Chapter 136 – We're Family (Part One)

After completing the most difficult scenes, the remaining parts became much easier to handle. Meanwhile, the studio had already begun generating buzz online.

With some free time, Ye Yunxi brought Wang Tingting and a few others to learn from the marketing team’s operations. After all, these people wouldn’t stay here permanently—Ye Yunxi needed her own trusted team.

Within days, the title “Ambush” climbed to prominent positions across various media platforms, even dominating the headlines for an entire day.

Of course, besides the marketing team’s efforts, sufficient funds were crucial. The saved eight hundred thousand, combined with their available money, was just enough to sustain the promotional campaign until the movie’s release.

Finally passing review during the last half-month of summer vacation and securing a screening slot, the movie was set to premiere.

The day before the release, Ye Junpo was still nervous at home. He paced circles around the living room sofa until Butler Wen felt dizzy watching him.

This was his first film—would it be successful? Or would it flop?

What if no one came to watch it?

Moreover, they hadn’t hired any famous celebrities to generate buzz, he wasn’t a renowned director, and the actors were mostly amateurs with no formal training. Surely, it would underperform, right?

The more Ye Junpo thought about it, the more cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

In contrast, Ye Yunxi finished her last sip of milk, ensuring her stamina was full, before saying, “Don’t worry, Dad. It’s going to be a huge hit.”

They had invested all their manpower, resources, and funds—even sacrificing her dignity by letting a certain wolf take a bite out of her. If it still didn’t succeed, she’d track down Di Junxie and return the favor!

After all, she couldn’t just take a loss, right?

Although his daughter comforted him, Ye Junpo remained anxious. Not wanting Yunxi to worry, he retreated to his room and continued pacing around his bed.

It was at this inopportune moment that his phone rang, startling the sweating, circling Ye Junpo.

“Hello?”

He answered without looking.

“Big Brother! I heard your movie is releasing tomorrow. I’ve notified all our Ye Family relatives—they’re all coming to support you. Don’t worry, we’ve booked entire screenings. We won’t let you lose face!”

Ye Junlai’s words sounded supportive, but his tone was unmistakably gloating.

Wasn’t this just a roundabout way of cursing Ye Junpo’s film to fail?

However, Ye Junlai genuinely believed no one would watch this movie.

The director was incompetent, the actors were unqualified, and he’d even heard they hired some street thugs to act. Tch, some habits never change—were those people even cut out for acting?

If this movie became a hit, it would be a miracle!

Still smarting from being unceremoniously kicked out of the Main Family Residence by Ye Yunxi, Ye Junlai deliberately waited until the day before the premiere to call his elder brother. He wanted to disgust Ye Junpo!

His words had the intended effect. Already unstable, Ye Junpo broke into heavier sweat upon hearing them.

“I… I’m actually not very confident either…”

“Hey, relax! We’re brothers—of course we’ll help you. We’re family, after all! If no one goes to watch it, our family will scrape together everything we have to book screenings for a full month. I’ve discussed it with Third, Fourth, and Fifth Brother—they’re all coming!”

In reality, he had dragged his brothers along to watch the spectacle. Book entire screenings?Haha, just kidding. They only bought one ticket each, not to support Ye Junpo, but to see just how empty the screening would be!

Probably no one except for someone with the surname Ye, right??

Hehe, it’s definitely going to be like that!

For a movie like this, it would be a miracle if anyone actually went to watch it!

(End of Chapter)