Chapter 35
Huan Xu stood before the microphone, holding the trophy. He bowed slightly before speaking, "Being able to stand here, holding this trophy, is a testament to my recognition. I'm grateful to the Blue Film Awards, and to my family and fans who have supported me all the way to this point. It's your fairness and recognition that allows me to stand on this stage tonight and share my joy and emotion."
"For me, this trophy is not only an honor, but also a responsibility. I love my job. Every shot, every scene, and every edit reflects my love and respect for art, and a commitment to the audience."
"Finally, I would like to once again express my deepest gratitude to the audience. It is your enthusiasm and expectations that motivate me to create better works and tell more touching stories."
"This award is a new starting point and a driving force for me to keep moving forward. I will embrace this honor and responsibility, and with everyone's trust and love, I will continue my journey as a director, constantly challenging myself and pursuing excellence. Thank you all."
Comments: Director Huan is young, handsome, talented, and humble and polite. I'm a huge fan now.
"Can someone knowledgeable please explain to me how much it truly means to be a Bronze Director, standing on the podium with five trophies, one of which is the New Director Award?"
"Upstairs, An Shen, let's understand?"
"Huan Xu fans: Upstairs, take our unknown Director Huan away. No accusations, just to calm your nerves. Purely popular science. The unspoken rules of the industry. The New Director Award is also known as the Little Gold Award. Directors who win the New Director Award generally start their careers at the Gold level."
Huan Xu won the New Director Award, and everyone at Xinghuo was so excited. Under Gu Chen's helpless gaze, the two CEOs, Lao Gu and Lao Wang, hugged each other and cried, muttering, "If Manman knew, he would rest in peace in peace."
It is also because of the implicit value of new directors, who are comparable to gold medal directors.
Professor Gu is Ms. Feng's bedmate. Lao Wang and Ms. Feng are allies in starting a business together and old friends for many years. It is impossible for them not to know Feng Manman's heart knot. She is an excellent female entrepreneur in her career and an outstanding gold medal director in her job.
In addition, she has another identity, that is, being a mother.
The youngest son, Gu Chen, has been precocious and Feng Manman doesn't need to worry about him.
What Feng Manman is most concerned about and worried about is the future of her eldest son, who is a real worry.
I don't ask Huan Xu to be rich and powerful, I just ask him to have a skill.
"Lao Gu, don't cry, let's not cry. When we are happy, we should share Manman's joy."
"Yes, I'm happy, Lao Wang. Look, the person standing in the center of the podium, shining brightly, is Xiao Xu, Manman's son!"
"He's not just Manman's son, he's also your son!"
"Prepare a celebration banquet and wait for Xiao Xu and our big stars to come back to start the party. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight."
Finally, there were four awards left, the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Picture awards were won by Fenghuo, Dingsheng and Crown respectively.
Fenghuo slightly outperformed the other two companies in this year's awards ceremony, winning two trophies in the final major awards.
The Best Actor Award gave Fenghuo a new actor.
As for the other trophy, it was no surprise that director Xu Xining's work "Crazy Mahal People", which combines suspense, comedy, science fiction, fantasy future, time travel, and the delicate love scenes that the people of Cang Tianxing have always loved, as well as the cool special effects that the entire interstellar people love, helped Director Xu win the Best Director Award of the year.
The 35-year-old platinum director has finally obtained one of the passes to compete for the lifetime honor of star director.
To become a star director, one must be recognized by more than half of the people on the planet. For directors, there are two global awards that can prove that they are directors loved by the people.
That is the best director award and the best film award at the global level.
The second certificate of recognition voted by the people of Cang Tianxing this year was won by a platinum director of Crown.
The worst off this year should be Dingsheng. In the final stage of the major award competition, its artists only brought back a Best Actress trophy. Although the director department also won other awards, it was still one step behind Fenghuo and Crown.
After all the awards were presented, some netizens had already done the statistics in advance and listed the awards won by each film and television company as soon as possible.
Fenghuo and Dingsheng tied for first place and won a total of 8 trophies.
Crown ranked third, winning 7 trophies.
Then the fourth and fifth places were tied again.
Xinghuo and another large entertainment company in the second tier have the same number of trophies, 5 each.
…
In tenth place, Sunny Entertainment became the last goalkeeper in the top ten with 2 trophies.
