[I have to rave about Ye Xian’s brilliant and unrivaled acting prowess! He truly brought Shen Jinyou to life; he’s the only actor I believe truly fits the character from the novel!]
[Absolutely, Young President Gu and Crown Prince Shen have completely different personalities, yet he portrayed them both flawlessly. I can’t wait for Xianxian to bring us more surprises in the future!]
[Why isn’t Xianxian the lead, sob sob? This year’s Golden Cauldron Award is a missed opportunity, but no worries, in two years, we’ll surely win the Best Actor Award for Brother Ye! Besides, our Brother Ye is still young~]
With the early premiere, #DeathOfShenJinyou#, #YeXianActing#, #XiaQingshaoKillsShenJinyou#, #ConquestOfTheWorldGoldenCauldronAward# all trended, and the entire series reached its rating peak at the episode where Shen Jinyou exited the scene, setting the highest single-episode TV ratings record in the past decade.
Jiang Wen delightedly clicked on the top trending topic, Death of Shen Jinyou, and seeing the explosive discussion with billions of topics and the netizens’ regret for Shen Jinyou, and praise for Ye Xian, he couldn’t be happier.
With just this series starring Jiang Wanze and Ye Xian, he overachieved his annual performance target. Especially Ye Xian, not only did he portray an irreplaceable classic character at a young age, but he also continued to excel among the top tier stars. He was sure to be the ultimate champion, becoming a national idol, grabbing international Hollywood blockbuster roles... He couldn’t even imagine how bright and promising Ye Xian’s future would be, how full his own wallet would be, being an international superstar’s top agent, with two apartments by the river! Just thinking about it made his mouth water.
However, it’s a bit of a pity that Ye Xian missed out on this Golden Cauldron Award. If he were the lead in Conquest of the World, with his acting and the show’s popularity, he could easily have won the Most Popular Actor (Crystal Cup) or Best Actor Award.
Unfortunately, the Golden Cauldron Awards have some unwritten rules: 1. A maximum of two winning actors per series, 2. No Supporting Actor Award, 3. The Most Popular and Best Actor awards have always been given to the leads.
These three rules are enough to keep Ye Xian out of the running.
Even with Ye Xian’s current achievements, not winning isn’t a big deal. But if he could win Golden Cauldron’s Popularity or Best Actor Award at just 18, that would be a real game-changer!
He opened the Golden Cauldron Awards voting channel and saw Conquest of the World leading, with Jiang Wanze and Luo Yuwei in the Most Popular and Best Actor/Actress categories.
Jiang Wanze’s acting is commendable in itself, and with the added momentum from the recent Top Flow Competition, his competitive edge stands out even among a slew of strong male actors.
And although Luo Yuwei’s character in the drama has been criticized, she is after all the lead actress. With her pure and attractive appearance, Conquest of the World genuinely exploded in popularity. Coupled with the recent lackluster performance from other young female stars in the industry, who are either embroiled in various scandals or consistently produce poor-quality shows with no standout achievements, her fresh take as a newcomer pushes her to the Top 5 in total votes for the Best Actress Award.
Looking at the situation, there’s a chance that both Jiang Wanze and Luo Yuwei might win awards, although Jiang Wanze is likely to secure one.
Just as Jiang Wen was about to close his computer, an email popped up.
At the driving school exam room, Ye Xian finished the fourth test, walked out relaxed, and started imagining the pleasant scene of endorsing WSI cars, when Jiang Wen’s call came through.
Ye Xian: "Alright, alright, stop urging. I’ve finished the exam, heading to the next event right now."
"No, no, I’m not hurrying you," Jiang Wen’s tone was ingratiating, "You’re now a top-line celebrity; I’d never rush you. It’s about something else."
Ye Xian knew from his ’humble’ tone that Jiang Wen had a favor to ask, "What is it?"
"It’s about the Golden Cauldron Awards. The organizers today sent invitations to the entire Conquest of the World crew. Originally, just the director, producer, and leads were needed, but your performance in the show was so outstanding, and given your current popularity... you know, they want you to attend to boost the hype, especially mentioning your name, you see..."
So they want her to be a seat filler?
Going without an award would waste her popularity; generally, no one would do such a thankless task.
Ye Xian was taken aback, a million-dollar tailcoat?
Her face suddenly felt slapped, Ye Xian touched it, felt a bit of ache... it must be very dashing.
"Why would he prepare such dashing clothes for me?"
"Of course, he wants you to be the most brilliant and dazzling person in any occasion!"
Ye Xian couldn’t help but lift the corners of her mouth high, "Is that so? Well then... I’ll reluctantly do him a favor and agree."
The CEO was busy buying houses and gifting clothes lately; she almost felt like he discovered her plan to escape.
"That’s great! I’ll have the clothes delivered to your home for fitting in advance. But the CEO surely wouldn’t have picked the wrong size!"
Ye Xian: "..."
"Why wouldn’t he pick the wrong size? Send me the measurements to see!"
Ye Xian, not believing, had Jiang Wen send it over. Looking at it... it perfectly matched, including her waist measurement, slimmer by one due to playing Shen Jinyou.
How could a grown man pay such attention to detail?

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