Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 308: Keep going with your dream

The reporters' eyes lit up at first.

Then there is regret.

Although there was a hint of arrogance in his words, Nicholas Tse was smart enough not to provoke the war to the other side. He did not say that he would surpass Li Luo, he just said that he would surpass the performance of the movie.

This is normal. Even Ye Weixin and Zhen Ziluan want to surpass "SPL", and the producers even shouted the slogan of breaking 100 million.

There was nothing out of the ordinary in the answer.

The words were arrogant, but there was nothing wrong with them.

The reporters couldn't help feeling regretful and all looked at Shawn Yue who was sitting on the other side.

"Ah."

The latter held the microphone and said with a smile: "Li Luo is a very good actor, of course we are also, please continue to pay attention to the movie Dragon Tiger Gate, thank you."

Well, this one is even slipperier.

It's like talking nonsense.

Moreover, the reporter was pointed out and felt embarrassed to continue talking about Sha Po Lang.

After answering the question, Shawn Yue and Nicholas Tse looked at each other quickly.

The former looked indifferent. He thought that he was not the one being promoted in this movie anyway. Even if the sky fell, there would be someone taller to support it. He just ignored the reporters' questions.

Being a supporting role also has its advantages.

No matter how much pressure he has to bear at the box office, it will never fall on him.

As for the latter.

Nicholas Tse sat upright, and both his words and his posture showed a fearlessness.

Although his family background is not as prominent as Fang Zuming's.

But in terms of acting skills, especially in appearance, Nicholas Tse is much better than the former.

From the day I was born.

He has received much media attention.

To put it in an exaggerated way, he can even be called the son of Hong Kong in the entertainment industry.

In the eight years since his debut, he has starred in more than 99 movies of varying sizes. His achievements in music are also extremely impressive. In 1999, his album "Thank You for Your Love " achieved sales of millions.

He appeared on the Spring Festival Gala in 00 and became an overnight sensation.

Become Yinghuang’s cash cow.

Being so popular at such a young age, Nicholas Tse certainly has his own pride.

He knows he will be compared, but he disdains to be compared.

Nicholas Tse certainly pays attention to Li Luo. His movie The Promise released last year did well at the box office, but it was met with a lot of criticism. His other movie, A Chinese Odyssey, received decent reviews and helped his boss make money.

However, in terms of box office, it was firmly surpassed by "SPL".

We suffered a severe defeat last year!
Deep down, he was extremely unconvinced.

Dragon Tiger Gate and the action movie that is about to be filmed are works that prove themselves, and they are also works that prove the strength of Hong Kong filmmakers in the field of action movies.

When we communicated privately, we actually said it clearly!

It is to snipe Li Luo's next action movie.

Don't fight over steamed buns.

We have to fight for our chance too.

Therefore, when facing questions from reporters, he would not think of himself as a junior.

There would not be any pressure or anything like that. Although the investment in the promotion of this movie was a bit inflated, it would still definitely be tens of millions. How could he not have the confidence to surpass "SPL"?

I can't even imagine a box office of 60 million.

Isn't that just admitting failure?
Just as the two of them were calmly answering the reporters' questions one by one.

Li Xiaoran noticed carefully that Zhen Zilun, who was sitting in the middle, looked relaxed on the surface, but his fists were always clenched tightly.

Obviously, he is the leading male actor who carries the majority of the box office revenue.

It's not nearly as easy as it appears.

That’s right!
Last year I worked behind the scenes.

This year, he was pushed to the forefront.

Even if the reporters didn't ask, Zhen Zilun would probably feel the heavy pressure brought by Li Luo.

That kind of comparison.

It can be said to be everywhere.

Li Xiaoran pursed her lips and put more strength into crossing her legs.

That guy didn't know what he was doing.

Under the light of the reporter's camera, Li Xiaoran's extremely beautiful face suddenly turned slightly red.

July 26th.

A commercial minibus roared from Tang City towards Beijing.

The bright headlights broke through the rolling night.

The driver took a big gulp of tea to prevent the strong tiredness in the car from invading him.

Various purring noises.

Keep ringing.

He couldn't help but glance at the rearview mirror.

Wherever the eye could see, except for a few people who were still barely awake, the rest were all in deep sleep in various postures, without any manners at all.

