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Chapter 98 A Sudden Appearance! (Fourth Update!)

"Brothers, hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"The film 'The Haunted Village' is already showing in theaters across the country, so you don't need to wait for the DVDs to be shipped anymore!"

"Really? No way, that's bullshit. I even looked for it at the movie theater in our county today, and they said there were no screenings of 'The Haunted Village'!"

"Of course, not all cinemas are showing it!"

"Currently, it seems that [Huaying International] has the film source. Yes, you can watch it at any cinema nationwide that is marked [Huaying International]!"

"My grass!"

"Really?"

"Really, I've already watched it once!"

"Damn it, I'm going right now! Damn it, there's no [Huaying International] in our county!"

"..."

[Movie House]

The novel is titled "Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen: The Village Corpse" (or simply "The Village Corpse").

This movie, which is said to be terrifying, has been reported by more and more media outlets.

It's already a hot topic online!

Although the media has since clarified the matter, movie reviews on websites like [Movie House] and [Wandou] are everywhere, with comments such as "It scared me to death," "This should be the scariest movie in the history of Chinese cinema," "The king of Chinese horror films," and "The only movie that made me afraid to go to the toilet at night after watching it, and even afraid to go to the construction site or drink water during the day." These reviews have piqued the curiosity of more and more netizens.

They all wanted to see just how terrifying this movie, which was touted as "terrifying," really was!
However, although [Movie House] has opened a [DVD pre-sale area] and announced many partner merchants, allowing more netizens to buy DVDs as soon as possible!

However, the announced partner merchants are still only a small area compared to the whole country, and even picking up the discs takes time. More importantly, many people are not going to travel to Beijing just to compete for a movie at the box office...

Therefore, countless movie fans still cannot watch movies on the internet!
Some netizens are willing to wait; although they are curious, they don't have much time or inclination to think about it.

Meanwhile, another group of netizens went crazy, frantically searching for resources and asking for torrents. They even went to their home movie theaters almost every day to ask when they could get the torrents...

However, due to the severe crackdown on internet piracy this year, there are absolutely no complete torrents available online, except for some fragments!

The released clips, instead of satisfying the curiosity of these netizens, drove them even crazier!

until……

9 Month 12 Day!
The official website of [Movie House] suddenly published a message!
Reports indicate that "The Haunted Village" has officially reached an agreement with Huaying International!

this moment……

Countless eager netizens were excited!

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The office of the copyright department of Tianxing Film & Television International was brightly lit in the early hours of the morning.

Xu Hongbing kept a close eye on the attendance of "The Haunted Village"!
The nearly 90% occupancy rate gave Xu Hongbing a slight jolt, and then a bad feeling gradually welled up in his mind!

The phone rang.

He answered the phone immediately!
"Mr. Xu, [Movie House] has brought huge traffic to [Huaying International]!"

"We had anticipated the impact of the internet, but we still underestimated it!"

"I never expected that this niche film would have such an amazing impact!"

"..."

On the phone, Zheng Qiang, the market research manager, sounded utterly shocked!

After listening, Xu Hongbing subconsciously opened [Movie House].

When I saw the title "[Movie House]" promoting offline traffic to [Huaying International], my eyes widened immediately!
The ominous premonition in my heart gradually grew stronger!
Three o'clock in the morning.

The assistant knocked on Xu Hongbing's office door again.

"Mr. Xu, the attendance figures for the movie 'The Distant Friend: Reboot' have been released. [Fengyu International] has published the attendance figures for this movie..."

"How many?"

"70%!"

"Is this movie still at 70% occupancy?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hongbing's expression changed slightly, and he felt somewhat incredulous.

The assistant looked at Xu Hongbing with a complicated expression: "Mr. Xu, there's another movie, 'Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2,' which is also being shown at [Fengyu International]. The movie's viewership rating is close to 50%..."

"what!"

Xu Hongbing took the data and his eyes widened immediately!
this moment!
He was starting to question the meaning of life!

Then, that bad feeling in his heart became even stronger!
Business competition.

Any business opportunity is fleeting.

It's always about speed and opportunity!

If you are slow in one step, you will be slow in every step!

Don't underestimate the power of being just one step behind; if you want to catch up later, you'll have to pay a huge price!

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"My God, this movie is going to be a huge hit!"

"It might really explode. Such an amazing ratio, damn, it seems like only the previous 'Qin' had this much hype, right?"

"It's hard to say right now. After all, this movie only has 15% of screenings in theaters, so it's normal for the occupancy rate to be high. However, this ratio is indeed alarming!"

"..."

9 Month 13 Day!
morning.

When Huaying International announced the astonishing occupancy rate of "The Haunted Village," countless filmmakers in the Chinese film industry stared blankly at the nearly 90% occupancy rate, completely dumbfounded!
They never dreamed that a movie could have such a high attendance rate. Even if a niche film has a die-hard fanbase, these die-hard fans are just too frightening!
With a 90% occupancy rate, only 15% of the screenings were scheduled, and those were all off-peak times like midnight, noon, and 4 pm!
The fact that Huaying International alone can generate around 70 yuan in daily box office revenue is simply astonishing!

