Chapter 595: Isn

The breakout success of "The Awakening Age" continues, and its popularity shows no sign of fading anytime soon.

Because major official media outlets have only just begun to weigh in, more will inevitably follow in sequence.

Bai Liang has consistently benefited from this kind of boost, especially this time, since it's a main-theme production—official media have a hundred reasons to jump on board.

There will likely be a series of interviews and similar arrangements afterward.

As for the rumors about his child with Big Tian Tian, they've long since blown away.

Due to the closed-set filming, no media have been able to find Bai Liang for the time being.

The filming of "The Battle at Lake Changjin" was rushed.

Although the two films were shot back-to-back, the first one had to be released by the 2021 National Day holiday—a fixed deadline, and everyone had to work overtime.

But the media aren't in a hurry; even though they can't get into the "The Battle at Lake Changjin" set, Bai Liang will inevitably emerge.

Because the Golden Rooster Awards are about to begin.

Today, the Golden Rooster Awards are the largest and most influential film award in the Chinese-language film industry; Bai Liang, as a Best Actor nominee, cannot possibly skip it, and his chances of winning Best Actor this year are quite high.

Of course, the same thing was said about the Hundred Flowers Award before~

Then the Yellow Lord walked off with the Best Actor trophy.

Maybe because they'd previously tried to undermine Bai Liang and got publicly humiliated by his countless comebacks, these so-called professional trolls—whether paid off or just naturally malicious—have now switched to reverse flagging!

Start blowing him up already!

And sure enough, even before the Golden Rooster Awards had begun, Bai Liang noticed online public opinion seemed to be preparing for his coronation!

Golden Rooster Awards: Loyalty!

"Senior! Everyone's really rooting for you this time! You're definitely going to win Best Actor!"

Dou Dou, who met Bai Liang at Beijing Capital Airport, immediately started building him up again, as if she'd forgotten how badly her last confident prediction had backfired.

Wait—no!

Bai Liang blinked, "What about you?"

"Me? I'm fine either way~"

Dou Dou smiled, slightly showing her teeth, making her look even more like a little bunny rabbit~

But beneath that smile lay a hint of resignation—her experience at the Hundred Flowers Award, when she opened champagne halfway through, had been genuinely painful; now she dared not hope anymore.

Nomination is victory!

Think positively: how many female entertainers her age even qualify for a Hundred Flowers or Golden Rooster Best Actress nomination?

And she felt winning was unlikely—after all, even her senior had narrowly missed the Hundred Flowers Best Actor award; she was still far behind!

Clearly, Chen Duling hadn't realized she was frantically building flags for Bai Liang—her own insufficient qualifications, combined with Bai Liang's sheer luck, meant she was nearly nursing him to death.

But when Zhou Ye spoke up, everyone realized there was still a higher-level player.

Bai Liang finally witnessed what it meant to be able to "nurse" someone to victory through sheer verbal hype, even with zero innate advantage.

"Big Brother, you're definitely going to win Best Actor this time!"

"I've seen online—almost everyone's rooting for you~"

"No one else can possibly compete with you!"

"Won't there be a celebration banquet after the award ceremony? Can I help you carry the champagne?"

"Should we pre-order a cake?"

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Likewise, just like Chen Duling, Zhou Ye didn't mention her own Best Supporting Actress nomination at all, as if she didn't care about it whatsoever—her entire focus was on getting Giegie to win Best Actor.

She even teamed up with Chen Duling to perform a "two-person show," hyping him up to the heavens!

This behavior was exactly like that of a brain-dead fan.

Wu Jing, who had taken leave with Bai Liang to attend the Golden Rooster Awards, could no longer hold back—he had no nominations himself, just came along to make an appearance.

At this moment, he was thoroughly baffled by the two girls' bizarre behavior and warned them: "Don't take those online rumors too seriously; keep a calm mindset. There's a tactic called 'praise to kill.'"

Wu Jing knew all too well how to be suppressed and hyped to death on the internet!

After all, he'd experienced every single one of those tricks firsthand and understood their bitter and sweet sides.

Most importantly, he'd given those trolls plenty of opportunities to kick him while he was down.

In the past was the past—after all, who hasn't done some eye-bleeding roles?

But since "Wolf Warrior 2," too many people had been scrutinizing him with a magnifying glass.

When films like "The Climbers" and "The Sacrifice" came out, countless people viciously attacked Wu Jing—that's why he'd been forced to fiercely argue with Old Chen on the "The Battle at Lake Changjin" set just to reclaim his voice.

He no longer trusted any other director—he had to do it himself!

Watching these three young people's naive behavior, this senior felt he had to offer some life advice.

Hearing Wu Jing's words, Bai Liang looked at this "honest man" and wondered whether he should remind him… that these two girls were doing it on purpose.

Of course, there was a genuine belief that Bai Liang deserved the Best Actor trophy—but mostly, it was filled with the girls' subtle scheming and mutual competition.

Wu Jing probably didn't pay attention to the weird gossip in the entertainment circle.

Like the story of the "broken friendship" between the female leads of "Youth."

Chen Duling and Zhou Ye's relationship had long since deteriorated; they'd nearly come to blows during a live-stream promotion.

Bai Liang was definitely the big culprit here!

But since the girls themselves didn't blame him, he became the "non-stick pan."

In Wu Jing's eyes, these two girls had problems with their perception and experience—but in truth, their problems ran deeper, rooted in their very mindset.

Without realizing it, they'd stepped into the arena of female rivalry.

Of course, the two girls weren't as close as before, but they weren't outright enemies either.

After boarding the plane, they didn't scramble to sit next to Bai Liang; instead, they sat together quietly, smiling as they whispered to each other.

Anyone who saw them would think they were best friends who could talk about anything! A sisterly bond that makes people envious~

Look how brightly they're smiling!

In reality, though, Chen Duling's face wore a serene smile, but the words coming out of her mouth were somewhat chilling.

"Dou Xiao Ye, let me show you something fun. The senior and I both have a CP name now~"

Zhou Ye, still maintaining her happy puppy look, glanced at the other's phone and nearly couldn't hold it together.

What a CP name!

"Dudu-jie, you call 'Crazy Couple' a CP name? That counts?!"

"Mm~ why wouldn't it count?" Chen Duling said with a smile.

That particular way of speaking, she had actually picked it up back when she went on the offensive in white lotus mode, PK-ing that little green tea Liu Haocun.