Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 667 - 666: Is the Outcome Decided?

Chapter 667: Chapter 666: Is the Outcome Decided?

The next day, January 28th.

At five o’clock in the early morning, all the members of the War Wolf crew gathered at Bai’s Film Industry. A large projector screen hung in front of the meeting room, displaying the latest box office data from the Maoyan Box Office website.

At this moment, the data on the screen made everyone present tense.

For War Wolf, the numbers were extremely unfavorable!

"Three Lives of Love has already reached a presale box office of fifty million, and our War Wolf is only at twenty million!" Bai Ze was sweating profusely and frantically rubbing his hair, "This is it, we’re thoroughly doomed! Just the presale box office gap is thirty million, and today’s box office alone will widen the gap by nearly a hundred million! How are we supposed to compete?!"

His words finished, and the expressions on everyone present turned exceptionally grim.

Just the presale gap had reached thirty million; unless a miracle occurred, defeat was absolutely sealed!

"I think we can still wait a bit," Zhao Zhenhao, though also feeling that they were bound to lose, still wanted to believe in Wang Hao’s capabilities, as Wang Hao had created too many miracles, "The first day’s box office doesn’t say much, Brother Hao’s capabilities are still good."

"Good indeed, but if there were no bet, it would be manageable, but now there is a bet," Bai Ze was near breaking down, "A bet of ten billion! If we really lose, I’ll be scolded to death by the family!"

"This time Brother Hao..." Wang Mengfei touched her chin and said, "Why hasn’t he arrived yet? He really has a lot of nerve."

Bai Ze buried his head, "What difference does it make if he comes or not in this situation? Can his coming reverse the situation? It’s over, truly over."

Everyone was quite depressed; there was nothing they could do, the gap this time was just too large, a thirty million presale box office difference wasn’t something one could simply claim to reverse.

"Actually, I think," at this point, Ren Xing spoke, "We’ve all watched Brother Hao’s movie, and it’s simply perfect! I’ve watched it three times and still want to see it again. The quality is definitely not an issue, Brother Bai don’t worry so much, let’s see how it goes on from here. Anyway, I think Brother Hao didn’t even invite Miss Ice Princess; he must be confident with the quality being so good, let’s just observe."

Fang Wenbin also nodded beside him, "Yeah, the quality of this film is definitely unbeatable! We might suffer a bit initially, but we still have a chance to contest later."

Bai Ze continued to bury his head into the table, "It’s over, it’s over, this time it’s truly over..."

...

Contrarily, the atmosphere among the people of the War Wolf crew, Hong Tianyi and Hong Tianjun, was different as they sat in the large conference room of Tianyi Film and Television Entertainment Company, legs crossed, already preparing for the celebration banquet.

Yang Haiyang, Liu Feifei, Yu Zhinan, and Michael among other main members of the crew were sitting on chairs, each with a smile that couldn’t fade.

After all, winning a ten billion bet, the benefits for them were definitely substantial.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! Big brother, you see, I told you, we’re definitely winning this!" Hong Tianyi was bursting with energy, as this time it was a ten billion bet, according to the current situation, victory was practically set in stone, they just had to wait for the time to take over Bai Ze’s Bai’s Film Industry.

For such an event, anyone would be overjoyed to death.

"Indeed, so far there is no problem," Hong Tianjun smiled and nodded, "Strike while the iron is hot, let’s promote well during this period, then we can prepare for the celebration banquet."

"Right!" Hong Tianyi laughed heartily, "I’m already arranging the venue, we must celebrate properly this time!"

...

Time slowly progressed, and by nine o’clock in the morning, Three Lives of Love’s presale box office had already hit nearly eighty million, while War Wolf’s was only just thirty-five million.

A gap of forty-five million!

Such a gap was not something that could easily be reversed...

In cinemas nationwide.

Countless movie fans were already prepared, just waiting for the ten o’clock premiere.

"What are you watching? Three Lives of Love? Yep, this movie has a strong cast, I’m watching this one too."

"Ha ha ha, definitely Three Lives of Love, I even took a special leave today."

"Me too, me too, I heard there’s even a bet this time? I think Three Lives of Love has a greater chance of winning, this entire hall is full of people watching Three Lives of Love, not many for War Wolf."

"Of course, what kind of cast does Three Lives of Love have? What about War Wolf? There’s just no comparison!"

Everywhere in the cinema such discussions were going on, and in the hall where the audience of Three Lives of Love faced the audience of War Wolf, there was a palpable sense of superiority as they took every opportunity to mock—

"You’re watching War Wolf? That trash movie doesn’t even have a proper star, hurry and watch Three Lives of Love, that’s really worth watching!"

