Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 452: On the Eve of the Premiere of No Bait

”Why?”

Liu Rulanʼs mind was filled with images of Xiao He constantly studying hard and working his fingers to the bone.

Xiao He wasnʼt professionally trained. His acting initially relied on talent, and later on learning. The way he had walked step by step, ascending to a larger world stage, was absolutely not because of luck, but because Xiao He was sufficiently hardworking and sufficiently earnest. With his kind of learning attitude and drive, you absolutely couldnʼt find many others among his peers in the entire industry circle.

When it came to work, he was even more relentless, almost never taking a break all year. Not long ago, he had followed through with two production teams back-to-back, participated in the promotion of a TV series and multiple event galas, plus his own birthday celebration in February, and then flew to France and the United States respectively to join more crews. There was almost no significant rest time in between.

Even she, his agent, was almost exhausted, yet Xiao He was always in a state of high spirits.

Liu Rulan admired Xiao He from the bottom of her heart and sincerely hoped he could gain recognition and success.

”No reason.” Xiao He rested his hands behind his head, his face showing complete indifference. ”Simply donʼt want to go and fawn over those guys.”

”Donʼt you want to go and compete for awards?”

Liu Rulan pulled out a nearby chair, unusually calm and composed as she began to communicate with Xiao He.

”Why must I compete for awards?”
Xiao He was very confident, his tone even carrying a hint of genuine confusion. ”Who dares say my acting is bad now?”

Xiao He had enough confidence in No Bait and also didnʼt care in the slightest about the evaluations from the authorities above.

Because Xiao He clearly knew that he had never truly entered the entertainment circle to pursue awards.

If he wanted to, he could dig up damaging information on the judging panel overnight, make them dare not raise any doubts about him, and then have them silently cast their votes for him.

But what use would that be?

Compared to the achievements judged by those people, Xiao He believed that the money and points in hand were what was real.

Increasing fame and expanding influence didnʼt necessarily require winning awards.

That was the professional pursuit of actors, but it wasnʼt his.

Liu Rulan fell silent for a moment, finally letting out a helpless smile. ”I understand.”

Xiao He actually lived more perceptively than all of them.

He just didnʼt seem like someone from the entertainment circle, and even after being in it for so long, he hadnʼt been influenced by othersʼ thoughts.

—He seemed to have never changed at all.

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Over the next few days, Xiao He continued to stay in Cannes to participate in the film premiere of No Bait.

Those coming to watch this screening were not ordinary viewers, but the Cannes judging panel and distributors from various countries and regions.

And their arrival would also signify the future fate of No Bait.

Whether it would successfully win the favor of the judges and distributors, or whether No Bait would ultimately leave with regret... it all depended on the performance to come.

As the premiere time approached, the entire No Bait production team became visibly nervous.

The premiere of No Bait was scheduled for around 1 PM on the second day of the event. Almost from the crack of dawn, the entire crew was up and active.

Director Ning kept wanting to check the time.

Xiao He, who had originally been indifferent, was actually affected by Director Ningʼs time-checking actions and began to feel nervous himself.

Liu Rulan gave him a sidelong glance and teased, ”Oh? Someone said they werenʼt nervous?”

”Iʼm not nervous.”

Xiao He spread his hands, but his leg was shaking nonstop.

Liu Rulan snorted a laugh but didnʼt call him out.

And just as the No Bait crew was about to participate in the premiere, with everyone in a state of high tension, back in the country, an unexpected storm of public opinion suddenly swept in—

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At this time, it was 7 PM in the country, and the internet was very lively.

As the May Day holiday was about to arrive, many films had already begun their pre-release hype. Major marketing accounts were vying to promote them. With the official release of trailers from various productions, a grand battle for movie box office revenue had officially begun.

The final trailer for No Bait was finally released.

Just as many netizens had guessed, the final trailer for No Bait finally revealed the filmʼs core selling point: Shu Yuxiuʼs hypocrisy and double life, directly shifting the entire filmʼs overall tone in another direction.

In the words of the netizens, they came in thinking it was fine, but how did a romance film suddenly turn into a suspense thriller!

It was practically a scam!

Elements like true and false identities, love traps, serial murders, high-IQ fraud, and so on directly pushed the mystery of No Bait to the forefront, attracting a massive amount of attention and making many people start to become curious.

Donʼt look at No Bait being a ten-year-old script with a time setting already lagging behind the current era, but these elements were still very novel even today. Many netizens who watched the trailer decisively joined the pre-sale box office queue, ready to see for themselves when May Day arrived.

Unconsciously, the pre-sale box office for No Bait had reached a quite considerable figure, which was an unbelievable thing for the entire sluggish May Day movie box office market.

Xiao Heʼs fans once again demonstrated their terrifying purchasing power to the public!

Especially since Xiao Heʼs fans were still in a ”very hyped-up” stage, coupled with encountering Xiao Heʼs first film formally carrying the box office as the main male lead, plus Xiao Heʼs recent participation in the Cannes red carpet and his dominant sweep of global camera lenses, his fans directly went into rapid overdrive.

Even the casual fans who usually looked here and there couldnʼt help but jump in at this time to buy a movie ticket, planning to go to the cinema to watch Xiao Heʼs film during the holiday.

And letʼs not forget, Director Ning Jiaqi himself was a commercial film director with a proven track record of billions in box office revenue!

No one understood promotion better than him!

Thus, invisibly, much of the marketing leaned towards No Bait, without even considering whether No Bait might ultimately fail to live up to its name. Their promotion was confident enough and had enough substance.

However, just as everyone, whether harboring curiosity, malice, or simply watching the show, was preparing to welcome a leisurely evening.

—A huge piece of gossip suddenly exploded onto the scene!

At 8 PM, many people had already finished dinner and were preparing to lie in bed and enjoy their pleasant evening.

But right at this moment, the countryʼs most famous paparazzi suddenly posted a teaser on their account, preparing to publicly reveal a major relationship scandal involving a certain top idol within the circle, and his unknown secrets with a faded female star from those years.

Based on the initials of the name released by the paparazzi and the black silhouette, all idols in the domestic entertainment industry with similar suspected names and appearances were pulled out for serious judgment. As for that ”faded female star,” since the paparazzi didnʼt release any related clues, basically all female stars who had been popular early on and then faded were pulled out for speculation.

Instantly, this news was like a bomb thrown into the internet, exploding and creating huge waves, plunging everyone into a frenzy of public opinion—