Chapter 548 Attendance or Not (Third Update!)
The situation escalated further.
In the entertainment industry, everyone is concerned about the progress and details of this matter.
Yan Liang is caught in the vortex because he is a nominee for this year's Blue Ribbon Awards.
Several people subtly inquired whether Yan Liang would attend the awards ceremony.
The Blue Ribbon Organizing Committee has been confirming this matter with Yan Liang.
So far, Yan Liang's response has been that he will attend if the filming of "Friends" goes smoothly.
What was originally a perfectly normal reply seems to have taken on a different meaning in this context.
The Blue Ribbon Awards are hesitant because they're worried he won't come in the end.
Those who wanted to stop him from attending the awards ceremony also felt that he was hesitant.
Both sides are trying their best to win him over.
As one of the most popular and dazzling stars among this year's nominees, Yan Liang is a card that both sides value highly.
At this moment, Zhou Ping'an arrived again.
“Yan Liang, this time it’s not me advising you not to go to the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony. I know you have your own ideas now and don’t believe I’m trying to do what’s best for you. I’m just telling you that someone has told you that if you attend the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony this year, it won’t be as easy for you to get a nomination in the future.”
Zhou Pingan took a deep breath.
"Let me make this clear to you first, so you won't have any doubts. I have no business dealings with those people, and I haven't received any benefits to persuade you," Zhou Ping'an said firmly. "I must make it clear to you that I'm purely acting from an agent's perspective, considering your career. Going to the Blue Ribbon Awards won't bring you anything; on the contrary, some people will blacklist you because of it. But if you don't go to the Blue Ribbon Awards, you'll not only gain their favor, but you'll also get real benefits, like a nomination for the next Golden Tripod Awards."
“Brother Ping An, I’m very curious. Are the awards won by those actors in our entertainment industry who have superb acting skills and have been famous for a long time all manipulated?” Yan Liang also said, “I’m not arguing with you, I really want to know what the situation is like in our industry.”
Zhou Ping'an: "Most of them definitely earned their awards through hard work and talent, but to say that they won awards without any manipulation? That's basically impossible. Management companies do public relations, agents do public relations, production teams and platforms do public relations. You should ask me how many of our talented and established actors in the entertainment industry have never manipulated their awards and honors. The answer is, one in a hundred."
Yan Liang: "I originally wanted to say that at least everyone's bottom line is different, but then I thought, actually I don't know what everyone's bottom line is. However, their actions have crossed my bottom line. If they want to threaten me in this way and make me afraid to attend the Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony, to be honest, Brother Ping An, I'd rather not accept the awards they can affect."
Zhou Pingan looked at Yan Liang and sighed.
“Think it through, and tell me when you’ve thought it through,” he said. “Let me be frank with you, I don’t even really want your career to develop that fast, because I know that the faster your career develops, the sooner you’ll leave me. Let’s be open about this. I’m actually happy to see you get hurt and sidelined by them, making it harder and harder for you to win awards, even nominations. But you need to know that it hasn’t been easy for you to get to where you are today. The further you go, the harder it will be. You need the industry to recognize you, support you, and push you forward.”
"To be honest, look at Lu Yanhe. Why was he able to rise so smoothly and quickly to the top tier? Because he occupied a position that the entire industry had to promote, recognize, and elevate. But let's be frank, we haven't reached Lu Yanhe's level yet, although you have the potential. 'The Gold Rush' did very well overseas, and 'Friends' even better. With these two shows, you've gained a certain number of fans overseas. You should understand that now is the time for you to take another step forward."
Yan Liang laughed, "If you say that I got to where I am today because of their support, I really have nothing to say. But, Brother Ping An, apart from Yan He, I haven't relied on anyone else to get to where I am today, nor have I obtained any role through any personal connections or interests. Now that I'm taking another step forward, do I need to rely on others?"
Zhou Ping'an was speechless after hearing Yan Liang's words and didn't recover for a long time.
