Chapter 498 The winner is (8,000-word update!)
Chen Siqi, who manages such a large project as "Jump Up," knows best how rare a reliable "project manager" is.
With the same budget, some people can build a small villa, while others will only get a thatched hut.
On paper, there are various tricks and irregularities, and you can't find too many faults.
So why can't many companies escape the problem of nepotism? Is it because they don't understand the drawbacks of nepotism? No, it's because they can't bear the even worse consequences of an untrustworthy person, even more than the drawbacks of nepotism.
Chen Siqi spent two days on set, chatting with many departments and getting familiar with the crew's operations. She realized more clearly that Lu Yanhe was able to make this film because he had a group of reliable people helping him with all the big and small things on set.
Otherwise, he might have hundreds of problems coming his way in a single day.
It's so annoying!
That evening, Chen Siqi said to Lu Yanhe, "Was that photographer Bao Wenliang not very respectful of you?"
"A little? How did you know?" Lu Yanhe asked, somewhat curious.
Chen Siqi said, "I've been chatting with everyone these past two days and I can vaguely sense that there's a scale between each other in the crew. We know who's doing a good job and who's not. It's a small world, and a lot of things just come out when we're chatting."
She laughed, "Do you know what everyone's been saying about Bao Wenliang behind his back these days?"
"What?" Lu Yanhe shook his head.
"Youtiao Bro"
"ah?"
"He's a real old fox. When he looks down on you, he's stubborn and won't back down. But when he realizes he can't mess with you, he immediately softens and bows down completely."
“…” Lu Yanhe laughed, “That’s pretty mean.”
"Now that the movie is finished, are you planning to submit it to next year's Jose Film Festival?" Chen Siqi asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded, "I used to have unrealistic ideas, thinking that after filming, I could still catch the Valentine's Day slot this year, and if I couldn't catch Valentine's Day, I could catch Qixi Festival. Now I realize that I can't catch either of them."
Chen Siqi: "There was no need to rush. It's good to take it slow. Slow and steady wins the race. You're not in a hurry to make money from this movie."
Lu Yanhe: "When we rushed to do this project, it was all about making a commercial film. At the time, Sister Ziyan told me that I didn't have enough commercial films, which was affecting my market value, so I hurriedly started making 'Love Letter'. Now, everyone doesn't consider this film to be a commercial film anymore."
“You can also turn it into a commercial film, just change the editing.” Chen Siqi said with a smile, “Turn it into a commercial film’s narrative rhythm, make it a bit melodramatic and sentimental, so that everyone will be crying their eyes out at the end.”
Lu Yanhe: "I can't even imagine what the movie would be like if it were edited like this."
When Lu Yanhe was preparing to make "Love Letter", his record at international film festivals was not that strong. No one thought that he could succeed in the film festival route with his first film as a director.
Who knew that by the time they got to filming the winter scenes, Lu Yanhe's market situation had changed, and the market's perception of his debut film had also changed.
The subject matter and production cost are not important.
Nothing is as important as the boost that the triple box office success of the films "Lost in Thailand," "Rouge," and "Road to Glory" brought to Lu Yanhe.
With awards, box office success, and international influence, Lu Yanhe could easily make a simple city sightseeing documentary with a DV camera, and the industry would be eager to see what kind of amazing art film he was making that was misunderstood by the world.
This is an industry that superstitiously believes in success and idolizes genius.
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"Are you really not going to make it tomorrow?" Shang Yongzhou asked him over the phone.
Tomorrow is the Galaxy Awards ceremony.
This is also the last award of this round from the three major domestic film awards.
According to everyone's predictions, Lu Yanhe has a pretty good chance of winning the award this time.
Unfortunately, Lu Yanhe didn't have time to attend.
Actually, it's quite remarkable that a single film could earn him nominations at all three major awards.
Who told him to have such a great year for the Best Actor category?
Lu Yanhe: "Yes, senior brother, we really can't make it this time. We want to finish filming before the Chinese New Year so that everyone can go back home for the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Shang Yongzhou said, "Alright, so if you win the award tomorrow, have you told me who will accept it for you?"
"Yes, the organizers contacted me. Siqi will attend in my place. If I win an award, she will accept it for me," Lu Yanhe said.
Shang Yongzhou chuckled twice. "Having a girlfriend is great."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Senior brother, are you married? Uh, I saw online that you're not married, right?"
You probably didn't go through the secret marriage thing, did you?
