Chapter 147: Thank You, Golden Horse Awards

Chen Nuo and Janice Man arrived in Taiwan on December 5, 5 days before the Golden Horse Awards ceremony.

In general, Taiwan at this time was still fun to play and visit.

On December 6, the two enjoyed themselves for a day in the streets and alleys of Taipei.

Xie Xie Yongmin was an outdoor host for TVBS. At 8 o'clock in the evening, he and the cameraman went to Shilin Night Market to report on a food dispute between a customer and a vendor.

After spending more than ten minutes interviewing both sides and saying two sentences about "food safety is everyone's responsibility," this pair of brothers who were sent to work overtime prepared to get off work.

But immediately, Xie Xie Yongmin's eyes went straight.

A man and a woman walked past him. Although the man was wearing a duck-billed cap, he wasn't wearing sunglasses, and the brim of the cap wasn't pressed particularly low, so most of his face was exposed.

The key was that he even turned his head and glanced at Xie Xie Yongmin, and their eyes even met in the air.

But this 20-something boy didn't seem to care about anything, holding the hand of the pretty girl beside him, and walked past less than two meters in front of Xie Xie Yongmin.

The girl also saw the camera here and seemed a little nervous, saying something to the boy, but it was very crowded and noisy, and Xie Xie Yongmin heard a few words from that side: "... will it... not be very good."

How the boy answered, Xie Xie Yongmin didn't hear.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered.

In 2000, after the celebration banquet of the film *In the Mood for Love* directed by Wong Kar-wai, 31-year-old Faye Wong and 20-year-old Nicholas Tse left holding hands.

The photos of the two holding hands exploded in the major entertainment news the next day. Until today, those photos were everywhere.

The paparazzi who were on the scene at that time made countless news practitioners jealous to death until now.

Such a huge windfall from heaven.

Xie Xie Yongmin asked the cameraman: "Did you see it?"

The cameraman looked blank: "See what?"

Xie Xie Yongmin cursed: "Fuck your mother! Turn on the camera! Follow me!"

Unfortunately, Shilin Night Market was really crowded. It was past 8 o'clock now, and it could be said to be shoulder to shoulder. A man and a woman had just brushed past them, but suddenly they didn't know where they had walked. Xie Xie Yongmin and the cameraman looked for them in the vicinity for more than ten minutes, but didn't find their traces again, and couldn't help but stomp their feet in anger.

Unlike Xie Xie Yongmin, Le Le Xuyuan wasn't a reporter for any TV station, he was just a freelance paparazzi.

He had been following Patty Hou for a week recently and hadn't photographed anything of value.

He came to Shilin Night Market today, just wanting to try his luck. After all, for a paparazzi like him, luck was really important.

A friend of his, just because his motorcycle broke down and he stopped on the side of the road to repair it, encountered Kevin Tsai and his new boyfriend getting off the car not far in front of him.

Selling those photos was enough for half a year of living expenses.

Le Le Xuyuan was here to try his luck today. Because he was really almost out of living expenses.

Shilin Night Market was a place many stars liked to visit.

Especially with the Golden Horse Awards about to open, he thought that maybe some stars from the mainland and Hong Kong would choose to come to this Taipei star night market to taste snacks.

So he gave up the opportunity to photograph Patty Hou and Jay Chou's kissing photos and soar to the sky, arrived here at 7:30, held his camera and guarded a road intersection with a relatively open view, examining every passerby.

Especially those who wore sunglasses and masks late at night, wishing they could cover their faces, were his key focus.

At first, he didn't notice.

Because that man was really as arrogant as could be. Even though he saw him holding a camera and waiting for a rabbit, he still looked calm and composed, chatting and laughing with his female companion, and even fed each other a bite of stinky tofu.

