The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 552 The Greatest
No.

If the feelings are still there, even if you never contact each other again until death, it means you haven't given up.

If there are no feelings left, cutting ties completely is certainly not called giving up.

If a gentle person is thick-skinned enough, others will only be disgusted and driven away by them.

Xu Xing is still invincible.

There is still much that Yang Chaoyue can learn from Xu Xing.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Filming for "The Battle at Lake Changjin" wrapped up in May, and it was released in October.

On September 26, when Xu Xing returned to Beijing to attend the premiere, she was once again asked about her box office predictions, and she gave a rational answer—7 billion.

The National Day holiday period is still a bit small, with other patriotic blockbusters like "My People, My Father" also being released at the same time, so "The Battle at Lake Changjin" can't take away all the screenings.

When "The Battle at Lake Changjin" was officially released on September 30, "The Tuner" had not yet finished filming, so Xu Xing did not participate in the promotional tour.

The film's box office performance did not disappoint Xu Xing.

In its previous life, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" had a low attendance rate on its opening day because it was still before the holiday, and the box office "only" reached 2 million yuan.

With Xu Xing's star power, the box office reached 3.5 million yuan on the first day, and on the second day, the National Day holiday began, the box office directly exceeded 5 million yuan.

When the seven-day National Day holiday ended, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" grossed over 44 billion yuan, leading the 2021 National Day box office to surpass the previous 43.57 billion yuan total box office in 2019, becoming the strongest National Day box office in history!

Yes, that's more than a single piece.

Various platforms have predicted that "The Battle at Lake Changjin" will definitely surpass 70 billion yuan in total box office revenue, and may even eventually reach between 75 billion and 80 billion yuan.

There were still many complaints about the film being too sentimental, but fortunately, with Wu Jing as one of the directors, the pacing of the film was much better than in the previous version.

The male lead Wu Wanli, played by Xu Xing, is not like the character Si Zi, who is a young boy who grows and transforms during the war. This makes the early part of the film too redundant in terms of setting up and portraying him.

Xu Xing's Wu Wanli is a character who understands war, is not afraid of war, and hopes for a war-free world. The plot is more compact, and the runtime is not directly extended to 3 hours, but rather two and a half hours.

The new era of heavy industrial war films makes even viewers with reservations feel very entertained.

Xu Xing's box office carrying ability and explosive box office performance have once again shocked people at home and abroad!

Xu Xingzeng earned over 10 billion yuan in total box office revenue in 2018 with three films released within six months: "Wolf Warrior 2", "The Witness" and "Detective Chinatown 2".

And if we include the 15 billion yuan box office of "Chinese Doctors", which was released in early July and in which Xu Xing only made a 5-minute cameo appearance, Xu Xing's box office explosion this time could even reach 15 billion yuan in half a year!
The baby's breath is blowing wildly!

Xu Xing single-handedly carried the weight of Chinese cinema!

A towering white jade pillar!
Zijinliang Bridge spans the sea!
While the film industry in other parts of the world is still waiting for a savior, what about in China?

The savior of the wholesale market!

The Purple Star descended to earth?
The Purple Star Emperor is in the mortal realm!!!
The jinx is so ruthless it's chilling!

Their only remaining hope is that this movie about fighting Americans will cause a huge uproar in Europe and America, destroy Xingchu's foundation overseas, and hopefully provoke Fopo to take direct action to eliminate Xingchu.

It has indeed caused some controversy in Europe and America.

Hsu Hsing's "Save Your Tears" is still sitting at number one on the Billboard charts, and there are still some people in the United States demonstrating and protesting, demanding that Hsu Hsing be banned and expelled from the United States.

Unfortunately, there were still too many Commissioners Smith.

They were unwilling to reveal the fact that they had lost back then.

There were almost no mainstream media outlets in Europe and America that openly confronted Xu Xingshang, and very few that were determined to antagonize Dao Le; they simply gave it the cold shoulder.

With Zheng Rong about to go public, Xu Xing has also added reliable partners.

TikTok and Tok have both been given the cold shoulder.

Even before the film's release, rumors circulated among overseas fans that the movie might bring Xu Xing into trouble with Fopo, potentially leading to the assassination of one of the greatest artists in human history.

