After the two concerts in City A and City C, "Wings" plans to start a new concert tour after a while, at least after the fourth or even fifth album. Ji Yan and the others value novelty and hope to bring something new to each concert. It's fine to sing similar songs in two concerts like this, but if there are three or four more, they will probably get tired of it.
Besides, The Raven has been out for some time now.
"Officially entering songwriting mode." Fang Yu slumped into a starfish shape. "I feel like I haven't done much this year, but at the same time, I feel like I've actually been quite busy."
The members of "Wings" all have a feeling that when they are doing things unrelated to music, they feel somewhat adrift and uneasy. But once they get together to discuss music, even if their hair and nerves are tormented, the sense of peace in their hearts is something that cannot be replaced by doing anything else.
Ji Yan felt that acting was okay, since acting and singing were his main professions, and he devoted himself 100% to both. Every album released by "Wing" gave him a sense of satisfaction, and he felt the same way after filming several movies.
If he continues to focus on things outside his job, like Xie Mingxuan and the others, he will also feel uneasy.
They were all trying out areas they had never been into before, but when it came to music and creation, everything else had to take a backseat.
After the concert in City C, Ji Yan received an invitation letter from the Huayi Awards.
The Huayi Awards are also one of the three major awards in the Chinese film industry. Unlike the Changkong Awards, which focus on professionalism, and the Xingying Awards, which emphasize star power and popularity, the Huayi Awards cover both film and television categories. Compared to the other two awards, the Huayi Awards take a middle path. Its review criteria are not as strict as those of the Changkong Awards, but it does not place as much emphasis on the popularity of stars as the Xingying Awards.
Generally speaking, the nomination lists for the Huayi Awards and the Changkong Awards overlap each year. The Huayi Awards occasionally nominate a few less popular films, but the number is relatively smaller than that of the Changkong Awards.
As for the Star Awards, the only indicator for the Star Awards is the audience; they choose whatever the audience likes.
This time, Ji Yan was once again nominated for Best Actor at the Huayi Awards.
The nomination list for Best Actor at the Huayi Awards differs from that of the Changkong Awards.
Xi Ming, "One Me".
Ji Yan, "Poems of Youthful Love".
Pan Zhimin, "Liberation".
Lü Weikun, "This Chaotic Life".
Jiang Zhilu, "Love Like a Dream".
Zhu Jing and Guo Lei, who were nominated for Best Actor at the Chang Kong Awards, did not receive the same recognition at the Huayi Awards. Lü Weikun and Jiang Zhilu, who were nominated for Best Actor at the Huayi Awards, are both well-known in the industry. Their films, "This Messy Life" and "Love Like a Dream," were both well-received and commercially successful films from the previous year.
In addition to the Best Actor nomination, Ji Yan was surprised to receive another nomination.
—Best Newcomer Award in the TV Drama category of the Huayi Awards.
The Huayi Awards are divided into film and television categories, with a large number of awards. However, it focuses more on acting awards and does not have as detailed a classification of technical awards as the Chang Kong Awards. There are only a few categories such as Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. There is no award for film songs. After all, the award ceremony has limited time and needs to consider both the film and television categories to avoid appearing too biased.
Even though the industry generally acknowledges that films are more prestigious than television dramas, as a professional award, the Huayi Awards should not give the audience that impression.
"Wow, Professor Ji, that's amazing!" Lu Wei and Fang Yu each put their arms around one of Ji Yan's shoulders. "Have you ever won a Best Newcomer award in a film?"
"There is no such award as the Changkong Award."
"That's true."
"Isn't this great?" Fang Yu finished reading the entire list of nominees. "There are very few actors with only two nominations, and even fewer who cross genres."
"As expected of my teammate whom I have carefully nurtured, not bad, very excellent."
Ji Yan: "What have you been training?"
"I nurtured your fine qualities and steadfast character with precious milk ice cream."
Ji Yan: "..."
Lu Wei suddenly pointed to the latter half of the nomination list: "Here."
When Ji Yan looked at the list, he was surprised to find that this year's Huayi Awards had set up a Best Overseas Contribution Award, and Ji Ruan's name was prominently listed among the nominees for the Overseas Contribution Award.
Ji Yan hadn't heard of her name in a long time. The two were working in different fields. He would occasionally see news about Ji Ruan online. It was said that she had become the muse for several brand designers and was making waves in the fashion industry.
He deliberately kept a low profile while showcasing his unique taste in fashion, and his fans slowly returned. Although there were netizens explaining his past actions in the comments section of his articles, netizens tend to forget things quickly. Unless they are die-hard haters, no one will keep bringing up a celebrity.
More importantly, Ji Yan is doing very well now.
In the eyes of netizens, Ji Yan was once a victim, and he could gain more sympathy from them. However, as Ji Yan's career has soared and he has achieved outstanding results in music and performance, his life seems to be perfect and he no longer needs more sympathy. Netizens will naturally gradually forget his past experiences.
Even if fans bring it up, other "magnanimous" netizens will turn around and advise them: "Isn't Ji Yan doing quite well now? Ji Ruan has already paid the price, why bother to fuss over it?"
From this group's perspective, being a top-tier celebrity requires magnanimity. If they keep bringing up the fact that they were bullied in the past, it's just Ji Yan's "bitter woman mentality."
