Chapter 176: What are you shouting?

Cheers erupted in waves from afar.

The strobe flashes of cameras.

One could see them even from here.

Li Luo calmly wiped the sweat from his palms, excitedly waiting for the moment he would take the stage.

Shuttle buses were parked right beside them.

Actors boarded the vehicles one after another; after driving another hundred meters or so, they would step onto the red carpet, enjoying the glory brought by the spotlights and cheers.

"Nervous?"

Zhang Guoli straightened his suit and stood next to Li Luo.

"A little."

Li Luo smiled and tugged at his collar.

It was his first time experiencing something like this; it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. Despite the cold weather, a thin layer of sweat had broken out on his back.

"You'll get used to it." Zhang Guoli patted his back firmly and soothed him in a low voice: "It's always like this at the beginning. The day you win the Golden Rooster Award, you won't feel nervous anymore!"

Li Luo almost laughed out loud at these words.

Unless the timing, location, and people were all in one's favor, how could a newcomer actor ever reach the three major awards?

That's right, a newcomer actor.

Let alone him, even the several young actors who would later dominate the scene were all newcomers at this time, slowly accumulating experience and resumes in various television dramas.

"Junior."

Just then, a greeting rang out from the side.

He turned his body.

Li Luo grasped the other person's hand firmly and replied politely: "Hello, Senior Chen."

He had seen the person earlier.

He just hadn't had the time to greet him, and to be honest, he didn't want to go out of his way to do so.

If he did that.

It would look like he was showing off.

Li Luo wouldn't do something that would offend people for no reason.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

Chen Kun shook his arm with a face full of smiles and pulled him toward his own direction: "I heard Zhao Wei mention you before, I didn't expect to see you here. We, the 'front waves,' haven't even risen yet."

"And you, the 'back wave,' have already crashed over. I can only say, impressive."

This guy.

He started by flaunting his seniority and setting a trap.

It seemed he was quite dissatisfied that the award had been taken by him!

But it was also within reason.

"Senior, you absolutely mustn't say that."

Li Luo also wore a standard smile and easily pulled his arm back: "I still have many areas where I need to learn from you seniors. I hope for your guidance in the future."

Since he had already taken the award, there was no need to get worked up with the other party.

"Guidance is not something I dare claim."

Chen Kun tried to pull back, but couldn't do anything to the other party at all; the smile on his face became hard to maintain: "By the way, let me introduce you, this is Dong Jie. She plays Leng Qingqiu in *The Noble Family*."

Seeing that he was no longer being snide.

Li Luo finally released his hand and continued to reach out to the side with a smile: "Hello, Dong Jie. Very happy to meet you."

"Hello."

Dong Jie's soft, weak voice rang out, and her small hand touched Li Luo's lightly.

A pure face.

And a pure, harmless smile.

The temperament of this appearance could be described as "as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, contending with nothing," it was just a pity that behind the scenes, it wasn't quite like that.

It seemed that apart from *The Noble Family*, the other party didn't have many breakout roles.

An actor who belonged to the "peak at debut" category.

Afterward, she basically went downhill.

Releasing her hand, Li Luo sized up Dong Jie's outfit; the woman was wearing a pair of knee-high black patent leather boots, paired with black silk stockings, and a pink hip-hugging skirt that tightly wrapped her thighs.

Her upper body was a black jacket with white sequins.

The clothing combination left him speechless; this outfit wasted such a good face.

Being stared at like this by Li Luo.

Dong Jie pursed her lips and chuckled, neither dodging nor blinking.

After a few brief words, the crew of *The Noble Family* boarded the shuttle bus and headed toward the red carpet venue.

"Getting old!"

Zhang Guoli moved his arms and sighed: "I can't understand you young people. Even saying a few words involves a bunch of soft nails. I think it won't be long before you 'back waves' kill off us old veterans."

Actually, he was also reminding Li Luo.

If he hadn't quickly deflected the other party's words just now, and if others had heard and spread it, who knew how many seniors he would have offended.

It couldn't be said that Chen Kun was doing it on purpose.

The person was being polite as a senior, what more could you want?

"No matter when, ginger is always spicier when it's old."

Li Luo of course knew what Zhang Guoli was talking about, and he shook his head with a smile: "Besides, where were there any soft nails? It was already wrong of me not to take the initiative to greet the senior!"

"I didn't expect him to be quite a decent person."

"I must keep that in mind."

The two looked at each other and both chuckled.

Zhang Guoli pointed at Li Luo with his hand.

He didn't say anything more.

This was a little fox; he had worried for nothing that he would suffer a loss!

The vehicles of *The Noble Family* crew gradually moved away. Before long, the decibel level of the cheers in front suddenly rose a few degrees; the golden boy and jade girl pair of Jin Yanxi and Leng Qingqiu were still very well-liked.

