The host finished speaking, and Gu Mingzhu was stunned.
How is it possible?
Absolutely impossible?
She had just checked the data a mont ago. How could it have surpassed them so suddenly?
She looked at Song Jia.
Song Jia’s expression was also grim; this result was clearly unexpected for her as well.
Gu Mingzhu asked softly, "What should we do?"
Song Jia murmured, "This can’t be!"
Gu Mingzhu bit her lip. "Are you suggesting they rigged the votes?"
Song Jia remained silent, which Gu Mingzhu took as agreent. Gu Mingzhu whispered again, "Should we retaliate? Expose them and ruin Gu Anxi’s reputation? Then this movie would be completely finished."
Song Jia looked at Gu Mingzhu without a word.
Finally, she spoke, "Spread a rumor questioning the box office results of *Da Hui*. Soone will certainly help us tear her apart cleanly."
This idea is pretty good, Gu Mingzhu thought, nodding. We don’t have to do anything ourselves and can still secretly turn the tables.
Song Jia, a veteran of the entertainnt industry, simply sent out a WeChat ssage, and soone imdiately got to work.
In less than half an hour, "#DaHuiBoxOffice vs. Speed9BoxOffice" appeared on the trending searches. A large number of marketing accounts began to drive the narrative, discussing why *Da Hui* had erged like a dark horse when *Speed 9* was expected to win steadily. They then started to dig into the source of *Da Hui*’s box office figures.
The result: no problems. *Da Hui* was squeaky clean.
The discussion on this single topic reached 280,000 comnts and 300 million views. Even the *Speed 9* camp was displeased, suspecting *Da Hui*’s team was deliberately trying to discredit them. However, an investigation revealed the information hadn’t originated from *Da Hui*’s side.
Upon further investigation, the producers and investors of *Speed 9* were so furious they wished they could kick Song Jia off their film crew!
Seeing Song Jia’s grim expression, Gu Mingzhu said cautiously, "They must have used so other tricks that we just don’t know about."
Song Jia glared at her.
Gu Mingzhu whispered, "We could also buy out screenings to boost the box office."
Song Jia said coldly, "You think Gu Anxi’s team won’t be watching out for that? If she kept playing these gas, she would likely be blacklisted internationally. Naturally, she wouldn’t risk her career over this."
Previously, she had valued Gu Mingzhu for her arthouse films. Now, it seed Gu Mingzhu was not only a pain to deal with but also brainless.
Song Jia left first, her expression tight with anger. At the door, she was sward by several reporters, which irritated her to the point of nearly losing her temper. They even snapped photos of her furious face and splashed them across the headlines.
anwhile, Gu Mingzhu remained seated. She still couldn’t believe *Da Hui* could beat *Speed 9*. She had to wait for an answer.
But by the end, she still hadn’t received one.
When the premiere concluded, *Da Hui*’s real-ti box office stood at 380 million, while *Speed 9* was behind by over ten million. Everyone guessed that the final gap by nightti would remain roughly the sa, as their current box office growth rates were parallel.
At the end, Gu Anxi hugged Bo Jin. Although she was the main creative force behind this film, it wouldn’t have been possible without Bo Jin.
Bo Jin kissed her. "Kid, everyone in the family is proud of you."
She added, "Your uncle just texted saying that in his judgnt, *Da Hui* is likely to make it into the top ten of all-ti box office records."
She paused and smiled. "Mainly because the word-of-mouth has exploded both dostically and overseas, and the Baidu and WeChat indices are incredibly high, beyond what you can imagine."
Overjoyed, the family headed ho together, all in high spirits.
Old Wang also tagged along for the fun, while Min Xin stayed behind and asked Zhou Yu, "Are you... going ho now?"
Zhou Yu pursed his lips. "Anxi said she’s waiting for downstairs. She invited to Si Garden to celebrate."
Min Xin was quite envious, but he was too embarrassed to ask to co along—
Last ti at Si Garden, he made quite a scene. Bo Nianyao and his wife probably wouldn’t welco him!
While Min Xin was struggling internally, Old Wang returned and gave him a hearty pat on the shoulder. "Min, my boy, what are you waiting for? They’re all waiting for you two."
Min Xin was taken aback. " too?"
Old Wang laughed. "How could it not include you? Let’s all celebrate together!"
Saying that, he grabbed one in each hand and walked off with them. It was quite a touching scene.
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