Chapter 359 Worth the Trip

The National Stadium in Beijing was brightly lit, and the backstage of the 28th Feitian Awards for TV Dramas was bustling with activity.

More than 40 film crews and more than 300 stars gathered here. The greetings outside the red carpet were heard one after another, and the scene was star-studded.

There was still some time before the ceremony started, and the stars gathered in twos and threes to reminisce or chat.

In the crowd, Liu Shishi, who was attending the ceremony as a guest of honor, was chatting with her master Li Xuejian.

"Master, can I win a prize tonight?"

"It's difficult!" Li Xuejian shook his head, his voice low and hoarse.

Although his acting skills in the nominated work "Destiny" are still superb, its ratings and influence are slightly inferior to popular dramas such as "Tea House" and "The Road of Life is Long and Difficult", which makes him slightly disadvantaged in the competition for "Outstanding Actor".

Seeing this, Liu Shishi comforted him softly, "With your status, you no longer need awards to prove yourself."

Li Xuejian smiled and looked towards the flashing stage lights in the distance: "After all, the Feitian Award is the highest honor in the TV drama industry. Which actor wouldn't be tempted?"

Liu Shishi half-jokingly said, "Master, how about we work together again?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.

Li Xuejian had an idea. He realized that his acting skills were solid and his reputation was excellent, but his works in recent years had focused more on depth and lacked market popularity.

However, the female apprentice in front of him is a veritable "traffic queen" with 30 million fans on Weibo, which can be said to be a guarantee of ratings.

If they can join forces, they may be able to create a work that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful and win a big award.

Seeing her master's expression slightly changed, Liu Shishi struck while the iron was hot: "I'll let Mr. Song personally take charge and tailor the script for me."

When Li Xuejian heard that Liu Shishi wanted to invite Song Ci to be the screenwriter, he was even more eager. The screenwriting skills of the richest man were well-known in the circle.

If he really creates another classic like "The Disguiser", it is not impossible for the "Best Actor" Li to give it a try.

The master and the apprentice were discussing the details in a low voice when a loud voice interrupted: "Master! Teacher Xuejian!"

Liu Shishi looked back and saw Xu Zheng's shiny bald head standing out in the crowd. Director Xu, wearing a black suit and a delicate bow tie at his collar, approached with a big smile on his face.

"Director Xu, it's been a while since we last met. What have you been busy with recently?"

"I'm filming Tengda Culture's new drama "Big Man When Getting Married." Xu Zheng answered, then glanced at Li Xuejian, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"You young people, keep chatting. I'm going to meet some old friends." Li Xuejian observed Xu Zheng's expression and saw that he seemed to have something to talk about with Liu Shishi, so he took the initiative to leave.

After Li Xuejian walked away, Xu Zheng immediately lowered his voice and went straight to the point: "Shishi, after the filming of "Big Man When Married" is finished, I will start preparing for a new movie. Are you interested in participating in the investment?"

Liu Shishi raised her eyebrows and became interested. She made millions from her investment in Lost on Journey last time, so she was quite optimistic about Xu Zheng's movie. "Of course, we had a great time working together last time."

Xu Zheng smiled even more: "The new film is the sequel to Lost on Journey, tentatively named Lost in Thailand, with an estimated total investment of 36 million.

Tengda Culture was the main investor and was responsible for publicity and promotion, accounting for 50% of the total investment; I took 10% of the profits as the director and leading actor, and personally invested 4 million yuan, accounting for 10%.

Do you want to take the remaining 30%?"

Xu Zheng is full of confidence. The success of "Lost on Journey" has made him one of the new directors and he has no shortage of investment.

But Liu Shishi is not only a popular star, but also has huge resources and popularity. Involving her is undoubtedly a double insurance for the film.

Without hesitation, Liu Shishi agreed: "I will invest all the remaining shares."

After successfully recruiting Yi Jie to join the group, Xu Zheng took advantage of the situation and made a request: "Due to the fierce competition in the summer movie season last year, the box office of Lost on Journey failed to exceed 100 million yuan.

I plan to release Lost in Thailand during the Spring Festival, and I hope you can help me with the scheduling. "

“Don’t worry about that.” Liu Shishi nodded, understanding that this was the condition for investing in Lost in Thailand: “Leave the release date to me, and I also hope that Lost in Thailand can achieve better box office results.”

"That's settled then! I'll go back and prepare the contract details." Xu Zheng rubbed his hands excitedly, as if he could already see the title of "billion-dollar director" waving at him.

"Hey, isn't this Director Xu? What are you talking about with Shishi? Why are you laughing so happily?"

A lazy and teasing female voice was heard. The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yan Ni walking towards them gracefully, with a hint of drunkenness in her light steps.

