Golden Assistant 49

  

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Chapter 49 (End) - Qin Mountain's music resounds

"Go ahead." Xiao Yi said, "Let me take a look at the manuscript. No worries, Director Chai and I will sit at the last row to be with you during the award."  

Lu Zhou did not speak. Du Mei came back with the manuscript. Xiao Yi was afraid that Lu Zhou would still forget his words later on stage, so he asked, "Can you remember the script?"

"Yes." Lu Zhou said.

Xiao Yi said: "Let's talk about the other things when we are home. I was raised by you, and it couldn't be more appropriate for you to collect the prize on my behalf."

Lu Zhou burst into laughter and said, "This is an award for the entire team. Can't you be more humble in front of Director Chai?"

Director Chai laughed loudly, waving his hands to signal that it was okay, you guys chat, and he went out with Du Mei again. Xiao Yi felt embarrassed and said, "Yes, it's Teacher Chen's work."

Lu Zhou looked at Xiao Yi, then at the manuscript in his hand.

"You wait for me to avenge you." Lu Zhou said, "I won't stay in this circle if I don't kill Qi Quan and Chang Shiqing."

Xiao Yi said: "Sure, but let's memorize the manuscript first."

"It's lucky we came." Lu Zhou and Xiao Yi sat face to face on the sofa and Lu Zhou said, "Did you hear what Li Changzheng said?"

"I didn't." Xiao Yi said, "I just felt that if I came today, I'll definitely gain something. I don't know why, but my intuition...... it's been so hard to create this movie. Although the audience is not large, a good thing is still a good thing...… so……"

Xiao Yi felt a little guilty. This movie failed to make Lu Zhou the Best Actor in the end and instead benefitted him.

However, life was boundless and there was still a long way to go. In the future, they would still have too much time and too many opportunities to work hard together.

As rays of lights shone brightly, the award ceremony begun.

Lu Zhou and Li Changzheng sat together. Li Changzheng asked softly, "Is everything all right?"

Lu Zhou answered: "Got beaten up."

Li Changzheng said in a low voice: "I'll find people to hit them back."

Lu Zhou said in a low voice as well: "Don't, I'm going to punish them until they die."

Xiao Yi sat for a while. He was still a little dizzy as he rinsed his mouth with water. Di Le knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Come on, I'll take you to see the ceremony. Yaqing is about to win an award."

Xiao Yi followed Di Le to the last row of the venue and stood there. It was filled with reporters.

"Best Actress goes to—"

Intensive drumroll.

"Ning Yaqing!" The guest award presenter read out these three words and said, "《The Past of Lin Zhi》"

The crowd applauded wildly and many people shouted excitedly. Ning Yaqing stepped onto the stage gracefully and stood in the spotlight, looking all beautiful and radiant.

"This year is the year when your work went viral." The guest award presenter, an old professor, said with a smile, "There were plenty of praises and criticisms, especially in 《The Past of Lin Zhi》. For the role of Zhuo Ma that you portrayed, I saw the affirmation from netizens. Of course, people expressed many different opinions as well. Yaqing, do you have anything to say to everyone?"

"Someone said." Ning Yaqing said with a smile, "The entertainment industry is like roaming around the world, where swords are hidden in the shadows, and gratitude and enmity are quickly reciprocated."

"In this regard." Ning Yaqing said, "I just want to say that there will always be rewards for hard work. People in the industry are all about freedom. Act freely and live freely, and time will prove everything for you."

Thunderous applause began again.

"Thank you to all the friends who accompanied me in my journey." Ning Yaqing said, "Thank you to my agency and I am very grateful to all the fans as well."

Three years ago, Ning Yaqing's first female lead role was for《Iron Horse Glacier》. As Xiao Yi looked at Ning Yaqing, he was momentarily filled with emotions. He did not know how he could explain those emotions. In the past, when she had just joined the filming group, she had to thread carefully around Lu Zhou carefully and constantly apologized to him. He did not expect that in the past three years, she had followed the right directors, obtained the backing of a strong investor and became a movie star.

"Do you have the feeling of watching your own students debut?" Director Chai asked with a smile.

