I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 72 He's completely gone mad! (Second update)
8 month 21 day.

8 o'clock in the morning.

Xu Chunyang took a copy of "The Distant Man: Reboot" from [Xuanshi Entertainment].

The sunlight shone on him...

He still carried a sense of unreality.

This nobody, who used to make a living by recording pirated videos, has now become a legitimate member of the army?

but……

This unreal feeling didn't last long.

He was slightly taken aback when he saw long queues forming in front of Feihe Cinemas not far away!
he knows……

I don't have much time left to be in a daze!
A huge market is beckoning to me; if I don't act now!

He might not even get a hot meal of shit!

Immediately afterwards, he took out his phone and dialed the numbers of many CD burning manufacturers he knew.

After making the call and agreeing on the price, he glanced again at the Feihe Cinema not far away. He gritted his teeth, made a snap decision, and called his friends and family to borrow money to burn the discs!

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"Boss lady, do you still have movie tickets?"

"Sorry, that's all!"

"Is that all for today?"

"Gone!"

"Boss lady, don't you have any extra episodes?"

"We've added midnight screenings to the show, and all the tickets for the midnight screenings are sold out!"

What about tomorrow?

"They'll be sold out tomorrow too!"

The bright morning sunlight streamed through the window.

Feihe Cinema Ticket Hall.

Zhang Muxue sat at the ticket counter, looking at the group of young people who had come from all directions with some disbelief.

As soon as the ticket hall opened, these people frantically rushed in with their banknotes, and it took a lot of effort from the security personnel to get them to line up.

Looking at those faces filled with excitement...

Zhang Muxue was somewhat dazed!
This is a grand occasion that Feihe Cinema hasn't seen in many years!

In fact, since the premiere ended yesterday, the number of movie fans who came to the entrance of Feihe Cinema after hearing the news has gradually increased.

Within a few hours, the afternoon movie tickets were sold out!
She thought that was the limit.

But she never dreamed that by evening, more and more people would rush out from all directions, eventually blocking the entrance to the entire ticket hall.

Tickets for the three evening screenings sold out within an hour, and even the front-row seats that are usually deserted were sold out!

but……

The number of moviegoers coming in didn't decrease; on the contrary, it increased!

Some people even said they came from the next city just to see if the movie was as exciting as the online reviews said!

After seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Zhang Muxue immediately added several screenings in the middle of the night!
The screenings had just been added, and the theater hadn't even been cleaned yet, but nearly half of the tickets for the midnight screenings had already been sold. By 10 p.m., the midnight screenings had miraculously sold out!
She had thought that yesterday's success was the limit for Feihe Cinema.

But she never dreamed that when the movie theater opened this morning, there would be a huge crowd of people gathered at the entrance!
Within just twenty minutes of the ticket hall opening, not only were all the daytime tickets sold out, but even the midnight movie tickets, including those in the most secluded spots, were completely sold out!
Seeing so many people, she immediately put out the pre-sale tickets for tomorrow to sell as well!

To my surprise, the pre-sale tickets for tomorrow sold out instantly!
In the distance, more and more excited figures could be seen!

this moment!
She suddenly realized something!

That is!
This movie seems to be a hit!
However, its popularity feels somewhat unreal.

Is this movie really that amazing?

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"Damn it, why are only these cinemas selling tickets? Why aren't other cinemas showing the film?"

"It seems other cinemas didn't get the rights!"

"Damn! Is it really as amazing as they say online?!"

"Absolutely! If I hadn't failed to buy a ticket yesterday, I would have already watched it a second time!"

"Wow, this is amazing!"

"Go see it for yourself, I'm telling you, this movie is absolutely revolutionary, a complete and utter revolution!"

"Brilliant!"

these years……

The superhero movies produced by [DT] have gradually started to follow a formulaic pattern.

From Superman to S. Men.

The characters may seem different, and each has their own unique superpowers, but they are all noble, righteous, patriotic, and peace-loving, and they constantly promote America's individual heroism.

Despite its considerable market size, it still boasts a large global following. As long as it doesn't turn out as badly as "Superman 2," it's expected to be a box office hit and sweep the market.

but……

Heroes who are too perfect are often distant from ordinary people.

In other words, it's out of touch with reality.

After the release of "Superman 2", most mainstream media and magazines controlled by capital gave it a lot of mindless praise, even exaggerating its merits. As a result, many people went to the cinema and felt frustrated while watching it.

But the nascent internet, a free land not yet controlled by capital, saw fans, frustrated and on the verge of madness after watching "Superman 2," flooding online forums and film review communities with posts criticizing the film for relying on past successes and its perfunctory quality.

There was even a post about it on a BBS.

That is, [If you became Superman and possessed such immense power, what would you do?]

When this post was first published on the BBS, it instantly sparked a discussion among countless netizens.

Some people have brought up all the frustrating moments in "Superman 2," saying that if they were Superman 2, they would save the Earth in the morning, then start slaughtering everyone who dared to criticize them in the afternoon, and by night everyone on Earth would revolve around them; they would be the kings of the Earth...

