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, 10%, and it was gone so fast.

What the hell?

If we arrange more, won't it all be gone?

"Are there still many people?"

"Yes, Mr. Huang, there are too many people. It's simply not enough."

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

"Then release another 5%."

"Boss, it's really not enough. Just release all of it. 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 10%, no more than that. We signed an agreement with *Special Identity*."

"Alright, but boss, we really lost out this time. We should have listened to Qin Yu. 3D is selling too hot; as soon as it was released, it was snatched up instantly."

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

"That guy Qin Yu blabbers all day long. Who knew if he was bragging?"

"It was so exaggerated, who would believe it?"

"……"

"We're already doing well. The lower-tier cinemas don't even have a few screens; that stuff is insanely expensive."

Assistant: "……"

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

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

But what he was sad about was that he had earned much less money. If he had gotten more 3D screens,

even if he had doubled the price, people would still pay for it.

"Lost out, lost out~ I've lost at least tens of millions!"

……

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

After adjusting the screening schedule, most of them were at just over 90%.

It wasn't that they didn't want to schedule more, it was just... it wasn't possible.

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

And the 3D thing—the bigwigs' hearts were also dripping blood. Only Wanda was a bit better.

They had the most 3D screens.

But it still wasn't enough. Watching money they couldn't earn...

they were all feeling incredibly heartbroken.

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

100%. Anyway, we don't have an agreement, and even if we did, it wouldn't matter.

At worst, we'll just bicker.

We aren't afraid. Let's earn the money first.

Of course, the most shocked were those in the industry. Seeing these numbers, everyone's eyes widened.

They had thought the midnight box office response would be good, but they didn't expect it to be this good.

Over 20 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 to Qin Yun Culture to try their luck.

Must go try their luck.

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

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

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

At night, she might even have to warm Qin Yu's bed.

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 his bed, even driving a train would have been fine.

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

One movie can feed you for a lifetime.

Of course, the stars and artists still had hope.

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

Too desperate.

A box office of over 20 million—even if they tried their best, they couldn't do it.

Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and those people were fine; after all, they were old and couldn't film for many more years.

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

If *The Matrix* hadn't been released yet, they still felt they were about the same as Qin Yu.

Some even felt Qin Yu was just a lucky upstart.

But once *The Matrix* came out,

everyone was left 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.

Young ladies were wearing sexy little shorts, walking in twos and threes on the street—definitely a beautiful landscape.

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

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

"Hey, are they really gone?" A man looked at the ticket office, unwilling to give up.

"Don't you guys reserve 30% of the tickets for offline sales?"

"Sir, they're really gone. The offline ones are gone too. A huge wave of people came as soon as we opened."

"……"

The young lady was also drunk. Generally speaking, cinemas would reserve some tickets for offline sales.

But there was no way; the tickets were long gone.

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

"Sister, are they really gone?"

"Little sister, they're gone~"

"……"

The people queuing behind were furious. They were gone so early?

You've got to be kidding me.

"I don't believe it. Did you guys sell them at a high price?"

"Exactly, it's not even 11 o'clock yet. Who are you trying to fool?" ===== CHAPTER 388 =====