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Chapter 132 A Stunning Era

April 8st morning.

Shanghai Tangren Films.

Cai Yinong received a phone call from the Golden Eagle Awards organizing committee, informing her that Liu Shishi, an artist under Tangren Films, had been selected as this year's "Golden Eagle Goddess." The opening ceremony of the 8th Golden Eagle Awards will be held on September 20, and the first rehearsal will be held on September 1. The organizing committee reminded Tangren Films to coordinate the work schedules of its artists.

After hanging up the phone, Cai Yinong leaned back in her chair, lost in thought, her emotions churning for a long time. Cai Yinong had once actively recruited Liu Yifei, but after failing, she signed Liu Shishi, who had a similar temperament, and even positioned Liu Shishi as "Little Liu Yifei" in early promotions. Liu Yifei was the first Golden Eagle Goddess; that night, Liu Yifei wore a gold dress, paired with a silver crown and tassels, and she undoubtedly stunned an era, making Cai Yinong feel even more regretful.

Liu Shishi, now under Tangren Films, has truly grown up and has been selected as another Golden Eagle Goddess after Liu Yifei. It seems that fate has played a joke on Tangren Films. After several years of twists and turns, the "Golden Eagle Goddess" has returned to Tangren in this way.

After calming down a bit, Cai Yinong called Jia Shikai, the publicity director of Tangren Film Company, and told him what had happened.

"We need to inform Magical Films about this. Shi Shi's 'About Time' will be released nationwide on September 21, and the Beijing premiere will be on September 20, which perfectly clashes with the opening ceremony of the Golden Eagle Awards," Jia Shikai said.

After nodding, Cai Yinong immediately called Liu Shishi in Beijing and explained the whole story to her. She also mentioned that she would call Shen Qing later to ask them to reschedule the movie premiere.

"Sister K, I'll inform him," Liu Shishi said after listening.

"That works too," Cai Yinong said.

The two chatted for a while longer. Cai Yinong was excited, and Liu Shishi was even more excited, so they became more and more enthusiastic. After finally hanging up the phone, Liu Shishi found Shen Qing's number, her finger on the dial button, but she hesitated to press it.

Shen Qing and Liu Shishi are the male and female leads of "About Time," but Shen Qing had already decided that he would not attend the movie premiere and subsequent promotional events with Liu Shishi.

The reason is perfectly valid: he wants to stay in Thailand to make a movie.

But Liu Shishi wouldn't stop feeling disappointed just because her reasons were valid.

"Am I the most dispensable of all his women? Otherwise, why wouldn't he fly back to be with me for the premiere of our movie?"

This thought caused her to suffer from insomnia night after night.

Now that she's been chosen as the Golden Eagle Goddess, which happens to be the day of the premiere, if you're not going to the premiere, then I'm not going either!

Liu Shishi thought of what she would say to Shen Qing and finally pressed the dial button.

Surprisingly, no one answered the phone.

Liu Shishi dialed again, but no one answered. It wasn't until she dialed for the third time that the other end finally picked up the phone.

"I'm filming, my phone is on silent. Is there something you need?"

Shen Qing's voice came through the phone, and the surrounding environment sounded chaotic.

"I probably won't be able to attend the movie premiere on September 20th either."

Liu Shishi actually knew that the arrangements for the movie premiere could be very flexible. As the female lead of "About Time," the production team would definitely adjust the premiere time; otherwise, what would it look like if neither the male nor female lead showed up? But she still said this to Shen Qing, just to see Shen Qing's reaction.

"What's wrong? What happened? Tell me, and see if I can help."

Shen Qing's concerned words came from the other end of the phone.

These few words alone brought tears to Liu Shishi's eyes.

"I'm fine, it's just that I've been chosen as the Golden Eagle Goddess. The news hasn't been announced yet, and the opening ceremony is on September 20th, which happens to be the day the movie premiere was originally scheduled for."

Liu Shishi felt a little regretful, as she couldn't see Shen Qing's expression when she learned that she had won the Golden Eagle Goddess award, even though they were separated by a phone line.

"Really? That's great! It doesn't matter which day the premiere is held, how about September 19th?"

Shen Qing's voice on the other end of the phone was full of excitement as she continued, "Brilliant! On the evening of September 20th, you will amaze the whole country as the third Golden Eagle Goddess. On September 21st, 'About Time' will be released nationwide. On September 22nd, the Mid-Autumn Festival, audiences will have time to watch the movie! Brilliant! The movie will perfectly capitalize on the popularity of Hunan TV's live broadcast of the Golden Eagle Festival. It might even bring in tens of millions or even hundreds of millions more at the box office."

"All you care about is the box office," Liu Shishi said.

Shen Qing laughed and said, "I'm a commercial film director. What else would I be thinking about if not the box office? Oh, right, I think about you sometimes too."

