The next day, Ji Ning was awakened by the smell of food.
Her nose twitched, she fluttered in the quilt for a while, and slowly sat up.
Her back ached and her lower abdomen felt weak. The moment she tried to get out of bed, she almost thought she had lost control of her legs.
It seems that what Jiang Sheng said to her before, "Be careful of men who haven't had sex in 30 years," makes sense.
After doing some stretching, his body felt a little more relaxed, and Ji Ning put on his coat and left the room.
The man was indeed wearing home clothes and cooking in the kitchen. The light was cut into irregular geometric shapes and fell at his feet.
He looked very professional in flipping the spoon. His movements were smooth and fluent, and his lower jaw was clenched slightly with force.
The girl still kept her mind inertia, waiting to be fed at the table: "What do you want for breakfast?"
"It's two o'clock in the afternoon. It's lunch."
Ji Shiyan placed the plate in front of her and touched the top of her head: "You can get up earlier next time if you want to eat."
The girl's hair was ruffled and she muttered, "It's not like I wanted to get up so late."
The complaint had a different meaning when it fell into the man's ears. Her long trailing sound was like a cat's paw, scratching somewhere on him.
Thinking of last night, the man laughed without showing any mercy to her: "I told you not to mess with me."
The sound seemed to have been soaked in sunlight, filled with a soft and lazy feeling, and a bit of the satiety of stretching.
"Then I didn't know you could do that..." At this point, Ji Ning didn't want to rub salt into his wounds, so he stopped in time, "Forget it, let's eat first."
She picked up her chopsticks and looked at the dishes that almost filled half of the table. She was a little surprised: "So many dishes?"
As if feeling guilty, Ji Shiyan paused and said, "You are still young, you need to nourish your body."
No matter how Ji Ning thought about it, he felt that the logic didn't make sense, so he said to him: "You have made me gain four pounds."
"This is perfect," the man poured her a bowl of soup, "You were too thin before."
When she went out to attend an event a while ago, even her fans noticed that she had gained some weight. Just when Ji Ning was about to confess and lose weight, she was met with crazy resistance from fans and passers-by. Everyone agreed that she was in very good condition recently.
She asked Song Yu for his opinion, and Song Yu directly gave her three comments:
She was already pretty enough, and she became even prettier after falling in love. Sweet love is really nourishing. I envy her.
I really beg her not to lose weight like this, a little bit of fat will definitely make her look better! She also looks more girlish! She was so thin that even a passerby fan was heartbroken.
You can't tell that she's gained weight at all, and her legs are even more beautiful.
Jiang Yin also told her: "The thinner the better. Some bone depressions also need fat filling. You are just right now. You are well-proportioned, comfortable, and photogenic. Don't worry, I will remind you if you really need to manage your body."
Ji Ning would occasionally sigh at the magic of love. She had undergone many changes that she couldn't even explain.
After being surrounded by a sense of security, I no longer have to worry about gains and losses or be cautious at every step, because I believe in him, and so I believe in myself.
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Next, Ji Ning started filming a new drama and a new variety show. The new drama is about lawyers, and she also did a lot of homework.
"Fantasy Healing" was aired as scheduled during the winter vacation.
The big hit was almost expected by everyone in the industry. After all, the couple acting together is attractive enough, and with the blessing of their acting skills, the plot is full of climaxes, the costumes and makeup are exquisite, and any screenshot can be used as a desktop wallpaper.
There are many big IPs during the winter vacation. Some of them have higher investments than this drama, but they still failed to beat this one. But it’s too late to regret.
Amid fierce competition, "Fantasy Healing" took the lead, almost overshadowing all the dramas of the same period, with ratings and market share breaking records frequently, and even continued to break the record set by Ji Ning's "Rouge and Wine". Some people joked that the only one who could surpass Ji Ning was Ji Ning himself.
Ji Ning's super topic ranking began to stabilize. Regardless of whether there was a drama being broadcast or not, he would always compete with Ji Shiyan for the top spot. When Song Yu saw it that day, she sighed: "Fighting back and forth, isn't it just like showing off affection?"
The industry has already tacitly acknowledged Ji Ning's top-tier status, and when publishing articles about the two Jis, they are sometimes referred to as the "double top-tier couple."
