Chapter 91
Hu Zhenzhen has been very busy lately.
The singing competition "King of Singers" has ended, and the good deeds campaign is also coming to a close. It is necessary to verify the authenticity of these recent events as soon as possible.
The desertification control team had just set off, and the cost of food and lodging would be a major expense for the next year.
Fortunately, Hu Zhenzhen could still afford to pay the money.
As time went on, more and more film crews noticed how well the sets at the Jianghu Film and Television Base in S City were made.
Consequently, more film crews have come here to shoot their movies.
The cost of venue and accommodation for these film crews alone is enough for Hu Zhenzhen to cover her food expenses.
The filming of "Erlang Shenjun" has wrapped up, and Director Lu and his team are rushing to finish post-production, while promotion is also on the agenda.
Everything proceeded in an orderly manner amidst the busyness.
Many things can be delegated to subordinates; Hu Zhenzhen is good at being a hands-off manager.
Only serious matters are usually handed over to her.
All the daily affairs are handled by the president of Jianghu Film and Television.
What Hu Zhenzhen was really busy with was something related to an award.
Tulong and Evil Valley were jointly nominated for the Golden Lily Award in China.
Six TV series were nominated for the Most Popular TV Series award, with Jianghu Film and Television accounting for two of them, making it a standout performer.
For actors who star in television dramas, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards are very prestigious.
The company also has actors nominated, and preparations are underway.
Fortunately, Hu Zhenzhen is Mr. Ji's boss, so none of the artists need to worry about the dresses.
But many of them had never even walked the red carpet, spending several days in the company's practice room to catch up on lessons.
Hu Zhenzhen was also invited to the Golden Lily Awards this year.
Of course, she was invited to be one of the 200 judges.
Aside from needing to avoid any appearance of impropriety with her own TV dramas, Hu Zhenzhen has been watching a lot of TV dramas these past few days, and has been busy voting.
By the time the actual Golden Lily Awards ceremony began, Hu Zhenzhen had already recognized all the celebrities present.
No matter how many TV dramas she watched before, she would never watch so many at once. She didn't really have any impression of the celebrities in the entertainment industry, only knowing a few here and there.
But things are different now. Hu Zhenzhen can now call most of the people who come to greet her by name.
"Hello, Mr. Hu."
Before the awards ceremony officially began, Hu Zhenzhen was seated slightly to the right, while the actors and film stars were on her left.
When the live TV broadcast begins, the camera will pan across that area in large sections.
In this situation, most of the people who spoke to Hu Zhenzhen were fellow judges. Occasionally, an actor would pass by her seat, recognize her, and say a word.
The act of greeting each other became quite accidental.
Hu Zhenzhen also spoke a few words with several hardworking but not very famous actors.
"Hello, you played the role of Chunsheng very well."
An actor passing by nervously greeted Hu Zhenzhen, and upon hearing her words, smiled with delight.
"Thank you, I didn't know you had seen that play."
The actress who greeted Hu Zhenzhen looked to be in her thirties, and she wasn't very well-maintained; she still had all the wrinkles that are usually present.
But his unassuming appearance makes him a perfect fit for local dramas.
"Very exciting."
Hu Zhenzhen praised him and secretly made a mental note of him.
It seems that there aren't any actors of this type signed with Jianghu Film and Television. We could consider collaborating if the opportunity arises.
Hu Zhenzhen became focused as soon as the awards ceremony began.
The red carpet was over, and she saw her own actors and directors sitting on the left, clustered together like chicks huddled together for warmth.
Putting everything else aside, this makes it easier to find people.
If someone wins an award, Hu Zhenzhen only needs to look towards that corner to see everyone's reaction.
The awards ceremony began with the awards for the child actors.
When the Best Newcomer Award was announced, a young man stood out from the crowd of people at Jianghu Film and Television.
Hu Zhenzhen recognized him; he played the lead role of the minor villain, Tongchui, in the movie "Valley of Villains."
They came back with a trophy right away.
This seems like a good omen, indicating that everyone will not leave empty-handed tonight.
And that is indeed the case.
After the awards ceremony began, it seemed to become a one-man show by Jianghu Film and Television Company.
Apart from a few supporting roles, the major awards are all contested by people from within the same family.
That night, Hu Zhenzhen saw her own actors stand up from the corner countless times.
What started as surprise has now turned into composure.
When the Best Actor award finally came to her, Hu Zhenzhen was able to smile calmly.
This year is destined to be a fruitful one for Jianghu Film and Television.
Those who used to pretend not to care about their peers were forced to witness the glory of the Jianghu film and television industry on the day of the Golden Hundred Flowers Awards.
They swept more than half of the awards, and the entire awards ceremony felt like it was hosted by Jianghu Film and Television itself, with all the cheers and spotlight on them.
Other companies have also tried to stir up trouble.
The fact that Hu Zhenzhen was a judge is being used online to attack the fairness of this year's Golden Lily Awards.
