Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1652 - 1546: Bromance

The Golden statue awards, being one of the most prestigious awards in the Chinese film industry, together with the Golden Horse Awards, are known as the Oscars of Shen Zhou, so this award ceremony is indeed a grand event.

The host for this award ceremony is Brother Liu, renowned as the number one figure in Shen Zhou’s entertainment circle.

Brother Liu has previously won the Golden statue awards five times, and last year he received the most prestigious award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest acknowledgement of Brother Liu’s career.

In fact, Brother Liu was not called Brother Liu early in his career; he became famous later on, and because he was sixth in rank in the same training class, everyone started calling him Brother Liu. Over the years, many people forget his real name, but no one forgets this legendary figure in the Chinese film industry.

Brother Liu, who is in his fifties, looks very young, and his every word and action on stage is filled with his unique charm. The woman beside Brother Liu is a popular actress in the Chinese entertainment circle, named Xin Ke, who once won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She is in her thirties but looks like a girl in her twenties, full of poise and with excellent linguistic talent, as she matches Brother Liu seamlessly on stage, repeatedly bringing the atmosphere to a climax.

Amid laughter and applause, the awards were handed out one by one, and the next was the award for Best Actor and Actress.

Chen Mengjie moved a step away from Song Yun. As soon as Chen Mengjie left, several celebrities around Song Yun began to launch an attack, calling him handsome from one side and Mr. Song from the other. Song Yun was initially not very interested in these obvious advances, but could not resist the fluttering voices of so many beauties calling him, and eventually had to leave them his phone number, saying that if they come to Hong Kong, they could hang out together sometime.

"Next, let’s welcome the queen of our Mandarin music scene, Miss Chen Mengjie, to present the award for Best Actor in this year’s Golden Horse Awards! Let’s welcome Miss Chen Mengjie with a warm round of applause," Brother Liu called out with his magnetic voice.

Immediately, the audience erupted in applause and cheers. As the undisputed queen of the Mandarin music scene, Chen Mengjie naturally draws a huge following; many celebrities in the audience are actually fans of Chen Mengjie, and many are very familiar with her, willing to show her respect on this occasion.

Chen Mengjie, wearing an elegant white evening gown, calmly walked onto the stage, said a few simple words, and then began to announce the winner for Best Actor.

In the end, the award went to a young newcomer. Chen Mengjie’s performance on stage was quite impressive, and later she sang a song, receiving roaring applause.

Just as Chen Mengjie was about to leave the stage, a man with a sinister look on his face appeared on the side of the stage.

Standing directly facing Chen Mengjie.

Song Yun squinted his eyes, thinking, this Marquis, why is he appearing at this moment? He should be in Yanjing at this time!

The Marquis looked at Chen Mengjie with a smile without saying a word.

Chen Mengjie was planning to leave the stage from the Marquis’s side, but upon seeing the Marquis, she frowned and decided to switch direction to avoid him. However, the other side was on the opposite end of the stage, and now the Best Actress award was beginning to be announced; if she walked over, she would definitely be accused of stealing the spotlight. So, Chen Mengjie had no choice but to brace herself and head down.

"Mengjie, you are as beautiful as ever! I’m captivated by you!"

After the Marquis said this, the War God nearby walked over with a bouquet of roses. The Marquis took the roses in his hand and handed them to Chen Mengjie, saying, "May you continue to be beautiful like these roses."

Chen Mengjie was momentarily in a bit of a bind; although the stage was currently presenting the Best Actress award, many people’s attention was still focused on her. As for the Marquis’s identity, many people here knew of him—why? Because the Marquis’s family is considered a European family, and there are quite familiar ties here and in Europe, with many customs and buildings still maintaining European styles.

Such a person giving flowers to someone like Chen Mengjie on such an occasion, is that not quite the gossip-worthy event? People in the audience immediately realized that Chen Mengjie was being confessed to again, and it was the same Marquis who did so two concerts ago.

And Chen Mengjie could even feel the strong sense of gossip in the surrounding gazes casting on her.

To take or not to take? That’s the question.

If she takes them, Chen Mengjie would certainly not be happy; if she does not, she would make the Marquis lose face, and if someone like the Marquis holds a grudge against you, he might remember and resent you forever.

For a normal person to resent you, it doesn’t matter; but if a super powerful person holds a grudge, that would be such a grand tragedy indeed.

Of course, there were people focusing on the Marquis, and there were also people watching Song Yun, who was Chen Mengjie’s rumored partner. Now that someone was giving flowers to Chen Mengjie, people were very eager to know Song Yun’s reaction, but when they looked over to Song Yun’s place, someone was surprised to find that Song Yun had disappeared without a trace.

And at that moment, a sudden commotion arose among the crowd.

It turned out Song Yun had already appeared beside the Marquis and had taken the flowers from the Marquis’s hands.

"Thank you for the flowers to Mengjie," Song Yun said, holding the flowers in his hand, "It’s truly inconvenient to have you bring them all the time."

The Marquis’s expression remained unchanged as he looked at Song Yun with deep emotion, saying, "Are you...accepting my love then?"

"Damn!"

Many people’s minds were filled with such a thought. Imagine someone originally intending to give flowers to a woman, and when the flowers were taken by another man, he says such a thing—the thought would definitely arise, wouldn’t it?

Is this possibly turning into a dramatic romance scene?

Song Yun didn’t expect the Marquis to switch targets so quickly; although slightly surprised, he kept his face composed and said, "Marquis, your joke is not a laughing matter."

"Hahaha."

The Marquis suddenly laughed, glanced around, and said to Song Yun in a voice only they could hear, "Actually, I have something to tell you!"

"What is it?" Song Yun raised an eyebrow, asking.

"I know what you’re up to coming here," the Marquis said quietly, "Simply to meet Li Baoshi, but I think you’d have more luck approaching me directly; my influence is far greater than Li Baoshi’s."