Chapter 426 Interaction
"Wow, how did you know they were here?" Zheng Cheng carefully put the trophy he had wiped again and again back into the trophy case, and jokingly asked Fang Xi who was hanging up the phone and putting away his phone.
"Xiao Zhou already posted the video. I found out as soon as I looked online." Fang Xi smoothed her hair and ignored Zheng Cheng. She was currently deciding whether to get everyone together to chat that evening or if it would be better to go their separate ways.
"You can see it that way?" Zheng Cheng was genuinely surprised, but it made sense now. Although he had never worked with Zhou Xiao, he knew him. When the production team was promoting the intangible cultural heritage of "The Unparalleled General," they had used Zhou Xiao's ceramic flowers for the opening credits.
But it was only because of Ji Shao. Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen? At most, they would have specially arranged a time to meet or have an online conversation. Thinking of this, Zheng Cheng subconsciously glanced at the audience seats at the back.
Tang Yuan, who was introducing the shortlisted TV series for free on the stage, did not look tired at all. Even when facing the artist seats that were mostly empty, he was still enthusiastic.
Especially during the live interactive sessions, to fill the audience with more shots, Ji Shao in the "Unparalleled General" area became the photographer's primary focus. Consequently, Tang Yuan's cueing of Ji Shao was far more frequent than expected.
Fortunately, the director still had some conscience. When the camera turned to focus on Ji Shao, the pictures he gave were all as elegant as ever, which made the audience in the back seats couldn't help but exclaim -
This director is on point!
Otherwise, if the second half of the show was filled with awards presentations by the backstage staff, the audience would likely lose interest and leave. Therefore, when some netizens tallied up the cuts of this year's artists, a true newcomer named Ji, thanks to his exposure in the second half, immediately took the top spot at this year's Huacai Awards.
If someone isn't convinced and starts making sarcastic comments about this "treatment," well, a dedicated Ji Shao fan will carefully note the time they left the show after the show opened. This extra cut is a blessing you can only enjoy if you're there, right?
"Dear guests and audience members, today's Huacai Awards are coming to an end. Behind every award is..."
Tang Yuan and the three hosts on stage spoke together, concluding today's Huacai Awards presentation. Tonight, behind every award came new winners and losers.
But awards are not the end; they are merely milestones along the way. If you want to achieve success in the entertainment industry, you must first have a firm belief in the path ahead.
As the host concluded with a "Thank you everyone", the stage lights dimmed and the few remaining artists and audience members in the audience began to move.
"Wow, my God!"
In the artist's booth, a young assistant, bending over to search under her artist's seat for a pair of fallen headphones, suddenly had a lightbulb flash. She found a sleek, porcelain-white Bluetooth headset and excitedly looked up, about to turn and hand it to the artist, when she suddenly saw a sea of purple lights illuminated by the light signs in the audience.
Before they could even close their mouths in shock, they saw light signs of varying sizes slowly swaying above the audience. Though silent, it was enough to bring a strange pang of sadness to the hearts of many artists still present. Even the older artists' eyes gleamed with relief.
Still at the event weren't just the artists, but also the behind-the-scenes staff, directors, and producers nominated for the Huacai Awards. Tong Yin, whose work "Flowering Journey" was nominated for Best Art Direction, was one of them. Upon catching sight of the sea of purple, her eyes met with a producer in the front row.
"This is a powerful enemy!"
Tong Yin admitted that she was deeply moved when she saw this scene of support. Although she has only been a producer for a short time, she is very aware of how much the market likes artists with such a group of fans.
Not to mention, he's so sensible and well-behaved! It's just a pity that Tong Yin can tell with her toes that a top-tier artist like Ji Shao is something that a small producer like her can never afford.
Thinking about the terrifying existence of the new generation that would "compete" with her for the market in the future, Tong Yin decided that she should apply for more funding from the higher-ups, at least to build a team better than the one she had for "Flower Walk." Well, that didn't include the director and photographer. After all, she had some self-awareness on this point!
