Chapter 45: Blockbuster

uan had already gently drawn back his hand.

"I'll let Yu Xin take you back later," he said softly, looking away from Huo Qu. "It's too late, you have to go back to sleep early."

Hearing this, Huo Qu immediately became anxious, "But I want you to go with me."

"Don't be silly," Yu Qinghuan smiled at him and pointed to Zhao Rui on the stage. "Do you Director Zhao there? We have got work to do later."

Encountering with Huo Qu's black and beautiful eyes, he felt his heart quiver slightly, but he could only repress the surging guilt inside. "Wait till I have time for you, okay?"

This boy knew nothing, just like a blank sheet of paper. He was the only friend Yu Qinghuan had ever made in his life, so Yu Qinghuan used up all his sincere heart to treat Huo Qu well and took this friendship on the tip of heart. However, Yu Qinghuan had sprouted some to-be-blamed feelings for him because of this treasure.

He had to give himself some time to deal with his chaotic heart, thought Yu Qinghuan.

"Really?" Huo Qu's eyes glued to Yu Qinghuan, repeatedly confirming, "Qinghuan, will you really come to me soon?"

"Of course," Yu Qinghuan assured him, "I will definitely come to you right after I finish the movie promotion."

Then Huo Qu reluctantly followed Yu Xin and left. Before going out, he looked back several times, but Yu Qinghuan kept his head down and did not notice him. He could only sip his lips and stepped out of the door under Yu Xin's urging.

"Won't you go with them?" Zhao Rui was smoking a cigarette and looked at Yu Qinghuan, puzzled. "The day after tomorrow, we will begin our journey to several cities to publicize the movie. You should reserve your energy in advance."

Perhaps the smooth post-production of Orange was much smooth, which changed Zhao Rui. Compared with his gloomy appearance three months ago, he had been much more cheerful now.

At the very least, he would not keep staring at people with that bleak look now, and he would not be treated as a bad guy by parents with children on the road any more.

"I'll go later." Yu Qinghuan closed his eyes, looking a little tired. His head tilted back and leaned against the chair, and his voice was hoarse.

"Don't get sick, otherwise no one will follow me to do the movie promotion." Zhao Rui was startled by his wilting appearance. Looking around, he saw that there was no one in the screening room. He reached for his things. "Let's go, I'm going back, I can give you a ride."

"Okay." Yu Qinghuan nodded and walked out ahead of him.

Looking at his back, Zhao Rui frowned, he always felt Yu Qinghuan was kinda not in the mood today, was it his illusion?

Although there were not many screenings of Orange in cinemas, the box office of the movie was much better than Zhao Rui had expected due to the popularity it created in the early stage. On the day of its screening, many netizens who had been paying close attention to the movie bought tickets in the first place and went to the cinema for it.

Compared with Yu Qinghuan's calmness, Yu Xin was like an ant on a hot pan. He searched for the keywords on Weibo every few seconds. He wanted to see the movie reviews. Unfortunately, he failed to find any comments after half day's labor.

Yu Xin gradually cooled his ardor.

He also attended the premiere of Orange and even shed a few tears for the first time when watching the movie. He thought that the movie would at least make a small hit, but unexpectedly, the public did not respond at all.

After peeking at his own artist's quiet side face, Yu Xin silently hid his mobile phone.

He cheered himself up secretly in his heart. This was Yu Qinghuan's first movie, and it had a very heavy theme and not easy to please the audiences, so it was not a big deal even if it flopped. Just do well in the next movie.

He did not dare to search for the film reviews any more. Yu Qinghuan was also not in the mood to search for any comment after he sensed his own thoughts on Huo Qu. Therefore, neither of them knew that a few hours later, Orange went on the hot search list.

[At the beginning, I just felt that the film crew was so pitiful, so I bought a ticket to support them. Unexpectedly, I was immediately attracted by the movie itself after watching it. When I walked out of the cinema, I felt that I should write something about it, but I where to start. I think it is so good that no words could match it. I am crying in front of the computer now like an idiot. For real, go to the cinema and see it, you will never regret it.]

[Orange is really too warm. It's totally different from what I expected, and I still can't stop crying no. Qinghuan's acting is so fucking good. I feel what acting is for the first time on an actor. I highly recommend everyone to go to the cinema to watch it.]

"I'd like to explain in advance that I am no paid poster and I don't think the crew have the money for that. But I have to say this movie is really too good! The lack of funds, a director with no fame, and actors from nowhere made me think I would see a very terrible movie on the big screen, but I did not expect it would give me a big surprise! I absolutely want to watch it again!"

…

The film had won rave reviews and good public praise.

A movie with a heavy theme had received so many favorable comments! And most of the audiences said it was warm! This was simply incredible and so aroused many people's curiosity!

At first, some netizens were still in hesitation. After seeing these reviews, they immediately felt itchy in their hearts. So they changed their original plans and went to the cinema.

Especially, after Zhou Mingjiang, a well-known film critic, posted his review, the number of people following this trend to cinemas reached the highest.

