Chapter 113
Nominated for Shanghai International Film Festival
Because of preparations for graduation, Ling Suisui missed many promotional activities for Freedom House 2.
Due to her status as a graduate, her colleagues in the crew expressed their understanding, and they even agreed to form a group to watch her graduation drama performance, and asked Ling Suisui to reserve tickets in advance.
Ling Sui could only say that she would try her best - it was not that she was being a big shot, but the number of friends and relatives tickets each student could get was limited, but she had a little more good friends in the entertainment industry.
If everyone gave a vote, she would have to share out the votes from Ling Fei and Hao Ren, and it still might not be enough.
In May, the Magnolia Awards announced the nominations.
"Freedom House" was shortlisted for the best TV series of the year, but unfortunately Ling Suisui was not nominated for an individual award. All the studio members felt very sorry about this.
Ling Suisui didn't need their comfort, she could let it go on her own.
Awards are valuable, but they are not the only criteria for measuring an actor's ability. Even if there is no award, who can say that Sun Jiayi is not popular enough, or that the characters she portrays are not deeply rooted in people's hearts?
She recognizes the acting skills of the actors on the nomination list, but does not think she is worse than them.
After all, awards are something that, as long as they are voted by people, will definitely carry different subjective tendencies.
Besides, even if she is not nominated for the Magnolia Awards this year, there is still the Golden Eagle Awards next year, so there is no need to rush.
Of course, she would just joke about this in her heart and would not say it out loud to give others something to talk about. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing to get slapped in the face.
In any case, the fact that "Freedom House" was nominated for the Magnolia Awards has won Ling Suisui a wave of fans.
Although she is very slow in filming and only joins one crew a year, she has a good eye for choosing scripts. The effective broadcast of one of her dramas is equivalent to several of others, so her fans can rest assured.
Besides, Ling Sui is going to graduate this year! After she graduates, her efficiency in filming will surely improve greatly!
Previously, a few real gossipmongers broke the news that Ling Suisui was going to film "The Game Is Online", and the studio did not come out to deny it. The fans were feeling like they were on a roller coaster.
They first boycotted this rumor about Ling Sui, then kicked her out. The original plan for the male lead was also a failure. It was not until someone in the industry came out to say that the game project had been filmed by a different person, the platform had been switched from Yumi to Aoqi, the script of the male lead had been scrapped, and the return to the original heroine line, that Sui Si breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the key words "female protagonist" and "selecting the male" made Ling Suisui receive many negative comments from the entertainment group, not to mention Ling Suisui herself, even Suisi has evolved a long time ago and ignores those defense-breaking voices.
No matter how many people criticize it, Ling Sui and Sui Si will not be pua, and with these people paying constant attention, "Game is Online" will definitely not be a failure.
Just when Sui Si was enjoying the joy and happiness of being the heroine, Ling Suisui received good news.
For her role as Liu Qingyang in "Wind and Thunder", she was nominated for the most media-focused new actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
When a marketing account first spread this news, those fans who joined the fandom later were a little confused.
What? It turns out our Sui Sui has acted in a movie before. What kind of movie is "The Wind and Thunder"?
After being educated by other fans, Xin Suisi found out that this was a red mission film that Ling Suisui had filmed before.
Because it is not a commercial film, no marketing was purchased and there were very few screenings in cinemas. At that time, many young people who wanted to watch the movie had to bring their companions and call the cinema in advance to arrange for a private screening.
Fans all thought that the movie was over after it was filmed, and Ling Suisui would just make a special appearance, but they never expected that one year after the release, Suisui was actually nominated for the Shanghai International Film Festival!
Even if it is just the Film Channel Media Awards, it is an indispensable part.
With the nomination, Ling Suisui will be able to walk on the red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival with full legitimacy. This alone is something that many popular stars desire but cannot do.
Not only Sui Si did not expect this nomination, but even Ling Suisui himself was quite surprised.
However, after she thought about it carefully, she felt that it was quite normal.