After the top ten, there is a trophy for a series of small awards from entertainment companies of all sizes.
"What's this Ding Sheng? If they can't afford quality, they can make up for it with quantity."
"Overall, Fenghuo has had a bumper harvest this year, ranking first in both quality and quantity."
"Beacon fire, beacon fire, Huo Yanyi, here comes another conspicuous Bao Xinghuo, and he has also become popular. Is the metaphysics of our ancestors really useful?"
As the guests left, the Spark team also got on their own hovercrafts and prepared to leave.
"Old Yan, what are you looking at?" You Xiang bumped into Yan Ze and looked around too.
"Nothing." Seeing several of Xinghuo's cars hovering and taking off, Yan Ze withdrew his gaze.
The live broadcast of Quan Cang Tian Xing ended with the departure of the guests. After more than three hours of the award ceremony, it was now eleven o'clock in the evening.
However, the people in front of the screen were not sleepy at all. The reason why it was called Carnival Night was that they must party all night long.
It doesn’t matter that the global live broadcast is closed. They all flock to their favorite entertainment companies in groups, and after returning, the major entertainment companies will also hold small parties.
Of course, for the winning companies, tonight is a carnival filled with the smell of champagne. For the companies that didn't win anything, the joy belongs to others. The company bosses and employees review the past, look forward to a bright future, eat some delicious food with tasteless taste, and then disperse early in the early morning and go home.
In previous years, Xinghuo was also a small and pitiful industry. There were only a few cats in the live broadcast room, and their joys and sorrows had nothing to do with me.
This year is different. Huan Xu and his team have not returned to the company yet, but the number of people in the live broadcast room has broken the record and is still rising.
"According to the time, Director Huan and the others should be back soon. We are just waiting for the handsome faces of our Huo family to accompany our supper."
"What a waste! How could you have the heart to sully those ethereal faces with greasy chicken legs? Damn, why hasn't my chicken leg arrived yet? I'm so hungry."
"You're right. I'll eat the chicken leg first. Slurp, it smells so good."
"Family members, Director Huan and his crew are back in their car. Please help me raise the banner to welcome our soldiers back!"
"Ahhh, here we come, Huan Daodao, we set these fireworks for you, man, are you touched?"
Huan Xu and a group of actors had just stepped into the Spark Company when clusters of cyber fireworks bloomed in the Spark live broadcast room as if they were free.
Huan Xu smiled at Gu Mingrui and his group who came to greet him. Noticing that Professor Gu and Uncle Wang's eyes were still red and swollen, showing that they had been crying secretly, Huan Xu sighed and felt warm in his heart. He thought of the dean's grandmother, who had also been proud of him when he achieved success.
Exhaling quietly, Huan Xu said softly, "I'm back, and I brought gifts for everyone."
"This trophy is for Mom, and this trophy is for Uncle Gu." Without saying a word, Huan Xu stuffed the two trophies, which symbolized honor, into Gu Mingrui's arms, one in each hand.
Gu Mingrui hurriedly and carefully caught it, fearing that his hand would slip and drop the trophy again.
After finally answering the call and realizing what was happening, he was stunned. There was actually a gift for him too?
Huan Xu ignored the flattered Professor Gu, raised his hands, and took the two trophies again from Lin Yi and Chi Xuanmo.
One was stuffed into the arms of the cheerful Uncle Wang: "Uncle Wang, this is for you."
"Me too? Hahaha, well, look at this trophy, it's shiny and round, it's really pretty."
After Uncle Wang, Huan Xu raised his hand and touched Xiao Gu's head, then without further ado, stuffed another trophy into Xiao Gu's arms: "Here, one for Xiao Chen, double the happiness."
Gu Chen: ...
"Hahaha, Director Huan's tone sounds like he's coaxing a child."
"Brother, you are so cute, your face is red. Come, call me sister-in-law, and I will bring you something delicious."
"The one upstairs dares to snatch my idol from me, draw your sword."
"I went to another live broadcast room to check it out. It's definitely Cang Lan Ye's trophy. Looking at Director Huan's attitude, I almost thought it was cabbage sold on the street."
"There's one left. Shouldn't you give it to me?"
"Who are you upstairs? Go away. I am Director Huan's real girlfriend."
