Chapter 92, 092: First row in order of appearance? ? ? ? ? ...
Chapter Ninety-Two
"Forget it, there's no need to get angry with them." In Geng Yue's fan group, Luo Ren kept comforting the group members, "Once the event starts and they sit in the second row, those people will know what's going on."
"The second row? I feel that Lin Yuan would at best sit in the third row. The second row? That's giving him too much credit."
"Yes, yes, yes," Luo Ren quickly echoed.
He just couldn't bring himself to like Lin Yuan.
Back when he was in "The Road to Tomorrow," he pursued Ye Liuchuan and Xie Yu, but now he mainly pursues Geng Yue. He's doing very well in the fan group. As a result, whether Lin Yuan was specifically sent to oppose him or not, no matter who Luo Ren pursues, he will inevitably clash with Lin Yuan.
Luo Ren didn't think there was anything wrong with his self-promotion; the problem was clearly with Lin Yuan.
Fortunately, during the red carpet event, the TV drama awards ceremony organizing committee arranged for Lin Yuan to be in a suitable position, which brought Luo Ren some comfort.
In any case, those in the industry have sharp eyes. Lin Yuan wants to stand shoulder to shoulder with Geng Yue? Let's talk about that a long time from now.
[Hilarious! Did anyone notice the order of appearance at the TV drama awards ceremony? LY was several places ahead of GY, right? Where's his supposed star power? Why wasn't his appearance order moved further back for the Golden Wing Award for Best Supporting Actor? So disappointing.]
After Lin Yuan and Geng Yue both appeared on the red carpet, Geng Yue went all out, posting about the ceremony on Weibo, Baidu Tieba, entertainment forums, and various TV drama viewing sections, expecting to spark a wave of discussion. However—
[Lin Yuan at his most arrogant, with the most awkward expression.]
What's it like to have a group of fans who oppose your idol?
[The TV Drama Awards red carpet is here! Who's your one pick?]
Not only did nobody care that Geng Yue was more famous than Lin Yuan, but what was even more speechless was that all the discussion forums were filled with Lin Yuan's interactions with his fans, with "cute" floating all over the screen. Luo Ren could see photos of Lin Yuan with a helpless expression whenever he clicked on them.
He hurriedly exited, and in the next red carpet review photo, Lin Yuan's look was praised again, while Geng Yue—in the words of those forum netizens—was neither good nor bad.
What do you guys know?!
Lin Yuan was just wearing GVM ready-to-wear, but Geng Yue was the first person in all of Asia to wear C brand clothing!
Although both are luxury brands, C brand is a level above GVM in terms of style, and the first Asian wearer of C brand is also different from Lin Yuan who just casually threw on a ready-made garment.
Do these people who only care about looks have any aesthetic sense at all?
Luo Ren tried his best to reply on every floor to make his presence known, but unfortunately, when he mentioned Geng Yue, people upstairs and downstairs didn't completely ignore him, but would only reply with a sentence like "Looks alright, but doesn't seem very impressive."
"It would be better if Geng Yue's makeup was a little lighter."
"Is this C brand? Hmm, C brand's clothing line isn't very good this year, it's not nearly as noticeable as their shoes and bags."
There were even some particularly annoying people who would say, "Lin Shuang is also wearing C brand, and his outfit looks better and has a better design than Geng Yue's."
Geng Yue was the first in Asia to wear it, what kind of aesthetic sense is that!
People with the surname Lin are really annoying.
At this TV drama awards ceremony, among the male celebrities, only Geng Yue's jacket was the first to be worn in Asia. This was a special treatment given to him by Brand C, and his fans wanted to make a big fuss about it to show how different Geng Yue was. But now, Lin Yuan has stolen the spotlight.
Where did Lin Yuan come from? And why is he specifically targeting Geng Yue?
...
Luo Ren's only expectation now is the seating arrangement for the TV drama awards ceremony.
Whether Geng Yue can steal the spotlight is no longer important; what matters is that he completely surpasses Lin Yuan in terms of status.
Geng Yue clearly became famous much earlier, but recently—Luo Ren was sure it wasn't his imagination—his momentum had been clearly suppressed by Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan only became famous for two dramas, and after "The Road to Stardom", he went through a long period of obscurity.