Lu Yanhe actually thought that Shang Yongzhou wouldn't hide his marriage; given Shang Yongzhou's personality, he wouldn't conceal such things. However, just to be on the safe side, Lu Yanhe still asked.
Shang Yongzhou said, "I'm not married, I'm single."
Considering the average age at which celebrities get married, it's quite normal for Shang Yongzhou to be unmarried now.
Lu Yanhe didn't ask any more questions, as it was a matter of privacy.
However, if Lu Yanhe were to abruptly change the subject now, it would be rather awkward. So, Lu Yanhe asked in a joking tone, "Would you like me to introduce you?"
Shang Yongzhou smiled and said, "Want me to introduce you to a girlfriend?"
Lu Yanhe hummed in agreement.
"I already have someone I like," Shang Yongzhou said. "There's no need for you to introduce me."
Lu Yanhe was surprised. Shang Yongzhou was single now. He thought it was because Shang Yongzhou didn't have anyone he liked. After all, Lu Yanhe felt that given Shang Yongzhou's situation, it would be difficult for him to meet someone he wanted to pursue but couldn't.
Lu Yanhe really wanted to ask which woman it was.
He really had to put in a lot of effort to suppress his gossipy nature.
Unexpectedly, Shang Yongzhou himself suddenly spoke up.
To be precise, Lu Yanhe guessed it.
"Ziyan, is she still alone?" Shang Yongzhou asked.
Lu Yanhe felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
The kind that deals critical hits.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but stammer, "I...I didn't ask either."
Shang Yongzhou: "It's nothing."
He smiled and said, "Then I'll hang up now. You focus on filming, and I'll come visit the set when I have time."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe was still in a daze, completely stunned.
Well, how should I put it? He really hadn't even considered this kind of thing before.
Lu Yanhe carefully recalled every time he had been with Shang Yongzhou and Chen Ziyan in the past, but he really couldn't remember anything suspicious.
I had never thought about these directions before, and I had never paid attention to them.
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Although Lu Yanhe was absent from the Galaxy Awards ceremony, the ceremony was not truly diminished by his absence.
It was still a gathering of stars.
When Chen Siqi appeared on the red carpet in an evening gown, the media and audience present were somewhat surprised and incredulous.
Before she appeared, there was no word that she would walk the red carpet.
Most importantly, since Lu Yanhe didn't come today, no one expected her to come.
However, her appearance also sparked a guess in many people's minds—
Could Lu Yanhe win an award tonight?
Chen Siqi walked into the inner room.
As the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up" magazine and the owner of Jump Up Media Company, although her main battlefield is not the entertainment industry, she is no stranger to this circle because of Lu Yanhe.
Moreover, there are quite a few people she knows tonight.
Huang Kairen came with Xin Zixing today.
Having already won the Best Actor award at the Fei Hong Awards, and with little hope of winning again tonight, he appeared quite relaxed.
This is a stark contrast to his demeanor when he attended the Fei Hong Award ceremony.
“Siqi came alone, I’ll go and talk to her,” Xin Zixing said to Huang Kairen.
Huang Kairen was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "What about me? Aren't you going to stay with me?"
Xin Zixing rolled her eyes at him. "You know so many people here, do you really need me to keep you company?"
Huang Kairen: "..."
Watching helplessly as his girlfriend, who had come with him, went to be with someone else, Huang Kairen pouted, feeling utterly alone. Before he could even smile properly, someone approached him.
"Kai Ren, are you confident you can win another Best Actor award tonight?" The person who came was Zheng Huai Ren from Aurora Video.
Huang Kairen: "President Zheng, I'm already very satisfied with getting one."
Zheng Huai-ren laughed, "Indeed, one is a Best Actor award, two are also Best Actor awards, there's no difference."
As the vice president in charge of content production at Aurora Video, Zheng Huai-ren is not only responsible for the production of TV series, but also involved in film production.
It's just that Aurora Video started as a web series platform, so it hasn't developed a mature approach to movies.
Zheng Huai-ren said, "Kai-ren, let's find some time to have a good talk later. I have a project I'd like to discuss with you."
Huang Kairen nodded, "Okay."
He and Zheng Huai-ren have become quite familiar with each other through their collaboration on the "My Own Swordsman" project.
Executives like Zheng Huai-ren, who oversee content production for a video platform, are highly sought-after by numerous agents and actors in the industry.
Even top-tier male actors like Huang Kairen need to be on good terms with their co-stars.
