Chapter 333 (First Update)
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When the bus returned to the school and the parents came to pick up their children, Mu Shaowu noticed that each of them was carrying a cute little green bag.
Mu Shaowu looked around in confusion, and then saw Ye Qingxi walking over carrying a small green bag.
"What's this?" Mu Shaowu asked him. "Why do you all have this?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi could only hand him the bag and let him see for himself.
Upon seeing this, Mu Shaowu exclaimed in surprise, "Your little card?"
What's going on?
"My uncle ordered it; every student present received one."
Mu Shaowu: ...Well, his younger brother isn't acting like a chuunibyou anymore, he's become a fangirl!
They're after his son!
"You must have had a tough day today," Mu Shaowu said, patting his son's head.
Ye Qingxi: ...It wasn't that difficult, it was just a bit embarrassing.
Although, there was some happiness as well.
That evening, Mu Shaoyan returned with the two enormous cotton dolls.
Mu Shaowu and Mu Shaoting stared wide-eyed.
The next second, the two of them each had one and started to divide it up.
Mu Shaoting chose the opening ceremony, while Mu Shaowu chose the Golden Phoenix Awards Ceremony.
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
"No, isn't this the doll I ordered?"
Why are they each got one now? What about his?
Mu Shaowu and Mu Shaoting turned to look at him. "Do you have a problem with that?"
"certainly."
"Then let's have it," Mu Shaoting said indifferently.
Mu Shaowu nodded as well.
The two continued walking back, carrying the cotton dolls they had chosen.
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
What could Mu Shaoyan say?
This is the position of the younger brother in the family.
Being a younger brother is so heartbreaking and difficult.
Ye Qingxi looked on, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
But what can he do to his older brothers and sisters when his uncle is the younger brother?
So, Ye Qingxi walked over to Mu Shaoyan's side as if to offer some comfort.
"Uncle, why did you make such a mess of the shop today?" he asked, puzzled.
It really startled him.
"Isn't it good?"
"No, it's not that." Ye Qingxi didn't want him to feel that he hadn't done a good job after all the hard work he had put in, so she said, "It's just that I feel a little embarrassed."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Mu Shaoyan reached out and put his arm around him. "That's your shop after all."
Actually, this wasn't Mu Shaoyan's initial idea for the decoration and layout.
Instead, it's more childlike, the kind of decoration that's ubiquitous, unremarkable, and cartoonish.
But later, he changed his mind.
Firstly, he felt that this was not only his and Duan Yi's mother's shop, but also Ye Qingxi's shop. However, Ye Qingxi certainly hadn't told the classmates, so he wanted to add more elements related to Ye Qingxi to the shop so that everyone would know that the shop was related to Ye Qingxi.
Secondly, it was Mu Shaoyan's own selfish motive.
Ye Qingxi is becoming more and more popular and is shining brighter at school.
The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. Ye Qingxi's classmates may be very friendly to him, but there will inevitably be alumni who are not his classmates who will feel jealous or even disgusted by him.
For children that age, the simplest and most common way to attack Ye Qingxi is to attack the fact that he is not a child of the Mu family.
That's why Mu Shaoyan wanted to show his love in a high-profile way.
In this way, Ye Qingxi's classmates will naturally help spread the word, and even if someone uses this to attack him in the future, someone will defend Ye Qingxi by saying, "But his uncle loves him very much! His father loves him very much too! His whole family loves him very much!"
The whimsical and cute decorations were everywhere, and Ye Qingxi's classmates had seen them many times. Even if they saw them again today, they wouldn't find them novel and would forget about them in an instant.
However, the decorations filled with "Ye Qingxi" related merchandise, resembling a celebrity meet-and-greet, will surely leave a deep impression on his classmates.
It will allow everyone to say to their friends from different classes at the same school after they leave, "Ye Qingxi's uncle actually got him a lot of his merchandise and even gave us his photocards."
This would undoubtedly be more advantageous to Ye Qingxi.
Therefore, Mu Shaoyan chose this decorating style.
He has never been afraid of being high-profile or flamboyant.
He only hoped that his flamboyance and high profile could rid Ye Qingxi of some unnecessary trouble.
This would let others besides Ye Qingxi know that his family values and cherishes him.
Of course, Mu Shaoyan wouldn't tell Ye Qingxi any of this. He only said, "Isn't it normal for your shop to have more things related to you?"
Ye Qingxi: ...Is this normal?
Mu Shaoyan rubbed his head. "Anyway, I think your classmate likes it quite a bit."
Ye Qingxi: ...Then they really like it.
Thinking of this, he felt that Mu Shaoyan had also worked hard.
Not only did he manage to produce so much in just a few days, but he also made a special trip back to the shop today to greet him and his classmates. If he didn't care about him, his uncle wouldn't have gone to such lengths.
"Thank you, Uncle," Ye Qingxi said sweetly.
"Why are you being so polite with me?" Mu Shaoyan pinched his cheek. "I'm your only uncle!"
After he finished speaking, he smiled and carried Ye Qingxi upstairs.
The Spring Festival film season has always been the most profitable period.
However, this year's Spring Festival film season was more profitable than in previous years. The reason is simply that the popularity of "Summer" came so quickly and strongly that by the time everyone realized it, "Summer" had already become a hit.
