Chapter 681: Zhou Meiqin and Li Family

Soon, the media found out about Zhou Meiqin's detention.

The news online and on TV were all reporting the story, urging the police to get to the bottom of the matter and seek justice for Mu Weiwei and her dead mother.

However, Zhou Meiqin did not answer any of the police's questions and she asked to see her husband Li Jiacheng, otherwise she would not answer any questions from the police.

Under the pressure of the public opinion, the police had to speed up the investigation, so they arranged for someone to go to the Li Family and persuade Li Jiacheng to meet the suspect.

Li Jiacheng turned her down at first, but on the third day, he followed the police to the police station and finally met Zhou Meiqin in the meeting room.

However, as they sat opposite each other, they no longer looked at each other as a couple.

Li Jiacheng looked cold and Zhou Meiqin looked lethal.

"Li Jiacheng, I didn't expect that after having survived so many years together, that in the end... you would be the one who brought me here." Zhou Meiqin sarcastically laughed.

Li Jiacheng looked a bit sheepish.

"I will find the best lawyer possible and get you the lightest sentence..."

"For twenty years, my youth and my efforts have all been wasted on a cruel man like you." Zhou Meiqin said and burst into tears.

She had not even been by his side for more than ten years and yet she had helped him establish a foothold in the company and helped him take over the Mu Family's assets.

And she had even killed Mu Yao, who was trying to stop them from being together.

But they had only been officially together for two years and he had betrayed her without hesitation.

"Meiqin, there is no other way. You should understand me."

Li Jiacheng was not feeling good about the situation either, but he did not want to give up everything he had now.

Without the company, he would not be able to work for anyone else at his age.

"You think that you can get the company from Mu Weiwei, just because you betrayed me?" Zhou Meiqin snorted.

Instead of looking at Zhou Meiqin's face, Li Jiacheng said, "She has signed the agreement with me. She will give up the company once your case is confirmed..."

"Li Jiacheng, never!" Zhou Meiqin gritted her teeth.

"You indirectly killed someone. You will be sentenced to at most eight or ten years, but if you have good behaviour, you will be released within a few years."

Li Jiacheng thought that as long as she stayed in prison for a few years, the company would be safe.

"Eight or ten years?" Zhou Meiqin sneered and asked, "I have been tolerating you for more than ten years and now you want me to stay in jail for another eight or ten years?"

"You did that on your own accord, what does it have to do with me?" Li Jiacheng pulled a long face, when he realized that she was going to drag him into it.

Although he knew about the car accident, he was not involved.

Zhou Meiqin coldly smiled at the sight of the man, who had changed his face so easily.

He had asked her to stay in jail for eight or ten years, but he himself wanted to move to another company, and within the next two years, he would marry another woman under the urging of the Old Lady.

But she, Zhou Meiqin, was not that noble. When she had blindly fallen in love with him, she had accepted whatever she had to do, for him.

"Li Jiacheng, if you don't want me to have a good life, then no one will have a good life. If I can't run away, then are you really that innocent?"

Hearing her tone, Li Jiacheng lowered his voice and asked, "Zhou Meiqin, what are you doing?"

"I want you to suffer the same fate as me." Zhou Meiqin said and left the meeting room.

"Zhou Meiqin, Zhou Meiqin..."

Li Jiacheng was about to stop her, when he saw Zhou Meiqin leave with the policewoman.

Chapter 682: Li Jiacheng's Arrest

Due to the unhappy meeting with Zhou Meiqin, Li Jiacheng was so worried that he could not fall asleep the entire night.

So he suggested to Li Xing'er during breakfast time.

"Xing'er, go and meet your mother and persuade her..."

"Persuade her?" Li Xing'er threw a cold look at Li Jiacheng and sneered. "Is she willing to go to jail?"

There were too many people and media companies that were concerned about this case. Without solid evidence, she would not end up in jail.

