Bie Yunzong held his wife's soft, smooth hands and replied tenderly, "Wife, don't be afraid, you won't become ugly! You will always be beautiful and radiant, you are the eternal flower blooming in my heart!"
Don't allow yourself to kiss your wife's hand.
"You will always be beautiful, and I will always love you!"
Don't be too sincere and firm; what he really wants to say is, "Wife, don't worry, I'm here for you!" These two sentences are parallel in nature; using a conjunction, it means: You can be beautiful forever, and I will love you forever!
But to the sensitive and perceptive Su Yanxi, these two sentences were connected!
Because you will always be beautiful, I will always love you.
In the end, it seems that Bie Yunzong, this lecherous fellow, truly loves only his face! Once his appearance becomes haggard and no longer beautiful and vibrant, the logical conclusion breaks down, and then Bie Yunzong...
"You—" Su Yanxi not only didn't hear the answer she expected, but was also slapped in the face by the "facts" Bie Yunzong revealed. "Get out of the way!"
Su Yanxi pushed away her nemesis husband, angrily got up from his lap, and sat back down at the dressing table.
"Whoever wants to be your immortal flower can be it!" Su Yanxi unscrewed the essence she had just closed and continued her beauty regimen, muttering to herself as she worked. "I'm a person, not a flower; I can neither stay beautiful and radiant forever, nor can I live forever. I'm not worthy of your high expectations, I'm truly sorry!"
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Bie Yunzong thought his praise wasn't enough, which made his wife more anxious and impatient. He quickly got up and followed suit, increasing the praise to "correct" his wife's self-deprecating remarks.
"No, my wife, you are my immortal flower!" Bie Yunzong came up behind his wife, pressed her shoulders, and gently breathed into her ear, "Wife, you are the only perfect being in this world who meets all my expectations! If you feel you are 'not good enough' for me, then who will—"
Bie Yunzong paused, curiously watching his wife's angry actions.
What are you doing?
"Blind?" Su Yanxi said irritably, scooping out a large wad of expensive face cream as if it were free, and roughly smearing it on her face. "Of course it's for skincare. What else can I do besides skincare? What else can I do besides skincare?"
"Didn't you just say you were tired? How come you..." Bie Yunzong looked completely innocent, unable to fathom his wife's unpredictable temper. He was only alarmed by her actions. "Gently, gently! Don't make such a pretty face red!"
"Get lost." Su Yanxi turned around and cursed, "It's my face, I can do whatever I want with it, it's none of your business!"
"Why can't I control it?" Bie Yunzong asked in surprise. "My wife's face is a gift from God to mankind! As her husband, I have a duty to protect this treasure for humanity!"
Bie Yunzong praised Su Yanxi lavishly with a straight face, piling up every beautiful image he could think of on her, from the immortal flower to wealth.
The dog that loves its owner has already tried very hard and been very accommodating!
But aiming in the wrong direction feels like an owner telling their dog to go left to pick up a package at the delivery station, but the dog insists on running right to buy sausages at the supermarket. In short, it's incredibly annoying and infuriating!
Furious, Su Yanxi grabbed the dog by the ear and angrily pushed it out of the bedroom: "Get out! You're not allowed to sleep in the bed tonight! Sleep on the floor, Nubi and I will sleep in the bed!"
"Why?"
Don't let him scream innocently and confusedly. He hurriedly hugged his wife's soft body, throwing a tantrum and refusing to leave.
"Wife—!"
The hit drama "When the Red Flower is in Full Bloom" has brought the popularity of the two leading actors, Su Yanxi and Chen Yongyan, to a whole new level.
Recalling the initial audition, Su Yanxi's outstanding appearance made the casting team hesitate. However, under the secret recommendation of Bie Yunzong and with his strong liking for Su Yanxi, director He Yu took the plunge despite the pressure and ultimately selected Su Yanxi as the lead actress.
The premiere of "Red Flower" has sparked heated discussions across the country. This TV series is suitable for people of all ages and genders; regardless of the era or current age of the audience, everyone can find their own unique feelings in this drama.
Fan Honghua, the protagonist with a tragic background and an adversity at the beginning, yet who is tenacious and perseveres, ultimately achieves a major turnaround in his life through his own efforts. Su Yanxi's perfect performance truly brings the character to life from the film and television work.
The physical characteristics that caused the production team to hesitate during the casting of Su Yanxi actually became a definite plus after the TV series aired.
When the protagonist Fan Honghua is distraught, and Su Yanxi has her face aged and scarred to tell the audience about the injustices of the world and the hardships of life with her stunning beauty, no one can help but feel sorry for him, and no one can help but fall in love with him.
