"Haha, Xiaoyu is such a joker." Because Rongyu was so serious, the host immediately took his words as a joke.
To claim to be surrounded by three thousand beauties in such a grand setting—what else could it be but a joke? Even the most trolls wouldn't dare to be so sarcastic!
As the host joked, the camera lingered on Rong Yu for a few seconds before quickly switching to other celebrities, which could be considered an interaction between the host and the celebrities present.
Once the atmosphere warmed up, the host got down to business. The male host said, "So without further ado, let's first appreciate this year's nominated drama series. Which one will it be? And which handsome men and beautiful women will be starring in it for us?"
The familiar suspense-building segment seems to have become a special ritual at this gala. It would be as if they would be letting down the invited artists and fans if they didn't go through this ritual every year.
Female host: "That is of course 'The Painting of Mountains and Seas in the Clouds' directed by Cheng Xiao, starring Donghuang Qingyan, Xue Binghe, and Lu Weixin."
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers from the fans.
Male host: "The viewership of 'The Painting of Mountains and Seas' has broken the record for the highest viewership of any TV series in recent years. It truly lives up to the expectations of the renowned director Cheng Xiao. This collaboration between Director Cheng and Dong Ge has certainly lived up to everyone's expectations!"
Female host: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's take a look at the promotional video for this year's best drama series, which has won three crowns in ratings, votes, and scores!"
The big screen suddenly went black, and the guests, artists, and fans all quieted down and focused their attention on the screen.
Before the screen even lit up, a melodious flute tune drifted from all directions of the venue.
It must be said that the reason why "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" became the best of the year is not only because of the fame of Cheng Xiao and Donghuang Qingyan, but also because of its magnificent and grand theme song that you can listen to again and again, the crisp and bright ending song that makes you hum along unconsciously, and the background music interspersed in various scenes of the drama.
Main plot, side plot, hidden plot, filming locations, angles, backgrounds, costumes, props, casting, acting, appearance, and music that subtly and deeply resonates with the audience.
These are all key factors in leaving a good impression on the audience of a TV series or movie.
If all these things can be done well, then in the eyes of the audience, it will be a good drama, entertaining, worth watching, memorable, and timeless.
The TV series "The Legend of Mountains and Seas" unfolds a series of stories from the perspective of a funeral home owner, depicting the love, hate, joy, sorrow, separation, and destiny among the monsters of the mountains and seas.
No one would object to this show being selected as the best of the year; on the contrary, if it weren't this show that was selected, people would think there was something fishy going on.
After watching the grand and impressive trailer again, the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause that lasted for a long time.
With the Best TV Series of the Year already set, Donghuang Qingyan, the male lead who starred in this series, undoubtedly became the winner of this year's Best Actor award.
This is hardly a surprise; whenever Donghuang Qingyan stars in a movie or TV series, the title of Best Actor of the Year will fall to him.
However, what's worth looking forward to is that in addition to the annual awards, this series also has quarterly awards. Although it's only divided into autumn and summer seasons, it's still enough to make people look forward to it.
The reason for dividing the seasons into summer and winter is that there are summer and winter vacations between these two seasons. Both movies and TV series will be broadcast during this period, which is the peak period for TV series. TV series broadcast during such a peak period are undoubtedly very challenging.
Therefore, many dramas that don't want to compete for the peak season will choose to air in the spring and autumn seasons. Spring and autumn are the start of the school season, and the number of dramas broadcast is significantly lower than in summer and winter. Dramas that choose to air in these two seasons will not squeeze into the peak season for drama broadcasts. They can get some attention, but at the same time, they will lose the qualification for the quarterly best movie and TV series awards.
In short, the rules are laid out clearly. If you want to participate in the selection, you should try to capitalize on the peak of your drama's popularity during its broadcast. If you don't want to participate, you should choose "Spring and Autumn," which is equivalent to voluntarily giving up your eligibility for the selection. There's nothing to regret.
Of course, some web dramas that know they can't win these awards will choose to air during the spring and summer when there's less demand for dramas. This is a way for the market to give smaller web dramas some breathing room so they don't have to compete with big IP dramas for viewership every quarter.
"...Now, I'm going to announce the Best Film of the Year! Can you guess which film it is?" the male host asked.
The female host laughed and said, "Hahaha, Brother Li, you're here again, asking this kind of question that's designed to trap people. Everyone, don't answer him, let him be embarrassed on stage."
Male host: "I'm not embarrassed at all, because I know the answer. The answer is right in my hands. These are the votes cast by netizens, combined with box office data and ratings, to finally select the best film of the year."
