Chapter 657: Is this box office insane? The opening day box office champion!

It was already four in the morning when Xiao Dan published her film review.

It wasn't because she was a workaholic.

It was because she truly couldn't sleep.

Whenever she closed her eyes, Xiao Dan would worry that the blue-clad female ghost with hair covering her face would appear in her room.

Even though it was the height of summer, she felt a bone-chilling gloom.

After much deliberation, she simply got out of bed, turned on all the lights in the apartment, sat down at her computer, crossed her long legs, and wrote the review.

In fact.

While she was typing, she kept feeling like someone was behind her.

The PTSD this film gave people was simply too great.

She had almost been played to death by those twins.

As a famous film critic, the moment Xiao Dan's review was published, it instantly flushed out countless "night owls."

She evaluated it as follows:

"'Mountain Village Old Corpse' is the most terrifying horror film of the year, bar none!" Xiao Dan began with a summary.

Then, she shared her own feelings.

"The night is already deep, but after watching the film, I've been suffering from insomnia. Whenever scenes from the film I saw earlier flash through my mind, I instantly get goosebumps; seeing a blue face towel makes me feel cold and reminds me of that woman; and I definitely don't dare to listen to songs by You Mingyue that contain operatic singing..."

"Why is Chu Renmei so terrifying? Because she overturned my previous understanding of the horror film world. In past horror films, the malevolent ghosts could basically be solved, such as by using talismans, black dog blood, peach wood swords, or a rooster... But these are completely useless against Chu Renmei. I don't know if you noticed, but there is a shot in the film where Chu Renmei casually plays with a ghost-repelling talisman left behind by an expert, as if the thing is completely useless to her."

"Other films leave us a 'path to survival' to give us a sense of security. Even You Mingyue's other horror film, 'Ring', left behind a method to break the curse. But Chu Renmei is unsolvable."

"She can appear during the day, infiltrating our side through the tap water in our homes; she is omnipresent and follows like a shadow. Even more terrifying is that she can turn into the likeness of someone you are familiar with, only for you to turn your head and see a pale, dead face with black lips; even in a bustling crowd with all the lights on, you might see her clinging to someone's back... It can be said that this is a ghost that doesn't follow the settings of supernatural novels or films at all."

"We can imagine, if that pool of water evaporates or flows into the ocean... will Chu Renmei's resentment spread to every corner of the world through these mediums? This point is very similar to Sadako; Sadako harms people through USB drives, while Chu Renmei uses water... The terrifying part is that water is everywhere."

"However, what's even more terrifying is that Chu Renmei doesn't follow basic logic when killing. Li Qiang, whom she doted on as a child, was killed by her for leaking secrets; A Ming, who had no grudge against her, was also killed by her... She kills entirely based on her mood..."

"..."

"All ghosts are eventually subdued. That means fear and gloom are finally dispelled, but this time, everyone died. In that long list of credits at the end, the only ones who survived were Zhi Yu and Xiao Mei. This brings endless despair! The post-credits scene has already told us that her slaughter has not yet stopped..."

"..."

Xiao Dan's review was a sprawling piece of over two thousand words.

The ranking of film reviews on Starry Sky Net is based on likes or featured status; as soon as her review was posted, it was pushed to the very top.

Countless viewers who had finished the film resonated with it.

Xiao Dan's review perfectly voiced their inner thoughts; it wasn't that they weren't brave, it was that this film was just too terrifying.

However, at this very moment, a certain pair of twins was sleeping quite soundly.

Because Zhao Jingmai and Kana were both scared, they both said they couldn't sleep.

Therefore, they had no choice but to reluctantly sleep while hugging a great beauty each.

Fortunately, the bed was big enough.

With four people sleeping in one bed, it wasn't very crowded.

4P achievement unlocked.

The night passed in silence, one hundred thousand words omitted.

Early morning.

The sun was bright.

The sky over Magic City was clear and cloudless.

Pedestrians hurried along, rushing to work.

The moment Tang Yong, director of "Person in the Painting," woke up, he opened his phone to check the popularity and word-of-mouth of "Person in the Painting."

And then...

He was so angry he wanted his phone to die on the spot.

After one night, not only had "Person in the Painting" failed to successfully crush "Mountain Village Old Corpse," but now the entire internet was discussing "Mountain Village Old Corpse."

With more and more film reviews appearing online, the popularity of "Mountain Village Old Corpse" climbed steadily, even higher than before.

This is truly absurd; it's absurd to the point of death!

This is just a horror film!

And a low-budget horror film at that!

Since when could horror films compete with big commercial blockbusters?

Tang Yong began to doubt life.

He doubted whether he could still understand the aesthetics and tastes of these viewers.

"Has the era really changed?" He was very puzzled.

Tang Yong was in a bad mood, but someone's mood was even worse.

That person was the director of "Dragon City," another film with a 300 million investment in the August summer season.

His name was Zhou Xuehai.

Don't look at the fact that the films he has directed so far have only accumulated a box office of 3 billion; his momentum was even higher than Tang Yong's.

Zhou Xuehai is a newcomer director who achieved in just three works what many directors cannot achieve in a lifetime, winning countless awards.

He is recognized in the industry and by capital as the "Newcomer King" director, with extremely high commercial value.

Famous at a young age, he was naturally extremely arrogant.

Upon learning the news that You Mingyue intended to use a horror film to kill the summer season, he held thoughts similar to Zhou Yong's and posted a Weibo, the gist of which was: my path is not something anyone can learn; those who imitate me will die.

He didn't mention You Mingyue by name, but everyone knew who he was talking about.

Because Zhou Xuehai became famous in one battle during the summer season with a single film, which is why he said that.

As for You Mingyue, he didn't take her seriously; besides, that was just a horror film, simply child's play.

Zhou Xuehai's fans thought the same, jumping around on the internet before "Mountain Village Old Corpse" was released.

But at this very moment, Zhou Xuehai saw the explosive popularity of "Mountain Village Old Corpse," realized the severity of the problem, and hurriedly deleted the Weibo he had originally posted.

However, netizens and the Baiyue Sect have memories.

The next day.

The opening results for each film were released.

"Mountain Village Old Corpse" topped the list as the opening day box office champion with 235 million.

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At the same time, it also created history for horror films.

Before this, no horror film had achieved such results; there wasn't even a horror film that had broken 100 million on its opening day. ===== CHAPTER 658 =====