Because he has access to some of the top-tier TV drama projects in China.
Zheng Huai-ren left after exchanging pleasantries with Huang Kai-ren.
Huang Kairen saw Zheng Huai Ren walk towards Ji Miao again.
Zheng Huai-ren has many people to contact on such occasions. Huang Kai-ren is the same; award ceremonies are also social events, and everyone has people they need to maintain relationships with.
However, Huang Kairen did not expect that at such a moment, an actress would brazenly slip a room key into his hand and whisper in his ear that she was staying at the Lishan Hotel next door.
Huang Kairen's face darkened, and he immediately returned the room card to the person.
Seeing this, the actress glared at him and turned to leave.
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"Chinese-language films are getting better and better, and many excellent works have been produced in recent years."
As everyone gradually entered the inner area, Chen Pinhe was led into a luxuriously decorated lounge.
Some respected senior figures in the Chinese film industry are sitting on single sofas, chatting and laughing.
After Chen Pinhe went in, he bowed slightly and greeted each of them politely and shook hands.
"Pinhe is here today too," a woman with a full head of silver hair said with a smile. "Is he here to present an award?"
Chen Pinhe nodded and said, "Yes, I was invited by the organizers today to present the Best Actress award."
"What's your next project? It's been a long time since we've seen you in a film or TV series since 'White Pearl' was released."
Chen Pinhe said, "I've been looking at scripts, but I haven't seen one that moves me."
"You can't even get a script that moves you?" The other person was very surprised, seemingly finding it hard to believe.
"This guy has high standards and high expectations," an older man said to the silver-haired woman with a smile, pointing at Chen Pinhe.
Chen Pinhe quickly waved his hand to express his modesty.
“Isn’t there a young man named Lu Yanhe recently? I heard he’s really good at writing screenplays. I heard he’s written several plays in just two or three years, including ‘Rouge’,” the silver-haired woman said to Chen Pinhe. “Why don’t you go and ask him for a script?”
Chen Pinhe's expression froze for a moment, then he laughed.
"I've read the scripts he wrote, but they're not suitable for me."
The senior colleague who had just said that Chen Pinhe had "high standards and high requirements" immediately showed a "I knew it" expression, raised his right hand, and pointed at Chen Pinhe with his index finger with an air of composure.
"See, I wasn't wrong, was I?"
Chen Pinhe gave a helpless smile at the right moment.
"Actually, if Shang Yongzhou hadn't won Best Actor so many times, he should have received an award this year. After so many years away from art films, his comeback has been a high-quality performance," someone said.
"Shang Yongzhou doesn't need this trophy anymore; it's more meaningful for Huang Kairen and Zhou Yuning to win it."
"Awards should be judged using a single standard; whoever performs the best should win the award."
"Who among those nominated didn't perform well? Acting isn't a sport; there's no standard evaluation criterion. Awards represent the influence of our industry; whoever is the most representative should win."
"Let's not argue about this, shall we?" someone said with a laugh. "We're not judges, why should we bother with these things?"
"Pinhe, who do you think will win Best Actor tonight? Is it Shang Yongzhou or Lu Yanhe? If you were a judge, who would you choose?"
The question was suddenly thrown to Chen Pinhe again.
Chen Pinhe never expected that the problem would suddenly be thrown at him.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Pinhe adopted a neutral stance, saying, "It's reasonable for anyone to win the award, and everyone deserves it."
His statement was immediately criticized: "It's like he said nothing at all."
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Lu Yanhe was not here today, and Chen Siqi was constantly being greeted by people, leaving her no free time.
When it came to winning the award tonight, Chen Siqi spoke with perfect tact and discretion.
"It depends on who the judges award to. My main purpose in coming here today is not to help Lu Yanhe accept the award. I don't even know if he will win an award."
Chen Siqi's smile was completely non-aggressive—a deliberate act.
"Yan He will definitely win the award tonight; almost all the media predictions are for him."
"That's just a prediction. Actually, we all know that everyone has a chance," Chen Siqi said. "Speaking of which, your earrings today are so beautiful! What brand are they? I really want to buy a pair..."
Chen Siqi quickly changed the subject, not wanting to keep going back and forth about Lu Yanhe winning the award.
...
After everyone left, Xin Zixing whispered and asked Chen Siqi with a smile, "Are you feeling a little annoyed?"