"A little bit." Xiao Yi could not help being silly there alone, he was indeed feeling a little bit like that. Although he did not help Ning Yaqing with anything much, but accompanying a person during their growth was a kind of feeling that was also a very beautiful thing.

Some people would forget their roots after success and some people were very nostalgic. Ning Yaqing was a nostalgic person. Who had treated her well and who had treated her badly since her debut, she would remember it all. Back then in the film crew, Lu Zhou treated her well. His little kindness, along with Xiao Yi's generosity and easygoingness on multiple occasions, were all engraved in her heart.

Di Le said: "I heard that she and Brother Fortune had a scandal previously, and they almost cut ties?" 

"Yes." Xiao Yi said, "Actually, Brother Zhou had a bit of problem with her in the first scene, but maybe because I got along well with her, so Brother Zhou didn't say anything in the end. Of course, she is really serious about acting. Brother Zhou respects those who are talented and work hard, regardless if they are newcomers or not.”

"Thank you Yaqing." The host said, "May I ask who said this sentence?"

Ning Yaqing smiled at the camera and walked off the stage, she did not answer this question. The host then said, "Teacher, please stay a while longer, there is another award for you to kindly reveal as well."

"Actually, I think Hu Yang's acting skills are not good." Xiao Yi said.

Di Le said: "Some people praise him, he is cautious and never offends others......"

"Best Actor goes to." The old professor stared at the card for a while, then glanced at the men sitting in the front row.

Lu Zhou smiled helplessly and glanced at Hu Yang. He leaned forward slightly and got ready to stand up and hug Hu Yang, to congratulate him on winning the award.

Hu Yang did not notice and was still talking to Zheng Xiaocong.

"Lu Zhou!" the old professor announced: "The shortlisted work 《Qin Mountains》!"

As soon as the old professor finished speaking, the movie soundtrack of 《Qin Mountains》played instantly in the entire venue, and the endless Loess Plateau appeared on the TV wall.

Wang Genbao knelt in front of a grave, showing a desolate back while playing the erhu. In the background, dead leaves were being blown away by the wind. The stage special effects of the whole venue suddenly changed to bleak autumn wind with yellow leaves all over the sky, and endless skies and open fields!

Autumn brought long and broad skies, with a journey of 90000 miles!

The atmosphere in the audience erupted. Even Xiao Yi and Di Le froze on the spot while they were talking. Di Le opened his mouth and did not recover for a while.

Lu Zhou still did not come back to his senses. In that moment, he forgot to stand up and the camera turned to his face.

"Best Actor, Lu Zhou! Work《Qin Mountains》!" The host repeated with a smile.

Lu Zhou was completely dumbfounded. His expression was a bit like a big boy who was at a loss. Li Changzheng immediately prompted him to stand up and with  a little confusion, Lu Zhou stood up. His first movement was to look back at the auditorium towards the last row.

Xiao Yi hugged Di Le and cried uncontrollably.

Zheng Xiaocong got up first and hugged Lu Zhou, followed by Li Changzheng. Hu Yang immediately recovered his composure, squeezed out a smile, then got up and hugged Lu Zhou. Li Changzheng patted Lu Zhou on the shoulder and signaled him to hurry up and get on stage. 

Lu Zhou regained his composure. Meanwhile, the scenery on the TV wall changed again. The entire awards venue was filled with flying petals and beautiful special effects, showing Wang Genbao's family yard in spring, full of children and grandchildren.

Lu Zhou's handsome face appeared, looking at the children and smiling.

When Lu Zhou stepped onto the stage with tears in his eyes, the music stopped and the audience went silent.

At the back of the audience, Di Le said, "It's so embarrassing to receive an award like this."

Xiao Yi shut his eyes and leaned against the wall while crying uncontrollably, unable to stop even for a moment.

"Lu Zhou." The host said with a smile, "Let us first present the award, Teacher please."

"This is a belated award." The old professor said, "You were the best and most diligent student in the department back then. After "Back Arrow", you were absent from the big screen for ten years and now you are back. Welcome back, Lu Zhou!"