"Only by moving on from the past can Teacher Ji achieve greater success, right?"
"Ji Yan's current achievements are probably related to his past experiences, right? If it weren't for Ji Ruan, he probably wouldn't have been able to keep motivating himself to strive."
Ji Yan's fans were disgusted by these comments.
Is it really okay to advise someone to be magnanimous?
"The Huayi Awards didn't have an Overseas Contribution Award before, did it?" Lu Wei asked.
"I don't recall having that, but I don't follow things in the film and television industry very closely." Fang Yu searched online and, sure enough, after the nomination list was announced, the Huayi Awards organizing committee made a special statement that a new Best Overseas Contribution Award had been established this year, which aims to reward people who have worked hard to promote Chinese-language films to the world and for the development of the film industry overseas.
Ji Ruan was hidden among the five nominees, and the fact that he used his English name made him even more deceptive.
"I don't mean to doubt the authority of the Huayi Awards, but I think that once something is associated with Ji Ruan, the room for imagination becomes infinite."
Not only Ji Yan, but all of the "Wing" members had suffered losses.
When they first debuted from "Idol Century", they were criticized as a low-class group several times. At first, they thought it was the companies of other contestants who had not yet debuted who were pushing them. However, during the period when Ji Yan and Ji Ruan had a scandal, "Yi" was criticized particularly harshly. As Ji Ruan gradually withdrew from the entertainment industry, it was as if the criticism of "Yi" was taken away by him.
In addition, Ji Ruan's negative news was frequently deleted at the beginning, and over time, the "Wing" group also realized what was going on.
They felt that they could easily be called a victim alliance of Ji Ruan.
"Who knows?" Fang Yu patted Ji Yan on the shoulder. "Teacher Ji, you don't need to worry about this person. I'll teach you a trick to get along with him."
Ji Yan tilted his head.
“If you’re going to curse, then curse him to his face. You can’t be too restrained when dealing with this kind of fake person. Just start cursing, curse him however you want, until he kneels down and begs for mercy.”
Ji Yan glanced at him: "I don't think I'll have much interaction with him."
...
There was no nomination for Best Original Film Song at the Huayi Awards, so Ning Wei didn't attend the red carpet event this time. Ji Yan felt that there was no need for her to come, as Ning Wei herself wasn't enthusiastic about attending such events, and it was even more unnecessary for her to come just to accompany him.
Award ceremonies are usually quite boring, and with the Chang Kong Award as a precedent, Ji Yan had no confidence in winning the Huayi Award for Best Actor.
Xi Ming is still too strong.
For all the nominees, Xi Ming's presence was a huge shadow.
The other party has even won this year's Changkong Award, so Ji Yan doesn't think he can beat him in the competition. Besides, even if Huayi Awards doesn't want Xi Ming to achieve the outstanding result of winning two Best Actor awards, Ji Yan still has Pan Zhimin ahead of him, so it's not his turn for the time being.
Ji Yan walked the red carpet with He Qing.
He Qing was not nominated for the Chang Kong Award, but he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Huayi Awards. This was the first significant nomination in He Qing's acting career.
Ji Yan was more experienced in walking the red carpet. He Qing couldn't find a suitable partner, and walking alone would be too boring, so he dragged Ji Yan along.
Neither of them left with the "Young Love Poems" crew because they both had some kind of Zhu Shuguang PTSD, and seeing Zhu Shuguang's face would remind them of the fear of being dominated by him.
We had no choice but to see each other during filming, but now that filming is over, we can avoid seeing each other if we can.
"Brother He, congratulations!" Ji Yan gave He Qing a high five as soon as they met.
"Congratulations to you on another male lead nomination!"
He Qing smiled broadly. For him, although the Huayi Awards were not as prestigious as the Changkong Awards, they were still among the most prestigious awards in the industry. Being nominated meant that he had entered the mainstream of the film industry and that his acting skills and identity as an actor had been recognized.
After years of struggling in the entertainment industry, He Qingzao has become indifferent from the high spirits he had when he first graduated. It's not that he doesn't want to be famous, but there are thousands of actors who have this idea, so why should it be his turn?
But he didn't completely lose confidence. Even if he couldn't become a big star, he still wanted to find his place in the entertainment industry.
This Huayi Awards nomination should allow him to be seen by more people.
That's enough.
Do you know when "The Vanishing Murderer" will be released?
"Director Lu said he wanted to screen it during the Christmas and New Year's holiday period, but the timeframe might be tight."
"There are indeed no suitable dates at the end of the year."
During holidays, audiences naturally want to see harmonious and happy storylines. Films like "The Vanishing Murderer," where someone dies every few minutes, are definitely not going to be popular at the box office.
The competition during the Spring Festival film season is the most intense of the year. Even if "The Vanishing Murderer" were released during that time, it would probably be ignored by theaters.
The Spring Festival film season is usually dominated by a few small films that drain the market. Films with total box office of hundreds of millions or even billions of yuan may become cannon fodder, not to mention films like "The Vanishing Murderer" which only cost a little over 10 million yuan.
Ji Yan couldn't help but sigh, wondering when he would be able to earn an eight-figure salary. He felt that there were countless stars in the industry who earned that amount, while he earned a few hundred thousand when filming "Young Love Poems," and his salary even dropped when filming "The Vanished Murderer."
Fortunately, he got a share.
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