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Chapter 178 Rise of the Anti-Explosive Chaos

Shi Jie's fans are very happy now.

Because after the announcement of the Golden Eagle Male God, the list of Golden Eagle Goddesses for this year's Golden Eagle Festival was successfully produced.

Sister Pliers stood out from a group of competitors and won the Golden Eagle Goddess title twice, proving her current high popularity and influence.

The #controversy# hashtag on the trending topics list is not targeting Sister Pliers.

— It's normal for the four young actresses to win the Golden Eagle Crystal Cup twice. At most, the industry and outsiders will pay more attention to Shi Jinwei's development.

But what's your situation, Ikeno?
He didn't even have a name before, and now he's "ascended" to the Golden Eagle God title. Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?
Not to mention, although the Golden Eagle Crystal Cup is a well-known high-profile award, it still has the gimmick of "Most Popular Actor" in its name.

With just one film, "Loop," Ikeno clearly cannot stand out in the competition with top stars like Chu Hanzhou and Peng Chen.

Therefore, after various related terms topped the trending search list, the online forums and media marketing accounts were already in an uproar.

"I can only say that the Golden Eagle Award lives up to its reputation; it's truly a worthless award."

"I don't understand why someone of Ikeno's caliber could win this year's Golden Eagle Male God award."

"Open Fire is indeed popular recently, but to win the 'Most Popular Actor' award based on a song... Mango, you're being ridiculous."

"It's alright. Fans of Chu Hanzhou and Peng Chen upstairs, don't worry. Chi Ye won through voting, which proves that Chi Ye's popularity is indeed higher than your brother's right now. Don't argue, it's useless."

"All I can say is, a washed-up celebrity trying to inflate their status without any real achievements—what good is winning the Golden Eagle Crystal Cup? Who in or outside the industry will recognize you?"

"Relying on votes? Or is it relying on moral blackmail of passersby? With a song like 'Full Power,' Chi Ye forcibly rode a wave of popularity by taking advantage of various public opinion conflicts. It can only be said that Chi Ye is indeed a master at riding the wave of popularity. He used to ride the wave of popularity by his looks, and now he has upgraded and started to ride the wave of public opinion topics."

"The song 'Full Power' brought Huye a lot of benefits, but so far, it's just this one song. We sing it every day, listen to it every day, and we're all tired of it. The lyrics are all diss tracks, with no substance or meaning, just pandering to mindless pinks. Without these people, how would they compete with Chu Hanzhou and Peng Chen?"

"I'm just a passerby, don't speak for me. If you win, you win. If you can't handle losing, don't play. What I hate most is this 'relying on someone else' thing. If you're so capable, go ahead and rely on someone else!'"

"..."

The topic heated up and heated up, eventually escalating from the question of how rigged the Golden Eagle Awards were to the recent "cultural conflict" that erupted due to the film "Open Fire," which was once again dragged out and criticized.

In fact, with the terrifying explosion of "Full Throttle" in the past week, similar topics have been ongoing, and the conflict has escalated. The official response has not been to suppress it, allowing more people to participate in the second round of discussion.

Similarly, many Western supporters who were initially stunned by "Open Fire" have gradually come to their senses and have begun to severely criticize the song, which is entirely "dissing the audience."

They believe that "Full Power" is a song with no substance, purely exploiting the emotions of ordinary netizens to "profit" for themselves. How can such a song and such an artist not be described as despicable and shameless?
And now, this artist has actually won the Golden Eagle Male God award with this song...

How ridiculous?

How outrageous!

Therefore, with Ikeno winning the Golden Eagle Male God award, his recent popularity has been proven, and his status seems to have "soared". However, at the same time, the public opinion controversy surrounding him has entered an unprecedented stage.

This controversy, within ten minutes, instantly escalated into a raging fire that quickly spiraled out of control.

……

Time goes back to ten minutes ago.

The host announced the winner of the Golden Eagle Male God award, and Ikeno walked onto the stage amidst applause from the audience.

on the stage.

Chi Ye received a crystal-like "little golden man" from Director Yang, who was neither a nose nor an eye. Then, Wen Ma hugged him and said softly, "Congratulations, Chi Ye. I've always felt that you are a special child."

"The way you receive the award is different, right?"

Chi Ye was very self-aware, so when he came to the microphone, he looked at the large group of big names in the industry sitting in the audience... There should be more than half of the Chinese entertainment industry sitting in the venue.

The entertainment industry is this circle.

