Chapter 546 Rejection
"Is the Blue Ribbon Project going to be reformed this year?" Chen Ziyan muttered in surprise.
"It was perfectly fine, why the sudden change?" Lu Yanhe was also surprised.
"Because it has always had the lowest influence among the three major awards," Chen Ziyan said. "I know they have always wanted to change this and increase their influence. For example, this year's chair of the judging panel was Chen Lingling. It took a lot of effort to get her to come."
Lu Yanhe showed a surprised expression.
With Chen Lingling's temper and personality, is she really qualified to be a judge?
Putting everything else aside, at least don't expect any behind-the-scenes manipulation to come out.
You can say Chen Lingling is stubborn and has a bad temper, but you can't say she's unfair.
Of all the people Lu Yanhe knows, only Chen Lingling and Wang Zhong are directors who are arrogant and unwilling to be tactful or hypocritical.
"Was all of this done by Chen Lingling?"
"Of course not. She is only responsible for leading the judges to select from the nominated works. The initial selection of the nominees is handled by another group of judges," Chen Ziyan said. "The Blue Ribbon Awards changed its director last year. His name is Wen Yang. He has been a director and an actor, but he stopped working in the creative field more than ten years ago. He became the CEO of a cultural foundation company, then worked as a senior executive at a video website, and produced many films and television dramas. Last year, he was announced as the director of the Blue Ribbon Awards."
In fact, the role of executive producer is somewhat similar to that of the artistic director of an international film festival.
If the director is the mastermind behind a film or television production, then the executive producer and artistic director are the masters of these activities.
The person responsible for quality and who should take the blame should be held accountable.
"It's not normal for Jiang Mingzheng to launch such a direct attack," Chen Ziyan said. "Besides a few truly troublesome individuals, who in China would actually criticize the three major awards?"
Lu Yanhe said, "I don't know."
Chen Ziyan seemed to have sniffed out some unusual information from these signs.
"Perhaps something will happen at this year's Blue Ribbon Awards."
Just then, Lu Yanhe's phone rang again.
Yan Liang said in the group: Director Wu Zhouyou has decided not to attend the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony.
Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: Why?
Although "The Gold Rush" was not nominated for Best Director, it was nominated for Best Television Series.
Yan Liang: The director wanted to film "Yesterday Once More," and the timing clashed.
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized: Oh, I see.
Lu Yanhe thought there was some conflict that was causing Wu Zhouyou's refusal to attend.
Jiang Mingzheng's criticism made Lu Yanhe overthink things.
Yan Liang: But I think the director intentionally used this excuse not to go. Everyone was celebrating the nomination in the group chat, but he didn't say anything to celebrate. He was probably unhappy because he didn't get the Best Director nomination.
Lu Yanhe: Actually, the filming of "The Gold Rush" was so difficult, yet the quality of the finished product was so high. It should have been nominated.
Yan Liang: I don't know what happened, but this time when we applied for the Blue Ribbon Award, the organizing committee communicated with us several times. There were three people like me who wanted to change their application to a different department. Even Fu Ming, who was originally going to apply for Best Supporting Actress, was asked to change her application to Best Actress. As a result, she didn't get any nominations.
Li Zhibai: If she applies for Best Supporting Actress, is it easier for her to get nominated?
Yan Liang: Yes, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Tripod Awards.
Lu Yanhe: Did she also apply for Best Actress? Although she is indeed the female lead in your drama, the main characters in your drama are you and Wan Yun, two male characters. Her role is indeed a supporting character in the context of the whole drama.
Yan Liang: We don't know what the organizing committee's considerations are.
At this moment, Chen Ziyan suddenly exclaimed "Eh!"
Lu Yanhe turned his head to look.
Chen Ziyan said, "The Blue Ribbon Awards will hold a press conference this afternoon to explain the nomination list and nomination rules for this year's Blue Ribbon Awards."