Although the director of "The Wind and Thunder" was criticized by Xia Tian for not being able to speak human language, after shooting this red film, he made another literary short film.
This time he lived up to the title of "Pei Xuehai's apprentice". The finished film was very good and won an international award. Although this matter has not been discussed much on the Internet, it has a lot of influence in the film industry.
Moreover, he and his teacher Pei Xuehai had praised Ling Suisui in public. Tang Bing also dared to raise funds for a movie with an investment of 700 million (conservative estimate) and let Ling Suisui play the leading female role. These things attracted a lot of attention in the industry for her.
Everyone is very curious about who this Ling Suisui is. Is she Tang Bing's illegitimate daughter, or the daughter of some big boss, to have so many people come to carry her sedan chair?
Ling Sui's resume was previously thoroughly dug up by curious people in the circle. Everyone was sure that she did not have a prominent family background, nor was she the favorite of any boss. Although her growth was inseparable from the support of noble people, in general, it was still her own efforts that maximized the effectiveness of every opportunity.
Tong Xiaoman confirmed the dates of the Magnolia Film Festival and the Shanghai Film Festival, and neither of them coincided with Ling Sui's graduation drama and thesis defense.
But Ling Sui-sui said that she would only need to attend the film festival activities and award ceremony, after all, she was nominated individually; as for the Magnolia Awards, there were other actors who could walk the red carpet with the director, so she would not go.
"The Game is Online" will start filming in July, and she wants to join the crew early to practice more moves of the magic swordsman.
Before Ling Sui was 18, he practiced with traditional Chinese weapons, usually a one-handed sword that was 0.7 meters long and weighed between 0.6 and 1 kilogram. But the prop she is going to use for this filming is a two-handed giant sword with a Western fantasy style. The sword is 1.3 meters long and weighs about 2.2 kilograms.
It is easy to lift a 2.2 kg dumbbell, but replacing it with a weapon that requires precise control of direction and freedom of use would be a severe test of her arm strength.
The props team also thought about using lighter materials to get away with it, but Ling Suisui said that this was not necessary.
In fact, the 2.2 kg sword is already a lightweight version specially provided for action scenes. The props team also prepared a real heavy-duty giant sword for close-ups and close-ups.
If we replace the materials, the metallic texture of the weapon will not be captured in the camera. In order to achieve better-looking results in the final film, Ling Suisui plans to join the group for practice in advance and spend more time to get used to the giant sword.
Wen Jiayan's birthday is in May, and Dormitory 404 organized a dinner party at the end of the month.
In fact, three-quarters of the dormitory members are engaged in performance-related jobs after graduation. If we include Wen Jiayan, who first took the postgraduate entrance examination and then took the examination for the drama theater, the percentage is 100%.
Ling Suisui is an actor, and Xia Tian is also an actor. Although she is not much discussed on the Internet, she has filmed various art films and red mission films in recent years, and has achieved some good results.
For example, Xia Tian was also nominated at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival.
Different from Ling Suisui's Film Channel Media Award, Xia Tian was nominated for the Best Actress in the Asian Newcomer category, which is more valuable than Ling Suisui's award.
Ling Sui didn't feel unbalanced. She and Xia Tian chose different directions of development, so the scenery along the way was of course different.
Standing at the crossroads of life, no decision is 100% correct.
Even if you accidentally take a detour, it can still be regarded as a kind of experience accumulation.
This is how Wen Jiayan comforted Xiang Yanchu during the dinner.
She said: "How could you be worse off than me? At least you have had a job in the past few years, and when you were popular, you were really popular. Not only have I never experienced such high popularity, but now I have become a complete amateur."
Wen Jiayan has not taken any work for nearly two years. Such a long period of time is enough for fans of a small idol to completely forget her.
Just yesterday, she suddenly had the urge to sign in to her own super topic using her secondary account. At ten o'clock in the evening, she was the twenty-eighth user to sign in.
Well... when she talked about this, Xia Tian gave her a sharp comment, saying that based on this data, there is absolutely no need to create a special account.
Anyway, no one will post to mock her now, so who cares who she is?