Chen Siqi: "No, it's just that some people's questions are really annoying to me. It's like we received a notification from the organizers a long time ago that Yan He will definitely win the Best Actor award tonight. I'm here to accept the award on behalf of Yan He. And then they come to try and find out what I'm thinking. This kind of attitude and tone makes me very uncomfortable."
“You can just deal with this kind of person.” Xin Zixing smiled. “The awards ceremony is about to start, and the socializing can finally end. After the awards ceremony, would you like to go for a drink with me?”
Chen Siqi asked, "Don't you need to accompany Kai Ren?"
“The Northern Lights Video organization held a nominees’ reception after the awards ceremony. He has to go, but I’m too lazy to go. Are you going?” Xin Zixing asked.
Chen Siqi shook her head: "They didn't send me an invitation, and there's nothing I can do there anyway. It's just awkward small talk. If Yan He were here, it would be fine; he could introduce me to people. But if I'm all alone, it'll be just like before. Even though I don't know anyone, I have to try so hard to make small talk and find topics to talk about. It's very uncomfortable."
Xin Zixing winked at Chen Siqi and nodded with a smile: "I think so too."
During the subsequent awards ceremony, Chen Siqi sat in the audience, attentively watching the awards presentations, acceptances, and performances on stage.
It wasn't until the Best Screenplay award was presented that the presenter announced Lu Yanhe's name and "Rouge".
Chen Siqi looked incredulous.
Lu Yanhe only told her that if he won Best Actor, she should accept the award for him; he didn't mention the Best Screenplay award at all.
Everyone looked at her.
She glanced at Director Wang Zhong with a somewhat bewildered expression.
After waiting for five or six seconds to make sure no one else was going on stage, and while everyone around her was urging her to go on stage, Chen Siqi finally went on stage looking completely bewildered.
She accepted the trophy, made a sound of surprise, and said, "Yan He really didn't tell me to come and accept this award on his behalf, so I really don't know what to say. He probably didn't expect to win this award either. Thank you to the organizing committee, thank you everyone. I'll take this trophy back for him now."
Chen Siqi gave a very brief acceptance speech on behalf of Lu Yanhe before stepping down from the stage.
The award was presented by Liu Jian, the director of "Mountains and Rivers".
As they stepped off the stage together, Liu Jian asked, "Why did you say so little?"
Chen Siqi said awkwardly, "Because Yan He really didn't tell me to accept this award on his behalf. He didn't make any preparations at all. He really didn't expect to win the Best Screenplay Award."
What neither of them knew was that their exit from the stage was broadcast live.
Chen Siqi lacked experience and was unaware that the images of presenters and recipients leaving the stage at award ceremonies would also be filmed.
So, everyone found out about it.
However, Lu Yanhe winning the Best Screenplay Award also gave some people a bad feeling.
Chen Siqi herself is one of them.
After all, the phenomenon of awarding prizes to the same person has always been very serious in China. Not to mention giving them to the same person, major awards should not be given to the same film.
Although Lu Yanhe emphasized several times that it was normal not to win an award.
However, Chen Siqi only hoped that Lu Yanhe would win the award.
When Lu Yanhe was announced as the winner of Best Actor twenty minutes later, Chen Siqi breathed a sigh of relief.
In everyone's eyes, she was not so confused and flustered this time.
Chen Siqi went on stage and accepted the trophy once again—from Chen Bige's hands.
She said with a smile, "It's such a pity that Lu Yanhe didn't come today. He finally won the award, but he couldn't even receive the trophy right away."
"However, I'll still call him as soon as possible and tell him the good news." On stage, in front of everyone and the cameras, Chen Siqi took out her phone and dialed Lu Yanhe's number.
This scene immediately sparked a climax of cheers and applause.
"Hello?" Lu Yanhe's voice rang out.
Chen Siqi held her phone close to the microphone, as did she.
"You won an award," Chen Siqi said.
"Huh? Really?" Lu Yanhe laughed. "Why is it that I never won any awards when I went, but you were able to win awards for me?"
Chen Siqi: "Because I'm luckier than you. You're lucky to have me."
The whole audience burst into laughter.
Lu Yanhe was stunned for a moment, "You're... on stage?"
"Okay," Chen Siqi said, "You can give your acceptance speech yourself."
Lu Yanhe: "I... what am I supposed to say all of a sudden?"
Chen Siqi: "Well, I don't know what to say either."
The two of them were like a comedian, making everyone laugh with every word they said.
Everyone was used to Lu Yanhe's sophisticated remarks, so this was the first time they had ever seen him "not know what to say".