The audience burst into wild applause, and everyone cheered.

The old professor added: "I hope you can firmly continue on the road of acting in the future."

Lu Zhou hurriedly accepted the award and subconsciously said: "Thank you, teacher."

The whole audience burst into laughter, and the old professor said with a smile: "Yaqing is right. You have a clear conscience and are carefree, your hard work will definitely pay off."

The host made a gesture and said: "Does Lu Zhou have anything to say to everyone?"

Lu Zhou finally calmed down and glanced at the audience.

"Are you here?" Lu Zhou was feeling a little at a loss as he held the trophy and raised it up a little, and said: "Are you seeing this?"

He scanned the audience as if looking for someone and the camera pointed at his handsome tear-stained face.

Di Le was in the audience with Xiao Yi, both waving to him.

Lu Zhou: "Great."

Everyone in the audience turned around and Di Le immediately pulled Xiao Yi to sit down.

Lu Zhou calmed down, thought for a while and then said: "The words that Yaqing mentioned just now were said by me."

The cameras turned to Ning Yaqing and the audience cheered. Ning Yaqing lit up with a sweet smile.

Lu Zhou smiled as well. When he smiled, it made people feel like a spring breeze in an instant.

"Because when we were filming《Iron Horse Glacier》." Lu Zhou's eyes were red and he choked with laughter. "She and I had a little unpleasant scandal. Yaqing was concerned because she was a newcomer, so she apologized to me.”

Was that so? Only then did Xiao Yi know.

Lu Zhou calmly said with a smile: "I told her it didn't matter, don't care about other people's opinions of you, act your role well, do your job well, have a clear conscience and all your efforts will be rewarded. Just leave the rest for time to test.”

The audience applauded again. Lu Zhou slightly raised the trophy in his hand again and said: "Thank you Xiao Yi. Without him, I would not be standing here."

There was a huge uproar.

Lu Zhou: "I would also like to thank my agency and Zheng Xiaocong's studio. Thank you to all the fans who encouraged me on my way forward and my enemies who stimulated me to continue working hard."

The whole audience burst into laughter again. Li Changzheng was almost going crazy with laughter as he applauded and laughed at the same time.

Xiao Yi thought to himself, That's enough. Why do you always think about your enemies? I thought you had finally grown up.

"I will keep moving forward." After Lu Zhou said this, he smiled and continued, "The rest will be tested by time. I have a clear conscience. Thank you all. The ups and downs, sometimes fame, sometimes silence - this is our world."

When the applause reached its peak, Lu Zhou came down and hugged Li Changzheng again. Li Changzheng gestured with his thumb and nodded to him.

Lin Yao came over in a hurry and while talking to Director Chai, he took him to sit in the front.

The cameras moved to Director Chai. Lu Zhou could no longer sit still and wanted to leave the scene to share his award with Xiao Yi, but Du Mei stopped him with a look.

The soundtrack of《Qin Mountains》echoed in the venue once again as the Best Music Award was accepted by Director Chai on stage. As usual, he thanked all the staff and talked about the feelings entrusted to the movie. Director Chai had received awards numerous times and was indifferent.

After the ceremony ended, Lu Zhou absent-mindedly went to take photos with a group of people. He was photographed by reporters, took photos for the best actor and actress, with the producer Deng Xiaochuan, Director Chai and the director of《Iron Horse Glacier》... After a round of photos, he was finally able to slip away.

Xiao Yi watched Lu Zhou with a smile.

Lu Zhou rushed over and carried him up directly with a hug. The two stood in the corridor. Lu Zhou embraced him tightly without saying anything and kissed him tenaciously.

Xiao Yi moved slightly and Lu Zhou carefully released him.

"Go to the hospital first." Lu Zhou said, "Don't touch your head."

Xiao Yi hurriedly said it was no problem. After a while, Zheng Xiaocong stopped Lu Zhou again and stood with Li Changzheng in the corridor to discuss the issue. Du Mei asked in a low voice: "What happened."

"Qi Quan looked for backup." Xiao Yi whispered.