The female host feigned ignorance: "Oh? Which movie is that?"
Male host: "It is... our highest-grossing film this year..."
After a 30-second suspenseful segment, the male host finally revealed the answer, "It's the movie starring our director Mo Huai... 'Ghostly Trace'! The lead actor in 'Ghostly Trace' is someone we all know very well, Rong Yu, a member of the GCD boy band this year! Congratulations!"
The female host clapped her hands: "Congratulations to 'Ghost' for becoming our highest-grossing and most critically acclaimed film of the year! Now, let's watch the trailer for 'Ghost' together!"
The audience erupted in applause. It wasn't until Yin Chengjue saw the team and the familiar promotional video on the screen that he realized that "Ghost" had actually won the Best Film of the Year award.
Although the review was for the movie rather than the male lead, it was still very gratifying, and the fans of Yu Xiang Rou Si (a type of shredded pork with garlic sauce) present cheered enthusiastically.
After the promotional video ended, Mo Huai went on stage to accept the award amidst cheers. When he was giving his acceptance speech, he couldn't help but say, "Actually, the person I should thank the most is the author of the script 'Ghost Trail.' If he didn't want to promote it, I would really like to shout his name right now, because he is here in person!"
Mo Huai's words caused a moment of silence, followed by an even more excited and enthusiastic cheer. The loudest voices were already calling on Director Mo to say the name of the person who wrote the play.
However, Director Mo clearly had no intention of revealing this answer to the public. He only mentioned it to satisfy his own perverse sense of humor and to introduce what he was going to say next.
"Haha, I've already promised the author I wouldn't tell, how can I go back on my word? If I do, and the author gets angry and doesn't want to continue working with me, then you probably won't see me directing the sequel to 'Ghostly Trace'."
What?! There's a spin-off of Ghost Story!
Director Mo is indeed a cunning old fox. This round of publicity was perfectly timed, instantly piquing everyone's interest. At the same time, everyone present knew that this round of publicity for the Ghost Brothers was a sure thing!
Yin Chengjue silently rubbed his forehead. This Director Mo was really something; he almost thought the other party was going to expose him.
Rong Yu chuckled to herself, "Brother, why don't you want others to know that you wrote this script?"
"There's no need. I don't make money from this." The script was originally written for Rong Yu. Even if I write a series later, it will still be for Rong Yu. There's no need to do any promotion. I won't write for others.
"Oh, so has brother already decided what to write for the next book?" Rong Yu asked curiously.
Yin Chengjue's gaze fell on Rong Yu. After a few seconds, he said, "That depends on what kind of role you need next year. I'll write the role for you based on what you need."
Rong Yu: "Brother, you're flirting with me again."
Yin Chengjue raised an eyebrow: "Which of my words was meant to flirt with you?"
Rong Yu clutched her chest: "You said you'd give yourself to me... Oh well, then I'll accept it without hesitation!"
Yin Chengjue: "...I said that?"
Rong Yu nodded: "Isn't that what you mean? You said you'd give me whatever I want, but all I want is you, so you have to give yourself to me."
Yin Chengjue: "..." Fine, whatever makes you happy.
"Hey." Donghuang Qingyan suddenly tapped on the armrest of Yin Chengjue's chair. Yin Chengjue subconsciously wanted to turn his head to look, but found that a strong light fell on him and illuminated the table in front of him.
At the same time, his and Rong Yu's figures also appeared on the big screen.
Yin Chengjue's first reaction was—Would Director Mo really say his name out loud?
Then the host said again, "Xiaoyu, hurry up and come up on stage to accept your award! We all know that President Yin is very handsome, but you don't need to stare at him in a daze for so long!"
Others: "Hahahaha..."
The host, presiding over the event, naturally didn't have time to see the real-time trending topics on Weibo. He casually made a joke, but inadvertently added a significant touch to the trending topic #RongYuBeingInfatuated#, making Rong Yu's image of being infatuated with Yin Chengjue at the Lingxiao Gala deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Rong Yu readily stood up and walked onto the stage amidst applause, her demeanor and expression impeccable.
Only Yin Chengjue, who had been daydreaming with Rong Yu, understood that Rong Yu was completely bewildered and had no idea why she had been called up on stage.
Fortunately, the host usually repeats the award to the winner during the presentation, and Yin Chengjue finally understood that Rong Yu had won the Best Actor award for the Summer season.
The female host laughed and said, "Let's take a look back at the male lead roles that Xiaoyu played in the summer season! I'm sure everyone remembers them vividly!"
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