318: Chapter 318 Reputation Announced

At 10:42 PM, "a moment of romance" was officially released across Asia.

This was a time when students wouldn't be able to return to school after watching the movie; one couldn't say it wasn't thoughtful.

Large crowds of viewers began to enter the theater in anticipation.

Lin Chuyan held Ruan Xingyu's small hand and snuck into the cinema hall.

The two aisles on the left and right sides of the hall divided the seats into three sections, with only two seats on each of the left and right sides.

Lin Chuyan had bought exactly these kinds of seats.

He wouldn't need to go in and out, and he wouldn't be disturbed by others going in and out.

The lights were still on in the hall, and the two of them leaned their heads against each other, chatting while looking down at their phones.

Ruan Xingyu asked in a low voice: "So, you didn't cry at all watching this movie?"

"No..."

"You feel a bit cold-hearted, little brother."

Lin Chuyan was between laughter and tears: "No, I only watched it once, and that was at Director Du Qiyu's company. Brother Yue and Xia Zhi were there too, and the three of us were constantly discussing the plot... neither of them cried either!"

"Got it." Ruan Xingyu touched his chin, "Then you watch closely later!"

"What if I still can't cry?" Lin Chuyan grabbed her hand and thought seriously, "When I watched it the first time, my biggest feeling was that the director filmed me looking too handsome..."

Ruan Xingyu: "..."

Although it was hard to refute, she still felt that the person in front of her was very annoying.

Ruan Xingyu ignored his vanity and looked down to start replying to the comments fans left on that Weibo post of hers earlier.

"Sister, I also bought a ticket for tonight!"

Reply: "You'll shed little pearls, remember to bring tissues."

"Sister, look at brother-in-law."

Reply: "Be good, watch the movie."

"Hello sister-in-law, remember to give my brother extra tissues."

Reply: "Okay, I brought him a whole pack."

Two minutes later, the movie was finally about to start.

The two of them held hands throughout the movie.

Lin Chuyan felt that he was in pain yet happy, as if his girlfriend had given him a hand massage.

Whenever Wah Dee was beaten, punched, and kicked, Ruan Xingyu would subconsciously touch his hand while watching.

When Wah Dee and JOJO were awkwardly listening to the orchestral music in the small hotel, Ruan Xingyu started scratching his palm with her fingers.

When Wah Dee and JOJO were holding each other, Ruan Xingyu would poke him with her fingernails, and sometimes find the soft flesh on his hand to pinch.

When Wah Dee began to gush blood from his nose and rode his motorcycle with JOJO speeding on the road, Ruan Xingyu suddenly squeezed his hand tightly.

A simple 2D movie was forcibly turned into a 4D experience by Lin Chuyan. Not a loss, a huge win.

However, it was a pity that he still didn't cry.

Why did he feel inexplicably guilty?

How to put it, it just felt a bit difficult to watch oneself on the big screen and still be moved to tears.

But the most important thing now wasn't thinking about these things.

Lin Chuyan looked at Ruan Xingyu and found that she was also looking at him.

Ruan Xingyu leaned her head to his ear and whispered in a voice only he could hear: "Happy New Year, brother."

Damn, she beat him to it again.

The credits were still rolling, and people in the audience were still listening to the ending song "who understands the wanderers heart", but Lin and Ruan had already slipped away.

There were few people now, which was perfect.

Lin Chuyan took out his phone and realized that Director Du Qiyu had sent him many messages.

"Nickname, the word of mouth for Feng Liqian's movie is out; it's done for."

"Nickname, "the bride falls from the sky" word of mouth is also out; it's also done for."

"The other few movies seem okay, but it's useless. The screenings are too few, and with us suppressing them, they're all done for."

"Nickname, this is our luck!"

Lin Chuyan was getting a 5% cut, so it was no wonder Director Du Qiyu kept sharing with him.

Lin Chuyan replied: "Director Du Qiyu, Happy New Year, wishing you prosperity."

