Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 126 Victory Celebration Banquet

"They're all big stars now."

Xu Jinyan's sentiments did not arise out of thin air.

He looked around at the people at the table, which mainly consisted of the main actors from the TV series, as well as the six people who were present during the live broadcast.

His most immediate feeling was that the men had become more handsome and the women more beautiful.

I had just seen her not long ago, but I felt that she had become more charming and exuded a confident and composed aura.

It's true that red is good for you; everyone looks radiant.

This change wasn't limited to the male and female leads; it also affected everyone else.

after all……

Who can blame them when these characters are so memorable, and who can blame them when this show became a phenomenal hit!

Just like the two phenomenal TV series in the previous life, even though the characters had few scenes, Sun Liancheng, the district chief of the universe, Zhao Dehan who didn't spend a penny, I am Li Hongwei from Mangcun, and Xu Jiang, the big boss of Jinghai, are still deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Moreover, this is only a realistic subject matter, so the audience is limited.

With the new martial arts genre of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," it truly became a genre suitable for all ages.

After the TV series ended, according to the official announcement from the production team, the series achieved an astonishing average viewership rating of 4.28% and an average viewership share of 15.7%.

Especially on the night of the finale, the single episode's ratings directly exceeded 10%, and the audience was clearly looking forward to the final showdown!

In one city, a commercial street saw half of its shops close early: on the one hand, shop owners wanted to watch TV series, and on the other hand, everyone was watching TV series, so there were hardly any customers.

Afterwards, the incident made the local news, and similar news stories began to appear online, indicating that this kind of scene was happening in various parts of the country.

Many media outlets have remarked that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is the first original drama series in the 21st century to achieve nationwide simultaneous updates!

In this situation, it is easy to imagine how much the lead actors would benefit.

Hu Ke, as the male lead, was already a top-tier actor, so the change might not be very noticeable. However, the female lead, Li Yitong, jumped directly from the threshold of top-tier to top-tier, gaining tens of millions of followers on Weibo.

Thanks to the role of Huang Rong, she rose to fame overnight and became the actor who benefited the most.

Hearing Xu Jinyan's words, Li Yitong rolled her eyes dramatically and said irritably, "Even the biggest star can't be bigger than you, can they?"

Everyone else looked over with smiles. Xu Jinyan could have gone to sit at the head table!

Xu Jinyan looked on incredulously: "She's really famous now! She even dares to compare herself to me!"

"Hahaha……"

It was clearly a statement brimming with pride, but when Xu Jinyan said it, it sounded rather amusing.

Yu Han pouted: "I told you, he can be quite narcissistic sometimes."

The laughter grew louder, but Xu Jinyan didn't get angry.

He has a really good relationship with his roommates in this life, unlike his college roommates in his previous life—how to describe that relationship?

—The name of the dormitory group is the room number.

At this moment, Hu Ke glanced towards the main table, where Director Hu, the producer, investors, platform representatives, and some senior figures in the industry were seated.

By this time, Director Hu and the others should have already finished their first round of drinks, so the four lead actors, led by Hu Ke, went to the main table to offer a toast.

With the four of them gone, Xu Jinyan and Dilraba, who were sitting side by side at the corner of the table, were made more visible.

Two empty seats were left next to each of them.

Xu Jinyan placed a piece of meat on Dilraba's plate, saying, "Don't you like eating meat?"

Reba pouted slightly as she fiddled with the meat on her plate with her chopsticks, avoiding his gaze.

Xu Jinyan smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Dilraba turned to meet his gaze. "What do you think?"

Xu Jinyan saw one sentence in her fierce eyes: I'm angry!

As for the reason for being angry, it's very simple: that live broadcast back then.

Only Xu Jinyan and Teacher He knew about the sudden arrival of the south wind, which caught her completely off guard.

Especially since it happened in front of her...

What angered her was that Xu Jinyan knew in advance but didn't tell her.

After that day, the two chatted much less frequently, and they didn't meet again until today.

Xu Jinyan sighed "helplessly": "Back then, Teacher He asked a question: Which person here I am most familiar with?"

"I answered Sister Nan."

Seeing that Dilraba was listening attentively, he continued, "But what if Teacher He asked: 'Who here is I closest to?'"

Xu Jinyan looked at Dilraba without saying anything more, the meaning was clear: the answer is you.

Dilraba was stunned: "You...you're lying."

Xu Jinyan said sincerely, "I've known Sister Nan for several years, but the closest we ever had was holding hands and singing together. We've both already..."

He loves to tell the truth!

Dilraba blushed slightly, clearly recalling what had happened back then.

She turned her head and continued to pok at the piece of meat with her chopsticks, but her mood improved considerably.

Could it be that Jin Yan and Nan Feng are really just close senior and junior siblings?

He wouldn't lie to me, would he?

Oh, right, you can ask again.

She then turned to Xu Jinyan and asked, "So, are you closer to me, or to Sister Mi?"

Xu Jinyan frowned and looked at her:

"Reba, why do you ask that? Are you questioning my moral standards? Do you think I would break up someone else's family?"

Hearing Xu Jinyan ask three questions with a serious expression, Dilraba felt a little embarrassed, realizing that she might actually be questioning his character.

She quickly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."

Xu Jinyan sighed and touched his conscience.

Thankfully, they are still alive and well!

He said sadly, "This hurts me so much... Is saying sorry all you want?"

Dilraba felt a little guilty after hearing the first half of his sentence, but after hearing the second half and seeing his gaze, she immediately slapped his arm and said, "You're so annoying."

Seeing that the others had already returned, she ignored him and got up to go to the main table with the others to offer a toast.

Mao Xiaotong sat back down, and seeing Reba leave, poured herself a glass of wine and said, "Jinyan, I'd like to toast you."

This drink is a pure expression of gratitude to Xu Jinyan for recommending the role.

She had thought that the character Mu Nianci would become popular, but she never imagined it would be this popular, becoming the representative work of her career.

Now, after a series of events over the past six months, coupled with the success of this role, she has risen directly to the top tier of stardom, with endorsements, gigs, and scripts all pouring in for her.

Xu Jinyan deserves a lot of credit for this, but she couldn't say it, so she could only use wine to represent her sincerity.

Xu Jinyan glanced at her nearly full glass of red wine and laughed, "Be careful, don't spill it on me again. This outfit isn't cheap today."

Mao Xiaotong suddenly recalled the scene when the two first met and couldn't help but smile.

Xu Jinyan took her cup, poured most of it into his own cup, clinked glasses with her, and drank it all in one gulp.

Mao Xiaotong looked at him with sparkling eyes and finished her drink as well.

Li Yitong has been keeping an eye on this place ever since she came back, and she can't help but wonder if Xiaotong and Jinyan also have a story.

Why don't I have one?