Du Mei took a deep breath, thought about it, and said with a smile: "We won a grand slam today, we will have a celebration banquet later!"

Everyone agreed and the three movie kings exchanged a few words. Xiao Yi remembered what Zheng Xiaocong had said and thought Qi Quan might have already ran away since Wu Henggu’s agent disappeared too. The three of you are going to beat Wu Henggu later to vent anger on him? Are y'all gonna call him to the toilet for a beating?

Fortunately, Lu Zhou left after that conversation. He made an appointment with Du Mei and took Xiao Yi to the hospital for an x-ray first, for fear that he had hurt his head. Xiao Yi had completely recovered but his head hurt a little and his face was still a little swollen.

Lu Zhou said: "We agreed that we'll attack Wu Henggu and Zhang Xinran together in a few days and take care of them."

Xiao Yi said: "Wu Henggu may not know what had happened. He asked me just now."

Lu Zhou: "He's a professional actor, can he not pretend? Di Le just saw him hiding in the emergency passage smoking and talking on the phone. He was so nervous that his hands were shaking. He's definitely responsible for this."

"He's from the same company." Xiao Yi said, "If you want to deal with his manager, don't deal with him for the time being. President Du won't be able to explain it later."

"I'm well aware." Lu Zhou said, "Who are you on the same side with!"

Xiao Yi laughed as Lu Zhou spoke again: "Don't move! You're still doing the x-ray!"

Xiao Yi completed the x-ray. Then, Lu Zhou answered the phone again and said: "Oh, we're filming*."

*In chinese, the word "拍片" or "filming" can mean (1) to shoot a film and also (2) to undergo medical imaging procedure. Hence this confused the caller below. 

"You're so diligent." The other person said, "You just won the Best Actor Award and you're filming again?"

Lu Zhou: "In the hospital! My wife was beaten up! Undergoing x-ray!"

Lu Zhou's voice was extremely loud. It was ten o'clock at night and the whole corridor could hear him. Xiao Yi hurriedly motioned to him to lower his volume. It was probably Yi Xiaomi who called to congratulate him.

Xiao Yi was fine, but Lu Zhou was very worried. He faced the doctor with an expression of, Do you know who I am? I am the best actor. If something happens to him, I will ask you to pay for with your life. Of course, if he is fine, I will give you a big reward attitude. In the end, the doctor repeatedly assured that Xiao Yi would not die from a cerebral hemorrhage in the middle of the night when he returned home, before Lu Zhou eventually led Xiao Yi away with a look of resentment on his face.

Xiao Yi thought to himself if Du Mei hadn't called three times to rush us, you would suffer from the fear of concussion and have kept me in the hospital for observation for three months.

"Who told you to lock me in the hospital last time." Lu Zhou said while driving.

"I'll drive."

 "No!"

Xiao Yi had no choice but to drink milk tea and read online comments. Lu Zhou said: "What did the antis say?"

"Said you slept with the entire organizing committee once." Xiao Yi said expressionlessly, "That's why you won the Best Actor award."

"Hahahahaha." Lu Zhou almost drove the car into a lake and said, "Oh, these antis are still so humorous. There's nothing we can do about it. Lao Tzu's already advanced do far ahead and they're still at the original starting point."

Xiao Yi: "......"

Lu Zhou: "I've decided to change my Weibo name."

"Oh." Xiao Yi logged onto Lu Zhou's Weibo and said, "If it's changed, the verified status will be gone. What do you want to change it to?"

Lu Zhou: "Can I change it to 'I am the Best Actor Lu Zhou'?"

Xiao Yi: "A well deserved title."

Lu Zhou: "Hahahahaha——"

Xiao Yi: "You really changed it!"

Lu Zhou: "......"

Xiao Yi was about to laugh to death from Lu Zhou's antics. 

That night at the celebration banquet, Xiao Yi wore a cap throughout and angled his face carefully when taking photos with Lu Zhou. Du Mei also arranged for publicity and posted online. Finally, a movie star was born in the family. Now the entire company can be high for at least a year and experience the fame when they headed out.

