When Xu Chun received Director Chu's call and heard the news that his crew had been nominated, although he was somewhat prepared, he still couldn't contain his joy. He forced himself to calm down and asked, "Which other crews were nominated as well?"
Director Chu named many film crews, and Xu Chun listened to them one by one. Suddenly, when she heard the name of one particular crew, her expression changed drastically.
Are you sure there's a production crew from "Canaan" on board?
Director Chu was puzzled, but still confirmed, "Yes, it's the movie starring Xu Huaizhou, but it's not released at the same time as ours, so it's not a competitor at the box office."
Xu Chun frowned slightly and nervously bit his nails. In his previous life, Canaan shouldn't have been nominated, because he remembered clearly that Xu Huaizhou won Best Actor for this movie a few years later.
Unexpectedly, in this second life, many things have changed due to my own butterfly effect. Fortunately, my work is still nominated. In my previous life, Xie Jianyuan won the Best Actor award because he played the role of the older brother, Song Ye, while Lu Xian played the role of the younger brother Song Han.
Just like in this life, Xie Jianyuan auditioned for the role of his younger brother, Song Han. However, in the previous life, the director felt that his temperament was more suitable for the role of the older brother, so he played Song Ye. In this life, Xu Chun's audition for the role of the older brother satisfied the director, so the subsequent incident didn't happen.
I couldn't understand why the shortlist would change like this, so I stopped thinking about it. After all, thinking about it would only cause me more trouble.
On the day of the awards ceremony, Xu Chun's entire cast walked the red carpet together. Xie Jianyuan and Shen Zhu walked side by side, occasionally smiling and waving to the fans on both sides.
Shen Zhu and the director lagged behind, while the narrator spoke with Chu Xi.
Although it's March or April, the temperature has plummeted these past few days, and strong winds are blowing. Since the red carpet setting is outdoors, many female celebrities are already shivering from the cold.
As Xu Chun walked to the autograph board, her hands were so cold they were stiff, making it difficult for her to write clearly. However, she had to maintain the composure so that no one would notice anything amiss.
After finally making it to the warm main venue, where the heating was on full blast, Chu Xi kept a straight face as she walked, afraid that someone would notice the thermal underwear under her skirt. She only relaxed a little after reaching her seat.
She was sitting next to Xu Chun, so she couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any heat packs on you?"
Xu Chun shook her head. "No."
Xie Jianyuan was sitting on the other side of Xu Chun, taking a photo as instructed by the staff.
Feeling bored, Xu Chun Chunxian looked around and saw that the front row of seats was empty. Knowing that the first row was reserved for business tycoons, he looked away.
"Make way."
Several bodyguards in black escorted a man as he approached. The man possessed an outstanding presence, handsome and well-defined features, and a composed demeanor.
Xu Chun looked closely and recognized Gu Zi she had met not long ago.
Gu Zi walked over unhurriedly, heading straight for the first row seat in front of Xu Chun.
When his gaze fell on Xu Chun, he couldn't help but freeze slightly.
"Haven't seen you for a long time."
He walked over, extended his hand to Xu Chun, and nodded slightly.
Upon Xie Jianyuan looked over, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
Chapter 72 Award Ceremony
The guests gradually arrived and took their seats. Xu Chun sat in the second row, directly opposite Gu Zi. After greeting him, Gu Zi sat down, said something to the person next to him, then looked at Xu Chun, raised an eyebrow, and said in a deep voice, "I knew you looked familiar."
He probably didn't recognize me the last time we met, but he didn't seem surprised to see me this time.
Xu Chun smiled and pursed her lips, "There was a reason why I didn't tell you my name last time, I hope President Gu forgive me."
Gu Zi nodded and said, "It's nothing serious." He paused, then his tone suddenly changed, "But why haven't you contacted me since then?"
Xu Chun was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked at Xie Jianyuan, only to see him smile slightly and say to Gu Zi without changing his expression, "I'm sorry, it's because of me."
He only said it was because of his own reasons, but had no intention of explaining the specific reasons.
Gu Zi turned his head and glanced at her, then paused before his gaze fell on Xu Chun's face.
"You two look quite alike; someone who didn't know better would think you were brothers."
Hearing him speak in a deep voice, Xu Chun couldn't help but chuckle a few times in agreement.
Xie Jianyuan smiled and said calmly, "Perhaps it's because we've been together for so long that we've started to look more and more alike."
His words were spoken casually, yet they made Xu Chun's heart skip a beat. The words were rather ambiguous. He glanced at Xie Jianyuan with a questioning look, and seeing that Xie Jianyuan still maintained a calm and composed expression, Xu Chun's heart slowly calmed down. It seemed that Xie Jianyuan was just saying it casually and had not realized the ambiguity in his words.
Gu Zi smiled politely and didn't press the matter further. He said to Xu Chun in a deep voice, "I was just wondering where to look for you. Since I've run into you here, I'll return the money to you later."
Xu Chun quickly waved her hand. "No need, I'm really not being polite."
Gu Zi said in a deep voice, "I'm not just being polite." After saying that, he gave a few instructions to the people next to him, then turned to Xu Chun and continued, "I've also included the interest."
Xu Chun was at a loss for words, only stammering, "... I can't accept this."
"You don't need to be embarrassed," Gu Zi said calmly, then paused before replying seriously, "Because I happen to have a little money."
Xu Chun: "..."
He also wanted to have a little money.
However, Gu Zi was very different from what he had imagined. He had heard that Gu Zi was extremely ruthless in dealing with people. His adoptive father was still suffering day and night in the intensive care unit of the hospital because of Gu Zi, and his adoptive mother was also forcibly sent to a mental hospital by Gu Zi.