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Chapter 586 [13] Unexpected box office, has the world been suffering from the Spring Festival Gala for a long time?
At night, New Year's Eve.

Every household in China is filled with a festive atmosphere. Families gather together, sit in front of the TV, and eat New Year's Eve dinner.

"Mom, are you ready?"

“The Spring Festival Gala is about to begin!”

Yang Mi was wearing her home pajamas, sitting at the dining table in the living room, cracking melon seeds.

Not far away there was a square TV, which was playing the news.

This TV seemed to be dragged here specially, and her father Yang Xiaolin was adjusting it.

"What are you rushing for?"

"Doesn't the Spring Festival Gala start at 8 o'clock?"

Yang Mi's mother, Yang Chunlin, came out of the kitchen carrying two pots of food.

She angrily pushed a pot of food in front of her and glared at Yang Mi: "Eat, eat, eat, why don't you come to the kitchen to help?"

"Mom, I rarely have a winter vacation..."

Yang Mi was already getting annoyed. This was the bad thing about her mother: she was always so nagging.

"You're done, it makes you look like college is very tiring!"

"Your mother is much more tired than you!"

Yang Chunlin threw another pot of food in front of Yang Mi and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Yang Xiaolin had already adjusted the TV by then, and waved the tool at Yang Mi: "Your mother is right, girl, you are not helping but still making sarcastic remarks!"

"Slightly~~"

Yang Mi stuck out her tongue and made a strange expression.

Tatata!
The next second, he took the initiative to put on his slippers and went to the kitchen to show his courtesy.

Because Yang Mi's father has a special job, he has to go to the police station for duty soon, so dinner was prepared late; he had to go there for dinner.

After a while, a table of people sat around the TV, and Yang Mi's grandparents also came over.

A family of five was waiting for the Spring Festival Gala to begin.

"By the way, Mimi, it seems like Chen Yu is on the Spring Festival Gala, right?"

Yang Chunlin remembered this incident. Yang Mi told her about it on the phone a few days ago.

Yang Chunlin had heard so many stories about her daughter's idol and senior that her ears were callused. She asked Yang Mi, who was gnawing on a chicken foot at the side.

Yang Mi spit out bones and said unhappily, "Mom, I've been doing it for three years!"

"Okay, okay, I can't argue with you!"

"But this year is different, the first show is him!"

Yang Mi sucked on her fingers that had gnawed the chicken feet, and when she thought of this, she felt happy and showed off.

"The first program is usually singing, right?"

"Why do I remember that he seemed to have performed a magic trick?"

"You guys in the acting department also study this?"

Yang Chunlin said with some surprise.

"Of course I won't learn it. I guess it's a talent I've had since I was a kid, right?"

Yang Xiaolin was guessing, and Yang Mi gave her father a thumbs up: "Dad, you are still smart. Look at mom, she doesn't understand anything!"

"Yes, yes, I don't understand!"

"Why can't you be on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Under normal circumstances, Yang Mi would definitely be angry after hearing this.

But, she would be happier to see her idol perform on stage than to perform on the Spring Festival Gala herself.

"I'm not as good as him!"

Yang Mi said this happily, but Yang Chunlin suddenly felt something was wrong. This was not like her daughter's style!
Under normal circumstances, if she had said this, the sharp-tongued Yang Mi would have retorted to her, right?

Today is so abnormal.

"Mi Mi, where is this Chen Yu from?"

Yang Chunlin asked inconspicuously.

Yang Mi smiled for a moment: "Mom, what are you thinking about?"

"Just asking, isn't this just idle chat?"

"Haha, Chen Yu already has a girlfriend, you also know her, Liu Yifei!"

"Ah? He and Liu Yifei are boyfriend and girlfriend? Is that true in real life?"

"Don't you know what you're saying?"

Yang Xiaolin felt that his wife was not as well-informed as he was. He knew all the news.

"No, there are no rumors in your entertainment industry. I never believed it. Is this actually true?"

"Yeah, really, Brother Yu is different from other celebrities, he is more real!"

Yang Mi sighed: "So, your daughter is doomed to have no chance!"

"You're just so unconfident!"

This is not like their daughter's style. Yang Xiaolin and Yang Chunlin looked at each other.

Yang Mi shook her head and pouted, "Yes, everyone in our school calls him and Liu Yifei a perfect couple, and Brother Yu is indeed very loyal. Apart from the scandal with Liu Yifei since his debut, other actresses he has worked with say that he is a bit unkind!"

"Sometimes he doesn't respond to my messages!"

"You girl, have you really fantasized about this?"

Yang Chunlin poked Yang Mi's head with her finger.

Yang Mi covered the painful spot and laughed: "Of course I did, but now he is my idol!"

"Don't let your imagination run wild. His wrists are so big!"

"Take it as the direction of your efforts..."

Yang Xiaolin started to teach him again, and Yang Chunlin next to him echoed: "Yes, listen to your father!"

"I'm too lazy to tell you!"

"I didn't do anything!"

