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

The applause gradually subsided.

The lights weren't fully on; they illuminated the premiere hall in a dim, half-lit manner, as if leaving a perfect ending to this grand event.

The host walked onto the stage with a microphone, dressed in a suit and tie, and smiling broadly.

"Distinguished guests, friends from the media, and dear audience members, thank you all for coming to the premiere of 'Kung Fu Jungle'!"

Another round of applause erupted.

"First, let's give a warm round of applause to the film's creative team—Director Chen Desheng! Screenwriter..."

Chen Desheng stood up from the first row, straightened his collar, and walked onto the stage.

He smiled and shook hands with the host, standing on the left side of the stage.

"Starring – Mr. Zeng Zidan!"

Zeng Zidan stood up, and the applause from the entire audience was the loudest.

He was dressed in a black Tang suit, exuding an extraordinary air. He waved to the audience and walked onto the stage unhurriedly.

"Mr. Fan Shaohuang! Mr. Shi Xingyu! Mr. Jiang Baocheng!"

The three people went up on stage one by one and stood in their respective positions.

"And also—Mr. Ye Mo, who plays Feng Yuxiu in the film!"

Ye Mo stood up from his seat.

He took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.

He walked at a moderate pace, with a smile on his face, showing no signs of nervousness.

But his palms were sweaty.

This was the first time he had stood on such a stage.

Thousands of eyes were on him from the audience, and the media's cameras were pointed at him, with flashes going off everywhere.

He squinted and walked to his seat.

After the host introduced all the main creators in turn, the interactive session began.

"Director Chen, could you tell everyone where the inspiration for this film came from?"

Chen Desheng took the microphone and cleared his throat: "The inspiration came from a thought I had when I was a child reading martial arts novels—what would happen if a martial arts fanatic, in pursuit of the ultimate martial arts, challenged all the masters in the world?"

He paused and glanced at Ye Mo.

"Later, I met Ye Mo, and this idea took on a concrete form."

Some people in the audience laughed, while others applauded.

The host then asked Zeng Zidan, "Brother Zidan, you have many challenging action scenes in this film. Is there any particular scene that left a deep impression on you?"

Zeng Zidan thought for a moment: "The final battle with Feng Yuxiu on the highway took seven days to film. Every day I was suspended by wires and rolled on the roof of the car. I've been acting for so many years, but that time was really tiring."

He paused for a moment and glanced at Ye Mo.

"But Ye Mo was even more tired than me. His character had to fight with a limp. After every scene was filmed, his left foot was so swollen that he couldn't wear shoes."

There was a moment of silence in the audience, then applause broke out.

Ye Mo scratched his head, unsure of what to say.

The host handed him the microphone: "Ye Mo, this is your first time acting on the big screen, and you're acting opposite Brother Bullet. Are you nervous?"

"I was nervous." Ye Mo took the microphone and smiled. "But Brother Bullet was a very nice guy and helped me get into character, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have been able to handle it."

Zeng Zidan chimed in from the side, "Don't be modest for him. He couldn't handle it; it was me who couldn't handle it."

The audience burst into laughter.

The host laughed and asked a few more questions about the characters.

Ye Mo's answer was proper and appropriate, without interrupting or creating awkward silences.

Next is the Q&A session with the audience.

A young man wearing glasses grabbed the microphone, stood up, and asked, "I want to ask Brother Bullet and Ye Mo, in that scene on the highway, were you really fighting on the roof of the car? Did you use stunt doubles?"

Zeng Zidan took the microphone: "There was no stunt double. The car was parked on a tow truck, but it was going quite fast. We were rolling around on it for seven days. I fell three times, and Ye Mo fell five times."

A gasp rippled through the audience.

The host then asked, "Are there any other audience members who would like to ask questions?"

A girl stood up, her face flushed: "I want to ask Ye Mo, you used to be an extra, how did you get chosen to play Feng Yuxiu?"

Ye Mo paused for a moment, then laughed: "You'll have to ask Director Chen about that."

Chen Desheng chimed in, "A friend of mine introduced me to him. At first, I shook my head when I saw his appearance and age, but after one audition, he showed me the Feng Yuxiu I had in mind!"

The girl then asked, "So, will you continue acting in the future?"

Ye Mo looked at her and said seriously, "Yes, I will. As long as there are people watching, I will act."

Another round of applause rang out.

……

After the interactive session, the host led all the main creators to face the audience for a group photo.

The flashes went off everywhere, and the shutter clicked away for quite a while.