If Fan Honghua had not been played by Su Yanxi, but instead the production team had followed their initial idea and chosen an actor with average looks who thought he was close to the ideal image of the protagonist, then this drama would certainly not have created the phenomenal craze it has now.
Su Yanxi relied not only on her looks, but also on her inherent strengths, proving herself to audiences across the country.
It was also at the height of the popularity of the TV series "Red Flower" and the nationwide discussion that Su Yanxi's studio officially announced her endorsement of a thermos water bottle.
"Young Master... Brother Yanxi, aren't we being a bit too reckless?"
In the dressing room of Su Yanxi's studio, Lin Xiaohai poured tea for everyone in paper cups while quietly remarking.
"Have you seen the comments online? There's been a huge argument about this water bottle endorsement!"
Su Yanxi's endorsement was never viewed favorably by her overly enthusiastic fans, who constantly threatened to unfollow her if the endorsement was officially announced. After the broadcast of "Red Flower," these overly enthusiastic fans, with the mentality of buying stocks and taking a gamble, quieted down for a while.
However, with the popularity of "Red Flower", Su Yanxi has also gained a lot of rational and objective true fans.
Rational and objective true fans and fanatical and radical so-called career fans have gradually formed two camps. True fans support Su Yanxi's endorsement, believing that a pragmatic idol like Su Yanxi is hard to come by; the water bottle endorsement is neither exploitative nor a counterfeit product, and should not be boycotted or opposed.
They spontaneously organized a campaign to educate the public about the history and origins of the "Hit-Drink" brand; fans who bought the insulated water bottles even conducted their own insulation experiments to demonstrate the practicality and cost-effectiveness of the Hit-Drink water bottles through their personal experiences.
[Formerly a German vacuum insulation brand, it was acquired by YUNSO and renamed! If promoted properly, it might become the next national brand!]
[Previously, you could only buy these imported; even a small water bottle cost 499 yuan! Now you can bring them home for only 120 yuan. Aren't you tempted?]
The above two statements are common phrases used by die-hard fans when promoting Su Yanxi's endorsements.
Compared to the genuine fans who are reasonable, well-reasoned, and logically clear, the extreme career-oriented fans' aversion to this endorsement seems inexplicable.
They ignored explanations and popular science, clinging to prejudice that the "Painful Drinking Cup" was a counterfeit, substandard product. They compared it to expensive insulated water bottles from high-end brands, whose positioning was clearly different, and mocked Su Yanxi's endorsement as low-class, cheap, and unpresentable.
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Su Yanxi disregarded these extreme opinions and would never waste her time reading them or making herself unhappy.
"Sister Tong is still the most assertive one. The timing of the official endorsement announcement was decided by Sister Tong and the brand owner of Tongyin, and it has nothing to do with me."
Su Yanxi picked up a paper cup of hot tea and took a leisurely sip.
"Sister Tong said that the reaction within the fan circle was too intense—even if there were some overly career-oriented fans leading the way, they shouldn't have argued like this over the endorsement."
"It's reasonable to guess that Song Jinlan's side might have hired online trolls or professional fans to deliberately disrupt the atmosphere within my fan circle, thereby lowering my business image and tarnishing my reputation."
"Then, what should we do?" Lin Xiaohai panicked. "Today is the CG Gala, Young Master... Brother Yanxi, you'd better be careful, don't let that despicable guy Song Jinlan disgust you again!"
After being burned at a film festival, Lin Xiaohai developed a psychological trauma towards Song Jinlan, and couldn't help but curse at her whenever the topic came up.
"Nothing to do, just remain unchanged in the face of all changes."
Zhou Tong appeared, sipping hot coffee, and seamlessly joined the conversation.
"Song Jinlan still operates with the same arrogant and brainless style, thinking that he can get away with everything by launching some public opinion attacks and ruining other people's business reputation. He hasn't realized that it's no longer the time when he has a sugar daddy protecting him - the reason that this trick worked before was mainly because everyone was afraid of the 'person behind him'."
"It's been more than a month since the film festival, and I think I've treated him well, giving him enough time to catch his breath."
Su Yanxi picked up the invitation to the CG Gala from the dressing table, a determined smile on her face.
"Today, it's time to settle accounts with him."
Just as Zhou Tong said, the key is to "respond to all changes with constancy." Song Jinlan is merely a nobody; she is not powerful or terrifying enough to warrant a major counterattack from Su Yanxi.
Su Yanxi had only collected some evidence that Song Jinlan had hired online trolls, and she could sue Song Jinlan for defamation and damage to his reputation at any time; she could also contact the brand owner of Tongyin and, through the brand owner, make Song Jinlan suffer a few more lawsuits.
Infringing on his personal name is a minor matter, but infringing on the brand's reputation is a much bigger one. After all, it's a company under YUNSO. Although its brand awareness is still low after the name change, it's still backed by a large company!