Works are always the most powerful proof. Although she is bound to face controversy as long as she is in the circle, bad reviews are nothing compared to the love and attention she has received. She will never be defeated by crazy words.
Life went on in an orderly manner, and at the end of the year, "About Snow Falling" was finally released.
The effect was very good on the premiere day. Those who have seen it said it was the conscientious production of the year. They also said that although it was still the two Jis, they did not distract from the role at all in the movie, and they cried at every sad moment.
This kind of reality movie usually has very few screenings, but since the two leading actors have box office appeal and representative works, the theater still added a lot of screenings after weighing the pros and cons. But after all, they have to make money, and they don’t know whether this movie will be a hit, so they still reserved the bulk of the screenings for a series of comedies from a well-known team.
On the first day of its release, despite a sluggish screening schedule, "Snow Falling" became the box office champion with an incredibly high attendance rate.
If the box office revenue might have been provided by fans in the past few days, then the continued rise in movie box office revenue in the following weeks made everyone understand once again that this is no longer an era where traffic alone can drive box office sales.
Ji Ning couldn't have guessed that this film would sell so well.
This type of subject matter is indeed very depressing. Even though the theme is healing and redemption, the first half is still suffocatingly heavy.
If an ordinary actor starred in the film, the box office would probably have difficulty breaking even 100 million, but she and Ji Shiyan both have a certain number of fans, so her psychological expectation for the film is 300 million.
The box office was more than ten times what she expected.
After one month of release, the box office has reached 3 billion yuan. All cinemas have added new screenings and extended the release date of "Snow Falling" because the film has such good reputation that there are almost no negative reviews.
Perhaps it's because the pace of life is too fast, and everyone needs a place to vent their inner stress. Various forms of violence occur everywhere in life every second, and everyone has the opportunity to empathize and find themselves in the film.
She received numerous compliments from film critics:
I read the introduction and character setting on Baidu before. The role played by Ji Shiyan is very brilliant. I even thought that Ji Ning was just a supporting role for him... After watching it, I found that Ji Ning was not inferior at all. Her performance really surprised me. The explosive scene was not overwhelmed by Ji Shiyan's aura at all. Even if you don't go for the plot, it's cool to just watch the two of them compete in acting skills.
"Fantasy Healing" is a historical drama, and it is difficult to see the actors' true acting skills. Let's put it this way, Ji Ning's acting skills in this drama are really beyond the level of young actresses, and it is really a waste of talent to act in an idol drama.
I originally thought that "Sonnet" was the pinnacle of Ji Ning's film history, but it seems not. I think it is too early to say that it is this one, as the actor has not yet reached the stage of being stereotyped. Judging from her trend of improvement, her future is really promising.
I finally understand why so many people like her. She is really a good actor and she acts with her heart.
There is a classic scene in the movie that has received rave reviews. The heroine meets the hero who has escaped from home while processing fish. The two of them sit at the entrance of a narrow alley looking for stars, but unfortunately there are not a single one.
She was wearing a messy work suit and gloves, with freshly processed fish in the bucket. The man next to her was neat and clean, and they looked like people from two different worlds that shouldn't have any intersection.
But the girl still raised her head stubbornly and moved her fingers covered with fish scales, as if trying to create a beautiful and innocent dream in the real world.
She said, "No matter how dark the sky is, as long as the stars are there, they will shine."
Very open-minded, but also full of helplessness and sadness.
A film critic with millions of fans cut this paragraph: I went to the cinema three times for this plot, and only after watching the director's interview did I know that the line was improvised by Ji Ning herself, and there was no line in the original script. I personally think this sentence is the finishing touch of the heroine's character. If she doesn't speak, something is missing, and if she speaks too much, it seems cumbersome. Xue Luo is unwilling to admit defeat and can only be trapped in a small basement, but she still does not compromise in her heart, and she still wants to shine. Free play tests the actor's skills and understanding of the character. Not many people can do it. Ji Ning is really good, you can go and watch it,
In the end, the entire film grossed 5 billion yuan, ranking second in Chinese film history.
