Actually, there were still two or three films of decent quality during this summer season.

But, all the promotional channels had been dominated by "Medicine God" and "Magic City Fortress."

As a result, they virtually had no fame.

Now "Magic City Fortress" had flopped, while "Medicine God" had outstanding quality.

So, the entire summer season had completely turned into a solo show for "Medicine God."

On the very first day, it had already pulled in more than three billion in box office revenue.

The second day's box office for "Medicine God" began to rise, reaching 3.8 billion.

The third day, 4.2 billion.

The fourth day, 4.5 billion.

Just within a short four days, the movie "Medicine God" had earned over 15 billion in box office revenue.

You must know that the distributors and producers were all from Chen Group itself, so Chen Group's two companies directly took about 72% of the box office revenue.

That's a full 11 billion!

Everyone in the circle was stunned.

You see, the domestic market is still not perfect, and the highest box office had always been dominated by European and American films.

Occupying the top five spots were movies like "Transformers 4" and "Fast & Furious 7."

Until last year, a film called "Monster Chronicles" came out and ended the twenty-year reign of European and American blockbusters in the domestic market with a box office of 25 billion.

However, although "Monster Chronicles" had good results, its reputation was quite average.

And during its screening period, many people had exposed its box office manipulation.

So, the true achievement of it had always been somewhat doubtful.

Now, in less than a year, due to the right time, place, and people, "Medicine God" had emerged with a weekly box office of 15 billion.

It was completely... about to overturn the entire mainland film industry's rhythm!

Previously, although everyone highly regarded Chenlu Film Company, they only saw it as a rising star. Although it produced fine products and had many hit shows, it always lacked some "king's air."

After all, Chenlu Film Company was still young and hadn't achieved much that could be recorded in history.

But now, Chenlu Film Company had it.

A single "Medicine God" forced all the companies and artists in the circle to treat Chenlu Film Company with extra caution.

After all, this was a masterpiece that was very likely to truly break the domestic historical box office record.

And what's more, it was a masterpiece that reaped both critical acclaim and box office success!

Since Chen Yan and Yang Rou had already decided, they wanted to start building their own film system and reputation for Chenlu Film Company.

Thus, at the beginning and end of the movie, there were big logos of Chenlu Film & Sunrise Plans, and it directly displayed on the screen the slogan "Chenlu Films, guaranteed masterpieces."

This, naturally, sparked great interest among many viewers.

They went online to see what Chenlu Film Company and Sunrise Plans were all about.

Then, they realized that quality series like "23 Days of Heartbreak," "Hua Qian Bone," and "Pretense" were all from this company, this plan.

This invisibly added a halo to Chenlu Film Company.

In the future, as long as it was a project shot by Chenlu Film Company, the audience would naturally have a sense of anticipation, wanting to see what wonderful works Chenlu Film Company had made again!

While the film was booming and Chenlu Film Company was being deified, the several main actors in the film also benefited enormously.

The already famous stars added fire to their fame.

The remaining few less famous ones also saw a significant rise in their worth and gathered their own fan groups.

And among them, as the company boss and the female character with the most screen time, Lu Man gained the most.

As the mascot of the company and also as an essential "tool" for the realization of the profession "Virtual Girlfriend," Lu Man was involved in almost every project.

This was also why she had been so busy, so tired lately, and even complained about Chen Yan's exploitation.

But if there had been hints of Chen Yan exploiting in previous projects, this project really took Lu Man's career to the next level.

Since last time she played a heartbreak patient and earned over six billion in box office.

This time, Lu Man brought a single mother and female patient to life.

With the help of Chen Yan's "Professional Potential Potion," Lu Man's acting skills had gradually started resembling those of a film queen.

Adding to that, the excellent director and cast, Lu Man truly outdid herself this time.

Moreover, she was becoming more dedicated, no longer maintaining the dignity of a female celebrity. She bravely transformed into ugly and old characters, which left a deep impression on the audience in her performance.

Thus, during the film's screening period, Lu Man's popularity once again soared.

Her status in the entertainment and film industry was also becoming more stable, steadily moving towards becoming a top-tier superstar.

In this way, with no competitors, "Medicine God" advanced triumphantly and deservedly became the king of the summer season.

Ten billion in box office, twenty billion, thirty billion.

"Medicine God" unstoppable broke the domestic film box office record, then started its own legendary journey.

And even more miraculously, as the number of viewers increased, "Medicine God's" reputation did not slide but rather miraculously improved.

In professional ratings, "Medicine God" quietly rose from 8.7 to a high score of 9.

This was a rare high score for domestic films.

It shared this score with globally renowned, even Oscar-winning classics like "Roman Holiday," "Catch Me If You Can," and "Scent of a Woman."

And in audience ratings, "Medicine God" was even more exaggerated.

Whether it was the domestic audience's deep affection, "Medicine God's" rating skyrocketed to a high of 9.6, surpassing countless classics to become the highest-rated work in the history of domestic audience ratings!

These exaggerated scores made many insiders suspect that Chen Yan was rigging the ratings.

And Chen Yan...

He also suspected that someone was rigging the ratings.

But, he suspected that someone was intentionally giving his movie a low rating initially!

Otherwise, why would the starting score be lower than it is now?!

Thus, the movie was still in theaters, and the legend continued to be created. But life continued on.

