Chapter 166
That night, after everyone's eager anticipation, their special level finally gave the prompt.
Jie Xichao is online.
Almost as soon as he came online, countless people clicked on his homepage.
It’s a pity that this man really doesn’t understand romance. First, he leisurely reposted the official Weibo post on the closing to express congratulations, and then reposted a short essay to promote the event. After browsing through all the creators’ Weibo posts and the onlookers were almost exhausted, a video was refreshed on the homepage.
The caption is: Good night [moon]
Good night!
Everyone was excited and clicked in——
Three minutes later, countless people came out in a trance.
In fact, before Jie Xichao came online, many people already knew that he would keep his promise.
Xie Xichao is such a person. No matter what he promised to his fans or to other people, he has never broken his promise.
But no one expected that he would be so dedicated.
This is a three and a half minute long video.
First of all, the background of the video makes people feel emotional.
Sheng Hong's practice room.
During TP's first two years after debut, all practice videos were shot in this spacious and bright room.
But time passed quickly, the members became very popular, and then they moved to a bigger practice room. Afterwards, they each developed on their own. After not returning, we haven’t even seen their practice room videos for a long time.
Of course, the trance only lasted for a moment.
The familiar background certainly makes it easy for people to reminisce about the past, but the first thing that attracts everyone who clicks on the video is definitely the figure in the center of the practice room.
The camera was placed on the ground, and the first thing it faced was a pair of long, straight legs.
Xie Xichao has beautiful legs. Everyone knows. But he doesn't like to show off. Not to mention shorts, her private clothes are always loose casual pants. Although the styles are very nice, their legs are completely covered.
But today he was wearing a pair of khaki shorts that were just above the knee. Beneath the loose trouser hem, a pair of legs that had never seen the light of day for years were long and straight, with the vaguely exposed ankles looking white and delicate, so delicate that they were dazzling.
The first move was a big one, and the audience immediately lost all desire to sleep.
When the camera moved upwards, passing over the simple light white T-shirt, beautiful collarbone and Adam's apple, and stopped at the boy's face, everyone in front of the video went completely crazy.
It was a pair of very delicate and small simulated cat ears.
The milky white lining is faded to light gray from the inside to the outside. The fluff is dense and lifelike, and it is embedded in the boy's unstyled black hair. It looks fitting and vivid as if it really grew out of the top of his head.
In an instant, the barrage was filled with dense and heart-wrenching “Ah ...
"Jie Xichao, who do you want to seduce? Just tell me who you want to seduce! Woo woo woo baby, mommy's cat baby..."
“Ahhh, is this intentional? This guy definitely did it on purpose. Damn, I’m going to faint. These cat ears are so suitable. Ahhh, so good and so tender. Let me touch them.”
"I'm really impressed. You want to be the best at everything, so you have to wear cat ears and dance a girl group dance to surpass the entire domestic entertainment industry, right? Sisters, pretty and self-aware male idols are too scary!"
That’s right—
It's an idol.
This profession that brought Xie Xichao into the public eye was once the most solid label on him.
Later, he attached another one with his own strength. This label is gradually forgotten by passers-by. And today, everyone seems to see the figure who stepped into this circle step by step steadily and calmly during the initial evaluation.
Now, he is all shining, and even a small practice room cannot conceal his dazzling star aura.
He just stood there with a radiant look on his face, his brows and eyes calm, he adjusted his position, and then smiled at the camera.
The next moment, the energetic and lively accompaniment sounded.
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Facts have proved that the people who know Jie Xichao best are undoubtedly his close fans.
Xie Xichao really has the intention to do his best in everything he does.
With this attitude, there is nothing to be shy about, whether it is wearing cat ears or dancing a girl group dance. With the idea of celebrating the box office, Xie Xichao did not choose any popular girl group song in the end.
He went for a buy one get ten free deal and performed a medley of girl group dances.
Sexy, cute, refreshing and energetic. Familiar song clips floated past the audience's ears one by one, but the only thing in their eyes was the boy in the center of the video.
Jie Xichao has his own style of dancing. In simple terms, it means having a good sense of dancing.
Having performed for so many years, his dancing skills have not declined at all. It only took him more than an hour to perform all the dance moves. But the movements he presented in front of the audience at this moment were smooth and flowing, as if they had been practiced thousands of times.
