Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 593 Violeta's Reputation Took a Hit

This movie was one that Violeta deemed worth sacrificing her own time for. As a conventionally solid movie, it wouldn't reflect poorly on her career.

What she didn't expect was just how pumped her fans would be.

The buzz wasn't bought it was all thanks to them.

Her fans took it upon themselves to hype up the film, posting all sorts of edited videos online. Thanks to their amazing efforts, a lot of these clips went viral on short video platforms.

Violeta had been out of the spotlight for a year and a half, so her fans missed her and were determined to see the movie.

The movie was Violeta's big debut in the movie world, and it was going head-to-head with other veteran films during the National Day holiday.

One of the rivals was Ophelia, with her new movie Dawn, which was her first take on a revolutionary-themed story.

Both movies had pretty much the same setting and time period.

Ophelia, being a veteran in the entertainment industry, was from the same era as Lydia.

After Lydia's downfall, Ophelia quickly took many of her resources, leading to a noticeable boost in her opportunities.

actresses in their thirties and forties, Ophelia remained a prominent figure, with her

Supporting Actress Award before and was nominated for the Best Actress Award three

she wasn't as well-known

it comes to her work,

very confident that Dawn would be

promotional period, Ophelia was super active, showing up at the premiere and even doing a little skit with the lead actors at the cinema. She also got a lot of

record that set him apart in the industry.

the highest-grossing film

the first week of its National Day release, the numbers

in 216

such impressive box office numbers still only put

out to be The Island, with a whopping 262 million in its first

Twitter account for The Island immediately

Violeta's fans to flood the

surprising and frustrating for its producers to see it beaten by a film with less star power. The producer of

era really such a great thing? How many amazing works and talented actors have been sidelined because of some big-name stars? It's really disappointing! After over thirty years in the biz, I've watched the industry change. These days, people need to ask: besides the popularity, what real value does

took off like a snowball, getting more and more attention in just half an

meet expectations and got beaten by a movie

of veteran actors, it was worth mentioning that Dawn had

top movie. But after a week, it was surprising to see it lagging 46 million behind the number one spot. Forty-six million wasn't huge, but it was definitely not small