Chapter 493: Firing the Opening Shot

During the break, the classroom was as noisy as a wet market, with all sorts of laughter and chatter rising and falling.

Seeing Luo Qiqi's soul had flown to the nine heavens, Yuan Mingqing patted her on the shoulder again and asked with concern, "Qiqi, are you alright? I was talking to you, but you didn't hear me."

Luo Qiqi took the opportunity to step down: "Ah? What did you just say?"

Although she couldn't figure out the situation, pretending to be nonchalant was never wrong.

"I said, what skincare products did you use? Your skin suddenly became so good."

"Did it? I don't feel like there's any difference."

"How could there not be? Look at this little face, it's so tender you could pinch water out of it. Youwei, don't you think so?"

Yuan Mingqing grabbed Yu Youwei, who was just entering from outside, wanting to prove her point.

Huh!

At the first sight of the newly radiant Luo Qiqi, with just one glance, Yu Youwei noticed the subtle difference.

However, she did not echo Yuan Mingqing's opinion, but instead flattered her: "I don't feel like there's any change. Qiqi was already very pretty to begin with."

She wanted to use this to ease her relationship with Luo Qiqi.

Luo Qiqi merely lifted her eyelids, her expression calm and unruffled.

"Is that so?" Yuan Mingqing examined Luo Qiqi's face carefully once more.

There was definitely a difference, but it hadn't reached the level of heaven and earth; Wu Yue'er and Chen Shanni were the ones who were truly tender, like eggs with their shells peeled off.

Unable to get to the bottom of it, Yuan Mingqing didn't dwell on it, instead raising her eyebrows and teasing Luo Qiqi with a suggestive look.

"Someone didn't come home last night, hmm... could it be..."

As these words fell, Chen Shanni and Wu Yue'er felt a sudden relief in their hearts, their doubts mostly dispelled, simply because Shen Yan had been right under their noses last night.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't have been time to commit any "crime," unless it was during the day...

Luo Qiqi glared at her, her tone full of disdain: "Hey! I find you becoming more and more of a busybody. Didn't I say it already? We were singing karaoke too late to make it back, so I just made do for the night at a hotel with a classmate."

"I feel like it's not that simple. Someone's heart must be budding with spring, right?" Yuan Mingqing curled her lips into a mischievous smile, implying something.

"You still have the nerve to talk about me? I don't know who it was that snuck into the small woods with someone."

Luo Qiqi did not show weakness, playing her trump card immediately; after all, Yuan Mingqing was unlucky enough to be caught red-handed by Wu Yue'er, leaving her with no way to deny it.

The others couldn't help but laugh; this incident had already become a dark history that Tang Song and Yuan Mingqing could never erase.

From time to time, someone would bring it up.

Of course, no one had any malicious intent; they were just doing it for fun.

"You..."

The gap in their levels was far too wide.

With just one sentence, Yuan Mingqing was left red-faced; she kicked Tang Song, who was rubbing his nose in embarrassment nearby, and then fled the scene as if flying.

It was all that lecher's fault; otherwise, she wouldn't be teased repeatedly.

Tang Song's old face flushed, and he also ran away as fast as he could.

Before leaving, Yu Youwei looked at Shen Yan with a complex gaze, as if mixed with a thousand thoughts. Shen Yan was confused by the look and asked, "I heard you were looking for me last night. Is something the matter? I didn't have any missed call notifications on my phone."

"It's nothing now!"

When she said this, Yu Youwei's mouth was pouting enough to hang a soy sauce bottle; her sour tone gave one the feeling of a resentful woman in the inner chambers.

Shen Yan shrugged, too lazy to guess the thoughts of these young girls.

After everyone left, Wu Yue'er, relying on her long legs, stepped over the seat and sat down directly beside Shen Yan. Shen Yan ignored her, preoccupied with browsing the various backend data for Kuaida Delivery and Easy Pay.

After a comprehensive analysis.

Before the app went online, it would be difficult to have any major breakthroughs in the number of users in the short term.

Wu Yue'er, left on the sidelines, rolled her eyes and leaned into his ear, her breath as fragrant as an orchid: "You said you'd take me out to play last night. When are you going to fulfill that?"

After the little episode last night, Wu Yue'er did not directly question anything, so as not to cause misunderstandings and make Shen Yan unhappy.

Furthermore, it made no difference whether she asked or not.

Whether the rice was already cooked or it was just a misunderstanding, the result was not something she could control.

Unless... she was willing to leave this man.

Shen Yan quietly let out a breath of stale air and said nonchalantly, "How about tomorrow? You think about what you want to do first."

"Alright!" Wu Yue'er replied happily, then immediately went online to search for relevant information.

The world was so big, and there were too many new and interesting things she wanted to experience.

Just then, the QQ avatar in the bottom left corner of the laptop began to flash; the message was from Xu Zheng.

"Boss Shen, I've discussed it with Wanda. We plan to set 'Tai Jiong' for the National Day slot, officially releasing on September 28th. What do you think?"

Below was the list of movies releasing during the National Day slot.

And Guangxian Media's analysis of each film.

Shen Yan took a quick glance. Ha! They were all famous "masterpieces," such as the Hollywood sci-fi originator blockbuster "Inception," the film directed by Zhang Yimou "Under the Hawthorn Tree," the film directed by the famous Hong Kong director Lau "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen," and the film directed by the famous Hong Kong director Tsui "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," and so on.

Moreover, every film had superstars joining the cast—Andy Lau, Li Bingbing, Donnie Yen, Shu Qi; the lineup alone was enough to make Guangxian Media's scalp tingle.

Yet, Guangxian Media still believed this was a good time for release.

It wasn't because they had great confidence in "Tai Jiong," but because the National Day slot had a massive flow of people and was one of the best time periods to rake in box office revenue.

As long as the film quality wasn't too bad, there would always be audiences willing to pay for it.

Furthermore, "Under the Hawthorn Tree" was an art-house film aimed at winning awards, destined not to have a very high box office. As for the other films, especially the Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster "Inception," Guangxian Media really didn't have much certainty.

The main strategy was to try their luck and bet that the other films' quality wouldn't be up to par.

After all, even famous directors had times when they made bad films.

Shen Yan replied simply: "OK!"

In his impression, apart from "Inception," none of these movies could put up a fight.

Furthermore, "Tai Jiong" and "Inception" belong to different genres; they will have an impact on each other, but it won't be a major issue.

Xu Zheng: "Understood! I will arrange for the promotional work to begin shortly."

Just as the chat ended, Shen Yan received another call from Wang Sicong.

"Old Shen, the ticket-purchasing website will definitely be online before the end of the month. 'Tai Jiong' happens to be releasing during that period; what do you think about using it to fire the opening shot?"

Shen Yan: "What about the self-service ticket kiosks? Has the research and development been completed?"

Wang Sicong: "That wasn't difficult; it's just modifying an airline ticket sales system for movie tickets. The technical integration is already done."

For such a good opportunity to increase box office revenue, Shen Yan naturally had no reason to refuse: "I have no problem with that, I'll contact Xu Zheng."

Wang Sicong: "Got it! Waiting for your news."