Chapter 81

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, school had already started.

With the release of other films, the popularity of *Flipped* gradually began to fade.

However, it still attracted quite a bit of attention on its final day in theaters.

It even made it onto the trending searches.

After thirty days in theaters, the total box office for *Flipped* surpassed 300 million!

The total box office was 305 million!

As for his opponent, *Rise of the Planet of the Apes*, it had already been hit pretty hard by *Flipped* in the early stages.

Coupled with a lack of staying power, it only reached a little over 200 million by the time it left theaters.

The two were separated by 100 million.

Qin Yu could be said to have won a complete victory this time.

Netizens rushed to spread the news to one another.

Over 100 million—that counts as a crushing defeat.

At this moment, Qin Yu posted another Weibo, making the netizens burst into laughter.

【The movie has finished its theatrical run; will the twenty-three reporters from before please return my money.】

【I'll give you a discount, 250 yuan in total.】

"..."

"Damn, Qin Yu is truly wicked. I thought he had forgotten, but I didn't expect this guy to still remember."

"Yeah, not a cent more or less, 250 yuan—isn't he intentionally calling that group of reporters 'two-fifty' (idiots)?"

After seeing this, netizens liked the post one after another and conveniently tagged the reporters from before.

Don't play dead.

Hurry up and pay back the money, 250 in total.

Soon, this Weibo post surged onto the trending searches.

The previous conflict between Qin Yu and the reporters was known to everyone.

The onlookers were also laughing happily after seeing the Weibo post.

And you couldn't even find any fault with it.

Not only did he give them a month's grace period, but he even gave them a discount.

As for the number having an ambiguous meaning, that was just them overthinking it.

Nosy netizens also began to follow Qin Yu's fans and tagged that group of reporters.

On the other side.

This group of reporters naturally knew about and had seen the trending search.

Each and every one of them had a face as black as coal.

They cursed Qin Yu up and down at home.

You're so damn successful now, why are you still holding onto us?

You kid are really vengeful.

You still remember after so much time has passed.

As for paying back the money?

The reporters never even considered it; are you kidding? Paying back the money now would just be asking to be mocked to their faces by Qin Yu.

If you have the ability, come find us at our homes, then we'll admit defeat.

Of course, they didn't dare to say these inner thoughts on Weibo.

Each one of them was hiding very securely.

Some even went straight back to their hometowns.

Weibo turned off, I don't know any Qin Yu.

Don't harass me!!

On the other side, Qin Yu could naturally guess that these reporters wouldn't dare to speak up.

It was just for fun.

To see if these guys would dare to provoke him in the future.

Once is acceptable, but twice is a bit excessive.

If you don't teach them a painful lesson after three or four times.

These guys who act like dogs won't be afraid of him.

"Qin Yu, hurry, hurry, hurry, pick a hotel." In the studio, Zhou Pangzi hurriedly ran over with a stack of brochures.

They were all well-known hotels in the capital.

*Flipped* had such a high box office.

Since the premiere wasn't held, this celebration banquet couldn't be skipped.

It must be held, and it must be held in a grand fashion.

Zhou Pangzi planned to send invitations to every artist in the entertainment industry.

Let everyone come and see how awesome we are.

Qin Yu, however, felt a bit listless.

To put it bluntly, a celebration banquet is just for showing off.

It's a formal thing with no real meaning.

And it costs a lot of money.

It would cost at least two million.

"How about we forget it, Pangzi? We don't have any money on hand, and holding this thing is really expensive."

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Pangzi looked unconcerned.

"I'll call Liu Zong later and send the bill to him."

"..."

Qin Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

That's right.

Xiao Ma Entertainment made a killing this time, and not only did they successfully clear their name.

They took five points for distribution, and the box office was 300 million.

He could pocket 15 million!

Although this distribution used up quite a bit of money on promotion, the premiere, and roadshows.

But they definitely didn't lose money.

They didn't lose a single cent, and they even cleared their own name.

It was a bloody profit.

"That's right, he must be the one to foot the bill."

"So, are we still picking a hotel?"

"Pick, pick the most expensive one for me."

"... That works too."

Zhou Pangzi quickly went to get busy, calling the Hilton in the capital to coordinate.

While also sending invitations to artists in the entertainment industry.

Starting from the most famous ones.

Not a single one was missed.

Many companies in the entertainment industry were already very interested in Qin Yu, as his first movie sold 300 million.

That's not even counting subsequent other income, copyrights, and so on.

It could be called a great miracle.

After receiving the invitations, everyone thought that if they were free, they must go and take a look.

Getting to know this genius director wouldn't be a loss.

But just the next day.