Chapter five hundred and ten: Magnolia Awards Gala
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Jing returned to the Magic City after filming, and Fang Hui was doing homework in the living room.
"Brother, I'm back. How long will I rest this time? I..."
"I'm a little busy right now, I'll talk about it when I get back."
Fang Jing hurried upstairs, took a shower, put on a suit, put on his watch, and took out the car keys from the drawer.
Today is the Magnolia Awards Night. Wu Gang, Zhang Zhijian, and Yu Xiaowei left their respective groups yesterday, and they are probably all here now.
As soon as he finished filming, he hurried back, but he didn't expect to encounter a flight delay, which delayed him for more than half an hour. Now he had to go to the Magnolia scene immediately.
He had no choice but to go. He had received the invitation letter before, and the party staff had called him a day before to confirm whether he could come. Fang Jing fully agreed.
"It's a bit late to come back tonight. If you want to cook, don't wait for me."
After going downstairs, Fang Jing quickly spoke to Fang Hui, took the keys to the garage and drove away.
"Am I... so busy?" Fang Hui said angrily, put down the pen in his hand with a sad look on his face, and suddenly no longer even thought about doing his homework.
Originally, she wanted to talk to Fang Jing about something important, but she didn't expect that she wouldn't have the chance to do so.
Looking at the car leaving the house outside, Fang Hui's eyes flickered and he said leisurely: "In this case, don't blame me for killing him first and then playing."
Magnolia was held in the Magic City. Fang Jing sped up and finally arrived before seven o'clock.
There were seven to eight hundred people present. In addition to the shortlisted actors and directors, there were also some guests, all of whom were insiders. At the end were the staff. Looking around, he saw Wu Gang and the others, and Fang Jing trotted over.
"Whoops, whoops! Sorry, sorry, I'm late."
Seeing Fang Jing panting, Wu Gang wanted to say something to him, but he swallowed his words and said, "Come earlier next time."
"Hello, Uncle Zhang, hello Xiaoweiwei." After sitting down, Jing said hello and turned to Wu Gang with a wry smile, "I also wanted to come earlier, but the crew is in a special situation."
"If I don't shoot the scene today, I'll have to wait for half a month, which will be a huge loss."
Fang Jing is different from Wu Gang. Wu Gang is a supporting actor and he is the leading actor. He is present in basically every scene. Without him, the crew would not be able to film.
If you have to take pictures, you can only use a stand-in and cut out the pictures in post-production. This is a situation that no one wants to see.
"It's okay. It won't start until seven or eight minutes. It's not too late." Yu Xiaowei patted Fang Jing on the shoulder.
"Xiao Weiwei, I haven't congratulated you on your nomination for Best Actor. Have you thought about your acceptance speech?"
Glancing at Wu Gang, Yu Xiaowei forced a smile and said, "There are so many people nominated for Best Actor, and they are all seniors. I definitely won't be able to get in, so I'm not prepared."
"But it's great to be nominated. Now that I'm worth more, the salary you give me will have to increase."
"It goes up, it must go up."
"Uncle Zhang, you and my master are both nominated for Best Supporting Actor. One of you must win the award this time, right? I'll hold a banquet later and let's have a few drinks."
"It's better if I invite you." Zhang Zhijian smiled, "There's no need for you to invite me."
So confident? Fang Jing was stunned, then relieved.
Wu Gang said before that there are senior artists among the judges, and they should be the first ones to know the results. Since Zhang Zhijian said this, he is 100% sure to win the award.
As for Yu Xiaowei...
Fang Jing understood. No wonder Yu Xiaowei didn't prepare an acceptance speech. It turned out that he knew he didn't win, so he came to accompany him this time.
Sighing, Fang Jing slapped Yu Xiaowei heavily on the shoulder, "It's okay, next time I complete the show, we will win another award, and we will start with the Best Supporting Actor no matter what."