The boy in the camera has a relaxed and natural posture, but his movements are simple, powerful and precise. The first few songs are sexy dances, but whether it is the basic dance steps or the sexy and erotic hip twists, they are all smooth and silky. Her graceful and elegant demeanor reveals a beauty that is gentle but not coquettish.
And when the accompaniment switched to a lively and popular single by a girl group, his dance style switched smoothly to another style.
He had a pair of furry cat ears on his head, which trembled with his movements, as if they were really growing in the boy's hair. His forehead was a little wet with sweat, but in tune with the music, his face was still smiling, a very sweet and refreshing smile, which made people seem to be back in time to TP's summer comeback.
Three and a half minutes later, the progress bar reached the end. As the last beat fell, the boy finished the last dance step with a smile. While breathing slightly and squinting his eyes, he said to the camera, "Good night, bye~", then walked over and turned off the camera.
At this moment, the hot search square has completely turned into a sea of carnival.
What is happiness?
Happiness is when your little idol is promoted from an amateur to a big star with great diligence from the beginning to the end, and even the business is done meticulously.
Since Jie Xichao opened his own studio, whether it was external image management or daily interviews and photo shoots, he always appeared calm and composed, if not dignified. This image is certainly very charming, but he has a bit of a cultivation nature after all. His early fans were always obsessed with his youthful and handsome appearance.
It has been a long time since he looked so cute and soft in public. He wore simple and energetic clothes and smiled sweetly, like an ordinary male college student. It can be seen that although it was not a serious bet, he was really happy and relaxed while dancing.
Although the entertainment industry is full of filth and capital is rampant, sincerity is always the killer skill no matter what field it is.
Therefore, although Xie Xichao's studio was heartbroken that the reliable image they had painstakingly built up over the years was completely destroyed by their boss in just three and a half minutes, Xie Xichao's dance cover quickly became popular all over the Internet.
It is worth mentioning that within almost two hours after the cover was released, the official Weibo accounts of major girl groups that were cued in the video basically reposted it to express their gratitude. Half of the popular girl groups in the entire entertainment industry gathered under one person's Weibo, which was so grand and majestic that it was like a team building. With millions of likes and comments on the video, one can only think of one word:
Phenomenal.
Retweeting to express gratitude can be said to be an official courtesy, but whether fans or passers-by, everyone knows that Jie Xichao's dance cover is itself a charity in terms of bringing in traffic. This sentence can be said without any qualifiers, regardless of whether the cover dance object is popular or obscure, whether it is a boy band or a girl band, or even a solo or a group. As long as he jumps, even if it's just a joke cut, it is enough to cause a hurricane-like butterfly effect.
Some people envy, some people are jealous, and some people sigh. But no matter how complicated the emotions are, it cannot change one fact, that is, Jie Xichao has become a unique and phenomenal existence in the domestic entertainment idol circle. Having come to this point today, he himself has already become the embodiment of top traffic.
The carnival lasted for two or three days, supporting countless reaction bloggers and dance UPs. Just when countless fans had begun to write petitions for TP's return, a new bombshell brought the fans, who felt like they had taken a time machine back to the talent show, back to reality.
The biennial Chenxi Film Festival announced the nomination list, in which the movie "The Player" received multiple nominations in various fields, and among them, Xie Xichao's name was prominently listed.
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When the news was announced online, Xie Xichao had already boarded a plane to the award ceremony venue.
The news on his phone had already exploded, but he was sleeping soundly on the plane. He didn't get much rest during the entire promotion period of "The Player", and the two days at the awards ceremony were used for him to rest and catch up on sleep.
He has been having frequent but peaceful dreams these past two days. It was basically a replay of what happened during the day, without any sudden twists or weirdness, nor any abyss that made people want to wake up immediately.
When I woke up, the plane had landed. He was escorted by his team into the brightly lit airport, where fans who had learned the news were already waiting.
In the bustling crowd, someone shouted: "Chao Chao Mao Mao, I love you!"
As soon as he said this, the crowd burst into laughter, and then he kept asking for more unreasonable requests such as "women's clothing" and "little skirt". He took advantage of the fact that he could be shameless in the crowd and even called out names like "wife".
Xie Xichao took it calmly and just accepted a stack of letters handed over by fans before getting on the car.
On the way back to the hotel, he opened a letter. The first sentence written in neat and beautiful handwriting was "I hope everything you wish for will come true every day."
He smiled and looked out the window at the night lights.
Getting what you want is a beautiful wish. But the prerequisite is to have the will.