Why does Luo Ren look down on Lin Yuan? Because he only ever chases after the top.
He witnessed Lin Yuan's miserable situation when Wink was at its peak.
Even if Lin Yuan has now successfully turned his life around, he has seen the other party's complete downfall before, so he inevitably looks at Lin Yuan with a condescending gaze.
Once you get used to it, you can never change it.
He has no interest in narratives about climbing from the bottom to the top; from the beginning, he has always been chasing the top, whether it's Ye Liuchuan, Xie Yu, or now Geng Yue.
Luo Ren had been watching today's live broadcast closely.
There's also a lively discussion in the fan group.
"In the first row, sitting with Director X and the CEO, there should be Zheng Mian, Qian Chu, Liu Youran... As for male celebrities, Huang Yicheng is one, Liao Yunjing should also have a seat, plus Geng Yue, and..."
"Personally, I feel Huang Yicheng isn't as good as Geng Yuehong. Is it possible he'll be relegated to the second row?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out. He hasn't produced any decent dramas in the past two years, and 'A Red Bean' was a pretty bad flop."
"Let's look at the second row. The second row should be where this year's breakout stars are. I personally pray that Lin Yuan isn't in the second row."
"Haha, I also think he's not around. His fans act like they're super popular all the time. Can fans' perception of popularity be the same as an individual's? I'm really looking forward to him making a huge fool of himself."
"Does anyone think... that the unusual situation on the red carpet this time was orchestrated by Lin Yuan's family to save face? He gained enough attention on the red carpet, and by using that angle to create hype, no one would care that he was seated at the back?"
"That makes sense! Why didn't I think of that?"
"When it comes to scheming, who can compare to Lin Yuan? He was still a nobody a couple of years ago, but in the last two years he's been hyped up to the level of a top star. Uninformed netizens all think he's famous. But who in the industry would even look at him? Lin Yuan has already filmed two dramas, but he hasn't worked with any real big names in the drama industry."
The more enthusiastic the group members became in their discussion, the more Luo Ren inevitably joined in.
After the live broadcast of the ceremony began, the discussion gradually subsided. Luo Ren stared wide-eyed, carefully wiping away the water and oil stains on his glasses, his gaze fixed on the screen.
The camera didn't initially cut to the first row; it only cut to a wide shot.
After that, the camera turned to the middle of the first row, which was full of bigwigs related to the event organizers. Luo Ren could vaguely see Zheng Mian, Liao Yunjing and other celebrities mentioned in the group chat.
Last year, Geng Yue didn't achieve much in the field of television dramas, and Luo Ren predicted that Geng Yue's seat at this ceremony might not be in the center, but rather on the side.
Huang Yicheng did indeed move to the second row, but the location was quite good.
So far, he has not spotted Lin Yuan and Geng Yue in the footage.
Has anyone seen it?
"Not yet, it should be soon."
When the camera shifted again, Geng Yue's mind went blank.
It's here!
It's obvious that the current shot is cutting from the middle outwards, first showing the relatively stable leading ladies like Zheng Mian and Liao Yunjing, and then...
Liu Youran, Hu Ao, Su Zhao...
Geng Yue is not on this side.
Luo Ren swallowed hard. As the camera panned to the other side of the first row, he mentally told himself that Geng Yue would definitely show up.
There was no other reason than his strongest self-suggestion.
Qian Chu, Qi Xiaomeng, Meng Sen... Lin Yuan.
Luo Ren's heart pounded.
On this side, he saw a familiar face, but it did not belong to Geng Yue.
Luo Ren refused to believe it, so he dragged the mouse and looked at each of the celebrities who had just appeared in the first row.
There was indeed no Geng Yue; he wasn't on either the left or right.
How could that be?
"It seems like Xiao Yue isn't in the first row." Discussions began to rise in the fan group.
"Could it be that something came up at the last minute and he couldn't attend the event?" someone speculated. "This has happened in previous years too."
"Yes, yes, celebrities always have very full schedules, so it's normal for them to be unable to participate at the last minute."
