Chapter 575 Raging Waves (Two chapters combined) This year's Xinghan Awards were truly spectacular.
"Half a Day" swept the awards, leaving almost all other works from the same period empty-handed; however, the soul of the entire series, the protagonist Li Yiming, went home empty-handed. Tao Xiang unexpectedly won Best Actress, while Zheng Bohan publicly humiliated her, almost turning the Xinghan Awards into a funeral parlor.
From the moment the female lead's name was announced, Weibo's trending topics exploded.
#Tao Xiang's Surprising Performance#
#Ye Chu didn't win an award#
#The material of Zheng Bohan's trophy has changed#
#Zheng Bohan's dark expression because of Ye Chu#
#Ye Chu and Zheng Bohan's Facial Expression Management#
#Why is Ye Chu so calm?#
#Ye Chu steals half from the left and half from the right#
Of the fifty trending topics, more than a dozen were related to the Xinghan Awards, and seven or eight of them were related to Ye Chu.
Some netizens have jokingly described the ecosystem of various internet platforms: Green Petal and Tieba, with their unique flavors of high purity and intensity, vie for the top two spots in the online information haven; Pi Station, with its contrarian approach and direct confrontation with its audience, is rapidly declining; Douyin, due to its universally despised yet envied lower-tier market, sits at the bottom of the user hierarchy of other prestigious platforms; Zhihu users form a distinct group, unusually persisting in pure text-based free-for-all in the era of short video explosion, its purity slightly inferior to the top two but a minor victory over other platforms; Red Potato's information cocoon is unparalleled, and forums have become relics of the past. Meanwhile, Weibo, a talent combining the strengths of many, is also shining brightly in its own field.
To stir up trouble.
Turning small things into big things, and big things into small things. Turning good things into bad things, and stupid things into good things. Making trouble where there is none, and taking on jobs where there are none.
Of course, this is just one netizen's opinion, and it may not represent reality. But on the night of the Star Han Awards ceremony, the Weibo trending topics list certainly lived up to this 24-character rhyme.
In just half an hour, these trending topics had swept across the entire internet. Multiple media outlets and marketing accounts fully utilized various artistic techniques, such as subtle writing, profound meaning, straightforward writing, veiled criticism, innuendo, and making trouble out of nothing, to provide frame-by-frame analysis of the Xinghan Awards ceremony live broadcast replay.
The video clips and GIFs featuring Ye Chu and Zheng Bohan, along with screenshots accurate to three decimal places, spread across the entire internet in an instant. Hundreds of marketing accounts sprang into action, creating a massive online presence.
Tao Xiang unexpectedly won Best Actress! The frontrunner before the awards ceremony was Ye Chu, the lead actress in "Half a Sky." If Ye Chu had won, she would have been the youngest Best Actress in the history of the Xinghan Awards. Do you think it's a pity?
[The relationship between Zheng Bohan and Ye Chu is so touching! The moment Tao Xiang was announced as the Best Actress winner, Zheng Bohan's face darkened.]
[Zheng Bohan angrily throws his trophy! The expressions of the surrounding celebrities are priceless.]
[How reluctant is Xu Hanwen to thank Ye Chu? His speech was incredibly fast when it came to thanking Ye Chu, sounding very much like he was reciting a prepared script.]
Zheng Bohan openly subtly criticized the organizers of the Xinghan Awards on behalf of Ye Chu! The meaning of "the material has changed" is clear to everyone [doge emoji].
[Ye Chu is so calm! Did she know who the Best Actress winner was beforehand?]
Ye Chu missed out on the Best Actress award at the Star Han Awards, and seems to have "broken down." Not only did she seem distracted during the acceptance speech, but she also subtly criticized Tao Xiang in an interview, implying that she "stole half from the left and half from the right." We've never seen anyone so sore loser like this...
Is Ye Chu subtly criticizing Tao Xiang or the Xinghan Awards? Is she implying that someone stole her trophy?
[I've cut this out separately for everyone. Click to see the five-minute pure version of "A Certain Performing Artist Touching Zheng Bohan's Hand." Let the fans try to deny his innocence again...]
Poor Tao Xiang! She clearly won Best Actress, but all the reporters went to photograph Ye Chu, and Ye Chu herself didn't even listen to her acceptance speech...
