allendalepharm Chapter 173 Starlight Entertainment: A Dazzling Array of Data
Chapter 173 Starlight Entertainment: A Dazzling Array of Data
The two walked out of the conference room chatting and laughing.
In the office's common area, a dozen or so interns were still working overtime. Some were testing new features, some were responding to user feedback, and some were huddled together discussing which school was sending out rabbit plush toys the fastest.
Posters with TUTU slogans are pasted on the wall:
Every hardworking Chinese rabbit deserves a warm home.
Outside the window, night falls, and the lights of Shanghai come on one by one.
On the giant GG billboard across from the office building, the trailer for "Reign of Assassins" began playing on a loop, showing flashing swords and fluttering clothes.
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Next Saturday, "Reign of Assassins" will premiere nationwide.
Thanks to Starlight Entertainment's pre-release promotion, the cinemas were packed on the first day of the premiere, and the cinemas even reduced the number of screenings of other films released at the same time because of this movie.
On the big screen, Lin Weiwei, who plays a female knight, is leaping through the bamboo forest, her sword flashing like a bolt of lightning. Looking at such special effects, you know that every frame of the scene is incredibly expensive.
However, all that could be heard from the audience were exclamations of praise and amazement.
After all, no previous martial arts dramas were willing to spend so much money on special effects.
Therefore, almost all viewers who have seen the movie "Reign of Assassins" have given it high praise.
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Starlight Entertainment.
"Mr. Zhou, the opening day box office is estimated to have exceeded 80 million!" The assistant jogged over, his voice low but unable to contain his excitement. "It has a 9.5 rating on Maoyan, a 92% positive review rate on Weibo, and it's trending on four different topics!"
Zhou Zhixiong didn't say anything, but simply switched the champagne glass in his hand to his left hand. If you looked closely, you would notice that his right hand was covered in sweat.
He had been waiting for this day for far too long.
His good results have swept away the gloom that has plagued him for the past six months.
At 10 PM, the first batch of battle reports was released:
"Reign of Assassins" grossed 1.23 million yuan on its opening day, setting a new record for the highest opening day gross for a martial arts film in nearly three years.
It received an initial rating of 8.7 on Douban, and the comments section was filled with praise:
"This is what martial arts should be like!"
"The special effects are phenomenal! The action scenes are fluid and seamless! Lin Weiwei has reached new heights of beauty!"
"Starlight Entertainment has really gone all out this time; they've spent the money wisely!"
Zhou Zhixiong sat in his office, refreshing the box office data over and over again, unable to suppress the smile on his face.
That's awesome, so incredibly awesome!
Without that annoying Lu, the true strength of Starlight Entertainment was finally revealed.
At this moment, he felt that Starlight Entertainment had regained its former strength.
The secretary cautiously approached: "Mr. Zhou, Qi Heming also has a martial arts movie coming out, it seems to be showing tomorrow."
"I know." Zhou Zhixiong casually swirled his wine glass. "Director Qi Heming, a new investor, doesn't even have a decent publicity campaign. He won't make a splash."
"However, we recently discovered that he is not the only director of this film," the secretary said, her voice trailing off.
"What does it matter? It doesn't matter who comes to his movie, it's just a filler role." Zhou Zhixiong still didn't care, but he noticed that his secretary's voice was getting softer and softer.
"And who exactly is this director? Stop being so long-winded," Zhou Zhixiong said impatiently.
"Shen Zhiwei".
"Who did you say?" Upon hearing this name, Zhou Zhixiong immediately stood up.
It wasn't because he was afraid of Shen Zhiwei, but because Shen Zhiwei was the director of Xingyao. He was afraid that behind this movie, there might be another Lu Ran.
"Where's the script? Who wrote it?" Zhou Zhixiong glared at his secretary and asked fiercely, "What were you doing all this time? Why are you only finding out this little bit of information now?"
The secretary was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound.
Because the screenwriter behind this drama has not yet been identified.
Seeing the secretary's stunned expression, Zhou Zhixiong knew that she definitely hadn't found out who the screenwriter of the drama was.
"What's the title of the play? What's the title of the play?"
""hero"."
Zhou Zhixiong noted down the name; he planned to go to the cinema tomorrow to see what the movie was like.
Director Shen Zhiwei, who had been out of the public eye for almost ten years, suddenly returned to the scene, and his intuition told him that something was amiss.
But this time, he also has full confidence in their film, even with Lu Ran behind it.
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That day in the CBD, TuTu Technology.
The whiteboard in the meeting room was covered with sticky notes, all sorts of colors, like a giant peacock spreading its tail feathers.
"President Lu, our daily active users have surpassed 500,000!" Xiao Yang from the operations team rushed in, holding a tablet, her ponytail swinging behind her head like a whirlwind. "The average usage time is 43 minutes, and the total number of communities has exceeded 20,000!"
Lu Ran was drinking coffee when he heard this and spat it out: "Twenty thousand circles? How can there be so many?"
"Uh..." Xiao Yang swiped the screen, "Besides the usual interest groups, some of the more outrageous ones include: 'Paid Philosophy Seminar While Squatting in the Toilet' and 'The Boss Draws Again Today...'"
Zhou Mingzhe looked up from the pile of code, adjusted his glasses, and added, "The last circle actually has eight thousand daily active users."
"...Indeed, food is the most important thing for people." Lu Ran sighed, rubbing his forehead. "By the way, what's the highest score in the game 'Jump Jump' now?"
"I've already broken 1200 points." The tech guy raised his hand. "Someone posted a screenshot in the community, and there are over 300 comments below, all asking for a strategy guide."
"Very good." Lu Ran stood up, walked to the whiteboard, and drew an upward arrow under "User Growth." "But it's not enough. We need to develop some more mini-games to try and retain users."
"I've already contacted the 'Hero' production team. This time, we're going to collaborate with 'Hero'."
"How exactly will the collaboration work?" Zhou Mingzhe asked.
"Print the TUTU download QR code on the movie ticket stub, and register with the ticket stub to get a free month of VIP access," Lu Ran said. "We'll also create a special page to collect movie reviews, stills, and audience reactions, and outstanding submissions will receive autographed posters from the creators. Young people always want a place to discuss movies after watching them, so we'll give them that space."
Zhou Mingzhe's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! It's relatively easy, the technical department can work overtime and finish it in a little while."
"No need to rush." Lu Ran patted his shoulder. "Your health is important. I don't want our first batch of technical partners to collapse from exhaustion."
Zhou Mingzhe smiled: "Don't worry, code is my oxygen."
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