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Chapter 248 The Pliers' Joys and Sorrows Are Not Shared by Ikeno

I still remember last year's Golden Eagle Awards. Back then, "My Love from the Star" hadn't aired yet, and Ikeno was still just a nobody.

However, relying on the lingering popularity of "Singer" and "Open Fire", he defeated Chu Hanzhou, one of the four little actors, and Peng Chen, and won the Golden Eagle Male God/Most Popular Actor award at that year's Golden Eagle Awards.

Because he won the award based on his popularity as a "singer," Ike was heavily criticized online. Even the Golden Eagle Awards program team regretted it afterward. Various rivals listed this incident as one of Ike's biggest black marks in recent years and launched a massive campaign to smear him as the "Water Emperor."

Hmm... After "My Love from the Star" aired, the world became quiet.

This year's Golden Eagle Awards will still be held in November. The difference is that this time, almost everyone knows who the Golden Eagle Male God and Best Actor are... It will most likely be the same person, right?
— "My Love from the Star" was submitted for the Golden Eagle Awards.

There's no guarantee that the Feitian Awards or the Magnolia Awards will be given, or that a film like "My Love from the Star" will almost certainly not win any awards.

But the Golden Eagle Awards, which has always claimed to be "popular entertainment" and values ​​viewership and popularity the most...

Chi Ye stretched and felt that after all these years, he finally had a real "Emperor" to be his, so he was in a good mood. Then... he turned his attention to the more prestigious Magnolia and Flying Apsara.

"Does Teacher You think my face can remain hidden for long?"

Chino joked.

Coco paused for a moment, then hesitated, "Um... this won't affect anything, right? Actors are all different... He's asked me several times already, and it's clear he really thinks your acting skills, image, and age are all suitable. He's been waiting for you."

"Well, that's it."

Ikeno nodded, pondering the matter.

Should we try to win all the Grand Slams first?
His current audience is mainly young girls. Although he is more popular than Yu Yan in terms of national recognition, he is still far from being a true household name, known to everyone from toddlers to 99-year-olds.

If he misses this role, he may never have another chance to achieve such a grand slam and boost his national popularity. After all, he has the acting skills, but there are too few scripts like this.

"Take a look at my schedule. Also, send me a list of scripts by Zhang Guoshi and Penguin Kiwi Film. I'll take a look when I have time and see if there are any hidden gems... Even if I can't make them, I can still invest in them."

"...Okay, I understand."

Coco nodded.

……

at the same time.

Inside a small company.

The screenwriter and producer of "Deep Sea," Mr. You, sat on the sofa with a worried expression.

Director Jiang, who was standing next to him, frowned and asked, "Are you sure Chi Ye agreed to that?"

"...Should I call that an agreement?"

Teacher You wasn't quite sure.

When he first met Ikeno in "Deep Sea", he never expected that the other party would become so popular in just two or three years.

What level is Ikeno at now?
That's the only top-tier, currently popular celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry who excels in film, television, and music, plus a powerful acting talent.

To be honest... in the past, it would have been difficult for Teacher You to combine the adjectives "top-tier celebrity" and "powerful actor" to describe a particular person, or even a particular young male artist...

But that's reality: first came the four-character name, then Zhu Yaolin, and finally Chi Ye…

Compared to the other two, Ikeno has more achievements in the music industry and appearance, making her even more advantageous.

Well... all I can say is that the quality of post-95s generation actors in the Chinese entertainment industry has been significantly elevated, and things have really improved.

"That's not right."

Director Jiang felt that he was a bit unreliable when he saw him like this, mainly because he was a veteran in the industry and had indeed heard some "rumors".

"I heard that you once said that Ikeno was a good person, but not famous enough... Is that true?"

Teacher You was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, she remembered and said awkwardly, "Ah...yes, he wasn't famous enough back then."

"...That's it." Director Jiang slapped his thigh.

Teacher You asked in confusion, "What's wrong? What's over?"

Director Jiang exclaimed loudly, "Is it all over that we cast Chi Ye as the male lead?!"

Teacher You: "?"

Director Jiang was speechless: "Now everyone knows that Chi Ye is a vengeful person. He holds grudges. Look at the Rise team members who offended him, and look at Yue Na and the Beijing circle... Let me tell you, he probably still remembers everything you said about him before."

Teacher You was also startled by the example Director Jiang gave, and felt uneasy: "No way... I've met him, he shouldn't be as bad as people in the industry say... This... this shouldn't be."

