Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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On November 26, the Golden Laurel Awards officially announced the shortlist. The crew of “Lost” had four nominations: Best Film, Best Screenplay Liu Meng, Best Actor Jiang Mochen, and Best Newcomer Yan Qingchi. On the same day, Fu Minzhi’s studio officially announced Yan Qingchi as the male lead in the new drama.
Yan Qingchi’s fans received two pieces of good news in one day. They were so excited that they couldn’t formulate their words properly. They could only express their joy by screaming “ahhhhh”.
“Is this kind of surprise real with the nomination of the Golden Laurel Award and the male lead of Fu Minzhi’s new drama? My brother is great.”
“I was already surprised when I saw the nomination in the morning. I didn’t expect there would be a bigger surprise in the afternoon. Oh my god, I would like to be a vegetarian for a month so that my brother can win the award.”
“As long as my brother can win the award, I can stop eating meat this year!”
“I’d better keep a low profile. I’m happy just for my brother to be nominated, no matter is he wins. Winning an award is just an affirmation for my brother.”
“Yes, nomination is enough of a victory.”
Yan Qingchi saw that his fans were expectant but cautious like him, and he couldn’t help but reassure himself to be normal and calm.
However, he was still calm here, but netizens on forums and Weibo were no longer calm, and neither were his fellow actor’s fans.
“Am I blind? Fu Minzhi? Why Yan Qingchi?”
“Probably because of Meng Luo, who was just nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Best Newcomer.”
“Isn’t Meng Luo a good character? Who could it be? It’s all going to explode.”
“The person upstairs is experiencing typical sour grapes. I think Yan Qingchi’s acting is very good. Director Fu has said before that she wants to cast new actors in this drama. Although Yan Qingchi has played a role before, he is still relatively new, and his acting skills are good, so why can’t he be approached?”
“Isn’t the most ridiculous thing about people saying that Yan Qingchi and Nancheng had a falling out, and Nancheng was hiding him in the snow? Is there anyone who can hide someone enough to directly let Fu Minzhi give them the male lead in his new drama? Please hide my brother like this as well!”
“Hahaha, this is the so-called black bar. At that time, it was all kinds of ridicule, but now it’s better, it’s a slap in the face! Let’s do it.”
The melon-eating passers-by laughed, and fans retweeted the draw to celebrate Yan Qingchi’s double happiness. Angry fans gritted their teeth but had no choice.
The entertainment industry was always lively at the end of the year. Although Yan Qingchi did not participate in many activities this year, the success of “Lost” and “Marshmallow” still made him the darling of various end-of-year festivals. Yan Qingchi declined invitations to most events, leaving only the Golden Laurel Awards, the Golden Camel Award Ceremony and the Seal Surprise Ceremony. The former was related to “Lost”, and the latter two were related to “Marshmallow”.
Jiang Mochen attended the Golden Laurel Awards with him. Because they were from the same crew, it was rare for the two to be able to walk the red carpet together. Jiang Mochen had a high-end endorsement, and the endorser would provide clothes for such occasions. While he asked Wu Yuan to borrow an extra set according to Yan Qingchi’s size, and the request only had four words: good-looking, matching.
Of course, Wu Yuan did not only think about good looks and matching. The red carpet clothes had always been the focus of netizens. Although the clothes of male stars generally did not have as many styles and patterns as the clothes of female stars, regardless of whether they were male stars or female stars, no one, no matter the celebrity, could escape the contrast of dresses on the red carpet.
Brands, styles, whether they were super-seasonal, in-season or out-of-season were all the focus of netizens’ inventory of red carpet dresses, in order to speculate on the brand’s love for online stars and the stars’ status in the fashion circle. Jiang Mochen followed a trendy route and was a movie star. He was handsome and his charm could be felt by both Chinese and foreign friends. Therefore, he got high-end endorsements not long after his debut, and he always wore brand names, extra-seasonal or exclusive custom-made dresses.
Wu Yuan considered that he was likely to win the Golden Laurel Award this time, so he communicated directly with the brand and asked to customize a set specifically for Jiang Mochen, and the brand readily agreed. Since Jiang Mochen wanted to wear custom-made clothes, in order to match him, Wu Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and discuss with the brand to customize a set for Yan Qingchi. He could even imagine that the state of the fandom would experience another bloody storm after the awards.
Jiang Mochen had never cared about such trivial matters as clothes. He was naturally gifted and looked good in anything he wore, so he wore whatever the brand and stylist decided. This time he heard that Wu Yuan reported that he had completed the communication with the brand and that both of them would wear custom-made clothes. It was a bit of a surprise.
“You’re quite clever.” He praised.
“Thank you, but I think I’m about to get scolded, so I’d better cut off the Internet to stay safe.” Wu Yuan was very calm.
“By the way, I wanted to ask you that day. Your new find Lin Yao was also shortlisted for the best newcomer?”
“Yes, fortunately I found this kid early and signed him as my subordinate, otherwise after winning the award, there must be many companies wanting to sign him.”
“Do you think he has a high chance of winning?”
Wu Yuan hesitated, “Should I tell you the truth?”
“What do you think?”
Wu Yuan said with a strong desire to survive. “You’ll know in a while anyway, so there’s no point in talking about it now.”
Jiang Mochen looked at him, “You think he is more likely to win the prize than Yan Qingchi.”
It was a statement, not a question.
Wu Yuan didn’t say anything, just smiled and didn’t deny it.
