Chapter 607 - I Bet 500 Million Yuan on Box Office
Chapter 607: I Bet 500 Million Yuan on Box Office
Then, after Wu Feng became a director, his results were indeed not outstanding. Under such circumstances, a rational investor would not have voted for him because they gave him a chance to prove himself, but he did not deliver.
This was also why Wu Feng could not find any funding, so he had no choice but to fork out his own money and get his other best friends involved to film a movie together.
And now, Su Yang had actually invested in it. Thus, how could anyone not feel that he was a fool?
Everyone looked at Su Yang to see how he would respond.
In their hearts, they even suspected that Su Yang regretted investing in the movie, but there was no way for him to withdraw his investment. Perhaps Su Yang wanted to make a cinema movie, so no matter who asked him, he would pay.
Tan Mei and Han Yi looked at Su Yang worriedly.
Just as everyone was waiting for Su Yang’s reply…
Su Yang smiled and said firmly, “Yes! I believe he is able to make a thirty times turnover!”
Han Yi and Tan Mei were speechless.
Producer Zhao was speechless as well.
Even the bearded director was speechless.
In fact, everyone at the scene was dumbfounded. They did not expect Su Yang to give such an affirmative answer. ‘Is he crazy?
‘It’s very easy for the film industry to produce a legendary product that would explode in popularity, so many people would bet on it. However, it’s indeed crazy to bet on a director who has proven himself to be incapable.’
The bearded director forced a laugh out of his throat. “Heh, heh. You’re…”
Before he could mock him, Su Yang asked, “Director, may I ask what your highest box office earning is?”
The bearded director was stunned for a moment, then said, “350 million yuan. I once earned 350 million yuan at the box office with an investment of 80 million yuan.”
Su Yang nodded and said without hesitation, “Then, allow me to say this. I believe that “Wolf Warriors” will definitely be more popular than your movie and Director Wu Feng’s box office will definitely surpass yours.”
The bearded director laughed in anger. “You’re comparing me to Wu Feng? Are you crazy?”
Su Yang stretched out a finger and shook it. “No, you’ll realize in the future that I’m indeed crazy for comparing you to Wu Feng.”
Su Yang’s words had a hidden meaning within it and no one was able to react for a moment.
But soon, everyone came to realize what he meant. Su Yang meant that Wu Feng’s future achievements would far surpass that of the bearded director, so much that there was no way they could be compared to each other.
The bearded director came back to his senses very quickly. His face was flushed red and Su Yang noticed that his face often turned red for no reason. ‘Perhaps he’s sick.’
He shouted, “Fine! Let’s make another bet then!”
“If the box office for “Wolf Warriors” does not surpass mine and doesn’t reach 350 million yuan! Then, you will have to come to our production team and publicly apologize to me. You will also have to admit that your professional standards aren’t that high!”
Su Yang waved his hand again. “No.”
The bearded director’s eyes lit up. “Are you afraid? You don’t dare to make this bet?”
Su Yang shook his head. “No, I just feel that 350 million is too low. Why don’t we make a bigger bet? 500 million yuan? If the box office for “Wolf Warriors” doesn’t exceed 500 million yuan, I’ll apologize to you.”
The others looked at each other. ‘Is Su Yang digging his own grave?
‘Does he know what a box office of 500 million yuan would be like?
‘Last year, amongst the top 20 box office rankings in our country, after excluding European and American movies, our country’s movie was in the top 10!
‘Is this something that can be filmed just because someone wants to?
‘Furthermore, we’re talking about a director who has failed in his previous movie’s box office and only earned 7 million yuan.’
As for the bearded director, he obviously knew what this meant. He did not believe that Su Yang was going to be able to complete it at all, so he laughed out loud. “Sure, no problem! What about me? What kind of punishment would I receive if I lost?”
Su Yang shook his head. “There’s no need. Because… The moment you made this bet with me, you already proved that you’re unprofessional. The truth will prove how good my taste is and how pathetic you are.”
Then, Su Yang waved at Han Yi and the rest. “Let’s go. We mustn’t stay here any longer, we might get infected with the fool’s virus.”
As Su Yang’s employees, even if Han Yi and Tan Mei had their own opinions about Su Yang’s production team, they would still choose to work with Su Yang under such circumstances.
Therefore, they quickly packed up and left the set with Su Yang.
When they went downstairs, the production team was in an uproar. Everyone was talking about the bet and some people who were gossiping quickly talked about it in their own groups. Soon, this bet would spread throughout the entertainment industry.
Just as Su Yang had said, he did not need the bearded director to pay any price. Once such an interesting bet was made, almost everyone in the industry would know about it. Even the internet would come to learn about it.
At that time, as long as the results of “Wolf Warriors” were out, Su Yang would be able to see through it and his fame would rise. As for the bearded director, he would be pinned on the pillar of shame.
Coupled with the fact that he apologized to Su Yang for his first bet, he would probably be labeled as unprofessional with no respect for his work and had poor tastes.
This was the path that the bearded director had chosen and the price he had paid.
As for Su Yang?
Su Yang wasn’t bothered by it at all. He was just a director. The matter was already over, hence Su yang did not even keep it at heart as he left the bearded director to be tortured on his own.
What if he lost?
Of course he won’t lose. Little Hus’s nose is a sure-win tool!
