Chapter 155
"Night Spread" has registered for the three major domestic film awards, the Golden Bull, the Golden Sparrow and the Golden Shadow, and has been shortlisted, so it will gain a lot.
Shen Que has already won the Best Newcomer award in all three major awards. This time, in addition to "Night Spread", "Infernal Affairs" also won Shen Que the Best Supporting Actor award.
"Infernal Affairs" grossed 2.5 billion, which is a good result for a commercial film. However, Shen Que was only a supporting role, so it cannot be counted as his achievement. However, he performed well in the film. If he can win an award for his role, then this achievement will truly belong to him.
Not many people online are optimistic about Shen Que winning the Best Actor award. Although "Night" has been nominated for many foreign film festivals, many people are still hesitant to buy shares due to the subject matter.
Although the homosexual element was very obscure after the official release, it was still a thunder in the eyes of many people, and many people did not understand why Shen Que would take such a borderline role.
People in the entertainment industry are sometimes very strange. They want to become famous by shooting on the edge of the subject matter, but at the same time they look down on such themes. If someone becomes famous, they will probably say to themselves, "If I were to shoot this, I could become famous too."
But is this really the case? It's not like similar themes haven't been made before, but how many people have really become popular? Ultimately, it all comes down to the acting. Too many people ignore the actors' acting skills because of the subject matter.
Shen Que's performance was absolutely outstanding, so Xu Qingye had great confidence in him.
In addition, Liu Xiao's performance in the movie was also outstanding, and this was her first time as the female lead, so Xu Qingye was also very optimistic about her.
So when all the marketing accounts were guessing the best male and female protagonists, the candidates written by Xu Qingye were the most unexpected.
"Are you sincere about this prediction, Shen Que and Liu Xiao?"
Yi He looked at Xu Qingye's post and felt that he seemed to have a love brain, which was a bit too exaggerated.
It’s okay if Shen Que wins, but why is Liu Xiao predicted to be the best actress?
"Liu Xiao is a talented actress, having won numerous awards for supporting roles. I've studied the Golden Sparrow Awards' winning films over the years, and I've found that they tend to favor art films. "Nightfall" seems to be the style the judges will appreciate. Furthermore, compared to her usual roles, Liu Xiao's is more complex and her character has more layers, so I'm very optimistic about her."
Xu Qingye didn't think he was talking nonsense. She didn't remember whether Liu Xiao won the award in the original book, but he now had his own analytical ability, and predictions were based on personal opinions. In his mind, this was the result.
"You've been getting a lot of flak lately, so be careful with your words."
Yi He spread his hands and told Xu Qingye to take care of himself.
"It's okay. Every time someone criticizes me, they always lose in the end. Go back to work. I've been looking at the data all night. I'm going to take a break."
Xu Qingye looked at the time and prepared to catch up on his sleep. The film awards ceremony would begin at noon, so he could still sleep a little longer.
"Stop being lazy, I'm going out, don't oversleep."
Several films that Yihe invested in before were good and some were nominated for the Golden Sparrow Award. Yihe plans to pay special attention to them.
After all, in addition to box office revenue, the rights for secondary broadcasts, overseas rights, etc. are all profitable sectors. If a movie wins an award, the corresponding fees can be increased. Therefore, the broadcasting rights of several shortlisted movies are still in hand and have not been sold, waiting to be sold at a good price after winning the award.
After Yi He followed Xu Qingye to open an investment company, his treatment at home became much better. In the past, his family thought that he only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, but now everyone thinks that he has grown up, become sensible, and can make money on his own.
Yi He felt the warmth of family and was very grateful to Xu Qingye. If he hadn't taken him out to play, he would not have had the opportunity to earn this money.
Xu Qingye said he wanted to sleep, but in fact he was not sleepy at all. He was just lying in bed playing with his mobile phone.
Many artists have released preview images. Xu Qingye browsed through them one by one and didn’t seem to see any particularly popular makeup looks.
The various dresses worn by the female artists are quite interesting, but the suits worn by the male artists are really unremarkable.
Xu Qingye saw a Reuters photo of Shen Que. Shen Que was wearing a champagne gold sequined suit with Xu Qingye's favorite silk shirt underneath. He looked like a mermaid and was quite eye-catching among all the male stars.
Although movie actors don’t have as much popularity as TV actors, they have better fashion resources, and many big brands prefer to look for movie actors.
Shen Que hasn't made many movies yet, but he has already come into contact with a lot of fashion resources. Although several big brands have only offered him trial cooperation such as brand friends, the resources provided are very good.
For example, this outfit is the show style of x brand this season, and it is indeed the first time that Chen wears it.
In addition, Shen Que has received many invitations to watch fashion shows, which means she has successfully entered the fashion circle.
Xu Qingye continued to flip through the pages. He saw Liu Xiao wearing a plain cheongsam. She was not eye-catching among the other female stars, but she had a sense of indifference that came from seeing through fame and fortune.
Liu Xiao always says that she is not pretty enough, so she has never been able to play the leading female role. Therefore, she cherishes the days when she can be the leading female role. She also puts a lot of effort into her performance in "Night Spread". She hopes that her leading female role movie will be recognized.