When he got home, Lin Chuyan finally had time to go online and check the public opinion.

By this time, several movies had already trended on Weibo.

#a moment of romance is good#

#Lin Chuyan is handsome#

#Zhou Shiyun#

#Uncle Da's acting skills#

To Lin Chuyan's surprise, the number one trending topic wasn't him, but Feng Liqian.

Awesome, as expected of an old-school influencer.

#Feng Liqian's new movie is ugly#

There was also a third trending topic: #Feng Liqian's new movie is a scam#

Lin Chuyan sat on the sofa, laughing as he read. He clicked into the entry, and it was all cursing.

"Holy crap, didn't the premiere of this movie get praised? Just this? Just this?"

"It's super ugly, avoid it! Avoid it! Family, avoid this!"

"Damn it, give me my money back!"

"I was wrong, why did I add trouble to myself on New Year's Eve!"

"My girlfriend said she wanted to break up with me after watching the movie. She thinks I'm an idiot for taking her to see this. Feng Liqian, you are fully responsible."

"Holy crap, is it really that bad? I bought tickets for tomorrow night in presales, I'm scared."

"If I ever watch a Feng Liqian movie again, I'm an idiot!"

"If I had known this, I would have gone to see Lin Chuyan. Damn, heard "a moment of romance" is not bad."

"Pure scam movie, family, the essence of this movie is all on Douyin short videos. The cinema version isn't even as good as the few minutes on Douyin."

"Damn, you know there are those movie reaction videos on Douyin, right? It seems they filmed someone in the audience at the premiere crying. The result??? I want to ask where the crying point is???"

"The person above made me laugh to death, you believe something that fake? As an industry insider, I tell you, they are all hired actors, you can cry for a few hundred bucks."

Lin Chuyan was laughing his head off reading this.

As for those movie reaction videos, Xia Zhi had also sent him some, and some had traces of scripts that were outrageously heavy.

For example, filming a young couple watching Feng Liqian's movie, the man finds his girlfriend crying, at first he finds it funny, but as the plot progresses, he can't help but cry himself. The girlfriend sees this and comforts him in turn, handing him tissues. The man sees this and quickly hides his tears, not wanting his girlfriend to see his disheveled side.

The video would also be accompanied by a lot of text: Who understands the boy's pain, every man has an An Xiaoya in his heart...

Or, for example, filming an old man coming to the premiere alone with a bouquet of flowers. He puts the flowers on the empty seat next to him, watches the whole thing quietly, but tears stream down his face. When the movie ends, everyone in the hall leaves, only the old man remains in his seat, unwilling to leave for a long time. It turns out that the old lady has passed away, and the seat next to him was reserved for her, and those flowers were also...

The video is also accompanied by text that explains the story clearly, with the degree of understanding of the old man as if the editor was the old man's son.

However, these types of movie reaction videos generally have high likes, so these short video teams that do movie marketing are happy to do it.

After all, as long as there is traffic, it's fine; it's not shameful.

Furthermore, the viewers who can like such videos might be exactly the leeks they want to harvest?

Just as he was thinking about this, Director Du Qiyu replied on WeChat.

"Same to you, let's get rich together!"

Lin Chuyan hadn't figured out how to reply yet.

Director Du Qiyu sent another WeChat.

"Preview screenings are different from public releases; too few people watched the previews. Nickname, why do I feel like the word of mouth for "a moment of romance" seems even better than we expected? Is it really going to explode this time?!"

Xia Zhi's screenshot came over again.

"Brother, we are number one on the trending list now."

Lin Chuyan looked again—

#a moment of romance is very romantic#

Oh, almost forgot that the English name for "a moment of romance" is "a moment of romance".

Also, when a romance movie is considered very romantic by the majority of the audience... the opportunity to become a blockbuster has arrived.

Number one in presales, number one in word of mouth, number one in trending topics.

With all the advantages of timing, location, and people, Lin Chuyan almost wanted to ask: In this New Year's Eve slot, who else is there?