[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most":3,"chapter-entertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most-entertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most-chapter-210":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Being the Biggest Scumbag, Filming the Most Heartfelt Dramas",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1937408,2670,"Chapter 210","entertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most-chapter-210",210,"\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had never been a midnight box office exceeding twenty million before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even *Avatar*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, this was an unknown adventure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Qin, take a look at the ratings again; they should be up by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, Director Qin, have a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yu entered another website and gave a light click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*The Matrix* rating: 9.8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number of ratings: 6,520.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s set!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this number, Huang Bo roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s definitely set.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone let out a long sigh of relief; if the box office wasn't stable enough, then this rating was absolutely no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't even started controlling the reviews yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the rating was absolutely authentic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good box office and high reviews—both were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, everyone has worked hard. Let’s go, Mr. Wang is treating us to a big meal tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present raised their hands one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to have a couple of drinks to celebrate that midnight box office of over twenty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they drank a bit too much, they wouldn't be able to sleep at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Wang Zhangdian rolled his eyes in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yu, that’s enough, it’s me again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t you treat us yourself for once?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the fact that I’ll be making a lot of money this time, I won’t bicker with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I’ll treat, everyone eat whatever you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yay!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Weibo had always had a pretty good relationship with Qin Yun Culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the box office numbers came out, they put up a banner directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Matrix breaks the domestic midnight box office record, midnight box office 23.8 million, congratulations to Director Qin!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the news was posted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than an hour, it surged to the top of the Weibo headlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience who saw it couldn't even believe their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over twenty-three million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incredible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, it refreshed the box office record. Is this Qin Yu really trying to slay the gods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Terrifying, a midnight box office of over twenty million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the big deal? *The Matrix* deserves it; our domestic sci-fi blockbuster has finally risen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, a reminder to everyone: it’s best to choose a 3D theater, otherwise you will definitely regret it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well said, *The Matrix* is explosive in 3D; I even want to go watch it again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plus 1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plus 1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Explosive update at midnight. Asking for tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten tickets for an extra update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not writing too slowly, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>204: Crazy audience, ticket grabbing in progress, a desperate director in the entertainment industry, how are we supposed to catch up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the midnight box office and the comments from netizens who had already watched it, the netizens really couldn't hold back anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yu really didn’t lie; it really is an epoch-making work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all started taking action one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ticket booking lines for the cinema chains were already jammed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cinema chains had already attached great importance to it, but upon seeing the box office, they hurriedly adjusted the screenings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Increasing it to eighty-five percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that short ten percent was snatched up by the audience in less than half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the remaining booking calls kept coming in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, sir, it’s really gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just want one ticket.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There isn’t even one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not even a regular ticket.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……It’s gone too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bastards, what kind of cinema chain are you……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This gentleman, the 3D ones have all been reserved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, didn’t you just release them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, someone just booked an entire hall, so……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me a regular ticket then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…… ===== CHAPTER 387 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The major cinema chains were incredibly busy; some of the young ladies answering the phones were almost crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were really gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could you guys please stop calling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, this news reached the ears of the bosses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cinema chain bigwigs were also a bit depressed; damn it, ten percent, and it was gone so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they arranged more, wouldn’t it all be gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are there still a lot of people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Mr. Huang, there are too many people; it’s simply not enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hesitating for a moment, Mr. Huang of the Starry Sky Cinema Chain said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then release another five percent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, it’s really not enough. Just release it all; we can’t just watch money go by without earning it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant hurriedly advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That won’t work, over there—forget it, release another ten percent, no more than that; we signed an agreement with Special Identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How was I supposed to know?” Hearing this, Mr. Huang was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy Qin Yu blabbers all day; who knew if he was just bragging.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was so exaggerated, who would believe it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were already counting on the ones below, but the cinema chains don’t have many; that stuff is expensive as hell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant: “……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the assistant left, Mr. Huang was both happy and sad in his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made him happy was that *The Matrix* could earn him a lot of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what made him sad was that he earned much less than he could have. If only he had gotten more 3D screens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he raised the price by double, people would still pay for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lost out, lost out~ I’ve lost at least ten million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other cinema chains like Dadi, Wanda, Xingmei, and Bona were about the same as Starry Sky Cinema Chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After adjusting the screenings, they were basically at a little over ninety percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that they didn’t want to schedule more, it was just, well, they couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had known *The Matrix* would be this explosive, they wouldn’t have signed any agreements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the 3D thing—the bigwigs’ hearts were bleeding too; only Wanda was slightly better off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had the most 3D screens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it still wasn’t enough, and watching the money they couldn’t earn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them felt incredibly heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some small cinema chains didn’t care and simply scheduled *The Matrix* for everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred percent; anyway, they didn’t have any agreements, and even if they did, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, they’d just bicker about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t afraid; they’d earn the money first and worry later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the most shocked were the people in the industry; seeing these numbers, everyone’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had anticipated that the midnight box office would have a good response, but they didn’t expect it to be this good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over twenty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had joined in, wouldn’t it have been explosive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have had plenty of face in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many actors had already decided that no matter what, they had to go and try their luck at Qin Yun Culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to go and try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the female celebrities in the circle; they were all incredibly jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, they had laughed at Liu Yifei for selling herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being snatched up by Qin Yu, the previously lazy Liu Yifei had run countless commercial performances over the past year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at night, she might even have to warm the bed for Qin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a huge loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now they regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regretted it so much their guts were turning green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After *The Matrix*, Liu Yifei’s popularity was even more terrifying than the big-name stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One movie could sustain you for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the stars and artists still had hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the directors in the circle, seeing the numbers, felt desperate for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A box office of over twenty million was something they couldn’t achieve even if they risked their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Kaige and Zhang Yimou were fine, after all, they were older and couldn’t film for many more years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Feng Xiaogang, Wu Ershan, Chen Kexin, and Ann Hui—these middle-aged directors felt a dark cloud looming over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before *The Matrix* was released, they still felt they were on par with Qin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even thought Qin Yu was just a lucky upstart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once *The Matrix* came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt that living in the same era as Qin Yu was either a blessing or a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight was a sleepless night for many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saturday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summer weather had gradually started to heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young ladies were wearing sexy little shorts, and walking in twos and threes on the street, they were absolutely a beautiful sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some people had no time to pay attention to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience who had already booked tickets hurriedly headed to the cinema with their friends, while the rest could only watch and sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, is it really gone?” A big brother looked at the ticket office, unwilling to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you guys reserve thirty percent of tickets for offline sales?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, it’s really gone, the offline ones are gone too. A huge wave of people came as soon as we opened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady was also exhausted; cinemas generally reserved some tickets for offline sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing they could do; the tickets were long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were snatched up in less than half an hour after opening in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, is it really gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little sister, it’s gone~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people queuing behind were furious; it was gone so early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a joke, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe it, did you guys sell them at a high price?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, it’s not even eleven o’clock yet, who are you trying to fool?” ===== CHAPTER 388 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1818,"2026-06-15T03:00:56.621Z",1,"GLM-5.1","af6a43b70b3cdeed5e5b54a0c9efbd80be2ba2c55b5573b0ee0d77e1927d7d0a","entertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most-chapter-211","entertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most-chapter-209",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-the-biggest-scum-produces-the-most-cover.jpg"]