There was visible fatigue on everyone's face.

I don’t know what these people have been through to become so exhausted.

He quickly looked away.

The driver continued to look ahead intently.

at the same time.

Li Luo tucked the air-conditioning quilt covering Wang Ou tightly, grabbed the armrest of the chair and stood up.

Huang Bo and Wang Xun in front of him were leaning on each other.

The snoring was loud.

Guo Tao's head swayed from side to side with the movement of the car.

Xiaojun curled up in the chair, his already skinny face looking even drier.

These guys no longer had the excitement they had when they set out. When they first arrived at the mountain city, everyone walked with the wind, after all, that was the filming location of their movie.

Naturally, I have more expectations.

Such a film with strong local characteristics has indeed been more popular than expected in Sichuan and Chongqing.

Every preview was packed with people, and the audience's laughter was deafening.

To the roadshow team.

It was a huge shot in the arm.

But no matter how exciting the mental stimulation is, it cannot resist the fatigue of the journey.

From excitement to numbness, and then slowly turned into torture.

Every day is filled with crazy rushing around, which makes many people fall into a confused mental state.

It only appeared in the cinema for a dozen minutes.

Only then can I barely cheer up.

During this period, we experienced various difficulties.

Plane delays, vehicle delays, these expected situations often occurred. Many times, the audience finished watching the movie and waited for more than half an hour before the main creative team appeared in front of them in a hurry.

Fortunately, it is better to arrive than not to arrive.

With the creative team's repeated apologies and various autographs and photos, the audience, who were easily satisfied, quickly got rid of any unhappiness.

Interact with them happily.

This is just at work; I also encounter great difficulties in life.

Every day I am either on the road or on my way to a road.

Except for Li Luo, who was a physical freak, everyone else was in a state of exhaustion. The result of exhausting their physical strength was a series of problems.

Those who have a cold have a cold, and those who have a fever have a fever.

After you sing, I will appear.

Almost everyone has times when they play while sick.

What keeps them going, besides anticipating the audience's applause, is Li Luo's figure always charging ahead. This guy works tirelessly like a robot.

If it weren't for him as an example.

Many people just can't keep going.

Ning Hao opened his hazy eyes and saw Li Luo walking past him.

He yawned violently.

He also struggled to stand up.

"Don't you want to sleep more?"

Hearing the noise behind him, Li Luo turned around.

"Can't sleep."

Rubbing the mucus from his eyes, Ning Hao yawned again: "Although I really want to sleep, I can't fall asleep at all. The results will be out in two days, and I'm so nervous."

Although it was very popular along the way.

But Ning Hao sometimes couldn't help but doubt that everything he encountered was actually an illusion.

the reason is simple.

Most of the people present were fans of Li Luo.

Moreover, even if they feel it is embarrassing, they will not say anything in front of the seller.

No matter how many fans a person has, the box office revenue they can contribute is extremely limited.

A large audience of passers-by.

They are the real main audience.

With this thought in mind, Ning Hao was actually feeling extremely anxious and worried during this period of time.

Especially since Crazy Stone will be officially released in two days, the feeling of panic is even stronger. I am afraid that what I have seen during this period is all, and everything is just a wonderful bubble.

Just a light poke and it turns into nothingness.

"Don't think so much."

With a chuckle, Li Luo continued forward: "We have done our best, the rest is up to the market!"

Take two or three steps to the front.

He sat down next to Wang Peng.

Ning Hao pulled the luggage bag beside him and sat on it without hesitation, then stared at the manager of Berna's publicity department who had been running with them all the way.

The guy who was originally chubby has now lost several pounds.

His face was full of untidy beard.

But apart from not having a beard, he himself wasn't much better.

"All right."

Wang Peng responded with a few words in a low voice and then hung up the phone.

The tip of the pen in my hand also stopped moving.

"Tomorrow's press conference has been scheduled!"

Looking at Li Luo, he nodded slightly and said, "Due to limited funds, our press conference can only be held at Huaxing Cinemas. It's still a similar process, but there will be more media coming."

“But the volume of the media won’t be very large.”

Crazy Stone's influence is not enough to make the news media work in vain.

Even if it is a big crew, you have to send some gifts, otherwise who would have the time to help you promote it.

No benefit at all.

Who cares what kind of star you are.

