Chapter 226: The Top God in the Field of TV Dramas
The Chang Gong thing is just a joke, Zuo Le is not short of Li Youbin's salary for several movies.
It was just a joke. Li Youbin could choose not to give it, but Zuo Le couldn't really refuse it. Even if he got the chance and donated the salary, Zuo Le would not save the money.
After Li Youbin stepped down, the award ceremony process came to an end, and only one of the top ten TV dramas was left.
The guests in the venue began to glance at Zuo Le frequently. If Zuo Le has two TV series ranked among the top ten TV dramas at the same time this year, he will have achieved this achievement for three consecutive years.
Not only did he complete three consecutive kills, but he also tied the legendary record of Mr. Ma Jin Ma’s Golden Phoenix Award for winning nine of the top ten TV dramas.
Previously, "Crossing Guandong" was determined to be the annual ratings champion in 2020, and Zuo Le won the annual ratings champion for three consecutive years in 18, 19, and 20.
I just won the Best Director again. Following "Seven Swords" the year before last, and last year's "Wulin Gaiden", I won the Best Director for the third time.
The last of the three consecutive kills is the only one left. Once completed, it will add to the record of winning nine of the top ten most popular TV series.
Zuo Le is really going to reach the top of the TV drama field and become a god.
Everyone looked at Chen Hanzhu, chairman of the Golden Phoenix Award Organizing Committee, who appeared on the stage, and suddenly felt like witnessing history.
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Chen Hanzhu is a fat man in his fifties with a big belly. According to rumors, he is the nephew of the previous chairman Chen Xichen, but there is no direct evidence to confirm it.
Ever since Chen Hanzhu took over the Golden Phoenix Award from Mr. Chen, he has been working diligently. Although the Golden Phoenix Award has not made much progress in the past two years, it has finally stabilized its basic base and maintained its status as the highest award for domestic TV dramas.
People in the industry have pretty good evaluations of him, thinking that he is a qualified and established man.
Fat people have a lot of flesh on their faces. Except for a few of them with a fierce look, most of them have a kind face. If they smile more and are not ugly or greasy, they will generally not arouse the disgust of others.
It just so happened that Chen Hanzhu, a fat man, was ugly and fierce, and had a Mediterranean hairstyle that made him look greasy.
Although Chairman Chen tried his best to put on an amiable smile, he still felt awkward in the eyes of others.
Fortunately, Chen Hanzhu probably also knew that he was not likeable, so he just said a few words and went straight to the topic.
"The top ten TV dramas that won the 50th Golden Phoenix Award include "Enter Guandong", "After the Battle", "Don't Talk to Strangers"... "Magic Phone"."
"ah!"
When Tian Yan heard the name "Magic Phone", he couldn't help but exclaimed softly, Zuo Le smiled cheerfully, and artists from all over the country congratulated the boss one after another.
From then on, Zuo Le can be regarded as a loner in the field of TV dramas...
When Zuo Le and the other winners went on stage to receive their awards, Chen Hanzhu left the others alone and took the initiative to come over and say hello to him.
"Director Zuo is young and promising. He has already achieved such honors at just 30 years old, which is admirable."
"Ashamed, I would also like to thank Chairman Chen and all the judges for their love."
Zuo Le skilfully chatted with Chen Hanzhu. To be honest, he had a mediocre impression of Chairman Chen, not because he was previously voted out of the Best Screenplay and Best Visual Effects categories for no reason.
The subsequent awards and awards were very fruitful, and Zuo Le couldn't hold on to this.
The reason why he didn't like the other person was because after Zuo Le had contacted him several times, he always felt that Chairman Chen was a bit thoughtful, like a smiling tiger.
Zuo Le has always chosen to stay away from such people.
However, Zuo Le was unwilling to deal with Chen Hanzhu, so the other party took the initiative to get involved with Zuo Le.
"Are Director Zuo free after the ceremony? I have something I want to talk to you about."
After all, Chen Hanzhu is the chairman of the Golden Phoenix Awards and a big-shot figure in the industry. Zuo Le couldn't bear to refuse him directly. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and accepted the invitation.
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Because Chen Hanzhu interfered in such a way, Zuo Le was entirely focused on this matter and even finished his acceptance speech hastily.
Fortunately, everything that needs to be said was said before the award for Best Director, so it’s not really a regret.
Afterwards, this year's Golden Phoenix Award Ceremony ended and everyone went back to their homes. Zuo Le asked Tian Yan to go back first with the Shanhe troops while he went to Chen Hanzhu's appointment.
