Le Jing is a director after all, and he doesn't need to pose endlessly on the red carpet for reporters to take pictures, so he walked very fast and bumped into several actors from the crew in front of him.
They are the male and female protagonists in "The Dawn", Mo Ran and Liu Yi, two new stars with over 200 million fans on Starbucks, and they were also the two who were highly favored to win awards before.
To be honest, their acting skills in the drama can only be described as mediocre, only slightly better than Huang Tingting from the Republic of China crew. The Red Peony Award invited them because of their popularity, and they are also the guarantee of the Red Peony Award's ratings this time.
The host gestured to Le Jing, asking him to wait until they finished taking the photos before going over.
Le Jing stopped and nodded good-naturedly.
He waited for a while before other actors from their crew arrived one after another. Since the filming had not been completed yet, they had to continue waiting.
Huang Tingting looked at the handsome men and beautiful women in front of her with some envy. They were on the same red carpet, but they seemed like they were from two different worlds.
When will she become the one being sought after by reporters?
The director cut into the screen and gave a shot of less than one second to the Republic of China crew waiting on the side. What Le Jing thought was a trivial matter successfully caused an uproar among the fans on the other side of the screen. In the eyes of the fans, it was solid evidence that he had been wronged.
Roland felt sad.
They were both walking the red carpet, so why did their crew have to wait until the crew of "The Dawn" finished taking photos before they could approve it? Why was their crew ignored and looked so miserable?
The fans were also buzzing:
[Black Cat Knight: Our crew has the strength and the box office, so why should we give way to that rubbish show "The Dawn"?
Lao Wang next door is a bit bald: Although, I think there is a great possibility that "The Dawn" will win the award this time.
Snacks haven't arrived yet: What the hell is "The Dawn" about?! Isn't this just a melodramatic love drama in the guise of a historical drama? The male lead Mo Ran and the female lead Liu Yi can only stare and pout, their acting skills are not as good as my husky's, how can they be qualified to win an award?
If you stay up too late, you will become bald: because of the ratings... The organizing committee invites them to walk the red carpet to increase the ratings because of their popularity, so they must give them awards in the end, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of their trip?
Three hamsters are cute: What kind of authority is the Red Peony Award in the industry? Does it only consider traffic and not quality? This is a rubbish film festival, it's doomed!
Did you suddenly think of me: It's been five minutes, isn't Mo Ran Liu Yi leaving yet? How long has this traffic jam lasted? 】
After waiting for about five minutes, the handsome men and beautiful women in front finally slowly left the red carpet amid the reluctant calls of fans, and Le Jing and the others were finally able to step forward to be interviewed by the host.
Compared with the enthusiasm of the interview on "The Dawn", the host was a bit perfunctory when facing the Le Jing crew. He just asked a few perfunctory questions, and then Le Jing and his crew left the red carpet.
With such differential treatment, even though other members of the crew had no expectation of winning an award from the beginning, they could not help but feel depressed at this moment.
Huang Tingting is the youngest and doesn’t know how to cover it up, so a trace of it is naturally revealed on her face.
Le Jing saw through it easily and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after all, he was just a child.
He walked a step slower, touched Huang Tingting imperceptibly, and said in a slight whisper: "The current glory is nothing." Huang Tingting looked over in surprise, and saw the young man blinking at her and whispered: "It's not certain who will win the prize in the end."
Huang Tingting was stunned for a few seconds, her eyes lit up, the smile on her lips grew wider, and there was no trace of dejection on her face anymore.
Brother Jing never says anything that he is not sure of. Since he said so, then they might really win the prize in the end!
…
The Beijing International Film Festival is a global award. A total of 53 TV series from different countries and regions on six planets participated in the selection at the awards ceremony. Among them, the four most popular and most competitive awards were Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best TV Series.
"Republic of China Literary Masters" was nominated for the Best Director Award and the Best TV Series Award. Therefore, the director and the main actors were arranged to sit in the first three rows near the aisle, in case the crew went on stage to receive the award.
Huang Tingting looked around excitedly, and from time to time she would let out a slight gasp when she spotted some big movie and TV star.
Judging from her behavior, she had completely forgotten about the loss she had just experienced.
Li Jianye lowered his voice and asked Le Jing: "Do you think we can win the award this time?"
Le Jing did not hide anything from Li Jianye. "Although Qijiang Video Network said it would help us with PR, I also contacted Director An Yun privately just in case."
