Although his fingers still felt the liquid that carried Lu Man's body heat, on the surface, Chen Yan remained indifferent.

Seeing Lu Man not picking up the conversation, he calmly asked again, "So, do you know about our current crisis?"

Lu Man glared at Chen Yan in annoyance and said, "Yes, I know! You big pervert!"

Chen Yan acted as if he hadn't heard Lu Man's name-calling, and seriously said, "Now that you know, what do you think we should do?"

What Lu Man admired most about Chen Yan was this: he was sneakily up to no good, yet he spoke as if discussing serious business.

And what she least accepted about herself was also this: she knew Chen Yan was taking advantage of the situation, but she would definitely be led around by him.

Her mind was involuntarily swayed by Chen Yan.

She suggested, "Why don't we... continue to promote more?"

After drying his left hand, Chen Yan placed it on Lu Man's fair and smooth leg, gently caressing it without a change in expression, and said, "Promotion also requires skill. Otherwise, isn't it just throwing money away?"

Pressed by Chen Yan's question, Lu Man also got a bit angry, "Then what do you suggest we do!"

Chen Yan smiled and patted her perky buttocks, signaling for her to get off his lap.

Lu Man had long disliked sitting on Chen Yan's lap because as soon as she did, Chen Yan would start making various moves, rendering her weak, blushing, and wishing she could immediately knock Chen Yan to the ground and make him cry 'meow'!

Seeing Chen Yan suggesting she get up, she simply stood up and took a seat on a nearby chair.

After Lu Man stood up, Chen Yan opened a drawer, took out a promotion plan, and handed it to Lu Man.

Curious, Lu Man took it.

Then she heard Chen Yan say, "This is a plan made by Song Chuang."

After listening, Lu Man said "Oh" and started looking at the plan.

And as Lu Man looked at the plan, Chen Yan couldn't help but recall the plan Song Chuang had made.

Song Chuang indeed deserved his reputation in the industry; as long as he was given suitable pay and shares, his ability was nothing to worry about.

He had identified the issues with the movie on its first day of release.

Therefore, in the past two days, he brainstormed and devised a way to spend money reasonably and sustain the movie's popularity:

He decided to use another fifteen million on promotional expenses, hiring various websites and city influencers, along with officials, to host an event related to the movie:

They would "spontaneously" announce the screening times of "The Mourning of the Brokenhearted," starting from the first day of release on November 11th, deemed "Day 1 of Mourning," and continuing until December 3rd, the "23rd Day of Mourning."

This way, not only was the theme perfectly aligned, but it also effectively extended the movie's popularity.

After all, according to the original promotion plan, audiences would only be attracted by the Singles' Day vibe for those few days. Once the festival was over, the anticipation for the movie would plummet.

But now, with this "calendar," every time people visited major platforms and saw this calendar, they would spontaneously feel like they had a task to check off.

Song Chuang even believed that this promotional plan had the potential for viral marketing.

Therefore, he planned to hire a portion of the internet water army to lead the sharing of this calendar, @ their friends, and the accompanying message would be "Which day of 'Our Mourning' shall we go to watch?"

When the time came, there would likely be many more followers online. With increased shares, the movie's popularity would stay high.

Combined with the film's quality, he believed the film's popularity could last well over twenty days.

For an urban film, that was quite enough.

Generally, for this type of film, the box office takings in the first twenty days accounted for 95% of the total box office.

Focusing efforts where they matter most was the most efficient and cost-effective approach.

While Chen Yan was quietly contemplating, Lu Man had finished reading the entire plan and looked up at Chen Yan in a bit of surprise.

Noticeable her gaze, Chen Yan also looked up and smilingly awaited her astonishment.

Then...

He heard Lu Man exclaim in surprise, "Chen Yan! I actually don't understand!"

Chen Yan collapsed.

Rubbing his temples, Chen Yan felt a headache coming on. He figured he really shouldn't have high expectations for the educational level of celebrities, especially a dopey female celebrity....

Of course, although he complained inwardly, Lu Man was still his "Virtual Girlfriend," and Chen Yan still spoiled her.

So he took the promotion plan and started explaining it slowly to Lu Man.

After explaining for over ten minutes, Lu Man finally understood the plan.

Then, with a puzzled face, she tilted her head and asked a question that struck right at the heart, "Chen Yan... why do I need to understand this?"

"All I need to do is do what you guys tell me, right?"

After speaking, she tilted her head again, puzzled, and asked another heartfelt question, "By the way, is there anything in this plan that I need to do?"

Chen Yan: ....

After a while, Chen Yan struggled to spit out two words, "No."

Lu Man: ??

Seeing Lu Man with a "something's off with you" expression, Chen Yan suddenly missed Yu Qiao Qiao.

Indeed, Boss Qiao Qiao was really obedient.