Before receiving the invitation, Xie Xichao had never thought that he would be nominated by Chenxi and even have the possibility of competing for Best Actor.
There are three major awards in the television industry, and there are also three major awards in the film industry. Chenxi is an award with medium value among them. Nothing is as difficult as ascending to heaven——
Of course, this means that it is not difficult for someone of Jie Xichao's status and acting skills. For an ordinary actor, even if he is a first-line actor, even if he only gets a nomination, it is enough to brag about for the rest of his life.
It's not too difficult, nor is it too much water.
All in all, this was indeed a pleasant surprise for Xie Xichao.
It was a pleasant surprise, but not to the point of panic.
After all, awards are based on solid acting skills. Xie Xichao has been immersed in the film and television industry for many years. If he still has to go through as much difficulty as others to win awards when he returns to his own world, it can only mean that he has regressed.
The only thing that surprised him was that his luck in winning prizes seemed to be quite good. At least Chenxi is held every two years, and he just happened to catch it. If you are unlucky, you may miss it in time.
The car sped towards the hotel. Fang Qingqing was contacting Pei Yiman. After typing away, she suddenly sighed:
"very nice."
Xie Xichao: “Hmm?”
"It's great that you're still here." Fang Qingqing said.
She was really worried some time ago that Jie Xichao would quit the entertainment industry.
Fortunately, the other party finally came back.
Filming, dancing, being active in the public eye, relaxed and calm. Even if it was just a hot search that played on a meme, Fang Qingqing felt that her life was complete.
But she also knew that this was a necessary transformation. Only then could Xie Xichao truly focus on his goal, continue moving forward on this path, and do what he wanted to do.
Fang Qingqing also casually expressed her feelings and stopped there after saying one sentence. Changing the subject: "How confident are you this time, Chenxi?"
She was somewhat excited.
With this Best Actor award, Xie Xichao's position in the film industry is completely unshakable.
Although no one has been able to shake his position for a long time, when it comes to achievements, the more the better.
"It's hard to say." Xie Xichao said.
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It’s really hard to say.
From the nominations to the opening of the film festival, the internet was abuzz with news both true and false, but most of the discussions were about just one topic.
That is, after breaking the record of the youngest TV King in history, can Jie Xichao perform another miracle and break the record of the Best Actor as well?
But this is obviously not something that ordinary people can discuss and come to a conclusion.
So on the day of the film festival live broadcast, the barrage was still full of fighting.
"If Xie Xichao wins the Best Actor award, it will be the biggest scandal of Chenxi this time. Chenxi must not destroy its reputation just for the sake of traffic."
"You guys said the same thing last time, Xingshuo, but the result was..."
"It's normal not to win an award. There are many talented seniors and the future is promising. It's normal to win an award??? Was his acting bad in "The Player"? He was amazing in the final showdown, right? What's wrong with him not being worthy of the Best Actor Award? May I ask?"
"A passerby, let me give you a fair evaluation. If the male lead's acting skills can't support a movie like "The Player", it won't be good, and it won't have a box office of nearly 4 billion. Don't be fooled by the haters."
"Ahhh, is it time for the red carpet? Kittens! I want to see my kitties!"
Red carpet routines have to be followed. This time, Chenxi gave Xichao enough face and let him go alone as the finale.
The last to appear were several respected veteran artists. Regardless of how noisy the comments were, at least it was obvious to the naked eye that in the eyes of the organizers, Xie Xichao was one of the most important guests of their film festival.
As for Xie Xichao herself, at least first of all, her beauty is worthy of this unique attention.
He was wearing a black suit with dark patterns today. This style, which was always foolproof but easy to wear, looked like a new set of clothes on him, making his waist look slim and his legs look long, making him look dazzling.
Xie Xichao's makeup team has always been top-notch in the industry, and his beauty is overwhelming. Whether it is in the live broadcast camera or in the camera of the on-site reporters, he is impeccably beautiful.
After signing, he was led into the venue by the staff. His back was as straight as a bamboo and so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at him.
Even the quarreling comments stopped for a while.
"No wonder there is an unwritten rule in the entertainment industry. If you want to know which male star the event organizer hates, just look at who is arranged to walk the red carpet in front of or behind Jie Xichao. It's too tragic, really too tragic..."
"I remember some votes where the looks were very good but the highest score was removed by tacit understanding."
"Thinking back to when TP debuted, they were still criticized. Which obscure group was that?"
Nobody remembers.
