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

【Great news! ”No Bait” wins at Cannes!】

【”No Bait” wins the Cannes Grand Jury Prize!】

【No Bait Ning Jiaqi Xiao He】

【After twenty-five years, winning the Cannes Grand Jury Prize once more!】

【No Bait】

Very quickly, the news spread back to the domestic audience.

Fans hardly needed to do any more promotion, as various marketing accounts had already begun their campaigns.

Only at this moment did these marketing accounts seem somewhat clear-eyed and decent, making them a little less detestable.

And the fans who had been holding their breath for a long time finally stood up tall again.

【Congratulations, Brother Xiao! Congratulations, ”No Bait”! Looking forward to ”No Bait” having a massive box office success!】【As expected of the combination of a director with billions in box office revenue and a rising star of a genuine actor! Let’s congratulate them for successfully bringing China back to Cannes!】

【Oh my god, I didn’t understand what the Grand Jury Prize was at first, but then I found out we’ve only ever won two so far! And this is the third! I really have to bow to Director Ning!】

【Director Ning, back then you said you were just casually filming, aiming for box office success, right? And you actually managed to pull it off?】

【Tsk tsk, it’s just their good luck, that’s all. The competing works in recent years haven’t been particularly outstanding, and this year’s film market is also quite sluggish. ”No Bait” only won because there were no other strong competitors. If this were a few years earlier, would ”No Bait” even have a chance?】

【Ah, yes, yes. The sourness from certain people is practically overflowing. You only see this year’s downturn, but haven’t you seen who the chairman of the judging panel is? This famously ”artsy” person loves literary-style romance works the most, right? So then? Why did ”No Bait” win an award while certain other works couldn’t? Probably because they genuinely hurt the judging panel’s eyes...】

【Haha, I’m dying of laughter. Comparing that era with now, you must be a divine being yourself.】

【Who was the one who set up that trap before? Step forward and slap your own face.】

【Deliberately timing the exposure of that scandal during the most critical period for ”No Bait,” and now? Speak! Do you dare to look us in the eye? And you even secretly photographed that child all the way, exposing the child’s photos. Where is the humanity of certain people? Their morality? Their awards? Oh, they have none of it.】

【Hahaha, don’t cry, don’t cry. ”No Bait”’s fame has a share of your contribution. Without that self-detonating truck charging forward, many people outside wouldn’t even know the name ”No Bait.” Now ”No Bait”’s pre-sale box office is skyrocketing. I just want to ask, does that make you uncomfortable?】

【Tsk tsk, so people really shouldn’t casually harbor harmful intentions towards others. Otherwise, in the end, it’s just drawing water with a bamboo basket—all for nothing.】

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Beijing, a certain apartment building.

Ding Wanyu looked at the situation online, a trace of joy appearing on her face.

”That’s wonderful.”

Watching the spirited members of the ”No Bait” production team on the TV screen, the heavy stone in her heart finally settled with a thud.

Fortunately, her situation hadn’t affected ”No Bait” winning the award.

Fortunately, all their hard work had been rewarded...

A little sprout popped up beside her, eyes sparkling as he pointed at the screen in front of him: ”Mommy, mommy, they’re so awesome!”

Ding Wanyu’s eyes brimmed with a smile. She looked up and gently ruffled her son’s hair, her tone unprecedentedly gentle: ”Do you like those big brothers and sisters? I’ll invite them to our new home to play later, okay?”

A child’s eyes are always clear and moist, like crystal-clear grapes, making anyone who sees them feel a surge of affection.

Hearing his mother’s words, he nodded like a little adult, holding a toy car in one hand and propping his chin with the other, contemplating the matter very seriously: ”Of course, but my extra toy car broke. Can I use my New Year’s money to buy another one later? Then I can invite them to play together.”

Ding Wanyu was both amused and exasperated: ”Of course you can!”

She pointed at the young man who flashed by in the camera shot and said softly, ”Did you see that big brother? He’s a super amazing young man. He’s both an excellent actor and an excellent race car driver.”

”Wow—”

The child’s eyes widened, filled with admiration: ”I want to be a race car driver too!”

”Okay, then you must get along well with the big brothers and sisters when the time comes.”

”Yay!”

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Both domestically and internationally, the atmosphere was one of jubilation. When Xiao He and the others returned from Cannes and landed in Beijing, they were greeted by a large crowd of media outlets at the airport.