Zuo Le arrived at the agreed place and found that besides Chen Hanzhu, there were two other people present, one was the vice chairman of the Golden Phoenix Award Organizing Committee and the other was the secretary-general of the organizing committee.
The Golden Phoenix Award Organizing Committee has one chairman and two deputy chairs, together with the secretary-general and the chairman. These five people are the highest level of the organizing committee. This time when we met with Zuo Le, three of the five highest-level people came at once, and the formation was truly grand.
Zuo Le, who had no interest at first, couldn't help but become curious after seeing this, and wanted to find out what kind of medicine Chen Hanzhu and the others were selling in the gourd.
Chen Hanzhu and the others didn't show off much. They exchanged a few pleasantries with Zuo Le and then talked about the purpose of this visit.
They want to hire Zuo Le as a judge for the Golden Phoenix Award, tentatively scheduled for two terms next year and next year. If he performs well, he can continue to cooperate for a long time...
Being a judge of the Golden Phoenix Awards is definitely a very important title, and people who are not well-known in the industry cannot serve as judges.
However, Zuo Le had no interest.
The reason is very simple. If he becomes a judge of the Golden Phoenix Award, in order to avoid suspicion, his own works will not be able to participate in the selection of the Golden Phoenix Award that year.
And it’s just Zuo Le himself who wants to do it. Anyway, he is about to enter the film field and has won a lot of Golden Phoenix Awards. It is not impossible to participate in one or two less awards.
But the key point is that by then, not only Zuo Le's works may not be able to participate in the awards, but also Shanhe, as a company under his name, will also be banned from participating in 80% of the dramas produced to avoid suspicion.
This is a considerable loss for Shanhe, and it is extremely easy to cause dissatisfaction among its directors and artists.
After all, the Golden Phoenix Award has a huge bonus for an actor. Take Yan Ni as an example. When "Wulin Gaiden" became popular all over the country, it only made her one of the bottom of the first-tier. After being sealed, Yan Ni immediately reached the middle and upper reaches of the first-tier.
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And Gu Xiaoge, if "Seven Swords" hadn't won the third prize alone, he wouldn't have been so secure in the top tier.
Not being able to participate in the Golden Phoenix Awards is a heavy blow to Shanhe, which is currently on the rise.
For this reason alone, Zuo Le did not want to be a judge for the Golden Phoenix Award.
Perhaps seeing Zuo Le's cold attitude, Chen Hanzhu and the others looked at each other, and their words were a little more explicit than the gentle ones just now.
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Only then did Zuo Le finally understand why Chen Hanzhu had to become a judge for the Golden Phoenix Awards.
It's not that they value his reputation, but they feel that Zuo Le has been too strong in recent years, making the suspense of the Golden Phoenix Award getting weaker and weaker.
And now Zuo Le is not only strong on his own, but also strong together with the Shanhe series. This year, many Shanhe dramas have been shortlisted, which makes Chen Hanzhu and others feel frightened.
They are afraid that if this continues, the Golden Phoenix Award will become Shanhe's back garden.
Chen and others deliberately suppressed it, but Shanhe Drama performed well. Unreasonable suppression would only cause the Golden Phoenix Award to lose its credibility. After thinking hard, a few people came up with a good idea.
Let Zuo Le become a judge and reasonably use the rules to make Shanhe Drama withdraw from the award selection to avoid suspicion, which will achieve the purpose of suppression without losing the credibility of the award.
Simply perfect.
Previously, Zuo Le couldn't figure out why the behind-the-scenes award was so weird. It was also for this reason that Chen Hanzhu was afraid that Zuo Le would disagree, so he flexed his muscles and warned him.
Then for the actor award, Zuo Le was given a sweet date after being beaten with a stick, so that Zuo Le could taste the sweetness and make it easier to win over.
Of course, Chen Hanzhu and others did not explain these insider links. They were all made up by Zuo Le based on what happened. They may not be completely accurate, but they are almost 70% to 80% correct.
After thinking about what happened, Zuo Le wanted to laugh. Chen Hanzhu and his group were too courageous. They were trying to shrink their family and have no strength at all.
The stick was not beaten hard enough, and the candied dates were not sweet enough.
He was not a certain Ming who would soften up once he was frightened. Zuo Le didn't pay attention to this little trick at all...
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ps: Ahem, I have to get up early tomorrow, so the chapter I owe will be moved back one day (swear in a gentle tone)
Don't worry, everyone, I can't run away, and the debt I owe will definitely be repaid. If I can't, I'll add some interest.
