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Chapter 230 "The Best Actor"

The entertainment industry is a circle, but Ikeno seems to never mingle in it.

To be precise, his circle is mainly concentrated in the drama industry, and most of the people around him are popular celebrities. There are very few people in the film industry, which gives people the illusion that he doesn't mingle much in the industry.

In fact, with the success of several projects, at least for now, Ikeno himself has a certain influence and "circle" in the drama industry.

This was his first time truly participating in a "movie event".

To be honest, it's a bit boring, but also kind of interesting.

"Zhu Yaolin, he's been quite popular these past few years. He used to be a big influencer, but he's made a very successful transition."

Sister Shang noticed Chi Ye's gaze and assumed he wanted to get to know Zhu Yaolin, so she smiled and said, "I'm quite familiar with him too, let me introduce you?"

Ikeno replied irrelevantly, "I heard he had a pretty fierce argument with the guy named Four?"

"Um…"

That was a perfect question, because Sister Shang was very "well-informed" about this kind of information and could answer it with ease: "Ah, their career paths are similar, and their achievements are comparable. Good scripts and projects in the industry, roles suitable for young male actors, basically all go through them first. If they don't like them, then they're given to others..."

"But with two people, there will definitely be competition for who will be the first to 'see' it."

Chi Ye nodded: "No wonder he's been so quiet lately."

The "he" here refers to the four-character name. Previously, because of Chi Ye's rise to fame with "My Love from the Star", it affected the four-character team, but later, the four-character team never directly attacked him.

One reason is that he didn't want to "boost" Chi Ye's status. If the two were tied together, the one who would suffer would definitely be the high-and-mighty "billion-dollar star".

Secondly, it's related to the fact that he couldn't spare the time for the time being—Zhu Yaolin posed a significantly greater threat to him than Chi Ye.

The two are the real rivals at this stage.

"Ms. Koike, when will the fight start? Be sure to call me, I'll be there right away!"

Seeing Chi Ye's expression, Shang Jie's desire to gossip exploded again, and she even started to "make an appointment in advance".

Chi Ye glanced at her: "Just wait, I'll make you go to the 'battlefield' yourself."

"what?"

Shang Jie was stunned.

……

the other side.

Chi Ye was watching Zhu Yaolin, and Zhu Yaolin also saw Chi Ye.

Of course, he wasn't very interested in Ikeno, because the path Ikeno was walking now was the same path he had walked before.

—During his time with the boy group Rise, he became a top star by starring in a BL drama, but unlike Yu Yan and Ji Heming, he didn't rush into the traffic-driven industry. Instead, he began to hone his acting skills and eventually overtook others, becoming a leading actor in the industry who is no less popular than Yi Yangqianxi.

It can only be said that Ikeno is still in the process of "transformation". Whether he can successfully transform depends on his subsequent box office performance and whether he can win awards and gain recognition from both inside and outside the industry.

Can?

"This time it's going to be tough."

Teacher Lü was also familiar with Zhu Yaolin, so she didn't hold back and shook her head: "Xiao Chi is too stubborn and doesn't know how to bend over. I heard that he recently offended President Wang in person... Now it's not just a matter of him, but whether the movie 'The Boss' can win an award is also in question."

"You were nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Feature Film, and Best Editing, right?"

Zhu Yaolin thought for a moment: "The remaining one is Chi Ye's Best Supporting Actor."

"Ah."

Teacher Lü nodded: "He had no chance of winning the Best Supporting Actor award, but he has a chance at the other awards, given the high box office and good reviews, but..."

He didn't spell it out clearly, but Zhu Yaolin already understood.

He smiled and shook his head: "The producers of 'The Boss' must be feeling really bad."

"...Let's not talk about that. I haven't even mentioned you yet. Do you think you'll win Best Actor this time?"

Teacher Lü stopped discussing that topic and instead asked Zhu Yaolin about it with great interest.

This year, both Zhu Yaolin and Yi Yangqianxi were nominated for Best Actor, but it remains to be seen who will win, or whether one of the other two middle-aged actors will take the award.

……

8 o'clock in the evening.

After the red carpet event, inside the awards ceremony venue, the stars were already seated according to their name tags. The overall atmosphere of the ceremony was rather serious, as this was the largest official film festival, and CCTV6 and other television stations would broadcast the entire awards ceremony live.

Online, Tencent, NetEase, and Kuaishou platforms have also launched live streaming channels, allowing viewers and fans to watch online via mobile phones and computers.

Its popularity is soaring and its viewership is exploding.

As a "newcomer" to the film industry, Chi Ye was seated on the right edge of the third row, next to the director, lead actor, and other team members of "The Boss".

Sheng Ning was in a similar position to him, but on the left, closer to the center position.

