The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 481 will be there.

Ding-dong, ding-dong. After ringing the doorbell several times, the door finally opened.

"What are you doing?" Fan Bingbing asked irritably.

Xu Jiuyang did not answer, but just stared at her until she realized something and touched her eye sockets.

“So what?” she replied dismissively. “I did cry, but it was from excitement, which is why I didn’t go to the celebration party.”

“It doesn’t look like it.” Xu Jiuyang shook his head and then squeezed in.

"Hey, hey, what's going on, Xu? I didn't let you in," Fan Bingbing called out, somewhat annoyed, and slammed the door shut behind her.

No sooner had she finished speaking than she let out a startled cry and was swept up in someone's arms.

"You even sent your favorite secretary away, and you still say nothing's wrong?" Xu Jiuyang asked.

Fan Bingbing was silent for a moment, then asked somewhat angrily, "Did she send you to find me?"

“I came to see you,” Xu Jiuyang pinched her nose. “Secretary Qin just asked me to take a look after she found out, and then send her a text message.”

"...So, now everyone knows I'm acting strange?" Fan Bingbing couldn't help but snort.

“Not everyone knows, only those who are connected to you know. Everyone still cares about you.” Xu Jiuyang coaxed her by blowing a breath into her ear, “Tell me, what happened?”

"Nothing..." Fan Bingbing replied casually, then let out a long sigh: "I don't know, anyway... I suddenly lost my goal, and I felt empty and didn't know what to do, so I hid away and wanted to be alone to calm down."

"Really?" Xu Jiuyang reached out and gently wiped her eyes.

Fan Bingbing paused for a moment, then fell silent again, and rested her head on his shoulder.

After a long pause, she said quietly, "After winning the award, I inexplicably thought of a question: what if I hadn't gotten the role of Little Swallow, but still entered the entertainment industry? How would things have turned out?"

A strange look flashed across Xu Jiuyang's face, but fortunately the other party had his head down and didn't notice.

"Given your personality, you're likely to achieve fame and forge your own path," he said after clearing his throat.

"What kind of path could be better than the one we're on now?" Fan Bingbing's tone was full of uncertainty. "Especially... especially without you, what kind of path could I possibly take?"

Faced with her question, Xu Jiuyang didn't know how to answer. He couldn't very well say: "You will evade 1 million in taxes and then be fined 8 million, so you can only act around the mainland, right?"
Fortunately, Fan Bingbing didn't expect him to answer and continued on her own: "I will definitely have a difficult journey, and I will definitely be more eager to prove myself with honors. However, we all know that these so-called honors are only 6 points... or even only 5 points in terms of professional skills, and the rest are just various means."

She finally raised her head: "I already understood this principle before, but I still pursued this title tirelessly and went to great lengths for it. So after I came to my senses, I really wanted to make fun of myself."

“Well… how should I put it,” Xu Jiuyang finally interjected, “actually, you just have a slightly stronger stress response.”

He kissed her forehead: "You said before that I was a Western worshipper, and I don't completely deny it, after all, that's the general social environment in China right now. So, when you want to prove yourself with honors, you have to get 'gilded' by the three major institutions, even if you know the real situation."

Before your needs are met, even if you know the whole truth, you will still subconsciously ignore it. And once your needs are met, the more intense the repression was, the stronger the rebound will be.

So don't worry too much, you'll calm down and adjust, then find new goals and start afresh.

At this point, Xu Jiuyang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed like he had steered the conversation in this direction. If they continued, he might let slip something, and if it matched her dream, he would be exposed.

Yes, he was certain she must have been dreaming about something too, otherwise, there was no way to explain the current situation. He never expected his rebirth would bring about such a huge change.

"Speaking of which, didn't you already decide that you would focus most of your attention on business in the future?" Xu Jiuyang then added.

“Yes, that’s why my movie is the one that left behind a classic character?” Fan Bingbing suddenly asked, grabbing his collar.

"It will be published soon. Sister Yuanyuan has already recommended it to 'Fiction Monthly'. After it's published, you can adapt it whenever you want," Xu Jiuyang reassured him.

"And what about the high-grossing movies starring the lead actress?" Fan Bingbing continued to ask.

"Don't worry, be patient, there will be milk and bread," Xu Jiuyang continued to reassure them.

“You’re lying to me,” Fan Bingbing squinted. “There will definitely be bread and milk.”

Xu Jiuyang almost choked, looking angrily at those curved eyes: "Student Fan, I think it's necessary to teach you some basic common sense, such as how changing the order of some sentences does not affect the meaning."

"Really?" she drawled, then pressed herself even closer to him. "Then let me see."

"Student Fan, don't play with fire," Xu Jiuyang said, feigning seriousness.

"Who played with fire? You still owe me a child and a marriage certificate." Fan Bingbing said, suddenly turning fierce. "If you keep dragging your feet, Xu, I'm going to beat up Yuanyuan's family while I'm heavily pregnant."

"In that case, wouldn't you become the third one?" Xu Jiuyang reminded him, his lips twitching slightly.

"It's okay, so what if I'm the third party?" Fan Bingbing had a nonchalant expression. "Guess what, if this news gets out, will more people believe I was deceived by a scumbag, or will they believe I deliberately became a third party?"

Xu Jiuyang had no choice but to give her a thumbs up, then tossed her onto the bed: "You underestimated me, didn't you? As long as I don't touch you from now on, everything will be fine."

"Oh?" Fan Bingbing lay sideways on the bed, her bright eyes holding a half-smile. "If I were to invite Angela over tonight, how would Xu deal with that?"

Hissed and gasped, Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but angrily rebuke, "Shameless!"

And then... no more.

The news that the national idol had won the Cannes Best Actress award quickly spread back to China, causing an uproar. After all, it had only been less than seven years since "My Fair Princess" became a huge hit. The songs "Dang" and "Rain Butterfly" that were playing everywhere back then were still fresh in everyone's minds. And now you're telling me that Little Swallow has become the Cannes Best Actress?!

This is no less than a childhood friend who was playing in the mud with you yesterday and got into Tsinghua or Peking University today.

In short, there was jubilation in China. She was the first Chinese actress to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, and unlike Maggie Cheung who held dual Hong Kong and British citizenship, she was a true mainland Chinese and a national idol in mainland China.

It's easy to imagine how heated the public opinion in China became, especially among netizens who are most adept at venting their emotions, who had already started cheering online.

Although Fan Xiaoyanzi has many haters, none of them dare to show their faces now. Even if someone tries to stand up to the challenge, they will be quickly attacked and criticized.

In this situation, if they keep arguing, others will call in the administrators. So only in a dedicated troll forum can they speak freely and attack at will.

Of course, it's completely useless.

(End of this chapter)