Chapter 790 Beginning
On August 7, the 26th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards Ceremony was held at the Dongshi Theater in the PD area.
At around 6 pm, Gu Wei arrived outside the venue by car.
Compared with previous years, this year's Magnolia Awards was much smaller in scale. Not only was the most anticipated red carpet segment cancelled, but the number of guests in attendance was also small.
However, there are still many media, especially online media.
Migu Video, Kuaishou, Douyin, Youku, Tencent Video, etc. It is easy to distinguish different media companies from the logos on their microphones and filming equipment.
In addition to being broadcast on Dragon TV, this year's Magnolia Awards Ceremony will also be broadcast live on various online platforms.
After entering the venue, Gu Wei reunited with other members of the "Joy of Life" crew.
"Isn't Teacher Daoming here?" He asked Director Sun Hao after greeting everyone.
"I contacted him, but Teacher Chen said he had other things to do in Beijing and couldn't come."
Gu Wei nodded, not too surprised.
When chatting with Nini last month, she told him that the filming of "The Best of Times" had been completed.
Chen Daoming lives in Beijing, so he will definitely go back after finishing filming here.
Considering his status, the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor doesn't seem that important, so it's normal that he didn't attend.
In the lounge backstage of the theater, various stars arrived one after another. Some directors and stars who were familiar with Gu Wei came forward to greet him when they saw him there.
"Gu Wei~"
"Sister Li, long time no see.
Isn't Brother Chao with you?"
Sun Li wore a white silk long dress and had neat short hair, looking very capable.
“What is he doing here? He has no work shortlisted.
Congratulations on being nominated for Best Actor again. With Joy of Life being so popular, your chances of winning this time are pretty good."
"Haha, I wish you good luck.
Sister Li has also been nominated for Best Actress. If she wins the award, she'll have won the Magnolia Award three times. Isn't that unique in China?"
Sun Li was nominated for the Best Actress at this year's Magnolia Awards for her role in the hit drama "Home" at the beginning of the year.
She has won the Magnolia Award for Best Actress twice before, for "Hot Mom" and "Legend of Miyue", and is a popular candidate for this year's Best Actress.
"I would like to, but it depends on whether the judges will give me a chance."
Sun Li was smiling, and was obviously looking forward to the awards tonight.
As the ceremony was about to begin, all the guests entered and took their seats.
Gu Wei and the crew of "Joy of Life" sat in the front left corner of the venue.
Next to him was the crew of "The Longest Day in Chang'an". When Lei Jiayin saw Gu Wei coming, he quickly stood up and greeted him.
"I watched The Longest Day in Chang'an, and the acting was really good."
Gu Wei praised with a smile.
"You're too kind, Brother Wei. It's a lot behind [Joy of Life] in terms of popularity and broadcast performance." Lei Jiayin smiled innocently and said modestly.
Lei Jiayin is from Ning Hao's circle, but he also has a good relationship with Gu Wei.
The two had known each other 8 years ago. Lei Jiayin played the leader of the three robbers, "Brother Bei", in "Detective Chinatown 1" directed by Gu Wei.
At that time, he was still an unknown little actor.
Later, the two collaborated on "The Assassin 2" and "The Wandering Earth". Although Lei Jiayin played supporting roles, his fame and status have been rising little by little.
Over the years, Lei Jiayin has found a track in the film and television industry that suits him very well - the loser track.
Most of the roles he plays are cowardly and bullied, but he is very popular with the audience and he thrives in this field.
The two chatted for a few minutes and the ceremony began soon.
Today's Magnolia Awards Ceremony was very straightforward. There were no performances involved, and the awards ceremony just started.
First up are the less popular awards such as Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary, and Best TV Variety Show.
After half of the time, the awards that everyone cares about most, such as Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Leading Actor, began to be presented.
The Best Supporting Actress award went to Tao Hong from "A Little Joy", while the Best Supporting Actor award went to Tian Yu from the "Joy of Life" crew.
After hearing the host announce that he was the winner, Tian Yu stood up excitedly and hugged several people from the crew around him.
Gu Wei stood up and hugged him with a smile: "Congratulations~"
"Thank you~"
After saying that, he walked onto the stage.
Tian Yu graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, but because of his plain appearance, he could only play supporting roles in various film and television dramas for many years after his debut and never became popular.
In the early days, people's deepest impression of him was that of Tang Wei's ex-boyfriend.
It was not until he played "Teacher Wang" in "Charlotte's Troubles" that he left some impression on the audience.
The popularity of "Joy of Life" made his "Wang Qinian" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but this is also because Tian Yu's acting skills are superb. If someone else played "Wang Qinian", it is likely that he would not be as likable as him. It can be said that the role and the actor complement each other.
"Thank you all for your love, thank you to the Magnolia Awards jury for giving me this award, and thank you to Director Sun, Gu Wei, Teacher Daoming, and all the colleagues on the [Joy of Life] crew."
