bridesmaid
"Wenxuanyi".
All the lights in the room were focused on him, and the big screen switched from playing videos of all the other candidates to showing only his brilliant hosting clip. The audience erupted in applause, and everyone stood up to applaud him.
"Let's congratulate Wen Xuanyi on winning the Golden Goblet Award for Best Host. Please invite him to the stage to accept the award!"
He stood on the stage and spoke eloquently, his calm and composed tone revealing his magnanimity. His voice was like a gentle stream, warm yet powerful, touching people's hearts.
He accepted the trophy and microphone from the host, and after delivering his acceptance speech, he nodded and smiled at his childhood friends. He felt honored to have witnessed the Huayi Golden Goblet Award with his friends.
Awards followed one after another, from the field of hosting to the field of variety shows, and Zheng Ruoqian was added to the list of nominees.
Many eyes are focused on the Destroyer Six, after all, this is one of the most-watched online variety shows this year, with its popularity approaching that of the highest-rated TV series "Black and White Love", and the number of discussions on Weibo topics exceeding 100 million for each episode.
Even Lan Xiao, who had just missed out on the Best Host award, straightened her back again, took a deep breath, and stared intently at the presenter on stage.
She has the opportunity to be nominated for two awards and believes she will win one of them.
Her breath caught in her throat as the presenter on stage paused, his wicked smile seeming to be directed at her. Then, he parted his lips slightly and uttered the words she longed to hear: "The winner of the Huayi Golden Goblet Award for Best Variety Show is—"
"A large-scale reasoning and competitive variety show – The Survivor Game".
She didn't hear a word that followed. This was the most prestigious award she had ever received in her more than ten years in the industry. Although it was a group award, she was also a member of the Destroyer Six. She walked onto the stage in a daze, talking about her luck and joy.
When the microphone was handed from her to Zheng Ruoqian, everyone saw for the first time that someone who had ventured out into the world could one day stand openly on the stage of the Chinese entertainment industry. They were filled with emotion, wondering how long it had been since they had come home.
The others, all six members of the Destroyer Six, were speaking up for him and paving the way for him in the entertainment industry.
Those were the words of a movie star, a best actor, and a veteran variety show personality who guaranteed high ratings. The other people in the entertainment industry sitting in the audience all had their own thoughts.
Xu Changjia took out her phone and took a picture of the person she loved. The hardships he had endured along the way were beyond what outsiders could understand, but as a witness, she naturally understood what this award meant to him.
Little did she know that her actions were noticed by other industry leaders, paving the way for the future success of the Destroyer Six.
The most prestigious awards at the awards ceremony are the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, which are crucial for every actor and crew member to secure better scripts and be approached by top-tier production teams in the future.
Therefore, those who were whispering and gossiping in the audience sat up straight and listened to the award presenter announce the final verdict.
Au Lap Yiu, who had just won Best Supporting Actress, finished her acceptance speech and was escorted off the stage amidst applause.
Xu Changjia raised his phone to take a picture of her again, and the groups of industry elites around him, as well as directors and producers, received the signal once more.
Hmm, this supporting actress is good. The investors are interested, and if she's a good actress, they can use her.
To be honest, she didn't pay much attention to what happened after that, but since she was already there, it didn't seem right to leave early, so she sat for another half hour listening to the actors on stage pour out their hearts to each other and express their love for the performing arts.
And then there's "Black and White Love," which keeps echoing in her ears. She's gotten so used to it that her ears practically have muscle memory for it; she has to sit up straight as soon as she hears the name, so as not to lose face.
Of the four people who attended the awards ceremony, only Hsu Chang-chia was there as an audience member to watch them receive their awards. The other three all won awards, and needless to say, they all went out for a meal to celebrate.
In the spring of HX2124, Hsu Chang-chia's self-filmed and edited videos were finally released online. Although there were only eleven episodes, each half an hour long, they told the stories of the local ethnic groups.
However, netizens were still amazed by this way of telling stories through the lens, feeling human emotions through fireworks, and expressing the warmth passed down for thousands of years through words.
The eleven-episode documentary series and its accompanying physical book, "Old Dreams of Mountains and Rivers," are now available in major bookstores.
The first sale only printed 20,000 copies. She originally only thought of printing 10,000 copies to test the waters, but Professor Xu read her writing and admitted that his good apprentice was indeed talented and a good writer. Her writing was so smooth and natural that he didn't make a single word of the two 10,000-word manuscripts she submitted and sent them directly to the publishing house.
This led to the simultaneous launch of video and text at the beginning of the year.
