307: Chapter 307 First in Pre-sales

# Lin Chuyan's New Movie Word of Mouth #

# Lin Chuyan's Roadshow Photos #

# Lin Chuyan Hands Tissues to a Girl in the Audience #

# Director Du Qiyu Praises Lin Chuyan as the Best Actor of the Younger Generation #

# Director Du Qiyu and Lin Chuyan's Chemistry #

# a moment of romance is Good #

It trended on many topics, and the next morning, "a moment of romance" took advantage of this buzz to open pre-sales.

Lin Chuyan reposted the official account directly, his caption as free-spirited as ever.

"Family! Fan babies! Haters! It's been a long time since I was a lead on the big screen, I'm back. Doesn't that deserve a movie ticket?"

Fans naturally supported him enthusiastically, immediately posting their ticket screenshots with a uniform response below.

"Lin Chuyan, see you at the cinema on December 31st!"

However, the Haters had strong objections.

This guy isn't very active on Weibo these days; it's rare for him to post, and when he does, it's either to promote an album or a movie. Promoting is one thing, but it's always full of things to complain about…

The Haters might be late, but they always arrive.

"What the hell is a 'Hater baby'???"

Reply: "Don't you understand the value of a Hater baby? You must have secretly bought my new album behind my back, what's wrong with calling you baby?"

"Laughing to death, who bought your new album? Who would want to listen to those trash songs of yours? Have you no shame?"

Reply: "Get lost! How do you know it's trash if you haven't listened to it? You think you're in the right to start cursing without having listened to it? Who's the shameless one here? Someone like you doesn't even deserve to be called a Hater baby, I'm not calling you that. You've got some nerve, aren't you just asking for a scolding by forcing yourself into this conversation?"

"How dare you mention being the lead? Still trying to trick people into the cinema? Your new movie is guaranteed to flop!"

Reply: "Did you eat the TV shows and movies I acted in during the interval? Do me a favor, stop acting like you haven't been online for three years, okay?"

"I heard you're playing a hooligan again? Since when can a hooligan be the male lead? If you ask me, this kind of movie shouldn't be supported, it's easy to corrupt children."

Reply: "Aren't you cold standing up there on your moral high ground?"

Mosquito Hits Cannon: "Lin Chuyan, I bought your new album. To be honest, it's not bad! Also, for your new movie, you'd better step up, damn it! Don't let me down again!"

Lin Chuyan saw this ID and didn't know how to reply for a moment.

Isn't this person a Hater? How is it that they bought the album and are saying they want to support the new movie? It's like they're showing loyalty.

He suddenly remembered: wasn't this the same person who secretly asked Wawa on Douyin when the new album would be released?

Mosquito Hits Cannon is quite a famous ID, after all, he is a famous Hater. Not only does Lin Chuyan remember him, but many other Haters remember him too.

The Haters were also a bit confused: Hey brother, something's not right. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, how did you defect too?

"Did Mosquito Hits Cannon get hacked?"

"Damn, Mosquito Hits Cannon has lost his integrity!"

"It's over, I was hoping Mosquito Hits Cannon would lead the charge."

Lin Chuyan didn't stand on ceremony with Mosquito Hits Cannon either. This person was weird; he couldn't tell if he was friend or foe, so he just treated him as a foe.

Besides, if he wanted to be a fan, he should speak properly. What's with this tone? Doesn't he have any awareness of being a fan who turned from a hater?

Reply: "What do you mean 'not bad'? I advise you to reorganize your language. Also, the movie has already been filmed and is about to be released. What's the point of telling me to step up now?"

Mosquito Hits Cannon: "... Goodbye, there's no way I'm going to watch your trash movie."

Toxic, this person is really toxic.

Is it too late to return the physical album now?

Oh, it seems not; he already told his Junior he was going to give it to her…

Damn, so annoying. He gets roasted for saying "not bad"? Does he have to force him to say "the new album is awesome" to be satisfied?!

The more Mosquito Hits Cannon thought about it, the angrier he got; he couldn't even eat dinner.

But then a WeChat message came from his Junior: "Mosquito, Lin Chuyan's "a moment of romance" has opened for pre-sales. What time should we buy tickets for on the night of December 31st?"

