Chapter 49
Less than three days after the domestic competition ended, the Korean competition also ended. Then Japan and Peacock Kingdom finished their Asian domestic competitions one after another. The atmosphere in the Asian competition area began to heat up, and the official live broadcast room also began trial operation. Regarding the speculation about the watch, both foreign and domestic people were confused, and they could not even find out where the competition area was.
At this time, the celebration banquet for wilderness survival is about to begin, and major media in the entertainment industry are also starting to get excited:
"Hello everyone, I'm Tian Qiu, and this is Tomorrow's Entertainment Channel. I believe everyone's been paying close attention to wilderness survival lately. Seven regions have already concluded their Asian competitions, with China being the first. This year's winners include Best Actor Su Huaichen, Youngest Best Actress Lin Zhinan, popular young actor Chu Huaiqin, an unknown monk, and Xia Entropy, Chairman of Qing Entropy Technology. These five will represent China in the Asian competition..."
"Hello everyone, I'm Li Li. This is Tianyu Entertainment's Guess Guess Guess. News from the front lines: Today, Director Kim from Korea is leading five qualified contestants to China for a celebration banquet in five days. These five contestants include Best Actor Park Sun-won, Best Actress Cha Eun-hye, and three amateurs. Um, these three amateurs are quite tall, so they're probably foreign players."
"This is Korea TV. Our competitors will arrive in China today for a celebration banquet... Speaking of which, why did Director Anthony choose to attend China's celebration banquet? It's because they finished earlier. If our Korea competition had ended earlier, Director Anthony would definitely have chosen to attend our celebration banquet..."
"...This is Galaxy Entertainment. It's been quite lively these past few days. Contestants from Korea have arrived in China, followed by Japan and the Peacock Kingdom, as well as Daqu, Sheep Kingdom, and so on. There are currently contestants from five countries in China. When the strongest clash with the strongest, what sparks will fly?"
"Hello everyone, this is Japan National Television. Today, the winners of our country's wilderness survival competition..."
As for why Anthony attended the celebration banquet in China, no one could figure it out, just like the matter of the watch. It was just because he was the producer and chief director of Wild Survival. The contestants from other countries who had already finished the competition had to come here without stopping. They secretly cursed Director Anthony for being blind to set their eyes on the Chinese competition. But they had to smile and tell the media that they came to China because Anthony was their idol and they wanted to receive guidance up close.
In addition to the Asia team, the Americas director, Austin, also brought an actor from the Americas region—Fili, who had just won the Golden Globe last year. After the domestic competition, the media gathered at the airport, watching the numerous award-winning actors, actresses, and rising stars from around the world arrive in China in a short period of time. They almost thought the Golden Globe Awards were being held there, and the photographers' cameras were snapping away.
In the warm atmosphere, the day of the celebration banquet finally arrived.
The celebration banquet was held at the Huanglu, a seven-star hotel in the imperial capital of China. This venue was provided by the Xia Group. As one of the few seven-star hotels in the world, Huanglu was renowned for its grandeur and sheer luxury. Its bills were also staggering, making it a place not accessible to the average person.
The red carpet was rolled out at the gate of Huanglu early in the morning. At 8 o'clock in the evening, in addition to reporters, there was a large group of fans outside the gate of Huanglu. Many people came in the morning just to reserve a seat and wait for this moment, so when the two cars stopped at Huanglu, the cheers at the scene almost shook the sky.
The first people to get off the car were Anthony, Director Huang, and Director Li. Many of Anthony's movie fans were almost shouting their throats out. Director Huang and Director Li also had many fans, but their voices were a little less than those of Director Anthony's fans. Director Huang had to sigh secretly, wondering why it felt like he was at an away game.
Just as the three men approached the lobby, people from the second car got out. Suddenly, flashbulbs started crackling, and the constantly flashing light almost blinded the little monk.
The five people got off the car one after another, according to their ranking in the circle. Su Huaichen was the first to go. The silver suit made Su Huaichen's temperament more elegant, his eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and he was very handsome, which made people's heart beat.
The second to go were Chu Huaiqin and Lin Zhinan. The former had a face like Kou Yu and extraordinary appearance. He was wearing a silver-gray suit with dark patterns. His expression was elegant and simple, but his every move showed his elegance. With a faint smile, he was extremely charming.
