Chapter 223: The Box Office of

Throughout the entire night, the heated discussion among everyone regarding Luo Mo and Xu Chujing was even greater than the movie "Cat Demon" itself.

Many audience members who finished the movie left comments online saying: "The interaction between the two in the movie is actually quite good to watch."

When Luo Mo patted Yu's head, everyone felt it looked very warm and had a great vibe.

And when it came time for Luo Mo to pat Xu Chujing, the audience felt it carried a bit of sweetness.

Many netizens who hadn't seen the movie yet asked below: "So, is the movie good?"

"It's alright." This was the general consensus of most audience members.

——It's alright.

If you say it's a trash film, that is definitely not the case.

But if you say that after watching this movie, you feel it's super good and even want to watch it again, that doesn't seem to be the case either.

The only parts that make people want to watch repeatedly are just a few scenes.

One is the scene between Luo Mo and the young Cat Demon.

One is the scene between Luo Mo and Xu Chujing.

One is the post-credits scene.

And another is the Cat Demon's big outburst scene at the end of the film.

Hmm, the 【Contentment with Mo】 has exceeded the limit again.

Many audience members had similar thoughts to Luo Mo, feeling that if this movie were a bit more streamlined, it might be more comfortable to watch in one sitting.

Over two hours is too long; keeping it under two hours would be much better.

On the ticketing platform, the first-day rating for "Cat Demon" is 9.2.

Ratings on ticketing platforms are all artificially high, because if you don't rate it after the ticket purchase time expires, it automatically gives a 10-point positive review.

And the first-day rating is definitely artificially high as well.

Because the proportion of fans who went to watch it is slightly larger, and they will certainly give it a ten directly.

As for "Late Marriage," the word-of-mouth is indeed better than "Cat Demon," and the rating is also higher than "Cat Demon," reaching 9.4.

This has brought an even stronger sense of crisis to the "Cat Demon" production team.

Luo Mo also couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Xu Chujing.

In this release window that shouldn't have been this intense, "Cat Demon" is Afraid going to have to fight a tough battle.

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Time passed quickly, and it was soon midnight.

A new day began, and the first-day box office data for "Cat Demon" also came to a close.

The current total box office for "Cat Demon" is 85.31 million, of which 5.21 million is Pre-sale Box Office, which are tickets bought in advance by some audience members planning to watch it tomorrow or the day after.

That is to say, the first-day box office for "Cat Demon" is 80.10 million, a result that can be considered dazzling.

Movie box office in this world has actually reached a period of explosive growth.

Currently, the highest box office record has already broken 3 billion, which is at the same level as Earth a few years ago.

In this kind of market environment, a first-day box office of over 100 million doesn't seem rare, but in reality, there are only a few such films throughout the year.

This depends on the movie's release window, the movie's early promotion, the movie's screening rate, the Actor's Box Office Appeal, etc.

In this kind of sluggish release window, with the whole team being new to the film industry, even with the blessing of super-high popularity, a first-day box office of 80 million is already a satisfactory answer sheet.

Movie box office is not that easy to sustain; breaking 100 million on the first day is actually much harder than everyone imagines.

Many high-popularity stars joining forces still fail to break 100 million in total box office, let alone on the first day.

Setting aside those statutory holidays, setting aside holiday windows like the National Day, and looking only at this kind of ordinary weekend window, the first-day data for "Cat Demon" is actually already ranked first this year.

There's no helping it; these days, on an ordinary Friday, many people simply don't have time to watch a movie.

You might not have time during the day on Friday, and even less time in the evening.

As for the first-day box office of "Late Marriage," it also broke 40 million, which is half of "Cat Demon."

Its screening rate compared to "Cat Demon" is only half of the latter, and coincidentally, the box office is also half.

The attendance rate is also about the same, perhaps even slightly higher for "Late Marriage."

After all, for a movie with the subject matter of "Cat Demon," the ticket price will be slightly higher; after all, there are many big scenes inside, and the duration is also half an hour longer than "Late Marriage."

Regarding the various data points, the production team of "Cat Demon" feels it is quite reasonable.

"It's normal for the attendance rate of 'Late Marriage' to be a bit higher than ours because its word-of-mouth has already spread, and because of Song Ge, there is currently no lack of heat. Its screening rate is low, and the number of daily sessions is fewer than ours, so everyone is definitely crowding into the same few sessions to watch." That is what the director thinks.

"The main thing is to look at the box office for tomorrow and the day after." The director said to the screenwriter and producer.

The screenwriter nodded and said: "Yes, tomorrow and the day after are the keys; it will be clear immediately."

Judging from the current box office results of these two movies, major cinema chains will definitely further increase the screening rate and reduce the screening rate of the other few flop movies.

On this ordinary Friday, the results of these two movies can be counted as two of the most dazzling ones this year.

The advantage of "Late Marriage" lies in the fact that after the advance screenings, word-of-mouth was built up early.

"Cat Demon" has an inherent advantage in first-day box office because the movie's popularity itself is high.

Tomorrow is Saturday; whether the box office can continue to rise is the key!

If the box office can continue to rise, it means the potential is still great, and then this movie will definitely be able to make money.

If it cannot continue to rise, then... it might be precarious.

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The production team of "Cat Demon" is very nervous, but Luo Mo is quite relaxed here.

The 【Contentment with Mo】 of this movie is extremely low; in a movie of over two hours, he only acted for one minute, so even if it flops completely, it wouldn't be his turn to line up to take the blame.

