My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 542

Sophia felt a wave of bitterness rising in her heart, especially when she saw the earth-shattering publicity and the triumphant momentum for ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ after its box office premiere. All the reviews for the movie were favorable. In contrast, many viewers criticized and insulted ‘Doctor Invincible’, using words that were very vulgar and harsh on the eyes.

Similarly, the fans of the opposing party would pop up from time to time to insult, mock, and ridicule the movie. Not only that but they would extend their insults to the two middle-aged washed-up actors, who had no endorsements nor variety shows.

You motherf*cker! Who the hell do you think you are, son of a b*tch?! Inside the Edwards Residence, the two fangirls exploded with anger. Setting up two computers in the living room, they began taking control of the fan support group to do activities amidst the sound of mahjong in the background.

They monitored the data, conducted online and offline activities, chartered venues and cinemas, controlled reviews, appeased fans, and so on. At the same time, they also had to watch ‘Doctor Invincible’ and deliver the cured meat. Therefore, they were extremely busy.

Stanley had a lollipop in his mouth too. While playing mahjong, he said, “Uncle Michael, don’t you think Aunt is being silly? How could the movie sponsored by the Harpers possibly compete with the popularity of your movie? Why does she need to spend so much money? She might as well use it to play mahjong with me.”

Michael glanced at Sophia, who was assigning tasks to the fan support group. Then, he said, “You won’t be able to understand a girl’s heart.”

Similarly, Harry sneaked a glance at Sarah and said teasingly, “Bro, be careful. Otherwise, they will give away all the cured meat in your house as their prizes.”

At the mention of cured meat, Michael felt a little distressed. He had secretly taken a look at their ‘Box Office Rescue Plan’. According to the plan, half of his cured meat would be given away—they were planning to use his handmade cured meat to reinvigorate the ticket sales! What a f*cking pain!

While Sophia was focused on monitoring the ticket sales, Richard couldn’t even fall asleep out of worry. The movie, ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’, was Xyla’s only remaining hope. If it became a success, she would become famous within the circles instantly.

Then, they would have hope of repaying the Huffs’ gigantic debt. If it failed, the Harpers would never spend another dime on her again. When that happens, the Huff Family would collapse completely with no hope of rescue anymore!

On the first day, the box office earnings of the movie recorded 300 million, and it seemed like it was extremely well-received. What with the shocking amount of online and offline publicity, the situation seemed to be very good. However, only Richard knew that those results were brought about through the money poured into it by their investors! Therefore, he knew best just how much the 300 million recorded in the box office earnings was actually worth.

In his anxious state, he finally waited until the final box office earnings for the second day were announced—50 million! It was 300 million on the first day and 50 million on the second day. The sharp decline in ticket sales was shockingly large.

The film reviews that had been bought over before had fallen apart as batches of movie fans voiced their discontent after watching the movie. They furiously demanded refunds, citing that the primary roles and the minor roles were imbalanced; the supporting roles had more appearances than the protagonists; and it had great special effects, but the storyline was terrible. Despite the amazing special effects, it could not make up for the downsides. Many scenes had been cut out and the acting of the protagonists and supporting roles were horribly exaggerated. At the same time, fans of the original work protested that the movie had destroyed the original work….

By the third day of its release, the box office earnings fell to 30 million. In contrast, the bad reviews were increasing by the day, and the word of mouth came crashing down. As the box office sales tumbled down, the 500 million investment into the movie could not be regained. On the other hand, the box office earnings of ‘Doctor Invincible’ remained scarily stable despite being ripped apart by the ghostwriter fans of ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’. It recorded ticket sales of 300 million on stable days and 250 million on unstable days. Still, the attendance rate remained extremely high even after 10 days.

Looking at the box office data, Richard felt like he was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Thus, he slumped limply into a chair, his head hurting terribly.

Meanwhile, she glared bitterly at ‘Doctor Invincible’, which stood arrogantly at the top of the box office rankings. If it wasn’t for that movie, ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ would have been a hit! It’s all that movie’s fault! I had a cameo in that movie, but I can’t believe that particular scene was cut off before its release! Not only that but my role in ‘War Dragon’ was canceled too. So, now I only have ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’. Then, she resentfully muttered, “If only a scandal involving Taylor Murray could surface during this time…”

If a scandal were to appear, the sales tickets of that movie will fall, sooner or later. When that happens, ‘Legend of Fan Lihua’ will shine in its place! She naïvely believed that her movie would become popular as long as there were no competitors.

He was currently under great pressure. Glaring at the irritating words ‘Doctor Invincible’ written at the top of the box office rankings, a bold idea came to him suddenly. Once that idea took root, his mind immediately replayed those words Taylor had said to him back then: ‘How embarrassing would it be for you if word got out that your ex-girlfriend had gotten herself a husband who is leagues better than you?’ However, he had no other choice. He had to try everything in his arsenal.