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Chapter 619 Movie Queen Mother
On the first day of its release, "Escape from the Cage" brought in 90 million in box office revenue. It should be noted that this is a low period for movie releases. It is neither a weekend nor a summer vacation. It is just a Children's Day on June 1st. Moreover, the word of mouth was overwhelming on the first day. One can imagine how popular it will be on Saturday and Sunday.

As expected, the third day of the release fell on Saturday, and some cinemas even increased their screening schedules to 40%. The box office statistics for that day directly exceeded 120 million, and on Sunday it exceeded 150 million.

This is a very scary number. After all, the investment in this movie is not large, and the subject matter has always been the suspenseful escape movie that everyone complains about. It’s not that domestic audiences don’t like this type of movie, but they subconsciously think that this type of movie has always been shot very awkwardly in China.

Although there are some flaws in the plot of this drama upon closer inspection, the merits outweigh the flaws. The acting skills of the two protagonists and the fast-paced fighting scenes overshadow all of this.

As word of mouth continued to soar, the daily box office remained at around 100 million for the next week. It did not start to decline until half a month later, and the final total box office reached an astonishing 2.1 billion.

Although this box office did not break the domestic total box office record, it is definitely the best among movies of this theme, and the entire crew is very excited.

Sui Kai knew that this movie would never have reached such a level without Song Xia's participation, so at the celebration banquet, he gave Song Xia another big red envelope. He didn't know how many times he was thankful that he insisted on inviting Song Xia to shoot.

Lead actor Zhang Xian is also very grateful to Song Xia for his performance. He has a feeling that he might win the coveted Best Actor trophy this year with this film, and all this is inseparable from the support from senior Song in his performance.

He knew that what Senior Song cared about most now was his biological daughter Song Xinghe. If he had the chance, he would take care of this junior as much as possible in the future.

After this movie, many scripts were sent to Song Xia, but she rejected them all. She made a comeback this time to help Xinghe, not to act for herself. Now that she has made two movies, it is enough to prove her ability.

"Director Qu said that the film 'Family' is already in production, and he wants to release it during the National Day holiday. Then he will let you compete for the Best Actress award."

Song Xia raised her eyebrows. That would be exciting. Zhang Xian would be running for Best Actor and she would be running for Best Actress. Then StarHub could also compete for the Best Newcomer Award. Maybe all three of them would have a chance to win.

"I'll listen to Director Qu. The palace drama is going to be aired in the next few days."

"Well, because it was invested by S+, not only are the two main actors top-tier, but the other supporting actors are also relatively young stars, so the popularity is very high. I just don't know if the filming was ruined with so much capital involved in it."

"The reputation of the two leading actors has always been very good, so the possibility of collapse should be small. Even if it collapses, Xinghe is just a minor supporting role and the impact will not be great."

"I think so too. Right now, the most important thing for StarHub is to finish the drama "Different Sisters". After finishing this drama, the campus drama "She Came from the Light" should also start filming."

"After finishing these two films, StarHub can take a proper break. If the popularity continues to be too high, it may not be a good thing."

Sister Hua thought of their past: "Xinghe naturally doesn't need to work as hard as you do. The best pace is to produce a good movie or TV series every one or two years."

"We should make proper arrangements this year. It would be best if StarHub could win the Best Newcomer Award for the film first. Then we can strive for the Best Actress award when there is a good script in a few years."

Sister Hua chuckled: "I'm afraid those investors will be disappointed. They have enough funds and just want you two to participate!"

Song Xia waved her hand: "It's not like I don't write scripts anymore. Wouldn't it be better to support newcomers?" "Are you willing to give your script to others?"

"There's nothing to be reluctant about. I am confident that with my and Xinghe's abilities, we will not let Xinghe be squeezed out."

"I have something happy to tell you. The director who filmed a TV series for Gu Zhiya before and was ruined by Gu Zhiya has been signed to the company. If you have a good script for your next drama, you can give it to him to shoot."

Song Xia's eyes lit up. This was really good news. She was optimistic about this director and was very grateful for his previous appreciation of Xinghe. It was to be said that she was also seriously implicated by Gu Zhiya this time.

She nodded and said, "There are many good artists in the company, but they lack opportunities. I want to think about what kind of script I can write."

Sister Hua sighed: "Du Junfang is really lucky. He founded a company and now he relies on you to make money for him."

"After all, I have acquired a lot of shares. Now half of the power of the company is in my hands. I can be considered to be working for myself. However, I don't plan to complete the entire script by myself this time. The screenwriters signed by the studio should also be trained slowly."

"It's up to you to decide. I have another piece of news for you. Narcissus TV is planning to shoot a family variety show. I heard that Qiao Leyi was actively in contact with them before. Narcissus TV has already confirmed it, and they also want to invite you and StarHub."

"Variety show?" Song Xia raised her eyebrows. She had never heard of Qiao Leyi filming any variety shows in her previous life. The mother and daughter had always been high-end characters. It seemed that in this life, because of her and Xinghe's rise, as well as Gu Zhiya's decline in popularity and audience favorability, Qiao Leyi had felt a sense of urgency.

"Xinghe and I don't need to participate in these variety shows. If Qiao Leyi wants to participate, let her go. How is her husband's strategy?"

"Gu Mingze bought a house for Xia Xi, and he would usually go to live with Xia Xi under the pretext of business trips and overtime work. He now almost treats Xia Xi as a substitute for his first love. Because Xia Xi deliberately pretended not to know and treated him as her true love, he now feels very guilty towards Xia Xi."

"So what is Xia Xi's plan now?"

"She is very ambitious. She wants to give Gu Mingze a son and then take him to the throne."

"Let her think it over clearly and don't regret it in the future."

"She is very happy now. Her goal before was to catch a sucker, but now the sucker has become the chairman, and she doesn't have to do anything to coax him. She has a house, a car, luxury goods and money. She doesn't seem to regret it at all."

Song Xia gloated: "When Qiao Leyi participates in that family variety show, she will definitely show off how happy her family is. If Gu Mingze's cheating is exposed at this time, it will be exciting to watch."

She hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the show is over before letting Xia Xi take action. We can't let the TV station owe us anything, right?"

Sister Hua chimed in, "With Xia Xi's methods, she will probably be pregnant by then. When Qiao Leyi shows up, Xia Xi will pretend to be sad and leave Gu Mingze. After the child is born, she will come back and say that the child is too young to be without a father. This will probably make Gu Mingze feel even more guilty."

Song Xia looked at her and found that they were indeed old partners who had worked together for many years and had exactly the same ideas.