Chapter 1032: Chapter 1032: Comments from Both Sides
And there was a hugely successful TV drama of the same name from years ago.
Many went to see the movie just because of that.
The internet has a memory, but human memory fades easily, the incident of Tiffany Lynch hitting a fellow actor had long been forgotten.
The fans also spared no effort in promoting her, raving about Tiffany Lynch’s acting skills as if they were unmatched on earth and heaven.
Looking at this momentum, it seemed as though they were set to completely overtake "The Kite" at the box office.
Tiffany Lynch’s team was prepared early, with press releases ready to go out as soon as the opening day box office numbers were announced.
At this moment, she was more excited than anyone, her agent had just called to say that "The Palace Wall" had a higher occupancy rate than they had anticipated.
Probably because the marketing had been very effective, the agent was certain that the box office would definitely surpass "The Kite".
After the premiere, many people were watching the clock, waiting for the first day’s box office statistics.
Soon, the internet provided an answer.
"The Palace Wall" reached over 500 million on the first day, while "The Kite" was at 297 million.
Comparatively, "The Palace Wall"’s box office was nearly half higher than "The Kite".
A few minutes later, the topic #ThePalaceWallBoxOfficeCrushesTheKite# shot up to the trending searches.
Tiffany Lynch was overjoyed, sending out one press release after another, eager to wash away the humiliation of being previously overshadowed by Hannah.
The fans were cheering too, with endless praises everywhere.
But the comments under the trending topic were now dominated by huge waves of criticism.
— My eyes! I really regret wasting my bubble tea money to go see such a cringeworthy movie.
— I was dragged to see it by my roommate, who is a die-hard fan of Tiffany Lynch. She couldn’t stand it halfway through and embarrassingly pulled me out. I decisively bought a ticket for "The Kite" next door, and it was awesome!
— Same here, but I went to see "The Kite" on my own, and when I got back, all my friends were trashing "The Palace Wall".
— It completely ruined my image of the elegant empress. She lacked dignity, grace, and even the palace maids seemed more composed than her.
— Anyone who doesn’t know better would think Tiffany Lynch was playing a concubine! Give me back my empathetic female lead!
— Crystal Quach’s leading lady is meant to make the audience cry, but Tiffany Lynch seemed to have cried all her tears by herself, which is kind of miraculous.
— Oh God, I would pay a high price for a pair of eyes that haven’t seen the film version of "The Palace Wall".
— How can Tiffany Lynch still have the audacity to buy such trending searches? Isn’t it embarrassing? Honestly, Hayes Edwards completely changed my perception of him this time, his acting was natural and not awkward at all, in contrast to Tiffany Lynch’s, which is beyond words.
— So that’s why you should never buy trending searches or put up a façade of being an acting talent at the beginning—it can all crash down in a minute!
— It’s really miraculous how an actress who gets hammered for hitting people, not learning her lines, and not respecting her seniors can still have people expecting her to have good acting skills?
"The Palace Wall" had many viewers on the first day, but even more critics afterward, with almost everyone feeling the need to vent about the movie online after seeing it.
On the contrary, "The Kite" garnered a lot of positive reviews.
Hannah benefited from a solid foundation with her previous work in "Fairy", her acting was naturally spirited. Her portrayal of a campus beauty in "The Kite" was praised as a natural fit, the campus belle herself.
Louis Snyder, playing the male second lead, also gained a huge following because of his character’s "sickly charming" traits.
Of course, the most surprising was Hayes Edwards’s performance.
Once criticized as the "embodiment of awkward acting," his performance in "The Kite" had completely refreshed everyone’s perception of him.