Countless people have high hopes for Ji Ning, believing that she can compete for this year's Joaquin Awards.
Although he had not expected it when he accepted the role, Ji Ning now realized that this kind of literary and artistic subject matter, if performed well, would be very popular with major awards.
This year's Joaquin Awards ceremony is coming soon.
Ji Ning was filming while waiting for news. Before the news came, Song Yu arrived first.
Ms. Song Yu came to her for a free meal.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they talked about everything under the sun, even topics like star-chasing.
Song Yu sighed repeatedly into her phone, "It's too sudden—my husband has a new endorsement, and there are only ten minutes left for the sale, and it's limited to 1,000 sets. Isn't this a challenge to me?"
Ji Ning asked politely: "Which husband of yours is this?"
"The surname is Ruan, Ruan Ming," Song Yu said embarrassedly, "You have met him."
Ji Ning poked a piece of fruit: "Why are you back to Ruan Ming again?"
Song Yu threw a wink: "I am very loyal."
"… "
Song Yu was confused and brought the topic back to the topic: "Should I buy this endorsement or not? I promised not to spend money this month to save for a car. But this shower gel can always be used, and I also like the free peripherals."
“Buy it.”
Ji Ning rationally expressed her point of view: "Spending money on your husband is not called spending money, it is called a self-reward of love."
Song Yu nodded in agreement, thinking that this was the reason he had been waiting for: "That makes sense. You are the best contemporary star-chasing philosopher."
Then she added the items to the shopping cart with approval.
After grabbing the shower gel at the right time, Song Yu put down his phone and remembered something: "By the way, your agent asked me for the number of the clarification machine a few days ago, but I didn't give it to him. I couldn't bear to do it. I always felt that others couldn't attract fans for you as well as I did."
"Then don't give it to her. She might be afraid that you don't want to care about it anymore."
"How is that possible? I'm using this account to pay off my debt." Song Yu smiled. "She must have a lot of accounts to manage, so she may not be able to take care of this one. Did you let her manage your small account as well?"
Ji Ning said: "Small account? Of course I take care of the small account myself."
"I noticed that you no longer post on Weibo. Your latest post was a while ago, and it only contained those six words."
The new Weibo post on the small account is actually related to "About When Snow Falls".
She hasn’t used that small account much since it was exposed, mainly because their relationship was officially announced soon after, so there was no need to post anything anymore.
Later, when "Snow Falling" was released, she accidentally opened the private mailbox of her small account and found many private messages of confession.
Most of the people who sent private messages were boys and girls who had experienced various kinds of violence like Xue Luo, and there were some adults as well. Most of them couldn't find a channel to vent, but after watching the movie, they were deeply moved and expressed themselves on Ji Ning's trumpet.
She had limited ability and could not reply to all the private messages. After thinking it over, she sent a Weibo post with only six words:
You talk, I'm listening.
Her original intention was to give everyone a chance to speak out, so that strangers who saw the incident could also offer some comfort and kindness to the person involved. Unexpectedly, with the help of the movie, that Weibo post became the biggest thread on Weibo.
She has the nickname of Little Ears, so posting these kinds of messages in a tree hole makes people feel more trustworthy, as if she or other people are really listening carefully to their troubles and worries.
The number of comments on that Weibo post has now exceeded 300,000. Many people will check there from time to time to find the latest messages and use their own experiences or methods to comfort strangers in pain.
Some people say that Ji Ning’s tree hole is a gathering place for kindness. Whenever you are in a bad mood, you can always feel healed by taking a walk there, because the kindness of strangers is always touching.
When he got home that night, Ji Ning looked through the comment section for the first time in a long time, and found that almost all the messages had been replied to.
As long as someone can gain even a little bit of strength from it, that is the original intention of her posting this Weibo.
A recent Weibo post caught my eye: Two months ago, I told here about the school bullying I experienced. I didn’t expect so many kind-hearted young men and women to reply to me. Some sent me long private messages to teach me what to do. Some cute seniors even said they would help me beat someone up at school. Hahaha, I also met a lot of friends because of this. After transferring to another school, the situation has improved a lot. My family also understood me after communicating with me. I am really grateful to everyone who gave me advice, and also to Ningning. P.S., I went to the fried chicken shop at the entrance of Ningning High School to check in today, and found the note written by Ningning. It’s so beautiful.
