I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 572 The Youngest Movie Star in History

"Alright, I won't argue anymore. I'll lay my cards on the table: my lucky star is Brother Xian! If you all want to win Best Actress like me, cling to Brother Xian's coattails!"

Chen Xu chuckled and said, "However, as I said before, you won't get anything by lying down at Qiuye Selection."

Amidst enthusiastic applause, Chen Xu and Jiang Tian walked off the stage hand in hand. This time, Chen Xu went to his parents and hugged them one by one before returning to his seat.

After the Best Actress award came the most important award, the Best Actor award, and the award-winning actor Li Fenghua immediately sat up straight.

He is known as a film emperor because he won the Golden Tiger Award for Best Actor, but he has never won the Golden Bamboo Award, which is the highest honor in film and television in the Tang Dynasty.

The box office performance of "The Great Tang Dynasty" may have been a failure, but the Golden Bamboo Awards never consider box office performance, but rather the quality of the film. Therefore, he is determined to win the Best Actor award this time.

Ye Xian, who was also nominated, especially for two films, was surprisingly relaxed, talking quietly with Chen Xu beside him. He didn't seem to care at all, after all, "Painted Skin" and "The Vanished" had already won too many awards, and one should be content with what one has.

However, it seems the organizing committee is planning something big this time, so when last year's Best Actor winner Zhang Wen opened the envelope, he was somewhat surprised.

The winner of this year's Golden Bamboo Award for Best Actor is Ye Xian, for "Painted Skin".

The audience burst into enthusiastic applause. Members of the "Painted Skin" and "The Vanished" crews were the first to stand up and congratulate Ye Xian.

[Holy crap, did I hear that right? The Best Actor award went to Brother Xian instead of Li Fenghua? What's going on? Did Brother Xian sweep the Golden Bamboo Awards tonight? Is a 21-year-old Best Actor the youngest Best Actor in the history of Tang Dynasty cinema?]

[Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Screenplay—we're only missing Best Supporting Actor for *Painted Skin* and *The Vanished*. Tonight, Brother Xian can definitely call it a grand slam!]

Tonight, I feel like all the nominated films and stars are just playing supporting roles for Brother Xian. The problem is, they have to grit their teeth and accept it, because I feel these awards are well-deserved.

[Only the Best Film award is left. This award will probably go to another film, otherwise other production teams and big names will probably have complaints, right? It's a bit of a pity though, though, that Xian Ge didn't win Best Newcomer, so he won't be able to achieve a grand slam!]

……

"Damn it, that was supposed to be mine!"

Li Fenghua was secretly annoyed. If it weren't for the negative reputation caused by the "box office fraud," he would definitely have won the Best Actor award this year. He had absolute confidence in his acting skills.

Who is Ye Xian? He's just a gigolo kept by the Sixth Princess, a petty person who has gained power.

Chen Xu quickly pushed Ye Xian up, and Ye Xian then realized what was happening. He quickly put on a professional smile, hugged everyone, and walked onto the stage.

Zhang Wen shook hands politely with Ye Xian, then stepped off the stage.

Looking at the trophy in his hand, Ye Xian felt like he was dreaming: "Um, haha, everyone has thanked me, shouldn't I thank myself too?"

"Hahaha!"

A burst of laughter erupted in the room, but Li Fenghua's face turned ashen, yet she had to force a smile, because after the winner was announced, the director had already pointed the camera at several of the nominated candidates.

……

"This award is too heavy for me to bear, because it represents a spur to me. From now on, I can no longer just act in popcorn movies casually."

Ye Xian's quip immediately brought laughter back to the room.

[You know what, I actually quite like Wang Duoyu, played by Xian Ge. Even a year later, many lines from "Hello Mr. Billionaire" are still popular memes.]

I feel that popcorn and art are not incompatible. Perhaps we should pursue higher art, but life needs more joy, and overly refined things are too far removed from our lives.

I'm just an ordinary person. I just love popcorn. Even if Brother Xian becomes a movie star, as long as he continues to make popcorn movies, I'll still go to see him.

[Haven't you all noticed that in just one year, Brother Xian has transformed from a popcorn movie actor to a drama film actor, and from a comedian to a film emperor? This is something that not everyone can do, because once a celebrity is labeled, it's very difficult to change!]

……

More and more fans are realizing how hard Ye Xian worked to win the Best Actor award. It's not because of the film's box office performance, but because Ye Xian has truly achieved a transformation.

In the history of Tang Dynasty cinema, while there have been comedians who won Best Actor awards, their numbers are certainly limited to a handful.

Every comedian who successfully transitions to a new career has put in unimaginable effort.

In another world, Fan Dawei and Song Xiaodan, in order to shed their labels as comedians, did not hesitate to break with their former partners, and finally succeeded in winning the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.

The only difference between Ye Xian and them is that he only starred in one comedy, "Hello Mr. Billionaire," and stopped in time. Otherwise, it would have been much more difficult for him to win the Best Actor award today.

"Winning this award today is just the beginning, not the end. It means I need to put in even more effort in the future. Fortunately, I'm not good at anything else, I'm just good at rolling, and people call me the 'Rolling God'!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the fans in the live stream were also laughing hysterically, because everyone knew that Qiuye Yanxuan was the most lucrative of all MCN agencies, without exception.

Many of the streamers on Qiuye Yanxuan often broadcast their various classes and learning activities. In comparison, the hard training of those so-called trainees is nothing to mention.

And even if all these people were combined, Ye Xianjuan would not be included.

This man seems to have inexhaustible energy. He's either filming, live streaming, working, or writing. He even attends classes when he has free time. His energy is simply outrageous.

"Finally, I'd like to say thank you to all my fans for your support. I will continue to create more works to share with you all. Thank you!"

Ye Xian's speech was always brief, consisting of self-deprecation, banter, and dry humor, and that was it. But no one present dared to underestimate this young man who was only 21 years old; he was simply too formidable!

At 21, his total box office earnings had already reached 241 billion yuan, ranking 15th on the actor box office chart. If his next two films, "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Lost and Found," are released, he could very well break into the top five on the actor box office chart.

With good looks, acting skills, box office success, and talent, this all-around male god is enough to conquer countless young women in the Tang Dynasty, as well as all the female stars present.

The way they stared at Ye Xian was like that of a beautiful snake that had spotted its prey, wishing they could go up and swallow him whole.

Chen Xu's words just now resonated with them perfectly.

If you want to win Best Actress, you'd better cling tightly to Brother Xian's leg!

……

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