Chapter 394: Blood Rushing to the Head
While there was a bit of free time, Brother Lin Xuan started watching the data of the movie “Wolf Warrior” sent by Lei Hui. Surprisingly, within just five days of its release, it had already hit a box office revenue of four hundred million yuan, with almost a hundred percent occupancy rate. This was only from one large cinema and some smaller ones. If all cinemas were to screen this movie, the box office would definitely be even better.
Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction. The performance of this movie was better than he had imagined, thanks to Jiang Shuqin’s big scene which promoted his movie. Moreover, Starlight Group’s “Empty” was such a bad movie that it made “Wolf Warrior” look even better in comparison.
Lei Hui couldn’t help but call Lin Xuan. “Boss,” Lei Hui’s face was full of laughter, “the reputation of ‘Empty’ has completely collapsed. I didn’t expect Lin Chang to spend a lot of money hiring internet trolls to praise ‘Empty’ and defame our ‘Wolf Warrior’. But somehow, someone exposed his act of hiring trolls, making everyone laugh at them, which gave another round of promotion to our movie.”
“Also, a friend of mine from Starlight Group told me that the board is criticizing Lin Chang.”
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and asked, “How much did Lin Chang invest in hiring trolls and promoting the movie?”
“According to rumors, over forty million yuan.” Lei Hua answered.
Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows again. There was no need to promote “Empty” as they didn’t find the right points to criticize “Wolf Warrior”. Spending money like this was like throwing it into water. Lin Chang wasn’t stupid enough to bring Starlight Group to this point. He made these moves mainly because anger clouded his judgment. Lin Chang was desperate to knock down Sky Canopy Group, so he invested heavily in promotion and hired trolls without considering the cost.
Lin Xuan smirked coldly. This was just the beginning. The exciting part was still coming. Games. Games would be the last straw that breaks Starlight Group.
Su Hua opened the bathroom door and came out. Lin Xuan also put away his phone and looked up. A woman wearing black lace tight-fitting clothes appeared before him. Her proud chest and white legs were all tempting Lin Xuan’s nerves. This outfit perfectly showcased her good figure, half-covering yet more enticing.
Moreover, after her bath, the warm steam made her face slightly red, like a lotus flower emerging from clear water. Seeing this scene, Lin Xuan covered his nose. Oh no, he felt blood rushing to his head and was about to have a nosebleed. Damn!
When did Hua Bao buy such seductive clothes?
Lin Xuan was sitting on the bed when Su Hua stepped barefoot towards him. Then she sat sideways on his lap, wrapping her soft arms around his neck. “Ah Xuan, do I look good like this?” Su Hua whispered into Lin Xuan’s ear flirtatiously.
Her warm breath made Lin Xuan’s ears tingle. His hands involuntarily tightened around her waist. “Do you like it? Ah Xuan,” Su Hua’s lips parted slightly as she whispered again in Lin Xuan’s ear.
“Hmm, I like it.”
Lin Xuan’s voice became somewhat hoarse.
“If you like it, wouldn’t you want to taste it properly, Ah Xuan?” Su Hua smiled and turned Lin Xuan’s face toward her. She lifted her head and kissed Lin Xuan’s lips. Her hands started wandering restlessly on Lin Xuan’s body, her delicate fingers tracing his body inch by inch.
Lin Xuan quickly became aroused by the little temptress. Su Hua then promptly left his lips.
“Ah Xuan,” the woman leaned against Lin Xuan’s chest, speaking softly, “I’m not feeling well now, so I can’t help you, Ah Xuan. You’ll have to take care of yourself, okay?”
Lin Xuan: “…”
He thought Hua Bao was doing this on purpose.
Resigned, Lin Xuan stood up, preparing to go to the bathroom for a cold shower. Just as he got up from the bed, the little woman pulled him back. She pressed him onto the bed, their bodies tightly pressed together.
“Ah Xuan,” Su Hua’s fingers traced across Lin Xuan’s chest, laughing lightly, “Where are you going, Ah Xuan? Are you planning to solve it yourself in the bathroom?”
“Hua Bao, what do you think?” Lin Xuan asked with a deep tone. Wasn’t it because the little temptress was deliberately teasing him?
“I don’t want Ah Xuan to take a cold shower,” Su Hua whispered near Lin Xuan’s ear, “and I don’t want Ah Xuan to use his hand either, because Ah Xuan belongs only to me.”
Lin Xuan’s heart pounded wildly. He had a feeling there was more to Hua Bao’s words. Could it be what he was thinking?
“I don’t want Ah Xuan to keep holding back either,” Su Hua continued whispering in Lin Xuan’s ear. “Ah Xuan cares about my health and won’t touch me, but has Ah Xuan ever thought that I have other ways to help you?”
Other ways…
Lin Xuan frowned. Was it what he was thinking?
Su Hua took the initiative to kiss Lin Xuan’s lips. “Ah Xuan, let’s continue, okay?”
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In the Chairman’s office of Starlight Group, with a loud “Pah!” sound, Lin Chang slammed the file in his hand onto the desk.
“What’s going on?” Lin Chang’s face was filled with anger. “Didn’t we invest a lot of money in promotion? Why is the data of ‘Empty’ still so bad?”
Moreover, the stock price of Starlight Group dropped drastically due to this incident. Originally, the stock price of Starlight Group was over forty yuan per share, but now it was only nine yuan plus.
“Dad,” Lin Qingwan pursed her lips and replied, “our movie is indeed not good enough, far inferior to ‘Wolf Warrior’.”
She also went to the cinema to watch ‘Empty’. Not to mention others, she herself couldn’t bear to stay till the end. It was a plot as bad as dog poop, acting as bad as dog poop. The entire movie had no other advantages except for showing that some money was spent on special effects.
“Also, Dad, you asked me to promote pirated versions of ‘Wolf Warrior’, but somehow Lin Xuan used some means, making it impossible to release the pirated video of ‘Wolf Warrior’.”
Lin Chang clenched his fists tightly. Eight hundred million yuan! Without even counting the promotion costs, they spent over eight hundred million yuan just on the production of this movie. They later invested over sixty million yuan in promotion. Now, the estimated box office revenue of ‘Empty’ was only one hundred twenty million yuan. After dividing, they could only get fifty or sixty million yuan, not even covering the promotion costs, truly losing all their capital. Meanwhile, ‘Wolf Warrior’ was earning a fortune.
Lin Chang sat dejectedly in the office chair, hands buried in his hair, full of regret. How did things turn out like this? The movie they pinned high hopes on lost to Lin Xuan’s company again! No matter how hard he tried to suppress and ban them, it was useless.
Also, Sky Canopy Group’s Tiger Sound developed to such a terrifying extent in just over a year. Regardless of whether it was young people or middle-aged people, almost everyone who owned a phone had Tiger Sound.
The development momentum of Sky Canopy Group had firmly surpassed Starlight Group.
“Dad,” seeing Lin Chang’s appearance, Lin Qingwan couldn’t help but comfort him, “Are you alright?”
