Chapter 300
Mainland film industry's three major awards grand slam (3/3)
Ling Suisui has a good relationship with both of them in private, but she feels there is no need to appear with them frequently in public.
Just one variety show this year is enough to generate some publicity for "Beauty and the Beast". Netizens call her "Empress" or something like that, Ling Sui doesn't mind, but she does not need marketing to claim that "all the male actors I work with love me."
After she made this request, the two male star teams were very cooperative.
Li Mingxu always obeyed her orders, and Xu Shiling would not refuse her, and he knew that he was just there to make up the numbers. It's enough to just get the nomination; you don't have to go there to be a runner-up.
If you want to meet Ling Suisui, it would be better to make a private dinner appointment with her.
Ling Suisui expressed satisfaction with their tact, but Li Mingxu joked that "if she wins the award, ask her to help read the acceptance speech", but she did not agree.
His work has been nominated for more than one award, so go find his colleagues in the crew.
Li Mingxu: "I know, I was just saying it casually. Anyway, I won't get the award."
"Then you have to be more serious." Ling Suisui reminded him, "If you hold on to this mentality, you will never get it."
She just said it casually, but Li Mingxu could sense the hidden expectation and optimism in it. He was very excited. Sister Sui felt that he had a chance to win the Best Actor award in the future. He was even happier than just getting the nomination!
...That's why they say he is the chosen younger brother. Looking at his comprehension ability, you will know why other male actors cannot compete for the position of his younger brother.
The absence of Li Mingxu and Xu Shiling disappointed many people who wanted to watch the fun, but after learning that the other three would be present, fans of several dramas and CPs became excited.
The two CP super topics of Guanghui Sui Yue and Sui Sui Nian Nian were revived overnight. Although Ling Suisui and Bian Yuanzhou do not have many CP fans, the passers-by of "Freedom House" are particularly large.
Even with the three seasons of Freedom House being split, there are still times when a certain season's works take turns appearing at the end of the real-time hit list. When Aoqi's performance was not good, it relied on several dramas starring Ling Suisui to support it.
In fact, this year's Golden Rooster Awards can also be regarded as a team-building event for the leading actors of the "Freedom House" crew. In addition to Ling Suisui and Bian Yuanzhou, Song Lingshan and Chen Lin are also on the shortlist, and they were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively.
Although everyone’s nominated works are different, how can this not be considered a pinnacle gathering of Freedom House members?
Ling Suisui walked the red carpet relatively late and was interviewed by many reporters backstage, so by the time she changed into a dress and entered the backstage, many people had already arrived.
Perhaps it was intentional arrangement by the organizers that the four leading actors of "Freedom House" sat very close to each other. The three of them sat together first, and when they saw Ling Suisui coming, Chen Lin raised his hand and greeted her enthusiastically.
"Sister Sui!" He left a temporary seat for Ling Suisui, "It's been a long time since we last met."
Indeed, it has been about four or five years since the last time we announced a drama together, right?
Netizens like to watch "Freedom House" with a magnifying glass. These three sitcoms are really new every time they are watched. Every time there is a new meme or a newly made emoticon package that becomes popular on the Internet, the group chat of the leading actors will become lively.
So they have never lost contact online, but they rarely get together offline because everyone is very busy.
Ling Suisui thanked Chen Lin first, then after sitting down, he took two blankets handed to him by Bian Yuanzhou.
One was wrapped around his shoulders and the other on his legs, which showed that he was really attentive.
"I won't congratulate you on getting the nomination right now." Bian Yuanzhou looked at her and said, "Save the congratulations until the results are announced."
“Ouch—”
Chen Lin half complained, half cheered: "You've raised the tone so high, how can I respond? You're the only one who knows how to talk and behave!"
It's impossible for a few (former) comedians to sit together and be sensational and awkward. Everyone was joking around, and the air was filled with a lively and happy atmosphere.
Although Zhu Yue and Han Cheng are still missing, everyone has already made an appointment to go watch the comedy movie starring them together on New Year's Day next year.
Song Lingshan raised her eyebrows and looked at Ling Suisui: "Zhu Yue is now signed to your company. Did you also invest in this movie? It's a comedy during the Spring Festival. Are you trying to win the annual box office championship?"
"It's hard to say who will win the championship this year, but we only invested a little bit." Ling Suisui gestured with his thumb and index finger, "Huaye is the main investor and controller, and there are also those online ticketing platforms, you all know. Fengshou just got a piece of the pie."
Actors who have acted in movies do understand that modern people basically buy movie tickets online. If you don’t provide profit margins to the ticketing platform and make money with them, your movie will never get a high recommendation position.
Don’t underestimate the order in which the films are arranged. Many people go to the movies by first having the desire to “watch a movie” and then choosing the film. There is no need to elaborate on how powerful the power of preconceived ideas is.
At the Golden Rooster Awards, this topic could only be touched upon briefly.
Everyone tacitly skipped it and talked about other things.
"Have you seen the trailer for Dragon Slayer?" Chen Lin was very excited when he mentioned this. "My friends and I are looking forward to it. It seems that Werner is going to use a big move. Can you tell us something about it, Sister Sui?"
