Abstract Art Award Winner

Although Saito Asuka had held concerts with large audiences before, this was in China, so she was still a little nervous when she was on stage. However, her professionalism over the years allowed her to remain calm.

In addition, Zhou Le holding her hand gave her a strong sense of security.

Only after the performance ended and the two left the stage did Saito Asuka pat her chest and repeatedly say, "I was so nervous just now, I felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest."

"It's my first time. I'll get used to it after participating more often. I'll get a visa later and come here for travel when I have free time."

However, after the performance, Saito Asuka could only stay there for two more days before having to go back, so Zhou Le took her around Beijing.

They also filmed some videos and posted them online.

Of course, we went to places like Happy Valley and Universal Studios.

If someone were to actually visit the Forbidden City or the Old Summer Palace, it would definitely cause controversy.

Zhou Le didn't go to see Nazha until after he had seen her off.

"By the way, Nazha, are you going to the Huading Awards in a few days?"

Lying in bed, Zhou Le put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling, and asked in a calm voice with a blank look in his eyes.

"The Huading Awards didn't invite me, so I won't go. Besides, the Huading Awards at the end of the year recognizes the top 100 TV dramas in China, which is difficult for artists like us who rely on popularity to attend. Even if I were invited, I would only be there to witness the event."

"But are you going?"

"Yes, but I guess it'll just be a formality. Most of the TV dramas filmed this year haven't aired yet."

Naza's eyes darted around as she heard this: "You didn't get a TV series, but you did get other ones."

"A movie?"

"If that's how you put it, then I'll call it 'Movie'."

Zhou Le: "."

The car was driven so suddenly that he was caught off guard.

However, tomorrow is the opening day of the Huading Awards. Although various activities have already started there in the past few days, such as screenings and meet-and-greets, Zhou Le has no works submitted, so he does not need to arrive in advance.

"You're not allowed to mess around when we get there tomorrow! Do you hear me?!"

Although he wouldn't get more than a few hours of sleep, he still wanted to take a nap whenever he could. But as soon as Zhou Le closed his eyes, he heard Naza's voice in his ear.

"Of course I don't play. I'm not interested in casinos or anything like that. Last time, the gambling king's son invited me, but I didn't go."

"That's not what I meant. Things are different over there. Besides not going to casinos, don't touch other women either. If someone gets hold of something against you, you'll be in big trouble."

"Then that's even more impossible."

Naza was still a little worried. It wasn't that she thought Zhou Le would act recklessly, but she was afraid that Zhou Le would suffer a loss over there. Moreover, if something really happened, the news would come before he even returned, which would be too embarrassing.

"No, I think I need to keep an eye on you. I can't control what you do here, but you have to be careful over there."

As she spoke, Nazha sat up again.

Zhou Le sighed inwardly; Naza was going too far.

But sometimes he doesn't really know how to refuse, or rather, he never even thinks about refusing.

What's more, this time I don't need to move at all.

So he just casually replied, without really thinking, "I have to catch a flight tomorrow."

"Just catch your flight, you can rest on the plane. Besides, don't you think the number four is unlucky, and five is more auspicious?"

After the fifth day, Zhou Le didn't have much time to rest. After taking a shower, Nazha forced herself to get up, still sleepy, to dry Zhou Le's hair and then do her makeup.

"Alright, go ahead, be careful on the road."

Zhou Le nodded, then turned and left the residential area, got into his car, and headed towards the airport.

After arriving in Macau, Zhou Le was picked up by a private car. He first went back to the hotel to rest, then visited many people, had lunch with acquaintances, and went directly to the venue in the afternoon.

Just as expected, because he didn't have any particularly outstanding TV drama works, he only won the National Top Ten Audience's Favorite TV Actor Award.

However, it was still a worthwhile trip, since I might not be able to win this award again in the future.

That evening, Zhou Le took Yi Yangqianxi to Lei Jiayin's place for a chat for several hours. He hadn't originally planned to do this; he had been working hard all day yesterday and had only managed to nap for two hours on the plane today.