He knew that many people looked down on him, and he also knew that this award was hard to "convince" people to accept, so he said directly: "Let me sing a song for everyone first... otherwise it really doesn't feel right to receive it."

"Hahaha."

The audience couldn't hold back any longer.

Chi Ye suppressed her smile and said softly, "Thank you to the fans and viewers who voted for me... 'Loop' is a good work, and I also thank the Golden Eagle Awards committee for recognizing my... popularity."

"Haha."

Another burst of laughter erupted from the audience, easing the tension considerably.

Chino glanced around, the spotlight shining on him, making him look a little blinded. He paused for a moment, and finally said, "I know very well that I still have a long way to go on my acting career."

"Perhaps in the eyes of some friends, my current performance has not yet reached their perfect standard. I completely understand this. Every excellent colleague is a role model for me. Their superb acting skills and dedication constantly inspire me to move forward."

"This crystal trophy is the popularity award. I am humbled to suddenly be liked by so many people. This trophy should belong to everyone who voted for me and liked me. In the future, I will devote more time and energy to studying the roles, improving my acting skills, and striving to create more profound and touching works."

"I hope that next time I stand here, I won't have let down the audience who voted for me, and... my fans."

Ikeno bluntly mentioned the word "fans" because it was a fact he wouldn't deny; he won the crystal trophy purely because of other sources of buzz.

But it was originally a traffic award, and it just so happened that "Cycle" was submitted at this time, so I just won it. What can you do if you don't like it?
After a brief silence, applause broke out from the audience.

This time, the applause was even more enthusiastic than before.

Clearly, Ikeno's impromptu remarks on stage were well-received and sincere, and he did not deny the reasons for winning the award.

In terms of speech and manner of speaking, he was at least ten times better than the likes of Chu Hanzhou.

In fact, it is a consensus among many people that Ikeno is eloquent, but his "eloquence" depends on his mood.

Because of his personality, his "good eloquence" can turn into "poisonous eloquence" in an instant.

The only consolation is that Chi Ye's speeches are always very serious in formal occasions, such as the CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala and the Golden Eagle Awards Ceremony.

This has caused many people who were previously prejudiced against him to change their views somewhat.

"When Ikeno is serious, he's quite likable."

The director nodded.

"It's alright. He knows why he won the award this time; he just knows what he's doing."

The other person remained noncommittal.

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that Teacher Xiaochi won this award." Sister Shang shook her head as she watched Chi Ye walk off the stage.

At this moment, the winner of the Golden Eagle Goddess award has begun to be announced. Sister Pliers excitedly walked onto the stage and just as she brushed past Chi Ye, the same thought arose in her mind—the Golden Eagle God is dispensable to Chu Hanzhou; he is only there to prevent Peng Chen from being overshadowed.

For Peng Chen, it was a lifesaver, instantly elevating his awkward status and allowing him to fill a vacancy in the "Big Four" and complete his upgrade.

But for Ikeno... this was a terrifyingly potent drug.

He took this opportunity to prove to everyone who the "top influencer" is recently, and to demonstrate his soaring popularity and influence after a series of works including "Full Power", "Reboot", and "Loop".

This allowed the industry to completely rediscover him.

The benefits are endless, but the drawbacks are also obvious—how do you manage the controversy surrounding you now, and even the discomfort felt by a large number of passersby?

This is equivalent to a character in a cultivation novel who, while at the Foundation Establishment stage, suddenly consumes a pill meant for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Unless you have a cheat-like ability to perfectly digest it, there's only one outcome: your body explodes and you die.

Judging from the current public opinion, this has nothing to do with whether Ikeno wins an award or not. Rather, it's about how he used the label of "selling romantic sentiments" to actively escalate cultural conflicts. If this isn't handled properly, it could "kill people."

Pliers didn't know how to evaluate Ikeno. In her impression, Ikeno should be a very scheming and skillful person. Does his choice mean that he really has a way to deal with it?
But what is the solution?
She couldn't understand it, and so could many others, but the feedback Chi Ye received from the outside world after winning the Golden Eagle Male God award had already arrived first.

……

The Silent Woman's real name is Chen Mo. She used to be a fan of Ji Heming. After the "Full Power" and Ji Heming's fans "mass rebellion", she became an ordinary "passerby" and no longer supported anyone.

But tonight, as a local from Hunan, she noticed the controversy surrounding the Golden Eagle Awards.

Ikeno won the award.

Most popular male actor, Golden Eagle God.

This award was previously only available to top-tier male celebrities like Yu Yan, Ji Heming, and Chu Hanzhou.