Even if we only invite a dozen media outlets, there will be dozens of people including photographers, interviewers, assistants, etc. The travel expenses will be at least tens of thousands of yuan, and we also have to send some small gifts and arrange for food and drinks.

But even though Crazy Stone’s move was considered good enough, he still couldn’t invite any big media.

the reason is simple.

Others have a bigger lineup and are more generous with their shots.

If it weren't for Li Luo, tomorrow's scene would be even more embarrassing.

After all, for the media.

The rest of the cast is barely newsworthy at all.

"Just have someone come."

Li Luo nodded. He would not force it.

"And there's more!"

Wang Peng scratched his head vigorously and showed the notebook in his hand to Li Luo: "According to statistics from my colleagues in the company, although our publicity effect in the cinema is good, we are rarely seen in the mainstream media."

"It's the last day of nationwide publicity now, and I'm not sure what the effect will be!"

Opened his mouth.

There were things he chose not to say.

If the more than one million yuan of funds were concentrated in big cities, it could create some waves.

But this guy just decided to focus his advertising on third- and fourth-tier cities and even small counties. The local media in those third- and third-tier cities only have influence locally and cannot go beyond their circle.

The crazy stone is almost invisible to the mainstream vision.

How's the effect.

He had no idea at all.

The notebook contains some collected promotional information, and there are very few major media outlets.

“How’s the situation online?”

Li Luo thought about it and asked.

“Very good reviews.”

Wang Peng answered this question quickly: "From south to north, from east to west, you can see people discussing Crazy Stone on forums, chat rooms, and other social platforms."

"Some colleagues can see people talking about our movie while playing online games."

"that is."

“It’s not mainstream, is it?”

Seeing the other party's hesitation, Li Luo smiled and helped him add words.

"Yes!"

Wang Peng shrugged his shoulders.

"Let me ask you a question."

Seeing that Ning Hao also agreed, Li Luo narrowed his eyes and asked, "Brother Peng, have you ever seen the ocean?"

"I've seen it."

Wang Peng nodded hesitantly.

“Those waves are gorgeous, but they are very easy to dissipate.”

Li Luo turned his gaze to Ning Hao again and said with a smile: "The undercurrent underneath has extremely surging power. Our movie is quite grassroots, so it is not wrong to focus on the grassroots."

"Don't underestimate the spending power of second- and third-tier cities and even county towns. In my opinion, that's the big spender."

"Let others earn the face."

"We want the inside!"

Ning Hao smacked his lips and couldn't help but retort, "But trends are easy to be led."

The reason why all major film crews promote their films in big cities.

The reason why today’s premiere press conferences are getting more and more high-profile is simply because they want to gain the upper hand in influence.

The movie-going crowd is extremely obedient.

If public opinion says it is good, they think it is good.

"Nothing wrong with that."

Li Luo patted his pocket and said with a smile: "But we don't have money. We have to make choices when doing things. We can't have everything."

Hearing this, Ning Hao also laughed embarrassedly.

"How about other movies?"

Li Luo looked at Wang Peng again, not knowing how hot the market was.

"The first movie to be released during the summer vacation is Superman Returns, and the first week box office is advertised to be 30 million."

The latter regained his composure and quickly flipped through the record book: "Based on this alone, the performance is considered good, but it has been more than ten days since the release, and it has not yet exceeded 50 million."

"Based on the current magnitude."

"Ah."

Wang Peng shook his head and said with some toothache: "Warner may suffer a huge loss!"

"The movie worth paying attention to is Mission: Impossible 3 which just came out."

“It’s got a lot of momentum.”

“It won’t be a problem to get into the top ten at the box office.”

Licking his lips, Wang Peng said with a sigh, "I think it will go head to head with Dragon Tiger Gate during the summer vacation. I don't know if Dragon Tiger Gate can beat Mission Impossible 3, but I think it's very risky."

"Tom Cruise's appeal is too strong, plus he has a lot of fans from the Mission: Impossible 1 and 2."

"Conservatively estimated, it could gross 70 million yuan at the box office."

"cough!"

Li Luo cleared his throat.

He said that he is not a vegetarian either.

The corner of Wang Peng's eye twitched and he closed his notebook with a forced smile. Not to mention him, Ning Hao also scratched his cheek with a strange expression. No matter how confident he was in himself, he wouldn't be crazy enough to think he could have a chance with Mission Impossible.