But before this statement could even gain traction online, it was spontaneously refuted by netizens.
[Are the audience's eyes even? Given the state of television dramas this year, I'm not happy that the award doesn't go to "Evil Valley."]
[Hilarious! What's wrong with questioning someone who made a great TV series and won an award?]
[Who can defeat the Dragon Slayer this year? I'm asking you, who else?!]
[I laugh when I see people saying that Sister Hu cheated or stole the award. How much is the Golden Lily Award worth? I'd be more inclined to believe she bought the organizer's money out of anger at not winning.]
This kind of rumor comes out every year, but this is the least I've ever believed it. Simply put, I've watched both of the TV dramas.
The opinions of netizens were overwhelmingly in favor of the other side.
Before the online trolls who were stirring up trouble even got involved, the situation was already irreversible.
"Even so, can't it affect the reputation of Jianghu Films?"
A sigh was heard from inside the Sabah Media Company.
"It seems that times are really changing."
Originally, he wanted to collaborate with other companies to target the overly popular Jianghu Film and Television.
But to their surprise, the plan suffered a major setback right from the start.
"Hu Zhenzhen is really ruthless. In just half a year, the film and television industry has shown signs of regressing to the level of ten years ago."
This so-called "going back ten years" isn't a bad thing.
Ten years ago, the film and television industry was in its golden age, a time when it flourished and produced high-quality works.
Many viewers are still watching the TV series produced that year, and over the years, they wish they could memorize all the lines.
Only classic films like these can be watched repeatedly.
With technological advancements and the rise of internet celebrities, there are actually fewer and fewer TV dramas like this.
Starting two years ago, they haven't even released a single film in a year.
Most industry practitioners believe that times have changed and we have entered the fast-food era, so we should produce more fast-food products for the public to see.
Over the years, Sabah Media has been doing the same thing.
That's just how things are, and nobody seems to think anything's wrong with it.
However, the emergence of Jianghu Films this year is like a steel knife, stabbing hard into this big cake.
It's one thing for Hu Zhenzhen to want to eat cake, but she also has to disrupt the entire market.
All of them are high-quality dramas.
What sounded like a joke at the time has now become a terrifying reality for the rest of the industry.
Hu Zhenzhen truly kept her promise and worked step by step to create high-quality products.
With high-quality products flooding the market, their poorly made fast food naturally becomes inedible.
Under such circumstances, it's only natural that audiences would protect Jianghu Films.
For other companies to break through in this situation, there is only one way.
That is—
We also produce high-quality products.
But it's easy to say, but not so easy to do.
Besides good screenwriters and directors, talented actors are also essential for creating high-quality dramas.
The current market situation is that most good actors are not very famous.
This vicious cycle has been going on for many years, and even if they want to promote good actors with acting skills now, it won't happen overnight.
By the time they also transform into producing high-quality dramas and succeed, Jianghu Film & Television will probably have grown into a behemoth that they cannot compete with.
Thinking of this, the president of Shaba Media sighed again.
The secretary, unable to bear it any longer, asked.
"Mr. Li, what should we do next?"
what to do?
What else can we do?
Mr. Li placed his hands on the table and drew an X on the plan for the second half of the year.
"We need to revise the plan. In the second half of the year, we need to change our approach. We can't continue doing things this way."
It's getting late now.
If you continue to entangle yourself with those who are secretly involved in the film and television industry, and focus solely on dealing with the underworld film and television industry while slowing down your own development, then you will be making a huge mistake.
"Didn't you say that Director Wang Fang has a pretty good film coming out recently? Arrange resources for him."
Many people made the same decision as Mr. Li.
With so many TV drama production companies in the entertainment industry, he's definitely not the only one affected.
Similarly, they are not the only company that has transformed from fast-paced dramas to high-quality dramas.
The next battle will be fought over in terms of actors and scripts.
Hu Zhenzhen herself is currently unaware of the impact this has had on her.
She accepted Thomas's invitation to go to country M to see a show by a rising designer.
"Thomas, it's been a long time."
The two sat next to each other and chatted for a few minutes before the show officially started.
"Hu, my good friend, if I hadn't asked you to come out, you probably would have forgotten about me."
Hu Zhenzhen hadn't been replying to his messages much lately, and she touched her nose guiltily.
"How could that be, my friend Thomas? I've always remembered you, but I've just been too busy with work."
When the topic of work came up, Thomas fell silent and could only look at her resentfully.
It's hard to resist the allure of a handsome foreign man's gaze.
At least Hu Zhenzhen was genuinely guilty and quickly changed the subject.
"By the way, Thomas, there's another thing I'd like to ask you for help with.
When it came to serious matters, Thomas immediately dropped his resentful expression.
“Of course, Hu, if you ask, I’ll definitely help,” Thomas nudged Hu Zhenzhen’s shoulder with his own. “You know, we’re super best friends.”
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