Jiang Mochen had seen Lin Yao’s information before. He was very young, only 17 years old. He worked as a child star for a while when he was a child, and then quit the industry to go to school. During the summer vacation last year, the director he worked with when he was a child unexpectedly met him and thought he was very suitable. He was then cast as the male lead in his new drama, so he invited him to work with him again.
He acted in a juvenile-themed movie. The film had a good concept and his performance was also very good. The most important thing was that he played the male lead while Yan Qingchi played the supporting male role. The male protagonist always had more room for expression and play than the male counterpart.
Jiang Mochen waved his hand and asked Wu Yuan to leave and sat on the seat with some sadness. People were biased. He instinctively leaned towards Yan Qingchi and hoped that Yan Qingchi would win the award. Of course Jiang Mochen knew that nothing in this world could ever be truly smooth sailing. Even he had to go through several nominations before he won the Best Actor. Even Wei Lan only won the Best Supporting Actor last year.
If Yan Qingchi could win an award, that would be the best. If not, that would be normal. It was just that he didn’t want this kind of normality. He hoped that Yan Qingchi’s acting career could really advance smoothly.
In mid-December, the two custom-made suits were completed. Yan Qingchi saw some similar clothes between himself and Jiang Mochen, and turned to look at Jiang Mochen, “You specially arranged it.”
“Wu Yuan arranged it thoughtfully.”
Yan Qingchi: “…Mr. Jiang, do you have any misunderstandings about your fans? Please change my clothes. I want to leave the award ceremony alive.”
Jiang Mochen handed him the clothes, “I know my fans very well, don’t worry, they will let you leave. Go and try.”
Yan Qingchi looked at the clothes in his hands and felt that he was risking his life to satisfy his boyfriend’s desperate desire to show affection, but his boyfriend was still looking forward to it.
He took a breath and went back to his room to change his clothes.
The clothes fit him very well. After all, they were specially customized by the brand according to his figure. The suit was black with a tight waist and two flying cranes embroidered on the cuffs. There was no too fancy design, just a simple one with a brooch, which suited him very well.
Jiang Mochen was very satisfied, “It looks good.”
Yan Qingchi struggled desperately, “Then I will only wear it for you to look at?”
Jiang Mochen smiled, “How can I bear it.”
Yan Qingchi snorted coldly, “You lost an opportunity to have me exclusively.”
“In exchange. It’s an opportunity to have everyone think we are a good match. It’s worth it!”
“It’s worth it!”
“Don’t worry, if you win the award, my career fans won’t be so angry.”
“Then you’ll make your girlfriend fans mad.”
“I’m getting them vaccinated in advance,” Jiang Mochen looked at him, “otherwise, when the two of us make it public, wouldn’t it be too straightforward? It might even scare them to death.”
Yan Qingchi felt his head hurt even more when he thought of them making it public, “Stop talking, do you still think I’m not messy enough now?”
“Okay,” Jiang Mochen said, “Changing the topic to a happy topic, how’s the script reading going?”
“It’s okay. I’m reciting my lines. Director Fu also chatted with me in the past two days to talk about the characters’ thoughts. I’m still trying to figure it out.”
“You can also communicate with me if you don’t understand.”
“I know,” Yan Qingchi looked at him, “I wouldn’t be polite since I have a textbook like you at home.”
“Then work hard.”
Soon, the Golden Laurel Award were officially held at the end of the month, and the stars were shining brightly. The actresses completely ignored the fact that the temperature in December had dropped to below zero, and still wore thin and exquisite dresses, showing off their beauty in the cold air.
Zhao Qiang wore a red off-shoulder dress today and her hair was tied up, leaving only a few curls under her ears. As the heroine, she and Jiang Mochen walked beside Director Wang and Liu Meng respectively. Ji Sixing was probably afraid of being dwarfed by Jiang Mochen, so he did not walk beside Jiang Mochen, but walked beside Zhao Qiang. Yan Qingchi walked over naturally, walking next to Jiang Mochen, and Su Nuan walked beside him.
They walked on the red carpet together. Yan Qingchi heard fans screaming and calling his name next to the red carpet. So, he raised his hand and smiled slightly.
The fans immediately looked at each other with satisfaction, whispering with uncontrollable joy, “He saw me, he saw me!”
The crew of “Lost” signed the signature wall and stood still for reporters to take photos and accepted an interview with the host.
This was Yan Qingchi’s first public appearance this year. In addition, he was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and was officially announced as the male lead of Fu Minzhi’s movie, so the host directly skipped Zhao Qiang after interviewing the director, Jiang Mochen and Ji Sixing, directed the question to him.
“Qingchi, are you feeling better? This is the first time you have appeared in front of everyone this year.”
“I am fine now. Thank you for your concern.”
“How do you feel about being nominated for Best Newcomer this time?”
“My feeling is that I didn’t hold back the crew, which is really great.”
The host was amused by him, “Qingchi really knows how to joke, do you have the same personality on the crew?”
“That’s not true, “Lost” was my first movie, so I was very nervous at the time. I didn’t talk much on the set and listened quietly to the director telling everyone about the scene.”
“Did you think that Meng Luo would be so outstanding?”
“Not really. I’m really grateful for everyone’s love, and I’m also grateful to the director and screenwriter.”
“Who do you have the best relationship with among the actors on the crew? You and Mochen seem to be in the same company, right?”
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Jiang Mochen: I want the whole world to know that we two are perfect together!
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