Abstract Art Award Winner

There is a difference between top-tier celebrities and top-tier celebrities.

This is a consensus among everyone in the industry.

In 2017, Fan Binbin, as a queen of controversy, a queen of advertising, and a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival, earned 244 million yuan, and this is only her publicly known income.

Lu Han ranked second with an income of 186.5 million, which was 100,000 more than Jay Chou.

In comparison, Cheng Long and Huang Xiaoming's 168 million only rank fifth and sixth, respectively.

But everyone knows that this is only the income on the surface, and whether it's Fan Binbin or Lu Han, they are still relying on traffic revenue.

Now in 2020, Fan Binbin has been sanctioned for tax evasion, and Lu Han's career has plummeted after announcing his relationship.

In contrast, Cheng Long, Zhou Jielun, Hu Ge (ranked tenth), and Deng Chao and his wife (ranked a little lower) all have very stable incomes.

Cheng Long has had a string of scandals from the past to the present, but as a veteran actress, although her movies no longer generate box office revenue, it certainly doesn't affect her status at all.

Currently, excluding investments, Zhou Le's annual income is over 100 million. However, as long as Zhou Le doesn't do anything illegal or disorderly, his commercial value won't decrease even if he officially announces his relationship one day.

But top stars like Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, and Cai Xukun are different.

Their main fan base consists of female fans.

Wang Yibo has always wanted to develop in this direction, so he has explored other hobbies, such as racing and extreme sports, to do marketing.

But it has remained lukewarm until now.

In contrast, Zhou Le's foray into the internet industry has resulted in a steady stream of followers on Douyin, and none of them are fake.

He ventured into the racing industry, bringing Yin Zheng with him to join Han Han's team. In last year's rally, they won MVP in every race, and in the end, they not only won the overall championship but also earned the title of the fastest racing king.

He held several songs in his hand, among which "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales" was directly taken over by the state, the copyright was bought out, and it is still the promotional theme song of the Palace Museum.

Although Zhou Le didn't produce the other rap songs himself, they are still currently popular tracks.

Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan went on stage together to receive the Popular TV Drama Actor Award. He spoke in a standard manner, thanking everyone, especially the company, but that was also at the company's request.

However, he knew that although he was not an artist under Tencent, his company was also involved in many of Tencent's businesses, so he would definitely still be able to win awards in the future.

As the awards were being presented, Zhou Le and Tian Xiwei's names were called out again. The award was for Best Actor and Best Actress in a TV Series.

Slightly less prestigious were the awards for Best Actor and Actress in a High-Quality TV Drama of the Year, which Zhang Ruoyun and Li Qin received on stage.

After all, they acted together in "Joy of Life," and as Tencent Pictures' most important male-oriented adaptation this year, Li Qin naturally wouldn't be left out.

Moreover, both dramas starring Tian Xiwei were produced by Tencent, so the award was directly given to Tian Xiwei.

"It seems Tencent is going to promote these two."

Wang Yibo muttered to himself.

At the same time, she was thinking about what she should say when she went on stage.

According to some fans, he should have mentioned Xiao Zhan and expressed his gratitude, but deep down he didn't want to do so.

Even for today's awards, the two of them were in competition. Who would go on stage first and who would go on stage later would cause a lot of arguments among the fans afterwards.

"Let's welcome Cai Xukun, the 2019 Tencent Video Star Awards' Most Popular Artist of the Year, with a round of applause."

Kun Kun is also a hot topic this year.

If Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo are famous in the BL (Boys' Love) and idol circles, then Kun Kun can be considered a household name.

If you put them in a younger group, the kids would at most squeezing out a coquettish "brother" when you mention them.

But the term "brother" is actually a general term.

When Cai Xukun is mentioned, they can always sing and dance, and they know his songs like the back of their hand.

"As expected, debuting as a member of a boy band is still a bit less effective," Wang Yibo thought to himself.

These awards tend to become more prestigious as they are awarded later in the list.

However, Cai Xukun made a speech on stage. Although he thanked everyone as usual at the beginning, he directly brought up his online memes and said that people could play around with them as they pleased, since the memes were meant to make everyone happy.

After saying that, he even turned his back, bent his knees slightly, and swayed them rhythmically from side to side.

This drew a round of applause from the audience.

"Not only do they encourage others to use their own memes, but they even use them themselves with such enthusiasm."

"This boy must be guided by a sorcerer!"

Wang Yibo immediately made a conclusion in his mind!
So he subconsciously looked at Zhou Le, who was sitting not far away.

Sure enough, Zhou Le was laughing more happily than anyone else at this moment, clapping his hands loudly.

