Chapter 444 A girl's feelings are always poetic
"...Movies are not only a record of the times, but also an art of dreaming. In the past, we have always been looking down at the road, but now it is finally time to look up at the stars. As many audience friends have said, "The Wandering Earth" is just the beginning of domestic science fiction movies. In the future, we will surely have more works that audiences all over the world will watch seriously. I hope that Chinese films will get better and better. Thank you everyone!"
On the large stage, Meng Bai raised the Golden Rooster Award trophy in his hand, facing the thousands of guests and audiences below the stage with confidence and calmness, as well as the bright camera lights.
After greeting Cheng Long and others who were responsible for the award ceremony, Meng Bai walked off the stage with the trophy. Amid the applause and congratulations of the star directors along the way, he returned to his position in the crew.
"Not bad, no surprises, no accidents." Guo Fan took the trophy and weighed it, "It's quite light."
"It's hollow, so it must not be heavy." Meng Bai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Once we get this award, our year will not be in vain."
Guo Fan laughed and said, "By the way, when it's over, do you want to have dinner together?"
Meng Bai glanced at the time and said, "Forget it, it's already past ten o'clock, and there will be interviews after it's over, which will take even longer. Everyone is tired all night today, go back and rest early. When we get back to Jingbei, call everyone to celebrate together."
"That's fine, everyone go back early. Oh, I can sleep well tonight."
Guo Fan talked to the crew on the scene, and everyone had no objection. They have been busy preparing since the afternoon and are indeed tired. It's not bad to rest early.
Zhao Jinmai, the little girl, was still full of energy. When she heard Meng Bai say that they would go back to their own homes, she said with some disappointment, "You're going back so early!"
Meng Bai glanced at her and said, "There's nothing we can do. Your uncle director and the others are all old, and they definitely can't be as energetic as us young people."
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"That's right." Zhao Jinmai smacked her lips, "Then Brother Meng Bai, why don't we go out for a walk later. I heard that the night market here in Xiamen is very lively, and I've always wanted to go and see it."
After saying that, she put her hands together and made a "please, please" gesture.
Meng Bai pondered for a moment. He had a "date" when he went back later, and he wanted to refuse. But when he saw the little girl's pitiful expression, he really didn't dare to say it out loud.
"That... that's fine." Meng Bai said, "But not too late, otherwise your mother will be worried."
Her daughter was not yet an adult, so Zhao's mother naturally came to Xiamen with her. But she was not a member of the crew and couldn't walk the red carpet together, so she simply stayed in the hotel. Anyway,
there is an "acquaintance" Meng Bai taking care of the scene, so there is no need to worry about the safety of her daughter.
Hearing Meng Bai's agreement, Zhao Jinmai suddenly became happy: "No problem, let's go around and go back. It's just right, I can also bring some Xiamen specialty snacks for my mother to try."
After that, she took out her small mobile phone and sent a message to Zhao's mother, saying that she would go back later.
The Straits Grand Theater is located near the International Building in Siming District, Xiamen, which is not far from the city. After the ceremony interview, the crew went their separate ways. Guo Fan and the others returned to their hotels, and Meng Bai took Zhao Jinmai to the famous Zhongshan Road Night Market.
"Oh, there are so many people here!"
Looking at the pedestrian street that was still crowded with people near late at night, Zhao Jinmai, as a northern child who had not experienced much nightlife since childhood, exclaimed a little.
Meng Bai was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that there were so many people here at this time. In the north, especially at the end of November, even in Sanlitun in northern Beijing, there would not be so many people on the street.
"Peanut soup, coconut cakes, fish balls, ginger duck..."
It can be seen that Zhao Jinmai did her homework before coming here. She either looked for local representative snacks or popular online celebrity stores, many of which require queuing.
Compared with those first-line big-name stars, Zhao Jinmai is not very well-known. She was running around in a baseball cap late at night, without even a mask, and no one recognized her.
But this is also convenient, Meng Bai followed her leisurely. While replying to various congratulatory messages on WeChat, he occasionally looked up to see if the girl ran away.
"Brother Meng Bai, try it!"
Meng Bai was sending WeChat messages to each other with Li Qin, saying that he would pass by Shanghu on his way back and planned to visit the set, when he suddenly felt something appear in front of him.
He stepped back to see clearly that it was Zhao Jinmai who was raising her hand and holding a string of hot fish balls and handing it to him.
"I've seen this restaurant's grilled fish balls online. They're very famous. They're said to be delicious." Zhao Jinmai grinned with a bright smile on her face: "Try it."
Although she wasn't very hungry, the little girl was sincere, so Meng Bai wouldn't refuse. He opened his mouth and bit one off the wooden stick.
Don't say it, although it's an online celebrity shop, the fish balls are really good. They are fresh and fragrant, with a chewy texture and are quite chewy.
"Well, not bad."
Zhao Jinmai was immediately delighted when she saw Meng Bai nod and praise, and she felt that she had not waited in line for nothing.
Moreover, Meng Bai naturally bit the snack in her hand just now. This scene was very similar to the scenes of lovers in idol dramas and novels she had seen, which made her even happier.
