CH 50.1

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Waking up the next day, Liang Yin’s number of followers had already exceeded 60 million. Having never appeared on Weibo and being with such top site traffic as Zhou Jianchen, as well as the recent raving news with the head of Zhong Conglomerate, her appearance naturally attracted countless attention.

Liang Yin, however, didn’t respond anymore. Although she had set up the Weibo account, she ultimately still wasn’t used to revealing herself in front of others.

Under Weibo, there is just this one post – Grateful to have you. @Zhou Jianchen

And, the comments and reposts have long exceeded 5 million.

The filming of [Winter] would conclude soon and by the end of March, the last scene would be shot.

The two groups worked together again. The last scene was the death of Zhou Zhaozong which Chen Hua’en deliberately scheduled at the end.

The weather was getting a little warmer. Wearing a thin fleece jacket, Liang Yin was rehearsing the script with Zhou Jianchen while Zhou Jianchen just held her hand. Liang Yin’s hands were still a little cold as she wore lesser clothing.

For the past two days, they stayed together in a hotel outside, and had been going in and out in pairs. The production crews were used to it and were unfazed seeing them holding hands.

This sort of unintentional sweetness could warm people’s hearts the most and everyone smiled when they saw it.

All preparations were soon ready and the final scene of the movie was about to start filming.

“Are you ready?” Zhou Jianchen asked.

“En.” Liang Yin nodded.

This is an emotional outburst scene for her.

All the actors/actresses took their places before the log-keeper clapped the clapperboard and the filming began.

In the midst of the raging war, Xu Mengbai traveled all the way south in order to deliver the information that she inadvertently ran into the Japanese army. At this time, Zhou Zhaozong was battling against the Japanese troops, hence the two met again.

At that time, Zhou Zhaozong was no longer the high-spirited chief of the service agency and his righteous ardor had long turned into national hatred with profound disappointment.

The united front of the Communist Party, however ** had long been ** unbearable. He was determined to serve the state party, but it was no longer the same as before.

[T/N: These ** were featured in the raw content, hence couldn’t figure out what it were, probably some banned political terms (￣▽￣*)ゞ]

When he saw Xu Mengbai, life was like a dream as time had brought great changes.

He rescued Xu Mengbai and contended with the Japanese army. But the reinforcements never arrive and after three full days of siege, they ran out of ammunition and food.

Watching his comrades fell one after another, Zhou Zhaozong fought with reddened eyes. But he too fell in the end.

He had been shot but he just kept silent in order to escort her away …

This scene began precisely when Zhou Zhaozong fell.

In the reeds, Zhou Zhaozong fell to the ground with relief in his eyes. He no longer had to wait for the rescue that would never come and no longer had to question the belief he had held on for half of his life.

He was freed.

“Zhou Zhaozong! Zhou Zhaozong!” Hugging him, Xu Mengbai was seized with panic and when she touched the blood on his back, she understood in an instant.

His back was already blood-soaked, and her tears spilled out instantly.

“Zhou Zhaozong! Don’t you die!” She spoke through clenched teeth. Zhou Zhaozong’s face was deathly pale. They had long fled all the way.

Opening his eyes, Zhou Zhaozong looked at her with nostalgia in his eyes and his face had never been so gentle. He raised his hand to caress her face and merely spoke softly again, “You have to live.”

Live on to watch the victory of the war and to see the glorious future for him.

Zhou Zhaozong added, “May the next lifetime be a peaceful country.”

After saying that, he smiled gently and closed his eyes.

Peaceful with no disputes, no wars; that way, he can love someone properly.

Liang Yin’s tears then instantly raged.

“Zhou Zhaozong!” She hugged him with her jaw clenched.

The departing boat was just in the reed marsh and just one more step forward, they could leave together.

But he wouldn’t wake up again.

The past was all in her heart. She raised her head in pain and her whole body couldn’t stop trembling. She tried to hold back but tears kept trickling down and in the end, it only turned into a painful whimper – “Zhou Zhaozong!”

“Zhou Zhaozong … “

“Zhou Zhaozong!”

In this era of ashen razing, all feelings were buried, but after so many years, all the emotions had also long since settled.

For so many years, she had loved him too.

Tears kept trickling down. Liang Yin cried bitterly and trembled as she hugged him tightly in her arms, and she was filled with so much grief.

“Zhou Zhaozong … “

“Zhou Zhaozong!”

“Cut – “ Chen Hua’en finally shouted to stop.

The last scene was finally concluded.

Everyone had eased up and the camera had also stopped filming, but Liang Yin was still hugging and couldn’t stop crying.

She was thoroughly into the scene and couldn’t even distinguish between reality and her character. Zhou Zhaozong’s dying in her arms was akin to her seeing Zhou Jianchen leaving her in this lifetime too.

Zhou Jianchen was hugging her too and his eyes were also reddened.

He knew she was immersed in the role, but as she cried, he wanted to cry too.

The people on the side had already applauded in succession, thanking the two of them for their wonderful performances.

Everyone’s eyes were brimming with tears too. When Liang Yin burst into bitter tears, they all felt the same way.

Her power to move others’ feelings has always been intense. When she laughed, everyone would laugh; now that she was crying, everyone cried too.

Once Liang Yin had calmed down, she felt somewhat embarrassed to see the crowd gathered around. Wiping her tears for her, Zhou Jianchen only smiled and gathered her into his arms …

Hereafter, [Winter] has ended perfectly.

