Chapter 271: Good Intentions or Bad Deeds, Let's Eat Them Slowly, This Time...
As soon as Li Sishi quickly helped Pei Yansang fix her peacock blue feather false eyelashes, which were stained with oil and water and hanging heavily, a reporter who had been waiting for an opportunity immediately stepped forward: "Sister Pei, who designed your look tonight?"
"I designed it myself. As for the white hair, it's definitely a wig. And as for the eyelashes, I already mentioned it on stage before..." Pei Yansang answered the reporter's questions with ease, showing no sign of any problem with her look tonight.
As she explained her design with such poise and confidence, some reporters who had hoped to exploit her look for their own gain had no choice but to reluctantly abandon their selfish schemes.
They often make money by selling articles with "spicy" reviews of celebrities' styling. Now that Pei Yansang has taken the initiative to tell the story of this styling design in front of the camera, they can no longer use this as an excuse to spread false news about her having relationship problems or career setbacks.
After all, Pei Yansang is known as the "Queen of a Hundred Changes" in Hong Kong. She dares to try and challenge any new look. Tonight's white-haired witch look is visually stunning at first glance, and it is indeed the most eye-catching and attention-grabbing look in the whole event.
Even Li Sishi, who had previously amazed and outshone countless people with her stunning green dress, could only achieve a similar level of beauty in Pei Yansang's presence—although, strictly speaking, Li Sishi was more in line with people's perception of "beauty" by aesthetic standards. However, Pei Yansang's unique and distinctive superstar aura in every gesture was something that the relatively new Li Sishi could not match at this time.
This is the superstar charisma that Li Sishi has been deeply etched in her memory since their first meeting, a charisma that can never be replicated. It is born from personal charm and the accumulation of years, and can only be understood intuitively rather than explained in words.
This unique charm is also the fundamental reason why Pei Yansang is so beloved by her fans.
Especially that fan who had come to support their idol with a light stick, only to be so shocked by Pei Yansang's white-haired witch look that they ran away screaming, returned after calming down, still with the fervent attitude of "I love my idol no matter what she looks like," carrying their light stick and continuing to scream and shout for their idol, while also specially draping a white towel over their head to show their support for Pei Yansang's new look...
Pei Yansang naturally felt immense affection for her adorable fans, and she made sure to secretly wave and interact with them during the awards ceremony.
Li Sishi's current seniority makes it difficult for her to slack off, however
With Pei Yansang, the daydreaming maniac, by her side, she managed to get a few opportunities. So, she quickly took advantage of the brief moment after the camera lens passed over her to quietly wave to the fans sitting far behind and give them a wink.
After the awards ceremony, at the celebration banquet in the upscale hotel next door where everyone could move around freely, Pei Yansang was even more unrestrained, running around everywhere.
On the other side, Shang Hanyou, the newly crowned Best Actor at this year's Golden Film Awards, was surrounded by reporters eager to capitalize on his success. If some reporters hadn't gone to surround Shao Fenfen, who won the triple Best Actress awards at the Baicheng, Golden Film, and Golden Lotus Awards for her role in "When You're Forty," others probably wouldn't have had a chance to get close to him tonight.
Of course, the winners of the male and female artist categories were met with enthusiastic crowds, but the losers also had no shortage of reporters interviewing them. Although the annual award selection is influenced by the efforts of all parties and multiple factors, the selection of awards really depends on luck as well as human effort.
Therefore, even if there are many "hidden gems" in the same year who are regrettable to many, when facing interviews, they still have to try their best to smile, carefully consider their words, and make a generous gesture.
Among the reporters who came to interview the losers, there might still be some with good intentions, but most of them were not: being harmonious and polite usually wouldn't produce eye-catching articles, but if a loser said something carelessly or looked slightly displeased, the next day they could publish a headline like "Dissatisfied with the result," "Discord with so-and-so," or "Sullen face on the spot"...
For example, in the early hours of this morning, last year, the same director's film "Chongqing Forest" successfully won Yang Shaowei the Best Actor award for his role as a policeman. This year, the similarly styled "Earthly Angels" failed to win him the Best Actor award for his role as an assassin. Moreover, this year's Best Actor winner is another superstar with whom he has a close relationship... Those gossip magazine reporters are like flies that smell blood, surrounding him and asking him questions, just hoping that he will say something wrong so that they can start to go all out.
As for Cheng Erjian and Wu Shanluan, although there were fewer people surrounding them, they suffered both overt praise and covert mockery.
There are no fewer than that.
However, Cheng Erjian has recently gained popularity and high commercial value with the "Jianghu" series. He is currently focusing on commercial films and has Le Yun as his mentor, so he can barely manage to get by.
Consequently, Wan Jiamei, who had followed Le Yun and had once consulted Le Yun on music theory, thus barely qualifying as a student, was also protected—however, in the eyes of reporters now, she was at best a minor character nominated for a supporting actress award, a second or third-tier actress; her past major breakthrough had long since passed, so reporters were basically too lazy to bother with her.
He pestered her.
