Chapter 395: The Awards Ceremony Begins!
He Lan never imagined that one day she would appear on the media section of the awards ceremony red carpet.
This time, she was arranged by Chen Siqi to come to the red carpet of the Fei Hong Awards with Li Bi, and as a media representative of "Jump Up", she did red carpet interviews with various media outlets.
This is also a major innovation of this year's Fei Hong Awards, which includes media interviews on the red carpet and live streaming.
This move was also part of the Fei Hong Awards' efforts to expand its influence by granting various media outlets the right to broadcast the event live.
Previously, this information was kept by the official authorities for exclusive live streams or sold to others.
Helan had absolutely no experience.
Fortunately, she was only there to assist Li Bi today.
This short video blogger, who rose to fame in the past year, has become a video blogger with tens of millions of followers by exclusively following celebrities, live streaming of confessions on high platforms, live streaming of the premiere of the Venice International Film Festival, and exclusive follow-up reports on Huang Kairen.
Even Li Bi himself didn't expect that this year would go so smoothly.
Of course, neither Lu Yanhe nor Chen Siqi expected this.
Neither of them would shamelessly claim all the credit as their own. Given the same opportunity, someone else might not have been able to seize it.
Li Bi has had a very successful year, and he's also worked very hard.
He never took a day off, updating at least three short videos every day. No editor of "Jump Up" was not "harassed" or "asked for advice" by him.
He made the most of all the resources at his disposal, and then seized a few key opportunities, which led to his meteoric rise.
He Lan hadn't known Li Bi for long, but this encounter had already left her several times astonished. Especially Li Bi's interview outline, a thick stack of several hundred pages, filled with questions written and crossed out, and numerous hastily written keywords.
Helan asked him, "Did you come up with all these questions on your own?"
Li Bi said, "No, I just dug out some of their previous interviews and reports. As I looked at them, I thought about them. A lot of questions would pop up when I was looking at the materials. These are just some drafts, and they haven't been compiled yet. I will definitely have to organize them later."
Then, just two days later, He Lan saw that Li Bi's thick stack of interview outline drafts had been transformed into a complete set of interview questions, divided by person.
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When Lu Yanhe walked onto the red carpet, the red carpet event was just halfway through.
There were no disputes over who would be the last to perform at the Fei Hong Awards; there were no other issues, everything was normal.
There were many celebrities on the red carpet this time, but there weren't many like Lu Yanhe who were also young idols.
His appearance also triggered the loudest shouts from the entire audience.
Just moments ago, Li Bi was taking a break with a blank expression, but suddenly he seemed to have been injected with adrenaline and instantly became energetic.
"Guys, my boss Lu Yanhe is here!" Li Bi greeted excitedly. "Wow, I'm not exaggerating, my boss is really young and handsome, a true dragon among men. Other celebrities may have their own charm, but my boss has an amazing charm at such a young age."
Helan stared incredulously at Li Bi, who was spouting nonsense, and all the admiration she had built up for him crumbled in an instant.
ha?
Won't saying this invite hatred?
She was originally assisting Li Bi, so she was watching Li Bi's live stream. When she saw it, she was amazed to find that the chat was full of people spamming "666" and "cool" in response to Li Bi's excited attitude.
He Lan then realized, oh, it wasn't that Li Bi was too flamboyant, it was that she hadn't kept up with the pace of Li Bi's live stream.
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Lu Yanhe received a lot of cheers at the scene.
There were so many of his fans at the scene that the media present were surprised—although they had expected Lu Yanhe to be very popular, this level of popularity was something many of them had never anticipated.
After all, when several celebrities who were usually more popular than him entered the venue, the atmosphere wasn't this enthusiastic.
Even He Lan, a fan of Lu Yanhe, was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "Did Yanhe really have so many fans?"
Li Bi, who knows best, said, "The movie 'Late Spring' brought the boss a lot of fans, especially female fans. Many girls felt a strong connection with his character in the movie. Many media outlets called his character in 'Late Spring' the most boyfriend-like screen image this year because of his image. Just by looking at this, you can understand why there were so many fans at the scene."