We can be excited and cheer for Hsu Hsing's achievements, but we should not bring malice upon her by emphasizing that she starred in an anti-war war film.

The most widely circulated short video on Twitter about "The Battle at Lake Changjin" is of an ordinary American being suddenly interviewed on the street about the movie.

[Oh, I've seen Xu Xing's movies online! A world-renowned Eastern superstar! I heard it's about a war between China and Russia?]
Those jinxes are really furious.

Qu Mingzhen breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the 17th public opinion monitoring report that Sun Man had compiled from before the release of "The Battle at Lake Changjin" until now.

"The Battle at Lake Changjin" has been in theaters for ten days and has already grossed over 50 billion yuan. Xu Xing has become less visible on Chinese social media, and the spotlight has shifted to the outstanding performances of the other actors, the hard work the crew put into the film, and the recollection of the true story of that war...

On overseas social media, the most trending topic about Xu Xing these past two days is: "A pure artist? The most cold-blooded businesswoman!"

"Where's Xu Xing? Didn't 'The Tuner' wrap up filming? When is he coming back?"

“He went to South Korea,” Sun Man responded. “He said he wanted to take a short break and then he would join the cast of ‘The Wandering Earth 2’ when he came back, and then ‘Joy of Life 2’.”

"……All right."

Qu Mingzhen smiled helplessly.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Hahaha! They really did prepare everything! They were pretending to be reluctant before coming! Haha~"

"..."

"No, what's with that expression?"

Looking at Bae Soo-ji in the mirror, who was almost biting her lip until it bled and had a dazed and resentful look in her eyes, Xu Xing felt that she should still criticize her.

Snapped!
"...Hmm~ You really enjoy torturing me like this? Hmm~ It's because I know~ you definitely will... that's why~"

"Is it torture? Then I won't torture myself anymore."

"..."

"..."

"No, no! I was wrong!"

"..."

"I was really wrong~ I won't pretend anymore~ But, wouldn't it be more fun for you if I pretended a little? Please~ Keep going~ The little dog really wants to—"

After the storm subsided, there was a rustling sound, followed by the sound of a door closing. As Yoona tried to calm her racing heart and wondered if the person had left, the door to the cubicle suddenly opened.

Xu Xing walked in with a playful smile.

"How about it? Are you satisfied now? We just have a very ordinary relationship. What's the conflict between you two that you have to see her humiliated? Was she humiliated enough just now? It was mainly because we were in a hurry and didn't want to make the room too messy, which would limit our further actions."

"It's not that I insisted on watching, oppa~" Lim Yoona blushed and explained, "She suddenly messaged you, and when I saw it, I just made a joke. Who knew she would come over as soon as you invited her? And like this, like this..."

It's hard to comment.

The previous person was still hesitant, saying something like "this isn't quite right" or "calm down," but Xu Xing simply sent a sad emoji, and Bae Suzy pouted and said "okay."

Then, when she came over in the afternoon, she was dressed to the nines, seemingly an innocent goddess, but in reality, she was full of scheming little details. She couldn't wait at the door, and all the way... I won't go into how shameless she was, because Lin Yoona knew she wasn't much better herself. But, in the end, she was still tortured out by Xu Xing, only coming back after cleaning herself up...

...Although every time Lin Yoona sees Xu Xing, Xu Xing is really domineering and has a wicked sense of humor, but how close and long have she been with Xu Xing? How long have they known each other?

Most importantly, Bae Suzy should know that this house is registered under her name, Im Yoon-ah.

—The previous hot pot restaurant was sold, and on the surface, it was the sale of the hot pot restaurant that gave them the money to buy a luxury apartment.

Lim Yoona really suspected that Bae Suzy's actions just now were deliberate provocation...

"how?"

Xu Xing gently pinched Lin Yoona's cheeks, which would puff up and act cute whenever she didn't know what to say, and was about to chase after her and torture her.

Yoona's phone received a notification.

She picked it up and glanced at it, her eyes widening in surprise.

"Nuna asked if I was home. She's coming soon? I...I...I think it's better if I'm not home yet, otherwise it'll be too awkward. Would it be better if I showed up during your 'that' time?"

