This showed that after the film became popular, Lu Man was invited into the group by these people.

And given the shrewd nature of those in the entertainment circle, everyone must have been aware of Lu Man joining the group. Hence, there was this excessively sycophantic flattery.

A billion at the box office?

They sure dreamed big...

A billion in box office history could rank in the top 50, even the top 40.

You see, with so many years of film development in the country, out of hundreds of thousands of films, only a few dozen have stood out.

This required the film's quality, actors, promotions, and even luck to be excellent. Moreover, the film genre needed to be popular with the masses!

But with the genre of "Lost Love in 23 Days," that height was just impossible.

So, they were clearly just making things up.

It was just that Lu Man fell for this stuff. If it were someone else, they'd probably have felt embarrassed by now.

Chen Yan looked at Lu Man, who lifted her head like a proud little lion, and couldn't help but smile.

Given this girl's vanity, he guessed she'd happily agree if you said she was the world's number-one beauty.

While "dissing" Lu Man, Chen Yan checked out other private chats and group messages.

Most of them were blindly praising Lu Man.

Stuff like... [Sister Man's acting is so amazing! Her box office will definitely exceed 600 million!]

Or... [Sister Man alone is overpowering two emperors and one empress! She'll definitely top the best actress this year!]

And... [Sister Man's new company will probably become a top player in the circle very soon!]

There were even some mentions of Chen Yan, [Who would've thought President Chen had such good taste, to spot a gem like Sister Man. When so many doubted her, he was the one with vision!]

Hmm... okay... that seemed to be another way of praising Lu Man.

Looking at all those nonsensical praises, there was a moment when Chen Yan almost really believed that the film succeeded because of Lu Man.

Rainbow farts can really blur one's vision.

If it were him... starting an alt account, joining some entertainment groups or circles, and listening to them flatter him daily.

That...

Would indeed be pretty cool. Cough cough.

After watching more praise for a while, Chen Yan laughed and handed the phone back to Lu Man.

Lu Man took the phone, proudly said to Chen Yan, "See! Aren't they all praising me!"

Chen Yan nodded, jokingly said, "Yeah. If I didn't know we just made a movie, I'd almost think you saved the world."

Lu Man snorted lightly, "That's just jealousy."

Chen Yan, while picking up a pen to continue revising a plan, retorted, "Right, right. I'm jealous you might get five hundred million in box office."

Lu Man's way of thinking was indeed different from ordinary people. Hearing Chen Yan mock like this, she wasn't annoyed or angry. Instead, she asked, "So how much box office would you be jealous of?"

Chen Yan looked up at her, feigned a thoughtful look, and said, "It'd have to be over ten billion total."

Lu Man immediately lit up with confidence, "Deal! When my box office breaks ten billion, you have to say you're jealous of me!"

Chen Yan smiled, thinking that sometimes Lu Man was truly as cute as a child.

Then, he heard Lu Man say, "And! You have to strip to your undies and meow like a cat!"

Hearing Lu Man's latter words, Chen Yan: ...

He glanced at Lu Man a bit guiltily. Lu Man was bearing her cute little fangs, her eyes "ferociously" fixed on Chen Yan, looking ready to bite if he didn't agree!

Chen Yan couldn't help but guiltily recall an incident from a month ago when he had drunk "Imagination Potion" and something happened with Lu Man...

Back then, Chen Yan had just validated the potential of "Mud Man Elimination" using "Xiao Ha's Instant Film." He suddenly felt energized!

He realized that this game could be a big hit!

It was truly a great gift from Boss Qiao Qiao (the game's inspiration came from Qiao Qiao)!

So, Chen Yan got carried away. He immediately drank the "Imagination Potion" to boost his creativity for designing some fun levels!

Aware of the potion's side effects, after drinking it, Chen Yan didn't dare to go out, just stayed home reading books.

But whether it took time for the potion to activate, or it needed some stimulation, he never felt any change after drinking it.

At most, he felt that his mind was more agile while reading, able to imagine the scenes vividly.

Gradually, he let his guard down.

And just stayed home for a day.

In the evening, Lu Man called him, saying Qiao Qiao had gone back to the orphanage today and wasn't in the villa. She was alone in the villa, feeling a bit bored, and asked him to come over and hang out.

Chen Yan initially refused.

But he couldn't stand... Lu Man, that little fairy, was too seductive.

Various temptations, provocations, and intoxications.

Chen Yan really couldn't hold back, so he went to the villa.

Initially, upon reaching the villa, Chen Yan was pretty normal, had fun talking and laughing with Lu Man.

But as their actions became increasingly intimate, he began to realize something was off.

Because he found his thoughts to be extremely active, continuously coming up with wild ideas...