Helan suddenly realized.
Lu Yanhe was previously known for his tendency to trend on social media, and because of the many topics unrelated to the celebrity, he was in an awkward situation where his fame far exceeded his popularity.
This awkward situation now seems to have changed because of the film "Late Spring".
Lu Yanhe walked to the media area and accepted interviews from various media outlets.
This kind of on-site group interview was something Lu Yanhe had never experienced before, and it was quite novel for him.
Someone asked him, "What award would you most like to receive tonight?"
Lu Yanhe was fair and impartial, saying he wanted to win both awards.
Someone asked him who he predicted would win Best Actress tonight.
Lu Yanhe said, "I'm too nervous to even think about whether others will win or not."
Someone asked him why he didn't bring Chen Siqi to the awards ceremony.
Lu Yanhe said that she studies at Jiangguang University, and college students are very busy, not as idle as you media outlets make them out to be.
After a trip through the water, Lu Yanhe, relying on his Tai Chi skills, completely deflected all sorts of tricky questions from the media.
Seeing Lu Yanhe's performance from behind, Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "He's already a master at dealing with the media; I don't need to keep guiding him anymore."
Wang Biao said with a grin, "Then please give me more guidance in the future, Sister Ziyan. I need to learn."
Chen Ziyan looked at Wang Biao, who was grinning shamelessly, and smiled, saying, "You'll learn if you just watch more. There are no other tricks to this. Besides, why are you learning from me? Go learn from your brother Lu. My stuff is almost outdated."
“Sister Ziyan, if your experience is outdated, then all agents can retire,” Wang Biao said immediately.
"Where did you learn all this glib talk?"
Wang Biao smiled and said, "What 'smooth talk'? I'm just telling the truth."
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Lu Yanhe came to Li Bi and He Lan.
"Haha, my boss is here, my darlings. If you have any questions for him, just leave them in the comments and I'll ask them for you right here."
Li Bi immediately said excitedly.
He Lan, standing beside Li Bi, was startled by the sudden burst of enthusiasm emanating from him.
Lu Yanhe, however, seemed quite familiar with Li Bi's style and showed no surprise whatsoever.
He first greeted the people in the live stream.
Li Bi said, "Boss, the first question everyone wants to ask you is, if you win an award tonight, will you give everyone some perks?"
Lu Yanhe was taken aback and asked, "What kind of benefits do you guys want? Post them in Li Bi's live stream, and I'll take a look. If it's feasible, I'll make it happen."
Li Bi: "The boss is so generous! My darlings, did you hear that? What kind of perks do you want? Quickly send them to the comments section!"
He added, "The second question everyone wants to ask is, besides winning Best Actor tonight, will you focus on acting in movies from now on and stop acting in TV dramas?"
“No.” Lu Yanhe shook his head. “Movies and TV series are two very different forms. The thrill of acting in a TV series is a different feeling from the thrill of acting in a movie. Moreover, many stories need the scale of a TV series to be filmed. Not every story is suitable for being made into a movie.”
Lu Yanhe answered two questions, then saw two more groups of people arriving on the red carpet and said, "I'll go in first, we'll talk later."
He waved his hand.
Li Bi said with a bright smile, "Goodbye, boss."
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Attending an awards ceremony means holding your breath and maintaining a positive and energetic state of mind, which can be exhausting if done for too long.
However, you must also pay attention to controlling your facial expressions. If you are smiling one second and suddenly stop smiling the next, and someone takes a picture and posts it online as a GIF, there is a high chance that haters will start saying that you have a cold face, or even question your cold face, and analyze how cold-hearted you are by looking at the psychology reflected in various micro-expressions.
This is ridiculous, but when paired with a GIF showing the smile going from one end to the other, it does create a bad impression.
When Lu Yanhe entered the venue, he found that everyone had a smile on their face; almost everyone was smiling.
In this setting, there is more small talk than in other settings.