She put down her phone. "Looks like I was right. The Blue Ribbon Awards really are trying to stir things up this year."
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“Linyu, you need to personally lead a group there. There must be something big going on.” Chen Siqi was also paying attention. Based on the information she had gathered from various channels, she had the same judgment as Chen Ziyan. “I have already applied for an exclusive interview. Let’s see if we can get an interview with Wen Yang. If we can, Li Bi will meet up with you then.”
“Okay.” Lin Yu replied immediately. “I’m having a meeting at Yuehu TV Station right now. I’ve already booked a high-speed train for an hour from now. I’ll be right back. The response from Yuehu TV Station is also very strong. They also have a drama series nominated.”
"The reason is still unknown, but I've heard that many people in the film and television industry are lobbying people not to attend this year's Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony," Chen Siqi said. "There must be something happening inside the Blue Ribbon Awards that we don't yet know about."
Lin Yu asked, "Will Yan He attend the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony this year?"
"I don't know, I didn't ask," Chen Siqi said. "He has Sister Ziyan on his side, so he must have heard about it too. Let's find out what's going on first."
Lin Yu: "Okay, I'm getting ready to get on the bus."
"Okay, I'll hang up now. You should look at the information first."
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"Not attending the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony?" Yan Liang looked at Zhou Ping'an in shock, almost incredulous. "Are you serious, Brother Ping'an?"
Zhou Pingan said, "Don't rush. Let me ask you, how much of a chance do you think you have of winning this nomination?"
“There’s basically no hope,” Yan Liang said. “But this is my first time being nominated for the Blue Ribbon Award, and for me, even a nomination is a great honor.”
There are very few people who can be nominated for the three major awards at his age.
Zhou Ping'an: "I know, but I want to tell you something. If you don't attend the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony this time, your next drama, 'The Summit,' will definitely be nominated for the Golden Tripod Award next year."
Yan Liang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhou Ping'an with some doubt, "Brother Ping'an, 'The Summit' hasn't aired yet, has it?"
“Well, it wasn’t broadcast, but if you can avoid attending the Blue Ribbon Awards, ‘The Summit’ could help you get another Golden Tripod Award nomination,” Zhou Ping’an said. “In fact, it’s quite possible that you’ll win the award.”
Yan Liang looked at Zhou Ping'an in silence.
Zhou Ping'an nodded. "From a practical standpoint, I think these are very worthwhile conditions to accept."
"To get a Golden Tripod Award nomination just by not attending sounds like a windfall," Yan Liang said. "This makes me wonder if there's some unknown reason why I'm not attending."
“Some people are dissatisfied with the current Blue Ribbon Awards organizing committee. As you know, this year’s Blue Ribbon Awards nomination list is very different from the shortlisted works for the Golden Tripod Awards.”
"Is that why the Golden Tripod Awards are dissatisfied with the Blue Ribbon Awards?"
“Of course not.” Zhou Ping’an shook his head. “There are other people who are dissatisfied. In short, many people will not attend the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony this time. You are a nominee for Best Actor. If you don’t attend, the conditions you can get are the most generous. I hope you can agree to it.”
"If I don't attend, won't the Blue Ribbon Awards be unhappy with me?"
"We just need to find a legitimate excuse. You're filming Friends, isn't that the most convenient excuse?"
“The awards ceremony is on the weekend, and Friends doesn’t film on weekends. You can find out by asking around,” Yan Liang said. “Brother Ping An, I admit, this offer is very tempting to me, but it’s too… It’s like someone suddenly running up to me and telling me which stock to buy that’s about to go up 90%. It’s too unbelievable and makes me uneasy, so forget it.”
Zhou Ping'an looked at Yan Liang with some shock.
"You don't even care about a Golden Tripod Award nomination?"
“I do care, but what I care about is that I obtained it honestly and fairly, so that I can feel at ease and not guilty,” Yan Liang said. “I cannot accept such a thing, because it will become a stain on my life.”
(End of this chapter)
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