The host He Dan invited Chen Xi, the chairman of the Golden Phoenix Award Organizing Committee. Amid warm applause, Mr. Chen, who is over seventy years old and has white hair at the temples, strode to the center of the stage. He was in high spirits and greeted everyone cheerfully.
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"Good evening everyone, I am Chen Xi."
Thunderous applause erupted again. This old man is no ordinary man. He is a leading figure in the film and television industry. When the Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix Awards were established, the old man was an important promoter.
As early as the mid-1990s, the old man became the chairman of the Chinese TV Drama Association. Soon after, he also served as the chairman of the Golden Phoenix Awards Organizing Committee, and he has remained in this position until now.
During this period, the old man tried to step down and retire twice, but was blocked both times. There was no other way. The old man's prestige was too high, and no one else except him could suppress the situation.
Now, as Mr. Chen gets older, except for the annual Golden Phoenix Award, he rarely appears in public. Previously, there was news that Mr. Chen is likely to officially choose to retire next summer.
Therefore, this Golden Phoenix Award may very well be the last time that the old man awards awards as chairman.
The endless applause at the scene is also a tribute to this old man who has been fighting for the Golden Phoenix Award for half his life.
Mr. Chen smiled wistfully, clasped his hands together and nodded slightly in thanks. When the applause stopped, he sighed with emotion.
“Back then, someone asked a few of us why we chose to promote the establishment of the Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix Awards. I answered him that we wanted to have a benchmark for Chinese film and television dramas that could be measured.
This tells practitioners and audiences what an excellent movie and TV series, as well as an outstanding actor and behind-the-scenes worker should look like.
Now that I am more than 40 years old, I can be proud to say that the Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix Awards have been adhering to the original intention of the year, being fair, objective and rigorous in setting a benchmark for film and television dramas."
The applause thundered for the third time, and everyone at the scene stood up to pay high respect to this senior who has made great achievements in the film and television industry.
"Everyone is very pressed for time, so I won't go on too much. Let's get to the point."
When the applause stopped again, the old man made a humorous joke, then took out a piece of paper from the letter in his hand, squinted twice, and announced loudly.
"The winners of the Golden Phoenix Award's top ten TV dramas in 2016 are
"Strong Wind"
"Underground Transportation Station"
"Thirty Years"
"Great Chinese Medicine"
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"No. 2 Traffic Station"
boom!
When these five words "Traffic Station No. 2" came out of the old man's mouth.
Everyone in the audience was shocked.
In the forty-six years since the establishment of the Golden Phoenix Awards, there have been only three times in history that a director's work has occupied two places in the top ten TV dramas of that year.
The first time was the first year of the Golden Phoenix Awards.
At that time, there were few film and television productions, and the country produced only a dozen dramas a year. Therefore, when the director achieved this achievement, he had to resort to some tricks.
The second time is the new millennium.
Director Zhang Kaigang became famous for his two costume light comedies "Song Qiusheng" and "Happy Enemy", which ranked second among the top ten TV dramas at the Golden Phoenix Awards that year.
Today, Director Zhang is also one of the top directors in China. He has made many achievements in both film and television fields and has become famous.
And the third time is Zuo Le this year.
The Traffic Station duology was both listed in the top ten in the same year. This amazing achievement means that even if Zuo Le loses everyone in the future, his name will always be recorded in the history of the Golden Phoenix Awards.
Seeing young Zuo Le standing proudly among a group of middle-aged directors holding two Golden Phoenix Awards in his hands, everyone at the scene couldn't help but sigh.
Debut is the peak!
If Zuo Le's title as a famous director was a bit empty before, after today, no one would dare to say that again.
Not convinced?
If you can, go and get two of the top ten TV shows...
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Zuo Le was completely unaware of the complex psychology of the people in the audience. He was so excited that he almost exploded with two trophies in his hands.
Although he had previously imagined whether the Traffic Station Part Two would win awards at the same time, he also understood the difficulty involved, so he did not have high expectations.
After all, Zuo Le is just a new director who has just debuted. He is already very satisfied that "Underground Traffic Station" can be firmly ranked among the top ten.
However, he never expected that the Golden Phoenix Award Organizing Committee would be so courageous and award the award to "Traffic Station No. 2". Zuo Le was almost stunned by this surprise.
At this time, Mr. Chen, who had finished awarding awards to others, suddenly walked over to Zuo Le and said with a smile.
"Young man, your future life is scary."
"Thank you Mr. Chen for your recognition."
Zuo Le bowed gratefully to the old man.
No one in the industry knows that the old man has been the chairman for decades, is fair and strict, and has a high prestige in the Golden Phoenix Award Organizing Committee. For such an important award as the Top Ten TV Dramas, without his approval, he would not even have a chance to be shortlisted.
Although he didn’t know how much role the old man played in this, Zuo Le understood that if the traffic station part two was ranked among the top ten, the old man must have voted for it.
Chen Xi seemed to have a good impression of Zuo Le. He patted Zuo Le's shoulder and warned and encouraged: "You must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. In the future, the banner of Huaguo Film and Television will have to be carried by young people like you."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your teachings. I will definitely keep them in mind." Zuo Le replied seriously.
"Good boy."
Mr. Chen smiled happily, and then stepped aside to let the directors or producers who came to receive the award give their acceptance speeches one after another.