Wu Henggu also won the Best Supporting Actor award. Lu Zhou drunkenly patted him on the shoulder and said to him: "Work hard, and sooner or later this award will be yours too."

Wu Henggu burst into tears with gratitude and also asked Xiao Yi if he was feeling better. He even wanted to let Xiao Yi live in the room he had booked. His agent was also very concerned and asked multiple questions. Xiao Yi laughed while he thought about how the three movie stars had planned for Wu Henggu to lose his legs in the next few days. He could still play the best actor in that scenario too. 

Back to the hotel:

"I want to thank my assistant Xiao Yi for making today a possibility......" Lu Zhou laid drunkenly on the bed without undoing his tie and kept chanting those words over and over again.

Xiao Yi thought to himself, Fuck, isn't this what I said when I was daydreaming? ! It should be me standing in front of the spotlight and saying thank you to my assistant Lu Zhou! Why am I still so weak now! Is there any justice left?

"Hello." Xiao Yi answered Lu Zhou's phone.

Zheng Xiaocong: "Xiao Yi? Tell Fortune that Di Le made the arrangements. Let's meet on Monday."

Xiao Yi: "......"

The following day was Sunday. Xiao Yi was still sleeping and at 4am in the morning, Lu Zhou kissed him on the face.

"Get up." Lu Zhou sat on the bed and shook Xiao Yi. The two of them slept in each other's arms all night without taking off their clothes.

Xiao Yi slept so soundly that he did not even hear the alarm clock.

"Wife." Lu Zhou said, "Get up, how about I call the director and we rest here for another day?"

Xiao Yi opened his eyes in a daze. Lu Zhou scrutinized his face and said: "The swelling has gone down."

"Di's medicine worked well huh." Xiao Yi hugged Lu Zhou and did not want to move at all.

"He himself was out covering news on illegal black coal mines and so on, and he was often beaten so badly he looked like a pig head." Lu Zhou said, "He suffered so many cuts and bruises, so using his medicine is definitely right. It can revive even the dead."

Xiao Yi: "......"

Xiao Yi laughed and woke up completely.

"What time is the filming?" Lu Zhou asked.

"Oops." Xiao Yi said, "7.30am...... oh, okay okay, we got to hurry up."

Lu Zhou carried Xiao Yi to wash up together as he was afraid of aggravating Xiao Yi's wounds.  After washing, Xiao Yi hastily packed up and went to knock on Du Mei's door. Du Mei came out still wearing pajamas and said goodbye to them. Lin Yao then drove the two of them to the airport as they had to return to Tianjin for filming that day.

"Your award!" Du Mei chased after them. Lu Zhou did not even remember to take the award and had just left. Xiao Yi hurriedly came back to retrieve the award. it was chaos for that moment. After returning to the set that day, everyone cheered for Lu Zhou. The investors were particularly happy, because this meant that their production would definitely do well on Valentine's Day next year.

Monday.

News about Wu Henggu being a gigolo was floating around the major sites. As soon as his agent returned to the company, he was taken away by the investigation team and sentenced to five years for tax evasion.

Zheng Xiaocong specially made a call. He planned to wait for the agent to be released before finding a way to send him in again, and this time sentence him to ten or fifteen years.

Du Mei did not say anything and pretended that the incident had not happened. She was ready to let Wu Henggu and his agent terminate their contracts. After a full week of the gigolo scandal, Wu Henggu had an additional nickname on the Internet - Chrysanthemum Wu. The nickname was Xiao Yi's last straw, he did not even want to see him anymore.

After a period of two months, the filming of《Marriage Proposal》was finally completed.

On the day《Marriage Proposal》wrapped up, Qi Quan was beaten up to the point of a fracture and he laid in the hospital for a week. Zhang Xinran was originally a bit outdated and she had missed out on several movies previously. In addition, she was older and due to Zheng Xiaocong and Ning Yaqing's reputation, entertainment programs did not dare to invite her.

After returning to Beijing, Lu Zhou appeared on the cover of "Popular Movies". In spring, he and Xiao Yi were lying on the sofa in the living room.