He bid farewell to Zhang Guoli.

Li Luo nimbly sat into a shuttle bus by himself.

This was just a functional term; it was responsible for taking the attending actors to the front of the red carpet. It wasn't really a shuttle bus, but an Audi vehicle that had sponsored this awards ceremony.

The wheels turned slowly, moving toward the place where the lights were brightest.

Li Luo took a deep breath.

Adjusting his state to the best.

In just over ten seconds, the driver stepped on the brake.

As the staff outside opened the car door, Li Luo was the first to step out with a shiny leather shoe, his waist and abdomen then exerted force, and he stood steadily on the red carpet, flashing a brilliant smile at the cameras in front.

His right hand clenched into a fist.

He shook it lightly at the reporters outside the fence.

At 1.82 meters tall, plus the high-end suit custom-made for him by Seven Wolves, his entire frame looked exceptionally straight.

Hair wax made his hair look slick and shiny.

Giving people a crisp, clean feeling, full of spirit.

Chen Kun just now was already handsome enough, but no one expected that a big handsome guy would follow, not only a head taller, but his sharp temperament also made the eyes of the audience at the scene light up.

"Zhang Wuji!!!"

"Li Luo."

"Ah!!!"

The rising clamor faintly suppressed the one from just before.

The moment he waved his fist, the light from the camera flashes made everything in front of Li Luo look white and blurry.

Yet he kept his eyelids frozen shut.

At this time, blinking was impossible.

No matter how uncomfortable.

He had to endure it.

Facing the direction of the lenses, Li Luo continued to maintain a standard smile.

Leaving no room for anyone to pick faults.

The Seven Wolves logo embroidery on his suit was also recorded by the live broadcast cameras. In fact, he had deliberately worn this outfit to let the manufacturer get a good look at this scene.

As long as we take the money, we absolutely don't slack off on the job.

For those interested in having him as an endorser.

You better watch closely!

Two or three seconds later, the brightness finally subsided.

Li Luo blinked his eyes and stepped forward. To say the feeling of walking on the red carpet was really quite nice—soft and floating.

"Now walking toward us is the actor Li Luo."

"It can be seen that he is in a very good mood."

"Li Luo played two roles in the hit *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*; both father and son, Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Wuji, were played by him. In this drama, he brought everyone a very wonderful performance."

"This time at the Double Top Ten, he also successfully made it into the final list of the Top Ten Actors."

"Congratulations to Li Luo."

The red carpet show also had a host, specifically responsible for introducing the actors' situations to the audience at the scene and on television. There were always some people who didn't know who was who, and it also helped to show off their credentials.

Amidst the introductions, Li Luo walked forward with a relaxed pace.

Not far ahead.

The few people from *The Noble Family* were still walking forward slowly.

The cameras on the side were broadcasting live to the whole country; who wouldn't want to show their face more if given the chance?

Being held back by the speed.

Li Luo could only slow his pace.

In this situation, it wouldn't be good for him to rush past. It wasn't just a matter of looking bad; who knew if there would be reports tomorrow saying he was dissatisfied with *The Noble Family* crew for dawdling on the red carpet.

He kept waving to the audience standing outside the advertising board fence.

Li Luo strolled leisurely.

Walking the red carpet was a great test of a small actor's mentality.

Even if there wasn't a single fan of his own nearby, one still had to wave enthusiastically to the surroundings to create an illusion of popularity in the lenses.

He didn't have this trouble.

From time to time, reporters would raise their cameras, asking him for a few more poses.

Among the audience gathered on the side, there were also members of Li Luo's fan club waving support signs, adding to his momentum.

Under the cheers of the fans.

Li Luo walked over quickly, turned his back to them, and opened his arms.

He smiled and gave two thumbs up.

And took a big group photo with the fans who had come to the scene to support him.

"Brother Luo!"

"I like you so much, can you give me an autograph?"

"Brother Luo, you are so handsome."

Amidst the excited shouts, Li Luo turned around to look at the girl with a ponytail and asked with a serious expression: "Excuse me, what did you just shout?"

Normally, after the group photo, the actors would continue walking forward.

Or sign a few words casually.

He didn't expect Li Luo to actually stop and chat.

It left the fans stunned; for a moment, all twenty-something people here went quiet, all looking at the ponytail girl in unison.

Where had the girl ever experienced such a scene? Her face flushed red in an instant.

"You are so handsome?"

Swallowing her saliva, she replied tentatively.

"Hmm?"

Li Luo cupped his hand to his ear, pretending he couldn't hear.

This action.

The fans understood his meaning instantly.

"Li Luo!"

Twenty-something girls cupped their hands to their mouths simultaneously and shouted at him in unison excitedly: "You are so handsome!!!"

