He plays Feng Yuxiu, and his girlfriend is a fairy-like beauty.

Liu Sishi wasn't on set these past two days; she was filming GG in Shanghai.

She hadn't originally planned to go to the premiere of "Kung Fu Jungle".

But thinking it was Ye Mo, she still went.

And he didn't go alone.

"Honey, come with me to see a movie tonight, okay?" Liu Sishi called Yang Mi from the dressing room.

Yang Mi is a top-tier actress in China and Liu Sishi's best friend.

The two have known each other for almost ten years, having hung out together since filming TV dramas; their relationship is so close they could share a pair of pants.

"What movie?" Yang Mi asked lazily.

"The one who played the lead role in 'Kung Fu Jungle'."

"An action movie?" Yang Mi wasn't very interested. "I'm exhausted lately, I want to go back to sleep."

"Come with me," Liu Sishi pleaded. "It'll be so boring if I go alone."

"Why do you suddenly want to watch an action movie?" Yang Mi became alert. "Do you have someone on set? A guy?"

Liu Sishi blushed: "No! It's just... one of the actors in our crew is in it, I'm going to support him."

"A man?"

"……Um."

"What's your name?"

You'll see when you get here.

Yang Mi laughed on the other end of the phone: "Okay, okay, what time? Where are you?"

"Seven o'clock, Grand Cinema, I've bought the tickets."

"Okay, see you then."

……

At 7 p.m., in front of the Grand Cinema.

Yang Mi, wearing a mask and hat, and a black hoodie, got out of the van.

She spotted Liu Sishi standing at the door immediately—she was wearing the same mask and hat, but her eyes were so easy to recognize, big and round.

"You actually came." Yang Mi walked over. "I thought you stood me up at the last minute."

"When have I ever stood you up?" Liu Sishi took her arm. "Let's go in, it's about to start."

The two entered the theater through a side door and found seats in the last corner row.

Liu Sishi deliberately chose the last row, not because she didn't want to be recognized, but because she wanted to watch the movie quietly.

The lights dimmed.

The movie begins.

……

For the first half hour, Yang Mi's reaction was very indifferent.

"Zeng Zidan's action scenes are alright, but the plot is so-so."

"The character of Fan Shaohuang is a bit superfluous."

"The villain hasn't appeared yet?"

Liu Sishi didn't speak, her eyes fixed on the screen.

Then Feng Yuxiu appeared.

Yang Mi shifted slightly in the chair.

"Who is this actor?" she asked Liu Sishi, tilting her head.

"Read it first, then we'll talk."

Feng Yuxiu limped into the martial arts gym, his gaze towards his opponent so calm it didn't seem like he was there to fight.

But every move he made, every strike he made, carried a chilling ruthlessness.

Yang Mi remained silent.

When Feng Yuxiu was rubbing his wound with coarse salt on the rooftop, Yang Mi gasped.

"That was such a convincing performance!" she whispered.

Liu Sishi's lips curled up slightly.

When Feng Yuxiu and Xiahou Wu were having their final battle on the highway, Yang Mi gripped the handrail so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

The moment Feng Yuxiu fell, she let out a long breath, as if she had just come down from the battlefield.

"That's amazing!" Yang Mi turned to look at Liu Sishi. "Who is this actress?"

"Ye Mo".

"Ye Mo? Never heard of him."

"A newbie, I've been an extra for two years." Liu Sishi's tone carried a hint of pride. "Now I'm playing a supporting role in my production."

Yang Mi's eyes lit up: "On your set? 'Brotherhood of Blades'?"

"right."

Are you familiar with him?

"He's alright, we've eaten together a few times." Liu Sishi thought for a moment, then added, "He's quite interesting, not pretentious, and his acting is really good."

Yang Mi was silent for a few seconds, then said something that surprised Liu Sishi.

Does he have a management company?

Liu Sishi laughed: "No. He works alone."

"What?!" Yang Mi's voice rose, thankfully the movie's sound effects were loud enough that no one around could hear her. "No agency? Then how did he get these roles?"

"I don't know how I got this role, but Director Chen recommended Lu Yang to our project, and that's how I got two roles."

Yang Mi leaned back in her chair, staring at the scrolling subtitles on the screen, her mind racing.

Without an agency, relying solely on acting skills and connections to get roles, and both of those roles were big productions—this person is either incredibly lucky or truly talented.

But what she is seeing with her own eyes now is the latter.

"Si Shi." Yang Mi turned her head and looked at Liu Si Shi. "I want to get to know him."

Liu Sishi raised an eyebrow: "What do you want to do?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to get to know him." Yang Mi's smile was a little unnatural. "Do you think... he could act in modern dramas?"

"Why don't you just say you're interested in him?"