Lu Yanhe sighed, "This is too unreal. Every time I attend an awards ceremony with high expectations, I leave disappointed. Now I'm filming on set, and suddenly I get a call telling me I won an award. I'm completely stunned. Thank you, thank you. All I can think of right now is thank you. If there's anything else I want to say, I'll tell everyone later!"
Chen Siqi nodded, "Okay, then I'm going to leave the stage now, bye-bye."
"Bye-Bye."
Chen Siqi hung up the phone and smiled brightly.
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"Lu Yanhe actually won an award."
Huang Zhongjing, the CEO of Longyan Film Industry, and his wife Wen Zhimao walked out of the awards ceremony together. When talking about the results tonight, Huang Zhongjing was quite surprised and seemed very taken aback by the outcome.
“What’s so surprising about that?” Wen Zhimao said. “With Yan He’s current influence, the three major awards will definitely give Lu Yan He a Best Actor award.”
Huang Zhongjing: "But strictly speaking, he can't be considered the male lead in 'The Road to Glory'."
Wen Zhimao: "What's wrong with that? He's not the first person to win a leading role award by playing a second or third lead role."
"But anyone with eyes can see that his character is not as profound as Shang Yongzhou's character. The two characters appear in the same drama, and Lu Yanhe's character is completely set up as a supporting role."
“That’s your prejudice,” Wen Zhimao said bluntly. “Shang Yongzhou did act well, but if the awards are always given to the same few people, who will care about the awards?”
Wen Zhimao suddenly realized, "I said, Shang Yongzhou and Lu Yanhe are both the main characters of 'Burning Fire,' so why are you so unhappy about Lu Yanhe winning the award?"
“I don’t dislike Lu Yanhe.” Huang Zhongjing smiled. “Okay, I admit it, I just think this award should go to Shang Yongzhou. I think Shang Yongzhou’s performance in the movie ‘Road to Glory’ was much more mature than his. But it seems that everyone is paying more attention to Lu Yanhe in this movie. Even during the awards season in the United States, Lu Yanhe received more than a dozen nominations for Best Supporting Actor for this movie, while Shang Yongzhou in the same movie seems to have been ignored by them.”
Wen Zhimao rolled her eyes at him and said, "Because Lu Yanhe followed their rules of the game and cooperated with the distributors there to do public relations, but Shang Yongzhou didn't. In their awards season, public relations is like a ticket. If you don't buy that ticket, no matter how good your acting is, you won't get any attention."
Huang Zhongjing: "This has the nerve to call itself an industry award? And it's an award voted on by thousands of academy members?"
"Their public relations efforts are not bribery; they are legitimate publicity efforts to get more eligible voters to see these films. You have to understand that many people may not have even seen many of the nominated films when they vote."
"That's really something. We're getting our pork distributed here, and they're not doing much better over there."
"They weren't that great to begin with; their current influence is only due to their reliance on the world's largest film industry," Wen Zhimao said. "On the one hand, we need to demystify them; on the other hand, we have to admit that their industry is incredibly successful. Have you ever seen any other country's films besides Hollywood movies that can earn box office revenue in the global market? Oh, and now Japanese animated films can do that too. Any award is closely related to the industry. Don't bring up the fact that Shang Yongzhou's performance is better and he deserves the award more. Let me tell you, the three major awards will definitely favor Lu Yanhe because Lu Yanhe is now one of the most promising representatives of our film industry, while Shang Yongzhou doesn't need the support of the three major awards."
"You just said that Lu Yanhe doesn't need proof of the three major awards."
“The fact that Lu Yanhe doesn’t need the three major awards is a testament to his current influence, fame, and industry recognition,” Wen Zhimao said. “Don’t misunderstand me. The support from the three major awards is that even if Lu Yanhe himself doesn’t need them, the top awards in our domestic film industry must show him the importance they attach to him.”
Huang Zhongjing: "The significance of this award has been distorted."
"If a top-tier authoritative award cannot be closely linked to the industry, then it has truly become corrupt," Wen Zhimao bluntly stated. "Why do you think the Oscars have such a strong influence in Europe and America? Why do you think the four major international film festivals have such a high status? Do they all represent castles in the air of honor? Behind them are major film companies representing their industry chains, deeply involved in these awards, which constitutes the influence of those major awards. Awards and industries complement each other. In the past, our three major domestic awards have been holding onto their status like castles in the air for so many years, awarding prizes to films that we have never seen or even heard of, and their influence has been getting smaller and smaller. Now, finally, there are signs that they are trying to connect with the actual situation of the current film industry, and that's how they are slowly regaining some vitality."
