Best Actor Cú Chulainn!

<Idol Gawain's excessive plastic surgery has caused his facial muscles to become stiff and necrotic!>

<Gawain suffers from facial paralysis, suspected to be a side effect of cosmetic surgery!>

<Is the botched plastic surgery of celebrities a sign of distorted humanity or moral decay?>

<Johnny & Associates's Entertainment's star quality has declined significantly; they've even released a lineup of male stars!>

<Cosmetic surgery requires caution; facial paralysis can lead to tears~>

Echoing these articles is the growing interest in the Gawain facial paralysis incident.

In the following days, the top trending keyword in the Japan entertainment industry was "Gawain face," followed by "Caution regarding plastic surgery."

If the Venice Film Festival weren't already nearing its end and the awards ceremony wasn't about to begin, Shinji would definitely have gone back to Fuyuki City first, brought Gawain, that gorilla, back to Hall of Heroes, before attending the closing ceremony in Venice.

"That Gawain! When we get back to Fuyuki City, I'm going to kill him!"

On the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, Shinji, arm in arm with Chloe, was still cursing.

Be careful.

Chloe dodged the splash Shinji made with a small jump, then angrily slapped him.

Unfortunately, the weather turned bad today. It rained heavily in Venice, forcing the guests attending the closing ceremony and awards ceremony to walk the red carpet in the rain.

Walking the red carpet in the rain was troublesome enough, and although staff members were there to hold umbrellas for them, the two still got quite wet.

Shinji's carelessness infuriated Chloe.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Shinji quickly apologized. "I was just a little angry."

"If all else fails, just try controlling the online narrative," Chloe suggested. "Don't tell me that agency doesn't have that capability."

"That's the key point. Although it has attracted a lot of haters, it has also brought in quite a few new female fans who are starting to pay attention to the three of them. Johnny & Associates's Entertainment is reluctant to let go of this popularity."

"Wthat?"

Shinji explained speechlessly, "In the words of those fans, it's like, 'Even with a poker face, he's still so handsome; this man is definitely cut out for this!' or 'Anyway, he's not poker forever; he looks really good when he smiles on the show!' and things like that."

"If it's a good thing, why are you looking so gloomy?"

"The real problem is how embarrassing it is! Knights of the Round Table being called expressionless is like pushing a millstone with your bare bottom exposed—utterly shameful and disgraceful!"

After saying that, Shinji forcefully swung his fist.

"... I don't really understand your Japanese entertainment industry."

Chloe remained silent for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence.

Chapter 305 The Movie King - Cú Chulainn!

To Gawain, Gawain's incident didn't really have any irreparable negative impact on Sansa or Johnny & Associates.

Everyone's not stupid. When they saw Gawain's normal expression in public, they knew that the rumor was nonsense.

In fact, Weekly Bunshun knew that this gossip was made up. If Gawain really had facial paralysis from plastic surgery, the news wouldn't have been first published online, but would have been featured as juicy gossip in the print magazine.

The reason why Weekly Bunshun did this is simple: they dislike Type-Moon and want to cause trouble.

This kind of thinking might be hard for most people to understand, but in the eyes of these paparazzi, it's wrong for a celebrity not to dig up their scandals; they'll take them down.

Shinji didn't have a good solution for this kind of mad dog behavior.

After all, Japan society has a particular fondness for digging into other people's privacy. Even if Weekly Bunshun is defeated, countless Gossip magazine like Weekly Bunka and Annual Bunshun will emerge.

Shinji can do to deal with these annoying paparazzi is to ensure that his artists and celebrities are upright and have nothing to fear.

Moreover, from a utilitarian perspective, Gawain's outburst this time is not necessarily a bad thing.

At least the "Three Idiots" trio has grabbed headlines in the entertainment industry, which will make their future idol careers much easier.

Only--

Gawain was so incredibly humiliating this time, so humiliating that Shinji couldn't bear to look at that gorilla anymore.

Shinji estimates that for a long time to come, when people mention Gawain, they will think of that facial twitching expression.

