How did I become famous?

Chapter 113 Golden Phoenix Award (Completed with 10,000 words in three chapters! Requesting monthly votes!)

Back in China, a large number of reporters had been waiting for him for a long time.

But they weren't interested in Zhang Luo and Yang Yu, who were just there for show.

He was not interested in Liu Mang, who went on stage to receive awards twice.

They are only interested in other people.

To be precise, Su Mulin, who was wearing a baseball cap, mask, and sunglasses and clutching the Golden Lion trophy, was more interested in the other person.

Indeed, Fang Bie was trending on social media again on the day he received the award.

As always, he ranked second.

The top trending news is #FangGirlExposed! It's her!#

As for the specifics, it means that this stunningly beautiful woman, who sat next to Fang Bie at the Venice Film Festival, with her exceptional temperament, figure, and appearance, had appeared before.

In "The Shadow of Light", she played the younger sister of the protagonist Chen Qing.

That's right, it's the female lead who only appeared in three shots.

Two of the three shots feature corpses, and the other is a photograph on a tombstone.

But they unearthed more than that.

They discovered that the other woman who accompanied Oscar a few months earlier was her!

Su Mulin!

The name gradually became familiar to people.

But no one would associate her with the Su Group.

This is actually the same as Fang Bie's previous life.

Does anyone know what the names of the two brothers' children are and what they look like?

Anyway, Fang Bie hasn't seen any concrete evidence online, and doesn't even know if they are male or female.

But this is a good start!

So, facing the camera, seeing Su Mulin still immersed in the joy of winning the award, Fang Bie gave up and said "GG" to the camera.

"Xiao Lin is a hardworking, polite girl, she's just a little shy. But she sings very well, and her first solo album will be released soon, so I hope everyone will support her."

Hurry up and finish the album! Then use your "fame" to promote her! It would be an injustice if she didn't become famous!

After that, wouldn't I be free to fly like a bird in the sky and leap like a fish in the sea?

The reporters were excited.

Apart from one or two times, Fang Bie has basically never given any interviews in the past.

His affairs are something that "60e" fans always want to know.

After all, this is a world where everyone is trying to be the worst.

The more disappointed people are with the domestic entertainment industry, the more likely they are to become fans of Fang Bie.

A reporter then asked, "Director Fang, did you personally produce Ms. Su's debut album?"

Fang glanced at the microphone in the reporter's hand, which read "Suyi Entertainment".

Yes, it's another business under the Su Group, one of their own, a shill, no doubt about it.

So he nodded: "I'd say I personally handled the production of this album, but Xiao Lin is a talented singer-songwriter, and she contributed a lot to it too. How about I write the lyrics and she composes the music, or I compose the music and she writes the lyrics, or something like that."

He turned his head and whispered, "You say a few words too."

Su Mulin remained unmoved.

She was even a little troubled.

To be honest, she has a lot to say to Fang Bie, and she wants to fill in all of that in Fang Bie's songs.

Moreover, she felt that the day the song was completed would be the day Fang left her to go to Hollywood.

So she didn't want to do it so soon, and even wanted to wait ten or eight years.

Therefore, she had no intention of saying anything in the face of Fang Bie's winking and suggestive gestures.

Fang Bie sighed helplessly, then turned around and smiled, "Xiao Lin is just too shy, but talented people are usually like that to some extent. Let's give her some face and help promote her."

"No problem, Director Fang." Another reporter asked, "Director Fang! Could you tell me about your relationship with this Ms. Su Mulin? Why did you bring her to the Oscars, to film your movies, and even to Venice?"

"Because she's talented." Fang Bie smiled slightly. "As everyone knows, the lead actors in my first two films were all former extras or even complete novices. I hope that people in the industry with dreams can realize their dreams, but many don't have that opportunity, so when I meet them, I don't mind giving them a hand."

"Miss Su is very beautiful."

Fang interrupted him, "Sorry, I have face blindness. I can't tell if she's pretty or not. I can only see her talent."

On the way back to the company, Su Mulin took off her mask and looked at him: "So you really are face-blind?"

Fang Bie's eyes were straight: "Yes, I really do have face blindness."

Su Mulin pressed further, "Then why do you remember me?"

The young lady felt a little secretly pleased.

Although she knew she was a good cook, beautiful, had a great figure, and a good personality, she wanted to hear Fang Bie say it out loud.

"rich."

"What?"

Miss Su thought she had misheard.

"Because you have money." Fang Bie's eyes remained upright.

Not only are they rich, they also know how to show off.

You can figure it out if you think about it.

Even if a girl isn't as pretty or has as good a figure as her, just consider her average.

Then this ordinary girl tells you that she doesn't care whether her friends are rich or not, because none of them are as rich as her anyway.

Then she goes to a high-end brand you never dared to dream of and buys hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of clothes. Then, when you're feeling the pinch, she tells you that the brand is owned by her family.

Then there's this super second-generation heiress, whose talent in fashion design and music is top-notch, but she ran away from home.

She also told you that wasn't the life she wanted.

Do you find her memorable?

Anyway, Fang will not meet.

Moreover, it's not that Fang Bie favors women over men, but if the other person is a man and they have a good relationship, he would probably punch him.

"..." Su Mulin rolled her eyes. "Is money more important to you than me?"

No, you are important.

The young lady's expression softened slightly.

"Because you can bring in a continuous stream of money."

"At least you're quite handsome." The young lady suppressed her anger, telling herself that Fang Bie was a sincere person who didn't like to lie to her.

Thinking about it that way, she wasn't so angry anymore.

So she decided to change the subject.