Chu Huaiqin's fans outside the stadium shouted until their voices were hoarse, and those who were at the scene or watching the live broadcast were also stunned. Putting aside the negative comments about him being "spoiled", is this guy's appearance really so outstanding?
Oh no, I seem to be a little moved. I suddenly have an impulse. I really want this person to look at me, just for a glance. I want to see if his eyes are filled with stars when he looks at me.
His temperament is elegant, but at this moment, his figure is deeply engraved in everyone's heart and is unforgettable.
Lin Zhinan, who was walking with Chu Huaiqin, also had an outstanding appearance. She was wearing a white V-neck gauze skirt and had a very good body proportion. She looked beautiful and charming with the graceful and elegant temperament that only a sixteen-year-old girl could have.
She walked with Chu Huaiqin's arm in hers, feeling terrified, not because her high heels were too high, but because she felt a murderous intent behind her.
The one radiating murderous intent was Xia En, walking last. He was with the little monk, dressed in a black suit, his features sharp and angular, his aura fierce. His hands were in his pockets, his thin lips pursed, his gaze fixed on the linked arms in front of him, eager to run forward, pull Lin Zhinan away, and insert his own hand into the other's.
The little monk was a little nervous and wanted to run to Chu Huaiqin, but the light was too bright and stopped him abruptly. He wanted to ask Xia En for help, but he saw that the man was so aggressive that it seemed like he would pull out an eighty-meter-long sword from his pocket at any time. The little monk didn't dare to approach him, so he made a bitter face.
The audience and reporters were also surprised, and the news of Xia Entropy and the little monk's discord instantly became a hot topic.
Next up in the third car were Austin and Fili, followed by Best Actor Park Sun-won and Best Actress Eun-hye...
"Brother, how do you pronounce this name?"
There was no need to line up once you entered the hall. The little monk took a few steps forward, walked next to Chu Huaiqin, pointed to the two big words in the middle of the hall and asked.
These two characters are written in Feibai (flying white) script, a well-known calligraphy style. Its shape resembles a dragon flying across the sky, with various poses and full of dominance. Another characteristic is that it is difficult to recognize.
"Huang (huang) Jue (JUE), Jue can also be pronounced as jiào." Chu Huaiqin replied. He looked at the two characters carefully and always felt that it was very interesting that someone would give such a name.
"What do you mean?" The little monk was confused. Could it be that the little monk really didn't read enough?
"Well, if it's a phrase, it's not in the dictionary. As for whether it carries personal ideas, it's hard to say. Or ask Xia Entang, he should know." Chu Huaiqin turned his head and looked at Xia Entang, who had squeezed Lin Zhinan out at some point and was standing next to him.
"Who knows him? He just picked a random name. He's illiterate." Xia Entang mercilessly complained about his brother.
"Huaiqin, Director Huang told us to go find him later." Su Huaichen, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said.
"What's the matter?" Chu Huaiqin asked.
"I don't know," Su Huaichen shook his head. Seeing the four people walking side by side, he felt a little jealous. He reached out and picked up the little monk. "Come with me. It's too lonely for me to walk alone."
Su Huaichen embraced the little monk and turned around. In an instant, an idea flashed through Chu Huaiqin's mind. He looked at the two words again, then looked at Su Huaichen in front of him, and smiled.
Xia En's brother is really interesting.
The group went up to the banquet hall, where many people from the entertainment industry had already arrived, including contestants from previous sessions. Their first action was to rush towards Director Anthony, while Chu Huaiqin and others ran to eat. They had to put on makeup, do their hair, and get dressed starting in the afternoon, and they had been busy all afternoon, and were now extremely hungry.
In the past, they would have endured it, but after experiencing the wilderness, they no longer wanted to go hungry. Chu Huaiqin's agent, Chen Guo, was very afraid that Chu Huaiqin would get fat, so she kept nagging him to eat less.
The five of them found a place to sit down and eat voraciously, forming their own group. Many young celebrities who had sneaked in hesitated for a while before finally walking towards this table.
