Xiao Kangliao followed his mother to his auntâs house to celebrate the Spring Festival the day before New Yearâs Eve. Auntâs son Zhang Lei, who was two years older than him, had divorced parents, and his personality had become much gloomier than when he was a child. He had already gone to university this year.
His cousin had long been told by his mother to ask him to let him play with him more, but he didnât have much experience in getting along with a teenager, and he couldnât chat with his cousin. In desperation, he had to call a few friends for the New Year and go to the movies together.
There were ten new movies released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, most of which were comedies. Many of them bore the names of well-known directors and big-name celebrities, or special effects blockbusters created by top foreign special effects teams. They were where fancy slogans came from.
Xiao Kangliao and his friends bought tickets with their mobile phones in the lobby of the cinema. Everyone wanted to watch different movies, and they were unable to reach a consensus after discussing them.
Zhang Lei didnât know them well, and because of his personality, he didnât participate in the discussions between his cousin and his friends and waited while perusing the movie posters erected in the theatre hall.
Xiao Kangliao and his friends were still arguing about whether to watch a Kung Fu comedy or a special effects blockbuster when they heard a cold voice saying, âLook at this.â
All of them followed the sound, and Zhang Lei pointed to a standing man who was waiting for someone high. On the poster, there were two protagonists, one in white clothes with a snowy feeling and the other was full of flowers, but the expressions were all weirdly distorted, and the contrast was very big. The name of the movie was at the top of the poster-âPretending Overloadâ.
Everyone was silent.
Xiao Kangliaoâs friends were beaten up before going out, knowing that Zhang Leiâs cousin was still in the second year of high school, so they were to try not to confront him.
Xiao Kangliao did not deceive them. His friends sighed in their hearts and looked at what movie the cousin had chosen. The name was very special. Sure enough, it was the only film chosen by all the Secondary Two teenagers.
âJust look at this.â Xiao Kangliao took advantage of everyoneâs daze, neatly buying tickets on the APP.
The most recent show started in fifteen minutes. It was in the afternoon when they came out, and because it was New Yearâs Day, there were so many people who came out to play. They could only buy tickets for the first row.
After entering the theatre, several people found their seats in the first row. One of the girls couldnât help but complain: âWhy do you choose a seat in the first row? Itâs very uncomfortable.â
âSister, only the first row has tickets.â Xiao Kangliao sat down and looked up at the advertisement that was playing on the big screen. He was really uncomfortable.
The audience came in one after another in the projection hall, and after a while, they were all filled.
A few people looked at each other and couldnât believe how many people watched this kind of second-rate movie.
After a while, the film officially started screening.
âHahahahahahahaâ¦â
From the beginning of the official screening, the laughter in the theatre did not stop, and the audience in other halls passing by were incredibly curious. A bold audience ran into the hall secretly and passed by. After a while, his movie was about to start and he hadnât come out yet, so his friend had to go in and find it and drag the people out.
After pulling him out, the man still said: âAfter watching this, letâs go see Pretending Overload, itâs so funny, itâs so funny.â
The friend rolled his eyes helplessly and spent the whole afternoon in the movie theatre.
After the movie ended, Xiao Kangliao and his friends walked out, still discussing the plot of the movie, and laughed from time to time.
âMy cousin chose the movie; it was so funny.â Xiao Kangliaoâs friends also didnât say that Zhang Lei was second year of high school, and they gave him a lot of praise one by one.
Zhang Lei nodded reservedly and thought: My taste is beyond your comprehension.
Then he ignored people and put on a vest to rate âPretending Overloadâ on the Internet.
âYou must give full credit. The movie is super funny. From the beginning to the end, I never stopped laughing. The costumes and props are exquisite. Although the crew is poor, it can be seen that it is still very willing to spend where it is needed. The acting skills of the two protagonists are very good, especially the feeling of precision. They are ready to go to the second brush.â
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Jin Ce hadnât slept since last night, fidgeting and waiting for the box office data on the first day of the movie to come out. So many comedies got together and released on the first day of the new year, and he didnât know how the performance of âPretending Overloadâ would be.
âXiao Ce, what are you doing? You are always moving around, as if there are nails on the sofa.â The golden mother frowned and cast a dissatisfied gaze at her younger son.
As the older brother, Zhang Jia hurriedly came out and said, âMom, Xiao Ce is worried about the box office. After all, it is his first movie. Please understand.â
Mother Jin coldly snorted, âIt doesnât matter. Canât hold it, the movie is only released on the first day, and itâs the first day of the new year. What you should do is to stir up the atmosphere of public opinion, so as tempt people to watch your movie, what is the use of sitting here worrying about it.â
Father Jin coughed slightly to remind the golden mother not to speak foul language.
Mother Jin squinted at her husband but said nothing more.
Jin Ce didnât listen to his motherâs words at all. He was still very nervous about the box office and word of mouth and kept staring at the online ratings.
