54: I know all A-list celebrities, who is this guy?

Her artist was truly too naive; she didn't know how his brain worked.

Is Best Supporting Actor really easier to win than Best Leading Actor?

There are so many good actors in the circle playing supporting roles; how could he be so sure he could beat them?

The white magnolia award is different from other awards; it doesn't value traffic and popularity.

What it evaluates is an actor's true strength.

This also explained why many obscure Young Actors were nominated.

But her artist was currently at the height of his fame, so she could only coax him.

Li Yifeng curled his lip.

"Sister, you have too little confidence in me, don't you?"

"Don't worry, with my strength, I can definitely win the award."

"As for that guy named Lin Pei, a Young Actor who just entered the circle, how could he possibly compete with me?"

The manager smiled bitterly.

Fine.

What if, by some astronomical chance like a comet hitting the Earth, he actually won?

...In the venue, Lin Pei had already finished walking the red carpet with Director Zhang and Chen Xiaochun from the same Film Crew.

He then sat in his seat, waiting for the award ceremony to begin.

"Lin Pei!"

A figure approached and sat down beside him.

Seeing the person, Lin Pei smiled in surprise.

"Teacher Zhang Ze, you've arrived too?"

"Shouldn't your seat be in the front?"

In such large-scale award ceremonies, seating is usually arranged according to status.

Given Zhang Ze's status, he would likely be sitting in the first row.

Zhang Ze waved his hand.

"I'll sit here with you for a while."

He looked Lin Pei up and down, feeling quite puzzled.

"Sss."

"I saw Director Lin a few days ago, and he said you trained to be too muscular and went back to lose some muscle."

"And then there's that guy Peng Yuyan; I heard he cried at home for three days and nights just because his muscles couldn't compare to yours."

"Looking at you now, you're a bit bulkier than usual, but it's not that exaggerated."

The fact was that Lin Pei had already switched to his 'alt account' form.

At this moment, his physique looked well-proportioned and solid, and his height was only slightly taller than usual.

His muscles were defined but didn't look out of place; they were just right.

"Oh, it's my constitution; it's easy to build muscle and easy to lose it."

"After the director told me to tone it down, it slowly went away."

Zhang Ze blinked a few times, feeling like something was off.

"In just a few days, those muscles like the Incredible Hulk just disappeared so easily?"

"That's not realistic."

"Lin Pei, I definitely believe your words."

"It must be that Director Lin and Peng Yuyan were being too dramatic."

"Sigh, I really envy your constitution. You over-train in a few days and then have to lose it?"

He raised his hand and gloomily pinched his own biceps.

"I've been training for so many days, but my muscles have actually gotten smaller."

"Maybe I trained too hard and my muscles have atrophied?"

Lin Pei hadn't answered yet.

A female actress leaned over.

"Get out of here, Zhang Ze! I've never heard of muscles shrinking the more you train them."

"You must have been slacking off a lot."

"And you've been eating a lot too."

"That's not muscle atrophy; it's that you've gained too much weight, and the fat is burying the muscle."

Lin Pei was quite familiar with this Female Celebrity's face.

Wasn't this the popular and talented Female Celebrity Hai Qing?

"Hahahahaha."

Zhang Ze laughed so hard he became a living meme again.

"It has to be you; your analysis is spot on."

Hai Qing looked at Lin Pei with a smile and extended her hand to him.

"Oh, this Young Man is quite handsome."

"Hello, I'm Hai Qing."

Zhang Ze clicked his tongue.

"Teacher Hai Qing, seeing a handsome guy, your hometown dialect even slipped out."

Hai Qing didn't deny it, laughing so hard her eyes disappeared.

Lin Pei reached out to shake Hai Qing's hand.

"Hello, Teacher Hai, I'm Lin Pei."

Hai Qing took the opportunity to sit on Lin Pei's other side.

"Oh, what a good name."

"Right, there's a Young Man in my next movie, operation red sea, also named Lin Pei."

"What a coincidence."

Lin Pei remembered.

Hai Qing was the female lead in operation red sea.

It seemed they would be filming together for the coming period.

Zhang Ze rubbed his forehead, looking quite helpless.

"What a coincidence?"

"Is it possible that this Young Man is the very Lin Pei who will be filming the movie with us?"

Hai Qing's eyes lit up.

"Oh my god, how did I not realize you were the same person?"

"This is great."

"I heard our filming environment will be quite harsh; having a handsome guy around makes it easier to persevere."

"..."

As they were chatting, someone else called out to Lin Pei from ahead.

"Brother Lin, you're here!"

Lin Pei waved at him, and only then did Brother Hu sit down in the front.

Zhang Ze and Brother Hu both had significant reputations; they were A-list figures in the entertainment industry.

For a moment, everyone looked toward Lin Pei's direction.

"Who is this? Why are several A-list popular actors taking the initiative to greet him?"

"And their attitudes all seem so respectful."

"Yeah, the usually aloof Brother Xiao Chun even gave him the center position when they walked the red carpet just now."

"Look at Zhang Ze and Hai Qing; they ran to the back and don't even want to come back to their seats."

"..."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Li Yifeng, who was also sitting in the front row, turned around and gave Lin Pei a disdainful glare.

He had just searched for Lin Pei online.

Li Yifeng admitted that Lin Pei was very popular on the internet.

But looking closely at those reviews, he was startled.

This person was actually a murderer before!

Besides that, he had also been a Human Trafficker and an International Master Thief.

He had been to the Police Station several times.

Li Yifeng snorted coldly. How could someone whose character wasn't even as good as his have the nerve to compete with him for an award?

These seniors in the entertainment industry were flattering him surely because he had a dark background.

They were afraid of such underworld forces.

They were afraid, but he wasn't.

In the entertainment industry, it was fine if your character was bad, and even fine if you broke the law.

But keeping a low profile was the way to go.

Sitting in the back, Lin Pei noticed a burning gaze.

Looking up, oh, this person looked a bit familiar.

Right.

Wasn't this the one who later had his career ruined and was banned because of a sex scandal?

Why was he glaring at him like that?

Those eyes were large but lifeless; they really didn't have any power.

If you're going to glare, you need some presence.

At that moment, Lin Pei glared back, giving him a demonstration.

In the front row, Li Yifeng, who was glared at by Lin Pei, froze.

Holy crap.

Damn, that's terrifying.

As expected of a murderer's gaze; it makes one shiver just looking at it.

Even though they were both outlaws, he and Lin Pei didn't seem to be on the same level.

Li Yifeng let out a groan, clutched his bladder, and headed toward the restroom... Soon, the award ceremony was about to begin, and everyone returned to their seats.

Director Zhang was sitting on one side of Lin Pei, and without him noticing, someone had sat on the other side as well.

Looking at that handsome man, who although had his head lowered, still had a clearly defined jawline, Lin Pei felt another wave of familiarity.

Yang Yang?

Different from his impression, Yang Yang appeared a bit cramped and self-conscious at this moment.