“Okay,” Xu Xing said with a smile, lifting Lin Yoona up. “Let’s tidy up the room together first.”

Quickly tidy up the room.

We agreed that I would appear half an hour after the start date.

And then... Yoona came ahead of schedule.

The main reason is that Lim Yoon-a felt that Heo Hyung-tae was bullying Son Ye-jin, and she felt a little sorry for him.

flash.

Son Ye-jin was terrified, embarrassed, and on the verge of collapse.

Then, feeling ashamed, explaining, listening to Lim Yoona complain about Xu Xing, having heart-to-heart talks, laughing, changing clothes, collaborating... temporarily forgetting everything~ failure, only able to face everything, once again admitting one's despicable self... Xu Xing always emphasizes that he is the most shameless one, and Lim Yoona is warmer than imagined.

It has been confirmed once again that Hsu Hsing will attend her wedding.

The wedding is next June.

Son Ye-jin is currently filming the drama "Thirty-Nine," a project she negotiated with Netflix before taking on "Past Life" in July. Netflix subsequently increased her salary to the highest ever paid by a Korean actress for a drama.

Filming for "Past Life" will begin after "Thirty-Nine" finishes, and is expected to wrap up in May.

If you decide to accept all the gifts, then make sure you truly enjoy them.

Now they even have a very reliable conspiracy involving Im Yoona...

My short vacation in South Korea was quite fulfilling, enjoyable, and relaxing.

Before coming, Xu Xing asked Sun Man if she wanted to come along, as she and Lin Yoona are now true friends.

But she knew that Xu Xing's main goal this time was to make Lim Yoon-a and Son Ye-jin the closest partners in the future.

But Sun Man resolutely refused, saying that Lin Yoona wouldn't want her to be there this time either.

forget about it.

Her absence is just as good as Xu Xing meeting new friends.

Pay attention to the development of Korean actresses. For example, Ms. Kim Ji-won is really cute. She is quiet and innocent, and when she melts with her cool and aloof feeling, the enthusiasm that bursts out is also admirable. Then she is particularly good at acting cute and clingy.

However, although she could get to know many people, Hsu Hsing, who is never fickle, didn't have time to get to know many of them.

Besides Kim Ji-won, the actors also met Park Ji-hyun, who was just confirmed to join the cast of "The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family," which is scheduled to start filming next year.

The main problem is that "The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family" is a very ridiculous drama. I was disgusted by it in my past life, but the eldest sister-in-law really deserves some recognition.

Ms. Park Ji-hyun has also gone through a period of hard work and has gotten herself into the best condition. She is studying the script and trying to seize the opportunity. She is exactly the sister-in-law standing in front of Xu Xing.

She is truly a very good actor.

At first, Park Ji-hyun had a bit of a hard time getting into character; she seemed a little reserved and couldn't help but gull over her crush. But after Heo Haeng said she'd been a fan of hers since "Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum," she laughed awkwardly for a while, and then regained her confidence.

Idols were fortunate enough to meet Zhao Meiyan.

Xu Xing mainly wanted to ask her about her experience as a trainee at YG, to find out if Kim Jisoo had indeed pushed her out before her debut. If so, Xu Xing would go back and interrogate Kim Jisoo.

This year, (G)i-dle suffered a major blow during their rising period due to the bullying scandal involving member Seo Soojin. Perhaps because of this, Cho Miyeon was a little depressed when they first met, but they eventually had a pleasant conversation.

Yuqi's younger brother is not Xu Xing's style, and he is currently active in China. Ye Shuhua is neither good-looking nor abstract.

Ms. Zhao Meiyan is indeed a good person with a great personality. She said that she didn't debut because she wasn't as good as the four members of Blackpink, and it wasn't a matter of who squeezed out whom; it was all the company's decision.

The ugly women spread rumors that beautiful women were mostly bad girls, but most of the beautiful women were gentle, kind and understanding in front of Xu Xing.

Zhao Meiyan also explained why she was depressed at first, because she knew about the relationship between Xu Xing and Kim Jisoo. She had a good relationship with Kim Jisoo when she was a trainee at YG, but they lost contact later.