But now, he was asking her to persuade her mother to go to jail. Was he even human?

"Go and tell your mother to calm down and keep her mouth shut. We will think of a way to get her out of this mess..." Li Jiacheng said.

Zhou Meiqin was so annoyed that she would not meet him, even if he visited.

But if she talked nonsense in front of the police, he would be implicated too.

Li Xing'er understood what he meant and snorted.

"You are worried that Mom will reveal the shady things you have done? Then what were you doing? Why didn't you think of this when you went to snitch on Mom?"

Her mother had indirectly killed someone, but Li Jiacheng had done many illegal things over the years.

"You..." Seeing his daughter's attitude, Li Jiacheng got very annoyed.

"If Mom can't come out, why are you safe and sound?" Li Xing'er had grown up with Zhou Meiqin and of course she was on her side.

Hearing these words, Li Jiacheng slapped the table and said, "I did it to save the company, so that I can keep everything for this family. I can think of a way to save your mother afterwards. Can't you understand that?"

He had thought that Zhou Meiqin would understand him, but that woman had threatened him yesterday.

"Don't make it sound so nice. After this incident, my mother will be in jail, how are you going to get her out of jail?" Li Xing'er sneered.

She had seen clearly what kind of father he was. As long as it concerned his own interests, he could sacrifice anyone.

He had abandoned even his own wife and child, for the sake of money, so he could also abandon them.

Li Jiacheng's face turned pale, when Li Xing'er revealed his plan.

"Are you going to watch this family fall apart?"

Seeing Li Xing'er not caring about her father, the Old Lady furiously criticized her.

"You are the cause of the trouble, what right do you have to mock us?"

Li Xing'er gritted her teeth and deeply regretted her actions.

But Wei Ziting was not home yet, so what could she do?

"Sister, grandma, can you two stop arguing?" Li Xiangxiang put down the chopsticks and shouted.

Because of what happened at home, she could not even go to school.

The moment she arrived at school, everyone was cursing at her.

The family was in low spirits, when the servant came running in.

"Sir, the police are here again."

The family stood up in astonishment and saw the police and the people from the prosecution office coming in.

"Mr. Li, you are under arrest. You are suspected of bribery and tax evasion, please come with us for the investigation."

Having said these words, the police officer handcuffed him without any further explanation, and the others took out the warrant and went upstairs to search for something.

"What are you doing? Let go of my son! This is our family home! Where is the law?"

Seeing that Li Jiacheng was handcuffed, the Old Lady threw herself at them.

Chapter 683: Li Jiacheng's Arrest 2

A police officer went to pull the Old Lady away and coldly warned her, "Old woman, don't hinder us from doing our work."

"My son is innocent, why are you arresting him?" The Old Lady was very strong and she lunged at her and bit her.

Seeing that she was too old to fight or manhandle, the police officers were injured.

Soon, the policeman came downstairs with a black diary.

"The account book is here, take him away."

Seeing the diary, Li Jiacheng's legs turned to jelly and he almost lost his balance.

It was a diary that Zhou Meiqin often brought with her, but this man said that it was an account book.

It turned out that Zhou Meiqin had been keeping something under his nose all these years, and she had recorded many of his secret dealings with people.

He had just wanted to keep the company, but now Zhou Meiqin had put him into the trap, so the agreement he signed with Mu Weiwei would be void.

Suddenly, a terrible idea arose in his mind. Could it be that... Mu Weiwei had asked him to sign the contract on purpose?

The ultimate goal was to make him and Zhou Meiqin enemies, so that they would end up like this.

The thought flashed across his mind but he rapidly dismissed it.

That was impossible. She was not even twenty years old yet. She could not have thought so far ahead.

Li Xiangxiang was young and she was frightened into tears by the scene in front of her.

Her mother had just been detained a few days ago and her father was also now being taken away. What was going to happen to the family?

Li Xing'er sat there and watched everything happening in front of her. She showed no sympathy at all, when she saw Li Jiacheng being taken away.