Perhaps in the eyes of passers-by around, she and Brother Meng Bai were just like a couple who came to go shopping!
Thinking of this, Zhao Jinmai felt her cheeks slightly hot, and she felt a lot of unspeakable joy in her heart.
Meng Bai didn't pay much attention to the change in Zhao Jinmai's expression, otherwise she would have to say that you think too much, little girl. With the height difference between us, anyone who sees us will only think that the brother is taking his sister out to eat.
"Ding Leng~"
A reminder sounded, and Meng Bai looked at his mobile phone. It was a WeChat message from Ni Ni, with a hotel location and room number.
"Ahem." Meng Bai coughed lightly and said to Zhao Jinmai, who was still in high spirits, "Maimai, it's past eleven o'clock, it's time to go back."
"Ah? So fast."
Zhao Jinmai looked at the time. Sure enough, the two of them had been shopping for almost an hour.
"Okay, then let's go back." She said with lingering feelings.
"If you like, you can stay for another day tomorrow. It's the weekend anyway."
"Oh, no, I still have homework to do when I go back." The little girl sighed.
"That's right. I'll take the college entrance examination next year, so I still have to work hard." Meng Bai said as he walked: "Let's make it clear first. I'll give you the heroine I promised you. If you don't pass the exam in the end, hehe..."
"Don't worry, Brother Meng Bai, as long as you can pass the art exam, there will be no problem with the cultural courses." Zhao Jinmai patted his chest and said confidently.
"That's fine. Don't worry, as long as you can pass the cultural courses, you don't have to worry too much about the art exam." Meng Bai said.
Not to mention Zhao Jinmai's own strength after filming for so many years, Arclight and the Central Academy of Drama have cooperated a lot, so it's easy to help her get a quota.
Arts, sports and some special industries allow minors to work in the industry, and Zhao Jinmai's contract has long been signed with Arclight.
However, she is not the youngest actor in the Arclight system. Wang Shengdi, who has worked with her before, is only nine years old this year and is also signed under the Water Drop Agency where Guo Fan is.
It was past eleven thirty when they returned to the hotel. Meng Bai parked the car and looked at Zhao Jinmai in the passenger seat: "Okay, we're here. Let your mother come down to pick you up or I'll take you upstairs."
"Brother Meng Bai, don't you live here too?" Zhao Jinmai asked in confusion.
Meng Bai's expression remained unchanged, and he said naturally: "Oh, I have something to go out for... I'll take you upstairs."
"No, no, we're already at the door, I can go up by myself."
"No, I won't feel at ease unless I hand you over to your mother safely... Anyway, it won't take a while." "
Okay then." Zhao Jinmai took out his mobile phone, "I'll call my mother."
Mother Zhao seemed to have been guarding the phone, and the call was connected as soon as she called. When she heard her daughter was downstairs, she was relieved, and then hurriedly said that she would come down right away.
"Oh, I really want to go to college." Zhao Jinmai hung up the phone and sighed, "Otherwise my mother will nag me every day."
"It will be the same when I go to college." Meng Bai stretched lazily, "Don't say it's you, I'm almost 30 years old, and when I call my mother, she nags me too."
At this point, he laughed, "But sometimes I think it's nice to have someone nagging me."
"Really?" Zhao Jinmai pursed her lips and didn't care.
She is still at the age of a young girl. Although she has been filming since she was a child, she has never left her parents, so she doesn't have much feeling about it.
Meng Bai smiled when he saw this, but didn't preach. This kind of psychology is basically the same for all human beings. When she grows up, she will naturally understand it. There is no need to experience it now.
While chatting and waiting, Zhao Jinmai suddenly remembered something when she thought that Zhao's mother would come down soon.
"By the way, Brother Meng Bai." She took out a small box from her pocket, "This is for you."
"What is this?"
Meng Bai took it in a daze.
Zhao Jinmai said a little embarrassedly: "I said I would give you a gift before, but I forgot it when I was excited. I saw it at the night market just now, so I bought it... Although it was a last-minute purchase, don't worry, I chose it very seriously."
"Well, it's okay, just have this intention." Meng Bai didn't care, "So, what is in it?"
"You will know when you open it, and..."
Zhao Jinmai looked out the window halfway through her words, and saw a figure walking out of the hotel lobby in the distance. It should be Zhao's mother.
Time was a little short, Zhao Jinmai looked around and saw that there was no one around the car. Looking back, she saw that Meng Bai was about to open the gift box and didn't notice her. She took a deep breath, clenched her fists tightly, and then mustered up her courage and rushed forward to Meng Bai's face.
"BO!"
With a light sound, Meng Bai only felt that his cheek seemed to be touched, and then saw Zhao Jinmai hurriedly opened the car door and rushed out.
"Brother Meng Bai, my mother is coming down, so I'll go back first. Please drive slowly on the road and pay attention to safety..."
She said loudly while running away without looking back.
"..."
Meng Bai looked at the back of the girl leaving, frowning - what happened just now?
He looked at his face in the rearview mirror, raised his hand and rubbed it, and there seemed to be some traces.