If we were to say who is the most popular among these five people at this moment, it is not Su Huaichen, the best actor, nor Lin Zhinan, the best actress, nor Chu Huaiqin, the popular young actor, and the little monk is even less likely, but Xia Entropy.
As the director of Qingentropy Technology and the sponsor of wilderness survival, Xia Entropy is undoubtedly the most popular person as such a successful, young and capital-rich person.
"Huaiqin, can I sit next to you?" A asked, pointing to the next table.
Chu Huaiqin was stunned, but nodded, although he didn't quite understand why the person sitting at the next table asked him.
"Mr. Su, can I sit here?" B asked, pointing to the next table.
Su Huaichen nodded.
"Zhi Nan, I..."
"You can sit down." Lin Zhinan nodded quickly.
Soon, the area around the five of them was full of people. Everyone here was used to being watched, so except for the little monk, no one cared about the others' furtive glances and instead relaxed and chatted.
"Brother, I've been running and exercising a lot recently. I can now carry 40 kilograms of rice." Lin Zhinan took a sip of water and looked at Chu Huaiqin with bright eyes. Her agent used to be worried that she was not in good physical condition, so he always asked her to exercise. Now he is afraid that she will build muscles, so he hangs around her every day and stops her from exercising.
"Very impressive, but take it slow. Too much haste may hurt your body." Chu Huaiqin knew that the child was anxious, but exercise cannot be rushed.
"Yes, I have also found a coach to train with recently. By the way, Huaiqin, why don't you teach me some kung fu? I think your Jeet Kune Do is really awesome." Su Huaichen also joined in the topic.
"Of course you can, but you can only learn some simple self-defense techniques now."
"Why?"
"The bones are hard."
Su Huaichen: "......
"Brother, brother, I still have some," Lin Zhinan continued to report, "I've been reading about survival in the wild recently. I know how to make fire by rubbing two sticks together, and..."
"I can carry 200 kilograms of rice, and I can walk. Well, I can even run for a while." An abrupt voice interrupted Lin Zhinan's words. Everyone turned around and saw Xia En's face stern as he continued, "I've also learned to make fire with stones, identify poisonous mushrooms, find water sources, and other things. I'm still learning."
After saying that, he looked at Chu Huaiqin without saying anything.
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Xia Entropy: ...
The atmosphere suddenly became a little tense. Someone at the next table took a sip of water and held it in his mouth for a moment, not daring to swallow it. He looked at Xia En cautiously. Why did he feel that there was black air coming out from behind Director Xia? It must be an illusion.
"Wow, Chairman Xia, you are amazing. You have learned so many things. You will definitely win the championship." A voice suddenly came from the next table, breaking the silence.
"Yes, Chairman Xia, you..."
"I'll go get some water." Xia En suddenly stood up, his voice as cold as a shard. He lowered his eyes, looked at no one, and left.
The atmosphere froze again, and everyone looked at each other, wondering why Xia Entang suddenly got angry.
"Haha, Director Xia is really impressive," the man next door laughed awkwardly, then said to Chu Huaiqin, "Huaiqin, please introduce me to Director Xia later. I've seen the wilderness survival live broadcast room, and you two have a really good relationship."
"Yes, Zhinan, please introduce him to me!"
"Mr. Su, you can't be stingy..."
Balabala, for a moment, the atmosphere here is very.
"Do we know each other?"
In the lively atmosphere, such a sentence suddenly appeared. Everyone was stunned. Only then did they realize that it was Chu Huaiqin who said it, and their faces suddenly looked bad.
There are thousands of spoiled people in the entertainment industry, but why Chu Huaiqin is the most criticized is actually related to his personality. First, he doesn't stick with groups, and second, he is still as annoying as he is now.
"If you want to make friends, go by yourself." Chu Huaiqin left with these words, picked up the cup and left, leaving those who were looking at him angrily.
Xia En was adding sugar to his coffee, his eyes motionless, one, two, three...
The eyes are like decorations, and you can't see that the coffee has overflowed and sugar is constantly added.
"Do you like something so sweet?" Chu Huaiqin got himself a glass of ice water, took a sip, and looked at Xia En with a half-smile.
"Ah!" Xia En was stunned for a moment before reacting. Seeing Chu Huaiqin who had appeared out of nowhere, he was a little at a loss. He quickly wiped the spilled coffee with a tissue and responded, "Yeah, yeah, I like sweet."