On the other side, Ma Congyue, who was watching this scene with a smile on his face, could not hide it no matter how hard he tried. The kind smile appeared on his face, which still looked a little treacherous, and made some young people who accidentally caught a glimpse of it tremble involuntarily.
Ma Congyue looked at the crowd that had gathered around him to greet him, then glanced at Ji Shao, who was staring intently at the audience. He grinned and said, "What are you waiting for, kid? Go and thank them!"
"Song Xiao, why are you standing there? Why don't you follow Xiao Shao!" Looking at the big guy beside him, Ma Congyue immediately started to give orders to him.
With that one word, two, no less than three, figures swiftly moved toward the audience. The third figure was naturally Chen Shenju, who had just followed for a few steps before suddenly turning back, grabbing a backpack, and scrambling to catch up.
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In the audience.
Zhou Xiao looked at Ji Shao, who was looking in his direction, and waved his raised light stick along with everyone else. The Pengcheng branch of the fan club was a big spender on light sticks; every fan who got a ticket was given at least two large light sticks with new batteries installed.
While light sticks were brought in, they weren't meant to be lit randomly. Everyone was being extremely cautious when it came to supporting the Hua Cai Awards. The light sticks that were supposed to be in the audience early on were replaced with cheering sticks to prevent their support from disturbing others.
After the awards ceremony ended and the livestream was cut off, everyone took out their light sticks and began cheering for Ji Shao. However, looking at the conversation going on ahead, the original cheers were all cut off.
The fans weren't worried about their support going unnoticed; they just wanted Ji Shao to see them, even if it was just for a second. The silent waving of the light sticks gradually became a coordinated movement, letting the cheers resound throughout the cultural center.
"It's a good thing their camera wasn't confiscated." Ah Meng next to him followed Zhou Xiao's gaze and looked over. When he saw Ji Shao looking at them, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
She had just timed her escape to take a seat next to Zhou Xiao after the crowd had left en masse. The others followed suit, and the first two rows were already filled with people holding purple signboards. However, these weren't all Ji Shao fans; most had stayed behind on their own accord.
Like the fat guy in the middle of the second row, waving his light stick with such vigor, who proactively asked for it from fans. With his example, sharing light sticks seemed to become a tacit understanding among fans.
As long as we take the light board, we are a family!
Zhou Xiao was about to agree when she heard Ah Meng say this, but she saw someone from the artist booth running towards them. For a moment, Zhou Xiao thought she was hallucinating, but the gasps and exclamations beside her made her realize it was real!
When Ji Shao stood at the junction of the artist area and the audience area, Zhou Xiao followed his heart and cheered with everyone, and was surprised by this unexpected close contact.
The positions of both parties seemed to have been reversed at this moment. Usually, the fans would raise their hands and look up at him, but now it was Ji Shao who was standing below.
The audience area was originally about 80 centimeters higher than the artist area, and there was a 90-centimeter-high advertising fence in front of the first row. So, what Zhou Xiao saw was Ji Shao, standing on tiptoe, his chin supported by his crossed arms, leaning against the fence.
For a tall man over 1.8 meters tall, this move was not too strenuous. But for the fans at the scene, it was undoubtedly a critical hit!
When the jelly-covered head tilted, stretched out its hand to everyone and greeted them in an unprecedented coquettish tone, everyone's blood tank was immediately drained again.
"Good evening everyone~"
Ji Shao, blinking his eyes, definitely knew how foul his behavior was, but guess what? He did it on purpose.
Just as everyone was in a state of confusion, lost in a hazy @&＃+……＊ state of consciousness, Ji Shao moved again, but this time he took a half step back, his gaze lingering on every person in the audience.
As if realizing something, absolute silence began to spread across the audience. It wasn't until Ji Shao lowered his head and reached for Chen Shenju's backpack that someone broke the silence. Trying to suppress their excitement, they said, "Brother Shao, are you going to give us an autograph?!"
As soon as the words came out, the audience began to stir. Those who voluntarily stayed at the scene all had a good impression of Ji Shao. Now that someone asked this question, they couldn't help but wonder if this lucky opportunity would fall on them.
