Chapter 210

“……”

The remaining three, including Wang Zhangdian, were naturally very happy; they could no longer calculate how much the box office for *The Matrix* would reach.

There had never been a midnight box office exceeding twenty million before.

Not even *Avatar*.

So, this was an unknown adventure.

“Director Qin, take a look at the ratings again; they should be up by now.”

“Yeah, Director Qin, have a look.”

“……”

“Alright~”

Qin Yu entered another website and gave a light click.

*The Matrix* rating: 9.8.

Number of ratings: 6,520.

“It’s set!”

Seeing this number, Huang Bo roared.

“It’s definitely set.”

Everyone let out a long sigh of relief; if the box office wasn't stable enough, then this rating was absolutely no problem.

They hadn't even started controlling the reviews yet.

This meant the rating was absolutely authentic.

Good box office and high reviews—both were present.

It was equivalent to having the two kings and four twos in a game of Fight the Landlord; Huang Bo didn't even know how they could lose.

“Alright, everyone has worked hard. Let’s go, Mr. Wang is treating us to a big meal tonight.”

“Agreed!”

“Agreed!”

“……”

Everyone present raised their hands one after another.

They had to have a couple of drinks to celebrate that midnight box office of over twenty million.

If they drank a bit too much, they wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Hearing this, Wang Zhangdian rolled his eyes in his heart.

Qin Yu, that’s enough, it’s me again.

Can’t you treat us yourself for once?

……

Damn it, forget it.

Considering the fact that I’ll be making a lot of money this time, I won’t bicker with you.

“Fine, I’ll treat, everyone eat whatever you want.”

“Yay!!”

……

On the other side, Weibo had always had a pretty good relationship with Qin Yun Culture.

The moment the box office numbers came out, they put up a banner directly.

[The Matrix breaks the domestic midnight box office record, midnight box office 23.8 million, congratulations to Director Qin!!!]

Once the news was posted.

In less than an hour, it surged to the top of the Weibo headlines.

The audience who saw it couldn't even believe their eyes.

Over twenty-three million.

My god.

Incredible!

“Damn, it refreshed the box office record. Is this Qin Yu really trying to slay the gods?”

“Terrifying, a midnight box office of over twenty million!”

“……”

“What’s the big deal? *The Matrix* deserves it; our domestic sci-fi blockbuster has finally risen.”

“That’s right, brothers, I’m definitely not lying to you. I watched it; *The Matrix* is absolutely the peak production of our domestic films.”

“……”

“I agree, it’s even more exciting than many Hollywood blockbusters. Qin Yu’s conception for *The Matrix* is simply amazing; you definitely won’t regret watching it.”

“By the way, a reminder to everyone: it’s best to choose a 3D theater, otherwise you will definitely regret it.”

“Well said, *The Matrix* is explosive in 3D; I even want to go watch it again.”

“Plus 1.”

“Plus 1.”

“……”

……………………

PS: Explosive update at midnight. Asking for tickets.

Ten tickets for an extra update.

I’m not writing too slowly, right?

If you don’t feel satisfied, you can check out my old book, *Blocked at the Door by Shishi*, a top-tier masterpiece on the Heavenly Rankings, it’s also quite good.

204: Crazy audience, ticket grabbing in progress, a desperate director in the entertainment industry, how are we supposed to catch up?

Seeing the midnight box office and the comments from netizens who had already watched it, the netizens really couldn't hold back anymore.

Damn it.

Qin Yu really didn’t lie; it really is an epoch-making work.

They all started taking action one after another.

The ticket booking lines for the cinema chains were already jammed.

The cinema chains had already attached great importance to it, but upon seeing the box office, they hurriedly adjusted the screenings.

Increasing it to eighty-five percent.

But that short ten percent was snatched up by the audience in less than half an hour.

Yet the remaining booking calls kept coming in.

“I’m sorry, sir, it’s really gone.”

“I just want one ticket.”

“There isn’t even one.”

“Not even a regular ticket.”

“……It’s gone too.”

“Bastards, what kind of cinema chain are you……”

“I’m sorry, sir.”

“……”

“This gentleman, the 3D ones have all been reserved.”

“Damn, didn’t you just release them?”

“I’m sorry, someone just booked an entire hall, so……”

“Bastards, your cinema chain is a bunch of idiots. Didn’t Qin Yu say to get more 3D screens? You don’t have any at all.”

“……I’m sorry.”

“Give me a regular ticket then.”

“Alright, sir.”

…… ===== CHAPTER 387 =====

The major cinema chains were incredibly busy; some of the young ladies answering the phones were almost crying.

They were really gone.

Could you guys please stop calling?

Soon, this news reached the ears of the bosses.

The cinema chain bigwigs were also a bit depressed; damn it, ten percent, and it was gone so fast.

What the hell?

If they arranged more, wouldn’t it all be gone?

“Are there still a lot of people?”

