Chapter 85 Nomination [VIP]
Chapter Summary: You're a strong contender for the award!
The Golden Horn Awards, one of the three major film awards, will announce the nominees for each award in May.
Before Mu Zhi could answer, Min Min confidently declared, "Sister Zhi Zhi, I think you're sure to win the award."
"Judging from the previous nomination lists and winning actors of the Golden Horn Awards, romance films, youth films, and suspense films have won more awards, and there are also more young actors who have been nominated and won awards."
Films of these genres, with good reviews, decent box office returns, and excellent acting from the leads, have an extremely high chance of winning awards.
If you compile a small table listing movies released from last year to this year, ranked by box office and word-of-mouth, "Back to 17" would make it into the top 10.
It broke the box office record for youth films! It definitely deserves an award to encourage it.
"Back to 17" is Mu Zhi's first film.
Mu Zhi's prediction for winning an award: "Maybe I'll be nominated for a 'Best Newcomer' award."
She won Best Actress for her first film, but the film itself wasn't prestigious enough.
She had a lot of screen time in "Back to 17", but she wasn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
There's a high probability that he'll receive a "Best Newcomer" nomination and the award.
In the original world, Mu Zhi won a newcomer award for her first film.
He's no longer a newcomer to the film industry.
It would feel a bit strange to win the newcomer award here again?
So Mu Zhi has a pretty Zen-like attitude towards whether her first film will be nominated or win an award.
Her small goal is to win "Best Actress".
In early May, there was one month left before filming began and I joined the production team.
The news about the movie "Countdown" can no longer be kept secret.
First, the casting call was leaked.
Renowned director Wan Zhou is about to start a new film, a road movie, with Tai Feng as the male lead.
Initially, netizens started a thread on the forum, with the focus of the discussion being the renowned director Wan Zhou, the subject matter, and the award-winning actor Tai Feng.
Topics for discussion:
What will this renowned director's first road movie turn out like?
This is my second collaboration with Tai Feng. What kind of surprises will this collaboration bring to the audience?
Immediately afterwards, the filing of "Countdown" was quickly discovered.
After reading the story synopsis, the focus and attention of netizens immediately shifted to:
With a renowned director and his top-notch team, plus A-list actors, this project is incredibly appealing, making fans drool and eager to grab a piece for their idols.
So, who will play the female lead?
The key point highlighted based on the filed story information: a young woman.
That's where the young actors' opportunities lie.
Well-known actresses under the age of 30 in the film industry were "nominated" one by one, and netizens were hotly debating which actress was most suitable for the role of "Ah Sang", whose film achievements were the strongest, and who was most qualified to play the role.
And which young actresses have worked with director Wan Zhou and award-winning actor Tai Feng, and are likely to collaborate with them again...?
Mu Zhi went online and came across a discussion about the female lead of "Countdown" on a forum, which was being reposted by marketing accounts.
Since director Wan Zhou does not have a personal social media account, some netizens have checked whether his team members have recently followed any actresses.
Tai Feng has social media accounts but rarely updates them.
The activity lists of Tai Feng's team members have also been exposed.
The result was nothing.
Mu Zhi thought to herself: The producers of "Countdown" have done a good job of keeping the news under wraps.
Three days later.
I received a screenshot from Minmin.
He was exposed.
On the forum, netizens have been posting every day for the past few days to help Wan Zhou and Tai Feng choose the female lead, and all the popular actresses have been nominated, including A-list actress Xi Qianwen.
No one has mentioned Mu Zhi.
On this day, someone in the building claimed to have been in contact with the #Countdown# project and left a message saying:
The female lead is a popular young actress who broke box office records for her role in a campus movie. This is confirmed. Filming is scheduled to begin in June.
Onlookers: ? ? ? Mu Zhi?
Stop joking.
Nobody believed it; this comment was officially confirmed as a fan impersonating someone else to praise their idol.
The netizens in the comments section ridiculed Mu Zhi, a newcomer to the film industry with little experience, and said that Lanxing Media was a new company, so how could it have the ability to negotiate such amazing resources for its artists?
Several movie actresses were lined up ahead of Mu Zhi.
It's not Mu Zhi's turn to eat this cake.