Listen to that, listen to that. She didn't even ask if he wanted to watch it, she just asked which time slot to buy tickets for…

Mosquito Hits Cannon: "Do we really have to watch a movie? We could go out and do something else for New Year's Eve."

Junior: "But I heard this movie has great word of mouth, and they say it's perfect for New Year's Eve. Plus, don't you want to see your idol's movie as soon as it's out?"

Such a good "idol's movie," what else could Mosquito Hits Cannon say?

He clenched his fists and bought, bought, bought.

However, when it came time to actually buy, he didn't feel that resistant in his heart—he was just going to watch Director Du Qiyu's film, what did it have to do with Lin Chuyan? Besides, what if? What if it's actually good?

Lin Chuyan was looking at the pre-sale data.

All the New Year's Eve movies had opened for pre-sales, and at the moment, it was really just as Director Chu Dong had said.

Two crime films, one comedy, one animated film, and four romance films.

Although there were many films, the scale of the productions varied quite a bit.

Currently, there were only three that posed a threat.

One was a romance film with Feng Liqian + Jiang Yuqing; both the male and female leads had traffic, so regardless, the pre-sales would still sell.

One was a comedy called "the bride falls from the sky"… The lead was a comedian familiar to the audience, but as for the title, Lin Chuyan could only say it was a guaranteed flop. Fortunately, as the only comedy for the New Year's Eve slot, there were still quite a few people in the third, fourth, and fifth-tier markets willing to watch it.

One was a crime film called "Breakout," which was also a Hong Kong film. The lead was a quite famous Hong Kong actor, but now everyone was disillusioned, so Hong Kong films weren't guaranteed to sell at the box office anymore.

Looking at the current pre-sale data, "Breakout" basically had no hope and had dropped out of the first tier. As for the others, "a moment of romance" > "the bride falls from the sky" > "That Day, I Lost You."

"a moment of romance" was temporarily number one in pre-sales, but the gap wasn't that large.

Lin Chuyan was a bit surprised. What was going on with Feng Liqian? They were both traffic stars, he thought they could at least secure second place and fight for first. Even if they couldn't fight for first, second should be stable, right?

"Uh… Feng Liqian is this weak? That's not right, is it?"

The group of creators gathered together and started chatting.

Director Mu Sheng analyzed it: "Actually, the fact that "Breakout" and Feng Liqian's movie are selling below expectations in pre-sales is very likely because of our movie."

"How so?"

"In the eyes of others, both "Breakout" and "a moment of romance" are Hong Kong films. If you have to choose one to watch, you look at which one has more influence. Right now, it looks like Director Du Qiyu plus you, Nickname, still have the upper hand. As for Feng Liqian's movie… what was it called?"

Lin Chuyan: ""That Day, I Lost You.""

Director Du Qiyu corrected him from the side: "Lost."

Director Mu Sheng nodded and continued: "It's the same principle, this movie also clashes with ours—they're both romance films. Currently, it seems more viewers have chosen us."

Wu Yue added from the side: "It's normal. They didn't have a roadshow; they just opened for pre-sales. Rumor has it they won't have any advance screenings either. Those who know, know."

Everyone nodded one after another.

But Lin Chuyan added: "If you ask me, there's another reason. The titles of these movies aren't very good… "Breakout" sounds too ordinary and doesn't catch the eye. "the bride falls from the sky," which plays on puns, sounds like a huge flop. "That Day, I Lost You" goes without saying; it sounds like moaning over nothing. If you ask me, "Lost" would have been better… Then look at ours, "a moment of romance"! Isn't it obvious when you compare them?"

Actually, everyone present really felt it made quite a bit of sense after hearing it…

Director Du Qiyu looked at his phone and then looked up: "Very good, "in the name of the father" is about to be released too."

Director Du Qiyu's idea was very simple: not many people had seen the roadshow for "a moment of romance," but that didn't matter. Let them watch "in the name of the father" first; by watching that, they would know exactly how the "Director Du Qiyu + Lin Chuyan" combination was.

He wanted to blow the other films away during the pre-sale stage!

Lin Chuyan nodded frantically: "Hurry up, Director Du Qiyu, we agreed yesterday to release it today. Hurry, hurry, hurry, if you don't release it soon, the netizens are really going to start cursing."