He would be so happy if the movie could have a box office of 20 million!

“For us.”

Wang Peng thought about it and said excitedly, "The only advantage is that there are no similar movies on the market. Maybe we can take advantage of this opportunity to get a piece of the pie. As for how much, exactly."

Looking at Ning Hao's face full of desire, he chose to shut his mouth.

This has been more than a month.

He witnessed the efforts of this group of people with his own eyes.

I don't have the heart to mention a specific number, which would disappoint these people or give them unnecessary hope.

No matter the former or the latter, it is extremely cruel. Since we set out with our dreams.

It is better to continue to move forward with your dreams.

The shaky business minibus fell silent again. Li Luo looked steadily ahead on the road, not knowing how much Crazy Stone would change after his efforts.

No matter how.

I have done my best!

The car's tires spun rapidly, leading this group of tired people towards the distant sky that was burned red by the city's neon lights.

July th.

The main creators of Crazy Stone returned to Huaxing Cinema.

It all started and ended here.

They ended their one-month promotional schedule with a fairly decent premiere press conference.

When the theater manager saw this group of people again.

I almost fainted.

In just over a month, the fat ones became thin, and the thin ones became skinny!
Everyone lost several pounds.

However, the light in their eyes was brighter than ever!
The main creators shook hands again amid the enthusiastic applause of the audience, bid farewell to the hustle and bustle along the way with a deep bow filled with tears, and welcomed the unknown result that belonged to them.

July 28th.

Premiere day.

From the south of the sky to the north of the earth.

Countless relevant practitioners have turned their attention to the film market, and are looking forward to the first day of competition between Dragon Tiger Gate and Mission Impossible 3 with unknown feelings. Even though it is a Hong Kong film, many people hope that it can enhance its reputation.

Fight hard for Chinese-language films.

Shenzhen.

On a building dozens of stories high.

Zhen Zilun, who had just finished a press conference, sat cross-legged in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, overlooking the rapidly developing magnificent city in front of him with trepidation and excitement.

It was as if I saw countless people flocking into the cinema, applauding my efforts.

Your own Zhen Kung Fu.

No less than anyone else!!!
After punching the carpet hard, Zhen Zilun continued to do push-ups with a gasp, letting the terrifying muscles on his body continue to spurt out crystal sweat.

In another corner of this city.

Nicholas Tse was participating in a commercial performance, and the flashing lights kept lighting up the champagne in his hand.

That cool smile caused screams from the audience.

Nicholas Tse dealt with all of this as usual. Only when his back was turned to the camera did he seemingly casually tug at his collar to relieve the inexplicable heat rising in his heart.

This is the first action-oriented movie.

Even he hopes to get a good result.

The overwhelming media publicity and ubiquitous billboards have focused the public's attention on Dragon Tiger Gate, and people are curious about what kind of results this lineup of one dragon, two tigers and two beauties can achieve.

As for Crazy Stone.

Just like a stone, it stays quietly in a corner ignored by most people.

The undercurrent that has been brewing for a long time.

But it began to surge of its own.

"Hey Hey hey!"

Lin Quan held the phone and looked around: "Where are you? I saw you!"

After hanging up the phone, he excitedly ran towards a dozen high school classmates.

"nice!"

"If it doesn't look good, I'll be responsible for the barbecue tonight."

"Believe me, the international thief played by Li Luo is really awesome. In the movie, he can fly high and low. His knife skills are almost the same as Xiao Li's Flying Dagger, and he can take people's lives at any time!"

Under Lin Quan's constant boasting, a large group of people rushed into the cinema with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Similar situations occur everywhere in China.

In the cities that the Crazy Stone crew had visited, the audiences who had laughed so hard at that time burst into unprecedented enthusiasm and wanted to watch the movie that brought them so much joy again.

Although there was no major media publicity and it was unknown in the mainstream media.

But it’s more effective than that.

It's word of mouth.

It is the good impression left by the laughter.

Everyone has a desire to share, and word spread from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to ten thousand. Movie fans called their friends and flocked to the cinema from all directions.

Amid the ticket seller's stunned expression, people rushed to buy Crazy Stone's movie tickets.