"If there are still people scolding you, it means you are still alive."
Wen Jiayan used these words to comfort herself in the past, but now when she said them now, they sounded particularly heartfelt and sincere.
Because of Qu Ziping's matter, Xiang Yanchu was so sad that he broke down for several months, but now more than half a year has passed, and no matter how great the grievance is, it will be dulled by time and forgotten.
Hearing Wen Jiayan comforting her like this, Xiang Yanchu felt a little sad.
Looking back to the beginning of the school year, she was the only "star" in the dormitory. Wen Jiayan looked at her with envy and admiration in her eyes, and she even imitated her path to participate in the talent show.
But four years later, everyone else's development is on the rise. Even Wen Jiayan, who self-deprecatingly called herself an amateur, was admitted to graduate school, terminated her contract with Zhuoran Entertainment, and regained her freedom.
In terms of fame, Ling Sui is ahead of her; in terms of acting skills, Wen Jiayan, who has been in the industry for nearly two years, is also better than her.
In terms of resources and connections, she probably wouldn't be able to catch up with Xia Tian's starting point even if she worked hard for half her life.
Xiang Yanchu smiled and said, "I can be considered to have set a bad example for those who came after me. I have been busy for so many years, but I haven't produced any outstanding works, whether it's music or acting."
"I'm counting on you to work harder and become top stars, famous actors, and veteran artists in the future, so that I can get the title of so-and-so's roommate in the future."
"Don't give me that." Ling Suisui also smiled and pushed her, "Why don't you work harder? We are still waiting to be roommates of the Golden Melody Queen."
The reason why Ling Suisui was cueed to this title was because Xiang Yanchu had made up his mind to develop into a singer.
Her other roommates were very supportive of her choice.
In fact, Xiang Yanchu’s vocal conditions are the best among them. It was because of her solo performance on the first stage that she became famous in the talent show and finally debuted at a high position.
However, when she first debuted as a high school student, Wanjie wanted her to apply for the acting department of the Film Academy. After all, for most idols, being an actor is their ultimate destination, and having a professional background will also help her get rid of the label of "show person".
But what happened later was very common in the world. Big companies have long been accustomed to the fact that artists will one day become unpopular, but when it came to Xiang Yanchu personally, she was in a state of confusion and ignorance throughout her college life, and it was not until she was about to graduate that she finally realized that she was not suitable to be an actor.
She had no interest in acting and no passion for the profession of actor. Her original intention of participating in the talent show was just to sing.
It was a difficult decision to make, but fortunately Wen Jiayan's experience encouraged her.
In order to terminate the contract with an unreliable company, she is not afraid to quit the entertainment industry and become an amateur to start over. No matter what, she still has a fan base and can appear on variety shows, which is much better than starting out by singing under a flyover.
Ling Suisui asked her, "Have you really thought it through this time?"
"Yeah." Xiang Yanchu nodded. "I may not be able to achieve results in the first few years, but let's take it slowly. As long as there is a little progress, I will be satisfied."
Several roommates clinked glasses, and Ling Suisui also said that they would book Xiang Yanchu's schedule in advance, and when "The Game Is Online" entered the post-production stage, they would ask her to customize the interlude.
Xiang Yanchu responded, "Okay, Big Hero, take me under your wing. When your drama becomes a hit, my songs might become popular too."
"You asked me to sing for you at a friendship price, so I'll give you a 50% discount."
"Fifty percent off? That's a bit too little." Ling Suisui joked, "Chi Jia doesn't charge any money, and he even gave me several demos."
After the New Year's Eve concert, Chi Jia really fulfilled his promise.
He said that when he read the original novel of "Game is Online", he put himself in the shoes of Ling Suisui. This feeling was particularly exciting, which gave him a burst of inspiration and even broke through a bottleneck that had been bothering him for a long time.
Well, Ling Sui just listened to these words casually. After all, the "bottleneck" that Chi Jia mentioned happened several times a month, and it had long been worthless due to inflation.
