Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 211 - 212: 2 Billion Box Office Celebration Banquet

Chapter 211: Chapter 212: 2 Billion Box Office Celebration Banquet

There were also haters who lashed out at He Jinxia, accusing her of pandering for attention, being pretentious, and constantly buying hot searches to create buzz.

The moment such remarks emerged, they were fiercely countered by her supporters, and even bystanders spoke a few words of fairness.

[Pandering for attention? She’s on a show, isn’t it expected to try hard instead of being a wallflower? Even if He Jinxia wanted to be a wallflower, the program team wouldn’t allow it, right?

Pretentious? Try crawling through the mud and see for yourself. Someone truly delicate couldn’t pull off being so quick, accurate, and ruthless!

Buying hot searches to create buzz? Sorry, even though I’m not a fan of this girl, I still like to search for her Weibo topics to keep up with her news. Who can resist her when she’s so beloved by the audience? Who doesn’t like a hardworking girl?]

One must say, He Jinxia’s image as an "Inspirational Goddess" was a marketing success, truly capturing the hearts of many.

Thanks to the combined boost from "Fengshang" and "Today’s Hot News," ticket sales for "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" made a significant rebound on the second day, breaking fifty million for the day’s box office!

With the twenty-billion threshold within reach, Director Dong Qiin decided to throw a celebration banquet once the film broke the twenty billion mark.

Of course, such a celebration banquet doubled as an alternative news conference too.

Director Dong Qiin’s banquet was a public celebration, not just attended by members of the crew, but also inviting media reporters to join.

A movie’s typical run after release is a month, but with impacts from the seating fill rate and sales, theaters consider extending the screening beyond the scheduled time. Well-performing movies often earn an extended run of an additional month.

Where do those box-office revenues of over fifty billion come from?

One factor is the number of viewers, and the other is the length of time the film stays in theaters.

All movies that break fifty billion are those whose screenings have been extended—some for a month, some for two, and historically, there have been films extended for three months.

Although the "Chen Xiaohui" movie only broke twenty billion, those with some clout in the circle knew for sure that the film would be extended. As for how long it would be extended, it was uncertain, but perhaps until the movie broke the thirty billion threshold.

Breaking ten billion is a hurdle, and twenty billion is another. The difficulty of increasing every ten billion is exponentially greater.

There’s an unwritten rule in the circle: once a movie’s box office hits thirty billion, the director of that movie has the potential to target the monumental fifty billion box office.

If Director Dong Qiin could produce a thirty billion box office hit as a newcomer, based on her potential, many media outlets would choose to attend her celebration banquet to curry favor.

After all, who wouldn’t want to be on good terms with money?╮(╯▽╰)╭!

On May 30th, just one day before the "Children’s Day," "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" officially hit the twenty billion mark in the morning!

In the afternoon, the crew, not shy about spending big, rented an entire floor at the Imperial City Hotel to celebrate the twenty billion box office achievement.

That day, many of Huaxia’s mainstream media outlets were present, and the banquet seemed like a red-carpet event.

Director Dong Qiin had even invited a top star to add glamour to the event, a celebrity fostered by Huayi Entertainment. Huayi Entertainment and Tonghua Entertainment, to which He Jinxia belonged, were arch-rivals, so there was little interaction between the two at the banquet.

With champagne all around and flashlights everywhere, the air was filled with laughter. Everyone from the crew, dressed in their best, placed their hands on a giant hammer and with smiling faces, smashed a golden egg embossed with "20 billion."

The attending media were all in front of the stage manicly taking photos; wherever you looked, flashes flickered, satisfying everyone’s feeling of pride and jubilation in that instant.

Being in such an environment for a long time really makes it hard not to get addicted, to maintain inner resolve and not become self-inflated.

In the midst of busy socializing, He Jinxia found a secluded spot with a good vantage point and leaned against a pillar to rest for a while.

The advantage of being tall allowed her to glance around, and see clearly who wore a smile on their face and who had disdain in their eyes.

Her eyes slightly darkened, displaying a calm indifference, as she held a glass of apple juice disguised as champagne in her hand.

She didn’t drink alcohol, that was a line she wouldn’t cross.

However, outright refusing someone in such a setting was too likely to cause offense, and while it wouldn’t matter if she offended people, she couldn’t implicate the production crew. The night before, Dong Qiin had found her and earnestly conveyed this message to her.

Nevertheless, Jinxia still stuck to her principles, and after weighing her options, Dong Qiin had arranged for a waiter to serve her apple juice—after all, without the bubbles, the two beverages didn’t look that different.

Whether it was alcohol or a soft drink was something that could be smelled. Once she was sure it was fine, Jinxia then began to sip her "champagne" at her own pace.

Suddenly, a series of slightly hurried footsteps sounded, and Jinxia glanced to the side, seeing a slightly plump man in a suit approaching.

The man’s hair was meticulously groomed, the hair gel slick and shiny, making Jinxia think it could almost serve as a mirror.

As soon as the man saw Jinxia, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Miss He Jinxia, I am Liu Mingxiang, the general manager of Ding Sheng Technology."

Jinxia didn’t know what Ding Sheng Technology was, but in the entertainment circle, one shouldn’t slap the hand that’s offered with a smile, and what did it matter whether the person was President Liu, President Li, or President Yang?

The man reached out his hand, and Jinxia, with a slight smile, extended her hand and lightly clasped it with President Liu’s.

Midway through the handshake, Jinxia raised her hand to pull away, but then President Liu suddenly tightened his grip, excitedly saying, "This is the first time I’m meeting you in person, I’m a bit excited—I’m a fan of yours. You are an inspiration to us chubby folks, Jinxia!"

Jinxia still smiled, pulling her hand away without leaving a trace.

This so-called President Liu seemed very natural, but based on her instincts from her previous life, she felt this man was up to no good.

After that, President Liu launched into an animated discussion with Jinxia, talking about the achievements of the movie "Chen Xiaohui," its future box office prospects, and the market for this kind of motivational film, and so on.

Jinxia listened carefully, her eyes flickering slightly; she responded neutrally, not cold but not too warm either.

After listening for a while, she had a pretty good idea of what the man knew; he had some grasp of the rules in the entertainment circle but it wasn’t thorough—just half-baked knowledge.

Simply put, he had a smattering of knowledge and was prone to boast a lot.

"Sister Jinxia!" Suddenly, a woman’s voice rang out from the corridor, and Jinxia looked up to see Song Zilin.

Song Zilin approached with a smile, saying, "Sister Jinxia, so you’re here! Director Dong is looking for you; he says it’s time to cut the celebration cake."

Jinxia nodded slightly, turning to President Liu with a faint smile, "President Liu, I’ll have to excuse myself for a moment."

President Liu nodded amiably, saying warmly, "No problem at all."

As he concluded, he added, "By the way, Miss He Jinxia, I have really enjoyed our conversation. Here is my business card, you can call me anytime if you need anything."

His words sounded like polite conversation, but from a different perspective, that last phrase seemed to carry a deeper meaning.

If you need anything?

What does ’if you need anything’ mean?

The scope of that could be quite broad.