Chapter 526: Chapter 526
Tony had finished her makeup after an hour, and the group immediately set off for the Golden Custard Award venue, arriving more than an hour ahead of schedule.
Cheng Xiaohua ran out to scout the situation and quickly came back reporting, "Only a few journalists have come; they are scattered about standing outside."
Her expression filled with concern, she said, "It won’t be that when it’s Jinxia’s turn to walk the red carpet, the journalists still haven’t gathered, will it?"
Luo You pondered for a while and said, "That shouldn’t happen, don’t worry too much. No matter how few journalists there are, as long as someone takes photos of Jinxia, they will definitely share them with each other and post them on marketing accounts."
This year’s Golden Custard Award was almost linked with He Jinxia. As the person of the moment for the past few days, He Jinxia absolutely couldn’t miss out on being in the photos.
Compared to the heavy expressions of Cheng Xiaohua and Luo You, He Jinxia was much more relaxed, exuding a sense of "the emperor is not in a hurry while the eunuch is" attitude.
He Jinxia was in a fairly good mood and consoled them, "I’ve attracted enough attention already; it might be good to keep a low profile at this point.
As an actor, one still needs to let the work speak for itself. If ’Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People’ hadn’t been of such high quality, I wouldn’t have had the confidence to confront the Golden Custard officials."
She patted their shoulders with each hand and teased, "We’re going for the path of a talent-star, not a traffic-star. Don’t worry, take it slow."
He Jinxia was very composed and, to a certain extent, had an influence on Cheng Xiaohua and Luo You.
Originally, Cheng Xiaohua had wanted to go out and take a look around, but now she stayed put in the backstage, waiting calmly.
Time ticked away second by second, and soon, the opening ceremony of the Golden Custard Award—formally began!
He Jinxia was scheduled to walk the red carpet among third-tier artists. When she came out, the photographers on the carpet were standing around listlessly, some looking up at the star about to approach, while others were tinkering with their cameras, heads down.
When a third-tier star walked the red carpet ahead of He Jinxia, some photographers courteously took a few shots, while others didn’t even look up, continuing to fiddle with their cameras.
The arrival of He Jinxia caused a small surge of excitement in the crowd!
The journalists all widened their eyes staring at her, in disbelief. How could He Jinxia be walking the red carpet so soon!?
Some were still staring blankly, while others had quickly picked up their cameras and began snapping frantically.
In no time at all, all the journalists snapped out of it, and even though He Jinxia hadn’t stepped onto the carpet yet, they were already desperately photographing her.
The third-tier star walking the carpet had no idea who was coming up behind her. Seeing the journalists’ frenzy, she was pleasantly surprised and quickly checked her dress to see if a piece of fabric had fallen off.
The third-tier star walked past the red carpet with a look of bewilderment and only when she stopped at the signature wall was she able to turn around for a glance. That glance revealed He Jinxia behind her, and she had the same shocked expression!
How could He Jinxia have started walking the red carpet so early!?
The journalists were frenzied in their picture taking, thankful they arrived early, else they would have missed photos of He Jinxia.
"Jinxia, look over here!"
"Jinxia, look here, look here!"
"Jinxia, give us a smile, make a gesture, strike a pose!"
The journalists greeted He Jinxia enthusiastically. A glance around showed dazzling lights; she seemed to be the center of the world.
Because the journalists were too enthusiastic, He Jinxia could not leave for a while, as they wished she could stay on the red carpet forever. Newest update provıded by N()velFire.net
Some third-tier celebrities hurried over, hoping to leech off He Jinxia’s fame and take a photo with her.
But as soon as they approached, the reporters loudly booed them, telling that third-tier celebrity to leave quickly.
Some reporters bluntly shouted, "Stop leeching, we want individual photos, even if we capture you, we won’t upload your photos!"
"Exactly, one should have self-awareness, how can you not even understand such simple logic?"
"If you want to hitch a ride on someone else’s fame, you first got to have some fame of your own, otherwise people might think you are just a waiter!"
The entertainment circle is very realistic; if you are popular and your works are excellent, reporters will be polite to you, even begging you for some news.
But if you aren’t popular, and your works aren’t anything remarkable, the reporters won’t show you a friendly face, sarcasm and mockery are common.
Some reporters said things that were hard to hear, and even He Jinxia felt a bit uncomfortable listening to them.
The third-tier celebrity looked like a newcomer, with a much thinner skin, blushing crimson with ears reddening after only a few words from the reporters.
She couldn’t stand it any longer and wanted to leave; as she stepped forward, suddenly, a pair of steady and strong hands grabbed her.
The third-tier celebrity looked up, startled, and it was He Jinxia.
He Jinxia gave her a slight smile and pulled her to her side, gently supporting her lower back, leaning close to her cheeks, and smiling at the camera.
Catching a glimpse of the little star’s bewildered face in the corner of her eye, He Jinxia reminded her softly with a smile, "Smile a little, you’ve come all this way to my side with such bravery, are you willing to leave just like that?"
The little star snapped back to reality, turned her head to face the camera, and smiled stiffly.
Her mind was somewhat in a daze, having never expected He Jinxia to take the initiative to support her.
She had thought that celebrities like her would look down on those who actively tried to leech off others.
What she didn’t know was that He Jinxia indeed disliked stars who leeched off her popularity, but only if their way of doing so involved spreading baseless rumors to the media.
For example, claiming that they were on good terms, that they were former classmates, from the same hometown, that they had greeted each other, or were acquainted, and so on.
To someone third-tier little star, who approached her openly to leech some heat by taking a photo with her, He Jinxia didn’t really mind, especially since the little star hadn’t tried to fabricate any connection with her.
Open and straightforward leeching was something she could actually admire a little.
The last time she attended the Baihua State awards, she didn’t know the singer Du Meixin at all. When Du Meixin approached her to pretend familiarity, she didn’t outright reject it; she just stayed silent instead.
Open challenges are easy to ward off, but covert attacks are hard to guard against; she isn’t afraid of those who come at her openly.
Seeing that He Jinxia had taken the initiative to take a photo with the little star, the reporters stopped saying anything and busily snapped photos.
After a good while, He Jinxia actively escorted the little star away from the red carpet.
If she didn’t leave, the next little star would be coming in. Although she didn’t mind if others leeched a photo off her, she didn’t want every person to come leeching; another one and she would be overwhelmed!
The third-tier little star felt as if she were in a dream, not only being personally escorted by He Jinxia off the red carpet, but also signing the autograph wall together. After signing, He Jinxia didn’t accept any interviews from the reporters and took her into the venue.
Once inside the sports hall used for the award ceremony, away from the reporters, He Jinxia finally separated from her.
The third-tier little star felt light and floaty, not grounded at all, looking at He Jinxia with a hesitant expression.