Fortunately, as the agreement had been made in advance, major cinemas have increased their film screenings.

I could barely hold back my enthusiasm for watching the movie.

When everything is about to explode.

Snoring could be heard in every corner of the capital. After suddenly becoming idle, endless fatigue instantly swept over the whole body. Not to mention other people, even Li Luo was sleeping soundly at home with his legs spread out.

Different from the last time when I ran around.

The premiere of this movie was quietly spent amid the sound of snoring.

July 29th.

Saturday.

Early in the morning, the Grand Cherokee roared to a stop outside the little red building.

Tossing the car keys in his hand, Li Luo nodded and smiled at the security guard who helped open the door, then walked up the stairs.

"Good morning, Mr. Li."

"Morning~"

"Mr. Li."

The moment his figure appeared, spirited greetings kept ringing out.

From the front desk to the security, assistants to the public relations staff, everyone stood up and looked at Li Luo with a smile on their faces.

"Isn't it Saturday?"

Looking at his watch, Li Luo looked at everyone blankly.

"cough~"

Lin Yue cleared her throat and swayed forward: "Welcome back."

There is no distinction between weekdays and weekends.

Especially today.

Don't be afraid of losing your job!

Li Luo smiled and touched Lin Yue's hand, then casually called out, "Xiao Yu, hurry up and get me a cup of coffee. I'm so sleepy and haven't recovered yet!"

That’s all.

Walk quickly towards the stairs.

But halfway through his walk, his figure paused slightly.

"I understand, Luo Ge."

A familiar response came, but the voice was no longer familiar.

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief, quickly collected his confused mind, and continued walking upstairs with big strides.

Lin Yue waved to Liu Wan.

Hurry to keep up with the pace.

“It’s business as usual at the company.”

Following him into the office, Lin Yue reported what had happened during this period: "Bian Xiaoxiao is filming in Hengdian. As for Huang Shengyi, Xinghui has finally relented and wants to reach an out-of-court settlement with us."

"As for the termination fee, it's six million!"

"Oh~"

Li Luo grabbed a rag and wiped the desk aimlessly, "I remember the lawsuit is in our favor, right?"

"Yes."

Lin Yue pulled out a chair and sat down, nodded and said: "But although we continue to fight, we will definitely win."

“But it takes a lot of money and effort.”

"To us."

"It's the same for the Stars."

The lawsuit situation is not good for Xinghui. Although it can be delayed for a year or two, if the current situation continues to drag on, it will face the consequences of losing both people and money.

Out-of-court settlement becomes an inevitable option.

"three million!"

After thinking for a while, Li Luo gave a stern response: "Everyone should stop attacking each other in front of the media. This is a peaceful termination."

Since the other party has chosen to make concessions, I don’t mind making a further concession.

My own money is not blown by strong winds.

Rather than having nothing to show for it, I believe three million is within Xinghui's acceptable range.

"understood."

Lin Yue kept the price in mind.

Looking at the other person wiping the spotlessly clean desk, she was about to say a few words of comfort, but at this time Liu Wan knocked on the door frame with a cup of coffee.

"okay."

After the assistant put down the coffee, Li Luo threw the rag aside: "You all go out, I'll be quiet for a while."

Lin Yue and Liu Wan looked at each other.

Then left the office.

After taking a few big gulps of coffee, Li Luo was still too restless to calm down.

I had to pull out my golf club.

One stroke after another, bang bang twitch.

Whipping and beating.

My heart is getting hotter and hotter.

He wanted to call Lin Yue over to relieve his emotions, but at this moment a figure appeared at the door of the office. Without saying anything, he walked directly to the red sofa and lay down.

Just as Li Luo was watching with a feeling of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

In just a few seconds, the snoring sound began to sound.

He shook his head helplessly.

He gave the golf ball another hard smack.

Ning Hao turned a deaf ear to it.

Continue snoring.

After more than a month of running around, I have developed the ability to sleep peacefully no matter what the environment.

The snoring sound had just started.

Guo Tao, Huang Bo, Wang Xun, Yue Xiaojun, Wang Ou and the others also came over one after another, yawning. Some made tea, some chatted, and they even woke up Ning Hao who had just fallen asleep.

Li Luo simply stopped playing and joined them in playing poker.