As for Shang Jie, Shi Jinwei, and Jin Xia, they are in the fourth row, belonging to different sections, while Peng Chen, Ling Han, and Lu Lanxin are in the fifth row.

The second row forward features actors such as Yi Yangqianxi, Zhu Yaolin, Zhang Guowen, and Wu Yibo, who are considered leading actors and actresses in film. The most eye-catching first row, however, is occupied by the leaders, six leading actresses, Zhang Ziyi, Ling Bingbing, and the four leading actresses.

The two rivers are clearly distinct, as clear as a pincushion.

At this moment, it's immediately clear who holds a high position in the industry and who boasts a bit. There's no need for further explanation, because this is the official "ranking of status."

"Lin Yangqianrui! Lin Yangqianrui! Ahhh!!"

"Zhu Yaolin, the Best Actor! Zhu Yaolin, the Best Actor!"

"Ikeno's in the third row? Is a second male lead trying to elevate his status?"

"Indeed, Sheng Ning is the female lead, so how dare Chi Ye, the second male lead, sit in the third row?"

"Can't you haters just shut up? The cast and crew of 'Big Boss' are all in this together, don't you understand?"

"It can only be said that 'The Fortress of Shanghai' has indeed elevated 'The Big Boss' to a level that it doesn't belong to."

"Are the 'wild fans' still calling him? They're on Weibo all day shouting that he's overwhelmingly number one, trying to piggyback on Lin Yangqianrui's fame. Do they even see where my brother is in the rankings?"

Why not put #SummerWhispersByThePond# together?

The live streams on the three platforms turned into a chaotic battle from the very beginning, but Ikeno had nothing else but high popularity, so it wasn't long before the barrage was cleared out by "anti-black" comments.

Therefore, many casual observers have developed a negative impression of Ikeno, mainly based on two points: 1. She is indeed popular, 2. Her fans are annoying.

"The fans of other actors are really annoying. They keep attacking us and won't let us control the comments. If we don't control the comments, the barrage is full of insults. No matter what we do, it's wrong."

In Xiangnan, at Liu Xiaoxiao's home.

Today happens to be Saturday, and she and her boyfriend were watching the Golden Rooster Awards live when they were infuriated by the double standards displayed in the comments.

My boyfriend, unusually, picked up a keyboard and started a war with online trolls, saying, "It's okay, I'll fight back for you."

Liu Xiaoxiao: "..."

She knew that her boyfriend used to look down on fandoms, and he wasn't a fandom member anymore, but after watching "The Boss," he was now a casual fan of Chi Ye.

That is, people who pay attention to works by Ikeno Yu, but are not usually fans of celebrities.

But now, Lu Hao is also furious with the fans from all sides in the live chat.

—Especially the "fans" of the Du Ou family.

"The award hasn't even been given out yet, how come Du Ou has already won Best Supporting Actor?"

My boyfriend saw this trending topic and was completely dumbfounded.

At this moment, the Golden Rooster Awards have just begun, and individual awards such as Best XX are usually reserved for the prime time. However, the trending topics on Weibo have suddenly appeared: #DuOuGoldenRoosterBestSupportingActor# and #ChiYe"NarrowlyDefeated#.

He looked bewildered and puzzled at Liu Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, we saw a delay in the live stream, didn't we?" "That's impossible."

Liu Xiaoxiao was stunned for two seconds before turning on the TV and switching to CCTV6. She then discovered that the progress was the same as what she had seen online; the award for Best Children's Film had just been presented…

This……

"No way, he's a prophet?"

My boyfriend lives in Bengbu. He took a screenshot of the trending search terms and started sending comments on Kuku.

……

at the same time.

At the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony, because it was broadcast live by CCTV, none of the artists had a chance to look at their phones, but backstage, many judges and leaders could see them.

At that moment, they noticed the trending search terms that Du and Ou's team had made a mistake, and they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Someone framed him?"

Who bought it for him?

"...Really."

Among the judges, one with connections to Du Ou frowned: "It's obvious someone deliberately bought it for him."

"Whether it was intentional or not, the impact is very bad."

Another person looked at the others: "Hurry up and have their team take down the press release... Also, everyone, now that we've made a decision, let's just wait for the awards ceremony to end."

The group exchanged glances and remained silent.

In the front row, Director Feng, a member of the Beijing entertainment circle, was expressionless, and his expression was not very pleasant.

"Is there an accident?"

Director Lu, who was standing nearby, whispered a question as soon as the camera passed over the subject.

"..."

Just as Director Feng was about to speak, the presenters for the Best Supporting Actor award walked onto the stage. They were Huang Bo, the Best Actor winner at the 34th Golden Rooster Awards, and Teacher Wang, a grassroots actor who won the Best Actor award.

Just by looking at the caliber of this award presenter, everyone knows that the climax of tonight's awards ceremony is about to arrive.

