Chapter 97 People's dreams will never end! (6000 words in two!)
Taking photos and interviews, all in one go.
Especially Zhang Hong. He wanted to sneak in quickly on the pretext of going to the toilet, but he was caught and photographed for the longest time, and most of the interviews were directed at him.
This is also something that can't be helped.
What does the media do for a living?
flow!
And what inspires people’s curiosity the most?
Curiosity!
Or explain something unknown and unclear.
Zhang Hong falls into this category.
The TV series he participated in were very successful, and the two TV series he filmed were also popular.
But he has never given any interviews to the media or participated in any variety shows.
This was unimaginable in the past.
After all, Zhang Hong is not that kind of simple director.
Even if he is a simple director, there were many famous directors in his previous life.
Speaking of which, he is actually more similar to Xu Zheng, a player who has been an actor and a director, and both are quite famous.
The difference is that he is much more handsome.
Oh, and he's not bald.
Fortunately, this was an official Feitian Award, so the reporters didn't want to go too far. Zhang Hong just said a few innocuous things and was dragged into the building by Liu Yishou.
After entering the studio hall and finding his seat to sit down, Zhang Hong looked around and found that not many people had arrived yet.
However, even the new arrivals all sat in their respective seats, and there was no such thing as walking around.
Zhang Hong whispered: "Uncle Liu, are all award ceremonies so serious?"
This was different from what he had seen in his previous life.
According to Li, usually before this kind of ceremony starts, everyone walks around and chats, and when walking on the red carpet, they wish they were squirming like a snail.
When you arrive at the scene, there will be villains who will jump out and look down upon you, and maybe there will be big bosses who will come out and express their optimism for the protagonist.
But why did none of these things happen to Zhang Hong himself?
As a veteran in the industry, Liu Yishou began to explain to him: "Because this is the Feitian Award. If it is the Golden Eagle Award, it is really not too serious."
The Feitian Award is sponsored by the government, so it will naturally be more serious.
The Golden Eagle Awards don’t have so many requirements, and even the selection method is audience voting.
"What a pity." Liu Yishou sighed, "If it were the next one, your film "Clouds Falling into the Red Dust" would also be in the running."
This is the inside information he got.
Because times have changed, online TV series are no longer synonymous with being shoddy and niche, and many celebrities are even willing to star in online dramas.
Therefore, based on demand, the Feitian Awards will include online dramas in the selection from next year, not just TV dramas that have achieved stardom.
Zhang Hong just missed one session, which resulted in his "Clouds Falling in the Red Dust" having to go to the Golden Eagle Award instead of the Feitian Award.
But this doesn't matter to Zhang Hong, since there is no bonus for the Feitian Award anyway.
He yawned: "Uncle Liu, are you too confident? Be careful that the 'Excellent Series' and 'Excellent Director' are both snatched away by me. After all, in terms of ratings, "Mobile Suit" is better than "Blood Youth"
It’s much stronger.”
Yes, "Mobile Suit" is coming to an end.
Since the satellite hit the earth, the ratings of this drama have been rising all the way, from one peak to another.
Yesterday, the penultimate episode, happened to be about the final decisive battle between Wang Chen and Luo Yun, which was also the final decisive battle between the Community of a Shared Future for Mankind and the World Freedom Alliance.
By the end of this episode, the highest ratings had reached 13.1%, and the average ratings had reached 9.47%.
Whether we can break 10 is tonight.
But Zhang Hong didn't care at all.
He doesn't even care about the Feitian Award or the Golden Eagle Award.
What he cares more about is the Mo Zhai Award.
It’s not because of anything else, it’s mainly because the Mo Zhai Prize has a bonus of four million.
At this time, a large number of actors also arrived.
Sitting next to Zhang Hong is the female lead in "Blood Youth".
What's it called?
Zhang Hong thought about it carefully, but still didn't remember it.
Next door is Wang Chen, the original second male lead in the play and the second villain in the back.
He is also the number one leading actor in "Mobile Suit".
"Brother Hong!"
When he arrived at the place, he didn't care about the expression of the female lead Liu Meng at all, and sat directly next to Zhang Hong, with excitement on his face: "Brother Hong! Can our ratings break 10 today?"
This made Liu Meng and other staff and actors of the "Blood Youth" crew and actors look dumbfounded.
When did these two people have such a good relationship?
Didn't Zhang Hong always ignore Wang Chen on the set? He could even call him by the wrong name.
Wang Chen also looked sad and gnashing his teeth every day.
Later, when they heard that Wang Chen had gone to play the male lead in Zhang Hong's crew, they thought it was Director Liu who took the lead.
But looking at it now... Was Ganqing really practicing his acting skills back then?
Liu Yishou was particularly pleased.
