Chapter 228: News about Tang Yu

At 3am, the office of Jieke Company on the 19th floor of Otto Building was still brightly lit. Zhou Ming, Tang Ran, Tang Lin, Jobs and Disney's distribution manager, Egg, were all in the company's conference room, their eyes fixed on the phone on the table, waiting for the box office statistics from yesterday.

Just one day after Zhou Ming signed the contract with Disney, Disney could not wait to negotiate with the cinema chain and request an increase in the number of screenings. This is actually not in line with the rules, because the film schedule in cinemas is arranged long in advance. If the schedule is increased at short notice, it will increase the pressure on the cinema chain, so many cinema chains are unwilling to do so.

However, Disney is, after all, rich and arrogant, and it has a great deal of influence in the cinema circuit. In addition, the release of Toy Story, which Disney has launched, is something that cinema circuits in various cities hope to be authorised to show as soon as possible. So in this the situation, the two sides hit it off immediately, completely exposing the capitalist nature of regarding everything else as rubbish in the face of interests. In the end, an agreement was easily reached regarding the temporary addition of Toy Story to the broadcast.

However Although the previous attendance rate for Toy Story was astonishing, that was only the case when it was screened in only 20 cinemas nationwide. Now that it is to be released on a large scale in 1,000 cinemas, no one can guarantee that it will still be level of popularity? No one can guarantee that. After all, there were also small-scale screenings of Toy Story that turned out to be very successful, and they immediately became hits after being released on a large scale.

Disney will have the same kind of success, so Egger came over to wait for the box office news together.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very tense. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps outside the door caught everyone's attention. After all, the footsteps were particularly noticeable in the silence of the night. Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the door to the meeting room opened and a man and a woman walked in.

'Hello everyone and hope we're not too late.' The man said this, but in fact he didn't care at all and walked over.

These two people were Tang Yi and Tang Wan'er, who had later worked together through Tang Lin and Zhou Ming. Since Tang Lin had told Zhou Ming about this beforehand, the others were not surprised by their arrival. It was just that Tang Lin was frowning in displeasure, saying, 'Tang Yi, I think you should change your habit of being late. Even your cousin Wan'er, who is always punctual, has been held up by you!'

'I'm sorry. My car had a problem on the way, so I got held up with cousin Wan'er for a while. Please forgive us.'

Tang Yi apologised very casually casually apologised, then walked over to Zhou Ming and said, 'We meet again. I hope what Tang Lin told me comes true, but I hope to see your jokes even more.'

Zhou Ming put his hands together: 'If that's the case, I think I'll have to apologize to you, because you'll definitely be disappointed.'

Tang Yi laughed and sat down. Behind him was Tang Wan'er. She was wearing a cheongsam that highlighted her figure, and the light makeup she had applied made her pretty face charming. She smiled slightly at Zhou Ming and said, 'I'm so happy to see you again. You're still so handsome. It's a shame we only had a brief meeting at the Quan'an family dinner. I've been thinking about you ever since!'

Tang Wan'er said pouted her lips and revealed a touch of sadness, exactly the appearance of a young wife who misses her lover, which I pitied.

In response, Tang Yi scoffed and called her a slut. Tang Wan'er glared at him, then turned back to Zhou Ming and said, 'In fact, you can cooperate with me completely. Not only can I give you what Tang Ran gave you, I can even give you more. How about it? Do you want to think about it?'

Tang Wan'er said as she leaned over, not caring that her snow-white breasts were exposed to Zhou Ming's view, and just blowing warm air into Zhou Ming's ear: 'I am better than that little girl at oral sex and in bed. Oh, and I know exactly what you smelly men want most. Do you want to try?'

At the end of her sentence, Tang Wan even bit Zhou Ming's earlobe teasingly. At this, Tang Ran could hold back no longer. Like an enraged lioness, she pulled Tang Wan'er away from her, pointed at her and scolded, 'You woman, do you have any shame!'

Tang Wan'er, who had been pulled away, was not angry, but giggled, 'My Tang Ran sister, you are wrong to say that. Men are all creatures that love new things and hate old things. Even if you you're married, he'll still go out and find a mistress, not to mention that you're not even married yet, so it doesn't seem like it's impossible for him to want a new sleeping partner.'

Tang Wan'er said to the end meaningfully, 'So I'm just providing him with a reference.'

Tang Ran was very angry. She asked coldly in return, 'Really? Then Ms. Tang Wan'er, since it's a reference, why don't you show your true colours? I think everyone here everyone here must be very interested. Of course, if you're afraid, then please put away your charming skills and remember your identity. You are the fourth-in-line successor of the Tang family, not a streetwalker in Tiandelong District.'

Facing Tang Ran's words, Tang Wan'er's expression finally stiffened because although she was flirtatious and seductive, it was all for the sake of profit, and she did not really consider herself a slut.

However, given the current relationship, Tang Wan'er could not say anything to Tang Ran, and could only sit down with a cold snort.

Tang Ran's made Zhou Ming a little impressed. Zhou Ming had thought he would have to find a way to deal with it himself, but he never imagined that Tang Ran, who was usually so timid, could actually solve the problem on her own. It seems that involving herself is her bottom line.

