This result is actually quite good.

However, after "The World" and "The Great River" came along, "The Last Black and White" seemed to lack staying power.

The film's original goal was to win first place, but now it has been crushed by two other films, making it difficult to predict its chances of winning an award.

After receiving Xie Ya's call, Ning Qiluo instantly wilted like a flower, "Oh, I guess I was too quick to brag."

Xie Ya comforted her, "Don't think the worst. This is just the final result. We'll know the real outcome after the Golden Sparrow Awards begin."

Ning Qiluo said dejectedly, "Yeah, I know, but the Golden Sparrow Awards won't be held until the end of the year, and my due date is still next year, so I don't think I need to be pregnant for these next few months."

"You want to take on a role?" Xie Ya asked in surprise.

After asking the question, she first analyzed the situation for Ning Qiluo: "I don't think you can get any roles. You're already heavily pregnant, so you can't get lead roles. Qiluo, your status is different now. You can only play lead roles, unless it's a big production... Oh, I remember now!"

Ning Qiluo asked blankly, "What did you remember?"

Xie Ya hesitated for a moment before speaking up, but then she thought that if Qi Luo had this intention, it wasn't impossible.

So Xie Ya told Ning Qiluo, "Recently, Jiang Zhaoying officially announced a new drama called 'Drunken Power,' which is a historical drama about power struggles and scheming for the throne, so there's not much romance. I know that Jiang Zhaoying has already been cast as the male lead."

Ning Qiluo subconsciously thought that she was going to be cast as the female lead, so she said, "That won't do... It seems a bit... a bit... for me to play a couple with someone while I'm pregnant..."

That's not good.

Xie Ya laughed and said, "You have no chance for the female lead. She's already been chosen and is a newcomer. But in a male-centric political drama like this, the female lead's presence isn't strong. If the female lead's status were in a palace drama, she'd be a concubine."

"oh."

Ning Qiluo responded and then asked, "So, what do you think, Sister Xie Ya?"

Xie Ya said, "I would like to suggest that you play Jiang Zhaoying's mother, who is the Empress Xiancheng in history who was deeply loved by Emperor Ming Zhen throughout his life."

Jiang Zhaoying's mother...

That's so adorable.

"Oh, Empress Xiancheng, does that mean she won't be in many episodes?" Ning Qiluo had a feeling that she wouldn't be in many episodes.

Historically, those who were deeply favored were usually imperial concubines.

There were actually very few empresses who were favored.

She didn't know much about Empress Xiancheng, nor did she know about the love story between Empress Xiancheng and Emperor Mingzhen. However, since she was also the most favored woman, she definitely wouldn't survive more than a few episodes.

Xie Ya laughed at Ning Qiluo's words: "Yes, she really won't survive more than a few episodes. I know about this role because someone from our company auditioned for it, but they were all rejected. I heard that they couldn't portray the demeanor of a pregnant woman. Since you said you wanted to take on a role, I immediately thought of 'Drunken Power.' I suggest you give it a try. If you get rejected, we'll talk about it later."

Xie Ya's suggestion is good.

Ning Qiluo thought it was feasible.

Anyway, she's only playing a pregnant woman, and only has a few episodes of screen time. Plus, "Drunken Power" is a big-budget production with a male lead, so showing her face is pretty good.

And there was another great advantage: she got to play Jiang Zhaoying's mother!

Ning Qiluo readily agreed, and Xie Ya immediately went to arrange the audition.

The response was quick; Ning Qiluo received an email that same evening, instructing her to attend the audition the following day.

The next day.

There were many people at the audition. The director team had already seen Ning Qiluo's resume and knew she was coming to audition, so everyone was quite accommodating. Perhaps Ning Qiluo could bring some benefits to the production team.

Of course, if the final audition results are unsatisfactory, it still needs to be reshot, after all, the entire big production cannot have any deviations, and we must strive for perfection.

So when Ning Qiluo arrived at the audition with her big pregnant belly, she was praised.

Executive producer Luo Jianpeng praised her without reservation: "Ms. Ning's attitude is something the industry should learn from. It's obvious that she thoroughly studied the script beforehand and carefully considered the demeanor of Empress Xiancheng. She even came to the audition with a big belly and didn't need to prepare for long before getting into character."

Someone remarked, "But why does it look... so much like a real belly?"

Luo Jianpeng chuckled and said, "Of course, the more realistic it is, the more professional it is. This one is clearly well-prepared, unlike those who just stuff a pillow in their mouth and start acting. I'm speechless. How can such a light pillow portray the demeanor of a pregnant woman?"

“That’s true, I also think Ning Qiluo’s belly looks really real.”

At this moment, Ning Qiluo, who was preparing for her audition, walked over.

After Xie Ya's introduction, he nodded and greeted Luo Jianpeng.

Noticing Xie Ya supporting Ning Qiluo, Luo Jianpeng chuckled and said, "Look, this is the proper posture for a pregnant woman, always maintaining it."

After saying that, he asked, "By the way, what's that in your stomach, watermelon or something?"

Ning Qiluo glanced at Xie Ya beside her. Xie Ya mouthed that she hadn't revealed it beforehand. Ning Qiluo understood and replied to Luo Jianpeng, "Someone was inserted."