As it was the first movie in his life where he was playing the leading role, Xue Chengxiu certainly led the whole family to join the show, and even Aunt Wang went to the cinema to watch âPretending Overloadâ.
The movie itself had its own fans and other passers-by who were attracted by the laughter in the theatre. Therefore, the showing rate of âPretending Overloadâ was only 5%, but the attendance rate was 100%.
The laughter had never stopped since the beginning of the movie.
Yu Siyang was embarrassed to see how funny he looked on the big screen, but there was a girl watching the movie next to him and said: âMy team leader actually has a talent for comedy, hahahahaha⦠I didnât expect the team leader. You can also be a comedian hahahaâ¦â
After the movie was over, Yu Siyang took a peek at the side that said that he could be a comedian.
âLetâs go.â Xue Chengxiu pulled Yu Siyangâs hand, âWhy are you peeking at other girls?â
âShe just said I can be a comedian.â Yu Siyang explained.
Xue Chengxiu said, âShe is complimenting you for your good acting.â
Yu Siyang listened to it and found it appropriate, and happily followed Xue Chengxiu.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the movie database updated the box office of the first day in real time.
The first day movie market had a total box office of 650 million. The top box office was a fantasy blockbuster with special effects as its selling point. With a low showing rate of 5%, âPretending Overloadâ actually won the first day of box office of more than 60 million. The results, although ranked fourth in the box office rankings on the first day, were really surprising. If the showing rate was high, this would be the rhythm of breaking 100 million mark.
After getting the box office data, Jin Ce jumped three feet high and laughed in exhilaration.
When Zhang Jia heard the movement, he pushed the door and saw that his younger brother looked crazy. He closed the door decisively and turned around.
Unexpectedly, Jin Ce chased him out immediately and said to his brother in a show-off manner: âMy filmâs box office on the first day was more than 60 million yuan, oh oh oh, is this true? Is it true? Itâs more than 60 million, not more than 6,000 yuan. Right.â
Zhang Jia decided to remain silent, ignoring his stupid and insensible brother.
âAhhhhhhâ¦Iâm going to tell my mother.â Jin Ce didnât care about Zhang Jiaâs silent attitude, he pushed him aside and ran downstairs madly.
And on the second day of the second day, by five oâclock in the afternoon, the box office of âPretending Overloadâ had exceeded 100 million, and Jin Ce was excited and laughed again.
Some theatres had already seen the potential of âPretending Overloadâ and quietly modified and adjusted the showing of the film.
What was more surprising was that the reputation of the movie was also very good. In the absence of a rhythm, the audience who had watched the movie spontaneously rated it on Broad Bean.
âItâs really funny. Iâve been laughing since I went in. After watching the movie, I came out to eat, while eating, me and my girlfriend suddenly laughed, scaring the person on another table. â
âThe crew said that there is no special effect, there is really no special effect. There are not many such truthful crews.â
âAlthough the plot is old-fashioned, it is really funny, there is no sticky point throughout the process, and the actorsâ acting skills are online.â
âYu Siyang deserves it. He is the best new actor in the Cloud Award. His acting skills are really good. Hong Zhehao also made a big breakthrough.
âHe is no longer the previous vase actor.â Seeing this, Hong Zhehao couldnât restrain his excitement, and immediately called Lian Jing.
âBrother Jing, did you see what was said on the Internet? Some people are saying that I am not a vase anymore, hahahaâ¦that I can be regarded as a hero with smart eyes.â
Lian Jing listened quietly to Hong Zhehaoâs bragging and understood what he was thinking. So, he didnât interrupt him, and let him talk happily for a while.
As Hong Zhehao was talking, he seemed to be so proud and complacent. He coughed and quickly expressed his humble attitude: âBrother Jing, donât worry, I will work harder and get to the next level.â
âI know, Jiayou.â Lian Jing said: âHappy New Year.â
Hong Zhehao said: âHave fun, brother Jing, you must pay attention to your safety when you are abroad, I will wait for you to come back.â
Lian Jing felt very hot after hearing this sentence. He even took the opportunity to let Hong Zhehao go to Yu Siyangâs house for a meal without hesitation, only to let him pay attention to more exercise.
Hong Zhehao was surprised. Before the devil agent went abroad, he deliberately arrested him and talked about the education of âthe dialectical relationship between actor keeping in shape and professionalismâ. Finally, he concluded-eat less and exercise more. When he came back, there should not even be an extra pound of fat on him. Add five catties and run 10,000 meters.
It sounded terrible; Hong Zhehao dared not control his mouth strictly.
God knows how he spent the New Yearâs Eve dinner on New Yearâs Eve with difficulty and determination in spite of the voices of his parents and grandma persuading him to eat. Therefore, at this moment, the devil agent agreed so easily, Hong Zhehao deeply felt that there was a fraud.
But the desire to eat still prevailed. Regardless of Lian Jingâs conspiracy, Hong Zhehao didnât even think about it for the moment. He packed up a lot of gifts and went to visit Yu Siyang to pay a New Yearâs greeting, by the way.