398: Chapter 398 Is this reasonable?

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It wouldn't be accurate to say that the people around Lin Chuyan were led by him. Aside from Lin Chuyan's own connections, quite a few people were there for the two individuals beside him.

Regardless of which actor it was, as long as there was no grudge and they were acquainted enough to exchange a few words, they would generally come over to greet the elder, Li Mujian, who was beside Lin Chuyan.

Furthermore, Zhang Wentang was also standing beside Lin Chuyan. His senior brother had become more famous than him overnight. Although it was unclear how long this fame would last, at this stage, he was truly unrivaled, and many prominent directors who were previously just nodding acquaintances took the initiative to come over and shake hands with Zhang Wentang.

At this moment, the elder Li Mujian was wearing a Zhongshan suit, Zhang Wentang was in a white suit, and Lin Chuyan was in a black suit. The three master and disciples stood together, surrounded by constant camera flashes. With other artists and directors crowding around to chat, it truly gave the netizens a sense that something extraordinary was happening.

"Awesome. The elder is awesome himself, and both his disciples are awesome too."

"The elder has taught two acting powerhouses plus top-tier stars here."

"What Golden Feather Awards? Isn't it all The Gao Family's?"

"On the right is the Qiangsheng Group; on the left are mere rabble."

However, more netizens had already started criticizing, specifically targeting Director Deng Yu and Producer Zhang Nuo.

The reason was very simple and unpretentious: these two hadn't greeted Zhang Wentang.

"What's the meaning of this? Looking down on Brother Qiang, right?"

"What kind of people are they? Just the two of you are noble, huh?"

"They are capitalists; of course, they look down on someone like Brother Qiang who acted quietly and became an overnight sensation."

"Damn, this couple looks so sour. What's up? You need Brother Qiang to personally come over and greet you?"

If Lin Chuyan saw this scene, he would probably understand what Wu Yue meant last night—his senior brother's public popularity was currently invincible; these netizens couldn't bear to see him suffer the slightest grievance.

It was Lin Chuyan's first time seeing Director Deng Yu in person.

The old man's hair was still black. Of course, he had wrinkles, but he looked well-maintained. His only distinctive feature was that his eyebrows were a bit long, and for some reason, he hadn't trimmed them. Perhaps because of his preconceived notions, Lin Chuyan had a bad impression of him, and looking at those eyebrows, he felt the other party looked somewhat treacherous.

Old Deng was surrounded by a crowd at the moment, looking high-spirited and speaking eloquently, though it was unclear what profound theories he was spouting.

Just as Lin Chuyan stared at him, the guy suddenly felt something, looked up, and his gaze met Lin Chuyan's eyes.

Director Deng Yu smiled at him, and Lin Chuyan smiled back.

Both the big fox and the small fox were smiling quite happily, seemingly without any hard feelings between them. Anyone who didn't know better would think they had a good relationship.

As for what they were really thinking, no one knew.

Director Deng Yu was still smiling, but Lin Chuyan wasn't playing along anymore.

He turned his face away and matched the people opposite him one by one with the photos he had seen.

Young Actor Qi Ye, Producer Zhang Nuo, Feng Liqian...

Feng Liqian had been looking at Director Deng Yu, but after noticing the strange look in Director Deng Yu's eyes, he naturally followed the gaze and saw Lin Chuyan looking at him.

This guy didn't have Director Deng Yu's thick skin. Being looked at by Lin Chuyan like that, he couldn't help but be startled and immediately looked away.

Damn, I can't afford to provoke him, but I can at least avoid him, right?

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The so-called "first offline gathering of the knockout cast" on the red carpet was missing only Gao Qisheng, which left the vast number of netizens feeling a bit disappointed.

In fact, the organizers had originally arranged for Lin Chuyan to join them, but he had refused—he had to accompany the creative team of a moment of romance. After all, this film was the highlight of the night, and he was the lead actor; what would it look like if he ran off?

Soon, it was time for the red carpet press interview session.

