Chapter 230: The Commotion Is So Big It's Scary

After being busy for several days, Nazha returned to her loyal Tang Ren Entertainment.

She was indeed a little smug—after all, she had starred in such an awesome film, so a bit of smugness was perfectly reasonable~

Still, she wasn't about to go back to the company throwing her weight around.

Her phone call with Cai Yinong was a bit like a kid who scored high marks at school and rushes home eager to show off, craving a little praise.

So when Cai Yinong led a group of people out with beaming smiles to welcome her—

Nazha panicked.

Ah, is it really this grand?

Cai Yinong: Not grand at all. Today's the day our company's new top actress gets her 'official coronation.'

All along, Nazha's status as the top actress hadn't exactly been rock-solid.

Especially after the back-to-back flops of "Cloud Song" and "Fighter of the Destiny," there had been gossip, more or less.

People always said: Why give her such good resources? Wasted~

That's actually pretty normal—after all, the previous top actress was Liu Shishi, a bona fide A-list 85-flower.

The new top actress didn't have to match her exactly, but flopping consecutively after taking the throne was honestly a bit too ugly.

Even though Nazha's face alone could carry the day, and she could coast on her looks into a comfortable second-tier spot, that alone definitely wasn't enough for a company like Tang Ren, which had quite a big reputation in the industry.

On top of that, she was hopelessly love-struck!

But now, all the chatter and behind-the-scenes grumbling had vanished into thin air.

A single film—one that had already hit three billion at the box office, with God knows where the final number would land—instantly cemented Nazha's star status.

Forget any talk about her not being the lead or not carrying the box office.

Looking across the entire entertainment circle, even those super A-list actresses—put a question mark next to their so-called box-office power.

Not just in China—it's the same worldwide.

Hollywood's so-called ten-million-dollar or twenty-million-dollar club—is there a single actress in there? It's all male stars.

When it comes to films, the ones carrying the box office are mainly male stars.

Data and traffic can be faked, but movie tickets bought with real money can't.

So there's no need for Nazha to carry the box office. She's the female lead of "Wolf Warrior 2," and she has a fair amount of screen time too—not just a complete vase or a prop. That's enough!

From the moment the film's box office started exploding, Nazha was promoted to A-list actress in the industry!

One film, straight to the top.

Tang Ren had already been pushing out a lot of marketing copy for her lately—blow the horn and that's that.

But ultimately, they'd have to wait for "Wolf Warrior 2"'s final box office to be settled before calling it a done deal.

Still, it definitely doesn't stop them from popping champagne at halftime now.

We've heard of films whose word-of-mouth cracks open and box office gets halved a day or two after release, but never of one whose word-of-mouth suddenly collapses ten-plus days in.

With the momentum "Wolf Warrior 2" has right now, plenty of people have already 'boldly' started shouting the slogan "four billion."

What does four billion even mean?

China has never had a film reach that box-office tier.

"Nazha, you predicted two billion for the film before—looks like you lowballed it~" Cai Yinong said with a grin.

Nazha looked a bit sheepish. "I tried really hard to overestimate. How was I supposed to know they were that amazing?"

"They amazing, or he amazing?"

Everyone knew this teasing jab wasn't about Wu Jing, and Nazha knew it too—so she blushed right away!

She's in a good mood today, no other talents to show off, so let me give everyone a little performance of a hopelessly-in-love girl's daily life.

Like like~ the mere mention makes her shy.

Hu Ge, standing off to the side, was quite emotional—damn, to each his own fate. He'd worked so hard to break into the film circle for so long, no results was one thing—

But Nazha, this Miss, with her mind set on falling in love, had casually ended up making such huge news along the way.

Now the entire entertainment circle was talking about "Wolf Warrior 2"—the shock this film brought everyone was absolutely unmatched.

You could even say it directly raised many people's ceiling for predicting a single film's box-office potential in the market.

"Let's grab dinner together tonight. You've been working hard lately—take two days off and then we'll get back to work. How about it?"

By now they were already inside the company. Some artists and staff who'd caught wind and come to join the excitement, hearing how gentle Cai Yinong's tone was, clicked their tongues in amazement.

Boss Cai, you're playing favorites way too obviously.

And acting all nice and consultative—what happened to your boss demeanor?

Isn't this the moment where you're supposed to look all stern and say, 'Keep up the good work'?

Cai Yinong: Bullshit!

Honestly, if there weren't so many people around, she could barely stop herself from starting to 'lick' 【kiss up】.

She knew exactly what Nazha's haul this round would bring in.

Not just a bump in star status, but real, tangible money.

This brat had joined the production with her own money, and her salary had been converted into a share of the profits—to put it without exaggeration, Tang Ren's entire year's earnings couldn't match what she pulled in this round, not even close.

So Cai Yinong's thinking was simple:

From now on, you want to date, go date; you want to feud with Dilireba, feud away; you want to rest, rest. Just one requirement: don't turn traitor!

She was genuinely afraid Nazha might suddenly feel like staying at Tang Ren was pointless, and just head straight up to 'Liangshan' to join her 'brother.'