The eldest brother, Bie Congrui, clearly told Su Yanxi that Tongyin was currently using the public relations and legal departments of the YUNSO Group. Whenever Su Yanxi needed anything, the public relations and legal departments could send a lawyer's letter to Song Jinlan.
These are Su Yanxi's backup plans and trump cards, used for "finishing off" the opponent. As for her main moves and ace up her sleeve—we'll see tonight!
“Mr. Su, you have three suits and three looks to change into today.” Stylist Xiao Chen did the final touches. “The first one is LV 2022 Spring/Summer Overrun, silver-white, to wear before the red carpet and when shooting the poster; the second one is DIOR 2022 Spring/Summer Overrun, silver-grey, to wear on the red carpet and when signing autographs; the third one is TOMFORM 2022 Early Autumn Overrun, grey-purple, to wear at the banquet after the red carpet.”
Su Yanxi's three outfits tonight are based on a silver-gray-purple color scheme, with a gradient from light to dark. The inspiration for these three outfits comes from the Gabriel roses that Bie Yunzong gave to Su Yanxi.
After seeing the Gabriel roses that Su Yanxi brought from home to the studio, Xiao Chen and Xiao Xie both agreed that the flowers were beautiful and suitable for the theme.
Xiao Chen was in charge of styling and coordination, while Xiao Xie was responsible for the concept of hairstyle and makeup. Together, they completed the styling design for tonight with the theme of "Archangel".
Xiao Xie was itching to get started and couldn't contain her excitement to make a big splash: "This is amazing! This is the first time I've ever done a grand event look that's all over-season gowns!"
"Mr. Su, the most dazzling person on the red carpet tonight can only be you!"
"I also brought the necklace I mentioned last time. Xiao Hai, take it out and show it to the stylists."
Lin Xiaohai responded and got up, taking out a square jewelry box slightly larger than a Western-style plate from the young mistress's Hermès handbag. He opened it in front of everyone and said, "Stylists, please take a look. This is my Mr. Su's treasured possession—the 'White Snow Galaxy' necklace."
This is a necklace that Su Yanxi gave to her aunt a few months ago after she gave her a birthday gift.
As the elder sister of her mother-in-law Cheng Xiaohui, the aunt also doted on Su Yanxi. The gift she gave Su Yanxi in return was naturally a rare and precious item among the finest.
Take this "White Snow Galaxy" necklace as an example. This necklace was modified from a 30-carat diamond brooch. The necklace designer replaced the brooch with an octagonal gold base in the shape of the sun, decorated the base with small diamonds, and then paired it with a pure gold chain.
The necklace itself radiates a golden and silver luster, and with the light reflection from the thirty-carat diamond, it looks like it has a rainbow effect from a distance.
In short, it's very expensive, dazzling, and eye-catching.
Even Zhou Tong, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has seen many big scenes, was stunned. He gave Su Yanxi a thumbs up and exclaimed, "So expensive. Although I don't know the exact price, just based on this design and this luster—the soft light reflected by this high-purity diamond—I guess I couldn't afford one even if I spent my entire fortune for three lifetimes."
"This was a gift from my aunt, and I don't know the exact price either."
Su Yanxi nonchalantly picked up the necklace with her bare hands and examined the thirty-carat diamond pendant in her palm.
“Auntie’s things must be treasures that ordinary people can only dream of. With this necklace to fight for me, Song Jinlan will never be able to beat me in terms of prestige.”
Su Yanxi scoffed dismissively.
The entire outfit was off-season, the result of two outstanding stylists' painstaking efforts, further enhanced by a "top-tier treasure." With this triple boost, Su Yanxi couldn't imagine the possibility of losing.
unless……
Unless Song Jinlan really goes all out and manages to borrow something better than him.
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However, the probability of this happening is extremely low. Because something better and more prestigious than Su Yanxi could only exist in the possession of elders from other families.
That is, my mother-in-law and my aunt.
Su Yanxi started getting her look done at 10 a.m. Stylists Xiao Chen and Xiao Xie took turns working on her, giving her a complete makeover from head to toe.
Su Yanxi's natural, home-based look is already stunning enough, but after being styled by a stylist, she shines even brighter!
During his lunch break, Bie Yunzong came to the studio to visit his wife. Already a devoted husband, he was almost completely captivated by Su Yanxi's dazzling charm!
There were no employees in the dressing room; everyone was rushing off to eat and rest. Bie Yunzong immediately knelt down on one knee, raised his phone, and started snapping photos of his wife indiscriminately.
"Wife!"
The excited dog screamed wildly while taking pictures, turning into a screaming megaphone for his wife, praising her nonstop.
"Honey! You're so beautiful!"