Chapter 883 Power
Zhou Ping'an is a very amazing agent.
Lu Yanhe has always felt that way.
The longer he was away from Zhou Ping'an, the more he felt this way.
That's the case just from his own experience—
Zhou Ping'an did so many outrageous things to him, and it's amazing that in the end he found out that it wasn't his intention, and he was just doing what he was told.
This doesn't mean that Zhou Ping'an's past actions can be completely erased, but, how should I put it, a lot of the disgust and hatred have indeed been transferred.
The more experiences a person has, the more tolerant they become—not that their heart grows bigger, but that it becomes more discerning; it also means that with more knowledge, they gain a deeper understanding of motives and intentions.
After that, Zhou Ping'an never disappeared from Lu Yanhe's sight.
From Li Zhibai and Yan Liang to Meng Li, and then to Xingyu and Shijin, Zhou Ping'an seemed destined to be connected with them, their paths constantly intersecting.
While Lu Yanhe and Zhou Ping'an's relationship wasn't exactly reconciled, they had surprisingly found a space for cooperation that resembled business dealings.
After many twists and turns, Zhou Ping'an climbed the ranks step by step. To some extent, Lu Yanhe actually admired him. Regardless of Zhou Ping'an's private thoughts, from a career perspective, he never stopped striving forward—
Even though many people ridiculed him for letting go of three golden opportunities: Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang.
Did Zhou Ping'an really lose something?
One of the senior executives at Shijin Entertainment, the artist director. In the entertainment industry, how many people can achieve such a high position through their own hard work and connections? He genuinely lacked the prestige of a prestigious university, had no powerful connections, and worked tirelessly, bowing and scraping his way up…
Lu Yanhe figured something out from Zhou Ping'an.
Rather than admiring someone who gains something through their privileged background, he would rather admire someone who obtains it through obsequiousness, since the latter has to sell out a portion of their self-respect and integrity.
However, Zhou Ping'an also occasionally surprised him. For example, he suddenly poached Meng Li and became Meng Li's agent; he gave up the promising future of Xingyu Entertainment to explore new markets with Shijin Entertainment; for example—
At that moment, someone told him that Zhou Ping'an might become Lang Xia's agent.
Lu Yanhe was taken aback, even feeling a sense of absurdity. This absurdity stemmed from the combination of these two people, from the fact that they had both occupied a unique interpersonal experience in his life, and now, they were like two rivers, meandering and flowing, and then, converging.
They weren't separated by a vast distance, but Lu Yanhe never imagined that their paths would cross.
Previously, Zhou Pingan had even arranged invitations for other award ceremonies for Ma Zhiyuan, but this time, Zhou Pingan attended with Lang Xia. Does Ma Zhiyuan know about this? What will Ma Zhiyuan's reaction be?
A surge of wicked pleasure welled up within Lu Yanhe…
Li Zhibai chose to leave because of Zhou Ping'an's "favoritism" and "inclination" towards Ma Zhiyuan. What about Ma Zhiyuan now?
Of course, Ma Zhiyuan may not be as confident as Li Zhibai was back then, able to leave decisively without hesitation. Ma Zhiyuan's career has only just begun to recover, and without Zhou Ping'an's support, he might fade into obscurity again at any time.
However, given Ma Zhiyuan's temperament and personality, Lu Yanhe didn't believe he would just stand by and watch a competitor who was more famous than himself stay by his side.
Let's fight.
Lu Yanhe really wanted to see a dog-eat-dog show.
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The biggest question mark at this year's Galaxy Awards is whether Wen Shengming will win the last major prize after Lu Yanhe and Chen Pinhe have both won awards.
Domestic film awards are notorious for "distributing the spoils"—
Of course, the same applies overseas. As long as the award model uses a "small jury" system, it is inevitable that there will be suspicions of "sharing the spoils".
People used to hate this, but this year, they feel that dividing the pork is the best option.
There are several actors who have given outstanding performances, and it would be a pity if any of them didn't win.
Of course, this is even more true for Wen Shengming, who returned to the film industry and created a masterpiece like "Dingfeng No. 1".
Not to mention, he is currently a strong contender for this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Even in the evening, just before the Galaxy Awards ceremony was about to begin, a trending topic suddenly appeared on Weibo: "Don't let the aging Wen Shengming lose his eligibility for the award because of his success."
