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.

in their thirties and forties, Ophelia remained a prominent

Actress Award before and was nominated for the

wasn't as well-known as Lydia back in

her work, she far

that Dawn would be her chance to make another shot for

the promotional period, Ophelia was super active, showing up at the premiere and even doing a little skit with the lead actors

male lead in Dawn was Hugo York, a veteran actor who's won the Best Actor Award five times-a record that set him apart in the industry. With top-notch leads and top-notch promotion, Dawn was set

highest-grossing

first week of its National Day release,

raked in

box office numbers still only put Dawn in second place!

turned out to be The Island, with a whopping

number came out, the official Twitter account for The Island immediately posted a congratulatory

for Violeta's

it beaten by a film with less star power. The producer of Dawn was so enraged that he vented on Twitter in the middle

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

this post went up, it took off like a snowball, getting more and more attention in just

comment was a clear dig at how Dawn didn't meet expectations and got beaten by a

though The Island had its share of veteran actors, it was worth mentioning

the top movie. But after a week, it was surprising to see it lagging 46 million behind