"Shishi, let's talk about this in detail later!" Xu Zheng nodded to Yan Ni and left in a hurry.

Liu Shishi looked at Yan Ni and couldn't help but teasing her, "Sister, you look so confident walking, did you have a few drinks again?"

"It's my nature, I can't change it!" Yan Ni's eyes lingered on Liu Shishi's exquisite cheongsam, "But if I want to talk about enchanting, it has to be this cheongsam. You are the most dazzling one in the whole audience."

Liu Shishi smiled brightly and said that it was not important not to be nominated or win an award, because beauty was a lifelong thing.

The modified cheongsam she chose today has a light and elegant solid color as the base, dotted with golden embroidery and sequins, which not only outlines her graceful figure, but also retains her dignity and elegance.

"Now all the women in the circle are following your lead!" Yan Ni continued with a smile, "Ever since your show showcased oriental aesthetics in Europe, female stars have started wearing cheongsams.

Especially the horse-faced skirt in front of the Louvre, which has a unique oriental charm. I want to try it someday."

Yijie understood it in her heart. The fourth episode of "Flowers and Youth" was broadcast last night, officially starting the journey to France.

The oriental aesthetics in front of the Louvre attracted the attention of foreign photographers and became a hit on the Internet again, making the show and her popularity even higher.

"Sister, are you also following "Flowers and Youth"? "

"I follow every episode!" Yan Ni's eyes sparkled with yearning. "It makes me want to experience it myself."

Although this reality show about seven people traveling together in Europe has only aired four episodes, it has already contributed countless famous scenes: "Master of Keeping Balance Huang Xiaming", "Bully Yang Zi", "Almighty Virtuous Wife Liu Tao"...

What the audience talked about most was the happiness that Yijie revealed inadvertently, which made countless netizens and female stars in the circle envious.

"If you're really interested, I can help you connect with Director Liao. He'll be more than happy to do so." Liu Shishi suggested enthusiastically.

Yan Ni waved his hand and smiled, "Let's talk about it later. I don't know how to arrange the schedule for next year."

Liu Shishi and Yan Ni were chatting and laughing. The two met while filming "Wulin Waijia" in 2005. They have been in contact with each other on a daily basis over the years and have a very good relationship.

"Yanni, so you are here. I was looking for you everywhere. It's time for us to enter the venue soon."

When Yan Ni saw his partner for the night, he took Liu Shishi's arm affectionately and introduced her enthusiastically: "Shishi, let me introduce you. This is Sarina, the outstanding actress of the last Feitian Award."

The first sister smiled sweetly, bowed gracefully, and greeted the senior in the circle elegantly: "Hello, Teacher Sarina, I have seen the movie "Crossing the Guandong" starring you, and your performance was really good and amazing."

Sarina didn't dare to accept Liu Shishi's gift, so she bowed slightly and responded modestly: "Teacher Liu is too polite. Producer Hou and Director Kong have mentioned you to me. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you in the future."

"You are embarrassing me. Just call me Master."

"Okay, okay, don't be polite. It's really uncomfortable to see you guys so reserved." Yan Ni interrupted the two people's polite conversation with a smile and suggested, "Let's walk the red carpet together later."

Liu Shishi was startled: "Is this okay?"

Yan Ni explained: "The red carpet show for the Feitian Awards is not so particular. Usually a crew makes a collective appearance, followed by the award presenters and spectators. It is not as particular about the process as the Magnolia Awards and the Golden Eagle Awards."

"So that's how it is." Sister Yi suddenly understood and gained some more knowledge.

I was secretly happy that I had gained a lot tonight: not only did I finalize a cooperation project with my master and invest in a movie, but I also met powerful seniors. It was really worthwhile to go on this trip.

Following the host's announcement, the winning crews stepped onto the Walk of Fame one after another.

Liu Shishi observed this unique scene with great interest. The director, leading actors and supporting actors were in groups of three or five, with small crews of seven or eight people and large crews of more than ten people. The atmosphere was warm and cheerful, completely different from the red carpet ceremonies she had attended in the past.

Soon it was Yan Ni and Sarina's turn to appear on stage. As the winners of the Outstanding Actress Award last year, they would announce the Outstanding Actor Award this year.

"Now coming towards us are the famous actors Yan Ni and Sarina." The host paused for a moment, noticed Liu Shishi in the middle, and immediately added:

"And the representative of oriental aesthetics, the popular young actress Liu Shishi, welcome the three of you to this year's Feitian Awards ceremony!"

Once all the guests entered, the ceremony officially began.

Liu Shishi, who was arranged to sit next to Li Xuejian, deeply felt the solemn atmosphere of the Feitian Award, the highest honor in the television drama industry.

Everything from the venue specifications to the level of the attending guests was unique. Even the ceremony hosts were CCTV's top male and female stars, Li Yong and Dong Qing.

