392: Fans: No matter what kind of master they are, they all have to kneel down when they meet our Director Xu!

"Of course it matters! This isn't just a matter of a few million; this is the difference between first and second place in the opening day box office!" Reba replied earnestly to her good friend's confusion.

"Fine, fine, you're right." Rui Rui shrugged, having nothing to say to that.

Because in her view, whether it was 'my old classmate' or 'those years', they were both films from the same company, so what was there to argue about regarding who got first or second?

Yet her good friend Reba was very obsessed with this matter, which left Rui Rui simply unable to understand.

After all, even if you took first place in the opening day box office, nobody said they were going to give you 'CEO Xu' as a reward, so was it really worth being this happy?

Reba didn't care what Rui Rui next to her was thinking; she was just happy at this moment.

It was just that for the past few months, she had been in a state of secretly competing with Liu Yifei, yet neither had been able to distinguish a winner.

Whether it was their performance during filming or the popularity of the theme songs...

Until now, after both movies were released, a winner had finally been determined in terms of the opening day box office.

Wasn't this worth being happy about?

Just as Reba was there smiling foolishly to herself, Rui Rui next to her suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, what's the situation with that Director Shen's film? What was the opening day box office?"

Hearing this, Reba finally snapped back to reality and said with a smile: "With such a terrible film, it would be strange if the box office was high. It only had 36 million on the opening day, and I think it will definitely continue to fall later. So that film of his, what was it called, 'the promise of stars', has no need to compare with 'my old classmate' at all, only 'those...'..."

Rui Rui now got a headache whenever she heard Reba wanting to compare it with 'those years', so she quickly interrupted: "Alright, alright, stop with the 'this and that'. Since you took the opening day box office championship, shall we open a bottle of good red wine to celebrate?"

Reba's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded directly: "Sure! Of course we have to celebrate, I'll go open the wine right now!"

"Sister Yifei, don't be unhappy. It's just less than two million short of first place, really..." On the other side, the little cousin who had learned the news was whispering comfort to Liu Yifei.

But before she could say much more, Liu Yifei raised her head with a look of surprise and asked puzzledly: "I'm not unhappy? Xiao Mi, what are you talking about?"

"You're not unhappy, Sister Yifei? You lost to Sister Reba this time, are you really not unhappy?" Yang Mi was stunned and asked again, a bit disbelieving.

Liu Yifei smiled, shook her head, and said: "Why would I be unhappy about this? 'those years' got 50 million in opening day box office, I should be happy instead. As for first or second place, it doesn't matter; it's not like I lost to someone else, both are Director Xu's films."

"Uh... then you really have a broad mind. If it were me, I would definitely be unhappy!" Yang Mi gave a thumbs up and said this.

But soon, her attention shifted to the third place on the opening day box office list, and she said with a grin: "Sister Yifei, look, I said at the time that an old man definitely wouldn't be able to film this kind of movie. Now I was right, it's only 36 million, far worse than our Big Brother Xu's."

"Actually, it's not bad. It got over 30 million on the first day, so this movie shouldn't lose money." Liu Yifei had a different view and continued: "You have to know that in the current film and television circle, there are many more movies that will lose money after being released. To be able to achieve this, this Director Shen still has some talent, but naturally, he cannot compare with Director Xu..."

If Director Shen Shanchuan, who was already depressed, could hear these words from Liu Yifei, I don't know if he would burst into tears. He, a dignified Master of Youth Campus Dramas from six years ago, now that he could avoid losing money, was being called "having some talent." Was this praise or mockery?

By the next morning, the fans of Our CEO Xu also learned the news about the box office. Then, the comment section exploded instantly: [CEO Xu is truly awesome, two movies of the same genre released, directly occupying first and second place.]

[Indeed, he didn't give others any chance at all, it's more than 15 million ahead of third place. Uh, speaking of this third place, isn't that 'the promise of stars' that was bragging so loudly before?]

[Hahahaha, what Master of Youth Campus Dramas, in front of Director Xu, it's not worth mentioning!] [That's right, when meeting Our CEO Xu, any master has to kneel, and this Master Shen is no exception.]

[Before, I heard that bunch of people bragging, and I really thought this Master Shen would be a strong rival to Director Xu. But facts proved that I overthought it; Master Shen simply doesn't have the qualifications to be Director Xu's opponent!]

[After all, he is a master from six years ago; placed in the present, he is long outdated, and he himself might not even realize this point.]

[Exactly, Director Xu's movies, first the theme song is already popular. Everyone knows this movie is worth watching as soon as they hear the song, and it's the youth campus drama we want to watch.]

[Sigh, how many times have they learned the lesson, these people who want to beat Director Xu still don't accept it at all, it's unbelievable.]

If these fans of Xu Lu could accept this result, the netizens who had previously praised Shen Shanchuan were all dumbfounded after seeing the box office data.

"What's going on, why did Director Shen lose so miserably? The gap is too big!" "I thought Director Shen could take first place, I didn't expect he wouldn't even get second, this..."

"Could there be something fishy here? I think Director Shen is still very good in this genre." "Probably not, could there be other reasons?"

Those who had the above doubts were basically netizens who hadn't had time to watch 'the promise of stars'. As for those who had already watched it, they had long since started complaining:

"Everyone, face reality. Director Shen has actually been eliminated by the current market. The things he films are too outdated; they are no different from those movies that flopped before."

"Exactly, I went to watch it yesterday out of reputation, but the plot made me sleepy the whole time; it was meaningless."

"Director Shen Shanchuan might have been good in the past, but now he is indeed old. Once he got old, it was hard for him to film that kind of pure feeling again; he already has a gap with the audience."

"I suggest everyone go watch Director Xu Lu's works; that is what real youth is."

Amidst various discussions, the subsequent results for the three films arrived. The next day, the box office for 'those years' was 72 million, and 'my old classmate' was 71 million.

Da Xu Culture's two movies were still first and second on the list. Only the order had changed slightly, and there was again that trend of chasing each other like before.

Of course, the first and second place of these two movies were now the rankings on the recent total box office list. As for the box office of 'the promise of stars', it was only over 20 million.

Compared to the opening day box office, not to mention a significant increase, it was even significantly less. Until this moment, Master Shen's last hope was completely shattered. Then... he went crazy!