The smile on Ning Jiaqi’s face never faded. However, facing the media surrounding them, he didn’t say too much. He just held up the microphone in his hand and said proudly, ”There are only a few days left until the May Day holiday. Everyone is welcome to go to the cinema to watch ’No Bait.’ It is our honor. We also hope that these young people can continue to work hard in the future, moving forward with new momentum!”

”Thank you, everyone!”

He returned the microphone to the reporter. The bodyguards around them kept the crowd at bay, and Xiao He and the others naturally followed the bodyguards, smoothly leaving the airport by car.

In the following period, discussions about ”No Bait” on the internet never ceased.

The Cannes award, combined with ”No Bait”’s own powerful promotion, sparked intense interest in ”No Bait” among many netizens. Major bloggers also began their prediction mode in advance, forecasting the box office champion of this May Day season.

Among them, ”No Bait” undoubtedly ranked the highest.

Although some people had already started predicting its failure in advance, sarcastically insinuating that ”No Bait” was a marketing-driven film, useless except for its promotion, such comments were hardly intimidating before any final results were determined.

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Time flew by.

May Day had finally arrived—

Tiger Brother stood in front of the cinema, holding the four movie tickets he had already picked up, waving them at the camera: ”Fam, I’m at the cinema now, ready to challenge myself to watch all four May Day season movies in one go today. They are ’No Bait,’ ’The Inescapable Place’...”

Tiger Brother finished explaining all his plans for the day, then shook the movie tickets in his hand with a playful tone: ”I’m sure many people already know about ’No Bait.’ It just won the Cannes Grand Jury Prize, and Director Ning Jiaqi also successfully won the Best Director award with it. Many people online are very curious about this work, and I’m naturally no exception.”

He showed the time on his phone to the camera: ”So I also scheduled ’No Bait’ for the morning slot, just to see its content first. There are about twenty minutes left before the movie starts.”

Tiger Brother turned sideways, letting the camera sweep the surroundings, and continued: ”There are a lot of people at this hour. It feels like many are here to see ’No Bait.’ I hope ’No Bait’ can bring everyone enough surprises.”

With that, he deliberately paused before continuing: ”Actually, this actor Xiao He is really excellent. I remember it was the year before last, also during the May Day season, when I watched ’Killing Life,’ I always felt that Zhu Third Brother inside was really terrifying, and I was deeply impressed by this actor Xiao He. This time, watching the trailer for ’No Bait,’ it also seems to be a crime thriller? I think Xiao He playing this kind of villain role really has a unique personal flair. I’m quite looking forward to it. And this should also be Xiao He’s first film carrying the box office alone, right? I wonder if Xiao He can hold up. Let’s wait and see!”

Carrying the box office, carrying the traffic—in simple terms, it’s the opportunity to formally prove one’s value to the market and demonstrate one’s box office appeal.

Tiger Brother felt that Xiao He still had great potential. At least, from the perspective of a ”casual observer” who doesn’t chase stars, among the entire May Day film market, only Xiao He’s acting skills and past role performances were the most trustworthy to him.

He just didn’t know if Xiao He’s performance could prove his own strength—

”Besides ’No Bait,’ there’s actually another work that participated in Cannes this year, which is Director Sun Gong’s ’The Inescapable Place.’”

Tiger Brother held up another movie ticket to the camera: ”Don’t be fooled by the name sounding like a suspense film; it’s actually a romantic art film. But my regular viewers know, I, Tiger Brother, dislike art films the most.”

”However, since it was also selected for Cannes and won an award, then for the sake of my audience, I have to watch it too, to help everyone create a May Day season red and black list.”

”If you’re interested, be sure to hit follow and bookmark. I’ll work harder and try to get the latest summary video out for you all tonight.”

By the time Tiger Brother entered the screening room and finished editing the recorded video, the movie was about to start.

Tiger Brother sent the video he had just shot to his various account platforms, then looked up to see the familiar dragon logo gliding across the screen.

The moment the image faded, it was replaced by a beautiful beach with waves crashing against the shore.

On the beach were golden sands and the heavy dusk spreading from the distant horizon.

The entire world seemed to be reduced to the beautiful scene before them and the wind and waves by the coast.

At some point, amidst the sound of crashing waves, the sound of a lighter could be heard.

It seemed that outside the frame, someone had lit a cigarette—