A few days ago, because of his confession, her mother was taken away and had never returned.

Li Jiacheng was taken away and the Old Lady chased after him, refusing to let him go.

But soon the cars pulled away and Li Jiacheng was successfully taken away.

Seeing the cars leaving, Old Lady burst into tears.

"Jiacheng, Jiacheng, what should I do...?"

In the room, Li Xiangxiang panicked.

"Sister, what should we do?"

Her mother went to jail, and her father had been caught too; the family would collapse within a few days.

Li Xing'er threw a look at her only sister and said, "Don't go to school for now. I told Wei Ziting to have someone arrange enrollment into a school for you in the UK. He will send you there when he is done."

There were too many supporters of Mu Weiwei in Hua Land and the Li Family would be targeted, wherever they went.

Therefore, she could not attend any schools in Hua Land.

"But Mom and Dad..." Li Xiangxiang could not help but feel sad when she thought of her parents, who were being detained.

"I will think of a way to help Mom. As for Li Jiacheng, we will no longer have a father..." Li Xing'er said with her teeth clenched.

He was the one who had started it, so he should not blame them for their coldness.

Li Xiangxiang heard Old Lady Li crying outside. "What about grandma..."

Li Xing'er thought for a while and said, "Call Aunt and ask her to take care of her."

If it had not been for this old woman, Li Jiacheng would not have thought of suing her mother.

Li Xiangxiang said, "Sister, we..."

"Brother Ziting is coming home today, I am going to pick him up at the airport, take care of yourself."

Having said these words, Li Xing'er went upstairs to get her things, put on a mask and hat and went out.

Her mother and father were detained one after the other and she could no longer continue with her career. The only person she could hold on to... was Wei Ziting.

Chapter 684: As You Expected

When Li Jiacheng was detained, the lawyer informed Gu Weiwei about it.

"As you expected, Zhou Meiqin exposed Li Jiacheng and the police have taken him away."

They had just put out the bait and they had quickly come to bite it, one by one.

So now, she could send them to jail and take back the company, without much effort.

Gu Weiwei smiled in understanding. "Send my men to Longsheng with the will and also my letter of appointment to take over the company."

Now that Li Jiacheng was detained, Longsheng Enterprise must currently be in a mess.

But she was too busy with the promotional event to care about the company.

Therefore, before she left the capital, she had already found a manager and left a letter of commission, asking him to manage the company's affairs.

The real Mu Weiwei had wanted to take revenge for her mother Mu Yao and take back everything of the Mu Family.

Gu Weiwei had done what she could not; she had used her body and identity to survive, so that she could return her the favor.

"Okay, I will contact him now." The lawyer replied.

"Also, only Li Jiacheng must be fined, not the Longsheng Enterprise." Gu Weiwei stressed to the lawyer.

She could not let Longsheng Enterprise pay for what he had done.

"Got it, I will fight for that to be the case, after the hearing." The lawyer said.

"Thanks." Gu Weiwei thanked him and ended the call.

Whilst Gu Weiwei was arranging for the staff to go to the company, Li Xing'er finally greeted Wei Ziting, who had just returned from abroad.

Since she did not dare to show her face outside, she waited in the car in the parking lot. The two of them had finally met again after a long time and started to kiss passionately in the car.

Wei Ziting did not return home but took her to the apartment, which was where they usually met in private.

Li Xing'er was quite a schemer, when it came to dealing with men. She started to tell him about what had happened at home after they had spent some time together.

Of course, she did not mention anything that was detrimental to the Li Family, but only said that Mu Weiwei's revenge had caused her parents to be detained.

Wei Ziting felt sorry for her and hated Mu Weiwei even more.

"Don't worry, I will think of a way to deal with Grandpa, I will not let her succeed."

Mu Weiwei was so cruel that she had to ruin a family and send her own father to jail.

