Chapter 664: Chapter 664

She patted her face and quickly called the hotel guest services to order a deluxe double lunch before she started browsing Weibo to see what the netizens were saying.

Unexpectedly, there was an overwhelming number of good reviews online!

He Jinxia’s first thought was that Duan Yu had bought positive reviews, but she dismissed the idea after a short while.

Duan Yu was broke. Buying good reviews would cost at least a hundred thousand Yuan in public relations fees, which the directors probably couldn’t afford.

Even if they could afford it, understanding how to buy good reviews as part of a public relations campaign was another matter altogether.

Eighteen Years Old Sky’s promotion had not been outsourced to a specialized PR company; everything relied on the production team to contact the media. Duan Yu knew about buying advertisement space and writing articles but likely had no idea that buying positive reviews was even possible.

She scrolled down on Weibo, then opened a movie review app to see the rating netizens had given the film.

Art films inherently have an advantage in ratings and generally score several points higher than mindless commercial blockbusters that are all about fighting and looking cool without a plot.

Eighteen Years Old Sky also benefited from this advantage, boasting a score of 8.5 on the app!

This was a very high initial score!

The reviews on here were more professional than the comments netizens had posted on Weibo, and as He Jinxia read them carefully, she couldn’t help but smile.

[I must say, the performance of the three lead actresses exceeded my expectations, with two of them being newcomers. For newcomers to have such acting skills is really impressive.

The most astonishing for me was Luo Mei, portrayed by He Jinxia. Her acting is truly praiseworthy. When watching the other two leads, I sometimes got distracted, but her performance captivated me completely! The final cross-examination scene in the courtroom brought me to tears!]

[After watching, I felt quite heavy-hearted. I strongly urge the government to formulate a law on teenage pregnancy prevention to prevent these young kids from suffering further harm!]

[Rather than introducing laws, I believe it’s more important to educate students on sex education. Why must this be seen as shameful and something to hide? Wouldn’t it be better to approach it with an open mind?

If people were more informed, some of the scenarios in the movie wouldn’t occur, and many tragedies could be avoided.]]

[Eighteen Years Old Sky, what I saw was an elegy of scars in youth. I cannot deny that many scenes in the film are very real and indeed present in real life.

I have friends who have experienced the same, and in the end, she chose to terminate the pregnancy. They are still too young; being children themselves, how can they possibly raise another?]]

[It’s heavy-hearted to contemplate whether to keep a child or not. Everyone has different opinions, and while we think we’re acting in the children’s best interests by advising them to terminate, aren’t we just imposing our own will on them?]]

[Teenagers’ thoughts are immature, and they lack a clear understanding of the world. If left to make their own choices, I’m afraid it would do more harm to the child.

PS: One more thing, He Jinxia’s acting is truly outstanding; her cries were the only ones that didn’t feel forced to me.]]

"He Jinxia’s acting is really amazing?" Sheng Yan’s teasing voice suddenly came from beside her, giving He Jinxia a start. Fresh chapters posted on NoveI(F)ire.net

She immediately hid her phone behind her back, hanging her head low and not daring to look at him.

Sheng Yan continued to close in, causing Jinxia to bend lower and lower until she was lying on the bed, and then Sheng Yan leaned his entire body onto hers.

Jinxia had only wanted to hide her phone from Sheng Yan, but now that she was pinned down, she suddenly snapped back to reality, her eyes widening in alarm, "You—"

Sheng Yan couldn’t help but let out a laugh with a "pfft" and bent down to kiss her forehead, his voice husky as he said, "Why are you opening your eyes so wide? Under the broad daylight, I won’t do anything to you."

He Jinxia parted her lips, then closed them, opened and closed again, locking eyes with Sheng Yan for several seconds before she managed to squeeze out a sentence, "I’d be a fool to trust you."

Sheng Yan chuckled under his breath, his whole body trembling slightly with amusement. He Jinxia felt the air around them heating up rapidly, so she quickly pushed him with her hand.

Quite easily, she pushed Sheng Yan away.

Sheng Yan looked at her, his dark eyes resembling those of a gentle and harmless little puppy, and said with an innocent face, "I really wasn’t planning to do anything to you."

He Jinxia: "..." Yeah, right!

She quickly stood up and said, "I’m going to take a shower first."

After walking a few steps, she hesitated, then added in a very soft voice, "Remember to get my clothes ready."

Sheng Yan’s eyebrow twitched, a dark gleam flashed in his eyes. If He Jinxia had turned her head at that moment, she would’ve noticed Sheng Yan’s expression was particularly mischievous.

Once the two of them engaged in deeper intimate exchanges, the world seemed utterly different.

Sheng Yan became more relaxed around Jinxia, no longer maintaining his cool demeanor at all times. Sometimes he would come up with little pranks to tease Jinxia. He enjoyed watching her struggle to hold back her anger, ending up in an embarrassed but controlled façade.

As for He Jinxia, well... aside from being more shy than before, she wasn’t much different, except, of course, that her mind was more preoccupied with Sheng Yan than ever.

The way these two dated was completely opposite to normal people.

For most, dating leads to a honeymoon phase, where they’re sticky sweet and reluctant to part, then after marrying, they transition to a companionship phase, where mutual support surpasses the emotive aspect of love.

But for them, dating meant giving each other ample space, being reserved, and then just before getting married, piercing through that barrier, behaving like teenagers in love, enjoying a perpetual honeymoon phase every day.

And this honeymoon phase was going to last a long, long time.

In the evening, Cheng Xiaohua drove over to pick up Jinxia, still lost in the wonderful illusions of the box office smash "Eighteen Years Old Sky" and oblivious to He Jinxia’s unusual behavior.

She was even more unaware that the girl was often looking down at her phone, a brilliant smile curling the corners of her mouth, as sweet as if she’d tasted honey.

"Jinxia, do you think this movie could be a big hit?"

"The online reviews for this movie are overwhelmingly positive, with very few negative ones. The audience seems to accept this type of film and says they will go to the cinema to watch it. It’s not impossible for it to become a big hit!"

"Because several social issues raised in the film have sparked discussions online, it has a high degree of topicality. Brother Luo and I were saying we could use this for promotion.

Jinxia, you might need to record a VCR to share your thoughts on the role of Luo Mei, is that ok?"

Cheng Xiaohua was driving and didn’t hear He Jinxia’s response, so she called out to her several times.

He Jinxia lifted her head from her phone, and said blankly, "Huh, what big hit?"