my sister is not a helper

Chapter 197 Special Performance
On August [-]th, Zhou Zuoxian did not go to work at the company.

He was sick with a fever of 39 degrees.

He didn't sleep well for two consecutive days, which kept him in sub-health all year round, and his body, which frequently used small blue pills, had a strong protective reaction.

Zhou Zuoxian endured a headache, took a few pills, and just fell asleep with the help of the medicine, but the annoying phone rang again.

The mobile phone is jointed, and it is the landline at home that rang.

"Hello? What's the hurry?"

Today he has already told his assistant not to call home if there is nothing important to do. If Assistant Li can't say something, then what awaits him is more than just yelling and cursing.

"Mr. Zhou, I have made appointments with the marketing directors of the two theaters according to your arrangement earlier in the morning, but they both claim that they don't have time"

Zhou Zuoxian squeezed his eyebrows, and said hoarsely: "Have you told them about the shooting rate?"

"I said it, but they didn't give me a definite answer, and there are many things that I can't talk about on the phone."

"Okay, let me take care of it! You urge Brother Huang and Sister He to spare time to promote the new movie as soon as possible."

"Okay Mr. Zhou, I'll make arrangements now."

Through the phone, Zhou Zuoxian heard that Assistant Li breathed a sigh of relief.

In the early hours of this morning, "Crazy Stone" calculated its box office for the fourth day of its release, which once again exceeded everyone's expectations, reaching 400 million.

"Crazy Stone" was released for four days, and the box office has risen a lot day by day. This phenomenon is not only due to the ferment of the film's word of mouth, but also because of the theater's adjustment of the screening rate.

Zhou Zuoxian has already received news that "Crazy Stone" had only 17% of the films on the premiere day, but as of yesterday, it had reached 28%.

And just like that, many movie theaters are also full.

It is impossible for theaters not to make money with the money in front of them. Today's "Crazy Stone" screening rate will definitely be adjusted again.

Nowadays, several other movies in theaters are not doing well at the box office. Compressed screenings are compressed, direct releases are released, and "Crazy Stone" is squeezed out of the canvas as much as possible.

"Crazy Stone" also lived up to expectations, the attendance rate remained high, and the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies continued to rise.

And the "good news" one by one, like daggers, pierced Zhou Zuoxian's heart fiercely.

Originally, he had made a good deal of greetings with the theaters in advance, and did not give "Crazy Time" a sufficient screening rate, at most no more than 20%, but now it is obviously not feasible.

So Zhou Zuoxian arranged for Assistant Li in the early hours of this morning, and asked him to meet with the marketing director of the theater to suppress "Crazy Stone" through some improper means.

Huaxing Entertainment and Tianren Film and Television invested 6000 million yuan in the filming of "The Whole Person Expert", just to snipe "The Crazy Stone". The 50% film placement rate may not be guaranteed.

"Hey, Mr. Wang! Brother got a bottle of good wine today. Are you abroad?"

Zhou Zuoxian's complexion changed, but his tone was still soft and pleasant: "The day after tomorrow is the premiere of the new movie, brother, I don't know what to do, can you see if you can adjust it and give me some canvas?"

Zhou Zuoxian believes that the other party can understand what he means, so the so-called "even some canvases" is naturally to even out the canvas of "Crazy Stone" on "The Whole Person Expert".

But Zhou Zuoxian was destined to be disappointed.

"Don't worry, Zhou, just because of our friendship for many years, we won't let you suffer. I guarantee that Firestone Entertainment's filming rate will not exceed you."

"That's good, that's good. I'll keep the wine. We'll drink it when you come back. Hahaha."

Zhou Zuoxian hung up the phone with a very bad face.

However, the two major theaters in China are not giants that he can provoke. Friendship belongs to friendship, and after all, it cannot match the interests.

There is no way, Zhou Zuoxian can only call Boss Cai of Tianren Film and Television, and ask the crew to step up the promotion.

And Boss Cai gave Zhou Zuoxian a reassurance.

"After August [-]th, the box office of "Crazy Stone" will inevitably reverse. Comedies on Hong Kong Island are the real comedies."

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August [-]th, Xiangsha, heavy rain.

He Chu parked the car, and quickly ran into the film city with an umbrella.

After twisting his drenched trousers, enduring the discomfort of the water in his shoes, He Chu entered the ticket office.

Today is Saturday, even though it is raining heavily outside, many fans still come to watch the movie.

"Shall we watch "Crazy Stone"? I heard it's good."

"No matter how good-looking it is, can it be as good-looking as Zhou Xing? It must be watching "The Manipulator"!"

"That's right, "Crazy Stone" has been spoiled by netizens, and Zhou Xing's movie is better than the vulgar routine."

He Chu carefully observed the fans queuing up in front of the ticket window, and found that they still prefer "The Man Who Made It".

Zhou Xing's appeal in Hong Kong Island is really not a boast, a generation of masters is definitely not in vain.

He Chu bought a ticket and entered the screening hall according to the time limit.

The attendance rate is good, almost [-]%.

On the premiere day of "Crazy Stone", the attendance rate was at most [-] to [-]%.

The movie began to show, and the opening scene was Zhou Xing's familiar face.

"Hahaha~"

It was just a few simple facial expressions, and before the plot started, happy laughter rang out in the screening hall.

The acting skills of the comedy master are so terrifying.

He Chu picked up the popcorn and enjoyed the movie.

It can be said that he grew up watching Zhou Xing's movies. For more than ten years, he never tires of watching them.

He has the ability to make you laugh anytime and anywhere, dispelling the depression in your heart, leaving only joy and happiness.

"Hahahaha~"

"Hahaha~"

"Ha~"

Laughter came and went in the projection hall, but after 10 minutes, the laughter became more and more irregular and sparse.

"Where's Zhou Xing? Why hasn't he been on stage for so long?"

"Why do I feel that Zhou Xing is a supporting role?"

"No way! Can you still watch this movie without Zhou Xing?"

"We are here for Zhou Xing, should we just watch it for a few minutes?"

As a professional film critic, He Chu couldn't laugh 10 minutes earlier.

"Trickster" is a standard Hong Kong Island fast food movie. It uses strong conflicts and tense plots to make the audience ignore the loopholes in the film itself, commonly known as covering up flaws.

In less than half an hour, He Chu found several shoddy traces, which were obviously omitted to save time for shooting.

"Oh, I really didn't think of it."

He Chu couldn't eat any more popcorn, so he had to write down the obvious loopholes in the movie to prepare for writing a movie review.

However, just after the movie was halfway through, He Chu regretted that he didn't bring a notebook.

There are too many loopholes in this movie. I am already in my early forties, my memory is declining, and I can't remember it.

What's worse, he can't even coherent the plot, so why not write a movie review then?

Frowning until the end of the movie, He Chu, who was full of expectations, was disappointed.

Zhou Xing is not a supporting role, but a special performance of TM.

After leaving the screening hall, a group of young movie fans were very upset by cursing.

When they saw that there was still a queue at the ticket gate, a few vigorous students rushed over.

"Aren't you lying? Where is this movie starring Zhou Xing? Give us a refund!"

"Yes, refund!"

"Refund!"

Hundreds of spectators gathered at the ticket gate, shouting for refunds in unison.

He Chu had already walked to the door. He had already experienced too much helplessness in life in his early years, and he had lost the vigor of his youth.

But seeing that the audience was driven to refund tickets by those serious students, they also returned immediately, and they were ranked behind the crowd.

A ticket costs 20 yuan, which can add up to several liters of gas!

(End of this chapter)