Part 3 of Chapter 83
Please Always Love Her – Main Story Finale (Second Part)
After the premiere, all the negative comments about <Evil> online were refuted by countless people.
As long as you personally enter the cinema to watch this movie, you won’t utter words like ‘a bad movie using traffic celebrities.’
Looking at the entire movie, whether it’s the script, cinematography, lighting, color, or the performance of each actor, it’s impeccable.
Every actor is highly compatible with their character, making the audience feel, after seeing their performance, ‘he/she is the character.’
An Qing quickly posted on Weibo; she didn’t say anything but gave the movie a five-star rating, and then responded in the comments.
[Rather than me evaluating it, I hope everyone can go to the cinema and watch it themselves. It deserves five stars, and your movie ticket. I have to say, Director Song surprised me this time, and those actors I wasn’t too optimistic about also conquered me with almost flawless performances.]
Yue Qi watched the movie the next day and also gave it a five-star rating. He even said, [I haven’t achieved the annual box office champion, really annoying].
Yue Qi’s review shocked netizens.
You see, Yue Qi has been in competition with Song Zeqian for almost ten years, and he actually admitted defeat. This attitude clearly indicates that he believes <Evil> will surpass <Salvation Plan> in terms of box office.
Some netizens timidly suggested.
[Shang Lu’s taste is too good, isn’t it?]
[Is it still Shang Lu who defeated Shang Lu…?]
[So what will Shang Lu’s next movie be about? Can I come along and snatch a role!]
<Evil> was released for only four days, and the box office exceeded 2 billion, becoming a ‘miracle’ in the past decade of theatrical films. Its momentum is indeed stronger than <Salvation Plan>.
More and more audiences, initially entered the cinema out of curiosity, but then willingly spent money to buy tickets, inviting friends to watch it for the second or even third time.
In the end, the box office of <Evil> settled at 8.5 billion, breaking the box office record for domestic films.
Coincidentally, Ning Lin’s new drama was also released on the web at the same time but received little attention.
The biggest buzz around this drama was unexpectedly the male traffic celebrity who collaborated with Ning Lin directly posting on Weibo, implying that working with someone with a questionable character brings bad luck, causing him to suffer for months in vain.
Ning Lin finally couldn’t bear it.
She knew that no matter how hard she tried, she had no future in the entertainment industry.
Within a month, two strange incidents occurred consecutively.
Firstly, Shang An was arrested by the police for stocking up and abusing drugs. Netizens discussed it extensively, surprised that a wealthy man would engage in such behavior in his later years.
Although Shang Lu was also implicated, the heat around her quickly dissipated as she had previously stated on the variety show that she had severed ties with her family. The incident didn’t sustain attention for more than a few days.
Interestingly, it was rumored that Shang An had lost control of his bowels and bladder when he was taken away. He tried to resist and attack the police out of embarrassment, but this only made his crime worse.
Secondly, Ning Lin stole important confidential files from the Jiang family and handed them over to a rival company in exchange for money. The Jiang family, which was already in decline, was desperate to make a comeback with a new partnership. However, at the last minute, they were betrayed, their funding chain was broken, and they faced a bankruptcy crisis.
Unable to cope with the blow, Jiang Yi’s father suffered a stroke and was paralyzed. The entire Jiang family now relied on Jiang Yi.
As for the possibility of Shang An going to jail, Shang Lu wasn’t too concerned. Instead, she was somewhat surprised with the second news, saying, “Did Ning Lin and Jiang Yi fall out?”
Seeing her surprised expression, Chi Yan handed her an apple slice and asked, “Isn’t it normal for people to pursue their own interests? Why are you so surprised?”
“It shouldn’t be like this,” Shang Lu said while biting the apple. “Aren’t they the male and female leads?”
Who would expect the female lead to sell the male lead for money? This was supposed to be a sweet romance novel!
Chi Yan didn’t quite understand Shang Lu’s point and asked, “Male and female leads? What are you talking about?”
Shang Lu earnestly explained to Chi Yan, “Have you read novels? I mean those romantic novels with male and female leads. The world we live in was originally a novel, and they are the male and female leads.”
“Oh?” Chi Yan didn’t know if she believed it or not and followed up on Shang Lu’s words, “Then what are you?”
Shang Lu replied very seriously, “I am the malicious supporting female character, specialized in ruining the relationship between the male and female leads.
They locked eyes.
Without much thought, Chi Yan said, “Then I am the malicious supporting male character.”
“No,” Shang Lu shook her head, denying Chi Yan’s words. “You are a passerby, you don’t have a role in this story.”
Chi Yan didn’t argue. Instead, he just unwrapped a candy, put it in his mouth, and asked, “Can a passerby be with the malicious supporting female character?”
Good question.
Shang Lu started to think, as if no one had ever said that the malicious supporting female character must be with someone or cannot be with someone.
Shang Lu pondered, “It should be fine.”
“Then I’m willing to be a passerby.” Chi Yan said and peeled an orange to continue feeding her.
Shang Lu ate the orange from Chi Yan’s hand and then turned around, lying down with her head on his lap.
She waved to him and said, “Come here.”
Chi Yan bent down and asked her, “What’s wrong?”
Shang Lu kissed the corner of his lips, denied her previous words, and said, “No, you’re not a passerby, you’re my male lead.”
Chi Yan didn’t really understand what Shang Lu was talking about, but he went along with her and said, “You’re my female lead too.”
With that, he peeled another slice of orange to continue feeding Shang Lu, but she pushed him away.
Frowning, Shang Lu said, “No, I don’t want it. This orange is too sour.”
“Really?” Chi Yan lowered his head, kissed her lips, and his tongue explored inside, thoughtfully saying, “It does seem a bit sour.”
And Shang Lu, already used to it, cooperatively opened her mouth to accept his kiss.
The candy he had just eaten was peach-flavored.
So sweet.
The Golden Dew Award is the most authoritative film festival in the country, held at the Imperial Theatre.
<Evil> was nominated for nearly ten nominations, including Best Director, Best Original Script, Best Male and Female Leads, and Best Male and Female Supporting Roles.
Shang Lu, with <Salvation Plan> and <Evil>, received nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress respectively, and still a strong contender to win for both nominations.
Wearing a high-end gown and walking the red carpet with the entire crew, Shang Lu once again found this to be the most boring part, with the only interesting moment being Ye Lu almost tripping over Lin Yanyan’s dress. The two almost started arguing on the red carpet, but fortunately, Song Zeqian stopped them with a glance.
After going through this boring process with <Evil>’s crew, Shang Lu hurried back to walk the red carpet again with <Salvation Plan>’s crew before finally entering the venue.
Countless media were live broadcasting.
One award after another was announced, and Shang Lu played the role of an unfeeling applause machine.