If it weren't for the fact that Le Le Xuyuan had just watched *Entertainment 100%* last night and clearly heard Show Lo say that this man was coming to Taiwan to participate in the Golden Horse Awards and compete for Best Supporting Actor, he might not have been able to accurately recognize him. At this moment, Le Le Xuyuan finally understood what his friend meant by "I was just repairing the car, he had to get off the car in front of me, what can I do?"

He was the same, he just wanted to photograph some stars like Bianca Bai, Tao Ching-ying, or Makiyo, but he never thought he could photograph this person at Shilin Night Market, and he was accompanied by a beauty!!!

This year, no, the meal money for the year after next was all there.

Le Le Xuyuan chased after them quickly. He was much more professional than Xie Xie Yongmin, rushing directly to the diagonal front of the other party.

Regardless of anything, he took his camera and started shooting, the shutter pressed rapidly.

He shot until the two walked out of the night market and got into a car on the side of the road. He immediately picked up his phone and called a familiar editor at *Apple Daily*.

The other side seemed to be at a drinking party, and said drunkenly: "Hello, Le Xuyuan."

Le Le Xuyuan said quickly: "I just photographed Chen Nuo and his girlfriend holding hands shopping at the night market, how much are you willing to pay?"

Those who can work at *Apple Daily* are indeed entertainment industry professionals. In just an instant, Le Le Xuyuan felt the drunkenness of the other party disappear.

The tone was almost impatient: "When?"

Le Le Xuyuan said: "30 seconds ago, they just got into the car in front of me."

"Are you sure it's a photo of them holding hands?"

Le Le Xuyuan said: "Not only holding hands! He and the girl beside him are 100% a couple, their actions are very intimate. And knowing I was shooting, he didn't have any scruples, he must be trying to make the relationship public. Stop talking nonsense, how much can you offer? If it doesn't work, I'll ask someone else."

"Ask someone else? A-Yuan, we are old friends. I'll take these photos. Where are you now? I'll come over immediately. If the photos can be used, I'll call the editor-in-chief immediately. Our newspaper for tomorrow hasn't been printed yet, it's not too late to change the front page. A-Yuan, don't worry, we will definitely satisfy you with the price this time."

Early the next morning, when major media and TV stations in Taiwan reported the news of Chen Nuo holding hands with Janice Man, walking through the market, and suspected of making the relationship public, it directly exploded the entertainment industry in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Who is Chen Nuo?

After the Cannes awards ceremony, regardless of popularity or work quality, he is almost publicly recognized as the number one person among young actors under 30 in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The failure in Cannes didn't dim the brilliance on him, but instead, Emma Stone's kiss and Wong Kar-wai's special thanks in his speech put a veil of a tragic hero on him.

Although there was less news in the second half of the year, there were occasional fragments of set news coming from entertainment newspapers across the ocean.

Mainstream American entertainment newspapers like *The Hollywood Reporter* rarely care about stars outside of Hollywood, except for Jackie Chan's new film, which would appear on its pages. How could any other Chinese actor be reported?

So when it talked about some ambiguous rumors in the form of gossip news, every time it would cause domestic entertainment media to scramble to reprint it.

This kept Chen Nuo's popularity high in the country, which made the scandal with Fan Fan Bingbing a topic that major entertainment media loved to talk about.

This time, although Chen Nuo and the others did indeed want to take this opportunity to go public, the sensation caused by Janice Man's appearance somewhat exceeded their expectations.

Qi Yuntian's phone hadn't stopped since 9 o'clock in the morning.

After 12 o'clock at noon, he really couldn't hold on anymore. "No comment." "I don't know." "That's all Mr. Chen's private business." "I have nothing to say." "I'm not clear."

These words were repeated over and over like a wheel, making his tongue swell.

At noon, he turned off his phone and said to Chen Nuo: "The effect is already there. Now there are several variety shows in Taiwan inviting you, the one with the highest ratings is *Kangsi Coming*, are you going?"

Thanks to Yu Xiang Rou Si for the 500 reward!

Few updates these days, sorry.

Entering a new chapter, Chen Nuo will also film a new movie.

Thinking about it.

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