Liu Xiao was already very happy when she won awards at exhibitions abroad, so now she is very calm. Before leaving, she said in the group that she could finally walk the red carpet in China as the heroine. She was very indifferent to whether she could win an award.
Xu Qingye browsed the screen for a while, then put down his phone and stared at the ceiling for a while. There were many films nominated this year, so the competition was actually quite fierce.
Xu Qingye was originally full of confidence, but he started to get nervous at the last moment.
The Golden Sparrow Awards will be broadcast live throughout. At this moment, some crews have already started to enter the venue. Most of the red carpets for film awards are walked together by the same crew, and occasionally there are stars walking alone.
The crew of "Night Filled" was not a big name and they lined up to enter the venue at the front. The reporters on the scene were not very interested in the small crew and were a little bored with the filming. When Shen Que and his companions entered the venue, the reporters suddenly felt as if their eyes lit up, and the flash lights immediately flashed wildly again.
A female director? A talented supporting actress? A rookie actor is a rare combination, especially since so many people seem to be optimistic about them, and some marketing accounts are betting on them to win Best Actor and Best Actress.
After seeing so much news like this, everyone almost believed it, so when they saw them, they got excited for no reason.
Seeing so many cameras filming him, Liu Xiao excitedly tugged at Chen Que's sleeve.
"My dear brother, I am taking advantage of you. This is the first time I've been photographed by so many reporters. I feel a little embarrassed."
Liu Xiao changed into a dress, still in Chinese style. She waved to the reporters and kept smiling, her face almost stiff from smiling.
"They are all taking pictures of you. You look very beautiful today." Shen Que smiled at Liu Xiao. Liu Xiao's temperament was very special, and she was a little self-deprecating.
"Just consider it a compliment. Where's Xiao Ye? Why don't I see him?"
Liu Xiao was very happy to be coaxed, and asked about Xu Qingye again. Liu Xiao had heard that Xu Qingye would participate in major activities in Shenque, so why didn't he see him at such an important occasion as the award ceremony.
"He said he'd rest for a while and come back later. Maybe he was nervous."
"Puff—why is he so nervous? It's not like he's judging the awards."
Liu Xiao couldn't help laughing. At this moment, the red carpet had already ended. After a few people signed their names, they were led to take their seats in the audience.
"Because he boasted to others that we would definitely win the award, he was more nervous than me. If we didn't win, he would be embarrassed."
Shen Que recalled the recent hot searches. Xu Qingye's big account had been on them many times. He was busy arguing with netizens every day. Maybe many people were waiting to laugh at him tonight.
“What if I really don’t win the prize?”
The two were chatting happily when the director, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked curiously. She was old and wanted to know more about the thoughts of young people today.
"If he didn't win the award, he would delete the Weibo post and pretend he never posted it. He only argues with people under his Weibo post. If he does that, then deleting just one Weibo post would wipe it all out."
Shen Que knew Xu Qingye very well. The most important thing for a marketing account is to be thick-skinned.
"Ah, so simple?"
The director didn't expect such an answer and opened his eyes wide in surprise.
"Well, I might send out some other messages to divert attention. Although I haven't had any wrong guesses so far, if something does happen, I'll probably just play dumb and wait until it's over before I'm back to being a good guy again."
Shen Que nodded with certainty. At this moment, many crews had not yet entered the venue, and he was bored sitting there. While everyone's attention was on the red carpet, he started chatting with Xu Qingye.
Xu Qingye had already gone out. He was so nervous that he had no desire to sleep at all.
I have attended many award ceremonies with Shen Que, so theoretically I should be quite calm. Moreover, in the original novel, Shen Que's first award-winning work was the one for Tang Huang, so whether this drama can win an award is actually not that important.
But unfortunately, Xu Qingye posted a Weibo when he was full of confidence, and now he was in a difficult situation.
Xu Qingye: I will never post on Weibo again when I’m high. I really want to delete it now, but I want to take a gamble.
Chen Que: Relax, making a mistake once won’t affect your status in the martial arts world.
Xu Qingye: If you don’t win the award, I’ll reveal your love affairs, guaranteed to instantly divert attention!!!
Chen Que: That’s right, if I get ruthless, I’ll even explode myself. Waiting for you!!! If you don’t expose yourself, you’re not a real man.
Xu Qingye: Childish! I won't bet with you. Anyway, I'm almost there. I hope to hear your name.
Xu Qingye locked the screen and put his phone in his pocket. Xu Qingye, who was determined to be the best actor, was actually not that worried. At least being nominated was a sure thing. As for nominations and recognition, everyone's level was about the same, so even if he lost, it would not be a big deal.
If Liu Xiao wants to win the Best Actress award, she will have to compete with Xu Hong, whose performance in "Blooming" is also very wonderful.
However, "Blooming" is more in line with the aesthetics of the Golden Film Awards, which prefer stories with twists and turns and depth.
But there are always unexpected events. Maybe some judges particularly like Xu Hong. Xu Hong's position in the circle is still quite stable. In comparison, Liu Xiao is not even a little bit behind.
Awards actually involve a lot of human relationships. Xu Qingye's analysis does not include this part of the changes, so he has so much uncertainty in his heart.
If you only look at the story and acting, Xu Qingye is 100% on Liu Xiao's side for the Golden Sparrow Award.
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