Ji Ning clicked on the picture and found that the note was indeed written in her handwriting.
That fried chicken shop has a wall dedicated to sticky notes, where anyone can leave a message.
When she graduated, she also left a message here -
I hope we can all reconcile with the world, but not follow the secular trend.
After many years, she suddenly felt fortunate that she was not lost.
She tried hard to do it.
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In March, the Joaquin Awards ceremony kicked off.
Ji Ning was indeed nominated for Best Actress for "About Snow Falling".
My mood now is different from the last time I came here. This time, it is impossible to say that I don’t have some ambition.
—Especially when Ji Shiyan won the Best Actor award again.
Ji Ning watched him walk off the stage and walk to his side. He tightened his grip and tried to joke lightheartedly, "Would it be embarrassing if you won the award and I didn't?"
"No," the man held her hand and rubbed it soothingly, "Whether you win the award or not, you are very outstanding in my heart."
Ji Ning leaned over and whispered, "What is the probability of a movie winning the best actor and actress awards at the same time? Is it more or less likely than me getting an idol?"
"… "
"It should be about the same." The man said after thinking for a while.
"Can't you comfort me a little?" The girl pouted, "It's a miracle that I can get an idol, okay?"
"Yeah?"
He raised his eyebrows and leaned closer to her ear: "Isn't it your idol who is chasing you?"
She was about to speak when, unexpectedly, the host started warming up for the Best Actress.
First there was a list of nominations. When the camera swept over, she quickly shook off Ji Shiyan's hand and stuffed the trophy in her hand into his arms.
The actors behind me were all laughing.
"Who won the Best Actress award this time? Let us congratulate them—"
Boom.
Knock knock.
Her ears seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and her own heartbeat was clearly audible. She suspected that her blood was flowing backwards and her heart was beating in her throat.
"Ji Ning!"
"Congratulations, Ji Ning. Please come up to the stage to receive the award!"
The dizziness of weightlessness came over her, and she felt dizzy for a moment.
It turns out that at this moment, people have no thoughts or ideas at all, like a black and white TV covered with old snowflakes, which just keeps flickering.
She finally came to her senses as she walked up the stairs. The commentary circled around the huge venue. This affirmation was a heavy, incomparable, and supreme honor.
After the commentary was finished, classic scenes from the movie were played on the big screen.
She remembered that scene, when she was leaning against the railing and laughing: "After all, you are still a naive young master. You actually still think love is good."
He was not supposed to have any lines, but the man's improvisation was added to the final film -
"I don't think love is good, I think loving you is good."
At the time, I only felt that the character was in turmoil, and hearing it again in this situation, I was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.
After receiving the trophy and giving a speech, the host asked Ji Ning: "Do you have any special feelings?"
Ji Ning thought for a long time, and his eyes met the man in the audience.
Even though she was the one who received the award, the usually calm man actually stood up and looked at her from the audience.
She whispered, "It feels like... a wish has finally been fulfilled."
"wish?"
She and the people in the audience raised the corners of their lips tacitly.
"Yes, it is a wish."
It was as if she was back to the time when she was seventeen years old. She took out her cell phone when her parents were not paying attention and left her bold words in the comment section of his interview without much hope. No one thought that she would be seen.
Just as no one had expected, the girl used courage as her sword, walked through the thorns and endured the dark night, and fought her way out of the battlefield where thousands of capitals were fighting.
There is nothing more to ask for.
I can finally stand beside you and meet you at the peak admired by everyone.
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The author has something to say: I couldn’t help but shed tears while writing to the end, and I would like to thank everyone for their company in this dream.
When I wrote my first star-chasing article two years ago, I was still very immature, so I wrote this book to make up for some of my regrets.
No matter how many thorns there are in the dream, no matter how dark the night is, the stars will always shine.
I hope you can all find that person who allows you to be a child again and makes you feel unconditionally loved.
If you want to write a long review, please make arrangements. I will then draw three signed physical copies jjb!
I will write the extra story of Sheng Qianye x Fu Xiu tomorrow!
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