Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

This night was probably the most difficult night for Steven.

Early in the morning, Steven rushed to Chen Zhao's home.

"Hi, Steven, congratulations on the success of your movie." Fali saw Steven coming in: "Chen is still sleeping. There is breakfast in the restaurant. I think you should go and get Chen after breakfast." Put it off, I’m going to work first.”

"Thank you." Steven kept a polite smile, nodded, and watched Fali go to work.

Well, he was indeed hungry.

The breakfast at Chen Zhao's house is always delicious.

These two young lovers have always been very good at their craftsmanship.

Whether it's Chen Zhao or Fali, it seems that every time they come, they have a wonderful experience.

Wow——

"Fake, Steven...I'm going to kill you..."

Steven dropped the bucket in his hand, turned around and ran away.

But he was directly grabbed by Chen Zhao and pulled outside the balcony.

"Chen... wait... what are you going to do? This is the third floor!"

Chen Zhao didn't care, he hugged Steven and jumped out directly.

"Chen, I was wrong, I was wrong...wait..."

"ah……"

Plop——

Steven almost peed in fear, but when he entered the water, he clearly felt Chen Zhao's palm protecting his head.

Although he knew that Chen Zhao would not really hurt him, he still made Steven furious.

If he couldn't defeat Chen Zhao, he would really want to push Chen Zhao into the water.

"Chen, tell me what's going on, okay?"

"I said, all this is your own efforts, plus a little bit of luck." Chen Zhao said calmly.

Steven actually guessed that Chen Zhao wouldn't say anything before he came.

Or just use this ambiguous answer.

Saying it is the same as not saying it.

"Chen, I will not hesitate to make any requests you have in the future."

"What if you were asked to change your sexual orientation?"

"Fake...could you..." Steven was so frightened that he peed.

Chen Zhao flashed his middle finger, and Steven added: "By the way, you said that when my movie becomes a hit, we'll have another wine tasting party."

"Wait until I make some more wine. You all drank it empty last time."

"Okay, give me an accurate number."

"I don't know, it depends on my mood."

"Do you want to break your promise?"

"Your movie has only been released for a few days. Wouldn't it be better to hold a celebration party after it is released? To be honest, I haven't even attended a celebration party."

"Well, when the time comes for the celebration banquet, you must come."

The movie "The Wild One" is rampaging at the box office like a monster.

The box office revenue was astronomical every day: 85 million on Tuesday, 73 million on Wednesday, 69 million on Thursday, rebounded to 80 million on Friday, and exceeded 100 million US dollars again on Saturday and Sunday.

Everyone in Hollywood was stunned to see this movie take off at the box office.

This box office growth, which bucked the trend, once again broke the box office record for the next week.

The box office in North America has exceeded 800 million U.S. dollars. You must know that this movie is only in its second week.

The movie that was released at the same time as "The Detective" was a tragedy.

The popularity of "The Wild One" across the board, of course, means that the profits of other films of the same period were shared.

Even if it is a cartoon released this Friday, it will still inevitably be affected by a completely different genre and audience.

Of course, the situation is great for "Pop", but it's a disaster for other movies.

Affected by "The Nirvana", PLM's stock is also booming.

Not only did it return to highs, it even broke the previous highest stock price.

The current North American box office record is $936 million for "Star Wars."

No one doubts that this record will be shattered by "The Detective".

This is also the case. On the third day of its third week, the box office of "Invincible" broke the North American box office record.

The box office in the third week was cut in half compared to the US$600 million in the second week, but even so, the US$300 million in revenue was still enough to make anyone shut up.

At this time, everyone inside and outside the circle are speculating on where this so-called masterpiece of masterpieces will end.

1.5 billion? Or two billion dollars?

And this week, it will be released in other regions one after another.

Although it is not as popular as in North America, it still has a very high reputation.

The score of "The Wild One" on the Rotten Tomatoes website has also reached an unprecedented 9.9 points.

Whether at the box office or in terms of ratings, it is already a well-deserved new king.

…

Rasfa has been smiling crookedly for the past two weeks, and his net worth has skyrocketed with the release of this movie.

Of course, the skyrocketing stock price is just virtual property to him. It belongs to some real estate and cannot be liquidated.

But the share of the box office sales still made him a lot of money.

Moreover, the company's management and board of directors also unanimously approved the project of the second film.

According to normal box office sharing, an investment budget of US$50 million would require approximately US$150 million to recover the cost.

But Steven's movie has far exceeded expectations.

Even the opposition within the company did not dare to say anything about changing the director at this time.

They even proposed that Steven could shoot whatever he wanted, with no upper limit on the budget, and the company would never interfere with the shooting and editing rights.

Even the roles are chosen by Steven.

Of course, Steven needs to make some decisions now and won't agree so quickly.

The release of this movie took Steven's career to new heights.

Now the six major film companies are all extending olive branches to him.

Its remuneration is generous, not much higher than that of PLM.

Steven doesn’t just take on movies at will, the first thing is the script.

"Steven, tell me, what do you have to do to accept the second part?" Rasfa knew that the first part was deified, and the second part had to be Steven.

Other directors don't have this kind of skill, and they can't even shoot half of it.

Although the first part of "The Fist" has not been released yet, it has been regarded as a bible by all directors.

With its textbook-like layout and jaw-dropping structure, most directors may not be able to study it thoroughly in their lifetime.

"Farke, you don't even have a script now, so why don't I sign it? I don't want to waste the reputation I've finally built up on the second film," Steven said.

"As for the script, all the screenwriters in the company are currently working on it. I believe the first draft will be out soon."

"Let's not talk about the second part. Have you decided to direct the last "Animal Supermarket" project?"

"Do you want to take over this film? No problem, I'll go to the board of directors immediately and tell you."

"No, didn't Chen tell you?"

"I told you, Chen told me once. He said James is a good candidate, but Chen is a layman after all. I haven't decided yet..."

"I also think James is good." Steven said.

"Do you really think James is good?"

"Chen said it's good, then it must be good."

"Although we are friends with Chen, this is a work matter after all."

"I believe in Chen, just like Chen was the only one who believed that my movie could be a hit."