Zhang Hong patted him on the shoulder: "Calm down, Wang Cai, we will definitely break through today. But tonight is more important than the ratings. I watched the TV series later, and to be honest, your villain was good. And "
"Mobile Suit" may not necessarily win you an actor award or something, so keep working hard."
"Okay, Brother Hong!" Wang Chen didn't care at all what Zhang Hong called him. Even if he was called Wang Fugui, he would agree!
He scratched his head and said sheepishly: "But Brother Hong, I will definitely not be able to win the Outstanding Actor Award. No one else can win that award except you."
Zhang Hong scratched his head: "Is it really me?"
He turned around and said, "Uncle Liu, is it possible?"
Liu Yishou poured cold water on him: "It's unlikely."
He mused: "In the past few years, the Feitian Awards and the Golden Eagle Awards were restructured, and the awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress were cancelled. Now, when it comes to actors, there are only the Feitian Awards for Outstanding Actor and Actress, and the Golden Eagle Awards for Most Popular Audience.
Actor and Actress Awards.
If it had been in the past, I'm sure the Best Supporting Actor award would have been yours, but now there's only one award. Although you're outstanding, you only acted in four episodes of "Young Beauty."
It would be difficult to compete with the male leads in other TV series."
Liu Yishou sighed: "If it were the Golden Eagle Award, I would have been more hopeful. The Feitian Award is an internal vote among professionals. There must be many factors taken into consideration. I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
He patted Zhang Hong on the shoulder: "Xiao Hong, don't be discouraged. You are too young for the Feitian Award. But the Golden Eagle Award is definitely yours!"
Zhang Hong asked doubtfully: "Does "Mobile Suit" also have a chance to win the award?"
He's not angry, he's just curious.
A TV series that costs tens of millions per episode is not as good as those ordinary dramas.
You have to know that the total cost of many TV series is not as high as an episode of "Mobile Suit".
Moreover, "Mobile Suit" was not included in the announcement, and the actors' salary was about nothing.
Liu Yishou patiently explained: "That's not necessarily the case. Excellent screenwriters, music, audio and video, editing, art, and photography all belong to "Mobile Suit", but the most important ones probably won't make it, mainly because of your investment in this film.
It’s too high, and the special effects are too strong.”
Zhang Hong nodded to express understanding.
Indeed, in his previous life, even the Oscars often refused to award awards to special effects blockbusters that topped the box office. This is understandable.
Professionalism is about artistry and things like that.
He can understand.
Half an hour later, everyone was basically here, and the awards ceremony was about to begin.
Zhang Hong also adjusted his mentality and prepared to be a quiet bystander.
In fact, he really doesn't care. There is no point in winning an award without a bonus.
Compared to the Feitian Award, he actually thinks the Golden Eagle Award is better.
After all, it is the audience who votes, and the Golden Eagle Awards in this parallel world basically eliminate vote manipulation.
That's fine then.
As the saying goes, "If you don't like what the common people like, who do you think they are?"
Moreover, if he can win the Golden Eagle Award, it means that the things Zhang Hong shoots will indeed be loved by the public, and he will not have to worry about being in the street when he makes money from his subsequent movies.
The award ceremony officially begins.
Unlike the more private award ceremonies, the Feitian Awards are officially organized after all, so there are not so many jokes and other performances.
It was just simple singing and dancing, and then it came to the awards ceremony.
The first award is the Outstanding Photography Award.
The shortlist includes "Mobile Suit", "Blood Youth", "Going Home", "Thirty Years in a Foreign Country" and "The Old Sword of Time".
The first two are easy to say. "Going Home" is an extremely difficult TV series, one that Zhang Hong would never watch in his previous life.
To put it simply, it tells the story of a child who was abducted and sent to the theater as a child, who suffered all kinds of hardships and spent thirty years looking for his parents through a dual-line narrative.
The reason why it is a two-line narrative is that his film will also use the perspective of his parents to tell how they found him over the past thirty years.
Zhang Hong also watched this TV series, but after only watching the first three episodes, he couldn't stand it and gave up.
It wasn't until he heard that the ending was a happy ending that he went to complete the finale.
Then I cried like a dog alone at home.
"Thirty Years in a Foreign Country" tells the story of a man who went abroad to work hard at the age of twenty.
The protagonist in the play has experienced hardships and successes. There have been times when he missed home, and there have also been melancholy times when he missed his hometown.
This drama perfectly describes the whole process of a person from studying abroad at the age of twenty to returning home at the age of fifty.
Even if Zhang Hong has no interest in this type of TV series, he still has to say that it is awesome.
Perhaps the only failure is that the actor chosen when the protagonist was young was a young actor.
This has lowered the reputation of this film.
"The Ancient Sword" is a costume drama that tells the life of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xun, who was imprisoned as an infant.