However, just as someone on the forum revealed that Mu Zhi had been nominated, a marketing account on Weibo also came out and revealed that Mu Zhi was the female lead in "Countdown".
Like copying information, once one account posted it, several other marketing accounts followed suit.
Marketing accounts claim they've received too many inquiries about who the female lead is in "Countdown," so they made a special investigation and found out that filming is about to begin and the female lead is indeed Mu Zhi.
Netizens: !!! Is it really Mu Zhi?
Half of the netizens who were following the director's upcoming film expressed shock and disbelief, while the other half thought it was just marketing accounts copying information from forum discussions and talking nonsense. They figured marketing accounts often make mistakes, so they didn't really believe it.
Fans who were suddenly given a big-name director's movie promise: Really?
"Holy crap!! I've become a fan of some amazing idol! If it's true, Zhi Bao is so incredible, she's so outstanding!!! I'm absolutely blown away by her!"
"It's like walking down the street and suddenly someone shoves a lottery ticket into your hand, saying it's something you dropped, and then tells you you've won a multi-million dollar jackpot. Yeah, that's the feeling. It's like a dream? It feels a bit unreal."
"Waaaaah, that scared me! I'm actually a little hesitant to eat this pancake. Could someone have made up something to make fun of us?"
"Keep a low profile, folks. Don't spread rumors about this before it's officially announced. Let's just wait for filming to start. Come on June, please!!"
......
Fans, overwhelmed by the enormous surprise, were almost too nervous to accept it—it was just too, too exciting!
Is Mu Zhi the lead actress in "Countdown"?
All the discussions and debates will only be resolved once the official announcement or filming begins.
Before June arrives.
In mid-May, the nominees for the 28th Golden Horn Awards were announced.
The film "Back to 17" received three nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Newcomer.
Five actors were nominated for Best Newcomer at this year's Golden Horn Awards. Mu Zhi was nominated for Best Newcomer for her role as "Zhou Can" in "Back to 17".
When the nomination list was released.
Mu Zhi and her team are attending a script reading session for "Countdown".
After the meeting.
Minmin rushed forward immediately and excitedly told Muzhi the news: "Sister Zhizhi, congratulations on your nomination for 'Best Newcomer' at the Golden Horn Awards!"
Several members of the film crew heard this and offered their congratulations to Mu Zhi.
Mu Zhi could only accept the blessings with great surprise and joy, and express her gratitude.
Tai Feng, seeing this, naturally noticed that Mu Zhi's surprise was superficial.
After several interactions, including auditions, makeup trials, makeup confirmation, and taking makeup photos, plus today's reading session, Tai Feng has developed a preliminary understanding of Mu Zhi.
Mu Zhi made extensive preparations for the role, demonstrating the attitude and determination of an actor to wholeheartedly dedicate themselves to portraying the character well.
This changed his prejudice against popular celebrities.
"Congratulations on your nomination." Tai Feng also came over to offer his congratulations.
Mu Zhi: "...Thank you, Teacher Tai."
Why do I feel like Tai Feng has seen right through me?
The script reading session ended, and it was almost dinnertime.
On the way back, Ji Binghe suggested a get-together. Firstly, to celebrate Mu Zhi's nomination for Best Newcomer; secondly, since filming was about to begin and had been quite demanding, this was also a way to reward everyone in advance.
"Sister Zhizhi, regarding the predictions for the newcomer award, netizens all think you are a favorite to win."
Mu Zhi went online and saw that the trending topics included #GoldenHornAwardsNominees# and individual actors being nominated.
This includes the #Muzhi Best Newcomer Award nomination# which is prominently displayed.
The other four actors nominated along with Mu Zhi:
The number one is a 9-year-old child star in a drama film.
The second one is a 16-year-old child actor in a suspense film.
The third is an actress in her 30s, who starred in romance films.
The fourth is an actor in his 60s, in a drama film.
Netizens believe that Mu Zhi has a very high chance of winning the award.
Mu Zhi's role was the most talked about, and her acting skills were highly praised, while the other four nominees received very little attention for their films and roles.
Compared to Mu Zhi, it has little presence.
Will I win an award? We'll have to wait until the Golden Horn Awards ceremony in June.
Mu Zhi and her group arrived at the restaurant where they were having their dinner.
In April and May, Ji Binghe did not arrange any activities for Mu Zhi.
