My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 196 Jointly Conferring Emperor Titles

one year later.

Red carpet at the Golden Feather Awards ceremony.

"Next up on the red carpet is the cast and crew of 'Black and White Cage'..."

As the host introduced the scene, a deafening roar of screams erupted from the audience.

"Ahhh, it's Xiao Ye and Cheng Yan!!"

"Xiao Ye, I knew you weren't dead."

"Hey, who's that old man? Why is he standing between Xiao Ye and Cheng Yan? Get out of the way!"

Director Yang, who was all smiles, was speechless.

I won't give in, I won't give in, he snorted and stood even straighter.

In the live stream, the number of comments surged at the same time, densely covering the entire screen.

"Black and White Cage" was released during the National Day holiday this year, and its box office has reached 3 billion yuan so far, leading the pack among films released in the same period by a wide margin, and it is still growing. It can be said to be a double success in terms of box office and word of mouth.

As the comeback film of award-winning actor Jiang Haochen, it can be described as a triumphant return.

To match the film's theme, the two leads wore black and white suits. Jiang Haochen wore a black suit with white cufflinks, while Chi Yuan wore a white suit with black cufflinks. Their equally handsome faces and drastically different auras, coupled with the occasional glances exchanged while walking, almost made the audience swoon.

{Ahhh, my favorite ship is real!}

They really are real!

{"Chen Yuan" is not finished yet 99~~}

I never ship real-life couples, but I cried my eyes out when Xiao Ye died, until I learned that "Chen Yuan" was truly unfinished! The feeling of redemption I felt at that moment was indescribable.

{Same here! Me too. I used to find Jiang Haochen really annoying, since he followed Yuanbao everywhere. But when Xiao Ye died, I suddenly stopped finding him annoying.}

{Me too, me too.}

{Ugh, although Director Yang standing in the middle is a bit annoying, it adds to the sense of destiny.}

On the red carpet, the three had already reached the interview area, and after signing their names, they began the interview.

The host, a very intelligent and beautiful woman, smiled and congratulated the three: "First of all, congratulations to the three of you. 'Black and White Cage' is a box office hit and has received rave reviews."

Director Yang politely thanked him, saying, "Thank you."

Host: "Are those three confident of winning the award?"

Director Yang, with his seasoned experience, said, "I can only say that I really want to win an award, but the works of my colleagues are also excellent."

The host didn't press further, but instead looked at Jiang Haochen: "What about Actor Jiang? Everyone online is saying you've made a triumphant return. Are you confident you can win another award?"

Jiang Haochen didn't answer the host directly, but instead looked at Chi Yuan: "Do you think I can win it?"

Chi Yuan smiled and naturally accepted the knife: "Whether I can get it or not, in my heart, you are already the best male lead."

As soon as these words were spoken, screams erupted from the audience and the live chat, and even the female host seemed a little smitten.

Jiang Haochen then turned to the camera and answered seriously, "I really want to win this award. I want to stand on the stage with Mr. Chi, so please wish us good luck."

"Ahhh, good luck, all the good luck is for you!"

"I'm giving you all my luck for today."

"Me too, me too."

The live chat was flooded with messages wishing people good luck.

The production team began the call-out process, and the host quickly asked one last question: "Finally, let's see if our viewers have any questions for you."

As he spoke, the host glanced at the live stream screen beside him, where the screen was uniformly displaying the message: "Director Yang, could you please stand to the side?"

host:"……"

Director Yang: "..."

He could pretend not to hear just now, but he couldn't pretend not to see now. Without the host needing to say anything, he silently took two steps and pushed Jiang Haochen next to Chi Yuan.

Perhaps due to the immense resentment, Jiang Haochen exerted considerable force, causing him to stumble and crash into the autograph wall alongside Chi Yuan.

One in black, one in white; one with downcast eyes, one with upturned head; the composition, the angle, the background, the atmosphere…

"Click-clack-click-clack!"

The spotlights almost turned the night into day.

Ahhh, as expected of the director, he's really good at spreading sweetness!

Director Yang is so skilled! Please come more often, Director Yang.

Director Yang's reputation improved instantly, and Director Yang, who knew the person's background, exclaimed: "He's just showing off!"

Even if he did use some force just now, with Jiang Haochen's large physique, how could he possibly push him that far?

