Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 719: That Man - Half the Movie Theaters!

When Xiao He walked out of the movie theater, the sky had already darkened.

After being squeezed dry by the "Imperial Enterprise" production team for quite a while, he finally had a moment to breathe, and he cherished it dearly. The brain that had been boiling with excitement after watching the movie also slowly began to cool down.

At that moment, he could still hear people standing at the theater entrance behind him, sighing with emotion: "Honestly, these days it feels like Brother Xiao has practically monopolized the movie theaters!"

Hearing his own name, Xiao He instinctively adjusted the mask on his face to avoid being recognized, then turned around to look. He found that the speakers were a young couple.

The couple was standing in front of the poster wall at the theater entrance, carefully admiring the movie posters currently on release.

And as they admired them, they noticed a fascinating pattern.

"Here's Brother Xiao from 'The Phantom Thief Alliance 2,' here's Brother Xiao from 'Let the Mistake Slide,' and the newest one here is Brother Xiao from 'Fast Speed Shadow 7.'"

The young woman in the couple began pointing at each figure on the posters one by one, then said with deep emotion: "Brother Xiao really is a model worker!"

"The Phantom Thief Alliance 2" for the Spring Festival slot, "Let the Mistake Slide" for the Lantern Festival slot, and "Fast Speed Shadow 7" for the Qingming Festival slot.

Xiao He had participated in every single major domestic holiday - not a single one missed!

And the most ridiculous part was that all three of these movies were still playing in theaters right now!

Even "The Phantom Thief Alliance 2," which came out earliest during the Spring Festival slot, was still being held over by major theater chains because of its impressive box office performance, with people occasionally contributing to ticket sales.

As for "Let the Mistake Slide," its release was even more recent. Not only was it still in theaters, but with overseas distribution channels opened up in Southeast Asian countries, the film's marketing team was running a hot overseas campaign. Ren Yibai had even specially traveled to neighboring countries for promotions, striving to make a mark in the international market and earn more box office revenue.

In summary, Xiao He could genuinely be called "half the movie theaters" these days.

Had anyone else had so many movies playing simultaneously before? Of course they had. But only Brother Xiao could deliver effective performances in every single one, drive box office revenue to a certain extent, and have such supportive fans both domestically and internationally.

After all, fans weren't just free-spending marks. With three movies coming out at once, even if they wanted to support him, they had to prioritize. They couldn't possibly cover the box office of all three movies single-handedly. The ultimate source of ticket sales still depended on casual viewers.

So most of the subsequent box office growth relied on the quality of the films and the actors' acting skills.

But if that young woman hadn't mentioned it, even he himself probably wouldn't have noticed this phenomenon.

"Brother Xiao really works so hard. I heard he's still filming over at Hengdian recently, right? Why don't we visit him on set someday?"

The young woman clung to her boyfriend's arm, acting spoiled.

"Sure, sure."

The boyfriend actually liked Xiao He as an actor too, so naturally he didn't refuse. The two turned around and walked off, chatting as they went, completely unaware that the young man standing not far behind them was the very celebrity they were talking about.

"Speaking of which, during the Spring Festival earlier, Brother Xiao's 'competitive king' tag even made it to the Hot Search!" the young woman chattered on. "And let me tell you, Brother Xiao is so competitive that he drives the company to compete, and even some fans couldn't stand watching anymore. They shouted across the internet telling him to rest more."

"No wonder he's so successful! With that kind of energy, he could succeed at anything."

The boyfriend sighed with emotion too. "In that variety show that aired a few days ago, Xiao He's skiing was incredibly impressive. I heard he's already the promotional ambassador for Rong City's sports meet. And in the latest 'Fast Speed Shadow 7,' his racing skills looked really authentic too... So don't just look at how busy he is - he actually finds time to learn so many things!"

"I truly admire him. Is he superhuman?! Isn't this practically cheating?!"

It was absolutely insane!

Hearing this, Xiao He couldn't help but grumble to himself: "Well, he's not wrong!"

Someone actually guessed it.

But wait - what variety show?

Xiao He thought for a moment.

This must be about that "Journey Across Mountains and Rivers" filmed at the beginning of the year, right?

That variety show had finished filming around New Year's and officially started airing in mid-March. The release speed was indeed ridiculously fast.

Probably, that incident on the snowy mountain last time had boosted the show's popularity, and coincidentally, the program team wanted to launch quickly to seize the market.

His participation in the filming happened to be around the middle of the show's run. Based on the broadcast schedule, the snowy mountain skiing episode would perfectly coincide with Rong City's National University Games.

That way, both sides could cross-promote each other, and Xiao He's role as Rong City's sports promotional ambassador would be perfectly timed.

Xiao He tried to recall - it seemed Sister Liu had mentioned this to him a few days ago.

But because he was so incredibly busy, he had handed over all his Weibo operations to the company. Even the promotional sports interview video they reposted was recorded long ago during the "Flying Over the Snowy Mountain" shoot in Rong City. Xiao He had nothing to do with it at all.

Rong City's sports meet seemed to be in mid-April, and he had already been back in the country busy for nearly half a month. So if he calculated according to the normal broadcast order, the snowy mountain episode he was in should have aired on the most recent weekend.

Thinking of this, Xiao He couldn't help but sigh again.

- Damn "Imperial Enterprise" production team. Damn Director Chou.

After all this circling around, it was almost the end of April, and he hadn't had a moment's peace since coming back! He had been shooting, shooting, shooting the whole time!

He was so dizzyingly busy that not only had he missed the premiere ceremony for "Fast Speed Shadow 7," but he only learned about the latest episode of "Journey Across Mountains and Rivers" from other people!

Fine, Xiao He absolutely refused to admit that he had also been busy with the new company during this time. Apart from filming, he had completely thrown himself into AI debugging and repair work, ignoring everything outside his window. As for many things in the entertainment industry and his work, he had completely entrusted them to the Linghui Entertainment team, or let Liu Rulan take full responsibility.

- This was probably the joy of being the boss!

And graduation season was coming up soon. Once his old classmate Dai Bo officially graduated, he could join his tech company to work. Then the AI-related work could be safely handed over to Dai Bo, and Xiao He could go back to being a beautiful capitalist.

Heh heh...

Perfect timing - he still had some time tonight. He'd go back and quickly skim through the reviews for "Fast Speed Shadow 7" and the latest episode of "Journey Across Mountains and Rivers."

After confirming his next plan, Xiao He adjusted the brim of his cap, preparing to return to his hotel quietly. But he hadn't expected that the moment he turned around, he met several pairs of sparkling eyes.

Xiao He: ...

Xiao He's fans: ...