"Heh~~~"

Wang Ou yawned as if no one was around, his eyes still a little confused: "I slept until the afternoon yesterday, and I thought I was on a plane!"

"I thought it was in the car."

Wang Xun adjusted his glasses and yawned as well: "Huang Bo, that bastard, woke me up and told me to get off the car right away when we got to the destination."

"Hahaha."

There was laughter in the huge office.

Huang Bo was so happy that his white teeth popped out.

The two of them got along very well and started living together.

In fact, everyone is like this.

During this period of time, as long as I am not at an event, I will be on the plane when I eat, when I sleep, and when I wake up, I will still be on the plane. The only exception is when I am in the car.

Anyway, it's all about rushing.

It even got to the point where I dreamed of myself on a plane.

Smile and smile.

Guo Tao couldn't help but shudder.

Seeing him like that, Xiaojun hugged his shoulders tightly.

That feeling.

In fact, everyone can understand this.

Everyone was chatting about various things, and subconsciously no one brought the topic to the box office, as if that was some kind of taboo.

despite this.

From time to time, everyone's eyes glanced at the Nokia that Li Luo placed on the coffee table.

Waiting for the moment it sounds.

Everyone was uneasy and made mistakes with the cards in their hands.

Fortunately, it’s not a money transfer.

Otherwise, that little pay wouldn't be enough to make me lose money!
Lin Yue looked at these guys who were in a state of anxiety and quickly added tea to them one by one.

The clock hanging on the wall kept ticking and soon passed nine in the morning. When the hands came together, everyone's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, and then the second hand jumped up one grid each time.

The movement seemed to be clearly audible.

Click!

Click! !
Click! ! !

The sounds moved as their hearts continued to beat.

Ning Hao couldn't help swallowing.

My legs were shaking.

Huang Bo wiped the non-existent sweat hard, and the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably.

Wang Xun wiped his glasses frequently, and his back was already wet with sweat.

Although except Luo Ge.

This movie is extremely important to everyone.

But it is extremely important to him. Huang Bo and Wang Ou are both signed to the company, so they will have roles to play no matter what. Xiaojun's main job is a screenwriter, so it doesn't matter to him whether he acts or not.

This time, he was forced to play the role of Crazy Stone, purely to save money.

Guo Tao is already a well-known actor.

As for Ning Hao.

Given Luo Ge's character, he will definitely keep his promise of 10 million.

And myself.

If the box office flopped.

You can only go back to where you came from!

Wang Xun picked up the cup nervously and was about to drink the tea.

"Bell~~~"

The sudden loud ringing of the bell startled Wang Xun so much that his fingers trembled, and the teacup rolled from mid-air to the carpet, and the smoking tea splashed all over his trouser legs.

But he couldn't care less.

He twisted his neck quickly and looked at the vibrating phone with a creepy look.

It's not just him, every gaze here.

They all stared at him intently.

"Mr. Yu."

After looking at the number on it, Li Luo put the phone to his ear.

"Ah."

He nodded slightly.

"Ok?"

The stunned tone made everyone's heart stop beating at the same moment.

"Oh well."

Li Luo's eyebrows were knitted together, and his expression became extremely ugly: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Yu. Let's see how the situation is today. I can be reached at any time."

"Thank you."

After another sentence, Nokia took off into the sky.

It fell on the table with a clang.

Following this movement, Guo Tao bit his cheek tightly.

Not reconciled!

This is the first time he has put so much energy into this film.

Unexpectedly, the result was not as good as expected.

Wang Xun looked ashen.

He grabbed the glasses in his hand in a daze.

Huang Bo pursed his lips tightly and looked at the ceiling blankly.

After the clanging sound, the office fell into deathly silence. Most people could not accept this result. Could it be that the popularity in the roadshow was just an illusion created by the fans?
"Click."

Li Luo had a blank expression on his face, and with trembling fingers he lit the cigarette that Ning Hao brought.

"How much exactly?"

Ning Hao's extremely thirsty voice sounded.

Her face looked like she was both crying and smiling.

As expected, one should not hold out too much hope. As he asked the question, his eyes became dim.

"Whoo~"

Li Luo exhaled a long puff of smoke and his eyes swept across everyone's face.

"Ok!"

He took another deep puff of cigarette, and his voice rose with the smoke:
"Seven million~"

(End of this chapter)