The past is drowned in numerous barrages. Under the great waves, only precious things like uncut jade can become more dazzling after being polished by time.
Soon, the barrage continued with the previous quarrel.
At this moment, Xie Xichao had already sat down in the inner field.
Qi Yin also came to this film festival, and the organizer arranged him and Jie Xichao to sit together.
Sitting with the boss has its advantages and disadvantages. The upside is that you don't have to comfort a nervous director, but the downside is that beneath the boss's respectable appearance, he has a flamboyant heart.
Xie Xichao managed to hold the man down, preventing him from saying "Hey Xichao, we have a sure win today", and in the process of doing this, time passed quietly.
The host walked onto the stage, the lights changed, and at this moment, the award ceremony officially began.
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Facts have proved that although the biggest topic of this year's Chenxi is Jie Xichao, his supreme status in the film industry has destined the entire award ceremony to be star-studded.
Strictly speaking, Xie Xichao is a newcomer in the film industry. He knows most of the people in this circle through work intersections, and he doesn't know most of them. But this does not prevent him from watching the films carefully and giving sincere applause and congratulations for every honor.
Chenxi's camera also particularly favored him. After sweeping across his profile many times intentionally or unintentionally, the attention of the barrage was briefly distracted.
[If nothing else, Xie Xichao really knows how to behave]
[His character and EQ are impeccable... No wonder he is liked by so many people. Didn't people say that Qu Hengyang was in contact with him these days? If you can hook up with him, you will be able to rise to the top in the film industry.]
[Oh shit, Director Qu?] ! Doesn’t he specialize in historical dramas? Ahhhh]
[In fact, it really doesn’t matter whether Xie Xichao wins the award today or not. His position is completely unshakable. It’s only a matter of time before he wins the award.]
[Well, that’s what I said, but this is “Player”]
As soon as these words came out, the barrage of comments suddenly fell into a brief silence.
At this moment, Xie Xichao's thoughts drifted away for a brief moment as another winner stepped down from the stage.
He was thinking about the previous interview.
Xie Xichao and Xuan Yang once said that one should not bring too many personal emotions into the filming process.
But it is undeniable that creation itself will inevitably be mixed with personal emotions. The final script was definitely influenced by the heart-to-heart talk between him and Xichao.
Neither of them avoided talking about it. But when it is said out loud, it becomes: Xie Xichao mixed his personal experiences into the process of acting.
This is a very neutral evaluation. But no matter what Jie Xichao himself thought, the fact that "Player" was of great significance to him was completely exposed to the public.
Therefore, there is an additional layer of meaning behind this award.
He may never come across such a movie again in his life. A film that, in disguise, truly tells the miracle he experienced. The small dice was slightly warm in his pocket, and Jie Xichao suddenly realized that perhaps he was not without expectations.
He is always good at being patient and waiting.
In the past, he was waiting for hope at the end of the road, waiting for the sharpness after forbearance, but at the same time, he knew that without hope, there would be no disappointment. So over time, he even forgot what hope felt like.
And at this moment, he finally remembered this feeling very clearly.
It was a vivid, moving emotion.
The heartbeat in my chest seemed to speed up, and the blood flowing in my veins felt faintly warm.
He looked up and saw the golden decorations and the gorgeous stage.
The host already had a card with the result written on it.
In all the awards in the past, "Player" has won a lot. Although the film itself missed the Best Picture award, the award was given to another art film that also became a big hit this year. However, the Best Visual Effects and Best Director awards were given to "The Player", which is generous enough for a new director's debut film.
So……
Apart from this, will there be any miracle?
Jie Xichao took a deep breath.
Many years later, Xie Xichao still remembers this short minute and a half.
He sat at the much-anticipated awards ceremony with the movie that had taken up so much of his hard work, looking forward to the final result. This result doesn’t actually represent anything, but for him at that time, who was still young and sharp, it seemed to really symbolize something——
True affirmation, renewed life, and...
After rebirth, the starting point of the future.
One and a half minutes seems very long, yet very short. At a certain moment, Jie Xichao felt that all sounds seemed to have disappeared except for his own heartbeat.
In the silence, he heard the host's voice:
"The winner of the Best Actor award is——
Jie Xichao! ”
The thing hanging on my heart suddenly fell down, and something floated up lightly.
He raised his eyes, and the bright lights fell into his eyes, like a sea of stars.
Just like back then, he stepped through that illusory door and returned to this mundane world.
At that moment, he was fearless.
He shines brightly.
[End of text]
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