Is it wrong to like your idol?
Yang Mi turned her head and looked at the TV. At this moment, the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala had already begun on the TV screen.

clang!clang!clang!
The clock struck 8 and the 06 Spring Festival Gala officially began.

At the same time, in Chen Yu’s hometown.

Chen Yu's entire family, except him, his uncles, aunts, etc., have all gathered in his living room, waiting for his appearance on the Spring Festival Gala.

The entire street basically knew that he was going to be on the Spring Festival Gala.

Everyone was watching intently.

And there are many people like them... Chen Yu’s fans, classmates, younger students, and so on.

……

After the lively and cheerful opening show "Praise Spring", the hosts came on stage one by one.

"China Central Television!"

"China Central Television!"

"Dear audience friends——"

"Happy Chinese New Year!"

The six hosts shouted in unison, and then the first program of this Spring Festival Gala officially began.

Because it is a live broadcast, many netizens can watch it directly online.

"Hundred Family Surnames"!
Seeing Chen Yu and Nicholas Tse coming out on the left and right, Yu Chengqing was instantly overwhelmed by their aura and looks.

The representative of Australia City, Li Fei, is a fighting girl. She jumped out with countless actions behind her.

The four of them were singing a very positive song. Yang Mi's mother, Yang Chunlin, commented: "Chen Yu is more handsome than Nicholas Tse. Being young is an advantage. I didn't expect that he can sing so well!"

"Mom, there are so many things you don't know. Liu Yifei will also have a show later, and that song was written by Brother Yu!"

“He can also write songs?”

"Yeah, you didn't expect it, and it sounds really good..."

In fact, the more Yang Mi got to know Chen Yu, the more she felt that she had no hope; she felt so desperate that even if Chen Yu broke up with Liu Yifei, she would not have a chance.

Yang Mi finally came to her senses when she heard the soulful duet between Chen Yu and Liu Yifei at the premiere of “Escape Plan” a few days ago.

Some people will never belong to you.

Just be an idol and work hard.

"Mom, I'm inviting you to the movies, would you like to go?"

"Dad, are you free tomorrow?" Yang Mi suddenly said to his parents.

"Movies? Are movie theaters still open these days?"

Yang Xiaolin said in disbelief, and Yang Mi smiled and said, "Yes, this is the first time we can watch movies during the Spring Festival, all because of Brother Yu!"

As she spoke, Yang Mi mentioned that "Extraction" would be released during the Spring Festival.

"Only Brother Yu can keep the cinema open during the Spring Festival. No one in the industry can compare to him in this regard!"

"How about I invite you to come and see it?"

"If you invite us to a movie, of course we'll go?"

Yang Xiaolin glanced at his wife and kicked her under the table. Yang Chunlin fought back, but said, "I have to visit relatives tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. How can I have time?"

"It's impossible that you don't have a day off during the Spring Festival, right?"

"Then... tomorrow night!"

Yang Xiaolin made the decision, and Yang Mi immediately smiled and said, "Then I'll go buy the tickets tomorrow morning?"

"Well, buy a few more tickets. That movie...can your grandparents watch it?"

"It should be okay. It's an action movie, about saving people!"

“Then buy 5!”

While the family was talking, the Spring Festival Gala programs were performed one after another.

At this time, backstage at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Lang Kun looked at the gradually declining ratings curve and shook his head helplessly.

The first program, "Hundred Family Surnames" performed by Chen Yu, Nicholas Tse and others, had the highest viewership of 67%. After that, it kept declining and now it can't even maintain the 50% viewership rate. You know, the Spring Festival Gala has not even been aired for 1 hour!

The rate of decline is much faster than the same period last year.

The key point is that last year Chen Yu, Cheng Long and Zhao Benshan were all in the back, and this time only Zhao Benshan is carrying the ratings.

Chen Yu used it up at the beginning of the game.

Lang Kun thought that if Chen Yu opened the show, the ratings would definitely be very high at the beginning, and then he would use him to attract subsequent ratings.

But unfortunately, although the idea was good, the strategy failed.

The ratings when Chen Yu appeared did hit a record high in all previous years, but they also fell the most.

Lang Kun was getting anxious looking at the ratings, while Chen Yu, who had just finished his performance outside, was chatting backstage with Nicholas Tse and several veteran artists who had participated in the Spring Festival Gala.

Although Nicholas Tse is the leading actor in "The Promise", he has no conflicts with Chen Yu, so the relationship between the two seems to be very good, at least on the surface.

There is also JJ Lin Junjie who just stepped down.

Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli also sat behind Chen Yu, and both of them looked a little nervous.

“The previous show ‘The Three Lucky Treasures’ seemed to have received quite good response!”

“The audience was very enthusiastic!”

Lin Junjie was after this show, so he could feel the atmosphere on the scene.

“Well, the show has received great response!”

"I just checked the forum and saw a lot of people discussing this!"

"How much is the box office of Brother Yu's new film?"

Nicholas Tse pursed his lips and asked with a cool look on his face.

He did know that "Extraction" had broken many records.

"I don't know, I'm waiting for news too!"