Yan Liang: "Let them threaten me. If they're so capable, they can make sure I never get another nomination."
At that moment, he was partly acting out of spite, and partly because he felt that it was better not to accept the award.
On the contrary, even if he has virtually no chance of winning the Blue Ribbon Award this time, so what? His nomination was made cleanly by everyone's votes, and he attended with a clear conscience.
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Lu Yanhe reunited with the crew of "The Mist" in Los Angeles.
“I watched Friends, which you starred in. People in the US also watch it. I’ve seen articles discussing your show.”
Upon meeting, Lily Williams spoke to Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe: "Do you like it?"
"Anyway, I watched all the new episodes in one go, but it was so painful. This show only releases two episodes a week," Lily Williams said, puzzled. "Aren't streaming shows usually released all at once?"
"This drama is currently being broadcast on a Chinese television station, and it was only recently added to Maxine," Lu Yanhe explained.
“That’s far too little,” Lily Williams said seriously. “I’ve always enjoyed watching lighthearted shows like this. A lot of shows these days are too heavy, with complicated relationships, secrets, pasts, plot twists… Especially when I don’t want to think about anything, I just want to watch something light and relaxing.”
Lu Yanhe nodded: "I know, that's actually one of the reasons why I really like the Friends series."
“A series?” Lily Williams was somewhat surprised. “Is this still a series?”
"You didn't know?" Lu Yanhe said, "This is actually the fourth season of Friends?"
“Is this the fourth season of Friends? Really? I know Friends, but I haven’t watched it,” Lily Williams said. “I know it’s a show you starred in, but I heard that after you left for the last two seasons, the show’s reputation collapsed. I don’t want to watch a show that has such a bad ending.”
“There is a bit of that, but since you like Friends, you can also check out the first season of Friends,” Lu Yanhe said. “The style hasn’t changed at all; it’s always been the same.”
"good."
The two of them were having a very lively conversation.
Arne Bogut came over and said, "BOX has released its box office predictions for our movie."
"How is it?" Lily Williams asked immediately, full of anticipation.
"We expect the box office to be between $23 million and $27 million over the first three days," said Arne Bogut. "The final box office is expected to be around $70 million."
Upon hearing this, Lily Williams looked delighted, saying, "It seems they have a lot of confidence in our film."
“Yes,” Arne Bogut nodded. “The Mist has been doing very well online, and the trailer has already surpassed 50 million views.”
The production and marketing costs of "The Mist" totaled only $21 million. According to BOX's box office predictions, the film could recoup its costs and make a profit solely from its North American box office performance.
With its overseas box office and revenue from family entertainment, this film is clearly destined for success. Furthermore, because it was filmed in Canada, it is eligible for a tax refund of over a million dollars according to local policy.
For horror films, box office revenue is the primary metric.
Hearing that "The Mist" had achieved good initial results, Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
This is his first English-language film, and he doesn't want it to perform poorly or even lose money.
"I heard you're going to be on CBN's morning news program tomorrow morning for an interview?" Lily Williams asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Lily Williams immediately said, "Then you'd better be prepared, because the host of their show seems to be a bit discriminatory towards Asians."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
“He hasn’t publicly expressed any discrimination, but we’ve heard rumors about it in private,” Lily Williams said. “If it’s true, he might not be very polite to you tomorrow.”
"It's nothing," Lu Yanhe shrugged.
Perhaps it's because his performance in various situations over the past few years has been exceptionally good that Lu Yanhe is truly unafraid of being harassed.
In a sense, his popularity with the audience is also due to his wit and resourcefulness in various situations.
People tend to like someone who is clever, intelligent, and not annoying.
Some people are smart but annoying, not because they are too smart, but because they are not smart enough. High IQ and intelligence are two completely different concepts.
They shot several posters together, had dinner together, made some preparations for the premiere the next afternoon, and then parted ways early to go home and rest.
Especially Lu Yanhe, he has to get up very early tomorrow morning.