"Upstairs, you should be the one leaving. Also, I'm Director Huan's official boyfriend."
Regardless of whether these fans who are possessed by the spirit of drama are boyfriend fans or girlfriend fans, other fans all liked the topic and pushed it up to who should receive the last trophy.
The live broadcasts of various companies on Carnival Night are also disguised meet-and-greets, and some popular directors and actors will also answer questions from fans in the live broadcast room.
Smart Xiaohuo shared the featured topic with Huanxu, who smiled at the floating camera and interacted with his fans, saying, "Of course, the final trophy should be given to everyone. After all, it was voted for by everyone."
Huan Xu saw all the fans' efforts to get votes, and he was very grateful and cherished this pure love.
"Director Huan, one trophy of yours isn't enough. Our whole family loves you. Keep working hard to win more trophies. Then every fan will have one, too, hehe."
Huan Xu laughed and agreed: "Well, I will try my best."
"Director Huan, you're being unrealistic. Let's be more realistic. You have to at least double the number of works you release next year. What do you think?"
Huan Xu: "Okay."
"Director Huan is so generous that he agreed immediately."
"A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"
"Three works have won five trophies this year. Wouldn't it be even more impressive if we can win six next year? Hehehe."
"Director Huan, the well-known innate director's body! This small trophy can't stop mesmerizing you wink.jpg."
"Director Huan, go for it! Three years to become Gold, five years to become Platinum. Our ultimate goal is to become Star Director! I want to witness Star Director's path to godhood with my own eyes. When I'm old, I can brag to my grandchildren about how great I was back then..."
Hit by Huan Xu's performance, the black fans who had been quiet all night finally couldn't help it.
"I just can't stand the arrogance of Huan and his fans. If they are so good at bragging, why don't they just go to the sky?"
"You really think the trophy is that easy to get? It's just that for some reason, the three major directors' release frequency has decreased this year, resulting in the overall quality and quantity of this year's works being lower than in previous years. That's why your little company got to take advantage of it. Do you understand?"
"Still bragging about your innate holy body? Haha, I admit that Huan has some talent in the film industry on his home planet, but it's only enjoyed by a small circle."
"A mere bronze conductor, not even silver, yet he's still claiming gold, silver, and star conductors. What the hell are you dreaming of?"
What? You said Huan Xu has already won the Small Gold Award and is already a candidate for the Golden Director Award.
Isn't that just a backup option? It is true that most of the winners of the New Director Award have a bright future, but there are exceptions. There are always two or three directors who became famous at a young age and had a glorious moment, but they used up all their luck in life, became lonely in middle age, and never set foot on the Golden Director Award and became like everyone else.
The black fans were cursing Huan Xu as a "Zhongyong" and the fans were very angry and rolled up their sleeves to fight back.
Huan Xu glanced at the attacks from the haters calmly and reassured his fans, "I don't care, and you don't have to either. Just ignore some people's words. At least tonight, I hope everyone who comes to the Xinghuo live studio can enjoy themselves and leave with a bang."
Huan Xu checked the time and redirected the fans' attention again: "Actually, I've prepared some gifts for everyone."
"Any gifts?"
"Shenma, Shenma, I want a gift, Goddess of Luck bless me and make sure I get it!"
"No need for a lottery, everyone can get one. As for what it is, keep it a secret for now. At twelve o'clock, everyone will receive a message reminding them to see the gift."
Huan Xu raised his index finger mysteriously and placed it against his lips to make a silent gesture. The fans felt as if little feathers were brushing against their hearts, but there was nothing they could do unless Huan Xu said anything.
Huan Xu reminded: "There's less than half an hour left. After that, everyone will probably have no time to interact with the actors. If you have anything to ask Dong Xiao and the others, hurry up."
Qin Dongxiao popped up at the right moment and waved at the camera: "Hey, babies, don't you want to chat with me?"
"Hey, Lao Qin."
"Lao Qin, you're so greasy! We'd rather chat with Director Huan than with you."
Qin Dongxiao acted like an actor holding his heart: "Oh, I'm so sad, am I not your favorite brother Dongxiao anymore?"
"Come here, announce my order, drag him out and chop him off."
“Yeah.”
"Old Qin, as long as you answer me a question, you will still be my good brother. Tell me secretly, what surprise has Director Huan prepared for us?"