"Just tell me whether you said it or not!"

"...I still don't think so."

"Ugh."

Director Jiang sighed, feeling that the project he and his friends had been working on for so many years might really come to nothing.

"Lurking" is a script that Teacher You spent a lot of time and experience researching. It incorporates multiple real-life figures and reflects his ambition even when the spy genre was at its peak.

As a result… bad luck struck. The project went through many ups and downs. Because the preparation time was too long, it experienced several unexpected events, including the decline of spy dramas, the rise of internet traffic, the winter of film and television, and the narrowing of censorship standards.

So only now has there been a glimmer of hope.

But now, it seems that even that glimmer of hope has vanished.

Chi Ye, the first criterion for selecting the male lead in "Lurking" was actually acting skills. Although good looks are definitely a plus, it doesn't matter if you're not good-looking; acting skills are the most important thing.

This is also why Teacher You felt that Ikeno was both suitable and unsuitable at the time. Good looks were one aspect, but he mainly felt that Ikeno lacked acting skills.

After works such as "The Boss" and "Girl" proved their worth, especially "The Boss," where he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor. How could a movie star like him not have enough acting skills to act in a TV series?

Teacher You saw the movie "The Boss" in the theater with his own eyes. Many people said that Ikeno's acting was amazing, but in his opinion... it was not amazing at all, it was "transformative acting".

Since "plastic surgery" is possible, who is more suitable for "Lurking" than Ikeno?
She has the appeal of a large following, the acting skills of a great actress, and the right age... not to mention her commercial value.

This sense of suitability is deeply ingrained in Teacher You's obsessive personality. It would have been one thing if he hadn't met Chi Ye or seen her performances, but he had seen them and truly didn't want to give up.

only…

"It seems that Ikeno has never acted in a script that he didn't write or that he didn't participate in writing... Old Yu, you'd better be prepared."

Director Jiang gave his friend a heads-up beforehand.

Chi Ye is a good person. With him, "Lurking" might instantly transform from a small, unimportant project into the hottest project in the industry. Just the commercial value and investment alone could recoup the investment in an instant.

But... good things are expensive. Given Chi Ye's current salary, schedule, status, and identity... would he really act in a niche spy drama?
Based on the rumors he had heard and the indifferent attitude from the other side, Director Jiang had no hope for this.

"...I'll go look for him again."

"If you ask me, we should choose someone else. Our script is of good quality, and many male artists are quite interested... So what if they're a bit older? It's fine."

"Keep looking. I'm not willing to give up. Even if it's just for making money, no one is more suitable than Ikeno."

"Alright, then you can keep looking. I'll contact some other people too." Director Jiang watched as Teacher You picked up the phone again, then shrugged and remained silent.

……

Late October.

As the afterglow of the National Day holiday fades, the popularity of "Girl" is also gradually declining, but the expected benefits have already been reaped, and Ikeno's rise to stardom is a foregone conclusion after this performance.

this day.

The cast and crew of the TV series "Goblin" in Canada.

Chi Ye changed into ancient costume. The man with his hair tied up with a jade crown sat alone on the eaves. His silver-patterned crane cloak fluttered in the night wind. Just his appearance sitting there was enough to make people unable to look away and deeply attracted.

—He's fucking handsome!

Not far away, Shi Jin stared at Chi Ye, her sapphire blue eyes slightly dull.

"Is Teacher Chi really not going to act in a period drama? It's such a waste of her face and figure."

The makeup artist next to her smiled slightly. Although such comments had been heard from Chi Ye ever since she became famous, everyone knew that the makeup artist was not lying this time.

With Ikeno's looks and physique, people had wanted to see him act in period dramas for a long time, but perhaps by chance, since leaving Yuena, Ikeno has mostly been dressed in modern clothes or pseudo-modern clothes.

He has acted in period dramas before, such as Professor Ji in "My Love from the Star," the "past life" scenes in "Goblin," and his collaboration with Jin Xia in "Blue and White Porcelain."

However, these period dramas are either fleeting glimpses or involve only minor roles; in short, it's rare to see Ikeno appear in a complete period drama.

Fans and fans of historical romance dramas are roaring, and Ikeno's team has considered this matter... but they haven't found a suitable script yet.

This time, several major internet giants behind the three major platforms, including Tencent, have extended olive branches. Coco is frantically sifting through the pile of scripts, not knowing if she can find a suitable one.

"Pliers, are you stupid? What are you looking at?"