The Best Supporting Actor/Actress award, jokingly referred to as the "supporting actor/actress award" in the industry, is indeed one of the most prestigious awards in the film industry.

Especially for actors, many middle-aged actors have worked hard for many years and then jumped to the top tier with a Best Supporting Actor award, and then started to compete for the Best Actor award.

This is a prestigious award that can elevate one's status and demonstrate influence within the industry.

Award presenter Huang Bo walked onto the stage and started joking: "Hey, someone backstage just asked me, 'Brother Bo, you're suitable to present this award because you look young...'"

Laughter erupted from the audience.

Because Huang Bo's appearance is indeed quite rugged, he can hardly be described as "young".

"So, the awards ceremony is like opening a blind box—you can never guess the judges' tastes, but what you can be sure of is that all the nominees are already winners."

After Huang Bo finished speaking, applause broke out from the audience. He lowered his head and opened his cue cards: "These four candidates today... are incredible, full of the youth and vitality of the new generation... Just kidding, but you have shown us through your roles that a red flower needs green leaves, and green leaves are even better than red flowers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Teacher Wang came over, and the official camera of the Golden Rooster Awards showed Chi Ye in the third row, Du Ou in the fourth row, and two other veteran actors in the second and third rows.

The four shots were divided into four parts, with Ikeno's handsome face standing out prominently among the three.

"It's Du Ou, isn't it? He was the one who was rumored before."

"The villains don't give out awards, otherwise Ikeno should have been able to win it."

"...What are you going to give him? He's offended so many people, do you think the organizing committee will give him that?"

"The Golden Rooster Awards have become a plaything for Beijing's elite circles these past few years..."

Whispers arose from the audience—anyway, the camera was on the four of them now, no one would be able to film them.

"The winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 37th China Golden Rooster Awards is—please look at the big screen/VCR!"

The words fell.

The stage's large screen lights up, grand string music gradually enters, and classic clips from "The Boss" are played in a cinematic, film-like quality.

The moment Zhao Tai (Chi Ye)'s face appeared, the scene erupted in uproar.

"??"

"Chino?!"

"...An upset?!"

"Oh no, weren't they saying there wouldn't be a prize?"

Under the camera's lens, Du Ou even forgot to manage his facial expressions, and his face instantly stiffened.

"Crash."

Shi Jin glanced sideways, while Shang Jie blinked frantically, instantly conjuring up a story of at least ten thousand words: "Chi Ye VS Beijing Circle's Inside Story of Tearing Up Awards." Sheng Ning, on the other hand, glanced at Chi Ye...

The most excited were the cast and crew of "The Boss". Director Chen and Wu Zhenyu had expressions that said, "Holy crap, are you kidding me?" because they really hadn't received any information beforehand... they just guessed, based on convention, that the villain couldn't possibly win an award.

嗏

but now?

Did you also use connections?!
The group looked at Chino, whose expression also froze for a moment. Although he was still smiling, it was clear that he was a little surprised.

He was indeed very surprised.

Due to its focus on "positive energy," the Golden Rooster Awards rarely award prizes to villains... Of course, it's not that it's never happened, but the villains they've given are undoubtedly characters with depth and complexity, not just simple evil.

As for Zhao Tai... well, after Chi Ye's portrayal, he does fit the description, but the more important reason is probably related to his "contributions" in Southeast Asia.

After all, "The Boss" is the only work in the Chinese entertainment industry in the past decade that has gained recognition in Southeast Asia.

"—Congratulations to Zhao Tai and Chi Ye for 'The Boss'."

On stage, Huang Bo and Teacher Wang applauded. As the background music started playing, Chi Ye snapped out of his reverie, stood up, and hugged Director Chen, Teacher Wu, and others…

Then...then he deliberately turned and walked to Jin Xia's side, and hugged her amidst everyone's astonished gazes.

Then, amidst the attention of many celebrities, she walked all the way to the stage and accepted the Golden Rooster Award trophy from Huang Bo.

"Congratulations."

"congratulations."

Huang Bo and Teacher Wang hugged him as usual, then left the stage—the two didn't get too close to Chi Ye, because they weren't really familiar with each other.

Ikeno stood alone on the stage, holding his Oscar statuette. After looking around, he said frankly, "I didn't prepare a script, so I'll just improvise..."

"Hahaha."

Laughter erupted from the audience, while Du Ou, Director Feng, and Director Lu looked grim.

"Xiaogang, what happened?"

"Didn't you say there wouldn't be any prizes?"

"...Damn, the Golden Rooster Club is giving it to him?"

Director Feng turned his head and lowered his voice: "Originally, they weren't going to give it to us... Sigh, someone from above passed on the message that villains won't get roles for the main characters, but significant supporting roles can... I've said it several times, but nobody listens to me, so there's nothing I can do..."

(End of this chapter)