Qin Dongxiao's expression changed in an instant: "Oh, woman, it turns out I'm just your Director Huan's substitute."
Qin Dongxiao made a big x in front of him and said, "Don't underestimate me, the best Huan Dao, I will protect you."
“…”
Although Qin Dongxiao's oil content exceeded the standard and was unanimously disliked by fans, he successfully diverted attention temporarily.
The members of Xinghuo interacted with fans through barrage, and the back and forth was quite lively. The fans were also quite tactful in asking questions and did not embarrass their favorite artists.
As for the black fans, just like Huan Xu said, not giving them any extra attention is the best response to these guys.
Seeing that no one paid attention, some black fans who found it boring didn't waste their breath and logged off out of boredom.
A few minutes before twelve o'clock, the fans' questions and answers stopped spontaneously.
"Yiyi, it's almost time. Can you give me a sneak peek at the little gift now?"
Lin Yi smiled shyly, dimples faintly visible on her cheeks: "I can only tell you that everyone will like this gift."
"Goddess Qianqian, you are the most soft-hearted. Please be a little shady with me. I want a gift, okay?"
Wu Qianying gathered her hair and blinked at the camera. "Everyone has a gift, and Director Huan and we prepared it together. Time's almost up, how about we count down together?"
Ten, nine...three, two, one.
The audience counted down together, the time ticked, and at the moment the clock struck twelve, fans following Xinghuo received a push notification from Xiaohuo:
Thirty years of fame and fortune have turned to dust, eight thousand miles of journey have become clouds and moon (note), and a night of revelry and sleeplessness: Spark Entertainment's new drama "Man Jiang Hong" directed by Huan Xu has been released with a bang. @Canglanxing.com @Spark Entertainment @Martial Arts Director Tang Hongwu @Actors..."
Without any publicity, Xinghuo suddenly pushed the link to Huan Xu's new drama!
It really is a gift for everyone, a surprise among surprises, a surprise among accidents!
Only Huan Xu would thank his fans with a new work.
Regardless of the fact that it was carnival night, fans couldn’t wait to click on the link. They would be sorry for Director Huan’s love for them if they didn’t watch it first!
When you click on the link, the first thing that pops up is still the high-definition promotional poster.
However, there are no characters on the poster this time. As the sun sets, the sky is dyed a soft golden color, and the layers of clouds and the outlines of the distant mountains complement each other.
Under the shade of the orange-red sky, the tall black military flags fluttered in the wind. On the brown land under the military flags, from far to near, eighteen different kinds of weapons were standing or lying, and their outlines were illuminated by the sunlight, exuding the coldness and sharpness unique to cold weapons.
In the middle, a long river flows quietly, with floating green duckweeds, like a touch of red among thousands of flowers. The eye-catching green dispels the heaviness of the overall composition, as if an old tree shows a glimmer of hope and vitality in spring.
In the center of the poster are three big characters written in dark red brush - Man Jiang Hong!
The brief introduction under the poster is longer than ever before, and reads like a string of jingles: swords, spears, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, boring sticks, melting clubs, whips, maces, hammers, claws, crutches, meteors.
Those who have watched other dramas of Huan Xu know that swords, spears, and halberds were cold weapons used by our ancestors in fights in ancient times when there were no firearms.
By the same token, some of the uncommon characters in the rhyme also represent weapons, and corresponding to the poster, they probably correspond to the eighteen weapons.
Click Play.
Swish, a scream woke up the long and silent night.
The imperial court at that time was extremely corrupt. The Iron Pagoda broke through the pass and the enemy marched southward, burning, killing, looting and doing everything they could. Wherever they passed, it became a living hell. Even the emperor who personally supervised the battle was captured, not one but two people in a row, which became a shame in history.
Countless wronged souls of the people floated above their country which was like ashes, forming a continuous dark cloud that weighed on everyone's heart.
In just a few minutes, the fleeting clip was enough to make the audience clench their fists, wishing they could rush into the screen and pierce the robbers' heads with laser guns.
Fortunately, a general stepped forward in times of crisis.
The black military flag fluttered in the wind as the disciplined army rushed to the battlefield. On the black flag was a large character "Qiu". In the Qiu family army, there was an elite unit with black armor and ghost faces, led by the commander-in-chief, General Qiu himself. They were called Ghost Faces and were a group of heavily armored cavalry formed by the Beiwei Army specifically to fight against the enemy.
