The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1744 - 1736: You’re the Best Looking (3)

"Shouldn’t we celebrate this?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Xia Siyu really didn’t eat much in the evening. She had just returned from Nanyang a few days ago and has been busy with various advertisements and variety shows. It’s right after the New Year, the film and advertising industry is starting up again, and there are plenty of scheduled programs.

Since "Divine Catcher" became popular, she has received many invitations for martial arts fantasy and action films. "Yu Beauty" is a modern film, "Divine Catcher" is ancient, and she did a great job in both films, particularly with the fight scenes, which were crisp and clean. Although she can’t be compared to those professional martial artists who have been practicing for years, she’s quite remarkable among actresses in martial arts films, thanks to her background in dance and boxing.

In recent years, Chinese movies have been trying to break into the international market but have found it challenging. The well-known actors mostly come from martial arts films. Xia Siyu grew up in Italy and is fluent in foreign languages, which caught many people’s attention when she won an award at Cannes. Now that she’s doing well in action films, major production companies indeed have plans to invite her over.

Major productions are seeking her, not just for the Chinese market, but also because of her language skills. Moreover, even if pure martial arts films are no longer in vogue, Hollywood action blockbusters still need martial arts elements. These days, ZZZQ (political correctness) is often mentioned globally, with calls to include stars of various ethnicities in films.

In this context, to satisfy the Chinese box office, finding a Chinese actress is the best choice. However, there are few Chinese actresses with huge reputations domestically. Xia Siyu perfectly fits this bill, so overseas production companies have been reaching out to her.

In this sense, although domestic circles value awards and Shang Feifei still ranks above her, Xia Siyu is undoubtedly the top actress in terms of box office appeal. She’s young, not even thirty, at her peak beauty, with honed acting skills, capable of both dramatic and action roles. Even though there were some random rumors before, who-tm-cares.

Xia Siyu has been extremely busy lately with all the incoming offers. During her low period, all her commercial endorsements disappeared, directors didn’t dare cast her, and films were delayed. Besides "Sunrise" theater and film, she wasn’t involved in anything else. After her reputation turned around, there was a period when work didn’t come immediately. First, she was selective about scripts, and second, the capital market was still observing her. Although her reputation was rehabilitated, her year of decline greatly impacted her momentum. Companies were unsure if there would still be interest in her if they signed Xia Siyu or if she would continue causing issues.

Especially later when "Youth 2" and "Yu Beauty" had reasonable box office returns but nothing explosive. Her real resurgence came when she and Bo Yan joined that dating reality show. But right after the dating show, she went straight to filming her own drama series, leaving no time or energy for other projects. It wasn’t until "Divine Catcher," now well past 2 billion at the box office, nearly reaching 3 billion globally, that things changed. Capital might be slow, but it is greedy, so suddenly there were more product endorsements and film offers finding their way to her.

In the past, Xia Siyu wasn’t so proactive about business deals. From the start of her career, she was always in high demand, never short of money, at times even pushing resources away when she was tired. But now, being in charge, she realized the cost of living and had borrowed money from her father. She agreed to pay interest, so she never intended to stay in debt. That’s why her schedule was packed.

She also looked at overseas offers. Although foreign film companies were very interested in her, she still had to pass auditions. She needed to submit videos first and pass preliminary selections before interviews.

Moreover, these days, while Hollywood remains the strongest film kingdom in the world, Chinese filmmakers aren’t blindly following trends. If the character writing is poor or offers little room to shine, there’s no need to travel abroad and waste months.

She wants to go international, but not just for the sake of being a wallflower. If she’s only going to be a beautiful vase, why stand there pretending to look silly?

No matter what, Xia Siyu is hot right now. This Spring Festival slot, even though a family comedy was the big winner with over 4 billion at the box office, who would forget that "Divine Catcher" shot Xia Siyu to stardom?

Even when she debuted, Xia Siyu never had such a crazy fanbase as she does now. Her personal super topic leaped into the top ten, and tens of thousands of people started following her Weibo account every day — the last time she was added so frantically was after a mountain accident, where she required followers to wait seven days to comment, so those who wanted to curse her had indeed followed just to scold her.

But this time, the incoming fans were all full of praise, especially after "Sunrise" went live, and the excited fans started an online celebration.

Once, Xia Siyu’s fans and Bo Yan’s fans would clash, and they were never a match for Bo Yan’s fans. Later, when the couple became popular, they barely managed to fight back thanks to the CP fans. Now it’s different. She genuinely has her own fan base, whether they’re fans of her looks or her drama fans, her momentum is unstoppable at this point.

And fans are already eyeing her awards prospects. This year, she’s nominated for the previous year’s "Youth 2" at the Gold Oscar, and chances of winning are slim. But with "Divine Catcher" and "Sunrise," she’s sure to be hopeful!

What Xia Siyu lacks now is an award. If she can win a trophy, in the domestic entertainment circle, she’ll have no other competitors.

However, at this moment, Xia Siyu couldn’t care less about these things. She specifically asked Bo Yan to take her to a restaurant for spicy crayfish.

Even though it was already past midnight, a bustling metropolis like Yancheng still has diners who don’t rest at night.

Before winning an award, Xia Siyu thought about becoming an awardee every day. Now that she doesn’t think she has a real chance, she feels relaxed. Previously, when Xia Siyu clashed with haters, she didn’t care about their insults, but now with the overwhelming praise, she feels both touched and a bit anxious, like walking on thin ice, fearing that if she’s not careful, they might leave her again. She also doesn’t have much concept of box office. After all, besides the main themed films where she was sidelined, most of her films did well. Of course, a small portion lost money, but not too much, so the market’s recognition of her is quite high.