But she was not the only star in the capital, who had multitudes of fans.

"Brother Ziting, if it were not for you, I really would not know how to live on."

Li Xing'er burst into tears and leaned into Wei Ziting's arms.

Wei Ziting, who had always been a male chauvinist, liked her gentle and weak side the most. He picked up the present he had brought back and tried to comfort her.

"Brother Ziting, now that our family is in this state, will your family approve of our marriage?"

Wei Ziting sighed and said, "Let's get the certificate first after we finish the work. Then we can tell our family, so that they won't be able to object."

"Brother Ziting..." Li Xing'er sobbed and took hold of Wei Ziting.

Wei Ziting was still willing to marry her even after her career and family were ruined.

At this moment, she was truly moved.

"Don't worry, I am here." Wei Ziting said.

Chapter 685: Li Xing'er's Marriage

Zhou Meiqin and Li Jiacheng were both detained and the Old Lady was taken to stay with the Zheng Family, by her younger daughter.

With Wei Ziting's help, Li Xing'er also sent Li Xiangxiang to the school in England.

Then she moved into Wei Ziting's apartment.

Since it was not convenient for her to go out, Li Xing'er stayed at home most of the time. The moment Wei Ziting came home, he saw his gentle and considerate girlfriend and he had a delicious dinner prepared for him too, making him even more eager to get married.

"I asked my secretary to make the arrangements and we will go and get the certificate tomorrow morning."

"Really?" Li Xing'er was delighted.

God knew how worried she had been these past few days, fearing that the Wei Family would find out about it.

As long as they got the certificate, it would not be so easy for them to get a divorce.

"Of course, let's get the marriage certificate done tomorrow. When your parents affairs are settled, I will ask my family to let you work at the company." Wei Ziting said.

"Brother Ziting, you are the best!" Li Xing'er threw herself into Wei Ziting's arms.

They spent the night together and then went to the Civil Affairs Office the next morning to get the marriage officiated.

Since Li Xing'er was disliked by the public, she asked her secretary to make the necessary arrangements, so that she could go there when no one was around.

Unexpectedly, the moment they went downstairs, Wei Ziting's mother and aunt blocked their way.

"Where are you going?"

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Wei Ziting asked calmly.

Seeing Li Xing'er hiding behind Wei Ziting, Mrs. Wei coldly asked, "What are you going to do, register the marriage behind my back?"

She found it strange that her son had been abroad for almost a month and yet, even though he had come back, he was not at home. What was he busy with?

She did not know, until she had asked around and found out that he was living with Li Xing'er, she immediately understood that he was planning to get the marriage certificate behind her back.

They weren't very satisfied with Li Xing'er, but since he liked her, they did not object to it.

But did he not know what was going on with the Li Family? Li Jiacheng and Zhou Meiqin were going to jail, and he still wanted to marry Li Xing'er?

"Mom, we were engaged before, what is wrong with getting married now?" Wei Ziting did not think that he had done anything wrong.

Although Grandpa did not approve of it before, the rest of the family did not object to it, so they just held a simple engagement ceremony and got engaged first.

"What is wrong?" Mrs. Wei pointed at Li Xing'er angrily and said, "One of her parents killed someone and the other failed to pay taxes. They will be in jail for years. If you marry such a woman, we will be embarrassed too, or did you forget?"

The Wei Family was considered one of the most prestigious families in the capital city. It was fine if nothing happened to the Li Family before, but what about now?

"Mom, Xing'er and I are truly in love with each other." Wei Ziting took hold of Li Xing'er and explained, "Uncle Li and his family were set up by Mu Weiwei as revenge against the Li Family..."

"You just listened to her nonsense and you believe whatever she says?" Mrs. Wei got even more annoyed when she heard that her son was siding with Li Xing'er.

"Li Jiacheng told the police that Zhou Meiqin designed the car accident, killed Mu Yao, changed the will and took over the Mu Family's properties, and yet she still dares to say that Mu Weiwei is taking revenge against them?"

