Chapter 238

Most theater screenings remained locked for tomorrow's daytime slots, with only Crobert daring to offer a midnight showing.

Though marketed as a "midnight screening," the actual curtain would rise at 12:05 AM.

To amplify the buzz surrounding Love of Vivian,Vivian declared she would broadcast live at precisely 8 PM that evening before the premiere.

A grand promotional spectacle would unfold both in cyberspace and the physical world, with the offline venue positioned strategically beside Crobert's flagship cinema.

The moment Vivian's announcement hit the airwaves,Evans Entertainment struck back with a scorching statement.

The declaration demanded Vivian immediately halt her infringement violations; should she proceed with her 8 PM promotional blitz, Evans Entertainment would slam the door on any future negotiations.

Evans Entertainment commanded a vast roster of talent beneath their corporate umbrella, which meant their official account attracted legions of devoted followers.

The inflammatory statement ignited a wildfire of heated discussions across platforms.

"What twisted turn of events led to this? How exactly did Vivian cross the infringement line?"

"Absolutely baffling! Love of Vivian stands poised for its grand premiere. Why manufacture such chaos at this critical moment?"

Johnny's strategic team swooped into action,expertly manipulating the tide of public sentiment.

"Millie aligned herself with Charles' entertainment empire. Don't Millie and Vivian still wage their bitter

rivalry? Millie refuses to watch Vivian triumph, so she's orchestrating deliberate sabotage against Love of Vivian's box office potential!"

The digital crowd swarmed with wild theories and heated speculation.

Johnny watched the digital battlefield unfold and signaled his team into action.

Within moments, another viral comment materialized from the digital ether.

" witnessed Vivian's livestream from Serenity Villa and initially thought her behavior crossed ethical lines. However, Millie now appears far more ruthless;Vivian, at least, offered genuine apologies and terminated her luxury villa project. Millie and Charles are now launching vicious smear campaigns against Vivian, deploying merciless business warfare. The whole situation reeks of corruption!"

This pointed comparison twisted the narrative spotlight toward cutthroat corporate tactics,effectively obscuring the original infringement

accusations.

The online battleground erupted with unprecedented intensity.

Millie and her allies had gathered within Evans Entertainment's corporate headquarters.

Evening shadows stretched across the city as sunset painted the sky in bloodied crimson hues, and Millie's eyes found the clock-6:30 PM sharp.

"The opposition has seized control of the narrative flow," Seville announced while orchestrating his response squad.

Millie maintained her composure at the polished conference table, her sharp gaze analyzing the streaming data that flickered across multiple screens.

"Steer public perception carefully-say things like this event contains too many dramatic reversals, so we must wait for Evans Entertainment to unveil concrete evidence at 8 PM," Millie commanded with

quiet authority.

"Understood completely!"

Seville immediately sprang into coordinated action.

Millie absorbed the symphony of rapid keystrokes surrounding her, and then raised her gaze toward the darkening sky beyond the office windows.

Meanwhile, Vivian leisurely browsed through an elegant bridal catalog while maintaining her conversation with Johnny.

"They've already deployed their opening gambit,"Johnny reported with clinical precision.

Vivian's smile carried dismissive indifference as she turned another glossy page.

"They amount to nothing more than a circus troupe of performing clowns. I predicted they'd create mayhem today.Whatever bribes Charles offered Eva to secure her loyalty matters little; ultimnate victory will belong to me alone."

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Elsewhere, high within the towering Watson Group headquarters, Brandon stood in solitary contemplation before the CEO office's expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, his expression maintaining perfect stillness without the slightest emotional tremor.

Time crawled forward through the heated online warfare, finally reaching the crucial 7 PM milestone.

The digital discourse had metamorphosed into elaborate conspiracy theories surrounding Millie's true motivations.

Countless spectators positioned themselves as eager observers, hungrily anticipating the promised drama scheduled for eight o'clock.

As speculation reached fever pitch, Millie's personal social media account published a mysteriously cryptic update.

The post appeared bizarrely out of character,resembling something she had accidentally published without intention-",."

A simple comma, followed by a solitary period.

This enigmatic combination immediately ignited a firestorm of speculation across social media platforms.

What hidden meaning lurked behind these punctuation marks?

What earth-shattering significance did this carry at such a pivotal moment?

The online frenzy exploded with unprecedented velocity.

#Millie,.rocketed to trending status within minutes.

In record time, every individual who needed to witness this development had absorbed the news.

Countless users remained baffled by the mysterious symbols, while Vivian dismissed the post with

contemptuous laughter, declaring, "Absolutely perfect, this amplifies Love of Vivian's publicity reach. She's unwittingly promoting my success."

At Evans Entertainment headquarters, Millie observed the avalanche of comments cascading across her screen, her expression maintaining ethereal tranquility.

The comma represented Vivian's final opportunity to minimize her inevitable losses. The period symbolized that the conclusion approached with relentless certainty.

If retaliation was destined to unfold, the larger the audience, the more devastating the impact would prove.

Long ago, Millie had competed in Heavenly Melody using the pseudonym Serena, carefully protecting her true identity due to the necessity of maintaining complete anonymity during her complicated divorce proceedings. She had desperately wanted to prevent anyone from discovering that Eva was merely another facet of her creative identity.

Subsequently, as she watched Vivian embark on her perilous gamble of producing independent miniseries, Millie waited with predatory patience for the release, burning with anticipation to strike decisively.

At long last, judgment day had materialized before her eyes.

She could no longer stand idle while Vivian brazenly claimed ownership of her original composition and reaped enormous profits from the deception.

Time marched forward with inexorable purpose.

The clock hadn't even struck 8 PM, yet the cinema grounds already teemed with enthusiastic crowds.