The thought that Gawain might be selected as the fourth of the Three Giants of Asia evil laughter made Second Master feel a pain in his balls and a tightness in his anus.

"Forget it, I can't be bothered with those three idiots. Having a meme that will be 'legendary' online isn't a wasted trip."

Shinji muttered to himself in despair, and carefully linked arms with Chloe as they walked down the red carpet. Both of them were soaked by the rain and looked rather disheveled.

Fortunately, they aren't celebrities who need to stop for photos and maintain their composure at all times.

After quickly walking the red carpet, the two went to the dressing room to change clothes before the closing ceremony officially began.

When Chloe came out after changing her clothes, she just saw Cú Chulainn's hurried departing figure.

Shinji leaned against the wall by the door with his arms crossed, head down, looking somewhat silent, as if he had just finished exchanging opinions with the Doggy.

"What's wrong with you?"

Chloe asked with some curiosity.

Shinji looked up and saw that Chloe was already in her white dress. He smiled and took her hand, deliberately changing the subject, saying, "The award results will be out soon, and I'm a little nervous."

Chloe rolled her eyes. "Who would believe you're a primary school student who can't sleep the next day because of a field trip?"

"Just consider me one of those people who can't escape the common practice."

To be honest, it would be a lie to say that Shinji wasn't emotional at this point.

It's like a student who's terrible at their studies; no matter how much they slack off, they'll still care a little when the results are announced.

Of course, it wouldn't be accurate to say that Shinji's heart was pounding like a rabbit's, but he was certainly somewhat moved.

"So, if I actually win the award, should my acceptance speech be in English or Japanese?"

Shinji teased Chloe.

Shinji doesn't Italy, but he knows a little Latin because he needs it for studying Magecraft.

The problem is, who actually knows how to give an acceptance speech in Latin?

Is this an acceptance speech, or a mockery?

Chloe covered her mouth and laughed, teasingly saying, "You might as well just speak Chinese."

Shinji shrugged. "Forget it, I'm afraid some good-natured Director will think I'm a bad guy pretending to be cool."

Chloe shook her head helplessly. "Anyway, nobody cares about winning awards, as long as it's not too outrageous."

Shinji patted Chloe's arm and explained, "That's what I told Big Doggy. I told him that no matter what you say, just say 'Thank you!' at the end."

"So that's what you were talking to him about earlier."

Chloe suddenly realized.

"You're right. The people sitting in the audience are all shrewd. They know exactly what to say when a leader finishes a speech. As soon as he says 'Thank you!', they'll definitely applaud thunderously."

"Well, it's all about appearances."

Shinji grinned dismissively and entered the venue with Chloe.

The closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival is no different from other film award ceremonies, even the order of the awards is similar.

The smaller, more prestigious awards are given out first, with the more important ones given out later.

The films that won awards were mostly movies that Shinji barely remembered from his previous life.

Although the three major European film festivals have considerable influence, Shinji believes that Cannes has stronger credibility in terms of the quality of the award-winning films.

It's worth mentioning that this year's Best Technical Contribution Award was given to the science fiction film "Children of Men".

Although the presenter clearly stated that Children of Men won the award based on its cinematography, Shinji and Chloe had somewhat different thoughts.

To be honest, Ultraseven X is more deserving of this technical award than Children of Men.

The fact that the judging panel gave this award to "Children of Men" suggests that they most likely gave a more prestigious award to "Ultraseven X".

Which one do you think it will be?

Chloe, who had been looking bored, suddenly became interested and asked while stroking her chin.

Cú Chulainn confidently declared, "Of course it's me!"

"I hope so."

Shinji is no longer emotionally affected. The screenwriting awards have already been announced, and all that's left are the Best Actor award and the Golden Lion Silver Lion. Regardless of which award <Ultraseven X> wins, Shinji has already prepared a follow-up publicity plan.

The Venice Film Festival awards two Silver Lion: one for Best Picture (Second Prize) and the other for Best Director.