Mu Zhi stayed home in seclusion, studying her role and preparing for the new play.
Ji Binghe learned about Mu Zhi's "itinerary" at home. The character was a patient, and Mu Zhi specifically read some books related to the character's illness and learned about the patient's physical condition at different stages.
Ji Binghe accompanied Mu Zhi to the role's makeup test and final makeup. She saw Mu Zhi discussing the character's hairstyle and clothes with the director, makeup artist, and costume designer, and offered many effective suggestions about the character, which were adopted by the director.
They put a lot of effort into every little detail of the character to bring him to life.
And at today's script reading session, Mu Zhi's understanding and analysis of the character was praised by Director Wan as "diligent".
This past month has been quite busy.
Ji Binghe greatly admires Mu Zhi's self-discipline and dedication to the new play and role.
After filming began, it wasn't easy to visit the set because the filming environment wasn't as convenient as film and television bases like Hengcheng and Shencheng.
Mu Zhi said that she has a team to take care of her and can handle things, so she doesn't need her agent to worry about her.
If there's really good news from the Golden Horn Awards, I'll have to take a break in June.
Also, he asked the agent, "Director Ji, what's the progress of 'The Edge of the Blade'?"
Filming wrapped up in mid-January, and it was previously said that it would air in the second half of the year.
Mu Zhi was unsure: "When will the recording be done?"
Ji Binghe: "When I talked to Director Pan Yan last time, he said that the editing should be finished around July, and the dubbing should be done by August at the latest, and then it will be submitted for review..."
"Okay." Mu Zhi nodded knowingly.
Then I'll have to ask the production crew for leave in advance.
In late May, a week before filming began.
Mu Zhi arranged a dinner with Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Cai.
The last time they met was before the Lunar New Year, when Zhou Jingzhu had a meal with her boyfriend, Mu Zhi, and Liu Cai.
Mu Zhi didn't have a deep impression of Zhou Jingzhu's boyfriend. Perhaps it was because he was a little uncomfortable having dinner with them, as he was a very quiet person.
Now, Zhou Jingzhu and her boyfriend have been together for more than half a year, and her relationship with her family has only recently improved.
"In just a few months, Zhizhi has gained another representative work and has become a star again!"
Zhou Jingzhu looked on with an expression that said, "I'm so envious."
The girl group Five Flowers is going to hold a farewell concert this year. When they reunited last month to choose songs for the concert, they talked about Mu Zhi and all sighed with different expressions that Mu Zhi became popular too quickly.
She's now a third or fourth-tier actress, but a popular young actress.
The news that Mu Zhi will be playing the lead role in director Wan Zhou's new film is no secret in the industry.
Once the movie directed by the great director is released, it will be successful.
With Mu Zhi as the female lead, is she very likely to rise to A-list status? Wow!!
Liu Cai: "Congratulations on the Golden Horn Award nomination for Best Newcomer!"
Zhou Jingzhu: "You'll definitely win the award, you're so amazing, baby."
"Come on, let's have a drink and wish Zhizhi all the best in winning the Best Newcomer Award."
Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Cai prepared a gift for Mu Zhi together.
"This gift is called the UV Protection Package."
When Mu Zhi saw Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Cai carrying large bags, she assumed they had finished shopping. However, upon opening the bags, she found sunscreen, face masks, sprays, sun-protective clothing, hats, arm sleeves, and so on.
A friendly reminder to Mu Zhi: please take precautions against sun exposure when filming to avoid getting a tan.
Actually, getting a tan is definitely necessary; it's required for the role.
But this is truly a gift prepared with great care.
Unable to refuse their kind invitation, Mu Zhi thanked them and accepted the gifts, promising to reciprocate later.
Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Cai also invited Mu Zhi to attend Five Flowers' final concert in Beicheng, which is scheduled for October, if she has time.
"We'll reserve a ticket for you."
There are still a few months left.
Mu Zhi said that if the movie wraps up by then and she doesn't have any particularly important schedules, she will attend.
The dinner party has ended.
The three of them left together and went to the underground parking lot.
Zhou Jingzhu, with her sharp eyes, pointed to a few people not far away, signaling Mu Zhi to look.
"Hey, doesn't that look like one of your company's artists?"
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