Two days ago, Su Yang had asked Little Hus to take a whiff of “Wolf Warriors” after it was scheduled. However, he did not know if it was because the timing was good or if it was because he had done a good job in the post-production, but the fragrance of “Wolf Warriors” became even stronger.
Su Yang had said 500 million yuan to be on the safe side. According to Little Hus’s nose, there’s even a chance for it to be 600 million yuan.
Although Su Yang was confident, others were not. Tan Mei looked at Su Yang and hesitated for a moment before asking softly, “Mr. Su, if you lose, will you really come back to apologize?”
Su Yang said confidently, “I won’t lose.”
Tan Mei was speechless.
After Su Yang answered, he turned to Han Yi and said, “Oh, right, tell your friend, Yi Wei, that despite her helping you, I still caused such a huge scene in the production team, so she’s definitely going to feel embarrassed. This is my problem, so I owe her a favor. If there are any suitable roles in the future, I’ll prioritize her.”
Han Yi nodded.
This was also the reason why she had been silent earlier.
She’d asked Yi Wei so that she could make a guest appearance on that show, which had taken up so much of the crew’s time. However, in the end, she wasn’t going to make a guest appearance anymore. Plus, her boss had caused a big scene on the set… Yi Wei must have been embarrassed to death on the set.
Fortunately, Su Yang had made a promise.
Although she did not know how useful the promise was, with Yi Wei’s forthrightness, Yi Wei would probably feel much better.
When they returned to the office, Su Yang gave Han Yi a break so that she could go back and experience the acting style for movies. He then chatted with Tan Mei about Han Yi’s work.
Su Yang asked Tan Mei to send him any projects that Han Yi was suitable for in the future. He would personally choose the projects.
After settling Han Yi’s matter, Su Yang left the company. He then went to Mei Yue’s apartment under the pretense of visiting the latter who was ill and used [Memory Labyrinth Hourglass] to check on her memories.
Perhaps it was because Mei Yue did not remember that she had eaten the diamond powder, but Su Yang could not find any related memories after searching a few times. Therefore, he could only keep this matter in his heart and investigate it slowly.
After everything in the Imperial Capital came to an end, Su Yang booked a plane ticket and returned to Shanghai. Of course, on the way back, he did not forget to chat with Lin Jiali to ease her jealousy.
However, Lin Jiali seemed to be really angry that time. No matter how much Su Yang teased her, she remained indifferent. ‘This might turn into a long-term mission…
‘If I have the ability from Retroarch, hmph, let’s see how long more are you able to be so arrogant!’
Back at the villa, Su Yang greeted Tang Xiaomi and returned to the virtual space.
On the way back to Shanghai, Little Deeny told Su Yang that the 100,000 trees were about to be completed. Hence, Su Yang came to finish the final touches.
He had a good plan. He wanted to help out and pretend that he had helped out as well. However, when he arrived at the virtual space, he realized that he had only bought 80,000 saplings. The remaining 20,000 were all copied and planted by Gru.
Su Yang sat on the ground with the other monsters and watched Gru finish planting the last few trees. Finally, the sound of the Platinum Mission was heard.
[Platinum Road To Zenith, Second Round, Completed!]
‘Done! Just like that!’
Su Yang accepted the mission without hesitation.
[Second Round Of The Mission Completed. Obtained Lucky Stone*2, Bronze Point*1, the next round of the mission has been automatically triggered.]
Su Yang was elated when he received a Bronze Point. Coupled with the other Bronze Point he obtained from Mei Yue, Su Yang felt that he could add some skills for himself.
‘Who knows, I might really become an all-rounder talent in the future.’
After he was done living in his fantasy, Su Yang clicked on the new Platinum Mission.
[Platinum Road To Zenith: Filming Environmental Protection Public Welfare Movie (Third Round)]
Mission Objective: Firm an environmental protection public welfare short movie for more than 10 minutes. At least 20 million people are required to watch it until the end.
Time limit: 2 months.
Mission Reward: Random Prize Voucher*1, activating the next branch of the mission.
‘Eh… Make a public welfare video? At least 20 million people have to see it?
‘We’re talking about 20 million people, not 20 million views.
‘Furthermore, it has to be more than 10 minutes long, so a large traffic platform like TikTok is immediately eliminated. In that case, I can only broadcast it on my own platform then?’
Su Yang touched his chin. ‘This doesn’t seem easy.
He then looked at the reward again. ‘F*cking h*ll! A Random Prize Voucher! F*ck this! I’ve got to do it!’
Just as Su Yang completed the second round of the Platinum Mission and was studying the third round of the mission, the news about his bet with the bearded director spread throughout the entertainment industry.
The movie “Beautiful Working Class” was considered a middle-class investment. The main lead was the Best Actor, Zhou Fa and the Best Actress, Yi Wei. Just them two on their own had allowed the movie to have a certain degree of exposure.
On the other hand, the person who had a conflict with them was Han Yi, who was an quasi-A-list celebrity and Su Yang, the mysterious fan who’s also her boss. This instantly piqued the interest of many people.
‘Have you heard? Han Yi and Yi Wei fought.’
‘??? It’s not Han Yi and Yi Wei, is it? I heard that it’s Han Yi’s boss and Big Beard Liu.’