The Hundred Flowers Award trophy was stuffed in a corner. Lu Zhou had no feelings for it at all. The warm sunshine poured in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"The cover of this issue!" Xiao Yi read with a smile, "Lu Zhou!"

[The best male actor at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival who ascended to the film emperor throne with《Qin Mountains》.]

[34 years old Lu Zhou has experienced ups and downs in his life. When he first debuted, the role of Zhang Shun almost pushed him to the most glorious throne. However, although he was still with the best actor under the dazzling spotlight, he missed the position. From then on, he embarked on a long journey of film and television career. ]

[This man with a persistent, simple and masculine personality decided on movies and never looked back. After encountering obstacles everywhere, he realized that though he wanted to pursue his dreams, he still had to survive and accept reality without giving up his ideals....]

[He had worked as a handyman in the crew, a supporting actor and even Zheng Xiaocong's martial arts instructor's assistant. Finally, he became a blockbuster with the leading role of Zhu Changchun in the large-scale TV series 《Cangshan Love》. This was his first TV series starring him. It became a guarantee of ratings, but just as his TV series career reached its peak, it suffered a sudden and huge decline.]

[The accident during the filming of《Golden Mouse and Flying Cat》forced Lu Zhou to recuperate at home. Accompanied by his assistant, he endured the most difficult days in his life. Finally, with 《Dawn of War》, he ushered in the second chapter of his life.]

[The crew members of《Qin Mountains》revealed that during the filming of this mpvie, Lu Zhou and his assistant traveled all the way to the northwest and settled in Shanxi village for three months. He was even more willing to act as a blind man by not seeing for as long as half a year...]

[However,《Qin Mountains》encountered a box office failure. This film was not favored by the four major film and television groups and Lu Zhou, Zheng Xiaocong's studio and many other companies that had invested only received one-eighth of the expected box office. This was the third setback that Lu Zhou. No one asked him to act for a long time, so he could only stay at home with his assistant."

[It wasn't until this movie gave him a return that exceeded his expectations. When the soundtrack of《Qin Mountains》played at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, this powerful idol-cum-actor who had aspired to be the best actor at the age of 34 was actually at a loss in that moment...]

[Just like his name, he resolutely gave up the fame and opportunity of rising to the top in the talent show, retreated behind the scenes and stayed with him as a music composer, Lu Zhou's personal assistant Xiao Yi...] " Mentioned me! Mentioned me! Ahhhhhh!!" Xiao Yi yelled like a crazy dog, "Me oh me! My name is also printed in the magazine!"

Lu Zhou: "......"

Xiao Yi kicked his feet wildly. His hands were twitching and his whole body was in spasms: "Ahhhhh——"

"Are you having an epilepsy?" Lu Zhou roared angrily, "Continue reading!"

[He tailor-made this song for Lu Zhou.] Xiao Yi read seriously, [ Men must be steady like mountains and women must be soft and tender like water. Lu Zhou, who has entered the fourth decade of his life, has once again ushered in a new chapter in his acting career. A new peak in his career, his image also transformed to become more mature, soft, serious, gentlemanly......]

[...... Behind the scenes, he will personally cook, learn piano from his assistant, listen to music and surf the Internet. The king of superstars is just like you and me, he is also an ordinary person. He has the emotions and desires of ordinary people, and also has love just like everyone else......]

Xiao Yi thought to himself that the tone of this manuscript seemed a bit wrong. The literary style was not flowing well either. Could it have been written by Lu Zhou himself......

"This manuscript is so well written." Xiao Yi said with feigned admiration.

Sure enough, Lu Zhou said: "I wrote this myself and just asked the editor to amend it casually and correct the typos."

Xiao Yi: "......"

Lu Zhou: "What?"

"You're so talented!" Xiao Yi praised sincerely, "I really love you, Brother Zhou."

"Well." Lu Zhou said seriously, "I love you too and I will love you forever, Xiao Yi."

Lu Zhou leaned over and kissed Xiao Yi on the lips.

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T/N: That's a wrap for the main story!!! Now we have the epilogue leftttttt :') BUT. I'm on the hunt for 2 rumored extra steamy short stories so.... stay tuned (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

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