Heo Haeng summons Kim Jisoo, and the girls return to their 18-year-old selves. Is there anything more important in the world than friendship?
No!

To be fair, Zhao Meiyan is more innocent than Kim Jisoo. Her most authentic self is not boring. I don't know how her acting is, but I think it's worth supporting.

Xu Xing also met Zhang Yuanying.

Starship has stated many times that there is a Chinese-American girl here who greatly admires Hsu Hsing.

Although Yingzi's appearance deteriorated later on, and she wasn't a stunning beauty even at her peak, and she's always been somewhat abstract, she's currently 17 years old and will be debuting in the new girl group IVE on the 1st of next month. She's in her most youthful and beautiful state, so it's only right for Xu Xing, a source of pride for Chinese Americans, to encourage her and ease her anxieties about the future.

Such long legs! She's so good at it. Youth is wonderful. She's always been good at spinning around. I'll have Cunzi compete with her another day.

A copy of "Love Dive" was given as a gift as encouragement.

In her previous life, her debut song "Eleven" was really bad. With just a song like that, how could Yingzi compete with Liu Zhimin, who had much better resources than in her previous life, for the title of Best Actress?

Xu Xing himself steered the war astray, and Xu Xing is determined to bring it back. Yes, that's the reason Xu Xing ultimately decided to get to know Yingzi.

Actually, neither she nor Liu Zhimin are very capable.

The two of them are vying for the title of "Woman May Day." Xiao Han really has no one left. They're all just a bunch of ugly ducklings from capitalists; even if they were reformed, they couldn't be made to be superior.

Knowing that Xu Xing was in South Korea, Liu Zhimin wanted to regain Xu Xing's approval, but Xu Xing didn't have time for her and only replied to her: "Don't let your guard down! Fight with unwavering confidence!"

Bighit has recovered, and its brands LE Sserafim and 50% New Jeans are poised for action. Aespa and IVE also have the support of big machines, so let's crush them and make K-pop a thing of the past!
Before leaving, Xu Xing summoned Bae Joo-hyun, the class's vice-class leader in terms of popularity (who was last in competitive sports).

In August of her previous life, Red Velvet's first comeback after the Bae Joo-hyun bullying scandal, "Queendom," was both awful and the music video was unwatchable. Since Xu Xing didn't have any good styling ideas after she came here, she borrowed "Feel My Rhythm," the last glory of the Red Velvet Art Troupe from her previous life, and gave it to them. They used it for a marketing campaign with Spotify plays, social media comments, and fancam views. What an international girl group!
The fans of Little Airplane have finally become much louder, and some are even daring to clamor for her to be exonerated.

She felt even more grateful to Xu Xing and became even more attached to him.

Having already turned 30 last month, and having adapted to it countless times, she managed to stay a full night on the run.

Actually, she and Xiao Bao cooperate quite well. In the future, when Xiao Bao has less to do, she can ask Xiao Bao to help her.

Back home!

Xu Xing's half-quarantine was not boring at all.

Normally, Xu Xing wouldn't have been bored with Sun Man's arrangements, but surprisingly, Xu Xing actually met Sister Yuanyuan at the hotel.

There was no misunderstanding this time. Yuanyuan was not arranged by anyone to corrupt Xu Xing, and she did not enter Xu Xing's room immediately after greeting him.

But back then, Xu Xing endured a lot of criticism and the misunderstanding of fans, and forcibly took on the role in "Eternal Love". Wasn't it also to vent her resentment?
Xu Xing didn't want to harbor any more resentment.

Yes, it was the despicable Xu Xing who took the initiative, turning a once friendly atmosphere into an awkward one, but in the end, happiness became the eternal theme, permeating all stages.

Sister Yuanyuan hasn't had an easy life either. After all these years of experience, her status as a national goddess is practically permanent. When she reveals her true self, she's still amazing.

I wanted to collaborate with Sister Yuanyuan again, perhaps on "Detective Chinatown" or something. Before leaving, she hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

I went to the set of "The Wandering Earth 2" without any resentment!
After finishing filming on set in ten days, taking a short two-day break, I immediately joined the cast of "Joy of Life 2"!
Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo have been yelling for a long time.