Chen Yu shook his phone. Ever since the movie broke the first-day box office record before 6 o'clock, Yu Dong had never called him again. Mainly because he knew that Chen Yu was going to be on the Spring Festival Gala, so he didn't disturb him.

Now that it was over, Chen Yu had already sent him a message.

He probably counted it there.

"Today's pre-sales have exceeded 4000 million, which is better than we expected!"

"The total box office is currently 3615 million, which has already broken the single-day box office record, and there are less than 3 hours left!"

Yu Dong finally sent a message at 9:10.

The biggest stone in Chen Yu's heart finally fell to the ground.

Single-day box office exceeded 4000 million!
Breaking the single-day box office record of 3410 million set by "A World Without Thieves" a few days ago was something Chen Yu could guess at noon; after all, the pre-sale box office record of "Escape Plan" had already been broken today.

Just wait for the audience to arrive, watch the movie, and digest these pre-sales.

For example, many people arrive at the cinema at 9 o'clock and buy tickets for 11 o'clock, but they don't watch the show. This is called single-day pre-sale!

He has to sit in the theater to count the real box office.

Therefore, with pre-sales of 4000 million today, it is basically certain that the sales will exceed 4000 million, unless there are a large number of ticket refunds. However, there is currently no app, so the number of ticket refunds will be relatively much less, and basically there will be no refunds.

In the afternoon, the pre-sale of "Extraction" had reached 3500 million. In fact, everyone could predict that the single-day box office record of "A World Without Thieves" would be broken.

The only suspense now is what the single-day total box office record will be.

4000 million!
This is a big improvement.

Whether it is "House of Flying Daggers", "Kung Fu", "The Promise" or "A World Without Thieves", the single-day records of these commercial blockbusters are all over 3000 million.

But it just failed to break through the 4000 million mark.

Now that Chen Yu has broken through 4000 million, it has definitely crossed a new level.

Moreover, it is on New Year’s Eve. You have to know that there will be the Spring Festival Gala tonight, which will definitely have an impact on the box office.

However, what Chen Yu did not expect was that even in such a situation, the box office growth in the evening was still good, and many people went to the cinema to watch movies.

Could it be that... the world has been suffering from the Spring Festival Gala for a long time?
So when a new movie is released, especially one starring Chen Yu, young people go to the cinema to support it?!

Of course, Chen Yu was just guessing.

“How is the sales of “The Two of Us”?”

Chen Yu asked Yu Dong.

"The Two of Us" has a screening rate of 25% today, "Escape Plan" has a screening rate of 62%, and the previously released "King Kong" and "Huo Yuanjia" also have a certain screening rate.

"1000 million is a bit difficult today, 700 million should be possible!"

"Really? Hahaha!"

Chen Yu even smiled a little.

A low-budget movie earned over 700 million on the first day of the Spring Festival.

Recovered the cost in one day?
I guess this can only be done during the Spring Festival.

"Brother Yu, your strategy for releasing the film during the Spring Festival is really amazing!"

"Everyone in the industry is watching closely to see how much your movie can earn at the box office."

"Many people predict that it is very likely that even 4 million will not be enough!"

You have to know that the previous films like "House of Flying Daggers" and "A World Without Thieves", which were so popular, only grossed a little over 3 million yuan; and Chen Yu's new film is obviously more powerful than these films.

The most important thing is that the theater owners are not blind. There are people who pay for the pre-sales from the first to the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

The total pre-sale box office of "Extraction" in mainland China has already exceeded 1.1 million!

Not to mention the momentum of the film being released simultaneously around the world.

This Spring Festival is destined to be a hot topic about "Taken". The online discussions about this movie are comparable to many programs that have been broadcast during the Spring Festival.

Just as Chen Yu was calling Yu Dong, Zhao Benshan was leaving the stage after performing the skit "Talking about Things".

The next show to be performed is Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli’s show – “Yes, Mother, Yes, Daughter”!
"Auntie, Yifei, come on!"

Chen Yu said nothing, just smiled at the two people and encouraged them.

If you tell them to relax and not be nervous, it will only put pressure on them.

"Whoo~~~"

Liu Yifei took deep breaths again and again to adjust her breathing.

Chen Yu found it somewhat amusing.

It was her first time on the Spring Festival Gala, and this girl was obviously a little stressed. Although it was not her first time on stage or on TV, she had accumulated a wealth of experience over the years.

But the Spring Festival Gala...is indeed the first time.

Liu Xiaoli, on the contrary, looked very calm and composed. After putting on makeup, she looked radiant and more than 10 years younger. She did not look like she was in her 40s at all, but rather like a young woman in her 30s.

As expected of someone who has performed on a national stage, his psychological quality and stage performance are superb.

Moreover, she was dressed like an intellectual mother. On the contrary, Liu Yifei looked very simple and plain, wearing jeans, canvas shoes and a knitted top, like a college girl next door.

"Sissi!"

“Go ahead…”

Liu Xiaoli held her daughter's hand and walked to the front of the court under the gaze of Chen Yu.

(End of this chapter)