Like, having Lu Man play a kidnapped detective.

Or, having Lu Man play a student with poor grades.

Or even, having Lu Man play a secretary who messed up...

Anyway, none of the roles were particularly proper.

Actually, if he was the only one going crazy, it wouldn't be a problem.

But who was Lu Man? She was a drama queen!

And what was her personality? She was competitive!

Could she possibly NOT join in when Chen Yan started performing?

Thus, the villa suddenly turned into a small stage, and two actors began their performance.

Fortunately, since Lu Man liked Chen Yan enough, she accepted some of Chen Yan's over-the-line but not final step actions.

Things kept going until the very end...

When Chen Yan's imagination reached a level that ten horses couldn't hold back, he grabbed Qiao Qiao's beloved cat, Cotton Candy, pretending it was a "gun," and "forced" Lu Man to strip down to just her stockings and kneel on the ground meowing.

Only then did Lu Man feel Chen Yan was a bit abnormal.

So she directly took off the stockings and tied Chen Yan up...

But... since then, Lu Man has been completely addicted to this act of stripping down to stockings and meowing.

Whenever possible, she pondered getting Chen Yan to perform for her...

...

Recalling that shameful event a month ago, Chen Yan guiltily glanced at Lu Man and then, following his usual diversion tactic, coughed and changed the subject, "Cough, cough. Man Man, I need to tell you something. Actually, there might be a problem with your film's box office going forward."

Hearing Chen Yan mention her "signature work," Lu Man was successfully distracted. She retracted her little fangs and looked at Chen Yan worriedly, "Why?"

Chen Yan closed the game planning document in his hand, then took out the data for "Lost Love in 23 Days" and showed it to Lu Man.

"You see, the explosive box office over the weekend was just because of the initial promotions and the holiday boost."

"Once the Singles' Day atmosphere passes in the next two days and people no longer come in groups to watch the film, the box office might plummet severely."

Lu Man asked in surprise, "Really?"

Chen Yan nodded, "Yes."

As he spoke, he patted his leg seriously, "Come here, sit on this. Let me explain in detail to you."

...

Meanwhile, Chen Yan wasn't the only one who noticed this issue.

At the Xu Group, in the chairman's office.

Xu Zhaorong, Xu Zhaoqing, and Director Zhang were having a small meeting.

Looking at the box office comparison of the past few days on the table, both Xu Zhaoqing and Director Zhang looked a bit unpleasant.

This was a real slap in the face!

They were the ones who had vowed to blacklist Lu Man and had repeatedly tried to undermine Chenlu Film.

And they were the ones who had shouted in the circles about how Chenlu's debut film would fail miserably!

But... Chenlu Film ended up delivering such an excellent result!

Two hundred million in three days! The final box office could very likely reach five hundred million!

The year was already more than half over, and with this performance, this film could likely rank in the top ten of the year!

Thinking of this made their faces hurt.

Xu Zhaorong, perhaps having braced himself, didn't show any unusual expressions.

After a moment of silence, Director Zhang said, "President Rong, this film is too popular. Can't we really suppress it?"

Xu Zhaorong shook his head slowly, calmly said, "We can't suppress it."

"Now that this film has become this year's blockbuster, all the cinemas and platforms are depending on this film for their last meal of the year."

"They've formed a vested interest group, and it's impossible to interfere now."

Director Zhang was a bit unwilling to acquiesce, "So we just watch as their box office soars?"

Xu Zhaorong fell silent for a while, then said, "The situation has settled. Now we can only wait for them to make a mistake. If we interfere, we'll just put ourselves at a disadvantage."

His brother took over the conversation, "But their box office is doing so well now, how could they possibly make a mistake?"

Xu Zhaorong smiled and said, "Exactly because their box office momentum is so strong, they might overlook the upcoming crisis."

Xu Zhaoqing curiously asked, "Crisis?"

Xu Zhaorong nodded, "Yes."

"For example, their explosive premiere over three days had reasons. Their timing was too good, and their promotions were excellent. So, it led to audiences coming in groups to watch their movie."

"But don't forget, the holiday is almost over, and the trend of watching 'Lost Love' in groups is about to stop."

"If they haven't prepared a follow-up promotion plan, their box office might drop significantly."

Hearing Xu Zhaorong say this, Xu Zhaoqing and Director Zhang suddenly saw a glimmer of hope...

...

Meanwhile, at the same time, Chen Yan, holding Lu Man seated on his right leg, asked, "How about it? Do you understand our current crisis?"

Lu Man's face turned red with annoyance, she bared her little fangs and glared at him.

Chen Yan, seriously withdrew his left hand from under Lu Man's skirt, hid it behind his back, and gently rubbed his fingers, which were sticky and emitted a faint scent...

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