Xu Xing is carrying a mission this time: to resolve the misunderstanding between them and the Princess. No one should be missing from the family!

The most important thing is that their combined talents are actually quite different from those of the eldest princess. They don't have any talent at all, and they are far inferior to the eldest princess. It's better to have a balanced combination.

Moreover, Xu Xing cherished Xiao Ran's time and allowed the eldest princess's scenes to run through the second season. Although she only made brief appearances and played minor roles most of the time, she still had to stay on set to film.

There is no problem.

It was really ridiculous that the previous version of "Joy of Life 2" was changed to "Marquis Liangping of Daqing". This time, it follows the original work and stays on topic. Fan Xian focuses on fighting against the biggest boss in the early stages, the Eldest Princess!

On November 24th, as the eldest princess was angrily rebuking those who were all bark and no bite, yet shamefully confessed and begged for forgiveness, across the ocean, the nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards were announced.

"One Day," which dominated the scene for a whole year, only received 4 nominations. Previously, both domestic and international predictions were that it would receive more than seven nominations or be completely ignored by the Grammys. In the end, it received the most boring 4 nominations.

Although they are all major awards: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Artist, and Best Pop Album.

But for an album that has sold over 13 million copies, garnered over 36 billion streams on Spotify alone throughout the year, and had five number-one singles out of just five songs promoted, it still hasn't received the respect it deserves.

The world's stars have been criticizing the Grammys for a week and still feel uneasy.

Whether Hsu Hsing will attend the Grammys again has become the focus of attention, and it is generally believed that she will not.

The Grammys announced the awards ceremony would be held on January 31st of next year, which is Chinese New Year's Eve. There were prior rumors in China that Xu Xing would appear on the Spring Festival Gala that day. This timing was interpreted as the Grammys deliberately targeting Xu Xing, directly indicating that they would not be awarding her a trophy.

Xu Xing is unlikely to attend. If she goes and doesn't win the award, she will immediately go from being the man who rules the world music scene to a clown.

Xu Xing is indeed going to participate in the Spring Festival Gala and will be there to support Fan Fan, who is hosting for the first time.

Before the nomination list was released, Xu Xing told John that she would not be attending the awards ceremony after learning the time the academy had chosen.

By making those people hold their noses and give him these nominations, Xu Xing has already achieved his goal of slapping them in the face.

I don't know when my next English album will be released. I'll just say goodbye to the Grammys and I'm too lazy to pay attention to them anymore.

Xu Xing wanted to focus on evaluating Princess Yang and Xiao Bao. Actually, the young and invincible Yang was the clear winner, but there was still room for more comparisons and repeated evaluations...

The joyful time on set lasted until the end of December.

On December 30, Xu Xingcai reluctantly left the film crew and flew to Xia City to attend the 34th Golden Rooster Awards.

On this day, the Golden Rooster Awards are the world's greatest awards!
Because it gave—no, because Xu Xing conquered it and made it—no, because Xu Xing used the title of Best Actor to gild it with divine light.

Although the Golden Horse Award is no longer valid, it wasn't available when Hsu Hsing won it. Of the three Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor, only the Hong Kong Film Awards remain.

Everyone knows that the day "Blossoms" was finished was the day the Hong Kong Film Awards trophy was delivered to Xu Xing's home.

The Hong Kong Film Awards committee members are already lining up outside the sunglasses studio, urging them to hurry up.

25 years ago, some Hong Kong residents even found the Hong Kong Film Awards trophy in a trash can. Although "Childhood Games" has given Hong Kong's film and television industry a boost this year, Hong Kong dramas have not performed well on international streaming platforms, and mainland dramas still dominate the Chinese-language drama market.

Originally, they thought they didn't need to rely on Zheng Rong's capital, but after the disastrous failure, they started to fawn over Zheng Rong's international publicity resources that they had cultivated for many years.

Xu Xing is a father figure in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, the kind of person you have no choice but to obey.

I had to admit that Liu Haocun, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Cliff Walkers," is a really restless person, which has been criticized by many younger actresses.

Fortunately, she knew where Xu Xing's boundaries were and never went too far, which is why Xu Xing tortured her.