With the people's spontaneous farewell, the Qiu family army set out on the march.
In the simple tent, General Qiu made his first appearance. With a resolute expression, he tapped rapidly on the simple map and said in a deep voice:
"First, harass the enemy with small-scale guerrilla warfare and fortress defenses. Soldiers from all three armies will work as quickly as possible to build embankments along the Yellow River and consolidate the defenses. The Yellow River is of paramount importance and must not be lost."
The soldiers of the three armies worked day and night to build the canal with the Yellow River as the base. General Qiu took action to block the enemy's attack.
Immediately afterwards, the Qiu family army took the initiative to attack many times and launched a northern expedition counterattack. General Qiu himself led the Qiu family army deep into the enemy's rear, attacked the enemy's logistics supply lines, destroyed its military facilities, and weakened the enemy's combat effectiveness.
In the film, General Qiu's spear wielded by the enemy struck fear in his heart. He was also adept at using military tactics, taking advantage of terrain and weather conditions, and formulating tactics to defeat the enemy.
The fast-paced plot and the shame of the enemy's southward advance at the beginning vanished with the great victory of the Qiu family army. The audience felt refreshed when they saw the enemy troops who abused the people and fled in panic when they saw the black battle flag, wishing they could ride their horses directly back to the grassland.
"Director Huan knows how to stir people's emotions. How angry they were at the beginning is how happy they are now."
"The mammary glands are unblocked!"
"Kill to stop killing. Make these barbarians regret coming into this world!"
The audience cheered with joy, and although professional film critics also felt that this kind of conflict design made people feel relieved as the Qiu family army counterattacked, they just glanced at the time and found that only more than 20 minutes had passed and the progress bar had gone through one-sixth.
The film critics couldn't help but frowned slightly. Some people have already realized that Huan Xu's new drama is probably a commercial and exciting drama. However, if it immediately highlights the heights of the Qiu family army and the audience's excitement, what else will it show later?
Only with contrast can the excitement of the climax be highlighted. There are excellent battles with high energy throughout, but they are also supported by cool special effects, which dazzle the audience and naturally make them not want to think about other things. There is no need for any core, just eat popcorn and relieve stress.
As we all know, several of Huan Xu's works are eye-catching with the plot and the culture of the mother planet. As for the special effects, we can't say that there are none at all, but it doesn't matter much anyway.
Opening the memo on the light brain, the film critics casually wrote down some keywords such as "length distribution problem" or "rhythm". They continued to read on, wanting to see how Huan Xu would unfold the plot later.
In Yancheng, the Qiu family army once again engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.
The enemy deployed 15,000 elite cavalry in an attempt to defeat the Qiu family army in one fell swoop.
Dark clouds covered the city and the enemy troops were besieging it. Looking down from the city wall, all one could see were the enemy's heads moving in a row, stretching as far as the eye could see, as if implying that Yancheng was in danger and had a bleak future.
General Qiu showed no fear at all, his cloak fluttering behind him as he led the army into battle with his young son.
Qiu Yun, holding a silver hammer, took the lead and broke into the enemy camp. His fighting power was unparalleled. The hammer in his hand flew and splashed snowflakes, which showed his extraordinary bravery.
Behind Qiu Yun, who led the charge, the soldiers rushed into the enemy formation with swords and axes, hacking at the cavalry from above and the horses' legs from below.
From dawn to dusk, the soldiers of the Qiu family army threw their lives aside, without fear of life or death. At the end of the battle, the Qiu family army won a great victory with fewer troops and chased the enemy for dozens of miles.
General Qiu personally waved the battle flag on horseback, and all his soldiers advanced victoriously, all the way to Zhuxian Town, ready to recapture more lost territory in one fell swoop.
However, just when the entire army was united and morale was extremely high, the camera turned back to the court in the rear.
Critics sat up straight: here comes the twist.
The author has something to say:
Note: Man Jiang Hong.
The prototype of the general in the article is General Yue Fei. The original name is not used because the subsequent plot development is adapted and does not conform to the real development. The author selfishly gave the general a good ending. Of course, we must also respect history. Director Huan will also popularize the true story to the people of StarCraft later~
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