Moreover, Fang Bie is indeed quite handsome if he tidies himself up properly.

While he might not be stunning at first glance, he is at least handsome with regular features.

Thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose bridge—a man like that can't possibly be ugly.

But Fang Bie just doesn't like to play by the rules.

He scoffed, "Ha! If any random guy has a lot of assets and can also make movies and write songs, he'll definitely be handsome!"

When famous basketball star Charles Barkley was interviewed, he was asked if Michael Jordan was very handsome.

His answer was, "If you have hundreds of millions of dollars, it's hard not to be handsome."

Upon closer reflection, that makes perfect sense.

For example, Fang Bie thought those two Little Ma brothers from his previous life were very handsome.

One of them... well, ugly-handsome is still handsome, right?

The young lady was quite taken aback, but her counterattack came quickly: "But you'll never be richer than me in your entire life."

It's at most the same amount of money as me.

But shouldn't that be called "marital property"?

Now it was Fang Bie's turn to feel depressed.

Three days later, the Golden Phoenix Awards ceremony was held as scheduled.

No one asked Fang about anything else.

It's not that the media has integrity; it's that they were paid.

The Golden Phoenix Awards organizers sent out red envelopes to everyone and pre-selected the questions.

Why not take the money if it's free? It's not like I'm smearing Fang Bie, and I won't offend him.

The media then readily agreed and promoted Wu Kai.

They even used Fang Bie's Weibo post saying "it's all a misunderstanding" to try and clear Wu Kai's name.

These are all transactions, what they commonly refer to as unspoken rules.

Some reporters have gone even further, smearing you relentlessly if you don't receive a red envelope at a press conference.

Even newly hired reporters will ask about the red envelopes.

They all consider this to be normal industry practice.

Only Fang Bie never indulged them.

Because he basically doesn't give interviews.

Moreover, the media needs his traffic.

It's not that Fang Bie is aloof.

First, he doesn't understand these things, and neither does Su Mulin.

Secondly, you still praise me after I give you red envelopes?

If they can go crazy criticizing Fang Bie if you give them red envelopes, then the red envelopes Fang Bie gives them must be very generous.

But no one dares to do that now.

Because Fang Bie's "60e" die-hard fans are incredibly powerful, and are heading towards the "120e" mark.

Nobody wants to mess with a celebrity's fans.

Especially the die-hard fans.

Wu Kai, who was sitting at the media conference, remained silent, and he seemed to feel quite uncomfortable.

He drifted through the media conference in a daze, and upon arriving at the venue, a refined old man sat down next to him.

"Wu Kai, are you confident about winning the Golden Phoenix Award?"

Wu Kai raised his head: "Without Fang Bie here, I don't think I would lose to anyone else."

This is his true thought.

"Even if Fang Bie were here, you still have to win." The old man's eyes behind his glasses were icy cold. "I trained you to become the next generation's leading figure in the film industry. Luckily, this movie can still salvage the situation. As for Fang Bie... don't mess with him again. You can't handle him."

Wu Kai frowned: "You mean..."

The old man said calmly, "To destroy someone, you must first make them arrogant. The more irrational fans he has online, the easier he is to deal with. Sometimes, celebrities are ruined by their own fans. Liu Mang was like that back then, and so is Fang Bie."

Wu Kai pursed his lips and asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for seven years: "Teacher, why didn't you choose Liu Mang back then?"

"Liu Mang is a troublemaker, and I hate people who like to cause trouble. As long as you follow my instructions step by step, I can send you to the top of the domestic film industry. You didn't refuse, did you?"

It's actually quite simple: Liu Mang is difficult to control, while Wu Kai is not.

Liu Mang is a second-generation rich kid, and he only got involved in the film and television industry because he loves movies.

So even though he was ostracized from the industry a few years ago, he was still able to do very well in the music scene by writing songs.

But Wu Kai is different.

He had no connections, all he had were movies, and he craved success.

That's it.

So it doesn't matter if Wu Kai's directing talent is slightly inferior to Liu Mang's.

All the old man needed was for his son-in-law to inherit his mantle and become the future leader of the domestic film industry.

Being obedient is more important than having talent.

Wu Kai's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty: "So you secretly gave me Liu Mang's script and then demanded that I kneel down and propose in front of the entire school."

"I spoiled Xiaoyue too much in the past, which resulted in her having too many miscarriages and becoming infertile. But you didn't lose out either. If you weren't my son-in-law, do you think you would be where you are today at thirty? You two can each do your own thing, and I won't hold you accountable. Just don't bring a child back with you."

Wu Kai lowered his head and said calmly, "I haven't wronged her."

"That's good."

The old man has passed away. He was the organizer of the Golden Phoenix Awards, and he still had many things to do.

Wu Kai watched his retreating figure, his gaze gradually hardening.

He spent seven years in a slump and seven years in a daze.

He thought he would continue like this.

But Fang Bie's appearance stirred up the long-lost passion in his heart. He felt that he had found the self he used to be in school, the one whose heart was only for movies.

Although he still lost to Fang Bie this time.

But he did not disagree.

However, he has no intention of admitting defeat. He will defeat Fang Bie fair and square, and he will openly tell Liu Mang, "I am better than you."

But first, he had to return what he owed Liu Mang.

So today, he's not going to be a coward anymore.

Liu Mang, I will repay you today everything I owed you seven years ago.

Actually, I'm a fan of Wu Kai.

Because I am a kind author, I didn't write Wu Kai too badly at first, but now I find that I can't bear to torture him anymore.

By the way, today's update is around 9850. Rounding it up... it's still around 10,000, right?

(End of this chapter)