Compared to Li Sishi, who, despite being subtly mocked as a "fake Best Actress," at least has actual awards to her name, Wu Shanluan is truly unfortunate: he happens to have roles in both "Yudu Forest" and "Earthly Angels," and his roles in both films can be considered leading or pivotal characters, yet he hasn't received a single nomination for two consecutive years...
In addition, he was an "outsider" with an imperfect Cantonese accent and was not good at speaking—so, reporters who couldn't get anything good from others all flocked to him, making him the easy target.
"Sister Fenfen, Sister Haohao, Sister Pei, and Miss Nie Tong, who were nominated this time, are all my seniors. I am already very satisfied to have the opportunity to compete with them on the same track..." On the other hand, when asked by reporters for her opinion on tonight's results, Li Sishi immediately responded with great grace.
Having just finished dealing with reporters' questions, Li Sishi turned her head slightly and immediately saw Wu Shanluan, who was surrounded like a lone baby penguin.
The way he pitifully clutched the microphone, looking left and right as he was bombarded with questions, yet unable to squeeze out more than a few words, seemed to bring tears to one's eyes...
"Awu, I'd like to talk to you about some musical issues. I'm sorry, could you please give us a little time..." Li Sishi quickly went over to help him out of the predicament and pulled him away to a corner.
Stepping onto the balcony, Wu Shanluan finally breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken: "Thank you."
“Don’t mention it. These reporters are like that; they always pick on the weak.” Li Sishi had been outwitting the Hong Kong media for a long time, and that was her deep understanding of how to deal with them.
Even so, she sometimes gets so angry at these guys that her heart is filled with turmoil. But compared to Wu Shanluan, who is a shut-in like Cheng Erjian, she is much more adept at dealing with reporters.
"Are you going back over there?" Wu Shanluan asked softly as Li Sishi made a move to turn back towards the hall.
“Yes, I’m in it now, so I can no longer be a bystander.” Li Sishi smiled slightly as she looked at the brightly lit hall.
Seeing such a warm smile reminded Wu Shanluan of their previous exchange at the anniversary celebration.
However, compared to when Li Sishi was a bystander, silently watching the excitement on stage from the corner, tonight she has become an unmissable focus in this vivid scene. With the slightest movement, people notice her every move.
The once innocent little princess and the one who has experienced the vicissitudes of life
The older, wise man's conflicting perceptions seemed to have vanished at some point unknown to him—what remained before him was the stunning future diva in a green dress.
It's unclear what the reason for this change is, or what it will bring her in the future. The only undeniable fact is that Li Sishi will definitely go very far in the entertainment industry.
In this case, it might actually be a good thing for Li Sishi, who aspires to stay and work hard in the entertainment industry.
Watching Li Sishi's figure disappear into the distance, Wu Shanluan turned around, looked up at the sky, and remained silent.
Ignoring Wu Shanluan's solitary reflections on the balcony, Li Sishi hurried back to the lobby, where she immediately encountered gossip magazine reporters eager to dig up news about her and her friends.
"I have to thank Ah May this time. If she hadn't specifically come to find me with the director when she went to promote the movie, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to take this script... After posing for photos for the reporters, Shang Hanyou, as always, took the initiative to stand in front of Li Sishi in the face of their questions.
"It's because you worked hard enough that you were able to act so well!" Li Sishi promptly retorted with a set of mutual flattery.
"In my opinion, it's all thanks to MayMay's 'good fortune' for her husband—Hanyou has come every year before but never had the chance to hold this award. But this year, he collaborated with MayMay for the first time on a singing-themed art film, which they both excel at, and immediately got his wish..."
Pei Yansang suddenly appeared again.
"Oh, is that so? People in Hong Kong are more or less superstitious, and the entertainment industry is a circle with many superstitious people. Hearing Pei Yansang's words, the reporters immediately became very interested and asked more questions."
"So, does that mean I might have a chance next year?" Judging from Pei Yansang's posture, it seemed she was going to continue promoting Shang Hanyou and Li Sishi as a "couple pairing." Ling Chen, who was not far away, quickly squeezed through the circle of people around him and forced his way over to interject, "Hanyou only played a couple with Ah May in 'Chasing Dreams,' but soon Ah May and I will be playing husband and wife in 'Big City, Small Love'!"
Seeing that Lingchen had so impatiently joined the discussion, pushing this baseless rumor to a new peak of debate, Rong Juezhang, who had originally just wanted to enjoy his red wine and watch the drama unfold, gently swirled the wine in his glass: "Hey, let's talk about first come, first served—Ah May and I started filming our scenes as a married couple a little earlier than you, and we're already filming now..."
Tsk tsk, look at Li Sishi, my sharp-tongued cousin, when faced with these superstitious rumors... Her pouting lips, wanting to refute but not knowing where to begin, made him, who had been worrying himself sick over protecting her, feel incredibly pleased.
Once Li Sishi's "lucky charm for her husband" rumor gains traction, his "lucky charm for his wife" rumor should be overshadowed by this new wave of popularity—in this male-dominated industry, there are far more male artists who want awards and box office success than female artists! Please remember: Baihe, mobile website, Baihe free and fastest updates, no anti-theft measures.
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