The Chang Kong Awards have always been a hot topic of discussion. In the days before the box office wars became fierce, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the Chang Kong Awards almost determined whether an actor could successfully rise to the top.
It's no exaggeration to say that every well-known actor in the industry has an award to their name. Actors who can remain at the top level after 35 years old are all talented, capable, and ambitious. Otherwise, even if they were once promoted, they often end up playing supporting roles to younger actors in TV dramas, or they temporarily retire from the industry and return to find that they have lost their market appeal.
Actors who win the Sky Award often have more opportunities and choices.
Even today, although box office revenue has become the standard for measuring an actor's worth and status, the influence of the Chang Kong Awards has not diminished. On the contrary, while their commercial value is recognized, actors are even more eager to use an authoritative award to prove themselves.
To some extent, the Chang Kong Award can determine an actor's career.
Take Ji Yan as an example. Although he successfully starred in Zhu Shuguang's film, without the role of He Tang and without the Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Chang Kong Awards that brought him to the public's attention, Zhu Shuguang probably wouldn't have noticed him.
Therefore, when several bloggers speculated that Ji Yan might be nominated for Best Actor at this year's Changkong Awards, there were also many doubts.
"Ji Yan did perform well in 'Young Love Poems,' but a Best Actor nomination... I personally think it's a bit premature."
"+1, there's more than just 'Young Love Poems' this year. Ji Yan is only getting attention because he has a large following. As for acting skills, he's still a long way from winning the Chang Kong Award for Best Actor, isn't he?"
"I feel that Ji Yan's fans are really arrogant to an extreme. Here I would like to mention that the Chang Kong Awards has never had a Best Actor under the age of 30. The youngest Best Actor nominee is over 25 years old. I really can't think of any reason why the Chang Kong Awards would give Ji Yan a nomination."
The films *I, Nameless* and *Young Love Poems* were nominated for the Changkong Awards only a year apart, which is incredibly close in terms of timing. Many netizens still remember the sensation caused by Ji Yan's nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and now, in the blink of an eye, he's nominated for Best Actor?
Even though the nomination list has not yet been announced, Ji Yan is clearly on a roll right now.
"Young Love Poems" is, after all, an art film, and not many moviegoers have actually seen it. Therefore, they don't know much about Ji Yan's performance in "Young Love Poems," and they just subconsciously feel that he is not qualified when they see Ji Yan's name.
Of course, some netizens are also fans of Ji Ruan and Wen Xiang. Clicking into their Weibo accounts, the words "I hate Ji Yan" are prominently displayed on the homepage.
Ji Yan was not clear about the specifics. He only knew that the "Youthful Love Poems" production team had nominated him for Best Actor, since he was indeed the only male lead in the film.
Although there was a lot of discussion on Weibo, Ji Yan remained quite calm about it. He wasn't fixated on being the youngest nominee; it would be great if he could be nominated, but he could accept it if he didn't.
He has put in enough effort for the film "Young Love Poems" and believes his performance was quite good, but whether he wins an award is not up to him.
Ji Yan entered the film industry by chance, but the two films he starred in gave him enough surprises. Moreover, compared with other actors, he did not devote 100% of his energy to the film industry. Most of his energy was still focused on each album of "Wing".
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As the Changkong Award draws ever closer, discussions about the nominees are becoming increasingly heated.
This year can be considered a big year for the Chang Kong Awards, with the film industry producing several excellent commercial and art films. Among the art films, Zhu Shuguang's "Young Love Poems" is a hit. Among the commercial films, "One Me," which tells a story of family affection, has earned the audience's tears and achieved a double success in box office and word of mouth. The lead actor of "One Me" is the Best Actor Xi Ming, who is the youngest Chang Kong Award nominee before Ji Yan.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Xi Ming will likely secure a Best Actor nomination, and Jiang Lou, a veteran actor in the film industry, should also be a shoo-in for a nomination.
The day before the nominations for the Changkong Awards were announced, DW Entertainment received several interview requests. Ye Ying's phone became a hotline, with not only familiar media contacting her, but also reporters who had never dealt with her before wanting to get a first-hand interview with Ji Yan after the list was announced.
—If Ji Yan were to be nominated, it would probably shock the entire entertainment industry.
It was still late April, and the long-awaited Changkong Awards announced its nomination list amidst the anticipation of the entire film and television industry.
When Ye Ying called, Ji Yan was still dozing off. After he had a good sleep and slowly got up to take a shower, he found that there were more than ten missed calls on his phone.
He received calls from Ye Ying, Zhu Shuguang, He Qing, Director Li Xiang, and several other numbers he hadn't saved in his contacts.
Ji Yan had just returned Ye Ying's call when she told him as quickly as possible, "You've been nominated for the Chang Kong Award for Best Actor."
"Really?" Ji Yan's eyes widened slightly.
"Why would they need to lie to you about this? The official website has already posted it; you can check it yourself."
Just as Ji Yan and Ye Ying hung up the phone, Zhu Shuguang called from the other end. He was talking to Ye Ying about the same thing: he was quite happy that Ji Yan had been nominated for Best Actor. However, the old man still reminded Ji Yan to be humble and not complacent. In his words, he needed to take the Changkong Award seriously, but not too seriously.
Ji Yan returned several congratulatory calls, and a few more were from Cheng Yuanzhou, the male lead of "I, Nameless," and Zhang Jingyi, the supporting actor. When Cheng Yuanzhou congratulated Ji Yan, his tone was somewhat sour, because he had only been nominated for the male lead once. Ji Yan was much younger and luckier than him. Zhang Jingyi, on the other hand, was very composed. After winning the Best Supporting Actor award at the Changkong Awards for his role as Noda, Zhang Jingyi's film career has become increasingly smooth, and he has now landed several leading roles.
