BXBX NOVEL Chapter 416: 394 We Love Each Other Very Much_1
The fleet of people-spiting has grown!
As the number of people who trick others grows, the number of victims will only increase, especially with the wave of movie viewing that starts on the second day. The internet is simply buzzing.
On the Star Space network.
The movie review area for “Hachiko” is in utter chaos, and the resentment there is almost overflowing.
“How careless of me!”
“What’s happening to this society!”
“The internet environment is seriously deteriorating!”
“Where has the basic trust between people gone?”
“My goddess actually recommended me to watch ‘Hachiko’, I will never be her fawning dog again!”
“I suspect the movie ticket my mom bought for me was a gift for topping up my phone bill!”
Someone, who shares his unfortunate fate, comforts him: “No way, it must have been picked out of the trash to dare to be such a cheat. Wipe away your tears, let’s fight back against this sick society.”
“…”
So many people have been deceived.
Of course, the audience that got tricked later joined the trickster fleet, which is pretty normal, and the number of victims only increased…
This led to “Hachiko” becoming hotter and hotter!
More and more audiences are entering the cinema to watch the movie “Hachiko”.
The reasons for these audiences to enter the cinema are varied.
Some are tricked by friends, some are bewitched by netizens, and some are attracted by word-of-mouth…
No matter why they enter the cinema, the nature of this film determines that all audiences enter happily and leave crying.
“Is this your idea of therapy!?”
“I’m in tears, Xianyu the old thief owes me tears!”
“Lured into the cinema by a friend, who said it was warm and healing, but half a bag of tissues wasn’t enough!”
“This movie cured my cold that lasted for several days.”
“We, the green teas, are the most difficult to subside. In two days, I watched ‘Hachiko’ six times with six different boys. How could this movie make people cry every time they watch it? I already know the plot. The seventh boy who invited me to watch the movie was categorically rejected by me. I dare not be such a green tea playgirl anymore.”
“…”
While the word-of-mouth reviews are alright, the tears are flying as high as the reviews.
At this point, in addition to Xianyu being called an old thief by netizens, Chu Kuang and Shadow also got implicated.
Many netizens complained:
“These three people, really, one is worse than the other!”
“Southern Xian Yu, Northern Chu Kuang, they all share the same knack for kicking people when they’re down!”
“I told you that this movie was so healing, I probably wouldn’t have gone to see it. As you get older, you can’t bear to watch these kinds of movies, they’re just too torturous!”
“You three deserve each other, you all stink alike!”
“Xianyu, if you dare to make this kind of movie next time, I’ll… I’ll cry for you to see.”
“The threat above is really harmless, look at mine, Xianyu the old thief! If you dare to make this kind of movie again, I’ll curse you! Today I’ll start with a scolding… you big fool!”
“…”
Media with sharp senses, of course, would not miss noticing the booming reputation of “Hachiko”, and news of the movie’s release flooded the pages.
“Xianyu’s new tear-jerker hits the screens!”
“Healing or depressing? ‘Hachiko’, a film that touches countless audiences.”
“Xianyu’s new release: From extreme comedy to extreme tear-jerking!”
“The unmissable film of November, ‘Hachiko’!”
“Xianyu’s third film officially released, starring Zhang Xiuming.”
“…”
Under the blessings of all parties, by the end of the first week, the box office of “Hachiko” had reached 420 million!
The growing fleet of people-tricking had a huge part in this.
For a film, the first week’s box office is always the most exciting, because under the combined market of several continents, the golden period for the box office of a film that is not a “blockbuster” is generally just two or three weeks.
Basically, by the third week, the box office figures will decline significantly because there are too many new movies in the market.
However, this does not mask the astonishing box office results of “Hachiko”, which even surpassed Xianyu’s previous movie!
Keep in mind that the first-week box office for “The Tuner” was only just over 300 million.
And the total cost of this film, from production to promotion, was only around 50 million, with one part of the costs due to Zhang Xiuming’s high price tag as a movie emperor.
Of course.
Since it’s a film of his own company, Zhang Xiuming reduced his fee and gave them the internal friends’ price. Otherwise, the cost of this movie might not be covered by 50 million.
The experience proves that Zhang Xiuming’s decision to play in “Hachiko” was a wise one.
This film might not be his highest-grossing work, but it’s definitely the one with the best reputation since he started his career-
For an actor, the box office is important, but reputation is also a must!
A good reputation is the foundation of box office performance.
Furthermore, from any angle you look at it, the box office performance of “Hachiko” isn’t bad, even for a drama film.
Even…
It’s among the top performing ones in the drama genre.
And from the third day of its release.
Zhang Xiuming’s agent started to feel the horrifying influence of “Hachiko”!
The most direct evidence was the sudden increase in new film invitations!
And some of these even included offers from top-tier directors.
Actually, these top-tier directors would also consider an actor of Zhang Xiuming’s calibre.
But the amount of invitations he was getting was definitely more than usual.