Startled, Wei Ziting looked at Li Xing'er next to him.

"Xing'er, what is going on?"

Seeing this, Mrs. Wei showed him the screenshot of the program.

"Listen to what she herself told Mu Weiwei!"

Chapter 686: Pay the Price

Having heard the recording, Wei Ziting looked at Li Xing'er in disbelief.

It was her voice, but it sounded so fierce and aggressive.

"Mu Weiwei hit her because of what she said and Li Xing'er even pretended to be pitiful and wanted to force Mu Weiwei to apologize in front of the public, so Mu Weiwei's company revealed the truth..." Mrs. Wei furiously said.

She might not have liked her before, but she did not hate her.

But after knowing the real grudge between the Li Family and the Mu Family, she could not like her anymore.

She was such a scheming person, who knew what she was going to do when she entered the Wei Family.

Wei Ziting was confused and did not know who to believe.

He suddenly did not recognize this girl, who had always been gentle and weak in front of him. When she told him that Mu Weiwei was taking revenge on them, he had never doubted her words.

Also, he had not paid much attention to the entertainment industry, so he did not hear any of the rumors.

"Xing'er, did you really say those words? Did your mother really kill Aunt Mu Yao?"

Li Xing'er bit her lips, not knowing how to defend herself.

She had not expected that Mu Weiwei would be recording, so she had blurted everything out.

She had not expected that she would bring so much trouble to herself and the Li Family.

"The police have come to the conclusion that the Mu Family gave Zhou Meiqin a new lease of life and that your Aunt Mu Yao regarded her as her own sister for so many years. But she cheated on her with Li Jiacheng, behind her back, and even tried to kill your Aunt Mu Yao. And Li Xing'er already knew that her mother did this. What a horrible family!" Mrs. Wei said.

Even the thought of what they had done to the Mu Family, gave her the creeps.

How could she allow such a person to marry into the Wei Family?

"Brother Ziting, I know I am wrong, but I do love you, trust me..." Li Xing'er took hold of Wei Ziting's hands nervously and begged him, "Brother Ziting, you are all I have left, please don't abandon me. "

Mrs. Wei said, "You did something wrong, so now you are paying the price."

When Mu Weiwei had lost her mother at such a young age, she had remained in a coma in the hospital for months and when she finally woke up, she was driven out of the Mu Family.

Hadn't Mu Weiwei been in a worse situation than the one Li Xing'er was in right now?

Now Mu Weiwei had made a name for herself, and the box office of the new movie was getting better and better, and the movie was so popular.

After all, the Old Master was wise enough to keep objecting to their marriage, fearing that the Li Family and the Zhou Family were not good people.

"Brother Ziting..."

Li Xing'er burst into tears, trying to stir Wei Ziting's love.

Wei Ziting pulled away from her hands and said, "Let me calmly think about this."

Maybe he had believed her words too much and ignored the truth.

The Wei Family and the Mu Family were old friends, and that was why he got to know her, when he visited the Mu Family. He was attracted to her gentleness and kindness.

He had never doubted her words.

She said that the Mu Family's inheritance was left to Li Jiacheng and she said that Mu Weiwei could not accept her father and Aunt Zhou getting married, and so had run away from home. She said that Mu Weiwei was trying to take revenge on them...

He had never doubted these words before, but now he realized that there was another truth that he did not know.

"Brother Ziting!"

Li Xing'er wanted to explain, but when the truth was already revealed to the public, she could not.

"I am going to the company now, let me reconsider the marriage."

Having said these words, Wei Ziting got into the car and drove away.

Chapter 687: Li Xing'er

Seeing her son leaving, Mrs. Wei turned to Li Xing'er who was crying.

"You are on your own now, stop pestering Ziting."

Having said these words, Mrs. Wei got into her car and left.

Seeing their car driving away, Li Xing'er stayed downstairs for a long time, before returning to the apartment.