This wave of sound was like a volcanic eruption.

Instantly suppressing the momentum of the other fan clubs.

Not only did it attract the attention of the entire venue, but the director at the scene also quickly switched the live broadcast camera to this position.

Li Luo pretended to be startled; he staggered back two steps and patted his chest with his hand: "There's no need to shout so loudly about something everyone already knows; it makes me feel quite embarrassed."

"Hahaha~"

These girls burst into laughter, some almost unable to hold their support signs steady.

Face after face, flushed red with excitement.

This movement, through the transmission of the television signal, instantly spread to thousands of households, and countless Li Luo fans laughed along with him, unable to close their mouths.

"Shameless."

Xu Qing rolled her eyes and continued watching the television.

"Just knows how to show off."

Yu Feihong was applying a facial mask, and she also muttered a complaint in her heart.

"Such a glib tongue."

Wang Fei stared straight at Li Luo, who was full of smugness on the television, and then, urged by her manager, kept turning her head and walking quickly toward the radio broadcast studio to continue the promotional interview for her new album.

On the red carpet.

Li Luo quickly signed autographs for the fans again.

After politely declining some gifts, he waved his hand and continued walking forward.

It was actually only a minute or so, but it brought him a very novel experience.

After finishing the red carpet.

Under the guidance of the staff, Li Luo walked quickly into the venue.

Compared to the outside.

It was even more lively inside.

The entire venue sat at least several hundred people, filling the rows of seats almost completely. Those in the front were all in suits and leather shoes, looking either like bureaucrats or officials.

In the back.

It was estimated to be people from various local units.

The awards ceremony could also be considered a rare entertainment activity; not only were there stars to watch, but there were also performances to appreciate, and the vast majority of people were in high spirits.

The venue was very large.

Those sitting far away probably couldn't even see the faces of the people on stage clearly.

However, there were always more solutions than difficulties.

Li Luo scanned casually and could see many people holding binoculars, looking around the entire venue.

As attending guests, the actors' seats were naturally quite far forward.

No need to waste that effort.

After some greetings, Li Luo found Wu Dun and the others.

He let out a sigh of relief.

He sat down firmly on the side.

"How does it feel?"

Zhang Long chewed on betel nut and cast his gaze over.

"Awesome!"

Li Luo gave a thumbs up.

The ceremony hadn't started so quickly yet. The few people sitting here chatted in low voices. Now the entire venue was like this; everyone's voices were mixed together, emitting waves of humming.

When the big shots entered the venue, the lights gradually dimmed.

The surrounding sounds.

Also became quiet along with it. 【184】 Li Luo adjusted his sitting posture and looked toward the stage with great interest.

Li Luo adjusted his sitting posture and looked toward the stage with great interest.

First to appear was a dance performance; all kinds of small waists and long legs left him dazzled.

After the dance, the two hosts appeared.

Neither had small backgrounds.

Zhu Jun and Shen Bing, both well-known hosts of CCTV.

The former had even hosted the Spring Festival Gala for several sessions; a mere awards ceremony was naturally a piece of cake. The two introduced the grand occasion of the awards ceremony in turns, and then invited the leaders to take the stage to speak.

Amidst the enthusiastic and perfunctory applause, the leaders' speeches finally ended.

Next, Sun Nan held the microphone and sang, finally waking up those audience members who had been made drowsy by the leaders.

The entire awards ceremony was quite decent.

Various performances took the stage one after another.

The singers who arrived were not just Sun Nan; Sun Yue and Fei Xiang also came to support.

The standard was beyond reproach.

Among these performances, some awards were interspersed one after another.

After all, there were twenty people winning awards in total; they couldn't just swarm up in a chaotic mess, the visuals wouldn't look good either.

As the awards proceeded.

Li Luo figured out why this award would have no impact later on!

No competition, and no distinction.

Sitting in rows.

Sharing the cake together.

It looked festive enough, but this thing couldn't distinguish between high and low. Chen Daoming was a Top Ten Actor, and he himself was also a Top Ten Actor.

Li Luo wasn't arrogant enough to think he could stand on equal footing with Chen Daoming right now.

But the atmosphere created.

Was just like that.

Over time, those big shots would definitely not be willing to participate anymore; occasionally having a "double-yolk" or "triple-yolk" egg was about enough!

Now it was ten people sharing the same honor.

No matter how big the host's face was.

The award would soon become unattractive.

"Next, the Top Ten Actor award goes to..." Zhu Jun paused slightly, bought a little suspense, and then continued into the microphone: "*Paradise Lost*, Pu Cunxin."

"*Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*, Li Luo."

"*The Noble Family*, Dong Jie."

"We invite the three actors to take the stage together to receive the award, thank you!" ===== CHAPTER 177 =====