And as if the the story seemed to know what was going on here, and soon after Tang Yi and Tang Wan'er had sat down, the phone on the table finally rang, which perked everyone up.

Zhou Ming picked it up . No surprise, it was the phone call from the box office statistics company. He said that according to calculations, the total box office for Toy Story yesterday was 3 million US dollars.

Hearing this news Jobs and Eger shouted for joy. They had been waiting with bated breath, and when they heard the result, they were so excited that they waved their arms vigorously to let off some steam.

'Ming, this is really the best news ever! In that case, the box office for this animated film will be over 100 million yuan, just as you predicted!' Tang Ran said excitedly to Zhou Ming.

Tang Lin, Tang Yi and Tang Wan'er, the scene looked as if it had been frozen. They all stared in amazement, even though they had guessed the news already. But when they actually heard it, it still felt like a legend.

This is too fake. How could he say that it would make as much money as possible? Did he send all the audience?

Tang Yi and Tang Wan'er were incredibly confused, but compared to them, Jobst Tang Lin and Eiger felt even more like they were dreaming.

Jobst clenched his fists and looked at Zhou Ming. He still clearly remembered when Zhou Ming told him that Toy Story would be released in a month, and at the time, Jobs thought that Zhou Ming was crazy. Indeed, he had said that he had been preparing the animation for several years and could complete it in a month if the funding was sufficient, but he was just saying that!

To rush release a movie, not to mention the fact that they have no contact with the distributor and no censorship. It is difficult to guarantee the quality of this movie.

It can be said that this is a case of rushing a duck onto the shelf. Steve Jobs had already forgotten what he had promised Zhou Ming in the first place, but he would always remember Zhou Ming smiling and saying to him, 'This movie might just make hundreds of millions at the box office.'

Even though Steve Jobs was his own work, he would never have thought that Toy Story could be such a box office hit. And now, it has actually happened. What a miracle!

Jobs was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears.

Tang Lin and Eger, were dumbfounded. Compared to Jobs's confidence in Toy Story, they had no idea at all.

You see, when Zhou Ming approached them and told them that he had a film that had not yet been produced and would be released within the month, which would gross 100 million yuan at the box office. Their first reaction was that he was crazy.

Even if they even someone who knows nothing about movies should understand what a hundred million box office is. This is especially true for animated movies, which are the most difficult to sell. If anyone can just make one and sell it for a hundred million, Hollywood would be full of billionaires. Therefore, in reality, movie box office is not as easy to get as imagined, let alone Zhou Ming only having 200,000 USD for promotion, and having to rely on the unformed internet for promotion.

That was a path no one had ever walked, but Ming Chow dared to try it and was ultimately successful.

At this moment, they could only give him a thumbs-up and say 'amazing', not being able to think of any other expression.

But compared to these people, Zhou Ming himself was also very surprised, because in Zhou Ming's memory, Toy Story finally calculated the global box office to be one hundred million. He didn't expect that it would be possible without any accidents now? It seems that because of what he did, many things are not the same as they were.

Thinking about this, Zhou Ming smiled and said, 'It seems that the movie's box office hasn't been as naughty as to exceed our expectations. This result is satisfactory for everyone, and we can go back and sleep well, right?'

Everyone laughed nodding in agreement, and the gathering came to an end. Tang Lin and Jobs Aige left Jackel one after the other, but Tang Yi and Tang Wan'er did not hurry to leave and remained in the meeting room.

Zhou Ming felt a little strange: 'What are you still doing here? Waiting for me to invite you for a late-night snack? Or do you feel like you just got here and don't want to leave just yet?'

'What a heartless man! It's so sad that we care about you so much,' Tang Wan'er sighed said Tang Wan'er.

Tang Yi then reminded Zhou Ming, 'Do you want to know the real reason why we're going to be so late?'

Zhou Ming raised an eyebrow and asked tentatively, 'Is it about Tang Yu, the second-in-line heir?'

Tang Yi and Tang Wan'er were stunned. They said in a daze, 'How did you know?'

Zhou Ming shrugged: 'A guess. After all, I was the one who reported him in Quan'an. He must definitely bear a grudge against me. With his calculating temper, it would be strange if he could simply let it go . So he will definitely be looking for a way to get back at me. And now that you are being so mysterious, you are also in league with him, so I think the news you may bring is about him.'

Tang Wan'er looked at Zhou Ming's beautiful eyes were full of surprise and admiration, while Tang Yi gave Zhou Ming a high five and said with admiration, 'I, Tang Yi, have never admired anyone in my life, and you, Zhou Ming, are definitely the first!'

Zhou Ming said 'Thank you very much.' Then Tang Yi told Zhou Ming, 'I don't think the news I'm about to give you is good. I want to tell you that we received news that yesterday he went to the Tiantelong District of San Francisco, which has the most chaotic the worst Tenderloin district. When he returned, all his bodyguards and henchmen had been replaced. Given his character, I think he has hired someone to get rid of you.'

'Kill me?' Zhou Ming asked .

Tang Yi shook his head: 'From what I know of him, I'm afraid his thoughts are even more terrifying and dark than that. As a friendly reminder, he is an extreme person, so he may choose an even more extreme way to take revenge.'