"I'm not as fragile as you think. I've looked away a long time ago." Yu Xiaowei said calmly: "How many people can win the Best Actor nomination once? Most people have been nominated four or five times, or five or six times.
Award-winning.”
"Teachers Li Xuejian and Chen Baoguo were shortlisted together with me. Even if they are better than them, they were nominated seven or eight times before they won the award."
"Hehe, I was worried that you wouldn't be able to think about it anymore. It seems to me that I'm worrying too much."
"It's about to start. You two need to calm down for a while. Xiaowei, don't make a sad face, the camera will capture it." After Wu Gang said with a straight face, he said to Fang Jing: "Don't rub salt into his wounds."
The acting skills that can be nominated for Best Actor will not be any worse, and no one is inferior to anyone else. At this time, the comparison is about company background and daily connections.
Li Xuejian and Chen Baoguo are national first-class actors with high moral standards, but it is normal for Yu Xiaowei to be unable to compete with them.
Moreover, in their name, in addition to Wu Gang and Zhang Zhijian, they also won the Best TV Drama of the Year. It would be a bit arrogant for Yu Xiaowei to win the Best Actor. All the important awards have been won by them, and the rest of the people are having fun.
Taking this into consideration, the judges nominated Yu Xiaowei and awarded the award to others.
"Welcome to Magnolia, I am the host Cao Fan, and I am the host Chen Rong. This year..."
The award ceremony officially began. Fang Jing sat upright and smiled when he saw a camera taking a close-up of his face.
The award ceremony was very tiring. In fact, he didn't want to come, but as an investor and producer, the organizer of the annual best TV series award informed him to come and receive it.
A few minutes later, excerpts from TV series were played on the big screen, all shortlisted, including old artists and Mesozoic actors.
Among the six nominees, Fang Jing also discovered that there was Hu Ge, and the nominee was the hunting ground. Fang Jing turned around and saw Hu Ge not far away, wearing a black suit, sitting with his head turned to the side, standing still.
Sensing Fang Jing's gaze, Hu Ge smiled and waved.
…
Seeing his own picture hanging high above, side by side with Chen Baoguo and others, Yu Xiaowei clenched his fingers subconsciously and worshiped in his heart.
Although he acted relaxed when talking to Fang Jing, he is the best actor, Shi Di, who wouldn't be moved?
If you don’t win an award and don’t feel disappointed, that’s a lie.
Even though I knew I wouldn't win the prize, I still felt a longing in my heart when I looked at the host. Maybe it was my name that he was reading?
"Congratulations to Mr. Chen Baoguo for winning Best Actor. Please come on stage to receive the award."
Returning to reality for a moment, Yu Xiaowei smiled and clapped. Amid the applause of the crowd, Chen Baoguo hugged and shook hands with everyone around him and walked slowly onto the stage.
After awarding the Best Actor, then the Best Supporting Actor, In the Name of the People was shortlisted for the second time, and the roles were Li Dakang and Gao Yuliang.
"Congratulations to Teacher Wu Gang and Teacher Zhang Zhijian for winning the Best Supporting Actor. Please come on stage to receive the award."
Both won awards, and the audience burst into loud applause.
"Teacher Zhang, don't leave tonight, remember to treat us."
"Congratulations to Lao Zhang. My daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law after many years. I must treat her to a meal."
"Awesome, Steelboy, you are too soft to win awards. When will you give us old guys a chance?"
Listening to the congratulations surrounding him, Zhang Zhijian was excited and replied with a smile one by one. Wu Gang was much calmer. He had won the Best Actor Award, and the Best Supporting Actor was for a small scene.
It didn't take long. After the two came on stage, they thanked each other and came down with the trophy.
Seeing Wu Gang placing the award at the foot of the chair, Fang Jing couldn't laugh or cry: "Master, please keep a low profile."
"How to keep a low profile? How many hours is left? I can't hold it in my hand all the time, right?"
"Let me hold it for you. With some luck, I might get it next year."