"The premiere of 'Kung Fu Jungle' has now concluded! Thank you all! Please continue to support our film!"

Amid applause, the main creators stepped down from the stage one after another.

Ye Mo walked at the very back and glanced back at the audience.

The lights came on, and the people dispersed.

But his heart was still beating very fast.

One hour.

Only one hour has passed since the premiere ended.

The internet is in an uproar.

"Kung Fu Jungle" received an initial rating of 8.3 on Douban, 9.1 on Maoyan, and 9.0 on Taopiaopiao.

This score is the highest among domestic action films in the past five years.

This movie occupied four spots on Weibo's trending topics list.

#KungFuJungPremiere#

#Zeng Zidan's Action Scenes Are God-like#

#Who plays Feng Yuxiu?#

#It determines both superiority and inferiority, and life and death#

The last trending topic leads to a video.

The edited footage features Feng Yuxiu delivering his classic line, "It not only distinguishes between superiors and inferiors, but also determines life and death."

Then he laughed.

That smile sent chills down your spine and made your heart ache.

The video garnered over five million views in just one hour.

The comments section has exploded into chaos.

"Holy crap! This villain is amazing! It gave me goosebumps!"

"Who plays Feng Yuxiu? I searched for ages and his name is Ye Mo? Never heard of him!"

"Ye Mo is a newcomer who has worked as an extra before; this is his first movie."

"An extra??? You're telling me this is an extra???"

"That look, that aura, isn't something you can act; it's something that's innate."

"After I came out of the movie, all I could think about was Feng Yuxiu; I even forgot about Zeng Zidan."

"It's about determining who's better and who's worse, and deciding life and death—that line is so chilling."

Does anyone know Ye Mo's Weibo account? I want to follow him!

"Found it, the name is @叶默, he only had a few hundred followers, and he just reached 10,000."

"It's already at 100,000, and it's still rising."

"Where are his photos? Why are all of them pictures of him eating boxed lunches in Hengdian?"

"That's what a true talent is; they don't rely on their looks to make a living."

Some people also calmly analyzed:

"The character Feng Yuxiu could be ranked among the top five villains in Chinese-language films."

"Not the top five, but the top three. I've been a movie fan for twenty years, and I've never seen such a sophisticated villain."

"Don't overpraise him, or you'll ruin it with too much praise, but I also think he acted well."

"After watching it, I was even a little scared that the male lead would get beaten to death by him, hahaha!"

Some people have already started making memes about it:

"It will determine who is superior and who is inferior, and it will also decide life and death—recite this before you fight from now on to boost your morale."

Feng Yuxiu: I'm not human anymore.

Ye Mo: I play a villain, but the audience is all on my side, which is unreasonable.

The trending topic is still climbing higher.

Ye Mo's Weibo followers have grown from a few hundred to 150,000, and are still increasing at a rate of several thousand per minute.

The latest Weibo post, published three months ago, is a photo of a boxed lunch in Hengdian, captioned: "The chicken leg was pretty good today."

The latest batch of comments in the comment section:

"Bro, you're famous now, do you know that?"

"Feng Yuxiu!!!!"

"I came to find you as soon as I left the movie theater!"

"Was this chicken leg the one you ate when you were filming Feng Yuxiu?"

"Brother, you don't need to eat takeout anymore, I'll treat you to something good!"

……

Ye Mo sat in the backstage dressing room, his phone constantly vibrating.

The notification sounds on Weibo never stopped; likes, comments, and follows flooded in like a tidal wave.

He opened Weibo and glanced at his follower count—230,000.

He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

An hour ago, it was still a few hundred.

"What are you looking at?" Fan Shaohuang pushed open the door and came in, holding two bottles of water.

Ye Mo held up her phone for him to see: "Look at this."

Fan Shaohuang leaned over to take a look and laughed: "Two hundred and thirty thousand, this is just the beginning. By tomorrow you'll have at least a million followers."

Ye Mo put down his phone and took a deep breath.

"Young Master Huang."

"Um?"

Am I dreaming?

Fan Shaohuang patted him on the shoulder: "It's not a dream. You're famous now."

Ye Mo looked out the window; the night view of Shanghai was dazzling.

He took out his phone, opened Liu Yifei's chat window, and typed a few words:

"The movie premiere is over, and the online response has been great. I think... I'm really famous now."

I waited a few seconds, but there was no reply.

He put his phone in his pocket, leaned back in his chair, and stared at the ceiling.

The corners of his mouth were turned up.

......