Has Big Shot Fallen in Love Today?-Chapter 858: Victory

Wen Yu has been in a bad mood lately.

Sheng Tang’s movie has turned out to be another box office hit.

This film wasn’t initially well-received, and Wen Yu was pleased for a while.

Unexpectedly, in no time, the film became a critically acclaimed piece.

Right now, a film of the same type as Wen Yu’s, titled "High Heels," adapted from a best-selling novel, flopped so hard even its own mother wouldn’t recognize it.

It’s said the investment was nearly a hundred million, but the box office was less than thirty million, practically a colossal loss.

Fu Qingcen, the queen of TV dramas, suddenly became the focus of attacks, her value plummeted, and it’s quite terrifying to think about.

"Will my new movie flop like that too?" Wen Yu shuddered.

She used to mock Sheng Tang’s choices, but now it seems Sheng Tang has razor-sharp insight.

"No, it should be her agent’s keen eye that chose this movie for her. That woman is really lucky," Wen Yu thought bitterly.

Besides her, Ping Mo has also fallen silent.

When Sheng Tang took on "Genius Girl," Ping Mo had his doubts, thinking it was sure to fail, but who knew it would be so successful.

Wen Yu and Ping Mo only disliked Sheng Tang, having no direct stake in the matter.

Fu Qingcen, however, was different.

At this moment, she is having a particularly tough time.

"High Heels" fizzled on the first day of release, and the number of screenings has been declining ever since. Now, in just the third week of release, hardly any cinemas are still showing it.

The box office is still several hundred thousand short of thirty million.

This film’s total investment was more than "Genius Girl," with Guanghong Media alone investing fifty million.

Now, forget about breaking even, the company has lost so much they can’t afford trousers.

Following a string of accountability demands, first, the head of the company’s trend-setting department, Xue Liang, was scolded by the higher-ups, saying the project he chose was no good; Fu Qingcen was also banned from further involvement in the film industry, to prevent tarnishing her value, making it hard to even make a living in the TV industry in the future.

Fu Qingcen was so furious she cried several times.

If it were only her film that bombed, she wouldn’t be so worked up. Many people’s films flop, but to cater to Sheng Tang, she pushed the company to have the marketing and distribution company release her film simultaneously with Sheng Tang’s film.

Right on the same day.

She thought she would crush Sheng Tang, proving she was the top actress in Guanghong.

Even if she couldn’t crush Sheng Tang, she could at least be evenly matched with her.

Fu Qingcen never expected her film to flop so miserably.

And compared to Sheng Tang’s, it’s like digging her own grave.

Even in front of President Gu, she had no face left.

Her eyes were swollen from crying.

It’s not like she couldn’t handle losing. In the past, she faced big investments in TV dramas that ended disastrously and she could accept that.

President Gu seemed relatively calm.

"Fortunately, President Gu privately invested in ’Genius Girl,’ and this time, he’ll make a big profit, enough to fill the funding gap, otherwise none of us would be having a good time," said a person in charge of venture capital.

Fu Qingcen lost all dignity.

And after Sheng Tang’s 3 billion box office profit was secured, the company moved her photo to be side by side with Fu Qingcen’s.

Fu Qingcen was no longer the sole leading actress of Guanghong Media; she now had to share that title with Sheng Tang.

If Sheng Tang’s box office continues to rise, she would soon surpass Fu Qingcen.

Two more weeks passed.

At last, "Genius Girl" concluded with a total box office of 1.15 billion, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of the year.

Perhaps during the National Day period, some good films might push it down a bit, but it should be comfortably in the top ten for the year.

The film was produced by Huatai Film and Television, and after the total box office was revealed, Huatai held a grand celebratory event.

Huatai Film and Television is one of the top three private production companies in the country, with vast connections. The celebration was star-studded. Even people Sheng Tang knew, like Zheng Weiwei and Ding Ruifan, were invited.

Ke Fei specifically called Sheng Tang, "Wait for me to pick you up! I’m coming in a luxury car!"

Sheng Tang, "Did you buy a luxury car?"

Ke Fei laughed heartily, in a very good mood, "Not bought, won it back. I’ll tell you the details when we meet."