The reporter was quite good at asking questions.

Reporter: "Lin Chuyan, may I ask if you greeted Director Deng Yu backstage today?"

Reply: "No. My relationship with him isn't good; it's not like you don't know that."

Reporter: "Don't you want to mend the relationship?"

Reply: "No."

Reporter: "What about Feng Liqian?"

Reply: "Not close, thanks. I do interact with his fans quite a bit, since they come to my Weibo to chat with me every day."

The reporter was holding back laughter: "Can you predict who will take home the awards tonight?"

Reply: "Let's skip the predictions. Anyway, as long as it's fair and just, I have no opinion on who takes them home."

After finishing the red carpet, they entered the venue.

Li Mujian, Zhang Wentang, and Lin Chuyan were surprisingly all arranged in the front row, sitting together.

Upon seeing this, the comments section was filled with all sorts of remarks.

"Brother Qiang deserves it; he's finally made it."

"Status! This is status!"

"Li Mujian is doing better too, sitting with the people from The Gao Family of the Qiangsheng Group."

Lin Chuyan himself was quite surprised.

This was his first time sitting in the front row.

Were the organizers of the Golden Feather Awards really giving him that much face?

He couldn't help but turn his head to speak to his teacher.

"Teacher, Senior Brother, something's wrong. It's strange."

Li Mujian: "?"

Zhang Wentang: "?"

Lin Chuyan covered his mouth to speak: "When things are abnormal, there must be something sinister. Why do I feel like these organizers are acting like thieves with a guilty conscience?"

Zhang Wentang was still smiling; his junior brother was good at everything, but sometimes he just had too many ideas.

But soon, he couldn't smile anymore.

First, Zhou Shiyun, who had been very hopeful for an award and was, in Lin Chuyan's eyes, the best actor among the nominees, did not win the "Best Newcomer Award."

It was a pity, but also normal; after all, it wasn't to the point where it had to be given to Zhou Shiyun.

But immediately after, Director Mu Sheng didn't win "Best New Director" either.

Uh, do they think the traces of Director Du Qiyu are too heavy in this film? That can't be it...

But if the judges really thought that, it wasn't impossible...

However, a moment of romance was definitely a phenomenal film this year; it should be impossible not to give it a single award.

Lin Chuyan thought silently: It seems there is only one nomination left for this film?

Could it be that Uncle Da is going to win "Best Supporting Actor"? Fine, although Teacher didn't win, it's reasonable to give it to Uncle Da.

However.

When the announcement came, Lin Chuyan's face immediately fell.

Both Li Mujian and Uncle Da missed out on the awards.

Lin Chuyan didn't pay attention to who the awards went to; anyway, he didn't know them.

The comments section started cursing as well.

"666, so this is how you're playing it, huh?"

"Stupid Golden Feather."

"Who are the judges? You guys are really something, how did you choose?"

"Bullshit, I've seen the one who won; it's really not that great."

"Uncle Da was so good in a moment of romance; not giving him Best Supporting Actor is truly frustrating."

Li Mujian was quite calm, but Lin Chuyan didn't even want to manage his expressions anymore; his face was so dark it looked like it could drip water.

You're really something, Golden Feather Awards.

In other words, a moment of romance isn't getting a single award?

It wasn't over yet; the "Best Actor" award was also presented.

The winner was Young Actor Qi Ye.

Golden Feather Awards Best Actor, Young Actor Qi Ye.

"Holy crap, is this reasonable?!"

"I don't know, I haven't even seen this film, hahaha."

"Young Actor Qi Ye just became the Golden Feather Best Actor like that?"

"Let's congratulate this prick."

When Lin Chuyan heard Young Actor Qi Ye's name, he actually laughed instead.

He was so angry he laughed.

He didn't believe for a second that Director Deng Yu wasn't pulling strings behind this.

Very well. Originally, he felt that being aggressive wasn't quite appropriate, especially since the other party hadn't made a move recently and seemed to be enduring it very well.

Now, he finally had a reason to make a move.