The three of them came down amidst screams. As soon as the day after tomorrow arrived, Jiang Haochen opened his Weibo page, and unsurprisingly, they were trending on Weibo.

However, this was not what Jiang Haochen cared about. He quickly switched to the "Black and White" CP super topic to check the number of fans.

600W!

The "Black and White" CP has 600 million fans, and the "Chen Yuan" CP has 600 million fans, totaling 1200 million.

The "Royal Power" CP fanbase, after two years of growth, now only numbers a mere 1000 million.

In the end, he won.

Chi Yuan watched Jiang Haochen's little actions and felt that they were unnecessary, but... as long as Mr. Jiang is happy.

Director Yang saw several old friends, but as soon as he entered the venue, he was pulled away.

Chi Yuan and Jiang Haochen also exchanged pleasantries with people they knew. The entertainment industry is only so big; an awards ceremony can bring everyone together, and inevitably, the two of them met people they didn't want to see.

Xie Lingzhou, dressed in a formal suit, saw the two from afar, simply nodded, and sat back down in his seat, clearly not intending to create any controversy.

Yan Chuan, on the other hand, went straight to Chi Yuan as soon as he entered, dressed in a dark blue suit that made him look very noble.

Yan Chuan has publicly admitted that he likes Chi Yuan. To this day, the Huang Quan CP is still going strong and even has nearly ten million fans. So when he walked towards Chi Yuan, not only the cameras but also other artists in the venue looked over.

Yan Chuan walked up to Chi Yuan, took out a box, and handed it to Chi Yuan: "Congratulations, although it's a bit late. It's nothing valuable, just a string of blessed Buddhist beads for protection."

Chi Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized that Yan Chuan's congratulations were for his marriage to Jiang Haochen.

"Thank you." Chi Yuan accepted the gift.

Jiang Haochen didn't stop Chi Yuan from accepting the gift. To Chi Yuan, Yan Chuan was a friend, even though he didn't like him. He just looked at the focused camera and said with great dissatisfaction, "Do you know that I've outnumbered your CP fans, so you're deliberately coming here to ride on my coattails?"

Yan Chuan then turned his gaze to Jiang Haochen: "Surpassed? I seem to remember that the 'Royal Power' CP fans were still the nation's number one CP?"

Jiang Haochen boasted, "The combined fan count of the 'Chen Yuan' and 'Hei Bai' CP has reached 1200 million."

Yan Chuan scoffed, "Your real-life on-screen couples haven't surpassed mine either."

Before Jiang Haochen could say anything more, the lights went out, staff gestured for the artists to take their seats, and the awards ceremony was about to begin.

Halfway through the time, it was finally time for the Best Actor award ceremony.

"Now, we announce that the winner of Best Actor is..."

The presenter took a deep breath, and the camera immediately cut to the candidates.

In the darkness, Jiang Haochen grasped Chi Yuan's hand. Chi Yuan looked back at Jiang Haochen, somewhat nervous.

"The movie 'Black and White Cage'..."

Cheers erupted from the audience as the camera cut to Chi Yuan and Jiang Haochen's faces.

"Jiang Haochen!"

A smile spread across Chi Yuan's face; he knew his Mr. Jiang would win. However, Jiang Haochen, whose name had already been announced, remained motionless, staring intently at the stage, until…

"And... Chi Yuan! Congratulations to both of you!"

The moment Jiang Haochen called out Chi Yuan's name, he stood up even faster than the cheers from the audience, pulling Chi Yuan towards the stage. The camera, which was focused on them, clearly captured the two of them holding hands tightly as they stood up.

The cheers grew even louder, so enthusiastic they seemed to lift the entire stadium off its feet.

The artists in the audience smiled and applauded. The box office success, plot, and acting of "Black and White Cage" were all evident to all, and no one objected to the result.

On the podium, the two stood side by side, jointly crowned as emperors.

Chi Yuan held the trophy in his hands, a smile in his eyes, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth. His gaze swept past the camera, but always unconsciously lingered on the person beside him.

He and his moon stood in the same place, as if in a dream.

When Jiang Haochen caught Chi Yuan's gaze once again, he followed his heart and turned to embrace Chi Yuan.

His preferences have always been open and honest.