Ikeno has it now.

Does that prove that Ikeno's current status is comparable to that of a top star?

Chen Mo felt that he might be a little short, but his previous impression of Chi Ye as a "nobody" had quietly changed with the recent series of events.

Furthermore, she is different from others—some of those who questioned Chi Ye's ability to win awards by singing and selling nostalgia were genuine passersby, but more were Western supporters, and the trolls that various young male stars had frantically bought to suppress her.

In fact, in her eyes and many others' eyes, Chi Ye won by voting, without rigging votes or modifying data. He won over Chu Hanzhou and Peng Chen simply by following the selection criteria for the Golden Eagle Male God.

What does this mean? It means that Ikeno has a lot of traffic right now, and he won "fairly and squarely".

In addition to Ikeno's candid speech after taking the stage, and having experienced Ikeno's live performance skills, Chen Mo felt that, given Ikeno's various qualifications, he "deserved" the Crystal Cup.

Yes, this is different from the "water queen" controversy that Shi Jinwei caused in previous years. What was Shi Jinwei? She won the Golden Eagle Goddess award with a TV series that had a rating of 2.1. But what about Chi Ye?

Ikeno has real strength!

In comparison, she felt that this incident was very similar to the one involving the former "Water Queen," yet fundamentally different.

The similarity is that many people in the industry are scared. From the top four celebrities to various popular young idols, they are all frightened by Chi Ye's "rising" momentum and have begun to guard against his rise.

In other words, just like Shi Jinwei before her, Chi Ye has become popular, and there's no stopping her, so everyone has started to resort to underhanded tricks.

The difference is that Chi Ye's situation was much more serious than Shi Jinwei's, and his "situation" seemed very dangerous.

"The things done in this industry are still just as dirty."

For the first time in his life, Chen Mo clicked on Chi Ye's Weibo page because of the Golden Eagle Award, because he "rose to prominence"—"as if he were at odds with the world."

She saw the selfies Chi Ye usually posted, his witty remarks when interacting with fans, and his Weibo account with over 20 million followers.

"Hmm... I don't have many fans, but I have awards and talent."

Thinking this, Chen Mo did something she thought she might never do in her life—she posted a very positive message in Chi Ye's CP super topic.

[At this critical moment, everyone is working to prevent the coconuts from exploding. Hang in there, everyone! Thank you!]

[Coconut has threatened the interests of too many people. It won the votes based on its own merit, yet now it's being attacked by various factions.]

He only has us now!

Even if the world is against him, we will stand behind him!

—To be at odds with the world? I don't want to!!

……

Ikeno had no idea that he had inexplicably become "at odds with the world." If he could, he would definitely shout those words.

Of course, after experiencing various "storms", minor external disturbances cannot affect his mindset in the slightest.

After receiving the award and stepping off the stage, he sat down next to Karl Lagerfeld and began to talk to him about his upcoming schedule and plans to "hype up" their on-screen couple status.

Yes, the progress of "My Love from the Star" is encouraging. It was originally scheduled to be released at the beginning of next year at the earliest, and was planned to be marketed as the "opening drama of the year" on Kuaishou. However, thanks to the crazy hard work of Director Liu's team, the progress has been brought forward to the end of this year.

Starting from the red carpet event not long ago, Chi Ye and Jin Xia have actually been tacitly promoting their on-screen couple status to advance the publicity for "My Love from the Star".

"I'll probably wrap up filming in about two weeks, then I can focus on promotions. Teacher Chi, what about you?"

This summer, she rested her chin on her hand and played with the "Golden Eagle Crystal Cup" that Ikeno handed to her.

To be honest... she's very pretty and beautiful, and she likes her a lot.

Because she has never won this award... She has won the more prestigious Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress, but before that, she really wanted to win the Golden Eagle Goddess Award like the other "three" to prove herself - what young actress doesn't want to be recognized and liked by the public?
Unfortunately, she was far behind the other two in terms of public image and reputation, so after failing twice, she gave up.

Unexpectedly, Teacher Chi won the award that she herself had never won.

how to say?

I can only say that this is truly me!
hum.

This summer, she was so proud that her smile was almost overflowing. Seeing her like this, Chi Ye was inexplicably happy: "Do you like this award?"

"Hmm?" Jin Xia paused for a moment, then said, "I like it."

Ikeno thought for a moment and said, "Next time at the Golden Eagle Awards... the popularity award from any festival is yours."

(End of this chapter)