Chapter 267

On the day of the movie premiere, even if they have to continue running roadshows the next day, they definitely can't sleep early.

No matter what, they have to wait for the box office of the first day of release.

Otherwise, they might not be able to sleep peacefully.

The box office of most movies mainly depends on the first week, so clues can often be seen from the first-day box office.

And after returning to the hotel, in the gap between Bai Liang ordering food, Jing Tian couldn't wait to start looking at various audience comments on the internet.

One look and she didn't make a sound.

After Bai Liang finished ordering food, he saw her expression was dejected, as if she was a bit unbelievable.

"How could it still be like this..."

"What's wrong?"

"Someone is scolding us... The first few are all bad reviews, and there are many likes."

"Ah?"

This made Bai Liang freeze for a moment; he took her phone and glanced at it, and it really was.

"The most nonsense in the time-travel world. No matter how you choose, the origin, promotion, and resolution of all conflicts eventually revolve around money. This may be one of the reasons for the awkwardness of most domestic films; people are complex contradictions, not labeled flat portraits, and the twists and turns of emotions are as fake as five-cent special effects."

"What exactly did this movie film?? No plot, no special effects, and the ending scene feels like it was filmed on that kind of model street. Bai Liang's acting was okay though~"

"Fantasy loser movie, completely unable to see the change in emotion before falling in love, and once it involves money, it feels wrong again. Sure enough, Jing Tian's production, must be a bad movie!"

"..."

Ah this, while spraying the movie, it also slightly praised Bai Liang, and of course, it didn't let Jing Tian go.

It can even be said that the main firepower was aimed at her.

However, to be honest, Bai Liang felt that Jing Tian in this movie acted quite well~ It's not as outrageous as they said.

Seeing Jing Tian's appearance as if she was about to cry, he simply called Yanzi to ask about the situation.

"Xiao Bai-ge, don't worry, it's just a battle of hired hands. The review section of *Us and Them* next door is even worse; it's been sprayed into a sieve."

Xu Zheng's side had a similar saying: a movie is released, if no one comes to blacken it, it means your movie is not taken seriously, or the schedule is too bad.

And *How Long Will I Love U* can be said to be the most obvious target in the current schedule.

Plus, even if it's not a movie in the same period, some competing peers don't want to see Bai Liang continue to take off, so it's no wonder they don't snipe him.

As for Jing Tian... there shouldn't be any hired hands targeting her; it's purely because she is too easy to blacken. The saying "Big Tian Tian who can't be made popular" didn't come for nothing.

So the question is, was Bai Liang implicated by Jing Tian, or was Jing Tian implicated by Bai Liang?

"Are we dragging each other down?" Jing Tian couldn't help but complain after knowing the situation.

At the same time, she was also a bit embarrassed, feeling that she had implicated Bai Liang.

It turns out his biggest flaw is actually her...

"Well... the overall rating of our movie on the first day is also above eight points, so it's not that exaggerated."

In fact, after a while, the bad reviews that were originally pushed higher were drowned out by the good reviews that came from behind.

Who doesn't have hired hands?

Plus the fans exerting force... Do you know what a top-tier idol is?

Yanzi said her Xiao Bai-ge is not afraid of this stuff; do you know what fan circle girls are best at?

Making data!

Bai Liang didn't need it much before, so she rarely organized fans to do this kind of thing; most of them just brushed their presence on Weibo.

But there is a saying: not having a sword in hand and having a sword but not using it are two different things.

Yanzi: "Our side promises not to use magic to fight first."

But if you really want to play these things, do you know which family is the "dark force" in the fan circle now, friends?

"Setting aside the ridiculous fantasy logic structure, the romance part is actually quite good. The two actors are likable and comfortable, naturally sweet, and I actually cried."

"I can't tell whether Bai Liang is relying on acting skills or looks now. This guy smiles, and there is always a feeling that the world is bright. What's even worse is that he actually cries, and cries so sadly, stirring my heart to pieces. Jing Tian's acting this time is also okay; she has a bit of the momentum of 'I am the most beautiful in the world,' but the aggressiveness is still a bit weak."

"A commercial piece with a very high degree of completion, both fluent and coordinated. In terms of values, it is higher than the average of domestic films: choosing a compromise between indulging in the past and hating the present, correcting and starting over. The actors' tacit understanding pulls the favorability of the whole movie."

"It's also very hilarious to watch as a pure comedy, but the logical loopholes in various time-traveling aspects are still relatively obvious."

"It's actually the best-looking theatrical movie so far this year. Logic and stuff are not important; the key is that it's too sweet, too sweet!"

