The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 812 - 811. Audience Vote!

The characters shortlisted at the forefront were none other than Lu Xiangtong and Shen Siyi!

"Fuck, fuck, is this like hitting oneself?"

Tang Shu: "You might not believe it, but I’m actually competing against myself for the trophy!"

"Ahahaha, I just thought of a problem. Are Tang Shu’s fans planning to vote for Lu Xiangtong or Shen Siyi?"

"Pfft? You’re ruthless upstairs, hhhhhh~~~"

"emmm~~~ Don’t mention it, I’m about to get decision fatigue here!"

"I’ve already plucked out three hairs, and as a fan of older actors, I’m infinitely close to going bald..."

Other internet users found it increasingly amusing and started to spread the message in various voting groups, essentially saying, "Hey, isn’t it funny, Tang Shu’s fans are fighting each other."

Moreover, because of this, many netizens who were voting for other awards found it so funny that they sneakily clicked on the voting channel for Best Supporting Actress.

"Why not join in on such a funny situation?"

"Where there’s fun, I’ll be there. I must vote! You don’t see this kind of thing often haha~~~"

"We’ve never seen this at previous award ceremonies. Gotta hype it up!"

"Fight, fight! I’ll cheer for you too! But I deeply feel that the character of Lu Xiangtong is better!"

***

Palm Pavilion.

Currently, while the hairstylist was doing Tang Shu’s hair, the person in question had once again opted for a simple nude makeup.

"Wait, nude makeup? You’re joking, right?"

Luo Lin suddenly felt overwhelmed. "Do you realize that you’re nominated for two Best Supporting Actress roles, meaning you’ll definitely be seen by the public. What on earth are you thinking choosing nude makeup?"

Tang Shu, calm and obedient, let the makeup artist mess around with her hair.

"Don’t worry, Sister Luo."

"No, I really can’t stay calm now. Nude makeup on camera is just impossible! You need to understand, the national drama awards ceremony is a place to stand out. If you don’t have a good screen presence, I can almost predict tomorrow’s news!"

Tang Shu nodded as the makeup artist turned around, "I know, but listen to me first, all three dresses sent over by the COOL brand are light colors, right?"

"Yes, considering your young age, the COOL brand’s designer gave you light-colored dresses, which is beneficial for your image."

"Of course, it’s even more beneficial for the COOL brand."

Tang Shu exposed this reality, and across from her Luo Lin twitched the corner of her mouth, covering her face with her right hand.

"But that doesn’t mean you should match light-colored dresses with nude makeup. The lighting at the national drama awards venue isn’t as delicate as on set."

"I’ll highlight my facial features later, that should make them look three-dimensional. Sister Luo, you should know that my popularity has been high this year. Now is the time to keep a low profile, not to stand out and announce my presence."

"If nothing unexpected happens, you won’t appear on the screen in the first half of next year."

That was what worried Luo Lin.

As a star, Tang Shu had been in the public eye since her debut a year ago, even finding the unusual level of popularity troublesome at times. But now, things were different. With no TV dramas to air in the first half of next year, Tang Shu would soon fade from public view.

For an ascending star, that was fatal.

Tang Shu understood what she meant and shook her head, "No need to worry about that."

"Why?"

"Next year, besides shooting on set, I’ll also participate in performances with the Lotus Drama Society."

"But that’s stage acting... Is that really feasible?"

"If it’s me, it is."

Tang Shu gave her a six-word reply.

Luo Linwen sitting across her met those calm yet somewhat proud eyes, and she was momentarily taken aback, falling under the illusion that she could trust her forever.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"...Alright, have it your way. I can’t persuade you otherwise."

Who asked you to be the behind-the-scenes boss of Starshine Media.

Luo Lin suddenly regretted letting Tang Shu invest in the venture. Initially thrilled with the hefty financial backing, now it seemed... she might have dug herself a huge hole?

Damn it!

"Boss, you’re way ahead in votes!"

The makeup room’s door burst open... no, more accurately, got kicked open, and the next instant Yang Tiantian ran in like a cannonball, hoisting her phone high as if it were not merely a phone but a blazing red banner.

"What?"

Thoughts in the room were still on nude makeup and the half-year work plan when they heard this and looked bewildered.

Tang Shu was the quickest to react, glancing at her right hand.

"The public voting for the award ceremony?"

"What public?"

"What voting?"

Wait a minute, she seemed to be talking about the public voting for the shortlisted characters?!

"The public voting channel is open? Why so early this year?"

Luo Lin was so shocked she stood up from the sofa, took out her phone, and opened Weibo to see the message posted at 6 PM.

"Half an hour early?"

Public voting at the awards used to start at 7:30 PM because that was when everyone arrived.

"Right, the public voting! Boss, your votes for Best Supporting Actress are leading by a long shot, already surpassing the other three nominees!"

After her initial excitement, Yang Tiantian began to enthusiastically talk about everyone’s votes. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

"Actually, our vote count could be even higher, but because the boss has two roles nominated for Best Supporting Actress, it caused a split in votes, so the gap between first place and the other four isn’t large."

"So, in the end, Lu Xiangtong has more votes than Shen Siyi?"

"Right, the fan base for ’Corridor Pavilion’ really shows—it’s directed by Director Li after all—"

Yang Tiantian couldn’t help feeling a bit guilty.

There was only one trophy for Best Supporting Actress, and there were five characters who could be nominated, laughably two of which were played by the same actress. This gave Tang Shu’s fans a case of decision paralysis.

"’Corridor Pavilion’ is directed by Director Li, so it’s natural that it has a large fan base, and the character Shen Siyi isn’t bad either, accumulating popularity over two seasons. But I’m satisfied with this result because objectively speaking, if the character Lu Xiangtong could win Best Supporting Actress, it would be far more representative than Shen Siyi."

The former was a serious drama’s supporting actress, while the latter was a youthful idol drama, naturally with a different value.

Luo Lin was satisfied with this outcome.

Yang Tiantian jumped for joy, "Hell yeah~~~ Our boss is the brightest star at the event tonight!"