After finishing her makeup and styling, Ikeno walked up to Pliers, only to find that the other person was staring at her blankly.

In fact, ever since he officially joined the cast of "Goblin", he has noticed that Pliers is no longer the same Pliers as before. She often stares at Ikeno with a strange look in her eyes. Of course, she is secretly staring at him. Once she meets Ikeno's gaze, she immediately pretends that nothing has happened.

Hmm... she seems a bit withdrawn.

Ikeno suspected that she might have been traumatized by being suppressed.

So he bluntly said, "Don't even think about it. You'll never be able to suppress me again, unless I collapse."

Then I'll make you "collapse".

Shi Jinwei snapped out of her daze, pursed her lips, and turned around: "Let's start filming when you're ready."

"It's too late today, so this is just a makeup test. Get ready, we'll be filming a kissing scene tomorrow."

As Chi Ye casually remarked, Shi Jinwei paused, turned around, and looked at him with surprise and uncertainty: "A kissing scene?!"

Chi Ye glanced at her sideways: "What? You're not happy about it?"

Shi Jin endured it all, using all his strength, and finally said, "...Then I need to eat more."

Ikeno exclaimed in surprise, "Why aren't you refuting me? It's so boring if you don't refute me..."

Shi Jinwei: “???”

What kind of peculiar fetish do you have?
She was too embarrassed to ask, because after saying that, she felt her heart beating strangely. She stopped talking to Chi Ye and turned to get into her RV.

Beside her was her equally "surprised" assistant.

"Could you please not make it so obvious?"

Sister Pliers closed the door and turned around to see her assistant's expression, which had completely given up on acting. She immediately felt a little awkward: "Do you want me to draw a smiley face on your lips?"

Assistant: "..."

She was genuinely happy: "Sis, Shi-jie, there's a kissing scene! I thought Professor Chi was just teasing you last time after he mentioned it..."

"In the kissing scene, I was the one who got taken advantage of, so what are you happy about?"

Sister Pliers was initially quite sad... but also quite happy. However, upon seeing her assistant's pathetic behavior, she inexplicably became a little "angry": "Can't you... can't you be a little more reserved? This isn't making people look down on you, it's making Chi Ye look down on me, Shi Jinwei!"

The assistant was taken aback, and opened her mouth: "Huh?"

Sister Pliers' expression was "cold": "Go and prepare some canned herring for me. I heard he ate this when he kissed Shang Youshu last time. Go and prepare... prepare ten cans for me."

The assistant looked at her in horror: "Sis, are you trying to commit suicide?"

"...He will only be more ruthless towards me."

The assistant blinked and reminded him, "It doesn't seem so. I heard... I heard Professor Chi said that every kissing scene in 'Goblin' is very important. To ensure immersion, he even asked Sister Liu to buy chewing gum..."

Shi Jin was also taken aback, her sapphire blue eyes filled with suspicion as she looked at her assistant: "Are you serious? You're not lying to me, are you?"

"How could that be, sister? Don't you know me? When have I ever betrayed you?"

The assistant patted his chest and assured him.

Shi Jinwei's mind was instantly in turmoil... This... this... if that's the case...

"Sis, I'll go buy you some lemonade."

The assistant knew it was her turn to step in again and volunteered.

"Why...why buy lemonade..." Sister Pliers turned her head to the side: "No need."

"Sis, don't you usually love drinking lemon water?"

The assistant blinked: "You've loved drinking this since you were little, haven't you forgotten?"

"Really... Oh, then it should be." Shi Jinwei originally wanted to be tougher, but seeing that there was only her assistant beside her, and the assistant was staring at her expectantly, clearly saying: Sister, there are no outsiders, let's leave each other alone.

Her heart softened, and she nodded: "Then you go... um... I've loved drinking lemonade since I was little... I've loved drinking it since I was little..."

She repeated a few sentences and began to brainwash herself using the methods she had used when she was a child.

"...Sister, let's leave no regrets!"

Seeing her like this, the assistant was equally excited. She opened the car door, got out, and hurriedly went to buy Professor Chi's favorite lemonade.

Shi Jinwei didn't reply, but kept muttering, "I've loved it since I was little... I've loved it since I was little..."

……

at the same time.

Chi Ye looked at Xiao Liu: "This time, no more herring cans. Let's get that blue cheese... the one we ate at the restaurant during the 'Time and You' event. Get some of that. Her mouth is tough; we can't soften her without some tough measures."

(End of this chapter)