My Fortune-Blessed Leading Lady-Chapter 631 - 628: Retribution for Being Late 36

"Looking at the reviews, my heart suddenly felt cold, I just bought a ticket for ’Miss Rose.’"

"Here’s an outlier comment, I’m different from everyone else, I went to watch ’City of Temptation’ first, and the experience was exceptionally good, with no bathroom breaks needed throughout. Originally, I thought watching a love story with a mentally ill person would be like watching a lunatic in an asylum—silly, dumb, like a mentally challenged person without feelings;

"City of Temptation" completely changed my views—how could the male and female leads be so A-grade? I feel they were really too adorable, and I’m planning to take my family to watch it again in a couple of days;

The plot is tightly constructed, the story coherent, and the actors’ performances are spot on. It’s a rare masterpiece. I hope everyone goes to see it. It’s truly worth watching. I’m not lying—otherwise may lightning strike me."

This comment quickly rose to the top.

Many netizens commented in agreement, expressing that "City of Temptation," both in terms of storyline and quality, completely outdid "Miss Rose."

Therefore, the performance of "Miss Rose" slightly improved, while the ratings and box office for "City of Temptation" surged dramatically.

It was like two extremes—where "Miss Rose" initially dominated, "City of Temptation" later pulled off a successful comeback with word of mouth.

It was quite surprising, no matter which movie, the results were somewhat unexpected. The ones we thought would do well didn’t perform as expected, and those we thought wouldn’t, ended up being the comeback kings.

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The showtimes for "Miss Rose" were almost identical to "City of Temptation," including the timing, only that the screening halls were split in half. As "City of Temptation" began to catch up, Xi Gu, who was closely monitoring the data from behind, was so angry he nearly fainted. He never imagined that "Miss Rose," into which he had poured all his efforts, would end up losing on word of mouth. It was obvious many netizens felt the storyline of "Miss Rose" wasn’t tight enough or coherent.

He didn’t believe it—how bad could it be when he personally oversaw the editing?

Refusing to accept this, he went to watch "City of Temptation" to draw comparisons. However, after seeing the ingenious editing of "City of Temptation," he was a bit stunned. This technique seemed familiar.

Soon, he recalled whose unique editing style it was—a famous young man in the New York circles, who had also gone to study abroad from Diyang and come back. Unexpectedly, Diyang had managed to find someone like that.

Xi Gu increased the promotion for "Miss Rose," with ads visible everywhere online, on some big screens outdoors, and on billboards, all paid for with his money.

In just a few hours, the name "Miss Rose" echoed like a persistent tune, stirring up a flurry of interest among the public.

Many started to feel annoyed since moderate coverage piques curiosity, but an excessive amount makes one very unwilling to hear more.

Before the first day even ended, by five o’clock in the afternoon, the initial box office numbers were tallied—"City of Temptation" had a clear advantage, surpassing "Miss Rose" by nearly a hundred million, a remarkable feat to earn an extra hundred million more than the neighboring shows on opening day.

To everyone else, these events were like unbelievable happenings, all proven true on "City of Temptation."

While Xi Gu was still busy promoting "Miss Rose," on the other side, Xi Nian was ready to deliver a substantial gift to Huanya.

This gift, if taken too far, could destroy all of Huanya, but he didn’t feel the slightest bit of remorse.

This was the price Huanya had to pay, and everyone with a bit of historical knowledge of the company’s original form understood that even if it were completely subverted, Xi Nian still believed he was right. Xi Zhen was the person who should be reflecting the most.

However, Xi Nian’s preparations were highly secretive. At seven in the evening,

an audio recording unexpectedly appeared, right at the end credits scene of "Miss Rose," where everyone anticipated an outstanding post-credits scene, but instead got hit with a massive scandal. frёewebnoѵēl.com

There was no original sound, but the altered voices, with a hint of mockery, fully exposed the truth in such an embarrassing way that it made people unable to lift their heads.

The film personnel, who hadn’t finished showing the end credits, quickly realized what happened and immediately shut it down, but not every cinema did so. The cinemas under Huanya, of course, would take such action, but would those under Diyang?

Obviously not.

For Diyang, not stoking the fire would already make them too virtuous.

The internet exploded.

"What the heck, is that Xi Gu’s mother you’re talking about—the current chairwoman of Huanya, Director Zhao, right? She’s the personification of a venomous serpent, that’s just too evil, and what’s more, what huge revelation am I hearing? Fu Yuran’s death had another secret behind it?"

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