Zhou Mingjiang V: "This is the first time that I feel I don't know how to put my pen to paper after all these years of film review experience. Orange is really beyond my expectations. The last movie that touched me so much was as long as ten years ago. I won't say too much, lest you blame me to be an annoying spoiler. And I think such a good movie should really be watched at the cinema.

Zhao Rui really has earned all my respect to have been able to make such a heavy subject but stuffed of love. Yu Qinghuan's acting is also exceeding my expectations. It's really not easy for a young movie star to interpret the various emotions of a role so fully. I believe I will have more understanding when I go to the cinema to watch it again tomorrow. Finally, by way of a digression, I hope my wife can give birth to a lovely girl like Wang Ruirui."

Zhou Mingjiang's film reviews had always been famous for their sharpness. Taking a look at his Weibo, the most recent one was to comment on a blockbuster, which claimed to have invested 200 million yuan. But he just commented a few words: What the fuck was this gadget? Shoot you to Mars!

Since he strongly recommended the movie and even joked about himself, the movie should be good, thought the netizens.

Holding the attitude of trying, another wave of people went to the cinema.

This was how Cheng Ya was dragged by her best friend to the cinema. Until she sat down in her seat, she still had some dissatisfaction.

She chewed a big mouthful of popcorn and glared at her bestie angrily, "I am tired enough doing experiments every day. Why should I watch such a heavy theme movie? Can we still keep our friendship?"

The physics department had a heavy workload. Cheng Ya usually had to write her homework until two or three o'clock at night. Not only that, she had to get up early every day for fear of being left behind by her classmates if she was not working hard.

So she envied Huo Qu's clever brain very much every time when she felt dizzy about her homework.

"Let's consider it as a contribution to the film crew. We'll leave in the middle." Her bestie grabbed a handful of popcorn from her popcorn pail and stuffed them into Cheng Ya's mouth, "Didn't you read your Weibo? The film crew is super poor. The director and actors are so miserable. It is only a few tens of yuan anyway."

"The thing is I have no time for Weibo," Cheng Ya sighed. She could not even finish her daily homework!

Just as they were whispering, the movie began.

The role Zhao Qing' an's tragic experience immediately let the two girls heart wrenching and they instantly entered the atmosphere created by the movie.

Later, when they saw Zhao Qingping, the sad and hopeless boy, pretended to be strong, comforted his sister and cooperated with the police's investigation, their eyes became red. Seeing Zhao's neighbors' concern for Zhao Qing' an, and the group of little angels in the school who were innocent but took Zhao Qing' an as their precious care, the two girls immediately shed floods of tears.

Until the ending song sounded, they were still immersed in their emotions.

"Xiaoya," Cheng Ya's bestie pushed her, her voice still choked, "Let's go, the movie is over."

Cheng Ya's crying eyes were swollen. She even didn't realize her scattered popcorn on the ground. When she heard this, she sobbed, "I don't want to leave. I want to watch it once again!"

"Come on," her bestie urged, "Next time. We still have a class tonight."

"It's really annoying." Cheng Ya wiped her tears from the corner of her eyes and walked out with her bestie. "I'm going to find out who the male lead is. He was really an ideal brother! His acting is amazing! I also want such a warm brother."

"I just glanced at the big screen, his name is Yu Qinghuan," said her bestie.

Cheng Ya's head tilted in disbelief and she muttered, "I always think this name is a bit familiar." She said, while searching his name on Weibo on her phone, and when she saw key words Model CP of Hua Univ., she was eerily silent.

Her bestie felt worried and could not help asking, "Xiaoya, what's wrong?"

Cheng Ya sighed deeply, "Do you know what the saddest thing in the world is?"

Her bestie, "???"

Cheng Ya, "I fall in love with my rival in love."

Her bestie, "…"

The movie must have spelled a cast on its moviegoers. Even Chengya lost her mind after watching it!

When the first day box office results of Orange came out Yu Xin didn't dare to look at his mobile phone. Yu Qinghuan was actually a little nervous too. After all, it was the first movie in his life released in the theaters. But when he saw Yu Xin's cowardly behavior, he was relieved immediately.

He had already done what he could do for the movie. No matter what the result was, he felt no shame.

Taking a deep breath, he clicked open his cell phone and was shocked when he saw the figure.

"How much is it?" Yu Xin's breath trembled a little. He leaned over and did not dare to look at it directly. Instead, he asked Yu Qinghuan with his face tilted.

���See for yourself," Yu Qinghuan had no expression on his face, and Yu Xin could not see whether he was happy or angry. He pondered for several seconds before getting up some courage and looking at the screen.

"Holy shit!" Yu Xin blurted out after a few seconds of silence. He rubbed his eyes and said in shock, "Did Zhao Rui fake the box office?"

60 million on the first day of screening for such a movie? For real?

Actually, apart from them, Zhao Rui also went crazy. He never dreamed that Orange would get such a result. When he saw the figure, he was so excited that he almost dropped his cell phone.

Different from the film crew, the cinemas were always the shrewdest. At first, they despised the movie. Now the box office statistics had made them increase the number of screenings immediately.

For now, Orange totally made a hit and became a blockbuster!