Chapter 303 - Want To Win the Award? In Your Dreams! (2/2)

“Well, you can’t stop them anyway. So why don’t you save yourself some bitter feelings, hm?” Xin Qing reached out and ran her fingers through Ying Qingcang’s hair. Ying Qingcang, of course, wouldn’t let the chance slip by. He climbed on top of Xin Qing and said, “How about you comfort me, hm? What say we go for one extra round tonight?”

The award ceremony took place during the end of September. Interestingly, Wan Qingsi seemed even more nervous than Ah Sha. He had picked out Ah Sha’s dress himself: a white, form-fitting minidress with flowers arranged from satin and rhinestones attached to its neckline.

The dress brought out the delicate and graceful nature of Ah Sha’s appearance, making her look like a beautiful daffodil. At the same time, the red butterfly hairclip that she wore on her hair rendered her appearance utterly bewitching.

When they were about to leave for the event, Wan Qingsi kept staring at Ah Sha’s legs. “Damn it. Now you have to walk around in that short dress for everyone to see,” he grumbled.

Then again, it couldn’t be helped. Being 163cm tall, Ah Sha would seem too petite in one of those long, train dresses; minidresses suited her best. Today was Ah Sha’s first red carpet event, and Wan Qingsi wanted her first red carpet event to be a perfect and memorable one!

After he had led Ah Sha down the red carpet,

A voice interrupted Ah Sha. “Congratulations! The best supporting actress, I’m impressed!” Ah Sha turned and saw Tang Yue slowly approaching before stopping in front of her. Tang Yue was wearing a long dress which left her shoulders bare.

Ah Sha raised her glass. “You’re welcome.”

Wen Pinyu appeared beside Tang Yue. “With Yueyue being the best lead actress and you being the best supporting actress, plus the fact that you’re both from the same company, everything’s worked out perfectly, wouldn’t you say?”

“Oh, wow! Now I know how powerful you are Young Master Wen!” Ah Sha stared at Wen Pinyu with a look of admiration. “People are saying on the internet that Sister Tang Yue is terrible in acting. I was actually worried that you weren’t able to get her nominated!”

Tang Yue just glared at Ah Sha whereas Wen Pinyu lost it right then and there. “You’ve just insulted Yueyue! Apologize immediately!” he yelled.

“I… I didn’t!” Ah Sha pouted. “Just read the articles online. That’s really what they are saying.”

Tang Yue had begun taking a lot of flak from netizens after the nominations list for the Hundred Flowers Awards was released this year. The public’s impression of Ah Sha had always been negative. To them, Ah Sha was just another mindless, brainless and asinine little actress without backbone. Even so, the public was stunned by Ah Sha’s outstanding acting skills after “Apocalypse” was released.

Under these circumstances, Tang Yue, whose acting skills were mediocre to begin with, ended up being pushed out of the spotlight. At the end of Apocalypse, Ah Sha’s character sacrificed herself in the name of peace, which brought the audience in the cinemas to tears. Needless to say, the poor director of the movie was criticized to no end for that ending.

In just a short month, Ah Sha’s Weibo account had gained several hundred thousand new followers. The slogan “don’t die, we love you!” flooded her Weibo page.

Wan Qingsi had praised her more than once for that. “Wow! My Ah Sha truly had clairvoyant abilities! She could figure out which character would be popular among the audience before the filming even started!”

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Wen Pinyu sneered. “If you insist on putting it that way, Miss Mei Jing, then let’s just wait and see who gets the award tonight!” With that, Wen Pinyu led Tang Yue away with his hand on the small on her back. Tang Yue turned her head slightly to look give Ah Sha a smug smile.

Ah Sha laughed derisively. All of a sudden, she felt a presence behind her. Then, a pair of arms wrapped around her. “What are you laughing at?”

“I think Young Master Wen is going to do something to prevent me from winning this award.”

Wan Qingsi glanced at Young Master Wen who had entered the room reserved for the panel of judges. Then, he kissed Ah Sha’s forehead. “He’ll end up humiliating himself if he tries.”

“Well, he obviously has a plan in place,” Ah Sha thought, feeling all her worries slipping away. After that, she followed Wan Qingsi to their seats, since the award ceremony was about to start.

The awards for the more technical side of the movie’s production were presented first. As expected, “Apocalypse” won the award for the best special effects. The theme song that An Ru performed had also won the award for the best OST, too bad she couldn’t be here to claim the award.

Wan Qingsi excused himself to the bathroom when the winner for the best supporting actress was about to be announced. Ah Sha was worried that he might not make it back in time to see her on stage. Then again, her worries were unfounded when the MC made his next announcement. “Now, to present the Hundred Flowers Award for the Best Supporting Actress, let’s put our hands together and welcome Stars Entertainment’s President Wan Qingsi!” Only then did Ah Sha know why Wan Qingsi had excused himself to the bathroom just now.

On the stage, Wan Qingsi only had eyes for Ah Sha; it was as if Ah Sha was the only thing that existed in his world. When he opened the envelope, Ah Sha’s sharp senses allowed her to detect the slight change in his face. The look was gone quickly, and he announced her name with a smile.

Ah Sha stood up to receive congratulatory hugs from everyone. Then, she made her way to the stage. As she was walking past Tang Yue, Ah Sha noticed the horror-stricken look on Wen Pinyu’s face; he looked as though he had just seen a ghost. In fact, Ah Sha thought he might be planning to charge onto the stage. Before Ah Sha could think about it further, she saw Wan Qingsi stretching his hands towards her.

On the stage, Ah Sha took the trophy from Wan Qingsi and recited the acceptance speech she’d memorized beforehand.

After her speech, Wan Qingsi lowered his head and whispered beside her ear, “You’re the best lead actress in my eyes. I’ll give you a private award ceremony tonight.” Then, he kissed Ah Sha on the lips right in front of everyone. A chorus of cheers broke out below the stage and the reporters began snapping photos like there was no tomorrow.

Beside them, the MC began shouting excitedly. “Did you see that, everyone? Did you see that!”

Ignoring the MC’s exaggerated reactions, Wan Qingsi led Ah Sha down the stage. Next was the announcement of the winner for the best lead actress was about to be announced. Tang Yue was already prepared to stand up moments before the presenter made the announcement. A moment later, however, she felt nothing but shock and chagrin. The name that came out from the presenter’s mouth wasn’t hers, but another actress’ instead.

Tang Yue’s face went pale, and she swayed in her as if she was about to pass out. Those who had congratulated Tang Yue earlier was now looking at everywhere but her, shifting in their seats awkwardly. Wen Pinyu stood up and helped Tang Yue into her seat while whispering words of comfort to her. As he did, a look of fear and anxiety formed on his face. Moments later, Wen Pinyu gave Ah Sha a look of hatred.

“You did it?” Ah Sha squeezed Wan Qingsi’s hand.

Wan Qingsi sneered. “He had the nerve to threaten the panel to remove your name from the award. This is me giving him a taste of his own medicine.”

The atmosphere during the post-award party was thick with tension. Everyone knew about what happened. A scowling Wen Pinyu stood at the center of the room where the party was held; beside him was Tang Yue, whose eyes were red and puffy.

When Wen Pinyu saw Ah Sha entering the room on Wan Qingsi’s arms, he lost his temper. “Wan Qingsi! You have to explain yourself to me tonight!”