But to be honest, the songs he wrote in recent years are really good. Precisely because he has been producing works continuously, the rate at which his traffic has declined is much slower than that of other idols, and his status as a top star remains unshakable.
In this case, Xiang Yanchu continued: "Then I don't want money either. We can't let him catch up with our relationship."
Ling Sui covered her mouth and smiled, and said okay, okay.
Of course, she was just talking casually. It's okay to invite friends to make guest appearances, but music production takes a long time and it's the hard work of the creators. It's not right to ask them for free.
No matter how good the relationship is, when it comes to copyright issues, we have to deal with them separately.
Several people wished Wen Jiayan a happy birthday, and took a lot of group photos since everyone was present today.
Graduation is coming soon, and the days when we can meet anytime in dormitory 404 are getting fewer and fewer.
**
It was June, and Ling Suisui had just flown back to the capital from Shanghai and immediately rushed back to school.
When she pushed open the door of the training room, it was exactly at the time agreed upon with her team members, and she successfully achieved the achievement of "not missing or being late for any graduation drama rehearsal."
After she sat down, Chen Yuening came up to her and asked, "How are you, Sui Sui? Are you feeling okay?"
Ling Suisui rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you really think I'm in a bad mood, why would you dare to come and ask me?"
This is true. Chen Yuening smiled.
Although Ling Suisui was a runner-up at the film festival this time and was only nominated but did not win an award, being shortlisted was already an extra surprise beyond expectations.
Besides, Ling Sui is still so young. If she wants to enter the film industry in the future, she will have plenty of opportunities.
Not to mention the distant future, just the project that Tang Bing is currently preparing has made many actors who have heard about it envious and jealous to the point of being unable to sleep. This kind of defense breaking is not limited by age or gender.
Honestly speaking, if it wasn't Ling Suisui who got the cake, Chen Yuening would have been so sour that it would have deformed.
Just as Chen Yuening thought, Ling Suisui really didn't mind being a runner-up.
If she is nominated, she will make a lot of money; if she doesn't win the award, she won't lose either. If she wants to have a truly independent name in the film industry, rather than being a pendant of someone else, she still has to rely on the box office and award performance of the projects she stars in.
This is their last in-group rehearsal before their group's graduation drama. Tomorrow will be the department-wide rehearsal.
Although Ling Suisui did not play the leading role this time, she still assumed the responsibility of team leader. Under her direction, everyone first went through the recitation without a script, and then watched the video footage shot from multiple angles, asking each other questions in the group.
Ling Suisui cherishes the current rehearsal atmosphere very much - because when she goes to other crews in the future, she may not be able to have such tacit understanding and reliable co-stars.
The entertainment industry is not the only option for those in the acting department. Many of them are working hard in the direction of drama.
After she finished the rehearsal, she finally had time to take out her mobile phone and check the unread messages on it.
Many people were comforting her that it was okay to run with her, and that she was still the best in their hearts...
Ling Sui skipped all of these and planned to edit a unified template to reply later. She clicked into the small group of the game's leading actors and found that Er Hongwen, who rarely spoke, was particularly active in matters related to the film festival.
Logically speaking, her relationship with Er Hongwen is still that of ordinary colleagues for the time being, and his favorability score for her is only 75, but Ling Sui did not win the award, and he seemed to care about it more than she did.
Ling Suisui had an idea. If she was excluded from this matter... then what Er Hongwen cared about was the movie, or the movie award?
Could it be that Er Hongwen, who has become a popular figure by filming popular TV series, also has a dream of entering the big screen?
It’s no wonder Ling Sui thinks this way. There is indeed a contempt chain in the industry that “movie stars are nobler than TV actors.”
Although in recent years, with the increasing popularity of electronic products and the Internet, domestic audiences have more choices in entertainment consumption, and the influence of movies is no longer as great as it used to be, this invisible bias still exists.
However, if you want to truly go abroad and become famous overseas, and not be limited to the domestic entertainment industry, you really have to rely on movies.
But what's strange is that with Er Hongwen's indifferent attitude and carefree personality, it doesn't seem like he has such big ideals and goals.
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