For this, Cai Yinong felt, what's the big deal about lowering her stance a little?

Coax her! Praise her! Treat her like a Princess!

Make her feel like staying at Tang Ren is really, really great~

This trick really works on Nazha.

She wasn't sharp to begin with, and right now she was in a dizzy, muddled state, so her original love-struck brain had been magnified. In that condition, every smiling face at the company and every sweet word made her beam from ear to ear.

She didn't try to hide it at all; the smile on her face couldn't be suppressed, and that slightly smug little look was enough to make anyone want to laugh.

She's just too easy to read.

So, is being love-struck really this lucky?!

This is probably the only thing some people who just couldn't help being envious and jealous could gossip about behind closed doors.

But this kind of gossip had zero killing power for Na Zha.

It's not that her mindset was that great, or that her ability to handle pressure was that strong.

It was purely that her perception had changed.

That's right, being love-struck just means good fate — if you're not convinced, bite me?!

She didn't think there was anything wrong with leeching off Bai Liang; her original goal and motivation had never been to become hugely famous or make big money off this movie.

Right now it was simply an extra reward bestowed by heaven upon a love-struck little darling.

This wave of righteous confidence from the love-struck brain — feeling no shame but rather pride — put her directly into an invincible state.

Don't ask; if you do, the answer is invulnerable to all techniques.

Even being scolded, she'd take it as a compliment~

This kind of mindset isn't necessarily good, but it's definitely happy.

By the time they arrived at Cai Yi's office, there weren't many people left. Na Zha was a little disappointed — she actually quite liked that feeling of everyone praising her.

Fortunately, the emotional value from Cai Yi and the others was still there; a round of praise made her wag her head back and forth.

But at this moment, a piece of "terrible news" also arrived.

"You may not believe it when I say it — your little fellow townsman seems to be turning the tables and trying to leech off you."

"Huh?! How can that be allowed?" Na Zha immediately pouted, declaring that she absolutely couldn't let her little fellow townsman leech her traffic.

That stinky girl had even blocked her on WeChat!

But Cai Yi spread her hands. "How did we handle things before? You forgot? This kind of thing can't be stopped. But think carefully — isn't it kind of satisfying? The two poles have reversed."

"Hmm, seems like there's a little bit of that~"

"Only a little?"

Na Zha snickered, her mouth pursed so high she could hang a bottle off it.

"Oh right, you said earlier Bai Liang wrote a six—" Cai Yi suddenly recalled the box office prediction she'd discussed with Na Zha before.

Now her thinking naturally wasn't like before; it had even gotten much bolder. "Could it be forty-six? Wow! He's really amazing~ what an accurate guess!" Na Zha said with an adoring face.

Cai Yi's eyelid twitched, but she shook her head, squinted, and said: "That six might not be in the ones place~ Na Zha, if this kid really guessed right—"

Na Zha looked utterly confused: Huh? So what if he guessed right?

Cai Yi: Forget it, you just keep floating around in your love-struck world, happily being silly.

Sometimes life is just like this — scheming can't beat fate.

If Na Zha were the type who valued her career development highly and put romance far behind, she would never have gotten involved in "Wolf Warrior 2."

It's all fate.

So she had absolutely no need to overthink it.

Anyway, the simple-minded have their own simple blessings.

The goddess of fortune had long been smiling at her.

However, regarding the matter of the two Misses from Xinjiang leeching off each other, it wasn't as exaggerated as Cai Yi made it sound.

Currently, Jiaxing hadn't been vigorously pushing Reba to do the same kind of operation Na Zha had done before.

No errors, no omissions — every word, every chapter, every update — all in one place!

Instead, it was some marketing accounts hungry for traffic that were setting the rhythm.

But as "Wolf Warrior 2"'s box office kept climbing higher and higher, Jiaxing was really starting to get restless.

They were already mulling over the feasibility of this matter.

Should they let Reba seize the chance to step out and shine on her own, or actively jump in and get involved—

Yang Mi was a bit puzzled: Wait, what's there to discuss? You're acting as if you can decide this for Reba.

To put it bluntly, Dilireba was already a top-tier female star.

Can this kind of thing be forced?

If it could be forced, it would've been forced long ago.

Reba might seem willing to slave away for the company, but in reality it's because she herself has that drive.

Do you really think that just because she always looks tired and listless, and occasionally seems fragile, she's easy to manipulate?

Last time she could dig in her heels against the company over this matter and not back down — she'll do it even more so in the future!

Yang Mi said she knew a little bit more, so she couldn't be bothered to participate in this kind of discussion.

In her view, unless one of Reba and Na Zha truly cut ties with Bai Liang, the two of them were destined to keep getting tangled up together.

Right now it had just shifted from an overwhelming advantage to an evenly matched one.

Hmm. Maybe it's actually a good thing.

An evenly matched clash is what lasts longer.

Their 85-flowers have been tearing at each other for so long — has anyone actually been taken down?

Instead, the fans have each become more die-hard, their cohesion stronger.

Some things are also understood without being said.

At the same time, this kid Bai Liang was also a super unstable factor that had to be taken into account.