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After the wrap-up banquet, everyone disbanded again. Chen Hua’en and the others began to work intensively on the post-production.

Editing, special effects, music, dubbing … all these need to be consolidated from scratch and then there were still waves of publicity.

In September, the 30th Golden Flower Awards will be held and Chen Hua’en intends to submit [Winter] for consideration.

As the only national-level film festival in China, the Golden Flower Awards has a long history and a real worth. Countless filmmakers have made this their lifelong pursuit. Coinciding with its 30th anniversary, all the awards will only be more dignified.

Chen Hua’en has already acquired this award, but he doesn’t mind achieving it again.

Liang Yin returned to the Zhou family with Zhou Jianchen and then started to prepare for the filming of [Chaoyang]. By the end of April, she joined the production set again.

Zhou Jianchen naturally accompanied her.

In May, the editing of [Winter] was completed and the production team released the first trailer of

Xu Mengbai’s visual, which immediately shocked the audience.

After a five-year absence, Film Empress Liang returned for the first time. Many people were looking forward to it yet there were many watching from the sidelines too. When the trailer came out, everyone was shocked.

From walking down the stairs in qibao to looking back with tears in her eyes at the end, in just two minutes, all the emotions were in it. When she smiled, it was hedonically dazzling and when she cried, it was heart-rending. All the struggles and perseverance were completely shown. And her last glancing back was even more soul-shaking.

In the reeds, she turned around to look back with tears in her eyes and her tense appearance was visible with melancholy determination.

Once this trailer was released, Liang Yin was instantly on hot search again and her number of fans shot up again.

In June, the trailer of Zhou Zhaozong’s visual was released too and it was another hot craze.

By the end of June, the trailer of both Zhou Zhaozong and Xu Mengbai was released, which drew even more countless shrieks. In this version of the trailer, that kiss between Zhou Zhaozong and Xu Mengbai appeared in front of the crowd.

By the time the final trailer was released in July, everyone was already looking forward to the movie premiere on September 30th.

When the Golden Flower Awards announced the shortlist in August, [Winter] won a total of 12 nominations, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Production and others.

For a short while, it attracted the entire network’s attention.

This time, a total of 273 films were registered for the Golden Flower Film Festival and 89 films were nominated, each of which was outstanding enough. Everyone wanted to know how many awards the production team of [Winter] could win.

Could Film Empress Liang win the domestic award for the first time?

Could Brother Chen win the Golden Flower Best Actor again after 8 years?

Could both the ‘husband and wife’ team stand on the podium at the same time?

Regardless of whether they win or not, it is enough to look forward to them attending the awards ceremony together. By then, it will be live broadcast. Brother Chen had clarified that he would be present. With his attendance, will Goddess Liang be absent?

Film Empress Liang has never appeared in public since her return and the two of them have also never been in public together after the announcement of their romance.

In this period of time, Film Empress Liang has not posted on Weibo except to repost the movie publicity, but Brother Chen did and it was all about the two people’s daily life. Film Empress Liang never appeared but every photo was full of sweetness.

So everyone looked forward to their appearance together.

This Golden Flower Film Festival has already received unprecedented attention before it even started.

In the blink of an eye, the 30th Golden Flower Film Festival Awards Ceremony is about to be held on September 16th.

In the hotel, when Liang Yin woke up with her eyes open, she saw Zhou Jianchen looking at her with his head propped up and was smiling.

“What are you looking at?” Liang Yin muttered, only to bury her face in his arms again.

Not knowing when it started, she no longer has her back towards him and just likes to sleep buried in his arms.

She was still sleepy. She had only arrived at the hotel in the early hours of last night, but he ended up tossing till late.

“Looking at you, I haven’t seen you for a month.” Zhou Jianchen said with a smile.

She was filming [Chaoyang] while he had also accepted a new movie. They were separated in two places and had not seen each other for more than a month. [Chaoyang] finally concluded yesterday and he was able to pick her up in the early morning.

When Liang Yin heard what he said, she couldn’t help but smile. Hugging him tightly, her sleepy eyes were still drowsy and her voice softened, “I miss you too.”

Her face was flushed when she first woke up, but it was also the afterglow from last night’s pleasure.

Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen couldn’t help but kiss her and then hugged her more tightly.

When she woke up again, it was already nine o’clock. It was tiring enough after filming for more than four consecutive months and Liang Yin was indeed exhausted. Watching her sleep, Zhou Jianchen just hugged her and slept with her.

After lunch and cleaning up, she had already recovered.

After not seeing her for a few months, Liang Yin’s hair has grown longer while her figure is even more gracefully lithe and her every gesture is particularly charming.

The make-up artist was already there and the gown was prepared. When Liang Yin walked out of the fitting room, Zhou Jianchen only smiled with his eyes curved.

Liang Yin’s gown was chosen by him, which he selected out of ten sets and it was specifically to walk the red carpet with him.

Beautiful, even more beautiful than he had imagined.

This is the first time they appeared together in front of the crowd.

Liang Yin looked at herself in the mirror and merely smiled helplessly.

Zhou Jianchen’s aesthetic has always been good, but she has never worn such a gown.

Tight fitting, strapless with fishtail trailing. A white gown that showed all the curves.

“Don’t like it?” Zhou Jianchen put his arms around her waist and said.

Liang Yin could not respond.

Don’t like it? Of course she likes it. She is indeed more charming looking like this.

Standing with him, they complement one another well.