Ning Meng was not into social media, thus, she did not know about the storm that was bursting forth in various social media platforms at the moment .
Everyone was praising the special effects, acting, and script of “Shifting to Mars” . They were nothing less than perfection, almost equivalent to the big-budget Hollywood sci-fi movies!
So many viewers were completely amazed by it that they sat through several viewing sessions to enjoy it . On Douban, the movie’s score was 8 . 8!
On the other hand, “The Hero” was not doing so well . Only Su Tiantian’s fans were praising it while the film critics stated that the movie’s quality paled in comparison to its competitors . In fact, the only good thing about “The Hero” was Su Tiantian’s involvement, but even so, her acting skill was only subpar . One actress was not enough to make the movie great .
Unlike Ning Meng who was sleeping soundly, the staff at Tianxin Entertainment were doing all they could to suppress the negative reviews . Meanwhile, Su Tiantian was also sleeping soundly on her bed, not realizing just how bad the situation was getting for her with each passing moment .
Her words before hitting the sack were, “Only the small-time movies would garner 100% positive reviews . We, on the other hand, are making real movies, so it’s only natural for us to have a few haters . Those are unimportant, the one that has the final say is the box office results!”
The next morning .
When Ning Meng went downstairs, she saw something unusual—Huo Beichen was sitting at the dining hall all by himself with a full table of breakfast . This breakfast was probably sent from the Huos’ mansion .
Huo Beichen was reading the newspapers, and when he heard footsteps from the stairs, he raised his head and gazed cooly at her .
Ning Meng anxiously greeted him, “Good morning, Lord Chen . Oh my, seeing your majestically handsome excellency first thing in the morning~ it makes me so happy!”
Putting down his newspapers, Huo Beichen ordered, “… eat . ”
“Alrighty then! Coming!”
Ning Meng hopped into the kitchen to get some coffee before sitting at the dining table .
Huo Beichen took a glance at her cup—it was black coffee .
A frown crept on his face .
She had not eaten a bite yet and she was drinking black coffee? This could hurt her stomach .
Still, he pretended to not care . “Not adding any milk or sugar?”
“No, there’s no need . ”
Ning Meng smiled at him sweetly . “You are my sugar . ”
After rubbing her sleep-logged eyes, Ning Meng drank all her coffee in one gulp before munching down her bread . Seeing this, Huo Beichen recalled what had happened last night .
“The movie is going to do well . ” Huo Beichen tried to squeeze out some words of comfort .
“I m’ufffow . ” (I know) Ning Meng replied with a mouthful of food .
She knew? She knew and yet she cried . Man, women were difficult and too unpredictable .
After gobbling down her breakfast, Ning Meng stood up and raised her mirror .
“Oh no… my eyes are swollen red . What if the others think that I was crying . It’s going to be so embarrassing . ”
Huo Beichen comforted, “Don’t worry…”
However, before he could complete his sentence, Ning Meng had slowly stepped out of the dining hall . “I won’t watch those TV soaps anymore, otherwise, the others might think I was crying about the movie’s ticket sales . ”
Ning Meng could feel a rush of cold air run down her back, but she did not have time to think about it and quickly headed to her car .
A moment later, she had arrived at Lemon Entertainment .
When Ning Meng walked into her dad’s office, she noticed something was unusual with Ning Wentao . He was wearing a full white suit and had combed his hair with hair gel . He was in the middle of using a face mask when Ning Meng walked into his office .
“Oh, Meng Meng! You’re here!”
Without waiting for her response, Ning Wentao looked at his watch .
“It’s time . ”
He tore off his face mask to wash his face . Looking at his face that now looked energized, Ning Wentao said, “Let’s go . ”
Ning Meng followed with questions still floating in her head .
As they entered the meeting room, she saw that Han Meilin was also there, wearing an elegant office dress set . Her hair was neatly done up and her lipstick today was purple in color .
Ning Wentao politely greeted her, “Good day, Ms . Han . Don’t worry, I have full confidence in you . ”
Then, he strode elegantly to his seat and sat down with a great flourish .
“Is the box office results out yet?”
Ning Meng was speechless upon seeing her father’s abnormal behavior .