Otherwise, I wouldn't bother with her anymore.

On December 31, after a year of anticipation and discussion both inside and outside the industry, Zhengrong Film & Television finally went public in Hong Kong.

The only Chinese film and television company to defy the downturn and rise to an outrageous level, the new leader in the industry saw its market value once exceed 800 billion yuan on the day of its listing, before falling back and finally closing with a total market value of 760 billion yuan.

The industry is in shock!!!

The haters were stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing, because they were used to hearing Apricot Mushroom boast that Xing Sheng was worth hundreds of billions, and they thought it was true.

As a result, even the market value of Zhengrong Film & Television, which was fortunately its major backer, was only this much.

Furthermore, King Oyster Mushroom claimed that Xingchu was Zhengrong's major shareholder. Now that the complete financial information has been disclosed, where is Xingchu's name?

They never expected that after seeing Xing Chushui win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor yesterday, they would pretend to be dead until next year when they learned that Zhengrong was going public today.

Fortunately, he put on such a humorous clown show!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! ! !
The fans were initially quite surprised. The claim of a net worth of tens of billions was spearheaded by The New York Times, and they all said that Xingbao's entertainment business was just a side job. They felt that Zhengrong's market value was a bit low, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

The most crucial question is, what should Xingbao's name be?

What happened to Xingbao being the major shareholder?!
Did that slut fail to deliver on the promises she made to Xingbao?

I--

The most enthusiastic, loyal, and proactive member of the group, King Oyster Mushroom, has finally found his chance to shine after a year of euphoria over Xingbao's outstanding performance!

It's already destroying this world that breeds such maggots!
Those who are a little more rational first read the analyses of financial experts.

They were all certain that Xu Xing was indeed one of the major shareholders, but had never publicly held shares. They also said that after the redistribution of listed shares, Xu Xing owned the most shares and became the biggest winner.

Moreover, it is said that Zhengrong's listing performance far exceeded expectations, reflecting that the capital market believes that Zhengrong has the potential to grow into a super entertainment giant like the Hollywood Big Five.

In contrast, among the three giants iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video, iQiyi's market value was only this high at the beginning of 21, and then it fell all the way down to the current 200 billion by the end of the year.

Huayi Brothers, which enjoyed the highest capital investment in the domestic entertainment industry in 15, only had a market value of 800 billion yuan.

I'm so lucky... I must be really amazing, I must have really become a source of capital!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The fans were extremely worried about Xu Xing, but Xu Xing couldn't possibly hold shares openly, and he didn't even ring the bell at the opening ceremony.

On the 31st, I went to Shenzhen and had lunch with Yu Murong before returning to the film crew.

In his previous life, Lihua's market value was only 50 billion yuan, and the capital market's optimism towards Zhengrong exceeded Xu Xing's expectations.

Having more wealth is always a good thing, but Xu Xingye doesn't need to worry about company and capital operations.

Having fully benefited from the era's dividends, walking on the best path, they are enjoying everything that was unattainable in their previous lives.

Grateful, thankful.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Before the Spring Festival Gala, the only thing worth mentioning was that the Grammys announced on January 5th that this year's awards ceremony would be postponed again and would be held on April 3rd.

Although everyone knows it's due to Los Angeles' disastrous pandemic management, jokes still started circulating on social media both domestically and internationally, led by "Full Sky Star":

The Grammys have postponed their celebration to honor Hsu Hsing's birthday!

The Grammys apologized overnight after learning that Hsu Hsing would not be attending!
The Grammys admit they're not as good as the Spring Festival Gala!
……

The Spring Festival Gala rehearsals have already begun, and Xu Xing, who has appeared in the rehearsals, is unlikely to be the one who was eliminated.

The organizers strongly invited Xu Xing to attend, so she decided to go.

January 31st, Spring Festival Gala!

Fanfan, who hosted the Spring Festival Gala, was really beautiful; it greatly enhanced the viewing experience.

Then... Fanfan also changed a bit.

Because she specifically introduced Xu Xing to another female host, Sister Sisi, whom Xu Xing already knew.