I'm so sleepy.

"You're so tired, why don't you go back and get some sleep? I'm really afraid you'll suddenly die in my room, and then I won't be able to explain it when I leave."

Or are you planning to stay here? Actually, I'm a bit of a germaphobe, but you can sleep on the sofa if you prefer.

Hearing Lei Jiayin's words, Zhou Le smiled helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. Wang Yibo had asked me to have dinner and chat after the Huading Awards, but I felt there was nothing to talk about with him, so I simply came here to take refuge."

"He went from a third-tier actor to a top star in just six months. There's nothing wrong with getting to know him better, right? Why do you seem to have a prejudice against him?"

"Absolutely not, Brother Lei, don't talk nonsense. I never have prejudices against others, I just prefer to chat with people I get along with."

"How do you define someone you can't get along with? Or what are the standards?"

"There's no standard for this. People I can't talk to are just people I don't like. If I feel I can't make friends with someone, there's no need to force myself to get to know them."

These words made Lei Jiayin and Yi Yangqianxi laugh.

"Brother Le, isn't that still prejudice?"

Yi Yangqianxi said.

Zhou Le shook his head again: "You can't say that. Besides, I didn't say anything bad about anyone. Look at Brother Lei, he's so meticulous in everything he does. He's always a nice guy and never gives anyone a reason to criticize him."

That's how it is in our line of work; you never know when something you say today might be repeated by someone else.

When questioned, you must be able to provide evidence, especially on crucial issues. If you can't, then you deserve to be questioned.

Yi Yangqianxi nodded.

But as they chatted, he brought up the National Theatre of China again.

"Brother Le, you're a member of the National Theatre of China now, right? I saw the announcement about your joining the National Theatre of China a while ago. I'm thinking of taking the exam there after graduation. Do you have any experience you can share?"

Hearing this, Zhou Le laughed: "I'm not saying I won't tell you, because whether you take the exam or not won't affect me. It's just that if you take the exam, you'll be considered a recent graduate and will have a permanent position, but it's different for me."

According to the normal recruitment process, I am not qualified to take the exam unless I go back to school and get a master's degree in performing arts. So I went through the special talent introduction program, and I will be a contract worker. The announcement was just made this year, and the program has already been decided. Next year, I will still have to go and film the play.

So you definitely can't follow my path. I really don't have any experience to pass on to you. I can only say that if you want to pursue a career in film and television, then you should hone your acting skills.

"At least your performance in 'Better Days' was quite good, and when you entered the film and television industry, you had a higher starting point than me, so the resources you could access afterward were also better than mine. You need to be able to handle that level of popularity."

Yi Yangqianxi was actually aware of this as well.

Zhou Le's success in the entertainment industry is too typical; the last person to be so typical was Wang Baoqiang.

Therefore, he also studied Zhou Le.

When Zhou Le had just graduated from university, he was already a member of a well-known boy band in China. Although he hadn't appeared in any big dramas at the time, he unexpectedly appeared in another drama he co-produced with Wanhe Tianyi, "High-Tech Girl Meow".

In 17, Zhou Le had just officially entered the entertainment industry and was playing major roles. His co-stars at the time included Huang Lei, Hai Qing, Li Yifeng, Zhao Liying, Yang Zi, and others.

He even appeared in Feng Xiaogang's films.

Now in 2019, although he has become the male lead in a movie, Zhou Le has also made a name for himself in the investment circle outside of the acting circle.

The speed is so fast it makes you feel carsick.

In just over two years of development, Zhou Le has successfully caught every wave of traffic, and not only has he been able to catch it, he has also been able to generate traffic himself.

"Brother Le, I really think I need to learn from you in this regard."

"There's no need for studying. Although you're a bit younger than me, you're still my senior, as is Wang Junkai. However, you've taken different paths. Although you might not have the best relationship, you're both doing well developing your own careers now."

In short, it boils down to this: no matter how high your status or how powerful your backers are, you can't be picky. If you cause problems, you're just creating trouble for those behind you.