Although the name is "The Ancient Sword of Wei Shi", it is actually a serious drama, and Zhang Hong likes to watch it.
To be honest, among the four emperors with temple titles in the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Hong preferred Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.
In his previous life, there were very few TV dramas about Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. In this life, he finally saw a high-quality drama.
He looked back at Li Shanqi, who was sitting in the row behind him.
He sat upright, with his hands on his knees and his eyes fixed, just like a primary school student listening to a lecture.
Zhang Hong was delighted: "What's wrong, Yamazaki? Where are you praying?"
Li Shanqi was so nervous that he could hardly breathe: "Brother Hong, do I, I, I, have a chance to win the prize?"
"You think too much." Zhang Hong said truthfully, "Mobile Suit" is awesome in its special effects and content. The plot is quite satisfactory, and the photography...more than 80% of the whole film is shot in green.
It was shot in a studio, what else are you thinking about?"
Seeing the disappointed look on Li Shanqi's face, he consoled him: "Instead of thinking about this, it is better to consider the performance of "The Red Dust" at the Golden Eagle Awards."
Li Shanqi almost burst into tears: "Brother Hong... when you were filming "The Red Dust", I hadn't even joined the team yet..."
Zhang Hong slapped his forehead and quickly apologized: "Sorry, sorry, there are too many navy leaders outside. I even forgot that Uncle Sun's crew was used in that play."
He continued to comfort: "It doesn't matter. You have to think about it this way. For a photographer who shoots erotic movies, you can be nominated for the Feitian Award. This is already a big step, right?"
Li Shanqi couldn't laugh or cry.
Indeed, it is much better if you think about it this way, at least there will be no accidents like being sprayed in the face.
But having come to this point, no one will be willing to accept it...
During the chat, the female CCTV host in a dark blue dress on the stage looked at the card in her hand and announced the final winner.
"The winning work of the 41st Chinese TV Drama Feitian Award for Outstanding Photography is..."
After a pause, she announced with a smile: "Mobile Suit! Lee Yamazaki! Congratulations!"
The audience burst into applause.
Zhang Hong was stunned for a moment and started to applaud.
Then he looked at Li Shanqi and said: "What are you thinking about, Shan Qi! Go and receive the award!"
Li Shanqi's mind went blank.
It's really blank, the kind of state where you're drunk and confused.
Although he had some ideas, he never expected that he would actually win the award for his first TV series!
Vaguely hearing Zhang Hong's words, lowering his head and seeing his encouraging eyes, Li Shanqi took a deep breath, got up and strode onto the stage.
After receiving the silver Flying Dancer trophy and the red certificate from the award-presenting guest, facing countless eyes from the audience, his nervous imperial engine kept beating.
After taking three deep breaths in a row, he began to give his acceptance speech.
"I...First of all, I want to thank Director Zhang. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today. I want to make it clear here that "Yun Luo Hong Chen" was not shot by us.
I joined the team after the filming of the first film, and the first film was "Mobile Suit"."
He kissed the trophy and choked with sobs: "I didn't expect that my first play would win the award... I want to thank Director Zhang, really."
Sitting in the first row of the audience, Wu Dingguo, the president of the China Film and Television Association, and the big guys in charge of CCTV all showed newsy smiles.
This is what they want.
The rise of the younger generation in Chinese film and television!
This award was awarded to Li Shanqi for this reason.
have a look!
Returned from overseas! I won the Feitian Award with Zhang Hong in my first drama!
And according to their understanding, the average age of Zhang Hong’s crew members is less than thirty!
What is this called?
This is what we call the future generations to be feared!
And this young man also knows how to be grateful, which is great! Very good!
For a time, several big guys played the tambourine even harder.
After a few seconds, the applause stopped.
Li Shanqi continued: "Actually, I'm not afraid of everyone laughing at me. I used to..."
He scratched the back of his head sheepishly with his left hand holding the trophy and smiled awkwardly.
Lu Dingguo and other big bosses suddenly had a bad feeling.
"I used to make movies in Fuso, but...well, I made erotic movies. If Director Zhang hadn't helped me, I still don't know what I would be like now."
Once the secret hidden deep in his heart that only Zhang Hong knew was revealed, Li Shanqi felt a sense of relief.
This feeling is like taking off your pants and peeing in public, and then being watched by everyone.
After extreme shame, there will also be a sense of exhilaration and relief that comes from breaking the can.
Li Shanqi, his whole person has been sublimated.
Lu Dingguo and several other big guys' faces turned completely dark.
Do you even know where this place is?!
It’s an award ceremony for the Feitian Award!
This is on CCTV, brother!
Even if what you say is true, don’t say it out loud!
A big boss next to Lu Dingguo had a gloomy face: "Block it! It must be blocked! Is this something that should be said on such an occasion? It must be blocked!"