"I'm interested in his acting skills," Yang Mi corrected her. "I'm short a male supporting actor for my next project, and the role would be quite suitable for him. Give me his contact information."

Liu Sishi looked at her, squinting her eyes.

"I can give it to you, but what's in it for me?"

"What benefits do you want?"

"Let me think..." Liu Sishi tilted her head, "I really like that limited edition bag you brought back from France last time."

"I've been queuing for that bag for three months!" Yang Mi exclaimed anxiously.

"Never mind then." Liu Sishi leaned back in her chair. "Pretend I didn't say anything."

Yang Mi stared at her for two seconds, then gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, here you go, but you have to help me make the connection first."

"Deal." Liu Sishi extended her hand, and the two gave each other a high five.

Looking at her smug smile, Yang Mi suddenly felt like she had been tricked.

But then I thought, it's worth it to get the contact information of a potentially hugely popular actor in exchange for one.

"By the way, is he handsome?" Yang Mi suddenly asked.

Liu Sishi paused for a moment, then laughed: "See for yourself."

She pointed to the still-running credits on the screen, where Feng Yuxiu's official photo was frozen—a drab face, messy hair, and a sinister gaze.

Yang Mi looked at it for two seconds, then frowned in disgust: "This look is too ugly."

"He doesn't actually look like this," Liu Sishi said. "He's quite handsome, just a bit lazy."

"What does he actually look like?"

You'll see when you see it.

……

The screen went completely dark.

The end credits have finished.

There was a moment of silence in the premiere theater.

Then--

"Smack."

A crisp round of applause.

Hung Kam-po stood up from his seat, raised his hands above his head, and clapped vigorously.

He had a smile on his face and his eyes were full of light.

Zeng Zidan, who was standing next to him, paused for a moment, and then stood up and applauded as well.

Chen Desheng stood up, Fan Shaohuang stood up, Shi Xingyu, the investor representative, and everyone else stood up.

In the entire premiere hall, thousands of people stood up in unison, and thunderous applause erupted.

Lin Jie stood in the back row, his eyes still red, his hands already red from clapping.

The unfamiliar fan next to him was also clapping and muttering, "That's amazing! That's amazing!"

In the back row, a film critic took off his glasses, wiped them, and said to his colleague next to him, "This isn't the best action movie of the year; it's the best action movie of the last five years."

Another film critic nodded: "Not just in action movies, Feng Yuxiu's character could be ranked among the top ten villains in Chinese-language films."

"Aren't you exaggerating?"

"Just you wait and see, he'll definitely be nominated for Best Supporting Actor at next year's Hong Kong Film Awards."

……

Liu Sishi and Yang Mi stood in the last row and were also clapping.

Yang Mi clapped louder than Liu Sishi.

"Sishi," Yang Mi leaned closer and whispered, "I don't want that bag anymore, can you buy me another meal?"

"What kind of food?"

"I'm inviting Ye Mo to dinner; you'll join me."

Liu Sishi laughed: "Didn't you want to get to know him? Instead of inviting him to dinner, why not just ask him out for a role?"

"That's true." Yang Mi thought for a moment, "Then I'll go back and have my agent take a look at the script, and if there's a suitable role, I'll contact him directly."

"Don't rush," Liu Sishi said. "He's currently filming 'Brotherhood of Blades,' and the grassland scenes aren't finished yet. Let's talk about it after he's done with this."

Yang Mi nodded, but her eyes remained fixed on the name Feng Yuxiu on the screen.

Ye Mo.

She repeated the name in her heart several times.

……

Ye Mo was still sitting in his seat in the front row.

He did not stand up and applaud.

It's not that I didn't want to, I was just stunned.

He watched as people around him stood up one by one, and the applause went from sparse to thunderous.

Some people shouted, "Zeng Zidan is awesome!"

Some people shouted, "Feng Yuxiu is awesome!"

Some people even shouted "Ye Mo is awesome".

When he heard his name called, his mind went blank.

Someone knows his name now.

I didn't see it while browsing online comments; it was in a movie theater, shouted out by a real person.

Chen Desheng turned his head, glanced at him, and smiled.

That smile meant: I told you, after tonight they'll get to know you.

Ye Mo took a deep breath and stood up.

He turned his head and looked at the audience behind him.

Thousands of faces were on the screen, some clapping, some laughing, and some still immersed in the excitement of the movie.

He had never seen these people before, nor did he know them.

But these people had just watched his movie, remembered his character, and called out his name.

enough.

Ye Mo's lips slowly curled up, and he smiled like a child.

Fan Shaohuang, who was standing next to him, patted him on the shoulder: "How was it? Did you enjoy it?"

Ye Mo nodded, but didn't say "Awesome".

But the light in his eyes said it all.

......