During the interrogation on New Year's Eve, she admitted that she did have ulterior motives, and said that she could sense that it was really not difficult, that the time was not right yet, but that it would definitely be possible when the Spring Festival Gala was held next year.

...Really, I don't know what kind of person they think Xu Xing is!
A stern lesson!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

On March 21, Gulnazar gave birth to her second daughter with Hsu Hsing.

When asked, Sun Man still refused to have children.

Dilraba and Xiao Bao are vying to have a third child, but Xu Xing doesn't want to be biased; whoever gets pregnant first gets to have one.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

On April 3, Hsu Hsing appeared at the Grammy Awards ceremony and received the Best Pop Vocal Performance award.

Just like the initial nominations, it was a very boring result.

The Grammys are something they want.

You still have to criticize the baby's breath, but it's the same as criticizing cotton.

Then let's criticize Olivia Rodrigo for stealing Hsu Hsing's Best Pop Album award. "One Day" completely crushes "Sour," and she still managed to win the award!

Ms. Olivia, who was at the Grammys, seemed quite pleased with herself and gave Hsu Hsing a meaningful look several times.

Xu Xing was so angry that he beat her up all night.

Well, compared to Ms. Taylor last night... she has the advantage of being younger.

"Deja vu" has been returned to its rightful owner; from now on, it will be thoroughly humiliated.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

On May 17, Xu Xing, who had finished filming "Joy of Life 2", went to Cannes to begin her first trip to the three major European film festivals.

Xu Xing did not attend the opening ceremony on May 13 because "Blossoms" would not be screened until the 18th, and Cannes would have to make a big show of welcoming Tom Cruise on the opening day, which was not very interesting.

Two weeks after announcing all the shortlist, film festival director Thierry Frémaux held a press conference to announce that "Blossoms" had finally completed production and obtained permission from China to be added to the main competition list, which was met with cheers and excitement from the film industry.

However, "Blossoms" did not receive very high praise.

When the film ended at the Lumière Theatre, the applause lasted for ten minutes, but the program score was only 2.8, ranking it third.

It's hard to say whether it's because the spirit of the Chinese era in the film was too uplifting and positive, because Xu Xing himself felt that the sunglasses were edited really well.

The film's main storyline was well-controlled, avoiding the chaotic issues that Xu Xing, who had watched the previous life drama version, worried about, and the emotional focus was on A Bao and Miss Wang.

The story concludes with the stock market battle ending, and Abao, who has parted ways with Miss Wang, walks from the darkness towards the dazzling fireworks at the alley entrance, and then back into the darkness.

There was no three-year agreement to film.

There is a deep sense of loneliness after a grand finale.

Sunglasses' storytelling skills have made a huge leap forward.

However, when discussing their viewing experiences, many Western film critics said they didn't know how to put it, but felt that Sunglasses hadn't improved and had even lost something. They said Sunglasses told the story too simply, blah blah blah... It was hard to watch.

It's so much better than "The Decision to Break Up," which was ranked number one in the program. Xu Xing only felt that the ending of "The Decision to Break Up" was somewhat interesting because of the female lead's suicide.

The program booklet for "The Decision to Break Up" only received a 3.2 rating.

This year's Cannes Film Festival was all talk and no action; before it even started, the three Asian directors, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Park Chan-wook, were locked in a fierce battle.

As a result, the program scores were 2.8, 3.2, and 1.9.

Hirokazu Kore-eda's pre-made dish "The Broker" is too humorous, but it has received a lot of negative reviews. It tells a fairy tale about human traffickers.

After watching the last scene of "Blossoms," Xu Xing felt confident that everything was going well, but then...

Comfort Tangtang.

Okay, no need for consolation. She's being lauded for her transformative acting, competing with Tom Cruise for the Best Actress award at Cannes, and many film fans who came to Cannes even commented that she acted better than Cruise.

Tangtang was extremely grateful to Xu Xing.

However, Xu Xing still had more in common with Li Zhi'en next door.

In the rather boring movie "Broker," IU's mediocre performance was actually a highlight. There are also voices in China praising her as a contender for Best Actress, but in reality, it's completely impossible.