"Bingo! You got it right~" Ji Shao felt the autographed photo in his backpack, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he looked up and said with a smile, "Reward~ This first autographed photo is for you!"
Chen Shenju's backpack held a thick stack of autographed photos, which Ji Shao had hastily signed in his RV a few days before, after filming. For fans, every encounter is fleeting. The same is true for Ji Shao. To compensate for this regret, he prepared these autographed photos as a gift for his fans.
As soon as Ji Shao finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on the man who had spoken with envy. Just as he was counting the number of autographed photos, someone suddenly said cautiously, "Brother, can you show us the trophy?"
What was the purpose of coming to the Huacai Awards? Wasn't it to see Ji Shao ()...wasn't it to see Ji Shao win the award? Who wouldn't be envious of that big trophy right now? Atop the fence, pairs of blinking eyes glanced at the two assistants.
Before Ji Shao could react, Chen Shenju, who was holding a backpack, stopped and was about to step back when Ji Shao called him.
Seeing Chen Shenju's reluctant expression, Ji Shao happily placed the remaining autographed photos back into his backpack, which had been partially opened. Then, with a gentle flick of his hand, Shui Lingling's two trophy cases and certificates were exposed to the sight of Zhou Xiao and the others.
"Hiss" "Two! Hehe!" "Oh! This is the first time I see a double yolk egg drop trophy" "..."
Ji Shao stepped forward and placed the stack of autographed photos in his hand on the fence. He then smiled and said, "Let's give each person one autographed photo in order. By the way, you take the first one~"
The person Ji Shao had called out was now so red and hot that an egg would be cooked if it came close to him. Even though the fans nearby were envious, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh secretly at this moment.
"Time is limited, I can't let all of you touch the trophy." Ji Shao carefully took out the trophy from the box, just when everyone thought he was standing there and about to hold it up for everyone to touch.
Ji Shao suddenly approached the fence, holding a golden trophy in each hand, and the 1.8-meter tall man stood on tiptoe to lift them up. The moment Zhou Xiao in the audience saw the trophy clearly, he immediately got its beauty.
As Ji Shao held up the trophy, Chen Shenju and Song Xiao quickly surrounded him. Their eyes were filled with the safety of the two trophies, and they couldn't help but shout, "Ancestor, please slow down!"
"I have strong hands, so it won't drop," Ji Shao said, and happened to meet Zhou Xiao's eyes in front of him. He grinned, and this time he directly pushed the trophy in his hand forward, grinning and saying, "Sister, I won the prize!"
The puppy's eyes were shining, as if he had dug up a treasure and hurried to show off to his owner. The big tail behind him was "puffing" and "puffing" like a Hot Wheels.
Zhou Xiao's eyes were red as she looked at the trophy being handed to her. The tears that had stopped flowing seemed to be about to burst out again. But seeing Ji Xiaogou's expression of "I'm great, right?", her smile grew even brighter.
Under the other party's expectant gaze, Zhou Xiao reached out and touched the golden trophy twice, then raised his eyes to look at Ji Shao and said solemnly, "Congratulations!"
At this moment, all she could say was "Congratulations." For Zhou Xiao, the young man who debuted on "Star 101" was steadily climbing the ladder of acting. All she could do was watch this star shine in his new field.
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"Sister, why did Ji Shao deliberately interact with the teacher in front just now?" Holding a light board she had obtained temporarily, a girl expressed her doubts to Tiao Si next to her after Ji Shao's figure completely left the venue.
It's really hard not to be envious! But what's puzzling is that the fans around him, apart from being envious, didn't follow suit and ask Ji Shao to touch them.
This is really too unscientific!
The person being asked was still feeling lost because of Ji Shao's departure the previous second, but the next second he immediately beamed with joy and said, "You don't understand this! That person is my Xindong sister!"
"Xindong Jie? Who is this? This name sounds so familiar..." The girl frowned, feeling that the answer she wanted to know was about to come out. The next second, her eyes widened and she looked at the other person in surprise.
"Hmm~"
“!!!”
“…”
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