The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 551: THE DAY BEFORE

TIME continued to flow and ebb. With this passage of time, it was already the day before the Silver Moon Awards.

Befitting of a major film award, there were a lot of speculations online about who would win this and that award. Most of the discussion centered on the major award categories, like the best actor, best actress, etc. But surprisingly, there was a small amount that was debating who would get the Rookie of the Year award.

[I think it will definitely be Ethan Kim. He has the most seniority among all the nominees.]

- [Does debuting a few years ahead a requirement for one to win Rookie of the Year? Like winning this late in a category with the word ʼrookieʼ in it when they had been in the industry for that long is just ironic.]

- [Hey, upstairs, no debut year shaming! What does it matter if Ethan is only nominated now? This was his first movie, and thatʼs all that mattered!]

[Isnʼt Mia Rossi the most probable one to win? Sheʼs the only one who had a lead role in all the nominees. Her acting was also no joke. My bet is on her.]

- [I think so too. She deserves it.]

- [Yes, sheʼs the lead role. But the movie she starred in was a rom-com that didnʼt really need that much of acting talent.]

- [Thatʼs not all. Among the five nominees, her movie earned the least in the box-office. Have you all forgotten what kind of award Silver Moon is?]

[Stop with all the debate. It would obviously be Astrid Townsend. One, he has the highest ranking on the . Two, earned way, way more than all the movies nominated this year. And three, well, he acted the best out of the five. So...

yeah, heʼll be the winner.]

That arrogant post attracted a lot of aggro. Which then lead to Astrid getting a ton of hate from the fans of the other four nominees. Of course, his fans wouldnʼt just stand still as he got battered by hate.

Astridʼs core fans were now pretty solid. And with his number one fan leading the way, itʼs no longer easy to drag his name around.

@astridsnumber1fan: [Please donʼt use Asterʼs name to attract aggro. Even if youʼre just stating the obvious, those with fragile sensibilities will obviously react negatively to it. So, itʼs better to just shut up for now, and be arrogant later once Aster wins. After all, only the victors have the right to be arrogant.]

This post was even more arrogant than the one who was obviously just attracting aggro. But somehow, this post didnʼt really make that many people angry. Probably because a lot of Astridʼs fans were commenting jokingly under the post that the comments of others who were really mad just got buried.

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Astrid chuckled when he read Wulfricʼs post on [Cyberspace]. Really, every time this guy posted something, it always made him laugh.

It had been over two weeks since he finished filming [Serendipitous Summer]. His schedule had been pretty lax since then. He didnʼt have any work and just went to school. Which could be considered as a mini-vacation. And thatʼs fine. Since [The Great War] was still ongoing, and receiving a lot of good response, his public awareness hadnʼt decreased, even with the lack of public appearances.

So, he spent these past two weeks pretty much relaxed. Thatʼs why he had more time browsing [Cyberspace]. Every time he read a post or a comment from ʼWhite Wolfʼ - his self-proclaimed number one fan, it wouldnʼt fail to make him laugh and smile.

Although, he sometimes did wonder how come the other had time to ʼfanboyʼ when he was already so busy. He shouldnʼt be slacking, right?

”Astrid, are you listening?”

Ellisʼ question pulled Astrid out of his own thoughts. He gave the other an apologetic smile.

”Sorry, I was just looking at something.” After he said that, he promptly closed his Terminal.

They were currently in Ellisʼ office in the Polarisʼ building. Ellis was showing him photos of clothes Aurora Bliss sent. There were a bunch of them and Aurora wanted him to choose at least three sets that he liked the best. That way, when he went to [Bliss] tomorrow, the time it would take to ʼdress him upʼ would be significantly less.

Although Aurora wasnʼt his official stylist, when Ellis asked if the other could style Astrid for the Silver Moon Awards, she readily accepted the commission. The other most likely really enjoyed styling him the first time. Thatʼs why she didnʼt hesitate to agree.

Which Astrid was very thankful for. Since tomorrow would be his first red-carpet event for a film award, itʼs important that he looked presentable. There would be a lot of press there tomorrow. Articles about the best and worst dressed would definitely appear. He didnʼt mind not being one of the former, but at least he didnʼt want to be part of the latter.

With Aurora around, he would definitely be able to avoid that happening.

”So, which one of these do you prefer?” Ellis asked as she showed different sets of clothes on the virtual board.

Astrid looked at each one seriously. It took him about 15 minutes before he decided on the three sets he liked the most. One was deep blue, the other wine red, and the last one was charcoal gray.

Ellis looked at the sets of clothes he chose and nodded her head.

”These colors really do suit you. Then, Iʼll send them to Miss Bliss.” After sending the cloth samples to Aurora Bliss, she continued, ”We will go to [Bliss] in the afternoon tomorrow. So, thereʼs no need for you to wake up early. Get a good nightʼs sleep and make sure to do proper skincare. You need to look your best tomorrow.

So, even those people who donʼt like you would have no choice but to think, ʼah, this actor is really good-lookingʼ. Okay?”

Astrid laughed a little at that, but still nodded and agreed. After all, Ellis didnʼt say anything wrong.