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Chapter 426 - 272: The Sister’s Perspective is Always Strange (9/10 Alliance Leader Extra)"_1

Chapter 426: Chapter 272: The Sister’s Perspective is Always Strange (9/10 Alliance Leader Extra)"_1

In the center was a cluster of red.

Surrounded by white vacant seats.

Ding Yue even went on counting, finding that the cluster of red was made up of 47 people.

Does this mean that during the same time slot in the 3DIMAX theater, with almost two hundred seats, only 47 tickets for "Space Fortress" were sold?

After seeing the status displayed on his mobile phone screen, Ding Yue almost thought he had checked the wrong cinema.

After all, he might have mistaken it for a remote, less popular cinema, right?

But after a reconfirmation, he found out that it was indeed the hottest cinema in University Town. It was built two years ago and had become the top choice for university students to watch movies.

"Really?"

Ding Yue couldn’t help but mutter with a laugh.

"What’s the matter, Principal Ding?" Wen Ruohan, standing beside him, asked curiously.

"Nothing."

Ding Yue smiled mischievously, shaking his head, then switched to another 3DIMAX theater showing "Space Fortress" in the same cinema.

Since "Space Fortress" had a considerable screen share, meaning that more sessions were scheduled in the cinema, Ding Yue decided to take a look at several theaters at the same time for comparison.

However, the box office trend of "Space Fortress" in this 3DIMAX theater was almost the same: a cluster of red seats in the middle, a few red ones at the back, and the rest were vacant.

"Maybe the sales performance in the regular 3D theater is better?"

Ding Yue thought, switching to a regular 3D theater showing "Space Fortress" to check its ticket sales.

Hmm!

Admittedly, ticket sales were somewhat higher, but they still fell short of a full house!

Still worried about potential errors in his analysis, Ding Yue checked the ticket sales for a new session starting after eight o’clock.

It had sold tickets, but the movie had not yet started. The situation was almost the same as the six o’clock session.

At this point, Ding Yue was almost certain of the ticket sales situation of "Space Fortress". It was performing poorly during pre-sale and had a low attendance rate!

Wondering what Ma Wenhai was feeling at this moment?

...

In a high-end villa community in Yancheng.

After seeing the pre-sale status and attendance, Ma Wenhai grew very anxious.

"Mr. Chen, hear me out. Today, the attendance is low probably because people are on a long weekend holiday. Many young people either go on vacation or go back home!"

Ma Wenhai hurriedly explained when he received a call from the investor Mr. Chen.

However, this explanation was unpersuasive, even for himself!

As a director, Ma Wenhai had a clear understanding of the pre-sales and attendance statistics of commercial movies.

Based on the current attendance rate across the country for the session that started at six, the situation was dire!

Cities like Yancheng, Haicheng, Guangcheng, and Shencheng had decent attendance rates, which were higher than 55%.

But in other cities, the attendance rate was somewhat bleak.

"Mr. Chen, trust me, we’ll definitely be able to sell one hundred million yuan worth of tickets within the next few hours!"

Ma Wenhai humbled himself and went on explaining to the investors.

Initially, Ma Wenhai had had high hopes. He had planned to make three hundred million yuan at the box office on the premiere day, September 30, within only six hours!

However... reality hit hard!

Ma Wenhai was stunned.

This was not right!

A similar space science fiction movie released two years ago had performed really well at the box office on the premiere day!

To this day, Ma Wenhai still remembered vividly. It was his movie "Earth Crisis," starring a young male star. It had grossed 270 million yuan on its premiere day and 24.95 billion yuan in total!

"Director Ma, don’t think I know nothing about the box office statistics. With so many sessions allocated, and the attendance rate being so low, do you think this movie can break even?"

Investor Mr. Chen sounded somewhat irritated.

After all, when Ma Wenhai first pitched the space sci-fi movie "Space Fortress", he had sworn passionately that they would make no less than two billion yuan at the box office.

Mr. Chen believed in Ma Wenhai and funded two hundred million yuan for "Space Fortress" because of the success of his last space sci-fi movie, "Earth Crisis".

While Ma Wenhai was being scolded by the investors,

Ding Yue was relishing "Super Combat Team".

As expected of the 3DIMAX effects! The viewing experience was so much better than when he had previewed the movie.

Since Ding Yue had already seen the sample film and knew the plot, he focused mainly on the 3DIMAX effects throughout the movie.

But the other audiences reacted differently.

"Wow!"

"Ha-ha-ha!"

"Big White is so cute!"

"Whimper, why did the brother die?"

"Who’s the villain?"

"Wow, so cool!"

"Big White looks really cool when it transforms and flies!"

"I wish I had a Big White (●—●)!"

The audience was exclaiming in surprise. Many scenes could make the audience gasp in wonder.

Is it possible to be like this?

Such a turn of events?

So it was him all along?

Big White can be upgraded?

One surprise after another! For those viewers watching "Super Combat Team" for the first time, this animated film completely upended their understanding of traditional animated films.

"Super Combat Team" depicted a loveable healthcare robot named Big White, filled with humorous skits. Besides, the movie also upgraded Big White, turning it into a superhero robot. To audiences, this was simply too cool.

By the end of the movie, Ding Yue had lost count of how many times the audience had exclaimed in surprise or burst into laughter.

After going out of the theater, Ding Yue and Wen Ruohan were the most calm.

As they both had seen the sample film of "Super Combat Team," Wen Ruohan felt that the 3DIMAX effect was much stronger than when watching the sample film.

However, the reactions of Ding Xiaoyou and Huang Youjie were quite different.

Huang Youjie was simply amazed by how good "Super Combat Team" was, and he was ready for a second viewing. He planned to ask a fellow female student from the Law School to watch it with him in a few days.

However, when Ding Xiaoyou came out of the theater after watching the movie, she brought up a topic that no one could have anticipated.

"Ding Yue, what kind of technology is involved in Big White’s flight in the movie, even manned flight? First of all, for the energy source, I think ordinary energy can’t support it."

Once Ding Xiaoyou started talking, it was evident that she was a straight-A student!

Huang Youjie and Wen Ruohan were taken aback by her comments, with only Ding Yue being somewhat able to keep up: "Then do you think the graphene battery you’ll be developing can support Big White’s flight as depicted in the movie?"

"Probably not."

Ding Xiaoyou shook her head: "For that level of energy propulsion, it’s almost rocket-level. Even if it’s rocket fuel, there can’t be too little, so I think the best energy source for Big White’s flight is nuclear power."

"Er... Nuclear power!" Upon hearing this, Ding Yue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

A nuclear propulsion engine? That would require much advanced nuclear technology! Nuclear fission seems unlikely. It would have to be at least cold fusion, right?

Forget it, don’t think about it!