Many people in the entertainment circle always feel that once celebrities reach a certain level, they especially cherish their position — the better they do, the more they treasure their reputation.

Most other people probably are like that, but Bai Liang is definitely an exception.

Yang Mi really didn't think he cared much about his so-called top-tier position; she reads people pretty accurately!

Bai Liang probably wouldn't take the initiative to interfere, but if Reba pitifully came to him with a "please please, I'm begging you~"

Hiss. Can't think about it, just feels like this guy would do something that would make Jiaxing crack apart.

Toss this guy into ancient times, and he'd most likely be the type of lovesick fool who gives away his entire fortune to ransom a courtesan, might even leave behind some anecdote.

Of course, this lovesick fool is just a little indiscriminate in his affections—

Because of a certain "Wolf Warrior 2," many people or companies that seemed completely unrelated all seemed to have a certain degree of "chaos."

When the film broke one billion in the shortest time possible, the entire entertainment industry was shocked.

When the film rapidly reached two billion, praises came pouring in from all sides.

When the box office hit three billion, it seemed the entire entertainment industry was giving this film a thumbs-up, with celebrities from all sides declaring that "Wolf Warrior 2" was really amazing!

This made Wu Jing couldn't help but be surprised—when he hadn't initially recruited Bai Liang, the original premiere lineup had been pretty shabby.

But now it gave him the feeling that half the entertainment industry was singing his praises.

When did this bro get so well-connected!

At this conclusion, Bai Liang just chuckled and didn't say anything.

After all, Wu Jing isn't some little girl who can't handle pressure; where would he need Bai Liang to counsel and comfort him?

Moreover, when this guy later gets harassed by all sorts of crazies and water armies, Bai Liang is just waiting to watch the show.

The friendship between men is just this strange.

When you know certain things simply can't knock the other person down, all that's left is entertainment and teasing.

When the time comes, just have a drinking session and that'll be that.

Sure enough, with "Wolf Warrior 2" showing absolutely no signs of decline in its box office run, after smashing past four billion, netizens were going wild, spiritual shareholders from all sides couldn't help but start paying attention, everyone guessing just how much this thing would make and what kind of box office record it would create!

This was no longer just a matter of a film drawing attention—it had become some kind of event, even a phenomenon!

Many people started doing "academic research."

From the film market to the Wolf Warrior phenomenon, discussing just how much Wu Jing and Bai Liang, these two biggest targets, contributed to it all.

Oh right, they could even drag in the country, all kinds of escalations

But by now the entertainment industry had gradually fallen silent.

Those celebrities themselves might be fine, but many film companies' thoughts at this point were probably starting to get a bit off.

Five billion!

To achieve this box office, "Wolf Warrior 2" took less than twenty days.

This number made the entire entertainment industry fall completely silent; those big directors and big companies, staring at such results, each one seemingly didn't know what to say, or perhaps harbored some hidden thoughts.

But regardless of whether they could accept it, "Wolf Warrior 2" was right there, and the box office was still climbing!

Many had previously predicted that a little over four billion would be this film's limit, because they felt the ceiling of the film market was right there.

That "Wolf Warrior 2" could raise the original three-billion-plus box office record by over a billion was already pretty outrageous.

But what no one expected was... box office numbers also need a little imagination~

Miss Nazha's reaction was relatively direct.

Even though she'd already started running promotional appearances and work, she still called Bai Liang several times every day.

Before it was all sorts of coquettish behavior, now after a few sentences she couldn't help but bring up the film's box office.

From her words, Bai Liang learned that the entire Tang Ren Entertainment was completely dumbfounded; Cai Yinong stared at the film's box office numbers every day—anyone who didn't know would think she was the investor.

And Nazha herself had a rather unreal feeling... she just wanted to date, to be close with the person she liked, so how did it end up causing such a huge commotion?

This commotion was already so big it felt somewhat frightening.

Because it was too outrageous, it seemed too unreal!

So, she needed Bai Liang to ease this unreal feeling.

In her own words: hearing your voice is the only way I can know I'm not dreaming...

"Don't worry, I'm here."

With Nazha, Bai Liang definitely couldn't use the same attitude as with Wu Jing; his tone was several degrees gentler than usual.

To put it bluntly, even Wu Jing got goosebumps listening to it.

Hey, how about you comfort me like that too~

Wu Jing himself really didn't know what to say—perhaps excitement and exhilaration, perhaps also some vague feeling.

Because a flood of bad reviews and Wolf Warrior PTSD came!

And just at this moment, his little bro was about to "abandon" him too.

"Bro, I'm taking off~" Bai Liang packed up his bags, ready to slip away.

But Wu Jing had a pitiful look on his face, "Stay with me for a few more days of road shows, please."

"Big bro, I still have a crew waiting for me to go back and finish the last few scenes, and right after that I have to immediately start the next crew—a guy even more intense than you has been pushing me for a while now."

More intense than him? What does that mean?

Wu Jing wasn't having it—who in the film industry right now could be more intense than him?

Bai Liang: A man named Guo Fan.

(End of chapter)