After Wei Ziting left, he did not return to the apartment for three days and did not call her even once.

Li Xing'er found out that she was pregnant during one of those three days, but she did not go to Wei Ziting right away. Instead, she wanted Wei Ziting to return to her side without telling him of the baby in her belly.

Instead, she made a call to Li Xiangxiang, who was far away in the UK, and talked with her about her plan of getting Wei Ziting back.

Li Xiangxiang instantly objected.

"Aren't you pregnant? Why are you doing such a dangerous thing?"

"I not only want him to come home, I also want him to marry me." Li Xing'er said with teeth clenched.

She had nothing now but Wei Ziting.

They had thought that their marriage would go smoothly, but Mrs. Wei had found out that they were going to get the marriage certificate in secret and had said so many mean things about her to Wei Ziting.

The child in her belly was not enough to make her Mrs. Wei, so she had to make Wei Ziting defend her. Of course, she had to take the risk.

"Sister, it is too dangerous. What if he doesn't go home and you and the child..." Li Xiangxiang disagreed.

"Don't worry, I know what I am doing. I am just trying to scare him." Li Xing'er made a call to Li Xiangxiang as she checked over her own preparations. "He will be off work in half an hour, just call him and do as I say."

Li Xiangxiang could not persuade her, so she agreed to her request.

"Remember to call him in half an hour." Li Xing'er stressed.

"Got it." Li Xiangxiang answered.

Li Xing'er rang off, wrote a suicide note and placed it on the table, next to the album they used to look through together.

Then she made a call to Li Xiangxiang and reminded her to call Wei Ziting, before deleting their conversation.

Soon, her phone rang. It was Wei Ziting.

Instead of taking it, she walked into the bathroom and cut her wrist open, whilst sitting in the bathtub.

Wei Ziting made a few calls but no one answered. Then he called Li Xiangxiang.

"What did she tell you?"

Li Xiangxiang was so anxious that she cried as she said, "She asked me to take care of myself in the future and even gave me a large sum of money, saying that she has nothing left. I called her but no one answered. My sister... is she in trouble...?"

Hearing the last sentence, Wei Ziting turned the car around.

"I will go and take a look, I will call you later."

"Please, Brother Ziting, I don't know who else can help my sister apart from you..." Li Xiangxiang said in tears.

After Wei Ziting ended the call with Li Xiangxiang, he stepped on the accelerator and rushed to the apartment to see what was going on.

When he came to the apartment and knocked on the door, no one answered. He opened the door and went in. The apartment was neat and tidy, and there was a picture album and a letter on the table.

He glanced at the letter and rushed into the bathroom, only to find Li Xing'er sitting in the bathtub that was full of bloody water, looking pale and cold.

"Xing'er!"

Wei Ziting carried her out of the bathtub and called the ambulance, as he covered the wound on her hand.

Chapter 688: Li Xing'er

"Xing'er, Xing'er..."

After Wei Ziting called the ambulance, he kept on calling out to the unconscious girl.

Li Xing'er opened her eyes and burst into tears, when she saw the man in front of her.

Then she weakly mumbled, "Brother Ziting, if I am born into a complete family in the next life, then will you be with me forever?"

"Xing'er, I am sorry, I am so sorry..." Wei Ziting had one hand over Li Xing'er's wound and the other holding her tightly in his arms.

Any man would be shocked to see a woman dying for him.

Wei Ziting thought of how they had been together and started to regret the cold treatment he had given her.

Li Xing'er weakly closed her eyes and lost consciousness.

When the ambulance arrived, Wei Ziting carried her into the ambulance and followed her to the hospital.

The doctor did a series of checkups, before informing Wei Ziting of the results.

"Luckily, she was delivered here in time. The patient is a bit weak due to the pregnancy and the blood loss, so she needs to be hospitalized for observation."

Wei Ziting was startled. "Pregnancy?"

