Chapter 443: How Much Is Sentiment Really Worth?

At this time, Yue Province, Guangcheng.

Up-and-coming poster designer Ceng Hai was carefully studying the debut movie poster for *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

"This composition, these colors... absolutely incredible!" Ceng Hai couldn't help but exclaim again.

"The primary and secondary elements are very distinct, allowing one to focus on the Great Sage's Back Shadow at a single glance."

"The overall feel is also great; this cape, like a red ribbon running through half the image, is the finishing touch."

In Ceng Hai's view, he could learn a lot from this poster.

And if he had this level of skill himself, two words could summarize his future life—getting rich!

Looking at the current state of the film industry, the bigger the production, the higher the Requirement for details; whether it's a trailer or a poster, they won't just slap something together.

He could only be considered an up-and-coming poster designer; if things went well over the year, he could earn a decent amount of money. And several seniors he knew in the industry easily broke a million in annual income.

When Ceng Hai focused his gaze on the signature of the poster, his eyes couldn't help but narrow: "Huang Lun?"

He had never heard of this peer.

Could it be a monstrous Newcomer who had suddenly risen to prominence!?

Generally speaking, in an industry that emphasizes "talent," there are indeed geniuses who emerge suddenly, stunning everyone the moment they make a move.

Many of the big shots in the industry now are also post-90s.

He felt as if he were seeing a rising New Star!

"But his parents gave him a good name; it just happens to be the same name as the Great God Huang Lun."

"Heh! Who knows, maybe in the dark, he's rubbed off on some of Great God Huang's talent!"

At this thought, he suddenly froze.

"What if this poster... really came from the hands of Great God Huang Lun?" Ceng Hai suddenly realized.

Many ordinary people don't know that Huang Lun and He Yuanguang have a master-disciple relationship.

Because He Yuanguang wouldn't go around saying much under his teacher's banner.

But Ceng Hai knew, because he had read an early report on He Yuanguang, and at the time he had thought to himself: "I wouldn't dare dream of being accepted as a disciple by Great God Huang Lun, but being a disciple of Guang Shu would also be awesome!"

Ceng Hai picked up his phone and opened several group chats related to animation or animation posters, wanting to discuss this matter with everyone.

As a result, the moment he opened the group chats he had set to "Mute Notifications," he saw that every group was already in an uproar!

"Damn! I was wondering who was so good; turns out it really is the Great God Huang Lun!"

"Is your news reliable? If it's not reliable, don't just 'damn, damn, damn' here."

"It's reliable! I've asked around!"

"Right, and how could there be such a coincidence in the world."

"It's basically confirmed; don't forget that Old Huang is Guang Shu's teacher!"

"Incredible! To actually invite Huang Lun out of retirement, then this movie must be watched!"

After this sentence was finished, below it were all kinds of silly meme images, expressing personal sentiments similar to "count me in" or "I Am Also the Same."

Ceng Hai looked at the content in the group chat and joined the army of silly meme images, indicating that he also wanted to go to the cinema to watch it.

And he wanted to call on everyone to go watch it!

This is, after all... everyone's childhood.

At this thought, Ceng Hai opened Penguin Video and searched for *Journey to the West*.

He is already 25 years old by nominal age this year, and watching this animation he had seen countless times as a child, he could actually still get into it and watch it with great relish.

On Blue Star, most ticket-purchasing apps are the same as on Earth; all upcoming movies are marked with: how many people Want to Watch.

If you click "Want to Watch," when the movie is about to be released, the app will send you a notification to remind you of the release.

*Monkey King: Hero is Back* only appeared in the "Coming Soon" category today.

And its "Want to Watch" count has already begun to skyrocket!

………

………

For this year's Spring Festival slot, only one big animated movie had been scheduled before, called *Bears Rising*.

This series itself tells the story of a bear in the forest; this year, they added a big killer weapon to the movie—a panda!

If nothing unexpected happens, there will be quite a few children going to the cinema specifically to watch this movie for the panda.

After all, this Ancient Iron-Eating Beast that makes a living by being cute is a global phenomenon.

*Bears Rising* had already been added to the "Coming Soon" list by major ticket-purchasing apps last month.

And don't say, the "Want to Watch" count was skyrocketing quite fast.

This involves some tactics from parents.

For example, opening the ticket-purchasing app, showing the trailer for the movie *Bears Rising* to the children, and after watching it, whetting their appetite by telling them to study hard and do well on their final exams, and if they do well, they will be taken to the cinema to watch it.

After saying that, they just click "Want to Watch."

Although the "Want to Watch" count for *Bears Rising* cannot compare to other blockbusters in the Spring Festival slot, it has also broken the 100,000 mark.

This data breaking 100,000 is actually really not low. After all, for this kind of big animated movie, there won't be many fans specifically coming to generate this kind of data.

And below the movie title, the app even specially marked a few golden characters: "【Want to Watch Ranking NO. 6】."

Upon receiving this honor, the movie's director Sun Hailong even specially posted on Weibo, expressing the joy in his heart and thanking everyone for their anticipation.

Rushing into the top five is definitely something he wouldn't dare to think about. After all, the top five are all blockbusters for the Spring Festival slot.

Being sixth on the "Want to Watch" list is already the supreme glory for this movie.

But who would have thought that after only a few hours, the ranking of *Bears Rising* would drop by one, becoming seventh.

"Are Luo Mo's fans this fierce?" Director Sun Hailong was stunned.

He is in the animation world and has felt the "filth" of the entertainment industry and fan circles for the first time.

For a Superstar with this kind of popularity, the data is just fucking impressive!

To say there wasn't even a hint of resentment would naturally be impossible.

But he had also watched the animation jointly produced by Luo Mo and He Yuanguang, and in his heart, he was convinced by their standard.

He could only say his own luck was bad, not expecting to run into such a tough opponent.

But overall, he felt the problem wasn't big.

Because for his movie, the base was very stable.

Originally, the money he earned was from that group of children who usually watch the *Bears Brawl* animation.

The revenue of this movie is actually basically in that range. The "brats" who are supposed to come watch it will definitely still come.

There is definitely some impact, but the impact is not big!

To look at it from another angle, in Sun Hailong's view, being able to compete with an industry reputation king like He Yuanguang during the same release period, he still had a lot of fighting spirit.

However, just at this moment, Sun Hailong received a phone call.

After hearing the other party speak two sentences, his eyes widened, and he fell into endless shock.

Immediately after, his eyes began to gradually become dull.

"Huang Lun..."

He muttered this name.

This is a pioneer of the Huaxia animation industry, or rather, a founder!

How many people started doing animation because of him?

Sun Hailong's mood was like the ever-changing weather.

From the initial sour lemon, it changed to: This is my honor!

Yes, competing with He Yuanguang, he felt it was a very meaningful thing in his life.

But if you add a Huang Lun... he could regard this matter as a glory!

Sun Hailong glanced at his phone screen; at this moment, the interface was still staying in the ticketing app.

Without even thinking, he clicked 【Want to Watch】.

Hmm, what he clicked was *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

People who make animation often still have a bit of sentimentality.

After clicking 【Want to Watch】, he also opened his personal Weibo for the first time.

He couldn't do whatever he wanted with the official Weibo of the *Bears Rise* feature film. These days, when making animated movies, the investors are the masters, and he, the director, is just the... eldest grandson among a group of grandsons.

But on his own personal Weibo, he could definitely post whatever he wanted; at worst, he would just get roasted a few times.

He reposted the promotional Poster for *Monkey King: Hero is Back* and added the caption: "Incredibly looking forward to it! Let's work hard together!"

(PS: First update, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)