This is the first time Tian Yu has won the Magnolia Award, and it is also his first time to be nominated. It is obvious that he is surprised and excited about winning the award.
After the acceptance speech, everyone applauded.
"I watched [Joy of Life], and Mr. Tian Yu's performance as "Wang Qinian" was particularly great!" Lei Jiayin said to Gu Wei beside him while applauding.
"Lao Tian is a rare golden supporting actor in the film and television industry, but he has never had many good opportunities before."
Gu Wei is very optimistic about Tian Yu. They had the most rival scenes together when filming "Joy of Life", and he highly recognizes his acting skills.
After the supporting actor and actress awards were presented, it was time for the ceremony's most anticipated best actor and actress awards.
Yan Ni won the Best Actress award at this year's Magnolia Awards for her outstanding performance in "Life of Pi", while the Best Actor award went to Mr. Chen Baoguo from "Old Tavern".
When the awards were announced, Sun Li's face was full of disappointment. Gu Wei was fine. He and Lei Jiayin, who was also nominated for Best Actor, didn't react much. After all, losing to Mr. Chen Baoguo was not a shameful thing.
The Best Director Award was given to Wang Jun, the director of "Little Joy", who is not only a director but also likes to act in his own dramas.
In the film "A Little Farewell" which was also directed by him, he played the role of Hu Xianxu's father and Chen Xiaoyun's husband.
After the last award was presented, the Magnolia Awards ceremony officially ended. Gu Wei was about to leave when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.
"Mr. Gu!"
"Mr. Hou?"
The person who came was Hou Hongliang from Noon Sunshine.
"Do you have time later to have dinner together?" Hou Hongliang invited.
"Mr. Hou came here alone?"
"I'm here alone this time. All Is Well unexpectedly won the International Communication Award this year, and I happened to be in Shanghai, so I came here to receive it."
Gu Wei understood that Hou Hongliang must have something to talk to him about, so he smiled and said, "No problem, it's been a while since we last met, so I'd like to get together with Mr. Hou."
After leaving the award ceremony venue, the two found a nicely decorated restaurant nearby, ordered a few dishes and a bottle of white wine, and chatted while eating.
"It's a shame today. Joy of Life is a rare good movie and definitely the hottest TV series this year. It's reasonable for the Magnolia Awards to give you the Best Actor award."
After drinking a small cup of wine, Hou Hongliang filled Gu Wei's cup again, feeling a little sorry for him.
Gu Wei smiled and said: "Joy of Life is a hit, but it's too commercial, and its depth and emotions are not particularly outstanding.
It’s normal not to win an award.”
"The company recently received a very interesting script, which is currently in the hands of Director Sun Molong.
He wanted to invite Mr. Gu to star in the film and was planning to send you the script and invitation later. He just happened to tell me directly when we met today."
"Old Sun, he's been getting better and better these past two years. I watched the movie [I Am Yu Huanshui] last year, it was very interesting."
Director Sun Molong mentioned by Hou Hongliang is also an old acquaintance of Gu Wei. He is Kong Sheng's personal director of photography and has followed Director Kong since the earliest works "Jiu Zhang Jiu Lou Zi" and "Chuang Guandong".
He was also the photographer of the crew when filming Nirvana in Fire.
With the development of "Noon Sunshine" in recent years, Sun Molong, who was a professional cameraman, also started to work as a director. "I Am Yu Huanshui" is a work directed by him.
"This is also a short series, estimated to be just over ten episodes, with a tight pace but very engaging content."
"What drama?" Gu Wei had a premonition after hearing Hou Hongliang say this.
“It’s called [The Beginning], a TV series adapted from the novel of the same name, and it tells a story about time and space cycles.
I'll have someone send you the script later."
Gu Wei nodded, it was indeed this drama.
He was still deeply impressed by "The Beginning". The concept of time and space loop was rarely filmed in the domestic film and television circles, and the drama "Original Time and Space" was filmed very well.
However, there are only 15 episodes in total and it is a web drama, which means that even if it becomes a big hit, the profit of the TV series itself will be extremely limited.
So when Gu Wei was choosing the film he wanted to make, he didn't even consider this drama.
"I just happened to read the original novel, which is similar to Groundhog Day and Source Code."
"Almost the same. It's about a bus explosion, the protagonist goes through time loops, and finally solves the case."
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "My schedule is too full. I won't have time to film other dramas in the next year."
He was somewhat interested in [Beginning], but he really didn't have the time.
Hou Hongliang said with a smile: "The schedule is easy to say. "Beginning" itself is a small production, and the filming time will not be too long. As long as you can act, the crew will definitely make your time the priority."
"Okay, let me go back and look at the script and we'll discuss it again."
The Magnolia Awards ceremony ended, and the list of winners sparked a wave of discussion online. The audience did not have much opinion on this year's results. Several of the winning actors are powerful, and everyone agrees that they won the awards.
