Chapter 177

It was one thing to ignore their advice about the release window.

But they had long since warned them not to get into any trouble with Qin Yu.

This group of people hadn't taken it to heart.

Well, look at the mess they were in now.

If they had known, they wouldn't have come.

"These two guys~"

"..."

"Alright, everyone go back and rest; we have roadshows tomorrow."

Qin Xiaozhen stopped Zheng Zhongji.

To tell the truth, he didn't have that many thoughts left now.

He just wanted to recoup the costs as quickly as possible.

As long as they didn't lose money, it would be fine.

Another ninety million wasn't that hard to reach.

There was no need to worry about anything else.

The next day.

The May Day holiday arrived.

Many people in China were looking forward to this holiday, as there was a five-day break this time.

Office workers were incredibly happy.

They planned to relax, watch a movie, go shopping, and so on.

But when they walked into the cinemas, they were stunned.

"Sir, the tickets for *Now You See Me* are truly sold out for today; they were all booked up this morning."

The young lady was almost in tears; she had said this sentence at least a hundred times.

"Check again, won't you? What if someone returns a ticket?"

"I checked, there aren't any!"

"..."

"Sir, there really are no tickets."

"Can't I just stand and watch? It's not like I'm not paying."

"Sir, standing room is against the rules."

"If I don't say anything, who would know? Hurry it up."

"..."

Now, everyone online was discussing Qin Yu's new movie, *Now You See Me*, and it was all praise.

If you hadn't seen it, you felt a cut below when bragging online.

How could one endure that?

Do you think I'm the kind of person who lacks those few dozen yuan?

Besides, I heard the movie is no different from a Hollywood blockbuster; it's our own domestic blockbuster.

No matter what, I have to support it.

"This... let me ask the manager!"

"Manager!"

Several young ladies quickly surrounded the cinema manager.

"Manager, why don't you come over? There are too many people watching *Now You See Me*."

"That's right, I demand a raise; I've been scolded so badly."

"..."

"Hasn't the screening schedule already been increased? How is it still not enough?"

The cinema manager was also confused; yesterday, the higher-ups had already sent a notice to increase the screening schedule by 15%.

How could there be no tickets left before the afternoon?

"Who knows? There are just too many people."

"Exactly, Manager, why don't you go see for yourself?"

"Fine, I'll go take a look."

As soon as the manager walked out of the office, he saw a large crowd of young people gathered in the lobby.

He was very surprised.

Of course, he knew *Now You See Me* was very impressive.

But he hadn't expected it to be this impressive.

But there was no way around it now; he was truly out of options.

"Manager, I took a look; *The Four* still has four screening halls. Why don't we reduce it by two?"

"That's right, Manager, two is enough."

"..."

"But there are regulations from above."

"Regulations are crap. What's more important than making money? At worst, we'll just get scolded."

"Exactly, Manager, you're really timid. Are you not going to earn money when it's right there?"

"..."

The manager hesitated for a moment, then said firmly.

"Fine, open two more. No one is allowed to speak of this. I'll double your wages for these two days."

"Alright!"

"Manager, you're awesome!"

"Manager, stop drinking tea and come help us."

"I'm coming~"

Seeing that there was money to be made, the manager didn't care about his image anymore; he rolled up his sleeves and hurriedly helped everyone check tickets.

When the audience in the lobby heard there were two more halls, they instantly swarmed in.

"Hey, I want two tickets, plus a bucket of popcorn."

"Alright, sir, please wait a moment."

"..."

"I want three tickets, three cups of cola, hurry up."

"Here you go, sir."

"..."

"I want ten tickets, all together."

Hearing this, the guy behind him was unhappy. If you buy so many by yourself, what are we supposed to do?

"Asshole, you're not allowed to buy so many. You aren't trying to scalp tickets, are you?"

"Exactly, get lost!"

"I'm not, my classmates are all coming together."

"..."

"Students should study hard instead of watching movies; it's a waste of ambition."

"None of your business."

"..."

And this scene was playing out all over the country.

Many cinemas didn't care that much; if the screening schedule wasn't enough, they would just add more themselves. ===== CHAPTER 178 =====