After working out, Qiao Liang sat on the sofa for a while, drank some water to rehydrate, and ate a couple of chocolate squares.
Physical energy depleted quickly but recovered quickly too.
Since he was playing the basic version of “Fitness Battle,” the movements were relatively simple exercises performed on a yoga mat, and the amount of exercise scheduled in the game wasn’t particularly demanding.
If he had been strength training to the point of exhaustion, he might have had no energy left to do anything else for the entire day, and might even experience muscle soreness for the next three days.
But with just these basic exercises, his energy recovered relatively quickly.
Given Qiao Liang’s typically sedentary personality, he would normally have slacked off after exercising briefly today, not caring whether he had exercised properly or not. As long as he had gone through the motions and the time spent was roughly adequate, he would basically have given up, perhaps not wanting to exercise again for several days.
In reality, this amount of exercise was completely insufficient and couldn’t achieve the goal of weight loss or body sculpting.
But today, Qiao Liang felt somewhat unsatisfied.
He was mainly curious about what kind of wonderful chemical reaction would occur when the “Fitness Battle” game was combined with the Smart Fitness Clothing Rack device. He was extremely curious.
Imagining it, he felt the experience would certainly be at least a level above this basic version.
This curiosity made Qiao Liang feel like ants were crawling in his mind; he couldn’t suppress this impulse at all.
So he made a decision that shocked even himself.
He decided to go out immediately to visit a nearby Tuoguan Fitness gym to experience what it was like to play “Fitness Battle” on the Smart Fitness Clothing Rack!
If it was truly effective, he wouldn’t hesitate to order one immediately and place it at home for workouts anytime.
“I haven’t livestreamed for a long time, I’ve been absent for more than a week already.”
“Why not stream for everyone today?”
As a veteran streamer who often canceled streams, Qiao Liang felt a pang of shame—like a monthly visitor that couldn’t be avoided but wasn’t exactly punctual.
Since this would make for good streaming content, Qiao Liang started packing his things to go out while opening Tuwei Live, preparing to stream his entire experience of trying the Smart Fitness Clothing Rack for his fans!
…
Meanwhile, Pei Qian had just arrived at the company, ready to start his day—or rather, half-day of work.
It was already 3 PM, and to be more precise, Pei Qian had just over two hours of work time left today.
There was no help for it; Mr. Pei was too busy.
There were so many things in life, any one of which was far more important than coming to the office to work.
The first thing to do at work was to check the sales page for the Smart Fitness Clothing Rack to see the sales figures.
Hmm, although the numbers had changed somewhat, they were still rather dismal. Those stockpiled inventory in the warehouse still had no clear date for clearance.
The situation was excellent!
It seemed the Smart Fitness Clothing Rack could be set aside without worry for the short term.
Slightly relieved, Pei Qian brewed a cup of tea and, while drinking it, assessed the situation of other industries.
Tenda Group was now involved in too many industries. To outsiders, it seemed Mr. Pei had everything under control and understood all the industries clearly, but only Mr. Pei himself knew that he often overlooked certain industries and had to refer to the company’s departmental structure chart to remember them all.
Suddenly, Pei Qian thought of something.
“Has the ‘Mission and Choice’ movie… already finished its theatrical run?”
The release date for the “Mission and Choice” movie was April 14th. Generally, the initial run for a movie was one month, meaning it should have ended on May 14th.
And now, it was already May 16th.
Since May 1st, when “Raging Sea Battleship,” which Mr. Pei had placed high hopes on, experienced a box office flop, Pei Qian hadn’t paid attention to the “Mission and Choice” movie anymore.
He had directly blocked notifications from the Dog Eye APP and various movie apps, as well as entertainment and film sections from various news clients—in short, he had done everything possible to avoid receiving any news about the “Mission and Choice” movie.
Although the plan to lose money through “Mission and Choice” had completely failed, life had to go on.
Pei Qian feared that continued attention to this news would break his mental state, so he could only bury his head in the sand like an ostrich to maintain his stability.
After all, there was still some time until the settlement period; there was still hope if he struggled a bit more.
His approach had indeed been quite effective.
Modern society appears to have advanced information channels, but in reality, there is a strong “information cocoon” effect.
That is, while there’s an abundance of information online, precisely because there’s too much information and too many channels to access it, people tend to focus only on what interests them. There are huge differences in the information obtained by different groups of people. Many believe they are well-informed when in fact they have become isolated from the world.
In such an environment, with just a little effort to avoid learning certain information, those things essentially cease to exist for you.
Now, Pei Qian felt he could emerge from his “information cocoon,” take a walk, and face reality.
Since the box office results for “Mission and Choice” had already been settled, there was no use in avoiding it anymore. It was better to face reality early and prepare for a tough battle.