Li Jianye was shocked: "Director An Yun is canvassing for you?"
Le Jing glanced at him and said, "Of course not. I asked Director An Yun to introduce me to a reliable public relations company." However, Director An Yun also hinted that he would hang out with some old friends, so there was no need to tell Li Jianye this.
An Yun has been a director for so long, so he is definitely not innocent. He is also familiar with all the ins and outs of the industry. During the award season every year, even if the quality of the work is excellent, it still requires a certain amount of award public relations, otherwise who knows if there will be any "accidents". So Director An must know some reliable public relations channels.
Li Jianye asked again: "How much did it cost?" He added: "I'll give you half of it."
Le Jing shook his head and whispered, "I didn't spend any money. The other party quoted me too high a price. It's enough for me to make a movie. I think it's too expensive, so forget it."
Li Jianye smiled helplessly, his smile was somewhat painful.
He stared at the podium for a while, and couldn't help asking, "What award do you think we are most likely to win this time?"
Le Jing thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to think about the acting awards. The Best Director award is a little uncertain. I think the Best TV Series award is a possibility. But it's not ruled out that we won't get any awards. I came here just to walk the red carpet."
Li Jianye nodded with a wry smile. He thought so too.
…
The host who read out the award speech this time is the Best Actress of the previous Red Peony Awards and can be considered a veteran in the entertainment industry.
The order of presenting the Red Peony Awards is to alternate between acting and technical awards. This is also to increase the ratings for several NBCS technical awards such as the Best Music Award and Best Photography Award, so that the audience will not change the channel after watching the main part of the show.
Le Jing was not wrong.
As expected, their crew won no acting awards.
The Best Actor and Best Actress awards were given to "The Dawn", and the veteran actor of "Xinghai Lake" still ran for the same position. The Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards went to "Warm Time" and "Xinghai Lake" respectively. As for the Best Foreign Language Film, it was awarded to a TV series from the European Union. The quid pro quo nature of the Red Peony Awards is evident.
…
Luo Bao had already shifted his gaze away from the computer screen.
He couldn't help but complain to his friends in the group: "The Red Peony Awards are not declining either. Look at what the Best Actor and Best Actress awards are this year. This is almost the worst one, right?"
Group members also complained in twos and threes: "Yes, traffic is really the key now, and bad money drives out good money."
"Alas, it's our fault that our crew is so poor and we don't have the capital behind us. We deserve to be cannon fodder."
"Hey, do you think it's possible for our crew to win the Best TV Series and Best Director awards?"
"Young man, you are too naive. The director of "The Dawn" is a famous first-line director. He made this TV series just to win awards. "The Chronicles of the Republic of China's Literary Masters" will definitely not have a chance. This year, "The Dawn" may become the biggest winner."
"But didn't Renren Daily praise the "Records of the Great Literary Men of the Republic of China" a few days ago? The official media said it was fine, but they didn't give us any awards this time. Isn't this a slap in the face of the official media?"
"To be honest, Renren Daily closed down a little too late. To put it bluntly, all the pork had been distributed, and we couldn't even get a scrap of meat."
"…So why do we even need to watch this awards ceremony?"
"…To see people? Don't you think Director Shi looks handsome in a suit?"
"Finally someone mentioned this! Can anyone tell me what brand of suit Director Shi is wearing? I want to buy one for my boyfriend too!"
"It looks like a custom-made suit to me, but I may not be able to buy it."
Seeing that the conversation in the group was getting more and more off-topic, Luo Bao closed the group and turned his attention back to the screen. Then he was surprised to find that while he was chatting in the group, the award ceremony had already reached the stage of announcing the best director. The director's camera swept across the faces of the candidates one by one, and finally stopped at the face of the director of "The Dawn".
The director of "The Dawn" had a calm expression, with a faint and relaxed smile on his lips.
Oh, that's too bad. It looks like the prize this time will have to be "The Dawn of the Sun".
Luo Bao held his chin and looked at the screen boredly, his thoughts couldn't help but wander away.
"The winner of the Best Director Award is... Li Jianye, Shi Jing!"
Luo Bao was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what the host was talking about.
What?
Did they win a prize?
Did he hear it wrong?
Shi Jing and Li Jianye's faces appeared on the big screen at the same time, and both of them had the same expression of surprise.
Le Jing was surprised.
He didn't expect that he and Li Jianye would win the Best Director award! This also meant that they would not be able to win the Best TV Series Award.