"People always like to say in love, 'If the better me now met the you from before, it would be good.' Would it? Actually, the green me from before was already very good. The present is the most precious. Scheduled as the best Chinese commercial film of the year."

"Interpreting this story, which actually doesn't have much meaning, into something with flesh and blood."

"Jing Tian's looks really stand the test of the big screen. She also made me understand that it's not Mary Sue that is annoying, but that most people who play Mary Sue are annoying."

"Beyond expectations, it is both a good-looking soft sci-fi film and a good-looking romance film, which is very rare. If I encountered such a thing, the current me would very likely not love him 19 years later, just as he now would very likely not love me 19 years later. Aging and wealth are one aspect, but the key is that there are too many choices encountered in 19 years. It is precisely the choices at countless crossroads in life that constitute the unique us in every time-space."

"..."

"Alright, you don't have to read them to me one by one~"

"Don't want to listen?" Jing Tian blinked her eyes, looking a bit disappointed.

"You just need to read the comments that praise you."

"What do you mean!" Although she was complaining, the corners of Jing Tian's mouth that couldn't help but turn up again completely betrayed her mood.

This wave of emotional value must be eaten~

And look, she started hanging behind Bai Liang and swaying again like a little tail.

Today she really didn't use the signature backward step, but instead stuck to him.

After reading a bunch of praising comments, Jing Tian breathed a sigh of relief; no matter what the box office is, she felt that the reputation was at least there this time.

One of the main goals, achieved!

Next, she expressed a "more beautiful" vision to Bai Liang.

"Three hundred million is not bad, the movie can make money, our movie cost is very low... It would be even better if it could reach five hundred million!"

Hearing this, Bai Liang couldn't help but be "shocked" and glanced at Jing Tian.

What exactly did this young lady experience to be so cautious even when "making a wish"?

"Three hundred million... are you being so conservative?"

"Didn't they say our movie cost only thirty-something million? It breaks even when the box office exceeds one hundred million. Having three hundred million is a big profit."

Jing Tian's words were quite reasonable and well-founded.

But thirty-something million was actually just the production cost, and that was because Bai Liang didn't take a salary.

As for Jing Tian, she gave a friendship price, almost half-bought and half-given.

Of course, it was precisely because of Bai Liang's joining that the cost of this film was actually raised—originally, Xu Zheng, this guy, only wanted to spend twenty-something million to make this movie.

However, if you add the promotion cost, it's actually more.

Just on the Douyin side, they spent over ten million in promotion expenses.

Adding other things together, the promotion cost more than the production.

If it was just for three hundred million box office, where would they need to spend so much effort.

But Jing Tian was really scared of failing.

Except for the international box office of the two movies *The Great Wall* and *Kong: Skull Island*, the box office and reputation of her other movies were simply hard to describe.

But the high box office of these two movies had nothing to do with her, but she had a share in being scolded.

As for the others... the highest was *Police Story 2013*, which exceeded five hundred million box office, but that movie relied on the personal IP bonus of Big Brother Cheng, and the overall response of the film was average.

*Special ID* 155 million, *The Warring States* 80 million, reputation collapsed; *Qing He Man Gao* 30 million, *Shadows of Love*, *Ultra Reinforcement*, etc., all didn't exceed one hundred million, and the market presence was very low.

Oh right, she actually had a manga-adapted movie *The King of Blaze* this year.

But this thing performed very poorly in theaters and was directly transferred to online broadcast...

So three hundred million box office is really not a little for Jing Tian, especially since she had so many scenes in *How Long Will I Love U*.

The higher the "Tian" content, the lower the movie box office... this is an objective law on Jing Tian. The more she talked, the more she felt this young lady was really pitiful...

When fighting with Nazha backstage at the Spring Festival Gala before, it was fortunate that Nazha didn't use "movie performance" to hit her.

Otherwise, Jing Tian would probably have cried out loud on the spot.

"Three hundred million is really not bad, I know you are great, but you are carrying a heavy load after all~"

Counting on her fingers and analyzing for Bai Liang, Jing Tian even used the word "carrying a heavy load," as if she didn't want to put too much pressure on Bai Liang.

But Bai Liang didn't have any pressure originally; he was betting with Jing Boran at this moment.

The bet was on the first-day box office.

The scheduling of the two movies is similar, and the subject matter is similar; although Bai Liang and Jing Boran's fans didn't fight on the internet, it didn't prevent them from "making a bet" in private.

The waiting time is always very long, but most of the time, the time a man and a woman spend under the same roof will pass very quickly.

This fast and slow should be considered a hedge.

"What time is it?"

