“Lu Xuan, I don’t want to be a star anymore.”

Su Yao said those words with a smile.

Lu Xuan was stunned, then met Su Yao's eyes.

He remembered that just two days ago, those eyes were sparkling with starlight, dazzling and moving!

"Lu Xuan, I will definitely return to the peak, and even surpass it!"

"I'll make those who look down on me regret it!"

When she said this, the burning light in Su Yao's eyes was more dazzling than the sun!

But...

Now, Su Yao's eyes held a stillness like stagnant water.

Like gazing into an abyss!

“…”

Lu Xuan opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say the words of persuasion.

He didn't know what kind of role he should play to help this disheartened girl rediscover her dreams.

Finally, he asked softly, "Then what do you want to do in the future?"

"I don't know, haven't figured it out yet."

Su Yao shrugged with forced ease, squeezing out a smile, "But, anything is better than acting, right?"

She had already seen things for what they were, but there was still some unwillingness deep down.

Looking at Su Yao's expression, Lu Xuan clenched his hand in the blanket.

Damn Sheng Hua Entertainment…

“Actually, you…”

He wanted to try to salvage something, but was suddenly interrupted by a burst of noisy ringing.

"Hello? Is this Xuan-er?"

"What the hell have you been up to? I haven't heard from you all day!"

Lu Xuan had just answered the phone when a raucous voice like a broken gong came through.

Clearly, Li Hao hadn't seen him all day and was calling to check up on him.

Lu Xuan: "It's nothing, just a little accident. What's up, Gun-er Ge? Are today's box office numbers out?"

“…”

Mentioning the box office, the other side was silent for a moment.

Then an even louder voice came, so loud that Su Yao next to him could hear it clearly.

"Xuan-er! You're absolutely amazing!"

"I didn't expect you to be right, today's box office is up again! Guess how much? You'll never guess!"

"Five million!"

"Our movie's box office today is five million!"

"Damn! That's freaking awesome!"

"Is that so? That's good."

Hearing that the box office had risen as he had hoped, the last stone in Lu Xuan's heart finally fell.

His cold also seemed to get better instantly.

After agreeing to continue monitoring the box office tomorrow, Lu Xuan hung up the phone.

He smiled apologetically at Su Yao, "Sorry, Haozi's voice is a bit loud."

Su Yao shook her head to indicate it was okay.

Then she asked curiously, "Did your second day's box office numbers come out?"

"Yeah, five million!"

Seeing Lu Xuan so happy, Su Yao found it a bit strange, "Although five million is not bad, it's not that much, why are you so happy?"

"That's because…"

Lu Xuan looked at Su Yao's interested expression and thought of his movie.

Watching a comedy should cheer her up.

So, Lu Xuan directly invited her, "Do you want to come with me tomorrow to see the movie I made? After you watch it, you'll probably know why we're so happy."

"Okay."

Su Yao thought for a moment and agreed.

Constantly dwelling on the past wasn't her style.

As long as she didn't have to see *Xian Mo Qing Yuan* (Fairy and Devil Love Story), she would treat it as a way to relax.

…

The next day, Lu Xuan was fully recovered.

He took Su Yao and Aunt Liu straight to the movie theater.

"Hello, three tickets for *Goodbye Mr. Loser*."

Although the box office revenue hadn't been distributed yet, Lu Xuan still had the money to buy movie tickets.

It was still the same sweet-smiling ticket girl: "I'm sorry, sir, the tickets you want to buy are sold out. Please book for the next showing."

"Sold out?"

Su Yao, who was standing beside him, was slightly surprised when she heard this.

They had arrived early, but the movie tickets were already sold out!

It was easy to imagine how popular this movie was.

For a moment, Su Yao became quite interested in *Goodbye Mr. Loser*, which Lu Xuan had directed.

"Uh... I forgot about that."

Lu Xuan had expected this situation.

He continued to ask, "When is the next showing?"

"Let me check for you... there are only tickets available next Tuesday."

“…”

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows. It was scheduled all the way to next Tuesday!

It seemed that *Goodbye Mr. Loser* was even more popular than he had imagined.

This was a good thing, but Lu Xuan was a little embarrassed at this moment.

He had clearly brought Su Yao to relax by watching a movie, but there were no tickets available. He was still the director of the movie!

A bit embarrassing!

But now that they were here, they couldn't just leave empty-handed.

"Or should we go see another movie?"

Lu Xuan glanced upward, "The Ring? It looks pretty good, do you want to see it?"

“…”

Su Yao rolled her eyes at him.

"Forget it, since there are no tickets, let's go back first. We can watch it next Tuesday."

"Okay…"

Just as the three of them were about to leave, the ticket girl suddenly called out to them.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

"The theater has just released two more time slots for *Goodbye Mr. Loser*, one at 1:00 PM and one at 3:00 PM. Would you still like to purchase tickets?"

"???"

This time, not only was Lu Xuan stunned, but even Su Yao and Aunt Liu showed question marks on their faces.

The movie had already been released, and the theater was temporarily adding showings?

What kind of operation was this?

The ticket girl looked down and politely reminded him, "Sir, if you want to watch the movie, I suggest you buy tickets as soon as possible. The 1:00 PM showing has already been fully booked."

"Three for the 3:00 PM showing! Thank you!"

The popularity of *Goodbye Mr. Loser* had far exceeded Lu Xuan's expectations.

But luckily, he finally managed to buy tickets.

“…”

Su Yao and Aunt Liu exchanged glances, their curiosity about the movie *Goodbye Mr. Loser* reaching its peak.

What kind of movie could make the theater temporarily add two showings?

And be fully booked in just five minutes!

"Is it really that good?"

Filled with strong curiosity, the three of them wandered around outside for a while.

Then, with the intention of having fun, they went to the movie city's karaoke bar to sing and vent.

After singing, Su Yao's mood was obviously much better.

"Let's go, the movie is about to start."

"Okay."

Lu Xuan hung back, looking thoughtfully at Su Yao's back.

When they were in the karaoke bar just now, he discovered that Su Yao sang very well. She had a good foundation and an excellent talent for singing.

An idea slowly emerged in Lu Xuan's mind.

They arrived at the movie theater and went inside after checking their tickets.

Su Yao looked up and surveyed the surroundings, finding that every seat was occupied!

She was a little surprised. Was this the same *Goodbye Mr. Loser* that hadn't been promoted?

This was only the third day!

This effect was almost comparable to *Xian Mo Qing Yuan* (Fairy and Devil Love Story), which had spent millions on promotion.

Su Yao turned her head to look at Lu Xuan next to her.

His expression was calm, and he didn't seem surprised at all by the full house.

"So confident? Or..."

With this doubt, Su Yao sat down in her seat and waited for the movie to begin.

Gradually, the movie theater darkened.

On the big screen, the exclusive production company appeared.