As a former rival, Zhang Jingyi had always recognized Ji Yan's abilities, but he did not expect that Ji Yan's nomination for the male lead would come so quickly.
Two films, two nominations—this is enough to prove how much the Sky Awards favor Ji Yan.
After making the phone call and replying to the congratulatory text messages, Ji Yan finally had time to search for this year's shortlist.
At this year's Changkong Awards, "Young Love Poems" was nominated for six awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. However, the lead actress, Yu Kesi, was not nominated because the actresses nominated for Best Actress this year were all formidable figures, almost all of whom were veterans who had been active in the film industry since the 1970s and 80s.
The list of five actors and five films for Best Actor is particularly eye-catching.
Xi Ming, "One Me".
Zhu Jing, "City in the Night".
Ji Yan, "Poems of Youth".
Pan Zhimin, "Liberation".
Guo Lei, *Special Agent Action*.
Of the five nominated actors, Ji Yan is the youngest.
After becoming the youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee in the history of the Chang Kong Awards, Ji Yan also became the youngest Best Actor nominee in the history of the Chang Kong Awards. Before him, there was no Best Actor nominee under the age of 25 in the history of the Chang Kong Awards.
Apart from him, all five nominated actors are recognized as top-notch actors in the industry.
Zhu Jing and Pan Zhimin are both stage actors who have played leading roles in several major stage plays. The films they were nominated for this time are "City in the Night" and "Liberation," one a slice-of-life film and the other a patriotic film. Their performances in the films were both exceptionally moving.
Although Ji Yan was not favored by the public, he was actually not the least likely to win among the nominees. After all, he starred in a work by the famous Zhu Shuguang. After the nomination list was announced, Guo Lei, who starred in "Agent Action", was considered to be the furthest away from winning the Best Actor award. Guo Lei is an action actor and is known for his many highlight scenes in action movies.
In fact, Guo Lei's acting skills are not bad, otherwise he would not have won the favor of the Chang Kong Award. However, the academic school often treats action actors with indifference. Nomination is possible, but winning is impossible. No matter how many nominations he receives, he can only be a runner-up.
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Shortly after the nomination list was announced, the topic of "Chang Kong Award Nomination" instantly became a trending topic on Weibo.
"Holy crap! Professor Ji is absolutely amazing!"
"In my memory, the Changkong Award has always been a super-god level award. This is Professor Ji's second time being nominated, right? It has shocked my whole family for a hundred years."
"Upstairs, let me tell you something even more shocking. 'Youthful Love Poems' is the second movie that Teacher Ji has acted in."
"Awesome!!!"
"...A fan of Wings Band who became a fan after seeing their album 'Crow' says, 'Before, I only thought Ji Yan was a great singer, who knew he could be nominated for the Sky Award for Best Actor for his acting?!'"
Looking at the entire entertainment industry, the Chang Kong Award is the highest award for actors.
"It's true that some people have been questioning Teacher Ji, but those who have seen the movie 'Young Love Poems' should not doubt it, right? Being young doesn't mean you can't act. Teacher Ji has been breaking down this prejudice with his actions."
But for Wings' fans, the news still came as a complete surprise.
Fans were used to seeing Ji Yan's various silly pictures and getting used to him making a perfectly good face look like a mosaic. But suddenly, Ji Yan was nominated for Best Actor at the Chang Kong Awards. It felt like the distance between them and Ji Yan suddenly widened, and Ji Yan entered a completely unfamiliar territory for them.
Of course, fans know even better how outstanding Ji Yan is.
When he participated in "The Voice of China", he carefully covered each song. From "Mist" onwards, he put his all into creating each album. He also acted in movies and TV shows. He stayed in the "Young Love Poems" crew for almost half a year, squatting in a place where the 2G network was not even smooth. His face was swollen from being bitten by mosquitoes, and he went from a trendy guy to a country bumpkin.
Many fans initially fell for Ji Yan because of his face, but the more they learn about him, the more they like him, not only for his good looks but also for his interesting personality.
Especially when Ji Yan is working hard, his fans are inspired to work hard too.
Although Ji Yan can't see it, he has become a source of motivation for many fans.
Even the fans never imagined that one day they would see Ji Yan nominated for Best Actor at the Chang Kong Awards.
Fans don't even dare to think about such things, because it's just too far, too distant.
Wen Xiang starred in a few idol dramas and was able to outshine a group of idols from "Idol Century". So what does Ji Yan's nomination for the Chang Kong Award mean?
Fans are proud of Ji Yan, but they can't help but wonder if he might suddenly leave the stage one day.
This is the choice of most idols who voluntarily leave the idol circle. It can even be said that once the film and television industry extends an olive branch, idols will not wait to leave the field on which they made their name.
This is undoubtedly a cruel fact.
"The future is too far away, let's cherish the present moment, Ji Yan."
"No matter how you look at it, Professor Ji is a terrifying person. What does it mean to be nominated for the Changkong Award every time? Normal people simply can't do that, right?"
"Ji Yan has clearly gone beyond the realm of normal people. His attempts to show off on social media will get him reported, okay?"
"The only regret is that the competition for Best Actor this year is quite fierce. As expected, Teacher Ji will be another runner-up. Also, I am now both an idol fan and an actor fan of Teacher Ji. I am looking forward to Teacher Ji starring in a commercial blockbuster."
"+1+1+10086!"
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