I had to arrive at CBN at 6:30, get my makeup done, go over the interview process, and then go straight into the live broadcast at 7:45.
This means he has to wake up at 5:30 tomorrow morning.
Fortunately, now that Lu Yanhe comes to the United States, Wan Qingqing is in charge of all the local communication matters, so they can worry less about it.
Lu Yanhe returned to the hotel and had just entered his room when Chen Ziyan suddenly sent him a message: "Are you back yet? Have you seen the news online?"
Lu Yanhe: What's the scoop? I just got back and haven't had a chance to check my phone yet.
Chen Ziyan sent Lu Yanhe a link, which he opened and found to be a list.
Someone compiled a list containing the names of controversial winners of the three major awards in recent years.
There are not only TV series, but also movies.
The first to be affected is He Daren, who unexpectedly won the Fei Hong Award two years ago, losing to the favorites Liu Teli and Chen Pinhe, causing a huge controversy.
To Lu Yanhe's surprise, his name also appeared on the last line of the list. The reason given was: Lu Yanhe's award was not particularly controversial, after all, his acting skills are already widely recognized as good. However, Shang Yongzhou, who starred in the same film as him, clearly had a more difficult role and performed better, but was defeated by Lu Yanhe, which was strange.
Chen Ziyan: This list has sparked quite a bit of discussion, with many people on it being accused of buying prizes.
Lu Yanhe: The fact that I was included on this list seems to be just speculation by the person who wrote it.
Chen Ziyan: It is indeed just speculation. They don't have any evidence. They just said that they included people who have had more controversial awards in recent years.
Lu Yanhe: I feel that the public debate surrounding this matter is getting bigger and bigger. Now even something without evidence is causing a great deal of controversy.
Chen Ziyan: Yes, if this trend continues, who knows what kind of juicy gossip might be uncovered.
Lu Yanhe: If someone is found to have bought prizes and the evidence is exposed, then the credibility of other big prizes will be directly halved.
Chen Ziyan: That's right, and the Blue Ribbon Award will directly transform from a three-way competition into the most credible TV drama award in China.
Lu Yanhe: Sister Ziyan, you wouldn't be... suspecting that the person behind this is the Blue Ribbon Award, would you?
Chen Ziyan: Why is it impossible?
Lu Yanhe: Well, it's an official award after all.
Chen Ziyan: Just you wait and see. No matter what, the Golden Tripod Award and the Red River Award will not stand by and watch their credibility be weakened like this. If this controversy continues, the forces behind them will definitely take action. The Blue Ribbon Award may not be so clean that it can withstand scrutiny.
Lu Yanhe: I suddenly feel the thrill of what you mean by "something big is going to happen". If the organizing forces behind the three major awards really start to fight, then the entertainment industry really can't stay out of it.
Chen Ziyan: Yes, I shouldn't have come out with you this time. I should have stayed in China. I'm sure there's a lot of undercurrents in the industry right now, and the power struggle has already begun.
Lu Yanhe: Indeed, at least both sides are frantically trying to win over Yan Liang. On one hand, they hope that Yan Liang will not attend the awards ceremony, while on the other hand, they are trying their best to invite Yan Liang and ask him to attend.
Chen Ziyan: Fortunately, we had already declined when the Fei Hong Awards invited you to be an award presenter. If it had been delayed until now, you would probably be in a lot of trouble. Your absence has really saved you a lot of trouble.
Lu Yanhe declined the offer because he was very busy at the end of January and the beginning of February, with filming of "Friends", promotion of the release of "The Mist", preparations for the Spring Festival Gala, and the world premiere of "Love Letter" at the Jose Film Festival... too many things to do.
Lu Yanhe smiled.
Chen Ziyan: Go to sleep early, you have to get up early tomorrow, there are several tough battles to fight.
Lu Yanhe hummed in agreement.
He picked up the interview outline and answer template that Wan Qingqing had prepared for him, went through them before going to bed, and then put on his eye mask and earplugs before falling into a deep sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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