Sheng Tang didn’t go to the midnight premiere of "Invincible Life," even though Cheng Lichuan was eager to go.

It’s not very convenient for her to go out now.

When she went downstairs to jog yesterday, she suddenly noticed paparazzi following her.

Sheng Tang wasn’t wearing makeup, and she could never let ugly photos of herself get leaked. Realizing there were paparazzi around, she hurried back home.

As a result, she got cornered by one of the paparazzi in the elevator.

"Can you not take any photos, please?" Sheng Tang negotiated with him, "Give me your number, and in a few days, my manager will send you a set of my street photos. Even if you take photos of me now, we’re in the elevator, if I complain, you’ll also face a lot of pressure."

The paparazzi saw that she was very savvy, unlike a newbie artist who would panic. He was somewhat impressed by her and indeed gave her his number.

The next day, Sheng Tang had Ai’ai add the paparazzo on WeChat and sent him a set of well-shot and edited street photos, thus keeping her promise.

She dared not fall out with the paparazzi, even though they had already invaded her doorstep.

While at home, Sheng Tang pulled the curtains shut and seldom went out.

The paparazzi from last night had come up pretending to be a resident; others wouldn’t be able to get into their building.

Sheng Tang tried to avoid being seen as much as possible.

"...Ding Ruifan moved again," Sheng Tang said to Gu Jiahui, "I guess his neighborhood has also been frequently disturbed recently."

Gu Jiahui grunted in response.

"He invited us over," Sheng Tang continued, "He hasn’t met you yet."

Gu Jiahui looked up, "Some other day. I’ve been quite busy lately."

"Busy with what?"

"Yang Mingming is sick with appendicitis," Gu Jiahui replied.

Sheng Tang couldn’t help but feel glad, "What a good opportunity!"

Gu Jiahui gave a faint, insincere smile, which Sheng Tang could tell was forced.

"You’re not happy?" Sheng Tang was surprised, "Is there something I don’t know about?"

Gu Jiahui stood up and went back to his room, ignoring Sheng Tang.

"Invincible Life" grossed over 200 million on its first day, which was quite good.

However, its reputation significantly declined.

"The director’s skills are lacking; such good actors were wasted!" This was the professional critique.

"Ding Ruifan did pretty well; he was steady in this film, with a commendable performance. Chen Yanbang, though, seemed a bit off." This was Ding Ruifan’s fans’ critique.

As for the general public, their comments were: "Xuanxuan is so beautiful."

"Xuanxuan’s smile when she turned around could become an iconic scene!"

"When I saw Xuanxuan, I thought she was at least thirty, exuding the charm of a mature woman. It’s like a ripe fruit; even though you know it will soon go out of season, the thought of its aroma and taste makes you drool.

However, when looking at actress Sheng Tang, she’s only twenty-five. I thought it was just her character, but when I watched ’The High Road,’ I couldn’t believe that the girl she played, Li Lan, was just sixteen.

This actress’s acting is incredible; she’s one of the most talented in the film industry over the past decade!" This was from one of Sheng Tang’s ardent fans.

The rating of "Invincible Life" dropped from 8.8 to 7.3.

Despite the criticism, Ding Ruifan’s performance was praised, and Sheng Tang’s role as Xuanxuan was deemed "the only highlight of the film."

With bad reviews, the box office started to decline after the first day, leading to a sharp drop in the film’s screening rate. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

As the film approached the end of its run, it had grossed 940 million before the last two days.

To make the box office ticket sales look better, the production company boosted the box office by 60 million in the last two days with only a 4.5% screening rate, making the total ticket sales reach 1 billion.