This possibility is almost non-existent. Luo Ren knew very well that Geng Yue had already appeared on the red carpet.
If something comes up, he will not attend the red carpet event.
Moreover, the TV drama awards ceremony is a well-known major event in the industry, and stars with higher status than Geng Yue all attended. In terms of schedule, those people are even busier than Geng Yue.
In other words... there is only one possibility.
But this was precisely the answer Luo Ren least wanted to accept.
“I saw it…the footage from just now,” a member of the group suddenly posted.
In fact, by this point, the fans had already seen it all.
Geng Yue's seat was indeed in the second row, and not even very close to the stage. There were two or three seats between him and Huang Yicheng. They missed Geng Yue because the camera didn't cut to Huang Yicheng.
How did he end up in the second row? Geng Yue was always in the first row before.
Fans never imagined that Geng Yue might end up in the second row.
Geng Yue has always been very popular and has many die-hard fans.
What they found even more unacceptable today was that Lin Yuan was actually in the first row.
Lin Yuan walked the red carpet before Geng Yue, didn't he?
What merit or ability does Lin Yuan possess?
The next scene the camera cut to made Geng Yue's fans even more upset.
In the second row, in a corner, another familiar face appeared.
He Xun.
He Xun was also assigned to the second row.
In their minds, He Xun should have been in the fourth row, towards the back.
"Are the organizers out of their minds? How exactly was this arrangement made?"
"Are you blind? I'm speechless."
Even worse, the organizers not only arranged Lin Yuan's seat in the first row, but the camera would also frequently cut to Lin Yuan.
The moment the camera focused on Lin Yuan, the live stream chat was flooded with "So handsome!"—enough to completely obscure the screen.
Luo Ren deliberately blocked the keywords "handsome" and "Lin Yuan", but words like "kangaroo" and "cute" still popped up, and he couldn't block them at all.
Luo Ren: "..."
He was really angry!
Later on, Luo Ren simply stopped watching the live stream.
Tonight's TV drama awards ceremony, in essence, was an awards ceremony for "The Powerful Minister" and "Major Cases." Both the TV stations and video platforms were very supportive, praising these two dramas highly.
"If I remember correctly, didn't 'The Powerful Minister' kill off Tianfeng TV's 'Linlang'? Why is Tianfeng TV still praising 'The Powerful Minister'?"
"I've had enough of this world where everyone is praising each other. It's so fake."
Luo Ren could turn off his computer and stop watching the live stream, and he could also block messages related to Lin Yuan on his phone. However, the situation he had been hoping for—online discussions about Lin Yuan and Geng Yue—still happened.
Did anyone notice this year's seating arrangement? Geng Yue has moved to the second row.
[Geng Yue is in the second row, Lin Yuan is in the first row. The biggest changes this year are probably with Geng Yue and Huang Yicheng, right? They were both in the first row last year.]
[A brief analysis of the three main reasons why Geng Yue was relegated to the second row.]
The ever-changing landscape of celebrity status in the entertainment industry reveals that reality is often more brutal than imagined.
Luo Ren: "..."
No one cares about the order of appearance on the red carpet, but as soon as the seating chart changes, a group of people start discussing it enthusiastically.
Even more outrageous is that this group of people not only analyzed the situation logically, but also expressed their delight at the result of Geng Yue being moved to the second row, claiming that this was the revenge of the "Powerful Minister" couple against Geng Yue.
"Today you ignore me, tomorrow you'll be begging for my attention. That's exactly what those two and Geng Yue are like, right? Hahaha, I'm so happy! I've always thought Geng Yue was incredibly arrogant. Everything he got today is what he deserves."
"Hahaha, let's celebrate!!! Xiaolin, stay a while longer, can we come to the front row again next year? Okay."
"But Geng Yue appeared on the red carpet later. Isn't the organizer's arrangement problematic? Isn't it deliberately trying to stir up trouble?"
"Point the way here. Someone said that Geng Yue's car broke down, so he arrived a little late. Besides, the order of the red carpet isn't that important anymore. It would be beneath us to argue about it."
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Author's Note: I'm here!! [doge] I'm going to a concert today, so I'm early~
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