"Teacher Qin is a senior and a role model worthy of learning from. Of course I know Teacher Qin."
Xiao He answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"If there's nothing else, Teacher Qin, I'll be going now."
Immediately, Xiao He turned to leave.
Don't you want to know who will win this time?
Xiao He stopped in his tracks.
He glanced at Qin Lezhang, then asked with a half-smile, "Oh? Professor Qin actually has such great influence that he knows the winners' list in advance?"
Qin Lezhang flicked the ash from his cigarette, not answering Xiao He's question, but simply saying, "Some people shouldn't be so arrogant. Haven't you heard that there are always people more capable than you, and heavens beyond heavens?"
"Your success today is largely due to luck, but luck is worthless in the face of absolute strength."
"Teacher Qin, are you saying I'm lucky?" Xiao He chuckled. "That's true. I also think I'm quite lucky to have gained the love of so many people, to be able to keep improving, and even to have the opportunity to be shortlisted for the White Magnolia Award and compete on the same stage with such outstanding seniors. No matter what the final result is, I think I have already surpassed many people. Thank you for your praise, Teacher Qin."
Isn't it just pretending to be stupid? Anyone can do that.
Qin Lezhang choked.
"If Teacher Qin called me over just to praise me, then I'll be going now. Goodbye, Teacher Qin."
There's nothing to say between Xiao He and this person.
"You're not the Best Supporting Actor this time."
Qin Lezhang's voice came again.
Xiao He remained calm and composed, showing no sign of disappointment or embarrassment upon hearing the news: "Oh."
"This is just a warning. Don't try to take things that don't belong to you next time."
As Qin Lezhang spoke, he threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground and then crushed it out with his pointed leather shoe.
"So, it was Teacher Qin who pulled something behind the scenes?"
Xiao He pressed for an answer directly.
Qin Lezhang was naturally not foolish enough to answer such a question. He glanced at Xiao He, but did not answer. Instead, he smirked, raised his hand and patted Xiao He's shoulder, his tone cold: "Young man, keep up the good work."
He then left the balcony.
Xiao He watched the man's retreating figure, let out a cold laugh, and uttered two words:
"—Loading the cargo."
If it were an ordinary actor, he might have been frightened by Qin Lezhang's warning at this moment, and might have thought that Qin Lezhang really had such great power that he had managed to get rid of his Best Supporting Actor award.
Unfortunately, Xiao He was not an ordinary actor, nor was he a newcomer who knew nothing about Qin Lezhang.
People do indeed fear and be wary of the unknown, but Xiao He already knew Qin Lezhang's background and family history, and clearly understood what Qin Lezhang's trump card was.
It's possible that someone with connections could influence the selection of this award by injecting capital into the process, given the rumors and speculation from a few years ago.
But based on Qin Lezhang's current abilities?
They haven't even cleaned up their own mess yet, and they're so anxious and flustered that they don't even have the time to reach out to the judges' panel.
Xiao He found it amusing.
This Qin Lezhang, as expected of the "crown prince" who rose to power through "Xingchen Pictures," is truly adept at using subtle and indirect methods.
Even though they already knew from the judges that he had no chance of winning the award, they still deliberately said some ambiguous things to him before the results were announced, making it seem as if Qin Lezhang had deliberately caused his failure.
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