Some people even fantasize that if they were Superman, they wouldn't be so frustrated; they would create rivers of blood and annihilate anything that dared to defy them...

Some people excitedly posted that they would do all sorts of daring things, including but not limited to certain shady activities...

...The freedom of the internet has led countless people to post online, criticizing the movie "Superman II" as being utterly ridiculous and illogical, while simultaneously imagining a range of future scenarios, inevitably exposing the darker side of human nature...

Until August 20th!
On this thread, someone excitedly posted that a company had filmed all the things they had imagined, and the filming was quite exciting and exhilarating!

At first, some people didn't believe it.

However, as more and more netizens who had finished watching "The Reboot" entered this BBS thread and excitedly shared how thrilled they were by the movie, some netizens began to feel moved.

Several netizens in Beijing, filled with curiosity, began to go offline to see what the movie was like...

Then, after they finished watching "The Distant People: Reboot"...

They saw another superhero, one with flesh and blood...

They saw a protagonist who was almost a villain, but who swept through the enemy with ruthless decisiveness...

They seemed to see a brand new door opening for them!

……

After watching the movie, people started recommending it online, and "The Reboot" became an instant hit!
More and more customers, having heard the news, rushed to their respective cinemas to buy movie tickets...

Unfortunately, they discovered that the movie wasn't being shown in their city!
Nationwide, there are only six cinemas in total, and they're all showing the film in cinemas in Beijing...

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"Boss, has a pirated copy of the movie 'The Reboot' been released yet?"

"Shh, don't speak, come in first!"

"Oh!"

"These are the products we just finished recording, 12 yuan each!"

"12 yuan? That's expensive? Wait a minute, I heard from the internet that Zhou Yang's official copy sells for 13 yuan, right? You're only 1 yuan cheaper than them?"

"Brother, there's a crackdown going on right now. So many people have been arrested. We have to sell our goods secretly. If you're not a regular customer, I wouldn't dare recommend it to you... Besides, have the genuine products been released yet? They're out of stock, right?"

"Okay, then I'll buy it..."

"Row!"

Chongqing, a mountain city.

On August 22, the scorching sun beat down on the land.

In a music and video store called [Lele Audio-Visual].

A young man silently walked into the video store and looked at the poorly packaged bootleg copy of "The Distant Ones: Reboot" that the owner had taken out...

Just as I was about to pay!
Suddenly, a shout came from the doorway!

"The official version of 'The Distant Ones: Reboot'!"

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Reboot, nationwide official version, high-definition Blu-ray, only 10 yuan! Only 10 yuan!"

"..."

The boss was stunned when he heard this.

He rushed out and was horrified to find that, at this critical moment of crackdown, someone was pushing a handcart and shouting "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Reboot" official version!
Who's got the guts?
Just as the shop owner was in shock, the young man who was about to pay froze for a moment, then immediately walked out of the music store and chased after him!

"Four dollars?"

"It's ten yuan!"

"It's not a gun, is it?"

"How could it be a pirated copy? We have an officially licensed copy, and we only received 200 copies, which we are only selling for the movie 'The Reboot'!"

"Holy crap, can I have one?"

"can!"

Can you make it cheaper?

"Okay, here's the deal: you can buy another DVD of 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2.' The original price is 20 yuan, but I'll give it to you for 12 yuan!"

"Boss, isn't 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2' a terrible movie? You're practically forcing me to buy it!"

"Then you don't have to buy it..."

"Boss, if you're sure it's genuine, I'll buy it!"

"Young man, with the nationwide crackdown on piracy so severe right now, would I dare to sell pirated copies like this on the street? Besides, I just passed by the police station and sold several discs there. I only have 30 discs left. Take it or leave it..."

"Buy, buy, buy! I'll buy!"

"..."

At the entrance of [Lele Audio-Visual] store!

The shopkeeper stared blankly as the young man bought two CDs, then froze in shock!

Oh shit!

This colleague is really bold.
Immediately afterwards...

He instinctively rushed over, bought a ticket, and came to take a look.

To my shock, they actually sold genuine products, complete with a steel-plated image of [Xuan Shi Entertainment].

Then, when I inserted the DVD to play, I discovered that it was actually high-definition!
What the hell!

Are genuine copies really that cheap now?

Just as he was completely bewildered...

He then heard another hawking cry!

"The official version of 'The Distant Ones: Reboot'!"

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Reboot, nationwide official version, high-definition Blu-ray, only 9 yuan! Only 9 yuan!"

"..."

Seeing another CD vendor constantly hawking their wares, [Lele Audio-Visual] was completely shocked!

Fuck!
He went through a lot of trouble to get it from there, claiming it was a first-hand bootleg copy, but damn it, the cost price was 9 yuan!

I was originally planning to take advantage of the initial buzz and make a good profit!
But now it seems...

Oh shit!

We might lose money!

(End of this chapter)