"The patient has been pregnant for a month and if she was not delivered here in time, two lives would have been lost." The doctor said.

"Thank you, thank you..." Wei Ziting repeatedly thanked the doctor.

Li Xiangxiang called and he briefly explained the situation. Then he hung up and rushed into the ward.

The moment he entered the ward, he felt a deep regret when he saw Li Xing'er lying in the sickbed, looking pale and feeble.

How could he abandon her just because of the rumors?

If he had not arrived in time today, she and the child might have left him forever.

She might have done something wrong and lied to him, but she still loved him deeply.

It must be said that Li Xing'er's method was very effective.

Her action of almost dying, whilst being with child, had totally shocked Wei Ziting.

After she woke up, Wei Ziting did not mention anything about her family and stayed at the hospital by her side, for two days.

After she was discharged from the hospital the following day, he brought her to the Civil Affairs Office to get their marriage certificate.

Then he brought her back to the Wei Family and announced their marriage.

The Wei Family strongly objected but Wei Ziting took out the pregnancy test and resolutely said, "Xing'er is pregnant and we have already gotten the marriage certificate. If you can't tolerate her, we will move out."

Mrs. Wei pointed at the determined Wei Ziting and got so annoyed that her hands started shaking.

"You... you are so obsessed!"

She had tried so hard to persuade him to let go of Li Xing'er, but now this woman was pregnant.

And he did not even say a word to them, before getting the marriage certificate.

"No matter what you say, I will not be separated from Xing'er." Wei Ziting said.

Apart from him, she had nothing left. He would not abandon her and their child at this moment in time.

Li Xing'er looked at Wei Ziting who was defending her and felt very proud.

Although attempting suicide was a bit risky, she understood that when Wei Ziting saw her in such a state, he would definitely return to her side.

And he would definitely be with her despite the Wei Family's objection.

Now she was part of the Wei Family and she was pregnant with Wei Ziting's child.

When she took over the position of Mrs. Wei, she would not let go of Mu Weiwei, who had ruined their family.

Chapter 689: Box Office Fight

A few days after Li Xing'er attempted suicide to force Wei Ziting to marry her, Gu Weiwei's movie, Sleepless, was released at the same time as Ling Yan's Dream of a Long Life 2, so the box office competition was very fierce.

Dream of a Long Life 2 made 560 million yuan on the first day, followed by 490 million yuan on the second day.

The audience of Dream of a Long Life 2 mostly watched the second movie because of the feelings they had for the first movie. Maybe because they were looking forward to it too much, many people expressed that it was not as good as they had expected.

It was not even as moving as the first one.

Apart from the fans, most of the audience of Sleepless supported Mu Weiwei as an apology because of the previous misunderstanding.

Unexpectedly, the movie was very good.

So after watching the movie, everyone started to encourage others to watch Sleepless.

[It has been a long time since I have seen such leading actors performing together and making excellent movies. Five stars must be recommended.]

[After watching Dream of a Long Life 2, those who watched Sleepless said that they must re-watch Sleepless.]

[Are all the actors in Sleepless performing that well? Third Master's fans are saying that they have finally seen his true performance.]

[Sleepless has surpassed Dream of a Long Life 2 in both plot and acting.]

...

Of the two movies, Dream of a Long Life 2 was getting worse. However, Sleepless was improving.

On the sixth day of the movie, Jolin announced the box office result to everyone.

"I have two pieces of good news, which one do you want to hear first?"

"Both of them are good news, what is the difference?" Fu Shiyi complained.

Jolin said, "We have exceeded Dream of a Long Life 2 at the box office yesterday."

Normally, the box office would be the highest on the first day of the movie and then it would keep dropping.

However, the box office of Sleepless did not exceed Dream of a Long Life 2 on the first day, but over the following days the box office did not drop by much. It finally exceeded Dream of a Long Life 2 yesterday.