Huang Zhongjing was rendered speechless by Wen Zhimao's words.
He also had to admit that his wife, who used to be an actress, had a view of the industry that, while not entirely objective, certainly had some insightful observations.
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In this industry, it seems everyone thinks it's only natural that Lu Yanhe won the Galaxy Award.
They may not be able to figure out the underlying logic as clearly as Wen Zhimao, but they probably share the same idea.
Lu Yanhe, however, never considered his current relationship with Chinese-language films.
His only thought was winning the award—it would be so awesome!
Lu Yanhe gave everyone on the set of "Love Letter" a red envelope and said through a megaphone, "From now on, please call me Best Actor!"
Chen Ziyan saw this video online and slapped herself in the face.
"He really...when did he become like this? He used to be such a humble person."
Lu Qingzhen said with a smile, "On the contrary, I think it's quite good. People are so youthful now. Why always be so mature and rational?"
Chen Ziyan: "Sigh, I also hope that he can truly show some of his own personality, but at least pay attention to the impact. Oh dear, when I wanted him to be more lively before, he was like living on a cloud, never coming down to earth. Now that I want to create a high-class image for him, he suddenly lets loose again."
Lu Qingzhen smiled, her eyes crinkling like crescent moons: "That means you've done a great job guiding him. He used to be reserved and insecure, so he always kept a straight face. Even though he knew he should relax, he couldn't. Now he has confidence and believes in himself, so he's completely relaxed. Chen Ziyan, Lu can be so uninhibited because he knows he has you backing him up."
Chen Ziyan made an X with both hands.
"Don't give me that. Do you think I need you to give me a pep talk?" Chen Ziyan shook her head.
Lu Qingzhen was still smiling.
She actually had something else to say, but she didn't say it.
Not only did Lu Yanhe change a lot because of Chen Ziyan, but Chen Ziyan also changed a lot because of Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe's achievements, his speed of growth, and his current status have far exceeded Chen Ziyan's expectations. Moreover, they have also benefited Chen Ziyan, giving her greater confidence.
Lu Qingzhen didn't know whether Chen Ziyan herself had realized it or not.
Chen Ziyan's attitude towards Lu Yanhe has become increasingly "casual".
In the past, when Chen Ziyan spoke to Lu Yanhe, or even talked about him, her words were always carefully considered and crafted.
Now, Chen Ziyan can criticize and complain about Lu Yanhe without hesitation. This doesn't mean her attitude towards Lu Yanhe has worsened; rather, it means she's actually grown closer and more trusting of him.
Only Lu Qingzhen knows how difficult it is to gain Chen Ziyan's true affection and trust.
So, to put it bluntly, in Lu Qingzhen's eyes, Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe were two people who were going in the same direction.
“Now Lu Yanhe is a real Best Actor,” Lu Qingzhen said with a smile. “I just don’t know if Yanhe can win one or two awards in North America. If he can, it would be a double success, both inside and outside the country.”
“It’s difficult. After all, Yan He is an outsider to them. Moreover, ‘Road to Glory’ did not perform well at the box office in the United States. Very few people have seen the film,” Chen Ziyan said. “As you know, in the American film market, any film that wants to win an award must first achieve a certain level of box office success. They are an industry chain where commercial logic takes precedence over artistic value.”
Chen Ziyan then changed the subject.
“However, there’s no need to rush. Let’s take it one step at a time,” Chen Ziyan said. “Yan He’s starting point in Hollywood is not bad. He was able to play the lead role in a new film by a famous horror director. In the past decade of Hollywood movies, this is the highest starting point for foreign actors. Moreover, to be honest, it doesn’t matter if Yan He doesn’t succeed in the United States. His foundation is in China. The international route is just icing on the cake. Success doesn’t necessarily mean making a name for yourself internationally.”
“That’s not quite right. Now that Yan He has such a foundation, his goal must be a much broader world. Compared to world superstars, Chinese superstars should naturally aim to become world superstars.” Lu Qingzhen said with a smile, “I believe that the two of you working together will definitely succeed. In my heart, the two of you are a miracle plus a miracle, a miracle double combination.”
Chen Ziyan smiled and curled the corners of her mouth.
Their future journey is to the stars and the sea.
(End of this chapter)
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