After the merriment, Wen Hongyuan raised his glass and toasted each of the main creators who had not won an award.
When he arrived at Xiao He's place, he joked with a smile, "I heard that your studio and Lao Ma went to form a new film crew. Why didn't you think of inviting us?"
The "Old Ma" that Wen Hongyuan mentioned is Ma Qianyou, the current executive producer of "The Imperial Decree".
"Well, it's all small investment. The main creative team is a group of recent college graduates. They built their own team and are just doing small-scale work, so we were too embarrassed to hand the script to you, Director Wen."
Xiao He took a sip of his drink and took the initiative: "So, Director Wen, what are your plans lately? If you have any good roles, you must consider me. I'm really eyeing the scripts you have."
Wen Hongyuan thought for a moment, then said seriously to Xiao He, "I'm about to take on a crime thriller, and the villain role in it would be perfect for you. But are you sure you want to play a bad guy again?"
Xiao He was taken aback.
"As you saw at this awards ceremony, the villainous characters did have acting skills, but to break through prejudice and gain more honors, being a villain alone is far from enough."
Why did Meng Zetian lose to the opposing police officer?
Because the right path is ultimately the outcome that many people accept and can accept in their hearts.
No matter how many external factors there are, the judges on the panel will ultimately have their own biases and choices when voting.
Upon hearing Director Wen's words, Xiao He fell silent.
"You've been in the industry for almost two years now, right? It seems like you're constantly jumping from one project to another without a break." Wen Hongyuan patted Xiao He on the shoulder. "If you haven't made up your mind yet, you might as well relax and change your perspective. If you keep playing these kinds of roles, you'll feel very depressed."
Xiao He thought about how he had felt somewhat depressed while playing the role of Shu Yuxiu recently, and felt that he had been affected by the character of Shu Yuxiu. He couldn't help but nod.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for reminding me, Director Wen," Xiao He replied. "The studio has indeed been receiving fewer scripts lately, and I'm planning to ask Sister Liu to help me choose a slightly easier role."
Wen Hongyuan: ?
Wait a minute, I told you to take a break, not to choose an easy film crew!
Wen Hongyuan looked at Xiao He, a complex expression in his eyes: "Then good luck, and take care of yourself."
Being young is great; when you roll up your sleeves, you're really reckless.
He's getting old; he's not going to bother with these young people anymore.
Wen Hongyuan shook his head and turned to look for Iman.
Everyone was very happy at the celebration banquet.
When everyone finally dispersed, Xiao He saw Liu Rulan and Xiao Chen who had come to pick him up.
Liu Rulan stepped forward, looked at Xiao He's still relatively clear eyes, and nodded slightly: "How much did you drink?"
"A little bit."
"Okay, get in the car."
Xiao He got into the car, Xiao Chen started the engine, and Liu Rulan leaned against the passenger seat.
The car moved slowly forward, the neon lights on both sides of the road constantly shining into the car through the windows, and then flashing past as the car drove away. In the suddenly cool night, the car fell into a long silence.
After an unknown amount of time, two voices rang out simultaneously—
Don't be too discouraged by this award ceremony—
"The arrangements after the awards ceremony are—"
Both of them paused for a moment.
Liu Rulan observed Xiao He through the rearview mirror and found that the young man in the back seat did not show any signs of dejection or frustration after his defeat. His eyes shone even brighter under the flashing neon lights. She chuckled and followed his words, saying, "You have half a day off after the awards ceremony. You have to go back to the film crew tomorrow afternoon."
Xiao He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What's the plan after 'No Bait' ends? Have you not been receiving any scripts lately?"
"Xingchen Entertainment has indeed had some impact on us. Fortunately, we haven't found any good scripts for you yet. Once this awards ceremony controversy passes, we'll gradually start inviting you to write scripts again."
The award loss will not affect Xiao He's current popularity and influence, nor will it diminish his acting skills and work ethic.
So the script that's meant to come will eventually come.
Xiao He thought for a moment and said, "Sister Liu, you can broaden the scope a bit. I don't really care about TV series or movies, like those righteous characters who kill a lot of people?"
Liu Rulan asked suspiciously, "...What kind of strange request is this?"
Xiao Chen burst out laughing: "Haha, Brother Xiao, you really haven't forgotten your original intentions!"
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