Hello Mr. King - Chapter 23

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Chapter 23

The moment Yun Xiangxiang appeared, she was sure to get a large number of votes . The attention paid to her would be phenomenal . She didn’t mind being a foil; at least the cameras would be on her . She wasn’t going to let the pair of shameless men snatch this great opportunity just like that .

“I see the soil even before I see the foil [1],” Fang Nanyuan sneered .

“Better soil than a pile of bull turd like you!” Wei Shanshan did not back off .

“Stop fighting, both of you! The three of you will walk in front later . Xiangxiang and I will walk behind you,” Zhou Wei came in at this moment . He was equally dashing, but his eyes were clear .

3Nobody dared to speak after Zhou Wei’s orders . The procession of walking upon the red carpet was settled .

1The audience paid a lot of attention to the ceremony . It was also a live broadcast . Zhou Wei repeatedly lectured them on the details since they were all first-timers in this . He brought Yun Xiangxiang not because he wanted to get all the eyes on him . He just didn’t want the three of them to fight over the procession . He was also worried about Yun Xiangxiang being nervous .

At the end of the day, Yun Xiangxiang was only sixteen . She had never experienced this kind of big event before . The other three were more or less experienced in front of the camera . They should be able to adapt even in the face of any mishaps . Also, it was obvious that the focus of their movie, “Caring Love” was Yun Xiangxiang . Zhou Wei could allow no mistakes to happen .

The venue of the live broadcast of the film festival was nicknamed “The Venue of Car Crash” . This was due to the fact that the stars who passed by would have their ugly side exposed . Flawed physique; oily face; rough skin . It was usually either one of those three .

Lots of female actors actually loathed the cameras of the film festival . The audience particularly loved to judge the actors’ appearance at this event though .

Their film’s performance was not bad . However, it paled in comparison to other films . It was impossible for them to walk in the opening procession . They couldn’t be the highlight either . They could only appear somewhere slightly after the middle spot . This point in time was very disadvantageous for them .

There would be a long period of plateau in the time after the climax of the opening . Coincidentally, their slot was the time when the audience was at their most exhausted . In other words, it was the moment when attention levels were at their lowest .

The audience didn’t even have the strength to roast them just around halfway through the procession . Most of the onscreen comments went like:

[This is so slow! Who the hell are those people? I’m at a loss the whole way through! I don’t even know half of them!]

[I wish I could fast forward! My idol hasn’t appeared yet! Hasn’t appeared yet! ]

[That woman is ugly . I saw some foundation on her white skirt . Who knows how much she applied on her face . ]

[Heavens! Is that Lin Biao and the Lin Biao I know the same person?]

[Faster! I am already dozing off!]

Dusk was approaching now . It was finally their turn . Wei Shanshan held Yi Yan in one arm and Fang Nanyuan in the other and walked in front when the host mentioned the team for “Caring Love” . Yun Xiangxiang didn’t go arm in arm with Zhou Wei . Instead, she stood by him while holding an exquisite clutch bag .

Yun Xiangxiang’s appearance was like a light in a dark night . She immediately drew everyone’s eyeballs to her .

[Ah…! Beauty! She can actually be so beautiful under the magic mirror[2]! ]

[ Pretty! Pretty! *Licking the screen* . ]

[The prettiest school belle Yun Xiangxiang . She’s a hundred times prettier than she was in the film!]

[That surprised my sleeping bug away . ]

[Please go slower, pretty girl . Don’t wave, whoever you are . You’re blocking my view . ]

The live venue was filled with waves of screams alongside those in front of their screens . Yun Xiangxiang was confident about her appearance . She kept her polite smile on all the time .

At this moment, Yun Xiangxiang, who was looking ahead, saw something falling from the wrist of the man walking in front of them after he finished waving to the crowd .

He seemed to be unaware of it . Currently, everyone’s attention was on her . Due to the lighting, the thing that fell on to the red carpet was not noticeable .

According to official mentions just now, he was supposed to be a friend from France . Yun Xiangxiang hesitated slightly before reminding the man .

It would seem sudden if she bent down and picked it up when she walked by later . The owner might have also left the venue by then . If she pretended not to see it, the item might be lost forever if the cleaning staff didn’t take notice of it .

“Monsieur!” Yun Xiangxiang raised her voice slightly . She called out to him in French .

The guy in front might not have a reaction if she were to use English . Her shout was drowned out by the cheers in the live venue . However, they quieted down when they noticed that Yun Xiangxiang opened her mouth .

Yun Xiangxiang seized this opportunity to call out to him again . The guy who walked to the end and was ready to dish out his signature turned his head around .

Yun Xiangxiang raised her wrist and showed it to him . She gestured to the place where the item lay quietly .

The guy noticed that his watch was missing now . He strode back to retrieve his missing watch . It seemed that this watch was very important to him . He didn’t care about the situation and backtracked . He wanted to give Yun Xiangxiang a passionate hug .

“Thank you so much, mademoiselle . This is a memento my father left me . It is very precious to me,” His hug was gentlemanly . Even his hands didn’t touch Yun Xiangxiang’s back . “I am Milles Ika . May I have the honor of knowing your name, mademoiselle?”

“Of course,” Yun Xiangxiang replied with a smile, “nuage . ”

Yun Xiangxiang used the French pronunciation . It meant “cloud . ”

“Cloud . I got that,” Milles waved at Yun Xiangxiang and strode to a signature board with a smile on his face .

The red carpet returned to normal quickly . However, the screams went an octave higher .

[Ahh…! French! French! My muse actually knows French! And she spoke so pleasantly! ]

[Top student! Top student Yang Qi! I love you!]

[I am her fan now . From now on, I will be a Cloud [3] . ]

[She could have made bank just by her face! Now she’s also talented? I wonder if I can restart my life if I went to the rooftop right now . ]

5No one expected Yun Xiangxiang to set off such a climax . The commotion she caused wasn’t small, compared to the bigshots in the opening and highlight slot .

Yun Xiangxiang went into the award venue and found her spot before asking Zhou Wei, “Who is Milles?”

“Seems to be a new director . ”

Obviously Milles wasn’t really famous . Or else he wouldn’t have walked the red carpet at the same time as they did . Zhou Wei only knew him as a director . Yun Xiangxiang didn’t hear of him in her previous life .

In fact, Yun Xiangxiang thought that he was an actor . This was because Milles was very handsome . He looked like he was around thirty years old at a glance .

The award ceremony was starting soon . The hosts were well-known commentators and their exchange was full of wit . Yun Xiangxiang sat down there with a smile on her face at all times . She was like an obedient student looking at the stage with earnest . It wasn’t long before the guest was going to award the title for best female lead .

“Let us see the nominees for best female lead,” The guest turned his body slightly in the direction of the big screen behind him . He looked at the card on his hand, ” Sun Qiluo- “Chang’an,” Drinlla- “The Beauty Inside”, Fanny- “A Soul that Loves You”, and Yun Xiangxiang- ”Caring Love”! Congratulations to the four nominees!

Yun Xiangxiang was dumbfounded when she heard her name . One of the nominees was the best actress in China, and the other two were internationally famous actresses . She was just a nobody who just started!

[Hahahaha! She must be quite adorkable currently . She probably didn’t expect herself to be nominated! ]