Ling Suisui shook his finger. This movie was the type that would affect the viewing experience if spoiled, so it would be better to let them keep some freshness.
However, she is happy to hear other people's comments on the trailer.
Bian Yuanzhou: "After watching the trailer, I feel that this is a character with a big contrast before and after. In this kind of film, the close-up of the actor opening his eyes is considered a classic shot, but this is the best I have ever seen. The murderous aura that comes straight at you without any buffer makes your heart stop. It is tense and exciting."
"Right, right, right." Chen Lin continued, "Monica in the back is like a poisonous apple, but it's not purple, it's red. That red is particularly bright, the more beautiful and shiny it is, the more dangerous it seems."
"I feel like you're a spellcaster. Is this your first time playing a character that doesn't require close combat?"
Well... not strictly speaking. Since Monica also has a dragon form, flapping her wings should also be considered close combat... ?
The editing of Werner's trailer is quite clever, showing only the shadow of a dragon and Richard's question, "Are there really dragons?" Maybe it’s because Werner spent a lot of money on the image of the dragon and wanted to save it for the feature film.
Anyway, the gorgeous and cool special effects in the trailer are eye-catching enough, and the visual effects are even better than Ling Suisui imagined when shooting.
She thought it was because her imagination couldn't keep up, but then she thought again, she had never seen real magic, and the most exciting images she could conjure up in her mind came from the movies and TV shows she had watched, which showed that the special effects technology of "Dragon Slayer" had reached a new level.
"It will probably be released simultaneously in the mainland," Ling Suisui revealed. "Remember to buy tickets next August to support it."
That is a must, and everyone said they would definitely watch it. Even if it's not for Ling Sui's face, this work itself is attractive enough.
Not long after the trailer was released, the "Monica imitation makeup" has already become popular on Xiaohongshu, and it has also diverted some of the attention from everyone rushing to dress up as Belle on Halloween.
After chatting enough with the leading actors of "Freedom House", Ling Suisui got up and prepared to go somewhere else. She had just stood up when Chen Yuening and Ying Nian called her name at the same time.
Although the venue was a bit noisy and not everyone could hear their voices, the gazes from people around them still made Ling Sui feel like a line of ellipsis appeared above his head.
Such a gossipy look... Don’t you have your own things to do?
Well, she is the most dazzling person in the entire venue, and she must have this self-awareness.
Ling Suisui gave the two of them a friendly smile, which made Chen Yuening feel cold on the back, and Ying Nian couldn't help feeling guilty. They quickly looked away, adjusted their sitting posture, and pretended nothing had happened.
According to the seat arrangement by the organizer, she was closer to Chen Yuening, but Ling Suisui did not rush over. Instead, she went to the front row and greeted Director Pei first. Seeing that there was an empty seat next to him, I sat down and chatted with him.
Ying Nian was stuck at a distance where he could see them but couldn't hear them talking. He couldn't help but look back at Chen Yuening, who was looking down at his phone and not at him. He looked at Bian Yuanzhou again, and he seemed to roll his eyes.
Ying Nian's fists were hardened. He was furious and forced himself to resist the urge to roll his eyes back.
Ling Sui felt her phone vibrate, she glanced at it, and locked the screen again.
After a few pleasantries, the topic of conversation between her and Director Pei turned to the Rising Star Award. This award has been in preparation for a long time. If nothing unexpected happens, the award evaluation work will probably start at the beginning of next year, and the first award ceremony will be held in March.
In order to highlight the "new" feature of the Rising Star Award, both the work award and the individual award have certain restrictions on the age and work experience of the main creators. The awards are divided into two categories: TV series and movies. Horizontal screen short dramas and documentaries are also eligible for registration.
Pei Xuehai set the selection criteria for the Actor Award: regardless of the main or supporting roles, the award will be uniformly categorized as "Best Actor," and there will be no restrictions on the length of an actor's role or the number of times they appear in the work. In other words, if an actor performs well enough, he or she may stand out even if they only have a few minutes of screen time.
This is mainly to relax the rule that "the age of the shortlisted actors is not more than 25 years old (inclusive)". Otherwise, there will be age restrictions and restrictions on the leading roles, which is very unfriendly to actors who have just entered the circle and have average resources.
"It's not completely fair," Ling Sui-sui commented. "It seems that supporting roles are given opportunities, but some roles are very flat in the plot design... It's not that these roles must be played poorly, it's just that the protagonist gets 100 points, while the supporting role only gets 100 points if he gets 150 points."
Director Pei spread his hands: "No award is absolutely fair. Think about it from another angle. Isn't our award just looking for actors who can perform well? Those who can easily play the leading role don't need it."
That’s true, Ling Sui finally figured it out. If the standards are set a little stricter and the threshold is raised a little higher, the talents selected will have the hope of going further.
The chairman of the jury for the first Rising Star Award was Pei Xuehai, who enthusiastically invited Ling Suisui to join. If nothing else, at least it would be good to be exposed to more new works by young people today. A person's body can age, but his mentality cannot follow him.
Ling Suisui: ...
Director Pei, don't use the same words you use to persuade others on her! Is it possible that she won't be turning twenty-ninth until next month?
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