Chapter 74: First day box office 1.8 billion—not bad, it'll do!

It only took one evening.

The Richest Man in Xihong City's popularity shot to the top of the hot search!

Of course.

Behind this, the company is definitely involved.

As for Manager Liu's ability,

Lin Mo still heartily approves!

Originally, Legend of the Gods and Jue Ji had been getting slammed lately.

During the summer blockbuster season, audiences didn't have much to watch.

Isn't that so?

As soon as The Richest Man in Xihong City came out,

It's a total breeze!

"This movie, I went with my friend last night and couldn't stop laughing!"

"I still remember Da Congming and Zhuang Qiang, a pair of outstanding talents!"

"Hidden dragon and phoenix chick, hahaha!"

""Judge People Accurately"!"

"Ah, is this movie really that good?"

"Of course! I guarantee it with my integrity, this movie is absolutely worth the ticket price!"

"I still plan to catch a showing today!"

"Me too, me too!"

"......"

And it's not just these netizens.

Even the stars.

They also started posting Weibo to build buzz for The Richest Man in Xihong City.

Like Chen He, Deng Chao, Baby, Xiao Ming Ge, Bo Ge, Yang Mi and others.

These are all A-list stars.

After pulling this off,

No one knows how many viewers went to the theaters.

Even by noon, netizens reported that tickets for The Richest Man in Xihong City had sold out in their cities.

Re Ba went to hang out with Yang Mi.

As for Lin Mo,

Right now,

He's at the teahouse, chatting with Director Jiang, Boss Wang, and Master Ma.

These three are all big shots in the capital circle!

Especially Boss Wang!

You could say the two brothers are the representatives of the capital circle.

Boss Wang's idea,

coincides with Lin Mo.

Morning Light Media now has plenty of artists.

Lin Mo can't possibly look after everyone, right?

Isn't that so?

In the future, if Huayi has good projects, our people can try out some decent roles.

The entertainment circle.

This 'circle' is crucial!

Going it alone won't work.

"Director Lin, your film will definitely gross at least 2 billion," Boss Wang said with a confident look, his eye for commercial films is extremely sharp.

After one viewing last night of The Richest Man in Xihong City, he knew it was a sure hit, a massive hit!

Lin Mo smiled and waved his hand, modest yet practical: "Just making money is enough!"

"Director Lin, your words remind me of someone!" Ma Ye laughed and said.

"The director from Xiang Jiang, Wang Jing!"

Jiang Wen and Wang Zhonglei, upon hearing,

That really seems to be the case.

Lin Mo gave Ma Ye a thumbs up, full of admiration, saying: "Ma Ye, you really understand me! I make movies just to make money—I don't do any of that fake stuff, guys, don't laugh at me—I'm an honest person!"

Upon hearing, the three burst into laughter—Lin Mo is truly straightforward and likable.

"Old brother, I just like your drive!" Jiang Wen patted Lin Mo's shoulder, smiling: "To be honest, I'd really like to collaborate on a film with you—I've just had no good ideas lately."

Jiang Wen truly likes Lin Mo, and is figuring out how to find a chance to collaborate.

"Old brother, don't say that—I have an immature idea; let me share it with a few senior brothers and get some advice!" Lin Mo said.

Come on, spill it!

Upon hearing, the three all perked up.

"Back in the Republic era, there was a bandit named Zhang Muzhi..." Lin Mo began, recounting the story of Let the Bullets Fly.

In this world, Director Jiang Wen hasn't yet shot the Republic trilogy, but has directed several other films that are just as classic.

So Lin Mo has always wanted to bring this classic onto the silver screen.

The three were enthralled, especially Jiang Wen, who got so excited he kept slapping the table: "Brother, this story is awesome! We should team up—I'll play Zhang Muzhi, you direct—how about it?"

Jiang Wen felt the role of Zhang Muzhi was just right for him.

Ma Ye also kept nodding: "This story has potential!"

Wang Zong laughed so hard he couldn't close his mouth: "Jiang Dao, Lin Dao, if you two join forces, this movie's hype will explode even before filming starts!"

He wasn't just saying that—Jiang Wen's reputation is stellar, plus Lin Mo's genius directing; just thinking about this combination gets people excited.

"Older brother, don't rush—I still need to polish this story; once the script is solid, we'll talk in detail." Lin Mo said with a reassuring smile.

Having just finished filming The Richest Man in Xihong City, he really ought to take a break for a while—no rush.

Lin Mo, however, wasn't in a hurry.

But after Jiang Wen heard his story,

his heart felt like a cat scratching—itchy and restless.

He couldn't wait to start shooting right away.

In the teahouse.

The three chatted for an entire afternoon.

You could say they talked about everything under the sun.

Put simply,

they were just shooting the breeze.

You brag about your stuff, I brag about mine.

Evening.

11:58 PM.

Lin Mo lay in bed leisurely scrolling through TikTok.

Nowadays, TikTok has just become popular.

These videos are nowhere near as varied as they are today.

But it's fine for killing time when bored.

As for Re Ba,

she was very excited right now.

because the first-day box office for The Richest Man in Xihong City over 24 hours was about to be announced.

"Mo Ge, hurry and help me see—how many zeros are after this number?" she said, bringing her phone screen close to Lin Mo's eyes, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands...

Re Ba tapped with her finger while counting...

"1.84 billion in box office—my goodness!"

"Ahhhh!"

Re Ba shouted happily.

Her voice was full of surprise and disbelief, her hand constantly refreshing the page, as if afraid she might have misread it.

Lin Mo, on the other hand, didn't react much.

Because Liu Qin had already, through data collection, roughly guessed the box office of The Richest Man in Xihong City.

Now the data has come out.

It's roughly as expected.

"Didn't I tell you that earlier?" Lin Mo said with a smile.

"That's different!" Re Ba exclaimed, excited like a child,

just then, Lin Mo's phone started buzzing, various notification sounds going off one after another.

He pulled it out to see that everyone in the group was tagging him.

Director Xu, Huang Bo, and others also sent him congratulatory messages.

The group chat for The Richest Man in Xihong City had already exploded.

"My goodness, 1.84 billion first-day box office—I can hardly believe it!" Xiao Tian.

"So awesome, so awesome!!!" Zhang Yiming.

"I... I just missed a zero earlier, I said it couldn't be just 18.4 million on opening day..." Shen Teng.

"@Shen Teng, Tengge, you're about to take off!" Wei Xiang.

"@Lin Mo, Lin Dao, our movie's box office has exploded!!!"

"@Lin Mo, Lin Dao..."

"Lin Dao..."

Next,

Everyone started tagging Lin Mo one after another.

Facing everyone's congratulations and praise, Lin Mo gave a light smile and replied: "I knew about it a bit earlier than you—1.8 billion first-day box office, not bad!"

Still not bad...

Look at that.

Is that something a person would say?

The next second.

In the group, a red envelope rain began to fall.

Lin Mo complained his hand was tired.

Let Re Ba send him red envelopes.

Re Ba, however, is having fun and never gets tired.