“Yes, Mr. Huang, there are too many people; it’s simply not enough.”

Hesitating for a moment, Mr. Huang of the Starry Sky Cinema Chain said.

“Then release another five percent.”

“Boss, it’s really not enough. Just release it all; we can’t just watch money go by without earning it.”

The assistant hurriedly advised.

“That won’t work, over there—forget it, release another ten percent, no more than that; we signed an agreement with Special Identity.”

“Fine, but boss, we really lost out this time. We should have listened to Qin Yu back then; the 3D tickets are selling too hot, they were snatched up the moment they were released.”

“How was I supposed to know?” Hearing this, Mr. Huang was furious.

“That guy Qin Yu blabbers all day; who knew if he was just bragging.”

“It was so exaggerated, who would believe it?”

“……”

“We were already counting on the ones below, but the cinema chains don’t have many; that stuff is expensive as hell.”

The assistant: “……”

After the assistant left, Mr. Huang was both happy and sad in his office.

What made him happy was that *The Matrix* could earn him a lot of money.

But what made him sad was that he earned much less than he could have. If only he had gotten more 3D screens.

Even if he raised the price by double, people would still pay for it.

“Lost out, lost out~ I’ve lost at least ten million!”

……

Other cinema chains like Dadi, Wanda, Xingmei, and Bona were about the same as Starry Sky Cinema Chain.

After adjusting the screenings, they were basically at a little over ninety percent.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to schedule more, it was just, well, they couldn’t.

If they had known *The Matrix* would be this explosive, they wouldn’t have signed any agreements.

And the 3D thing—the bigwigs’ hearts were bleeding too; only Wanda was slightly better off.

They had the most 3D screens.

But it still wasn’t enough, and watching the money they couldn’t earn.

Each of them felt incredibly heartbroken.

Some small cinema chains didn’t care and simply scheduled *The Matrix* for everything.

One hundred percent; anyway, they didn’t have any agreements, and even if they did, it didn’t matter.

At worst, they’d just bicker about it.

They weren’t afraid; they’d earn the money first and worry later.

Of course, the most shocked were the people in the industry; seeing these numbers, everyone’s eyes widened.

They had anticipated that the midnight box office would have a good response, but they didn’t expect it to be this good.

Over twenty million.

If they had joined in, wouldn’t it have been explosive?

They would have had plenty of face in the future.

Many actors had already decided that no matter what, they had to go and try their luck at Qin Yun Culture.

They had to go and try.

Especially the female celebrities in the circle; they were all incredibly jealous.

Before, they had laughed at Liu Yifei for selling herself.

After being snatched up by Qin Yu, the previously lazy Liu Yifei had run countless commercial performances over the past year.

And at night, she might even have to warm the bed for Qin Yu.

It was a huge loss.

……

But now they regretted it.

Regretted it so much their guts were turning green.

If they had known it could be this exaggerated, let alone warming the bed, they wouldn’t have cared if they had to drive a train.

After *The Matrix*, Liu Yifei’s popularity was even more terrifying than the big-name stars.

One movie could sustain you for a lifetime.

Of course, the stars and artists still had hope.

But the directors in the circle, seeing the numbers, felt desperate for some reason.

Too desperate.

A box office of over twenty million was something they couldn’t achieve even if they risked their lives.

Cheng Kaige and Zhang Yimou were fine, after all, they were older and couldn’t film for many more years.

But Feng Xiaogang, Wu Ershan, Chen Kexin, and Ann Hui—these middle-aged directors felt a dark cloud looming over them.

Before *The Matrix* was released, they still felt they were on par with Qin Yu.

Some even thought Qin Yu was just a lucky upstart.

But once *The Matrix* came out.

Everyone was speechless.

They felt that living in the same era as Qin Yu was either a blessing or a curse.

Tonight was a sleepless night for many.

……

The next day.

Saturday.

The summer weather had gradually started to heat up.

The young ladies were wearing sexy little shorts, and walking in twos and threes on the street, they were absolutely a beautiful sight.

But some people had no time to pay attention to that.

The audience who had already booked tickets hurriedly headed to the cinema with their friends, while the rest could only watch and sigh.

“Hey, is it really gone?” A big brother looked at the ticket office, unwilling to give up.

“Don’t you guys reserve thirty percent of tickets for offline sales?”

“Sir, it’s really gone, the offline ones are gone too. A huge wave of people came as soon as we opened.”

“……”

The young lady was also exhausted; cinemas generally reserved some tickets for offline sales.

But there was nothing they could do; the tickets were long gone.

They were snatched up in less than half an hour after opening in the morning.

“Sister, is it really gone?”

“Little sister, it’s gone~”

“……”

The people queuing behind were furious; it was gone so early.

This wasn’t a joke, right?

“I don’t believe it, did you guys sell them at a high price?”

“That’s right, it’s not even eleven o’clock yet, who are you trying to fool?” ===== CHAPTER 388 =====