Although she has been popular in South Korea for many years, she can only be considered a national goddess. Last year, her new album received a lukewarm response and her singles were a bit of a flop. She also showed her timidity when she came to such an international event for the first time with a famous director. Her movie was also heavily criticized and ranked second to last in the event's program.

I've met Ms. Lee Ji-eun many times before, and she always seemed to maintain a certain distance from me. But this time, for some reason, that distance disappeared.

Let's become true friends!
She is indeed a very, very talented and amazing young lady. She has learned so much from Xu Xing... In just a few days, she has almost become a contender for the title of Xiao Han's lowest level of achievement.

Finally, I'm not bored anymore!

And then... Daejin Jisoo and Tang Wei's comments do have some merit.

Hey!
The main problem is that the ratings from each new event program kept Xu Xing out of a stable mental state.

Ou San's stinky feet!
I, a world-renowned superstar, am fortunate that I will never again—

"Xu Xing!"

The audience burst into applause.

"Xu Xing, you won the Best Actor award at Cannes!!!!"

Tang Yan, who was beside her, shouted out, suppressing her excessive excitement.

Xu Xing, who had been lost in thought about whether Ms. Lee Ji-eun was being cunning, snapped back to reality.

She smiled and stood up.

Thanks to the power of capital!
Song Kang-ho's performance in "Broker" was really mediocre!
I really won't bother Xu Xing anymore!

Thank you to all the stars in the world who gathered in Cannes for your attention!

Today, Cannes is the greatest film festival in the world! Because I have the privilege of bestowing divine light upon it!

Should they be saying this?

Hahahaha!

Let's thank the Sunglasses Disciples for their madness...

"Blossoms" also won the Palme d'Or!
Cannes does distribute pork, but it's not mandatory.

It's the Lunar New Year, and the "Blossoms Shanghai" crew is still the richest. The movie was also very well made, so they deserve to win!

Return trip!

Praise be to Cannes!

May Heo Haeng be in top condition to attend Son Ye-jin's wedding!

Surfing on the way home.

The whole world is going crazy for baby's breath!

To say that he is becoming one of the greatest artists in human history has taken another step forward—

Dama.

can not watch anymore.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The greatest wedding ever!
It's a pity that Teacher Fan didn't hold her wedding before the house collapsed.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

[And I'm wasted, don't leave I just need a wake up call. I'm facing the greatest, the greatest loss of them all...]
I am captivated, I am obsessed, do not leave, my soul needs you to awaken it. I am facing the greatest loss in the history of the world…

"woke up?"

Xu Xing, feeling dizzy, rubbed her eyes and waited a moment for the harsh light in the room to adjust before confirming that the person next to her was indeed Yu Murong.

The song playing now is Lana Del Ray's "The Greatest".

After checking the time in my mind again, I realized that it hadn't suddenly sped up; I had just attended a wedding.

I didn't know when Yu Murong came to South Korea, but yesterday's entertainment news should have reported that I, who had just won the Cannes Best Actor award, posted here. I can foresee that she'll be very angry when she finds out. I originally wanted to do it first and then talk about it, but...

Strike first!

"Actually, I asked Lana Del Ray for a set of autographed vinyl records before, and I've been thinking about when to give them to Rong—"

"Have you had enough trouble?"

A cold voice interrupted.

Xu Xing was embarrassed.

"……I was wrong."

"Since you've decided to do what you want, why say such things? If you hadn't said these things, I wouldn't be so disappointed in you."

"..."

"Whose child is Son Ye-jin carrying? Lin—"

"Ahhhhh, Sister Rong. Since you know I understand, let's get straight to the point. I'm also extremely disappointed in myself, knowing I'm a really, really bad person, but... I'm just struggling, or rather, not struggling, just enjoying it. I morally condemn myself, but... I'm not targeting you, and you didn't make me who I am now. I just feel like no matter what I do, I'll just keep going downhill."

"Anyway, I've packaged myself so well that no one outside can expose me, and countless people around the world think I'm a noble person. And in reality, I've lived a lie since my debut... My whole life is a lie, and I enjoy it so much... Hey, Sister Rong, don't look at me like that. Looking at me like that is morally blackmailing me. Don't cry, I... I'm really not—Sister Rong, you're making me the most shameless person in the world..."

(End of this chapter)