The awards were announced one by one, and finally the highlight moment arrived.

Li Yong was full of enthusiasm: "The next award to be announced is... the Outstanding Director Award!"

Dong Qing said with great emotion: "Please welcome the award presenters, the famous director Gao Xixi and the famous actress Zhu Yuanyuan to the stage."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanyuan, dressed in a black dress, walked arm in arm with Gao Xixi from the lifting platform to the center of the stage.

Zhu Yuanyuan was humorous and livened up the atmosphere, joking with Gao Xixi: "Director Gao, before I served as the award presenter, the organizing committee gave me two promises.

The first is that the director who will present the award with me will tailor a play for me. Director Gao, are you willing to do that? "

Gao Xixi laughed and agreed generously in front of the audience: "I do."

Zhu Yuanyuan continued with a satisfied smile, "The second promise the organizing committee made to me is that the winning director will also customize a play for me."

These witty remarks caused laughter from the whole audience.

Offstage, Li Xuejian leaned slightly to the side and asked, "Girl, what do you think of Zhu Yuanyuan's performance?"

Liu Shishi looked at the female guest on the stage who was speaking wittily and answered after a moment's thought: "It's relaxed and natural, and gives people a very happy feeling.

He also used his status to cleverly secure resources for himself, showing a good sense of proportion.”

Li Xuejian said earnestly: "You are not short of resources, but you will be on such a large stage in the future.

You also went on stage at the Magnolia Awards last time, but you seemed too reserved, unlike Zhu Yuanyuan who was so relaxed and at ease. You should learn more from her strengths. Going on stage to present awards is also a good opportunity to show yourself.”

As Liu Shishi humbly accepted her master's teachings, the Outstanding Director Award was announced. Then Yan Ni and Sarina were invited to the stage to present the Outstanding Actor Award.

On the stage, Sarina spoke eloquently, from performing arts to industry responsibilities, for a long time. On the side, Yan Ni just nodded and said nothing.

"Honey, I've been talking for a long time, why don't you say something? What do you think?" Sarina felt that he had almost said all the words in his mind, so he turned to look at his partner.

Yan Ni was not in a hurry and chuckled: "I want to pause, because my heart is surging at the moment, and I just want to be a crazy fan!"

When Liu Shishi heard this, she couldn't control herself and burst out laughing. She joked with her master, "Sister Yanni feels like she drinks half a pound of Erguotou every day."

Li Xuejian was also amused: "Yan Ni is unique in the film and television industry. This is also a characteristic that others cannot imitate. It is completely different from your dignified and elegant style."

As the two female guests clicked on the electronic screen, two envelope icons appeared.

Liu Shishi could clearly feel that her master and several nominated male actors sitting in the same row were all becoming nervous.

Everyone in the venue held their breath in absolute silence as the winner of the Feitian Award for Outstanding Actor was announced under the spotlight of all eyes.

"Huang Zhizhong, congratulations!"

"Chen Baoguo, congratulations!"

Li Xuejian's eyes dimmed. Although he was mentally prepared, when the moment of award announcement came, he still felt a sense of loss in his heart.

But after all, he is an experienced veteran actor. He adjusted his mood in an instant, gave the two new "Flying Emperor TV King" a friendly hug and sincerely congratulated them.

"Master, let's fight again at the next Feitian Awards. I'll ask Song Yiyi to write the script when I get back, so that we can work together as master and disciple."

Li Xuejian laughed and scolded: "Girl, do you think the Feitian Award nomination is easy to get? Just get it if you want!"

Liu Shishi curled her lips, holding back some words, fearing that she would be scolded by an old artist like her master. She didn't dare to brag about winning the award, but she felt that Mr. Song could definitely get a nomination.

After Huang Zhizhong and Chen Baoguo gave their acceptance speeches, Dong Qing took over the conversation and said tenderly: "... on this road that is full of flowers but also full of thorns, fly bravely.

Next up will be the final award of this year’s Feitian Awards, the Outstanding Actress Award!”

Li Yong was enthusiastic: "The nominees are... among the six talented actresses, who will win this honor? Let's wait and see."

Amid warm applause, the prize-drawing guest Zhang Guoli appeared on stage: "I would like to thank the organizing committee for giving me this opportunity to draw the prizes alone. But they don't understand me. At my age, I would be happier if I had a beautiful guest by my side.

The camera scanned the six nominated actresses in the audience one by one, and everyone was laughing so hard that they couldn't stop.

Zhang Guoli deliberately kept a straight face and said in a serious tone: "In fact, awarding awards to people is an offensive job.

No matter who you present the award to, the other five people will definitely be unhappy. So, I want to choose a female guest from the audience to come on stage with me to present the award and "offend people" with me. "

(End of this chapter)