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The joyful moments always seem fleeting, and before one realizes it, the movie has already come to an end.
As Xia Shengyang stepped out of the cinema, he was still grinning like a fool.
It wasn't until he returned to his little den that Xia Shengyang began to sense something was off.
"Hey, where's the Special Effects?"
His eyes narrowed as he started to recall scenes from the film.
Special Effects?
Were there any Special Effects?
His head felt like it might explode from thinking so hard, yet Xia Shengyang still couldn't remember where the Special Effects in this movie were.
Could it be...
"Damn it, I can't believe I got scammed again!"
The Strongest Sci-Fi Pure Love Movie in History didn't even have a single Special Effects shot—can you believe that?
Thinking about this made Xia Shengyang feel cheated, and he quickly dialed the customer service number for Ticketing Website.
"Hello, sir. How can I assist you today?"
With righteous indignation, Xia Shengyang asked, "You scammers! Isn't this supposed to be The Strongest Sci-Fi Pure Love Movie? Damn it, there wasn't even a single Special Effects shot! How dare you promote it like this? I'm going to report you for consumer fraud..."
"Good afternoon, sir. May I ask which movie ticket you purchased?" the Customer Service Representative replied calmly.
"What other movie could it be? The one you advertised so much on your website, isn't there only one?"
"Alright, sir. Did you purchase the premiere ticket for 'I Am Red Riding Hood, I Love the Big Bad Wolf'?"
Xia Shengyang scoffed, "Yes, but I feel like I've been deceived! This movie has nothing to do with your promotional tagline!"
"Sir, may I ask which tagline seems off to you?"
Xia Shengyang angrily shouted into the phone, "Damn it, are you blind? Promoting it as 'The Strongest Sci-Fi Pure Love Movie in History,' and it doesn't even have a single special effects shot? Have you lost your mind? Or is your polio still untreated?"
On the other end of the line, there was a brief silence before the operator calmly responded, "Sir, our tagline is perfectly fine! 'The Strongest Sci-Fi Pure Love Movie on Shit,' is there anything wrong with that?"
"Have you lost your mind? Do you even understand what 'the strongest in history' means? If you don't, I can explain it to you..." Xia Shengyang yelled.
"That's right; it is indeed the strongest on shit! By the way, sir, our 'shit' is edible shit. Your 'history' refers to something that can't be eaten," the operator gently reminded him.
At that moment, Xia Shengyang was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes as he opened the ticketing webpage.
Until a gigantic character for "shit" came into view.
"…"
Xia Shengyang silently hung up the phone and sat down on the sofa, utterly speechless.
"This production company is so honest; they truly are a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry. I'm genuinely moved…"
In order to prevent the touching actions of Sweet Potato Films from being overlooked, Xia Shengyang, with tears in his eyes, wrote a heartfelt review in the most sorrowful tone and posted it on Meager.
“Damn Sweet Potato Films, may the entire crew explode! What the hell is The Strongest Sci-Fi Romance on Shit! I ********!”
After clicking send, Xia Shengyang stared at the screen full of asterisks in silence.
Fortunately, when Xia Shengyang refreshed Meager, he saw a scene that brought him immense comfort.
“**** Sweet Potato Films ***, Director *****! The crew *****!”
“****! ********! ********! @Sweet Potato Films.”
If it weren't for the last post tagging Sweet Potato Films' Official Meager account, Xia Shengyang would have had no idea who this guy was cursing at.
In any case, as the first batch of deceived viewers finished watching the film, a new wave of public opinion began to stir online.
Countless spectators with shattered expectations sent their most sincere greetings to Sweet Potato Films.
……
In the office of the General Manager at Sweet Potato Film Company, Li Hong and Charlie stared at each other wide-eyed, not saying a word.
“Boss, our movie's rating on Douban Sauce has set a record—it's all the lowest scores,” Charlie said, glancing at the data, drenched in sweat.
Li Hong replied nonchalantly, “What’s there to be afraid of? It’s just low scores. What’s the big deal?”
What’s the big deal indeed! Charlie wanted to slap himself for having such a foolish boss.
"Damn it, the reviews are so bad, and you, as the Boss, aren't even a little worried?"
Seemingly sensing Charlie's thoughts, Li Hong quietly lit a cigarette and exhaled a cloud of smoke. "The entertainment industry is too calm right now. We're just disruptors; as long as the Box Office holds up, why bother with all this nonsense?"
"But our Box Office is plummeting!" Charlie said with deep frustration.
Li Hong was startled, nearly dropping the cigarette from his fingers.
"What the hell? It's dropping this fast? We just premiered; it should at least hold steady for a week or two before starting to decline!"
Charlie shook his head, feeling quite helpless. "Boss, you're overthinking it. Our reviews are terrible, and on top of that, the Ticket Price is inflated while the Attendance Rate keeps hitting new lows."
"Ticket Price inflated? Are you kidding me? This isn't high! We're creating a groundbreaking sci-fi blockbuster here; isn't this Ticket Price perfectly reasonable?" Li Hong retorted.
Honestly, for a film like theirs, which was pioneering in its own right and could be considered a masterpiece, was charging ten bucks really too much?
"…"
Charlie felt utterly powerless to comment on his Boss's thick skin.
Ten bucks not being too much? What kind of trash did he make? Didn't this Boss have any self-awareness? Wouldn't he know if it was worth ten bucks by now?
Seeing the disdain in Charlie's eyes, Li Hong awkwardly smiled and finally said, "Okay, maybe it's a bit inflated, but it's not that outrageous…"
"Well, the price is set now; there's nothing we can do about it. The only thing we can do is quickly mobilize some online influencers to lure more viewers into theaters."
"Oh, I get that; any chance we can take is worth it," Li Hong nodded in agreement with Charlie's suggestion.
Charlie rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. "Alright, I'll get the water army started right away. Let's see if we can trick a few more fools into buying some movie tickets."
With that, Charlie left Li Hong's office, his footsteps heavy.
After Charlie departed, Li Hong felt a bit embarrassed. Bored, he opened Meager to see if there were any trending topics he could latch onto.
Poverty had limited Charlie's potential. Li Hong couldn't provide more promotional funds, so he could only ride the wave of trending topics on Weibo and see what happened.
If only he could replicate the previous drama with Luhan, then exposure wouldn't be a problem.
With exposure, the audience would surely increase.
However, after browsing for a while, Li Hong couldn't find a suitable target for Sweet Potato Films to latch onto.
The only thing that could be considered a hot topic was some news about a Male Star staying overnight at a hotel with a scandalous substance.
But this hot topic was clearly unrelated to Sweet Potato Films' New Movie, so Li Hong couldn't just jump in to ride that wave.
"No hot topics? Then I'll create one!" Li Hong declared fiercely.
Thus, he tagged the well-known director Feng Gangpao on his Meager account. Using Sweet Potato Films' Official Meager, he posted this message:
"To be blunt, everyone here is making terrible movies. @Feng Gangpao!"
Feeling unsatisfied, Li Hong decided to tag a few more big-name directors from the entertainment industry.
@Aunt Zhang!
Li Hong tagged every director, whether they were a Television Director or a Film Director.
Even a few directors in the entertainment industry who specialized in making commercials were not spared by Li Hong.
Stirring things up is more fun with a crowd, after all!
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