"It's past eleven, there should be one session left on the first day, and the box office will be out."

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"Are you nervous?"

Bai Liang shook his head; he wanted to empathize with Jing Tian at this moment, but he really couldn't be nervous because of this kind of thing.

How about lending her an arm to lean on?

Jing Tian: "Then I won't be polite~"

Because she really needs it now.

Backward step converted, forward step!

The two ordered quite a lot of things for their midnight snack, but Jing Tian said she was hungry, but didn't eat much from beginning to end.

However, she brought over several colorful drinks.

Each cup had a straw inserted, and then she drank them in turns... very bold! Quite the momentum of a "flower of wealth in the world."

But this behavior is a bit "dangerous," easy to get diabetes.

"But life needs a little sweetness... what do you think?"

Bai Liang just wanted to answer, but after just turning his head, he tasted the sweetness...

The young lady cautiously made a probe, and after getting his response, she gradually became bold enough to continue.

"Viper sticks out its tongue, no footprints."

Kissing in front of the camera and kissing in private are obviously different.

At least, in front of the camera, Bai Liang definitely wouldn't put his hand into someone's clothes.

But the process on the mouth is actually similar; how Jing Tian's legs went soft before, it was still the same this time.

It's just that this time she could lean softly in Bai Liang's arms, without having to exert force herself, just needing to slightly lift her head and open her mouth.

"Tian Tian..."

"You have to call me sister~"

This time she didn't hum like in the past, but instead her voice was delicate, as if acting like a spoiled child.

Before merging again, Bai Liang naturally called out that "sister" that made him satisfied.

But if nothing unexpected happens, she will probably have to call him brother in a while.

However, just at this moment, the phone rang.

"No, ignore it..."

Seeing Bai Liang reach out to take the phone, Jing Tian opened her big eyes and made a pleading sound.

She has watched a lot of movies and TV shows; when the phone rings at this time, the "male lead" will most likely have to leave because of all kinds of messy things.

"Not allowed!"

Bai Liang could have not answered this call, but before Jing Tian entangled him again, he said: "Yanzi's call, the first-day box office should be out, don't you want to know?"

This sentence instantly hit Jing Tian's acupoint, making her stop moving all of a sudden.

In fact, while Bai Liang was speaking, he was indeed clicking...

The phone ringtone was still ringing; Jing Tian suddenly discovered at this time that Bai Liang's ringtone was actually the song *Don't Forget Me* that the two sang together.

Girls, after all, will always be moved by such small details.

"If the box office is not good, you find a way to push it all on me..."

Obviously, this is the last ripple of Miss Jing Tian.

Once this sentence came out, Bai Liang couldn't escape no matter what today.

"Only by bowing down and dying..."

Bai Liang smiled, kissed her on the face, and didn't answer this.

He reached out and answered the phone, placing it by his ear.

He was very bad, didn't turn on the speakerphone.

And Jing Tian had a little expression on her face of wanting to hear but being very worried and not daring to listen... truly cute.

The time for this call wasn't very long, just ten seconds or so.

Yanzi on the other end of the phone seemed to just tell Bai Liang about the movie's first-day box office and other data.

After the phone hung up, Jing Tian had a nervous look of "waiting for judgment."

This made Bai Liang couldn't help but want to tease her.

"How much box office did you say you wanted at least just now?"

"Three hundred million, three hundred million would be quite good!" Jing Tian said honestly.

Bai Liang nodded, "Then you can rest assured, it's there."

"Wow! Then is the first-day box office over fifty million?!" Jing Tian was pleasantly surprised all of a sudden, and her whole body bounced in Bai Liang's arms, looking exactly like that fish that slapped her in the face before.

"Not really~"

"Ah? No? But it must be about the same."

Bai Liang's expression was a bit strange; he was just teasing her a little, but he didn't expect that she hadn't reacted until now.

"It's already three hundred million."

The first-day box office was exactly three hundred million.

I have to say, Miss Jing Tian actually guessed "quite accurately."

It's just that she used the wrong unit.

"How much?!!!"

After repeatedly confirming with Bai Liang several times, and even receiving a call from Xu Zheng and hearing this number again, Jing Tian shook violently twice, and then she had a sense of reality of having her feet on the ground.

At the same time, she felt a bit weak and soft, feeling that she had just flown up...

"Oh, don't pick!" she complained coquettishly.

Bai Liang's expression was a bit apologetic: "You don't like it?"

Jing Tian shook her head, bit her lip, looked at Bai Liang blankly, and only said two words.

"**"

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There will be another update later.

I have already left my hometown today, and starting tomorrow, I will resume the previous violent update mode.

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