coronation of stars

Chapter 51
The finalists for the Pearl and Jade Awards arrived as scheduled in this early winter before snowfall.

Since the announcement of the Pearl and Jade Awards last time, another year has passed with many ups and downs and an ordinary year.The ups and downs in the entertainment industry are too common, anyway, there will never be a few lovable faces under the spotlight.This doesn't mean that everyone has the habit of holding high and stepping down, but it's just that for most people, there is no difference at all as to who's ups and downs have exchanged positions.

But people don't see those who have disappeared quietly, and the newcomers who become the focus of the year will always be seen and written about.Countless pairs of eyes, open and dark, are paying attention to the final ownership of the highest award in the TV drama industry, and social platforms have also opened a quiz about the result.

Among the results of these quizzes, Qiao Yan was in the leading position in almost all of them, and he was one of the biggest favorites of the Pearl and Jade Awards this year.

Last year, she was an unknown supporting actor who had no chance of winning the Rookie Award, but this year she is already a strong contender for the Best Actress. The biggest uncertain factor is that her age and qualifications are not enough to accumulate— —Although there was Mu Xueqing who won the Best Newcomer and Best Actress double awards last year, basically no one would compare their experiences.

This is like asking an athlete who abides by the rules why you don't cheat to win the championship you always wanted. It is a kind of contempt for the results of the game and the athlete itself.

In fact, most people think that the Jade Award this year will never have a big upset like last year-the joke-like result in the final award last year caused a deep damage to the credibility of the Jade Award, almost It has become a closely guarded scar in the Pearl and Jade Awards. The result of human manipulation is like a huge slap in the face of all the judges, which makes people have to take warning.

In particular, although Mu Xueqing also played the second female role in "The End of the World" this year, and her popularity has picked up after participating in the reality show, it is an indisputable fact that her level is not worthy of the award for best actress. After the award, the two lines of Ren and Du were opened up. The fact that her name was not even included in this year's Pearl and Jade Award shortlist is the best proof.

Of course, there may also be reasons why this year's Best Supporting Actress competition is less suspenseful. As the first sister of Ling Yu, Shen Jiasheng also performed very well in "Chivalrous Girl", and this popular drama has also become her favorite. A glorious stroke on her resume, with her acting skills and qualifications, plus Jin Yao, a unique character, there is almost no problem in winning this Best Supporting Actress.

And the biggest suspense of this year's Jewelry Awards still lies in the winner of Best Actress.

On the day of the Pearl and Jade Awards, Qiao Yan arrived at the venue of the awards show early, just like last year.However, her treatment this year is obviously not the same as last year. Kaixing sent a special car to take her here. Qiao Yan sat in the car for a while, put on her makeup, and after making sure she was not stopped by the reporter, she wrapped herself in a windbreaker and sunglasses. , went to the lounge in a low-key manner.

The organizer arranged a spacious single room for her this year. Qiao Yan actually had two assistants, and she always felt that it was not easy to use, so she didn't let the assistants stay close to her unless necessary.The assistant was still in the car at the moment, she found the staff on the first floor and asked about the floor where she was resting, and she paused when she arrived at the front desk.

Li Shana was standing there, saw the assistant was about to leave after taking the room card, turned around and had a real face-to-face meeting with Qiao Yan, both of them were a little surprised, and after a while, they nodded politely to each other. Say hello.

"You didn't bring your assistant?" Li Shana spoke first, with a dull expression on her brows, showing some inexplicable pride and reserve.When she was the first sister of Kaixing, Qiao Yan was just a newcomer who had just signed into the company. When she played the role of the second female in "The Confession", Qiao Yan was just a small character who was forced to finish after a few scenes.

Even when she left Xuan Ting in a glorious way, Qiao Yan had to smile back when she rejected her proposal. In her eyes, Qiao Yan was an undoubted junior no matter from which point of view, and she would bow her head in front of her Be careful.Unexpectedly, Feng Shui took turns, and after only one year, Qiao Yan had already entered the front line and walked in front of her.