Lu Yanhe gradually discovered that he was getting to know more and more people in the film industry.
The most popular films at this year's Fei Hong Awards are "Three Mountains", "White Pearl", "Late Spring" and "Upstairs".
These movies were either ones in which Lu Yanhe acted, or ones in which he had already met before.
For example, teacher Liu Teli.
When he saw Lu Yanhe, he pointed at him exaggeratedly and said, "Little Lu, we've met again."
Lu Yanhe was also very happy to see Teacher Liu Teli.
"Hello, Teacher Liu." Lu Yanhe watched the movie "Upstairs" and liked it very much. Liu Teli's performance was also excellent, so good that it felt like he had become a master. He played a commoner, and he played him as a great hermit in the city, and at the crucial moment, he burst out with surprise like a monk sweeping a temple.
This is why the media and commentators believe that tonight's Best Actor award will be a contest between Chen Pinhe and Liu Teli.
If Chen Pinhe is a typical academic, then Liu Teli is a typical street performer. Their acting styles are completely different, and so are their film styles.
Liu Teli encouraged Lu Yanhe, saying, "I hope you can win an award tonight. Both 'Late Spring' and 'Three Mountains' are good movies, especially the scene you had in 'Three Mountains,' which was really amazing. I heard you finished filming it in one night, which is incredible."
Lu Yanhe quickly said thank you.
"I still have a lot to learn and improve upon."
Liu Teli suddenly spotted someone and immediately pulled Lu Yanhe over, saying, "Let me introduce you. This is Lao Huang, Huang Beng, the director of 'Upstairs.' I don't need to introduce Yanhe to you, do I?"
Huang Beng had an air of otherworldly elegance. He was very thin, had a Taoist-style haircut, and was wearing modern Hanfu, which was quite trendy and different from many others at the scene.
Lu Yanhe greeted him with delight: "Hello, Director Huang, I am Lu Yanhe."
Huang Beng smiled and said, "Yan He, hello, I'm Huang Beng."
This person speaks quite slowly.
The two exchanged pleasantries.
Lu Yanhe also took the opportunity to express his fondness for "Upstairs".
"This Rashomon-like structure is rarely seen in domestic films. Moreover, it uses such a small space to create a story of constant reversals. Furthermore, the entire film is told from the perspective of Liu Teli's character, rather than from multiple perspectives. This keeps the film at a highly tense pace from beginning to end, and it doesn't fall apart even in the second half. It's truly amazing," said Lu Yanhe. "I really like this film."
After hearing so much from Lu Yanhe, Huang Beng changed his previous indifferent attitude and became more talkative.
"I heard you also write your own screenplays."
“Ah, right.” Lu Yanhe nodded and said with a smile, “But I have never written a script that plays with structures and plot twists. This actually requires a high level of storytelling skills.”
Huang Beng immediately looked at Liu Teli and said, "Look at this, anyone in the know understands how difficult it is to write this script, and you're still complaining that I'm just playing around with fancy tricks and not making a movie."
Liu Teli said, "At my age, how would I understand these fancy things?"
“Then perform more,” Huang Beng immediately said. “Perform more of the kinds of performances you’ve never done before, instead of clinging to your old artist persona.”
"To hell with your venerable old artist status! If I wanted to protect that status, I wouldn't bother acting in your play."
"You're such a character. Your eyes light up when you look at the script. You can see how amazing this script is."
Lu Yanhe listened to their banter and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
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After that, Lu Yanhe also busied himself introducing other filmmakers to the people from "Late Spring" and "Three Mountains".
I'm constantly busy and can't stop.
He also met Chen Pinhe.
However, he didn't know why Chen Pinhe's attitude towards him seemed indifferent, and he didn't know what was going on.
It was only because Chen Pinhe was on the list of three people Chen Ziyan had provided that he needed to be wary of that person that he wasn't entirely relaxed around Chen Pinhe.
Chen Ziyan's prediction was quite accurate; tonight, many people asked him about "Burning Fire."
