71. Nomination for Best Newcomer Award
After San San returned to normal, Guan Miao felt much more relaxed, and his filming efficiency also improved.
Seeing how hard the sponsor worked, the other crew members naturally didn't dare to slack off. They all worked frantically to make up for the missed opportunities, find people to act with, and find the director to act with.
Their sponsors are richer, more famous and work harder than themselves, so what reason do they have to lie down?
As a result, the entire crew fell into an inexplicable internal competition, and efficiency increased rapidly.
Before he knew it, it was mid-July, the hottest time of the year. Guan Miao was so hot that he just wanted to stay in the lounge or the hotel after filming.
"Miaomiao, Miaomiao! Good news, great news."
"Huh?" Guan Miao, holding milk tea and a script in his hand, looked at Deng Ling who rushed in with confusion, "What good news?"
"You've been nominated for the Golden Lotus Best Newcomer Award."
"Golden Lotus?" Guan Miao stood up instantly and asked in disbelief, "Is this the Golden Lotus I know?"
Seeing that she couldn't speak clearly because she was happy, Deng Ling stretched out her index finger and tapped it lightly, and her tone became gentler.
"Yes, it's the Golden Lotus you know, one of the three most prestigious television awards in China."
"It's really Golden Lotus. I, I was shortlisted? No, when did I apply? Why didn't you tell me about it?"
Deng Ling's mouth corners were almost shoulder to shoulder with the sun, "This was reported by the crew. Zheng Yuan told me at the time that he had nominated you for Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actress.
I later privately checked the lists submitted by other crews, and some even had people behind the scenes. You said yourself that you didn't want to manipulate the awards, so I didn't hold out much hope."
As she spoke, she hurriedly opened her phone, found the original list on the chat app, and forwarded it to Guan Miao, "Who knew we would actually make it in? And I asked President Chi, she didn't interfere in this matter, so the reason you were able to be shortlisted this time is because of your own strength.
Guan Miao, you conquered the Golden Lotus judging panel with your acting skills. Congratulations, you are now confident."
Compared to Deng Ling's cheerfulness, Guan Miao seemed less happy. "It's just a nomination, and I applied for Best Supporting Actress. The fact that I didn't even get a nomination shows that I still have a lot of shortcomings."
Listening to her self-pitying words, Deng Ling directly pulled out the official Golden Lotus blog and showed her, "This year's competition for Best Supporting Actress is just as fierce as that for Best Actress."
"Really?" She took the phone and looked at it doubtfully. Among the five female stars nominated for Best Supporting Actress, three were in Qingyi, and the other two were powerful stars with high popularity.
From this perspective, it would be the biggest disaster if she were shortlisted.
Not to mention anything else, there must be all kinds of accusations against her for her shady dealings on various social media platforms. Only a small number of people may feel sorry for her for being a cannon fodder in public, and the image she had worked so hard to establish collapsed directly.
Now it’s not so easy to rescue him.
Thinking of this, Guan Miao was still frightened. He returned the phone to Deng Ling and said, "It seems that the judging panel of the Golden Lotus is still very fair."
Unexpectedly, Deng Ling smiled contemptuously, "Miao, you are still naive. You only see that the actresses have less water, but forget to look at the actors.
Apart from anything else, do you know Mingsi?"
"Mingsi, oh, I remember seeing him in the ancient puppet drama 'Gentle Breeze' last year. Sister Deng Ling, you don't mean that he was nominated for Best Actor, do you?"
Deng Ling nodded, "What do you think of his acting?"
"Ha, ha, ha," she laughed awkwardly twice, seeing that Deng Ling was still curious, "It's, it's okay. Anyway, I can't see what's so good about his acting."
"But who can blame him for filming a serious drama at the end of last year? He dares to market himself as a talented actor. Under the pressure of the subject matter and capital, he was nominated for Best Actor so magnificently.
If he works harder and performs better, he might get the Best Actor award."
"No, that's impossible. The audience has sharp eyes. There will always be people online who object, right?"
"Yes," Deng Ling picked up the water cup and continued to explain, "If some people are against it, then of course others will be happy.
It's only been half an hour since the shortlist was announced, and the publicity for Mingsi has been incredibly lively. As soon as anyone questions it, the "troll army" and fans immediately rush in to confront them until they delete their posts and admit their mistakes.
Guan Miao's eyes widened as he heard this, as if he understood something. "So, Jin Hehua isn't afraid of having her reputation ruined because Ming Si's fans will help clean it up?"
"Yeah, how could fans accept people saying their idol's award was a worthless one? And for Golden Lotus, whether their reputation will be ruined or not isn't that important. They're not just doing this for one term.
"If this year's reputation is ruined, we can just make up for it next year. For them, traffic and popularity are the most important things, so when selecting the talent in recent years, the judging panel has deliberately picked a few celebrities with high traffic and decent acting skills to support the show."
After Deng Ling's explanation, Guan Miao's filter for the Golden Lotus Award was completely shattered.
"Wow, I was quite happy to be shortlisted, but now that you said that, I'm not excited anymore."
"I know you hope for a fair competition, but there is no such thing as fairness in the entertainment industry. Even Mr. Chi can only provide you with a relatively fair selection environment at best.
Although she has a special status, she alone may not be able to withstand so much capital at once."
Deng Ling placed extra emphasis on the word "person" because she wanted to see if she could get any more useful information out of Guan Miao.
But obviously, she failed.
"Sister Deng Ling is right. Sister Chi Yi is so busy every day. I can't bother her again for such a small matter."
As she spoke, she looked at Deng Ling, her tone pleading, "It's just that Sister Deng Ling, I've never attended such a formal award ceremony before. Can you..."
As soon as she blinked, Deng Ling knew what she wanted to do. She pinched the flesh of her cheek and said in a light tone, "I know. I will help you with everything. You just need to be responsible for making a beautiful appearance."
"Hehe, then I would like to thank Sister Deng Ling first."
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