Wen Shengming is extremely popular.
Even the younger generation, who haven't seen his work, know who he is.
Lu Yanhe was also thinking that it would be terrible if the Galaxy Awards didn't give the Best Actor award to Wen Shengming tonight.
That could be considered "discrimination" against veteran artists.
From now on, we might as well say that veteran artists shouldn't apply for awards anymore. If you can't win an award for acting like Wen Shengming, then nobody can.
Whether viewed from the perspective of the actor supporting the play or the play supporting the actor, the character Wen Shengming and this performance absolutely deserve an award.
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Perhaps because the Best Actor award was highly anticipated this year, while the competition for Best Actress was relatively less intense, the former's award was moved to the latter's order of presentation.
Lu Yanhe went on stage to present the Best Actress award—the previous Best Actor winner couldn't get time off work because of filming, so Lu Yanhe was invited to fill the vacancy.
This year's Best Actress award saw Yu Mengling win once and Wei Xue win once. Apart from these two, the other three nominees seemed somewhat "filler," making it a truly lackluster year for Best Actress.
Among these three nominees is Yan Lingyu, who was nominated for her role in "The Classic." This is entirely a case of the film guaranteeing the actor's success; given Yan Lingyu's acting skills, she's not really at the point where she should be vying for an award. The nomination itself is a huge recognition; even with so many fans, none of them dare to swarm and shout that she'll win.
After Lu Yanhe opened the envelope and took out the results, he smiled knowingly.
"The winner of this year's Galaxy Award for Best Actress is Yu Mengling for her role in 'Hesitant View of Life'."
This marks Yu Mengling's second Galaxy Award, following his previous wins of the Fei Hong Award.
One film, two awards—
No, it's three awards, including the Best Actress award she won at the Picardo Film Festival.
The entire audience erupted in cheers and applause.
Yu Mengling was surprised and hugged the people around her to express her gratitude.
Lu Yanhe also applauded for her on stage.
Yu Mengling is truly a professional award winner.
powerful.
Lu Yanhe wondered if "The Boat" could still win a major award for Yu Mengling by the end of this year.
Yu Mengling's performance in the film "The Boat" was equally precise and extremely difficult.
Moreover, the film "The Boat" is definitely the theme that best fits the aesthetics of mainstream awards.
On stage, Lu Yanhe suddenly drifted off into thought, imagining Yu Mengling competing for the award again next year.
Perhaps the film "The Boat" should be submitted to the Situ Film Festival.
This is also a film genre favored by film festivals.
If managed properly, it will definitely achieve better results than "Dingfeng No. 1".
As Lu Yanhe was thinking this, Yu Mengling had already come up on stage.
Lu Yanhe snapped out of his daze and quickly gave her a hug.
Yu Mengling smiled and asked softly, "What are you thinking about? You're actually daydreaming at a time like this."
Lu Yanhe whispered, "I'm thinking you might have to come up and accept another award next year for 'The Boat'."
Yu Mengling was stunned when she heard Lu Yanhe's words.
What the heck?
Lu Yanhe handed the trophy to her and stepped aside.
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After Yu Mengling finished her acceptance speech, Lu Yanhe quickly followed her off the stage.
Because the next award is for Best Actor.
He had to hurry back to his seat.
Lu Yanhe sat with Wen Shengming again this time.
After Lu Yanhe sat down, the award presenters, introduced by the host, came onto the stage and began their introductions.
Lu Yanhe's phone suddenly started buzzing.
At this point, his phone was actually on silent, so why was it still vibrating?
He will only receive notifications when messages are sent by a few people he has specifically designated, even when the phone is in silent mode.
However, they also knew that he was at the awards ceremony at this moment, so why would he send him a message at this time?
Lu Yanhe decided to take a look anyway, even though this scene was very likely to be captured on camera.
Lu Yanhe took his phone out of his pocket.
It was a message from Hua Ruzhen.
She said: I just received inside information that Wen Shengming has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at this year's Oscars, but "The Wind Rises" has been dropped from the Best Foreign Language Film nominations.
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe was at a loss for words.
Why is this happening?