Is it so hard to put on an act?

Hmph!

I'm not playing with you anymore!

...

After chatting with Lu Man for a while longer, Chen Yan sent her off to discuss new projects at the film company with Yang Rou.

With a moment of peaceful contemplation, Chen Yan then opened the drawer and took out the "Potential Photo" of "Mudman Ultimate Elimination" taken a month ago.

Turning it over, Chen Yan read the back.

["Mudman Ultimate Elimination," a multiplayer melee obstacle course game show.]

Development cost: around 30 million.

Expected revenue: approx. 3-4 billion.

Project assessment: A game with potential for a masterpiece. Not only could it spark huge interest domestically, but it could also make remarkable strides in the international market. This could be your first game that shocks the world.

Project recommendation: Global release, ensure versions are available in different languages and on different platforms. Remember, the release is just the beginning; don't start off strong and then fade away.

Overall assessment: Six stars.

When Chen Yan first saw the potential in the new game, he was shocked.

This was, by far, the highest-rated project he had ever seen!

With a potential of six stars, billions in revenue, and a return on investment in the hundredsfold!

According to the system's estimate, he could become world-famous solely based on this game!

At that moment, Chen Yan felt an urge to hug Boss Qiao Qiao tightly and kiss her earnestly!

My goodness! Boss Qiao Qiao was truly his lucky star!

Not only had she helped him earn his first pot of gold, but she also inspired him to create his first world-class game!

Chen Yan believed that, as long as he made this game well, not only could he make a lot of money, but it would also allow the team to greatly improve and break into both domestic and international markets across all platforms!

Truly becoming a major game development corporation!

For Chen Yan, who dreamed of making the best and hottest games in the world, this was literally the dream come true!

Additionally, after making more money, he could also start a better "Virtual Adoption" endeavor.

For instance, establishing a small-scale charity foundation or welfare organization for Yu Qiao Qiao, allowing her to carry out her philanthropic activities!

It's nothing working for someone else's television station or welfare organization!

If you're going to do it, do it in your own foundation!

It's like it's your own home!

However, things had to be done one at a time.

Right now, since Yu Qiao Qiao was busy and couldn't help him mold characters and make games, Chen Yan would also put the game on hold and focus primarily on getting "The Mourning of the Brokenhearted" done.

After all, this movie was very important to Lu Man.

Now that a perfect foundation had just been laid for a skyscraper, whether it could rise smoothly depended on whether Song Chuang's plan could succeed.

As long as they got through this crisis, everything should be smooth sailing from there....

Chen Yan was also very curious to see the expressions of the Xu brothers, Director Zhang, and the entire entertainment and film circles who had initially doubted him and Lu Man when the movie's box office broke six hundred million....

.....

[Yu Qiao Qiao's Favorability: 156] (+10 accumulated during this period)

[Lu Man's Favorability: 166] (-5 accumulated during this period, Chen Yan's refusal to 'meow' today -2)

[Wealth Value: 35,063] (+3,640 spending during this period)

[Professional Wealth: 0]

[Cash: 138.647 million+] (Daily expenses -0.5 million, monthly expenses of the game company -6.83 million, cash withdrawal of +500 million "Successful....")

[Fixed Assets: 14.925 million]

...

People knew that "The Mourning of the Brokenhearted" was facing a huge threat to its box office; it wasn't just one or two people. After all, movies that overly relied on the holiday atmosphere always had this drawback.

So despite many people singing praises for Lu Man, there were even more waiting to see her fail.

Waiting to see when the ticket sales of "Mourning" would plummet, and everyone's incredulous expressions.

However, unfortunately, with Song Chuang at the helm, this joke didn't materialize.

Song Chuang's "Mourning Check-in" plan, once launched, immediately created a wave online.

Just as he said, this kind of activity had the potential for viral transmission. So with his encouragement, the "Check-in to Watch 'Mourning'" event started full swing across major platforms.

With this stimulation, plus the three-day weekend, and the word-of-mouth from tens of millions of viewers, the box office trend of "Mourning" was very stable.

Monday, 36 million; Tuesday, 30 million; Wednesday, 25 million; Thursday, 24 million.

And on the eighth day of release, the total box office successfully broke through 300 million!

And it wasn't over yet.

During the weekend, the box office surged again!

Friday, 33 million; Saturday, 45 million; Sunday, 32 million.

With the three-day weekend once again bringing in 110 million, "The Mourning of the Brokenhearted" reached 400 million in just 11 days!

And the competing "Eavesdropping 3," at this point, had only just barely reached over 200 million.

Two movies that were neck and neck on their first day had, after ten days, nearly doubled the distance between them!

And the impact of the film was still spreading. For example... at Qin Island University, Yu Qiao Qiao and Yang Nuan Nuan often encountered curious classmates...

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