"Occasionally—I'm not saying anything more, I'm hanging up."

The two then hung up the phone.

On a film set in Thailand.

Shen Qing called Chen Zhixi and asked if she knew that Liu Shishi had been selected as the Golden Eagle Goddess. Chen Zhixi said she didn't know. Shen Qing reminded her that the Golden Eagle Festival clashed with the originally scheduled premiere and asked her to reschedule the premiere.

Not long after the two hung up the phone, Chen Zhixi called again.

"I found out that Liu Shishi is indeed this year's Golden Eagle Goddess. I heard the competition is very fierce, with Liu Shishi, Yang Mi, and Wang Luodan among the contenders."

Li Yitong and Zhao Liying were both popular choices. The organizing committee held many meetings and went through countless arguments before finally deciding on Liu Shishi.

"Mr. Shen, this is great news for our film!"

"Um."

"The Golden Eagle Awards opening ceremony is on September 20th, and the film will be released on a large scale on September 21st. The timing is very clever."

The two chatted for a few more minutes before Shen Qing hung up the phone.

Wang Luodan was selected because of her role in "My Youth, My Choice" in 09. What about the others?

Liu Shishi is known for "Scarlet Heart", Yang Mi for "Palace", Zhao Liying for "Boss & Me" and "Legend of Lu Zhen", and Li Yitong for "The Romance of Tiger and Rose".

Thanks to Shen Qing's butterfly effect, all of these works except for "Boss & Me" (which was released in 09) have become works from 2010. With the influence of these works, wouldn't Liu Shishi, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, and Li Yitong all become hot candidates for the Golden Eagle Goddess?

Liu Shishi's Golden Eagle Goddess title will indeed have a significant positive impact on the release of "About Time". However, Shen Qing seems to recall that among all the previous Golden Eagle Goddesses, the costumes in 2010 and 2020 were the most controversial.

The 2010 Golden Eagle Goddess costume, building upon the "gold" theme of the previous two editions, incorporated the "eagle" element for the first time. The designer added large golden wings and tail feathers to Wang Luodan's back, and a headdress symbolizing an eagle. However, because the wings weren't grand enough, they looked more like swallowtail butterflies than eagle wings. Netizens joked that she didn't need makeup to act in Journey to the West.

Furthermore, Wang Luodan's 2010 gown used more of a pale yellow and pale green than pure gold. Combined with the designer's first inclusion of a large amount of white, the high brightness of both yellow and white made Wang Luodan's skin appear particularly dark. By 2012, when Liu Shishi was in her year, the designer learned from Wang Luodan's experience and ultimately decided to re-establish gold as the sole primary color for the goddess gown.

9 month 2 day.

After finishing work and returning to the hotel, Shen Qing dialed Liu Shishi's number.

He still wanted to bring up the matter of the goddess's outfit.

"Have you rehearsed yet?"

"Um."

"Have you tried on the clothes? How do you feel?"

"I tried it on, and it's absolutely gorgeous. You can't imagine how beautiful it is until you see it in person."

"Hmm, Liu Yifei and Li Xiaolu's goddess outfits are both quite nice. The designers are skilled. As long as they don't try anything fancy this time, and don't force the 'eagle' element onto the clothes, there shouldn't be any major problems. Surely the designer wouldn't just put a pair of huge wings on the goddess outfits, would they?"

Hahaha—Goddess outfits have always been predominantly gold, which is a safe bet, unlike light green or large areas of white space, which can easily make a person look particularly dark.

"Is it really ugly to have a pair of big wings on your back?"

This time, Liu Shishi remained silent for a long time before finally saying this.

"Of course, if you really want to incorporate the eagle element, you can find a way to do it through the entrance, or create a real eagle, with people suspended by wires standing on the eagle flying in, and you can even show the wings unfolding on the big screen behind them. That's much better than just adding wings to the clothes. Like those knock-off Victoria's Secret outfits, are you sure this year's costumes don't actually have a pair of huge wings on them? Can't you talk to the production team about changing them?"

Of all the Golden Eagle Goddesses' entrances, Liu Shishi's was definitely "shocking." The Golden Eagle Goddess flew over the audience on a giant golden eagle, which shocked many people at the time.

On September 8, the Golden Eagle Awards Organizing Committee officially announced that Liu Shishi would be this year's Golden Eagle Goddess.

On September 19th, the cast and crew of "About Time" held the premiere in Beijing as planned. Shen Qing ultimately decided to return to Beijing. She wouldn't participate in the subsequent promotional tours, but it seemed inappropriate to miss the premiere as well.

She arrived in Beijing that afternoon and got into the company's van as soon as she left the terminal. The team that had been preparing for a long time was doing Shen Qing's hair and makeup in the van. The van drove directly into the underground parking garage of the cinema where the premiere was to be held. Accompanied by staff, Shen Qing entered the elevator and went straight to the VIP room.