As he said this, he took a big gulp, and Xia En's face changed instantly: sweet, so sweet that it was choking.
Thinking that Chu Huaiqin was still beside him, Xia En had no choice but to swallow it. The overly sweet taste entered his stomach and almost made Xia En vomit.
"Drink some water," Chu Huaiqin handed over the ice water and took another glass for himself, "Just now..."
As soon as Chu Huaiqin said this, Xia En's hand holding the cup tensed up.
"I just thought you were amazing. You've learned so many things in such a short time. Unlike me, I've been working lately and haven't recharged myself." Chu Huaiqin said with a smile. Due to the popularity of wilderness survival, Chen Guo has taken on a lot of advertisements. Recently, he gets home in the early hours of the morning every day and goes to bed as soon as he falls asleep. He doesn't do his homework like Chu Huaiqin and Lin Zhinan.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to learn. You have to work and be tired. I will learn." Xia Entang took a sip of ice water. The cool water slid into his throat, with a hint of citric acid, rushing straight into his heart, turning into a sweet taste. Xia Entang couldn't help but smile. It was not the previous chuckle, but a real smile.
"So you have dimples!" Chu Huaiqin was surprised. He stretched out his index finger and pressed it gently. It was soft. An inexplicable emotion surged in his heart. For a moment, Chu Huaiqin looked at Xia En with a hint of confusion.
Xia En's smile froze, and he instinctively looked at Chu Huaiqin, but was confused by his eyes at that moment. His emotions were instantly drawn in, and he stared at him blankly.
"Ahem."
The coughing sound woke the two of them up. They both turned around and saw that it was Director Huang.
"Didn't I tell you to come find me after you enter the venue?"
Standing behind Director Huang were Su Huaichen and others. Actor Su was smiling in a wicked way, and Chu Huaiqin suddenly felt guilty.
"Let's go!"
Director Huang didn't notice anything wrong with the two men, and led the five people across the venue towards Anthony and Director Li.
Director Li and Chu Huaiqin all knew each other, and Director Li also knew them. But Director Anthony was so well-known that they knew him, but he didn't know them.
Chu Huaiqin and the other four thought so, but when Director Anthony called out several people's names accurately, they were surprised.
Anthony smiled and said, "Chu, you are very good. I am very optimistic about you. If possible, I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate."
"My pleasure." Chu Huaiqin smiled back and clinked glasses with Anthony.
"Director Huang, what are your thoughts?" A broken Chinese voice interrupted. Everyone turned to see Austin approaching with Fili. After greeting Director Anthony and Director Li, he glanced at Chu Huaiqin and the others. "Are these the five contestants you selected? Haha!"
Five people: ...
"How about it, Director Huang? Interested in a bet?" Austin shook his wine glass with an arrogant attitude, not taking Chu Huaiqin and the others seriously at all, otherwise he wouldn't have just brushed them off. This attitude made Directors Huang and Li frown, but Austin pretended not to notice and said, "Ah, sorry, I think I forgot. You guys have a substitution for the Asian competition. Director Huang, are you trying to escape?"
Everyone present's face changed. According to the rules of previous years, one director was responsible for everything from domestic competitions to international competitions. This year, the change of director was kept secret except for Director Huang, Director Li, and Anthony. It was a temporary decision, and he only received the notice when the finals were approaching. How did Austin know?
"What do you want to bet with Director Huang?" Director Li said with a smile, patting Director Huang's hand to reassure him. He was a generation older and more prestigious than Director Huang, and his achievements were slightly better, so Director Huang still respected him very much.
"Let's bet on the big script for next year, or Director Li, do you want to bet with me?" Austin said it nonchalantly. His voice was not low, and everyone around him could hear it, including directors and contestants from other countries.
Director Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if Director Huang can't follow the filming as the main director, I will invite him to participate as the assistant director."
Director Huang looked at Director Li in shock. Why didn't anyone tell him this news?
Coach Li gave him a soothing look. "Austin, since we're going to bet, how about adding me? To be fair, we'll both bet one year, and I'll bet you two years. How about that?"