With all the nominations already secured at the Pre-Awards, and none of them falling short, isn't it a sure thing that "Calm Wind One" will be shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?
All nine on the longlist were shortlisted.
The award presenter has already called out Lu Yanhe's name.
Lu Yanhe snapped out of his daze, put down his phone, and smiled subtly.
The winner is—
"Dingfeng No. 1, by Wen Shengming!"
finally.
It's still the same name.
It's the name everyone's been waiting for!
Lu Yanhe's feelings became very complicated at this moment. He was extremely happy for Teacher Wen Shengming, but the incident of "Dingfeng No. 1 being dropped" was like a dark cloud floating over his head, casting a shadow.
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Does Lu Yanhe seem a little unhappy?
Zhou Ping'an, who was at the scene, heard someone whispering next to him.
Looking at the large screen broadcasting the live stream, Zhou Ping'an, based on his understanding of Lu Yanhe, knew that the person next to him was indeed right.
Lu Yanhe did indeed have a slightly unhappy expression.
However, Lu Yanhe's reason for not winning an award was definitely not because of this.
Zhou Ping'an was also very certain about this.
Zhou Ping'an was curious about what had happened that made Lu Yanhe lose control of his expression in this situation.
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#Lu Yanhe's expression# became a trending topic.
Lu Yanhe did not respond.
His team has not responded.
That evening, not only did Lu Yanhe not respond, but Wen Shengming also did not release any information about the award.
Almost all the other award winners sent messages of gratitude and encouragement, such as "keep up the good work."
Of course, given Wen Shengming's position, there is really no need for him to make such a statement.
However, those familiar with their ways keenly sensed something amiss. Given Lu Yanhe's attitude towards Wen Shengming, even if Wen Shengming didn't send a message himself, Lu Yanhe would definitely have sent one of his own. Why were they both suddenly silent?
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Why did the reading drop?
As soon as he left the awards ceremony, Lu Yanhe contacted Hua Ruzhen directly.
Hua Ruzhen said that she didn't know either; she just knew the news in advance.
Indeed, with the Oscars' membership voting system, which film makes it into the nomination list is not determined by a few individuals.
You can only look at the wind direction.
Judging precisely from the wind direction, "Dingfeng-1" should have been shortlisted!
Lu Yanhe was to return to Malaysia the next day.
He didn't sleep well at all. This matter kept going on in his mind.
Although the initial expectation was that "Dingfeng No. 1" would have little chance of winning awards during the awards season due to ideological issues, its situation became increasingly clear and optimistic as the subsequent public relations efforts progressed. Lu Yanhe even thought it was a done deal.
He has already mastered the rules of the Oscars.
After learning about this, Liu Bige and Wen Shengming were also very upset. Even though Wen Shengming had been successfully nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Because this signal clearly stated that the Academy recognized Wen Shengming's performance and supported him personally, but "Ding Feng No. 1," a Chinese film of this kind, no matter how well it was made, no matter how high its global box office was, we did not endorse it, nor did we give it any honor.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
There were a few moments when he even thought defiantly, "Why don't you just not give me any hope in the first place!"
Lu Yanhe only calmed down after boarding the plane to Malaysia.
Never mind, never mind.
That was indeed someone else's territory; what could he say? Getting the people at the academy to truly set aside their ideological differences and vote for "Dingfeng No. 1" was an extremely difficult task to begin with.
Lu Yanhe comforted himself in this way, and then made arrangements for himself. It's alright; after these past few months, *Dingfeng No. 1* has already achieved phenomenal popularity, and its mentions in major media outlets have made it one of the most anticipated films of the year. So what if it wasn't nominated for an Oscar? It has already represented Chinese cinema in the European and American markets, and with remarkable success!
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
He rubbed his face.
This isn't self-consolation. For "Windbreaker" to perform like this during the US awards season is already quite good. They weren't playing on home turf.
As long as they continue making films, more and more Chinese filmmakers will become internationally recognized, and the world will increasingly understand and accept Chinese films. That is far more important than winning awards.
Winning an Oscar isn't important; what's important is using it to let more people around the world know about and see this film.
It's already done very well.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
However, in the end, he still slammed his fist down hard.
The power is still not strong enough.
(End of this chapter)
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