Without taking the time to sigh, Le Jing and Li Jianye walked up to the podium and jointly received the peony trophy carved out of red crystal from their senior.
Although they had previously prepared the award speech for the Best TV Drama Award, they could just make some changes now to cope with it.
After Li Jianye finished speaking, Le Jing took the microphone and said, "I can guess what my colleagues in the audience were thinking when I went on stage - come on, this kid is only 24 years old, and he was given the Best Director award. Did the host read the award speech wrong?"
Amidst the applause and laughter from the audience, the host deliberately pointed the list of winners in his hand towards the camera, and as expected, the names of Shi Jing and Li Jianye were written on it.
The host shrugged and made an angry expression to Shi Jing, "Be careful with your words. Although I am old, my eyesight is not blurry yet."
Le Jing laughed a few times, then said seriously, "After I get off the stage, I will search online to see if I am the youngest director ever to win the Red Peony Award."
The host shouted, "No need to check! You are it!"
Le Jing smiled, his eyes clear as the vast sea and blue sky: "The judges have shown such great love to me, I really have no way to repay them, I can only..." He raised the Red Peony Trophy, his smile was full of vigor and vitality that young people usually have, "I will repay the audience with more and better works. The Red Peony Award will not be my end, the road is long and arduous, I will keep searching, between light and shadow, I will always be on the road."
After the audience's warm applause, Le Jing and Li Jianye walked off the stage and calmly accepted the congratulations from the crew members.
"Oh my god, Brother Jing, you were so handsome just now!" Zhang Ting blushed with excitement, "You are now the youngest winner of the Red Peony Award for Best Director!"
Huang Tingting also excitedly replied: "Sure enough, this is the real scenery!"
Although no one else won any awards, everyone in the crew was happy for Le Jing and Li Jianye's wins.
At the following award ceremony, the crew members were in a state of confusion, and everyone was whispering, talking about this unexpected award.
The fans also went crazy because of this unexpected award.
[I’m so sleepy, I want to sleep: What the hell! What the hell!!!!
The snacks will arrive tomorrow: The Red Peony Award is finally fair for once!
Chicken feet, chicken feet: I wish I could go downstairs and run three laps now!
It's Luo Bao, not Luo Bo: Brother Jing is so handsome! His acceptance speech just now was so handsome!! Even a straight man like me was impressed by his handsomeness! Brother Jing has a promising future!
Black Cat Knight: Do you think the next best TV series will still be "Chronicles of Great Writers of the Republic of China"?
Dawn: Probably not. Having a Best Director is a pleasant surprise. The Best TV Series should be "The Dawn", after all, it is about the three hundred years of darkness, and it is politically correct, so the judges like it. 】
Everyone thought that their crew would never win another award.
Until the host called out the name again on the podium: "The winner of the Best TV Series is - "Records of the Great Writers of the Republic of China"!"
Countless viewers on the other side of the screen fell into a frenzy again, and the ratings rose by one percentage point for a moment!
The live broadcast camera clearly captured the surprised expressions of countless people, among which the expression of the director of "The Dawn" was the most surprised and the ugliest. The expressions of the male and female protagonists of "The Dawn" also looked unnatural for a moment.
Amid the sudden burst of cheers, dozens of people from the Republic of China crew rushed up to the podium to receive their awards, and the spacious podium was packed.
The crystal clear red peony trophy was passed from one person to another and finally landed in the hands of Le Jing and Li Jianye. The two directors smiled at each other and raised the bright trophy together.
This scene was also captured by countless cameras and became the front-page headlines of countless newspapers tomorrow.
The next day, the data company provided detailed information on the ratings changes for this year's Red Peony Awards.
The time period with the highest ratings at this awards ceremony was not when the crew of "The Dawn" walked the red carpet, nor when "The Dawn" won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, but when "Chronicles of Republican Writers" won the Best TV Series award. The highest real-time viewing number was: 60 million.
When a director makes a good film, the audience can see it.
Silent audiences will vote with their feet.
The author has something to say:
By the way, compared to Forrest Gump, which won the Oscar for Best Picture, I prefer The Shawshank Redemption, which did not win any Oscars. Although Forrest Gump beat The Shawshank, but in my heart, The Shawshank will always win.
"Forrest Gump" is about the American dream, and the core of the story is too politically correct, which creates a cultural gap for me. However, "The Shawshank Redemption" is different. I think I will always remember the scene where the hero crawls out of the tunnel, covered in filth, and runs towards freedom. It is so shocking.
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