Austin's face changed instantly. The scripts he had written in the past two years were not bad and he could produce an Oscar winner at any time. Did this guy know what scripts he had?
However, Director Li has a good script, and he is a frequent visitor to the Oscars and Cannes.
Austin looked back at Chu Huaiqin, Lin Zhinan and the others, and smiled, "Okay, how about Director Anthony being a witness?"
Anthony found it very amusing. "Then I won't refuse. After the celebration party, you all come to me with your scripts, OK?"
"No problem." The two replied in unison.
"Then Mr. Anthony, I'll take my leave first. I still have to talk to other directors." Austin left quickly. Fili, who was following behind him, stopped beside Chu Huaiqin before leaving. "I hope to see you at the global competition."
Chu Huaiqin looked at the man and smiled, "You will."
"I look forward to it." Fili left quickly.
After the two men left, directors and artists from other countries gathered around Anthony, ready to talk to him. Unexpectedly, he raised his hand, gestured for everyone to wait, and then walked towards Xia En.
"By the way, I haven't said thank you yet!" Anthony raised his cup. "Thank you for sponsoring the drone for the Asian Games."
"You're welcome." Xia En clinked glasses with him and said with a cold face.
Everyone: This is Director Anthony, Xiaoxiao will die!
Director Huang then introduced Chu Huaiqin and the others to the directors and actors from other countries. They were all competitors, but everyone was polite and hello. Before they knew it, the banquet was coming to an end. After Director Anthony came on stage and gave everyone a few words of encouragement, it officially ended.
The next day, the media was all over the night's spectacular spectacle, boasting about the dazzling star-studded cast and the seemingly endless exaggeration. The discord between the monk and Xia Entang was also hyped up, and Chu Huaiqin and his sister attracted a lot of attention, much to Xia Entang's dismay.
After the dinner, the results of other regions also gradually came out. This time, the videos of each region of the global and domestic competitions were also edited and put on Yanwang and Heilian.com for comparison. Although the Asian region did not play a big role in the global and domestic competition comparison videos, the small circle built by its own people did make a voice.
Chu Huaiqin was edited by Yemaozi to look like a martial arts hero. With his outstanding appearance and handsome figure, he has become a fan of many people in Asia.
However, due to the results of previous years, there was still a quarrel in these videos. The battle was fierce, and it seemed that they wanted to dig up the graves of their opponents. Some people even brought up the words of the Chinese wilderness survival fans who made a bet with others on the Yanwang website during the domestic competition, and made crazy remarks that they must keep China out of the global competition.
This completely angered the domestic fans. Even the fans who didn't watch the domestic competitions before returned and said, "You Korean boys and Japanese dwarfs, get down on your knees and call me daddy."
So, under the five people’s Weibo, countless comments appeared again, shouting that they must win.
The five of them were extremely calm.
As time passed, ten days before the competition, the official Weibo released a set of photos, and everyone was shocked. There were fifteen countries participating in the competition this year, and only the top three would be selected.
The contestants in each competition zone are majestic and full of momentum, and this battle will not be easy to win.
During this time, someone set up the first wilderness survival support group in history under the banner of uniting fans of the domestic competition. This support group was unexpectedly professional, making posters, MVs, publicity, etc. The professionalism of the projects they produced was amazing, and what was even more terrifying was that the upper management of the support group turned out to be Chu Huaiqin's black support group.
Everyone: ...
Immediately afterwards, three days before the competition, the official blog announced this year's competition venue: Bermuda Triangle.
It was like a bomb, shocking everyone. This year it was really big.
On the day of the game, a large group of fans came to the airport and unfurled banners filled with words of encouragement.
"Chu Huaiqin, you must win a championship!"
"Dear brother, please fight for our dignity."
"Su Huaichen, we've been talking about it on your Weibo for so many days, can you please reply once? Can you win the championship?"
"Ah, Xia En, please say something, can you?"
There was a lot of shouting at the airport, and everyone was very resentful about these five people not replying to their Weibo posts.
"Don't worry, brother, I will bring you a championship." Chu Huaiqin waved to everyone and walked into the ticket checking area.
Everyone was stunned, and then screamed loudly. Although it was impossible to confirm whether what Chu Huaiqin said would come true, at this moment, they believed him.
We will definitely win the championship.
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