That was the height she had always dreamed of but never reached, and was picked up by a newcomer who came out of the company she gave up.How Li Shana feels in her heart, only she knows that she is a bit unwilling to face Qiao Yan, and she can't change her attitude.

However, Qiao Yan didn't seem to care much about her attitude. She smiled and took her words in a good manner: "I'm not used to being followed, you came so early."

"I've always been this early." Li Shana answered bluntly, and she felt something was wrong. The atmosphere between the two of them stagnated subtly. Li Shana hesitated in her heart, looking at Qiao Yan's smiling face , the discomfort in my heart cannot be erased.

She didn't think about what to do to Qiao Yan, and she also understood that Qiao Yan's current success was not accidental, but after all, there was something stuck in her throat, and her heart was stuffy and painful, which prevented her from being truly calm when facing Qiao Yan.

She came to participate in the Pearl and Jade Awards this time, and she was fighting for Best Supporting Actress.Qin Fei won this award last year, which not only announced that she had missed a further opportunity, but also made her fully understand Xuan Ting's attitude towards her.

Xuan Ting held Qin Fei in his palm to protect her, and now Qin Fei clearly expressed his suppression and rejection of her.Xuan Ting naturally no longer whitewashed her peace.She hardly showed her face in public this year, and the only female second was drawn by her own relationship. She left the innocent Kaixing who devoted her heart and soul to her, and was beaten by the wind and rain of this real world. Almost out of shape.

It was a mistake for her to come to Xuan Ting, she knew this early on, and what made her feel even more uncomfortable was that someone walked to the right end on the road she had given up on.

"Oh, that's good." Qiao Yan said something lightly, but didn't continue, and the topic stopped here without embarrassment.Li Shana's eyes were complicated, but she finally chose to move forward.

"I'll go up first, the high heels don't fit well." She said lightly, she caught a glimpse of the room card in Qiao Yan's hand out of the corner of her eye, and the bitterness in her heart finally spread uncontrollably, "You are upstairs from me, We are not going the same way, excuse me."

The location of this kind of lounge is very particular, the cafes are closely connected with the floor, and the bigger the card is, the higher it is.Qiao Yan passed Li Shana and saw the two people coming in side by side from the main entrance, and raised her hand as a signal. When Li Shana passed her and walked towards the elevator, Qiao Yan turned her head slightly and said goodbye to her softly.

"Sister Shana, no one will help someone who has no fighting spirit." She smiled lightly and stepped back, "Goodbye, take care."

Li Shana looked back at her with a complicated expression, but she saw Mu Ting and Su Ping walking side by side, she gritted her teeth, turned around and left quickly.

When Mu Ting and Su Ping walked over, Li Shana couldn't even see her back.Mu Ting vaguely felt that there was someone standing next to Qiao Yan when she saw Qiao Yan for the first time just now, and looked around: "Were you talking to someone just now? Or am I too busy recently to get dizzy..."

"No, you're not dizzy." Su Ping gently comforted him from the side, "I want to open it up, you're just too busy, there's a hospital near here, the neurology department is very good, you can go for a checkup after the awards ceremony. "

Qiao Yan laughed, walked away a few steps, stood far away from these two people whose psychological age was a mystery, looked at their clothes, and showed a delicate expression.

"Li Shana was here just now, and I chatted with her... Why did you come together, so did you deliberately wear this zebra crossing effect?"

"I just met, I'm in a normal suit, okay? Who wears such a bag like him." Mu Ting rolled his eyes, and turned around Qiao Yan with interest, "Am I handsome? Compliment me quickly."

"Well... that's it. He's very handsome." Qiao Yan commented frankly. Mu Ting has broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his body proportions are excellent. He has a natural clothes rack, and he is indeed very eye-catching in a suit, but men can't boast too much. Especially Mu Ting who is already narcissistic enough.Qiao Yan said something meaningly, then turned to Su Ping, looked him up and down, and gave him a complicated look.

