[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-all-rounder-artist":3,"chapter-all-rounder-artist-all-rounder-artist-chapter-1422":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","All-rounder Artist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1270810,1699,"Chapter 1422: 1174: 10 Billion Box Office Club","all-rounder-artist-chapter-1422",1422,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1422: Chapter 1174: 10 Billion Box Office Club\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight point three billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight point five billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight point seven billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight point nine billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the fourth week of “Kung Fu Hustle” being in theaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luck’s been on our side; though September is here, we didn’t run into any new blockbusters. We barely managed to clinch the weekly box office champion again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four consecutive wins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it still increasing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s already dropped, but having this kind of growth in the fourth week is indeed a bit outrageous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing is heading towards nine billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The global continents rejoined, the market has changed indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The market has changed, and the pie has grown, but you need the strength to swallow it whole!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The market merged back in January.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the overall box office has indeed increased greatly, no one saw ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ blowing up to this extent before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good news, good news!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The box office of ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ from Qin Continent has surpassed nine billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bit of a pity it’s slow to rise now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, after breaking nine billion, it only climbs less than a billion a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The further it goes, the harder it gets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really want to see ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ break ten billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it, I’ve decided to watch it a second time to support Fish Papa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Count me in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll join too, it’s time for fans to step up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people are watching the real-time box office rankings:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, it’s run out of steam—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ only did thirty million in sales, surpassed by many new films.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Screenings are already scarce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The initial weeks had the strongest scheduling, but with diminishing returns afterwards, schedules will inevitably be adjusted downward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hope for reaching ten billion seems slim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless there’s an extension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An extension would at least need to be a month, but doing so might end up being an unprofitable promotional move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see if Starlight decides to extend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were suddenly stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, it seems to have risen against the trend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember yesterday it was thirty million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, it exceeded forty million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe it could make fifty million today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did Starlight ramp up the promotion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems to be the fans’ voluntary support!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as “Kung Fu Hustle” seemed to be faltering in its box office run, Xian Yu’s fans surprisingly started to rally each other:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the Fish Papa fans!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone free, go watch ‘Kung Fu Hustle’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve watched it five times already!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bowing to the five-watch veterans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For Fish Papa, for ten billion at the box office, for Qin Continent cinema!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I watched three times too. Oddly enough, normally I’d be sick after three viewings, but with Fish Papa’s ‘Kung Fu Hustle’, I still found it utterly enthralling after the third time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boost it up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not a Xian Yu fan, but for the sake of Qin Continent films, I’m in for this wave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Film department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ol’ Zhou looked at the box office trend with intense eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems we might hit a hundred billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not much time is left. Some cinemas are preparing to take it off the schedule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we extend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we extend, we’ll need to subsidize the theaters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For Teacher Admirable Fish, and for our company, a bit of subsidy to hit a hundred billion at the box office isn’t bad at all. Most importantly, we are now second in Qin Continent’s film history, just a tiny bit away from surpassing Zhang Lin’s representative work in box office. Surpass Zhang Lin, and Xian Yu would become the top box office filmmaker in Qin Continent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Lin’s box office record seems to be, ninety-seven billion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s extend by a week!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xian Yu’s fans are all supporting us, we can’t let everyone’s efforts go to waste. Worst case scenario, we’ll directly book the whole cinema ourselves in the end!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weekend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight launched the extension strategy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie “Kung Fu Hustle” stayed in theaters for an additional week. Although screenings were minimal, more and more people started to pitch in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are He Sheng’s fans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Brother Sheng’s first film with the potential to reach the ten billion mark. Even Starlight initiated the extension!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are Lulu’s fans here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fish Papa’s fans are giving it their all, how can we Sheng fans stand by?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although our numbers don’t match Fish Papa’s fans, everyone adds a little strength!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch another showing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll bring my friends to watch it together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those on the righteous path get more help!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When many movies are hitting key box office milestones, they often receive various supports!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And “Kung Fu Hustle” in its push for ten billion also received help!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Qin people lent their support!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because “Kung Fu Hustle” was about to break Qin Continent’s highest box office record!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the extended week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Billions in box office revenue were entirely topped up by the fans and Qin Continent locals, even though these people had already provided support before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thrilling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ninety-seven point three billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surpassed Zhang Lin’s highest-grossing film!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep the grit up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surpassing Director Zhang Lin is not our goal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our goal is ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ reaching a hundred billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only a hundred billion feels fulfilling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin’s peak masterpiece was called “The Great Unity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when Blue Star hadn’t been divided into eight continents, “The Great Unity” earned ninety-seven billion at the box office!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Xian Yu’s “Kung Fu Hustle,” it was a movie acclaimed both in revenue and reputation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qin people fiercely supported, also eager to buoy Zhang Lin into the ten-billion club, but unfortunately, they fell short by a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xian Yu’s “Kung Fu Hustle” succeeded, he surpassed Zhang Lin’s masterpiece, becoming Qin Continent’s box office number one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the last day of the extension week!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box office of the film “Kung Fu Hustle” already reached nine hundred and ninety million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long live Fish Papa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just one step away from a billion at the box office!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe I’ll be that number one billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A historic moment for Qin Continent is about to come, we can’t collapse at the end!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Darn it, I’ll buy out a showing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll also buy out a showing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big spender!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not about big spenders or not, other movies do this at the final box office push, just go all out in the last few hours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Real-time box office!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A hundred billion, we’re at a hundred billion at the box office!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred billion at the box office!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exact figure is one hundred billion, four hundred and thirty million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows how many big spenders secured private screenings to pump up the box office for “Kung Fu Hustle” at the last moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie “Kung Fu Hustle” officially concluded its theatrical run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qin Continent’s first film to break a hundred billion at the box office was born!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was “Kung Fu Hustle”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xian Yu’s “Kung Fu Hustle”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also the first film to break a hundred billion at the box office since Blue Star’s reenactment of global merging!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lin Yuan was somewhat touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Lin Yuan knew, if it weren’t for all those supporting at the end, “Kung Fu Hustle” might have topped at around over eight billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final tens of billions were from fan support; Qin folks powered purely by love!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had actually already watched the film, some even more than once, yet they continued to buy tickets and rush to the cinema!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were doing it not only for themselves but for the rise of Qin Continent cinema!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan stared intently at the box office numbers of “Kung Fu Hustle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the blog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Continent director Zhang Lin suddenly posted an update: “Congratulations to Xian Yu, congratulations to ‘Kung Fu Hustle’, the box office leader of Qin Continent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also included a picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that picture, he was wearing the custom costume from back when he made “The World is Essentially One.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled while holding up a “Kung Fu Hustle” poster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a person of Qin Continent, he didn’t mind his record being broken by Xian Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Qin Continent needed someone to break its records for Qin Continent cinema to have a brighter future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ps: It seems double monthly votes are active, posting a single chapter for some votes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1454,"2026-06-05T16:38:55.479Z",1,"novelbin.me","ee9a6eead0323f0c2993c74a22d3db541ab86a82f942cb1bc4bf59654f92c443","all-rounder-artist-chapter-1423","all-rounder-artist-chapter-1421",1668,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fall-rounder-artist-cover.jpg"]