Everyone applauded. This was a movie that everyone had put in so much effort into and everyone was glad to see such a result.

"Of course we can surpass them, what about the other good news?" Fu Shiyi said.

Jolin smiled mysteriously, glanced at everyone and then announced his news.

"I just received a call that we are invited to attend the award ceremony at the Lugano Film Festival."

"If it is a special invitation, then we might get a prize." Fu Shiyi excitedly said.

They had a great box office result and a good reputation. If they won a trophy at the Lugano Film Festival, they would be the biggest winner of the year.

Song Yu and the rest said, after some excitement, "But we still have the promotional event to run, so we can't all go to Lugano."

Fu Shiyi pointed at Gu Weiwei and said, "Of course it is going to be our director and the leading actress. You have to get an award for either the Best Director Award or the Best Actress Award."

The movie was in the promotional period and the promotional event could not be cancelled. It would take at least three days to go to Lugano and collect the awards.

Therefore, as she was undoubtedly the director and the female lead, she was the most likely winner.

Instead of turning him down, Gu Weiwei straightforwardly said, "Okay, I will do it. Thanks for doing the promotional work."

Chapter 690: Box Office 2

Like them, Ling Yan's crew of Dream of a Long Life 2 was also invited to the Lugano Film Festival.

Although Dream of a Long Life 2 did have a good box office, it was obviously not going to continue to do well after its release.

Also, the ratings on the internet kept falling.

Ling Yan was furious when she heard that the box office of Sleepless exceeded Dream of a Long Life 2.

"I knew that Li Xing'er's matter was not that simple. Mu Weiwei is indeed making use of this opportunity."

She had done everything on purpose before the movie premiere, when Li Xing'er tried to incite the public to attack her.

Of course she would announce the truth to the public the day before the movie premiere, and when the public realized that they had misunderstood her, they would feel guilty and support her movie.

Also, if the truth was revealed at that time, Li Xing'er would have to cancel the screening of her film because of the pressure.

She had gained popularity and released a new promotion for the movie, increasing the screen viewing rate and driving Li Xing'er out of the entertainment industry.

It was a smart move.

"The clarification of the incident with Li Xing'er, has indeed brought a very high box office to Sleepless. Also, the netizens who spontaneously promoted them, are also helping to push forward the box office." Assistant Director Ke Wei sighed and said.

"If this continues, the box office will be completely overtaken by them." Ling Yan gritted her teeth and said.

They had a famous director and it was a movie made by her, if Mu Weiwei exceeded the box office, then she, as the legendary Movie Queen, would be totally humiliated.

"Of course, our scores are dropping." Deputy Director Ke Wei sighed.

Ling Yan looked at James and Ke Wei and said unwillingly, "If that happens, maybe you can afford to lose face, but I can't."

If the box office of Sleepless exceeded that of her movie, people would think that Mu Weiwei was better than her.

Ke Wei sighed and said, with one hand supporting his forehead, "Dream of a Long Life is a top-notch film and although it can bring us a great deal of popularity and box office, the audience will naturally compare Dream of a Long Life 2 to the first one. I think that we were unable to exceed the first one and Mu Weiwei's Sleepless is indeed excellent..."

He had told them from the beginning that this would be their biggest competitor, but they had not believed him.

Now, it was finally happening.

"But we already have the invitation to the Lugano Film Festival and I have confirmed with the judges that we have won the award." James looked at them and said with a smile.

Hearing the news, Ling Yan asked, "What about Mu Weiwei and the rest?"

"They were invited too." Ke Wei said.

That kind of excellent work would definitely be successful.

James said, "Even if their movie is capable, it will just be a newcomer award."

He had been to so many TV festivals and he was very familiar with this routine.

Without a certain amount of influence, she would not win the first prize.

"That is true." Ke Wei said.

Although Dream of a Long Life 2 was not as good as the first one, it was still better than many movies released this year.

Therefore, they had a high chance of winning the award.