[Ye Chu didn't win an award? Oh my god, Ye Chu's performance in "Half a Day" was so superb! I cried while watching it! You're not allowed to criticize our Ye Chu [crying] Ye Chu deserves all the awards in the world [crying]]
The accompanying images are several carefully selected screenshots from the TV series "Tianban". In some of the screenshots, Ye Chu appears disheveled or angry due to injury or other reasons, and in others, he even looks somewhat ferocious.
Of course, Qingping Entertainment's publicity department wasn't going to be idle; they immediately put in a lot of effort, releasing positive articles to counter the negative ones. But this time, the side targeting Ye Chu was clearly well-prepared. Compared to the overwhelming barrage of negative articles, Qingping Entertainment's positive articles were simply a drop in the ocean.
Various marketing accounts, entertainment bloggers, KOLs with unclear fan affiliations, and Ye Chu's loyal haters all jumped in, turning Weibo into a sea of interpretations of Ye Chu.
Fans eagerly awaited good news, glued to their TVs, computers, and phones. However, Ye Chu received nothing; instead, her Weibo account was flooded with negative comments (posts from online trolls smearing her).
Instead of receiving the crown, I looked up and saw that the sky was completely dark.
Having witnessed countless battles and endured many hardships, the leaf bud instantly sensed an extraordinary aroma.
Someone is trying to get Ye Chu.
Someone went to great lengths to target Ye Chu.
Upon realizing this, the disappointment of missing out on the award receded, replaced by worry and anger. Ye Chu was still young; there would be plenty of other opportunities if she missed out on the award. But if those petty people managed to ruin her reputation, it would be a lifelong problem!
The fans who are obsessed with Ye Chu, the fans who are obsessed with her, the fans who are obsessed with her, the fans who are obsessed with her, the fans who are obsessed with her, and the fans who only treat Ye Chu as a sidekick, have to temporarily put aside their dislike for each other and unite against the outside world for the umpteenth time for Ye Chu.
While the fans were working hard, they didn't know that their Ye Chu was secretly praying that they would stop working hard.
Using mobile phones was prohibited inside the venue, as the content on the phone screen might be photographed by the media or others. As soon as the awards ceremony ended, Shang Yechu was surrounded by reporters. Under such intense scrutiny, there was no way to contact the company to stabilize the fanbase. By the time the interviews ended, it was too late.
Ever since she learned that she had been framed, Shang Yechu's heart had been in turmoil. Her biggest worry was that Ye Ya would attack Tao Xiang over the award.
The Ye family army was no pushover. Shang Yechu was well aware of their expectations, and therefore even more aware of their fighting power when they were enraged.
If the Xinghan Awards had given the prize to Su Ge or Wang Miyun, needless to say, not only Ye Ya, but even the general public would have sided with Ye Chu and joined in condemning the Xinghan Awards as a worthless award. But it was Tao Xiang!
Tao Xiang is in his prime, experienced, and a superb performer. He is an excellent artist with both professional ethics and seniority. Shang Yechu has seen "The Legend of Hu Ji," which is well-produced, with a captivating plot, and is a rare masterpiece. Although "The Legend of Hu Ji" is not as good as "Tianban" in terms of its ideological themes and subject matter, Tao Xiang's performance is flawless.
While the Xinghan Awards may be shameless, they haven't gone so far as to treat their reputation like dirt. Tao Xiang's acting skills and experience speak for themselves, and her junior, Ye Chu, is naturally inferior to her.
In the public's subconscious, it's a common perception that younger actors are less skilled than older actors. Even Ye Chu shouldn't break this ingrained notion. If Ye Ya were to attack Tao Xiang for an award, even casual observers would wonder: Who does Ye Chu think she is? Tao Xiang's acting wasn't that much worse than yours, was it? What right do your fans have to cyberbully her? They're incredibly arrogant!
Acting skills are an abstract concept; unless the difference is as great as that between Shang Yechu and Su Ge, there is no clear standard. In addition, the public has a tendency to sympathize with the weak. "The fans of popular artists broke down because they didn't win an award and insulted the veteran actors who were more talented." This basically pushed the general public to the opposite side of Yechu and nailed Yechu to the pillar of shame for fan bullying.
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