Originally, according to his seniority, Zuo Le, the newcomer, should be the first to speak. However, now that he holds the second prize, his weight has suddenly increased. After some discussion, Zuo Le was ranked third from the bottom.
After the previous few had finished speaking and it was Zuo Le's turn to deliver his speech, the audience was completely silent. Everyone wanted to hear what this up-and-coming director who had created a new history of the Golden Phoenix Awards would have to say.
With a trophy in each hand, Zuo Le stood in front of the microphone and thanked the organizing committee, parents, leaders, crew, actors and behind-the-scenes staff, relatives and friends and the audience who supported him as usual, and then said with emotion.
“When I came here before, I thought several times about what I would say if I could win the award, and I came up with a lot of words, but I always felt a little distracted.
It wasn't until I heard Mr. Chen talk about his original intention of participating in promoting the establishment of the Golden Phoenix Award that I suddenly understood what I should say, no, I understood what I should do.
After graduating from college, I entered Dongshan TV as an intern and worked as a screenwriter, scene recorder, and assistant director. I worked hard on the crew for more than two years. Only I know all the ups and downs.
Many people think that I am motivated and hardworking, but only I know that I actually don’t have much ambition in my career. When I was chatting with a friend last spring, I revealed my thoughts to him.
As long as you can become a formal director before the age of 30, have a good income, and be able to support your family.
Later, I accidentally planned to shoot "Underground Traffic Station". I had planned to hold the guide tube for several years in advance. At that time, I was full of excitement. I felt that my luck was about to change.
In fact, as I thought, "Underground Traffic Station" became a hit in the ratings, and it was followed by a sequel "Traffic Station No. 2", which also became a hit.
At this time, I looked back and realized that my original wish had been realized several times.
To be honest, I have been a little confused recently. I am a little unclear about the direction of my future life and I don’t know how to take the future.
But what Mr. Chen said today made me suddenly enlightened.
In this life, one must find a goal for oneself that one can strive for endlessly.
Mr. Chen has devoted most of his life to the Golden Phoenix Awards, making it the authoritative benchmark for Chinese TV dramas. I thought about it and felt that making TV dramas is suitable for me.
I hope that my name will be firmly engraved in the history of Chinese film and television in the future. When people discuss China's outstanding directors and screenwriters in the future, the word "Zuo Le" will be a topic they can never avoid.
Having said this, some people may think that I am arrogant, or even think that I am talking nonsense, but I know that these are my sincere words.
Finally, I hope that I can still be here at the Golden Phoenix Awards next year, thank you."
With a smile on his face, Zuo Le put his hands behind his back and bowed 90 degrees towards the audience.
The audience was silent for a moment, with admiration, envy, encouragement, ridicule, and indifferent eyes focused on Zuo Le.
I don’t know who took the lead first, but the audience gradually burst into warm applause, lasting and loud.
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Ten minutes later, with the host’s announcement, this year’s Golden Phoenix Awards came to an end.
However, the impact of this award has just begun to ferment.
First of all, on the Internet, major social network platforms and forums have started discussing the Golden Phoenix Awards.
[Zhang Yun’s long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and he was finally regarded as the emperor by a golden phoenix]
[Dark Horse Video Queen Sun Ningning’s information is at the bottom]
[Yang Qing, the youngest in history to win the Golden Phoenix Award for Best Supporting Actress]
[Captain Jia is extremely popular and has won two awards for Best Newcomer and Most Popular Character of the Year]
[Du Lei’s Best Photography Golden Phoenix kills five times in a row, first in history]
[Chen was so nostalgic that the audience stood up and paid tribute]
[The crew of "Strong Wind" won seven awards, the most this year]
[Zuo Le became famous in one battle, Traffic Duo was listed in the top ten, and the Golden Phoenix Award was awarded for the third time in history]
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On the Weibo hot search list, 16 of the top 20 hot searches are related to the Golden Phoenix Award.
On Zhihu, questions related to the Golden Phoenix Award are also dominating the list one after another.
The daily headlines and the top ten hot spots were all covered by news from the Golden Phoenix Awards.
On other software such as Penguin Watch, Fetion Official Account, Squirrel News, Zhuyi News, Coin Station, Douyin, etc., all kinds of news about the Golden Phoenix Award are flying everywhere.
Brush the whole network!
Traffic explosion!
The next day, print media and TV platforms followed suit, once again creating a wave of popularity for the Golden Phoenix Awards.
It is worth mentioning that among these print media and TV platforms, Dongshan is extremely active.
The official "Dongshan Evening News" representing Dongshan Province, the official "Voice of Quancheng" from Quancheng, and the "Zhaoshi Daily" from Zuo Le's hometown.
The three media outlets interviewed the award-winning Zuo Le and his second uncle on the phone at the same time, which was published on the front page the next day.
[Two works by Zuo Le, a young director from our province/city, both won the Golden Phoenix Award for the top ten TV dramas of the year]
Not to mention Dongshantai, Zuo Le's base camp.
Dongshan Satellite TV and the provincial sub-channels took turns to broadcast the Golden Phoenix Award-winning news of the traffic station duology in the morning news, noon news, evening news and other news columns, which almost made the viewers in front of the TV vomit.
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ps: I stayed up late to write a chapter with a word count of 3,000+, which is just to make up for what I wrote yesterday. Please vote...