It gained popularity through word of mouth on the very first day.
The box office soared the next day.
By the third day, it had gone viral across the entire internet.
Even after being released in various countries abroad, it garnered impressive box office returns and critical acclaim.
Even now that the Spring Festival film season has long ended and new movies have been released, "Summer" is still leading the daily box office.
Mu Shaowu and Zeng Chong looked at today's box office figures and could hardly believe it.
Even Ye Qingxi was somewhat surprised.
He remembered that in the original novel, "Summer" did well, but it was only good, far from being as strong as it is now. Otherwise, how could He Yao's film upgrade path proceed?
But now, the popularity of "Summer" has clearly surpassed that of the original novel.
Thinking back carefully, it seems that things took a turn for the worse at the Golden Phoenix Film Festival. Ye Qingxi clearly remembers that in the original book, only He Yao was nominated for the Golden Phoenix Award, but he didn't win it.
But now, he and Feng Que have been nominated as well.
In the original book, He Yao did not win Best Actor, and "Summer" did not win Best Film.
But now, "Summer" has won Best Picture.
The only variable here is him.
So, is it related to him?
That's possible, Ye Qingxi thought. Different actors, different acting skills, and different on-screen chemistry will naturally create different sparks.
His acting skills are definitely better than Kou Yang's, and Mu Shaowu loves him deeply, so the sparks between them in their scenes together might be stronger than those between He Yao and Kou Yang.
When the sparks presented are different, the images, emotions, colors, and camera language captured by the director will naturally be different as well.
That's why "Summer" won the Golden Phoenix Award for Best Film.
Thinking of Kou Yang, Ye Qingxi asked Mu Shaowu about his recent situation with concern.
Mu Shaowu was surprised that he still remembered, and said gently, "He is in school. Your Uncle Zeng signed him. During the winter and summer vacations, he will let him act in movies to earn some money. The rest of the time he stays at school."
He laughed as he said this, "Looking at it this way, I seem to be quite similar to you."
"It seems so," Ye Qingxi said with a smile.
That put his mind at ease.
"Don't worry about him." Mu Shaowu looked at his son. "Your Uncle Zeng likes him quite a bit, so he goes to see him from time to time. He also likes your Uncle Zeng quite a bit, and he calls your Uncle Zeng during holidays to chat with him."
"So, does that mean he's considered part of your studio, Dad?"
"I guess so," Mu Shaowu said. "So if there's a suitable role, I'll recommend him."
"Yay!"
"Now you can rest assured."
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Looking at his tender little face, Mu Shaowu said helplessly, "He truly is his son; everyone has to worry about him."
His heart, like a lotus seedpod, was filled with people.
It wasn't until May that "Summer" finally ended its key period and moved from theaters to streaming, during which time its box office performance was the envy of countless people.
Many directors and producers called Zeng Chong. This time, they were looking for not only Ye Qingxi, but also Mu Shaowu.
After all, compared to Ye Qingxi, whose young fans have unknown purchasing power, Mu Shaowu, a top idol, has always had astonishing purchasing power among his fans.
Not to mention that he now has a series of works to his name, and is even the male lead with the most screen time, making him a hot commodity in the eyes of directors.
The person who was happiest about this was director Xu Hong.
You should know that Mu Shaowu's current movie offers are all for leading roles. In other words, if his movie script were handed to Mu Shaowu now, there would be no chance at all!
Not to mention Ye Qingxi, a rising star in the entertainment industry who almost wanted to retire from the industry right after winning an award.
Thanks to his discerning eye for talent, he got Mu Shaowu to act in his film early on, and also had Ye Qingxi make a cameo appearance. Otherwise, he might not have been able to work with them in the future.
Director Xu Hong excitedly called Mu Shaowu to congratulate him and Ye Qingxi.
They then accelerated their post-production process, wanting to release the film as soon as possible while the popularity of Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi was still high.
In July, director Xu Hong's film "Burning Kill" was officially released. This time, Mu Shaowu no longer plays a gentle and kind father, but a policeman who seems cynical but is actually very serious and has his own beliefs.
He acted very well.
Xu Hong was also very serious during filming, meticulously refining each shot and highlighting several moments of Mu Shaowu's brilliance.
Previously, some people said that his good performance in "Summer" was just a natural portrayal of himself. However, because his co-star was Ye Qingxi, the audience was unconsciously amazed by his new role. They finally began to believe that perhaps Mu Shaowu really has acting skills, perhaps he is indeed improving, and perhaps he is actually more suitable for movies than TV series.
Mu Shaowu's reputation improved significantly after this drama.
Many directors have once again extended offers to him.
However, Mu Shaowu did not answer any of them.
Ye Qingxi knew that Director Zhou Chuan had not yet appeared.
In the original book, Mu Shaowu also received great acclaim after "Burning Kill," which caught the eye of renowned director Zhou Chuan, who invited him to audition for the male lead role.
However, after that, in order to avenge Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan, Mu Feng attempted to kill He Yao and Qiu Lu but failed. Instead, he killed Qiu Yue's parents. Although Mu Feng committed suicide afterward, Mu Shaowu was inevitably affected.
Therefore, he was unable to participate in Zhou Chuan's movie, and the opportunity naturally fell to the lead actor, He Yao.
Now, this opportunity that should have belonged to his father should finally be returned to him.
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