"Only Zhou Le, the originator of abstract art, could do something like this!"

However, he noticed a fatal flaw in Cai Xukun's performance on stage: he thanked everyone but didn't mention Zhou Le.

At that moment, he felt his opportunity had arrived.

"If none of you are going to bring it up, then fine, I will!"

His style has always been to be concise and to the point in any situation where he needs to speak.

At the film's promotional event, when a reporter asked him what he felt about filming, he replied that he had none.

The main style is a cool and aloof one.

He is taciturn.

The more you say, the more mistakes you make.

Even if we avoid labeling him as an illiterate person who is often seen as hopeless, at least for his fans, he can still establish a very distinct persona.

But the more he developed this persona, the more he felt it limited him.

However, right after Cai Xukun stepped down from the stage, the host on stage started talking about the next award.

Idol of the Year.

Wang Yibo kept praying in his heart that the award would definitely be given to Xiao Zhan, because there were really only a few left.

If you do the math, Zhao Liying gets one, Zhou Le gets one, Wu Yifan gets one more, and that leaves only himself and Xiao Zhan.

Let's give Wang Yibo a round of applause!

Hearing his name called out first, Wang Yibo sighed inwardly.

"As expected, your own child is the most important."

Wang Yibo suddenly felt a little jealous of Xiao Zhan. If he had signed with New Classics Media instead of Yuehua Entertainment, he might not be the one on the top now.

"So what? I'll unleash my ultimate move on stage in a minute. So what if I get on stage first? We'll see who gets the most discussion then!"

After calming himself down, Wang Yibo went on stage.

"Thank you Tencent Video, thank you to all the judges for giving me this opportunity, and thank you to all my fans for your support and love. This is my second time on stage today, and I am actually very excited. Although many people say that I have a poker face and no expression, that's just because I'm not good at expressing myself."

I've already said everything I needed to say on stage last time, and now I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Tencent Video once again. Many of the seniors here are my idols, but the one I admire most has always been Teacher Zhou Le.”

Zhou Le had intended to just enjoy the show, but when he heard the other person suddenly mention his name, he was completely stunned.

"What do you mean?"

"You're going to hang me up in public, aren't you?"

"Is he going to fuck me to my face?"

But Wang Yibo continued, "Although we are about the same age, I have always felt that I am not working hard enough. Teacher Zhou Le has many strengths that I can learn from, such as acting, singing, dancing, and, to expand a bit further, racing. Actually, I also really like racing. I hope Teacher Zhou can give me more guidance in the future. Thank you!"

"Oh, one last thing, Professor Zhou, may I add you on WeChat?"

Zhou Le: "."

"Oh no, I've really been publicly criticized."

However, he could tell that the other party didn't mean any harm in saying that, at least not towards him.

Now that the other party has said that, Xiao Zhan must be looking rather uncomfortable. The photographers below the stage, carrying their equipment, are focused on Zhou Le.

Today, Wang Yibo publicly showed his goodwill towards Zhou Le, which is definitely big news. Even a fool could have predicted that this would cause a huge uproar online after tonight.

In such situations, every photographer is somewhat of a gossip enthusiast, after all, being able to rush to the front lines and see the interesting expressions on the guests' faces firsthand.

Just when he thought Zhou Le would respond politely or take out his phone to add the other person on WeChat, Zhou Le suddenly bent down and looked to his right.

There were many people sitting to Zhou Le's right.

But as Zhou Le acted, a name came to mind for everyone present.

Xiao Zhan instantly became the center of everyone's attention.

The photographer was dumbfounded.

"No, bro, this is the Tencent Video All Star Awards. If the number of people watching online at the same time drops below ten million, then Tencent is doomed, especially since there are at least thirty million people watching the live stream right now."

"You just turned around and looked at Xiao Zhan's expression in front of everyone. What's the difference between that and taking a dump?"

But Zhou Le did watch it.

Moreover, it's done openly and honestly.

Xiao Zhan was extremely embarrassed. He had been keeping a cold face, but seeing Zhou Le on the big screen made him feel like he had been stripped naked and hung up.

All I could do was keep smiling and looking at the stage.

At the same time, the chat in Tencent Video's official live stream exploded.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Brother Le is still as brave as ever. It's Saturday, isn't he afraid at all?"

"I just made a sharp comment on Douyin, and now my private messages are exploding. Anyway, I dare not say anything more."

"??? What does Zhou Le mean by this? Publicly humiliating me?"

"Okay, let's get started."

"Why are you fans in such a hurry? Zhou Le is clearly trying to be considerate of your idol's feelings. After all, your idol wanted to add you on WeChat in public, and Zhou Le was worried that your idol would be unhappy. Is that wrong?"

