Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

This moment of glory belongs to Xia Yuan.

The media gave extensive coverage to Xia Yuan receiving the Corleone Lifetime Achievement Award, publishing many key reports.

Meanwhile, Xia Yuan's speech while holding the trophy under countless spotlights also spread around the world, with various high-definition images circulating.

"This is a proud moment. I have finally come this far. Of course, I am able to achieve this honor mainly because of the support of my fans and moviegoers. It is because of your support that I have been able to get to where I am today. I am lucky and grateful for this."

Similarly, I would also like to thank several other people here, because it is because of their existence that I have achieved what I have today.

First and foremost, there's my wife, my beloved, who is also my boss, Tang Ying.

Xia Yuan looked at Tang Ying below and gave her a faint smile.

"There's no need to go into the story of my wife and me here, because there are many articles about it online. In the words of our Hanxia fans, we are probably the perfect couple they ship."

We met, got to know each other, and fell in love. Along the way, my achievements are inseparable from her. Because of her strong support, I have had the opportunity to make all the works that I think are good.

Xia Yuan spoke eloquently on stage, while Tang Ying watched with admiring eyes from below.

Actually, Xia Yuan, that bastard, is really charming at times like this; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to seduce her so completely.

This time, Xia Yuan also broke with his usual practice of not giving many interviews or speaking much in public. He talked for almost half an hour.

I've said a lot, and the list of thanks goes from my senior classmates and parents to the first batch of entrepreneurs at HeYe.

They even thanked the first batch of cleaning ladies.

When the message was simultaneously transmitted back to the internet in Hanxia, ​​the hashtag 'Xia Yuan never forgets his roots' also simultaneously topped the trending searches.

Of course, the decision by He Ye to donate all the box office revenue from "Desperate Treasure Hunt" also caused the film's popularity to explode to an unprecedented level.

The screen was flooded with comments praising the gentleman's righteousness.

Xia Yuan declined to comment on this.

Because in reality, this movie, set in another world, is simply a charity film.

There were also donations, and the donations were genuine. The main actors in the film are all actors who have been working on the front lines of charity, and they all starred in the film without receiving any payment.

He always believed that he was simply following a path that others in another world had walked, and there was nothing to boast about.

But that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of netizens and fans.

Of course, besides these, there are also people's opinions on the film itself.

"If someone gave you a key and told you there was $200 million in cash locked in a safe somewhere a thousand miles away; and if the key to open the safe was in your hand, and you had a chance while you had other competitors, and whoever got there first got the windfall, what would you do? Would you treat it as a prank and laugh it off? Or would you travel a long distance and engage in a fierce competition with your rivals for the money?"
As you might expect, it follows a very typical Xia-style comedy formula.

The story begins like this: A Las Vegas casino owner, to please his hard-working gamblers, meticulously designed a scheme: six "lucky spectators" would be randomly selected by lottery, each given a key, and told that a safe numbered 001, containing $200 million in cash, existed in a city in Mexico. The first to reach it would own this fortune, with a 1 in 6 chance of winning. In reality, this was a carefully orchestrated scam, much like our lives, constantly caught in one scam after another, with most people's lives bound to deception.

Xia Yuan has revealed the bloody truth this time, breaking the silence.

"Of all the movies I've ever seen, this is the one that made me laugh the loudest in the theater."

Different paths lead to the same destination. After watching this, I have a deeper understanding of this idiom. Some road movie elements—a few people, a road, a goal, rich people, poor people, a common ending—may evoke different feelings in different viewers. But upon reflection, the final result, after the laughter, leaves a sense of emptiness. But thinking about it carefully, isn't that what makes it laughable?

"The scenes in comedy are satirical. After you finish laughing, you feel empty. If you think about the core of the story, you may find that even your laughter becomes powerless."

"Celestial Dragons are born pure. Of course, we can't hate all Celestial Dragons because of that. It's the same point that Xia Yuan wanted to express in the movie. Even if we want to hate, we have to find a clear threshold. We can't hate everyone because of that. What we hate is only extremism and selfishness. In fact, many Celestial Dragons participated in this movie, including some actors who are themselves Celestial Dragons with very pure blood."

"This award is well-deserved. Xia Yuan has finally reached the position of a world-class director. The moment he received the lifetime achievement award, he became a master in the true sense."

"And what's even more surprising is his age. He's only 35 years old, not even 40 yet. He's not even middle-aged in the true sense of the word. He's reached the peak of his life in his prime. That's truly awe-inspiring."

"If I had to say something, it would be that Xia Yuan is the youngest master director in history, and that title is well-deserved."

Yes, that's right, the youngest master director in history!

Of course, Xia Yuan didn't have time to celebrate this point.

Although he was never the type to celebrate these things.

The matter facing him now is very important, extremely important.

That is, since he became the Imperial Advisor, the most important mission that he must complete is finally coming.

This year is 2139.
coming soon.

At this special time, every ten-year anniversary represents one thing: National Day!

This is the most important day, and it absolutely cannot be missed.

Although it's only June, Xia Yuan has already received a notice to start preparing.

So the first thing Xia Yuan did after returning to China was to bid farewell to his family, put on his military uniform, and embark on a journey to Beijing alone.

Actually, Xia Yuan was under a lot of pressure.

After all, this was a major event, unlike any large-scale celebration he had ever hosted or directed before.

(End of this chapter)