The two awards were presented one after the other; the Silver Lion for Director went to Alain Resnais for "Private Fears," while the Silver Lion for film went to "Golden Door."

As Alain Resnais held the Silver Lion trophy aloft on stage, Denis Villeneuve, Shinji, appeared somewhat indifferent.

While giving a polite round of applause, Shinji comforted his underling, saying, "Dennis, don't worry about it too much. Your future fame will definitely surpass his."

"I hope so."

Dennis's smile was somewhat forced; he felt that Shinji was just trying to comfort himself.

Alain Resnais, now 82, is the Director of "Hiroshima Mon Amour," and is considered Hokuto in the field of art-house cinema.

Dennis withdrew from the race for Best Director as soon as he learned that Alain Resnais would be attending the film festival.

There's no way around it, the gap between the two is just too big; they're not even in the same league.

Winning the Best Director from Alain Resnais is no less difficult than competing with Shinji Matou for the top spot at the box office – it's an absolutely hellish challenge.

In fact, Shinji didn't think Dennis could surpass the old man receiving the award on stage in terms of status in the future, so he was just talking about fame.

After all, Dennis is a member of the Type-Moon franchise, and he's bound to direct many big-budget productions in the future, with significant promotional efforts.

It's estimated that if Denis makes a few more movies, he'll surpass Alain Resnais in popularity among young people.

After Alain Resnais shakily stepped off the stage, the awards ceremony finally moved on to the Best Actor segment.

After the presenter who awarded the Best Actor came on stage, Cú Chulainn became restless, like a teddy bear seeing a mating partner.

Unfortunately, the host and the award presenter on stage didn't take the Doggy's anxiety into account. The two of them chatted and tugged at each other for almost a minute before announcing the award winner.

"The winner is... <Ultraseven X>, Cúchulainn!"

Cú Chulainn was stunned when he suddenly heard the award presenter call out his name in a slightly trilled "r" sound.

Despite his confident demeanor, Cú Chulainn did not hold out much hope of winning the award.

After all, from the moment he was summoned into reality until now, his experience can be summed up in one sentence: Lancer is dead! Lancer is dead again! Lancer is dead again!

Having been repeatedly defeated by other Heroic Spirit and Magecraft, the Doggy's status within the team can't be described as humble; at the very least, it belongs to the group with virtually no status.

Only a kind-hearted person like Diarmuid would maintain respect for him.

So when the presenter called out his name, Cú Chulainn was stunned at first, then he jumped up from his seat and laughed excitedly.

"Yeah~~ I won an award! I really won an award!"

Only after enthusiastic applause erupted around him did Cú Chulainn step onto the stage at Shinji's urging.

Receiving the trophy from the presenter, Cú Chulainn felt as if he were dreaming, his excitement overflowing.

Fortunately, as a great hero in Celtic mythology, Cú Chulainn, no matter how excited he was, wouldn't be unable to give a proper acceptance speech.

"I'm really happy to receive this award. I was just telling Dennis backstage that I probably wouldn't win, but I never expected that this award would actually be given to me."

This expression of surprise is essential. It's fine if the audience reacts well, but being too confident on stage will make those old men dislike you.

Just like being humble during a thesis defense, if you're too confident or arrogant, the examiners will turn into nitpickers and argue with you to the very end.

"There are many people I need to thank for being able to stand here today, including my friends like Diarmuid, Artoria, and Director Denis Villeneuve, who asked me to make this film."

"However, the person I want to thank the most is Director Shinji Matou. If it weren't for him giving me the opportunity to act back then, I wouldn't be standing here today. Thank you, Mr. Matou, and thank you to everyone who has supported and helped me."

After recounting the long list of names, Cú Chulainn bowed and said, "Thank you!"

Then thunderous applause erupted from the audience, as if everyone was moved by Cú Chulainn's acceptance speech.

"Pfft~"

Thinking of what she had said before the ceremony, Chloe burst out laughing.

Her inexplicable smile made those around her feel strange, and they all turned to look at her.