After the company held a celebration banquet, Chen Yan temporarily shifted his attention away from the movie.

After all, he now had a large family and business, which could no longer be constrained by the small film industry.

The more important reason was... his lawsuit with Zhao Group had started.

During this time, although Chen Yan had always been dealing with the Xu brothers, it didn't mean he had relaxed his vigilance against Zhao Qingtian.

Zhao Qingtian was always his biggest current enemy.

He took down the Xu brothers to reduce Zhao Qingtian's peripheral power, aiming for a lethal blow.

And whether it was Zhao Qingtian sensing danger, or Zhao Xuan using some means, Zhao Group hadn't bothered Chen Yan lately.

The previous lawsuit, claiming that Chen Yan had used Zhao Group's public funds to establish Chen's Investment, also seemed to have fizzled out a bit.

So, this court session was just a formality for both sides.

Zhao Group didn't submit any compelling evidence, plus the prominent He family admitted to the 1.6 billion, saying the Dream Fund money came from the He family.

Therefore, the court ruled in Chen Yan's favor on the spot, preserving all his funds and shares.

As the big boss, Chen Yan didn't need to be personally involved in such matters.

But, when he received the news of the win, Chen Yan also received an invitation: He Mengxue's father, He Ruifeng invited Chen Yan to the He Family's estate for a chat.

After receiving the invitation, Chen Yan was a bit puzzled. He didn't understand what the richest man of Qindong Peninsula wanted from him.

Was it official business?

Chen Yan and the He family, beyond the investment company, actually didn't have any other interactions.

Was it personal?

Chen Yan thought of He Mengxue.

He Mengxue, this woman, Chen Yan had always been quite interested in her.

After all, she was the only woman who had actively pursued Chen Yan, and moreover, she was top-notch whether in appearance, family background, or character.

She completely satisfied all of Chen Yan's vanity and fantasies.

However... Chen Yan also knew he had quite a few women around him, making things a bit messy, so he had always maintained a distance from He Mengxue.

Chen Yan felt... maybe she wasn't looking for himself?

With these thoughts, Chen Yan finished his work for the afternoon.

In the evening, Chen Yan changed his clothes and had his driver take him to the He Family estate.

The He family was the wealthiest on Qin Island.

They held massive influence on the island.

So, the estate was the largest and most impressive on the entire island.

Chen Yan had visited the He Family estate a few times before and had always been amazed by the depth and heritage of such a prominent family.

He felt this was how a big family should be.

However, the words He Ruifeng said to him made him realize his understanding was still somewhat shallow.

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After Chen Yan arrived at the He Family estate, He Ruifeng invited him to take a walk in the garden.

Whether something had happened or not, He Ruifeng seemed very calm today.

He had lost the usual sharp edge and appeared more like an elder.

Walking in the garden with Chen Yan, He Ruifeng pointed around and asked, "Do you feel envious?"

Chen Yan didn't hide his thoughts and nodded, "Yes."

He Ruifeng smiled, shook his head, and said, "There's nothing to envy."

He spoke somewhat sentimentally, "You only see the glamour of our big families, but not our confusion and hesitation."

Chen Yan looked at him, not understanding.

He Ruifeng elaborated at a measured pace, "Though the family is bound together by blood, it also means, because of that, we have too few people, too small a base, far less likely to produce a genius than outside."

"If it were our time, it would have been enough to be bold and adventurous. The speed of technological advancement wasn't as fast as it is now."

"Like now, a company not advancing for a few months can start to decline."

"Not advancing for a year, it might be caught up by the same industry."

"Not advancing for two years, it might be on the verge of life and death."

"So... family-style management has actually become outdated."

Hearing He Ruifeng's words, Chen Yan pondered for a while, feeling there was some truth to it.

However, reasonable as it was, he still couldn't understand what He Ruifeng was trying to express.

So he looked at He Ruifeng, waiting for him to continue.

But He Ruifeng did not meet his expectations and instead changed the subject, "Zhao Xuan has come back out again. Not right. Should say, resurrected."

He chuckled, saying, "He claims he survived that explosion incident by chance, and then, fearing someone wanted to harm him, he hid his identity for over a year."

He shook his head, "Such a far-fetched excuse, only he could think of it."

At this point, he looked at Chen Yan, suddenly switching tones, and said, "But, he's reappeared now, probably because of you, right?"

Chen Yan fell silent.

Even though he considered He Ruifeng his future father-in-law, that was the future after all. Right now, their relationship hadn't reached the level where they could share secrets.

Seeing Chen Yan like this, He Ruifeng sighed slightly and said, "Actually... Zhao Qingtian and I have both realized the disadvantages of family-style management."

"So, like me, he wants to change the entire family structure, bring in professional managers, boost the competitiveness of the enterprise."

Hearing He Ruifeng's words, Chen Yan's eyes slightly narrowed.

What did He Ruifeng mean by this...

Was this going to be a revolt?

No way. Future father-in-law. Your daughter is still in my hands!

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It's too cold today, and there's no heating. My hands and feet are a bit stiff, and initially, I felt like I couldn't write at all and wanted to take a break. But considering I've taken quite a few breaks recently, I pushed myself.

Why am I saying all this?

Not to complain or to boast about not skipping updates (that's expected). But to tell everyone...

It's recently gotten really cold!! Be sure to keep warm!!!

Love you~

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