"You... really suit a white suit."

There are very few men who can control a white suit, but Su Ping is definitely one of them.Qiao Yan has also seen him in a black suit, of course he is also very handsome and handsome, but the white suit clearly reflects the gentle and elegant gentleman feeling on him, the corners of his smiling lips and soft eyebrows are as clear as juvenile.

"Really? I also think it's appropriate." As if to deny her illusion, Su Ping started to ruin the atmosphere in the next second, "Mu Ting just said that I was pretending to be like a wind, and I was like a white skin with a stomach underneath. Heishui's sesame glutinous rice balls, this person's aesthetic cells have been necrotic, and he is not worthy of you, so you must think carefully about it."

He put on a sincere and earnest face, Qiao Yan thought for a while, and continued to say frankly: "I think he's right..."

It was still early, and the three of them were not in a hurry to go up. They chatted and laughed together, and the time passed quickly.While chatting, Su Ping suddenly looked down at his watch.

"It's almost time. I'll pick someone up and introduce you to me later." He bid farewell to Mu Tingqiaoyan and glanced at the room cards in their hands, "Tsk tsk, the room numbers are next to each other, the host knows so well ...You go up first, I will take you there later."

"Take us there..." Mu Ting twitched the corner of his mouth, but strangely did not refute.Qiao Yan gave him a curious look, but didn't ask any further questions.After Su Ping left, the two of them were not in a hurry to go up, the lounge was not in the same room, and they couldn't explain clearly when they wanted to say something, so they might as well just stand here so frankly.

"Aren't you very busy recently, come and claim this prize that you can easily grab."

Qiao Yan stared at the unchanging scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling glass window with crooked eyes, and the two stood side by side by the window, smiling and talking softly.Mu Ting didn't care about her jokes, and turned his head to look outside, but the words he said were very calm.

"Come to be a witness, how can you miss this moment."

He was talking about awards, of course, Qiao Yan knew it well, looked out the window at a newly parked car and the people walking out of it, but slowly shook his head.

"It's not sure whether you can get it or not."

The highlight of this year's Pearl and Jade Awards is who will win the Best Actress, and besides Qiao Yan, the other most favored actress is Qin Fei.

They were standing in front of the window, just in time to see Qin Fei stepping down from the car, dressed in a white dress, her usual cool and awe-inspiring demeanor.Qiao Yan groaned and looked away, but Mu Ting looked out the window and suddenly smiled.

"She doesn't have time to compete with you today."

Qiao Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, then raised his head and looked outside following Mu Ting's line of sight.

Seeing another car parked in front of the door, Su Ping stood in front of the red carpet, bent down and opened the door.

Then he pulled out a bright red skirt, and it landed in front of his white suit with a burning heat.

When Qin Fei heard the movement behind her, she glanced sideways and glanced back.

Then her expression changed instantly.

The time Qiao Yan and Qin Fei have been dealing with has also begun to be counted in years. It is impossible to be ignorant of a person who always trips her up, but she has never seen Qin Fei's current appearance. This person has always been cold before. The noble man, at this time, had a feigned calmness and an unconcealable stiffness on his face, and his eyes looking behind him were dark and complicated.

And the red dress at the end of her line of sight, swaying the hem, gradually approached, and then passed her by without looking sideways, and her figure was never reflected in her eyes from beginning to end.

"Sister Bing." Qin Fei suddenly turned her head and shouted in a low voice.The red dress in front of her stopped, Chu Bing turned her head when she heard the sound, raised her eyes casually, and looked at her faintly.

Her eyes seemed to be soaked in a puddle of cold water, clear and clear, black and white, Qin Fei originally followed such a cold and indifferent route, facing Chu Bing's gaze, but involuntarily stopped breathing, and after a while, slowly provoked an intimacy. Warm smile.