"I declare this shot the best of the game."

"Wang Yibo played this move brilliantly. I suspect that the two of them had planned this teamwork beforehand."

"Haha, this is so great! I hope to get to know more high-quality artists like Brother Le so I won't have to work with certain actors again."

"Well done, Yibo!"

In the end, no one could even tell who was genuinely criticizing, who was pretending to be criticizing, and who was a true fan.

After looking at it for a while, Zhou Le sat up straight and held up his phone: "Add me on WeChat later."

At that moment, Wang Yibo felt that his move was absolutely right!

"Teacher Zhou, let's set a time later, and I'll treat you to dinner."

This sentence precisely hit the funny bone of many people in the audience.

Anyone who knows Zhou Le even a little knows that he doesn't have any other hobbies besides eating out.

When asked to go out for a chat, he would make excuses, but if you asked him to have dinner, Zhou Le would almost immediately reply that he would be there right away.

Either it's a deal or it's a promise.

After all, Wu Yifan is still very popular this year, and his status is relatively high, so the platform specially awarded him the title of Outstanding Artist of the Year.

Zhou Le ultimately won the Most Influential Artist of the Year award, while Zhao Liying stood out as a lone contender, winning the Most Commercially Valuable Artist of the Year award.

Then there was the VIP Star of the Year award, which was given to Yang Yang, Dilraba Dilmurat, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Zhou Le, Xiao Zhan, and Wang Yibo.

"Didn't we agree on three? Why is there another one?"

Zhou Le pondered to himself.

Despite his thoughts, he went on stage again.

Zhou Le won four awards in one night, and going on stage felt like coming home.

But before, it was fine; only one or two people would go up.

That is, there are more male and female groups on stage.

However, the status of boy groups and girl groups has already been determined, so their positions are also fixed.

After the last person went on stage, the question of positioning arose.

Who stands in the center position, and who stands next to the center position.

If you stand in the wrong spot, you'll be scolded.

Zhou Le naturally understood this principle as well; even if he was famous for his abstract style, he couldn't just stand anywhere.

So after going on stage, seeing Yang Mi and Zhao Liying walk directly to the center, Zhou Le simply stood at the very edge.

It's as if they're saying, "You guys take the spotlight, I'll just stand on the sidelines."

Don't fight or grab.

Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo originally planned to stand on the far side, but Zhou Le's position was too clever. According to the order of the center position, even if you went to the end, it would still take at least two body lengths to reach where Zhou Le was standing.

For the two of them, standing in a position closer to the center than Zhou Le was absolutely inappropriate.

But standing outside Zhou Le's place is too far out; you'd have to step off the stage after just a few steps.

According to the normal plan, Yang Mi and Zhao Liying would compete for the center position, and Yang Yang would be the most suitable person to stand next to Yang Mi, while Dilraba should stand next to Yang Yang.

But when he saw the situation...

She immediately took small, quick steps, lifted her skirt, covered her chest, and stood outside Zhou Le.

Yang Yang was stunned when he saw it.

If you've already moved past me, wouldn't I look like a clown standing here now?
Although I am also a top influencer and have a lot of fame, this is Tencent's home turf!
It's understandable that Yang Mi and Zhao Liying are standing in the middle, but what am I supposed to do now that you've both run away?

We can't all stand outside while the three of us take a group photo, can we?
But if we line up now, we'll only be able to stand behind Dilraba.

Finally, he had a sudden inspiration and came up with a brilliant plan.

She ran straight to Zhou Le and, with a combination of dragging, pulling, and carrying, moved Zhou Le to Zhao Liying's side.

Seeing this, Zhao Liying took the opportunity to pull Zhou Le's arm. Although it was just a quick pull, the meaning was clear: you should stand next to me.

This way, I can at least be symmetrical with Dilraba in terms of positioning.

Zhou Le simply found it amusing.

Everyone seemed happy on the surface, but in reality, they were probably cursing everyone else's brains out.

Yang Mi was the most unhappy among them.

Because the current positioning has created a symmetrical arrangement centered on Zhao Liying.

Two on each side.

If Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo both side with Zhou Le, then Zhou Le will become the center position.

But now Wang Yibo is clearly standing next to Dilraba.

If Xiao Zhan were standing next to Wang Yibo, he would definitely offend him, and he would also have to promote Zhou Le.

Therefore, he had to stand on this side.

But if he stands on this side, then Zhao Liying will continue to hold the center position.

He had thought of that aspect.

Xiao Zhan naturally thought of that as well.

In an instant, Zhou Le was mentally subjected to a torrent of abuse. (End of Chapter)