Many fans felt sorry for Gu Wei as he failed to win the Magnolia Award for Best Actor for the second time.
What a shame! "Joy of Life" is so good, why didn't Gu Wei win the Best Actor award?
"Joy of Life" is the best drama I've seen this year. All the characters are amazing. Congratulations to Tian Yu for winning the Best Supporting Actor award. I feel sorry for Gu Wei.
Is it possible that Gu Wei didn't win an award because his other characters were so outstanding? "Joy of Life" gives me the impression that it's more of an ensemble cast.
[It's probably due to the subject matter. Although Gu Wei played Fan Xian very well, the TV series and the character itself limited his performance.]
Gu Wei's loss was not unfair. Anyone who has seen "Old Tavern" knows how outstanding Chen Baoguo's performance was. It's only natural that he won the award!
[In fact, I think "Joy of Life" is a commercial film with a wide audience and everyone likes to watch it.
Mr. Chen Baoguo's "Old Tavern" is an art film with deeper connotations and gives actors more room to perform.
Apparently, this year's Magnolia Awards place more emphasis on the latter.]
[Woohoo, don't be sad if you didn't win an award, brother. I bought tickets for the movie "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils." I'll be going to the theater to support you when the movie opens in a couple of days!]
"There's been a lot of discussion online about you not winning the Magnolia Award, especially with many of your fans speaking up for you."
On the second day of the set, Reba, who was taking a break, was browsing her phone and talking.
"Stand up for me?" Gu Wei frowned and took out his mobile phone to search for relevant news and discussions.
Then his brows slowly relaxed.
It’s okay. Although many fans feel it’s a pity that he didn’t win the award, the words they expressed were not too intense and there was not much media coverage.
Being a celebrity, especially a traffic star, it is easy to offend many people without knowing anything.
For example, if Gu Wei did not win the Magnolia Award this time, if some irrational fans think that Chen Baoguo has blocked her brother's path and slander and abuse Chen Baoguo online, once the number of people increases and the matter spreads, Gu Wei will offend Chen Baoguo without knowing it, and many people will have a bad impression of him.
This is what fans do and idols pay the price for.
The more popular you are and the more fans you have, the more likely this situation is to occur.
Therefore, traffic has always been a double-edged sword. If used well, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. If used poorly, it can hurt both yourself and others.
August 10th.
"Is my wife okay?"
"Right away, I'll just put on some lipstick later."
In the room, Fu Xinbo, who was dressed neatly, urged Ying'er impatiently.
"You started putting on makeup after dinner, and I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Nowadays, everyone wears a mask when going out, so no one can see your beautiful makeup."
Ying'er finally finished packing everything and trotted out of the room.
"That's different. I have to wear makeup whenever I go out, otherwise I feel insecure."
Fu Xinbo felt helpless and didn't know what to say.
The two of them went down to the underground parking lot of the community and drove out. In a short while, they arrived at a shopping mall near their home.
After entering the door, I didn’t wander around, but went directly to the Yaolai International Cinema on the top floor.
"Why don't you buy tickets for a later date? It always feels weird to go out to the movies in the morning."
After Fu Xinbo exchanged the ticket and bought some drinks and snacks, Ying'er complained.
“The evening sessions were so popular that there were no good seats.
Anyway, we have nothing to do during the day, so now is a good time to watch it."
Ying Er took two movie tickets from Fu Xinbo, raised her phone to take a photo, then pulled her husband over and took a photo together.
"what?"
"Post it on Weibo~" Ying Er replied without looking up from her phone.
"Alright, done!"
After finishing, she looked very happy and did not forget to urge her husband.
"Log in to your own Weibo and post a similar Weibo post like me, using the same photos as mine."
"You haven't even watched the movie yet, and you're already in a hurry to check in?" Fu Xinbo was a little confused. It was normal to check in and post on Weibo after watching a movie, but it was a bit abnormal that his wife was so anxious, not to mention that she asked him to post one too.
"My silly husband, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?
What are we doing here?"
"Let's go to the movies. Didn't you say we should watch Gu Wei's new film, 'Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils'?"
“I wanted to see a movie, but that’s not the point.
The most important thing for us today is to post this on Weibo!
You will be joining the crew of "Joy of Life 2" next month. Have you forgotten that it was Jingtian who asked Gu Wei for this role for you?
Now that Gu Wei's new film is released, even though we're not big stars, we can still help promote it."
"Isn't this a bit too deliberate to please?" Fu Xinbo has a straight male mindset.
"How can you call it flattery? Isn't it normal for friends to help each other?
You see, after today, there will definitely be many celebrities showing off their movie tickets, just like how everyone helped Gu Wei promote his movie on Weibo a few days ago.
Okay, stop wasting time, I’ll do it for you.”
Ying Er took Fu Xinbo's phone without hesitation and helped him start a Weibo account.
(End of this chapter)
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