You know, this is a niche horror movie!
Such an amazing ratio!
This caused a huge uproar in the entire Chinese film industry!
Some people were utterly shocked!

But another group of people...

But he remained calm!

Limited screenings and the fact that niche films typically have a large, dedicated fanbase, resulting in surprisingly high attendance, are all normal! However…

Their composure!

By the early morning of September 14th, the shock gradually turned into astonishment!
In the early hours of September 14th, the screenings of "The Haunted Village" increased to 20%, but the occupancy rate remained at 90%!

However, the daily box office revenue exceeded nearly 110 million RMB!

When Huaying International released the box office figures, countless filmmakers were stunned!

This movie!

Aside from the few cinemas Zhou Yang had previously collaborated with, only Huaying International is showing this film!

If it's loosened...

Is it...

Is this movie really going to be a hit?

Impossible, impossible, right?

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August 9th at 14 am.

[Tianxing Film & Television International]

Whether the movie "The Haunted Village" will be a hit or not is no longer a concern for Xu Hongbing!
At this moment...

Xu Hongbing clenched his fist!

Their eyes were glued to the data released by [Fengyu International]!

Following the release of box office data by Huaying International, Fengyu International has also announced news about two films!

"The Longest Nite: Reboot" box office: 50!
"Monkey King vs. Superman 2" box office: 15!
Although neither of these two films had high box office returns, their impact on the entire internet community was quite astonishing!

[Movie Home] Right now, besides discussing the box office and attendance of the film "The Haunted Village," many people have gone to see two other works by Zhou Yang because of "The Haunted Village"...

They watched "The Distant People: Reboot" and exclaimed how awesome it was!

They watched "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" and cursed, cursing how such a bad movie could exist in the world!
but……

Despite the criticism, the pre-sale tickets for "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" on the 14th were still incredibly popular, with an attendance rate of nearly 50%!

……

"If I hadn't secured the priority screening rights for 'The Haunted Village,' I should have immediately, right now, secured the screening rights for both of these films! Damn it!"

in the office.

After looking at the trending topics and data on the internet, Xu Hongbing slammed his fist on the table in anger!
His face was ashen!

Movies and attendance are secondary; Xu Hongbing doesn't need those meager earnings!

What really matters is the buzz and discussion that the film generates afterward!

This direct relationship affects how capital markets rate a company, and it is also one of the key performance indicators for listed cinema chains!

He had just finished thinking about it!

The phone rang!
The call was from the general manager of Tianxing Film & Television International!
On the phone, the general manager launched into a tirade of abuse at him!
"Even if you just get the rights to that awful movie 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2,' at least it'll give us some exposure online!"

"Oh shit!"

"Now, do you see it?"

"Online and on various forums, everyone is discussing [Huaying International] and [Fengyu International]..."

"I've received information that investors in Hong Kong have prioritized evaluating the listing of these two cinema chains!"

"..."

After finishing the phone call!

He closed his eyes!

He slammed his fist on the table again!
this moment!
He is paying the price for his previous recklessness and impulsiveness!
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[Tianxing Film & Television International] Over there, Xu Hongbing is furious and frustrated!

Meanwhile, Zeng Qiang from Tianyu Media clenched his fists, his eyes slightly red!

The box office figures for "A Better Tomorrow" on the 13th dropped to 500!
From 1800 days of box office revenue to 500!

In just three days, the price has shrunk by nearly three times!
The occupancy rate in major cinemas was not ideal. It started at 70%, but in the following days, it gradually dropped to below 50%!

If this trend continues!
A Better Tomorrow is in danger!
He hurriedly instructed the publicity department of "A Better Tomorrow" to carry out various promotional activities, including exposing the romance between the male and female leads and various other hype!
Under a barrage of media attention!

This finally brought down the popularity of "The Haunted Village".

but!
On the 15th, he received calls from the heads of major cinema chains to discuss film scheduling!

On the 15th, Huaying International's three-day priority screening rights for the film "The Haunted Village" have ended, and "The Haunted Village" will soon be available in all theaters!

Moreover, after seeing the box office performance of "The Haunted Village", the theater chains that partnered with the film began to adjust their screening schedules, all wanting to capitalize on the hype!

The film being adjusted is their "A Better Tomorrow"!
Unfortunately, "The Haunted Village" only gets limited screenings!

Movies like "The Reboot" and "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" have already been shown countless times!
They're even using it to compete for screen time!
……

this moment!
His face changed drastically!
not good!

Something terrible is about to happen!
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Just as everyone in the Chinese film industry was shocked by the sudden emergence of "The Haunted Village"...

【XuanShi Entertainment】

Zhou Yang and Shen Long kept their eyes glued to the news that the movie "King of Monsters" was about to be imported into China.

"Mr. Zhou, you wouldn't be going to..." Shen Long swallowed as he looked at Zhou Yang's increasingly bright eyes, a sense of unease suddenly rising in his heart!

"What do you think of calling the new movie 'King of the Beasts'?" Zhou Yang asked Shen Long earnestly.

"???"

(End of this chapter)