It can be said that for Zhang Xiuming, “Hachiko” was a milestone in his career where his acting skills were widely acknowledged!
Of course, there were also netizens teasing online, saying that the best performance in “Hachiko” was Xiao Ba…
Zhang Xiuming, naturally, wouldn’t be jealous of a dog.
He also liked Xiao Ba very much and would even joke gracefully when faced with the netizens’ ribbing:
“I fall short compared to Mr. Antarctica’s performance.”
Antarctica portrayed the grown-up Xiao Ba.
After the movie was released, the adult version of Xiao Ba was the most loved by the audience.
Even though it was just a dog, all the viewers unanimously agreed that they saw explosive acting skills in this dog!
“I feel some actors should really learn how to act from Antarctica.”
“Ah, so the dog’s name is Antarctica, I suggest that all future dog-related movies should cast Antarctica!”
“There are three dogs in the movie, the performances of the puppy and the elderly dog were very touching, but the performance of the adult dog was the best. I even felt that Antarctica had human thoughts, although this is impossible.”
“Antarctica, make your debut!”
“When this dog first appeared on screen, I was telling my friends, it’s amazing, how can there be such an interesting dog, it can convey emotions to the audience through its eyes!”
“Turns out I wasn’t the only one who noticed this dog.”
“No wonder the subtitling team listed the dogs in the cast list. The performances of the three dogs were completely deserving, and Antarctica’s performance was of a level that could debut immediately!”
“…”
Film critics were also busy.
On Starry Sky network, a review titled “Just Asking You to Learn to Cherish” was trending.
“Five years ago, I experienced the death of my first family member. A month before my grandfather died, my grandmother gave away our 8-year-old dog, I’m inherently scared of dogs, so I never wanted to get close to it. Although every time I visited my grandparents, it would wag its tail at me. Later, I asked my mom why she gave the dog away when it was so old? She said, from the time my Grandpa fell seriously ill, the dog already stopped eating and drinking – I don’t know where that dog is now, and I don’t have the courage to ask.”
The author of this review was Han Jiajia.
At the beginning of the review, Han Jiajia shared her story, and later, she brought up the content of “Hachiko”:
“Xian Yu’s film reminded me of that dog who fasted for my Grandfather, I bring up this story to tell everyone that the story of “Hachiko” might not be a creation of the scriptwriter’s artistic craftsmanship, or stirrings of beauty and invention, please believe that Xiao Ba has such loyalty and perseverance, even if the cost was Ten Years. Actually, I later thought about getting a dog. Even though I didn’t manage to get one, my understanding of dogs deepened in the process. For example, an adult dog’s IQ is roughly similar to a four-year-old child, and a dog’s average lifespan is just over ten years – this is why I eventually didn’t get a dog. To you, this dog might have only accompanied you for a part of your life, but to the dog, you mean their whole life.”
In the end, Han Jiajia evaluated the quality of the movie:
“I wanted to say, disregarding the touching ten-year wait by Xiao Ba, from a professional film critic’s perspective, this movie’s setting is actually quite simple. It doesn’t have the brilliant metaphorical shots of art films, or a strong scriptwriter or director’s personal style, and certainly not shocking plot twists and mind-blowing elements. But I don’t want to come to such a conclusion, because the essence of a movie is to tell a story. How well the story is told, shouldn’t be evaluated solely based on professional jargon and esoteric terms but should look directly at our hearts. The question of whether the movie is good, only needs one answer, do you like this movie?”
Han Jiajia didn’t give an answer.
But she rated the movie 9.3, which was her answer.
And during the days when the movie’s popularity continued to rise, Lin Yuan received quite a few endorsement invitations–
Not for Xian Yu.
But for… Antarctica!
Many business owners specifically wanted Antarctica to be their endorser.
Lin Yuan initially wanted to reject it, but after asking Antarctica, he felt that Antarctica seemed quite eager, so he accepted an endorsement for a dog food brand on behalf of Antarctica.
Lin Yuan himself didn’t want to be involved, so he had his assistant Gu Dong accompany Antarctica to shoot the commercial.
“You’re saying, Antarctica can make several million with just one advertisement?”
That night, upon hearing that Antarctica had accepted an endorsement, Lin Yuan’s sister Lin Xuan couldn’t contain her excitement and kept hugging and kissing Antarctica.
“Sis, I thought you didn’t like dogs?”
Lin Yao stared in shock.
When she and Lin Yuan brought Antarctica home, their sister wasn’t very welcoming, she never touched Antarctica. When has she ever been this friendly?
“Stop making things up, we’re very much in love!”
Lin Xuan looked at Lin Yuan and Lin Yao and stressed, “At least I don’t force Antarctica to eat vegetables.”
Afterwards, Lin Xuan looked at Antarctica with a beaming smile. “Why don’t you become a celebrity? Sis can be your manager!”
Lin Yuan: “…”
Lin Yao: “…”
So you’re Antarctica’s sister now?
How should one calculate these relations?