As a result, many publishers and program teams came to her, inviting her to publish more books and documentaries, and they were willing to find sponsors.
Xu Changjia was simply unable to handle these matters, so he dumped them all on Assistant Wen and then plunged into preparing for Yunhe's engagement ceremony.
He met Huang Qianqian at school, and after consulting with his girlfriend, he planned to hold an engagement ceremony with a "campus" theme.
As her bridesmaid, she also went to several venues before finally settling on the century-old library museum behind South Bank University.
On the day of the engagement, all the guests were amazed by the newspaper staircase at the entrance.
It was an old staircase made up of hundreds of thousands of newspapers intertwined together. The staff member in charge of the registration area explained: "These are newspapers from twenty or thirty years ago, one for each day. Everyone who comes here needs to find the newspaper from the day they were born and sign it before they can enter."
Zheng Ruoqian and Zhang Yuning entered the room one after the other, both feeling a bit amused and exasperated. They even suspected that Xu Changjia was the one who came up with the idea, as she loved messing around with these books.
The two were right. Yunhe and Huang Qianqian discussed dozens of plans with the planner but couldn't find the right approach, as they were completely different from the "campus" theme they envisioned.
It was her casual mention of the century-old library and the birthday newspaper she had seen online that caught the eye of the two soon-to-be-married couple.
Once inside, everywhere you look is a world map that illuminates the wedding venue, showing the journey they've taken hand in hand across the country.
Even the elderly, who have attended many engagement and wedding banquets, would circle around the banquet twice and begin to reminisce about their own past.
Oh, isn't this Mount Meng in Junzhou? I used to climb it every month when I was young.
This is Country H, this is Country Z. More and more guests are reminiscing about the past, recalling their youth from their engagement ceremony. Some of the people who accompanied her/him to the ends of the earth have been lost, while others are still by her side, ready to take her/his hand at any moment.
At this point, the engagement ceremony reached its climax. The proposal was once again carried out by Yunhe kneeling in front of her, presenting flowers and making a heartfelt confession, while the bridesmaid stood beside her and handed her the ring.
Even the breeze seemed to know their feelings, and as it gently blew by, it carried sweetness into everyone's hearts.
The moment Xu Changjia turned around unexpectedly, she met the person she wanted to see. His smile was so captivating that she remembered it for many years.
The engagement banquet also abandoned the traditional banquet, and instead prepared the barbecue that the two of them ate when they first met, along with specially made cocktails. They were not intoxicating, but their sweet taste was just like the many years they had spent together, just like the past.
Zheng Ruoqian and the others had only known Yun He for a short time. They found a place closest to Xu Changjia and sat down, forming their own little group. They grilled meat and chatted about "Old Dreams of Mountains and Rivers".
Long ago, they had been looking forward to the appearance of Hsu Chang-Chia's work. When it quietly appeared in front of everyone and even managed to be seen by the public, they were not surprised at all, and even felt that she could go even higher.
Ou Liyao put a skewer of beef into her mouth, feeling the sizzling sound of chili peppers bursting on her taste buds, and exclaimed with satisfaction.
For the sake of her new role as a wealthy young lady, she had been eating boiled vegetables for four whole months. Once she saw meat, she couldn't stop eating it.
"Aren't you going to make a new documentary with Jiajia? Has it started yet? Take advantage of the popularity of 'Old Dreams of Mountains and Rivers' and get to work quickly."
As soon as they finished speaking, the person in the center of the conversation walked gracefully in front of them in five-centimeter high heels, and they could vaguely hear a few words related to her.
Zheng Ruoqian and Ou Liyao moved to the sides to let her sit down.
Zhang Yuning and Wen Xuanyi placed the freshly grilled meat on the plate in front of her, deliberately avoiding the fatty intestines, pig brains, and other dishes she never touched.
Wen Xuanyi placed the pig brains in front of him, his mouth still running, "We were just talking about whether your 'Old Dreams of Mountains and Rivers' is going to be made into a second documentary. Didn't we talk about coming to the Central Radio and Television Station to be affiliated with them and do a program together? Now that you have the ability, I'd like to ask for your opinion?"
She neither said she would go nor she wouldn't go; she just needed to think carefully about how to proceed in the future. In any case, the head of the literary department wasn't in a hurry, so she would put it aside for now.
She didn't dare to dream of taking too big a step and becoming an overnight sensation, so she turned to ask about something else.
After filming two dramas, Zheng Ruoqian received an invitation to a new variety show—to be a mentor on a talent show.
Several people turned to look at him, their eyes filled with disbelief, but also with worry and confusion.
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