"Sister Bing." She repeated it again, her tone softened involuntarily, "Long time no see."

Chu Bing and Qin Fei were about the same height, but they were standing together, Chu Bing's back was straight, and Qin Fei's head was slightly lowered.She is actually a year older than Chu Bing, but in the entertainment industry where the classes are clearly defined, even though she is reluctant to call her sister, she has to.

Chu Bing, who was walking a little ahead, just turned his head slightly, and Su Ping didn't even look back, standing still calmly, waiting for them to exchange brief greetings.Chu Bing raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded slightly to Qin Fei, and returned the courtesy lightly, but he couldn't find any faults.

"What awards are you nominated for this year?" she asked casually.

"Best Actress." Qin Fei paused, and smiled more naturally, "Why did Sister Bing come so early? I remember that Sister Bing was not nominated for an award this year?"

The Pearl Jade Award is the highest award in the TV drama industry. In addition to the nominated actors participating every year, it is natural to invite some important artists to appear together, creating a thriving scene. This scene is certainly beautiful, but the highlight of the awards ceremony is naturally The shortlisted actors, no matter how big the other actors are, they are just a foil and cannot be the protagonist of the party.

Qin Fei is a hot candidate for Best Actress this year. She had already been nominated for Best Actress in the Zhuyu Awards last year. No one knew that she missed the award because she did it on purpose. They were all because of her inexplicable loss to Mu Xueqing was filled with indignation.This year, she lived up to expectations and made a comeback. She had great hopes and was likely to become the focus of tonight.

Thinking of this, Qin Fei felt a lot more comfortable, but she saw Chu Bing suddenly raised her eyebrows and watched her twitch her lower lip.

"What a coincidence," she said amusedly, "I'm the presenter of Best Actress this year."

"Then do your best." Without looking at Qin Fei's expression, Chu Bing turned around after speaking, and walked forward holding Su Ping's arm, "It's a good thing for me to present you with an award. I wish you good luck."

After she left, she never looked back, and behind her, Qin Fei's face finally turned completely cold, undisguised.

Seeing the glass door slowly open, Su Ping and Chu Bing walked in, Mu Ting and Qiao Yan both left from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and took a few steps forward to greet them.It was only when they got closer that they heard the two talking in a low voice, Chu Bing held Su Ping's hand brightly, but the words that came out were completely different from the style of painting.

"Put down your arms that are bent at right angles, I'm going to take them back."

"What's the matter?" Su Ping's smiling expression remained unchanged, and when he saw Mu Ting and Qiao Yan approaching, he still nodded his head pretendingly, "It's better to let go now, what if it is rumored that Xuan Ting's brother and sister seem to be inseparable? ?”

"Isn't that right? What misunderstanding do you have?" The arc of Chu Bing's red lips was alienated and arrogant, and when everyone in the hotel looked at him vaguely, he gave Su Ping a half-smile look, "Go away, your white suit It's so ugly to me, it makes my skin so dark, my appearance after a long time can't be ruined by your hands."

Qiao Yan: "...Hi?"

Mu Ting raised his hand to cover his eyes, with a toothache expression on his face: "It's a public one, so be careful about the impact of flirting."

After Mu Tingqiaoyan came over, Chu Bing took advantage of the situation to pull back the hand that was in Su Ping's arm, and the long, white and shiny arm slipped from the pure white suit, and gently attached to the side of the red skirt, matching the black hair and vermilion lips A beauty is like jade, standing still casually is also a style of its own.Chu Bing raised her eyes gracefully, and slapped her nose with her hand, with a puzzled expression on her face.

"Did you smell it?" she asked the other three.

Qiao Yan didn't know Chu Bing's way, so she kept silent with a smile, and Su Ping took over the conversation cooperatively.

"Smell what?" he asked politely.

Chu Bing said indifferently: "Some people are sour because they can't flirt in public."

(End of this chapter)