"Understood, I will pay more attention in the future."

Lei Jiayin was listening nearby and completely agreed with what Zhou Le said.

"Your brother Le is always right. We need to have the right attitude when it comes to making money."

They chatted until after 11 o'clock before Zhou Le quietly returned to his room.

Because he genuinely didn't want to get too close to Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, and the others.

Although both of them, like Huang Jingyu, were filming BL dramas at that time, Huang Jingyu's personality and way of dealing with people were obviously much more comfortable.

Lying in bed, Zhou Le suddenly thought of Huang Jingyu.

So I casually made a phone call to the other party.

"Hey, what are you doing right now, Brother Yu?"

"I was just about to go to sleep. Why are you calling me so late? Is something wrong? If you need something, send me your address and I'll come over now."

"It's nothing, you can lie down. I just suddenly thought of you and called to chat."

Huang Jingyu thought for a moment and said, "It's about the variety show I recorded last month."

"Yes, I was busy at the time and didn't have time to find out, but I remember you were filming there the whole time."

"Hey, I'm so angry about this. The people there were like dead people. The person was lying down and they were just watching. I was so angry that I cursed them on the spot, but in the end, we still couldn't save the person."

"Sigh, I should be more careful when I go out in the future, otherwise it will be too late to regret it if something really happens one day."

"Who says otherwise? Anyway, the show has already been canceled, and I'm not much better off now. You can easily find a lot of dirt on me by searching online. The main problem is that the hype was just too high, and people always have to find a way to cool things down. It's my own fault for speaking out back then."

"There's nothing we can do about it, we can't compete with them. But have your resources been affected?"

"The resources are still good. I'm still on Hunan TV's variety shows, and they haven't kicked me out of movies or TV series either."

"That's fine."

"But your TV series is about to air, I've been seeing advertisements for it everywhere online lately."

"Yes, it's just a matter of the last few days."

"Okay, then just let me know if you need my help."

"No, no, I didn't invest in this show. I'm just a male lead who works for the company."

"You're being modest, but about the Weibo ranking thing now..."

"There's not much to say about that. I'm not going to spend money to do those things myself. Let whoever wants to vote vote."

"I really envy your mindset. If I were suddenly put in that position, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep soundly."

After chatting with Huang Jingyu for a while, Zhou Le finally felt at ease and went to sleep.

The next day, Zhou Le returned to Beijing. He took some time to go and check out the houses again. There were some nice new developments, but the handover time was still a few years away. There were a few decent secondhand houses though.

"Mr. Zhou, how about we pay a deposit now?"

Seeing that Zhou Le was indeed interested, the agent asked...

"It's okay, no rush. Let's wait until the payments are due next year. I'm a little short on cash right now."

"It's okay, we can pay less first, at least we can reserve this house first. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be sold next year. You should know about the housing prices in China recently. They are getting higher and higher every year. Sometimes it costs 50,000 yuan per square meter before the New Year, and six months later it can rise to 70,000 yuan."

"There's no rush then."

What else did the agent want to say? Zhou Le had already picked up his phone.

This is also a signal to the other party that there is more than one real estate agency in Beijing. Even if the other party takes him to see a house, Zhou Le can simply find another agency to look at other ones.

Seeing Zhou Le's expression, the agent naturally fell silent.

There's no rush to buy houses. Even if these are sold now, there will definitely be better ones available in the future. Every year, some people get rich while others go bankrupt.

Instead of thinking about these things, I should think about the company's annual meeting this year.

This year, Zhou Le acquired October Culture and started two companies with Guo Qiling. He also had shares in Jiaozi before. If he were to organize an annual meeting, Zhou Le would feel quite busy.

However, after he got home, turned off his phone, and slept for a whole day...

As soon as I turned on my phone, I saw several missed calls from Su Yingxia.

"Brother Le, 'Joy of Life' has already premiered, and all the necessary promotional posts on Weibo have been published. Take some time to keep an eye on it; if there's any controversy, we need to respond as soon as possible." (End of Chapter)