Lu Dingguo sighed, barely suppressed the anger in his heart, and advised: "The child is too excited. It is his first time and he is inexperienced. You can forgive him. There is no need to be so desperate."
The big boss spoke righteously: "No! This matter must be explained! Remember to ask him what works he has after a while. I want to see what kind of works can produce people who can win the Feitian Award."
Here comes the photographer!"
Lu Dingguo: "..."
Zhang Hongren was also dumbfounded: "What the hell are you doing to me? Uncle Liu, I won't be banned, right? Stop it! I'm a good citizen! And I'm really not familiar with him. We only had one meal and filmed a movie."
TV series, really!”
Liu Yishou grinned, not knowing what to say.
On the stage, Li Shanqi's self-destruction continued.
"Actually, it's true that I was under a lot of psychological pressure when filming that kind of movie. My classmates, friends and relatives in China often asked me what I was doing there, and I was embarrassed to say it. Moreover, I had to endure the bullying myself. I will still do it.
There were all kinds of surprises.”
As he spoke, Li Shanqi's eyes turned red: "I...I really don't want to! Is it really embarrassing to make that kind of movie? Yes! I know it's embarrassing! But I really don't want to.
!In Fuso, young people in the workplace have no chance of getting ahead! I am still a foreigner! I also want to make progress! I also want to make normal movies and TV series! But they don’t want me!
In order to make a living and to hone my skills, I was forced to choose this industry, which is really not what I like!"
He was already crying: "Some bad things happened after that, and I resigned and returned to China. If Director Zhang hadn't come to find me, I would have given up on my dream of becoming an ordinary barber!"
He looked at Zhang Hong in the back row of the auditorium: "When Director Zhang found me, I refused in my heart. I felt that the domestic film and television industry was no different from Fuso, and I would not be able to make a difference here. But...
....."
He raised his head, with tears shining in his eyes: "But Director Zhang said something to me! He said that people's dreams will never end!"
"He said that our country, China, values talent more than qualifications!"
"He asked me if I still remembered what my dream was."
"Of course I remember."
Taking a deep breath, Li Shanqi closed his eyes and stopped looking at the dazzling flash.
He recalled the question Zhang Hong asked him.
Afterwards, he spoke loudly into the microphone: "I want to be the best photographer in the world! I want to have a photography technique named after me! I want everyone to learn from the textbooks I wrote when they learn photography! I
I want to leave a name in film and television! I want my name to be resounding in heaven! I want all the seniors in the film and television industry to remember my name! Li Shanqi!"
After shouting all this in one breath, Li Shanqi suppressed his dizziness and bowed deeply: "Thank you everyone."
Everyone present was shocked.
I don't know if he was shocked by Li Shanqi's self-destruction and ignorant boldness, but also recalled his original dream.
All in all, the scene was completely silent.
Until a few seconds later...
“Okay!↘↗”
Lu Dingguo stood up and took the lead in applauding vigorously.
His face turned red: "That's it! This is what I want! Be positive! Work hard towards your dreams! So what if I was a photographer who shot that kind of movie in the past? Heroes don't ask about the source! He is right! People
The dream will never end!"
The big boss who just said he wanted to ban Li Shanqi also stood up and applauded.
His eyes were steady, watching Li Shanqi quietly as he staggered off the stage.
He was moved.
Everyone stood up and started applauding.
Taking advantage of the noisy applause, Lu Dingguo smiled and said: "How about it? This is the effect we want! This is the meaning of holding the award ceremony! Do you still have any objections to my choice?"
"That's right." Someone continued, "'People's dreams will never end.' To be honest, my old bones' blood is boiling! There is nothing wrong with giving them several awards after that. Look at it.
This is the crew! The one who makes erotic movies! The one who works as an embalming makeup artist! The Taoist priest who draws erotic comics! The one who works as a panda breeder!
But what does that matter? They still produced outstanding works! This proves the openness and progress of our Chinese film and television industry! As long as you have the ability, as long as you have talent, as long as you have a dream! Then you can achieve success!
No matter your age!”
He made a suggestion: "I suggest that this part of the material should not be cut. This also represents the official attitude and tolerance of our domestic film and television industry."
Lu Dingguo smiled happily: "Yes, they are indeed the future of China's film and television industry."
As he spoke, he picked up a copy of the award list next to him, crossed out the winners of the three awards, "Excellent Art Award", "Excellent Editing Award", and "Excellent Audiovisual Award", and then handed the copy to the staff.
.
"Go, give this list to the backstage, and the winners of these three awards can choose others."
After all, they are still young, so it would be better for them to settle down for two years.
I will definitely give these awards to them next time!
Next time! Definitely next time!
ps: 6000 words two in one.
Things in the hospital are almost over, I will start working hard to update in a few days! Work hard!