Pei Qian opened the Dog Eye APP, intending to check the final box office figures for “Mission and Choice.”
However, as soon as he opened the APP, he saw a notification pop up on the homepage.
“‘Mission and Choice’ theatrical run extended by 2 months!”
This message completely stunned Pei Qian, who had no psychological preparation for it. Three question marks slowly floated above his head.
“???”
What had he done wrong? He hadn’t logged into the Dog Eye APP for more than half a month, and immediately upon returning, he was greeted with such blinding news!
Pei Qian clicked to check, his face full of shock.
“According to the film’s distributor, the recent hit movie ‘Mission and Choice’ has extended its theatrical run from the original end date of May 14th to July 14th, extending its screening by 2 months. Additionally, the film has adjusted ticket prices for all types of theaters.”
Below was a screenshot of the announcement.
The title of the announcement was “Notice of Digital Film ‘Mission and Choice’ Access Key Extension and Minimum Ticket Price Adjustment.”
The content of the notice was simple: The access key for “Mission and Choice” was extended by 2 months, and the minimum ticket price was adjusted, with prices generally reduced by 5-10 yuan depending on the city and theater type.
Following was an introduction to the film’s basic information.
“‘Mission and Choice’ is an original sci-fi film by Fei Huang Studio under Tenda Group, telling the story of a magnificent interstellar war between humans and an insect race in the future. Since its release, the film has received an enthusiastic response, with industry insiders saying it ‘opened the door for Chinese sci-fi films’ and ‘pioneered the era of industrial films,’ having milestone historical significance.”
“As of 4:10 PM on May 14th, ‘Mission and Choice’ had been in theaters for one month, with box office revenues exceeding 1.5 billion yuan, breaking the previous record for Chinese films of 1.1 billion yuan that had been held for two years. It far outpaces all films released this year and has even surpassed the domestic box office of several Hollywood blockbusters.”
“The extension of the access key for ‘Mission and Choice’ clearly meets the common expectations of the filmmakers, audiences, theaters, and industry insiders. How much will this excellent Chinese film ultimately achieve at the box office? Join Dog Eye APP as we wait and see!”
“Download Dog Eye APP Pro version to check movie box office in real-time!”
At the end of this news push, there was also a promotion for their own APP.
But Pei Qian couldn’t care about any of this content now.
His mind was blank, with only two numbers remaining.
Extended by two months!
Box office of 1.5 billion!
When “Mission and Choice” was first released, Pei Qian had checked the Dog Eye APP daily for estimated box office figures. At the beginning, the Dog Eye APP’s estimates were very conservative, around 350-400 million yuan.
Based on these estimates, the film was definitely going to lose money, which had excited Pei Qian for a while.
But the subsequent developments became increasingly alarming.
The film’s initial poor box office performance was merely due to a lack of promotion. After a series of promotional strategies heated up the film’s popularity, its box office began to rise against the trend. The Dog Eye APP repeatedly adjusted its box office forecast, raising it all the way to 500 million and even 800 million yuan!
Many film critics believed that an 800 million yuan box office would make it the champion among domestic films for the year. Even if a stronger dark horse emerged, “Mission and Choice” would still be a strong contender for the domestic box office champion.
This was already enough to make Pei Qian nervous.
Because the current domestic film market was only so large, the previous box office champion’s 1.1 billion was already a huge hit that had occurred under perfect conditions, and it had occupied the hot search for a long time.
Subsequent Chinese films, even those that took the annual box office crown, would at most reach around 600-800 million yuan, and many Hollywood blockbusters could achieve box office revenues of no more than 1 billion yuan in mainland China.
But “Mission and Choice” had directly garnered a 1.5 billion yuan box office in just one month?!
Not only did it break the Chinese film box office record and crush many Hollywood blockbusters, but they were also extending the access key for another two months?
With a 1.5 billion yuan box office, calculating with a little over 30% share, Fei Huang Studio’s income would be at least over 500 million yuan.
And the combined cost of the “Mission and Choice” game and movie was less than 600 million yuan.
As early as the first week, the game sales for “Mission and Choice” had already reached 800,000 copies, with pure income of over 80 million yuan…
Adding these two figures, the costs had already been fully recovered, and every additional yuan would be pure profit!
Even more terrifying, in one of the many analytical articles about “Mission and Choice” in the Dog Eye APP’s information channel, Pei Qian saw an analysis about the final distribution income.
The author of this article was clearly an industry insider who, through various clues and analysis, reached a frightening conclusion.
The share of the final box office distribution that Fei Huang Studio would receive was likely to be significantly higher than other film producers!
This was because, unlike other films, the promotional costs for “Mission and Choice” could basically be ignored!