Lin Yiyun's embarrassment is easy to imagine.
She stood there, stunned, unable to believe what she was seeing.
The spotlight lingered on her for a few seconds before turning off, then illuminating Zhao Yuge sitting next to her.
Zhao Yuge started as an internet celebrity, first making short videos, then moving to web dramas, and steadily climbing the ranks to become one of the top four most popular actresses born in 1995.
When she first started out, all she wanted was to buy her parents a small villa in Tanzhou, a new first-tier city, where they wouldn't have to climb stairs.
With Lin Yiyun, the queen of period dramas, standing ahead of her, she has missed out on all kinds of awards.
I'm just here tonight to show my face and maybe win a small prize.
Unexpectedly, the award for most popular actress fell to her.
Compared to Lin Yiyun's confident demeanor, Zhao Yuge, under the spotlight, was slow to recover.
Or the award presenter on stage shouted:
"Please welcome Ms. Zhao Yuge, the most popular actress, to the stage to receive the award."
Zhao Yuge's agent hurriedly took off her coat and told her to get up.
The applause was enthusiastic once again.
As Zhao Yuge passed by Lin Yiyun, she politely put her hands together in a gesture of courtesy. The spotlight briefly followed Lin Yiyun before quickly moving away with Zhao Yuge.
This is an absolute disgrace!
There has never been a more humiliating moment than this.
If repeatedly making mistakes in front of Tang Li was a form of revenge and torment, then what we're seeing now is a classic example of a socially awkward situation.
Lin Yiyun was furious. If Nanxing hadn't held her down, she would have stormed off long ago.
Losing an award is acceptable, but losing your composure and presence is not.
Nanxing had a lot of effort to calm Lin Yiyun down. The cameraman was good at finding topics to talk about. While Zhao Yuge was excitedly giving her acceptance speech, the camera kept panning to Lin Yiyun's face.
She couldn't laugh at all.
His face looked terrible.
Even more outrageous, the camera quickly panned back to Tang Li's side.
Tang Li smiled radiantly and applauded Zhao Yuge.
The two people wearing the same outfit came into the public eye. One had a sour face and didn't even bother with any pretense, while the other had bright eyes and white teeth and a smile. The reporters and media present already knew how to write their articles.
After calming Lin Yiyun down, Nanxing went backstage and found the program director of Oasis Night.
A while ago, the show's director approached her repeatedly, asking Lin Yiyun to attend the Oasis Night event and guaranteeing that Lin Yiyun was the chosen one.
Nanxing was confident that even without a pre-arranged winner, with her immense popularity, winning the Most Popular Actress award at the Oasis Night was a piece of cake for Lin Yiyun.
But this award, which seemed so easy to obtain, became Lin Yiyun's biggest Waterloo.
Nanxing needs an explanation.
The program director handed Nanxing a business card: "If you have any questions, please contact our sponsors. Of course, if you feel that Zhao Yuge's award is unreasonable, we can also provide you with a report card."
The report card lists Lin Yiyun's film and television achievements over the past year.
She focused most of her energy on becoming Mrs. Huo, so her achievements in film and television have long been surpassed by Zhao Yuge.
However, Zhao Yuge does not form couples, has no scandals, and does not engage in any promotional activities. Apart from her own dramas, she almost never appears in front of the audience.
Therefore, it is easily overlooked.
Nanxing knew in his heart that this was the most powerful proof.
But she was indignant: "That's not what you said when you invited us to participate yesterday."
The program director said, "This report card was handed to me last night. The program team worked overnight to tally up the online votes and rankings for Ms. Lin Yiyun and Ms. Zhao Yuge. Zhao Yuge deserves the award."
It's infuriating.
Nanxing couldn't help but turn hostile:
"Then why didn't you tell me last night?"
Production team: Don't you have any self-awareness?
This will be the biggest draw of Oasis Night and the biggest hot topic after the awards ceremony.
From this point on, the program team stopped answering any questions from Nanxing.
Nanxing, clutching the business card in his hand, stopped Lu Zhixing before he and Tang Li and the others left.
"Mr. Lu, please wait a moment."
Nanxing deliberately sent Lin Yiyun away, and had Nanzhi accompany her back first.
Lin Yiyun's career has been going very poorly lately.
Lu Zhixing stopped and said to Tang Li:
"You and Tang Sui get in the car first."
Tang Li checked the time and reminded him that it was already past 9:10, and it wouldn't be good to be late for Yunxi's tasting event.
Lu Zhixing nodded.
After the two sisters got into the car, Lu Zhixing looked at Nanxing and asked, "May I ask what business this young lady has with me?"
You know perfectly well why you're asking this!
Nan Xing didn't give him a friendly look, but instead directly revealed Huo Chenyu's identity:
"Mr. Lu, do you know who Miss Lin Yiyun's fiancé is?"
Using a fiancé to pressure someone.
Lu Zhixing scoffed, "Miss, you might as well speak your mind."
Nanxing snorted coldly:
"You sabotaged tonight's awards ceremony, embarrassing Xiaoyun in public. Do you realize that you're openly making an enemy of President Huo Chenyu? If President Huo finds out that you've been causing trouble for his little wife, I'm afraid President Lu will be in deep trouble too?"
She was unaware that the skincare set Huo Chenyu gave her also had a deeper meaning.
Lu Zhixing was not afraid of this at all:
"If Mr. Huo has any complaints, feel free to take them out on me."
Nanxing was aware that Beisheng and Nanhuo were mortal enemies.
What she didn't understand was:
"Why would Mr. Lu make things difficult for a female celebrity you don't even know?"
Since Lin Yiyun announced her retirement, Nanxing has focused her energy on nurturing new talent. She has neither the energy nor the interest to concern herself with Lin Yiyun's private life.
Lu Zhixing clearly pointed out:
"I should repay Miss Lin a hundredfold for the slap she gave my girlfriend."
It really was a personal grudge.
Nanxing knew Lin Yiyun's temper; she would resort to violence if things didn't go her way.
She wanted to say that this was just a battle between women, but given Lu Zhixing's powerful aura, she had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.
However, she still made the unpleasant point clear upfront:
"It is true that you have power and influence, but the Huo family is not a benevolent family either. I urge President Lu to stop in time."
Next week there's also a Starlight Gala, which is much more prestigious than Oasis Night.
The face lost at Oasis Night must be made up for at the Starlight Gala.
Fearing that Lu Zhixing would make another move, Nanxing had no choice but to warn him.
Lu Zhixing took two steps forward, directly approaching Nanxing:
"Then please tell Lin Yiyun that Huo Chenyu may not be behind her, but Lu Zhixing will always be by Tang Li's side."
His imposing manner was intimidating and chilling.
This is the aura that Nanxing sensed.
Only after Lu Zhixing walked away did Nanxing finally relax a little, but before she could catch her breath, she turned around and saw Gu Jingchen. She knew that tonight was destined to be a difficult night.
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