"Exactly, with a strong cast and both Hollywood directors and special effects, it’s definitely worth watching!"

In the entire hall, people gathered in groups of three or five, all clustered together, just waiting to thoroughly enjoy themselves later, but clearly, in terms of morale, Three Lives of Love overwhelmingly outclassed War Wolf.

Soon, at ten in the morning, fans of Three Lives of Love swarmed in, relegating War Wolf’s audience to the back rows to bite the dust!

"These brainless fans are so arrogant!"

"Exactly, they’re too arrogant, what does it matter to them what movie we watch!"

"Forget it, I believe in Brother Hao’s strength, let’s go in and see!"

The audience proceeded to have their tickets checked and entered the theater, and at ten sharp, the film began.

At this moment, the scene was completely different from before. In the movie theaters on both sides, the audience was completely polarized!

Three Lives of Love hall—

"The male lead is out! So handsome! Female lead! Gorgeous! Feifei truly is the hottest young star!"

"Yeah, the characters are indeed beautiful, but the plot’s kinda boring..."

"The male and female leads are angry again! They made up again! Angry again! Made up again! Angry again! Made up again..."

But the situation with the "Three Lives of Love" audience was completely different, in "War Wolf" all the viewers were utterly shocked!

"Holy shit! This scene! Absolutely thrilling!"

"Intense! I’m dying of excitement! Is that Brother Hao playing the male lead?! Epic!"

"The tanks are actually drifting! Holy shit, look at that extra getting dizzy!"

"Yang Yunfei’s portrayal of this rich second generation is just perfect, I laughed so hard!"

"Young master, stop bullshitting! How do we even get out! Hahaha, that line killed me!"

And by the end, as Ding Donglai’s commanding and frustration-filled "Fire" rang out, the entire audience was in tears!

"Clap!" "Clap, clap, clap!" "Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!"

As the movie ended, the entire audience spontaneously stood up, giving the film a wildly enthusiastic round of applause!

"Thrilling! Couldn’t be more thrilling!"

"Fire! Holy shit, this part is just explosively intense!"

"So damn epic! So badass!"

All the viewers exclaimed, finding the quality of "War Wolf" far beyond their expectations!

As the audience began to leave their seats, viewers from "War Wolf" looked extremely satisfied, even a bit longing for more.

Meanwhile, the audience from "Three Lives of Love" were shaking their heads.

In the eyes of those viewers, aside from the attractiveness of the actors, there was nothing redeemable about the plot at all...

Of course, thanks to the massive draw of the actors in "Three Lives of Love," even though the reviews had started to polarize, the box office was still overwhelmingly crushing.

By noon, the total box office for "Three Lives of Love" on Maoyan reached 160 million, while "War Wolf" only had a mere 80 million.

Given these numbers, Tianyi Film and Television Entertainment Company was already preparing the victory celebration.

However, at "War Wolf," Bai Ze and others were still keenly watching the box office.

As time ticked by, given the star power of "Three Lives of Love," the box office was advancing strongly; by the peak time at 8 PM, the total daily box office of "Three Lives of Love" reached 270 million, while "War Wolf" was still at a mere 120 million.

A staggering difference of 150 million on the premiere day!

Such a gap, unless a miracle happened, was absolutely impossible to close!

As time went on, by midnight, the premiere day’s total box office for "Three Lives of Love" hit 310 million!

And "War Wolf’s" premiere day box office was 160 million.

...

Inside Zhonghai Shangri-La Hotel.

Hong Tianjun and Hong Tianyi, along with all the members of their team, gathered here, already celebrating their victory!

"Hahahaha! This victory is just too perfect! ’War Wolf’ is out of the game now!"

"Congratulations in advance, Mr. Hong, ten billion is in the bag!"

"Hahahaha, it was just too easy this time. The competition was too weak, not challenging at all!"

"Yeah, with a 150 million difference on the premiere day, they’ll never catch up no matter how hard they try!"

With his glass in hand, Hong Tianyi listened to the accolades, his spirits soaring.

This victory was indeed remarkable, with a 150 million premiere day gap, the victory was already determined.

He felt as if he had reached the pinnacle of his life, with the ten billion bet firmly within his grasp!

A reporter asked, "Mr. Hong, any thoughts on your premiere day’s box office success?"

"Really, there’s not much to say," chuckled Hong Tianyi, "Just that our competitors were too weak..."

Thunderous applause filled the room!

Just when it was supposed to be the happiest moment of the celebration, suddenly, a data analyst stumbled in frantically, shouting, "Mr. Hong! Trouble! Big trouble!"

"Calm down, what kind of image is this?" Hong Tianyi frowned, "What’s the big trouble?"

The panicked worker blurted out, "War Wolf! ’War Wolf’ has turned the tables!"