Especially Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong really cared about Chen Jiang, Sui Fangran, and Wang Lu in "Three Mountains". He acted like a half-manager, constantly recommending them to others and helping them find opportunities.
In fact, thanks to the movie "Three Mountains", Chen Jiang and the other two have already established their own reputation in the industry.
All three of them have had good follow-up opportunities and have already received new roles.
However, none of them are the main characters.
The biggest beneficiary of "Three Mountains" was Wang Zhong, followed by Lu Yanhe. Chen Jiang and the other two only became known to the film industry because of this movie.
Compared to "Three Mountains," "Late Spring" brought much more benefit to Yan Lingyu, Kong Fan, and their colleagues. On one hand, "Late Spring" had higher box office returns and greater influence, expanding their base of support. On the other hand, it benefited from the advantages of its subject matter.
The director's style is the most important factor in the success of "Three Mountains".
"Late Spring" highlights the characters even more, featuring distinct personalities and memorable figures.
These two films clearly demonstrate the importance of choosing the right roles – both are excellent films, but they offer different experiences for the individual actors.
Some actors become overnight sensations with their debut film, achieving instant fame.
Some actors are famous for their roles but not for themselves.
This is not just about whether an actor is popular with the audience, but also closely related to the roles they play.
However, no matter what, these young people were the center of attention that night.
The entertainment industry loves fresh blood, and these fresh faces who genuinely emerge from the world of film are precisely the ones most welcomed by the traditional mainstream entertainment industry.
The Fei Hong Award even arranged a performance for each of these two groups of young people.
Lu Yanhe did not participate because he did not have time to participate in the rehearsals.
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As the awards ceremony was about to begin, Lu Yanhe sat down, took a deep breath, and then exhaled. At that moment, Lu Yanhe felt a completely different sensation compared to when he attended awards ceremonies before.
He inexplicably felt a sense of ease and composure.
Of course, there was still some nervousness. The composure he spoke of was that, faced with such a grand evening and such an awards ceremony that had taken the sense of ceremony to a whole new level, he no longer felt like a newcomer, but rather had the calm and collected demeanor of someone returning home.
Good.
Lu Yanhe smiled.
Then, right at the start of the awards ceremony, the winner of the Best Supporting Actress award was announced.
This is another innovation of the Fei Hong Award.
The nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were separated and placed earlier in the awards ceremony to increase audience attention to the entire event.
The Best Supporting Actress award went to Bao Zhenzhu for "Upstairs," a voluptuous actress in her fifties with elaborate makeup. On the big screen, all five nominated actresses were displayed, their images simultaneously projected onto the screen. Bao Zhenzhu was visibly nervous; she even gripped Liu Teli's hand tightly, her eyes fixed intently on the presenter on stage.
When the presenter announced Bao Zhenzhu's name, she jumped up excitedly from her seat, hugged Liu Teli, and shouted with joy.
Really, in just a second, tears welled up in her eyes.
Lu Yanhe was always easily moved by this moment, and thus he couldn't help but stand up and applaud for her.
During her acceptance speech, she pointed to Liu Teli and said, "Liu Teli, I have to thank you. No one has asked me to act for five years. If it weren't for your recommendation to Huang Beng, which allowed me to return to the film set and act in the movie 'Upstairs,' I might never have been able to return to the film set in my life. To all the producers, directors, and colleagues here, I, Bao Zhenzhu, am still acting, I really want to act, and I can act well. Please come and find me!"
She finished speaking at lightning speed, as if she had suddenly released a pent-up feeling that she had been holding in for many years.
Holding the trophy, she suddenly couldn't contain her excitement and burst into laughter twice in front of everyone.
The whole audience laughed.
Lu Yanhe shook his head and said to Liu Bige sitting next to him with emotion, "Every time I attend an awards ceremony, I always meet actors I didn't know before. They are discovered because of a good play or a good performance, and they appear on the stage so that we can get to know them. I really enjoy attending such awards ceremonies."
(End of this chapter)
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