Of course, given the public opinion on the internet regarding ordinary "little fresh meat" idols, those annoying ones would have to take the fall even if they only appeared for one second in a flop movie.

"They shouldn't have cast him in this movie!"

"Heh, he's in it? Then I'm not watching."

"Is the director out of their mind, casting this thing?"

"Why would I spend money to suffer? Seeing news about him every day is already annoying enough."

Like on Earth, there have even been instances where an entire film production team publicly shifted the blame onto a single "little fresh meat" idol.

——Reality is far more dramatic than fiction.

For Luo Mo, this movie was special because it was his film debut, and his co-star was Xu Chujing.

In both regards, he delivered a satisfactory performance.

Audiences did not feel distracted while watching his scenes; they already considered him a qualified Actor.

Plus, the 【Mo Sheng Ren】 are not the type of fans who like to indulge in self-hype, so they didn't go crazy on the internet creating narratives about "explosive acting skills."

At most, they would just say: "Actor Luo Mo, the future is promising."

After saying that, they would amuse themselves, shouting things like "You're so talented, hurry up and work overtime," "If you can act, then act more," and "Don't think that just because you have acting skills you can delay your songs, you can't release fewer songs!"

This led to most netizens approving of Luo Mo, even calling for him to act more, preferably in historical dramas.

Shen Shaoqiu, watching the online reviews, was already beaming with joy.

The company thought they had signed a future Superstar of the music scene, but who would have thought—he could also act!

This, this, this... isn't this like getting a bonus gift!?

While chatting with company shareholders these past few days, Shen Shaoqiu repeatedly said with a smile: "Our Music Director Luo is probably the best actor among all the Music Directors in the industry, right?"

As the head of the company, Shen Shaoqiu knew clearly just how terrifying a Top Traffic star with a good reputation and solid acting skills could be, and how much profit they could bring in the future.

In his delight, he sent a 200,000 small red envelope to Shen Yinuo, the daughter who had signed Luo Mo.

"It's just that Luo Mo has a lot of autonomy, and it was agreed that he would arrange everything himself; otherwise, the company would have to hold several meetings to plan things out for him," Shen Shaoqiu thought to himself.

Even so, he felt it was necessary to have a good talk with Luo Mo and hear his thoughts.

Currently, the situation in the music scene could be described as excellent.

In the film and television sector, the feeling was that the future was promising!

For a moment, he didn't even know to what extent Luo Mo would develop in the future.

"Pineapple's focus is mainly on the film and television industry," Shen Shaoqiu thought.

"I wonder what Wang Shisong's mood will be after seeing Luo Mo's acting?" The thought made Shen Shaoqiu feel incredibly gratified.

"Who would have thought, he missed out on so much," he smiled.

You must know, on the day of the *Creating Idols* grand finale, Shen Shaoqiu had been isolated by Wang Shisong in the VIP lounge, and the words spoken to him had brought him immense pressure, even threats.

In the end, this lame man just took his Briefcase containing the unprecedented S-class contract and walked out of the lounge alone, heading toward the backstage of *Creating Idols*.

——If you won't sign him, I will!

That day, the heads of various companies in the VIP lounge all watched the Back Shadow of Shen Shaoqiu with cold eyes.

And now, in just half a year, what he saw in Luo Mo was the hope for New Yu to charge toward the Four Major Companies!

"Director Wang, oh Director Wang, perhaps soon our battlefield will not just be in the music scene," the lame man tapped his leg, a smile appearing on his face.

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On Saturday morning, the internet began marketing the yesterday's box office data for these two movies.

This led to Luo Mo receiving many congratulatory WeChat messages, congratulating him on the big opening day success of *Cat Demon*.

These were actually just polite pleasantries.

Because he didn't count as a lead actor in *Cat Demon* at all, and this movie's box office would not be recorded in his personal box office total.

Therefore, his personal box office data was still 0.

Such familiar data, making people dream back to *Creating Idols*, the trainee with 0 days of training time.

The final result was also the same.

It seemed like he was about to debut, but hadn't fully debuted.

It seemed like he had stepped into the film and television circle, but hadn't fully stepped into it.

If Luo Mo's few dozen seconds of screen time could count as being a lead actor, it would mean he could join the 【Billion Yuan Club】 today.

On the contrary, for Xu Chujing, with *Cat Demon* as her debut work, the box office was bound to break one hundred million today.

It is worth mentioning that in this world, there has not yet appeared an Actor whose total box office for movies they personally starred in has broken ten billion, so the 【Ten Billion Club】 has not yet appeared.

Therefore, the 【Billion Yuan Club】 is not that rare, but the 【Ten Billion Club】 is still very impressive.

For the entire day on Saturday, Luo Mo stayed in the dance studio watching the long-legged girls Dancing, thereby prolonging his life.

Although his personal box office was 0, the Aurora Girls still egged him on to treat them to a meal.

Who could refuse six pairs of long legs all at once?

I'm so rich, can't I feed their six little mouths?

He directly booked a high-end restaurant in Shanghai and ate dinner surrounded by six pairs of long white legs.

After eating, everyone went to Shen Yinuo's home to sit for a while and play some cards.

Fortunately, they weren't gambling for money; otherwise, if they played for higher stakes, he might have been able to win back the money he spent on the meal.

By the time Luo Mo got home, it was already eleven o'clock at night.

After washing up, he sat in front of his computer to write things as usual.

Midnight arrived, and a new day had come.

The second-day box office for *Cat Demon* and *Late Marriage* was fresh out of the oven.

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