do for now.
Pei Qian continued scrolling down the page to look at the audience's comments.
"Lu Zhiyao, one-star reservation."
"Zha Zhuti is very good at picking films. This one should be good too. I'm looking forward to it!"
"Sci-fi fans are cautiously optimistic about domestically-produced sci-fi movies."
"Second-rate director, box office poison, forcefully leveraging sci-fi themes. I don't think Zhang Zuting can handle it alone. Flop reservation!"
"A movie with a foreign theme made by a Chinese, and it's in English with Chinese subtitles?
me？ What kind of godly operation is this? "
"The actors are quite good. The box office might not explode, but it shouldn't be too bad either. A hundred million yuan should be stable."
"It's hard to imagine what this movie will be like. The publicity is so intense. I'm afraid the investors will lose everything …"
Pei Qian alternated between joy and sorrow as he read these comments.
The movie had not been released yet, so the current ratings were not included. However, everyone could evaluate the movie based on the trailer, poster, cast, and other contents.
Lu Zhiyao was the most popular topic in Tomorrow is Beautiful at the moment.
Zhang Zuting might have won Best Actor before, but he was already past his prime. He was not considered a big shot in the eyes of the Chinese audience. Lu Zhiyao might have been called 'box office poison', but his status as an A-list young actor was still solid.
However, it was precisely because of Lu Zhiyao's reputation as a 'box office poison' that the audience did not have high expectations for this movie.
Some even hoped that the investors would lose everything. When Pei Qian saw this, he was filled with joy.
The ratings before the movie was released might not mean much, but he could roughly tell that the audience was not particularly optimistic about this movie. That was good news.
"Fortunately, as long as this movie's reputation is bad, the box office will definitely not be that good.
"An investment of thirty million yuan would require a box office of at least a hundred million yuan to not lose money. That's impossible."
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief.
He was just about to close the application when he suddenly remembered something very important.
Look at the screening schedule!
If the screening schedule was very low, coupled with the current ratings, then it would be really stable.
Pei Qian quickly opened the 'real-time box office' to check tomorrow's screening ratio.
However, Pei Qian's expression froze when he opened it.
Tomorrow is Beautiful had a screening ratio of 37.7%!
He looked at the next few movies. Carnival for Love had a screening ratio of 24.6%, Dangerous Partner had a screening ratio of 19.7%, and Legends of the Night had a screening ratio of 9.2%. The rest were just odd numbers.
Pei Qian refreshed the page and confirmed that there was no problem with the 37.7% screening ratio. He had not misread the decimal point.
WTF？？？
Pei Qian seemed to understand a problem amidst his shock and confusion.
Why did 37,000 people want to watch Tomorrow is Beautiful?
Logically speaking, that should not be the case.
Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, and even the entire Fei Huang Workspace should not have so many resources to promote the movie to such an extent.
If they looked for other companies to promote the movie, they would definitely put forward all sorts of harsh conditions. It was unlikely that Huang Sibo and the others would not report it.
Now that he saw the screening ratio, Pei Qian suddenly realized that Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce were definitely not the ones who did the publicity for the movie. They definitely could not have gotten such a high screening ratio!
Something had gone terribly wrong.
There must be a traitor behind this!
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