Tsk, the girls nowadays are really, not only do sneak attacks, but also take advantage of others and run away, without any sense of responsibility.
Unpacking the small gift box in his hand, Meng Bai took out the things inside, but found that it was a box of exquisitely shaped chocolates.
Ha, what is this, confession chocolate?
Meng Bai looked at the chocolate in his hand and chuckled. After thinking about it, he unpacked and took out a piece, took a photo and sent it to Zhao Jinmai: "The gift is good, the chocolate is very sweet, you can change it to dark chocolate next time. Good night, have a good dream."
Click send, throw the piece in his hand into his mouth, put the rest back carefully, and then he drove away.
On the other side, Zhao Jinmai, who had just finished doing something important, followed her mother back to the room. She was still calming down. Suddenly, she heard her cell phone ring. She picked it up and took a look. She felt relieved.
Hehe, Brother Meng Bai was not angry, and he accepted her gift. Tonight's plan was a great success!
"What are you looking at and laughing so happily?" Zhao's mother walked in and asked.
"Nothing." Zhao Jinmai put away her cell phone and made up a reason: "Many viewers left messages online to congratulate us on winning the award for our movie."
After that, she opened her cell phone and took a look. Then she quit WeChat and went to wash up happily.
The jade-like youth is full of heartbeats, and the girl's feelings are always poetic.
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[The Wandering Earth" Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film]
[Golden Horse Awards ratings plummet]
[Golden Rooster Awards will be held annually starting next year]
[Wang Jingchun won the Best Actor and Best Actress Award again for Yongmei]
[Ministry of Culture: Literary and artistic works should look down at the road, but also look up at the stars]
[...]
The next morning, Meng Bai leaned against the head of the bed and looked at the news on Weibo.
After the Golden Rooster Awards ended last night, various related terms rushed to the hot search, and the top positions were basically occupied by award news.
The most concerned is naturally "The Wandering Earth" won the grand prize. As the starting point of domestic science fiction themes, even though it has been released for more than half a year, it still attracts the attention of many viewers.
Regarding the award of this movie, netizens commented on four words-well-deserved.
Although some viewers lamented that "Dying to Survive" did not win the award, it was just a pity. No one thinks there is anything wrong with the current result.
It can only be said that the works nominated this year are very strong, and everyone will regret who to choose or not.
In addition, another news that attracted attention is that the Golden Horse Awards, which started simultaneously last night, lacked the participation of mainland and Hong Kong filmmakers, resulting in a sharp drop in ratings from 3.8 last year to 2.2 this year.
According to the number of people, there are nearly 3 million fewer viewers.
Not only that, all major sponsors in previous years have withdrawn their investment this year. As the chairman of the executive committee, Li An finally attracted two new sponsors, FamilyMart and McDonald's.
I can only say that Li An is also quite miserable. He finally came back and wanted to make the Golden Horse Awards bigger, but he encountered such a thing right away.
Netizens also fully demonstrated the spirit of watching the fun and not minding the big things. They rushed to the Wanwan news website to play all kinds of memes, and did not forget to post Li An's classic wry smile last year over and over again.
In any case, after this incident, the Golden Horse Awards, which has a history of nearly 60 years, is completely on the verge of extinction. Coupled with the declining Academy Awards in recent years, the three major Chinese-language film markets have completely parted ways.
It's a pity that the scene of filmmakers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong competing for the three golds in the past will probably not be seen in the future.
"Hmm~"
A charming hum sounded beside him. Ni Ni woke up from her sleep, opened her eyes, and then sat up in a daze. The quilt on her body slipped off, revealing her delicate shoulders and back covered with dark red "strawberry marks".
"Don't sleep for a while?" Meng Bai said.
"I can't sleep anymore. I have to catch a flight in the afternoon. I have to get up and pack."
Ni Ni shook her head and tucked her messy hair behind her ears. Her slightly curly long hair was scattered down, matching her appearance of just waking up, which was quite charming.
"The flight is in the afternoon, why are you in such a hurry in the morning?" Meng Bai said, pulling her in front of him and stroking her palm on the mountain peak.
"Hmph."
Ni Ni snorted lightly and glanced at the man coquettishly: "Isn't it enough for you to stay up so long last night?"
"I can't help it. I'm young, in good health, and recover quickly."
"Are you talking about my age?"
"My friend, you are two years older than me."
"Let go! I want to get up... ugh!"
Ni Ni struggled angrily, but unfortunately she was no match for Meng Bai. In the end, she was helplessly pulled into his arms and flirted with him. She could only slap him weakly twice, thinking that it was revenge in her heart.
"You...you really want to visit our crew?" Ni Ni panted and said intermittently.
"Yeah, we have been shooting for so long, can't I, the investor, go and check it out?"
"Aren't you afraid, um, you're not afraid that Qinqin will know...know about us?"
"If you don't tell me and I don't tell her, why would she know?"
"Humph, don't underestimate a woman's observation and sixth sense."
"Don't worry, I have a strong magnetic field around me, so the sixth sense is useless."
As the two were talking, Ni Ni's cell phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the name of the caller and her face changed immediately.
It was Li Qin calling.
(End of this chapter)
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