"Didn't you say you weren't coming?"

Liu Shishi had arrived early, as had Tan Songyun and Mao Xiaotong. Tan Songyun had a small role, while Mao Xiaotong played the younger sister, a more important character. Liu Shishi had known for several days that Shen Qing had decided to attend the premiere again, but she still couldn't help asking him about it today.

"A movie premiere is like the birth of a child; it would be really inappropriate for me, the father, not to show up."

Shen Qing joked with a smile, then saw Li Xuejian arrive and hurried over to greet her.

Liu Shishi followed Shen Qing to greet him, but a question suddenly popped into her mind: If he's the father, then who's the mother?

Soon after, Wang Zhiwen and Fan Bingbing arrived. Fan Bingbing leaned close to Shen Qing's ear and whispered teasingly, "How does it feel to have two Golden Eagle Goddesses as your women?"

"Excellent!"

Shen Qing smiled.

Fan Bingbing pursed her lips.

When the time came, Shen Qing and the film's creators went on stage to interact with the audience. Each person answered a few questions from reporters or audience members, followed by the screening.

The audience response was quite positive, with the interaction between the film's stars and the audience generally giving very high marks.

As planned, after the premiere, Shen Qing will get into her van and go directly to the airport, where she will rest after returning to Thailand.

Liu Shishi hesitated several times before finally saying something.

9 month 20 day.

Shen Qing returned to Thailand and slept until evening.

After waking up, I asked the assistant director if I could watch Hunan TV in Thailand. The assistant director asked the local Chinese in the crew and said yes, you could watch it at the nearby Chinese restaurants.

At 19:35 p.m. on the 20th, the Golden Eagle TV Art Festival officially opened. At the same time, Shen Qing, accompanied by her assistant and bodyguard, went to a small restaurant where Hunan TV could be watched.

When Golden Eagle Goddess Liu Shishi made her official appearance, Shen Qing was stunned for a moment.

It's not the dress Wang Luodan wore in the original timeline, nor is it the dress Liu Shishi wore in 2012 in the original timeline. Instead, it's a completely new design that has never appeared in the history of the Golden Eagle Goddess.

The main color returned to gold, the dress featured a three-dimensional cut, and without the flashy wings, the overall style was simple yet elegant. Her makeup and updo hairstyle suited her perfectly. Most importantly, she truly arrived riding an eagle, just as in history—

Shen Qing immediately picked up her phone and sent Liu Shishi a text message: "What's going on? Where are the wings on your back? And why did you appear riding an eagle?"

At 9:30 p.m., Shen Qing had already returned to the hotel where the film crew was staying when Liu Shishi called.

"Can you watch the show in Thailand too?"

A hint of surprise lingered in Liu Shishi's voice.

"There are some Chinese people in the area who watch Chinese channels, but let's not talk about that. You still haven't told us what's going on with the goddess outfit tonight."

"What else could it be? Didn't you say that wings don't look good, and that light green paired with a lot of white makes people look dark? I just mentioned it to the production team, and I didn't expect them to actually redo it. And that idea of ​​arriving on an eagle was also yours."

Liu Shishi wanted to tell Shen Qing about this at the premiere of "About Time," but then she thought it would be useless to say it, since he was returning to Thailand on the 20th and even if he knew, he probably wouldn't be able to watch the live broadcast.

"Not bad, at least this way of making an entrance is very memorable."

That evening, tens of millions of people across the country watched the opening ceremony of the 8th Golden Eagle TV Artists Awards on Hunan TV. Liu Shishi's dress may not have been the most beautiful in the history of the awards. Among all the previous Golden Eagle Goddesses, Zhao Liying's goddess gown was the most talked about by netizens. However, Liu Shishi's arrival on the eagle was definitely the most eye-catching and shocking in the history of the awards.

On September 20th, when Liu Shishi, dressed in a custom-made gold gown, descended from the sky on an eagle, the internet entertainment scene exploded.

"I hadn't paid much attention to Liu Shishi before, only knowing that she acted in 'Chinese Paladin 3' and 'Scarlet Heart,' neither of which I'd seen. Tonight, I accidentally switched to Hunan TV and was immediately stunned by a stunningly beautiful woman who appeared out of nowhere. I quickly went online to search for her and that's how I found out that she was Liu Shishi. She's so beautiful, I'll remember this scene for decades!"

"Shi Shi's new movie will be released nationwide tomorrow. Everyone who can should come and support it."

"What movie?"

"The film is titled 'About Time,' a romance film, and it is said that Shen Qing tailored the script for Shi Shi based on her appearance."

"Shen Qing is there? Then we really should go and see."

"Holy crap! I just searched it up, and the movie 'About Time' stars Shen Qing, Liu Shishi, Li Xuejian, and Wang Zhiwen? And Fan Bingbing even has a cameo? This cast is pretty amazing!"

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