"Keqing, do you think Momo has a good chance of winning the prize?" Xu Mingjing asked, staring at the screen.
After a while, there was still no reply from Yuan Keqing.
Xu Mingjing then withdrew her gaze from the TV screen, and turned around to see Yuan Keqing staring at the screen with her lips tightly pursed.
At this point, the camera cuts to each nominated screenwriter.
Coincidentally, the camera fell on Tan Mo's face.
Xu Mingjing added, "The script for 'The History of Wei and Jin' is indeed very well written. Otherwise, it wouldn't have achieved such a good result."
When the first round of "The Story of Wei and Jin" was broadcast, even she was at home waiting for updates every day.
Yuan Keqing curled her lips and said, "If the success of a play is only the credit of the screenwriter, then what is the role of the director?"
"A script is nothing but cold black words on paper, simple dialogues between characters, and at most a scene change, which is just a few words and not specific at all. Doesn't it still depend on the director's presentation and the actors' interpretation?" Yuan Keqing glanced at the TV coldly.
"Before, because I really liked a drama, I went to find the script of that drama to read, only to find that the script was actually like that. It was very dry and boring to read. If you haven't watched the drama and only read the script, you can't even finish watching it." Yuan Keqing saw that the camera returned to the award presenter.
She then looked back at the TV: "My cousin got the nomination this time because of Director Liu's excellent filming. 'The Story of Wei and Jin' did well."
"But..." Xu Mingjing took a sip of tea, "Just now on the red carpet, Director Liu personally praised Tan Mo."
"Tsk!" Yuan Keqing sneered. "Others may not know, but don't we? Initially, no one knew who the screenwriter of 'The History of Wei and Jin' was. Now, although I find it strange that my uncle's company invested in 'The History of Wei and Jin', I can't quite connect the dots."
"Today I learned that my cousin is the screenwriter of 'The Story of Wei and Jin', and I understand. My uncle's company is the largest investor in 'The Story of Wei and Jin', and my cousin is the screenwriter of 'The Story of Wei and Jin'. Of course Director Liu has to praise my cousin. It's just a favor to my aunt's family."
"I'll make another friend for myself. When I'm looking for investment in future dramas, I'll have another person to choose from, Tan Yue. Director Liu and my aunt's family are mutually beneficial. Tan Yue gives Director Liu investment, and Director Liu gives my cousin fame."
"Come to think of it, my uncle invested so much to make my cousin famous." Yuan Keqing felt a little unbalanced, "but I haven't seen my father do anything for me."
She wants to be famous too!
"Maybe my cousin's series of titles, such as Professor Tang's and Professor Gu's direct disciple, were obtained through money bribed by my uncle." Yuan Keqing turned to Xu Mingjing and said.
Xu Mingjing advised: "You haven't even graduated from high school yet?"
Tan Mo is already in college, so naturally he has to start making plans for her.
But Yuan Keqing hasn’t even graduated from high school, what is she planning?
At this time, shouldn’t we focus on our studies?
Xu Mingjing's words somehow touched Yuan Keqing's sensitive nerves: "Mom, are you blaming me for not being as good as my cousin? She is the same age as me, and she is in college, but I haven't even graduated from high school yet."
"Where does this resentment come from?" Xu Mingjing was afraid to say it out loud, otherwise Yuan Keqing would be even more sad and obsessed with it.
It was also her fault that when Yuan Keqing was a child, she always told Yuan Keqing to give in to Tan Mo.
This led to Yuan Keqing increasingly viewing Tan Mo as a competitor.
But...I can't compete.
Even she was surprised that there was nothing special about the Tan family's genes.
From Tan Wenci to the three brothers of the Tan family, they can only be regarded as the best among ordinary people, with some talents.
How can we talk about Tan Mo's brain? It's like it's against the will of heaven.
Tan Mo was admitted to Peking University at the age of 15.
Yuan Keqing's grades were good enough to get into an ordinary undergraduate program, but based on her own abilities, she couldn't expect to get into Peking University.
But Yuan Keqing chose Peking University.
If Tan Mo is not there, she has to be there too, otherwise she will seem inferior to Tan Mo.
Therefore, the family could only arrange for Yuan Keqing to take the art examination.
The art exam adds extra points, so the requirements for academic performance are much lower.
When the time comes, let Yuan Zhengwen think of a way to get Yuan Keqing into Peking University.
There is a huge difference in academic performance between Yuan Keqing and Tan Mo.
Tan Mo is in college, while Yuan Keqing hasn't even graduated from high school. Isn't this a fact?
However, think about it from another perspective. With so many people in China, how many can be like Tan Mo, who was admitted to Peking University with full marks at the age of 15?
There's no comparison.
Xu Mingjing advised Yuan Keqing: "Aren't you going to take the college entrance examination this year? Once you enter university, our family will start making plans for you."
Xu Mingjing quickly changed the subject: "By the way, you haven't told me yet, do you think Tan Mo can win the award?"
"That's definitely not possible," Yuan Keqing scoffed. "Let's not even talk about the mutually beneficial exchange between my uncle's family and Director Liu, and just talk about my cousin's script. Let's just assume it's truly excellent. The judges for this award don't necessarily read the script anyway; they'll only base their decision on the plot and pacing of 'The Story of Wei and Jin'."
"This brings us back to Director Liu," Yuan Keqing said. "Isn't all of this Director Liu's responsibility? The script was gradually added to and revised many times before it became what it is today. My cousin is still benefiting from Director Liu's influence."
"But even if her grades are good, my cousin is still a newcomer. Has she ever written a script before? Director Liu said she did, but I don't believe it. How old is my cousin? She has to attend classes and write a script? Where does she find so much time? Besides, when did she learn to write a script? Learning to write a script takes time."
"I guess Director Liu said that my cousin had written it in order to stop some people from questioning it, so that no one would say that it was my cousin's first time writing a script, and Director Liu dared to use her to write the script for such a big drama." Yuan Keqing said.
"Regardless of whether my cousin has written before, she's a newcomer in this screenwriting community. "The Biography of Wei and Jin" is her first play, written under the pen name Qi Mo. The other screenwriters shortlisted this time are all veterans. Even a layman like me has heard of their names, which shows how famous they are."
"This award may not attract much attention from the audience, but it must be very important to the screenwriting industry. Giving such a big award to a newcomer just for her first script? Would the other shortlisted screenwriters be willing to accept it?"
"They're not nameless, without roots, without connections, and without connections in this industry," Yuan Keqing explained. "Even if the organizers are selecting, they still have to take these things into consideration, right? They can't just offend all these famous screenwriters for a newcomer. So how good must my cousin's script be for the organizers to be willing to offend people just to choose her?"
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